Strange laws that will have you scratching your head are present in states across the country. Washington’s most bizarre laws include consequences for using x-ray machines for nonmedical foot measuring, hugging while driving and more. Read on to learn about these and more strange laws […]
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Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus speaks at the Trust Women conference in London, England, United Kingdom on November 19, 2014. — Reuters “It would be wrong to hold the election first,” says Yunus. “Reforms are pivotal,” says Bangladesh’s interim leader. Says he inherited “completely broken down” […]
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It’s that time of year again when festival season is in full swing in India. People are gearing up for one celebration after another. Right now, we’re in the midst of Navratri, Durga Puja, and Dussehra, but Karwa Chauth is just around the corner too. […]
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The simulated foodstuffs in IA&A at Hillyer’s “(De) Composed/Nocturne” look good enough for someone to eat. Not a human someone, perhaps, but certainly a fly, like the one perched atop the remains of a lox-and-cream-cheese bagel, or one of the wasps that colonized a partly […]
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The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that aims to address a surge in cases. The new vaccine uses fewer ingredients and can be made more quickly and cheaply. It remains effective at preventing the disease, according […]
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In the last two decades, Iran has accused Israel of tampering with its nuclear program. In 2010, cyberanalysts discovered a computer virus, named Stuxnet, that had successfully infiltrated Iran’s nuclear program, among other systems. It later emerged that the cyberattack was the work of U.S. […]
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The sweat glands in your body are responsible for sweating and bad odour. Then there is the apocrine gland which is a second type of sweat gland and is located in body areas where you have hair, such as your armpits and groin. While sweating is […]
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Taylor Swift takes dig at Kim Kardashian in diss track ‘thanK you aIMee’ Taylor Swift seemingly takes a dig at Kim Kardashian in a diss track thanK you aIMee from her newly released album The Tortured Poets Department. For the unversed, the globally known musician […]
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Plank Pose or Chaturanga Dandasana is hailed as one of the most effective yoga poses for weight loss, targeting multiple muscle groups. Despite the major surgery to the stomach area, new mothers can strengthen their abdominal muscles or core with these exercises. While there’s a […]
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StarSolidStarSolidStarSolidStarOutline(3 stars) “You must always make a nice melody,” Libera Ridolfi told her young son, Ennio. “That’s how you will become famous.” Sticking to that script led Ennio Morricone to become one of the most popular composers in film history; diverging from it made him […]
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Have you ever found yourself squinting at your computer screen to decipher tiny text or make out the details of an image? Well, you’re not alone. Fortunately, there’s a nifty trick that can save your eyes: zooming in. It’s a simple yet effective way to […]
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StarSolidStarSolidStarSolidStarHalf(3.5 stars) Hollywood’s superhero blockbuster business has grown creatively stale, but Vera Drew’s irreverent renegade opus “The People’s Joker” is just the antidote the genre desperately needs. Both a tough-love letter to the commodified IP it satirizes and a scathing takedown of mainstream comedy institutions, […]
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On Sept. 1, 1939, Nazi Germany’s attack on Poland triggered World War II, prompting France and the United Kingdom to honor their defensive pact with Poland and declare war on Germany in response. As Germany invaded from the west, the Soviet Union invaded from the […]
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