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Cameroon’s officials claim to have taken 100 Boko Haram fighters and freed 900 hostages

YAOUNDE — Cameroon's army has taken down a part of the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram, arresting nearly 100 Islamist…

Google accused of illegally tracking students’ personal information via Chromebook

Washington D.C. – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital-rights advocacy group, filed a federal complaint against Google Inc. The…

CRISPR system causes controversy on human genetic modification

Washington D.C. — On Tuesday, a large group of scientists, advisors and policy makers reunited in Washington to go over…

A second patient dies in obesity drug trial, Zafgen reports

Portland, Boston – Zafgen Inc. (NASDAQ: ZFGN) reported on Wednesday the second death in an obesity drug trial that aims to…

Scientists discover new technique to create diamonds in a laboratory

Raleigh, North Carolina - Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique to make diamond-related structures. The results…

New York City plans to end AIDS epidemic by 2020

New York – Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on December 1st, a $23 million plan that will be used to…

Zuckerberg will donate 99% of his Facebook stocks after his daughter’s birth

Palo Alto, California – Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook page that he will donate 99% of his Facebook (NASDAQ:…

Google launches the ‘star’ feature for bookmarking images

Mountain View, California - Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has announced on November 30th a new feature for its search engine. The…

Superintended Garry McCarthy dismissed after Laquan McDonald case

Chicago - Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked on Tuesday for Chicago Police Superintended Garry McCarthy resignation. Rahm claimed the decision was…

Alaska: Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk might have been victim of foul play, police says

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Police suggests on Tuesday that Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk might have been victim of foul play. Although the autopsy…