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US approves lab-grown chicken for sale
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells, paving the way for lab-grown meat to be eaten by consumers.
Fashion Week returning to New York with in-person energy
AFP, Published on 05/09/2021
» NEW YORK - After a long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, New York is opening its Spring/Summer 2022 Fashion Week with the return of in-person runway shows featuring big names like Tom Ford and Altuzarra.
US to ban menthol cigarettes
AFP, Published on 30/04/2021
» WASHINGTON: US health authorities announced Thursday their intent to soon ban menthol cigarettes, adding the action would save hundreds of thousands of lives.
Apocalyptic movies shot during pandemic hit Sundance
AFP, Published on 30/01/2021
» LOS ANGELES - A virus horror and a last-day-on-Earth comedy -- both entirely devised, shot and edited during the pandemic -- brought an apocalyptic flavor Friday to the Sundance film festival, which has moved online due to Covid.
US senators spar with Big Tech over legal immunity, politics
AFP, Published on 29/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - Capitol Hill clashed with Silicon Valley Wednesday over legal protections and censorship on social media during a fiery hearing a week before Election Day in which Twitter's Jack Dorsey acknowledged that platforms need to do more to "earn trust."
Legacy of slavery endures in US Deep South county
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» FAYETTE (UNITED STATES) - All that remains of what was once a Civil War-era cotton plantation is a crumbling building overgrown by weeds.
Cheesesteaks, bugs and obligatory chastity: life on the US campaign trail
AFP, Published on 19/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Drive-in stump speeches, enforced chastity on a rapper's campaign trail, pesky critters and a Philly cheesesteak on Air Force One -- with fewer than 50 days before November 3, the run for the White House is in full swing.
Trump, Modi vow relentless fight on extremists in mass rally
AFP, Published on 23/09/2019
» HOUSTON - US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday declared themselves united in a relentless fight against "terrorism," vowing a close, personal alliance in front of tens of thousands of Indian-Americans.
Tech connection boosts NY vertical farmers
AFP, Published on 26/02/2019
» KEARNY (UNITED STATES) - Workers at Bowery Farming's warehouse near New York have swapped out a farmer's hoe for a computer tablet that takes real-time readings of light and water conditions.
Facebook's Zuckerberg says he is not considering resigning
AFP, Published on 21/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - Embattled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he has no plans to resign, sounding defiant after a rough year for the social platform.