The annual Consumer Electronics Show is underway in Las Vegas. The massive exhibition highlights trends and new products that should change the way we live — in some cases as …
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Credits Roll for Moscow’s Soviet-era Cinemas
Scattered throughout the city’s outlying neighborhoods, Moscow’s Soviet-era cinemas have for decades served as the center of communities. With names like “Mars” and “The Diamond,” the cinemas were mostly built …
your ads here!Building Boom Turning to Bust as Turkey’s Economy Slows
Deep in a provincial region of northwestern Turkey, it looks like a mirage — hundreds of luxury houses built in neat rows, their pointed towers somewhere between French chateau and …
your ads here!Cuba Cabinet Chiefs Ousted Amid Cash Crunch, Transportation Woes
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel replaced his transport and finance ministers this week in his first Cabinet reshuffle since forming his own government in July and amid a cash crunch and …
your ads here!Director M. Night Shyamalan Merges Past Storylines in New Movie ‘Glass’
M. Night Shyamalan, the director known for his film-ending twists, brought his latest offering to London on Wednesday, comic book thriller “Glass” – a tale merging two of his previous …
your ads here!Au Pairs Win $65.5M Settlement in Denver Lawsuit
Young people from around the world who provided low-cost child care for American families will share in a proposed $65.5 million settlement of a lawsuit brought by a dozen former …
your ads here!Vietnam’s ‘Incense Village’ Blazes Pink Ahead of Lunar New Year
In Vietnam’s “incense village,” dozens are hard at work dying, drying and whittling down bamboo bark to make the fragrant sticks ahead of the busy lunar new year holiday. It …
your ads here!On Woodstock’s 50th Anniversary, Double the Peace, Love and Music
The 50th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival, one of the watersheds of the 1960s counterculture movement, will be celebrated in August with two competing events. Michael Lang, the co-producer …
your ads here!Deere Puts Spotlight on High-tech Farming
It has GPS, lasers, computer vision, and uses machine learning and sensors to be more efficient. This is the new high-tech farm equipment from John Deere, which made its first …
your ads here!Repeating Radio Waves From Deep Space Intrigue Scientists
Astronomers in Canada have detected a mysterious volley of radio waves from far outside our galaxy, according to two studies published Wednesday in Nature. What corner of the universe these …
your ads here!Study: Elderly, Conservatives Shared More Facebook Fakery in 2016
People over 65 and ultraconservatives shared about seven times more fake information masquerading as news on Facebook than younger adults, moderates and super liberals during the 2016 election season, a …
your ads here!Price Tag Proposed in US for Tailpipe CO2 Emissions
Drivers on the U.S. East Coast may soon start paying for their climate pollution. Nine states and the District of Columbia have announced plans to introduce a system that puts …
your ads here!Bangkok Fights Floods with Thirsty Landscaping
When Bangkok’s oldest university called for ideas for a symbol to mark its centenary year, landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom successfully pitched a design for a park. It was intended not …
your ads here!Images From Space Help Map Extreme Poverty
The fight against poverty is getting help from a new direction: up. Satellite imagery is helping researchers map areas of extreme poverty. It may help officials identify faster and more …
your ads here!Experimental App Might Spot Drug Overdoses in Time to Help
Too often people die of an opioid overdose because no one is around to notice they’re in trouble. Now scientists are creating a smartphone app that beams sound waves to …
your ads here!Britain Will no Longer be Bound by EU Sanctions After Brexit
With the March deadline approaching for Britain to depart the European Union, there are concerns that Britain’s exit could undermine Western sanctions against countries like Iran, Syria and North Korea. …
your ads here!Will Post-Brexit Britain Affect EU Sanctions Against Iran, Others?
Concerns have arisen that European sanctions against countries like Iran, Syria and North Korea could be undermined by Britain’s upcoming departure from the European Union. Britain will be free to …
your ads here!More Fed Officials Say Caution Is Needed Before More Rate Hikes
Another clutch of U.S. Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday they would be cautious about any further increases in interest rates so that the central bank could assess growing risks to …
your ads here!Stan Lee Fans Can Mourn Him at Hollywood Memorial
Stan Lee’s devoted fans will have a chance to mourn him alongside his friends and family at a memorial in Hollywood on Jan. 30. Lee’s company POW! Entertainment announced Wednesday …
your ads here!Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Wife MacKenzie Set to Divorce
Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie Bezos have decided to divorce after a long trial separation, Bezos said on Wednesday in a joint statement by the couple …
your ads here!‘The Favourite’ Leads Race for British Academy Film Awards
Wickedly funny royal comedy-drama The Favourite lived up to its name Wednesday, leading the race for the British Academy Film Awards. Yorgos Lanthimos’ film received 12 nominations for the U.K. …
your ads here!Georgia Man Tells police R. Kelly’s Manager Threatened Him
A Georgia man involved with a recent documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly told police the singer’s manager threatened him. Timothy Savage told an officer on Jan. 3 that …
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