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Skyline Medical to Present at ARIN’s 35th Annual Spring Convention in Vancouver April 3rd - 6th

Apr 04, 2016 14:46 pm UTC| Business

MINNEAPOLIS, April 04, 2016 -- Skyline Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:SKLN) today announced that it will be an exhibitor at ARIN’s 35th Annual Spring Convention in Vancouver April 3-6, 2016. Skyline’s sales representatives will...

Navient raises $12,000 during Ladders & Laces 5K Run/Walk and Jeans BeCause program to support Hanover Township Fire Department

Apr 04, 2016 14:40 pm UTC| Business

WILKES-BARRE, Pa., April 04, 2016 -- They say if there’s no pain, there’s no gain. Though many participants with sore legs will likely be opting for elevators instead of the staircase on Monday, volunteers raised...

Azzad Asset Management Shares A Lesson in Nonviolent Activism

Apr 04, 2016 14:36 pm UTC| Business

FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 4, 2016 -- On March 13th, a Palestinian schoolteacher from the West Bank named Hanan Al Hroub was awarded the 2016 Global Teacher Prize for her innovative approach to helping children suffering...

Lawsuit for Investors, who purchased Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ:SFM) shares in the March 2015 Stock Offering, announced by Shareholders Foundation - SFM

Apr 04, 2016 14:35 pm UTC| Business

SAN DIEGO, April 04, 2016 -- The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit was filed in Arizona for investors who purchased shares of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ:SFM) in the March 2015 secondary...

Postal Service Previews First of 16 Stamps Celebrating National Park Service's Centennial

Apr 04, 2016 14:33 pm UTC| Business

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2016 -- A stamp image featuring a stunning photograph of Acadia National Park's Bass Harbor Head Light was previewed today as the first of 16 Forever stamp images to be revealed over a three week...

Connecticut Water Company Promotes Robert J. Doffek to Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Apr 04, 2016 14:30 pm UTC| Business

CLINTON, CONNECTICUT, April 04, 2016 -- The Board of Directors of Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTWS) unanimously approved the promotion of Robert J. Doffek to Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for CTWS,...

MacB Captures Three-Peat for Best Practices with CMMI Level 3 Rating

Apr 04, 2016 14:30 pm UTC| Business

DAYTON, OHIO, April 04, 2016 -- MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB), a leading National Security company delivering advanced engineering services and product solutions, announced today that its Information Solutions Division...

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Economy

Venezuela Oil Exports Grind to a Halt as U.S. Oil Embargo Takes Full Effect

Venezuelas oil exports have effectively come to a standstill after months of declining shipments triggered by sweeping U.S. sanctions and an intensified oil embargo announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. According to...

Fed’s Anna Paulson Signals Rate Cuts May Come Later as Inflation Cools and Labor Market Stabilizes

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson said on Saturday that additional U.S. interest rate cuts may not happen immediately, as policymakers assess how the economy responds following an aggressive...

Argentina Sells Dollars to Stabilize Peso as New FX Trading Rules Take Effect

Argentinas Treasury intervened in the foreign exchange market on Friday by selling U.S. dollars in an effort to curb the pesos decline, marking the first trading session under the countrys newly implemented currency...

U.S. Stock Market Mixed at Close as Dow Gains and Nasdaq Slips

U.S. stocks finished mixed after the close on Friday as strength in energy, industrials, and basic materials helped support blue-chip shares, while losses in consumer-focused and technology sectors weighed on broader...

Mexico Stocks End Lower as IPC Slips on Sector Losses

Mexican stocks closed lower on Friday as broad-based declines across key sectors weighed on overall market performance. The benchmark SP/BMV IPC index ended the session down 0.36%, reflecting investor caution amid losses...

Politics

Maduro’s Capture Deepens Venezuela’s Political Crisis as Power Struggle Intensifies

The reported U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has triggered major political uncertainty in the oil-rich nation, raising urgent questions about who truly controls the government. U.S. President Donald Trump...

Myanmar Junta Announces Amnesty for Over 6,000 Prisoners on Independence Day Amid Ongoing Crisis

Myanmars military government has announced it will release 6,186 prisoners as part of an amnesty marking the countrys Independence Day, according to state media reports on Saturday. The decision comes at a highly sensitive...

Venezuela Supreme Court Appoints Delcy Rodríguez as Acting President After Nicolás Maduro Detention

Venezuela entered a new period of political uncertainty after the Constitutional Chamber of the countrys Supreme Court ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume the role of acting president following the...

Cuba Condemns U.S. Actions in Venezuela as Tensions Rise in the Region

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has sharply criticized the United States over what he described as an attack on Venezuela and the capture of its president, escalating political tensions across Latin America....

U.S. Airline Flight Cancellations Surge After Venezuela Military Operation and FAA Airspace Closures

Major U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of flights on Saturday after a sudden military operation in Venezuela led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, triggering widespread airspace restrictions across parts of...

Science

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Technology

Grok AI Controversy on X Sparks Global Outrage Over Nonconsensual Images

A growing controversy surrounding Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot built into Elon Musks social media platform X, has triggered international concern over the misuse of AI-generated images and the failure to...

Reddit Emerges as a Major Winner in the Shift to AI-Powered Search

Reddit is increasingly being recognized as a major beneficiary of the global shift from traditional search engines to AI-generated answers, according to a recent analysis from brokerage firm Needham. As artificial...

Trump Blocks HieFo’s Emcore Chip Assets Deal Over National Security Concerns

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order blocking HieFo Corp. from acquiring semiconductor-related assets from Emcore Corp., citing serious national security risks tied to foreign ownership and sensitive chip...

Grok AI Faces Global Scrutiny Over Safeguard Failures and Illegal Content on X

Elon Musks artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, developed by xAI and integrated into social media platform X, has come under intense international scrutiny after admitting that lapses in safeguards led to the generation...

Baidu Shares Surge as Company Plans Kunlunxin AI Chip Spin-Off and Hong Kong Listing

Baidu shares jumped sharply after the Chinese technology giant announced plans to spin off its artificial intelligence chip unit, Kunlunxin, and pursue a listing in Hong Kong. The move comes as domestic Chinese chipmakers...