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I’ve been skiing and snowboarding for nearly four decades, but my wife hates the sports.She gave up after one snowboarding trip, and I’ve tried to get her back on the slopes ever since.I try to book vacations at ski villages so my wife has more to do when the kids…
Two German navy ships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the first such move in over 20 years.Despite China’s complaints and criticisms, Germany said that it had a right to transit the strait, which is international waters. This stance aligns with the US and other Western allies.The German first-in-class frigate…
(Reuters) – Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump face off in a presidential debate on Tuesday ahead of a Nov. 5 election, upholding a tradition marked by some memorable moments of modern U.S. political history: – 1960: The first televised debate pitted Democratic nominee John…
A colossal mansion in Manvel, Texas that sat vacant for more than 20 years is now thriving as a commercial building, including being part of a college campus. The “Manvel Mansion,” about 23 miles south of Houston, was built in 2001 by physician Ulysses Watkins. He and his wife started building…
By Emma Farge and Dave Graham GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – Bringing new nuclear power stations online in Switzerland could take decades due to myriad political and financial hurdles, energy experts and politicians said, after the government announced plans to lift a ban on building new plants. The Federal Council on Wednesday…
The Ukrainians are using an American-made air-defense system that the US retired from service more than two decades ago to successfully shoot down Russian cruise missiles.The MIM-23 Hawk is a medium-range, surface-to-air system that was first fielded in the 1960s and has long considered obsolete, with militaries favoring more portable…
In December, the company announced a cost-cutting initiative that included simplifying its assortment of products and cutting jobs.The aim was to deliver up to $2 billion in savings over the next three years, which “will be invested to fuel future growth, accelerate innovation at speed and scale, and drive greater…
(Reuters) – Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump plan to face off in a presidential debate on June 27 and another Sept. 10 ahead of a Nov. 5 election, part of a tradition marked by some of the most memorable moments of modern U.S. political history:-…
The “US industrial renaissance” will be the top investment theme of the coming decade, Richard Bernstein Advisors said. Overreliance on foreign trade has intensified in the past decade, exacerbated by the pandemic’s exposure of global supply chain vulnerabilities. Bernstein blames US government policies for undermining the country’s independence, with both…
