For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. More than 10,000 of them endorsed an open letter …
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Peru’s Social Media Phenomenon Fuses Quechua, K-Pop
What happens when you take Quechua, the most widely spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, and fuse it with K-pop, the global musical sensation with roots in South Korea? Ask …
your ads here!Final Four: Spain, Sweden, England, Australia – None Has Won a World Cup
There will be a first-time winner of the Women’s World Cup this year, and maybe, just maybe, it will be host country Australia. The Matildas, serving as co-hosts of the …
your ads here!Imprecise US Heat Death Counting Methods Complicate Safety Efforts
Postal worker Eugene Gates Jr. was delivering mail in the suffocating Dallas heat this summer when he collapsed in a homeowner’s yard and was taken to a hospital, where he …
your ads here!Heat Wave Tests Stamina, Resourcefulness at Southern Youth Baseball Event
With field temperatures soaring above 150 degrees at times, 10-year-old baseball player Emmitt Anderson and his teammates from Alabama thought better of kneeling when they gathered near the mound for …
your ads here!Young People Want Education, Jobs for Better Future
Education skills and employability are the pathway to a better life — that is the key takeaway expressed by 40% of young people across all age groups who participated in …
your ads here!Hip-Hop Turns 50, Reinventing Itself and Swaths of the World Along the Way
It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then …
your ads here!Scientists Look Beyond Climate Change, El Nino for Other Factors that Heat Up Earth
Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat. The European climate agency Copernicus reported that July was one-third of a …
your ads here!US to Invest $1.2 Billion on Facilities to Pull Carbon From Air
The U.S. government said Friday it will spend up to $1.2 billion for two pioneering facilities to vacuum carbon out of the air, a historic gamble on a still developing …
your ads here!Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh Sparks Alarm After 364 People Die This Year
Monsoon season can exacerbate the outbreak as infected people overwhelm hospitals …
your ads here!Chinese Surveillance Firm Selling Cameras With ‘Skin Color Analytics’
IPVM, a U.S.-based security and surveillance industry research group, says the Chinese surveillance equipment maker Dahua is selling cameras with what it calls a “skin color analytics” feature in Europe, …
your ads here!‘Barbie’ in Crosshairs of Growing Censorship in Lebanon
Lebanon is considering banning the “Barbie” movie because the culture minister said the film “promotes homosexuality” and contradicts religious values, in a move that some experts say underscores the poor state …
your ads here!US Suicides Hit All-Time High Last Year
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, …
your ads here!Fans in India Rejoice as Superstar Actor Rajinikanth’s Latest Movie Hits Theaters
Fans of an Indian movie star with a cult following thronged movie theaters and celebrated with dancing and prayers as his latest film hit screens on Thursday. Hundreds of avid …
your ads here!Russia Launches Its First Moon Mission Since ’76
Russia launched its first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years on Friday, racing to land on the lunar south pole before a spacecraft from India gets there. The …
your ads here!US Hospital Pharmacists Ration Drugs as Shortages Persist, Survey Shows
Nearly a third of U.S. hospital pharmacists say they were forced to ration, delay or cancel treatments as drug shortages in the United States approach an all-time high, according to …
your ads here!Traditional Medicine Takes Center Stage at WHO Meeting in India
The World Health Organization says traditional medicine plays a pivotal role in the health and well-being of people and the planet and should be seen as complementary to modern medicine …
your ads here!Virgin Galactic Flies Its First Tourists to the Edge of Space
Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from …
your ads here!Emmys Pushed to January as Hollywood Strikes Press On
The 75th Emmy Awards ceremony is postponed to Jan. 15, the Television Academy and broadcast network Fox said on Thursday, as Hollywood writers and actors strike over labor disputes with …
your ads here!Seattle Volunteers Help Museum of Flight Mural Gain Liftoff
When faced with the task of painting a giant mural at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, artist Esmeralda Vasquez found it was best not to do it alone. More than 160 …
your ads here!Paris Plans Dramatic Transformation to Cope With Warming Temperatures
Paris’ escape from record temperatures gripping parts of Europe this summer could be a short-term reprieve. A study finds the city could have the most heatwave-related deaths of any European …
your ads here!China to Require all Apps to Share Business Details in New Oversight Push
China will require all mobile app providers in the country to file business details with the government, its information ministry said, marking Beijing’s latest effort to keep the industry on …
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