The owners of a Mexican hotel using the name Hotel California on Wednesday said a trademark infringement lawsuit by the Eagles, whose song “Hotel California” is arguably the band’s most famous, should be dismissed. Hotel California Baja LLC, which runs the Todos Santos hotel in Baja California Sur, said the …
your ad hereTiger Wood’s Image Takes Hit But Sponsors Stay Put
The marketability of Tiger Woods will suffer following his arrest for driving under the influence, but the former world number one golfer’s current sponsors will likely stay by his side, according to experts. Woods, who had surgery in April to relieve back pain, blamed the incident on prescription drugs, but …
your ad hereUS EPA Halts Methane Rule for Oil and Gas Industry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday halted methane emission standards for oil and gas companies in its latest move to unwind Obama administration climate change rules, amid reports that the United States will withdraw from a global climate change agreement. The agency issued a 90-day stay of the 2016 …
your ad hereTrump Hails Signing of Deals Worth ‘Billions’ With Vietnam
U.S. President Donald Trump discussed trade with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a White House visit on Wednesday and welcomed the signing of business deals worth billions of dollars and the jobs they would bring. General Electric said earlier it had signed deals with Vietnam worth about $5.58 …
your ad hereNest Security Camera Knows Who’s Home with Google Face Tech
Nest Labs is adding Google’s facial recognition technology to a high-resolution home-security camera, offering a glimpse of a future in which increasingly intelligent, internet-connected computers can see and understand what’s going on in people’s homes. The Nest Cam IQ, unveiled Wednesday, will be Nest’s first device to draw upon the …
your ad hereMigrants Find Poverty, Exclusion in South America’s Copper Capital
Immigrants from around South America hoping to seek their fortunes in the continent’s copper mining capital of Antofagasta, Chile, are instead finding poverty, exclusion and a precarious home in the city’s growing temporary slums. Chile, one of Latin America’s most developed countries, has become a magnet in recent years for …
your ad hereExxon Shareholders Approve Climate Impact Report in Win for Activists
ExxonMobil’s chief executive said on Wednesday the company would reconsider how it communicates the risks its faces from climate change after shareholders approved a measure calling for increased transparency. The non-binding proposal passed with 62 percent of ballots cast in a rare defeat for Exxon’s management, which had recommended a …
your ad hereTech Show Displays Ways VR, AI Edging into People’s Lives
Inside the sprawling Acer stall at Computex Taipei, Asia’s largest tech show, staff displayed a laptop computer that’s ready for virtual reality play yet thinner than most PCs for gaming. At the same exhibition, the Taiwanese tech hardware maker showed how its internet cloud uses artificial intelligence to predict what …
your ad hereNew Graphene Water Filter Makes Salt Water Drinkable
The United Nations predicts that by 2025 nearly two billion people will be living in places where there’s not enough water to go around. And since on average water makes up about 60% of the human body, not having it has a host of devastating effects that go way beyond …
your ad hereForget Butterfly Nets; Today’s Naturalists Capture Specimens on Phones
Your smartphone can help scientists keep tabs on changes happening in the natural world. More than one hundred thousand citizen scientists around the globe are snapping pictures of all kinds of plants and animals using the iNaturalist app. It is giving researchers an unprecedented amount of information about what lives …
your ad hereSolar Power Lights Up Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan
Solar power is lighting up the night sky in Jordan and making life easier for the 20,000 Syrian refugees at a camp that once had no reliable source of electricity. Faith Lapidus reports. …
your ad hereVietnam to Sign Deals for Up to $17B in US Goods, Services
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Tuesday that he would sign deals for U.S. goods and services worth $15 billion to $17 billion during his visit to Washington, mainly for high-technology products and for services. “Vietnam will increase the import of high technologies and services from the United States, …
your ad hereHow ‘Wonder Woman’ Built a World of Women, Onscreen and Off
In a world of only women, there are no phallic structures. At least that’s how Patty Jenkins imagined the island home of the Amazons and their heroic princess Diana, who grows up to become Wonder Woman. “Like columns? They didn’t make that much sense to me,” Jenkins said in a …
