China’s economy is expected to have slowed further after notching its weakest growth in seven years in the first quarter amid mounting concerns that the country is relying heavily on debt to maintain a façade of stability.
Doug G. Ware
LONDON, July 13 (UPI) -- Before Theresa May took power Wednesday, the last time a female P.M. addressed Britons, George Bush was U.S. president and Russia was still the Soviet Union.
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Imagine your laptop, phone, or other battery-driven piece of tech recharging in less than 15 minutes? That's at least an hour faster than the fastest smartphone recharging systems can manage today, and something most of us would find extremely beneficial. The good news is, the world's first graphene battery pack is here, and it promises to deliver exactly this level of performance.
Revealed by Chinese company Dongxu Optoelectronics, the battery pack is called the G-King. Читать дальше...
Annie Martin
LOS ANGELES, July 13 (UPI) -- "Legally Blonde" star Reese Witherspoon shared a clip of herself doing the bend and snap in honor of the movie's 15th anniversary.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index turned in another day of record closing highs Wednesday. The Dow industrials rose 24.45 points, or 0.1%, to close at 18,372.12, for its second record closing high in as many days. The S&P 500 Index advanced 0.29 points to close at 2,152.43, for its third record closing high in as many days. The Nasdaq Composite index declined 17.09 points, or 0.3%, to finish at 5,005.73, wiping out its fractional gain on the year seen on Tuesday.
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The meeting came a week after a U.S. Army veteran attacked police officers in Dallas last week during a Black Lives Matter protest highlighting the recent high-profile killings by police of black men.
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Civil rights leaders gathered for a meeting with President Barack Obama Wednesday at the White House a week after a black man killed five police officers at a protest against police brutality in Texas. DeRay Mckesson, a prominent activist with the social justice movement Black Lives Matter, said the gathering was aimed at coming up with "concrete actions" to help Obama mend relations between law enforcement officials and black communities.
The Warriors have announced the signing of first-round draft pick Damian Jones and re-signing of free agent forward James Michael McAdoo. The 6-foot-10 Jones, the 30th overall pick in last month’s draft, played three seasons at Vanderbilt, where he averaged 13.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.69 blocks per game.
Senate advances opioid legislation by 90-2
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A bullish chart pattern in small-cap index Russell 200 index suggests that the broader market may have a lot more room to run beyond its record levels, according to Asbury Research.
A bullish chart pattern in small-cap index Russell 200 index suggests that the broader market may have a lot more room to run beyond its record levels, according to Asbury Research.
Health officials say the patient is a heroin user and the suspected source of infection is a soiled skin injection site, contaminated injection devices or contaminated heroin. Signs and symptoms of botulism include double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, muscle weakness/descending paralysis and difficulty breathing/shortness of breath.
SEBRING, Ohio (AP) — State officials on Wednesday charged a former village water plant operator with waiting too long to notify residents after tests showed high levels of lead in their drinking water. The scrutiny into what happened has already led the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to fire two employees and spurred a change in state law that speeds up the notification when lead is detected in tap water. Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a new law in June that requires public water systems to... Читать дальше...
Umar Chalifa, een van de regionale commandanten van Islamitische Staat, is vandaag bij een Amerikaanse luchtaanval in Afghanistan om het leven gekomen. Drie andere IS-terroristen kwamen eveneens bij die aanval om.
The United States has sent additional military personnel to boost security of the US embassy in the South Sudanese capital of Juba, US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday.
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One night at Fat Baby, a comedy club on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Phoebe Robinson was the only female comic in the lineup.
Right before she went on, the male host introduced her: "Do you guys like p*ssy? Well, great, because our next comedian has one!"
When you’re the "only Black woman in a sea of white male comedians," comments like that happen pretty often, Robinson tells Tech Insider.
Needless to say, she was fed up with it. So she decided to launch a new podcast... Читать дальше...
A coalition of 80 organizations representing women, the LGBT community and minority groups issued a letter Wednesday defending the U.S. Department of Education’s increased Title IX enforcement efforts.
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Dow industrials close at record high, notching fourth straight gain
"Pokemon Go" is a full phenomenon with thousands of players buried in their smartphones.
Eric DuVall
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 13 (UPI) -- Hillary Clinton addressed the nation's racial divide and castigated her opponent, Donald Trump, for policies she said are aimed at further dividing Americans.
Apple is expanding its project workload in a surprising way: with a new reality television show called "Planet of the Apps."
Today's mood has improved significantly now that we know about the existence of this beautifully nostalgic Sex and the City Instagram. 'Every Outfit on Sex and the City' is an epic ode...
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Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain, who currently plies his trade with Napoli in Italy's Serie A, is among the world's best strikers, but even he must have been surprised at the contract offer he received from the Hebei China Fortune of the Chinese Super League.
Higuain received a monster offer to play for the team, one to the tune of £800,000 (US$1.1 million) per week, according Kaveh Solhekol of Sky Sports News.
There's been a trend over the past... Читать дальше...
You may think you can only dream of retiring early, but others have done it. Here's a look at where to focus as you try to save your nest egg and how to spend it in retirement.