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About 94% of wild bee and native plant species networks lost, study finds
Climate change and an increase in disturbed bee habitats from expanding agriculture and development in northeastern North America over the last 30 years are likely responsible for a 94 per...
Back to the future: New study could lead to bumper crops
Research could lead to major improvements in crop production. The study shows a new way to help study and ramp up photosynthesis.
Lana Condor to host virtual concert 'To All the Music' to celebrate 'P.S. I Still Love You' vinyl
Lana Condor will be hosting a virtual concert event titled "To All the Music" to celebrate the release of the "To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You" soundtrack...
Back to the future: new study could lead to bumper crops
Research led by scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to major improvements in crop production.
Democrats move to quickly renew claims to President Donald Trump's financial records
House Democrats have signaled they will keep pursuing President Donald Trump's financial records, after the Supreme Court sent the issue back down to a lower court last week.
Tamera Mowry-Housley exits 'The Real' after six seasons
Tamera Mowry-Housley announced on Instagram she is leaving talk show "The Real" after co-hosting for six seasons.
Community fridges show up in L.A. neighborhoods to feed those in need
Across L.A., community refrigerators with free food are popping up as part of a mutual aid network that aims to feed the hungry and eliminate food waste.
Britain bars Huawei from 5G network over security concerns
The British government on Tuesday ordered that Chinese tech giant Huawei be removed from the nation's 5G mobile network within seven years due to growing concerns about national security.
Laws offer limited protection against price differentiation by algorithms
Online stores can use algorithms to charge some customers higher prices than others. European laws only offer limited protection against such price differentiation. Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius, Professor of ICT and...
How we 'hear' the shape of a drum
How is it that we can recognise the shape of an object despite only seeing a limited range of wave lengths? Radboud mathematician Walter van Suijlekom explains in a new...
South Korea could cancel operating licenses of defector groups
South Korea could revoke the civic licenses of two organizations led by North Korean defectors, citing violations that include balloon launches across the border.
The ‘ratpocalypse’ isn’t nigh, according to service call data
During March and April 2020, as New York City restaurants went dark and their dumpsters stood empty as a result of COVID-19, media outlets worried that “starving, cannibalistic” rats would take to the...
Federal gov't executes Daniel Lewis Lee after Supreme Court ruling
The federal government carried out its first execution in nearly 20 years on Tuesday, putting convicted killer Daniel Lewis Lee to death at a facility in Indiana after a rare...
Primaries in Texas, Alabama, Maine to advance Senate challengers
A slate of primary elections on Tuesday will determine the challengers this fall for incumbent Sens. Doug Jones of Alabama, John Cornyn of Texas and Susan Collins of Maine.
Australia tightens restrictions as COVID-19 cases top 10,000
Australian states on Tuesday tightened restrictions on movement as authorities struggle to contain a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 in the country's southeast that has pushed the national tally of cases...
Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Tuesday
India's number of coronavirus cases jumped by another 28,000 on Tuesday and are fast approaching one million. The 28,498 cases reported in the past 24 hours took the national total to...
WWE Raw: Randy Orton challenges Big Show, Bayley and Sasha Banks battle Kabuki Warriors
Randy Orton challenged Big Show to an unsanctioned match after he faced 24/7 Champion R-Truth on Raw.
Supreme Court vacates injunction, allows federal executions to resume
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled early Tuesday that the Justice Department may resume federal executions, vacating an appellate court's last-minute injunction against the first federal death sentence in nearly 20...
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney accuses feds of getting in the way of fixing contact tracing app
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is accusing the federal government of preventing tech companies like Google and Apple from working with provinces to improve their contact tracing apps.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in unveils ambitious "New Deal"
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday declared his government's aim to "fundamentally change" the country through a package of reforms he is billing as the Korean version of the...
Letters to the Editor: If churches are getting COVID-19 relief funds, they should pay taxes
Roman Catholic churches in the U.S. received at least $1.4 billion in PPP loans. They should start paying taxes in return.
Editorial: Coronavirus has made it unsafe to take the California bar. So put new lawyers to work without it
Because coronavirus makes taking the bar exam impossible, California's Supreme Court should grant 2020 law school graduates a provisional 'diploma privilege.'
UK unveils post-Brexit border plans and ad campaign
Britain on Monday launched another Brexit advertising blitz and unveiled its first detailed proposals for managing the country's borders after cutting ties with the European Union.
Supreme Court allows for federal executions to resume
A divided Supreme Court early Tuesday ruled the Justice Department may resume federal executions.
'Music is hope': A German band takes an American swing at the coronavirus
The Swingin' Hermlins, a German group dedicated to American big band music, vow to play nightly online gigs till the end of the coronavirus crisis.
Coronavirus: How did Florida get so badly hit by Covid-19?
Florida is becoming the new US epicentre - but what's behind the rising case counts?
ICE: Convicted Hezbollah financier has returned to Lebanon
A Lebanese businessman serving a five-year prison term for laundering millions of dollars to the militant group Hezbollah has returned to Beirut after being granted early release due to coronavirus...
Kings' Richaun Holmes placed in quarantine after leaving NBA bubble for food
Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes is back in quarantine after leaving the NBA's bubble in Orlando, Fla., for a food delivery.