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Ardent 'Brexit' supporters are pining for days of empire

Stars and Stripes 

There are no good reasons for Britain to leave the European Union. "Brexit" makes zero sense geopolitically or economically, as exasperated foreigners, including U.S. President Barack Obama, have repeatedly pointed out.

Birds of prey miss out on benefits of beak evolution

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Brooks Hays
BRISTOL, England, April 29 (UPI) -- According to new research out of England, raptors, eagles and hawks have missed out on the perks of a specialized pecker.

Why Anyone Can Give a Good TED Talk

WSJ.com 

With the right approach, anyone can give a memorable speech, even a shy boy from Kenya. TED curator and President Chris Anderson, pictured here with Richard Turere at TED2013, shares some key pointers from his new book “TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking.” Photo: James Duncan Davidson/ TED

Mexico arrests 73, breaks up highway blockade

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican police have arrested 73 people after breaking up a protest by taxi drivers that blocked the main highway leading from Mexico City to Acapulco.

Mexico arrests 73, breaks up highway blockade

TheRepublic.com 

MEXICO CITY - Mexican police have arrested 73 people after breaking up a protest by taxi drivers that blocked the main highway leading from Mexico City to Acapulco.



Mexico arrests 73, breaks up highway blockade

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican police have arrested 73 people after breaking up a protest by taxi drivers that blocked the main highway leading from Mexico City to Acapulco.

Gun buyer in San Bernardino attack asks to delay trial

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man who bought the rifles used in the San Bernardino terror attack has asked that his trial be pushed back by eight months to March of next year, according to a court filing Friday.

Gun buyer in San Bernardino attack asks to delay trial

TheRepublic.com 

LOS ANGELES - The man who bought the rifles used in the San Bernardino terror attack has asked that his trial be pushed back by eight months to March of next year, according to a court filing Friday.

Gun buyer in San Bernardino attack asks to delay trial

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man who bought the rifles used in the San Bernardino terror attack has asked that his trial be pushed back by eight months to March of next year, according to a court filing Friday.

(LEAD) S. Korea calls for measures to reduce fine dust emissions

Yonhap News Agency (en) 

(ATTN: UPDATES with minor edits) SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn called on officials Friday to come up with measures to reduce fine dust emissions in the latest move to tackle growing health concerns in South Korea. Fine d

We're about to get a look at what is really going on in China

BusinessInsider.com 

Nir Elias/ Reuters

You may have heard that China is on a tear right now.

Lending in the country has exploded. The government has stepped up spending. Property-purchase regulations have been relaxed.

That all seems to be contributing to a pickup in activity in China's old economy, the one driven by building things.

One way to track that kind of activity is by watching the PMI and nonmanufacturing PMI, which track activity in China's factories and services sector every month. Читать дальше...

This small town might burn for 250 years

BusinessInsider.com 

Google Maps

In what seems like the plot to a disaster movie, the quiet town of Centralia, Pennsylvania has endured a burning problem since 1962: It's been on fire, literally, for more than five decades.

And how this fire started still remains a mystery. But chemistry can help explain why it's still going.

The problem runs deep

Centralia, Pennsylvania sits atop a few of the biggest coal deposits in the world. This was fortuitous for the sleepy town at the time because coal was ... Читать дальше...

Celebrities are being paid thousands of dollars to sell laxative teas on Instagram

BusinessInsider.com 

Tea detoxes aren't all they're cracked up to be.

A recent report by Chavie Lieber of Racked digs into how tea detoxes like Lyfe Tea and Skinny Mint — which are essentially just laxatives — exploded on Instagram largely through paid endorsements from social media darlings like Kylie Jenner and Nicki Minaj.

Lieber writes that these celebrities (some of whom are just "Instagram personalities") could be paid $3,000 to $250,000 per endorsement — depending on the size of their online followings. Читать дальше...





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