Garrison Keillor says Minnesota Public Radio shouldn’t have dismissed him last week without fully investigating what the radio station has called “multiple allegations.” Jon McTaggart, CEO of MPR’s parent company …
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Opioid Overdoses Take Toll on Medical Community
Within seconds of pulling out of the station parking lot, Major Mike Will gets his first call to respond to a crisis. Wills switches on his lights and siren and …
your ads here!Dementia Set to Triple in Next 30 Years as Global Population Ages
The World Health Organization warns the number of people living with dementia globally will triple from 50 million to 152 million by 2050. WHO is launching a global monitoring system …
your ads here!Nobel Laureates Say Change Coming for Women in Sciences
A group of 2017 Nobel Laureates have addressed the lack of female representation in sciences ahead of the prize-awarding ceremony in Stockholm. The seven winners of this year’s Nobel Prize …
your ads here!New Jimi Hendrix Album With Unreleased Songs Coming in March
Unreleased songs recorded by Jimi Hendrix between 1968 and 1970 will be released next year. Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that they will release Hendrix’s “Both Sides …
your ads here!Gene Therapy Offers Hope of a Cure for Blood Disease
Gene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of hemophilia for a year so far, in a study that fuels hopes that a one-time treatment can give long-lasting …
your ads here!Memoir by Japan’s Hirohito Fetches $275,000 in NY
A memoir by the late Japanese Emperor Hirohito about the years leading up to World War II has been purchased by a Japanese cosmetic surgeon who has has been condemned …
your ads here!Climate ‘Refugees,’ Sidelined From Global Deal, Ask: ‘Where Is the Justice?’
Vulnerable communities uprooted by climate change are being left out of a voluntary pact to deal with migration, campaigners said, after the United States pulled out of the global deal. …
your ads here!New Apps, Gadgets on Display at this Year’s TechCrunch Berlin
Those apps on your phone are expected to earn their developers about $77 billion this year. Some entrepreneurs who are looking to grab a bit of that market were showing …
your ads here!China’s Sinopec Sues Venezuela in Sign of Fraying Relations
Sinopec USA, a subsidiary of the Chinese oil and gas conglomerate, has sued Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA in a U.S. court, claiming it never received full payment for an …
your ads here!Russia’s Olympic Ban Strengthens Putin’s Re-election Hand
Opinion polls show Vladimir Putin is already a shoo-in to win a fourth presidential term. But a ban on Russia taking part in the Winter Olympics is likely to make …
your ads here!‘The Last Jedi’ Aims to Capture That Old Star Wars Feeling
Han Solo is dead. Luke Skywalker is back, but changed. And Leia Organa’s story will soon be coming to an end. The Star Wars that inspired four decades of passionate …
your ads here!‘Swiss-Made’ Label Lacks Precision for Watch Industry
If you buy a “Swiss-made” watch thinking it’s almost entirely produced in Switzerland, you might be mistaken. The manufacture of components including dials, sapphire glass and cases is flourishing in …
your ads here!China’s Exports to Cuba Slump as Island’s Cash Crunch Deepens
Chinese exports to Cuba have plunged this year in the latest sign of a worsening in the Communist-run island’s financial situation, which began in 2015 with the economic crisis in …
your ads here!Too Chic for Amazon: Luxury Firms in EU Can Pick Sales Sites
Luxury goods companies may ban sales of their products on online platforms like Amazon to preserve their aura of exclusivity, the European Union’s top court said Wednesday. The European Court …
your ads here!With a Small Book, Gene Simmons Is Ready to Make you Rich
Kiss co-founder and entrepreneur Gene Simmons has a new book out in which he hopes to reveal the principles of being rich and powerful. There’s no quick fix: You’re going …
your ads here!Driverless Buses Take to Some Roads in California
Imagine the day you board a bus and it starts moving. It obeys all traffic signs and stops at signal lights. All without a driver. That’s the future, happening right …
your ads here!6 Women Claim Weinstein Cover Up Was Racketeering
Six women filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday, claiming that the movie mogul’s actions to cover up assaults amounted to civil racketeering. The lawsuit was filed at a …
your ads here!AP News Break: Accusers Take on Toxic Culture in TV Newsrooms
Women who say they were sexually harassed or mistreated by powerful men in television news have banded together to form a support network aimed at changing a newsroom culture they …
your ads here!Apple CEO Hopeful Banned Apps Will Return to China Store
Apple’s chief executive said Wednesday he’s optimistic some apps that fell afoul of China’s tight internet laws will eventually be restored after being removed earlier this year. Speaking at a …
your ads here!Fentanyl Fueling US Opioid Crisis: Experts
Fueling the increase in opioid addiction and overdoses in the U.S. is a little known synthetic opioid called fentanyl. In this segment of the series “State of Emergency – America’s …
your ads here!Hard History: Mississippi Museums Explore Slavery, Klan Era
In the 1950s and ’60s, segregationist whites waved Confederate flags and slapped defiant bumper stickers on cars declaring Mississippi “the most lied about state in the Union.” Those were ways …
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