President Donald Trump stepped into a round of tough trade talks with China on Thursday after the White House confirmed a meeting between the U.S. president and Chinese Vice Premier …
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Detroit to Name Street After King of Pop, Honor Jackson 5
The late King of Pop is getting his own street name in Motown, which first launched him into superstardom. A section of Randolph in downtown Detroit will be renamed Michael …
your ads here!Miss America Picks Women for Leadership Spots
The Miss America Organization is putting women in its three top leadership positions following an email scandal in which male officials were caught making vulgar and insulting comments about past …
your ads here!NCAA Opens Door to Championships in States with Sports Bets
The NCAA is opening a door for states with legalized sports gambling to host NCAA championship events and officials in Nevada are already set to get in the game as …
your ads here!Bulgarian Truckers Protest Proposed EU Rules During Summit
Hundreds of truck drivers blocked roads across Bulgaria on Thursday as European Union leaders met in Sofia, protesting proposed EU rules they say would cost their jobs and put their …
your ads here!Canada ‘Positive’ on NAFTA, Mexico Says Deal Possible by End-May
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he felt “positive” about talks to rework the NAFTA trade pact, while a top Mexican official held out hope a deal could …
your ads here!Does Our Galaxy Sound Like Funky Blues Music?
Interstellar space is mostly a vacuum, so there is no medium that can carry sound. In other words, space is totally silent. But astronomers have often associated the movement of …
your ads here!YouTube to Launch Music Streaming Service Next Week
Google’s YouTube will launch a music streaming service next week, it said on Thursday, looking to use its popular internet video brand to tap the growing market for paid music …
your ads here!Congo Ebola Virus Moves From Rural Area to Urban One
The World Health Organization reports one confirmed case of the deadly Ebola virus in the city of Mbandaka, a city of more than one million 150 kilometers from Bikoro where …
your ads here!Pregnant Rhino in San Diego Could Help Save Subspecies
A southern white rhino has become pregnant through artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — giving hope for efforts to save a subspecies of one of the …
your ads here!European Commission to Move to Block US Sanctions on Iran
The European Commission will initiate plans Friday to prohibit European companies from adhering to U.S. sanctions against Iran, a move to help keep the Iran nuclear agreement intact and to …
your ads here!Practices in Place to Contain Ebola Outbreak in DRC
The deadly Ebola virus has broken out in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but things are very different this time in the speed of response and tools available for this …
your ads here!Stepped-Up Response to Contain Ebola Outbreak in DRC
The deadly Ebola virus has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A team of experts left Wednesday to visit the country’s rural northwest to help prevent its spread. …
your ads here!US Births Hit a 30-Year Low, Despite Good Economy
U.S. birth rates declined last year for women in their teens, 20s and — surprisingly — their 30s, leading to the fewest babies in 30 years, according to a government …
your ads here!Rebels With a Cause: Women Bikers Saving Lives in Nigeria
Whenever the all-female Nigerian biker group D’Angels hits the streets, people would stare in amazement at the sight of women on motorbikes. So they made up their minds to use …
your ads here!First-time Director Brings ‘Post-Post-Colonial’ South Africa to Cannes
With its characters herding cattle through an austere, dusty landscape, “The Harvesters” bears a passing resemblance to a Western. But the setting of the movie, which won critical acclaim for …
your ads here!Oxygen Presence in Distant Galaxy Sheds Light on Early Universe
After detecting a whiff of oxygen, astronomers have determined that stars in a faraway galaxy formed 250 million years after the Big Bang — a rather short time in cosmic …
your ads here!Study: Cost Effective to Test for All Lung Cancer Mutations at Once
Testing advanced lung cancer patients for all of the possible genetic mutations that could be driving their cancer at once is more cost effective than testing for one or a …
your ads here!Trump: US Has Not ‘Folded’ in Trade Dealing with China
President Donald Trump says the United States has not “folded” in trade negotiations with China as both countries get set for another round of meetings. “We have not seen China’s …
your ads here!Green-blooded Lizards Pose Evolutionary Puzzle
For some lizards it’s easy being green. It’s in their blood. Six species of lizards in New Guinea bleed lime green thanks to evolution gone weird. It’s unusual, but …
your ads here!Argentina’s Currency Crisis Over, Macri says
President Mauricio Macri said Wednesday that Argentina’s currency crisis is over, speaking as the country’s currency rebounded somewhat and prices for its stocks and bonds rose. Macri announced last …
your ads here!Raisman, Other Women to Receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award
Gold-medal Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman and dozens of other women who spoke out about sexual abuse by Larry Nassar will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year’s ESPYS. …
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