Researchers have discovered the remarkably well-preserved wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, in 10,000 feet of icy water, a century after it was swallowed up by Antarctic ice …
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US Major League Baseball Cancels More Games After Talks Stall
Major League Baseball canceled more games on Wednesday and pushed back Opening Day until April 14 after talks on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with players stalled again. MLB …
your ads here!Ukrainian Charged in Ransomware Spree Is Extradited to US
A Ukrainian man charged last year with conducting one of the most severe ransomware attacks against U.S. targets has been extradited to the United States and made a court appearance …
your ads here!US House Lawmakers Urge Department of Justice to Investigate Amazon
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has written a letter asking the Department of Justice to determine whether online retailer Amazon engaged in obstruction of Congress during an investigation of the …
your ads here!WHO Concerned About Drop in COVID-19 Testing
The World Health Organization expressed concern Wednesday that many countries are drastically reducing COVID-19 testing, inhibiting the ability of public health professionals to monitor where the coronavirus is, how it’s …
your ads here!Recipient of Pig Heart Transplant Dies After Two Months
A man who received the first heart transplant from a pig two months ago has died, the University of Maryland Medical Center said Wednesday. Doctors did not say the specific …
your ads here!African Nations Appeal for TB Funding Amid COVID Disruptions COVID Africa
Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day (March 24), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is calling for governments to renew the fight against the respiratory illness, which kills …
your ads here!US Golfing Great Tiger Woods to Be Inducted Wednesday in World Golf Hall of Fame
U.S. golfing great Tiger Woods will be formally inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame Wednesday night at a ceremony in Florida. Woods’ 14-year-old daughter Sam, who was born …
your ads here!WHO Says COVID Boosters Needed, Reversing Previous Call
An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses, in a reversal of the U.N. agency’s previous insistence …
your ads here!Study: COVID-19 Can Cause Brain Shrinkage, Memory Loss
COVID-19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce grey matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford University …
your ads here!As Hershey Raises Prices, Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Grapple With Climate Change
Chocolate makers are expected to raise prices this year due to higher costs of cocoa from exporters like Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer. Hershey, the largest producer of …
your ads here!Amazon Rainforest Nears Climate ‘Tipping Point’ Faster Than Expected
Hammered by climate change and relentless deforestation, the Amazon rainforest is losing its capacity to recover and could irretrievably transition into savannah, with dire consequences for the region and the …
your ads here!Meet the Kurdish Sisters Defying Tradition, Breaking Barriers Through Weightlifting
Three sisters from Irbil have won gold and silver medals in weightlifting events in the regional 2021 Arab Weightlifting Championship. While preparing for future weightlifting competitions, the three Kurdish women …
your ads here!Afghanistan Faces Return to Highest Maternal Mortality Rates
Afghanistan faces a serious risk of backtracking to its notoriously high maternal mortality rates because of sudden drops in foreign funding, a shortage of health care workers, mobility restrictions and …
your ads here!US High Court Won’t Review Decision Freeing Cosby from Prison
The Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up the sexual assault case against comedian Bill Cosby, leaving in place a decision by Pennsylvania’s highest court to throw out …
your ads here!‘Lost Daughter’ Wins Top Prizes at Independent Spirit Awards
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter,” “Drive My Car” and “Summer of Soul” were among the big winners at the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards Sunday. The ceremony hosted by Nick …
your ads here!They’re Off: Mushers Begin Trek to Nome; Seavey Seeks Record
The 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race started Sunday with 49 mushers setting their sights on Alaska’s western coast. The race will take the mushers across Alaska’s …
your ads here!Basketball Africa League’s 2nd Season Begins
The fledgling Basketball Africa League tipped off its second season in Dakar, Senegal, on March 5, 2022, with a dozen men’s club teams from as many African countries vying for …
your ads here!Malawi Moves to Reduce Rise in Pangolin Trafficking
Trafficking in pangolins continues to rise in Malawi as the country registers a drop in ordinary wildlife crime, such as trafficking in elephant tusks and rhino horns. Wildlife authorities say …
your ads here!Pulitzer Winner Walter Mears Dies, AP’s ‘Boy On The Bus’
Walter R. Mears, who for 45 years fluidly and speedily wrote the news about presidential campaigns for The Associated Press and won a Pulitzer Prize doing it, has died. He …
your ads here!To Fight Its War, Russia Closing Digital Doors
Russia’s blocking of Facebook is a symptom of its broader effort to cut itself off from sources of information that could imperil its internationally condemned invasion of Ukraine, experts say. …
your ads here!Will COVID Mutate in Animals and Jump Back to Humans?
A new variant of the coronavirus found in white-tailed deer in Canada was later discovered in a person who lived nearby and had contact with the deer population, according to …
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