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Ravi Belani, managing director at Alchemist Accelerator, speaks at a recent presentation by the startup accelerator in Sunnyvale, Calif.

Tech Industry Confronts A Backlash Against 'Disruptive Innovation'

4:31pm January 28, 2019

by Laura Sydell

Silicon Valley is rethinking the implications of technology that disrupts entire industries, while the man who coined the term "disruptive innovation" stands by its basic goodness.

A new study points to the connections between climate change, lack of proper nutrition and obesity.

Does The World Need A New Buzzword — 'Syndemic' — To Describe 3 Big Crises?

4:08pm January 28, 2019

by Rebecca Ellis

A new report in 'The Lancet' uses a not-too-familiar term to describe looming global problems that appear to be interconnected.

The Vale mining company says that Dam I of the Córrego de Feijão mine was more than 280 feet high and 2,360 feet wide, holding a volume of 11.7 million cubic meters. The ruined mine near Brumadinho, Brazil, is seen here in a satellite photo from Jan. 26

Brazil Dam Disaster: 60 People Are Dead, With Hundreds More Missing

3:39pm January 28, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The dam that collapsed last week held more than 3 billion gallons of mud and mine waste. A mine worker says he heard a loud sound — and when he turned, he saw a "mountain of mud" sweeping toward him.

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Activists hold a sign showing detained Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang at a rally outside the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong on Dec. 26, 2018, as Wang's trial was set to begin in China.

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Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced To More Than 4 Years In Prison

3:21pm January 28, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Wang Quanzhang was arrested in 2015 along with hundreds of other legal activists. Human rights groups say the sentence makes a mockery of the rule of law.

César Díaz, a music teacher at the nonprofit Centro Esperanza and council member in the municipality of Loiza. The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied his application for help to fix his damaged roof. He later qualified under a federally funded p

Puerto Ricans Concerned That $20 Billion Recovery Plan Is 'Not For The People'

2:09pm January 28, 2019

by Adrian Florido

Island officials will have discretion to spend the federal money as they see fit. But some worry the government's plans will leave local communities behind.

Shim Suk-hee (front left) races during the women's 1,500-meter finals at a World Cup short track speedskating event at the Utah Olympic Oval on Nov. 13, 2016, in Kearns, Utah.

South Korea Will Interview Thousands Of Athletes After Rape And Abuse Allegations

1:53pm January 28, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

A recent wave of physical and sexual abuse accusations reveals entrenched problems in the competitive training culture of one of Asia's rising sports powers, sports and rights experts say.

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Federal employees wait in line at World Central Kitchen, a food bank and food distribution center established by celebrity chef José Andrés. The federal government is back open, but it could be several days before workers receive missed paychecks.

Federal Employees Return To Work, But Fears Of Another Shutdown Loom

12:48pm January 28, 2019

While the reopening of the government is welcome news for many federal workers, some express trepidation that they'll face the same predicament after Feb. 15.

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Letters wait in bins for sorting at the main post office in Omaha, Neb. The price of a Forever Stamp has increased 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service contends with billions of dollars in annual losses.

Mailing Just Got More Expensive: Forever Stamps See Biggest Price Increase Ever

12:20pm January 28, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The cost of a stamp is up 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service tries to offset billions of dollars in losses. Some packages will cost more to send too.

Cleanup workers rake oil-soaked hay along a Santa Barbara beach in 1969, after an oil spill that was then the largest in U.S. history.

How California's Worst Oil Spill Turned Beaches Black And The Nation Green

11:51am January 28, 2019

by Jon Hamilton

In 1969, oil from an offshore well left beaches in Santa Barbara, Calif., coated with crude and littered with dead birds. The country's reaction helped create the modern environmental movement.

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To tame your anger, it may help to take time to observe and name it.

Got Anger? Try Naming It To Tame It

11:14am January 28, 2019

by Michaeleen Doucleff

While many people believe that how we feel and express anger is hard-wired, some scientists suggest our experience and culture help shape it. One way to get a handle on it may be to personalize it.

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