Tag: North America
Girls win all categories at Google Science Fair
Experts believe the Google Science Fair's outcome is a good omen for the future of women in STEM fields. ...
Marvel unveils new, multiracial Spiderman
Marvel announces Miles Morales, a half-Latino, half-African-American teenager will be swinging on his web between New York City buildings as the new Spiderman....
Tea Party's take on trimming the defense budget
The defense budget has become 'bloated' and shouldn't be 'off limits' to cuts say some Tea Party members....
S&P downgrades US credit rating to AA+
The US credit rating downgrade by S&P brought condemnation from government officials, and fears of market turmoil....
U.S. economy added 117,000 jobs in July
New figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics bring a flicker of optimism to the markets after the worst day on Wall Street in three years. ...
Salmonella outbreak leads to largest meat recall in U.S. history.
Cargill recalls 36 million pounds of ground turkey after salmonella outbreak leaves one person dead and at least 76 ill....
Debate over oil pipeline running from Canada to Texas
The oil pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast could provide 700 thousand barrels a day, but critics say it would wreak environmental havoc. ...
America's earliest recordings preserved and remastered
A Chicago-based duo has saved hundreds of old recordings to preserve an important slice of American history....
Dow Jones plunges over 500 points
In a small free fall that erased all of the market's gains in 2011, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged over 500 points today....
Congress reaches FAA deal
The weeks-long partisan impasse kept 4,000 FAA workers off the job, and tens of thousands out of work in airport construction. ...
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