Protein. These days it feels like the word that begins and ends all things. (What are you eating? Protein. What's your secret for losing weight? Protein. How was your weekend? Protein.) "Protein is an essential nutrient that builds and repairs tissues including skin and muscle, and also and makes hormones...
China plans to put more money into infrastructure projects and ease borrowing curbs on local governments to help soften the blow to the economy from the Sino-U.S. trade war, policy sources told Reuters. China’s trade war with the United States has clouded the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy and...
The Federal Reserve will issue a statement declaring strong growth and inflation moving to its 2% target, making clear more interest rate hikes are coming. “All they need to do is to point to current growth and inflation numbers and it tees up the next rate hike in September,” said...
Just as SpaceX successfully debuted Falcon 9 Block 5 at their California launch pad and returned drone ship Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) to rocket recovery duty after a nine-month leave, the company’s next West Coast mission is already aligning for an early-September launch. The mission, SAOCOM-1A, will feature yet...
Cancer is a complex and uncontrollable beast that mutates and changes the goalposts before you get into the politics and economics surrounding the issue. There isn’t just one cancer either – the homogenous term is misleading into thinking the problem is even solvable. Scientists and technologists alike are seeing...
American Airlines will introduce a big change in the rules for domestic Basic Economy fares in September -- one that could shift the balance in what major airlines will let you carry on board when you travel on their cheapest fares. Basic Economy fares are the lowest prices available at...
The Walt Disney Company is set to eliminate single-use plastic straws and plastic stirrers at all its owned and operated locations across the globe by mid-2019, the company announced Thursday. This includes all parks with the exception of Disney Tokyo. That elimination amounts to a reduction of more than 175...
Calories have long been thought of as one of best ways to keep track of your food intake and maintain or lose weight. But some nutritionists say that common belief isn’t necessarily true. Licensed dietitian and nutritionist Kerri Glassman said that, in general, people should avoid counting calories because it...
Just a mile or so beneath the surface, near the south pole of Mars, there is a reservoir of briny water sloshing and churning below layers of ice and rock. This subglacial lake, discovered by a ground-penetrating radar on the Mars Express spacecraft, is about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) wide...
Qualcomm shares jumped in extended trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker reported better-than-expected quarterly results and said it plans to repurchase as much as $30 billion in stock. The buyback move -- an upward revision from the $10 billion repurchase program announced in May -- came as a result of...
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