Researchers say Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most number of moons.U.S. scientists announced Monday that 20 new moons have been found orbiting Saturn, bringing the total number of moons around that planet to 82. That beats Jupiter’s 79 moons.Researchers say the new …
your ad hereClimate Protesters Block Roads in Cities Around the World
Climate protesters around the world started two weeks of demonstrations on Monday, engaging in acts of civil disobedience to demand action on cutting carbon emissions.In London, police arrested 276 people who blocked bridges and roads, while in Berlin, around 1,000 protesters blocked the Grosser Stern, a traffic circle at the …
your ad hereLost in Translation: NBA Versions Differ in English, Chinese
The NBA statement originally made in English had a different twist when it came out in Chinese.The NBA’s Chinese social media account posted a statement Monday saying the league was “extremely disappointed” by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s “inappropriate” tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters, adding …
your ad hereFirst Lady Calls for End of E-cigarette Marketing to Youth
Melania Trump is calling on companies to stop marketing e-cigarettes to children, saying they’re addictive and dangerous. The first lady – who has a 13-year-old son, Barron – says teenagers and young adults must be encouraged to admit addiction, including to electronic cigarettes and vaping – and get help. …
your ad hereMichelle Obama’s Next Project Is Companion to ‘Becoming’
Michelle Obama’s first project since “Becoming” is more about her readers than about herself.”Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice” will be published Nov. 19 by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The new release was announced Monday. It is a companion to her multimillion-selling “Becoming,” which …
your ad hereEthiopian Airlines’ Former Chief Says Airlines Went Into Records After Crash
Ethiopian Airlines’ former chief engineer says in a whistleblower complaint filed with regulators that the carrier went into maintenance records on a Boeing 737 Max jet after it crashed this year, a breach he contends was part of a pattern of corruption that included routinely signing off on shoddy repairs.Yonas …
your ad hereThree Scientists Share Medicine Nobel For Work on Oxygen in Cells
Two Americans and a British scientist have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of “how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.”The Nobel Committee said Monday the award is shared by William Kaelin, Gregg Semenza and Peter Ratcliffe.They will each get an equal share …
your ad hereRobotic Skeleton Links with Brain of Paralyzed Man; Lets Him Walk
A fall paralyzed him from the shoulders down. But inside a robotic skeleton, his brain puts his body back in motion. Scientists say this one success is far from a magic pill for those living with paralysis but say this is an important step. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has this report. …
your ad hereFilm ‘Joker’ Raises Concerns of Violence
“Joker,” by Todd Phillips, is a chilling stand-alone character drama on the creation of Batman’s arch nemesis. The film shows how a meek, marginalized man who suffers from mental health disorders is driven by society into a downward spiral, turning into a homicidal maniac. The strong imagery of the film …
your ad hereIndia’s Toilet Program Seen as Having Mixed Results
A total of 110 million toilets constructed for 600 million people in 60 months.Citing these figures, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced October 2 that the open defecation in rural India has ended.However, the results of the world’s biggest toilet-building program rolled out by his government five years ago are more …
your ad hereFilm Star Cate Blanchett Backs Drive to End Plight of 10M Stateless
Film star Cate Blanchett will back a global campaign on Monday to end the plight of an estimated 10 million people with no nationality amid warnings rising xenophobia is stymieing efforts to meet a 2024 deadline for eradicating statelessness.The double Oscar-winner will speak at a major meeting in Geneva aimed …
your ad hereHungarian Wages One-man Campaign Against Floating Garbage in River
Bence Pardy spent his summers as a child by Hungary’s second main river, the Tisza.Now, at 32, he has given up his job to move back there permanently to collect plastic waste which pollutes its waters.The Tisza, one of the main rivers in eastern Europe, starts in Ukraine and flows …
your ad hereMustached Comedian Rip Taylor Has Died at 84
