The on-demand economy powers into your home
Start-ups that allow you to order workers at the touch of a button are becoming mainstream
Start-ups that allow you to order workers at the touch of a button are becoming mainstream
Few British writers had visited Mecca before Eldon Rutter, an enigmatic figure who one day disappeared
Hans A. von Spakovsky
Society, United States
The U.S. House of Representatives is suing the Obama Administration over the Affordable Care Act. Could they succeed?
For those who thought that the lawsuits challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) were at an end, think again. On September 9, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the federal district court for the District of Columbia refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the entire U.S. House of Representatives... Читать дальше...
Ian Easton
Security, Asia
Think Taiwan instead.
No one likes to admit they made a mistake, especially in Washington. But what if America's top strategic thinkers have gotten China's military buildup all wrong?
The definition of military deception is “actions executed to deliberately mislead adversary decision makers...thereby causing the adversary to take specific actions (or inactions) that will contribute to the accomplishment of the mission.” Could Beijing be using the South China Sea to this end? Читать дальше...
All talk, no action
R.A. Long swept the doubles matches and won two of the singles contests in a 5-1 nonleague victory over W.F. West on Friday in Chehalis.
It was "the most beautiful beach he had ever seen in his life."But Bernie Newell was among the few in his division who lived to tell about that shoreline in Vietnam."There was just a small gro…
PREP FOOTBALLCLASS 6AAbilene 44, Hurst Bell 14 Alief Taylor 27, Alief Elsik 0 Allen 55, Plano 0 Amarillo 17, Odessa 7 Arlington Bowie 20, Colleyville Heritage 17 Austin Bowie 42, Austin Anderson 18 Austin Westlake 49, Austin High 12 Baytown Sterling 27, Clear Brook 23 Belton 47, Waco 17 Buda Hays 48, Del Valle 14 CC Carroll 47, McAllen 14 CC King 42, Rio Grande City 17 Cedar Hill 36, Coppell 21 Channelview 82, Aldine 14 Conroe 27, Aldine MacArthur 12 Conroe Oak Ridge 35, Deer Park 31 Copperas Cove 67... Читать дальше...
One person was killed and three others injured in police firing after violence broke out near labour colony of Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL) Jamnagar refinery on Thursday late night.
Reacting to the barrister vs politician controversy generated by AIMIM's reported threat to sue anybody who calls him (Owaisi) a BJP agent, Akhtarul Imaan, the Bihar unit chief of the Hyderabad based outfit said that filing criminal defamation case against those making unsubstantiated allegations was a legitimate right of every Indian and as such Asaduddin Owaisi has got every right to sue his critics.
I just returned from Tokyo, where I took part as a panelist at the G1 Global Conference.
The conference, attended by a handful of politicians, top business executives and global shapers, was held under the theme From 'Japan Passing' to 'Japan Rushing'. Sessions were dedicated to discussing a "re-set" in both the role and the positioning of Japan in today's world - economically, politically and culturally.
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I just returned from Tokyo, where I took part as a panelist at the G1 Global Conference.
The conference, attended by a handful of politicians, top business executives and global shapers, was held under the theme From 'Japan Passing' to 'Japan Rushing'. Sessions were dedicated to discussing a "re-set" in both the role and the positioning of Japan in today's world - economically, politically and culturally.
However, when it came to the future of the Middle East, and Japan's role in... Читать дальше...
(ATTN: ADDS comments from China's foreign ministry in last 2 paras) SEOUL/TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reminded Japan on Saturday of the need for "peace spirit" and transparency in implementing its new defense policy supported by the passa
An international team of researchers has identified a protein that helps heart muscle cells regenerate after a heart attack.
Harbor City was the place to be Friday night to watch an extraordinary performance by 6-foot-2, 205-pound quarterback Khalil Tate of Gardena Serra. His future Arizona teammate, receiver DeVaughn Cooper of Narbonne, wasn't too bad himself. They combined to score 10 touchdowns. And the game went...
September kende tot nu toe weinig warme dagen. Op 12 september liep het kwik in De Bilt op naar 20,2 graden. Dat was volgens MeteoGroup tot nu toe de warmste dag van deze maand. Deze temperatuur werd in 1986 voor het laatst als warmste septemberdag genoteerd.
According to Slovenian ambassador to Germany, country is prepared to accept up to 10,000 refugees if such a need arises.
BOISE, Idaho - Jeremy McNichols rushed for three touchdowns and Kelsey Young added two more as Boise State cruised to a 52-0 victory over Idaho State Friday night.
Google sent out invitations to the press on Friday night for a September 29 event. It may introduce new Android smartphones and an updated version of the Chromecast.
The Gujarat Information Commission (GIC) has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Public Information Officers (PIO) of Gujarat University (GU) for not provide information under RTI Act to P C Kumbhat in the stipulated time frame.
Deep Maradia, 23, a student of seventh semester mechanical engineering in Rajkot-based college, has been relentlessly fighting to get justice for himself and others who are victims of 'mass errors' by evaluators of Gujarat Technological University (GTU).