British Trade Minister Liam Fox said “intransigence” from the European Union was pushing Britain toward a no-deal Brexit, in an interview published on Saturday by the Sunday Times. With less than …
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Election Crackdown Runs Into Speed-tweeting Human ‘Bots’
Nina Tomasieski logs on to Twitter before the sun rises. Seated at her dining room table with a nearby TV constantly tuned to Fox News, the 70-year-old grandmother spends up …
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Продам помещение на углу проспекта К.Маркса и ул. Артема под любой вид деятельности. Город Днепр, Бабушкинский район, 1-й этаж 5-ти этажного дома, 90 кв.м. Один хозяин с 1995 года. Помещение …
your ads here!Congolese Refugees Risk Infecting Neighboring Countries with Ebola
U.N. officials warn the deadly Ebola virus could be spread by refugees leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province. Officials are urging neighboring countries to increase surveillance at …
your ads here!‘Walk This Way’ Takes Visitors Through the History of Footwear
Shoes have long since stopped serving only their utilitarian purpose. Over the centuries, shoes have evolved not just to protect feet but also to declare their owners’ social status — …
your ads here!New Era in Space: NASA Astronauts Fly Commercial Spacecraft
A new era in American spaceflight was unveiled Friday, with NASA presenting the flight crews that will carry out the first test flights and operational missions aboard commercial spacecraft to …
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Honeybees are essential to our food supply, but bee colonies around the world are declining. Among the main culprits are insecticides containing chemicals known as neonicotinoids, which are highly toxic …
your ads here!NASA Taps Astronauts for Commercial Flights
The U.S. space agency NASA on Friday introduced the nine astronauts who will ride the first commercial space capsules into orbit next year. The move marks a significant shift in …
your ads here!Chinese Proposed Tariffs Aim at US Energy Dominance Agenda
China’s targeting of U.S. liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports opens a new front in the trade war between the two countries, at a time when the White House …
your ads here!US Immigration Agency Takes on Female Genital Cutting
On a few days over the last year, federal agents approached travelers at several U.S. airports — flights bound for or connecting to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Frankfurt, Germany, and Dakar, …
your ads here!WHO: Yemen May Be on Verge of New Deadly Cholera Epidemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns Yemen may be on the verge of another cholera epidemic, which could be deadlier than previous ones because of widespread malnutrition in the war-torn …
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George Kamau Githome uses a feather duster to clean off hardware and bootleg movies displayed for sale at his kiosk in Mathare, one of Nairobi, Kenya’s largest slums. Githome and …
your ads here!WHO: Congo’s Newest Ebola Outbreak Poses Huge Challenge
Preparations are being made to send thousands of Ebola vaccines next week to North Kivu, the site of the latest outbreak of this deadly disease. The World Health Organization says …
your ads here!From Cancers to Obesity, Small Implant May Replace Life-Saving Drugs
Remembering to take medications can be challenging for some people. But one day an implant may replace medications that need to be taken orally in certain cases. One lab in …
your ads here!US Unemployment Drops Slightly; Job Growth Slows
The U.S. unemployment rate dropped slightly in July, while job gains were lower than many analysts predicted. Friday’s report from the Labor Department shows the jobless rate fell one-tenth of …
your ads here!Pakistani Engineer Turns Straw Waste Into Fuel
A Pakistani engineer has designed a system to help developing countries avoid fuel imports by making ethanol with the millions of tons of straw that are wasted each year. Faith …
your ads here!Rare Finds and Loyal Customers at New York’s Poster Museum
Not many museums can say they have 500,000 items on display, but the Poster Museum in New York can. Established in 1973 in Manhattan by a passionate collector, the museum …
your ads here!Study: Obese Individuals Shed Flu Virus Longer
New research suggests obesity may be a factor in the transmission of the influenza virus. In a study conducted in Managua, Nicaragua, obese adults spread the influenza virus for significantly …
your ads here!US Objects to China’s Internet Restrictions
The U.S. “remains deeply concerned with China’s long-standing restrictions on freedom of expression online,” a State Department official said Thursday, reacting to Google’s reported plan to relaunch its search engine …
your ads here!States Vow to Continue Fight Against Trump’s Car Fuel Rules
State prosecutors who pre-emptively sued months ago to block anticipated efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency to weaken car fuel-efficiency standards blasted the Trump administration Thursday for doing so and …
your ads here!Apple is 1st Public US Company to be Valued at $1 Trillion
Apple made history Thursday when it became the first publicly listed U.S. company to be valued at $1 trillion. The tech giant’s share price climbed well over 2 percent in …
your ads here!WHO Quick-Starts Efforts to Tackle New Ebola Outbreak in Congo
The World Health Organization says expert staff and equipment have been sent to northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo to quick-start the process of combating a new outbreak of Ebola.The last …
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