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On Aug 12, two blasts ripped through a warehouse in Tianjin Port, where large amounts of toxic chemicals were stored, including around 700 tonnes of sodium cyanide. Death toll from the blasts exceed 160. Thousands of dead fish washed up ...

It’s “ a fascinating irony of the pro-life movement,” said David Frum. Abortion rates are plummeting in the U.S., largely because of prolifers’ efforts. But at the same time, out-of-wedlock births are soaring—and among the poor and the lower middle ...

A major new study shows more American children than ever are struggling with myopia, or near-sightedness.  A problem pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Phoebe Lenhart at the Emory Eye Center says they typically see in adults, but not kids. "Myopia or near-sightedness ...

■    A cat that ran for the U.S. Senate in Virginia received about 7,000 write-in votes in last week's election, according to his owners. That means Hank, who hails from Springfield, Va., can claim third place behind Democratic victor Tim ...

Kindergartner's ABCs Help Save Dad's Life A New Jersey kindergartner is being credited for saving his father's life -- and it's because he knows the alphabet. Five-year-old Nathaniel Darcy Jr., who attends Newark's North Star Public School, was on his ...

Thomas Moore a fifth grader from Maryland decided that he wanted to help cancer patients by donating his hair.  It took him two years to get it long enough to donate.  The longer his hair grew he had to keep ...

NASA's InSight Steers Toward Mars. The InSight lander has made its first course correction towards Mars. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is the first mission dedicated to exploring the deep interior of Mars ...

Nazi Lair: Teyu Cuare Park, Argentina Nazi lair found: Argentine researchers have discovered what appears to be a Nazi hideout deep in the jungle. The Nazis built shelters in remote areas around the world for their top leaders to retreat ...

Germans are sending their aging parents abroad, said Anette Dowideit. With pensions flat and nursing costs rising, families often can’t afford to put Grandma in an elder-care program close to home. So over the past decade, they have turned to ...

In a new study on screen time and mind and body development shows that it may have serious health consequences.  It covered the connectivity in the brain between spending time in front of a screen or actual reading.  They showed ...