Broadband access in the United States is not universal, with a longtime digital divide between urban and rural areas. But in one small town just four hours from Washington, D.C., there’s no internet service at all. The town of Green Bank, West Virginia, is the site of the largest fully steerable …
your ad hereFree WiFi Touted as Airlines Grapple with Laptop Ban
Turkish and Gulf airlines are touting free WiFi and better in-flight connectivity for smartphones as they scramble to mitigate the impact of a ban on laptops in plane cabins bound for the United States. The restrictions could deal a blow to fast-growing Gulf airlines, which depend on business-class flyers stopping …
your ad hereStocks Falter as US Health Care Squabble Worries Investors
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the eight consecutive day on Monday. Investors may have been discouraged by the failure of U.S. President Donald Trump to pass big changes to the health care insurance system that he promised during the campaign. U.S. stock indexes were down …
your ad hereStudy: Transnational Crime Worth Between $1.6 to $2.2 Trillion Per Year
Transnational crime, or crimes committed across international borders, is growing at a faster pace than many realize, partly because the international community is not paying a lot of attention to it. That’s the conclusion from Global Financial Integrity or GFI, a non-profit Washington think tank that tracks illicit financial flows …
your ad hereBaltics’ Russian Media Use Online Humor to Combat Propaganda
Russia’s nationalist propaganda machine kicked into high gear after the 2014 annexation of Crimea sparked the worst East-West tensions since the Cold War. State media quickly fell behind the Kremlin line while Russia’s few independent media came under increasing pressure to conform or self-censor. As Russian authorities shrank …
your ad here‘Fearless Girl’ Extends Face-off with Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’
The globally popular statue of a young girl will keep staring down Wall Street’s famed “Charging Bull” through February 2018 instead of being removed this coming Sunday, the mayor said. She’s “standing up to fear, standing up to power, being able to find in yourself the strength to do what’s …
your ad hereCircus Skills Show Children of Mexico Beach Town How to Fly
With their gravity-defying trampoline flips, graceful acrobatics, juggling and tightrope walking, the children in San Francisco’s circus school are bringing a touch of Cirque du Soleil magic to this bohemian Pacific beach town. In jewel-colored leotards with feather headdresses and intricate makeup, they romp through seamless routines in an exuberant …
your ad hereFacebook’s Messenger App to Allow Live Location-sharing
Facebook Inc will add a feature to its Messenger app Monday to allow users to share their locations, the company said, ramping up competition with tools offered by Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google Maps. The company has found that one of the most used phrases on Messenger as people …
your ad hereHouston Student Dies Days After FaceTiming with Beyonce
A Houston high school student has lost her battle with terminal cancer days after having a dream come true in a talk with Beyonce over a video chat. Alief Independent School District spokeswoman Kimberly Smith says senior Ebony Banks died late Saturday night. The teen’s Hastings High School …
your ad hereUber Resumes Self-Driving Car Program in San Francisco After Crash
Driverless vehicles operated by Uber Technologies Inc. were back on the road in San Francisco on Monday after one of its self-driving cars crashed in Arizona, the ride-hailing company said. Uber’s autonomous vehicles in Arizona and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, remained grounded but were expected to be operating again soon, according to …
your ad hereTrump Convenes Panel on Empowering Women in Business
President Donald Trump says that empowering and promoting women in business are priorities in his administration. In a round-table discussion, the president is telling a group of female business owners that his team will work on barriers women face. He says the administration is also trying to make childcare …
your ad hereBritain Wants Social Media Sites Cleared of Jihadist Postings
Islamic State propagandists are seeking to capitalize on last week’s terror attack in London, which left five people dead and 40 injured, by flooding YouTube with hundreds of violent recruitment videos. The online propaganda offensive comes as Britain demands social media companies scrub their sites of jihadist postings. Amber Rudd, …
your ad hereHuman Heart Cells Grown on Spinach Leaves
