When the weather turns cold and stormy around Cape Cod, it’s common for some sea turtles to get stranded in the choppy waters and end up on the areas beaches. …
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Adventurous Dutchman and His Electric Car Complete Historic 3-Year Journey
Three years ago, a Dutchman climbed into his electric car and set out on a journey. Sunday, a motorcade of electric vehicles escorted him and his converted Volkswagen across an …
your ads here!American Airlines Extends Max-Caused Cancellations to June 5
American Airlines is extending by over a month its cancellations of about 90 daily flights as the troubled 737 Max plane remains grounded by regulators. American said Sunday it is …
your ads here!American-Themed Plays Sweep British Theater Prizes
Productions about gay men in New York City, friendship after the Sept. 11 attacks and love in Mississippi dominated Britain’s prestigious Olivier Awards for best theatre on Sunday. In a …
your ads here!Swiss Scientists Create First Computer Generated Genome
Ever since Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818, the world has been fascinated with the idea of creating life in a lab. But it remained in the realm of fiction… …
your ads here!No Breakthrough Expected in EU-China Summit
Top EU leaders meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang this week at a summit in Brussels, but their hopes of winning solid commitments on trade look set for disappointment. Brussels is …
your ads here!For Interracial Couples, an Emoji With Choices
Emojis, those cute, vivid images that liven up emails and texts, seem to come in all shapes, colors and sizes. After all, there are more than 2,800 to choose from. …
your ads here!Tailoring the Emoji to Match the Couple
Emojis, those cute vivid images that liven up emails and texts, seem to come in all shapes, colors and sizes. The smiley face, the thumbs up, the birthday cake. Add …
your ads here!US Military Creates 3D-Printed Bridges
3D printers have been used to create incredible things, from robots to prosthetic arms. Now the U.S. Marines have used the technology to make a 3D-printed concrete footbridge. Khrystyna Shevchenko …
your ads here!Statues to Help Bridge ‘Structural’ Gender Gap in NYC
In Washington, about 50 of the city’s 160 monuments and memorials include female figures. A city council member has introduced legislation to remedy that with eight statues honoring women, people …
your ads here!Experts: Venezuela Sees Rise in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. scientists warn that a growing number of patients in Venezuela are getting vaccine-preventable diseases like measles, diphtheria and polio. One of …
your ads here!Popularity of California Poppy Fields Leads to Traffic Nightmare
The state of California is experiencing a super-bloom of poppy flowers this spring, with new fields blooming throughout the southern part of the state following massive rains that ended a …
your ads here!Tens of Thousands Protest Climate Change in Switzerland
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated Saturday in several Swiss cities against climate change, the Swiss news agency Keystone-ATS reported. Around 50,000 marched in all, the news agency estimated, …
your ads here!Creating the World’s Best Battery, an Atom at a Time
Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio are working on the next generation of batteries — a power supply that could theoretically almost never need to be recharged. …
your ads here!Belize Triples Protected Marine Area, Environmental Group Says
Belize approved a plan Friday to set aside 10 percent of its territorial waters as a protected area, tripling the size of existing reserves in the world’s second largest barrier …
your ads here!US Sounds Warning as SE Asia Countries Choose Huawei for 5G
Xu Ning from VOA Mandarin and reporter Rob Garver contributed to this report. STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States is acknowledging that many countries are not heeding warnings about the possible …
your ads here!Exuberant Met Exhibit Explores Art of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Museum exhibits tend to be quiet. Not this one. In “Play It Loud,” an exuberant show that can be heard as well as seen, the Metropolitan Museum of Art takes …
your ads here!Hiring Rebounds as US Employers Add a Solid 196,000 Jobs
in the United States rebounded in March as U.S. employers added a solid 196,000 jobs, up sharply from February’s scant gain and evidence that many businesses still want to hire …
your ads here!Controversy Halts Modi Biopic Release
A biopic on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a Bollywood filmmaker that was due to hit the screens on Friday has been postponed as it lands in the midst …
your ads here!Artist Who Created First Paint-By-Numbers Pictures Dies
Dan Robbins, an artist who created the first paint-by-numbers pictures and helped turn the kits into an American sensation during the 1950s, has died. He was 93. Robbins, whose works …
your ads here!Japan Space Probe Drops Explosive on Asteroid to Make Crater
Japan’s space agency said its Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully dropped an explosive designed to make a crater on an asteroid and collect its underground samples to find possible clues to the …
your ads here!US Health Officials: Measles Cases This Year Have Exceeded the 2018 Count
U.S. health officials say that between January and March, 387 cases of measles have been reported in 15 states, exceeding the count for all of last year. In 2018, 372 …
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