Humans will probably always underappreciate the microorganisms that live inside us and all around us, but the truth is that we live in their world. Not only did our evolution depend on an environment that microbes created, but microbes continue to influence our health in countless ways.
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While estate planning is associated with the wealthy, financial advisors say most Americans can benefit from it.
Irom Sharmila had been force-fed through a tube in her nose and held by police since November 2000, when she began her fast to protest a draconian security law that gives immense power to security forces in the northeastern state of Manipur. The law gives security forces the right to shoot to kill suspected rebels without fear of possible prosecution and to arrest suspected militants without warrants. The act prohibits soldiers from being prosecuted for alleged rights violations except with express permission from the federal government. Читать дальше...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Police are investigating animal cruelty at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston after a report that a temporary worker shut off life-support systems for the aquarium's massive salt water tank. A police report says staffers found electrical breakers had been manually turned off and set up a camera and saw a temporary worker throwing the switches.
This once-rundown old Staffordshire coaching inn has recently been transformed into a warm, welcoming and well-priced place to stay, with a clean, contemporary look, popular bar and restaurant and fresh new bedrooms.
Een man (56) uit Raamsdonksveer is veroordeeld tot zeven jaar cel omdat hij zijn huisgenoot (41) in zijn woning met een ijzeren staaf heeft doodgeslagen. De rechtbank in Breda legde een lagere straf op dan de negen jaar die het Openbaar Ministerie had geëist.
LONDON — Police are warning people to stay away from an oil rig that was blown onto a remote Scottish beach in a storm. The Transocean Winner drilling rig was being towed when it broke free of its tug and ran aground on the Isle of Lewis off Scotland’s west coast on Monday. Environmental groups
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been charged in a St. Paul hotel standoff with police.
Thirty-six-year-old Joshua Hacken, of Dresser, Wisconsin, is accused of pulling a gun on an employee at Days Inn Sunday when confronted in a hotel room. A complaint says Hacken fled from the pool area into another room when police arrived and held them at bay for more than three hours.
A Yemeni factory official and two medics say a Saudi-led airstrike killed 14 civilians working on an overnight shift in the capital, Sanaa.
On the night of August 2, the bridge constructed over Savitri river on the Mumbai-Goa highway collapsed.
The time has come for the U.S. government to lock in today’s ultra-low borrowing costs by issuing longer-term debt, writes Kenneth Rogoff.
People trying to complete the census online have been met with error messages and told the system is "overloaded".
Traders worry a relaxed market is too vulnerable to disappointment
Higher three-month dollar Libor also affects vast universe of collateralised loan obligations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he wants a "clean slate," NPR's Peter Kenyon reports. The two leaders met in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
A reader asks Chuck Jaffe whether he should sell after all these years.
A reader asks Chuck Jaffe whether he should sell after all these years.
A reader asks Chuck Jaffe whether he should sell after all these years.
Newspapers decided to lead with photos of Tom Daley instead of his equally deserving diving partner.
Читать дальше...Bills WR Sammy Watkins‘ first practice of training camp went well. Al Louis-Jean is the newest addition to the Dolphins’ cornerback mix. Will DT Malcom Brown be a breakout star for the Patriots in 2016? Larry David wants to see a clean-shaven Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. Ravens coach John Harbaugh isn’t saying if QB Joe…
If the stock market is about to top out, it won’t be because the VIX is currently so low, writes Mark Hulbert.
If the stock market is about to top out, it won’t be because the VIX is currently so low, writes Mark Hulbert.