A Duke University team expects to have a product available for election year that will allow television networks to offer real-time fact checks onscreen when a politician makes a questionable …
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EU Wants to Exclude Agriculture From Trade Talks With US
The European Union insisted Friday that agriculture be kept out of the EU-U.S. trade negotiations, despite Washington’s wishes to include the vast sector, and said any overall deal will be …
your ads here!Tesla Plans 7 Percent Staff Cut, Says Bumpy Road Ahead
Electric car and solar panel maker Tesla said Friday it plans to cut its staff by about 7 percent. “The road ahead is very difficult,” the company’s founder and CEO …
your ads here!Tesla Plans 7 Percent Staff Cut, Says Bumpy Road Ahead
Electric car and solar panel maker Tesla said Friday it plans to cut its staff by about 7 percent. “The road ahead is very difficult,” the company’s founder and CEO …
your ads here!Wild Coffee Disappearing, Threatening Future Harvests
Rising temperatures, changing rainfall and encroaching diseases are threatening the world’s coffee crops. A new study says many of coffee’s wild relatives, which could help the crop adapt to a …
your ads here!Total Lunar Eclipse Meets Supermoon Sunday Night
Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped into one. The moon, Earth and sun will line up this weekend for the only total lunar eclipse this year …
your ads here!Gloomy Davos: Plenty of Crises, Few World Leaders
An array of crises will keep several world leaders away from the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos next week, which takes place against a backdrop of deepening gloom …
your ads here!Guinea Worm Disease Could Soon be Wiped Out, Experts Say
There were just 28 reported human cases of Guinea worm disease (GWD) last year, the U.S.-based Carter Center said Thursday. The nongovernmental organization founded by former President Jimmy Carter said …
your ads here!Study: Asteroids Smacking Earth Twice as Often as Before
Giant rocks from space are falling from the sky more than they used to, but don’t worry. For the past 290 million years, large asteroids have been crashing into Earth …
your ads here!US Appeals Court Will Not Delay Net Neutrality Case
A federal appeals court said Thursday it would not delay oral arguments set for Feb. 1 on the Trump administration’s decision to repeal the 2015 landmark net neutrality rules governing …
your ads here!WSJ: US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Weighs Lifting Tariffs on China
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed lifting some or all tariffs imposed on Chinese imports and suggested offering a tariff rollback during trade discussions scheduled for Jan. 30, the Wall …
your ads here!Professor Offers Students Higher Grade for More Sleep
No amount of lecturing seems to persuade students to get more sleep. But one professor uses bait they can’t resist. Michael Scullin teaches the science of sleep to psychology students …
your ads here!Indonesian Presidential Candidates Spar Over Corruption
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has accused his election rival of allowing corrupt candidates on his legislative ticket and failing to include women in senior positions. Widodo and former General Prabowo …
your ads here!Tunisia Hit by General Strike, Amid Economic Tensions
Workers around Tunisia went on strike Thursday to demand higher pay in a standoff with a government struggling to reduce unemployment, poverty and social tensions. All flights in and out …
your ads here!Chinese Trade Negotiator to Visit US in Late January
China’s economic czar, Vice Premier Liu He, will travel to the United States later this month for the second round of negotiations aimed at resolving the ongoing trade war between …
your ads here!Want to Buy Ethical Food? Scan with Your Phone for Fast Facts
Whether buying a fish fillet at a supermarket or ordering steak in a restaurant, consumers will soon be able to use their phones to check instantly whether their food is …
your ads here!John Bogle, Founder of Vanguard, Dies at 89
John C. Bogle, who simplified investing for the masses by launching the first index mutual fund and founded Vanguard Group, died Wednesday, the company said. He was 89. Bogle did …
your ads here!Study: Human Diet Causing ‘Catastrophic’ Damage to Planet
The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the planet, according to a landmark study published Thursday. The key …
your ads here!Giant US Bank Reveals 29 Percent Pay Gap Between Men, Women
Female employees at Citigroup Inc around the world are paid just 71 percent of what men earn, the giant bank said on Wednesday, declaring its intentions to close its gender …
your ads here!Busiest US Port Sets All-Time Cargo Record in 2018
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Wednesday said they set all-time records for moving cargo in 2018, after U.S. retailers and manufacturers pulled forward imports to avoid …
your ads here!The Best Rx for Teens Addicted to Vaping? No One Knows
The nation’s top health authorities agree: Teen vaping is an epidemic that now affects some 3.6 million underage users of Juul and other e-cigarettes. But no one seems to know …
your ads here!Grammy-nominated Album Shines Light on Transgender Pioneer
For decades, Jackie Shane was a musical mystery: a riveting black transgender soul singer who packed out nightclubs in Toronto in the 1960s, but then disappeared after 1971. Some speculated …
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