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In 1966, Army Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler, an active-duty Green Beret medic, became a national sensation with his song “The Ballad of the Green Berets.” The Beatles, the Beach Boys and the Rolling Stones had chart-topping hits that year, but it was Sadler’s salute to the Special Forces that finished the year at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Singles chart, based on sales and airplay.

You’re in for a sweet treat.

This week, a new family tree of dog breeds, advances in artificial wombs, and an autonomous robot that can print a building with Online News Editor David Grimm.   Viviane Slon joins Sarah Crespi to discuss a new way to seek out ancient humans—without finding fossils or bones—by screening sediments for ancient DNA.   Jen Golbeck interviews Andrew Shtulman, author of Scienceblind: Why Our Intuitive Theories About the World Are So Often Wrong for this month’s book segment.    Listen to previous podcasts. Читать дальше...

And CEOs of German arms makers are feeling optimistic.

In the corporate world, marketers measure hashtags on social media to gauge the success of their campaigns. We wondered: are hashtags effectively influencing the political realm? Can we predict the outcome of presidential races by analyzing hashtag performance? A new analysis using Netvibes Dashboard Intelligence says yes. #hashtags are definitely influencing elections. By looking at […]

The Centre has planned an extensive water conservation programme for drought prone areas of Bundelkhand (Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh), Marathwada (Maharashtra) and Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput (KBK) region of Odisha.

We came up with our top 10 – here goes.

Turning her hand to interiors, TV star Amanda Holden launches her debut homeware range Bundleberry with QVC...

Greig says she does not want sympathy for the collapse of her marriage

What lessons does the accidental presidency of John Tyler have to tell us about the "Trumpism" emanating from the White House? Anthony Comegna comments.

Transform your furniture in one day with a few coats of easy-to-use chalk paint. We took an old chest of drawers and gave it a go for ourselves.

Showcase Jewellers has confirmed its support for the 2017 Sydney International Jewellery Fair (IJF) run by Expertise Events.

The repercussions of a Taliban massacre of more than 130 Afghan soldiers at an army base in northern Afghanistan last week are being felt widely.

Find out more about dark matter and dark energy with Catherine Heymans' new, free-to-read Physics World Discovery ebook

At Golf 4U Spain, we take care of almost every aspect of your golf holiday including transportation, accommodation and golf course green fees.

Anti-Semitism has risen across the country and has more than doubled in American schools.

REMEMBER why the "Trump bump" began, all the way back in November? The rationale for the surge in stockmarkets was that the new administration would cut taxes and allow American growth to accelerate. And so we waited for the details. When they came yesterday, it was only a one-page set of bullet points, containing around 200 words. If, as one expert pointed out, it had really taken 100 experts to come up with the plan, they averaged two words each.

REMEMBER why the "Trump bump" began, all the way back in November? The rationale for the surge in stockmarkets was that the new administration would cut taxes and allow American growth to accelerate. And so we waited for the details. When they came yesterday, it was only a one-page set of bullet points, containing around 200 words.

Every week, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy

Alloway take you on a not-so-random walk through hot topics in markets,

finance and economics.

When most people analyse the stock market, they look at

stuff like revenues, earnings, valuations and economic conditions.

But some

people like to look at the Billboard music charts or what kinds of films are

popular at any given moment.

On this week's Odd Lots, we talk to Matt Lampert,

director of research at the Socionomics Institute... Читать дальше...

President Trump follows through on trade-related threats against aclose trading partner.

Replacements' fan Senator Tim Kaine jammed with original bassist Tommy Stinson over the weekend.

Mazel tov!

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The maps depict areas and altitudes near airports where UAS may operate safely if they obtain authorization.

This month, FlySafe looks at mountain flying.