Grammy-winning Latin rapper Residente will receive the BMI Champion Award at the BMI Latin Awards this month. The performing rights organization says in a statement Tuesday that Residente will …
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EU Cool Toward British ‘Associate Membership’ in Bloc’s Agencies
The European Union is cool to the idea of Britain’s “associate membership” in various agencies of the bloc as proposed by London to make Brexit less disruptive for British business. …
your ads here!Trump Falls on Forbes Billionaires List; Bezos Rises to Top
U.S. President Donald Trump’s net worth fell by $400 million last year, down to an estimated $3.1 billion, causing him to plummet 222 places on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s …
your ads here!Nonagenarian Youth Soccer Coach Still Going Strong in Peru
With her brusque style, salty language and emphasis on discipline, 92-year-old youth soccer coach Maria Angelica Ramos is helping to turn young children into fully fledged footballers in Peru. Ramos, …
your ads here!Trump Economic Adviser Gary Cohn to Resign
Top economic adviser Gary Cohn is leaving the White House after breaking with President Donald Trump on trade policy, the latest in a string of high-level departures from the West …
your ads here!Porsche Says Flying Cab Technology Could Be Ready Within Decade
Porsche is studying flying passenger vehicles but expects it could take up to a decade to finalize technology before they can launch in real traffic, its head of development said …
your ads here!Einstein Letters of Admiration and Advice Auctioned in Jerusalem
A note written by Albert Einstein to an Italian woman scientist who had declined to meet him sold at auction Tuesday along with a batch of other letters left by …
your ads here!Crammed Cities Go Green for Climate, Health
In a square in central Barcelona, families with young children perch at picnic tables as traffic thunders past and high-rise blocks loom above them. But the concrete mecca that is …
your ads here!Preventing Unauthorized Use of Face Recognition
Every day, billions of photos uploaded to the Internet contain faces. Experts say sophisticated algorithms can collect these images, compare and glean information – some for law enforcement agencies and …
your ads here!Smart Shoes Provide the Right Beat for Health and Safety
Shoes that promote health and safety were featured last week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Faith Lapidus reports. …
your ads here!Plan to Open Drilling Off Pacific Northwest Draws Opposition
The Trump administration’s proposal to expand offshore drilling off the Pacific Northwest coast is drawing vocal opposition in a region where multimillion-dollar fossil fuel projects have been blocked in recent …
your ads here!Washington Becomes First State to Approve Net-neutrality Rules
Washington became the first state Monday to set up its own net-neutrality requirements after U.S. regulators repealed Obama-era rules that banned internet providers from blocking content or impairing traffic. “We …
your ads here!Andrew Lloyd Webber, Turning 70, Looks Back and Forward
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 70th birthday is coming up and it turns out there is something the composer really wants on his special day. More work. The man behind such …
your ads here!Partygoer Jailed for Stealing Oscar from Frances McDormand
McDormand received the Oscar for Best Actress Sunday night — and promptly lost it. A man named Terry Bryant is in jail on $20,000 bail for allegedly trying to steal …
your ads here!US Trade Representative Says Progress Slow at NAFTA Talks
If Mexico, the U.S. and Canada don’t renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement in two months, Washington might put the talks on the back burner until after a new …
your ads here!WTO Chief Urges States to Stop First Dominoes of Trade War
The head of the World Trade Organization told member states on Monday they must prevent “the fall of the first dominoes” in a trade war and warned of a real …
your ads here!Angola’s Isabel dos Santos Denies Allegations of Graft at Oil Firm
Isabel dos Santos, the former head of Angola’s state-owned Sonangol oil company, is denying her successor’s allegations that she engaged in questionable business dealings related to the firm. In a …
your ads here!Judge, Police Help Oust Trump Hotels from Panama Property
Workers pried President Donald Trump’s name from signs outside his family company’s luxury hotel in Panama on Monday, as Trump’s executives were ousted from their management offices in a business …
your ads here!To Engage Customers, Smart Mirrors Take Cues from Social Media
Call it the Snapchat effect. Some high-tech mirrors out there are borrowing from the social media giant, which offers face “lenses” to decorate selfies shared among its users. Instead of …
your ads here!UN Chief Appoints Bloomberg as Envoy for Climate Action
The U.N.’s new envoy for climate action, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said Monday that President Donald Trump can become “a great leader” if he changes his mind about …
your ads here!The Oscars’ Most Intimate Celebrity Moments Occur Off-Camera
There are cameras everywhere at the Academy Awards, but some of the most intimate celebrity moments at the show still manage to escape the lens. Here’s a look at …
your ads here!Native Americans Delight as Veteran Actor Speaks Cherokee at Oscars
Native Americans took to social media to express gratitude to Hostiles star Wes Studi, Cherokee, who, during the 90th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles last night, spoke Tsalagi, the …
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