The Justice Department is moving forward to expand the number of marijuana growers for federally-authorized cannabis research. Uttam Dhillon, the acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, says Monday’s move would give researchers a wider variety of cannabis to study. He says the DEA supports additional marijuana research. …
your ad hereBrazil’s Bolsonaro Causes Global Outrage Over Amazon Fires
The Group of Seven nations on Monday pledged $20 million to help Amazon countries fight fires, even as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said rich countries were treating the region like a “colony.”The G-7 pledge came despite tensions between European countries and the Brazilian president, who suggested the West was angling …
your ad hereStudy Finds Films Lag Significantly in Latino Representation
Latinos make up 18% of the U.S. population and 24% of its frequent moviegoers, yet they rarely see themselves on movie screens.A new study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative finds that Latino representation in film lags significantly behind the U.S. population and that, over the last decade, the number …
your ad hereWeinstein Faces New Charges, Trial Postponed
Fallen movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to two new charges of sexual predatory assault Monday as a judge postponed his trial until next year.Weinstein, already indicted over two sexual assault allegations, was slapped with the additional counts in a new indictment put before a court in New York.Judge …
your ad hereBotswana Considers Free HIV/AIDS Drugs for Migrants
Mary Banda – not her real name – is a 35-year-old HIV positive sex worker from neighboring Zambia who cannot afford life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs.Like many sex workers living with HIV in Botswana, she also cannot afford to travel back home to receive free treatment.That is why Banda welcomes legislation before …
your ad hereBotswana Considers Free ARV Treatment for Migrants
Immigrants, including sex workers, in Botswana could get a lifeline as the southern African country’s cabinet is due to decide on offering free Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment to foreigners. An estimated 30,000 migrants in the diamond rich country are HIV positive. Mqondisi Dube has more from Gaborone. …
your ad hereBanana Industry on Alert After Disease Arrives in Colombia
It might not be obvious at the supermarket, but the banana industry is fighting to protect the most popular variety of the fruit from a destructive fungus.A disease that ravages banana crops has made its long-dreaded arrival in Latin America, the biggest exporter of the crop. That’s reigniting worries about the global market’s dependence …
your ad herePlacido Domingo Gets Standing Ovation at First Performance After Allegations of Harassment
Opera legend Placido Domingo was greeted with a standing ovation in Salzburg, Austria, at his first appearance on stage since nine women accused him of sexual harassment dating back three decades.Even before he sang a single note, Domingo was greeted with a thunderous applause that grew to a crescendo until …
your ad hereAstronomer: ‘Magic’ Nights Make Hawaii Best Telescope Site
When starlight from billions of years ago zips across the universe and finally comes into focus on Earth, astronomers want their telescopes to be in the best locations possible to see what’s out there.Despite years of legal battles and months of protests by Native Hawaiian opponents, the international coalition that …
your ad herePlacido Domingo to Perform for First Time Since Accusations
Placido Domingo returns to the stage at the Salzburg Festival on Sunday in his first appearance since nine women accused him of sexual harassment in a report by The Associated Press. The case has divided the opera world. Two U.S. opera houses immediately canceled planned appearances. European opera houses …
your ad hereGlobal Warming Increases Threat of Himalayas’ Killer Lakes
When a “Himalayan tsunami” roars down from the rooftop of the world, water from an overflowing glacial lake obeys gravity. Obliterating everything in its path, a burst is predictable only in its destructiveness. “There was no meaning in it,” one person who withstood the waters in India’s Himalayas told …
your ad hereRussian Spacecraft Fails to Dock With Space Station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft failed to dock with the International Space Station Saturday. The craft was carrying a humanoid robot that was scheduled to conduct a mission on the station with the cosmonauts who are there. NASA said on its blog that the docking system of the Soyuz spacecraft failed …
your ad hereLike a Rolling Stone: NASA Names Mars Rock After the Band
