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18 Killed, Hundreds Injured in South Africa Train Crash

Published January 5, 2018

A passenger train burst into flames Thursday after striking a truck at a crossing in rural South Africa. At least 18 people were killed, and about 260 were injured. Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi said the train jumped the tracks after hitting the truck, which was trying to cross in front of it. “The truck driver […]

Trump Rule Aims to Extend Health Care Option to 11 Million Uninsured

Published January 5, 2018

Small businesses and sole proprietors will be able to band together under a new federal rule to create employee health plans that would expand coverage options for 11 million uninsured Americans, senior Trump administration officials said. The Labor Department rule allowing “association health plans,” placed Thursday in the Federal Register, builds on an executive order […]

Stone shrine discovered inside Mexican volcano depicts mythical Aztec universe

Published January 4, 2018

Mexican archaeologists have discovered a stone sanctuary at the bottom of a pond below the Iztaccihuatl volcano that seems to depict a mythical model of the universe. Aerial view of the tetzacualco (shrine) with water drained from the pond. Credit: SAS-INAH. The site, known as “Nahualac”, is at least 1,000 years old, judging from ceramic […]

New, revolutionary metalens focuses entire visible spectrum into a single point

Published January 4, 2018

The Harvard-produced lens could usher in a new age of cameras and augmented reality. The next generation of cameras might be powered by nanotechnology. From the gargantuan telescopes built to study the universe to the ever smaller cameras inside your smartphones, lenses have come a long way. They’ve reached incredibly high performance at lower and […]

Cate Blanchett to head Cannes Film Festival jury

Published January 4, 2018

Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett is to head the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, only the 12th woman to lead the presitigious panel in the festival’s seventy one-year-old history. The appointment of Blanchett comes months after she expressed her support to the dozens of women who came forward with allegations of sexual assault […]

NASA finds first direct proof that Ozone hole is recovering following chemical ban

Published January 4, 2018

Credit: NASA. Almost 30 years ago, a UN emergency panel banned the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) under the Montreal Protocol. Scientists had learned that these chlorine-containing chemicals had triggered the formation of a gaping hole in the ozone layer right above Antartica. Since then, the ozone layer has clearly recovered, marking a great success – […]

Alcohol byproduct causes DNA mutations that might lead to cancer

Published January 4, 2018

A new study published in Nature brings sorrow to all alcohol consumers, be they light or heavy users. An older study showed a significant link between cancer and light drinking, but researchers haven’t quite established a causation between the two. Now, Ketan J. Patel, a Cambridge geneticist, and his team discovered that an alcohol metabolite […]

2018 cinema set for womens’ star turns and fantasy galore

Published January 4, 2018

Out right now and kicking off 2018 in style is “Molly’s Game”, a true story featuring a barnstorming performance from Jessica Chastain, and authentic big-screen sizzle in her scenes with Idris Elba. It is the keynote shot in a year for actresses with stong female leads abounding as Hollywood wakes up to the new age. […]

Liberal leaders back away from anti-Trump dossier

Published January 4, 2018

Washington’s liberal establishment suddenly is running from the Democratic Party’s Russia dossier, which for months was fodder for Democrats to hurl charges against President Trump and his campaign. A new liberal narrative has arisen since Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, launched a probe to find out who funded […]

Lawmaker: Answer These 18 Questions About Russia, FBI

Published January 4, 2018

One member of Congress says “the American people deserve answers” to 18 questions he has regarding Russia and the FBI. “We’d like for the FBI and the [Justice Department] to turn over the documents that Chairman [Devin] Nunes has requested, give the documents to Congress that we requested, that’s first and foremost,” Rep. Jim Jordan, […]

Donald Trump dissolves voter fraud commission

Published January 4, 2018

President Trump dissolved his controversial voter integrity commission Wednesday and ordered the Homeland Security Department to take up the job instead, in a move his backers said could actually speed up a probe of the extent of voter fraud. Mr. Trump decided the commission had gotten bogged down in legal challenges and it was a […]

Trump Vows New Support for Iranian People

Published January 4, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump promised new support for the Iranian people Wednesday, even as Iran’s state media reported that tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators staged rallies across the country after days of anti-government protests. “Such respect for the people of Iran as they try to take back their corrupt government,” Trump said in a […]

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