The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan congressional commission advises. With vastly powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl driving record …
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World Must Work Together to Tackle Plastic Ocean Threat: WWF
Paris — Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now found “in the smallest plankton up to the largest whale” wildlife group WWF said on Tuesday, calling …
your ads here!Take a Sad Song and Make It Better: ‘Hey Jude’ NFT Fetches $77,000
A virtual version of the handwritten notes for the song “Hey Jude” has been sold at auction in California for almost $77,000, the latest hammer price success for NFTs. Originally …
your ads here!What to Watch for When Oscar Nominations Are Announced Tuesday
It’s time again to celebrate Hollywood’s grandest ambitions and most daring risk takers. No, I’m not talking about Jackass Forever. On Tuesday morning, nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards …
your ads here!‘Amazing’ New Beans Could Save Coffee From Climate Change
Millions of people around the world enjoy a daily cup of coffee; however, their daily caffeine fix could be under threat because climate change is killing coffee plants, putting farmers’ …
your ads here!US Taking the Fight Against Terrorism to the App Store
More than a decade ago, technology giant Apple began telling its smartphone customers that if something was worth doing, “There’s an app for that.” Starting now, the same can be …
your ads here!Spotify CEO Says Canceling Joe Rogan Isn’t ‘The Answer’
Joe Rogan has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-coronavirus …
your ads here!Senegal’s Cup of Nations Triumph Sees Potential Fulfilled at Last
After final against Egypt finished 0-0 in extra time, Sengal won shoot-out 4-2 …
your ads here!Chinese Tennis Star Again Denies Accusing Government Official of Sexual Assault on Social Media
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai is again denying that she had accused a former Communist Party official of sexually assaulting her in a social media post late last year. L’Equipe, …
your ads here!Pope Decries Female Genital Mutilation, Sex Trafficking of Women
Pope Francis on Sunday decried the genital mutilation of millions of girls and the trafficking of women for sex, including openly on city streets, so others can make money off …
your ads here!Iconic Tapestry of Picasso’s `Guernica’ Back at UN
The iconic tapestry of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica,” which is considered by numerous art critics as perhaps the most powerful anti-war painting in history, returned to its place of honor at …
your ads here!New Zealand Prime Minister Calls for United Battle Against COVID
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in an address on the nation’s Waitangi Day observance that the country has an obligation to make sure everyone has access to the …
your ads here!US Lawmakers Propose Bipartisan Probe of COVID-19 Origins and Response
In the two years since COVID-19 began ravaging the United States, virtually every aspect of the pandemic has been politicized, often to the detriment of efforts to bring the disease …
your ads here!Lata Mangeshkar ‘Nightingale of India’ Dies at 92
Bollywood superstar Lata Mangeshkar, known to millions as the “Nightingale of India” and a regular fixture of the country’s airwaves for decades, died Sunday morning at the age of 92. …
your ads here!Oceans Are Warmer Than Ever, Creating Chaotic Global Weather
The oceans got even warmer last year than the year before, supercharging already extreme weather patterns worldwide, according to a recent report published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. …
your ads here!Philippines Walks Back Ban on Unvaccinated Travelers on Public Transportation
The Philippines has suspended a heavily criticized policy banning the unvaccinated from public transportation in Metro Manila as a COVID-19 surge, caused by omicron variant, has subsided. Daily cases in …
your ads here!News Corp Suspects China Behind Cyberattack on Its System
News Corp disclosed on Friday it was the target of a cyberattack that accessed data of some employees, with its internet security adviser saying the hack was likely aimed at …
your ads here!Facebook Share Price Plummets, Leading Broad Rout of US Tech Stocks
The same technology companies that helped drag the U.S. stock market back from the depths of the pandemic recession in 2021 led the market into a sharp plunge on Thursday …
your ads here!A New York Law Could Change the Fashion Industry If Enacted
The fashion industry has always had a relationship with some forms of social activism. But all too often the industry is also seen as one of excess and consumerism gone …
your ads here!The Week in Space: Winter Olympics Edition
NASA says global temperatures are on the rise, and that could spell trouble for future Winter Games. Plus, Australian astronomers discover an unidentified space object, and a pair of satellites …
your ads here!WHO Europe Chief Sees ‘Plausible Endgame’ to Pandemic in Europe
The World Health Organization’s European region director says that while COVID-19 cases on the continent continue to rise, he sees a plausible endgame for the pandemic in Europe in coming …
your ads here!‘Long COVID’ Baffles Patients, Doctors
Crushing fatigue. Brain fog. Trouble breathing weeks after contracting COVID-19. Scientists call it post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. Most people just call it “long COVID.” For millions of people, these and …
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