A drop in the consumer outlook for inflation and intensifying trade tensions drew caution from Federal Reserve officials on Monday as policymakers faced fresh market volatility and a renewed set of risks. While Fed officials have largely discounted the trade war so far as unlikely to derail the U.S. economic …
your ad hereDog Disease That Can Be Passed to Humans Confirmed in Iowa
Officials say a dog disease that can be passed to humans has been confirmed in Iowa. The state veterinarian, Dr. Jeff Kaisand, says several cases of canine brucellosis have been confirmed at a commercial breeding facility for small dogs in Marion County. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship …
your ad hereHollywood Legend Doris Day Dies at 97
Singer and actress Doris Day, whose films and smooth jazz and pop style made her a Hollywood legend, died Monday at her home in Carmel Valley, California. She was 97. Her Doris Day Animal League announced her death, saying she had been in excellent health but recently came down with …
your ad hereLegendary Actress, Singer Doris Day Dead at 97
Doris Day, whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in `60s films, has died, her foundation says. She was 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, California, home. The foundation says in an emailed statement she was surrounded by …
your ad hereIs It Time for Vietnam’s Companies to Go Global?
Usually, the U.S. ambassador in Hanoi brings American interests to Vietnam, but next month he plans to take Vietnamese companies to the United States. U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink and his team have been recruiting companies in the Southeast Asian country for a business delegation to Washington, D.C., …
your ad hereWife of Popular Ghanaian Actor Chris Attoh Shot Dead Near Washington
Police in a Washington suburb are searching for the killer of Bettie Jenifer, wife of popular Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh. Police say Jenifer was shot and killed Friday afternoon in Greenbelt, Maryland, as she left the office building where she worked. Witnesses say Jenifer saw a man with a gun …
your ad hereWhite House Economic Adviser Acknowledges US Importers, Not China Will Pay Tariffs
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Sunday acknowledged that U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods will be paid by U.S. importers, contrary to President Donald Trump’s claims that China will pay for the U.S.-imposed levies. VOA’s Zlatica Hoke reports. …
your ad hereNew Fingerprint Technology Could Help Solve Old Crimes
A new mass spectroscopy machine is helping forensic scientists who are looking for a much better view of fingerprints on objects used in a crime. The current methods of making a copy of a fingerprint may not be good enough and DNA swabbing can damage evidence. VOAs Deborah Block reports. …
your ad hereTechnology Creates Virtual Wall Around Wildlife Preserve
South Africa, which has the largest population of rhinos in the world, has been the country hit hardest by poaching. Between 2007 and 2015, there was a 9,000% increase in poaching there, reaching a high of 1,215 animals in 2014. While numbers have been declining since then, poaching remains a …
your ad hereDisappering Sea Ice Forces Penguins to Move
Researchers with the British Antarctic Survey say the second largest Antarctic breeding site for the Emperor Penguin is now simply empty. What happened to all those penguins? VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. …
your ad hereUS Expects China Tariff Retaliation
The U.S. said Sunday it expects that China will retaliate with increased tariffs on U.S. exports after President Donald Trump sharply boosted levies on Chinese products headed to the United States. Chief White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told “Fox News Sunday” that “both sides will suffer” from the escalating …
your ad hereSpreading the Magic of Star Wars Worldwide Through Costumes
Every year on May 4 – which echoes the Jedi blessing from “Star Wars,” May the Force be with you – fans celebrate the unofficial holiday dedicated to their favorite movie. Observances include binge watching the legendary films. But some people think one day a year is not enough. Maxim …
your ad here13-Year-Old ‘CyberNinja’ Hacks Drone to Show Cyber Threat
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this month designed to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity workforce, the front line against hackers, domestic and foreign. With 7 billion internet-connected devices in the world, and numbers expected to rise, the threat is growing. Faith Lapidus reports, web-connected devices, from smart homes to …
