• Ireland: Where Stones Speak

    Saturday, April 13, 2024 2:00 – 5:00 pm (PT) In-person only at Concord

  • Oberman to speak at NARS meeting

    CHICAGO — Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman has joined the list of speakers scheduled to appear at the North American Rail Shippers Conference, beginning tomorrow, April 30, and running through May 2 in Chicago. Oberman last week announced he would retire from the STB chairmanship on May 10 [see “STB’s Oberman sets May []Read More

  • Flying cars: Almeria speaks

    Legendary French musician Jean Michel Jarre recently took a trip in a flying car, Euro Weekly News conducted a survey to see what the public thought. EWN asked the question: Now that musician Jean Michel Jarre has become the first passenger in a flying car, do you think this concept will take off as you […]

  • Spain speaks on sustainability in London

    Turespaña and the Tourism Department in London marked a day to highlight Spain´s achievements in sustainable tourism, with Benidorm esteemed a pioneer. On April 17, Spain Sustainability Day took place in London as part of the Spain Talks programme, designed to share Spain´s advancements in sustainable tourism management. The director of Turespaña, Miquel Sanz, said […]

  • Morristown Housing Authority dogged by more no-shows

    For much of the last year, MHA meetings have been where residents have sought accountability during the privatization of their public housing. But quorums -- and even meeting venues--have become hard to find lately.

  • Recognition Actions speak louder than words.

    It’s good to see countries with shared values going beyond words in recognizing the Philippines’ sovereign rights and maritime entitlements in the South China Sea, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea or UNCLOS.

  • WTF is the CMA — the Competition and Markets Authority

    Why does the CMA's opinion on Google's Privacy Sandbox matter so much? Stick around to uncover why.

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    Europol Speaks Out Against End-To-End Encryption

    European police chiefs are calling for industry and governments to take

  • Meta’s AI Needs to Speak With You

    Meta has an idea: Instead of ever leaving its apps, why not stay and chat

  • "The Covenant of Water" author Abraham Verghese

    Dr. Abraham Verghese is vice chair of education at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He's actually an expert in bedside manner, teaching medical students about the importance of the human touch. Verghese is all about the power of connection, as a medical practitioner, and in his other calling: author."A good story goes beyond what a forgiving God cares to do. It reconciles families and unburdens them of secrets whose bond is stronger than blood. But in their revealing, as in their...

  • "The Covenant of Water" author Abraham Verghese

    Dr. Abraham Verghese teaches medical students about the importance of bedside manner at Stanford University's School of Medicine. But he has another calling, as author of the New York Times bestselling novel "The Covenant of Water," a multi-generational tale of a family in India experiencing love and tragedy. Verghese talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about uprooting his family to take a writing program at the University of Iowa in order to pursue his dream of being a writer; and about...

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    In the Kitchen With ‘Real Americans’ Author Rachel Khong

    The author of Goodbye, Vitamin makes dinner and discusses her new novel, Real Americans.