Mexican officials are tallying up the economic losses of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that caused widespread damage in the capital, as the number of buildings that may need to be …
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Twitter to Test 280-character Tweets, Busting Old Limit
The days of Twitter limiting messages to 140 characters, a signature of the social network since its launch in 2006, may be numbered. Twitter said on Tuesday that it would …
your ads here!Businesses Give $300M Toward K-12 Computer Science Education
A coalition of businesses including Amazon, Google and General Motors has agreed to give $300 million to boost K-12 computer science programs across the U.S. Internet Association CEO Michael Beckerman …
your ads here!Diwali Festivals Grow in US, from Disney to Times Square
The holiday of Diwali is starting to light up mainstream America. Diwali, a festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in India and other countries, has long …
your ads here!Residente Leads Latin Grammys Nominations With 9 Nods
Puerto Rican rapper Residente’s first solo album post-Calle 13 has received a leading nine nominations for this year’s Latin Grammys, including for record, song and album of the year. Colombian …
your ads here!Guitarist Joe Walsh, Friends Stage VetsAid Concert
Joe Walsh is known for his guitar skills as a member of The James Gang and later as a member of the rock super group, The Eagles. He has received …
your ads here!Robert Plant Releases New Track, Announces 2018 Tour
Robert Plant is going on tour in North America next year to support his upcoming album, “Carry Fire.” The former Led Zeppelin frontman announced Tuesday that his 2018 tour will …
your ads here!Washington Wizards Show NBA’s Global Reach
More than ever, professional basketball in the U.S. is becoming a global game. Last season, the National Basketball Association had 113 international players from 41 countries and territories. All in …
your ads here!Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Donates $5M to Alma Mater Bowdoin
Netflix chief executive officer and Bowdoin College graduate Reed Hastings says he’s donating $5 million to the school to help traditionally under- represented students graduate. The “Thrive” program offers academic …
your ads here!Business as Usual as USOC Prepares for Winter Games in Seoul
Not a single American athlete has expressed security concerns about next year’s Winter Games in South Korea and it is business as usual for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) …
your ads here!US Olympics Committee Chief Backs Athlete Protests
Athletes should feel free to express their political opinions during next February’s Winter Games in Pyeongchang despite strict Olympic rules barring such demonstrations, the head of the United States Olympic …
your ads here!India Unveils $2.5B Plan to Electrify All Households by End of 2018
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a $2.5 billion project to electrify all of the country’s households by the end of 2018. More than 40 million households – …
your ads here!Venezuela Doctors in Protest Urge Stronger WHO Stance on Health Crisis
Venezuela’s doctors, fed up with what they called the World Health Organization’s passive attitude toward the country’s deep medical crisis, protested at the agency’s Caracas office on Monday to demand …
your ads here!Turkey’s Erdogan Threatens to Cut Off Oil From Iraq’s Kurdish Area Over Referendum
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday that Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the outside world, intensifying pressure on the Kurdish autonomous region …
your ads here!Brazil to Reinstate Protection for Amazon Reserve
Brazil will reinstate a mining ban in a vast area of the Amazon rainforest, the government announced on Monday, in an about-face that is a victory for environmentalists who feared …
your ads here!Banned Books Week in US Emphasizes Freedom to Read
Inside the Woodridge Neighborhood Library in the U.S. capital, a wall is plastered with ominous warning signs: “Reading This Book Display Is Banned” and “No Books to See Here.” Below …
your ads here!Top US NAFTA Negotiator Sees No Problem With Pace of Talks
The top U.S. negotiator at talks to modernize the NAFTA trade pact on Monday dismissed questions about why his team had so far failed to produce specific proposals on key …
your ads here!Republican Health Care Bill Likely Dead
The latest Republican effort to overhaul the nation’s health care system appears to have failed after another Republican senator came out against the plan. Senator Susan Collins from Maine became …
your ads here!Trump Administration Offering $200M in STEM and IT Study Grants
The Trump administration announced Monday that it would offer at least $200 million in grant funding annually for programs that offer science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and particularly computer science …
your ads here!Guardian Newspaper: Deloitte Hit by Sophisticated Cyber Attack
Global accountancy firm Deloitte has been hit by a sophisticated hack that resulted in breach of confidential information and plans from some of its biggest clients, Britain’s Guardian newspaper said …
your ads here!Uber Boss Apologizes for ‘Mistakes’ in London
Uber’s chief executive apologized for “mistakes we have made,” but says he still plans to appeal London’s decision to revoke the ride-hailing app’s license to operate in the city. “While …
your ads here!Researchers Studying 1M People to End Cookie-cutter Health Care
U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact. Today, health care is based …
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