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Repurposed shipping containers and semi-trailers are finding a new life—as jails.

Drinking “raw water” is now a thing. In the age of Flint, Mich., and other lead contamination reports, fluoride deniers, and pollution concerns, some companies are now touting the benefits of drinking untreated spring water. The water is purported to help keep the bacteria in your gut balanced, rejuvenate your skin, and heal maladies such as arthritis and kidney disease. But before you buy into the latest health craze, know that drinking raw water can — like an earlier fad for raw milk ... Читать дальше...

South African President Jacob Zuma Tuesday announced a corruption probe into the highest levels of the state, after parliament indicated it would move to impeach him. On December 13, a South African court ruled that a commission be set up within 30 days to carry out such an inquiry. "The allegations that the state has been wrestled out of the hands of its real owner, the people of South Africa, is of paramount importance and are therefore deserving of finality and certainty," Zuma said in a statement... Читать дальше...

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Arsenal News HQ brings you the latest Arsenal news, match analysis, transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours from trusted media outlets around the World. Football pundit Shaka Hislop believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be a great signing for Arsenal. Aubameyang is being touted as a replacement for Alexis Sanchez and Hislop believes the arrival of the Gabonese will soften the blow of losing the Chilean. “Speculation about Aubameyang was that he had signed a new contract a couple of months ago,” Hislop said. Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the CES technology show in Las Vegas (all times local): 12:45 p.m. businesses to share delivery vehicles that are programmed to take the most efficient route. Ford is partnering with Postmates, an on-demand delivery company, to study how merchants and customers might interact with self-driving delivery vehicles. Ford Motor Co.'s president of global markets, Jim Farley, says self-driving vehicles must do more than just move people. He says they can cut down on traffic and parking hassles by allowing groceries... Читать дальше...

The 101 Freeway was shut down between Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in California on Tuesday, January 9, because of mudflows across the highway. The 101 was shut down in both directions for more than 30 miles near where the Thomas wildfire burned last year, the Los Angeles Times reported. Heavy rain in the early hours of Tuesday morning triggered flooding and mudflows in areas burned by wildfires last year. At least five people were killed, including in Montecito where mudflows trapped people in vehicles and their homes. Читать дальше...

Only five months ago, world leaders reacted with public disapproval of U.S. President Donald Trump’s promise to respond to any North Korean aggression with “fire and fury.” Now a new “fire and fury” is occupying their thoughts — Michael Wolff’s controversial tell-all book, in which the author claims White House insiders think Trump is mentally unfit to be president. White House officials have dismissed the book as “complete fantasy” and “tabloid gossip,” while several errors in Wolff’s account were quickly identified. Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, SC - The St. Andrews University men's basketball team dropped their rescheduled conference game at Allen University (S.C.) on Monday evening falling 108-52.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. –  When you are planning to visit somewhere you’ve never been, you may turn to a travel guide for advice. However, state officials in Missouri are speaking out after a travel guide warned tourists to avoid the ‘Show-Me’ State. Fodor’s Travel created a list of the top places not to visit in 2018, which is as follows: The Galapagos The Places that Don’t Want you to Visit The Taj Mahal Phang Nga Park, Thailand Myanmar Mt. Everest Missouri […]

AMMAN — Jordan rejects any suggestion to dismantle the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Yasin Abu Awwad, director general of the Department of Palestinian Affairs, said on Tuesday.

Tua Tagovailoa became an instant Alabama football legend Monday night, leading the Crimson Tide to a national title in the first meaningful snaps of his college career. He also provided a glimpse of college football’s next big star. How big? Think Tim Tebow big. Johnny Manziel big. Well, let’s stick with Tebow. The combination of...

Climate change is creating a population crisis for Australia’s green sea turtles. Rising temperatures are turning young green sea turtle populations almost entirely female, according to a new study published in Current Biology. Unlike humans and most mammals, a green sea turtle’s sex is determined by outside temperatures while they’re still growing inside the egg....

AMMAN () — His Majesty King Abdullah has said that terrorism would always fail to harm Jordan as long as security agencies are on alert to defend the country and its people.

Facebook wants you to video chat on its platform, so it’s taking on Amazon, Google, and Apple with hardware of its own. 

This theory (also known as Baumol's cost-disease) is given a lot of credence by e.g. The Economist, the LSE and Tim Worstall/Forbes.

The Economist explains it thusly:

In 1913 Ford introduced assembly lines to move cars between workstations. This allowed workers, and their tools, to stay in one place, which cut the time to build a Model T car from 12 hours to less than two. As output per worker grows in such “progressive” sectors, firms can afford to increase wages.

In some sectors of the economy... Читать дальше...

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One of Venezuela,s government bonds rating havs been downgraded by Standard & Poors ratings agency due to failure to make payments.

MOSUL, Iraq — On a classroom whiteboard in the battered city of Mosul the words "rediscovering how to smile" outline the heartbreaking task of Iraqi teachers striving to heal their students' mental scars after brutal Daesh terror group rule.

The ratings are in, and a lot more people watched Monday night's college football national title game than Oprah Winfrey's buzzy speech at Sunday's Golden Globes.

The ratings are in, and a lot more people watched Monday night's college football national title game than Oprah Winfrey's buzzy speech at Sunday's Golden Globes.