Month: August 2021
Soccer superstar Messi leaving FC Barcelona, team says
Club blames ‘Spanish league regulations’ for blocking deal despite sides agreeing to new contract, ending Argentine forward’s 20-year career with squad
Read MoreCreators can now monetize their expertise on Quora
In May, Yahoo! Answers shut down after helping the internet answer its most burning questions since 2005. But now, Quora, which began as a question-and-answer site but expanded to incorporate blogging, is making its platform more appealing to creators. Quora says
Read MoreWATCH: Biden seeks to boost fuel economy to thwart Trump rollback
The moves are big steps toward President Joe Biden’s pledge to cut emissions and battle climate change as he pushes to shift the nation away from internal combustion engines and toward battery-powered vehicles.
Read MoreUN Security Council to discuss deadly tanker attack blamed on Iran
Britain expected to raise issue at Friday meeting, over a week after a suspected Iranian drone strike amid ongoing shadow war on the seas
Read MoreIsraeli defense minister threatens Iran with military action
Benny Gantz issued the threat Thursday against the Islamic Republic after a fatal drone strike on a oil tanker at sea that his nation blamed on Tehran.
Read MoreIsraeli defense minister threatens Iran with military action
Benny Gantz issued the threat Thursday against the Islamic Republic after a fatal drone strike on a oil tanker at sea that his nation blamed on Tehran.
Read MoreSchools Expected to Leave Virtual Learning Behind in the Fall, but the Delta Variant Is Forcing a Change in Plans
Public school leaders in Des Moines, Iowa had planned on teaching all their elementary school students face-to-face this fall. But weeks before classes are set to begin, the district’s youngest students remain ineligible for vaccination against COVID-19, Iowa schools are
Read MoreAndrew Cuomo lounges poolside as sexual harassment scandal swirls – New York Post
Andrew Cuomo lounges poolside as sexual harassment scandal swirls New York Post Cuomo facing impeachment votes from majority of NY Assembly if he doesn’t resign: report Fox News Who is Kathy Hochul, Cuomo’s potential successor as N.Y. governor? Yahoo News Opinion | What
Read MoreWill China’s national security law break Hong Kong as a business hub?
From left, the Bank of China building, the Cheung Kong Center, and the HSBC Holdings Plc building in Hong Kong, China, on September 25, 2020. | Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg via Getty Images The national security law has stifled democracy in
Read MoreClinics Won’t Provide It. Insurers Won’t Cover It. So Will the First Alzheimer’s Drug Make a Difference?
In theory, the approval of the first drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease would be cause for universal celebration. But from the moment the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved aducanumab on June 7, the drug has been beset by
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