Serbian President-elect Aleksandar Vucic likes to use the past to explain the future. In 1947, as Josip Broz Tito was consolidating Yugoslavia, he built a railway through Bosnia that linked …
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US Drops Effort to Force Twitter to Reveal Anti-Trump Account
The U.S. government on Friday dropped its effort to force Twitter to identify users behind an account critical of President Donald Trump, the social media company said. In response, Twitter …
your ads here!Trump Picks Hassett for Key Economics Adviser Post
President Donald Trump on Friday chose Kevin Hassett, an economics adviser to past Republican presidential candidates, to be chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Hassett will play …
your ads here!Politics Pierces Nostalgia at Rock Hall of Fame Induction
Late rapper Tupac Shakur and 1960s protest singer Joan Baez were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday on a night where nostalgia was mixed with …
your ads here!Pearl Jam, Tupac, Yes, Journey to be Inducted into Rock Hall of Fame
Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey and Yes will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night. Nile Rodgers will …
your ads here!Sierra Leone Grapples with Mental Health Impact of Ebola
With the recent Ebola crisis, officials in Sierra Leone have seen a rise in mental health concerns. Mustapha Kallon’s problems are typical. He survived Ebola but lost many family members …
your ads here!Ethiopia Declares Another Diarrhea Outbreak
Ethiopia has declared an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea, also known as AWD, in the country’s Somali region, where people are already struggling to cope with a persistent drought. Dr. …
your ads here!On World Health Day, WHO Focuses on Depression as Health Issue
The World Health Organization Friday marked World Health Day with the warning that depression is the most common cause of ill health, affecting some 300 million people worldwide. The U.N. …
your ads here!US Unemployment Rate Falls, But Economy Gains Just 98k Jobs
The U.S. economy had a net gain of 98,000 jobs in March, which is much weaker job growth than most economists expected. Payroll growth was slowed by stormy weather in …
your ads here!Unlocking Mysteries of a Fly’s Eye
We have radars to track flying objects, but a tiny fly may be even better at tracking and grabbing fast moving prey. Scientists at the University of Cambridge learned that …
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The U.S. Air Force is open to buying rides on previously flown SpaceX rockets to put military satellites into orbit, a move expected to cut launch costs for the Pentagon, …
your ads here!Twitter Refuses US Order to Reveal User Behind Anti-Trump Account
Twitter on Thursday sued to block an order by the U.S. government demanding that it reveal who is behind an account opposed to President Donald Trump’s tough immigration policies. Twitter …
your ads here!Iranian Americans Use Tech to Count Their Impact in US
Pirooz Parvarandeh, a longtime Silicon Valley executive, saw a problem. Although he has lived in the United States for more than 40 years, he knew little about the contributions and …
your ads here!Ross: Trump Backs EXIM Bank to Boost US Exports
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross held out hope Thursday that the Trump administration will revive the U.S. Export-Import bank’s full lending powers, saying the institution is part of its “trade …
your ads here!Trump Hosts Foreign Dignitaries at His Own Private Resort
When the U.S. president hosts a foreign leader at his home, it can be seen as a sign of hospitality, an indicator of warm relations, and a chance to put …
your ads here!Conservative Groups’ Study Slams Proposed Border Tax
Conservative activist groups that generally support Republicans but oppose a pro-export, anti-import Republican tax proposal released a study on Thursday estimating its impact on individual U.S. states, underscoring the party’s …
your ads here!Comic Don Rickles Dead at Age 90
Don Rickles, the master insult comic who created laughs with ridicule and sarcasm in a decades-long career that earned him the facetious nickname “Mr. Warmth,” died on Thursday at his …
your ads here!Trans-Siberian Orchestra Founder Paul O’Neill Dies at 61
Paul O’Neill, who founded the progressive metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra that was known for its spectacular holiday concerts filled with theatrics, lasers and pyrotechnics, has died. He was 61. …
your ads here!Britney Spears Show Causes Israeli Election Change
Pop star Britney Spears may not be topping the charts these days, but she’s still big enough to influence elections in another country. Because of a July 3 Spears concert …
your ads here!Iranian-American Nilou Motamed Highlights Her Culture in Food & Wine Magazine
Iranian-American Nilou Motamed began her second year as editor-in-chief of Food & Wine, an American lifestyle magazine dedicated to covering new trends in food, drink, travel, design and entertaining. In …
your ads here!Tech Firms Must Go Beyond Congo’s ‘Conflict Minerals’ to Clean Supply Chain: Study
Abuses linked to mining in countries such as Myanmar and Colombia are being overlooked by technology companies focused only on eliminating “conflict minerals” from war-torn parts of Africa in their …
your ads here!Poll: 40 Percent of Americans More Cautious With Email After Election Hacking
Forty percent of Americans say they are more cautious about what they write in emails since last year’s cyber attacks against the Democratic Party, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released …
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