Aardvarks are not the most attractive animals. They have rabbitlike ears, a kangaroo tail and a nose like a pig. But they are mammals, and that means they feed their …
your ads here!Month: May 2018
How Close Is Electric Aviation?
Electric-powered ground transport is slowly but steadily taking over from one based on fossil fuels. Electric cars, buses, bikes, scooters, even electric skateboards are growing more common on streets around …
your ads here!Rockefeller Treasures Set Record at Auction
Peggy and David Rockefeller’s lavish artworks and other treasures set a new world record this week at a Christie’s auction, topping $800 million as the priciest single-owner collection. That’s about …
your ads here!‘Solo’ Lands in ‘Star Wars’ Galaxy, Puts Drama Behind
The latest “Star Wars” movie did not have a smooth flight to the screen, but the director and cast of “Solo” say the scramble to remake the movie ultimately paid …
your ads here!Biopic of Brazil Evangelical Bishop Breaks Box Office Record
A biopic about the man who founded one of Brazil’s largest evangelical churches has sold more tickets than any other film in recent memory in the South American country. But …
your ads here!Facebook Checks Its Bias
When Facebook recently said it would allow outside reviewers inside its platform to look for signs of racial or political bias, civil liberties and human rights activists politely applauded. For …
your ads here!Latest Round of NAFTA Talks Ends Without Breakthrough
Senior officials from the United States, Canada and Mexico ended the latest round of talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement without any major breakthroughs on how to renegotiate …
your ads here!Trump Administration Prescribes Remedy for Headache of High Drug Prices
America will not be “cheated” by foreign countries that “extort” unreasonably low drug prices from U.S. companies, declared President Donald Trump on Friday. Rolling out an ambitious blueprint to significantly …
your ads here!Film Expands Upon ‘Notorious RBG’ Image
So how do you ask 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to let you bring video cameras into a gym to record her workout? The answer, according to the …
your ads here!SpaceX Launches New Rocket Primed for Future Crewed Missions
An updated version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, tailored for eventual crewed missions into orbit, made its debut launch Friday from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, carrying a communications satellite for …
your ads here!UK’s May, Trump Agree Talks Needed Over Iranian Sanctions
British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call Friday that talks were needed to discuss how U.S sanctions on Iran would affect foreign companies operating …
your ads here!Minister: Mexico Refuses to Be Rushed Into Poor NAFTA Deal
Mexico will not be rushed into revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) just to get a deal, Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Friday ahead of trilateral talks …
your ads here!Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 12
We’re on the move with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending May 12, 2018. This is one of those …
your ads here!Liam, Emma Lead Top Baby Names in US for 2017
Emma and Liam are at the top of the most frequently chosen baby names in 2017. For the fourth year in a row, Emma was the top girl’s name on …
your ads here!Rolls-Royce Unveils SUV with $325K Price Tag
Motorists with the money can now explore off-road in luxury or just make a statement dropping the kids off at school. Rolls-Royce unveiled its first SUV on Thursday. The Cullinan, …
your ads here!China’s Multistory Hog Hotels Elevate Industrial Farms to New Levels
On Yaji Mountain in southern China, they are checking in the sows a thousand head per floor in high-rise “hog hotels.” Privately owned agricultural company Guangxi Yangxiang Co Ltd is …
your ads here!In Taking on High Drug Prices, Trump Faces a Complex Nemesis
Before taking office, President Donald Trump railed against the pharmaceutical industry and accused it of “getting away with murder.” The populist rhetoric appears to be giving way to a more …
your ads here!WHO Prepares for ‘Worst Case Scenario’ for DRC Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organization said Friday it is preparing for “the worst case scenario” for an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. WHO said Thursday that between April …
your ads here!World Bank: Kenyan Refugee Camp ‘Open for Business’
Burden or business opportunity? A new U.N.-backed study of refugees from the World Bank’s International Financial Corporation argues for the latter. The IFC researchers examined one of Africa’s oldest and …
your ads here!Smartphone Apps Help You Monitor Your Health
Advanced sensor technology can monitor a wide range of applications, from water quality to air pollution to energy use. Faith Lapidus tells us how a team of scientists at the …
your ads here!UN: Protectionism, Debt Threaten Asia Growth
A senior United Nations official says trade protectionism, rising private and corporate debt, and shortcomings in revenue raising are growing challenges to the economic outlook for the Asia Pacific. Shamshad …
your ads here!Official: Trump Administration Will Allow AI to ‘Freely Develop’ in US
The Trump administration will not stand in the way of the development of artificial intelligence in the United States, a top official said on Thursday, while acknowledging that the burgeoning …
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