“They are training for war in there.” Loading audio narration… That was the text I sent to my friend when I walked out of Barry’s fitness studio in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, DC, for the first time. And several weeks later, I still stand by that. As someone who trains about 5 to … Read more
BUNIA, Congo — The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported a sharp increase in suspected deaths — to at least 131 — and more than 500 suspected cases. The virus spread undetected for weeks after the … Read more
More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to raise the bar on consumer expectations again by offering to fulfill customers’ most urgent product needs in a half-hour or less for an extra fee. The company, which revolutionized online shopping in 2005 with two-day deliveries for Prime members, is rapidly opening … Read more