Obama: Shutdown inflicted ‘unnecessary damage’ on economy
Washington (AFP) – US President Barack Obama warned Thursday that America‘s political dysfunction had encouraged its enemies and depressed its friends, and said the crisis had left “no winners” in......
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Call it “Survivor: White House” edition. Over the past week, one high-profile cabinet secretary managed to dodge an onslaught of Republican demands for her resignation while a lesser-known national...
View ArticleThe secret, dirty cost of Obama’s green power push
CORYDON, Iowa (AP) — The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The polluted... Read more »
View ArticleAmazon.com sees delivery drones as future
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View ArticleHouse reaches compromise on farm bill
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View ArticleUN panel: Warming worsens food, hunger problems
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Global warming makes feeding the world harder and more expensive, a United Nations scientific panel said. A warmer world will push food prices higher, trigger “hotspots... Read...
View ArticleWhite House to unveil dire climate warning
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will release an updated report on Tuesday showing how climate change touches every part of the country, as the administration...
View ArticleDry as a bone
CLICK IMAGE for slideshow: A sign alongside barren farmland outside Mendota, Calif. (Holly Bailey/Yahoo News) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Bob Taylor was barely 2 years old when his parents packed as... Read...
View ArticleObama: Shutdown inflicted ‘unnecessary damage’ on economy
Washington (AFP) – US President Barack Obama warned Thursday that America‘s political dysfunction had encouraged its enemies and depressed its friends, and said the crisis had left “no winners” in......
View ArticleWhat it takes to get fired from the Obama administration
Call it “Survivor: White House” edition. Over the past week, one high-profile cabinet secretary managed to dodge an onslaught of Republican demands for her resignation while a lesser-known national...
View ArticleThe secret, dirty cost of Obama’s green power push
CORYDON, Iowa (AP) — The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The polluted... Read more »
View ArticleAmazon.com sees delivery drones as future
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is working on a way to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less — via self-guided drone. Consider it the modern version of... Read more »
View ArticleHouse reaches compromise on farm bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to... Read more »
View ArticleUN panel: Warming worsens food, hunger problems
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Global warming makes feeding the world harder and more expensive, a United Nations scientific panel said. A warmer world will push food prices higher, trigger “hotspots... Read...
View ArticleWhite House to unveil dire climate warning
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will release an updated report on Tuesday showing how climate change touches every part of the country, as the administration...
View ArticleDry as a bone
CLICK IMAGE for slideshow: A sign alongside barren farmland outside Mendota, Calif. (Holly Bailey/Yahoo News) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Bob Taylor was barely 2 years old when his parents packed as... Read...
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