Nearly 17,000 students in the Philippines gathered in a park in the capital, Manila, on Saturday in a bid to set a record for the world’s biggest art class. Middle …
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US Men Win First Olympic Gold Medal in Curling
The American men have won the Olympic gold medal in curling in a decisive upset of Sweden. John Shuster skipped the United States to a 10-7 victory Saturday for …
your ads here!More US Companies End Marketing Programs With National Rifle Association
Three more companies say they have ended marketing programs with the National Rifle Association (NRA), as gun control advocates stepped up pressure on firms to cut ties to the gun …
your ads here!Unlocking Secrets of a Sharp Mind at Old Age
There is no clear and easy way to tell when a person’s thinking process has peaked, but most scientists agree that intelligence starts slowly deteriorating somewhere around age 70. However, …
your ads here!Nanette Fabray, Award-Winning Star of Stage, Film and TV, Dies at 97
Nanette Fabray, the vivacious, award-winning star of the stage, film and television, has died at 97. Fabray’s son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, told The Associated Press his mother died Thursday at …
your ads here!Shiffrin Jokes About Whether Vonn’s Olympic Career Is Over
Mikaela Shiffrin is not quite convinced Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic career is done. “Whenever I hear anybody say something about this,” Shiffrin said Friday, “it’s like, ‘most likely,’ ]’probably,’ ‘maybe,’ ‘we’ll …
your ads here!Wine Tied to Healthier Arteries for Some Diabetics
Some diabetics with plaque buildup in their arteries might have less debris in these blood vessels after adding wine to their diets, a recent study suggests. For the study, researchers …
your ads here!AP Fact Check: Toughest Sanctions on North Korea Ever? Not Likely
The heaviest, the largest, the most impactful — those were the superlatives the Trump administration used to describe its latest sanctions against North Korea. But were the Treasury Department designations …
your ads here!US Gymnasts Tell AP Sport Rife With Verbal, Emotional Abuse
They were little girls with dreams of Olympic gold when they started in gymnastics. Now they’re women with lifelong injuries, suffocating anxiety and debilitating eating disorders. They are the other …
your ads here!With Rates Still Low, Fed Officials Fret Over Next US Recession
Federal Reserve policymakers fretted on Friday that they could face the next U.S. recession with virtually the same arsenal of policies used in the last downturn and, with interest rates still relatively low, those will …
your ads here!EU Leaders Draw Up Battle Lines for Post-Brexit Budget
European Union leaders staked out opening positions Friday for a battle over EU budgets that many conceded they are unlikely to resolve before Britain leaves next year, blowing a hole …
your ads here!Stocks Rally as Fed Eases Rate Worry, Tech Climbs
U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, lifted by gains in technology stocks and a retreat in Treasury yields as the Federal Reserve eased concerns about the path of interest rate hikes …
your ads here!Construction Begins on Afghanistan Section of International Gas Pipeline
Leaders of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and its arch rival India jointly inaugurated construction work Friday on the Afghan section of a long-delayed multibillion-dollar gas pipeline connecting the four nations, raising …
your ads here!Second Russian Athlete Tests Positive for Doping at Olympics
A second Russian athlete has failed a doping test at the Pyeongchang Games, a day before the International Olympic Committee’s executive board is to decide whether to reinstate the country …
your ads here!Police: Actor Chevy Chase Kicked in Roadside Altercation in New York
New York State Police say actor and comedian Chevy Chase was kicked in the shoulder during an altercation with another driver. Police say the 74-year-old Chase was driving in South …
your ads here!Jessie Diggins Picked to Carry US Flag at Olympic Closing
Jessie Diggins has one more big Olympic moment awaiting her. Diggins — who thrust herself across the finish line to give the Americans a dazzling gold medal in the cross-country …
your ads here!‘Sooner, Faster, Now’ — the Companies Surfing the E-Commerce Wave
Amazon’s assault on the retail industry has brought misery to traditional retailers without a strong web presence. Less well noticed is the patchwork of European companies that are turning the …
your ads here!Don’t Call Them ‘Garlic Girls’: South Korean Curlers Become Olympic Rock Stars
Forget Lindsey Vonn and Adam Rippon. The real rock stars of the Pyeongchang Olympics are a humble group of Korean curlers who have no idea they’ve become a global sensation. …
your ads here!‘Speed Breeding’ in Australia Boosts Future Crop Possibilities
Australian scientists, inspired by NASA space experiments, have pioneered a new method of growing crops, known as “speed breeding,” which has the potential to help feed the world’s growing population. …
your ads here!Capturing Baltimore’s Violence
American cities are becoming safer as violent crime decreases nationwide. But the city of Baltimore is an exception. Amy Berbert, a local artist whose photography project “Remembering the Stains on …
your ads here!Double-Arm Transplant Gives Marine Corps Veteran a Shot at New Life
Retired Marine Corps Sgt. John Peck lost all four of his limbs in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2010, but unlike many people who suffer such losses, Peck does not …
your ads here!Middle-School Engineering Students Compete to Design City of the Future
More than 40,000 middle-school-aged engineering students from around the world recently competed to design the city of the future. The competition started in the fall of 2017 and culminated in …
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