The U.S. Treasury is advising banks to be on the lookout for suspicious financial activity involving corrupt Venezuelan officials as the Trump administration tightens its financial noose around President Nicolas Maduro’s embattled socialist government. Wednesday’s advisory by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network asks banks to keep watch for Venezuelan government …
your ad hereLillian Ross, Longtime New Yorker Writer, Dead at 99
Lillian Ross, the ever-watchful New Yorker reporter whose close, narrative style defined a memorable and influential 70-year career, including a revealing portrait of Ernest Hemingway, a classic Hollywood expose and a confession to an adulterous affair, has died at age 99. Ross died early Wednesday at Lenox Hill Hospital after …
your ad hereEU, Canada Launch Free Trade Agreement While Britain Eyes Own Deal
The European Union and Canada will begin cutting import duties from Thursday on thousands of products and services in a reminder to Britain of the work it will take to replace the trade alliances it will give up when it leaves the EU. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) …
your ad hereDenmark Launches Global Alliance for Action on Climate Change
A U.S.-based global alliance to speed up efforts to tackle climate change was set to be launched Wednesday. Formalized two days after the United States confirmed its plans to quit the landmark Paris climate agreement of 2015, the initiative aims to create a forum for sharing knowledge and technology among …
your ad hereReview: Apple Watch Goes Solo, But Don’t Dump Your Phone Yet
A chief gripe with Apple Watch is that it requires you to keep an iPhone with you for most tasks. The inclusion of GPS last year helped on runs and bike rides, but you’re still missing calls and messages without the phone nearby. A new model with its own cellular-network …
your ad hereNative American Journalists Debate Future of Media in Indian Country
The collapse of a prominent Native American media network has triggered debate over how Native media can best serve the interests of communities across Indian Country and counter stereotypes and misinformation in the mainstream press. Native American journalism dates back to the Cherokee Phoenix, founded in 1828 to advocate against …
your ad hereSecurity Firm Links Iranian Hackers to Malware Attacks
A private U.S.-based security firm is linking an Iranian government-sponsored hacking group to cyber-attacks targeted at organizations across the world. The security firm FireEye said Wednesday the Iranian hackers used malware to attack aerospace and petrochemical firms in the United States, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. The hacking group, dubbed …
your ad hereEpidemic at Work?: Businesses Forced to Deal With Drug Abuse
After a troubled youth himself, Phillip Cohen made it a practice to hire people at his woodworking business who have also struggled with addiction and mental health issues. But when an employee died from a drug overdose, he adopted a zero-tolerance policy. “I think I have saved lives,” says the …
your ad hereClinton Book Has Sold More Than 300,000 Copies
Hillary Clinton’s What Happened had a big debut. Clinton’s book about her stunning loss in 2016 to Donald Trump sold more than 300,000 copies in the combined formats of hardcover, e-book and audio, Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The book’s hardcover sales of 168,000 was the …
your ad hereBoxer Jake LaMotta, Immortalized in ‘Raging Bull,’ Dies at 95
Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, has died, his fiancee said Wednesday. He was 95. LaMotta died Tuesday at a Miami-area hospital from complications of …
your ad hereAlexa, What Do You See? Amazon Said to Be Working on Glasses
Amazon is attempting to develop glasses that pair with Alexa and would allow users to access the voice-activated assistant outside the home, according to a newspaper report. The Financial Times, citing anonymous sources, says the glasses could be released before the end of the year. Amazon.com Inc., based in …
your ad hereChina Announces Trade Secrets Crackdown to Assure Investors
China has announced a crackdown on violations of patents and trade secrets in an effort to mollify foreign companies ahead of a visit to Beijing by U.S. President Donald Trump. The crackdown might give Beijing diplomatic ammunition to respond to mounting U.S. and European trade complaints. But it fails to …
your ad hereBilly Bush Separating from Wife After Nearly 20 Years
Former “Access Hollywood” and “Today” show personality Billy Bush has separated from wife Sydney Davis after nearly 20 years of marriage. Jill Fritzo, Bush’s publicist, says in a statement that the couple has “separated for the moment to evaluate their life together.” She adds, “they love each other and …
