Asthma is often controlled with an inhaler, or, sometimes, with medication. When neither works, it might be that the patient doesn’t have asthma at all. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports that …
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Seeking the Cross: Icy Dips Mark the Feast of Epiphany
Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into the icy waters of rivers and lakes across Bulgaria on Monday to retrieve crucifixes tossed by priests in Epiphany ceremonies commemorating the baptism …
your ads here!‘1917,’ ‘Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood’ Win Golden Globes
The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors Sunday, as Sam Mendes’ technically dazzling World War I …
your ads here!Stars Hit the Red Carpet Ahead of the Golden Globes Ceremony
The Golden Globes are famously unpredictable, but a few sure things seem to be in store for Sunday’s awards: Streaming services will play a starring role; five-time host Ricky Gervais …
your ads here!Hollywood Prepares to Toast Winners at Golden Globes
Hollywood’s biggest party, the Golden Globes, kicks off the showbiz awards season Sunday, with streaming giant Netflix expected to be popping champagne corks through the night.Stars will don couture gowns …
your ads here!US Singer Pink Pledges $500K to Fight Australia Wildfires
American pop singer Pink says she is donating $500,000 to help fight the deadly wildfires that have devastated parts of Australia.“I am totally devastated watching what is happening in Australia …
your ads here!Democratic States Push Supreme Court for Quick Obamacare Ruling
In a move that could put the Obama-era health law squarely in the middle of the 2020 election, Democratic-led states Friday asked the Supreme Court for a fast-track review of …
your ads here!Excitement, Long lines Mark Marijuana Legalization in Illinois
Illinois, the largest Midwestern state in the U.S., is beginning 2020 with the implementation of a new law that allows people to legally buy marijuana for recreational use. The Cannabis …
your ads here!Paralyzed Artist Creates Art With No Boundaries
Beth Jensen suffered a stroke when she was just eight years old, and though she survived, she was almost completely paralyzed and unable to talk as a result. Yet, Jensen …
your ads here!DC Restaurant Gives The US Capital The Taste Of Immigrant Food
Hundreds of new restaurants mushroom in Washington every year, but the “Immigrant Food” restaurant that recently opened just a block away from the White House is unique. On top of …
your ads here!Q&A: How Climate Change, Other Factors Stoke Australia Fires
Australia’s unprecedented wildfires are supercharged thanks to climate change, the type of trees catching fire and weather, experts say.And these fires are so extreme that they are triggering their own …
your ads here!Motivated by #MeToo? Vetting Jurors in Weinstein Case Will Be Challenge, Experts Say
As former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein goes to trial on rape charges next week in Manhattan, lawyers will need to keep an eye out for jurors who want to use …
your ads here!Study Finds 2019 Was ‘Banner Year’ for Female Filmmakers
Lulu Wang, Lorene Scafaria, Melina Matsoukas and Greta Gerwig led Hollywood to a record year for women in the director’s chair. In 2019, women directed more of the most popular …
your ads here!Co-creator Defends Suspected UAE Spying App Called ToTok
The co-creator of a video and voice calling app suspected of being a spying tool of the United Arab Emirates defended his work in an interview with The Associated Press …
your ads here!App Tackles Illiteracy in Mali, Boosts Local Business
The surge in Africa innovation is expected in 2020 with all sorts of solutions to the continent’s problems. One example is an innovation created by a Malian in 2019. It’s …
your ads here!Deal Will Let More Companies Make Overdose Antidote Spray
More companies could begin making an easy-to-use version of an opioid overdose antidote under a deal announced Thursday by New York’s attorney general.Under the agreement, Emergent BioSolutions will no longer …
your ads here!Poll: White Evangelicals Distinct on Abortion, LGBT Policy
White evangelical Protestants stand noticeably apart from other religious people on how the government should act on two of the most politically divisive issues at play in the 2020 presidential …
your ads here!Dwarf T-Rex Dinosaurs Probably Did Not Exist, Study Shows
For three decades, paleontologists the world over have been split over a provocative finding: Did a dwarf species of Tyrannosaurus rex really once exist?In 1988, paleontologist Robert Bakker and his …
your ads here!Hillary Clinton Named Chancellor of Belfast University
Former US secretary of state and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was appointed Thursday as the new chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast.Clinton will serve for five years in the largely ceremonial …
your ads here!Voice App: A Game Changer in Tackling Illiteracy in Mali and Boosting Local Business
The surge in Africa innovation is expected in 2020 with all sorts of solutions to the continent’s problems. One example is an innovation created by a Malian in 2019. It’s …
your ads here!Global Air Crash Deaths Fall by More than Half in 2019
The number of deaths in major air crashes around the globe fell by more than half in 2019, according to a report by an aviation consulting firm.The To70 consultancy said …
your ads here!Don Larsen, Who Pitched Only Perfect World Series Game, Dies at 90
Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in …
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