Apple’s new iPhone XR has most of the features found in the top-of-the-line iPhone XS Max, but not its $1,100 price tag. The XR offers the right trade-offs for just …
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Twitter Removes Accounts Linked to Alex Jones, Infowars
Twitter has removed some accounts thought to be used to circumvent a ban on conspiracy-monger Alex Jones and Infowars, the company said Tuesday. A Twitter spokesman confirmed that the accounts …
your ads here!French Film Star Catherine Deneuve Receives Japanese Award
French film star Catherine Deneuve received Japan’s most prestigious art award on Tuesday at a ceremony in Tokyo, where she was greeted by Emperor Akihito. Deneuve received the Praemium Imperiale …
your ads here!Trump Presidency Inspires Wave of Books on Impeachment
More than 40 years after working on the impeachment of Richard Nixon, former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman is back on the case. This time, it’s with a book: “The Case for …
your ads here!An Avatar Is Going to Help Police Guard European Borders
A new artificial intelligence program could make land borders across Europe more secure. When a pilot program begins next month, an avatar – called i-Border-Control – will help police guard …
your ads here!Medical Drugs Hit Zimbabwe’s Black Market
Zimbabwe’s economic crisis has resulted in an acute shortage of essential medical drugs. Officials say the shortage has pushed some people to turn to the black market for medicines — …
your ads here!Bible Museum Admits Some of Its Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake
When Washington’s $500 million Museum of the Bible held its grand opening in November 2017, attended by Vice President Mike Pence, there were questions even then about the authenticity of …
your ads here!US Regulator Orders Halt to Self-Driving School Bus Test in Florida
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday said it had ordered Transdev North America to immediately stop transporting schoolchildren in Florida in a driverless shuttle as the testing could …
your ads here!Christie’s Auctioning Hawking’s Items
Several possessions of the late physicist’s Stephen Hawking will be included in an upcoming auction at Christie’s, the famed auction house. Included among the items belonging to the iconic scientist …
your ads here!Individual Cooling Units Could Save Lives
The World Health Organization is closely watching the Ebola outbreak in Congo where the number of cases has risen to 185 since the outbreak started in August. One of the …
your ads here!Easter Islanders Hope to Swap a Copy for Iconic Statue in UK museum
For 150 years, the British Museum has housed one of the iconic, heavy-browed stone figures that Chile’s Easter Island is famous for. Now the islanders are hoping desperately to get …
your ads here!Foreigners Sold Net $1.1 BLN of Saudi Stocks in Week to Oct 18
Foreigners sold a net 4.01 billion riyal ($1.07 billion) in Saudi stocks in the week ending Oct. 18, exchange data showed on Sunday – one of the biggest selloff since …
your ads here!Typhus Cases Rise in Los Angeles, Several Other US Cities
Typhus, a bacterial infection that is sometimes life threatening, is on the rise in Los Angeles and several other U.S. cities. Public health officials say homelessness is making the problem …
your ads here!Typhus on Rise in Los Angeles, Several Other US Cities
Typhus, a bacterial infection that is sometimes life-threatening, is on the rise in Los Angeles and several other U.S. cities. Public health officials say homelessness is making the problem worse. …
your ads here!Public Trust in Vaccines Plummets After Philippines Dengue Crisis
The ability to fight any future outbreaks of disease could be at risk, following a huge loss of public confidence in vaccines in the Philippines. That’s according to a new …
your ads here!Tiny Wind Turbines Offer Sustainable Urban Alternative to Large Fans
When you think of wind energy, you tend to think of the massive constructs that dot hilly landscapes or the ocean horizon. But two researchers see a future where it’s …
your ads here!An Art Mecca in Cleveland Warehouse
78th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, has been transformed from an industrial area into an art mecca. Once home to a car manufacturer, its old metal doors and freight elevators serve …
your ads here!Depression-Era ‘Lunch Atop a Skyscraper’ a Symbol of American Optimism
It’s been a mystery in the United States since the Great Depression: Who are the 11 men pictured in a famous photograph called “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper”? In the 1932 …
your ads here!New York Museum Celebrates Frankenstein at 200
Halloween may still be a few weeks away, but New York City is getting ready to be frightened. The Morgan Library and Museum is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary …
your ads here!America’s Oldest Restaurant Serves Seafood and History
There are more than 650,000 restaurants in the United States, enough to satisfy the pickiest eater. New venues open every day, yet staying in business with such tremendous competition is …
your ads here!Immunotherapy Shows Modest Progress Against Breast Cancer
For the first time, one of the new immunotherapy drugs has shown promise against breast cancer in a large study that combined it with chemotherapy to treat an aggressive form …
your ads here!New York Witches to Aim Hex at Justice Kavanaugh
Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh …
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