Facebook has outlined the economics of its new Libra cryptocurrency, revealing it will create a secondary token intended specifically to pay dividends to early backers. It’s called the Libra Investment Token, and it will only be available to members of the Libra Association (which maintains the network) and other accredited investors. Money raised by selling the Libra Investment Token is said to […]
Read MoreFILE PHOTO: An AirAsia Airbus A320-200 prepares to land at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi, Vietnam April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – AirAsia Group has decided to convert 253 orders for Airbus’ A320neo planes to the larger A321neo model, making AirAsia the world’s largest customer for the A321neo. “The change will enable […]
Read MoreSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s AB Volvo is joining forces with Nvidia to develop artificial intelligence used in self-driving trucks, in a boost for the U.S. chipmaker that was ditched by Tesla last year. FILE PHOTO: A Volvo logo is pictured on the stand during the 87th International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, March […]
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The naked metallic core of a dead, early planet should soon get a visitor. Orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter, the bizarre space rock is the target of a NASA mission that just entered its final design phase this week. The space agency has targeted the date of Jan. 31, 2026, for the arrival […]
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Good morning, Power People & welcome back. Call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me. Thanks for waking up with us. Departure lounge: Jarrod Agen, Vice President Pence’s communications director, and Fiona Hill, the top adviser on Russia and Europe at the National Security Council are leaving the Trump administration. Hill “will be stepping down […]
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Omar al-Bashir had just fallen as president of Sudan when I visited Sarah Abdelgalil at her home in England this April. Abdelgalil is a spokeswomen for the Sudanese Professionals Association, the organization that spearheaded protests that removed Bashir. When there was a statement to make about how to topple Bashir, she was usually involved. When […]
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Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via RadioPublic | Via Stitcher A New York Times investigation found that the United States is actively infiltrating Russia’s electric power grid. We look at what that means for the future of cyberwarfare. [For an exclusive look at how the biggest […]
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President Trump delivers remarks on expanding health coverage options for small businesses on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix June 18 at 6:30 AM There is one poll question I keep coming back to when I think about President Trump’s 2020 […]
Read MoreFILE PHTO: AirAsia planes are seen on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) in Sepang, Malaysia December 13, 2017. Picture taken through glass. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – AirAsia Group has decided to convert 253 orders for Airbus’ A320neo planes to the larger A321neo model, Airbus said on Tuesday. Reporting […]
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President Trump says millions of people living in the country illegally will be deported, beginning next week. In a pair of tweets Monday night — the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid — Mr. Trump said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would next week “begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens […]
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Joe Biden believes that if he’s the Democratic nominee, he’ll win the South. Though in the past, some Democrats have contemplated skipping over the South, where it’s been notoriously difficult for a Democrat to win, the former vice president claimed that wouldn’t be his strategy. “I plan on campaigning in the South,” Biden said at […]
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“O.J. Simpson, the notorious memorabilia thief and officially no other kind of criminal,” just joined Twitter, Trevor Noah said on Monday’s Daily Show. One of O.J.’s first video tweets certainly got people’s attention. “Whoa, ‘I got a little getting even to do?’” Noah said. “If you’re O.J. Simpson, there are some phrases that you should […]
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Almost two years after showing off the first glimpse of its Rich Communication Services (RCS), Google is rolling it out without waiting for carrier support. The Verge today reported that The Verge reported today that Android users in the UK and France will be able to use RCS by the end of this month. But, […]
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Bret Stephens: Gail, I know you are as gutted as I am by the news that Sarah Huckabee Sanders will step down from her post as White House spokesman. How do you judge her contribution to our nation’s moral health and political well-being? Gail Collins: I was going to say she brought us back to […]
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — I’d been a professional climber almost half my life by the time I turned 30. I’d free climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park more times than any other woman. I’d established some of the world’s hardest climbs — by a male or female. Climbing was my job, the only one […]
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Fair warning: This will be an entire column about a single paragraph. The paragraph’s author is Adam Serwer, a writer for The Atlantic, weighing in on the complicated, sometimes baffling debate on the right about the relationship between religious conservatives and libertarianism … or maybe the relationship between religious conservatives and Donald Trump … or […]
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Earlier this month, the Seattle Storm, the W.N.B.A. team who won last year’s championship, announced a partnership with TomboyX, a gender-neutral line of undergarments. Fans can now buy Storm-branded TomboyX bras and underwear, choosing from a black bralette or charcoal gray boxer briefs. Unlike team-branded thong underwear for sale from some major men’s sports leagues, […]
Read MoreCatch up on the latest NBA free agency and rumors leading up to Thursday’s draft.
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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will not be one of the 20 presidential candidates who will appear at the first Democratic presidential debates in Miami next week. Instead, his campaign announced Tuesday that Bullock will hold town halls in Iowa and New Hampshire on both nights of the back-to-back debates. In Miami, the 20 candidates who […]
Read MoreLONDON (Reuters) – London Heathrow, the busiest airport in Europe, published its masterplan plan for expansion on Tuesday, including building a controversial third runway and new terminal facilities, at the start of a 12-week statutory consultation. FILE PHOTO: A general view of Heathrow Airport near London, Britain, October 11, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo Emma Gilthorpe, […]
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