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Trumps executive order on religious liberty hailed
The order also is created to allow religious groups to avoid a mandate to provide contraception coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law, the Affordable Care Act, potentially expanding an exemption that had been carved out in the courts. [Full Article...]
COMAC C-919: China's indigenously developed jetliner takes off
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, or Comac, began in 2008 when the government combined several aviation companies from China's previous failure to build a commercial jetliner. In a written reply to China Daily, the Shanghai-based airline, which is expected to be the first carrier to take delivery of the homegrown single-aisle passenger jet, said it was "extremely confident about the fu... [Full Article...]
Arsenal loss has focused Man United minds on Europa League, says Mata
It was a long-distance shot. You can not assess who Arsenal will buy in the summer until you know who is going to be in charge - if it is, say, Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone then it will be 10 warriors; if Wenger is still manager it will be 10 really nice and pretty footballers. [Full Article...]
Pilot program, Target Restock, starts this summer
Target Corp.is testing a service that allows shoppers to order everyday essentials online and have them delivered to their houses the next day . Target Restock , announced on the company's blog Monday, is limited for now to some employees at the company's Minneapolis headquarters. [Full Article...]
US stock indexes inch back from record highs as calm reigns
The Nasdaq composite slipped 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,097. The FTSE 100 index in London rose 0.3 percent. Stocks were little changed on Monday and the euro fell from a six-month high hit after pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron's victory in France's presidential election, as traders cashed in recent gains. [Full Article...]
US, China must 'lead the way' on climate: Obama
Aides says he is moving toward a decision whether to honor the 2015 deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming, including a USA pledge to reduce its pollution over the coming decade. Climate experts worry such a move would throw the agreement into chaos. Senior State Department environmental official David Balton said Monday that Trump has indicated he plans to decide over the... [Full Article...]
Emma Watson MTV Movie Awards 2017
This year, they did away with the typical gender-separated categories and created the first ever gender-neutral award. In his acceptance speech , he paid tribute to his mother, saying "There's one person who I aspire to be every day and that is my mom, a powerful, strong, black woman who never listened when people told her she couldn't be more". [Full Article...]
Top Trump advisers to discuss pulling out from climate deal
The current disagreement within the White House over whether the U.S. should withdraw from the Paris climate agreement is a prime example of the much-reported palace intrigue within the Trump administration spilling out into a policy debate. [Full Article...]