If God were a stonemason … Utah’s Arches National Park would be the back room of his workshop. The Arches National Park, established almost a century ago, is now one …
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North Dakota: The Silicon Valley of Drones
North Dakota’s vast flatlands have long been known for fertile fields of canola seeds, grazing cattle, and oil drilling. But in recent years, those wide open spaces have also become …
your ads here!Satellite Technology Helps Protect Ocean Wildlife
Scientists around the world are increasingly using satellite technology to study life on earth. Small, inexpensive transponders attached to animals track their movement and interaction with humans, helping scientists and …
your ads here!Argentina Blocks Two Activists From Entry on Eve of WTO Meeting
Argentina blocked two European activists from entering the country on the eve of the World Trade Organization’s ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires, the two told a local radio program Saturday. …
your ads here!Law to Bring Down Mob Now Used Against Weinstein
The federal anti-racketeering law has been used since the late 1970s to bring down mob bosses. Could it be used to prosecute Harvey Weinstein? Lawyers for six actresses who say …
your ads here!Discovery of Two Tombs Dating Back 3,500 Years Announced in Egypt
Egypt authorities announced Saturday that archaeologists had discovered two small ancient tombs in Luxor, a southern city. The tombs date back about 3,500 years and are located on the west bank …
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The tombs are the latest discovery in Luxor, which is known for its temples and tombs from different dynasties of ancient Egyptian history. …
your ads here!Tears, Pomp, Extravagance as France Mourns Rocker Hallyday
France bid farewell to its biggest rock star Saturday, honoring Johnny Hallyday with an extravagant funeral procession down Paris’ Champs-Elysees Avenue, a presidential speech and a televised church ceremony filled …
your ads here!Warming Arctic, Drier Regions, and Wildfires: Is There a Link?
Many scientists believe the Arctic, one of the fastest-changing places on the planet, could drive change in other parts of the world, including wildfire-ravaged Southern California. In a recent NASA …
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A new report from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory predicts a link between sea ice melting in the Arctic and drier conditions in California over the next several decades. This finding …
your ads here!Three Central Banks, Three Economic Outlooks for 2018
Three central banks, meeting on both sides of the Atlantic, will highlight the diverging fortunes of the world’s biggest economies as they head into 2018 after an exceptionally tranquil year. …
your ads here!Provocative Exhibition Looks at Artists’ Response to Post-9/11 ‘Age of Terror’
A new exhibition aims to show how the art world has responded to the global changes since the terror attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. Age of …
your ads here!US Economy Adding Jobs, But Employers Say Skills Gap is Rising
The U.S. economy posted another impressive month, adding 228,000 jobs in November. The unemployment rate, now at a 17-year low, remains unchanged at 4.1 percent. But even as more Americans …
your ads here!UN Members Sign Commitment to Reduce Plastic Pollution
The environmental group EcoWatch estimates that at least 1 million sea birds, and 100,000 marine mammals are killed every year by ingesting plastic or getting caught in it. It is …
your ads here!Washington’s Annual Downtown Holiday Market Is Open for Business
Washington’s annual Downtown Holiday Market is open for business. For the last 13 years, this unique seasonal market has provided shopping and entertainment from just after Thanksgving until right before …
your ads here!At Yayoi Kusama Show, a Long Wait to Experience Infinity
If you want to experience infinity, you’re going to have to wait a long time. On a recent Saturday, the line to see Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s new Infinity …
your ads here!Wind, Fire, Ash Destroy Much of California Avocado Crop
The wildfire that roared through the orchards of California’s Ventura County destroyed much of the region’s avocado crop not just with flames, but also with fierce Santa Ana winds and …
your ads here!‘Worker Bee’ Round of NAFTA Talks to Focus on Easier Chapters
NAFTA trade negotiators convene in Washington next week for a limited round of talks unlikely to move the needle on major sticking points, but aimed at demonstrating some progress toward closing …
your ads here!First Black Astronaut Honored on 50th Anniversary of Death
AP Photo NY560, NY561, NY562 America’s first black astronaut, Air Force Maj. Robert Lawrence Jr., finally got full honors Friday on the 50th anniversary of his death. Several hundred people …
your ads here!From Poles to Filipinos? UK Food Industry Needs Post-Brexit Workers
Britons who voted for Brexit in the hope of slashing immigration seem set for disappointment. In the farming and food industries at least, any exodus of Polish and Romanian workers …
your ads here!‘Star Wars’ Cast Reflects on Legacy of Fisher, Leia
Carrie Fisher may have been the “madcap Auntie Mame” to Mark Hamill’s “square” homebody, but despite their differences, the Star Wars siblings got along famously right till the end. While …
your ads here!Maldives Rushes Through Trade Pact With China Despite Opposition
The Maldives government signed a free trade agreement with China during a visit to Beijing by its leader, Abdulla Yameen, it said on Friday, despite criticism from the opposition over …
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