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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which means that across America, many of us reflect on the titans of history who managed through personal courage and conviction to make the world a better place. How were they like humans? How did they motivate themselves to do such extraordinary work? What price did they pay for their activism? Given the …

The new year has been underway for less than three weeks, but Martin Luther King Jr. Day gives some people the opportunity to take a breath. When the nation celebrates the civil rights leader, government organizations will largely be closed. But if you have acted, you probably won't face too many obstacles. Here's a look at who is open and …

I have been asking this question for quite some time, why is economic growth so slow, and yet unemployment is so low and the stock market is so high? In response to this question, I have suggested "that more is happening in the economy than we are just measuring with our overall economic statistics, and this is important to understand. …

KEY POINTS Type 2 diabetes requires continuous treatment to prevent it from causing complications. There are certain foods you can take that can help prevent blood sugar from spiking A super drink when taken during breakfast can help Type 2 diabetes is a serious condition, since it is known to lead to serious health complications when left untreated. This is …

Australia's leader Scott Morrison has defied a call in his own party to reform climate change policies following devastating bush fires, and promises he would not do anything that would "wipe out" the country's resource industries. The Prime Minister's comments on Monday, following an unprecedented crisis in which fires have burned millions of hectares and killed an estimated 1 billion …

New Delhi, January 20 () The telecom department has released a 48,000 crore claim on Oil India in previously statutory quotas, an order the country's second largest state oil producer plans to challenge in the Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT ). After a Supreme Court ruling that non-telecom revenue should be included to assess government fees payments, the …

Solar panels depicted in a tropical hotel location. Marc Romanelli Businesses must sing from the same hymn sheet if they want to make a meaningful progress in combating the climate crisis, said the environmental director of one of Asia's leading hotel groups, Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels. Janice Lao, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability at Hong Kong and …

After the shooting, a fire broke out in the home that the officers had been called to. Three people, including the suspect, remain uncalculated in the fire. The chaotic crime scene drew response from local police and fire as well as several other agencies, including the FBI and ATF. Now the Honolulu Police Department and the community are mourning their …

SHANGHAI – Beijing's alliance with the World Economic Forum started in 1979 with the arrival in Davos, Switzerland, of a small team of free market economists led by an enlarged Chinese intellectual, Qian Junrui, who had barely survived Mao's cultural revolution. He had been jailed for eight years, tortured and repeatedly beaten unconscious. China and Davos have since become one …

However, there is a specific day – and a single speech, really – where he dramatically grabbed that kind of leadership role for the first time. While King's most famous speech is probably his "I have a dream" speech in Washington in August 1963, the moment I think of was almost eight years earlier. King was only 26, unknown, and …