Shares in Tesla dropped as much as 9 percent on Wednesday on worries of future profitability, after the electric car maker cut U.S. prices for all its vehicles to offset …
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Women Strive to End Genital Mutilation in Kurdish Iraq
Dark skies were threatening rain over an Iraqi Kurdistan village, but one woman refused to budge from outside a house where two girls were at risk of female genital mutilation. …
your ads here!In Yemen, World’s Worst Cholera Outbreak Traced to Eastern Africa
Scientists have found that a strain of cholera causing an epidemic in Yemen — the worst in recorded history — came from eastern Africa and was probably borne into Yemen …
your ads here!Facebook Apologizes for Banning Evangelist Franklin Graham
Facebook has apologized for temporarily banning North Carolina evangelist Franklin Graham from its platform over a 2016 post about the state’s “bathroom bill.” The Asheville Citizen Times reports Facebook apologized …
your ads here!How Do Workers Compete With Machines In the Near Future?
Many of today’s jobs did not exist 10 years ago. And a decade from now, technology will likely replace some jobs we do today. What can workers do when machines …
your ads here!Raising Cattle a Risky Business for Venezuela Ranchers
Rotting hides on the road are all that is left of three butchered cows. Such carnage is common in Venezuela’s cattle country, where thieves, squatters and government policy threaten a …
your ads here!Spacecraft Opens New Year with Flyby on Solar System’s Edge
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft pulled off the most distant exploration of another world Tuesday, skimming past a tiny, icy object 4 billion miles from Earth that looks to be shaped …
your ads here!Global Tech Show to Celebrate Innovation Amid Mounting Concerns
Amid trade wars, geopolitical tensions and a decline in public trust, the technology sector is seeking to put its problems aside with the Consumer Electronics Show, the annual extravaganza showcasing …
your ads here!Kenya Struggles to Give Life to Futuristic ‘Silicon Savannah’ City
Laborers milled around an unfinished eight-story building in an expansive field in Konza dotted with zebra and antelope — the only visible sign of progress in a decade-old plan to …
your ads here!Concert Asks Composers to Create Works About War, Intolerance
The works of 32 composers from countries affected by war and other conflicts will be featured in a concert Jan. 24 at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, …
your ads here!Low Carb? Low Fat? What Latest Dieting Studies Tell Us
Bacon and black coffee for breakfast, or oatmeal and bananas? If you’re planning to try to lose weight in 2019, you’re sure to find a fierce debate online and among …
your ads here!130th Rose Parade Boasts Floral Floats, Singer Chaka Khan
Floral floats and marching bands took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 130th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day and …
your ads here!After Blockbusters in 2018, Are Black Films Entering Hollywood Mainstream?
The year 2018 was one of box office successes and awards of artistic recognition for black films, from Marvel Comic’s action flick Black Panther to the fact-based drama Blackkklansman. Ryan …
your ads here!After Some Blockbusters, Have Black Films Entered Hollywood Mainstream?
2018 was a year of box office successes and awards of artistic recognition for black films. Marvel’s action flick “Black Panther” introduced the first black superhero lead actor and grossed …
your ads here!Extreme Weather Becoming the New Normal
Extreme weather events are on the rise and climate change is playing a role in both the frequency and intensity of the bad weather the world is seeing. And as …
your ads here!The Digital Revolution’s Double-Edged Sword
Digital developments that have upended businesses throughout the global economy, from music to manufacturing, are also changing what the world trades and how manufacturers and merchants move and sell their …
your ads here!Volunteers Prepare Flower-Decked Floats for Rose Parade
The Rose Parade has been a New Year’s Day tradition since 1890. Every inch of every float is covered with flowers or other natural materials, such as leaves, seeds or …
your ads here!NASA Makes Space History With Distant Fly-By
Just 33 minutes into the New Year, NASA’s New Horizons probe made space exploration history, flying by the most distant body ever explored. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, …
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