your ad hereNew Mom Serena Williams Thanks Mother for Being A Role Model
New mom Serena Williams is thanking her own mother for being the role model she says she needed. In an open letter to her mother posted to Reddit , Williams calls mom Oracene Price “one of the strongest women I know.” Williams mentions some of the criticisms she’s endured about …
your ad hereMoody’s: Egypt Economy Still Recovering From 2011 Uprising
Egypt’s economy has started to improve but has yet to recover from the country’s 2011 uprising and the years of unrest that followed, an international credit rating agency said. Moody’s hailed recent economic and fiscal reforms in its annual report released Tuesday, saying they point to “improved government effectiveness and …
your ad hereWorkers in India’s Brick Kiln Industry Trapped in Perpetual Poverty
A human rights organization says millions of workers in India’s brick kiln industry are trapped in a perpetual cycle of imposed debt and low wages, which forces them to bring their children to work alongside them in the hot, dusty kilns. An estimated 23 million workers are employed in at …
your ad hereDespite Creeps, Clowns See a Bright Future
It, based on Stephen King’s novel about a demonic clown that kills children, was the top-grossing movie this past weekend in the U.S. Audiences seem to want to be scared, and creepy clowns have been popping up everywhere. But traditional clowns say audiences want to be entertained, and they continue …
your ad hereDrones May Soon Deliver Life Saving Defibrillators to Rural Areas
A cardiac arrest happens when the heart stops beating regularly, due to mixed up electrical signals. According to the American Heart Association, when cardiac arrest occurs, every minute that passes before help arrives lowers a person’s chance of surviving by seven to 10 percent. However, as we hear from VOA’s …
your ad hereAP Interview: Phelps Has ‘No Desire’ to Return to Swimming
Michael Phelps wondered if watching others compete at the world championships would pique his desire for another comeback. Nope. Phelps said Tuesday he has “no desire” to return to competitive swimming, but he is eager to stay involved with the sport and cheer on those who follow in his enormous …
your ad hereCurtis to Reprise Famous Horror Role in 2018’s ‘Halloween’
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis will reprise her role as the resilient protagonist in 2018’s Halloween, Universal Pictures says, 40 years after she made her movie debut in the original horror movie of the same name and became Hollywood’s “scream queen.” The studio said Friday that Curtis, 58, will again play …
your ad hereGiant Antennas in New Mexico Search for Cosmic Discoveries
Employing an array of giant telescopes positioned in the New Mexico desert, astronomers have started a massive surveying project aimed at producing the most detailed view ever made of such a large portion of space using radio waves emitted from throughout the Milky Way and beyond. The National Radio Astronomy …
your ad hereMobile App Aims to Help End Child Marriage in India’s Bihar
A mobile phone app is the latest tool for campaigners seeking to end child marriage in India’s Bihar state, where nearly two-thirds of girls in some of its rural areas are married before the legal age of 18. The app, Bandhan Tod, was developed by Gender Alliance — a collective …
your ad hereTwitter Reports Progress on Weeding Out Users Advocating Violence
Twitter said that its internal controls were allowing it to weed out accounts being used for “promotion of terrorism” earlier rather than responding to government requests to close them down. U.S. and European governments have been pressuring social media companies including Twitter, Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to fight harder against …
your ad hereTaylor Swift Shakes Off Copyright Lawsuit as ‘Ridiculous’
Representatives for Taylor Swift on Tuesday rejected a copyright infringement lawsuit filed on Monday by two songwriters over Swift’s hit song “Shake It Off” as a “ridiculous claim.” Songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler said in a lawsuit filed in U.S. federal court in Los Angeles that Swift’s song used …
your ad hereReview: Glitzy iPhone X Aside, iPhone 8 is Fine for Most
The difference between Apple’s new iPhone models is a bit like flying first class compared with coach. We envy first class, but coach gets us there without breaking the budget. The iPhone 8 will do just fine for $300 less than the glitzy iPhone X , even though it won’t …
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