Smoke from wildfires clogged the sky across the U.S. West, blotting out mountains and city skylines from Oregon to Colorado, delaying flights and forcing authorities to tell even healthy adults …
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South Africa’s Land Bank: Land Expropriation Could Trigger Default
South Africa’s state-owned Land Bank said on Monday a plan to allow the state to seize land without compensation could trigger defaults that could cost the government 41 billion rand …
your ads here!Born Out of the Financial Crisis, Bull Market Nears Record
The bull market in U.S. stocks is about to become the longest in history. If stocks don’t drop significantly by the close of trading Wednesday, the bull market that …
your ads here!Paul Allen’s Space Firm Details Plans for Rockets, Cargo Vehicle
The space company of billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on Monday unveiled details of medium-lift rockets and a reusable space cargo plane it is developing, injecting more competition into the …
your ads here!Cuban Farmers Shrug Off Promise of Private Ownership
Cuba’s decision to change its constitution and allow private property ownership has been shrugged off by small farmers, who say the island will never feed itself without far broader reform …
your ads here!Foreign Automakers Oppose Trump NAFTA Plan as US-Mexico Talks Resume
Foreign-brand automakers with U.S. plants do not support Trump administration rules to raise the amount of local content in North American-made vehicles, a group representing companies including Toyota, Volkswagen AG …
your ads here!Trump: It Is ‘Dangerous’ for Twitter, Facebook to Ban Accounts
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that it is “very dangerous” for social media companies like Twitter and Facebook to silence voices on their services. Trump’s comments in an …
your ads here!Beating King of Pop, The Eagles Have No.1 Album of All-time
The Eagles’ greatest hits album has moonwalked past Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to become history’s best-selling album of all-time in the U.S. The Recording Industry Association of America told The …
your ads here!MTV Launches Drive to Get Young People to Vote
MTV is launching its first-ever midterm election drive to encourage young people to register and vote, hoping fans make voting a communal effort with their friends. The youth-centric network will …
your ads here!Cardi B, Ariana Grande Grab Attention as VMAs Take on Immigration
New York rapper Cardi B kicked off the MTV Video Music Award (VMA) show on Monday, where politics quickly took center stage with a performance highlighting U.S. President Donald Trump’s …
your ads here!Greeks See Little Cause for Joy as 8-Year Bailout Era Ends
There’ll be no dancing in the moonlit streets of Athens. For all the official pronouncements that Greece’s eight-year crisis will be over as its third and last bailout program ends …
your ads here!Iran Oil Minister: France’s Oil Giant Total Pulls Out of Iran
Iran’s oil minister says France’s oil giant Total SA has pulled out of Iran after cancelling its $5 billion, 20-year agreement to develop the country’s massive South Pars offshore natural …
your ads here!Pope: ‘No Effort Must Be Spared’ to Ensure End to Clergy Sexual Abuse
Pope Francis said Monday every effort must be made to ensure the culture of the Catholic Church prevents future clerical sexual abuse of children and to make sure that if …
your ads here!Vietnam Control Inflation, Avoid Broader Economic Fallout
Vietnam is trying to get a grip on inflation that might otherwise threaten its quick economic growth again as it did a decade ago, analysts and domestic media say. Consumer …
your ads here!Australian PM Scraps Plan to Legalize Carbon Emissions Cuts
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has abandoned plans to enshrine the nation’s targeted limits of greenhouse gas emissions into law in the face of an angry revolt by his party’s …
your ads here!Euro Fund: Greece Has Officially Exited Bailout Program
“For the first time since early 2010, Greece can stand on its own feet,” the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) rescue fund said as Athens exited its final, three-year international bailout …
your ads here!Aretha Franklin Celebrated at Sunday Service at Father’s Baptist Church
Fans and worshippers celebrated the life of Aretha Franklin at her father’s Baptist church in Detroit on Sunday, with her powerful voice again ringing out within its walls in tribute …
your ads here!Scientists Create ‘Electronic Skin’ To Restore Sense of Pain
A prosthetic hand might look like a hand and move like a hand. But can it ever feel like a hand? Johns Hopkins University graduate student Luke Osborn says yes. …
your ads here!From Beer to the Bakery: How One Entrepreneur Recycles Spent Grains into Flour
Americans drink a lot of beer, according to the Beer Institute, almost 100 liters for every drinking age American each year. That’s a lot of malted barley, the main ingredient …
your ads here!Maryland Summer Camp Encourages Young Girls to Pursue STEM Careers
Women still lag far behind men when it comes to careers in the fastest growing technology fields. Recent studies show fewer than 20 percent of women will pursue careers in …
your ads here!Largest Collection of Iconic Tiffany Glass Housed in NY Warehouse
Tucked away in an industrial block in the New York City borough of Queens is an ordinary-looking warehouse containing an extraordinary treasure: a quarter-million sheets, shards and pieces of multicolored …
your ads here!Largest Collection of Tiffany Glass Housed in NY Warehouse
About 250,000 pieces of multicolored and iridescent glass sit in a warehouse on an industrial block in Long Island City, Queens, which houses the largest collection of Tiffany glass. It’s …
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