The Surgeon General,s Irrational War on E-Cigarettes The Surgeon General,s Irrational War on E-Cigarettes:-Earlier in December, Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy launched yet another assault on electronic cigarettes, calling the products “unsafe” and “a major public health concern. “We know enough right now to say that youth and young adults […]

Tough-on-Corruption NY Prosecutor Tells Trump He Will Stay Tough-on-Corruption NY Prosecutor Tells Trump He Will Stay:- Financial cheaters and corrupt politicians beware: One of America’s hardest-charging prosecutors isn’t going anywhere. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s brief announcement that he has agreed to stay on in the Donald Trump administration signals […]

New HIV vaccine trial to start in South Africa JOHANNESBURG • A new vaccine against HIV, to be tested in a trial to be launched in South Africa on Wednesday, could be “the final nail in the coffin” for the disease if it is successful, scientists say. The study, called […]

Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple’s Siri Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple’s Siri : Samsung has agreed to acquire Viv, an AI and assistant system co-founded by Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham — […]

Texas oil company announces big offshore Alaska discovery Texas oil company announces big offshore Alaska discovery : A Texas petroleum drilling company announced Tuesday it has made a large-scale oil discovery off Alaska’s North Slope. Dallas-based Caelus Energy Alaska LLC announced a find of 6 billion barrels of light oil […]

Dutch Bank ING to Slash 7000 Jobs, Close Branches Dutch Bank ING to Slash 7000 Jobs, Close Branches : BRUSSELS (AP) — Dutch banking group ING said Monday that it is slashing 7,000 jobs in Belgium and the Netherlands as the company focuses on online services in the face of […]

Global Stocks Rise on Monday Global Stocks Rise on Monday : TOKYO (AP) — Global stocks were mostly higher Monday as investors weighed the prospects of a further U.S. interest rate hike and a report on business sentiment out of Japan. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 added 0.3 percent in […]