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Trump invites more leaders to join Gaza 'Board of Peace'

US President Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" for postwar Gaza began to take shape Saturday, with the leaders of Egypt, Turkey, Argentina and Canada asked to join. The announcements from those leaders came after the US president named his Secretary of State Marco

Highlights from the inaugural Eastern Flank Summit

The leaders of the Baltic States, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria met in Helsinki last month for the inaugural Eastern Flank Summit, which produced a joint declaration that can be read here. They assessed that “Russia’s strategic goals remain unchanged: to create

Video: Why 'basic science' is the foundation of innovation

At first glance, some scientific research can seem, well, impractical. When physicists began exploring the strange, subatomic world of quantum mechanics a century ago, they weren't trying to build better medical tools or high-speed internet. They were simply curious about how

Is there really an ‘affordability’ crisis?

I love to eat out, but man is it expensive! I feel like you can't get a decent dinner for two in any nice restaurant for under $125. My friends all agree. But then again, they've always agreed. As long as I can remember, I have complained about the high price of restaurants,

Horses can smell human fear when we sweat

Horses can smell your fear. If you are experiencing this emotion while standing near a horse, they will be able to detect it through your scent alone, which changes their behavior and physiology. That's the conclusion of a new study published in the journal PLOS One.