The Rolling Stones have rocked stages around the world in their more than 50-year career. But now their influence has gone into space after NASA’s Mars InSight Mission named a rock on the planet after the band.Slightly larger than a golf ball, the “Rolling Stones Rock” is said to have …
your ad hereCDC Flags One Death, Nearly 200 Illnesses Possibly Tied to Vaping
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that it had identified 193 potential cases of severe lung illness tied to vaping in 22 states as of Aug. 22, including one adult in Illinois who died after being hospitalized. The CDC has been investigating a “cluster” of lung illnesses that it believes may be …
your ad hereNigeria on Course to Becoming Polio-Free
Nigerian activist Ayuba Gufwan made sure his five children received polio vaccinations soon after they were born. “I was determined to make sure none of my kids got the polio virus because I am a victim myself,” he said. Gufwan came down with polio when he was 5 years old. Forced to crawl on …
your ad hereApp Helps African Farmers Detect Crop Disease
A team of Cameroonian entrepreneurs has created a mobile application that helps the farmers detect crop disease. The app also proposes treatments and offers prevention measures. In Binguela, Cameroon, Anne Nzouankeu has this report narrated by Moki Edwin Kindzeka. …
your ad hereMacron Wants Amazon Fires to Be No. 1 Topic at G-7 Summit
Brazil’s ultra-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, is accusing his French counterpart of having a “colonialist mentality” for saying the Amazon wildfires should be at the top of the Group of Seven (G-7) summit agenda.”The French president’s suggestion that Amazon issues be discussed at the G-7 without participation by the countries in …
your ad hereFrom Humble Beginnings, Comic Cons Have Become Huge Events
The first Official Comic Book Convention or Comic Con for short, happened in New York in 1964. Since then, the world of comic books has moved to TV, the movies, and video games, and these conventions have become huge events. We visited one to get a feel for how they …
your ad hereTrump Awards Medal of Freedom to NBA Star Bob Cousy
President Donald Trump presented 91-year-old basketball legend Bob Cousy with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday, praising the Boston Celtics star as “one of the all-time greats in the history of sports.”Cousy played for the Celtics from 1950 to 1963, winning six league championships and the 1957 MVP title. …
your ad hereMacron Wants Amazon Fires to be #1 Topic at G-7 Summit
French President Emmanuel Macron wants the wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforest to be the number one topic at the G-7 summit in France.”Our house is burning. Literally,” Macron tweeted Thursday. “The Amazon rainforest, the lungs which produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen is on fire. It is an international …
your ad hereDancing Through Depression in Beach Therapy
Spending time on the beach and dancing away pain, fear and despair is what Los Angeles dance movement therapist Julia Vishnepolsky helps her patients do to reduce stress and anxiety while learning how to be at peace with their lives. Angelina Bagdasaryan met with the therapist to learn more about …
your ad hereRwanda Encourages Youth to Use Electric Motorcycles
Rwanda has introduced the use of electric motorcycles as part of its efforts to protect the environment and cut fuel costs. Passengers and motorcyclists say the electric vehicles could dramatically change how Rwandans do business.James Musisi, 45, is one of 10 motorcyclists who have started to use the motorcycles in what …
your ad hereSarah Sanders Heads to Fox News as Contributor
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, who once sparred with journalists, has decided to join them.Fox News said Thursday that Sanders has been hired to provide political commentary and analysis across all its properties, including Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network and the radio and podcast division. Sanders was press …
your ad hereStudy: Malaria-Free World Remains Distant Dream
A three-year study by 13 leading malaria and public health experts finds malaria eradication is feasible, but it will take new tools, political commitment, and lots of money to achieve. The concept of malaria eradication is not new. It has been around since the mid-1950s, when the World Health Organization …
your ad herePlanned Parenthood Seeks Cash After Bailing From US Program
Planned Parenthood clinics in several states are charging new fees, tapping financial reserves, intensifying fundraising and warning of more unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases after its decision to quit a $260 million federal family planning program in an abortion dispute with the Trump administration.The fallout is especially intense in …
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