Scientists behind a new study say they have uncovered the mystery ingredient that allowed the Romans to make their construction material so durable and build elaborate structures in challenging places such as docks, sewers and earthquake zones.
Читать полностью…Texas is using shipping containers to erect a makeshift barrier along parts of the southern border after Arizona began dismantling a similar barrier following legal threats from the U.S. government
Читать полностью…A gay activist and fashion designer was murdered in Kenya, the police said on Friday, in another episode that raised questions about dangers and discrimination faced by gay people across the East African nation.
Читать полностью…Here is an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal's weekend edition https://on.wsj.com/3WR8afb
Читать полностью…Tesla has slashed car prices in China for the second time in less than three months, in an effort to boost sales amidst slowing demand in the world’s largest car market
Читать полностью…Peloton has agreed to pay a $19 million fine for failing to promptly report treadmill hazards and for distributing recalled treadmills, the Consumer Products Safety Commission said.
Читать полностью…Hawaii’s Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava.
Читать полностью…For members of the Tao, one of 16 officially recognized Indigenous tribes in Taiwan, a nuclear waste site on their island serves as a painful reminder of the government’s broken promises, and a symbol of their prolonged struggle for greater autonomy.
Читать полностью…The Federal Trade Commission said it is proposing a rule to ban employers from imposing noncompete agreements on workers and to rescind all existing noncompete agreements
Читать полностью…The man accused of killing four University of Idaho students arrived late Wednesday in Idaho where he faces first-degree murder charges. The 28-year-old graduate student is expected to appear at a county courthouse.
Читать полностью…A faction of House Republicans who have blocked Kevin McCarthy from gaining the speaker’s gavel is facing intense arm-twisting in Washington from their own party, but its members are unlikely to encounter much pressure back home.
Читать полностью…On today’s 5 Things podcast:
1️⃣ McCarthy loses sixth vote for speaker
2️⃣ CA state of emergency
3️⃣ New COVID variant
4️⃣ Pharmacies to sell abortion pill
5️⃣ Apple’s blood oxygen reader allegedly ineffective on people of color
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On today’s 5 Things podcast:
1️⃣ McCarthy loses sixth vote for speaker
2️⃣ CA state of emergency
3️⃣ New COVID variant
4️⃣ Pharmacies to sell abortion pill
5️⃣ Apple’s blood oxygen reader allegedly ineffective on people of color
Listen to the full episode ⤵️
Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal https://on.wsj.com/3IHpuzp
Читать полностью…Former President Donald Trump pushed House Republicans to vote for Kevin McCarthy as speaker, warning them not to turn winning the majority in the midterm elections into an "embarrassing defeat"
Читать полностью…President Biden is heading to Kentucky to highlight new infrastructure funding. The president, who says he intends to run for re-election, is trying to emphasize instances of bipartisan agreement during his first two years in office.
Читать полностью…Service problems at Union Pacific have sparked a dispute between the railroad and one of the country’s biggest chicken processors, which says the lives of millions of birds are endangered by repeated delays in the delivery of corn
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Breaking News: After 14 defeats, Rep. Kevin McCarthy won the speakership in the House by granting hard-right defectors major concessions.
Читать полностью…President Biden plans to commemorate the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot by giving medals to law-enforcement officers who protected lawmakers that day and election officials who resisted efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential contest
Читать полностью…According to an affidavit, authorities located DNA of a single male source that was left on the button of a knife sheath found near one of the Idaho victims.
Surveillance video was also used to link a vehicle they believed to be the suspect.
Email addresses linked to more than 200 million Twitter profiles are currently circulating on underground hacker forums, security experts say
Читать полностью…President Biden is expanding the use of Title 42 to begin rapidly expelling migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, while opening a new entry path for some
Читать полностью…The partner of a Capitol Police officer who died after the Jan. 6 attack sued Donald Trump and two Capitol rioters, arguing that his death was a “direct and foreseeable consequence” of their roles in the violence that day.
Читать полностью…Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal https://on.wsj.com/3ItP0rI
Читать полностью…Breaking News: The U.S. moved to ban so-called noncompete agreements in labor contracts, which companies use to limit employees’ ability to work for a rival.
Читать полностью…As the NFL safety Damar Hamlin remained in critical condition after he went into cardiac arrest during a game earlier this week, his Buffalo Bills teammates were planning to be back at practice ahead of their next game.
Читать полностью…Russian President Putin has dispatched one of his country’s most modern warships armed with advanced hypersonic missiles on a long voyage through the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and into the Indian Ocean, Russian state media has reported
Читать полностью…In Thursday’s paper:
- GOP’s logjam stretches into second chaotic day
- 'Trash' in sky? Florida still burns cane fields
- Coronavirus pandemic: Risk of deadly new pathogens remains
Breaking News: The crypto exchange Coinbase will pay $50 million for violating U.S. anti-money-laundering laws and invest $50 million in its compliance efforts.
Читать полностью…Breaking News: The software giant Salesforce is laying off 10% of its work force, or about 8,000 employees, and scaling back office space, citing concerns about the economy.
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