Not so long ago, someone playing video games into the early morning hours might have been seen as a slacker, someone lacking in ambition. But perceptions are changing with the …
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FDA Approves Drug to Stop Some Malaria Relapses
U.S. regulators Friday approved a simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent relapses of malaria. Standard treatment now takes two weeks and studies show many patients don’t finish taking every dose. Malaria …
your ads here!US Loses Latest Attempt to Stop Youths’ Climate Change Suit
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s renewed bid to dismiss a lawsuit by young activists who say it is ignoring the perils of climate change. By …
your ads here!Rapper Common Goes Back to School to Help Teachers
Rapper Common has won three Grammys, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award but a recent visit to a New York City school was “humbling” – mainly because many of …
your ads here!One Giant Sale: Neil Armstrong’s Collection Goes to Auction
Admirers of Neil Armstrong and space exploration have a chance to own artifacts and mementos that belonged to the modest man who became a global hero by becoming the first …
your ads here!Doctors Can Prevent More Amputations With Limb-Saving Surgery
Doctors have been working for decades to find better ways to save people’s damaged or diseased arms and legs and avoid amputations. Their work paid off for Jeff Bopp, a …
your ads here!Trump Amps up Criticism of Fed interest Rate Rises
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday dug in on his criticism of the Federal Reserve’s policy on raising interest rates, saying it takes away from the United States’ “big competitive …
your ads here!Trump Ready to Hit All Chinese Imports With Tariffs
President Donald Trump has indicated that he’s willing to hit every product imported from China with tariffs, sending U.S. markets sliding before the opening bell Friday. In a taped …
your ads here!WhatsApp Makes Changes in India After Deadly Attacks
WhatsApp has announced changes for its 200 million users in India following the spread of viral messages via the app that resulted in deadly mob attacks. India’s government has threatened …
your ads here!Report: North Korea Economy Shrank Sharply in 2017
North Korea’s economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea’s central bank estimated Friday, in a sign international sanctions imposed to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear and …
your ads here!Autonomous Boats Can Offer Help on the Water
If there can be driverless cars on the road, why not driverless boats on the water? Faith Lapidus has details of a team building a robotic boat, and what they …
your ads here!China Boosts Liquidity as Trade War Threatens Economy
Chinese policymakers are pumping more liquidity into the financial system and channeling credit to small- and medium-sized firms, and Beijing looks set to further loosen monetary conditions to mitigate threats …
your ads here!Cyberattacks on 2018 US Political Campaigns Already Underway
Hackers targeted the campaigns of at least three candidates running for Congress in the upcoming 2018 U.S. elections, but the attacks were detected and thwarted, a Microsoft executive said Thursday. …
your ads here!Armed Forces DJ Cronauer of ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ Fame Dies at 79
Adrian Cronauer, the U.S. military radio disc jockey immortalized by Robin Williams in the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam, has died at 79. Cronauer was a U.S. Air Force sergeant who …
your ads here!Trump Administration Wants to Scrap Some Species Protection
The Trump administration wants to scrap automatic federal protection for threatened plants and animals, a move that would anger environmentalists but please industry. A proposal unveiled Thursday would no longer …
your ads here!US Seen Receiving Frosty Reception at G-20 Meeting
The financial leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies meet in Buenos Aires this weekend for the first time since long-simmering trade tensions burst into the open when China and the United States put …
your ads here!US Weekly Jobless Claims Hit Lowest Point Since Late ’69
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped last week to its lowest point in more than 48 years as the labor market strengthens further, but trade tensions are casting a …
your ads here!Commerce Secretary: ‘Too Early’ to Say if US Will Impose Auto Tariffs
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday it was “too early” to say if the United States would impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported cars and parts, a …
your ads here!Trump ‘Not Thrilled’ With Fed’s Decision to Hike Interest Rates
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was not pleased about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to increase interest rates. “I’m not thrilled,” Trump said in a CNBC interview …
your ads here!Archaeologists Find Ancient Pottery Workshop in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient pottery manufacturing workshop dating to more than 4,000 years ago. Thursday’s statement by the Antiquities Ministry says the workshop is situated close to …
your ads here!Trump Slams Record EU Fine Against Google
President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday after Brussels hit US tech giant Google with a record fine, and warned he would no longer allow Europe to take “advantage” of the …
your ads here!Bruce Springsteen Surprises Audience at Billy Joel Concert
Bruce Springsteen propped himself on top of Billy Joel’s piano to sing a duet with The Piano Man, who was celebrating his 100th concert at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday …
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