Demi Lovato’s best-known songs include “Sorry Not Sorry.” But when it comes to sharing details of a sexual joke on her bodyguard, she is sorry — mostly. The pop singer …
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Microsoft Confirms It is Acquiring GitHub for $7.5 Billion
Microsoft on Monday said it will buy software development platform GitHub, in a deal worth $7.5 billion which will blend two opposite corporate cultures. The tech giant, based in Washington …
your ads here!Study: Immunotherapy Cures Late-stage Breast Cancer in World First
A woman with an aggressive form of breast cancer which defied chemotherapy and spread to other organs, was cured with an experimental treatment that triggered her immune system, researchers said …
your ads here!‘Beyond Disappointed’: Injured Serena Withdraws From French Open
Serena Williams announced her shock withdrawal from the French Open with injury on Monday just minutes before her scheduled fourth-round clash against long-time bitter rival and fellow Grand Slam icon …
your ads here!Challenges Hamper Polio Eradication in Pakistan
Only 3 countries have never stopped transmission of polio: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, largely because conflicts and cultural opposition thwart vaccination efforts. A common perception in Pakistan is that polio …
your ads here!Facebook Under Scrutiny Over Data Sharing After NYT Report
Facebook is pushing back against a media report saying that it provided extensive information about its users and their friends to third parties like phone makers. The New York …
your ads here!Bayer to Ditch Monsanto Name After Mega-Merger
German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer will discard the name Monsanto when it takes over the controversial US seeds and pesticides producer this week, it said Monday. But Bayer executives …
your ads here!Big Investors Urge G7 to Step Up Climate Action, Shift From Coal
Institutional investors with $26 trillion in assets under management called on Group of Seven leaders on Monday to phase out the use of coal in power generation to help limit …
your ads here!3 Astronauts Return Safely From Space Station
Three astronauts from the International Space Station have safely returned to Earth after completing a five-month mission. American Scott Tingle, Russian Anton Shkaplerov and Japan’s Norishige Kanai touched down at …
your ads here!Advances in Exoskeleton Technology Could Help Some Walk Again
An accident, a stroke, or a disease can leave someone paralyzed and unable to walk. That happens to more than 15 million people around the world each year. But new …
your ads here!Developing an Intuitive Exoskeleton
Every year more than 15 million people worldwide suffer injuries and illnesses that leave them unable to walk according to the World Health Organization. But new technological advances and physical …
your ads here!American Ballet: What’s It’s Like to Perform on a US Stage
The U.S. attracts the best and the brightest talents from around the world. For many, the path to success is easy and quick, for others – long and challenging. For …
your ads here!Papua New Guinea Considers Facebook Ban
The government Papua New Guinea is considering blocking Facebook while it investigates how to best to regulate the social networking site. Critics say the move would be authoritarian. Authorities in …
your ads here!Report: UK Food, Fuel, Medicine Short Under ‘No Deal’ Brexit
British civil servants have warned of shortages of food, fuel and medicines within weeks if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a trade deal, a newspaper reported Sunday. The …
your ads here!Professional Cuddling: A New Occupation
A new occupation has emerged in the United States: professional cuddler. While to some the idea might sound strange, scientists from the Miami Touch Research Institute say they are not …
your ads here!China Warns US: No Trade Deal if Tariffs Go Ahead
China has warned that any agreements with Washington in their talks on settling a sprawling trade dispute “will not take effect” if threatened U.S. sanctions including tariff hikes go ahead. …
your ads here!Classical Music from Concert Halls Hits Downtown Streets
Trucks can be used for so much more than transporting goods from one place to another. They can be transformed into restaurants, mobile health clinics … even a concert hall. …
your ads here!Concert Truck Brings Classical Music from Concert Halls to Downtown Streets
Classical music is often thought of as an elite art, usually performed in concert halls to a dedicated, dressed up audience. But two young pianists are working hard to make …
your ads here!5 New Suspected Ebola Cases Reported in DRC
The French news agency AFP is reporting five new suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP reported Saturday that DRC health authorities …
your ads here!Britain Won’t Sign Trade Deal with US That Is Not in Its Interests
Britain will not sign a trade agreement with the United States that is not in the country’s best interests, Trade Minister Liam Fox said Saturday after European Union officials filed …
your ads here!Buffett Lunch: $3.3M Paid for Private Meal with Billionaire
An anonymous bidder offered more than $3.3 million Friday for a private lunch with Warren Buffett, an amount just short of the record paid in 2016 and 2012 for the …
your ads here!Robotic Falcon Keeps Airports Free of Birds
Birds and airplanes share the sky, so inevitably collisions occur. But airport authorities try to limit those encounters because bird strikes cause costly damage to jet engines and can lead …
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