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Climate change brings needed rain to Africa

File photo – A Sahrawi man stands in the Sahara desert between Tindouf and Tifariti, (REUTERS/Juan Medina) Climate change has been going on since the beginning of time, but has been the source of intense debate in recent years. In…

Fox News Poll: Voters want stronger measures against ISIS

Two-thirds of American voters favor doing “whatever it takes” to defeat ISIS. ; They also think the White House doesn’t have a clear plan to get the job done. A new Fox News poll finds that 66 percent support “doing…

9 sun-protective foods

You may be surprised to learn that many common foods offer some protection to your skin from the potentially damaging rays of the sun, from the inside out. This SPF or sun protective factor aspect of foods has to do…

Martin O’Malley Set to Throw His Hat in Ring for White House

Martin O’Malley attends the 2015 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Washington. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley set to announce he is running for President tomorrow…

World Food Program badly mismanaged special donor trust funds, auditors say

June 27: An Afghan man carries a sack of wheat from a UN World Food Programme warehouse. Due to budget constraints, on June 27th the UN announced that it would be force to cut food assistance to more than 3…

Why some moms are asking doctors to delay cutting their baby’s umbilical cord

As more pregnant women are becoming educated about the many childbirth choices they have, experts agree they’re adding one more preference to their birth plans: delayed cord clamping. When Anna Lane of Los Angeles, Calif., was pregnant with her first…

‘Angel of Peace’: How the media failed Pope 101

They say the devil is in the details, but even if it’s an “angel,” many in the media don’t get it right. When Pope Francis met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on May 16, he urged Abbas to be…

Patent scandal: UN asked to investigate top official

Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Francis Gurry. (WIPO/Berrod Emmanuel) EXCLUSIVE: Investigators with the United Nations Secretariat in New York have been asked to look into longstanding charges that Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property…

6 techie gifts for Mother’s Day

(Soundfreaq) This Sunday is Mother’s Day, which means it’s time to think about which techie products are suited for your own mother, the moms in the office, extended family, or your wife. Fortunately, there are quite a few new gadgets…

Bill and Hillary Clinton and all that cash: A modern-day Tammany Hall operation

Officially, they hail from Chappaqua and Washington, by way of Arkansas. But when it comes to integrity, they’re straight out of Tammany Hall. They are the Clintons of Tammany, and they set their moral compass to the reckonings of George…