Brazil wants 10-year pause on deep sea mining as UN agency under pressure to draft regulations
Brazil is urging a 10-year precautionary pause on deep sea mining in international waters just days after companies and countries were allowed to start applying for provisional licenses
1970-01-01 08:00
GOP attorneys general shift the battle over affirmative action to the workplace
Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices
1970-01-01 08:00
Did Snoop Dogg have a pet cockroach? Rapper reveals he 'used to leave food out' for his six-legged insect 'The Gooch'
'In my apartment, I had a roach that we couldn't kill. He kept getting bigger and bigger,' Snoop Dogg said referring to his pet cockroach 'The Gooch'
1970-01-01 08:00
US FTC seeks additional info on Pfizer's proposed takeover of Seagen
(Reuters) -The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sought additional information and documentary material related to Pfizer's proposed acquisition of
1970-01-01 08:00
No, Mike Pence Was Not Hit in the Head By a Water Balloon Thrown By a Young Girl
A video purporting to show Mike Pence hit in the head by a water balloon, isn't actually him.
1970-01-01 08:00
Is Demi Lovato OK? Singer talks about lasting effects of her near-fatal drug overdose, says she still has vision and hearing impairment
'The closest thing that I get to a regret is when I overdosed, I wish somebody had told me that I was beautiful,' said Demi Lovato
1970-01-01 08:00
Pence raises less than $1.2 million during second fundraising quarter, lagging behind GOP rivals
Former Vice President Mike Pence raised less than $1.2 million for his presidential campaign during the second fundraising quarter that ended June 30, according to a Pence adviser, lagging far behind several Republican rivals who have announced much larger fundraising hauls and signaling potential struggles ahead to finance his White House bid.
1970-01-01 08:00
Chevron opted to buy vs build US LNG processing - gas executive
By Curtis Williams Chevron Corp is comfortable with buying U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) on long-term contracts rather
1970-01-01 08:00
Former Charlotte Observer Publisher Rolfe Neill dies at age 90
The publisher of The Charlotte Observer for over two decades has died
1970-01-01 08:00
Investors brace for earnings from ‘Magnificent Seven’ US growth giants
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK A handful of massive growth and technology names that have dominated the U.S.
1970-01-01 08:00
Comfort women: Last of Japan's WW2 sex slaves sing 'forget us not'
Their own memories fading, former World War Two sex slaves seek justice in their twilight years.
1970-01-01 08:00
Homonym vs. Homophone vs. Homograph: What’s the Difference?
Here’s why some homophone examples also work as homograph and homonym examples.
1970-01-01 08:00