In September of 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech urging that the United States should "go to the moon … not because it is easy, but because it is hard." In the early 1960s, none of the technology required ...
Economics & Business
Dec 16, 2019
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This year has been challenging for retailers, to put it mildly. According to the British Retail Consortium, sales were down 1.3% year on year in September, the most recent month available, and the worst since the consortium's ...
Economics & Business
Nov 29, 2019
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How did a billionaire win over coal miners in Pennsylvania and West Virginia to become president? Three words: "Trump digs coal". By linking deindustrialisation and the decline of working communities in America's "rust belt" ...
Environment
Oct 9, 2019
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The UK's Labour Party has pledged to offer voters a Green New Deal at the next election. This is a radical program for decarbonizing society and the economy by 2030, through phasing out fossil fuels, investing in renewable ...
Environment
Oct 2, 2019
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Researchers from the University of San Diego and University of Arizona published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing, which examines the rise of deal collectives that exploit ill-designed deals that give away more than ...
Economics & Business
Oct 1, 2019
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Warning of "an attack on the American free enterprise system," Lewis F. Powell Jr.'s 1971 memo is considered a turning point in American politics.
Economics & Business
Aug 20, 2019
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Environmental activists said Friday they have launched a petition to stop the break-up of Niger's Termit and Tin Toumma national nature reserve, the biggest in Africa, to honour an oil deal with China.
Ecology
Aug 9, 2019
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From the school strikes for climate, to Extinction Rebellion protests and calls for a Green New Deal, citizens around the world are putting pressure on their governments to prevent global warming more than 2°C above pre-industrial ...
Environment
Jul 8, 2019
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Apple has bought Mountain View startup Drive.ai in a move that renews questions about the tech giant's secretive self-driving car project.
Business
Jun 26, 2019
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Amazon Prime Day, when the e-commerce giant offers a Black Friday-like sale in the middle of summer, will take place on July 15 and 16, the company says.
Business
Jun 25, 2019
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