March 19, 2019

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Pentagon Wants to Test A Space-Based Weapon in 2023

March 19, 2019 | Featured, Top Stories, U.S. | 0 Comments

Defense officials have asked for $304 million to fund research into space-based lasers, particle beams, and other new forms of missile defense next year.

Stress Mess: 3 In 5 Millennials Say Life More Stressful Now Than Ever Before

March 19, 2019 | Featured, Top Stories, U.S. | 0 Comments

From slow WiFi to broken phone screens to zero “likes” on social media, everyday stressors are causing young adults to have struggles falling asleep 138 …

Jack the Ripper’s identity may finally have been revealed as a Polish barber

March 19, 2019 | Featured, Top Stories, World | 0 Comments

A blood-covered shawl found at one of the horrific murder scenes is believed to contain DNA from both a butchered victim and that of the …

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U.S. jury finds Bayer’s Roundup caused man’s cancer

Mar 19, 2019 | Business, Top Stories

A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer to be a “substantial factor” in causing a man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, allowing the trial …

May seeks Brexit delay after third vote on her deal is derailed

Mar 19, 2019 | Top Stories, World

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans were in disarray on Tuesday as her government sought to plot a way around the speaker of parliament’s ruling …

PRO-TRUMP LATINOS WANT ‘LONGER, TALLER’ WALL

Mar 19, 2019 | Top Stories, U.S.

Many Latinos living in South Texas not only support President Trump’s wall, but want it to stretch taller and farther,

Trump forges bond with Brazil’s Bolsonaro in White House visit

Mar 19, 2019 | Top Stories, World

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda on the eve of their first meeting at the White House

U.S. investigators sought ex-Trump lawyer Cohen’s emails months before raids

Mar 19, 2019 | Politics, Top Stories

Federal authorities sought warrants to investigate Michael Cohen’s email accounts in July 2017, nine months before the office and hotel room of U.S. President Donald …

U.S. lawmaker says tech companies must quickly remove violent content after New Zealand

Mar 19, 2019 | Business, Politics, Top Stories

The chair of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security wrote a letter to top executives of four major technology companies urging them to do …

Canada cracks down on asylum seekers crossing U.S.-Canadian border

Mar 19, 2019 | Top Stories, World

Canada said on Tuesday it planned to spend an additional C$1.2 billion ($902 million) over five years to stem the flow of irregular migrants from …

Trump gets a U.S. Supreme Court victory on immigration detention

Mar 19, 2019 | Politics, Top Stories, U.S.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed U.S. government authority to detain immigrants awaiting deportation anytime

Stakes rise for Boeing as EU, Canada step up scrutiny of 737 MAX after crashes

Mar 19, 2019 | Business, Top Stories

The investigation into the final minutes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 turned on Tuesday to the secrets in the cockpit voice recorder as Boeing and …

San Francisco officials look to ban sale of e-cigarettes

Mar 19, 2019 | Top Stories, U.S.

San Francisco officials on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes from companies such as Juul until a review by the U.S. …

Patriots owner Kraft can avoid prosecution in Florida prostitution sting: prosecutors

Mar 19, 2019 | Football, Sports, Top Stories

The owner of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots could be spared prosecution on charges of soliciting prostitution in Florida if he agrees to …

Asylum seekers returned from Mexico for first U.S. court hearings

Mar 19, 2019 | Top Stories, U.S.

A group of asylum seekers sent back to Mexico was set to cross the border on Tuesday for their first hearings in U.S. immigration court …

Trump renews attack alleging social media’s political bias

Mar 19, 2019 | Politics, Top Stories

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the big tech platforms, Facebook, YouTube owner Google and Twitter, were on the side of the left, along …

WHO panel calls for registry of all human gene editing research

Mar 19, 2019 | Science & Technology, Top Stories

It would be irresponsible for any scientist to conduct human gene-editing studies in people, and a central registry of research plans should be set up …

Houston petrochemical fire rages, Texas expands air monitoring

Mar 19, 2019 | Top Stories, U.S.

A raging fire at a petrochemical storage terminal in Houston has engulfed two more massive tanks after firefighting water pumps stopped working for six hours, …

Business

U.S. jury finds Bayer’s Roundup caused man’s cancer

Mar 19, 2019 | Business, Top Stories

A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer to be a “substantial factor” in causing a man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, allowing the trial …

Sage gets U.S. approval for first postpartum depression therapy

Mar 19, 2019 | Health

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Sage Therapeutics Inc’s drug for postpartum depression, marking the first approval of a treatment specifically developed …

Bernie Sanders hires Beto O’Rourke critic as top aide in 2020 race

Mar 19, 2019 | Politics

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday said he is hiring a well-known liberal journalist with a history of sharply criticizing other Democratic presidential candidates, including …

Public University Suspends Prof. for Advising Foreign Student to Learn English

Mar 19, 2019 | U.S.

A professor at a highly ranked public university in the United States has been suspended for suggesting a foreign student “learn English.”

Publishers sue Peloton for using songs by Katy Perry, Rihanna, Timberlake, others

Mar 19, 2019 | Entertainment

Publishers representing the writers of songs by Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood and hundreds of other artists sued Peloton Interactive Inc …

Save money by growing peppers year round inside your house

Mar 14, 2019 | Home & Garden, Lifestyle

Organic peppers are wonderful, colorful vegetables that can add a zest to any meal, whether they are stuffed and baked, grilled, smothered onto enchiladas, tossed …

Golf: Choi, Immelman and Weir to assist Els at Presidents Cup

Mar 19, 2019 | Golf, Sports

International captain Ernie Els has named Korea’s K.J. Choi, South Africa’s Trevor Immelman and Canada’s Mike Weir as his assistants for this year’s Presidents Cup …

U.S.-Russia talks on Venezuela stall over role of Maduro

Mar 19, 2019 | World

Talks between the United States and Russia over the crisis in Venezuela were positive and substantive but the two sides were still divided over the …

Poppy apocalypse: Crowds descend on California city to see ‘superbloom’

Mar 18, 2019 | Environment

Spring has arrived in Southern California and with it a crisis has blossomed in the small city of Lake Elsinore, where tens of thousands of …

Why America’s future doctors may all be “progressively” incompetent, selected based on skin color, race and gender fluidity rather than medical qualifications

Mar 19, 2019 | Opinion

Identity politics and diversity initiatives may sound great to idealistic liberals, but the practical application of such ideologies is producing some undesirable results.

Google announces browser-based streaming game service

Mar 19, 2019 | Business, Science & Technology

Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Tuesday a video game streaming service dubbed Stadia that attempts to capitalize on the company’s cloud technology and global network …

Watch: DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Testifies on Border Security

Mar 6, 2019 | Top Stories, Videos

Hearing: The Way Forward on Border Security

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