Chinese ship capsizes
Chinese ship capsizes on Yangtze with hundreds missing 2 June 2015 From BBC Five people have died and hundreds are missing after a cruise ship carrying 456 people capsized on the Yangtze River in China’s Hubei province. Officials say at…
Formerly jailed journalists push for federal shield law
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal Most of the U.S. journalists who have gone to jail for protecting confidential sources gathered in Washington this week to tell their stories and to advocate for a federal shield law. “We…
Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd (NASDAQ:QUNR) announced the commencement of a registered public offering of its American Depositary Shares
By Mike Rosenberg (GlobalNewswire)Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd (NASDAQ:QUNR) China’s leading mobile and online travel platform, announced the commencement of a registered public offering of its American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”), each representing three Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.001…
US Appeals Panel: It’s not clear if FedEx drivers are company employees
By Alyson Palmer, From Daily Report It’s unclear whether FedEx drivers are employees of the company, a federal appeals court panel ruled on Thursday. The question is key to resolving a group of Florida drivers’ claims, one of several cases…
The long-range drone that can keep up with a car and fly for an hour
By Nick Heath in European Technology, From TechRepublic A German team are aiming to build a faster drone that can keep going for longer by adding combustion engines. Consumer-grade drones are often limited as to how fast and far they…
Caribbean Employers’ Confederation and Caribbean Congress of Labour sign MOU in Brussels
From Caribbean News Now PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (ILO) — On 26 May 2015, the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to identify areas where common legislative and…
Robots poised to ditch the boring tasks and take on new jobs
By Nick Heath From Tech Republic New research demonstrate techniques that could eventually allow robots to perform swathes of new jobs. A few years back, for most people the threat of a robot stealing your job seemed a distant prospect,…
Glacier National Park, British Columbia
Path through the rocks in Glacier National Park, British Columbia By Gary Arndt. My name is Gary Arndt. In March 2007 I sold my house and have been traveling around the world ever since. Since I started traveling, I have…
Hairstyles For Black Women 2015
15 Medium Short Hairstyles For Black Women 2015 By Karyn Holmes From Olwomen NOTE: The original article has 30 short hairstyles. See link at bottom of story to read the complete article for the other 15 with images Medium short…
Jim Thorpe’s sons take burial dispute to Supreme Court
By Tony Mauro, From Legal Times, The descendants of the late athlete want high court to allow reburial on Indian land in his native Oklahoma. Descendants of the late legendary athlete Jim Thorpe on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court…
