As legislators prepare to grill Silicon Valley executives over Russian hacking ahead of midterm elections, some observers say the debate over expanded government oversight is far from over. On Tuesday, …
your ads here!Month: September 2018
Argentina Seeks Early Release of Funds from IMF
Argentina will have to wait at least until the second half of September to find out whether the International Monetary Fund will agree to the early release of a credit …
your ads here!New Mormon Narrative History Book Includes Polygamous Roots
Mormon church founder Joseph Smith insisted on introducing polygamy in the early 1800s despite knowing the societal risks and getting pushback from other leaders and his first wife, recounts a …
your ads here!Actor Spacey Won’t Face Sex Charge in Los Angeles
Prosecutors in Los Angeles said Tuesday that they would not pursue a sexual assault charge against actor Kevin Spacey because the statute of limitations has run out. Spacey has been accused …
your ads here!Trauma, Pop Music Fame Collide in Portman’s ‘Vox Lux’
In 2010, Natalie Portman opened the Venice Film Festival as a tormented ballerina in “Black Swan,” a role that earned her an Oscar. She was back Tuesday with “Vox Lux,” …
your ads here!Inactivity Puts Quarter of Adults’ Health at Risk, WHO Says
More than a quarter of the world’s adults — 1.4 billion people — exercise too little, putting them at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, dementia and cancers, according …
your ads here!Amazon Eyes Chilean Skies as It Seeks to Datamine Stars
Amazon.com is in talks with Chile to house and mine massive amounts of data generated by the country’s giant telescopes, which could prove fertile ground for the company to develop …
your ads here!Alaska Village Experiences Boom in Polar Bear Tourism
A tiny Alaska Native village has experienced a boom in tourism in recent years as polar bears spend more time on land than on diminishing Arctic sea ice. More than …
your ads here!Burned National Museum in Rio Had Relics from Around World
Brazil’s National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, which suffered a massive fire late Sunday, boasted the largest archive of historical artifacts and documents in Latin America, some 20 million pieces …
your ads here!Gene Therapy Breakthrough Wins World’s Largest Vision Award
Seven scientists in the United States and Britain who have come up with a revolutionary gene therapy cure for a rare genetic form of childhood blindness won a 1 million …
your ads here!Cars Now Cruising Down the Monthly Subscription Highway
If you already subscribe to digital services like Netflix to binge on TV shows and Spotify to groove to an endless mix of music, the auto industry might have a …
your ads here!Twitter CEO Says Company Isn’t Biased, Wants Healthy Debate
Twitter’s CEO says the company is not biased against Republicans or Democrats and is working on ways to ensure that debate is healthier on its platform. In prepared testimony …
your ads here!Study Finds Child Marriages Happening in US
The United Nations considers marriage before the age of 18 to be a human rights violation. While the highest occurrence is in the least developed nations, child marriage is also …
your ads here!Brazilians Mourn Loss of Most Important Museum
Brazilians are mourning the destruction of Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum in an overnight fire. Much of the collection of historic, scientific and cultural artifacts, among the largest in Brazil, …
your ads here!Scientists Search for Sustainable Solutions to Stop Fall Armyworm
Fall armyworms are on the march across Africa. Agriculture experts say the pests, the larvae of a type of moth, could cause more than $13 billion in crop losses this …
your ads here!Smart Speaker Technology Meets Self-Navigating Robot
Science fiction has long teased consumers about a future where robots are our personal assistants. But it’s no longer science fiction. The recent spike in consumer-grade “smart speakers” that respond …
your ads here!Yemenis Find Solace in Cinema After Years of War
Yemenis file into a makeshift cinema for the first time since fighting broke out in their city of Aden more than three years ago – and watch some of their …
your ads here!Brazil Struggles With Loss of Vast Historical Collection
As firefighters sifted through the burned-out remains of Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum for hot embers Monday, Brazilians struggled with the loss of a vast collection of irreplaceable items from …
your ads here!Asia’s Rising Appetite for Meat, Seafood Will ‘Strain Environment’
Asia’s growing appetite for meat and seafood over the next three decades will cause huge increases in greenhouse gas emissions and antibiotics used in foods, researchers said Tuesday. Rising population, …
your ads here!Turkish Inflation Soars, Fueling Fears of Economic Crisis
Turkey saw the inflation rate rise to nearly 18 percent in August, a 15-year high fueled by a collapse in the Turkish lira, which fell more than 20 percent over …
your ads here!‘El Pepe’ Ode to Leader Who Gives Socialism Good Name
As Venezuela descends into economic chaos and Brazil’s former president Lula is barred from making a comeback because of a corruption conviction, filmmaker Emir Kusturica has made an ode to …
your ads here!NASA Offers Challenge with $750,000 Reward to Further Mars Goal
The U.S. space agency NASA is offering a public challenge, with a lofty $750,000 reward, to anyone who can find ways to turn carbon dioxide into compounds that would be …
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