Can Africa keep its economic winning streak alive?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 5th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Can Africa keep its economic winning streak alive?
WASHINGTON (AP) — They export BMWs and birdseed and plenty in between. Their middle class is growing fast enough to draw the likes of Marriott and Wal-Mart. China, Europe, Japan and the United States are vying to build roads and power plants there.
Wildlife refuges phasing out GMO crops, pesticides
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — National wildlife refuges around the country are phasing out genetically modified crops and a class of pesticides related to nicotine in programs meant to provide food for wildlife.
VA deputy chief: More employees face punishment
DENVER (AP) — U.S. Veterans Administration Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson says more employees will be disciplined as the department sorts out a scandal over long waits for health care and falsified data.