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Study Links Syria Conflict to Drought Made Worse by Climate Change

Researchers said Monday that a recent extreme drought in Syria was most likely due to climate change, and that the drought was a factor...

Study Links Syria Conflict to Drought Made Worse by Climate Change

Researchers said Monday that a recent extreme drought in Syria was most likely due to climate change, and that the drought was a factor...

Disease-carrying fleas abound on New York City’s rats

In the first study of its kind since the 1920s, rats in New York City were found to carry a flea species capable of...

Bits Blog: Zuckerberg Goes on Charm Offensive for Internet.org

Mark Zuckerberg outlined why he thinks Internet.org, a service to provide people in emerging markets with free access to some online applications, would help...

ArtsBeat: Five More Years for ‘Judge Judy’

CBS Global Distribution, which syndicates “Judge Judy” around the world, said that Judge Judith Sheindlin, the program's no-nonsense star, had agreed to extend her...

World Briefing: 10 Hurt in Latest Bombing to Strike Cairo

A bomb placed in a lamppost outside a central courthouse broke windows but otherwise did only minimal damage to the building.

British plane spotters in UAE arrest

Three British men are arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over allegations of suspicious behaviour while plane spotting. ...read...

ArtsBeat: Ticket Resellers Asking High Prices for Final Grateful Dead Shows

The last time Chicago's Soldier Field hosted a Grateful Dead show, there was no such thing as StubHub. ...read more

ArtsBeat: Ticket Resellers Asking High Prices for Final Grateful Dead Shows

The last time Chicago's Soldier Field hosted a Grateful Dead show, there was no such thing as StubHub. ...read more

Perfect NCAA bracket? Near impossible: Mathematician says

The odds of picking a perfect bracket for the NCAA men's basketball March Madness championship tournament are a staggering less than one in 9.2...