The art of French painter Henri Matisse is enough to draw a visitor to any gallery. The painter was drawn to art himself and during his lifetime gathered a collection …
your ads here!Month: August 2017
Paris Olympics Aims to Regenerate Poor, Northeastern Suburbs
One of the most deprived suburbs in Paris is expected to be a big winner now the French capital is in line to host the 2024 Olympics with thousands of …
your ads here!Satellite Images Could Identify Slave Labor in India
Researchers in England are hoping to help root out modern-day slavery in northern India by using detailed satellite imagery to locate brick kilns — sites that are notorious for using …
your ads here!French Oysters Go on Sale in Vending Machines
In a change from chocolates and fizzy drinks, the French are starting to offer fresh oysters from vending machines in the hope of selling more of the delicacy outside business …
your ads here!Norman Leer, LL Cool J Among Kennedy Center Honorees
This year’s Kennedy Center honorees will include two singers, a television writer, a dancer — and for the first time, a hip-hop artist. The John F. Kennedy Center for the …
your ads here!Researchers Explore Science of Gender Identity
While President Donald Trump has thrust transgender people back into the conflict between conservative and liberal values in the United States, geneticists are quietly working on a major research effort …
your ads here!Meet Vogue’s Latest Model — London’s First Female Police Chief
Upmarket fashion magazine Vogue has featured an unexpected new model in its latest edition — London’s first female police chief. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has posed in her uniform …
your ads here!Google Street View Cars Map Methane Leaks
Finding underground gas leaks is now as easy as finding a McDonalds, thanks to a combination of Google Street View cars, mobile methane detectors, some major computing power and a …
your ads here!WannaCry Hero Arrested in US After Hacking Conference
U.S. security agents have arrested the British hacker known for discovering a “kill switch” that nullified a widespread ransomware attack earlier this year. Marcus Hutchins, a 23-year-old malware researcher who …
your ads here!Facebook to Step Up Fact-Checking in Fight Against Fake News
Facebook is to send more potential hoax articles to third-party fact checkers and show their findings below the original post, the world’s largest online social network said on Thursday as …
your ads here!Mexico Sees End 2018 as Best Case for Implementing New NAFTA
Under a best-case scenario, a newly negotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would not be implemented before the end of next year or the start of 2019, Mexico’s economy …
your ads here!Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 5
We’re in the mix with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending August 5, 2017. Lo and behold, we get …
your ads here!HBO: Email System Likely Not Affected in Monday Hack Attack
In an email to HBO staff Wednesday, CEO Richard Plepler said the company’s email system likely was not affected in Monday’s hacking of the cable network. “We do not believe …
your ads here!More Women Starting Businesses in US
Women in the United States are starting bushiness at one and a half times the rate of their male peers. Effective entrepreneurship could help cut the economic gap between women …
your ads here!Trump May Boost Pressure on China Over Trade, North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump may soon attempt to increase pressure on China to change its trade practices and do more to stop North Korea’s weapons programs. Reports in the …
your ads here!Scientists: Deadly Heat Could Become New Normal
New climate models show that parts of South Asia will become uninhabitable by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions are not dramatically reduced. Under a high emissions scenario, where little action …
your ads here!Avon CEO McCoy to Leave Company
Avon’s CEO will leave the company in March as the struggling beauty products maker continues a turnaround campaign. Sheri McCoy has led the company for five years and sits …
your ads here!Technology Sniffs Out Underground Gas Leaks
Natural gas is a clean-burning fuel that reaches homes through underground pipes. Unfortunately, older pipes often leak, wasting fuel and releasing unburned methane, a potent greenhouse gas. To find and …
your ads here!Miners Union, Federal Officers at Odds Over Increase in US Coal Deaths
Deaths in U.S. coal mines this year have surged ahead of last year’s, and federal safety officials say workers who are new to a mine have been especially vulnerable to …
your ads here!3-D View of Cells Could Mean New Ways to Fight Disease
What turns a cell into a brain cell, or a muscle cell, or a cancer cell for that matter? It is all about the DNA, and what genetic markers get …
your ads here!In Hotels, China Filling Gaps in ‘Great Firewall’
In China, the plush international hotel lobby has been one of the few places to find gaps in the “Great Firewall,” a sophisticated system that denies online users access to …
your ads here!Top Democrats Back Trump on China Trade Probe
Three top Democratic senators, in a rare show of bipartisanship, on Wednesday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stand up to China as he prepares to launch an inquiry into …
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