Growing numbers of young people whizzing around Europe’s big cities on electric scooters may represent a nightmare for some pedestrians and motorists, but for Swedish sharing startup VOI they offer …
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Grand Ole Opry Tours Get Updated with New Immersive Film
The backstage of the Grand Ole Opry, a radio staple since 1925, is a place where you might run into your favorite country star, drop a letter in a singer’s …
your ads here!Biden-Harris Clash Renews Controversy Over US School Busing
The first Democratic presidential debate for the 2020 elections brought a decades-old civil rights issue back into the public spotlight: whether to bus children to racially integrate schools. One of …
your ads here!Nutrition Key to Patient Recovery From Injury, Illness
When people are recovering from an illness or injury, they often don’t think of nutrition, but it may be key to getting their health back. When Monika McComb returned home …
your ads here!In a First, Afghan Government on Board With Taliban Talks
A 50-member delegation of Afghan elites is in Qatar for peace talks with Taliban leaders, with the hopes of ending the 18-year-long conflict in Afghanistan. The two-day summit, facilitated by …
your ads here!Migrants, Stuck in Libya, Demand Evacuation as Conflict Escalates
“We don’t need to eat,” said a young man held in a Libyan detention center five days after the compound was bombed killing more than 50 people and injuring at …
your ads here!Aftershocks in California Continue After 2 Major Earthquakes
Two remote California desert communities assessed damage after two major earthquakes hit the area at the end of last week, followed by thousands of smaller aftershocks. Ridgecrest and neighboring Trona …
your ads here!Iraqi Forces Begin Operation Against IS Along Syrian Border
Iraq’s security and paramilitary forces began Sunday a military operation along the border with Syria aimed at clearing the area of Islamic State group militants, the military said in a …
your ads here!Rising French Far-Right Star Resurfaces and Flirts with Fire
She vowed to stay out of politics and even dropped the French far right’s signature name – Le Pen – from her moniker. But Marion Marechal, a former star lawmaker …
your ads here!Economic ‘Game Changer? African Leaders Launch Free-Trade Zone
African leaders met on Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new …
your ads here!3 People Gored on First Day of Spanish Bull-Running Festival
Three people were gored and a further two people suffered head trauma during the first day of Spain’s best-known bull-running festival in the northern town of Pamplona on Sunday, the …
your ads here!British Ambassador: Trump ‘Radiates Insecurity’
A British newspaper reported Sunday that Britain’s ambassador to the United States has described U.S. President Donald Trump as “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional.” The Mail published the highly unflattering portrait …
your ads here!Rustic Sculpture of Melania Trump Unveiled Near Her Hometown
A life-size rough wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump was unveiled Friday near her hometown of Sevnica in southeastern Slovenia. Commissioned by Berlin-based American artist Brad Downey and carved with …
your ads here!Reports: Apparent Gas Explosion at Florida Shopping Center Injures Several
An apparent gas explosion at a shopping plaza in Plantation, Florida, injured several people on Saturday, authorities and local media reported. Video posted to Twitter showed the force of the …
your ads here!Reports: Deadly Airstrike in North Syria Kills 13 People
A war monitor and first responders group say an airstrike has killed at least 13 people in a village in northwestern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the …
your ads here!UK-flagged Tanker Reported ‘Safe and Well’ After Stop in Gulf
UK-flagged supertanker Pacific Voyager which halted in the Gulf on Saturday is “safe and well,” a British official told Reuters, after Iran dismissed reports its Revolutionary Guards had seized the …
your ads here!US Welcomes Sudan Power-sharing Deal as ‘Important Step Forward’
The United States on Saturday welcomed a provisional agreement forged by Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups to share power for three years as …
your ads here!Iraq Celebrates Babylon Becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Iraq is celebrating the UNESCO World Heritage Committee’s decision to name the historic city of Babylon a World Heritage Site in a vote in Azerbaijan. Friday’s vote comes after Iraq …
your ads here!Another Coal Company Bankruptcy Leaves 1,700 Workers Facing Layoffs
The U.S. coal industry sank deeper this week as the nation’s sixth-largest coal company declared bankruptcy. Though the Trump administration has taken measures aimed at supporting coal, six of the …
your ads here!African Migrants in Record Numbers Head for US via Latin America
Marilyne Tatang, 23, crossed nine borders in two months to reach Mexico from the West African nation of Cameroon, fleeing political violence after police torched her house, she said. She …
your ads here!West Virginia Coal Billionaire Cline Killed in Helicopter Crash
Coal tycoon Chris Cline, who worked his way out of West Virginia’s underground mines to amass a fortune and become a major Republican donor, has died in a helicopter crash …
your ads here!California Towns Survey Quake Damage as Shocks Persist
Communities in the Mojave Desert tallied damage and made emergency repairs to cracked roads and broken pipes Friday as aftershocks from Southern California’s largest earthquake in 20 years kept rumbling. …
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