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Elon Musk Announces His Plan to Colonize Mars and Save Humanity
Wired - 28 Sep 2016 03:13
Musk doesn't just want to go to Mars, he wants to build a civilization there. The post Elon Musk Announces His Plan to Colonize Mars and Save Humanity appeared first on WIRED.
Donald Trump Struggles to Deal With Debate Loss
Time - 28 Sep 2016 04:43
How does a man whose brand is all about winning come to terms with defeat? After a widely panned performance in Monday’s inaugural presidential debate, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gave several contradi...
Obama nominates first U.S. ambassador to Cuba in 55 years
The Week - 28 Sep 2016 03:50
On Tuesday, President Obama nominated Jeffrey DeLaurentis as the first U.S. ambassador to Cuba in more than a half-century. Since 2014, when the U.S. Embassy in Havana reopened, DeLaurentis has been the country's chief d...
Silicon Valley The Sequel: Taiwan's Bold Plan To Save A Troubled High-Tech Industry
Forbes - 28 Sep 2016 04:00
Few conversations about high-tech go by in Taipei without a reference to the Silicon Valley. A Taiwanese startup founder might have just visited the fabled California tech hub or a venture capital firm there is traveling...
Shimon Peres, Former President of Israel, Dies at 93
Time - 28 Sep 2016 04:31
Peres embodied the state of Israel
Does Donald Trump Pay Taxes? Here's What We Know
The New York Times - 28 Sep 2016 02:40
Mr. Trump's refusal to release his tax returns allowed Hillary Clinton to suggest at the debate that perhaps he has not paid income taxes.
CU Bancorp in Calif. Hit with BSA-Related Reg Order
American Banker - 28 Sep 2016 17:24
CU Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to a consent order to address deficiencies in its Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance program.
This analyst says OPEC must cut production if it wants to rebalance the crude market next year
Business Insider - 28 Sep 2016 04:26
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Anheuser-Busch to pay SEC $6 million to settle bribery charges
Reuters - 28 Sep 2016 16:55
(Reuters) - Brewing company Anheuser-Busch has agreed to pay $6 million to settle charges that it violated U.S. anti-bribery laws and also "chilled a whistleblower," the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on We...
Exclusive: Uber to move freight, target trucking for the long haul
Reuters - 28 Sep 2016 07:04
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Former Israeli prime minister, president Shimon Peres dead at 93
Fox News - 28 Sep 2016 06:15
Shimon Peres, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was prime minister of Israel on three separate occasions before becoming the country's president, died Wednesday. He was 93.
Toy Ad Uses Beyoncé Song To Smash Gender Stereotypes
The Huffington Post - 28 Sep 2016 17:34
A new toy store ad is receiving high praise for a simple but meaningful reason. Smyths Toys Superstores, which sells toys across Ireland and the U.K., released a new ad that shows a little boy singing a version of Beyonc...
Venezuela crisis: I flew to U.S. to buy toilet paper
CNN - 28 Sep 2016 16:42
Venezuelans, who can, are traveling to the United States to buy basic goods as chronic shortages erode a sense of normalcy.
China is accusing the US of using its own domestic laws to punish a Chinese company
Business Insider - 28 Sep 2016 05:17
REUTERS/Greg Baker/Pool China said on Tuesday it was opposed to any country using its own laws to carry out “long arm jurisdiction”, after the United States sanctioned a Chinese industrial machinery wholesaler tied t...
Big-ticket orders at U.S. factories dip a bit
CBSNews - 28 Sep 2016 18:42
August's durable goods report slipped from July's reading, mainly due to the volatile commercial aircraft category
Fed may change stress tests, capital buffers for U.S. banks: Yellen
Reuters - 28 Sep 2016 16:56
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5 Things You Can Learn About Body Language From Steve Jobs
inc - 28 Sep 2016 12:00
The Apple co-founder knew how to captivate an audience. Here are a handful of traits that made him a powerful public speaker and leader.
Meet the world's first 'three-parent' baby
New York Post - 28 Sep 2016 06:56
The world's first "three-parent" baby was born following a cutting-edge medical procedure by a New York City doctor, according to reports Tuesday. Dr. John Zhang, of the New Hope Fertility Center, helped an unnamed Jorda...
A record number of Americans watched Trump and Hillary duke it out
New York Post - 28 Sep 2016 06:37
The ballyhooed first slugfest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shattered TV ratings records for presidential debates -- and even the Taliban were glued to their screens in an Afghan hideout. At least 81.4 mil...
The 27 colleges where engineering students go on to earn the most money
Business Insider - 28 Sep 2016 17:30
Stanford University/Facebook At Columbia University, most undergraduate students must pass a swim test in order to graduate. Engineering students at the school's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, h...
The largest diamond factory in the US is leading a revolution in the jewelry industry
Business Insider - 28 Sep 2016 17:03
Sarah Jacobs New York City's Diamond District, located on 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, glitters and sparkles, the well-lit diamonds in shop windows luring your eyes in. But what shoppers might not realiz...
These 10 companies control almost everything you eat and drink
Business Insider - 28 Sep 2016 17:01
Oxfam Only 10 companies control almost every large food and beverage brand in the world. These companies — Nestlé, Pepsico, Coca-Cola, Unilver, Danone, General Mills, Kellogg's, Mars, Associated British Foods, and Mo...