How do you keep bananas fresh as they cross the oceans?
Source: BBC Next time you’re doing your grocery shopping and put a bunch of bananas in your trolley, spare a thought for the journey they’ve been on. Many will have […]
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Trump: Obamacare key provisions to remain
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump has said he is open to leaving intact key parts of President Barack Obama’s healthcare bill. Mr Trump, who has pledged to repeal the 2010 law, said he will keep the ban on insurers denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. He told the Wall Street […]
Louisiana student ‘fabricated’ story of hijab attack, police say
Source: The Washington Post By Derek Hawkins and Fred Barbash A student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette fabricated a story that she was attacked and had her hijab rippped off, police said Thursday. The attack was one of several reported in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory. […]
Rights group monitoring reports of attacks on U.S. minorities since Trump win
Source: Reuters By Jon Herskovitz A U.S. Muslim civil rights group said on Thursday it was monitoring reports of several incidents targeting Muslims in the United States since Republican Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday and called on the president-elect to denounce the attacks. The reports included at least two assaults […]
Cardinal Raymond Burke: Trump will defend human life from conception
Source: RNS By Josephine McKenna ROME (RNS) President-elect Donald Trump will uphold Christian values, a prominent U.S. cardinal has said. In an interview published in the Italian conservative daily Il […]
Trump has ‘every intention’ of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Source: The Guardian By Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Israeli government ministers and political figures are pushing the US president-elect, Donald Trump, to quickly fulfill his campaign promise to overturn decades of US […]
Would you travel 700mph in a tube
Source: BBC By Bryan Lufkin 10 November 2016 In the deserts of the United Arab Emirates, one of the most futuristic, fantastical technologies could find footing at last. Hyperloop, the […]
‘Mud dragon’ dinosaur unearthed by dynamite at Chinese construction site
Source: CNN By Reed Alexander, CNN Updated 0547 GMT (1347 HKT) November 11, 2016 Hong Kong (CNN)The fossilized remains of a new species of winged dinosaur have been discovered in […]
Dealt a body blow, atheists and humanists regroup
Source: RNS By Kimberly Winston (RNS) For the last decade, atheists, humanists and others secularists have worked hard to organize a “secular vote” that would counter the political clout of […]
African-American faith leaders mourn Trump’s election but remain resolute
Source: RNS By Adelle M. Banks RNS) Back when so many thought Hillary Clinton would be the next president, two dozen African-American leaders wrote to the Democratic nominee asking her […]
For American Muslims: Shock, fear and resolve
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor 3 mosques with many concerns about the rhetoric of 2016 02:51 (CNN)Dilshad Ali had never felt the fear. Not when Donald Trump proposed banning Muslims from entering the United States, a plan his own running mate called “offensive and unconstitutional.” Not when […]
White, Conservative, Christian Friends — I Wish You Really Were Pro-Life
Source: Huffington Post By John Pavlovitz Pastor and Writer You tell me that you’re voting for Donald Trump for one reason: because you’re pro-life. Despite everything you’ve seen and know about […]
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Divide Florida Residents
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin It remains to be seen if the trial will move forward Residents of the Florida Keys are split over whether they agree that genetically modified mosquitoes have a place in fighting the spread of vector-born diseases. The people of Key Haven, which is where a […]
Why the Latest Cancer Drugs May Not Be as Successful as They Seem
Source: Time By Alice Park There are more new drugs to treat cancer than ever before, but in some cases, they may not live up to their promise There’s no denying […]
Paralyzed Monkeys Able to Walk Again With Wireless Brain Device
Source: Time By Justin Worland The study has implications for humans Two rhesus monkeys paralyzed by a spinal cord injury were able to walk again after scientists installed a wireless device […]
Donald Trump’s Victory Is Some of the Best Foreign News China Could Have Hoped For
Source: Time By Hannah Beech / Shanghai As the world digested the reality of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, the glee among China’s political establishment was hard to contain. “China is feeling a little bit delighted,” says Shen Dingli, deputy dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai. […]
Military Drills Have Been Announced in Cuba After Donald Trump’s Election Victory
Source: Time Strategic exercises typically coincide with periods of diplomatic tension and have been used to send a signal to the U.S. Cuba will embark on five days of nationwide military exercises to prepare its “troops and population to counter a range of enemy action,” the country’s Ministry of Defense […]
Stocks Rise Sharply in Dramatic Turnaround After Donald Trump Wins Election
Source: Time By Noel Randewich / Reuters (NEW YORK) —U.S.stocks rose sharply on Wednesday in a dramatic turnaround from deep overnight losses as Wall Street embraced the upset presidential election victory of Republican Donald Trump. After warning for months that a Trump White House would create uncertainty and damage sentiment, investors […]
CBS News Exit Polls: How Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency
Source: CBS News by Stanley Feldman and Melissa Herrmann Many observers thought this presidential election would be decided by Donald Trump’s polarizing rhetoric, his history of behavior toward women and his questionable qualifications for the office. Instead, CBS News exit polls suggest Trump’s win was in large part a repudiation […]
World Is About to Find Out What Donald Trump Really Believes
Source: The New York Times By DAVID E. SANGER, MAGGIE HABERMAN and BINYAMIN APPELBAUM WASHINGTON — In Donald J. Trump’s private conversations and public commentary, one guiding principle shines through: The world is a zero-sum place, and nations, like real estate developers, are either on the winning side of a […]