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Barack Obama to be Michelle Obama's first guest on Spotify podcast
Michelle Obama will speak with president Barack Obama, her mom, Marian Robinson, Conan O'Brien, Valerie Jarrett and other guests on "The Michelle Obama Podcast."
As coronavirus ravaged nursing homes, inspectors were not being tested
State inspectors worry they could be unwittingly spreading coronavirus from nursing home to nursing home while doing their jobs.
Sci-fi foretold social media, Uber and Augmented Reality, offers insights into the future
Science fiction authors foresaw augmented reality video games, the rise of social media and trends of hyper-consumption, and can help predict future consumer patterns.
Teachers have been let down by a decade of inaction on digital technologie
The coronavirus pandemic has led to significant disruption to school education in England. Teachers have made a concerted effort to use digital technology and remote teaching and learning to lessen...
Annual country index with new food dependency data reflects vulnerability to climate change
The annual update to the University of Notre Dame's Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Country Index shows sources for some vulnerability indicators have changed, including food dependency and urban concentration.
Five burning questions about tequila, answered
Tequila inspires strong opinions in people, just like the Beatles, goat cheese, and the 1988 Detroit Pistons. Some can’t stand the smell or taste of it; others relish every sip and wait...
How AI Systems Use Mad Libs to Teach Themselves Grammar
Imagine you’re training a computer with a solid vocabulary and a basic knowledge about parts of speech. How would it understand this sentence: “The chef who ran to the store...
Student-developed device predicts avocado ripeness
Each year, about 40 percent of all food in the U.S. goes uneaten. That means Americans throw away $165 billion worth of food that could been used to make more...
Most productive workforce may require indefinite affirmative action, study shows
Affirmative action policies have been debated for decades and Supreme Court rulings have guided how universities structure their admission policies. It stands to reason that diverse graduating classes will ultimately...
Commentary: America must invest in its ability to innovate
In July of 1945, in an America just beginning to establish a postwar identity, former MIT vice president Vannevar Bush set forth a vision that guided the country to decades of scientific...
Democratic National Convention still on for Milwaukee, party chief Tom Perez says
Democratic Party Chairman Tom Perez said the national nominating convention in Milwaukee next month is planning to go ahead as scheduled, albeit in a limited capacity.
Outage knocks Garmin GPS devices offline for more than a day
GPS device-maker Garmin's online fitness tracking service has gone down, leaving runners and cyclists struggling to upload data from their latest workouts.
Column: California is finally cracking down on sneaky automatic prescription refills
Eight years after I first reported the problem, California's Board of Pharmacy is moving ahead with new rules for drugstores' auto-refill programs.
NASCAR's Denny Hamlin wins fifth race of 2020 with Kansas triumph
Denny Hamlin won his Cup Series-high fifth race of the 2020 season as he crossed the checkered flag first in the Super Start Batteries 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Goldman Sachs agrees to pay $3.9B to settle Malaysian 1MDB scandal
U.S. investment house Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay nearly $4 billion to settle a dispute with the Malaysian government over the 1MDB scandal, officials said Friday.
Unless Congress acts, $600 federal benefit, eviction shield expire Friday
A pair of federal measures that were enacted in the spring to help Americans with financial hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire on Friday.
It’s time to explain some game theory
It's about way more than just baseball and apple pie. (Photo by Jose Francisco Morales on Unsplash/)Three slices of fresh apple pie sit on the kitchen counter, and you and a trio...
US accuses Russia of firing anti-satellite weapon in space
The United States accused Russia of test-firing an anti-satellite weapon in space, warning that the threat against Washington's systems was "real, serious and increasing."
Watch: Taylor Swift plays in the forest in 'Cardigan,' releases new album
Taylor Swift has released her eighth studio album titled "Folklore," alongside a music video for her latest single, "Cardigan."
Why cities are planting more 'food forests'
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at different cities in Canada that are cultivating "food forests" and why a Quebec couple is fighting to grow wild...
Gov. Tim Walz signs Minnesota police reform bill into law
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed into a law police reforms following weeks of protests in response to the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
U.S. surpasses 4M COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic
Several states including Texas and Florida reported sharp increases in daily COVID-19 cases Thursday as the United States surpassed 4 million cases since the pandemic started.
Yankees top Nationals in MLB's rain-shortened return amid pandemic
The New York Yankees kicked off MLB's pandemic-shortened 2020 season with a storm-halted victory over ace Max Scherzer and the defending World Series champion Washington Nationals.
Seattle, NHL's 32nd team, unveils Kraken nickname, team colors
Seattle's new NHL team, set to make its debut in the 2021-22 season, unveiled its nickname, logo and color scheme Thursday.
Tracking misinformation campaigns in real-time is possible, study shows
A research team has developed a technique for tracking online foreign misinformation campaigns in real time, which could help mitigate outside interference in the 2020 American election.
Navy certifies 6th weapons elevator on Ford
The Navy's Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers announced the certification of a sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator aboard USS Gerald R. Ford this week.
U.S. Rep. John Lewis to lie in state in Capitol Rotunda
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis will lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday.
State Department authorizes $634.7M deal to upgrade Chile's F-16s
The State Department has authorized a possible $634.7 million deal for upgrades to the F-16 aircraft, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Thursday.