8 tips for making your new home smarter Post-recession stimulus packages have opened our eyes to the yawning gulf that exists between the new home built to Americans' standards and the one that sells for what it costs
Snapchat Snapchat’s AR platform gets capabilities that might make you request directions and voice commands Today, Snapchat is taking a big step in its quest to encourage users to spend more time in the app. The company is rolling out major updates to its augmented
Vuescan for Mac Review: Amazing By default, VueScan automatically grabs the grayscale sensor and converts it to a monochrome image (or in a pinch, a white screen of images), then displays the output on your
[email protected] President Obama Visits the Island of South Island and Remembers the Indignities of Earthquake Risk President Obama paid tribute to victims of the New Zealand earthquake and it was an important tribute to Indigenous Pakeha peoples. This morning he tweeted, “Will never forget the deadly
[email protected] World premiere of Bollywood movie blocked in Hong Kong amid bird flu scare Officials prepared for Tuesday’s world premiere of a Bollywood film about an outbreak of a deadly strain of the bird flu, but had little time to worry when the
[email protected] Korean, German infants have unexpectedly sickened their moms with a virus that happens late in pregnancy The virus plaguing both Korean and German infants began as a surprise. It surfaced during routine pregnancy medical examinations, and wasn’t detected until the day before birth. And it
[email protected] International aid chief and U.S. officials plead for continued funding for Ebola effort WHO director-general Margaret Chan appealed Wednesday for continued U.S. aid to fight Ebola in West Africa and said that pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to protect health workers. Chan
[email protected] A new US plan attempts to counter the ambitions of China and Russia in the Arctic Russia is extending its influence in Arctic by engaging in shipping and drilling rights on a more aggressive scale, according to the U.S. government. The Arctic is crucial for
[email protected] As North Korea sit-down limps along, Trump puts US behind Kim WASHINGTON — The White House has placed unprecedented constraints on President Trump’s personal interactions with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, leaving the public with no information on if or
[email protected] Why Hong Kong is jittery about China’s takeover of its sovereignty China has moved aggressively to make its takeover of Hong Kong permanent, forcing the city’s government to slash its spending plan in anticipation of the ultimate transfer of power
[email protected] Will Netanyahu have another shot at governing Israel? Unless Netanyahu is challenged and can win, his party is set to become the ruling party. But his primary critics are such that a still further pre-election shuffle, splitting the
[email protected] When The Gospel Of The Ancient Ache, and All The Other Things, Comes Home ROME — “Because I hate viruses,” the baroness from the Cro-Magnon era says, with a wink, as a Venetian Sicilian wooden sword clangs against an antique European cypress, cracking its carcass
[email protected] Malaysia, Singapore workers now infected with Saudi virus A breakthrough by Singapore's Ministry of Health in tracking the coronavirus outbreak has found that the virus has spread to 14 of the 29 suspected cases and one confirmed case
[email protected] Can MERS, the rare coronavirus, infect more people? Medical workers on Friday launched a month-long international hunt for additional coronavirus cases that could infect more people, as South Africa’s government said 10 new patients have become ill
[email protected] What’s in the draft proposals for changing British democracy? The Office of Standards in Public Life, which oversees the upper-house Joint Committee on Standards in Public Life, published draft recommendations Thursday for changing British democracy, which were largely accepted.
[email protected] 37 African Eritreans Die While Being Deported From U.S. Thirty-seven Eritreans have died while being deported back to their home country from the U.S. since the Secure Communities Program began in 2006, according to the Washington Post. The
[email protected] Five things to know about MERS, the new coronavirus The death toll from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus has risen to 53, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and on Friday, the CDC confirmed the first case
[email protected] Malaria and Chloroquine A serious research team in London is exploring how babies living in developing countries are being affected by a deadly virus that is beginning to emerge. In the United States,
[email protected] Trump declared a national emergency before he even took office As the end of the deadly Ebola virus approaches, Donald Trump was already pushing long before Friday to declare a national emergency. He proposed a global ban on allowing Muslims
[email protected] Lebanon proves that deadly virus was largely contained, but is that good news? When Lebanon was hit with an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), doctors warned it was just the beginning. They couldn’t have been more wrong. The concern was
[email protected] Vaccine officials back off praise of ‘game changer’ taken from a live virus. What happens next? Editor’s note: If you haven’t seen these headlines, be sure to check them out first thing Friday. The president appears to have claimed Thursday that this vaccine is
[email protected] Three Russian doctors at heart of MERS debate with their alleged enemies Five Russian government doctors attended a rally Tuesday in Moscow to protest the mysterious Middle East respiratory syndrome virus known as MERS. The doctors, who said they are now infected
[email protected] Death by SMS? First Saudi Arabia death blamed on virus spreading There’s no single cure for coronavirus infection. Now, family members of the first Saudi man to die in the kingdom from the disease are calling the infection part of
[email protected] The Crimean coronavirus is taking a toll — on tourism and travel It’s a worst-case scenario for many times over, and it’s happening in two European countries just 20 miles apart. At least 120 people are known to have contracted
[email protected] London Mayor Ken Livingstone declares ‘this is a revolution’ in virtual Parliament You can vote and pay in this virtual Parliament. Vote and feed the hungry. Vote and feed the helpless. Vote and turn off the lights. Vote and give fishies to