The feel-good road-trip drama Green Book was named the best film of the year, and its star, Viggo Mortensen, best actor, by the National Board of Review in one of …
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UNICEF: Millions of Poor City Children Worse Off Than Rural Peers
Millions of poor urban children are more likely to die before their fifth birthday than those living in rural areas, according to a U.N. study released Tuesday that challenges popular …
your ads here!Trump Threatens to Cut GM Subsidies in Retaliation for US Job Cuts
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to cut subsidies for General Motors after the largest U.S. automaker said it would halt production at five plants in North America and …
your ads here!White House Adviser: US, China Could Reach New Trade Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could reach a new trade deal between the world’s two largest economies when they meet in Argentina this weekend, White House …
your ads here!Scientists: Mild El Nino Event Likely by Next February
There is a 75 to 80 percent probability of an El Nino weather phenomenon developing within the next three months, the World Meteorological Organization reports. Global seasonal climate data show …
your ads here!‘SpongeBob’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies at 57
Stephen Hillenburg, who created SpongeBob SquarePants and the absurd undersea world he inhabited, has died at age 57, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday. Hillenburg died Monday of Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known …
your ads here!China Launches Probe Into ‘First’ Gene-Edited Babies
A Chinese researcher’s surprise claim that he is the first person in the world to successfully edit the genes of a pair of recently born twin girls, making them resistant …
your ads here!Google Blocks Gender-Based Pronouns From New AI Tool
Alphabet Inc’s Google in May introduced a slick feature for Gmail that automatically completes sentences for users as they type. Tap out “I love” and Gmail might propose “you” or …
your ads here!UN: Climate Change Outpacing Efforts to Slow It
The United Nations says all countries must triple efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions to limit an average global temperature increase to two degrees Celsius by 2030. The ninth annual …
your ads here!Uber Fined $1.2 Million For 2016 Data Breach
British and Dutch regulators have fined ride-hailing company Uber $1.2 million for what it said were inadequate security measures that left personal data at risk for a cyber attack. The …
your ads here!Lawmakers Criticize Facebook’s Zuckerberg for UK Parliament No-Show
Facebook came under fire on Tuesday from lawmakers from several countries who accused the firm of undermining democratic institutions and lambasted chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for not answering questions on …
your ads here!Momoa and Heard Take to Seas in Superhero Film ‘Aquaman’
“Game of Thrones” actor Jason Momoa brings the latest superhero spin-off to the big screen, this time “Aquaman,” to tell the story of the DC Comics half-human, half-Atlantean character. The …
your ads here!App Shows US, Canadian Commuters the Cleanest, Greenest Route Home
A mobile application launched in dozens of U.S. and Canadian cities on Monday measures the planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions of inner-city travel, its creators said, letting concerned commuters map their …
your ads here!Experts: African Fishing Communities Face ‘Extinction’ as Blue Economy Grows
Fishing communities along Africa’s coastline are at a greater risk of extinction as countries eye oceans for tourism, industrial fishing and exploration revenue to jumpstart their “blue economies,” U.N. experts …
your ads here!175 People Dead of Cholera in Northern Nigeria, Up to 10,000 Cases Recorded
A humanitarian group working in northern Nigeria says it has recorded 10,000 cases of cholera there and that at least 175 people have died from the disease since the start …
your ads here!Insight Lander Touches Down on Mars
NASA scientists were ecstatic Monday when they received word from 54 million kilometers away that their newest mission to Mars had arrived safely. The probe is called InSight and true …
your ads here!Apple to Tutor Women in Tech in Bid to Diversify Industry
Apple is launching a new program designed to address the technology industry’s scarcity of women in executive and computer programming jobs. Under the initiative announced Monday, female entrepreneurs and …
your ads here!Mick Jagger on New Stones Tour, Aretha, Acting and Grammys
Mick Jagger likes a buzz. A natural buzz. The Rolling Stones frontman, who will tour America next spring with his iconic band, says live shows give him a rush …
your ads here!United Technologies Breaking Into 3 Independent Companies
United Technologies is breaking itself into three independent companies now that it has sealed its $23 billion acquisition of aviation electronics maker Rockwell Collins. The company’s announcement Monday was the …
your ads here!Argentina Says It is Close to Inking a Beef Deal with US
Argentina is on the verge of signing a deal with the United States that would allow two-way trade of fresh beef for the first time in nearly two decades, the …
your ads here!Scientists Warn New Brazil President May Smother Rainforest
Scientists warn that Brazil’s president-elect could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point — with severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. Jair Bolsonaro, who takes office Jan. …
your ads here!Prosecutor: Peru Nearing Plea Deal with Odebrecht on Corruption Probe
Brazilian construction company Odebrecht is close to reaching a final settlement with Peruvian prosecutors over their investigation into bribes paid by Odebrecht for public works contracts in Peru, a prosecutor …
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