Facebook Inc (FB.O) will provide initial funding for a nonprofit organization that aims to help protect political parties, voting systems and information providers from hackers and propaganda attacks, the world’s …
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Peer Educators in Cameroon Promote HIV Testing for Mothers, Babies
As the world’s AIDS experts meet at a conference this week in Paris, health workers in Cameroon still struggle to identify and treat HIV-positive mothers and babies. Myriam Anang lost …
your ads here!EU Warns US It May Counter New Sanctions on Russia
The European Union warned on Wednesday that it was ready to act within days to counter proposed new U.S. sanctions on Russia, saying they would harm the bloc’s energy security. …
your ads here!Lebanese Rock Singer Urges Men to Champion Women’s Rights in Middle East
The lead singer of a Lebanese rock band, which has courted controversy for its songs dealing with homophobia and sexism, has urged more men to champion women’s rights in the …
your ads here!From Humble Start, NASA Engineer Uplifts Herself, Others
Forty-eight years ago this month (July), U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon. That image transfixed a little Costa Rican girl as she …
your ads here!Amazon Goes on Hiring Spree as Labor Market Tightens
Amazon has some job openings. Lots of them. The company said Wednesday that it’s looking to fill more than 50,000 positions across the U.S. It’s planning to make thousands …
your ads here!Twitter No Longer at ‘Death’s Door’ as Earnings Report Approaches
Twitter Inc heads toward its quarterly earnings report on Thursday with a stock that has risen more than 40 percent since April when much of Wall Street was ready to …
your ads here!Study: Brain Disease Found in Nearly All Deceased US Football Players
Tests on deceased former professional American football players showed nearly all of them had a chronic traumatic brain disease, according to scientific research published Tuesday in the JAMA medical journal. …
your ads here!Daimler Stands by Diesel Despite Growing Controversy
German automaker Daimler’s profits barely rose and were short of market expectations as its Mercedes-Benz luxury car division boomed while earnings lagged at its truck, van and bus businesses. …
your ads here!US Treads Water on Cyber Policy as Destructive Attacks Mount
The Trump administration’s refusal to publicly accuse Russia and others in a wave of politically motivated hacking attacks is creating a policy vacuum that security experts fear will encourage more …
your ads here!Origami Robot Can be Folded into a Variety of Shapes
Origami – the ancient Japanese art of paper folding – can create cranes whose wings flap and frogs that jump. Engineers are taking the same idea and apply it to …
your ads here!From Humble Start, NASA Engineer Uplifts Herself and Others
Forty-eight years ago this July, U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon. That image transfixed a little Costa Rican girl as she watched …
your ads here!If Funding Stays, HIV Epidemic May Be Put Under Control
Science seems to be finally starting to win in the war against the human immunodeficiency virus HIV that causes AIDS. But experts gathered at the Paris conference on the deadly …
your ads here!Artist Uses Iraq Refugees, War Veterans in Radio Project
In 2016, an Iraqi-American artist sat down with Bahjat Abdulwahed — the so-called “Walter Cronkite of Baghdad” — with the idea of launching a radio project that would be part …
your ads here!US Startups Led by Women Attract Sliver of Venture Cash, Study Finds
Promising startups in the United States receive a shred of the billions of dollars investors pump into them when led by women, a major study found Tuesday. Between 2011 and …
your ads here!WSJ: Trump Names Yellen, Cohn as Possible Fed Chair Picks
U.S. President Donald Trump named on Tuesday two possible candidates to run the Federal Reserve over the next few years: current Fed Chair Janet Yellen and Trump’s economic adviser Gary …
your ads here!Stories of Survival, Women to Highlight Toronto Film Festival
Stories of survival in turbulent times, including David Gordon Green’s world premiere of Stronger about a victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, are among the highlights in store at …
your ads here!Apple CEO Promised to Build 3 ‘Big’ Plants in US, Trump Tells WSJ
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has committed to build three big manufacturing plants in the United States, the Wall Street Journal quoted U.S. President Donald Trump as saying. “I spoke …
your ads here!Colombian Officials Got $27M in Odebrecht Bribes, Prosecutor says
Colombian officials received $27 million in bribes from Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht, more than double previously thought, as the company sought to win a road-building contract, Colombia’s attorney general said …
your ads here!Trump Administration Cuts Short Anti-teen Pregnancy Grants
Dozens of teen pregnancy prevention programs deemed ineffective by President Donald Trump’s administration will lose more than $200 million in funding following a surprise decision to end five-year grants after …
your ads here!In ‘Detroit,’ Bigelow Revisits Still-burning Flames of 1967
Kathryn Bigelow hasn’t forgotten the out-of-body experience she felt when she won the best director Academy Award for her 2009 The Hurt Locker. At that moment, she became the first …
your ads here!Peru Cracks Down on Slavery After Deadly Factory Fire Exposes Forced Labor
Peruvian authorities have launched a major crackdown on modern slavery after a warehouse fire in Lima last month killed four workers, including two who were trapped inside a padlocked container …
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