AMAZON STARTING DELIVERIES WITH AMAZON-BRANDED VANS
Your Amazon packages, which usually show up in a UPS truck, an unmarked vehicle or in the hands of a mail carrier, may soon be
TRIAL SHOWS POLIOVIRUS MAY BE EFFECTIVE IN TREATING BRAIN CANCER
Debbie Puffer, 61, has been a patient at Duke University since 2014 when doctors began treating her deadly brain cancer, glioblastoma, with a most unlikely
DOW FALLS AMID TRADE FEARS AS HARLEY-DAVIDSON ANNOUNCES PLAN TO MOVE PRODUCTION
The Dow fell by more than 300 points yesterday amid growing worries about trade. Harley-Davidson said it’s planning to shift some of its production overseas
MONSANTO TRIAL OVER POSSIBLE ROUNDUP CANCER LINK BEGINS
Opening statements could begin as early as today for the trial of a California man suing herbicide Roundup maker Monsanto, which he believes caused him
300 MICROSOFT WORKERS PROTEST ICE CONTRACT, THREATEN TO RESIGN
The ongoing controversial debate over the separation of immigrant children from their parents at the Southern border has spilled into the corporate world: At Microsoft,
NO WORD FROM MARS ROVER AS DUST STORM WORSENS
NASA’s Deep Space Network has not heard a peep from Opportunity, a Mars rover, since the robot fell silent June 10, drained of power in
TESLA LAYOFFS PROMPT SOLAR FACILITY CLOSURES IN 9 STATES
More than dozen Tesla solar facilities are expected to close in nine states on the heels of its announcement last week to cut 9% of its
NASA TEAMS UP ON ASTEROID EMERGENCY PLAN WITH WHITE HO– USE AND FEMA
It sounds like something from the movie “Armageddon.” The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is spearheading a 10-year plan to improve detection
C.P.A.R.C. AMATEUR RADIO FIELD DAY SLATED FOR THIS WEEKEND
Amateur Radio Field Day is this Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24. The event is always held the last full weekend of June, and
MAKING HOMES MORE AFFORDABLE BY BUILDING THEM LIKE CARS
Prefabricated apartments put together assembly-line style may be the future of home building. At Factory_OS in San Francisco, apartment homes travel along an assembly line
TRUMP DIRECTS PENTAGON TO CREATE MILITARY “SPACE FORCE”
President Donald Trump officially directed the Pentagon to establish a sixth branch of the U.S. military in space on Monday. Speaking at a National Space
“GAMING DISORDER” RECOGNIZED AS A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION BY W.H.O.
Obsessive video gamers know how to anticipate dangers in virtual worlds. The World Health Organization (WHO) says they now should be on guard for a danger
IRS CALLS PRIVATE DEBT COLLECTORS “A MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM”
Last year the IRS reactivated a program using private debt collectors to collect unpaid taxes from individuals with delinquent tax debts. According to the National
MAJOR COMPANIES HAVE ANNOUNCED BIG LAYOFFS IN JUNE. HERE’S A LOOK
In spite of all the good fortunes this year has brought for big businesses with tax reform lowering corporate tax rates and stock market highs – big
TENNESSEE LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO HELP PEOPLE FIND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FAST
Tennesseans have a new way to find mental health and substance abuse resources and information fast. The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
APPLE TO CLOSE IPHONE SECURITY LOOPHOLE — USED BY POLICE TO ACCESS DEVICES
Apple will make a method – often used by police – for getting data off iPhones much less powerful with a software update announced Wednesday.
WAVE OF CORPORATE MERGERS SEEN FOLLOWING AT&T, TIME WARNER DEAL
Now that a federal judge has cleared AT&T’s $85 billion takeover of Time Warner, other companies are likely to rush to consolidate. Yesterday’s ruling signaled
PROTECTING YOUR CREDIT FILES IS NOW FREE
Last year, credit bureau Equifax announced an epic breach of the personal information on as many as 143 million Americans. Now, thanks to a new