WASHINGTON — Four weeks since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the recovery priorities are: Make sure food, water and supplies get delivered, ensure hospitals are operating and communication and energy is re-established for critical infrastructure. Those are tasks many had hoped would have been checked off the list by now, […]
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WASHINGTON — Four weeks since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the recovery priorities are: Make sure food, water and supplies get delivered, ensure hospitals are operating and communication and energy is re-established for critical infrastructure. Those are tasks many had hoped would have been checked off the list by now, […]
Cities are competing for the chance to host Amazon’s second headquarters More Over the last few weeks officials in dozens of American cities have been working overtime to prove that they are prime for Amazon. The Kansas City, Mo.,mayor’s office ordered 1,000 items from the Seattle-based behemoth—ranging from a hot-dog […]
Amazon Studios chief Roy Price resigned from his role as the company’s head of video content after claims from producer Isa Hackett. Rose McGowan has also accused him of failing to report an allegation that she was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein, the veteran Hollywood producer facing a string of […]
Hard to regulateKatie Garrod/Getty By Jessica Hamzelou A commonly-used herbal medicine causes mutations that are linked to liver cancer, according to research in Taiwan. Extracts taken from plants of the genus Aristolochia, which are used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a wide range of conditions, may be responsible for […]
Need some help with your hunger?Erik Jonsson/EyeEm/Getty By Alice Klein A protein injection that decreases appetite helps obese monkeys to slim down fast and cuts their risk of diabetes. Excitement is growing about a protein called GDF15, which naturally regulates body weight in humans and animals. When extra amounts are […]
REUTERS Chelsea vs Roma, Benfica vs Manchester United: LIVE Champions League scores, updates and analysis Chelsea vs Roma, Benfica vs Manchester United LIVE: Express Sport brings you team news, line-ups, updates and analysis ahead of tonight’s Champions League ties 13: Almost a nightmare for Fazio. The defender switches off and […]
But his comments caused confusion amongst officials, with some backing the leader’s figure and others saying the number would be considerably smaller. Volker Bouffier, the Minister President for Hesse, made the remarkable claim during an interview with Starkes Land Hessen, a magazine supplement for Der Spiegal. In his interview, published […]