How The World’s Hottest Desert Fertilizes The Amazon
The world’s largest hot desert fertilizes the world’s largest rainforest. – “This is a small world,” Yu told NASA, “and we’re all connected together.”
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This Is The Biggest Religious Group In Each U.S. State
There are now 23 states where the largest religious group is “unaffiliated” — a testament, perhaps, to what many researchers describe as a changing religious landscape in the United States….
Don’t be soothed by Walmart pay hike
Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, announced last week that it will raise the wages of approximately 500,000 of its employees by lifting its base wage to $10 by 2016…
Japanese Photographers React To The Tragic Aftermath Of Japan’s ‘Triple Disaster’
On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m., two tectonic plates at the bottom of the Japanese Trench slipped. The bump was like nothing the area had felt before. The Tohoku…
When You Should Take Social Security
Social Security is most Americans’ largest retirement asset, but the system is “maddeningly complex, and if you don’t figure it out, you can lose big bucks,” says one of the…
Tobacco Giants Battle New Ads Painting Them As Liars
Never underestimate the staying power of big tobacco. In 2006, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ordered the nation’s largest cigarette makers to publicly admit that they had lied for decades…
10 Worst Paying Jobs For Women
A full-time female employee earned 82.5% of what a man earned in 2014, up considerably from 1979, when women made an estimated 62% of what men did. While this is…
10 Worst Paying Jobs For Women
A full-time female employee earned 82.5% of what a man earned in 2014, up considerably from 1979, when women made an estimated 62% of what men did. While this is…
10 Worst Paying Jobs For Women
A full-time female employee earned 82.5% of what a man earned in 2014, up considerably from 1979, when women made an estimated 62% of what men did. While this is…
Walmart Says It Will Raise Some Workers’ Pay as It Reports a Rise in Profit and Shoppers
Walmart, the United States’ largest employer, said Wednesday that it would increase wages for a half-million employees as it reported its first rise in shopper traffic in more than two…
West Coast port shutdown: Oranges rot on the dock
That’s because retailers planned in advance “to make sure that it didn’t interrupt the holiday shopping season,” said Jason Brewer of the Retail Industry Leader’s Association. But “they’re sort of…
Girl’s best friend indeed: 100-carat ‘perfect’ diamond up for auction
The 100.20-carat, D color (meaning it is colorless), internally flawless stone is one of just five comparable quality diamonds over 100 carats, a release from Sotheby’s auction said, and is…
We Partnered With A Pizzeria To Make The Largest Heart-Shaped Pizza Ever
You don’t necessarily need love on Valentine’s Day when you can have the largest heart-shaped pizza ever created instead. Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria makes the “largest pizza commercially available”…
Cloud Cast: The cooling cloud that follows you as you walk
In Dubai, the Gulf State mega-city situated in one of the hottest parts of the world, the benefits of evaporative cooling have long been known. Neighboring Saudi Arabia is already…
Korea’s most outrageous sauna: Spa Land Centum City
Everything in South Korea’s second largest city (after Seoul) is better than you think it’s going to be, and you’ll want more time to explore and enjoy. Case in point…
Powerball jackpot nears a half-billion bucks
The prize would be the third largest in the history of the game and fifth largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. – The lottery would have made them millionaires …
Powerball numbers out for $394 million jackpot
While lottery officials released those winning numbers early Sunday, it’s unclear whether anyone won the $394 million Powerball jackpotamong the largest ever. – We will, too.
Sand dune eats lighthouse: Denmark’s destructive ‘Sahara’
While Legoland’s miniaturized landmarks may be more famous, Northern Jutland’s claim to be home to “Denmark’s equivalent of the Sahara” doesn’t look quite as ridiculous as that sounds when you’re…
3,000 Child Soldiers to Be Released in South Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya — United Nations officials said on Tuesday that they had secured the release of 3,000 child soldiers in South Sudan, calling it one of the largest ever demobilizations…
Here Are All The Other Times New York City Has Been ‘Crippled’ By Snow
Winter storm Juno could rank among New York City’s biggest snowstorms, with forecasts predicting 18-24 inches of snow. The “crippling and potentially historic” nor’easter will move into the city late…
Best dividend stocks to buy now
Vector also offers a unique opportunity because of its stake in New York City real-estate giant Douglas Elliman. With the New York real-estate market performing extremely well, Vector has clearly…
Designer Vince Camuto, co-founder of Nine West, dies at 78
Vince Camuto, 19362015 pic.twitter.com/kTjmvKin2s In 1978, Camuto co-founded Nine West with Jerome Fisher. In 1999, they sold what had become one of the country’s largest shoe companies to the Jones…
NYPD Union Chief Under Fire From His Own Membership
The head of the NYPD’s largest union is deeply unpopular amongst New Yorkers, but now he faces discontent from his own ranks. – For his part, de Blasio has repeatedly…
Declining Population Could Reduce Global Economic Growth By 40 Percent
Declining population growth that shrinks the pool of available labor over the next 50 years will reduce by 40% the rate of growth in global economic output for the world’s…
‘American Sniper’ breaks January box office records
It is the largest box office debut for an Eastwood-directed film, easily lapping his “Gran Torino,” which opened to sales of $29.4 million in 2009. As for Cooper, “Sniper” is…
The Great Firewall of China is nearly complete
Access to Twitter (TWTR, Tech30), Facebook (FB, Tech30) and YouTube is blocked in China. During recent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, the Facebook-owned photo sharing app Instagram was blacked out…