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Animated map of how Earth will look in 250 million years
Business Insider - 11 Sep 2017 17:16
According to plate tectonics theory, Earth's outer shell is divided into multiple plates that slowly glide over the mantle. This slowly changes Earth's surface over time by merging, or separating,continents. Here, we use...
GOP leaders are trying to block Trump's populist agenda, Bannon says
ABC News - 11 Sep 2017 05:31
Trump's former adviser did not hold back in his first television interview.
Good Samaritans save stranded manatees from Irma
New York Post - 11 Sep 2017 04:47
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Two manatees were stranded after Hurricane Irma sucked the water out of Sarasota Bay, in Florida’s Manatee County. Several people posted photos of the mammals on Facebook Sunday, hoping rescue w...
A Bitcoin ATM Comes to a New York Deli
The New Yorker - 11 Sep 2017 13:00
Coinsource persuaded the owner of Mario's Gourmet Deli to give the new machine a try.
These people fled Irma on a luxury cruise with unlimited booze and food
New York Post - 11 Sep 2017 04:37
Over 4,000 passengers fled from Hurricane Irma aboard a cruise ship appropriately called Escape. The Escape, along with another Norwegian Cruise Line ship, the Norwegian Sky, were scheduled to return to their homeport in...
Ally's how-to guide on keeping millennial employees
American Banker - 11 Sep 2017 23:08
The Detroit lender developed rotational training programs in auto finance, accounting and technology to help attract and keep promising employees, especially millennials, who had a tendency to bolt.
Boy with no arms has no problem soothing baby brother
USA Today - 11 Sep 2017 19:29
Even though this little boy was born without any arms and legs, it didn't stop him from being an awesome big brother to his younger sibling Jaxton.
The best fish tanks for beginners
Business Insider - 11 Sep 2017 19:00
TheInsider Picksteam writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. The Insider Pick: Keeping pet fish is something of a science...
Hurricane Irma: Strong winds and rain batter Florida
BBC - 11 Sep 2017 05:24
Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Naples and Hollywood are among the places Hurricane Irma has hit.
Slavery checks not fit for purpose at UK firms, report says
BBC - 11 Sep 2017 03:52
UK businesses need to trace the background of staff to avoid employing forced labour, a study says.
Stateless Saakashvili forces his way into Ukraine
Al Jazeera English - 11 Sep 2017 03:42
The ex-Georgian president, who was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship in July, now risks extradition to Georgia.
Here's why the US government can't be run like a business
Business Insider - 11 Sep 2017 03:00
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters A few weeks ago I was quoted, along with several other business-school professors,in anewspaper article on President Trump's management style. Does the fact that Trump was a successful businesspers...
James Blunt crowdsurfs in a dinghy - and other things we learned at Radio 2's Hyde Park show
BBC - 11 Sep 2017 02:22
The star floats across the audience at Hyde Park, while Shania Twain makes her comeback.
Why you won't find a garbage can near the 9/11 memorial
Business Insider - 11 Sep 2017 21:03
It's been 16 years since the World Trade Center fell in New York City. Since then, security precautions have greatly increased in an effort to thwartwould-be terrorists. You may have noticed there are no trash cans in so...
Russia's Gazprom Rediscovers It Needs Ukraine
Forbes - 11 Sep 2017 20:35
With the Nord Stream pipeline down for maintenance, Russia's only alternative into Europe's lucrative gas market is via Ukraine.
Lawmakers consider loosening 401k rules for storm victims
USA Today - 11 Sep 2017 19:39
Lawmakers consider loosening 401k rules for storm victims
An intro to economics course at Harvard is the class everyone wants to take -- its professor explains why
Business Insider - 11 Sep 2017 19:37
CNBC "Economics 10: Principles of Economics" is the most popular class at Harvard this fall with 627 undergraduate students enrolled. The class is taught by renowned economist Gregory Mankiw, who was chairman of the Coun...
Chinese bank accused of helping money laundering in Spain
Miami Herald - 11 Sep 2017 19:35
A Spanish judge is accusing the European branch of China's state-owned ICBC bank of aiding criminal organizations to launder more than 214 million euros ($256 million). National Court judge Ismael …
'Today Our Entire Nation Grieves With You.' Read President Trump's 9/11 Memorial Remarks
Time - 11 Sep 2017 19:20
The President also acknowledged those suffering after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Hurricane Irma: Video and Images From Social Media
The New York Times - 11 Sep 2017 17:31
As the hurricane rolled north, leaving residents to cope with widespread flooding, images on social media captured the powerful effects.
Metals Stocks: Gold backs away from one-year highs as tensions over North Korea ease
Market Watch - 11 Sep 2017 14:27
Gold prices eased on Monday while investors chose to refocus money back into perceived riskier assets such as stocks, as concerns over Hurricane Irma and North Korea faded.
Source: Sessions may give lie detector tests to NSC staff
CNN - 11 Sep 2017 05:59
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has floated the idea of giving polygraph tests to National Security Council staff to determine who is leaking classified information to the media, a source familiar with his thinking tells ...