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WASHINGTON (AP) — Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths, improve the safety of self-driving cars and someday maybe even help solve traffic jams, automakers and government officials say. The cable television and high-tech industries want to take away a large share of the radio airwaves the government dedicated for transportation in 1999, and use it instead for superfast Wi-Fi service. Auto industry officials... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths, improve the safety of self-driving cars and someday maybe even help solve traffic jams, automakers and government officials say. The cable television and high-tech industries want to take away a large share of the radio airwaves the government dedicated for transportation in 1999, and use it instead for superfast Wi-Fi service. Auto industry officials... Читать дальше...

Ted Galen Carpenter

Security, United States, Europe

Does the Vice President care about the risks America takes on to protect tiny Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania? 

In his just-completed trip to the Baltic republics, Vice President Joe Biden reassured his hosts that the U.S. commitment to their security through NATO was rock solid. And any worries they might have because of comments that Donald Trump had made during the ongoing presidential campaign Biden dismissed as completely unwarranted. Читать дальше...

Whirlpool Corp , the world's largest maker of home appliances, is recalling 15,200 Whirlpool brand microwaves due to a fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.

– A suspected kidnapper has been arrested by the Anti-Robbery Squad in Abia state – The squad was said to have recovered a car belonging to one Amaka Onwusoh from the kidnapper The Abia state police has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Kingsley Sunday, in the commercial nerve centre of the state. It was learnt that […]

The Oakland Raiders seem to be pushing forward in their quest to leave the Bay Area after they filed for three trademarks for the phrase "Las Vegas Raiders," according to ESPN's Darren Rovell.

A KFC store in New York.

He got in to the swimming pool with a woman after drinking whisky.

Facebook categorizes users' political views. This is how you can see yours.

The death toll from the magnitude 6.2 earthquake in central Italy rose to 250 people, with 365 injured, Civil Protection Department spokeswoman Immacolata Postiglione said at a briefing Thursday.

The Oakland Raiders have not officially made the move to Las Vegas, but a few trademark filings may serve as a sign for what is to come. On August 20, 2016, the Raiders filed trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for ...

People are asking how making a woman strip is a step towards liberation.

Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk offered the mediation service last night, with strike mandate nearing expiry

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins say they've intensified mosquito-control treatments at their stadium because of the Zika virus.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins say they've intensified mosquito-control treatments at their stadium because of the Zika virus.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins say they've intensified mosquito-control treatments at their stadium because of the Zika virus.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins say they've intensified mosquito-control treatments at their stadium because of the Zika virus.

Legrand

When Ken Brown joined Legrand, North America (LNA) in 2012, it was nine months into an acquisition that was going poorly.

"The leadership of that acquisition, who had signed on to stay on and lead their organization through the transition, woke up to the reality that they weren't going to control everything in the new world," he told Business Insider.

These cofounders left and the rest of the company was uneasy.

LNA is a billion-dollar subsidiary of Legrand... Читать дальше...

John Freemuth, Boise State University and William Lowry, Washington University in St. Louis
The centennial of the National Park Service is inspiring an impressive amount of soul-searching about the agency and the lands for which it is responsible.

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with Park's remarks in paras 4-6; CHANGES photo) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Thursday hosted a luncheon for South Korean athletes who participated in the Rio de Janeiro

Prime minister Renzi declares state of emergency as 241 people are confirmed dead

Crosby is looking to lead team Canada to another championship.