Should newspapers get into the online learning business? Digital strategist Amy Webb floated the prospect at October's Online News Association conference as one of the top 10 tech trends for 2014 for media companies. As massive open ...
Six months ago, California "raw milk man" James Stewart was sitting in a jail cell in Los Angeles county, shivering from hypothermia, his body wrapped in chains from hands to ankles. He had been raided at gunpoint by the LA County Sheriff's ...
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I keep hearing, even among some in the alternative media, that the overpopulation of humans on our planet is a myth because "all the people in the world could fit in the state of Texas." Sure they can, but then where would they pee? ...
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A consumer advocacy group is warning in an updated report that some of the food items shoppers see on store shelves aren't what they seem. The nonprofit U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention has recently released a new update to its Food Fraud ...
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Chicken and oc may seem like an obvious pairing to culinary enthusiasts, but at least one Pennsylvania farm is demonstrating its extraordinary health benefits in food production as well. For three years or so, chickens at Bell & Evans have ...
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It's true the almost five million barrels of oil that contaminated the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill was an ecological nightmare. And residents of the area have complained for the last two years that the chemicals ...
The Deal, TheStreet's (TST) institutional business, announced the winners of the sixth annual Most Admired Corporate Dealmaker (MACD) Awards, which recognize the best corporate dealmaking teams at acquisitive, large-cap U.S. companies in ...
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Mosquitoes are on the rise this summer, and several cases of West Nile virus infections from mosquitoes have been reported in Texas along with a few deaths. Other states have reported cases of West Nile virus infections as well. After ...
Plug Power has received funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to demonstrate the viability of replacing diesel generators with hydrogen fuel cells for powering transport refrigeration units ...
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Yokohama Tire Corp. announces it is the “Official Tire of the Los Angeles Clippers,” part of a two-year sponsorship agreement with the title-contending National Basketball Association (NBA) team. “The Clippers have an ...
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The world’s tallest building is getting rebuilt with some of the worlds best lighting. One World Trade Center is currently getting fitted with hundreds of red, white and blue LED modules. Washington Post states that, “The Port ...
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Verizon’s network wasn’t ready for the flood of new traffic that it had to deal with after the company rolled out LTE service, admitted CFO Fran Shammo. Speaking on a conference call with investors hosted by Wells Fargo on ...
Iridium prices moved slightly lower this week as sellers continued to lower their offers to attract buyers. The Platts New York Dealer iridium price slipped this week to $400-450/oz from $400-475/oz the previous week. "There's just ...
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The global oil market is currently well supplied but growing demand pressures and ongoing disruptions in some OPEC producing countries could soon reverse a recent spate of softer oil prices, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. ...
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UK-based life and general insurer Aviva has embarked on a conditional agreement to divest its entire 39% stake in Eurovita Assicurazioni, to New York-based private equity firm JC Flowers, in a cash transaction valued at approximately ...
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