Here’s How NYC Says It’s Saving 800 Lives A Year By Cleaning Up The Air
It’s been a cold winter in New York City, which means a lot of building owners are turning up the heat — and pumping more pollutants into the city’s air….
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Ernie Banks’ family, caretaker embroiled in estate dispute
Banks family attorney Mark Bogen said Banks’ agent, Regina Rice, had the octogenarian sign a new will three months before his death. “Our family thought that Ms. Rice was helping…
Denmark Arrests 2 Suspected Of Helping Gunman
Two men suspected of helping the gunman behind the deadly attacks in Copenhagen were jailed for 10 days Monday as Danes mourned the victims of a shooting spree that authorities…
Oregon man pleads guilty to role in 2009 suicide bombing
Reaz was accused of helping Ali Jaleel, a citizen of the Maldives Islands, and two others believed to have carried out the attack by using a large, bomb-laden truck to…
Technology Isn’t Boosting Our Productivity Like It Used To
Technology isn’t what it used to be, at least in terms of increasing American workers’ productivity. And that’s bad news for the U.S. economy. A new paper from the Federal…
Florida teacher saves 38 children from burning bus
On December 3, eighth-grade math teacher Kristina Buhrman was filling in as a bus driver for Discovery Academy in Lake Alfred Florida, as she often does. By all accounts, that…
Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer Pokes Fun At Critics Of Netanyahu Invitation
Israeli ambassador Ron Dermer on Sunday poked a little fun at White House officials who have publicly criticized him for helping to organize a controversial U.S. visit by Israeli Prime…
G.O.P.’s Invitation to Netanyahu Is Aiding Obama’s Cause on Iran
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s relations with Democrats on Capitol Hill have never been especially close. But one man is helping to bring them a little closer together: Benjamin Netanyahu. The…
Talk of Wealth Gap Prods the G.O.P. to Refocus
The president laid the groundwork for middle-class economics during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. WASHINGTON — President Obama’s push for a new “middle-class economics” may go nowhere…
Matt Taibbi: American Sniper ‘Almost Too Dumb To Criticize’
I saw American Sniper last night, and hated it slightly less than I expected to. Like most Clint Eastwood movies – and I like Clint Eastwood movies for the most…
“A Necessary Evil”: Legendary punk rock producer Kim Fowley dead at 75
“With a career in the music business spanning over fifty years, Fowley was a singularly unique figure in the realms of rock history.” Fowley worked with a wide range of…
What happens after you click ‘buy’? Betty-Bot gets to work
The Art of Movement is a monthly show that highlights the most significant innovations in science and technology that are helping shape our modern world. In a warehouse about the…