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Louisiana has one major characteristic in common with the state of Israel: we are both filled with proud people who have a deep affinity for our respective lands, culture and traditions...

You might think the latest news which has President Trump making noises about purchasing Greenland, which is currently an autonomous Danish territory, and turning it into an American...

Peach liqueur is a tough sell. With a cloying, trite image and candy-like flavor, it requires a delicate hand. (A sense of whimsy doesn’t hurt either.) But if you can press the reset...

Journaling can be a great practice for getting ready to start the day, for thinking through your goals and dreams, and to harness your creativity. But if you’re doing all this writing...

A new report shows that U.S. farmland is 48 times more toxic to insects than it was 20 years ago. This is a staggering number. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider...

Parity pricing ensures farmers are fairly compensated for their products. AND it can help address the climate crisis.Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider...

Across the country, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters contemplate the idea of becoming a target, and worry about the future.    

Israel reversed its decision to bar Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib from entering the country, but Tlaib announced she would not be going.       ...

State is in panic over India’s removal of its status, says Iltija Mufti from under house arrestThe daughter of one of Kashmir’s most prominent politicians has pleaded with the...

Danish politicians dismiss US president’s apparent interest in island as ‘hopefully a joke’Donald Trump may have expressed an interest in acquiring Greenland for the US...

Remember a year ago when lots of people were blaming WhatsApp for violence in India, and demanding that there needed to be new laws passed to deal with WhatsApp? Well, if the actual problem...

The first documented case of the NYPD using reverse warrants to find criminal suspects has been revealed. It made its appearance in perhaps the most 2019 of cases: the trial of two members...

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Rashida Tlaib said permission to see family in the West Bank was subject to "oppressive conditions".

The White House has yet to comment on reports Mr Trump was keen to buy the world's biggest island. ( Silly me. I thought that would be Australia - or even Antarctica )

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post: When local news goes away, citizens suffer.  Gannett's megamerger will probably just inflict more pain.  —  For a local journalist, having...

Andy Borowitz / New Yorker: Denmark Offers to Buy U.S.  —  COPENHAGEN (The Borowitz Report)—After rebuffing Donald J. Trump's hypothetical proposal to purchase Greenland...

400Hz ought to be enough for anyone? An intermittent but longstanding issue where Microsoft Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2 devices run super slow continues to frustrate users.…...

Sandbox services are bursting with sensitive info from unwitting companies Companies are inadvertently leaving confidential files on the internet for anyone to download – after...

Amazon says its warehouse ambassadors are authentic, but critics accuse them of being "paid to lie".

Social app Hornet says Google moderators in Malaysia targeted its app several times.

Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

A popular restaurant chain has been fined nearly a half million dollars for over 1,000 alleged labor law violations. Demand a change.

An American citizen was attacked in the Philippines in an alleged assassination attempt. Sign the petition to demand that the U.S. government intervene and protect this citizen...

The American author and ufologist once claimed to have been in contact with an extraterrestrial from Venus. A controversial figure in the annals of uf...

It turns out that our skin may be home to an entirely new organ and it is all to do with how we process pain. Typically our skin registers pain throug...

PM set to meet Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron ahead of next week’s G7 meetingBoris Johnson is expected to make a diplomatic dash to meet Emmanuel Macron in Paris and Angela Merkel...

Boy aged 13 among 10 arrested after Andrew Harper hit and killed by vehicle in BerkshireA widescale murder investigation is under way, with 10 suspects arrested including a 13-year-old...

Ground and space telescope missions plan to further explore exoplanets discovered by NASA's TESS spacecraft.

If you have ever seen a sketch or drawing where one moment you see something and then in another moment you see something completely different, that might best describe the zodiacal...

Wide swathes of Japan continued to be lashed by heavy rainfall and strong winds Friday evening as Typhoon Krosa heads northeast over the Sea of Japan towards the northernmost prefecture...

According to a fresh report of the Statistics Norway (SSB), the food prices in Norway increased significantly more than those in Sweden, Denmark and Finland...

Fifty-two old TV sets were placed by unknown people on doorsteps in Henrico County, Va., on Sunday. The people wore other TVs covering their heads.

A judge in Gibraltar has ordered the release of an Iranian oil tanker despite a last minute appeal by the Trump administration.

The Government must consider new taxes for "polluting vehicles" and should examine what grants are working if it wants to drive ahead with ambitious electric car plans over the next...

The Finance Minister has ruled out proving extra funding for homeowners who have now been denied grants under a cancelled deep retro-fit scheme.

Portal origin URL: NASA Selects Proposals to Demonstrate SmallSat Technologies to Study Interplanetary SpacePortal origin nid: 450248Published: Thursday, August 15...

Researchers supported in part by the Exobiology Program element of the NASA Astrobiology Program have recently featured in an article from The Atlantic. Their work focuses...

You can easily slice cheese in wedge or block form. When cutting cheese wedges, you should remove the wax rind, cut soft cheeses lengthwise, slice hard cheeses width-wise, and chop...

Recycling is often associated with collecting and reusing paper, plastic, and glass. But you can also recycle your clothes! You may think it would be easier to simply discard unwanted...

by Mitchell Plitnick In a sudden reversal, the Israeli government decided on Thursday to bar two members of Congress—Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN)—from entering...

by Mark N. Katz An article by Simon Watkins, entitled “Russia Gains Stranglehold Over Persian Gulf” and published by Oil Price.com on August 4, raises the concern that Russian-Iranian...

Over the 20th century, black people in the U.S. were dispossessed of 12 million acres of land. Half of that loss — 6 million acres — occurred over just two decades, from 1950 to 1969...

Israel sparked outrage Thursday when it banned two freshman Democratic congresswomen of color — Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota — from entering the...

The president was reportedly considering purchasing the island, which a Greenlandic politician says has strategic value. But "it sounds a little bit like a joke," Aaja Chemnitz...

Colorado Springs police say De'Von Bailey reached for a firearm prior to running from officers. Bailey's family says newly released body camera footage disputes that version of...

In advanced sleep phase, your body clock (circadian rhythm) is on a schedule hours earlier than most other people's. You have premature release of the sleep hormone melatonin and...

About 78% of the students met criteria for one or more mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-injury and suicide risk, the survey found...