The Obama administration has ordered a new suspension on deepwater drilling in the Gulf. The ban is slated for four months and supersedes a moratorium that was blocked by a judge earlier this month. Some Gulf drilling operations ceased after the BP oil sp
The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 3.2% in the first three months of the year, official figures show.
Martin Amis has called for “euthanasia booths” on every street corner. “There should be a way out for rational people,” he told the Sunday Times Magazine. Sir Terry Pratchett, another bestselling author, who himself has early Alzheimer’s, campai
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Reuters - A high-powered laser aboard a modified Boeing Co 747 jumbo jet shot down an in-flight ballistic missile for the first time, highlighting a new class of ray guns best known from science fiction.
The couple's first date wasn't exactly in keeping with their lavish superstar image.
SuccessFactors on Thursday said that it will acquire Inform Business Impact, a privately held company that focuses on performance measurement and workforce planning software, for $40.5 million. The deal is the first in SuccessFactors' history. Inform, for
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Time.com - Activists hope to start a Domino Effect across Latin America. But the level of opposition to the change has been more bitter than to other liberal reforms
The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other.
