The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed revisions to its guidelines to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to donate blood, eliminating a three-month abstinence period …
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CDC Says Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5 Accounts for 61.3% of US COVID Cases
The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 has likely become the dominant variant in the United States, accounting for 61.3% of COVID cases in the week ended January 28, data from the U.S. …
your ads here!US Moves to Protect Minnesota Wilderness from Planned Mine
The Biden administration moved Thursday to protect northeastern Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from future mining, dealing a potentially fatal blow to a copper-nickel project. Interior Secretary Deb …
your ads here!US Dismantles Ransomware Network Responsible for More Than $100 Million in Extortion
An international ransomware network that extorted more than $100 million from hundreds of victims around the world has been brought down following a monthslong infiltration by the FBI, the Department …
your ads here!Ancient Tomb Discovered in Egypt
An excavation team in Egypt has unearthed an ancient tomb containing a mummy believed to be 4,300 years old. It is among dozens of artifacts recently discovered. After a year-long …
your ads here!Late Poet Credited with Rescue of Kashmiri Language
The literary world of Indian-administered Kashmir is mourning the death of a beloved poet and champion of the Kashmiri language, which he is largely credited with rescuing from obscurity. Abdur …
your ads here!Small Asteroid to Pass Near Earth Thursday
The U.S. space agency NASA says a small asteroid will pass very close to Earth Thursday, just 3,600 kilometers from our planet’s surface, well within the orbit of most geosynchronous …
your ads here!Lloyd Morrisett, Who Helped Launch ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies
Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of the beloved children’s education TV series Sesame Street, which uses empathy and fuzzy monsters like Abby Cadabby, Elmo and Cookie Monster to charm and teach …
your ads here!Asteroid on Path for Close Call With Earth
An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest such encounters ever recorded. NASA said it will be a near …
your ads here!Trump Reinstated to Facebook After 2-Year Ban
Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump’s personal account after a two-year suspension following the January 6, 2021, insurrection. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it …
your ads here!US Seeks Reengagement with China to Stop Illicit Fentanyl as Blinken Heads to Beijing
The United States is “actively seeking to reengage” China on counternarcotics, including stopping the flow of illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl into the U.S., said the State Department ahead of …
your ads here!Olive Pits Fuel Flights in Spain
The war in Ukraine has exposed Europe’s energy dependence on Russia and is spurring the development of new, cleaner-burning biofuels. Spain is emerging as a leader in this effort, with …
your ads here!Ancient Jerusalem Hand Imprint Baffles Israel Experts
Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday that they are trying to uncover the meaning of a recently discovered hand imprint carved into the stone wall of an ancient moat outside Jerusalem’s Old …
your ads here!Microsoft Reports Outage for Teams, Outlook, Other Services
Microsoft said it’s seeing some improvement to problems with its online services including the Teams messaging platform and Outlook email system after users around the world reported outages Wednesday. In …
your ads here!ChatGPT Bot Passes US Law School Exam
A chatbot powered by reams of data from the internet has passed exams at a U.S. law school after writing essays on topics ranging from constitutional law to taxation and …
your ads here!BBC Film About India’s PM Modi, 2002 Riots Draws Government Ire
Days after India blocked a BBC documentary that examines Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots and banned people from sharing it online, authorities are scrambling to halt …
your ads here!Pope Francis: Homosexuality Not a Crime
Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome …
your ads here!Malawi Makes Fresh Appeal for Cholera Vaccine
Malawi has appealed for more than 7 million additional doses of cholera vaccine from the World Health Organization as it struggles to control a record outbreak of the bacterial illness. …
your ads here!US, 8 States Sue Google on Digital Ad Business Dominance
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google on Tuesday over allegations that the company abused its dominance of the digital advertising business, according to a court …
your ads here!Space Environmentalist Uses Technology to Raise Awareness of Space Trash
A so-called space environmentalist is working to make the public more aware about space debris by tracking its movement in real time on a website. He says we need to …
your ads here!‘Everything Everywhere’ Tops Oscar Nominations With 11
The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led nominations to the 95th Academy Awards as Hollywood heaped honors on big-screen spectacles like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: …
your ads here!WHO Appeals for Record $2.54 Billion to Address 54 Global Health Emergencies
The World Health Organization is appealing for a record $2.54 billion to assist millions of people in 54 countries facing catastrophic health emergencies triggered by multiple man-made and natural disasters. …
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