From amputee to world champion: how women’s boxing took a chance on Canadian Gracie
“I was a rebel,” says Jiliane Gracie, whose father once beat her with a frying pan. “I wasn’t afraid to tell my father it was going to get even worse if he did not…
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Influenza and other serious diseases hit historic highs
Written by By Sophie Dickens, CNN Influenza, whooping cough and measles have reached historic highs in the US so far this year, and public health officials say we could be in for a long…
Airbus A340 with passengers lands in remote Antarctic glacier
Written by Daniel Bennett, CNN To hear this Airbus A340 tell it, it might have looked like something out of “Star Wars” or a scene from “The Three Musketeers.” “I found myself here today,…
Victorian museum draws wealthy interest with sale of documents to patients’ families
OAKLAND, CA – APRIL 12: A visitor takes photographs of Civil War relics at the Victorian Heritage Museum in Oakland, California on April 12, 2013. The museum opened in 2009 and features some 250…
New York City performance to defy gravity
Written by Beth Ferguson, CNN When Thierry Escalante was a student, he watched the 1975 film “Dog Day Afternoon,” which follows an older bank robber who injures a bank manager and is arrested. Escalante…
5 technology companies removed from FTSE 100 over accounting issues
Darktrace and Johnson Matthey were among five technology companies removed from the FTSE 100 on Sunday because of concerns over accounting practices and a corporate governance issue, according to a report in The Guardian….
Nigeria threatens CNN over corruption in its anti-corruption campaign
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola recently sent a legal warning to CNN about his claims on the corruption allegations against President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. But as the Guardian reports, Fashola…
Is your soul ready for an existential transition?
I think nature is divine, and art owes it to nature to extend transcendental sources of inspiration. — Smaug the Dragon Flowering in the tranquil serenity of the Owsley State Forest, recently I happened…
The toys are back. Or will they be?
The toy store Toys ‘R’ Us is opening a new store… again The toys are back. Or will they be? Toys ‘R’ Us, which has gone into liquidation in the US, Europe and Australia,…
Majority of people worldwide say they trust scientists and journalists over governments and news media
Despite ongoing public concerns about the safety of food and water, scientific credibility and trust is rising in many countries around the world, according to the annual science and the media survey released this…