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The State Department of Transportation on Maui have just agreed not to spray Monsanto’s Roundup along its roadways. According to Maui Mama, all purchases of the glyphosate-based, carcinogenic weed killer have been halted and the department is about to change the signs on all of their spray trucks to say “Certified Organic Herbicide.” Natural Blaze reports: Beyond Pesticides has also agreed to teach county workers how to make the switch from the health-damaging Roundup chemical applications to a non-toxic solution, FREE OF CHARGE. Читать дальше...

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A climatarian, a reducetarian, and a sustainatarian walk into a bar.

It sounds like the beginning of a joke (and it is*) but it’s also the world we live in now. Those words are just the tip of the iceberg lettuce when it comes to words to describe semi-vegetarians. Any quipster with a keyboard and internet access can coin a new one. Perhaps you prefer vegavore or carnesparsian?

Beneath their silly sounding veneer, these words reflect a shift in our understanding of what food choices mean. Читать дальше...

There are few stories about Donald Trump that I as a liberal blogger would find difficulty believing. But this is one.

SPECIAL: THE cultural change towards concussion that was forced upon the AFL is now breaking through at suburban, bush, junior and women’s leagues.

PAYING more than $100 a day in childcare fees is the new normal, with our interactive map revealing for the first time that big fees are in play beyond the inner city.

“MONDAY, we’re in” — that’s the message Jarryd Roughead has given to those closest to him as he prepares to fight the cancer that has rocked the football world.

Liam Moses speaks to Raven Klaasen to find out about the “lonely” life of a professional tennis player, and why he switched to doubles.

We're revisiting George Miller’s full-throttle ‘Mad Max’ franchise.

May 22 1882 -- Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and the United States reach a trade agreement. 1907 -- Lee Wan-yong, a politician and Japanese collaborator during the Joseon Dynasty, is appointed prime minister. The "Euijeongbu," the dy

You may notice JPMorgan Chase taking over your Snapchat feed this weekend — that is, if you're anywhere near a college campus.

See story here.

NOW WATCH: Be sure to learn the actual meaning of these real estate 'code words' before looking for a new place

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Almost all of us think about starting a business at some point. The thought enters our minds when we come up with an ingenious way to stop an ice cream cone from dripping.

Or we get a job and realize we want more control over our work.

Or we hear about the multi-billionaires of the world and start fantasizing about making our own riches.

Related: How to Be Taken Seriously As a Young Entrepreneur

Whatever your own motivation, if you’re going to start a business... Читать дальше...

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The world is in the throes of a demand crisis, so to save the global economy, three countries should take it upon themselves to buy the world.

This was an idea floated by HSBC economist Stephen King in a note on Wednesday morning called "Unhappy Families: The Case for International Policy Coordination."

The countries that he says should take on this buyer's burden are the US, Germany, and China. They have the savings (or the dollar power) to spend us out of the global growth drought we're in. Читать дальше...

Courtesy of Annette Long

When Annette Long was a child, she dreamed of becoming a flight attendant.

It took industry-wide layoffs following September 11 to finally realize that dream.

Before becoming a flight attendant in 2003 for a regional airline, Long worked in sales as a business manager for a cruise line.

Like many in the travel industry, people's loss of confidence in travel following terrorist attacks on September 11 cost her her job, and, "after September 11... Читать дальше...

Drivers will be forced to pass a breathalyser test before leaving a public car park under a state government trial starting next year.

Pennsylvania's primary polls looked grim in mid-March for Katie McGinty, the candidate recruited by Democratic heavy hitters in Washington in their multimillion-dollar quest to recapture the U.S. Senate majority.

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Last weekend, many of the tech industry's big shots gathered in the Santa Cruz Mountains to talk startups.

Venture-capital firm Sequoia invited more than 100 startup founders, CEOs, and alumni for what it called "Base Camp."

During the two-day event, founders and CEOs talked business and spent their nights sleeping in tents.

Here's what it was like inside the elite camp for startup founders:

More than 100 startup founders and business... Читать дальше...

Mourad Laachraoui, the brother of one of the Brussels suicide bombers, has won gold at the European Taekwondo Championships and is now set to compete for Belgium at the Olympic Games in Brazil.  Older brother Najim, 24, was one of two suicide bombers who blew himself up at Brussels Airport on March 22. The attacks, including another suicide bomber on the city's metro, killed 32 people. Mourad, 21, is listed among Belgium's 185-strong squad bound for the games in Rio De Janeiro starting Aug. 5, where... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have activated third baseman Mike Moustakas off the 15-day disabled list.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have activated third baseman Mike Moustakas off the 15-day disabled list.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have activated third baseman Mike Moustakas off the 15-day disabled list.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have activated third baseman Mike Moustakas off the 15-day disabled list.