Eating a Handful of Nuts May Prevent Major Diseases
Source: Time By Alice Park The daily habit may fend off heart disease, cancer, respiratory illness and diabetes Nuts, full of good fats and fiber, are health food for the heart. […]
Depression, the secret we share | Andrew Solomon
“The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment.” In a talk equal parts eloquent and […]
Physics centre to be renamed after Pakistan’s first Nobel laureate Abdus Salam
By News Desk Published: December 5, 2016 In recognition of the contributions of Pakistan’s first Nobel laureate, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered renaming of National Centre for Physics at Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) to ‘Professor Abdus Salam Centre for Physics’, PM House announced on Monday. “PM has taken this decision in […]
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key to Resign After Eight Years in Office
Source: Time BY Nick Perry / AP He said he had made personal sacrifices and the job had taken a toll on his family (WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — New Zealand’s popular Prime Minister John Key stunned the nation Monday when he announced he was resigning after eight years as leader. Key […]
‘We Have Lost Everything’: Syrians Return to Ravaged Aleppo
Source: Time By Bassem Mroue / AP The rebels have been retreating from eastern Aleppo for more than a week, and government forces are likely to prevail (ALEPPO, Syria) — Amina […]
Donald Trump Warns of 35% Tariff For Companies That Move Abroad
Source: Time By Mahita Gajanan Trump warned companies of “retribution or consequences” for leaving the U.S.Donald Trump warned U.S. companies of “retribution or consequences,” such as a massive tariff, if they leave the country. In a series of early morning tweets Sunday, Trump said companies with offshore factories would face a […]
The tough questions on social integration are being ducked
theguardian: by Louise Casey — Our laws and values should protect every single person in Britain – and that just isn’t happening ‘In places such as Rotherham a failure to talk only leaves the ground open for the far right on one side and Islamist extremists on the other ‘ […]
Narendra Modi Wins Reader’s Poll for TIME Person of the Year
Source: Time By Mahita Gajanan Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the online reader’s poll for TIME Person of the Year, beating out other world leaders, artists and politicians as the most influential figure in 2016 among people who voted. The magazine’s editors decide the final Person of the Year, […]
The earth does not just spin it also shakes and wobbles
Source: BBC By Nic Fleming 5 December 2016 The Earth beneath our feet seems reassuringly solid and unchanging most of the time. But this is an illusion, born of our […]
Bana Alabed, seven-year-old tweeting from Aleppo, goes quiet
Source: BBC A seven-year-old girl whose tweets from besieged eastern Aleppo drew worldwide attention has disappeared from the social network amid an army offensive. Tweeting in English with the help […]
Supreme Court hearing government appeal over Brexit powers
Source: BBC The Supreme Court has begun a landmark legal hearing into whether Parliament’s consent is required before official Brexit negotiations can begin. Its 11 justices will hear a government appeal against last month’s High Court ruling that only Parliament has the authority to trigger Article 50. The hearing, being […]
Arranged marriages happier, claims former High Court family judge
Source: The Telegraph By John Bingham, social affairs editor Arranged marriage could be happier than marrying for love because it removes the pressure to find the “perfect” partner before settling down, […]
U.S. Army Denies Permit for Dakota Access Pipeline Construction
Mahita Gajanan @mahitagajanan Helen H. Richardson—Denver Post/Getty ImagesNorth Dakota national guardsmen stand guard on Turtle Island watching activists and native americans at Oceti Sakowin Camp on the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota on Dec. 3, 2016. Construction of the pipeline will be halted […]
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Muslim Celebs Explain Why A Religion Of 1.7 Billion Can’t Be Reduced To Stereotypes
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post What does it mean to be Muslim? There are more than a billion answers. Common media representations and political […]
Local view: America must cling to its founding principles of freedom and equality
Source: Duluth News Tribune By M. Imran Hayee After a surprise election win, President-elect Donald J. Trump acknowledged the need to “bind the wounds of division” and pledged to be “the president for all Americans” in his short victory speech. This was a refreshing detour from his earlier campaign rhetoric […]
Who Should Be TIME’s Person of the Year for 2016?
Source: Time For every year since 1927, TIME has selected the most influential person of the year. From presidentstoprotesters, astronauts to activists, each selection reflects the person—or idea—who has most influenced the news and our world in the past year, for good or ill. In 2016, the news and our world […]
The New Food Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over Food Science
Source: Pew Research Center BY CARY FUNK AND BRIAN KENNEDY Food has become a flashpoint in American culture and politics. In the past generation, Americans have witnessed the introduction of […]
One year after San Bernardino attack, city aims to prevent Muslim hate crimes
Source: The Guardian Almost a year after her father was killed in the San Bernardino terror attack last December, Kate Bowman etched the word “love” in yellow chalk on the […]