Bill Cosby faces a good chance of being sent to prison Tuesday, when a judge is expected to sentence the TV star who was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting …
your ads here!Month: September 2018
Taiwanese Footwear Giant Balks Compensation Ruling Despite Massive Profits
A Taiwanese owned company whose parent firm posted a more than half billion dollar profit last year has been refusing to pay compensation in line with an arbitration ruling to …
your ads here!China Rules Out New Talks with US to Resolve Trade Dispute
China says it is impossible to hold trade talks with the United States with a new round of tariffs in place. U.S. imposed duties on $200 billion worth of Chinese …
your ads here!Hong Kong Charity Diverts Annual Mooncake Waste
At a community center on Shek Lei public housing estate in northern Hong Kong, stacks of mooncake boxes are waiting to be distributed on Mid-Autumn Festival the following day. Inside …
your ads here!Justice Dept to Discuss Consumer Protection at Social Media Meeting
The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will hold a “listening session” with officials from more than a dozen states on Tuesday to discuss consumer protection and the technology …
your ads here!European Union Sets Up Payment System with Iran to Maintain Trade
The five remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal have agreed to establish a special payment system to allow companies to continue doing business with the regime, bypassing new sanctions …
your ads here!Instagram Co-founders Resign from Social Media Company
The co-founders of Instagram are resigning their positions with the social media company. Chief Executive Kevin Systrom said in a statement late Monday that he and Mike Krieger plan …
your ads here!Woods’ Victory Gives US Ryder Cup Team a Nice Buzz
Tiger Woods’ victory at the Tour Championship on Sunday has given the entire American Ryder Cup team a “nice buzz”, captain Jim Furyk said on Monday. Furyk and his European …
your ads here!K-Pop Band Goes Viral with UN Plea to Young People
As world leaders descended on New York on Monday for an annual gathering, South Korea’s top boy band, BTS, took advantage of the spotlight to urge young people to join …
your ads here!Marshall Islands Marches Toward Zero Greenhouse Emissions by 2050
The Marshall Islands, an atoll-nation vulnerable to sea level rise from climate change, announced steps Monday toward an ambitious plan to cut its greenhouse emissions to zero by 2050. The …
your ads here!Scientists Voice Opposition to Changes in US Endangered Species Act
Thousands of scientists joined on Monday to accuse the Trump administration of trying to erode the Endangered Species Act in favor of commercial interests with a plan to revamp regulations …
your ads here!400-year-old Shipwreck ‘Discovery of Decade’ for Portugal
Archaeologists searching Portugal’s coast have found a 400-year-old shipwreck believed to have sunk near Lisbon after returning from India laden with spices, specialists said on Monday. “From a heritage perspective, …
your ads here!New Treatment Allows Paralyzed Patients to Stand, Walk
U.S. researchers are reporting progress in helping those paralyzed by spinal cord injuries to stand, and even to take steps. Two teams of medical researchers working separately say an electrical …
your ads here!AP Explains: The US Push to Boost ‘Quantum Computing’
A race by U.S. tech companies to build a new generation of powerful “quantum computers” could get a $1.3 billion boost from Congress, fueled in part by lawmakers’ fear of …
your ads here!Malaria Mosquitoes Wiped Out in Lab Trials of Gene Drive Technique
Scientists have succeeded in wiping out a population of caged mosquitoes in laboratory experiments using a type of genetic engineering known as a gene drive, which spread a modification blocking …
your ads here!Score! Scrabble Dictionary Adds ‘OK,’ ‘ew’ to Official Play
Scrabble players, time to rethink your game because 300 new words are coming your way, including some long-awaited gems: OK and ew, to name a few. Merriam-Webster released the sixth …
your ads here!Filmmaker Ken Burns Turns Attention to Mayo Clinic
After spearheading an epic, 18-hour documentary on the Vietnam War, acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns has turned to more personal subject matter — one that knows him very intimately, too. Burns …
your ads here!Celine Dion to End Las Vegas Concert Residency Next Year
Celine Dion has announced she will end her Las Vegas residency next year. The singer announced on social media Monday that she will leave Caesars Palace in June 2019. Dion …
your ads here!Facebook Hires New India Head in Midst of Fake News Controversy
Facebook has hired Ajit Mohan of the Indian streaming service Hotstar to run its India division, in the midst of accusations from the Indian government that the company’s WhatsApp messaging …
your ads here!Oklahoma Astronaut Corn Maze Photographed from Space
It’s apt that a maze cut into an Oklahoma cornfield featuring the likeness of a former NASA astronaut can be seen from space – and has been photographed by a …
your ads here!Why the ‘Gig’ Economy May Not be the Workforce of the Future
The “gig” economy might not be the new frontier for America’s workforce after all. From Uber to TaskRabbit to YourMechanic, so-called gig work has been widely seen as ideal for …
your ads here!Will Bill Cosby, 81, Go to Prison? A judge is Set to Decide
Bill Cosby faced the start of a sentencing hearing Monday at which a judge will decide how to punish the 81-year-old comedian who blazed the trail for other black entertainers …
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