The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT): 12:40 p.m. House Speaker Paul Ryan says Donald Trump could cross a line that would prevent the speaker from backing him, but “Where that line is, I don’t know.” Ryan reiterated his stance Friday that “With any endorsement of anybody, ... Read More »
The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT): 2:20 p.m. Hillary Clinton’s running mate says a federal court ruling in Wisconsin that overturned a number of voting restrictions approved by Republicans will allow more people to vote. Tim Kaine said at a campaign rally Friday in Milwaukee that ... Read More »
Stocks rise Stocks are climbing in midday trading on Wall Street after a strong July jobs report gave investors more confidence that the economy is still growing. Bank stocks rose on the prospect of higher interest rates and consumer companies rose as investors hope consumers will have more money to ... Read More »
Shin Godzilla, the latest installment in Toho Company’s famed creature-feature franchise, will be released by Funimation Films in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The special effects-laden, live-action picture is slated to hit Japanese screens July 29 and western theaters in late 2016. The 29th Godzilla film ... Read More »
Ready for the next round of Oprah’s book club? In a new collaboration with the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and O, The Oprah Magazine, “CBS This Morning” revealed that New York Times bestselling author Colson Whitehead’s new work, “The Underground Railroad,” would be the club’s next read. “Race is one ... Read More »
TASMANIAN students are closing the education gap as shown in the latest NAPLAN results, the Australian Education Union says. Preliminary results from the 2016 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy showed the writing scores of Year 7 and Year 9 students showed a “significant” decline nationally since 2011 and ... Read More »
Sonos, the purveyor of high-definition, Wi-Fi-connected speakers, has an established digital presence, with its catalogue of products available for purchase online. But with a new 4,200-square-foot brick-and-mortar store in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood, a first for the company, Sonos is going analog. For fans of music, the advent of ... Read More »
This is Naplan week. No, not the tests – that was a few months back. August is when the results come out to schools and parents. It isn’t as exciting as the annual festival of the year 12 results, but it is developing a life of its own. We are ... Read More »
The Latest on the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 4:35 p.m. The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, will be the top seeds in women’s doubles at the Rio Olympics. In men’s doubles, three-time major winner Andy Murray and his brother Jamie are seeded second, behind the ... Read More »
Shards, shining fragments created by an imaginary cosmic Big Bang. Novel lights that act as a badge of personalisation: Shatter is a succession of elegant volumes that appear to have been detached from a single large Pangaea. The various parcels of light live singly or in original stylish sequences, and ... Read More »
The first study to quantify the global cost of individuals’ physical inactivity puts the tab at $67.5 billion per year. Researchers at Australia’s University of Sydney, using 2013 data from 142 countries, studied five major non-communicable diseases, incidences of which could be reduced by exercise — coronary heart disease, stroke, ... Read More »
Mirroring sentiments expressed by its peers, oilfield services company Weatherford said the market, particularly in North America, has bottomed out. Weatherford, based in Switzerland with offices in Houston, reported second quarter revenue of $1.4 billion, down by almost half from last year. In North America, the company said revenue was ... Read More »
