Old-Age Poverty

"Do you want a piece?" beekeeper Ma Gongzuo says, looking into the camera of a friend's smartphone before biting into the dripping comb of amber-coloured honey. The clip goes out to his 737,000 followers on Douyin, the Chinese version of popular video sharin…

The president surpassed 15,400 false or misleading claims as of Dec. 10, according to our database tracking all of his suspect statements. But its worth drilling down on his rallies. Theyve gotten longer over time, and theyre a key part of Trumps reelection b…

LONDON, England; JOHANNESBURG, South Africa; CALAIS, France Theres a pretty little part of South West London where dead people fall from the sky. Its a perfectly charming area. The bodies dont fall on it all the time, of course, only more frequently than one…

As traditional stories that help define the norms of a particular society, myths serve an important cultural role.  This is especially true in the United States, a society whose national identity is heavily steeped in mythologies that have over time been cons…

In a tweet on Christmas Day, U.N. Women, a United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, called motherhood a "penalty" that not "every woman can afford." The tweet included an image of a fake citation notice for the violati…

YOU MAY NEVER have heard of Lata Brandisová, and if so, youre not alone. A trailblazing figure, she remains the only female to triumph in the Grand Pardubice Steeplechase widely perceived as the worlds toughest horse race. Yet even many aficionados of the s…

By Meriana Johnsen for RNZ Another group of places across the country now reflect both Mori and Pkeh history after receiving dual names this year. Land Information New Zealand has given twenty-two places from Fiordland to the East Cape both English and Mo…

This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. Another group of places across the country now reflect both Mori and Pkeh history after receiving dual names this year. Land Information New Zealand has given 22 places f…

"Let's not teach our children that apocalyptic thinking is right thinking," says Laurence Siegel. Apocalypticism "has always been wrong as a forecast, and it will continue to be wrong." Siegel is a business consultant and the director of research at the CFA …

Skip to comments. How to Deal With Your Bernie Sanders Supporting College Kids This ChristmasDB Daily Update ^ | David Blackmon Posted on 12/23/2019 5:30:32 AM PST by EyesOfTX Speaking of Democrat presidential candidates – I know you weren’t but bear wit…