With sunny spring weather just around the corner, a lot of would-be fitness buffs are getting excited to hit the roads and get running — and that means prioritizing the tunes. Some runners use music to pace their movements, others to push themselves further and faster, while still others use music as entertainment during a […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) has sold its equity holding in Blackstone Group LP (BX.N), the U.S. private equity firm said in a filing, ending an 11-year investment. The original agreement with Beijing Wonderful Investments – the legal entity set up by CIC to invest in Blackstone – […]

The FPS is used by banks in the UK for same-day clearance. Today, London-based cryptocurrency exchange platform London Block Exchange (LBX) confirmed that it will offer its clients on-shore accounts and access to the Faster Payments Service (FPS). In the UK, the FPS is a payment-clearing scheme for electronic sterling payments, an initiative taken by […]

Three Perkins+Will designers conceptualize the pumping room of their dreams. The Affordable Care Act requires that most employers provide a private space for new mothers to pump milk–that’s not just a bathroom stall. But in the eight years since the law came into effect, some companies have decided to interpret it by designating closets, shower […]

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A day after the United Nations Security Council demanded a ceasefire across Syria in February, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley – angry that Russia delayed the vote for several days and skeptical the Syrian government would comply – spoke with President Donald Trump. “There’s a lot of decisions to be made now,” […]

Jack Pearson’s death on This Is Us might go down as one of the most buzzed about in TV history. And as fans prepare for the season two finale airing March 13, actor Milo Ventimiglia has been hitting the road doing interviews, making TV appearances, and just traveling for fun. In fact, his Instagram page […]

      Some media outlets have reported that Earth is expecting a “massive magnetic storm” on March 18. That’s wrong, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). And they would know: Not only does NOAA help people build forecasts for weather here on Earth, they also predict space weather events like geomagnetic storms. […]

Broadway bridge project wins top honor The project to replace the Broadway bridge drew the top honor at the American Council of Engineering Companies of Arkansas annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala. The bridge spanning the Arkansas River connecting downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock was named Grand Conceptor at the annual event, held Thursday […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – Any trade war with the United States will only bring disaster to the world economy, Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said on Sunday, as Beijing stepped up its criticism on proposed metals tariffs by Washington amid fears it could shatter global growth. After pressure from allies, the United States has opened the […]

Macron, who arrived here on Friday on a four-day visit to India during the course of which he will co-chair the founding conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said he has three purposes for this visit. French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said that France should be the best […]