Stocks slumped on Wall Street Monday in a broad sell-off that extends an already weak streak for major indexes. Worries about debt-engorged Chinese property developers — and the damage they could do to investors worldwide if they default — are rippling across markets. Sponsored: THIS Starts to Wash Away Pain… Read More
UN agency: Innovation continued even as coronavirus emerged
The U.N.’s intellectual property agency said Monday that innovation marched forward last year despite the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Technology, pharmaceuticals and biotech industries boosted their investments, even as hard-hit sectors like transport and travel eased back on spending. The World Intellectual Property Organization, which helps coordinate and approve… Read More
Senate proposes cleaning abandoned mines, relieving pollution
Thousands of abandoned coal mines in the U.S. have been polluting rivers and streams for decades, in some cases harming fish and contaminating drinking water. Now efforts to finally clean up the sites could soon get a big boost. Tucked into the Senate-passed infrastructure bill is $11.3 billion for the… Read More
Executives unveil plan to address extreme heat waves: the “silent killer”
The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot summer that spurred an onslaught of drought-worsened wildfires and caused hundreds of deaths from the Pacific Northwest to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana. Under a plan announced Monday, the U.S. Departments of Labor and of Health… Read More
Ocasio-Cortez caught in tax evasion scandal
Fashion Designer Aurora James made headlines after designing the infamous dress worn by Rep. Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.). In red and white, she emblazoned the dress with the slogan, “Tax the rich.” However, Ocasio-Cortez ran into one big problem. Critics say her dressmaker hasn’t paid her taxes. Over 55? Do NOT… Read More
Elon Musk’s tourist rocket lands in Atlantic Ocean
Four space tourists safely ended their trailblazing trip to orbit Saturday with a splashdown in the Atlantic off the Florida coast. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the ocean just before sunset, not far from where their chartered flight began three days earlier. Sponsored: Deadliest Drug Ever (are you taking it?)… Read More
Democratic Party gets devastating news
A one-time sensation in the Democratic Party who earned a zealous social media following with his dark-horse 2020 presidential campaign is now drawing anger from the left. And it’s because of a move that, they say, could help former President Donald Trump reclaim office if he runs again. It’s a… Read More
Famed ‘skinny house’ sells for fat price
Boston’s famous Skinny House has sold for a nice fat price. The home in the city’s North End hit the market in August for $1.2 million, and the deal was closed Thursday for $1.25 million, according to Zillow. Sponsored: Eerie WW2 Photo Reveals Shocking Secret The home “received multiple offers… Read More
State officials question Biden’s power, limits of virus aid
President Joe Biden entered the White House promising to stop the twin health and economic crises caused by COVID-19, but $1.9 trillion and countless initiatives later he’s confronting the limits of what Washington can achieve when some state and local governments are unable to meet his pie-in-the-sky demands. Six months… Read More
Big Tech caves to Putin admin ahead of election
Facing Kremlin pressure, Apple and Google on Friday removed an opposition-created smartphone app that tells voters which candidates are likely to defeat those backed by Russian authorities, as polls opened for three days of balloting in Russia’s parliamentary election. Russian authorities are seeking to suppress the use of Smart Voting,… Read More
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