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Mississippi’s new Medical Marijuana program

By Kenya Vardaman-Ramirez, Contributing Writer, Long since a source of pain relief, the ancient Chinese termed Cannabis “ma” – its Chinese etymology tracing it to mean “numbness.” In fact, THC, in the ashes of relics, […]

National

Mount Everest Grows Taller By 86 Centimeters

Kathmandu, Nepal — The world’s highest mountain has grown a little taller. Nepal and China have together measured the Himalayan mountain peak of Mount Everest on their border and declared that its new height is […]

National

Indian Innovator Lights Up His Village

GHAZIABAD, Uttar Pradesh — At the Koyla Nagar Hospital in the eastern coal-mining town of Dhanbad, Kamil Topno is a laboratory technician. But, in his village Thakurain Dera, about 240 km west, the 36-year-old is […]

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U.S. Looks to Iceland as it Seeks to Boost Geothermal Energy Growth

Just beneath the surface of the Earth lies a tremendous untapped source of energy that could help the United States meet renewable energy targets and mitigate the effects of climate change. Geothermal energy — derived […]

National

The surprising US city where Israeli tech is heading next

For Israeli companies considering US market entry, the United States they believe existed pre-Covid is a far different place than the country they wish to access now. While the pandemic has caused a lot of […]

Health

Mystery Illness Sickens 580 in Indian Town, One Dead

MUMBAI — More than 580 people in the southern city of Eluru in the state of Andhra Pradesh have been hospitalized with a mystery illness. Blood samples of 50 patients showed high levels of lead […]