Oil prices dip on surging U.S. crude stockpiles
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday after U.S. crude stockpiles surged to their highest levels in almost 17 months amid record production. FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind…
Business Plan Do’s and Don’ts
Your business plan is the step between pitching to and pinning down investors. Entire TV shows have been dedicated to the art of the pitch, but your business plan is…
Cannabis Brand Founded by CJ Wallace to Honor His Late Father, Notorious B.I.G.
Inspired by his late father, Christopher Wallace—aka—Notorious B.I.G., CJ Wallace created Think BIG as a movement to challenge the world to re-think cannabis. Wallace’s company creates curated cannabis products rooted…
With Bankruptcy Filing, An End of An Era at Johnson Publishing
Creating shockwaves throughout the African American community, Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Co., the once-iconic publishing company that for years had been one of the nation’s largest black-owned business, filed for bankruptcy…
More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme court challenge
(Reuters) – North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform a second-trimester abortion using instruments like forceps and clamps to…
Dogs sniff out lung cancer from blood samples with 97 percent accuracy, study claims
A new study presented on Monday has found that beagles can be trained to detect lung cancer from human blood samples with 97 percent accuracy. (Stock image) Dogs can smell…
Bernie Sanders puts focus on healthcare with Medicare for All bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled the latest version of his ambitious “Medicare-for-All” plan on Wednesday, moving the healthcare debate among Democratic presidential contenders to center stage in…
Turkey: Local elections a referendum on Erdogan? | DW News
In Turkey, polls have closed in the first local elections since a reform package gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. The elections are … source
Batik- An Indonesian cultural icon
There’s renewed interest in batik in Indonesia, after UNESCO put it on its list of intangible cultural heritage. While indigeneous to Indonesia, the traditional dyed … source
US extend sanctions on Zimbabwe [The Morning Call]
US President Donald Trump has extended sanctions against the country by a year, saying that the new government’s policies continue to pose an “unusual and … source