Month: August 2023
Imagine Dragons tours Israel ahead of Tuesday show
The Nevada indie pop band sells out all 60,000 tickets to Yarkon Park concert
Read MoreU.S. and China Take Steps to Ease Tensions Over Export Control Policies, Raimondo Says
The Commerce Secretary announced a new bilateral forum after meeting in Beijing with her Chinese counterpart.
Read MoreThe Morning Risk Report
3M agrees to settle a foreign corruption probe over trips it funded for Chinese officials. Plus, Binance drops sanctioned Russian banks from its peer-to-peer service and the U.S. is ramping up efforts to make cryptocurrency investors comply with tax law.
Read MoreCovid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open.
Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often dilapidated school buildings.
Read MoreU.S., China agree to talk export controls, but make no concessions on other disputes
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government wants to revive foreign investor interest in China as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump.
Read MoreChina to stop requiring negative COVID-19 test from incoming travelers
Beijing ended its tough domestic “zero COVID” policy only in December, after years of draconian curbs that at times included full-city lockdowns and lengthy quarantines for people who were infected.
Read MoreRubiales’ mom on hunger strike over ‘harassment’ of son
The mother of Spain’s suspended football chief Luis Rubiales, who is under fire for planting an unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso, went on hunger strike Monday in support of her son. Angeles Bejar began her protest
Read MoreMother of Spanish FA boss ‘on hunger strike’
Prosecutors have opened inquiries into the kiss by Spanish FA boss Luis Rubiales, whose mother has gone on hunger strike over the treatment of her son.
Read MoreHBO’s Telemarketers Finale Lays Out the Grim State of Modern-Day Telemarketing
The third and final installment of the HBO documentary series Telemarketers reveals the lengths the industry has gone to in creating a billion dollar scheme—and how the success of telemarketing is intertwined with law enforcement, artificial intelligence, and the political
Read MoreTropical Storm Idalia predicted to make landfall in Florida as a major hurricane this week
Forecasters say they expect Idalia to become a hurricane later Monday in the Gulf of Mexico, then curve northeast and reach Florida’s western coast on Wednesday.
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