Google celebrates Claude Shannon's 100th birth anniversary with doodle

The Times of India | 2016-04-30

NEW DELHI: Google is wishing happy 100th birthday to the father of information theory, Claude Shannon. Shannon was an American mathematician, electrical engineer and cryptographer. Google CEO Sundar Pichai's...

Why Microsoft bought millions of DNA strands

The Times of India | 2016-04-29

Your next computer might store its data on DNA, with Microsoft exploring the oldest living thing in the world as a way of storing information and avoiding a future data apocalypse. It hopes that using the highly-efficient and long-lasting molecule will allow it to keep pace with the growth of data,...

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Congress heads out with no resolution on Zika, Puerto Rico

Over the past month, the Senate finally passed a major energy bill — the first in nearly a decade — and made progress on providing help for Flint, Michigan, which is grappling with a water...

Ghana Can No Longer Tolerate Open Defecation – Barton-Odro

Peace FM Online | 2016-04-29

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Ebo Barton-Odro says Ghana can no longer tolerate open defecation under any excuse. According to him, the country cannot win the fight against infectious diseases if it does not step up the pace to address problems associated with safe drinking water,...

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Warrriors Beat Blazers 118-106 in First Game of Series

New York Times | 2016-05-02

Klay Thompson bombed in a game-high 37 points and Draymond Green recorded his first career postseason triple-double as the Golden State Warriors ran off early from the Portland Trail Blazers en route to a 118-106 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Oakland, California,...

Miami Heat roll past Hornets in Game 7, 106-73

WPTV | 2016-05-02

MIAMI (AP) -- Dwyane Wade took a moment before tipoff Sunday to reflect on all that his Miami Heat endured this season. They lost Chris Bosh at the All-Star break to a blood clot for a second consecutive year, forcing them to significantly change their style of play. They handled injuries, saw...

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The Associated Press | 2016-05-02

1st cruise from a US port in decades leaves Miami for Cuba

MIAMI (AP) -- Passengers set sail on Sunday from Miami on an historic cruise to Cuba, one that took decades of waiting. Carnival Corp.&aposs; 704-passenger...

Boston Herald | 2016-05-01

Rosberg wins Russian Grand Prix as Hamilton takes second

SOCHI, RussiaNico Rosberg cruised to victory in the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday as his title rival and teammate Lewis Hamilton dodged crashes and battled...

Newsweek | 2016-05-01

ISIS Car Bombs Kill at Least 32, Wound 75 in Iraq

Two suicide car bombs claimed by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) killed at least 32 people and wounded 75 others in the center of the southern Iraqi...

CNN | 2016-05-01

Texas flooding kills woman, 4 grandchildren

(CNN)By the time Lenda Asberry and her four grandchildren tried to leave home in the dark of night, rapidly rising floodwaters already were up to the roof,...

Press TV | 2016-05-01

US working to stop bloodshed in Aleppo: State Department

The United States is working on "specific initiatives" to reduce violent attacks in Syria, particularly to stop the bloodshed in the province of...

Press TV | 2016-04-30

80+ still missing after refugee boat sank off Libya coast: IOM

More than 80 people are still missing after a boat transporting 110 refugees sank off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea, says a spokesman for the...

Voa News | 2016-04-30

China Blocks US Navy Ships' Access to Hong Kong Port

China has denied a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier access to a port in Hong Kong. The Pentagon said Friday the USS Stennis and its accompanying vessels were refused...

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Alternet | 2016-05-02

How Donald Trump Became the Dictator of Social Media

As FDR mastered radio and JFK conquered TV, Donald Trump rules the Internet like no other candidate....

Alternet | 2016-05-01

5 Government-Sanctioned Ways America Still Honors the Confederacy

Many places around the nation still have public monuments commemorating the days of slavery. A new...

Alternet | 2016-05-01

Donald Trump, the Emperor of Social Media

As FDR mastered radio and JFK conquered TV, Donald Trump rules the Internet like no other candidate....

Alternet | 2016-05-01

Just Because He’s Losing the Nomination Doesn’t Mean He’s Failed

Sanders should continue his fight to represent the interests of American workers. There's too much...

Alternet | 2016-05-01

How His Mix of Threats and Fear Is Closing People's Minds From Reality

Trump’s popularity reflects a broader cultural phenomenon. For the past 10 months, Donald Trump has...