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Scientists Have Taught A Plant How To Be A Polio Vaccine
Household plants could hold the answer to eradicating a disease that has been paralysing people worldwide since the 1800’s. Scientists in Norfolk have developed a polio vaccine in a breakthrough trial that not only has the potential to transform how pharmaceutical companies make vaccines, but...
FTC Says Uber US 'Failed Consumers' in Privacy Settlement
Uber settled with federal regulators after being accused of "deceptive privacy and data security claims" for their ride-sharing startup on Tuesday, according to CNBC. More than 100,000 names and driver's license numbers were stolen during a 2014 data breach of Uber's database that was operated by...
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Amazon's Stock Market Evaluation Drops By $5B
President Donald Trump caused Amazon’s stock market value to drop by $5 billion on Wednesday after accusing the company of “doing great damage to tax paying retailers” in a tweet, The Guardian reported. Trump tweeted “towns, cities and states throughout the U.S. are being hurt - many jobs being...
Chinese Takeovers Of US Companies Plummet This Year Amid Tough Trump Talk
CNBC reports Chinese investments in the U.S. have more than halved this year just as the Trump administration looks to take a tougher stance again Beijing, a leading research firm reported Wednesday. ”Amid growing regulatory scrutiny of China outbound M&A targeting the U.S., volume has seen a 65...
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Bill Gates Continues His Quest To Gamify Philanthropy With A Malaria Quiz
Bill Gates latest effort to make people understand and more eage to participate in global philanthropy takes the form of “Mosquito Wars” a letter with an accompanying one-question quiz for readers to learn more about the great progress and continued challenges in the ongoing battle...
Regularly drinking energy drinks can lead to cocaine addiction, study finds
Turns out you’re more likely to develop a cocaine addiction if you regularly consume energy drinks. (Picture: Shutterstock) It might have seemed pretty harmless downing a load of energy drinks before your Chemistry exam. It got you through that all-nighter so it did the job..right? Well, turns...
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Zimbabwe Plans To Build $1B University Named After President Robert Mugabe
The higher education minister announced Wednesday Zimbabwe’s government plans to develop a $1 billion university named after 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe — a move receiving criticism by the opposition who say it is a waste of resources, according to Reuters. Higher and Tertiary Education...
One-third of Sydney high schools 'neither efficient nor effective': study
Nearly a third of government high schools in Sydney are "neither efficient nor effective", according to a new study that finds poor use of resources by schools is often linked to students' low Australian Tertiary Admission Ranks. The study...
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Alexander Zverev shocks Federer to win Montreal Masters tennis
The 20-year-old German won his fifth title of the season by beating veteran Roger Federer in Canada. The Swiss player praised him for taking the game to "the two next levels." ......
Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov stuns Rafael Nadal in Montreal
Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov delighted his home fans when he battled from a set down to record a stunning upset victory over top seed Rafael Nadal in the third round of the Rogers...
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Koeman: Gylfi Sigurdsson's Transfer Boosts Everton Goal-Scoring Options
Prior to Gylfi Sigurdsson’s transfer from Swansea City to Everton, his new manager Ronald Koeman said he expects the attacking midfielder to help boost the club’s goal-scoring options, Reuters reported. Sigurdsson will move to Goodison Park after the two clubs agreed a fee of about 45 million pounds...
LeBron calls for love, unity before taking swipe at Trump
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Along with getting good grades and listening to their parents, LeBron James has encouraged kids in his foundation’s educational program to stand up for their beliefs. On Tuesday night, the superstar gave a lesson in how it’s done. Concluding a day of fun and games at an...
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UN Investigation Finds Monitors Murdered By Congolese Militia
UN Investigation Finds Monitors Murdered By Congolese Militia
A United Nations inquiry into the disappearance and murder of two U.N. investigations discovered that the suspects were a group of Congolese, who were likely militia members from the central Democratic Republic of Congo,...
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The government will make this month's payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law that President Donald Trump still wants to repeal and replace, a White House official said Wednesday, The Associated Press...
