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New Lynyrd Skynyrd Doc Shows Plane Crash Footage, Traces Band History
A new documentary promises to tell the full story of one of southern rock’s defining bands, warts and all. The film, <i>Lynyrd Skynyrd: If I Leave Here</i> …
MusicFukushima’s nuclear signature found in California wine - MIT Technology Review
Throughout the 1950s, the US, the Soviet Union, and others tested thermonuclear weapons in the Earth’s atmosphere. Those tests released vast …
WineBox Office: 'The Greatest Showman' Became One Of The Leggiest Movies Ever
With <i>Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again</i> set to open tonight, I thought I’d check back in with the last big live-action musical smash. Today marks, if you count Tuesday previews, seven months since the Hugh Jackman/Michelle Williams/Zac Efron/Zendaya/Rebecca Ferguson musical opened in North American …
La La LandDJI Makes Unlocking Geofenced Areas Easier for Commercial Drone Users
DJI, in an effort to grow its commercial client roster, has made the process of unlocking geofenced areas for authorized UAV use fast and easy.<p>AFP …
Drones‘Mario Kart’ Hot Wheels Toys Coming Summer 2019
Mattel is launching a line of “Mario Kart”-themed Hot Wheels cars next year, the toymaker told Mashable on Wednesday.<p>The licensed toys made their …
Hot WheelsNew spiky-skulled dinosaur lived on a lost continent
Researchers have unearthed a new armored dinosaur in Utah, a new species of ankylosaur, known as <i>Akainacephalus johnsoni.</i><p>The catch? It lived on the lost continent known as Laramidia.<p><i>A. johnsoni</i>, a member of the ankylosaurid family, lived 76 million years ago in what is now southern Utah, but was …
Natural History MuseumMIT's Mass Timber Longhouse Shows a Technology-Driven Approach to Sustainable Design
MIT Mass Timber Design, a cross-disciplinary design workshop at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have developed a building prototype that …
ArchitectureResearch From Food Giant, Cargill, Shows Dairy Is Out and Plant-Based Alternatives are In!
Due to a combination of increased awareness, animal welfare and health concerns, and lactose intolerance, dairy has been on a significant decline in …
CowsPlayStation 4 System Update 6.0 Beta Test Sign Ups Open
Sign-ups are open for the PlayStation 4 system software update 6.00.<p>PS4 players can sign up for the beta test for the console's system software …
Beta TestingVW will build its electric microbus and crossover in the US
Volkswagen is pushing its EV strategy hard in Europe and China, and now intends to continue its momentum in the US, where it plans to produce its upcoming all-electric microbus and crossover SUV. Confirmed to <i>Autocar</i> this week, VW says it'll produce the I.D. BUZZ electric microbus and I.D. CROZZ …
VolkswagenPublicis: ad-ing up | Financial Times
The advertising industry is struggling to come up with a suitably creative campaign for its own work. Today’s ad business is a grind of digital data. …
ProfitMakeready Sets ‘Queen & Slim;’ Daniel Kaluuya Stars, Melina Matsoukas Directs Lena Waithe Script
<b>BREAKING</b>: Makeready has won an auction to finance <i>Queen & Slim</i>, with Oscar-nominated <i>Get Out</i> star Daniel Kaluuya starring and Melina Matsoukas making …
HollywoodRPM International Inc. Continues to Battle Through Tough Industry Conditions
The maker of specialty coatings and sealants continues to work through an operating improvement plan to boost shareholder value.<p><b>RPM International</b>'s …
InvestingHow Anti-Muslim Propaganda Travels From Europe To North America To Trump’s Twitter Account
Nico Ortega / BuzzFeed News<p><b>When President Donald Trump falsely</b> tweeted last month that Germany’s acceptance of millions of refugees had led to a …
IslamophobiaGATX up 10% post Q2 results
GATX Corp (GATX +10.2%) reports Q2 revenues of $349.5M, a marginal increase of 0.3%, primarily due to 6.6% increase in rail international revenues to …
BusinessWeinstein lawyers claim actress Judd made sexual 'deal' with disgraced mogul
LOS ANGELES -- Harvey Weinstein's lawyers are calling on a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit from actress Ashley Judd -- who accuses the disgraced mogul …
