Thousands of artisan and fashion manufacturers spread all over the Italian countryside helped put “Made in Italy” on the world map as a symbol of high quality and luxury fashion. Today, the future of this industry and the livelihood of many of its workers is threatened.
The Swiss Political System Martin Sustrik | Less Wrong | 19th July 2020 Foreigners tend to assume that the Swiss political system works well, without knowing how it works, save for frequent use of referendums. This account, by a long-time foreign resident, argues that Swiss politics is hard to grasp because “so much of it is informal”, and thus “only disc…
"If I have the honor of being president, I will end the Muslim ban on day one," said the likely Democratic presidential nominee during the Million Muslim Votes Summit, an online event hosted by Emgage Action.
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Hungarian scientists accidentally created a hybrid of a Russian sturgeon and an American paddlefish, leading to a long-nosed "sturddlefish" baby.
Many people are looking for budget-friendly desks for there home office, and you can get popular desks at Amazon, Wayfair, Target, and more for under $150.
After leaving Google in March, Marc Levoy, the imaging expert who helped create some of the Pixel lineup's most important computational photography features, has landed at Adobe. In an email, the Photoshop-maker said Levoy will "spearhead company-wid...
Congress is demanding answers and wants to know if Americans face a bigger threat online, following a massive Twitter hack that took place recently.
PRINCES Harry and William face a probe into alleged misuse of nearly £300,000 of charity money. They were reported after the sum was paid to Harry’s eco-friendly travel firm Travalyst. The Charity Commission has been urged to look into possible conflict of interest, inappropriate use of funds and lack of independence. William and Kate’s Royal […]
Pascagoula, Miss., July 20, 2020 Halter Marine Inc., a company of ST EngineeringNorth America, has b...
Kanye West might be the best candidate for president. That says little about him, but it speaks volumes about Trump and Biden.
CAIRO, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday celebrated the launch of its Hope probe, Arab world's first Mars orbiter, deemed as an ambitious and pioneering breakthrough.
The algorithms that underlie most Silicon Valley bigwigs are usually locked up in the name of “protecting trade secrets,” but that’s an excuse that’s starting to wear a little thin in recent months. Maybe it’s because these companies are that much harder to regulate or compete against when we don’t ask them to reveal…
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"I have been so incredibly fortunate to portray a character on television that has meant so much to so many within the LGBTQ community. Off screen, I am a woman who stands in support of...
The Pennsylvania bank incurred $2.3 million in expenses in second quarter after winding down unit BMT Investment Advisers.
Justice League director Zack Snyder is very excited for Matt Reeves' The Batman, as well as Robert Pattinson's performance as Bruce Wayne.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Evgeni Malkin is already thinking about the future, the one where the hockey star in the family isn't the four-time All-Star forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins but his 4-year-old son, Nikita.
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A disturbing new video from the Upper East Side captures a man hurl a racist slur before smashing the phone of the person recording the incident. The just over a minute-long clip, posted to Instagram Sunday, shows a man yelling “get out of the middle of the street, a–hole!” “F—ing n—er!” he then yells. Then...
New video by playak: New Raymarine LightHouse Dartmouth 3.12 software update for Axiom, Axiom+, Axiom Pro and Axiom XL featuring Beaver Lake fishing guide Brad Wiegmann. Video by Brad Wiegmann Outdoors Media House.
Despite over 10% unemployment the S&P 500 is virtually flat for the year so far. Here's why.
Sevilla have done it. They will be returning to Champions League football, after losing that status. Last term, it was Valencia who managed to get into the top four teams in La Liga, alongside the usual suspects of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. But now that the five-time champions of Europa League will be […]
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After months of sending mixed messages on the wearing face masks to stem the spread of coronavirus, President Trump finally fired off a tweet endorsing the practice, even calling it “patriotic.” “We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face […]
SINGER Natalie Maines said on Monday that President Trump should be accused of “murder” for allegedly mishandling the coronavirus pandemic. The Chick’s band member claimed “there is no leadership” in America on the Howard Stern Show. Here is more about her statement on President Trump and his coronavirus response. Who is Natalie Maines? Maines, 45, […]