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Zimbabwe Requests Diplomatic Immunity After First Lady Mugabe Assaults Model
Zimbabwe Requests Diplomatic Immunity After First Lady Mugabe Assaults Model
Zimbabwe has requested diplomatic immunity for first lady Grace Mugabe after she was accused of assaulting a model at a hotel while in Johannesburg earlier this week, according to a statement from South Africa's police...
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Business Advisory Council Disbands In Rebuke of Trump's Charlottesville Comments
Members of President Donald Trump's Strategic and Policy Forum have agreed to disband according to sources that spoke with CNBC on Wednesday as corporate and personal backlash grows against the president after his...
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The United States State Department announced they were designating the Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest armed group in Indian-administered Kashmir, a "foreign terrorist" organization, and would be imposing sanctions on the...
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Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga promised to head to court to fight last week's presidential election results in a speech on Wednesday, ignoring calls from election observers that he needed to concede defeat to...
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5 missing after Army helicopter goes down off Hawaii
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Drug Overdose Deaths On Rise Among U.S. Teenagers
Drug Overdose Deaths On Rise Among U.S. Teenagers
The rate of opiod drug overdose deaths among older teenagers in the United States has taken a turn for the worse, a new federal report finds, CBS News reports....
Sierra Leone Begins Burying Mudslide Victims
Sierra Leone Begins Burying Mudslide Victims
Sierra Leone began burying hundreds of victims Wednesday after a mudslide swept away homes near the capital — one of Africa’s worst flood disasters in history...
Texas Legislature Fails To Pass Transgender Bathroom Bill
Texas Legislature Fails To Pass Transgender Bathroom Bill
The Texas legislature ended its special session early Tuesday without passing a law regulating the use of bathrooms by transgender people — a blow for Gov. Greg...
Hackers Conduct Cyberattack On Scottish Parliament
Hackers Conduct Cyberattack On Scottish Parliament
Hackers conducted a “brute force” cyberattack on the Scottish parliament’s computer system — weeks after a similar attack was carried out on email accounts at...
UK Prime Minister Refuses To Cancel Trump's Visit After His Charlottesville Remarks
UK Prime Minister Refuses To Cancel Trump's Visit After His Charlottesville Remarks
Prime Minister Theresa May joined other U.K. parliament members and criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for suggesting white supremacist and...
Lebanese Parliament Abolishes 'Marry The Rapist' Law
Lebanese Parliament Abolishes 'Marry The Rapist' Law
Lebanon’s government abolished a law Wednesday allowing sex offenders to avoid prison time by marrying their victims, according to The Associated Press. The...
SpaceX Dragon delivers scientific bounty to space station
SpaceX Dragon delivers scientific bounty to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a bonanza of science experiments. The SpaceX...
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The Neo-Nazi Rally in Charlottesville Was Even More Terrifying on the Ground
The Neo-Nazi Rally in Charlottesville Was Even More Terrifying on the Ground
A harrowing new documentary gets up close and personal with white supremacists. Amid the riots in...
New school year, same flawed start times
New school year, same flawed start times
Today we’re talking about a big political upset, a bizarre VIP offer for middle-schoolers and a...
Why just Confederates? Many through history committed atrocities
Why just Confederates? Many through history committed atrocities
A campaign must be started immediately to remove all statues of and monuments to U.S. Supreme Army...
Is the Confederacy finally about to die for good?
Is the Confederacy finally about to die for good?
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Robert E. Lee is worth remembering. Just don't honor him.
Robert E. Lee is worth remembering. Just don't honor him.
The old general still has work to do. ......
Controversy on a Pious Cable News Outlet
Controversy on a Pious Cable News Outlet
WASHINGTON — Last week, CNN fired Jeff Lord, its famously pro-Trump contributor, for mocking...
Part 2 || Antifa: A Look at the Anti-Fascist Movement Confronting White Supremacists in the Streets
Part 2 || Antifa: A Look at the Anti-Fascist Movement Confronting White Supremacists in the Streets
President Trump is facing widespread criticism for his latest comments on the deadly white...
