Tag: Industrial products and services
Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies
WASHINGTON — The battle against bigness is building. Whether it’s beer, banks or book publishing, lawmakers are targeting major industries they say have become...
Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies
WASHINGTON — The battle against bigness is building. Whether it’s beer, banks or book publishing, lawmakers are targeting major industries they say have become...
War’s timeline as Syrians mark 10 years since uprising began
BEIRUT — Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar Assad’s government erupted in March 2011, touching off a popular uprising...
US astronaut launching next month may spend year in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA may soon chalk up another one-year space mission thanks to an out-of-this-world Russian movie-making deal.
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Call me? US-Turkey reset faces long list of hurdles
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has toned down his anti-Western and anti-US rhetoric in an apparent effort to reset the rocky...
Mexico’s last island penal colony may now host cruise ships
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said ferries and cruise ships may soon be visiting the former Isla Marias prison, after the last island penal...
Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,”...
Israel unveils guided mortar system for future urban warfare
JERUSALEM — The Israeli Defense Ministry on Sunday said it has completed development of a new guided mortar system, giving the army a formidable...
Coworkers: Man charged in Capitol riot had a Hitler mustache
WASHINGTON — An Army reservist charged with taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was known as a Nazi sympathizer who wore...
Hawaii town blocked by landslide launches makeshift ferry
HONOLULU — Volunteers on Kauai’s north shore have launched a makeshift ferry service across a river after a landslide along a two-lane highway cut...
