South African mining employs many and may only have decades left, report warns
South Africa’s overall mining profits slipped by more than $5 billion in the last financial year
2023-10-05 01:56
Google packs more artificial intelligence into new Pixel phones, raises prices for devices by $100
Google on Wednesday unveiled a next-generation Pixel smartphones lineup that will be infused with more with more artificial intelligence tools capable of writing captions about photos that can be altered by the technology, too
2023-10-05 01:23
Jersey Shore town sues to overturn toxic waste settlement where childhood cancer cases rose
A Jersey Shore town where childhood cancer cases rose is suing to overturn a settlement between the state and the corporate successor to the company that dumped toxic waste into the water and ground for decades
2023-10-05 01:20
IMF expects continuing US support for Ukraine despite Congress dropping aid
The International Monetary Fund says it expects the U.S. to continue playing its key role in amassing multinational support that has helped keep Ukraine’s economy afloat during Russia’s invasion
2023-10-05 00:47
Meet this year's MacArthur 'genius grant' recipients, including a hula master and the poet laureate
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2023-10-05 00:16
Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages
Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia
2023-10-04 23:59
Rishi Sunak is promising to change Britain. He starts with railway cuts and a crackdown on smoking
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told his Conservative Party he's not afraid to make tough decisions for long-term change
2023-10-04 23:50
Hungary's foreign minister hints that Budapest will continue blocking EU military aid to Ukraine
Hungary’s foreign minister says that his government wants guarantees from Kyiv that a Hungarian bank that was removed from a Ukrainian list of sponsors of Russia’s war will not be placed back on that list in the future
2023-10-04 22:49
Jury selection resumes at fraud trial for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
The final stages of jury selection have resumed at the fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in New York City
2023-10-04 22:49
Healthcare workers launch three-day strike at Kaiser Permanente locales around the US
By Ahmed Aboulenein (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of nurses and other healthcare workers launched a planned three-day strike at Kaiser
2023-10-04 22:29
Sunak plans to raise the legal smoking age in England each year until it applies to whole population
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has proposed raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes by one year each year until it applies to the whole population
2023-10-04 21:53
Got packages to return? Call Uber. The ride-hailing service is now offering to return parcels for $5
Uber is adding a new task to its list of services: mailing consumers’ return packages
2023-10-04 20:50