Daily Archives: 11/26/2017


UNICEF: Vaccines Cargo to Blockaded Yemen Can’t be One-off

The U.N. child agency said Sunday that it has flown 1.9 million doses of vaccines to war-torn Yemen, its first aid delivery since a Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels tightened a sea and air blockade earlier this month.   Regional …


Does Cellphone-Sweeping ‘StingRay’ Technology Go Too Far?

New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Las Vegas are among scores of police departments across the country quietly using a highly secretive technology developed for the military that can track the whereabouts of suspects by using the signals constantly …


In Fukushima Cleanup, It’s Human Nature vs. Science

More than six years after a tsunami overwhelmed the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan has yet to reach consensus on what to do with a million tons of radioactive water, stored on site in around 900 large and densely packed …


After the Wildfires, California Winemakers Open for Business

Wildfires that swept through Northern California in early October killed 42 people, destroyed hundreds of homes, and caused an estimated $6 billion in damage to the region. The fires have also frozen an income stream the region relies on: tourism. …