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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it has banned more than a dozen chemicals used in antibacterial soap, as the agency found they provide no benefit over traditional soap bars. The FDA said there "isn't enough science" to conclude over-the-counter antibacterial soaps are in...

The Zika virus continues to dominate headlines and the fact there is no known cure has many people worried. Perhaps more worrisome is the fact that federal funding allocated towards research could run out by the end of the month. However, President Barack Obama and his administration announced...

Project Fi, a mobile virtual network operator owned and operated by Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), is moving along at a slow and steady pace. According to a report by USA Today, Google's Project Fi could prove to be a "major shakeup" in the wireless...

The "FANG" trade has dominated headlines throughout the past few years and gained popularity among investors and traders as the group of technology stocks produced superior returns compared to the broader indices. However, there is a handful of other stocks from another sector that also offered...

While the global affinity toward BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) devices dwindled in favor of Android or iPhone devices probably half a dozen years ago, the U.S. Senate has been a tad behind the times. However, things are finally changing on the heels of news that BlackBerry will discontinue...

After 10 years of work and $5.4 billion in investments, the new access lane to the Panama Canal will open on Sunday, tripling the capacity of the original canal, which was inaugurated more than a century ago. As readers might imagine, expectations have been building up for quite some time, and so...

SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) investors were likely rejoicing upon hearing that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) would offer a hefty premium to buy out their shares. Tesla investors, however, were left scratching their heads wondering what could have motivated the move. SolarCity’s Savior?...

Many cigar aficionados claim Cuban cigars are of the highest quality in the world. The only problem is the export of any Cuban product into the United States has been banned — that is, until very recently. However, despite the vogue popularity of Cuban cigars, according to USA Today, the...

Iran's government said it finalized a major deal with Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) to buy passenger planes to upgrade its outdated civilian air fleet. Iran's minister of roads and urban development, Abbas Akhoundi, told the Iran-based FARS news agency a deal could be officially announced in the coming days...

The airline flights at the $406 million new airport at St. Helena were put on hold because of the high winds, according to a report on USA Today. Amyas Morse, the head of the United Kingdom's National Audit Office, commented, "Estimating the likely costs and benefits of a project such as this is an...