The U.N. Conference on Trade and Development warns the world economy remains fragile, one decade after the collapse of the U.S. financial titan Lehman Brothers triggered a global economic crisis. …
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University of Minnesota Awarding Honorary Degree to Prince
The University of Minnesota will award the late rock star Prince an honorary degree to recognize his influence on music and his role in shaping his hometown of Minneapolis. …
your ads here!Will Smith Marks 50th Birthday with Leap Near Grand Canyon
Like a scene out of a high-octane action movie that he would star in, Will Smith celebrated his 50th birthday Tuesday by successfully bungee jumping from a helicopter near the …
your ads here!Bill Cosby, Now Inmate NN7687, Placed in Single Cell
Bill Cosby spent his first night in prison alone, in a single cell near the infirmary, as he began his three-to-10-year sentence for sexual assault. Corrections officials announced Wednesday that …
your ads here!Senate Panel Opens Hearing on Crafting US Privacy Law
The Trump administration is hoping Congress can come up with a new set of national rules governing how companies can use consumers’ data that finds a balance between “privacy and …
your ads here!Irishman Donates World’s Largest Model Aircraft Collection
When Irishman Michael Kelly was a boy, he loved nothing more than gazing at planes taking off and landing at his nearest airport. Now 67, after more than half a …
your ads here!In ‘Free Solo,’ Love Proves A Steeper Challenge for Honnold Than El Cap
The important thing to rock climber Alex Honnold is that the movie screen be big. IMAX, whatever. But big. It’s shortly before the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Free …
your ads here!Shape-Changing Materials to Enter Everyday Life
Many materials change shape when exposed to heat, electricity or some other kind of energy. That change is usually random, but scientists are now learning how to direct that energy …
your ads here!Brazil’s Jobs Crisis Lingers, Posing Challenge for Next President
After losing his job with a foreign food company in March, Alexander Costa surveyed Brazil’s anemic labor market and decided to start selling cheap lunches by the beach in Rio …
your ads here!Into the Fold? What’s Next for Instagram as Founders Leave
When Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger sold Instagram to Facebook in 2012, the photo-sharing startup’s fiercely loyal fans worried about what would happen to their beloved app under the social …
your ads here!GSK Vaccine Success a Milestone in TB, But Room for Improvement
An experimental GlaxoSmithKline vaccine could prevent tuberculosis developing in half of those who receive it, making it potentially the first new shot against the global killer in a century, researchers …
your ads here!Number of Babies Born With Syphilis in US Doubles in Four Years
The number of babies born infected with syphilis in the United States has more than doubled since 2013, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a …
your ads here!A Swipe is Not Enough: Tinder Tests Extra Control for Women
The Indian edition of dating app Tinder is testing a new feature which gives women an additional level of scrutiny before they allow men to start messaging conversations, with a …
your ads here!Sudan Reports Outbreak of Mosquito-borne Disease
More than 11,000 people in Sudan’s eastern state of Kassala have been infected over the past month by Chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne viral disease, but no deaths have been reported, …
your ads here!Spotify, Deezer, Others Call for Stronger EU Action Against US Rivals
Music streaming services Spotify and Deezer joined European business and industry bodies in calling on EU regulators to take tougher action to curb what they say are the unfair practices …
your ads here!Antibiotics for Appendicitis? Surgery Often Not Needed
When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she’d be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of antibiotics …
your ads here!Loss of Bird Species Hampers Forecasting for Zimbabwe’s Farmers
As the summer planting season approaches in eastern Zimbabwe, small-scale farmers struggle with familiar questions: When will the rains come, and when should I sow my crops? This year something …
your ads here!Japan Preschools Use Tablets to Prep Tots for Digital Age
It’s drawing time at this suburban nursery school in Japan, but instead of crayons, tiny fingers are tapping on colors on iPad screens and taking selfies. Digital schooling has arrived …
your ads here!Cosby Gets Up to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Assault
His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, an 81-year-old Bill Cosby was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, becoming …
your ads here!Bill Cosby’s Day of Reckoning Arrives in Court
A defense psychologist testified at Bill Cosby’s sentencing Tuesday that the chances of the comedian committing another sex offense are “extraordinarily low” because he is old, blind and needs help …
your ads here!Michael Kors Ups the Glamour, Buys Versace for $2 Billion
Michael Kors is buying the Italian fashion house Gianni Versace in a deal worth more than $2 billion (1.83 billion euros), continuing its hard charge into the world of high-end …
your ads here!Archaeologists Discover ‘Massive’ Ancient Building in Egypt
Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a “massive” ancient building in the town of Mit Rahina, 20 kilometers, or 12 miles, south of Cairo. The Antiquities Ministry says Tuesday archaeologists also …
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