Self-made billionaire Richard Branson is a jet-setter constantly on the move, but that isn’t stopping him from meeting the goals he set for himself this year. “My New Year’s resolution is to get unbelievably fit so I’m ready for a trip into space, so I’m making sure I’m keeping active […]
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Apple skeptic says company ‘in trouble’ ahead of HomePod launch
Apple has lost some of its bite, one strategist says. Fiercer competition and an inflated belief in its own products are among some of the challenges facing the world’s largest company, according to BK Asset Management’s Boris Schlossberg. “I do think they’re in trouble. I think they’re making a huge […]
Researchers clone two healthy monkeys — are humans next?
NEW YORK — For the first time, researchers have used the cloning method that produced Dolly the sheep to create two healthy monkeys, bringing science an important step closer to being able to do the same with humans. Since Dolly‘s birth in 1996, scientists have cloned nearly two dozen kinds […]
Judge sentencing former US gymnastics doctor has comforted his victims
During the days-long sentencing hearing of former Olympic doctor Larry Nassar, Michigan Judge Rosemarie Aquilina has acted as both a psychologist and jurist to the parade of tearful victims telling her stories of horror and sexual abuse. She has patiently listened and has shown compassion from the bench in Ingham […]
Wreck found embedded in mud could be last U.S. slave ship
MOBILE, Ala. — Researchers say remnants of a wooden ship found embedded in mud in a river delta in southwestern Alabama may be the Clotilda, the last vessel to bring slaves to the United States nearly 160 years ago. The wreck, which is normally covered by water in the lower […]
Erdogan says to extend Syria operation despite risk of U.S. confrontation
A member of Turkish police special forces stands guard in Azaz, Syria January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal January 24, 2018 By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Tom Perry ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey would extend its military operation in Syria to the town of Manbij, a move […]
Wall Street mood cools after Wilbur Ross comments on China
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson January 24, 2018 By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – U.S. stocks pared gains on Wednesday after Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross called China’s 2025 technology […]
Venezuela’s presidential battle begins, Maduro favorite
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a rally to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez’s regime in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello January 24, 2018 By Andrew Cawthorne and Andreina Aponte CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s presidential election race has begun with […]
Elton John says upcoming tour will be his last
Last Updated Jan 24, 2018 1:08 PM EST Elton John will no longer be touring after a 3-year long “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour. The 70-year-old British singer made the announcement at a press conference, which took place simultaneously in New York and London, on Wednesday. The announcement began with […]
“No one screamed” as students fled Ky. school shooting
BENTON, Ky. — They ran silently, too stunned to shout. Some of the children ran into classrooms to hide from the boy with the gun. Some ran out of the building, into the fields, across the streets, through the doors of nearby businesses. “No one screamed,” said 16-year-old Alexandria Caporali, recounting […]