National Health Service nurses in Britain will strike on Thursday in their first-ever national walkout as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals …
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Mars Rover Captures 1st Sound of Dust Devil on Red Planet
What’s a dust devil sound like on Mars? A NASA rover by chance had its microphone on when a whirling tower of red dust passed directly overhead, recording the racket. …
your ads here!Hacker Claims Breach of FBI’s Critical-Infrastructure Forum
A hacker who reportedly posed as the chief executive of a financial institution claims to have obtained access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard, an FBI-run outreach program …
your ads here!There’s Progress Eliminating Some American Indian Mascots, But Not All
Tolerance for Native American-themed sports mascots is wearing thin across the United States. New York is the latest state to ban them from public schools. Activists say conversations about the …
your ads here!Ethiopians File Lawsuit Against Meta Over Hate Speech in War
Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company, Meta, over hate speech they say was allowed and even promoted on the social media platform amid heated rhetoric over …
your ads here!Fraud Charges Unsealed in Arrest of Crypto Magnate Bankman-Fried
Law enforcement officials and financial services regulators have filed a raft of criminal and civil charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange company FTX, alleging wide-ranging …
your ads here!South African Researchers Develop New Method to Clean Mining-Polluted Water
A South African researcher has developed a way to remove contaminants from water used in mining that could help clean up the dirty industry. The award-winning ion exchange method not …
your ads here!BTS Member Jin Begins Military Duty at Front-Line Boot Camp
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, began his 18 months of mandatory military service at a front-line South Korean boot camp Tuesday as fans gathered near the base …
your ads here!DRC’s Conflict Displaced Struggle for Health Care
Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s military and rebels has since March displaced nearly 400,000 people, with most IDP camps in Nyiragongo territory, where health centers are struggling to …
your ads here!New Zealand Imposes Lifetime Ban on Youth Buying Cigarettes
New Zealand on Tuesday passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The law states that tobacco …
your ads here!Explainer: Why Fusion Could Be a Clean-Energy Breakthrough
The Department of Energy planned an announcement Tuesday on a “major scientific breakthrough” at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of several sites worldwide where researchers have been trying to …
your ads here!Franco-US Satellite Set for Unprecedented Survey of Earth’s Water
A Franco-U.S. satellite is due for launch this week on a mission to survey with unprecedented accuracy nearly all water on Earth’s surface for the first time and help scientists …
your ads here!US to Announce ‘Breakthrough’ on Fusion Energy
The United States Department of Energy on Tuesday is expected to announce that its scientists have been able to engineer a nuclear fusion reaction that produced more energy than it …
your ads here!Kawananakoa, ‘Last Hawaiian Princess,’ Dies at 96
Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa, the so-called last Hawaiian princess whose lineage included the royal family that once ruled the islands and an Irish businessman who became one of Hawaii’s largest …
your ads here!Golden Globe Nominations Led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’
After scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray and knocked its annual award show off television for a year, the Golden Globes geared up Monday for …
your ads here!France to Offer Free Condoms for Those 25 and Younger
French President Emmanuel Macron says free condoms will be available in pharmacies for any adult up to the age of 25 starting next year. The new measure comes as the …
your ads here!EXPLAINER-UN Nature Summit Puts Industry on Alert to Disclose More
Industry executives have joined activists and negotiators from nearly 200 countries at this month’s U.N. nature summit in Montreal, where negotiations on a global pact to protect nature could lead …
your ads here!US Teases ‘Major’ Science News Amid Fusion Energy Reports
The U.S. Department of Energy said Sunday it would announce a “major scientific breakthrough” this week, after media reported a federal laboratory had recently achieved a major milestone in nuclear …
your ads here!‘Tár,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’ Tie for LA Critics’ Top Award
Todd Field’s symphonic backstage drama “Tár” and the existential comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” tied for top honors with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association in awards announced Sunday. …
your ads here!Golden Globes to Unveil Nominations as Censured Awards Eye Comeback
Boycotted by A-listers and studios last year, the Golden Globes will attempt to rebuild their reputation as one of Hollywood’s top award shows with organizers unveiling this year’s nominees on …
your ads here!Indonesia Balancing Climate, Energy Needs in Effort to Reduce Coal Use
One of the challenges of fighting climate change is balancing the need to shift to cleaner sources of energy in the future with the need to keep the lights on …
your ads here!NASA’s Orion Capsule Blazes Home From Test Flight to Moon
NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts …
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