The American Medical Association on Monday urged Americans to stop using electronic cigarettes of any sort until scientists have a better handle on the cause of 450 lung illnesses and at least five deaths related to the use of the products.The AMA, one of the nation’s most influential physician groups, …
your ad hereDownton Abbey Cast Feeling Pressure Ahead of Movie
Get out the tiaras and the best china. Hit British television series Downton Abbey is about to arrive on the big screen and the makers are feeling uncharacteristically nervous.Driven by fan demand, the aristocratic family and their servants return with a movie set around a royal visit to the vast …
your ad hereMelting Ice Sees Sweden’s Highest Peak Lose Crown After 139 Years
The south peak of Kebnekaise, Sweden’s highest peak for well over a century, has been demoted to second place after decades of rising temperatures melted more than a third of the mountain’s glacier.Since 1880, when measurements started, Swedish children have been taught that the southern peak is the highest peak …
your ad hereTaylor Swift Fans Descend on Paris for ‘City of Lover’ Concert
Donning face paint and holding glittery signs, fans of Taylor Swift flocked to Paris on Monday for the American pop star’s “City of Lover” concert.Tickets for the concert, which is Swift’s only performance promoting her new album “Lover,” were not for sale, but were distributed through contests worldwide.Fans who won …
your ad hereStates Led by Texas Target Google in New Antitrust Probe
Fifty U.S. states and territories, led by Texas, announced an investigation into Google’s “potential monopolistic behavior.” The Monday announcement closely followed one from a separate group of states Friday that disclosed an investigation into Facebook’s market dominance. The two probes widen the antitrust scrutiny of big tech companies beyond …
your ad hereEvery 40 Seconds Someone in the World Commits Suicide
On the eve of World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, the World Health Organization is calling for action to stop the global epidemic, which every year takes the lives of an estimated 800,000 people. The WHO said Monday suicides are preventable and fewer people would die by self-inflicted means if more …
your ad hereDrones Offer Ghana’s Farmers Hope of Better Yields – and Income
Smallholder farmers in Ghana are adopting drone technology for crop surveillance in a bid to increase yields and incomes.The new technology is being used as farmers’ cooperatives are slowly abandoning manual labor as they seek higher efficiency.Some, however, think the use of the drones is too costly and may shut …
your ad hereTurner Classic Movies Hires Its First African American Host
Jacqueline Stewart has been named host of Turner Classic Movies’ silent movie program “Silent Sunday Nights,” making her the network’s first African American host in its 25 year history. TCM on Monday announced the hiring of Stewart, a professor of cinema and media studies at the University of Chicago …
your ad herePyer Moss Celebrates Black Culture with Fashion, Music
There was a huge choir that veered from stirring, soaring gospel, then spit verses from Cardi B and sang lines from Queen Latifah’s ‘”U.N.I.T.Y.’”; a spoken word artist who reminded the audience that rock ‘n’ roll was invited by a black, queer woman; and a stunning collection of clothes that …
your ad hereUS Officials Fear Disjointed Battle Against the ‘Global Cyber Pandemic’
Security officials these days are anything but shy when they describe the dangers facing the United States in cyberspace.“We’re in the midst, I think we all know, of a global cyber pandemic,” the National Security Agency’s top lawyer warned at a conference last week.And NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell did …
your ad hereDark ‘Joker’ Wins Top Venice Film Festival Prize
Todd Phillips’ dark comic book film “Joker” won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday and cemented its place as a legitimate contender for the rest of the awards season.Jury president Lucretia Martel announced the winners of the prestigious award during a ceremony on …
your ad hereAP: Women Facing Restrictions Seek Abortions Out of State
At a routine ultrasound when she was five months pregnant, Hevan Lunsford began to panic when the technician took longer than normal, then told her she would need to see a specialist.Lunsford, a nurse in Alabama, knew it was serious and begged for an appointment the next day.That’s when the …
your ad hereAndreescu Beats Williams in US Open Final
Bianca Andreescu displayed the same brand of big-serving, big-hitting, in-your-face tennis that Serena Williams usually does. And now the 19-year-old from Canada is a Grand Slam champion, earning her first such title while preventing Williams from collecting a record-tying 24th. Andreescu took charge early in the U.S. Open …
