Anti-government protesters broke the windows of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Monday (Jul 1) and tried to force their way into the building by hitting a metal trolley through the glass doors, as police reacted with pepper spray. At 6.36pm… Continue Reading
The number of drivers for the Fourth of July is assumed to rise by more than 4% this year, and some cities will be three times more blocked than on normal days, according to AAA and analytics company INRIX. New… Continue Reading
More than 1,000 doctors including 40 professors, several famous public health figures and past presidents of royal colleges are calling for a public nonviolent civil revolution in the face of the environmental crisis. In a letter to the Guardian, the… Continue Reading
Oprah Winfrey speaks openly about her daily spiritual practice—including starting the day with thoughts of gratitude. Arianna Huffington sets plans for the day and meditates for 30 minutes. And Headspace founder Andy Puddicombe has built a multimillion-dollar app based on… Continue Reading
US suicide rates are the highest they’ve been since World War II, government health officials stated on Thursday, with the rise particularly acute among indigenous women. According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide… Continue Reading
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan kicked off Fortune’s inaugural Brainstorm Finance conference in Montauk, N.Y., on Wednesday by addressing the tech-driven strides made by one of the nation’s largest financial institutions. Talking with Fortune editor-at-large Shawn Tully, Moynihan touched… Continue Reading
Internet censorship in China is nothing new. Most of us are familiar with how the “Great Firewall” blocks some terms and scrubs “sensitive” pictures and videos from the internet. But those are crude techniques, and censorship in China is becoming… Continue Reading
The biggest global research into attitudes on immunization recommends confidence is low in some countries. The Wellcome Trust analysis includes responses from more than 140,000 people in over 140 countries. The World Health Organization lists vaccine hesitancy as one of… Continue Reading
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t as overwhelmingly popular among his employees as he once recently released Glassdoor data programs. Zuckerberg fell 39 spots in Glassdoor’s annual ranking of top CEOs for its Employees’ Choice Awards, from No. 16 to No.… Continue Reading
Almost all the world’s nations have accepted on a deal aimed at restricting shipments of hard-to-recycle plastic waste to poorer countries, the United Nations announced on Friday. Exporting countries – including the US – now will have to obtain permission… Continue Reading