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Inside the Chinese-funded and staffed marijuana farms springing up across the U.S.
NPR· 1 day agoSome of the workers came from Chinese-speaking immigrant communities in New York. They were people...
Prevent low back pain with this simple lifestyle change
CNN.com· 6 days agoLow back pain affects at least 619 million people worldwide, and that number is expected to increase...
Spicy Noodles and Pickled Fish: Chinese Eateries Move Into Hong Kong
New York Times· 5 days agoAs the cultural lines between Hong Kong and China blur, restaurants from the mainland are finding...
How a company whose name you probably can’t pronounce is now worth more than Apple
Wisconsin State Journal· 5 days agoIt’s easy to grasp why Apple, Microsoft and Google are multitrillion-dollar companies: Just think about how many people around the world interact with the ...
How the failing Passport Office was transformed into Britain’s most efficient public service
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTwo years ago, Eleanor Freeman was spending several hours every day on the phone to the Passport...
The life and death of a trail cat that united Edwardsville bikers, hikers
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 5 days agoLisa Wells heard that tributes to their family’s kitty, who spent most his days lounging along a...
32 Crazy Disaster Movies That Have Us Preparing For The End Times
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWould people put aside their differences and work together or turn against one another in spite of...
$5 for locals, $30 for tourists: Japan tourist boom prompts pricing divide
Washington Post· 6 days agoForeigners traveling to Japan’s Himeji Castle may soon have to pay six times more than domestic visitors, as the city’s mayor attempts to combat surging tourism and a weak local currency that ...
Acid attacks and threats up by 75 per cent in a year
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoAcid attacks and threats have increased by 75 per cent in a year with women now identified as victims in half the cases, police figures show. The number...
Vantage Point: The price of (almost) everything is up
Napa Valley Register· 6 days agoColumnist Mark Epstein on the rising cost of living — especially insurance.