As trampoline parks are becoming more common, so are emergency room visits for injuries that happen at these recreational facilities, a new U.S. study suggests.
Didi Chuxing’s takeover of Uber’s China operations has temporarily pushed five dominant ride-hailing companies together.
Didi Chuxing’s takeover of Uber’s China operations has temporarily pushed five dominant ride-hailing companies together.
WASHINGTON — Homegrown mosquitoes have infected more than a dozen people with Zika in a small area of Miami, and officials are recommending that pregnant women stay away from the neighborhood. The Zika infections are the first from mosquito bites on the U.S. mainland. Scientists don’t expect big outbreaks in U.S. states like those in
Dora Award-winning Weyni Mengesha is an in-demand director – here’s how she became one
The conventions are over and Americans are preparing for final summer vacations and Olympic viewing parties, but the intensity of the presidential campaigns shows no signs of entering its traditional August slowdown.
A few days ago, Corning announced its next-gen Gorilla Glass 5 screen that will protect the displays of some of the top Android flagships coming over the next year. The Galaxy Note 5 and iPhone 7 might be two of the first devices to get the ultra-durable glass cover. But what if the iPhone of the future came with a display cover made of artificial diamond that was even stronger than Gorilla Glass?
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People walk through the Wynwood arts district of Miami, where cases of Zika have been spread by mosquitoes.
LAS VEGAS — Racist language in old tweets from the freshly crowned Miss Teen USA is just the latest controversy for the Miss Universe Organization, which suffered a round of turmoil last year over then-owner Donald Trump’s inflammatory comments against Mexicans. The new flap came over the weekend, shortly after 18-year-old Texan Karlie Hay was
Power, mayhem and destruction will take center stage with the return of the demolition derby.
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All that glitters is not gold, and famous landmarks on your friends' Instagram don't usually look like that in real life.
Instagram is a heavily curated, "perfect" look at people's lives, so don't despair: not everything is as rosy as it may seem on your feed.
Here's what 13 famous sites look like in real life.
The Great Wall of China snakes along for miles, beautifully devoid of anyone but you.
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Actress and former supermodel Cara Delevingne got candid about her sexuality in a new interview this week, stopping short of using “gay” as an identifier but saying she is fine with others using that word in reference to her.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Homegrown mosquitoes have infected more than a dozen people with Zika in a small area of Miami, and officials are recommending that pregnant women stay away from the neighborhood. [...] Zika can cause severe brain birth defects, and even limited local spread could put nearby women who are pregnant or trying to conceive at risk. Officials are working to make sure those women have access to insect repellent and good health advice. The cycle starts with a person infected with Zika ... Читать дальше...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homegrown mosquitoes have infected more than a dozen people with Zika in a small area of Miami, and officials are recommending that pregnant women stay away from the neighborhood. [...] Zika can cause severe brain birth defects, and even limited local spread could put nearby women who are pregnant or trying to conceive at risk. Officials are working to make sure those women have access to insect repellent and good health advice. The cycle starts with a person infected with Zika ... Читать дальше...
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McDonald's wants its commitment to food quality to be taken more seriously.
"We are ready to be better," Marion Gross, McDonald's supply-chain senior vice president, told a room of journalists on Monday at the company's headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois. "We have challenged nearly every aspect of our menu."
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Recently my wife and I decided to embark on a slow-travel journey around the world with our 2 young sons, aged 3 and 1.
Most people think we're crazy for taking such a "risk" and doing something so unconventional.
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An official at the Paris prosecutor's office says that a man has been detained and handed preliminary terrorism charges for posing in a photo with the Nice truck attacker.
Summer vacations are great for students. They can go to bed late, wake up even later, wear shorts and fliplops, maybe even forgo brushing their hair (or teeth) altogether. Your employer does not believe that you should have the same absence of standards at work. Here are three things that may have slipped at work that could use your attention.
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BOSTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The relatively common Epstein-Barr virus may increase breast cancer risk, according to a new study, leading researchers to suggest a vaccine could be useful.
Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey during a protest in Cologne, Germany, on Sunday.
Korean-American peace activists Hyun Lee and Juyeon Rhee were denied entry into South Korea, where they were traveling to protest the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD). This US missile defense shield has been denounced both inside and outside of the country, and roundly rebuked in Russia and China.
Talk about outdoing yourself, Tyga. Remember when the rapper gifted his girlfriend Kylie Jenner with a white Ferrari on her 18th birthday? Who could ever forget the look of pure...