The speed and elegant appearance of the Concorde inspired awe. Its ear-rattling sonic booms irritated people on the ground and led to restrictions on where the jet could fly. …
more ...Trump Extends US Sanctions Against Zimbabwe By a Year
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday extended by one year sanctions against Zimbabwe saying that the new government’s policies continue to pose an “unusual and extraordinary” threat to U.S. foreign…
more ...US to End Preferential Trade Status for India, Turkey
At President Donald Trump’s direction, the United States intends to scrap the preferential trade status granted to India and Turkey, officials said Monday. Washington “intends to terminate India’s and Turkey’s…
more ...Mnuchin Announces Halt in Payments Into 2 US Retirement Funds
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin informed Congress on Monday that he will stop making payments into two government retirement funds now that the debt limit has gone back into effect. In…
more ...Guaido Names Hausmann as Venezuela’s IDB Representative
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido named Harvard University economist Ricardo Hausmann as the country’s representative to the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Guaido’s envoy to the United States said on Monday.…
more ...China Launches Tech Hub Megalopolis to Rival Silicon Valley
As the global race to gain the lead in next generation tech heats up, China is stepping up its efforts, recently announcing a long-awaited plan to link up its southern…
more ...New Lab Gives Biomechanical Students Real-Life Experience
Studying engineering isn’t just about learning, it’s about using skills in the real world. But for biomechanical engineering students, it can be hard to get that real-world experience. However, students…
more ...Space X Crew Capsule Reaches Space Station
The first American commercially built-and-operated crew spacecraft in eight years docked successfully Sunday at the International Space Station. There was, however, no crew aboard the spacecraft, just a test dummy…
more ...Silicon Valley Skeptical of Washington’s China Concerns
With the U.S. and China still negotiating a trade deal, and ongoing concerns in the U.S. about China’s technology goals, Silicon Valley is caught between two superpowers. Michelle Quinn reports.…
more ...Smog-Fighting Shingles Helping to Clean California Air
Northern California is famous for many things, the sun, the surf, the wine, but it has also been infamous for its smog. Smog is a noxious collection of nitrogen and…
more ...Silicon Valley Skeptical of Washington’s China Concerns
They call it the Trump effect. Increased government scrutiny of Chinese investments in Silicon Valley has meant some deals are not getting done. Some aren’t even considered. Usually eager for…
more ...SpaceX Tests Crew Capsule in Flight to Space Station
America’s newest capsule for astronauts rocketed Saturday toward the International Space Station on a high-stakes test flight by SpaceX. The only passenger was a life-size test dummy, named Ripley after…
more ...White House Worries Too Few American Kids Study Science & Math
White House officials are worried that unless more American students study math and science the United States won’t be able to compete with China, India and other nations. The U.S.…
more ...US Stocks Rise as Trade Optimism Counters Weak Data
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average snapped a three-day run of losses on Friday as optimism about the prospects for a U.S.-China trade agreement countered downbeat U.S. and China…
more ...US Consumer Spending Fell 0.5 Percent in December
U.S. consumer spending tumbled 0.5 percent in December, the biggest decline in nine years, as the holiday shopping season ended in disappointment. Meanwhile, incomes rose sharply in December but edged…
more ...Oregon OKs 1st Statewide Mandatory Rent Control Law in US
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed the nation’s first statewide mandatory rent control measure on Thursday, giving a victory to housing advocates who say spiraling rent costs in the economically booming…
more ...Tesla to Close Stores, Take Orders for $35,000 Model 3
Tesla says it is now taking orders for the long-awaited $35,000 Model 3, will close stores and move to online orders. Tesla says it is now taking orders for the…
more ...Gap to Separate Old Navy, Close Stores; Shares Jump
Gap Inc. said Thursday that it would separate its Old Navy brand into a publicly traded company in order to focus on its struggling namesake apparel business, sending its shares up 18 percent. …
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