Published time: 14 Jun, 2017 01:33 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson faced a fierce backlash from US senators of both parties during a Senate hearing on President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 State Department budget of $ 37.6 billion. Tillerson defended a White House plan for a US Aid and State Department budget of $ 37.6 […]
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IIHS Wants Guards on the Sides of Semis to Prevent Roof-Peeling Crashes
– When semitrailer trucks and passenger vehicles collide, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says, mandatory under-ride guards on the sides of tractor-trailer rigs could save lives. The trucking industry, though, says a better solution would be to hasten the rollout of advanced safety technology. – This spring, the IIHS has been dramatizing its argument […]
Groups on both sides of assisted-death debate want more transparency
Advocates on both sides of the medically assisted dying debate say the Nova Scotia Health Authority should be more transparent about patients who apply to end their lives. CBC | Health News
The Chinese and Americans have different views on diplomacy and both sides have a lot to lose
Getty Images/Pool This week’s summit between President Xi Jinping and US counterpart Donald Trump has rekindled an old debate about the meaning of diplomacy. Summit diplomacy is perceived differently in Beijing and Washington, with Chinese diplomats appearing to attach more importance to protocol and American ones preferring to focus on substance over form, and that […]
Hold your sides and check out these April Fools’ Day tech jokes
April 1 is a day when you shouldn’t believe any product announcement being made, as there’s an excellent chance it’ll be utter nonsense. And if it turns out to be real, then either the marketing folk need to be fired for launching on on that day, or your product needs a rethink, as the world clearly thought […]
Making games more diverse means listening to both sides of the table
Sifting through the hashtags that matter, for better and worse Continue reading… Polygon – All
DOJ switches sides in Texas voter ID lawsuit
Published time: 28 Feb, 2017 02:14 The Department of Justice is abandoning a six-year effort to overturn a Texas voter identification law. Under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, this may not be the last shift on voting issues from the department. A lawsuit against Texas over a voter ID bill will proceed without the support of […]
This is why all snowflakes have six sides
Not many people know that every snowflake has six sides. Here’s why that happens and why it’s important to NASA scientists. Video courtesy of NASA. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook Feedburner
TV reviews: The Somme 1916: From Both Sides Of The Wire and The Hairy Builder
ONCE, when working for a Far Eastern TV company, I had to return to the office very late to fetch something. Daily Express :: TV & Radio Feed