your ad hereNOAA Assailed for Defending Trump’s Hurricane Dorian Claim
Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump’s claim that Hurricane Dorian had threatened Alabama. They say NOAA’s action risks the credibility of the nation’s weather and science agency and may even …
your ad hereScientists Study Whether Virtual Reality Can Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia
People around the world are living longer according to the World Health Organization. By 2020 there will be more people who are 60 or older than children younger than 5. Many adult children are painfully seeing their parents experience cognitive decline and symptoms of dementia. What if virtual reality, or …
your ad hereConey Island Sandcastle Offers Rooms for Rent
Anyone who has tried booking interesting and affordable accommodations in New York City knows how difficult it is. Renting a room for less than $30 a night sounds impossible. But it’s true, even if the accommodations are a bit… unconventional. Elena Wolf has the story narrated by Anna Rice. …
your ad hereMarijuana Use by US College Students Is Up, Highest in 35 Years
U.S. college students are using marijuana at the highest rates in 35 years, according to a report released Thursday.About 43% of full-time college students said they used some form of pot at least once in the past year, up from 38%, a University of Michigan survey found. About 25% said …
your ad hereIndia Loses Communication with Unmanned Moon Lander
India’s space agency says it has lost communication with its unmanned spacecraft that was set to touch down Saturday on the moon’s south pole.”Communications from lander to ground station was lost,” said K Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization. “The data is being analyzed.” It is not …
your ad hereAmerican Values Shifting in a Big Way
The values that Americans view as important have shifted over the last two decades, as younger Americans place less significance on patriotism, religion and having children.A recent poll shows that 42% of Millennials and Generation Z (ages of 18-38) view patriotism as “very important” compared to almost 79% of people …
your ad hereHuawei Debuts Latest Advanced Chipset for Smartphone
Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled its latest advanced chipset Friday ahead of the upcoming launch of its latest flagship smartphone, even as uncertainty hangs over whether the device can use Google’s Android. Huawei’s consumer business CEO, Richard Yu, showed off the Kirin 990 chipset at the IFA consumer electronics …
your ad hereNY Attorney General Announces Facebook Antitrust Probe
New York Attorney General Letitia James says a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general is investigating Facebook for alleged antitrust issues.The Democrat said Friday the probe will look into whether Facebook’s actions endangered consumer data, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices or increased the price of advertising.Facebook had no immediate …
your ad hereWHO Teams With Facebook Against Social Media Vaccine Misinformation
The World Health Organization has reached an agreement with Facebook to direct millions of users to WHO sites where they can get accurate information about vaccines.WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib tells VOA that misinformation about vaccines is a global health threat that could reverse decades of progress made in tackling preventable …
your ad hereSilicon Valley Becomes Punching Bag for Presidential Hopefuls
Democratic presidential candidates are flocking to Silicon Valley but this time it’s different. Once candidates wooed wealthy tech executives at Facebook, Google and other mega companies. Some now attack companies over issues such as data privacy, antitrust and worker rights. Michelle Quinn looked at how this election season reflects the …
your ad hereCambodian Masked Dance Comes to D.C.
The near extinct masked dance of Lakhon Khol was on display recently, thousands of miles from its birthplace in Cambodia. A group of devoted amateurs brought the ancient dance to the Washington metropolitan. VOA’S Chetra Chap reports. …
your ad hereMuscle Shoals Sound Studios Founder Jimmy Johnson Dies
FLORENCE, Ala. — Jimmy Johnson, a founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios and guitarist with the famed studio musicians “The Swampers,” has died.He was 76. His family announced in a Facebook post that he died Thursday.As a studio musician, recording engineer and record producer, Johnson played a role in iconic …
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