California weight-loss study to pay participants to eat avocados People who sign up for a weight loss study looking at avocado consumption can get paid for their efforts, Lorma Linda University says.
Woman claims 'marriage scam' tricked her into marrying complete stranger during mock wedding The 21-year-old Hong Kong woman, who was not named, said she was asked to play a bride in a mock wedding as part of training in order to become a wedding planner.
Berkeley, Calif., center of Antifa violence, ranked No. 3 'best city to live in' Berkeley, Calif., a city that in recent years has become the epicenter of violence from so-called Antifa demonstrators, has been named the third-best city to live in across the U.S.
Alabama school's hilarious 'opt out' fundraising letter goes viral An Alabama mom is applauding her daughter's high school for taking a unique approach to student fundraising this year — asking for donations directly instead of forcing parents and children to participate in bake sales, sell products or spend hours making cold calls.
Kids are spending hundreds on personal stylists for back-to-school shopping While he trusts his own impeccable taste, Flynn agreed to let stylist and personal shopper Mona Sharaf help him find the “classic” clothes he was looking for.
China has launched a platform, which includes a mobile app, that lets the public report "online rumors" and even uses artificial intelligence to identify reports that are false, as Beijing cracks down on what it views as socially destabilizing content. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MF61Di
As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000 people from their homes, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PPyggM
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday nominated the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as defense minister. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NCDz1i
The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday the bloc must prepare for a no-deal Brexit, even if its goal was an orderly exit. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wvDdSY
The Zion church in Beijing, one of the city's largest unofficial Protestant "house" churches, has operated with relative freedom for years, hosting hundreds of worshippers every weekend in an expansive, specially renovated hall in north Beijing. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PUCILg
Australia's east coast will experience dry weather for at least the next three months, the country's meteorological bureau said on Thursday, intensifying a drought that has wilted crops and left farmers struggling to stay in business. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wy8qF9
Russia's Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said he had told U.S. officials earlier this week that Moscow is concerned over signs that the United States is preparing new strikes on Syria and warned against "groundless and illegal aggression against Syria". from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MBSdd5
Pimpa Panlao, 31, is struggling to pay off an 80,000 baht ($2,440) bank loan and spends a third of her income from selling women's accessories at a Bangkok market to repay the loan. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Ntj3QF
Mexico's next government will discuss a potential new investigation of the 2014 disappearance of 43 students with human rights experts who dispute the findings of the current administration, three people familiar with the matter said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2on73pb