Upcycled Furniture Gains Popularity in India
In recent years, India’s rapid growth as an economy and a rise in urban migration has increased the generation of municipal solid waste annually. Currently, India produces 127,486 tons a …
‘Made It Out’ Author Recalls Escape From Streets of New Orleans and Corporate America
Ross Williams made it out, and then he wrote a book about it. Growing up in New Orleans’ 7th Ward can be rife with challenges. The horror stories far exceed …
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The Incredible Life of Daniel Smith, Living Son of a Slave
As one of the few living children of a slave, 88-year-old Daniel Smith has a unique perspective on race relations in America. Smith’s father, Abram “A.B.” Smith, was born into …
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Amy’s Got a Gun: In Senate Hearing, Barrett Tackles Second Amendment and Says She Owns a Firearm
In a Senate confirmation hearing brimming with five-minute pronouncements about Obamacare, abortion rights and same-sex marriage, five words from Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett told gun-rights activists that they …
Indian Wedding Industry Struggles to Stay Afloat After Pandemic Slump
Certain days of the wedding season are considered “auspicious” for marriages in India. But not for the commuter because that’s when thousands of marriages take place, all on the same …
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Harris, Pence Spar Over Economy, Tax Cuts and Green New Deal
The president’s income taxes, the employment effects of a Green New Deal, Sen. Kamala Harris faced off with Vice President Mike Pence on the economy as part of their vice …
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Boeing Job Moves Take Aim at Unions
Boeing announced plans to shift its remaining 787 Dreamliner production from Washington State to South Carolina—wounding the nation’s largest aerospace union. Boeing said it will make the mid-2021 move to …
VIDEO: Former UFC ‘Champ-Champ’ Daniel Cormier Recalls Hall of Fame Career
Daniel Cormier was so successful in mixed martial arts, he made you forget that he wrestled for the U.S. in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. Even though Cormier didn’t start …
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Power Companies Turn to Small-Scale Nuclear Reactors
In a bid to revive a slowing industry, several U.S. nuclear power companies are employing a novel idea to invigorate the technology: go smaller. The concept took a step forward …
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Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing to Begin for Amy Coney Barrett
The jurisprudence of Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, has become a cause célèbre among both liberals and conservatives. …
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