AUGUST 14, 2019
Ohio State University submitted an application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office in efforts to trademark the word “The.”
They want to use the university’s name on items with the phrase "The Ohio State University" which can be used to market items for sale, which includes "clothing, namely, t-shirts, baseball caps and hats."
The application was submitted...
AUGUST 13, 2019
Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli speaks during a briefing at the White House, Aug. 12, 2019, in Washington. - Evan Vucci/AP
The Trump administration's latest change to federal immigration policy is expected to stop more immigrants from legally settling in the U.S. The new protocol formally rolls out Wednesday. Here's what you...
AUGUST 13, 2019
If you’re a fan of spicy foods, you’re likely able to discern the flavor nuances between ground cayenne pepper and chili powder. People who prefer milder flavors, however, might not know the difference.
They’re both red, they’re both (kind of) hot, and they both are used to season spicy dishes—how different can they really be? Here’s what you...
AUGUST 13, 2019
In this February 26, 2007 file photograph, Charles Koch, head of Koch Industries, talks passionately about his new book on Market Based Management. - Bo Rader/Wichita Eagle/TNS via Getty Images
It’s not quite what you’d expect from a Koch. Certainly not before the gray-haired Rotary Club in Wichita, Kansas.
But there was Chase Koch, scion of one of America’s...
AUGUST 13, 2019
The United States Trade Representative office said Tuesday certain items were being removed from the new China tariff list because of "health, safety, national security and other factors" while tariffs on other items would be delayed until December 15.
CEO of Apple Tim Cook attends China Development Forum 2019 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 23, 2019...
AUGUST 13, 2019
In the hour that it takes a new Walmart employee to earn the $11 starting wage, the family that owns the retail giant has banked $4 million.
In fact, the third-generation heirs of Walmart founder Sam Walton have amassed a $191 billion fortune to top Bloomberg’s list of the richest families in the world. And that has grown...
AUGUST 12, 2019
President Trump outside the White House last week. Gabriella Demczuk/NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration will penalize legal immigrants who rely on public programs, such as food stamps and government-subsidized housing, as part of a sweeping new policy to slow legal immigration into the United States and reduce the number of immigrants who are granted...
AUGUST 12, 2019
The BBC and Reuters reported that thousands of people in the disputed Kashmir region protested against the Indian government last Friday, and that police used tear gas to disperse them.
The Indian government accused the two organizations of lying about the demonstration, saying that protests in Kashmir never exceeded 20 people.
Reuters' written report was based...
AUGUST 12, 2019
Prince Andre - Tristan Fewings
LONDON — Britain's Prince Andrew, one of Queen Elizabeth II’s four children, is among the prominent figures to be engulfed in the uproar following Jeffrey Epstein’s death in a Manhattan jail.
On Sunday, Epstein’s death by apparent suicide as he was being held on sex trafficking charges featured in news bulletins and newspaper front...
AUGUST 11, 2019
India 279 for 7 (Kohli 120, Iyer 71, Brathwaite 3-53) beat West Indies 210 (Lewis 65, Pooran 42, Bhuvneshwar 4-31) by 59 runs (via DLS method)
Virat Kohli pulls one away - Randy Brooks/AFP
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, WEST INDIES - Virat Kohli spoiled Chris Gayle's 300th ODI with his 42nd century in the format as...
