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Back to SearchMore than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding
More than 20 states sued President Donald Trump’s administration over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer p…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
A good shower is a simple shower, no matter what influencers recommend
You may be seeing elaborate shower cleansing routines on social media: daily exfoliation, double cleansing, antibacterial soap, loads of scented body…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energy
India’s government is seeking to limit temperature settings on new air conditioners to save electricity in the country, which is considered the faste…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Hungary’s oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation
Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle inf…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
In a country where alcohol is banned, Pakistan’s top brewery is betting on soft drinks
A pungent fog of malt and yeastiness hangs over Murree Brewery, Pakistan’s biggest and oldest producer of alcoholic drinks. The company is an outlie…
10 months ago
How space is becoming a trillion-dollar marketplace
The future of space is privatized. Exploring the solar system is now not just the preserve of government agencies—private companies are finding it’s…
10 months ago
Vaccines have all but erased the memory of diseases like rubella, but not for one mother
Vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. is pushing immunization rates down, fueling a rise in illnesses like measles and whooping cough. Devastating infectiou…
10 months ago
Trump vents online about service provider after conference call marred by glitch
On June 30, the president of the United States was just another person complaining online about his service provider. Donald Trump wrote in a pair o…
10 months ago
Morocco bets on video game industry to provide jobs and diversify economy
Morocco is laying down foundations to build a homegrown gaming industry by establishing a developer hub in the capital, training coders and launching…
10 months ago
A classical drive: Road rumble strips play Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in UAE emirate of Fujairah
The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mounta…
10 months ago