NASA will open parts of the International Space Station to more commercial opportunities, it announced Friday, allowing companies to use the space station’s facilities in a number of ways, including private astronaut missions. The space agency has balked at commercial ventures in the past, but the cost of operating the space station, …
your ad hereFedEx Ends Amazon’s FedEx Express Plane Service
FedEx Corp. Friday decided not to renew its contract with Amazon.com Inc. for U.S. cargo delivery through FedEx Express, the unit that delivers packages on planes, a move that reflects the broader trend of the e-commerce company moving services in-house. Amazon has been building out its own delivery network of …
your ad hereTrump Announces Deal With Mexico Averting Tariffs
Cindy Saine at the State Department contributed to this report. U.S. President Donald Trump said late Friday that the United States and Mexico had reached a deal on migration to avert tariffs. “I am pleased to inform you that The United States of America has reached a signed agreement …
your ad hereTwo Execs Out as Uber Stock Sputters
Uber is parting ways with two of its top executives less than a month after the company’s rocky stock market debut. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees in an email Friday that he plans to be more involved in day-to-day operations now that the initial public offering of stock has passed. …
your ad hereUS Legislators Seek Answers on Boeing 737 Max Defect
Two key U.S. legislators want answers from Boeing and federal regulators about why the company waited more than a year to disclose that a safety alert in its 737 Max plane wasn’t working properly. U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Rick Larsen of Washington sent letters to Boeing and the …
your ad hereLatin Lovers Tune In: Vatican Broadcasts News in Language of Ancient Rome
Friends, Romans and Latin lovers — lend the Vatican your ears. Vatican Radio is starting its first regular news bulletin in the language of Caesar and Cicero. Called “Hebdomada Papae, Notitiae Vaticanae latine reddiate” (“The pope’s week, Vatican news in the Latin language”), it is the latest in a series …
your ad herePutin Says US Unilateralism Undermines Global Trade
Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the United States for using pressure and sanctions to maintain its economic supremacy. Speaking Friday at an investment forum in St. Petersburg, Putin said the U.S. attempt to “spread its jurisdiction to the entire world” challenges the global order. He said globalization “becomes a …
your ad hereResearch: Russian Disinformation on YouTube Draws Ads, Lacks Warnings
Fourteen Russia-backed YouTube channels spreading disinformation have been generating billions of views and millions of dollars in advertising revenue, according to researchers, and had not been labeled as state-sponsored, contrary to the world’s most popular streaming service’s policy. The channels, including news outlets NTV and Russia-24, carried false reports ranging …
your ad hereFacebook Stops Huawei From Pre-Installing Its Apps on Phones
Facebook has stopped letting its apps come pre-installed on smartphones sold by Huawei in order to comply with U.S. restrictions, dealing a fresh blow to the Chinese tech giant. The social network said Friday that it has suspended providing software for Huawei to put on its devices while it reviews …
your ad hereUS Jobs Growth Slows Sharply
U.S. job growth slowed sharply in May and wages rose less than expected, suggesting the loss of momentum in economic activity was spreading to the labor market, which could increase calls for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year. The cool-off in hiring reported by the Labor Department …
your ad hereStitching Stories of Sexual Violence and Survival
Thousands of stories told by sexual assault survivors are stitched together in hundreds of quilts. Together, they form The Monument Quilt, organized by the activist collective FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture. In the past five years, workshops around the U.S. encouraged survivors to speak up, share their experiences, in a square …
your ad hereHow Communities Can Survive Floods, Major Storms, Wildfires
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway, yet many people haven’t recovered from some of last year’s storms. Meantime, tornados have torn up swaths of several U.S. states in the past few weeks, and floodwaters have wreaked even more damage. Across the U.S. and elsewhere, tornados, flooding and fires …
your ad hereFloods, Major Storms, Wildfires Take Psychological Toll on Survivors
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway, yet people haven’t recovered from some of last year’s storms. Meantime, tornados have torn up swaths of several U.S. states in the past few weeks, while flood waters wreaked even more damage. All of this has a psychological toll, as VOA’s Carol …
your ad hereSeaweed Could Help Produce Biodegradable Plastic
Efforts to recycle discarded plastic have not reduced piles of single-use products from landfills, and China will no longer import plastic waste for recycling. The United Nations says more than 8 million tons of plastic enters the ocean every year. Plastics are increasingly killing marine life and birds, threatening ecosystems …
your ad hereHarlem Remembers ‘Queen Of Swing’ Norma Miller
One of the first Lindy Hoppers in America, Norma Miller dazzled the country with this fast-paced, acrobatic dance in the 1930s and 1940s. A multitude of international tours and thousands of students and fans later, America fell in love with Lindy Hop and Miller became known as the Queen of …
your ad hereWHO: 1 Million STD Cases Diagnosed Every Day
More than 1 million people across the world are diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STI) every day, the World Health Organization said. In a study released Thursday, the U.N. health agency said 1 in every 25 people globally has at least one of four infections: chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis and syphilis. …
your ad here‘Dr. John,’ Funky New Orleans ‘Nite-Tripper’ Musician, Dies
Dr. John, the New Orleans musician who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77. In a statement released through his publicist, the family said Dr. John, who was born Mac Rebennack, died “toward the …
your ad hereUS Measles Cases Pass 1,000 Mark for 2019
The number of measles cases confirmed in the United States in 2019 has reached 1,001, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said this week. As of last week, the total for 2019 had already reached the highest point in any year since 1992, when there were 2,237 cases of …
your ad hereT. Rex Finds Dangerous Meal as Smithsonian Dinosaur Hall Reopens
A dramatic scene from the twilight of the age of dinosaurs —a T. rex feasting upon a horned plant-eater named Triceratops — will greet visitors when an ambitious new fossil hall opens on Saturday at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. Construction of the hall at the federally …
your ad hereFiat Chrysler Drops Renault Merger Idea
Italian-U.S. carmaker Fiat Chrysler on Thursday pulled the plug on its proposed merger with Renault, saying negotiations had become “unreasonable” because of political resistance in Paris. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, or FCA, had stunned the markets last week with a proposed “merger of equals” with the French group that would …
your ad hereObamas Sign Deal to Produce Podcasts for Spotify
Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground has signed a deal with Spotify to create a series of podcasts for the music streaming service, which is seeking to diversify its content. “We’re excited … because podcasts offer an extraordinary opportunity to foster productive dialogue, make people smile and make …
your ad hereGoogle Cloud Gaming Service to Launch in 14 Countries This Year
Google on Thursday released new details about its video game streaming service Stadia, which will be available in 14 countries starting in November. For the launch, Google will sell its “founders edition bundle” hardware pack for $129, with a monthly subscription price of $9.99. In Europe, the price will be …
your ad hereR. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to 11 More Sex-Related Charges
R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 11 additional sex-related charges Thursday, including four counts that carry a maximum prison term of 30 years in prison. Prosecutors did not ask the judge to raise the bond amount for Kelly during the brief hearing in Cook County court. Kelly stood …
your ad hereIMF: US Trade Wars Are Risk to America’s Economy
The U.S. economy could be weakened by escalating trade wars or a sudden downturn in global financial markets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns. In an annual review of the U.S. economy, the IMF said it was on a 2.6 percent growth track this year, greater than the 2.3 percent …
your ad hereDoctors Alarmed that Flu Killed Detained Migrant Teen
A 16-year-old from Guatemala died of complications of the flu while in U.S. Border Patrol custody, according to preliminary autopsy findings, alarming doctors who questioned whether immigration authorities missed warning signs or chances to save his life. Carlos Hernandez Vasquez contracted bacterial infections in addition to the flu, as well …
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