In a medical first, a French surgeon says he has performed a second face transplant on the same patient — who is now doing well and even spent a recent …
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Cambridge Analytica ex-CEO Refuses to Testify in UK
Cambridge Analytica’s ex-CEO, Alexander Nix, has refused to testify before the U.K. Parliament’s media committee, citing British authorities’ investigation into his former company’s alleged misuse of data from millions of …
your ads here!Europe’s Venture Capitalists Embrace Virtual Currency Craze
Some of Europe’s biggest venture capital firms are buying into sales of new virtual coins or asking their investors to give them the freedom to do so, in a sign …
your ads here!Study: Diamond From the Sky May Have Come From ‘Lost Planet’
Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth about a decade ago provide compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, according to a study published …
your ads here!More Than 100 Parts for NASA’s Orion Capsule to Be 3-D Printed
More than 100 parts for U.S. space agency NASA’s deep-space capsule Orion will be made by 3-D printers, using technology that experts say will eventually become key to efforts to …
your ads here!IMF: World Economy Expands Next 2 Years; Growth Fades After 2020
International Monetary Fund experts say the global economy will continue growing well for the next two years, but expect expansion to slow after 2020. IMF research director Maurice Obstfeld said …
your ads here!US, Global Tech Firms Vow Not to Aid Governments in Cyberattacks
Microsoft, Facebook and more than 30 other global technology companies on Tuesday announced a joint pledge not to assist any government in offensive cyberattacks. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which vows …
your ads here!Tech Firms to Be Forced to Give Police Overseas Data Under EU Proposal
Technology companies such as Google, Microsoft and Facebook will be forced to hand over users’ data to European law enforcement officials even when it is stored on servers outside the …
your ads here!Robots Could Be Girls’ Ticket to Future
Eleven-year-old Hayliee Tat traveled two-and-a-half hours with her family for a sneak preview of what the future looks like with robots in it. Their destination: the robotics open house at …
your ads here!Senegal Acrobats Defy Cultural Norms to Pursue Circus Passions
Senegal has a small but ambitious circus. It began as a local association offering arts and acrobatics workshops to disadvantaged kids from poor neighborhoods around the capital. The circus troupe …
your ads here!FIFA Charges World Cup Host Russia for Fan Racism
FIFA charged World Cup host Russia with fan racism Tuesday, less than two months before the tournament begins. Monkey chants were aimed at black French players, including Paul Pogba, during …
your ads here!Parental Diet Before Conception Affects Child’s Health
A child’s health can be compromised not only by a mother who smokes or drinks during pregnancy, but by the obesity and poor diet of both parents well before the …
your ads here!As Drought Keeps Men on the Road, Mauritania’s Pastoralist Women Take Charge
Every year when the pastoralist men in Fatima Demba’s Mauritanian village return from their months-long journey to find pastures and water, the women erupt in wild celebrations. “We draw henna …
your ads here!Toyota to Launch ‘Talking’ Vehicles in US in 2021
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to start selling U.S. vehicles that can talk to each other using short-range wireless technology in 2021, the Japanese automaker said on Monday, potentially preventing thousands …
your ads here!Rocket-control Glitch Delays Launch of NASA’s Planet-hunting Satellite
An 11th-hour technical glitch prompted SpaceX to postpone its planned launch on Monday of a new NASA space telescope designed to detect worlds beyond our solar system, delaying for at …
your ads here!Kendrick Lamar Becomes First Rapper to Win Pulitzer
California rapper Kendrick Lamar on Monday became the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, one of the most prestigious arts awards in the United States. Lamar, 30, …
your ads here!Weinstein Stories That Sparked #MeToo Win Pulitzer Prize
The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for breaking the Harvey Weinstein scandal with reporting that galvanized the #MeToo movement and …
your ads here!Global Warming Mixing Up Nature’s Dinner Time, Study Says
Global warming is screwing up nature’s intricately timed dinner hour, often making hungry critters and those on the menu show up at much different times, a new study shows. Timing …
your ads here!Director: ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ to Untangle Salander’s Life
The latest cinematic installment of the smash hit “Millennium series” will reveal more details about mysterious hacker heroine Lisbeth Salander, and delve into her past, director Fede Alvarez said. Filming …
your ads here!Beyonce to Donate $100,000 for Scholarships at Black Colleges
On the back of wide praise for her two-hour performance at the Coachella music festival, Beyonce on Monday said she was offering $100,000 in scholarship money to students at four …
your ads here!British Facial Recognition Tech Firm Secures US Border Contract
A British technology firm has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use biometric facial verification technology to improve border control, the first foreign …
your ads here!Immune Therapy Scores Big Win Against Lung Cancer in Study
For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer. It’s the biggest win …
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