Teen hearthrob Justin Bieber has told fans he is putting new music on hold while he struggles with “deep rooted issues” that he hopes will stop him from falling apart. …
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Pence Calls for Landing US Astronauts on Moon in 5 Years
Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for landing astronauts on the moon within five years, an accelerated pace that would aim to put Americans on the lunar south pole. …
your ads here!Nonprofit Helps Many Blind South Sudanese to See Again
A U.S.-based nonprofit is helping many blind South Sudanese see again by hiring a local doctor to perform surgeries on hundreds of patients in the Jonglei State capital Bor. Sixty-year-old …
your ads here!Failed Efforts to Warn Allies Away from Huawei 5G Technology Could Backfire on US
The U.S. government’s multi-pronged effort to persuade European allies to bar the Chinese firm Huawei from supplying key elements of state-of-the-art 5G mobile data networks appears to have foundered, raising …
your ads here!Family of Late DJ Avicii to Launch Foundation in His Memory
The family of the Grammy-nominated Swedish electronic dance DJ Avicii (ah-VEE’-chee) is launching a foundation in his memory. The international pop star, whose name was Tim Bergling, died in Muscat, …
your ads here!All Charges Dropped Against Actor Jussie Smollett
Chicago police have dropped all charges against television actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of falsely reporting that he had been the target of a hate crime. Smollett’s attorneys announced …
your ads here!Facebook Blocks More Accounts Over Influence Campaigns
Facebook said Tuesday it shut down more than 2,600 fake accounts linked to Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo and aiming to influence political sentiment in various parts of the world. …
your ads here!The Good, Bad and the Unknown of Apple’s New Services
It took a while, but finally — and with the carefully curated help of Oprah, Big Bird and Goldman Sachs — Apple has at last unveiled a new streaming TV …
your ads here!Grassroots Tech Group Takes Startup Approach to Fight Brexit
Software engineers, entrepreneurs and product managers huddle in small groups, brainstorming ideas and scrawling thoughts onto Post-it Notes on a wall. The project leader exhorts them to “think of products …
your ads here!Ethiopian Official: Plane Crash Report Due This Week
An Ethiopian official said a preliminary report on the plane crash that killed 157 people on March 10 will be made public later this week. Mussie Yiheyis, spokesman for the …
your ads here!NASA Cancels First All-Women Spacewalk Due to Lack of Small Spacesuits
What should have been a giant leap for womankind has turned into a stumble on the path to equality after U.S. space agency NASA canceled the first all-female spacewalk due …
your ads here!Oscar-Winning Documentary Lifts Stigma Around Menstruation in Indian Village
The seven women busily making and packing sanitary napkins in a small manufacturing unit in Kathikhera village had never heard that word while growing up. That is no surprise: menstruation …
your ads here!Oscar-Winning Documentary Lifts the Stigma Around Menstruation in Indian Village
A documentary “Period. End of Sentence,” which won an Oscar last month, centers on a small village in Uttar Pradesh state in Northern India where a machine to make affordable sanitary napkins was installed …
your ads here!White House, Business Groups Make Push on Trade Pact
The White House and business groups are stepping up efforts to win congressional approval for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade accord. But prospects are uncertain given that Republicans are at odds with …
your ads here!UN Officials: 13 Million in Congo Need Aid in Major Increase
The number of people needing humanitarian aid in Congo has increased dramatically in the past year to 13 million and “hunger and malnutrition have reached the highest level on record,” …
your ads here!‘Dumbo’ and the Elephant Not in the Room
Big-eared baby elephant Dumbo may be the star of Walt Disney Co.’s remake of its 1941 animated movie classic but the film was shot without its adorable star ever making …
your ads here!Big U-Turn: Key Melting Greenland Glacier Growing Again
A major Greenland glacier that was one of the fastest shrinking ice and snow masses on Earth is growing again, a new NASA study finds. The Jakobshavn (YA-cob-shawv-en) glacier around …
your ads here!John Lennon, Yoko Ono’s ‘Bed-In’ Remembered at 50
In March 1969, newlyweds John Lennon and Yoko Ono skipped a honeymoon and instead staged a “bed-in” in Amsterdam to promote world peace during the Vietnam War. Dressed in white, …
your ads here!Hong Kong Ex-Official Patrick Ho Jailed 3 Years for Bribery
Hong Kong’s former home affairs secretary Patrick Ho Chi Ping was jailed for three years Monday for a scheme to bribe African officials to boost a top Chinese energy company …
your ads here!Airbus Wins China Order for 300 Jets as Xi Visits France
Airbus signed a deal worth tens of billions of dollars on Monday to sell 300 aircraft to China as part of a trade package coinciding with a visit to Europe …
your ads here!Wayfarers Chapel – The Glass Gem Of Coastal California
The Wayfarers Chapel on the California coast is often called the “glass church.” It’s a hidden gem tucked away among large redwood trees. Angelina Bagdasaryan gives us a look at …
your ads here!Fighting Plastic Pollution Bit by Bit
As plastic pollution continues to get worse, a number of people and countries are trying to fight the problem, piece by piece. From Africa to South America, homegrown efforts to collect …
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