your ad hereMexico to Review Rules of Origin to Help NAFTA Renegotiation
Mexico’s foreign minister says the country is “inevitably” set to review rules of origin when renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, giving a boost to President Donald Trump’s manufacturing push. Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray said Tuesday at an event in Miami that NAFTA has allowed Mexican industry to …
your ad hereMan Probing Ivanka Trump Brands in China Arrested; Two Others Missing
A man investigating working conditions at a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-brand shoes has been arrested and two others are missing, the arrested man’s wife and an advocacy group said Tuesday. Hua Haifeng was accused of illegal surveillance, according to his wife, Deng Guilian, who said the police called …
your ad hereBrazil’s Labor Reform Vote in Senate Put Off Until Next Week
The Brazilian government decided on Tuesday to wait until next week to put a bill modernizing labor laws to a vote in the Senate Economic Affairs Committee, its leader in the upper chamber, Senator Romero Jucá, said. Speaking earlier at an investment forum in Sao Paulo, Budget and Planning Minister …
your ad hereDefeat Was a Motivator for Past Spelling Bee Champs
Three past winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee say losing was the secret to their success. Early defeats spurred an inner competitive streak that they used to eventually seize the title, said champions from 1985, 1999 and 2010. The 2017 national spelling bee winner will be crowned on Thursday. …
your ad hereNigeria’s Senate Passes Bill to Crackdown on Money Laundering
Nigerian lawmakers passed a bill aimed at cracking down on money laundering by urging foreign countries where currency crooks are hiding to cooperate in prosecuting them, a senior official said on Tuesday. According to the bill, Nigeria may ask any country where a money launderer is hiding to help it …
your ad hereBurundi Paralyzed by Fuel Shortages as Leaders Blame Lack of Dollars
Fuel shortages have paralyzed the small central African nation of Burundi, threatening further damage to an economy already moribund after years of political violence and raising questions about the role of the country’s only oil importer. The problem has damaged two big foreign investors, Kenya’s KenolKobil and South Africa’s Engen, …
your ad hereGenetic Secrets of Ancient Egypt Unwrapped
DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian god of the afterlife is unwrapping intriguing insight into the people of ancient Egypt, including a surprise discovery that they had scant genetic ties to sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists on Tuesday said they examined genome data …
your ad hereUN Chief Urges Trump Administration to Stay in Paris Climate Deal
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the Trump administration not to leave the Paris Climate Agreement, saying the deal would have long-term benefits for the U.S. economy and even its security. Speaking to an audience of students, civil society and business leaders at New York University, Guterres delivered his …
your ad hereOlivia Newton-John Postpones Tour as Cancer Returns
Singer, actress Olivia Newton-John has revealed that she has breast cancer again, 25 years after recovering from her original diagnosis. She has postponed upcoming tour dates after discovering that severe back pain she has been suffering is a result of the disease spreading to her spine. The 68-year-old was due …
your ad hereStronger Tobacco-control Measures Vital, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization warns that more than 7 million people die prematurely every year from tobacco-related causes, and it’s a costly drain on national economies. In advance of World No Tobacco day, to be observed Wednesday, the global health agency urged governments to implement strong tobacco control measures for …
your ad hereKenyans Forced Off Tea Highlands by British Colonialists Seek Justice
In a roadside cafe in Kenya’s majestic highlands, Elly Sigilai cradled a steaming mug of tea and recalled how 17 relatives died after British colonialists ousted them in 1934 to plant tea on their family land. The 79-year-old is one of hundreds of elderly Kenyans seeking to sue the British …
your ad hereIndie Bookstores Hold Steady in Tough US Retail Market
With retail stores shutting down at the fastest pace since the crash of 2008, the head of the American Booksellers Association is grateful to see business holding steady. After seven straight years of growth, core membership in the independent sellers’ trade group has dropped slightly since May 2016, from …
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