Elon Musk was fed up. The seats on Tesla Inc’s new Model X SUV were a mess. An outside contractor was having trouble executing the complicated design, spurring frustration and …
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Trump Orders Test Program for More Drones
U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday ordered the Transportation Department to launch a test program to increase the number of drones for commercial and civil use. “The program will help tackle …
your ads here!Ex-President George H.W. Bush Apologizes After Actress Accuses Him of Groping
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush apologized through a spokesman on Wednesday for what an actress described as a sexual assault but which Bush said was intended as a friendly …
your ads here!Giant Sequoia Doing Well 4 Months After Idaho Uprooting
A 10-story-tall tree moved two city blocks on giant rollers last summer has new growth and appears happy in its new location, a tree expert said Wednesday. Tree mover David …
your ads here!Ivanka Trump Promotes Expansion of Child Tax Credit at Capitol
Ivanka Trump teamed up Wednesday with Republican legislators to try to ensure the tax overhaul package under construction on Capitol Hill includes an expansion of the child tax credit. The …
your ads here!Not at Home? Amazon Wants to Come in and Drop Off Packages
Don’t want Amazon boxes sitting on the porch? The company hopes you’ll let a stranger inside to drop them off. Amazon said Wednesday it will launch a service called Amazon …
your ads here!Widely-used Toxins Excluded in US Agency’s Chemical Review
Spurred by the chemical industry, President Donald Trump’s administration is retreating from a congressionally mandated review of some of the most dangerous chemicals in public use: millions of tons of …
your ads here!Blake Lively Tackles Blindness in New Complex Film Role
To play a blind woman for her latest film role, Blake Lively took no short cuts into the darkness. The 30-year-old actress learned to use a walking cane, wore opaque …
your ads here!French Film Institute Goes Ahead With Polanski Retrospective
France’s famed film institute La Cinematheque Francaise says it will go ahead with a retrospective of works by director Roman Polanski despite opposition by feminist groups. La Cinematheque said …
your ads here!Negligence Alleged in Sex Abuse Case Against Weinstein Co.
An aspiring actress has sued The Weinstein Co. alleging it was aware of sexual misconduct by its co-founder, Harvey Weinstein. Dominique Huett claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in …
your ads here!Facebook to Build Wind Farm to Help Power Omaha Data Center
Facebook is partnering with a developer to build a wind power farm in northeast Nebraska that will supply energy for the company’s planned data center. The social media giant announced …
your ads here!Cell Game: Novel Software Helps Match Up Inmates, Prisons
A university engineering department has developed what amounts to a Tinder app for criminals — a computer program that matches inmates with suitable prisons. The software, unique in the corrections …
your ads here!Austerity to Hit Jordan as Debt Spikes, Economy Slows
Jordan’s high and rising public debt has worried the International Monetary Fund and prompted a downgrade from Standard & Poor’s. So the government is planning a blast of austerity by …
your ads here!Trump OKs Test Program to Expand Domestic Drone Flights
Americans could see a lot more drones flying around their communities as the result of a Trump administration test program to increase government and commercial use of the unmanned aircraft. …
your ads here!Rock & Roll Pioneer Fats Domino Dies
Fats Domino, the amiable rock `n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, died Tuesday. He …
your ads here!Companies in Ukraine, Russia Come Under New Cyberattack
A new strain of malicious software has paralyzed computers at a Ukrainian airport, the Ukrainian capital’s subway and at some independent Russian media. The Odessa international airport in Ukraine’s …
your ads here!Qatari Exec Set to Meet Investigators in FIFA Bribery Case
Qatari soccer and television executive Nasser al-Khelaifi was scheduled to be questioned by Swiss investigators who allege he bribed a top FIFA official in World Cup broadcasting rights deal. …
your ads here!Kaspersky: We Uploaded US Documents But Quickly Deleted Them
Sometime in 2014, a group of analysts walked into the office of Eugene Kaspersky, the ebullient founder of Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, to deliver some sobering news. The analysts …
your ads here!You Own It: New Zealand Party Told to Pay for Eminem Rip-Off
A New Zealand judge said Eminem’s lyrics “You own it, you better never let it go” turned out to be prophetic after ruling a political party breached copyright by using …
your ads here!Online Resources Aid Female Candidates
Only about 1 in 5 politicians in the US is female, even though women make up just over half of the US population. With many saying 2018 could be “The …
your ads here!A Look Back At America’s Decades-Long War On Drugs
The United States is suffering through an unprecedented, deadly wave of opioid and prescription drug overdoses. The drug crisis comes nearly 50 years after the government declared a “War on …
your ads here!New York Man Smashes Pumpkins to Set Guinness Record
Pumpkins are everywhere across the United States each fall – flavoring lattes and ice cream, baked into pies and cookies, cut into jack-o-lanterns … and, in one New York City …
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