American Comedian Kathy Griffin responded to mounting criticism against her after she published a photo of herself holding what resembled the severed head of U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing “a bunch of old white guys” of trying to silence her. During a news conference Friday, a teary-eyed Griffin accused the …
your ad hereVirgin Galactic Conducts 9th Unpowered Test Flight
Virgin Galactic has conducted another unpowered test flight of its space tourism spacecraft over the Southern California desert. The company says Thursday’s glide flight incorporated a special ballast tank filled with water at the rear of the craft to check handling qualities with more weight on board and with the …
your ad here‘Opportunists or Touts’ Seek Free Tickets to Ariana Grande Benefit Concert: Ticketmaster
Thousands of people are falsely claiming to have attended last month’s Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England when it was attacked in order to get in for free to a benefit concert being held this Sunday, according to ticket seller Ticketmaster. People who attended the May 22 event have been …
your ad hereE. Ukraine Conflict Impacts War Against HIV
Like its neighbor Russia, Ukraine is currently struggling against epidemics of dangerous contagious diseases, such as HIV, Hepatitis C, and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. While the country has made remarkable progress thanks to the partnership of the post-2014 government with civil society organizations, Ukraine also faces an added burden. It must …
your ad hereUS Trade Deficit Rises to Highest Level Since January
The U.S. trade deficit rose in April to the highest level since January. The politically sensitive trade gap with China registered a sharp increase. The Commerce Department said Friday that the U.S. trade gap in goods and services climbed 5.2 percent to $47.6 billion in April from March. Exports …
your ad hereMore Griffin Shows Canceled as Backlash Over Trump Video Grows
Backlash against Kathy Griffin continues to grow with at least four theaters announcing Thursday that they had canceled her performances after the comedian posed with a likeness of President Donald Trump’s severed head. Venues in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania canceled November shows. The Community Arts Theater in …
your ad hereInvestors Bet Trump Climate Withdrawal to Boost US Drilling
The price of oil has fallen sharply as investors bet that President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement will increase the country’s oil and gas production. The cost of a barrel of crude slumped 2.4 percent, or $1.18, to $47.18 in electronic …
your ad hereHas India’s Currency Ban Stopped Its Economic Momentum?
The heated debate over India’s cash ban continues, with critics saying it slowed an economy that was growing, while the government says economic momentum was barely affected. Critics say the scrapping of 86 percent of the country’s currency last November cost India its status as the world’s fastest growing economy. …
your ad hereAP Fact Check: Holes in Trump’s Reasoning on Climate Pullout
Announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord, President Donald Trump misplaced the blame for what ails the coal industry and laid a shaky factual foundation for his decision. A look at some of the claims in a Rose Garden speech and an accompanying fact sheet about …
your ad hereAsia’s Mom and Pop Investors Lured by Bitcoin’s Returns
Long the preserve of geeky enthusiasts, bitcoin is going mainstream in Asia, attracting Mrs Watanabe — the metaphorical Japanese housewife investor — South Korean retirees and thousands of others trying to escape rock-bottom savings rates by investing in the cryptocurrency. Asia’s moms and pops, regular investors in stock and futures …
your ad hereSteady, Solid Jobs Market Likely to Continue in May Numbers
Exactly eight years after the Great Recession ended, the U.S. job market has settled into a sweet spot of steadily solid growth. The 4.4 percent unemployment rate matches a decade low. Many people who had stopped looking for jobs are coming off the sidelines to find them. More part-timers …
your ad hereCalifornia 12-Year-Old Wins US Spelling Bee Crown
Ananya Vinay never looked all that impressed by any of the words she was given in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 12-year-old from Fresno, California, showed little emotion and didn’t take much time as she plowed through word after word. Sometimes she would blurt out …
your ad herePrisoners in Chicago Make Gourmet Pizza
