South Korea’s entertainment industry was upended this week after a celebrity’s cell phone, which was in for repairs, revealed widespread alleged acts of sexual misconduct. YG Entertainment, which is tied …
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Instagram Returns After Outage; Facebook Still Down for Some
Instagram is back up after suffering a partial outage for more than several hours, the photo-sharing social network platform said in a tweet, but its parent Facebook Inc.’s app still …
your ads here!Researchers Develop Effective Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle cell anemia afflicts many millions of people across the globe, mostly of African heritage and including some 100,000 African Americans in the United States. Now, researchers believe they may …
your ads here!US Cheesemakers Growing, Changing With the Times
In the U.S. these days, cheese is emerging as a product and point of pride that in some circles. That was clear at the United States Championship Cheese Contest held …
your ads here!Trump Says He is in No Rush to Complete China Trade Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was in no rush to complete a trade pact with China and insisted that any deal include protection for intellectual property, a …
your ads here!Study Warns of Risks from Inactive Ingredients in Drugs
A new study is warning patients that if they feel worse after taking a new medication, it might not be because of the drug but rather an inactive ingredient in …
your ads here!Democrats Cool Toward NAFTA Replacement, Question Labor Standards
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives gave a cool reception to the replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday as the top U.S. trade negotiator opened …
your ads here!Facebook, Instagram Suffer Outages
Facebook says it is aware of outages on its platforms including Facebook, Messenger and Instagram, and is working to resolve the issue. According to downdector.com, which monitors websites, the outages …
your ads here!Italian Police Identify 6 Suspects in Fake Modigliani Show
Italy’s art police say they have identified six suspects in connection with a 2017 Modigliani exhibit that was comprised mostly of fakes. The Carabinieri art squad announced Wednesday that the …
your ads here!Spotify Files EU Antitrust Complaint Against Apple
Spotify has filed a complaint with European Union antitrust regulators against Apple, saying the iPhone maker unfairly limits rivals to its own Apple Music streaming service. Spotify, which launched a year after the …
your ads here!US Health Officials Move to Tighten Sales of E-Cigarettes
U.S. health regulators are moving ahead with a plan designed to keep e-cigarettes out of the hands of teenagers by restricting sales of most flavored products in convenience stores and …
your ads here!UN: DR Congo Intercommunal Violence Was Orchestrated
United Nations investigators say intercommunal attacks that killed more than 500 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo were orchestrated. The investigators from the U.N. human rights office in Congo …
your ads here!Alaskan Native Pete Kaiser Wins Iditarod Dog Sled Race
Pete Kaiser has become the latest Alaska Native to win the Iditarod dog sled race. Kaiser won the race for the first time early Wednesday, crossing the finish line in …
your ads here!Americans in Cool States Misjudge Threat From Rising Heat Waves
Americans most at risk from more frequent and intense heat waves tend to misjudge the deadly dangers hot spells can pose to their health, scientists said on Tuesday. People’s vulnerability …
your ads here!Laughter Can Bring Attention to Global Refugee Crisis, US Comic says
Most people wouldn’t consider the global refugee crisis a laughing matter, but American comic actor Ben Stiller says humor can help draw people’s attention to it. Humor can help tell …
your ads here!Tech To Soon Offer Way for People to Interact Across Generations
Google, Amazon and Apple have capitalized on technology that makes virtual personal assistants possible. Now a new application allows the user to have a virtual conversation with a video recording of …
your ads here!Hammerhead Shark ‘Nursery’ Found Off Galapagos Islands
Researchers have found a new breeding ground for hammerhead sharks off the coast of Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago. The head of the team of researchers, Eduardo Espinosa, said the natural refuge …
your ads here!Trade Chief: US Working on Steel, Aluminum Tariff Relief for Mexico, Canada
The United States is working on a plan to lift tariffs from Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminum but preserve the gains that domestic producers have received from the duties …
your ads here!NASA to Make Untouched Lunar Samples Available for Study
NASA is once again turning its focus to the moon. Nearly 50 years after the last lunar mission, the U.S. space agency is unsealing some of the samples brought back …
your ads here!Lopez Obrador Rebuts Finance Ministry over $2.5B Mexico Refinery Funding
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday denied any delay to a flagship refinery project in his home state after the deputy finance minister was quoted as saying $2.5 …
your ads here!Official: US Plans ‘Very Significant’ Additional Venezuela Sanctions
The United States is preparing to impose “very significant” Venezuela-related sanctions against financial institutions in the coming days, U.S. special envoy Elliott Abrams said on Tuesday. Abrams did not elaborate …
your ads here!Number of Older US Renters Spikes 43%
Carmen Perry decided to rent rather than buy immediately after she divorced her husband and sold the family home. The 67-year-old realtor sees definite advantages to living in a space …
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