Climate change, gun violence, the very nature of democracy and an angsty little movie star called Forky helped propel “existential” to Dictionary.com’s word of the year. The choice reflects months of high-stakes threats and crises, real and pondered, across the news, the world and throughout 2019. “In our data, it …
your ad hereNortheast Gets Its Turn With Messy Storm of Snow, Rain, Wind
A wintry storm that made Thanksgiving travel miserable across much of the country gripped the East with a messy mixture of rain, snow, sleet and wind, slowing the Monday morning commute, closing schools and offices, and snarling air travel. Forecasters said the nor’easter could drop 10 to 20 …
your ad hereOnce Almost Extinct in Japan, This Dog Breed Thrives in Taiwan
A medium-sized hunting dog breed called the Shiba Inu once faced extinction in Japan because of war and disease. Now the breed is a pet owner rage in Taiwan. The size and temperament of the fluffy orange-and-white dogs mesh with people’s apartment lifestyles in dense Taiwanese cities, the dog …
your ad hereUN Chief Warns Climate Crisis is ‘In Sight and Hurtling Towards Us’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of a “point of no return” in climate change as a result of inadequate efforts to stop it. The U.N. chief spoke in Madrid on Sunday ahead of a 10-day climate conference attended by 25,000 people from around the world. Spain has offered …
your ad hereGovernment Shutdown in Samoa Amid ‘Cruel’ Measles Outbreak
Samoa ordered a government shutdown to help combat a devastating measles outbreak Monday, as five more children succumbed to the virus, lifting the death toll in the tiny Pacific nation to 53.The government said almost 200 new measles cases had been recorded since Sunday, with the rate of infection showing …
your ad hereRelic Thought to be From Jesus’ Manger Arrives in Bethlehem
A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus’ manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the pope.Sheathed in an ornate case, cheerful crowds greeted the relic with …
your ad hereEU Antitrust Regulators Investigating Google’s Data Collection
EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google’s collection of data, the European Commission told Reuters Saturday, suggesting the world’s most popular internet search engine remains in its sights despite record fines in recent years.Competition enforcers on both sides of the Atlantic are now looking into how dominant tech companies use and …
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