More than 10,000 mainly Syrian refugees who escaped fighting in their country are living on five Greek islands. About 2,500 of them are crowded into camps on the island of …
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Houston-Bound World Series Lifts Spirits, If Momentarily
As the best-of-seven 2017 World Series shifts from Los Angeles to Houston at one game apiece, diehard fans of the hurricane-devastated city can sense a first-ever baseball championship within their …
your ads here!New Styles, Smarter Machines and Next-Generation Safety Highlight Tokyo Motor Show
Automakers from around the world take the stage this weekend at the 45th annual Tokyo Motor Show. Designers will showcase electronic cars with advanced artificial intelligence and at least one …
your ads here!Tech Companies Get Ready to Face Congress Over Foreign Interference in U.S. Election
Facebook, Google and Twitter are heading to Washington to answer questions about how their services were used by Russia-based operatives to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In Silicon Valley, …
your ads here!Who Will Be the Next Fed Chief?
President Trump says he is “very close” to picking a person for the most important economic post in the country: the head of the US Federal Reserve. Current Chair Janet …
your ads here!MSNBC Takes Halperin Off Air After Harassment Claims
MSNBC said Thursday that journalist Mark Halperin had been suspended from his role as network contributor following charges from five women that he sexually harassed them while he was an …
your ads here!Experts Say Measles Victims Dropped Below 100,000 in 2016
The World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the rate of deaths from measles has dropped 84 percent since the beginning of a …
your ads here!Hawaii: No Screen Time While Crossing a Street
Police in Hawaii will ticket people who get caught looking at digital devices while crossing a street in the state capital, Honolulu. The law, passed in July, came into effect …
your ads here!Greater Scrutiny Set for Nonimmigrant Work Visa Renewals
The United States has announced changes to its nonimmigrant work visa policies that are expected to make renewals more difficult. In the past, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would generally …
your ads here!Trump Ponders New Head for Federal Reserve
President Donald Trump says he is “very close” to picking a person for the most important economic post in the United States, the head of the Federal Reserve. Current Chair …
your ads here!N. Korean Debt to Sweden Remains Unpaid After Four Decades
More than four decades after selling 1,000 Volvos to North Korea, Sweden is still trying to get paid for the cars. The vehicles were part of a $131 million trade …
your ads here!US House of Representatives Approves a $4T Fiscal 2018 Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday approved a $4 trillion fiscal 2018 budget blueprint, a major step forward toward the introduction of a Republican tax cut bill. The measure narrowly …
your ads here!Ashley Judd Says A ‘Deal’ Helped Her Flee from Weinstein
Actress Ashley Judd says she escaped Harvey Weinstein’s sexual advances by making a deal. She says she told him, yes, she would submit to him only after winning an Oscar …
your ads here!AP Source: Drake Did Not Submit Latest Album to Grammys
Drake’s “More Life” album won’t earn him more Grammy Awards: The rapper didn’t submit the album for consideration at the 2018 Grammys. A person close to the nomination process, …
your ads here!Twitter Surprises With Third Quarter Earnings
Twitter is reporting a loss of $21.1 million in its third quarter, but turned in a better-than-expected profit when one-time charges and benefits are removed. Shares of Twitter Inc. …
your ads here!Twitter Toughens Abuse Rules – and now has to Enforce Them
Twitter is enacting new policies around hate, abuse and ads, but creating new rules is only half the battle – the easy half. The bigger problem is enforcement, and there …
your ads here!Jessica Alba Reveals She’s Expecting Her First Baby Boy
Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren are expecting their first baby boy. The actress and Honest Company founder announced her pregnancy on Instagram in July and revealed on the …
your ads here!Young Scientist Invents Device that Detects Lead in Water
What looks like clean drinking water can contain harmful chemicals, like lead, and there is no easy, reliable way to detect it. So, a young scientist invented one, in the …
your ads here!Lung Transplant Recipient Singing Again
The extent to which organ transplants can allow recipients to not only survive but thrive was on display this week at a medical conference in the U.S. A former opera …
your ads here!Ancient Origami Art Becomes Engineers’ Dream in Space
Robert Salazar has been playing with origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, since he was 8 years old. When he sees a sheet of paper, his imagination takes over and …
your ads here!Ancient Art of Paper Folding Becomes Engineers’ Dream in Space
Paper folding known as origami is widely considered a Japanese art form. From a single piece of paper, an animal, a flower or even a boat can take shape. Besides …
your ads here!Photography Exhibit Highlights Human Trafficking
“Sorry, I’ll try not to cry,” said Janine Tkach as she gazes at one of about two dozen photographic images displayed in Washington’s busy Dupont Circle. The pictures depict men, …
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