Israel Iron Dome Funding Blocked by Senate Republicans
Senate Republicans have blocked $225 million in emergency aid to Israel for the Iron Dome missile defense system despite recent promises by GOP leaders, Politico reported.Senate Majority Leader Harry...
View ArticleMarshall Islands Nuclear Lawsuit Reopens Old Wounds
The Republic of the Marshall Islands, the tiny collection of Pacific Ocean atolls and a former nuclear testing ground for the United States, is taking on the U.S. and eight other nuclear-armed nations...
View ArticleScottish Campaign for Independence Stalls
LONDON (Reuters) - The campaign for Scotland to break away from the United Kingdom has stalled just over a month before Scots decide whether to go it alone in a referendum, an analysis of the latest...
View ArticleUganda's 'Anti-Homosexuality Act' Struck Down
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's constitutional court struck down on Friday an anti-homosexuality law that punishes gay sex with long jail sentences, citing procedural irregularities in the way the...
View ArticleGerman Beer Industry Takes On Fracking
Shortly before opening time at Foersters Feine Biere in Berlin, the owner, Sven Foerster, is busy checking the pressure on the pumps and the temperature of the refrigerated cabinets where liquid gold...
View ArticleDespite Heavy Fighting, Experts Finally Reach Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17...
KIEV (Reuters) - International experts started recovery work at the wreckage site of a downed Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine on Friday despite clashes nearby between government forces and...
View ArticleWhy Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
Wherever we go in the world, one story remains the same: a woman can expect to live longer than a man. In relatively prosperous Western Europe, the average male lifespan is between three (UK) and six...
View ArticleIf You've Taken the Pill Recently, You May Be at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
The little birth control pill is a constant subject of debate. The drug is effective for preventing pregnancy, but at what cost? Is the surge of hormones harmful to the body or not? Women use the pill...
View ArticleHamas Captures Israeli Soldier Said to Be Cousin of Defense Minister
An IDF soldier has been captured by Hamas militants, the IDF announced this morning.Lt. Hadar Goldin was reported to have been taken during fighting that broke out when Hamas militants emerged from a...
View ArticleSenate Passes Plan for $225 Million in Funding for Israel's Iron Dome System
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation on Friday to provide $225 million in emergency funding for Israel's "Iron Dome" missile defense system.An earlier version of the...
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Muse Headband Can Read Your Brainwaves Using EEG
No matter how beautifully this sentence is constructed, there’s a good chance that by the time the end of it arrives, your mind will have wandered elsewhere. Maybe you’ve looked up from the page and...
View ArticleWest African Leaders Vow Tough Measures on Ebola
CONAKRY (Reuters) - West African leaders will implement tough measures to control the worst-ever outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan said after meeting...
View ArticleRepublicans Revive U.S. Border Security Bills to Speed Deportations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives planned to vote on Friday on revised border security legislation that would make it easier to deport Central American child migrants from the...
View ArticleTransparent Mice Are Not Science Fiction
Move over, spotted mice. According to a study published Thursday in the journal Cell, scientists have developed a chemical treatment that turns lab mice transparent. Researchers at the California...
View ArticleU.S. Tourist Arrested After Leaving Bible in North Korean Sailors' Club
SEOUL (Reuters) - American tourist Jeffrey Fowle was arrested by North Korean authorities for leaving a bible under a bin in the toilet at a club for foreign sailors, a source familiar with Fowle's...
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English Whisky Invasion Threatens Scottish Dram
As Scotland prepares to make its decision about independence from the United Kingdom, so the English are preparing their own cultural break with tradition by opening whisky distilleries from London to...
View ArticleAction Park Is Back To Take Your Breath, if Not Your Teeth, Away
The news started to spread in early April: Action Park, a defunct New Jersey waterpark beloved by former patrons despite six deaths and numerous injuries during its 20-year run, would reopen this...
View ArticleFactory Blast in Eastern China Kills at Least 68
KUNSHAN China (Reuters) - China suffered its worst industrial accident in a year on Saturday when an explosion killed at least 68 people and injured more than 120 at a factory in China that makes...
View ArticleAmerican Aid Worker Stricken with Ebola En Route to U.S.
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The first of two American aid workers infected with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia left the West African country headed for the United States on Saturday, where he will be...
View ArticleShellfish Are Making Their Way Into Fine Cuisine
Slurp. Slurp. This is messy work. No wonder diners at Wright Brothers in Spitalfields in London have their napkins tucked under their chins. Twisting the head off a carabinero, brown juices spurt over...
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