Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and protective glasses Monday as the moon began blotting out the midday sun in the first full-blown solar eclipse to sweep the U.S. …
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Millions Converge Across US to See Sun Go Dark
Millions of Americans converged on a narrow corridor stretching from Oregon to South Carolina to watch the moon blot out the midday sun Monday for a wondrous couple of minutes …
your ads here!Schools in Eclipse’s Path Seize on Ready-made Science Lesson
A fourth-grade class at a suburban Kansas City school erupted in wonder when they tried on their solar eclipse glasses for the first time and turned toward the sun for …
your ads here!China’s Great Wall Confirms Interest in Fiat Chrysler
China’s Great Wall Motor Co Ltd is interested in bidding for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), a company official said on Monday, confirming earlier reports that it is pursuing all or …
your ads here!Britain to Treat Internet Hate Crime as Seriously as Offline Offenses
Online abuse will be treated as seriously as offline offences, Britain’s prosecution service said on Monday in new guidance on handling hate crimes. The rules – which included guidelines on …
your ads here!Reports: China Accuses Luxury E-Retailer of Smuggling
The founder of a Chinese luxury online retailer has been extradited from Indonesia to face charges his company smuggled goods into China by having travelers pretend they were personal belongings, …
your ads here!Stifled in Middle East, Lebanese Band Finds Audience in West
Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila’s blend of indie rock and lyrics about social and political injustice has won a passionate following among fans seeking an alternative to Arab pop with its …
your ads here!Lebanon Prepares for Syria’s Post-war Construction Windfall
The port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon wants the world to know it’s ready for business. British safety managers are training local hires to operate heavy machinery and Chinese …
your ads here!Chasing Eclipses Across the Globe a Way of Life for Some
While Monday’s total solar eclipse in the U.S. will be a once-in-a-lifetime sky show for millions, there’s a small group of people who have experienced it all before and they …
your ads here!Initial NAFTA Talks Conclude Amid Signs Schedule Could Slip
The United States, Canada and Mexico wrapped up their first round of talks on Sunday to revamp the NAFTA trade pact, vowing to keep up a blistering pace of negotiations …
your ads here!Comedy Legend Jerry Lewis Dies at 91
Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, settled down to become a self-conscious screen auteur and found an …
your ads here!Solar Eclipse Coming with Nearly $700M Tab for US Employers
Add next week’s total eclipse of the sun to the list of worker distractions that cost U.S. companies hundreds of millions of dollars in lost productivity. American employers will see …
your ads here!Britain Calls on EU to Move Brexit Talks Forward
Brexit minister David Davis called on the European Union on Sunday to relax its position that the two sides must first make progress on a divorce settlement before moving on …
your ads here!What to Know About the Solar Eclipse
A total solar eclipse will march across the United States on Monday, casting a shadow from Oregon’s Pacific Coast, across the U.S. heartland, all the way to South Carolina’s Atlantic …
your ads here!Kenyan Girls Use Technology to Combat Genital Cutting
“It’s still fresh in my mind, the scene of female genital mutilation,” said Purity Achieng, a 17-year-old from Kenya. Achieng was speaking on stage in the finals of the …
your ads here!Former Brazilian Seminary Offers Sanctuary for Threatened Wolves
Conservation efforts come in many forms – financial, political, personal… and even religious. A former Catholic seminary in Brazil has helped protect South America’s largest canid, the maned wolf. Faith …
your ads here!Electric Guitar Manufacturer Stays Plugged-In to Maryland
Sometimes, it just doesn’t pay to manufacture in the United States. Labor and land are expensive. It is why most consumer products sold here come from overseas. But a multinational …
your ads here!Fashion Entrepreneur Drives Her Boutique
Danelle Johnson started designing her own clothes when she was a teenager. Not just because sewing was her hobby. She wanted to stand out among her classmates with a personal, …
your ads here!Kenyan Girls Use Technology to Combat Female Genital Mutilation
At least 200 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation in 30 countries. And according to UNICEF, 44 million are girls 14 years old and younger. One group …
your ads here!Comedian, Civil Rights Activist Dick Gregory Dies
Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. He …
your ads here!Religious Leader, Digital Economy Advisers Sever Ties With Trump
The head of New York City’s largest evangelical church has resigned from President Donald Trump’s unofficial panel of evangelical advisers, one of the latest resignations in a string of high-profile …
your ads here!Back to Bomb Shelters? North Korea Threats Revive Nuke Fears
After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the era of nuclear nightmares — of the atomic arms race, of backyard bomb shelters, of schoolchildren diving under desks to practice their …
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