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The International Maritime Organization may approve a new carbon tax on shipping.
The Trump administration argues the carbon tax will harm trade and cost jobs.
Australian businessman...
On Tuesday, Amazon announced Prime Wardrobe, which gives Amazon the potential to disrupt the fashion industry further.
The new style platform, Prime Wardrobe, is similar to other subscription service plans like Stitch Fix and Trunk Club. Under the new business model, Amazon Prime’s Prime Wardrobe will include brands like Adidas,...
On Monday, Federal and state officials made moves to block the merger between DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel. Government officials argue the combination between the two companies could hurt competition by controlling 90% of the daily fantasy sports market within the United States.
The Federal Trade Commission says it will file...
Time Warner and Snap Inc. have announced a deal that will bring more advertising revenue for shows designed for Snapchat. The deal is valued at $100 million and Time Warner will create up to 10 original shows designed for Snapchat every year.
Also, Time Warner also announces they will buy ads...
To ensure the future of the human species SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, claims building a self-sustaining colony on Mars is critical.
According to Musk’s blueprint, titled “Making Humans a Multi-Planetary Species,” explains the CEO’s vision for making the human race a multi-planetary, space exploring society.
The master plan, which is...
According to a new report published in the Journal of Pediatrics, gun-related injuries are now the third leading cause of death among U.S. kids ages 1 to 17 years old.
Researchers found almost 1,300 children in the U.S. die from a gunshot wound every year. Moreover, an additional 5,790 children...
China will send their first X-RAY telescope into space to study black holes. On Thursday, China released their first X-ray space telescope. The new telescope will study black holes and gamma ray bursts in space. Also, scientists will be able to measure magnetic fields and how black holes operate.
The...
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) is an organization for providing recommendations and information to the President of the United States, as well as providing a strategy for combating the disease. However, on Friday, six members of PACHA resigned. In fact, several of the members wrote an op-ed,...
When a typical user uses Facebook, it may look like Facebook is not doing much. But, behind the scenes, programmers have developed technology to deliver targeted advertising, relevant content, and information to keep you engaged and returning to the application. With 1.9 billion users worldwide, some of that user-generated...
A Pennsylvania man became nearly $900,000 richer after a court ruled against a hospital and one of its doctors for removing the wrong testicle during a 2013 surgery.
Steven Hanes was awarded $870,000 in damages after a doctor removed the wrong testicle, PennLive reports. In fact, he was awarded...
A New York City woman who was offered a steak dinner after staff said her $43 million wins at a slot machine, which was the result of a computer glitch, is now suing the casino for the entire jackpot.
Katrina Bookman took a selfie at New York’s Resorts World Casina...
A satellite from China was flying through space and shooting pairs of entangled photons to two separate locations on Earth to achieve a “spooky” effect known as quantum entanglement. In a study published in the journal Science, the particles ended up separated by 746 miles on the ground, but...
Meditation and yoga may be better for your health than just making you feel relaxed. A new study suggests these types of exercises can actually revise stress-related changes to your DNA that is linked to depression and poor health.
In a new paper published in Frontiers in Immunology, researchers...
Coconut oil is as unhealthy as butter, according to American Heart Association.
While Coconut oil is commonly considered as a healthier alternative, US health experts say coconut oil can raise “bad” cholesterol. In fact, the American Heart Associations says no research supports coconut oil as a healthier food alternative.
On Friday,...
Amazon rocked businesses around the world on Friday when the company announced plans to buy Whole Foods Markets and enter the grocery retail business. The $13.7 billion deal will take the battle between Walmart and Amazon to a new level.
The deal between Amazon and Whole Foods Markets will shake...
Share prices of Snapchat’s parent company Snap continue to fall as the company’s IPO price for the first time since the company made its market debut.
Shares of Snap Inc dropped nearly 5 percent on Thursday to their IPO price, illustrating how Wall Street has lost confidence in the company...
To attract new users to the social network, Twitter is redesigning their applications. The renovations to their mobile, desktop and web platforms is not a major change from its prior user experience but, the updates will include a series of small changes to things like where settings are located,...
According to a new study, fever during pregnancy may increase the risk for autism in a child later on.
Researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health studied information on nearly 96,000 children born in Norway from 1999 to 2009. Scientists found there were 538 cases of autism spectrum...
Nike announced that the company plans to cut approximately 1,400 jobs as part of a plan to revamp their e-commerce and retail sector.
On Thursday, the company announced a new initiative to expand their direct selling to consumers and developing their e-commerce platform. As a result, two percent of their...
Study finds people who eat fried potatoes are more likely to die earlier than individuals who do not.
According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who eat fried potatoes two or more times a week double their risk of an early death in...
Several Michigan health officials charged with manslaughter over the Flint water crisis.
The Michigan attorney general’s office charged the director of the state’s health department along with four other public officials with involuntary manslaughter for their roles in the Flint water crisis.
The director of the Michigan Department of Health and...
