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A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone. But first read this
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (496+ words) Greenwich Time A similar scene played out a few miles away, in an early 20th-century cardboard box factory turned high-end office space Nearly 20 people in their 30s stared at their cellphones for a few minutes Then they set them down and…...
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23+ hour, 15+ min ago (23+ words) What if Texas" destructive Tax Day flood had centered on inner Houston instead? It"s why cities should plan for the improbable'Greenwich Time...
Hungary's Magyar says new government could take power at beginning of May
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (413+ words) Following Magyar and his center-right Tisza party's landslide victory in Sunday's election in which it won a two-thirds parliamentary majority, the opposition leader has pushed for the transfer of power to occur as quickly as possible. Under Hungarian law, the…...
Vietnam's new leader meets China's Xi on his first overseas trip
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (145+ words) Greenwich Time To Lam's four-day trip to China, which began on Tuesday, is his first overseas trip since he was elected last week. That signaled Lam's foreign policy priorities and stronger ties between the two Communist nations. CCTV reported that…...
It's Tax Day. Ahead of the deadline, 53 million filers used new Trump tax exemptions, Treasury says
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (415+ words) It's Tax Day on Wednesday, the deadline for most Americans to file taxes, and the Trump administration says millions of people have already used new breaks such as no tax on tips and overtime, exemptions for interest on certain car…...
Turning Point USA's high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns
16+ hour, 7+ min ago (591+ words) The group's endorsement by Republican governors " at least eight so far " has stirred debate about free speech in America's schools, with critics arguing many of the same conservative leaders have sought to silence others with measures to restrict what teachers…...
Peru faces a presidential runoff as election count drags on after ballot delays
14+ hour, 33+ min ago (688+ words) Electoral authorities continued to count the ballots for a third straight day as authorities were forced to extend voting into Monday after ballots had not been delivered in time to polling stations. With 77% of ballots tallied, official results on Tuesday…...
Xi calls China-Russia ties 'precious' in current international context
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (434+ words) During a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing, Xi said the strong vitality and exemplary significance of the friendship treaty between the two countries stand out even more under such a backdrop. Xi said China and Russia…...
Democrats line up to run in Virginia congressional districts, even before voters approve them
23+ hour, 15+ min ago (423+ words) Even before Virginia voters decide on a new congressional map, Democrats are piling in to run for districts proposed under a redistricting plan that is designed to give their party a near sweep of the state's U. S. House seats. The latest…...
The Latest: US blockade of Iranian ports 'fully implemented' as Trump says war is near end
14+ hour, 32+ min ago (558+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump said the war in Iran was "very close to over" in clips of an interview set to air Wednesday, while the U. S. military said its blockade on Iranian ports had been "fully implemented." Pakistan said Tuesday it was…...