It’s only April, but Bakari Shead, a second-grade teacher at Stern Elementary School in Greenville, Miss., is already looking toward the 2017-18 school year, which is when state education departments are required to submit implementation plans for theEvery Student Succeed Act (ESSA)—the law that replaced No Child Left Behind. To ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 15 — Mars Food, which makes some of the most popular rices, candy bars and jarred sauces, among other foods, has announced plans to improve the nutritional content of their products and add labels warning about health dangers from consuming too much of the less healthy products. Mars ... Read More »
As earnings season shifts into high gear next week in what is expected to be the weakest U.S. quarterly results reporting period since 2009, the hope among some is that this is as bad as it’s going to get. The U.S. earnings recession that began in the third quarter of ... Read More »
This very organic ambiance composed with elements of rustic charm and simplicity expressions translated in contemporary design language is combining eco-friendly recycled elements and functional, minimalist fittings. The home is located in Rome, Italy and is created by Fabio Carrabetta. The alternation of wood, stone, marble and concrete in the ... Read More »
Shanghai – Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes eased to his sixth win a row with a comfortable victory in the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. World champion and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished seventh after starting 22nd and last on the grid. Sebastian Vettel in a Ferrari was second ahead ... Read More »
S&T architects create a bright and modern interior for a family of two in an area of 235 square meters in Kiev, Ukraine. A young couple wants a light and bright interior, comfortable and functional with two bedrooms and a modern kitchen in the Italian style. The living room has ... Read More »
Quito – Ecuador’s strongest earthquake since 1979 has killed at least 77 people, caused widespread damage and prompted the government to declare a state of emergency and deploy thousands of soldiers. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck the north-western part of the country at 7:58 pm (2358 GMT) Saturday, the US Geological ... Read More »
FRIDAY, April 15, 2016 — Despite the increasing use of a standard therapy for rectal cancer in the United States, only slightly more than half of patients receive it, a new study finds. Chemoradiation therapy followed by surgery is recognized as the standard of care for locally advanced rectal cancer ... Read More »
Financial Software & Systems Pvt. Ltd. (FSS), a Chennai-based payments technology and transaction processing company, has inked agreements with six banks to provide UPI (Unified Payment Interface) solution across the country on a hosted platform. UPI facilitates easy and seamless person-to-person (P2P) and person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions for end-customers. Suresh Rajagopalan, ... Read More »
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON – Apple Inc said the U.S. government had failed to show a continued need for its help accessing a locked iPhone in a New York drug case after a third party came forward with a solution to crack a different phone belonging to one of the shooters in December’s ... Read More »
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 15 — An Iowa utility company said it was on pace to have wind energy account for 40 percent of the electricity share in the state with a major stimulus package. Utility MidAmerican Energy filed a request with state regulators to build the $3.6 billion Wind ... Read More »
FRIDAY, April 15, 2016 — Metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, may reduce the risk of dying from some cancers for postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The study found that for women with type 2 diabetes and cancer, the odds of dying from cancer appeared ... Read More »