A jail in Chicago is serving some of the best Italian pizza in town. Inmates are making gourmet pizzas for their fellow prisoners. It’s part of a training program called Recipe for Change in which the inmates can acquire skills to get jobs after they are released. VOA’s Deborah Block …
your ad hereIndia Faces Sharp Increase in Type 2 Diabetes
In the past seven years, the number of children in India classified as obese has risen to 30 percent of the population. That number is expected to double over the next eight years. All that extra weight has led to an increase in weight-related type 2 diabetes. Doctors are sounding …
your ad hereHome, Lifetime of Reynolds, Fisher Memorabilia up for Sale
The Beverly Hills home where Debbie Reynolds and her Star Wars actress daughter Carrie Fisher lived together is up for sale, along with hundreds of items of their personal property and Hollywood memorabilia, the auctioneers said Thursday. The sale comes six months after Fisher, 60, died of a heart attack and …
your ad hereScientists Spot Rare Gravity Waves for Third Time
Astronomers said Thursday that they had detected a third ripple in the fabric of space-time, a remnant of a cosmic crash of two black holes 3 billion years ago. These invisible ripples, called gravitational waves and first theorized by Albert Einstein, first burst into science’s view to great fanfare in …
your ad hereSoccer Body Wants ‘Minimum Interference’ From Video Replays
The IFAB, soccer’s lawmaking body, wants to keep the use of video replays to an minimum if they are eventually introduced into the sport to help referees make match-changing decisions. Technical director David Elleray added that International Football Association Board was also considering whether the crowd should be shown the …
your ad hereTreasury Chief ‘Confident’ Congress Will Raise US Debt Limit
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he was confident that Congress would raise the federal debt limit “before there’s an issue” with U.S. creditworthiness, and he pledged that the Trump administration’s tax reform plans would be paid for. “We’re going to get it increased,” Mnuchin told Fox Business …
your ad hereUS Withdrawal From Paris Climate Deal Disappoints Many Businesses
President Donald Trump is moving the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, signed by nearly 200 other nations. Trump said Thursday that the Paris agreement hurts U.S. economic growth, costs millions of American jobs and puts U.S. firms at a disadvantage. However, his decision contrasted with the views …
your ad hereStones’ Guitarist Richards Donates Items for Auction Benefiting Autistic Adults
Rolling Stones fans are sure to get some satisfaction from an upcoming auction to benefit a pair of Connecticut charities that help autistic adults. The Stamford Advocate reports that Stones guitarist Keith Richards and his wife, Patti Hansen, are donating items from their Manhattan apartment to benefit the Prospector Theater …
your ad hereStars Added to Grande’s Manchester Concert
The Black Eyed Peas and Robbie Williams will join Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and other stars at a charity concert Sunday in Manchester, England. Live Nation said Thursday that girl group Little Mix had also been added to the show being held in response to the Manchester bombing that took …
your ad hereInvestors Pick Tesla’s Promise Over GM’s Steady Profits
When General Motors CEO Mary Barra introduced the Chevrolet Bolt at the CES gadget show last year, she took a shot at Tesla. Buyers can be confident because Chevy has 3,000 U.S. dealers to service the new electric vehicle, she said. The implication was that Tesla, with just 69 service …
your ad hereIt’s a Girl? Venus Williams Opens Up on Serena’s Baby
Venus Williams may have revealed the gender of sister Serena Williams’ baby during a post-match interview at the French Open this week. When asked by Eurosport what the baby will call her, Venus replied, “she’s going to call me favorite aunt.” She added that she and her other sisters are …
your ad hereUS Army Ramps Up Testing of Autonomous Trucks
The United States Army is taking another step toward developing autonomous trucks this month when it tests them on a Michigan highway. The test, the first on a public road, will feature only flatbed trucks, but the technology could eventually be used in other military vehicles and could help protect …
your ad hereEU: Social Media Firms Have Increased Removals of Online Hate Speech
Social media companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube have stepped up both the speed and number of removals of hate speech on their platforms in response to pressure from the European Union to do more to tackle the issue, according to the results of an EU evaluation. Facebook won …
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