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Israeli Entrepreneurs Invest in Tech Startups

Israeli Entrepreneurs Invest in Tech Startups

Five years ago, Israeli investor Jon Medved started OurCrowd, a business that lets people buy into some of the newest...

Stock Sell-off Creates Market Jitters

Stock Sell-off Creates Market Jitters

Recent losses on global financial markets, including those in the U.S., have some investors concerned about expectations for their holdings...

Fixing Pollution by Fixing Your Gas Guzzler

Fixing Pollution by Fixing Your Gas Guzzler

Statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency show automobiles are responsible for at least 50 percent of emissions of harmful and...

Guest Workers Leave Behind Big Houses, Ghost Neighborhoods

Guest Workers Leave Behind Big Houses, Ghost Neighborhoods

Over the last decades, growing economic hardships forced people in cities and villages around the world to leave their hometowns...

Tillerson Visits Argentina to Talk Conservation, Economics

Tillerson Visits Argentina to Talk Conservation, Economics

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s Latin American tour took him Saturday to Argentina, where he talked with officials about...

Former Utah Monument Lands Open to Claims, but No Land Rush in Sight

Former Utah Monument Lands Open to Claims, but No Land Rush in Sight

The window opened Friday for oil, gas, uranium and coal companies to make requests or stake claims to lands that...

Scientists Develop Blood Test to Detect Eight Types of Cancer

Scientists Develop Blood Test to Detect Eight Types of Cancer

Feb. 4 is World Cancer Day, an annual opportunity to raise awareness of cancer and encourage its prevention, detection and...

Driverless Bus Gets a Tryout in Sweden

Driverless Bus Gets a Tryout in Sweden

Getting onto a bus with a driver may be a thing of the past someday. Already, a technology company in...

Britain Buys Into China’s ‘One Belt’ Initiative, but Washington Offers Warning

Britain Buys Into China’s ‘One Belt’ Initiative, but Washington Offers Warning

Britain has made clear its desire to be part of China’s so-called ‘One Belt One Road Initiative’ — a cornerstone...

Suspected Spam King Extradited to US

Suspected Spam King Extradited to US

Spain has extradited to the United States a Russian citizen who is suspected of being one of the world’s most...

Apple Dealing with iPhone Jitters, Coming Off Big Quarter

Apple Dealing with iPhone Jitters, Coming Off Big Quarter

Apple is making more money than ever, but it still doesn’t seem to be enough to keep everyone happy. Not...

Can a Better Electric Motor Save the Planet?

Can a Better Electric Motor Save the Planet?

If Nikola Tesla, the legendary genius who invented the electric induction motor were alive today, he would no doubt be...

EBay Investors Cheer Move to Ditch PayPal as Main Payments Partner

EBay Investors Cheer Move to Ditch PayPal as Main Payments Partner

Shares of eBay hit an all-time high on Thursday after the e-commerce platform unveiled a plan to take more control...

India Announces Raft of Measures for Rural Development

India Announces Raft of Measures for Rural Development

With an eye on general elections next year, India has announced several populist measures that include a health insurance program...

5 Things: What Yellen’s Fed Tenure Will be Remembered For

5 Things: What Yellen’s Fed Tenure Will be Remembered For

When Janet Yellen leaves the Federal Reserve this weekend after four years as chair, her legacy will include having shattered...

Dating App Tinder Cited for Age Discrimination

Dating App Tinder Cited for Age Discrimination

A California court has ruled that the popular dating app Tinder violated age discrimination laws by charging users 30 and...

Connected Thermometer Tracks Spread, Intensity of Flu

Connected Thermometer Tracks Spread, Intensity of Flu

This year’s flu season in the U.S. is the worst in 15 years and health officials predict there are weeks...

Connected Thermometer Tracks the Spread and Intensity of the Flu

Connected Thermometer Tracks the Spread and Intensity of the Flu

When a child feels sick, one of the first things a parent does is reach for a thermometer. That common...

Mugabe’s Demise Brings Hope to Zimbabwe’s Ousted White Farmers

Mugabe’s Demise Brings Hope to Zimbabwe’s Ousted White Farmers

A new political dawn in Zimbabwe has sparked talk among farmers of land reform and the return of some whites...

Mugabe’s Political Demise Brings Hope to Zimbabwe’s Ousted White Farmers

Mugabe’s Political Demise Brings Hope to Zimbabwe’s Ousted White Farmers

A new political dawn in Zimbabwe has sparked talk among farmers of land reform and the return of some whites...

Refugees Ready to Go Green, Become ‘Innovation Hubs’

Refugees Ready to Go Green, Become ‘Innovation Hubs’

Many refugees would like to buy low-carbon stoves and lights but poor access in camps and a lack of funding...

Colorful Makeover Puts Mumbai Slum on Tourist Map

Colorful Makeover Puts Mumbai Slum on Tourist Map

A colorful paint job has transformed one of Mumbai’s drab hilltop slums into a tourist destination, even prompting comparisons with...