Rip Taylor, the madcap mustached comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, has died. He was 84.Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, publicist Harlan Boll said.The man who would become known worldwide as Rip did not have a direct line …
your ad hereBalloons Fill Albuquerque Sky in 2nd Day of Annual Fiesta
Hundreds of balloons have filled the sky over Albuquerque in the city’s annual International Balloon Fiesta.Event officials sent up the green flag just before 6:30 a.m. Sunday, giving the all clear for the mass ascension.Balloons were mostly tethered to the ground Saturday because of fog and that mass ascension was …
your ad hereScientists Work to Save Eagles From Lethal Toxin in Lakes
Researchers have been trying to learn more about a plant that has invaded lakes across Georgia and the Southeast, contributing to the deaths of eagles and other birds.The hydrilla has helped to cause the deaths of American bald eagles and thousands of other water birds over the past 25 years, …
your ad hereAstronauts Replacing Old batteries in 1st of 5 Spacewalks
Astronauts kicked off the first of five spacewalks to replace old batteries at the International Space Station on Sunday.Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan had to remove a pair of old batteries and install a new one delivered just a week ago. These new lithium-ion batteries are so powerful that only …
your ad hereGinger Baker, Cream’s Volatile Drummer, Dies at 80
The family of drummer Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive British musician who was best known for his time with the power trio Cream, says he has died. He was 80.Baker’s family said on Twitter that he died Sunday: “We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away …
your ad herePope Urges Bold Action to Protect the Amazon Amid Fires
Pope Francis urged bishops on Sunday to boldly shake up the status quo as they chart ways to better care for the Amazon and its indigenous people amid threats from forest fires, development and what he called ideological ashes of fear.” Francis opened a three-week meeting on preserving the …
your ad hereMuseum of the Bible Quietly Replaces Questioned Artifact
The Museum of the Bible in Washington quietly replaced an artifact purported to be one of a handful of miniature Bibles that a NASA astronaut carried to the moon in 1971 after an expert questioned its authenticity.The move follows an announcement last year that at least five of 16 Dead …
your ad hereSecurity, New York Incident Leave Some Unsettled After ‘Joker’
Extra layers of security, intense on-screen action and a frightening incident inside a New York theater combined to create an unsettling experience for some moviegoers who went to see “Joker” on its opening weekend.A young man who was loudly cheering and applauding on-screen murders sent some people heading toward exits …
your ad hereIndigenous Artists Sing for the Murdered and Missing
Singers and songwriters from U.S. tribes and Canada’s First Nations are using their art to honor and raise awareness of missing and murdered indigenous people. The following is a small sampling of their efforts.”Little Star”The stop-motion animated video featuring the song “Little Star” was produced by Ontario filmmaker Sarah Legault.Sung …
your ad hereWant a Happy Workplace? Add Dogs!
Hawaiian shirt day, doughnuts, shared sheet cake: There are a lot of ways to try to raise morale in the office. But Maxim Moskalkov visited some very special workspaces where workers know the best morale boost comes on four legs. …
your ad hereFederal Judge Upholds State’s Ban on Vaping Products
A federal judge upheld Massachusetts’ four-month ban on the sale of vaping products Friday, at least for now.U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani denied the vaping industry’s request for a temporary reprieve from the ban while their legal challenge plays out in Boston federal court, saying the plaintiffs did not show …
your ad hereDiahann Carroll, Oscar-Nominated, Pioneering Actress, Dies
Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as “Julia,” has died. She was 84.Carroll’s daughter, Susan Kay, told The Associated Press her mother died Friday in Los Angeles of cancer.During her …
your ad hereMicrosoft: Hackers Linked to Iran Targeted US Presidential Campaign
Jeff Seldin contributed to this report.Microsoft said hackers linked to the Iranian government targeted a U.S. presidential campaign, but were not successful.The company said in a blogpost Friday that the hackers attempted to penetrate 241 accounts, including a U.S. presidential campaign, current and former U.S. government officials, media targets and …
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