Warming waters have reduced the harvest of Alaska’s prized Copper River salmon to just a small fraction of last year’s harvest, Alaska biologists say. The runs of Copper River salmon …
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Initiatives Failing to Stop Indian Labor Abuses, Activists Say
International efforts to make it easier for garment workers in India to speak out against sexual harassment, dangerous working conditions and abuses are failing, campaigners said Tuesday. The U.S.-based certifying …
your ads here!Field to Fingertips: Tech Divide Narrows for World Cup Teams
As gigabytes of data flow from field to fingertips, click by click, the technological divide has been closing between teams at the World Cup. While the focus has been on …
your ads here!Robotics Engineer Barbie Joins Girls Who Code
Barbie, the world’s most iconic doll, is venturing into coding skills in her latest career as a robotics engineer. The new doll, launched Tuesday, aims to encourage girls as young …
your ads here!Trump Says Panel Can Protect US Tech From China
President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s measured approach to restricting Chinese investments in U.S. technology companies, saying a strengthened merger security review committee could protect …
your ads here!Harley Caught in Trade Spat Yet Bridges Transatlantic Divides
Daniel Baud is a veteran of Route 66, who fondly recalls riding the iconic highway spanning a large swath of the United States saddled on his motorcycle. Sporting a snowy …
your ads here!Wall Street Rebounds from Selloff on Trade Worries
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as gains in technology, consumer discretionary stocks and General Electric helped Wall Street recover from a sharp sell-off a day earlier on spiraling global trade …
your ads here!US Supreme Court Strikes Required Disclosure of Abortion Options
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a California law that required anti-abortion crisis clinics to let patients know about the availability of free state-provided abortions, ruling that it …
your ads here!UN: Global Cocaine, Opium Production Hits Record High
A U.N. report warns the global production of cocaine and opium has reached record-breaking levels as the markets for those and other illicit drugs expand. In its World Drug Report …
your ads here!Former US Defense Official Says Google Has Stepped Into a ‘Moral Hazard’
A former top U.S. Defense Department official is questioning the morality of Google’s decision not to renew a partnership with the Pentagon. “I believe the Google employees have created a …
your ads here!Trump: US Finishing Study on Tariffs on Cars From EU
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the government was completing a study about increasing import tariffs on cars from the European Union and suggested he would take action soon. …
your ads here!Lack of CO2 Hits EU Beer, Meat Production
After beer, the summer barbecue may now be under threat in northern Europe. A shortage of carbon dioxide that has already drawn warnings from beer makers about potential production problems …
your ads here!Trump Accuses Harley-Davidson of Quitting on America
President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson of quitting on the United States by moving more of its manufacturing overseas to avoid hefty new European Union tariffs on …
your ads here!EU China to Promote WTO Rules Upgrade
As Washington and Beijing teeter on the brink of a possible trade war, the European Union and China have agreed to launch a working group to promote reform at the …
your ads here!Luxury Boutique for Dogs Was Inspired By Hollywood
The American fashion industry has something for nearly everyone: from high-fashion mavens, sports enthusiasts, to the most discriminating pet owners. Among the pet boutiques that aim to please the fussiest …
your ads here!Creators of Suicide Prevention App Say It’s Ok Not To Be OK
Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Two teenagers have come up with a way to …
your ads here!In ‘Leave No Trace,’ Debra Granik Stays Off the Beaten Path
Born in Massachusetts, raised outside Washington D.C. and a resident of New York, director Debra Granik has lived a filmmaking life more intrepid than her own. Her films, fictional and …
your ads here!Movie Academy Invites 928 New Members in Diversity Push
The group that hands out the Oscars said on Monday that it had invited 928 new members from 59 countries, in its biggest diversity drive after years of criticism of …
your ads here!Stocks Sink as Trade Wars Loom
U.S. and European markets fell Monday as speculation over trade wars deepened worries across the globe. U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent at the end of the day, while …
your ads here!Mnuchin: New Investment Curbs Not Specific to China
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday that forthcoming investment restrictions from the department will not be specific to China but would apply “to all countries that are trying …
your ads here!Malnutrition the ‘Challenge of Our Time,’ Say Award Winners
Malnutrition is the “challenge of our time,” with diet-related disease afflicting almost every country in the world, the winners of a $250,000 prize dubbed the Nobel for agriculture said Monday. …
your ads here!Iranian Merchants Hold Rare Protest in Capital’s Grand Bazaar
Iranian merchants in the capital’s Grand Bazaar held a rare protest Monday against the plummeting value of Iran’s currency, the rial, as other demonstrators also took to the streets. Most …
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