Brady’s Jersey Stolen Again, This Time in Fun at Fenway Park
Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jersey was stolen again – this time by Rob Gronkowski in full view of 37,000 screaming Red Sox fans. The New England Patriots quarterback was showing
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Арена світських новин і подій. Арена (лат. arena — пісок, від етруського fasēna — «покриття») – майданчик, на якому відбуваються події. В переносному значенні – поле діяльності, місце дії взагалі
Redemption: Tar Heels Take Title over Gonzaga in Ugly Game
It’s OK, Carolina, you can open your eyes. An unwatchable game turned into a beautiful night for the Tar Heels, who turned a free-throw contest into a championship they’ve been
Read MoreNHL Ices Olympics, Says No to 2018 Games in South Korea
The NHL announced Monday that it will not participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, refusing for the first time in 20 years to halt its season for
Read MoreEnergetic Backstreet Boys Bring Nostalgia to ACM Awards
While Justin Timberlake had a show-stopping moment alongside Chris Stapleton at the 2015 Country Music Association Awards, it was the Backstreet Boys who shined brightly at the 2017 Academy of
Read MoreChicago Blues Musician Lonnie Brooks Dies at 83
Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks, whose relationship with his adopted hometown was cemented by his hit recording of Robert Johnson’s Sweet Home Chicago, has died at age 83. A prolific
Read MoreBabies Cry More in UK, Canada and Italy, Less in Germany, Study Finds
Babies cry more in Britain, Canada, Italy and Netherlands than in other countries, while newborns in Denmark, Germany and Japan cry and fuss the least, researchers said on Monday. In
Read MoreGene Editing Creates Plants Resistant to Pathogens
Cereals such as wheat and barley are important food plants, grown almost everywhere in the world. But they are susceptible to diseases and one of the most damaging is a
Read MoreRecreating an Ancient Tuscan Town in 3-D Cyberspace
A German software company has used drones and laser imaging to take people back in time to the ancient Italian city of Volterra. The goal of the project is to
Read MoreHollywood Icon Doris Day Turns 93, Oops – 95
To Doris Day’s many admirers, the pert and fresh-faced charmer who starred in “Pillow Talk” and “Move Over Darling” is ageless. But Day turns 95 on Monday – which is
Read More‘Sci-Fi’ Cancer Therapy Fights Brain Tumors, Study Finds
It sounds like science fiction, but a cap-like device that makes electric fields to fight cancer improved survival for the first time in more than a decade for people with
Read MoreWhy Are Pandas Black and White?
Humans have always wondered why certain animals, such as tigers or pandas, have such unusual color patterns. Folklore usually explained it as a consequence of some dramatic event. But scientists
Read MoreAmerican Singer-songwriter Dylan Accepts Nobel Prize
American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan accepted his Nobel Prize in literature Saturday in Stockholm, members of the Swedish Academy and local media reported. Dylan received his Nobel diploma and medal during
Read MoreAcclaimed Russian Poet Yevtushenko Dies in Oklahoma
Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, whose work focused on war atrocities and denounced anti-Semitism and tyrannical dictators, has died. He was 84. Ginny Hensley, a spokeswoman for Hillcrest Medical Center
Read MoreВвечері центр Києва перекриють через «Французьку весну» – КМДА
Київська міська адміністрація повідомила про заборону на в’їзд усіма видами транспорту по вулицях поблизу Софійської площі у зв’язку з проведенням у столиці відкриття фестивалю «Французька весна». Заборона триватиме із 19
Read MoreУ Балаклії рятувальники і комунальники прибирають місто після вибухів на складах – МВС
Рятувальники спільно зі співробітниками комунальних служб долучились до «генерального прибирання» міста Балаклія на Харківщині після вибухів і пожежі на складах боєприпасів, повідомляє Міністерство внутрішніх справ. За інформацією МВС, загалом у
Read MoreРосія готується до активізації бойових дій на Донбасі – Муженко
Події останніх двох тижнів свідчать про підготовку Росії до початку активізації бойових дій на Донбасі, заявив начальник Генштабу Збройних сил України Віктор Муженко. Про це він написав у Twitter. У
Read MoreResearchers Study Early Development Through Lab-Grown Embryos
Scientists working at Cambridge University in England have coaxed a collection of mouse stem cells to turn into a mouse embryo. This breakthrough could change the way scientists study early
Read MoreArgonne Lab Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Oil Spill Cleanup
If you were a casual observer watching Argonne National Laboratory scientist Seth Darling work, it would be easy to miss the low-tech but groundbreaking invention he’s concocted in his brightly
Read MoreFor Crowell, Music a Commitment That Deepened With Time
Rodney Crowell’s tender lyrics about a woman with “hair two shades of foxtail red” in a song that features ex-wife Rosanne Cash makes it an easy leap to assume that
Read MoreLatin Singer Maluma Eyes English Music Crossover With Upcoming Album
Already one of the biggest names in Latin music, Colombian pop star Maluma is hoping to cross over to a wider audience with an upcoming album of Spanish and English
Read MoreExtra Portion of SpaceX Rocket Recovered from Launch, Musk Says
Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday salvaged half of the $6 million nosecone of its rocket, in what the space entrepreneur deemed an important feat in the drive to recover more
Read MoreHow Ebola Impacted Liberia’s Appetite for Bushmeat
When Ebola struck Liberia, consumption of bushmeat dropped dramatically. But in an odd twist, poorer households cut their consumption much more than well-to-do households. The findings have implications for public
Read MoreTop 5 Songs for Week Ending April 1
We’re lighting up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending April 1, 2017. As has been the case, we welcome
Read MoreОпалювальний сезон у Києві завершиться 1 квітня – влада
