The former chief of staff for former first lady Michelle Obama will head The Recording Academy’s new task force focused on inclusion and diversity. The academy announced Tuesday that Tina
Read MoreFrom his knees at the middle of the net, Roger Federer struck volley after volley right back at Jack Sock until the American star finally faltered. Federer just smiled. It
Read MoreSerena Williams believes now is the “perfect time” to return to the WTA Tour in order to gauge her progress ahead of the year’s remaining grand slam tournaments. Williams, who
Read MoreСлужба безпеки України заявила про викриття у Харкові мережі підпільних «реабілітаційних центрів» для алко- та наркозалежних, де силоміць утримували близько 230 людей. За інформацією СБУ, серед «пацієнтів» цих установ були
Read MoreУжгородський міськрайонний суд обрав запобіжний захід одному з підозрюваних у підпалі офісу Товариства угорської культури Закарпаття Олександру Білобородьку – тримання під вартою без визначення застави до 2 травня, передає кореспондент
Read MoreМіністерство охорони здоров’я України заявило про продовження до 23 березня роботи комісії із перевірки медичного університету імені Богомольця через зрив ліцензійного іспиту для стоматологів. Відповідну заяву опубліковано на сайті МОЗ.
Read MoreThe U.N.’s new envoy for climate action, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said Monday that President Donald Trump can become “a great leader” if he changes his mind about
Read MoreThere are cameras everywhere at the Academy Awards, but some of the most intimate celebrity moments at the show still manage to escape the lens. Here’s a look at
Read MoreNative Americans took to social media to express gratitude to Hostiles star Wes Studi, Cherokee, who, during the 90th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles last night, spoke Tsalagi, the
Read MoreHeld one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest. But this year, with a culture-wide reckoning over decades of sexual misconduct, a
Read MoreУ суботу та неділю із Києва вивезли 14 тисяч тонн снігу, заявив заступник голови столичної адміністрації Дмитро Давтян. Про це повідомляється на сайті КМДА. За його інформацією, сніг звозять до
Read MoreУ Харкові розслідують службову недбалість, яка спричинила масштабні аварії на тепломережах міста останнім часом, заявила обласна прокуратура на своєму сайті, зазначивши, що здійснює у цьому провадженні процесуальне керівництво. «Починаючи з
Read MoreThe 90th Academy Awards crowned Guillermo del Toro’s monster fable “The Shape of Water” best picture at an Oscars that confronted the post-Harvey Weinstein era and sought to pivot to
Read MoreChile’s “A Fantastic Woman” has been named the winner of the best foreign language film Academy Award. The film from director Sebastian Lelio stars transgender actress Daniela Vega as a
Read MoreBattery-powered drones have mostly replaced manned aircraft in a range of tasks, from scientific measurements to aerial photography, with one persistent disadvantage – the limit of their power source. A
Read MoreLooks in neutrals, reds and purples brought the drama Sunday on the Oscars carpet at Hollywood’s biggest fashion show. Salma Hayek looked like exotic royalty in a custom Gucci gown
Read MoreПравоохоронці використали санкцію суду на обшук наметового містечка поблизу Верховної Ради України для його розгону – таку думку у програмі «Завтра» (спільний проект Радіо Свобода та телеканалу «112 Україна») висловив
Read MoreA thriving “hotspot” of 1.5 million Adelie penguins, a species fast declining in parts of the world, has been discovered on remote islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, surprised scientists said
Read MoreThe Academy Awards, or Oscars, will be presented in Hollywood on Sunday, celebrating the movies and showcasing Hollywood glamour. Mike O’Sullivan reports, the ceremony will probably have some political moments
Read MoreMore people in Columbus, Ohio, are now surviving when their hearts suddenly develop an abnormal beat and stop beating altogether. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports their survival is due to a
Read MoreA graphic medicine exhibit has opened at the U.S. National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, showcasing comics that show the medical journeys experienced by patients and
Read MoreHollywood crowns its best and its worst this weekend. On Saturday, the Golden Raspberry Awards (or Razzies) were “awarded” to the worst movies while another, more serious fete recognized achievement
Read MoreMaybe it was destiny for a movie with a pile of poop as a central character. “The Emoji Movie” has received Hollywood’s most famous frown, the Razzie Award ,
Read MoreПосольство України у Французькій республіці попередило французькі театри про неправомірність використання бренду Національної опери України та спотворення інформації про українських артистів балету, як це зробила агенція N.P.Spectacles, йдеться у відповіді
Read MoreКризовий комітет при Міністерстві енергетики та вугільної промисловості ухвалив рішення дозволити з 5 березня відновити роботу та газопостачання навчальних закладів, йдеться в протоколі засідання комітету на сторінці міністерства у Facebook.
