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Monday, November 20, 2017

London buses are being powered by a new fuel: Coffee

http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/20/technology/coffee-fuel-bus-london-bio-bean/index.html

Keystone XL pipeline gets Nebraska’s approval, clearing a key hurdle in 9-year effort and allowing Trump to claim a win

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/20/keystone-xl-pipeline-gets-nebraskas-approval-clearing-a-key-hurdle-in-9-year-effort-and-allowing-trump-to-claim-a-win/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_keystone-1114am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.e4b29657a79d

Tesla Roadster might fly

http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/20/technology/tesla-roadster-might-fly/index.html

Rising Medicare costs leave many seniors with a flat COLA

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/rising-medicare-costs-leave-many-seniors-with-a-flat-cola/ar-BBFnsvz?li=BBnbfcN

Chevy slashes price of a Corvette by $9,000 as sales crash

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/chevy-slashes-price-of-a-corvette-by-dollar9000-as-sales-crash/ar-BBFbByI?li=BBnbfcN

Starbucks Is Criticized for Its Holiday Cups. Yes, Again.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/starbucks-is-criticized-for-its-holiday-cups-yes-again/ar-BBFneLF?li=BBnbfcL

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Delhi pollution crisis prompts city-wide emergency measures

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/08/health/delhi-pollution-health-emergency/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlist

This Florida school is selling bulletproof panels for students' backpacks

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/07/health/bulletproof-panels-backpacks-trnd/?iid=ob_article_footer

It is now practical to refuel electric vehicles through thin air

https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21730623-electromagnetic-induction-gets-rid-cables-it-now-practical-refuel

A merger between CVS Health and Aetna could be what the doctor ordered

https://www.economist.com/news/business/21730906-vertical-integration-could-put-brake-americas-unsustainably-soaring-health-care-costs

As the global economy picks up, inflation is oddly quiescent

https://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21730930-central-banks-are-beginning-raise-interest-rates-anyway-global

How the taxman slows the spread of technology in Africa

https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21731206-if-you-want-less-something-tax-it

Graduate Students Say GOP Tax Plan Could Increase Their Taxes by Nearly 300%

http://fortune.com/2017/11/08/graduate-students-say-gop-tax-plan-could-increase-their-taxes-by-nearly-300/

Saudi blockade pushing Yemen toward 'worst famine in decades'

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/middleeast/yemen-famine-saudi-arabia/index.html

Russia Says It Will Ease Debt Burden on Venezuela

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/business/energy-environment/russia-venezuela-debt.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Senate Republicans Will Diverge From House in Sweeping Tax Rewrite

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/us/politics/senate-republicans-will-diverge-from-house-in-sweeping-tax-rewrite.html?action=click&contentCollection=Media&module=Trending&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&pgtype=article

In AT&T Deal, Government Action Catches Up With Trump Rhetoric

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/business/att-time-warner-cnn-trump.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront