Road Salt Runoff Threatens US, Canada Lakes

Salting of roads in winter helps drivers navigate snow and ice, but the runoff may be irreparably damaging freshwater lakes in the United States and Canada, researchers warned Monday. Most of the 371 North American freshwater lakes in the US Northeast and Midwest and Ontario province are showing an increase in salinity from chloride runoff, … Read more

US Review Finds Deliberate Tax Fraud At Caterpillar

A US government-commissioned review concluded Caterpillar intentionally committed tax and financial reporting fraud, the New York Times reported Wednesday. Federal agents last week raided the Illinois headquarters of the US industrial giant, which failed to account for $7.9 billion in overseas income for tax purposes, according to a report by Leslie Robinson, an accounting professor … Read more

Pantsuit Nation Draws Liberal Women, Allies In Divided America

The secret Facebook group sprung up in the final days of the 2016 presidential election, bringing together Hillary Clinton supporters who simply wanted to champion their candidate among fellow enthusiasts. Now numbering just under four million members, Pantsuit Nation is a space for progressive women and their allies to share personal stories — many uplifting, … Read more

Ghana Airport Company Limited Becomes Self Dependent

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has broken the jinx of incessant seeking of lifeline from government and financial institutions a development which has given the company an enviable leverage over its colleague state-owned corporate institutions. Daily Guide has learnt that the financial books of the company are now so tidy that they have attracted … Read more