Los AngelesTimber high-rise building announced for Pearl District on hold for ‘foreseeable future’
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -<p>A 12-story wood building announced for Portland’s Pearl District is now on hold for the “foreseeable future,” according to the …
OregonShares in Ad Giants Fall as Publicis Sales Disappoint
Strategy shift at world’s third-biggest advertising firm has yet to convince investors; shares fall as much as 9%<p>By<p>Nick Kostov<p>PARIS—Shares in some of the world’s biggest ad companies tumbled Thursday after Publicis Groupe SA reported revenue below expectations, heightening investor concerns over …
AdvertisingKelowna’s air quality is almost the worst in North America
It doesn't take an expert to look out the window today and realize the Central Okanagan's air quality is not at its typical standard.<p>Okanagan …
British ColumbiaVolvo Profit Rises More Than Expected as Truck Demand Increases
Volvo AB’s efforts to capitalize on increasing truck demand bore fruit in the second quarter as profit rose more than analysts …
Profit2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 First Look
Street-legal muscle car for the grassroots drag racer<p>Just when you thought the Hellcat franchise was tapped out, FCA uses the Dodge Mile-High National Hot Rod Association Nationals event in Denver to announce its latest buzz model: the 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320. The drag-oriented, …
Sports CarsIn The Air: Obstacles To Email Personalization
Most email marketers are using personalization despite many headaches, including a dearth of resources. Worse, many lack control of their web forms, …
MarketingSodexo Recognized by Black EOE Journal in 2018 Best of the Best Issue – Press Releases on CSRwire.com
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jul. 19 /CSRwire/ - Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced …
African-American NewsPokemon Go: Zapdos Returning For One Day This Weekend
Pokemon Go players will soon have another chance to capture Zapdos. As a reward for meeting the Global Challenges goal during Pokemon Go Fest last weekend, the Legendary bird will return to the game this Saturday, July 21, but it won't be available for long.<p>For a three-hour window of time, players …
PokémonOil's Hired Hands Are Looking Beyond Shale to an Overseas Boomlet
The world’s biggest oilfield-service companies may have finally found something to talk about beyond the U.S. shale boom.<p>The oil explorers they serve …
OilFujifilm's oddball XF10 fixed-lens APS-C camera costs only $500
Fujifilm has proven again that it's not afraid to build unusual cameras by unveiling the XF10, a premium fixed-lens compact that will be the successor to the X70 compact. It's got a wide-angle 18.5mm f/2.8 fixed lens (equivalent to 27.8mm in full-frame terms) and a 24.2-megapixel APS-C (not …
CamerasCongressman says Americans should be banned from mining, using cryptocurrency
Congressman Brad Sherman, D-California, believes the government should prohibit U.S. citizens from mining and using cryptocurrencies. He made the …
CryptocurrencyToronto FC fans lit a giant dang fire in the stands and got kicked out
Finally, flare-tossing hooliganism comes to Ottawa.<p>The rise of soccer has been undeniable in North America. It’s even getting to the point where hooligans in Canada are lighting fires and tossing flares onto the pitch at a minor league playoff match.<p>Toronto FC fans were ejected from Ottawa’s TD …
TorontoCathay Pacific Flights From Seattle To Hong Kong Begin April 2019
Cathay Pacific will begin flying from its hub in Hong Kong to Seattle beginning April 1, 2019, the airline announced today. The route will become the only non-stop airline link between Seattle and Hong Kong now that Delta has announced plans to end its flight on the same route in October 2018. …
Hong KongPrice War Eats Into Unilever Profit
Company behind Dove soap, Magum ice creams reports anemic sales growth and lower earnings<p>LONDON—A fierce price war between consumer goods giants hit Unilever PLC hard in the first half.<p>The Anglo-Dutch maker of Dove soap and Magnum ice creams reported anemic sales growth and lower profit for the six …
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