Space station astronaut Joe Acaba is getting a double dose of hurricanes — even in orbit. Harvey flooded his home in Houston last month. Now Maria has slammed into Puerto …
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Internet Firms Say Removing Extremist Content Within Hours Is Huge Challenge
Removing extremist content from the internet within a few hours of it appearing poses “an enormous technological and scientific challenge,” Google’s general counsel will say later Wednesday to European leaders …
your ads here!US Advises Banks to Watch for Venezuelan Corruption
The U.S. Treasury is advising banks to be on the lookout for suspicious financial activity involving corrupt Venezuelan officials as the Trump administration tightens its financial noose around President Nicolas …
your ads here!Lillian Ross, Longtime New Yorker Writer, Dead at 99
Lillian Ross, the ever-watchful New Yorker reporter whose close, narrative style defined a memorable and influential 70-year career, including a revealing portrait of Ernest Hemingway, a classic Hollywood expose and …
your ads here!EU, Canada Launch Free Trade Agreement While Britain Eyes Own Deal
The European Union and Canada will begin cutting import duties from Thursday on thousands of products and services in a reminder to Britain of the work it will take to …
your ads here!Denmark Launches Global Alliance for Action on Climate Change
A U.S.-based global alliance to speed up efforts to tackle climate change was set to be launched Wednesday. Formalized two days after the United States confirmed its plans to quit …
your ads here!Review: Apple Watch Goes Solo, But Don’t Dump Your Phone Yet
A chief gripe with Apple Watch is that it requires you to keep an iPhone with you for most tasks. The inclusion of GPS last year helped on runs and …
your ads here!Native American Journalists Debate Future of Media in Indian Country
The collapse of a prominent Native American media network has triggered debate over how Native media can best serve the interests of communities across Indian Country and counter stereotypes and …
your ads here!Security Firm Links Iranian Hackers to Malware Attacks
A private U.S.-based security firm is linking an Iranian government-sponsored hacking group to cyber-attacks targeted at organizations across the world. The security firm FireEye said Wednesday the Iranian hackers used …
your ads here!Clinton Book Has Sold More Than 300,000 Copies
Hillary Clinton’s What Happened had a big debut. Clinton’s book about her stunning loss in 2016 to Donald Trump sold more than 300,000 copies in the combined formats of hardcover, …
your ads here!Boxer Jake LaMotta, Immortalized in ‘Raging Bull,’ Dies at 95
Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, …
your ads here!Alexa, What Do You See? Amazon Said to Be Working on Glasses
Amazon is attempting to develop glasses that pair with Alexa and would allow users to access the voice-activated assistant outside the home, according to a newspaper report. The Financial Times, …
your ads here!Drones May Soon Deliver Life Saving Defibrillators to Rural Areas
A cardiac arrest happens when the heart stops beating regularly, due to mixed up electrical signals. According to the American Heart Association, when cardiac arrest occurs, every minute that passes …
your ads here!AP Interview: Phelps Has ‘No Desire’ to Return to Swimming
Michael Phelps wondered if watching others compete at the world championships would pique his desire for another comeback. Nope. Phelps said Tuesday he has “no desire” to return to competitive …
your ads here!Curtis to Reprise Famous Horror Role in 2018’s ‘Halloween’
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis will reprise her role as the resilient protagonist in 2018’s Halloween, Universal Pictures says, 40 years after she made her movie debut in the original horror …
your ads here!Giant Antennas in New Mexico Search for Cosmic Discoveries
Employing an array of giant telescopes positioned in the New Mexico desert, astronomers have started a massive surveying project aimed at producing the most detailed view ever made of such …
your ads here!Mobile App Aims to Help End Child Marriage in India’s Bihar
A mobile phone app is the latest tool for campaigners seeking to end child marriage in India’s Bihar state, where nearly two-thirds of girls in some of its rural areas …
your ads here!Twitter Reports Progress on Weeding Out Users Advocating Violence
Twitter said that its internal controls were allowing it to weed out accounts being used for “promotion of terrorism” earlier rather than responding to government requests to close them down. …
your ads here!Taylor Swift Shakes Off Copyright Lawsuit as ‘Ridiculous’
Representatives for Taylor Swift on Tuesday rejected a copyright infringement lawsuit filed on Monday by two songwriters over Swift’s hit song “Shake It Off” as a “ridiculous claim.” Songwriters Sean …
your ads here!Review: Glitzy iPhone X Aside, iPhone 8 is Fine for Most
The difference between Apple’s new iPhone models is a bit like flying first class compared with coach. We envy first class, but coach gets us there without breaking the budget. …
your ads here!US Current Account Deficit Hits $123.1 Billion
The deficit in the broadest measure of U.S. trade rose to the highest level in more than eight years this spring, reflecting in part a drop in fines and penalties …
your ads here!Popular US Toy Store Files for Bankruptcy
Toys ‘R’ Us, an iconic United States toy store, has filed for bankruptcy after struggling to compete with online retailers and racking up about $5 billion worth of debt. In …
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