The Rev. Robert Wright Lee IV, a distant nephew of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, claimed Wednesday that black people are being treated unfairly in the Hurricane Harvey relief effort.
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Waymo
The House of Representatives just took a big step toward putting together the first set of federal laws for self-driving cars.
The House unanimously approved on Wednesday the Self Drive Act, a bipartisan bill that limits states from controlling how automakers construct and design self-driving cars. It would also allow automakers to deploy 25,000 self-driving cars in the first year, a number that would rise to 100,000 over a three-year time span.
States will still be able to set regulations on registration... Читать дальше...
After tough losses in the majors over the past three years, Mike and Bob Bryan are looking to put that heartbreak behind them and win the US Open.
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Sports e-commerce firm Fanatics has closed a $1 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group's Vision fund, which will give it the firepower to expand internationally, Chief Executive Doug Mack told Reuters.
The new funding will value the Jacksonville, Florida-based company that runs online sales for the National Basketball Association and the National Football League at $4.5 billion - more than twice the $2 billion in revenue expected this year, the company said. Читать дальше...
“I had this funny notion that when your children get older, they learn to take care of themselves and it gets easier,” she said of being a mom.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will resign next month for personal reasons, leaving a fourth vacancy on the seven-member Fed governing board.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will resign next month for personal reasons, leaving a fourth vacancy on the seven-member Fed governing board.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will resign next month for personal reasons, leaving a fourth vacancy on the seven-member Fed governing board. Fischer is a widely-respected economist who taught at MIT and was head of the Bank of Israel for eight years. His unexpected departure adds to a leadership vacuum at the top of the Fed as it navigates a difficult path. Fischer, 73, is a close confidant of Fed Chair Janet Yellen, whose own term ends in February The U.S. central... Читать дальше...
Hillary Clinton opens up about her marriage to Bill Clinton in her new memoir, revealing that she stayed with the former president through the hard times because she loves him
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Valentina Garcia Gonzalez
Fifteen years ago, on September 5, 2002, I arrived in Georgia from my home country of Uruguay.
Six-year-old me was bribed with promises of Disney World and Mickey Mouse, but when I arrived, all I saw were cars and buses and no magical place around. Then, as we walked out of the airport, I saw my father, who had been in the United States for four months, and realized I could forego Mickey and Disney World.
Ever since that day, my life has been boiled down to three things... Читать дальше...
President Donald Trump met with congressional leaders Wednesday to discuss plans for their fall legislative agenda.
As Week 1 approaches, the league’s TV partners are faced with the issue of how, and how much, to cover the players’ demonstrations in the midst of a football telecast
As Week 1 approaches, the league’s TV partners are faced with the issue of how, and how much, to cover the players’ demonstrations in the midst of a football telecast
America's budget woes are biting back now.
Op onze Zon heeft zich vandaag de krachtigste uitbarsting sinds 2006 voorgedaan, zo heeft de gezaghebbende website space.com op gezag van de
CIOs should formulate core principles for technology decisions that preserve critical business flexibility. This includes choosing elements that are compatible with multiple platforms.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, said on Wednesday September 6 that he was not aware of his reported ongoing investigation by the EFCC...
CAIRO — Egypt’s Aswan Court has ordered the continued detention of 24 Nubians for participating in an unauthorized protest three days earlier until Sept 13 when he is set to review the case. Wednesday’s decision comes after dozens of Nubians had set out on a march in the Upper Egypt city of Aswan demanding their
Emotionally Focused Therapy arrives in Jerusalem to benefit the whole community, thanks to Pearl Lopian.
