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Wall Street climbs at end of turbulent week | News
Friday, August 16, 2019 8 a.m. EDT By Medha Singh (Reuters) – Hopes of more official stimulus for the economy and the easing of a bond market rally drove a broad rise in U.S. stocks on Friday, as a bruising week for markets drew to a close. Wall Street’s three main indexes are down at …
The Apple HomePod goes on sale in Japan and Taiwan next week
Apple will start selling the HomePod in Japan and Taiwan from next week. Pre-orders are already live on the company’s website, with the smart speaker set to ship on Friday, August 23rd. The HomePod is priced at 32,800 yen in Japan, which works out to about $309, and $9,900 New Taiwan dollars, or about $316. …
World Water Week — Can We Provide Everyone With Clean Water?
People want to drink clean water even more than they want to breath clean air. This desire will be front and center during this year’s World Water Week in Stockholm August 25th to the 30th. A farmer gives her livestock clean water in Cucungara, Peru with success of infrastructure projects piloted by IDB and PepsiCo …
NFL Week 1 preseason scores: Patrick Mahomes perfect, rookies add extra dimension to Chiefs offense
With that, the first week of the preseason is already over. Over the past three days, all 32 teams have taken the field across 16 games. Beginning in just a few days, they’ll do it all over again — and again and again until the regular season finally arrives. In the meantime, the preseason will …
What a horrible week for America
Opponents of Donald Trump can’t argue it’s a good thing the US President is being accused of a racist. Supporters of a tougher stance on immigration can’t argue that children should leave after the first day of school unsure if their parents are coming home. Absolutely nobody can argue it’s a good thing that ISIS …
Jeff Bezos sells Amazon stock worth $2.8 billion last week
FILE PHOTO – Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin speaks during the JFK Space Summit, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Katherine Taylor (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos offloaded $990 million worth of …
UK Charts: Fire Emblem: Three Houses Fends Off FIFA Threat For Second Week At Number One – Nintendo Life
UK Charts: Fire Emblem: Three Houses Fends Off FIFA Threat For Second Week At Number One Nintendo Life UK Charts: Fire Emblem: Three Houses scores second week at No.1 GamesIndustry.biz Fire Emblem: Three Houses and the Illusion of Choice Tom’s Guide Cheats and Secrets – Fire Emblem: Three Houses Wiki Guide IGN Three Houses’ Hilda (And Others) Joins Fire …
Home of the Week: Stimulating good health in Beverly Hills
Could a house make you healthier? This newly built residence in the flats of Beverly Hills is putting that question to the test by offering a formulary of amenities aimed at improving one’s well-being. The two-story home, which blends Georgian and traditional design elements, is equipped with health-conscious features such as a Scandinavian hydrotherapy circuit …
Trump calls burglary at Cummings’ Baltimore home ‘too bad’ after week of attacks
“Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed. Too bad!” the President tweeted on Friday. CNN reached out to the White House for comment but did not receive an immediate response. The Baltimore Police Department said Thursday it is investigating a report of a burglary that reportedly occurred at the Maryland congressman’s …
Politics this week
Russia’s main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was taken from prison to hospital to be treated for what the authorities called an allergic reaction but supporters said may have been poisoning. He was later returned to prison, where he is in custody for organising an illegal protest, according to the Kremlin. More than 1,000 people were …
