by Shu Zhang | Aug 27, 2014 | Data Projects
WASHINGTON — A video posted Aug. 19 showing 40-year-old freelance journalist James Foley being beheaded by Islamic State militants added one more to journalists’ death toll in conflict zones in 2014. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 32 journalists...
by Shu Zhang | Aug 26, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — A legal dispute over the Keystone XL Pipeline in Nebraska gives President Barack Obama leeway to hold off on deciding the fate of the energy project until after the midterm elections. But sparring between environmentalists and energy advocates rages...
by Shu Zhang | Aug 19, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON – An influential small business lobby unveiled on Tuesday a seven-figure “Vote for Main Street” political campaign to support “small business certified” candidates in the mid-term elections this November. “Our 350,000 members are frustrated and they are...
by Shu Zhang | Aug 8, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Nearly three-quarters of U.S. consumers favor requiring truck manufacturers to increase the fuel efficiency of large trucks as a way to cut fuel costs that are passed on to consumers, the Consumer Federation of America said Thursday, citing polling...
by Shu Zhang | Aug 4, 2014 | Business & Tech
HAMBURG, Germany — IKEA’s first inner-city store, which opened in June, is trying to remedy a couple of headaches that come along with its new city-center concept. Located in the upscale Altona district of this northern port city, the pilot project of the world’s...
