Train derails in north India, killing 96 and trapping others

The Rhodes Trust has named the 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars who will pursue post-graduate studies at Oxford University. The Rhodes Trust has named the 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars who will pursue post-graduate studies at Oxford University.

115 dead as train derails in north India; some still trapped

Chicago police said charges could be announced soon in the fatal shooting of an Illinois congressman's grandson following an argument over a pair of basketball shoes. Chicago police said charges could be announced soon in the fatal shooting of an Illinois congressman's grandson following an argument over a pair of basketball shoes.

Money Pours Into Sierra Club at Frantic Pace After Trump Victory

The Sierra Club has signed about 11,000 new monthly donors since the election, more than nine times the number for last December, its best month ever. Other environmental groups including the Environmental Defense Fund and Natural Resources Defense Council also report surges in giving because the Trump administration has vowed to ease environmental regulations.

Trump Win Doesn’t Get Pharma Off the Hook on High Drug Prices

Even with a presumably business-friendly president-elect in Donald Trump, drugmakers that have been battered by criticism over high prices in the past year are bracing for Republican and Democratic lawmakers to take aim at the industry. Although Trump's brief health plan released last week on his transition's website doesn't mention drug prices, he has previously voiced support for having the government negotiate prices in Medicare, and allowing the re-importation of cheaper treatments from other countries -- two proposals the pharmaceutical industry has long opposed.

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Catholic parish’s bulletin says Democratic voters are doomed to hell, Clinton is satanic

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Melania Trump, together at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Oct. 20 in New York. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Melania Trump, together at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Oct. 20 in New York.

1.9bn cyber security strategy being outlined by ministers

Ministers fear society is increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attack, with the rise in the numbers of devices linked to the internet potentially giving hackers a soft target The UK will "strike back" if it comes under cyber-attack, Chancellor Philip Hammond has insisted as he announced a package of measures aimed at protecting the Government, businesses and citizens from online threats including state-sponsored hackers. Ministers fear society is increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attack, with the rise in the numbers of devices linked to the internet potentially giving hackers a soft target.

Equity Investors Taking Hint to Hedge as Election Odds Adjust

Hedges against a market decline surged immediately following reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is reviewing files that may be related to an investigation of Hillary Clinton's e-mail practices when she was secretary of state. The ratio of bearish versus bullish options changing hands on the Chicago Board Options Exchange jumped the most since June to match a four-month high.

Uber sees flying commuters in 10 years

A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft leaves a heliport in an artist's rendition released by ride-sharing company Uber in San Francisco, California, US October 27 2016. Photo: Reuters Flying commuters like George Jetson could be whizzing to work through the sky less than 10 years from now, according to ride-services provider Uber, which believes the future of transportation is literally looking up.

Oracle takes Java copyright dispute with Google to appeals court

Oracle has taken its bid for up to $9 billion in damages to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after a judge in a federal court in California recently struck down its bid for a retrial in a copyright infringement suit against Google over the use of Java code in the Android operating system. A jury had cleared Google of copyright infringement in May this year, upholding the company's stand that its use of 37 Java APIs in the Android mobile operating system constituted " fair use " under the Copyright Act, which allows copying of creative works under certain circumstances.

The Second Meeting of the U.S.-China Space Dialogue

Pursuant to their shared goal of advancing civil space cooperation, as agreed upon in the Strategic Track of the U.S. - China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in June 2015 and reaffirmed in June 2016, the United States and China convened their second Civil Space Dialogue on October 20, 2016, in Washington, DC. This ongoing Civil Space Dialogue enhances cooperation between the two countries, promotes responsible behavior in space, and encourages greater transparency and openness on a variety of space-related issues.