You have seen his “Sunflowers” in a museum, sung along with Don McLean to “Vincent (Starry Starry Night)” and gawped at the tens of million of dollars his works have …
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Senegalese Music Start-ups Race to Be West Africa’s Spotify
Senegalese start-ups are testing a fledgling market for online music platforms in French-speaking West Africa, where interest in digital entertainment is growing but a lack of credit cards has prevented …
your ads here!Saudi Women Will Drive, But Not Necessarily Buy New Cars
What’s your dream car to drive? Saudi women are asking that question after the kingdom announced that females would be granted licenses and be allowed to drive for the first …
your ads here!US Supreme Court to Hear New Challenge to Labor Unions
A Supreme Court with a reconstituted conservative majority is taking on a new case with the potential to financially cripple Democratic-leaning labor unions that represent government workers. The justices deadlocked …
your ads here!Switzerland Tests Delivery by Drone in Populated Areas
Drones will help deliver toothbrushes, deodorant and smartphones to Swiss homes this fall as part of a pilot project, the first of its kind over a densely populated area. Drone …
your ads here!Warriors’ Curry Slams Sports Illustrated for Kaepernick Snub
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry says Colin Kaepernick’s omission from a Sports Illustrated cover featuring sports figures linking arms in protest solidarity is “terrible.” The cover references the protests …
your ads here!Melania Trump Hosts Discussion on Opioid Crisis
Melania Trump invited experts and people affected by addiction to opioids to the White House for a listening session and discussion about the epidemic. The first lady hosted Thursday’s …
your ads here!Melania Trump to Host Discussion on Opioid Crisis
First lady to host discussion on opioid crisis Melania Trump has invited experts and people affected by addiction to opioids to the White House for a listening session and discussion …
your ads here!Pair of Giant Pandas From China Welcomed in Indonesia
Giant pandas Cai Tao and Hu Chun arrived Thursday to fanfare in Indonesia where a new “palace” like home that cost millions of dollars has been built for them. The …
your ads here!Calming Cars, Human-scented Robots: Advances in Smell Technology
Would you buy a car that sprayed soothing odors when you’re stuck in rush-hour traffic? Or how about a robot that smells like a human being? Scientists say that new …
your ads here!Calming Cars and Human-Scented Robots: Scientists Hail Breakthrough in Smell Technology
Would you buy a car that sprayed soothing aromas when you are stuck in rush-hour traffic? Or how about a robot that has the scent of a real person? Scientists …
your ads here!Global Learning XPRIZE Aims to Prove World’s Poorest Children Can Educate Themselves
Can children who have never been to school teach themselves basic reading, writing and math skills using only a tablet computer? Elon Musk and the XPrize Foundation are betting $15 …
your ads here!Citizen Scientists Monitor Endangered Species in the Wild
In the Australian bushland, citizen scientists are helping conservation officials track invasive, and endangered species. Using a special app, nature lovers can mark the vulnerable or even invasive wildlife as …
your ads here!Human Sleep Patterns Inherited from Hunter Gatherer Ancestors
It is estimated that nearly 40 million people in the U.S. alone suffer from chronic sleep deprivation. But a new study, perhaps the first of its kind, is shedding light …
your ads here!Hugh Hefner, Founder of Playboy, Dies at 91
Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolized by …
your ads here!Equifax Apologizes as U.S. Watchdog Calls for More Oversight
Equifax Inc promised to make it easier for consumers to control access to their credit records in the wake of the company’s massive breach after the top U.S. consumer financial …
your ads here!Canadian Rocks Hold Some of Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth
Rocky outcrops in eastern Canada contain what may be some of the oldest evidence of life on Earth, dating back about 3.95 billion years. Scientists said on Wednesday they found …
your ads here!Carmakers Welcome Arrival of Saudi Women Behind the Wheel
Saudi Arabia’s decision to lift its ban on women driving cars may help to restore sales growth in an auto market dented by the economic fallout from weak oil prices, …
your ads here!Trump: Foreign Country Plans to Build, Expand 5 US Auto Sector Plants
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a foreign leader told him at the United Nations last week that the country would soon announce plans to build or expand five automobile …
your ads here!Mercosur Could Seek Trade Deals With Canada, Australia, New Zealand
The South American trade bloc Mercosur could seek trade deals with Canada, Australia and New Zealand this year, an Argentine official said Wednesday, as largest members Brazil and Argentina seek …
your ads here!What Intimidates Steven Spielberg? Being Subject of a Documentary
Steven Spielberg has directed dozens of award-winning movies in a 40-year career, but when it came to turning the cameras on himself he found the attention pretty uncomfortable. The double …
your ads here!Study: Weather Extremes, Fossil Fuel Pollution Costing US $240B
Weather extremes and air pollution from burning fossil fuels cost the United States $240 billion a year in the past decade, according to a report Wednesday that urged President Donald …
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