your ad hereWisconsin Cat Gets New Prosthetic Legs
A cat who lost his back legs when he was hit by a train got a new lease on life by getting new prosthetic limbs. They were designed by engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison using a 3D printer. VOA’s Deborah Block has more. …
your ad hereLaughter Yoga Replaces ‘Ommmm’ with ‘Hahaha’
“Laughter is the best medicine” is a common phrase often found printed on plaques and sewn onto pillows at your grandma’s house. But the practice of yoga has taken it in a whole new direction over the years. We found a laughter yoga class in Richmond, Virginia. Ali Orokzai was …
your ad herePeggy Lipton, Star of ‘Mod Squad’ and ‘Twin Peaks’ Dies at 72
Peggy Lipton, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show “The Mod Squad” and the 1990s show “Twin Peaks,” died of cancer Saturday. She was 72. Lipton died surrounded by her family, her daughters, Rashida and Kidada Jones, said in a statement. “We are heartbroken that our beloved mother …
your ad hereTrump Has Long Seen Previous US Trade Agreements as Losers
President Donald Trump’s combative approach to trade has been one of the constants among his often-shifting political views. And he’s showing no signs of backing off now, even as the stakes intensify with the threat of a full-blown trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. The president went …
your ad hereOfficials Probe Alarming HIV Outbreak in Southern Pakistan
Officials in Pakistan and the United Nations are investigating causes of a new outbreak of HIV infections in a southern district where nearly 400 people have been diagnosed in less than two weeks. Officials confirmed Saturday that nearly 80% of those infected are children, with nearly half of them under age …
your ad hereLandmark UN Plastic Waste Pact Gets Approved But Not by US
Nearly every country in the world has agreed upon a legally binding framework to reduce the pollution from plastic waste except for the United States, U.N. environmental officials say. An agreement on tracking thousands of types of plastic waste emerged Friday at the end of a two-week meeting of U.N.-backed …
your ad hereUS Hospital Tests Promising Treatment for Alzheimer’s
Dementia is a rapidly growing public health problem around the world. Fifty million people suffer from dementia, and in the next 30 years, that number is expected to triple. Researchers are looking for ways to treat or prevent dementia, and a promising clinical trial is underway in the U.S. Dementia …
your ad herePromising Treatment for Alzheimer’s Tested in US Hospital
Dementia is a rapidly growing public health problem throughout the world. Fifty million people suffer from dementia, and in the next 30 years, that number is expected to triple. Researchers are looking for ways to treat or prevent dementia, and VOA’s Carol Pearson reports some of the work being done …
your ad hereMusic Helps Ease Communication,Social Connections
It’s 9 o’clock in the morning, time for 3-year-old Lucas’ weekly music therapy session. “Lucas is autistic,” his mother Katey Hernandez explained. “He has a lot of sensory processing sensitivities, which means he’s really sensitive to loud noises, bright lights and a lot of [activity] around his body, and he …
your ad hereSpace Tourism Steps Closer to Commercial Flight Reality
Billionaire Richard Branson is moving Virgin Galactic’s winged passenger rocket and more than 100 employees from California to a remote commercial launch and landing facility in southern New Mexico, bringing his space tourism dream a step closer to reality. Branson said Friday at a news conference that Virgin Galactic’s development …
your ad hereAP Fact Check: Trump’s Tweets on Trade Battle With China
President Donald Trump let loose with a morning round of tweets Friday that downplayed the possible consequences of his trade war with China. Trump minimized the worth of China’s purchases of U.S. goods and services, which support nearly 1 million jobs in the U.S.; misstated the trade deficit; and …
your ad hereWhy Does Facebook Fail to Fix Itself? It’s Partly Humans
The question comes up over and over, with extremist material, hate speech, election meddling and privacy invasions. Why can’t Facebook just fix it? It’s complicated, with reasons that include Facebook’s size, its business model and technical limitations, not to mention years of unchecked growth. Oh, and the element of human …
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