The most beautiful art is born where there is pain. This idea became the moving force behind the success of Iranian-born twin sisters Bahareh and Farzaneh Safarani. They moved to …
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Scientists Fear Non-Pest Insects are Declining
Scientists are noticing that the numbers of beneficial flying insects like bees, ladybugs, fireflies and butterflies seem to be declining. They can’t be certain about what’s happening, but possible reasons …
your ads here!Path Partially Clears for Russia’s Return to International Sports
Russia cautiously celebrated a move by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to reinstate its own laboratory for testing athletes for performance enhancing drugs, a decision that has divided the sports …
your ads here!Rising Oil Prices Haven’t Hurt US Economy
America’s rediscovered prowess in oil production is shaking up old notions about the impact of higher crude prices on the U.S. economy. It has long been conventional wisdom that rising …
your ads here!China Cancels Trade Talks with US After New Tariffs
China has canceled trade talks with the United States following Washington’s imposition of new tariffs on Chinese goods. The Wall Street Journal reports that China had planned to send Vice …
your ads here!Anti-Doping Agency Is Compromised, Group Contends
A leading anti-doping group hinted at changing the structure of the World Anti-Doping Agency, saying the decision to reinstate Russia’s drug-fighting operation was a sign that WADA leaders were saddled …
your ads here!Kenya Lifts Ban on Lesbian Love Tale, in Time for Oscar Nominations
A Kenyan court on Friday temporarily lifted a ban on the movie Rafiki. Justice Wilfrida Okwany said that during a seven-day period, the film, a lesbian love story produced in …
your ads here!Questions Raised About US Museum’s Abraham Lincoln Hat
It has been a question plaguing the museum dedicated to one of America’s greatest presidents: Is the hat real? The hat in question is of the stovepipe variety that adorned …
your ads here!‘Star Wars’ Fans Applaud Movie Release Slowdown
Plans by Disney to slow down the release of future “Star Wars” projects are getting a thumbs up from fans, who also hope that new movies in the multi-billion dollar …
your ads here!WHO: Progress Made Containing Ebola in Eastern DRC
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports substantial progress is being made in containing the spread of the Ebola virus in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It warns, however, …
your ads here!WHO: Alcohol Responsible for One in 20 Deaths Worldwide
Alcohol kills three million people worldwide each year — more than AIDS, violence and road accidents combined, the World Health Organization said Friday, adding that men are particularly at risk. …
your ads here!Refugees Get Turn on Big Screen in Kenyan Film Festival
A film festival in Kenya this month highlighted a group not often seen on the big screen: refugees. The festival, organized by the nonprofit group FilmAid in collaboration with Amnesty …
your ads here!Technology Enhances Food Delivery Experiences
Self-driving technology is making online shopping a more convenient, more cost-effective experience. One new startup in San Jose, California, is launching a fully driverless delivery service, which many predict is …
your ads here!Hurricane Scale Ignores Rain Dangers, Experts Say
Communities along the U.S. southeast coast are drying out after Hurricane Florence. The storm poured more than 80 centimeters of rain in parts of the Southeastern United States, causing catastrophic …
your ads here!NASA Telescope Discovers Two New Planets Five Months after Launch
A planet-hunting orbital telescope designed to detect worlds beyond our solar system discovered two distant planets this week five months after its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, officials said on …
your ads here!Facebook to Drop On-site Support for Political Campaigns
Facebook Inc. said Thursday that it would no longer dispatch employees to the offices of political campaigns to offer support ahead of elections, as it did with U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2016 …
your ads here!One in Three Gun-owning US Veterans Don’t Store Weapons Safely
A substantial percentage of U.S. military vets store guns loaded and ready to use, according to an American study that could have implications for suicide prevention. “American veterans have a …
your ads here!Prince Vaults Open Up with Jazzy ‘Piano & A Microphone’
A nine-track album from Prince’s vast vault of unreleased material goes on sale Friday, along with a new video highlighting gun violence. “Piano & A Microphone” is compiled from a …
your ads here!Suge Knight Pleads to Manslaughter Over Fatal Confrontation
Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest Thursday to voluntary manslaughter for running over and killing a Compton businessman nearly four years ago and agreed to serve nearly …
your ads here!NAFTA Deal Not Yet in Sight, Canada Stands Firm on Auto Tariffs
Canada and the United States showed scant sign on Thursday of closing a deal to revamp NAFTA, and Canadian officials made clear Washington needed to withdraw a threat of possible …
your ads here!Analysts: Poor Economy, Unemployment Lure Tunisians to Extremism
Seven years after the Arab Spring, little has been done to address youth unemployment in Tunisia, a key factor in extremist groups’ ability to recruit marginalized youth, rights groups and experts warn. …
your ads here!Bye Bye Bugs? Scientists Fear Non-Pest Insects Are Declining
A staple of summer — swarms of bugs — seems to be a thing of the past. And that’s got scientists worried. Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, crop-munching aphids and cockroaches …
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