Spinach is known as a super food for its nutritional value, but a new experiment reveals another power of the green leaf. Researchers say they’ve grown beating human heart cells on spinach leaves, using the vascular network of the plant to transport fluids. The finding could eventually lead to being …
your ad hereMatthew, Otto Being Retired as Atlantic Tropical Storm Names
The names Matthew and Otto have been retired for Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes following the deadly 2016 season. According to a statement Monday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the World Meteorological Organization will use Martin and Owen for future Atlantic storms. The new names might first be …
your ad hereTrump to Roll Back Obama-era Environmental Rules
White House officials say President Donald Trump will sign executive orders Tuesday that would effectively dismantle Obama era environmental regulations, rekindling the highly-charged partisan debate about how human activity affects the earth’s climate, and deepening concern decades of work on global climate treaties may be unraveling. “Many agree that would …
your ad hereActress Shailene Woodley Reaches Deal in Pipeline Protest Arrest
Hollywood actress Shailene Woodley has reached a plea deal that calls for no jail time over her involvement in protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. The “Divergent” star was among 27 activists arrested Oct. 10. She livestreamed her arrest on Facebook. Woodley initially pleaded …
your ad hereMississippi Military Park Preserves ‘Gibraltar of the Confederacy’
Driving around the hallowed grounds at Vicksburg National Military Park in the state of Mississippi reminded National Parks traveler Mikah Meyer of another famous battlefield: Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War and where President Abraham Lincoln gave his immortal “Gettysburg …
your ad hereEconomic Report Predicts Rise in Global Counterfeiting, Piracy
The global trend in counterfeiting and piracy is forecast to increase during the decade with China at the heart of production of fake goods from clothes to electronics, and risky fake medicines and cosmetics. But governments and businesses are looking to challenge the commercial threats posed by counterfeiting with steps …
your ad hereDevastated by War or Disaster, Children Find Healing in New York
Elissa Montanti can rattle off the stories without hesitation of the hundreds of wounded children who have come through the doors of her small New York charity to get medical help. Marci, a five-year-old from Afghanistan, was shot in the face in a Taliban ambush. She lost her eye, and …
your ad hereAdele Casts Doubt on Future Concert Tours
Adele fans who didn’t catch her on her world tour that’s winding down may be out of luck in the future. The New Zealand Herald reports Adele told the audience during Sunday night’s show in Auckland that “touring isn’t something I’m good at” and she doesn’t know if she “will …
your ad hereSnap Shares Rise as Underwriters Start Coverage with ‘Buy’
Snap Inc., owner of messaging app Snapchat, received top ratings from a number of its IPO underwriters on Monday, sending its shares up more than 3 percent in premarket trading. Snap had a red-hot debut on March 1 in what was the largest listing by a technology firm in three …
your ad hereArrest Made in New Jersey Shooting Involving Fetty Wap
Authorities have made an arrest stemming from a shooting involving hip-hop star Fetty Wap in his New Jersey hometown that left three people wounded. The shooting happened outside a 24-hour deli in Paterson at about 5 a.m. Sunday. Authorities on Monday charged Raheem Thomas with assault and weapons …
your ad here‘Bathroom Bill’ to Cost North Carolina More than $3.76 billion in Lost Business
The Associated Press used dozens of interviews and multiple public records requests to determine that North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a dozen years. This is how the largest elements were compiled and used: PAYPAL A state Commerce …
your ad hereQatar Wealth Fund to Open Office in Silicon Valley
The Qatar Investment Authority, the Gulf Arab state’s acquisitive sovereign wealth fund, is setting up an office in San Francisco to manage its growing portfolio in the United States, the CEO of QIA said in London on Monday. “Soon we will be opening an office in the Silicon Valley in …
your ad hereSchumer Seizes on Trump Team’s Offer to Work With Democrats on Health Care
President Donald Trump’s aides opened the door to working with moderate Democrats on health care and other issues while Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer quickly offered to find common ground with Trump for repairing former President Barack Obama’s health care law. Schumer said Sunday that Trump must be willing to …
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