Київська влада вирішила завершити опалювальний сезон у столиці України з 1 квітня, повідомляє прес-служба Київської міської державної адміністрації. Розпорядження про це 31 березня підписав міський голова Віталій Кличко. Як заявив
Read MoreTourists Drawn to California Desert ‘Super Bloom’
Rain-fed wildflowers have been sprouting from California’s desert sands after lying dormant for years — producing a spectacular display that has drawn record crowds and traffic jams to tiny towns
Read MoreResearch Bridges Spinal Cord Injury, Restores Some Movement
Researchers in a pilot clinical trial have made it possible for a paralyzed man to move his arm. As Bronwyn Benito reports, it is a critical step toward restoring mobility
Read MoreArgonne Laboratory Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Oil Spill Cleanup
While the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory in suburban Chicago is best known for its contributions to nuclear energy development, it is also an incubator for technological innovation
Read More‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ Looks at Heroism in Face of Persecution
During World War II, the Warsaw Zoo in Poland’s capital became a hideout for Jews escaping Nazi persecution. Niki Caro’s film, The Zookeeper’s Wife, chronicles this true story, highlighting the
Read MoreScientists Grow Potato Plant in Mars Simulator
Could potatoes one day support human life on Mars? Scientists in Peru have used a simulator that mimics the harsh conditions on the Red Planet to successfully grow a small
Read MoreAfghans Find Distraction From War in Mixed Martial Arts
In a custom-built arena in Kabul, crowds cheered as young Afghan men punched, kicked and wrestled in the country’s first professional mixed martial arts league, a welcome distraction to the
Read MoreUS Art Houses Program Protest as ‘1984’ Heads Back to Theaters
On Tuesday, it will be “1984” again in movie theaters across the country. About 190 art-house theaters have banded together to show the 1984 big-screen adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian
Read MoreUS Senate Kills Family-planning Rule; Pence Breaks Tie
Vice President Mike Pence took the rare step of breaking a tie in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, casting the deciding vote to roll back protections for reproductive health funds.
Read MoreSpaceX Launches its First Recycled Rocket in Historic Leap
SpaceX launched its first recycled rocket Thursday, the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights. The Falcon 9 blasted off from Florida’s
Read MoreG7 Culture Ministers Discuss Threat of Cultural Trafficking
During their first-ever formal meeting, culture ministers representing Group of Seven industrialized nations on Thursday decried the looting and trafficking of cultural treasures by terror groups while experts acknowledged that
Read MoreПоловина українців у разі хвороби звертається не до лікаря, а до інтернету – дослідження
Лише третина опитаних в Україні, занедужавши, звертається до лікаря – такі результати опитування «Індекс здоров’я. Україна 2016» отримали в ході дослідження благодійного фонду «Пацієнти України» за підтримки USAID. Близько 50%
Read MoreThe High Cost of Incivility at Work
Workplaces have become less civil spaces than they once were. People don’t say please and thank you. Employees send e-mails and texts during meetings, ignoring the speaker and tuning out
Read MoreOlder Women May Be Predisposed To Be Less Active
Pushing yourself is harder if you are a woman older than 50. Just ask Meschelle Sevier. “I would rather sit on the couch at home and watch re-runs,” Sevier says.
Read MoreThe Brain and Muscles May Predispose Older Women to Be Less Active
Why does physical activity become harder for some older women? Researchers are studying that very question to help women stay active and healthy as they age. VOA’s Carol Pearson has
Read MoreBob Dylan Archives Open in Oklahoma; Public Center Planned
Part of music icon Bob Dylan’s once-secret 6,000-piece archive, including thousands of hours of studio sessions, film reels and caches of unpublished lyrics, has opened in Oklahoma. More than 1,000
Read MoreCruise Digs Up a Monster in ‘The Mummy’
Universal Pictures is going back to its roots — monsters. The studio Wednesday debuted footage from its upcoming adventure film The Mummy, which opens a monster universe drawing on Universal’s vault
Read MoreRare Image of Harriet Tubman to Be Auctioned in New York
A photograph of Harriet Tubman, believed to be the earliest-known image of the anti-slavery crusader and showing her as younger than she is normally depicted, will go up for auction
Read MoreУ Дарницькому районі Києва горить трава – ДСНС
У Державній службі надзвичайних ситуацій повідомляють, що причиною пожежі у Дарницькому районі Києва є займання трави. «Люди палять траву. Почалося з трави, далі перекинулося на очерет і дерева. Зараз ніч,
Read MoreДніпро: продавчиня, яку звинувачують у побитті вдови бійця, заявляє про «побутовий конфлікт»
Продавець магазину фурнітури в Дніпрі, яку вдова загиблого бійця АТО Анна Счасна-Гарус звинувачує у своєму побитті через мовний конфлікт, заявляє про побутовий характер сварки. Про це Радіо Свобода 29 березня
Read MoreУ Дніпрі збирають кошти на перевезення до музею половецької скульптури XIІ століття
На Дніпропетровщині оголосили збір коштів для перевезення рідкісної половецької баби, знайденої у Павлоградському районі, до Дніпропетровського національного історичного музею. Як повідомляють волонтери, від села, де пам’ятка зараз просто лежить в
Read MoreAfter Trump Rolls Back Environmental Rules, China Reaffirms Climate Change Fight
China said Wednesday it is committed to honoring its pledges under the Paris climate change agreement, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order that would
Read MoreМЗС: Італія відновить контроль на кордоні з країнами Шенгену у травні
Італія через проведення саміту країн «Групи семи» на острові Сицилія відновить контроль на кордоні з сусідніми країнами Шенгенської зони, повідомляє Департамент консульської служби Міністерства закордонних справ України. «Італія відновить з
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