Read MoreOn the occasion of World Hearing Day, Saturday, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning one in 10 people globally, or more than 900 million, are at risk of disabling
Read MoreAbout half a million people are expected to line Sydney’s streets Saturday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the first time the annual parade
Read More“A game-changer for weather forecasts.” That’s what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA are calling the just-launched GOES-S satellite. It is the second in a pair of the
Read MoreThree people have died and 12 others have fallen ill in a national listeria outbreak linked to contaminated rockmelons, and more cases are expected, Australian health authorities said. The outbreak is linked to
Read MoreWashington’s cherished cherry tree blossoms signal the unofficial start of spring in the nation’s capital, and it looks like it’s coming a bit early this year. The National Park Service
Read MoreU.S. health officials say the worst of this season’s unusually strong flu outbreak is over. In its weekly report Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said
Read MoreMajor utilities have found evidence of groundwater contamination at coal-burning power plants across the U.S. where landfills and man-made ponds have been used for decades as dumping grounds for coal
Read MoreNASA launched another of the world’s most advanced weather satellites Thursday, this time to safeguard the western U.S. The GOES-S satellite thundered toward orbit aboard an Atlas V rocket, slicing
Read MoreWe’re igniting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending March 3, 2018. This week’s Hot Shot Debut hit lands at
Read MoreСпівробітники Служби безпеки України спільно з митниками заблокували на Сумщині нелегальне ввезення до України книжкової продукції з Росії, йдеться в повідомленні СБУ на сторінці у Facebook. «Відвантаження друкованої продукції здійснювалось
Read MoreThe 90th Academy Awards will recognize the best films of 2017 in 24 categories. Movements such as #Oscars So White, Black Lives Matter, and #MeToo, have helped bring changes in
Read MoreThe 46th running of Alaska’s famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off Saturday amid the most turbulent year ever for the annual long-distance contest that spans mountain ranges, the
Read MoreAndre Soukhamthath, the Lao-American MMA fighter with a big match in Las Vegas this weekend, stumbled into fighting. He’d dreamed of playing soccer and even had college scholarships based on
Read MoreIllegal heroin and fentanyl exports from Mexico to the United States are on the rise, according to World Drug Report 2017 compiled by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and
Read MoreUber is driving deeper into health care by offering to take patients in every U.S. market where it operates to their next medical appointment. The ride-hailing service said Thursday its
Read MoreOlder men may face premature death if they spend most of the day sitting around, but it doesn’t require a huge amount of exercise to increase their chances of living
Read MoreIn making a documentary about disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, PBS’ Frontline wanted to focus less on what he did than on how the alleged sexual misconduct went on for so
Read MoreУ мережі з’явився тізер українського фільму «Дике поле» за романом Сергія Жадана «Ворошиловград». «Моя офіційна заява: це не був офіційний трейлер, це був фанатський тізер», – прокоментував появу ролика режисер
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a new sport, or a new hobby that doesn’t cost a fortune, is open to nearly everyone, and helps relieve stress, you may want to consider
Read MoreOrchids are among the world’s most beautiful flowers. Although the blossoms come in different shapes, sizes and colors, they all belong to one of the largest and oldest families of
Read MoreDaichi Yamamoto is a Japanese photographer who has called Senegal home for the past two years. His work captures local fashion, and he’s helped launch the careers of several Senegalese
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