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Space to grow, or grow in space - how vertical farms could be ready to take-off
Vertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi. But there is a growing environmental and economic case for them, according to new...
27 minutes ago - Science Daily
In Defense of Free Stuff During the Pandemic
There's nothing the American government hates more than handouts, at least those that are intended for anyone who isn't already rich. In the 1960s, Lyndon Johnson stressed that...
1 hour ago - The New Republic
American Individualism Is My Climate Fear
For years you were a bore and a doomsayer if you mentioned climate change at a party. It wasn't even the elephant in the room: There were no elephants. Just people. When an...
1 hour ago - The New Republic
BANK OF AMERICA: Buy these 7 pharma stocks now as they race to develop COVID-19 treatments and vaccines
Several companies are conducting coronavirus vaccine trials, and three - Moderna, Pfizer, and BioNTech - have received Fast Track status from the US Food and Drug...
1 hour ago - Business Insider
Barrett: Fresh food, all-in hugs some of life's pleasures
People are saying that when life returns to normal, when the threat of the virus is not so great that it dictates every aspect of our lives, we will be changed. We will...
1 hour ago - Times Union
A New Opposition Leader in Malaysia Is Ready for an Election
As Malaysia's opposition bloc struggles to resolve the impasse between its two key leaders, a new contender is weighing his entry to the race for the top seat.
2 hours ago - Bloomberg
Covid Conversations With One of America's Richest Men
How a pandemic unfolds when you're a Wall Street billionaire.
2 hours ago - Bloomberg
Food donation and volunteer effort in Wayne County helps more than 3,500 families facing food insecurity
The lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic means even deeper food insecurity, especially for many rural families. A Wayne County nonprofit is helping to fill that need.
2 hours ago - WRAL
Pandemic Forces Famed New Orleans Restaurant To Close
NPR's Noel King talks to Ian McNulty, who covers New Orleans food culture, about K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, an iconic restaurant in New Orleans' French Quarter, announcing it...
3 hours ago - NPR
Praise for Trump unleashes wrath against Goya
Goya has been canceled. The largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States is still in business, but in the eyes of progressive celebrities, activists and those who...
3 hours ago - Boston Herald
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Grant Imahara, host of MythBusters, dies at 49
Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer who co-hosted "MythBusters" as well as the Netflix show "White Rabbit Project," has died. He was 49.
JPMorgan Chase beats estimates, but second quarter profits plunge
JPMorgan Chase's second quarter earnings beat analyst expectations, but its profits plunged 51 percent as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on big banks. The mega-bank on...
UK decides to ban Huawei from its 5G, tech giant to be excluded from network...
British telecoms companies will be banned from buying Huawei 5G components starting from the end of this year, the UK media secretary said. The firms also must get rid of all...
Supreme Court lifts injunction blocking first federal execution in 17 years
The first execution to be carried out by the federal government in more than 17 years appeared to be nearing again Tuesday after a sharply-divided Supreme Court stepped in...
NBA star Russell Westbrook tests positive for COVID-19
NBA star Russell Westbrook announced on social media Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 prior to his team's departure to Orlando, Florida.
Joint Russian-Turkish patrol hit by militant bomb in Syria, servicemen injured
Three Russian troops and several Turkish soldiers have been injured in Syria's Idlib governorate, the Russian military has said. They were hit by a roadside bomb while...
Why China is sanctioning Lockheed Martin
China's foreign ministry on Tuesday said it would place sanctions on U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp for the company's involvement in a U.S. government deal to...
UK to phase out Huawei equipment from its 5G networks by 2027
Telecom networks in the UK may be asked to start replacing Huawei equipment by the end of the year. Update, July 14 : All mobile providers in the UK will have to remove Huawei...
The Canadian biotech Medicago is betting it can make a coronavirus vaccine...
Among the more than 150 research programs working to develop a coronavirus vaccine , Medicago stands out with its plant-focused approach. On Tuesday, the privately held...
Google Cloud launches its first Confidential Computing service to secure...
Google Cloud introduced its Confidential Computing portfolio with Confidential VM, which allows data to remain encrypted while it's being processed.