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No bailout funds for Greece as eurozone finance chiefs fail to agree deal
IMF and eurozone states fail to bridge divide over Greek debt relief raising prospect of a summer crisis for the single currency if Athens misses repayment. Eurozone finance ministers have failed to agree a debt relief plan for Greece, raising the prospect of a summer crisis for the single currency bloc if Athens misses a […]
10 new features coming to your phone in Android O
Dave Burke, Google Vice President of Engineering for Android, speaks during the opening keynote address at the Google I/O 2017 Conference. Image: Getty Images/ Though we got our first peek at Android O back in March, Google finally revealed more details this week at its I/O developers conference about the soon-to-drop version of Android. Though […]
Fentanyl seized by law enforcement doubled in 2016, DEA says
(CNN)The United States is seeing a dramatic increase in drugs containing fentanyl, newly released data from the Drug Enforcement Administration shows. From 2015 to 2016, more than twice as many drugs seized by law enforcement agencies and submitted to labs have tested positive for fentanyl, in what appears to be an escalating trend. The National […]
How these 4 women are disrupting the tech scene
Image: FotoshopTofs / pixabay Despite receiving the same education as their male counterparts, women with STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) are actually less likely to work in a STEM occupation. One important step to closing the gender gap in STEM fields is sharing the stories of women thriving in these careers and not […]
Barbershop Books is using barbershops to inspire kids to read
Image: Kristine Brown Sometimes a book is just a hobby, a fun way to consume a new story. But sometimes a book is a powerful tool to advance social change. The National Book Foundation announced the winner of the 2017 Innovations In Reading Prize on Monday. The prize is an annual award that honors individuals […]