Human dispersal coincided with a reduction in the average body size of mammals. When the first modern humans ventured beyond Africa during the late Pleistocene, roughly 120,000 years ago, they stepped into a world filled with giants: the six-ton giant ground sloth in South America, the two- to three-ton wooly rhino in Europe and northern Asia, […]

Minnesota will lose 20 department stores in coming months as the corporate parent of Herberger’s shutters all of its 250 locations, the company announced Thursday. Bon-Ton Stores Inc., which is headquartered in Milwaukee and York, Pa., was bought out of bankruptcy by liquidators on Tuesday and will begin companywide going-out-of-business sales on Friday, according to […]

Federal regulators are preparing to fine megabank Wells Fargo about $1 billion for misbehavior in its auto and mortgage businesses, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The settlement, which could be announced as soon as Friday, would be the most aggressive move by regulators during the Trump administration to punish a big bank. It […]

China’s big three internet giants, Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba, are battling for supremacy in almost every front of the country’s tech space. It’s no wonder that the trio, together known as the BAT, have all begun placing bets on blockchain—while making sure to steer clear of ventures that could fall afoul for the country’s cryptocurrency […]

LONDON – Trading activity on cryptocurrency exchanges has halved from its December peak, industry data shows, as retail interest in the virtual coins declines and the prices of many remain far below their recent highs. Average daily traded volumes across cryptocurrency exchanges fell to $9.1 billion in March and to $7.4 billion in the first […]

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will absolutely not allow armed confrontation between Russia and the US, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told RIA Novosti in an interview. “Speaking about risks of a military confrontation, I am 100 percent sure that [both the US and Russian] militaries won’t allow this, and of course neither will President […]

The business to business market will allow hotels and tour operators to connect directly. The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has launched Tourism 2.0, a blockchain-enabled marketplace that connects potential buyers directly to hotels and tour operators. Essentially, a blockchain is like a record that is accessible to anyone; it is a […]

Moon Alert Avoid shopping or big decisions from 7:30 AM to 11 AM EDT today (4:30 AM to 8 AM PDT). The Moon is in Cancer. Aries (March 21-April 19) Because your focus is on money, earnings and financial deals, be aware of the limitations of the Moon Alert above. (It’s in the morning.) Do […]

It was 1994 and former first lady Barbara Bush was holding court with David Brudnoy, one of Boston’s most popular radio talk show hosts, as the switchboard lit up. One caller was running for U.S. Senate against Ted Kennedy and Mitt Romney that year as the Libertarian Party nominee. She wanted some advice. “I’m a […]

  Bollywood actor, Mallika Sherawat, who is best-known for her role as Naagin in “Hisss,” is on a mission to use her celebrity platform to promote the vegan lifestyle across India. “Veganism is not a fad, it’s a healthy, lifestyle choice,” Sherawat explained, according to Simply Cinema. “I have a lot of plans to promote veganism in India. […]