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Mosquitoes choose their prey — you — based on a whole bunch of factors.

Andrew V. Pestano
MEXICO CITY, May 17 (UPI) -- A second Mexican judge has ruled Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman can be extradited to the U.S., though the final decision rests with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

REUTUM/WESTERHAAR - De 20-jarige Björn de Boer uit Westerhaar is in de nacht van zondag op maandag door onbekenden van zijn fiets getrapt en daarbij flink gewond geraakt. Hij was bijna een uur bewusteloos en kan zich amper wat herinneren. Via Facebook zoekt hij nu naar getuigen.

Some of UK’s largest schemes face charges up to 36 times higher than passive alternatives

De Toppers vinden het maar onzin dat Nederlanders en columnisten zich druk maken over premier Mark Rutte, die naar hun concert in de Amsterdam ArenA is geweest.

Craig and Marc Kielburger founded Free The Children, Me to We and We Day

Last year was the first year that more than 90 percent of Americans had health insurance, new federal data shows.

It’s difficult to know what to make of the giraffe. It shuffles like a camel (right legs forward, then left legs) but runs like a rabbit (hind legs forward, then front legs). Its distinctive aroma repulses many ticks but enchants certain people. It bellows, hisses, and moans in the wild, and in captivity it hums in the dark. It naps with its head aloft but sleeps like a swan, with its head on its haunches. Had Aristotle ever seen a giraffe, he might have said that it was the product of an interspecies dalliance at the watering hole... Читать дальше...

The good people at One Wisconsin Now and Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund filed a lawsuit a year ago against the State of Wisconsin regarding the newly enacted voter suppression law. The trial started on Monday with fireworks and the naming of names when former Republican staffer Todd Allbaugh testified against the law:

In the trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence, the alien spacecraft seems to rip buildings from the ground using gravitational force. Is that physically possible? Nope. But that didn't stop us from calculating the mass it would need in order to destroy Earth.

Evolution, geography, and luck all may have contributed to the long lives of these gentle giants.

Some forms of bacteria may cause killer T cells to destroy insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, leading to type 1 diabetes, a new study suggests.

OMAHA — Safety regulators have proposed fining the Minnesota excavation company that was drilling in Omaha's Old Market when a natural gas-fueled fire destroyed a building.

Uber drivers often complain that it’s hard to reach someone at the company. Starting Tuesday, the hotline will supplement Uber’s other means of support: in-app research, in-app messaging, emails and driver support centers. “We’re experimenting with different channels of support that can keep drivers on the road and solve issues as quickly and efficiently as possible,” said Michael Mizrahi, Uber’s global lead for community operations. The same customer-service representatives who currently... Читать дальше...

In a new study, an international research team used genome sequencing for the first time to reveal clues about the genetic changes that led to the evolution of the giraffe’s stature and its ranking as the world’s tallest land species. Photo: Getty Images

The Ptarmigan Vase was created by a star Tiffany & Co. designer out of metals extracted from a B.C. mine

The Extremism Bill will be introduced in the Queen's Speech. But, for those who hold extreme views and are attempting to persuade others, surely the answer is not to ban them but to win the argument

Legislation would update the Criminal Code to extend hate speech laws to include gender identity and gender expression

"I did what my mom taught me to do," he explained.

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A Pigeons of Warfare plaque sits behind one of Queensland's more unique museums.

Turkish admiral condemned the "inappropriate statement" made by a politician who said that he wanted to down one more Russian jet.

Charming restaurants and shops dot the revived downtown of South Dakota’s largest city.