Deal or no deal? Online discounters face woes
It looks like a tough sell for the online daily deals sector.
Business
Dec 2, 2012
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SeaWorld plans bigger killer whale environments (Update)
After more than a year of public criticism of its treatment of killer whales, SeaWorld said Friday that it will build new, larger environments at its theme parks and will fund additional research on the animals along with ...
Ecology
Aug 15, 2014
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Funding needed to tackle life-shortening air pollution: report
Even as air pollution shaves years off life expectancy, fossil fuel projects get more funding than clean air initiatives, a global report said Tuesday.
Environment
Sep 7, 2021
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Cellular spring cleaning may keep us youthful and healthy for longer
The built-in process of maintaining the health of our cells by recycling dead or toxic material plays a key role in our overall health. Known as autophagy, it is being studied by researchers to discover if boosting the natural ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 18, 2022
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Amazon 2Q profit falls but results beat Street
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit fell despite a 51 percent jump in revenue as the leading online retailer spent heavily to expand its business.
Business
Jul 26, 2011
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Amazon sales surge, but spending bites into profit (Update)
Internet colossus Amazon on Thursday reported its profit shrank in the recently ended quarter despite surging sales as it poured money into growth.
Business
Jul 27, 2017
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New study examines mortality costs of air pollution in US
A team of University of Illinois researchers estimated the mortality costs associated with air pollution in the U.S. by developing and applying a novel machine learning-based method to estimate the life-years lost and cost ...
Economics & Business
Jan 21, 2020
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Study reveals impact of socioeconomic factors on the racial gap in life expectancy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Differences in factors such as income, education and marital status could contribute overwhelmingly to the gap in life expectancy between blacks and whites in the United States, according to one of the first ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2012
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There's a growing split in the middle of the economic distribution for Americans nearing retirement age
A study by health policy researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and University of Southern California projects that the expected health and economic well-being of Americans nearing retirement age ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2023
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China 'winning' war on smog, helping life expectancy: study
China appears to be "winning" its war on air pollution, making so much progress that life expectancy could rise by more than two years, according to a US university study.
Environment
Mar 13, 2018
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