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Updated 2025-07-02 13:46
How actress Hedy Lamarr became the ‘mother of Wi-Fi’
During her years as a film star, little was known of Lamarr’s offscreen technological inventions. Now, Hollywood is finally taking notice.
In Poland, a primeval forest is threatened by commercial logging
The Białowieża Forest in Poland and Belarus contains some of the last remaining old-growth forests in Europe. Protections are strong in Belarus, but some areas in Poland are managed as commercial forest and the Polish government has now authorized a threefold increase in logging.
What's behind the humor of Hasan Minhaj on Netflix
An interview with the correspondent from "The Daily Show" on his recent presidential roast, releasing a Netflix special and family ties in his comedy.
Nabra Hassanen's murder feeds anti-immigrant rhetoric on the conservative internet
Nabra Hassanen's killer was found to be an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, spurring the claim that undocumented immigrants are dangerous.
A top US ally runs secret torture prisons in Yemen
Multiple sources revealed to the Associated Press that a US ally, the United Arab Emirates, is torturing prisoners in a network of prisons across southern and eastern Yemen, and that Americans are interrogating detainees at some of these same prisons.
In Otto Warmbier death, a clash between permissive, authoritarian cultures
The latest edition of Politico Magazine asks the question: "Who Killed Otto Warmbier?" The answer is more complicated than you might think.
Russia has been testing cyberwarfare techniques on Ukraine since 2014. What's next?
The World spoke with Wired reporter Andy Greenberg, who found that Russia has been using Ukraine as a testing ground for its cyberwarfare techniques since 2014.
Report: Obama knew of Russia election interference, hesitated on countermeasures
Amid confidence that Democrat Hillary Clinton still had the election in the bag, the administration delivered warnings to Moscow but left countermeasures until after the vote.
Homesick? Two immigrant entrepreneurs are creating virtual reunions.
The Family Reunions Project goes beyond seeing photos on Facebook or calling relatives over Skype. But the project's creators were not prepared for how people would react when they put on goggles and "visited" home.
Parsing through the details of the GOP's health care bill
The 142-page bill, which includes cuts to Medicaid, would end the individual mandate set up by the Affordable Car Act, which was a key component that kept the law functioning.
As Brazil's president races to change labor laws, investigators circle
A 3-year-old anti-corruption probe called Operation Car Wash has advanced deep into the backrooms of Brazilian politics and business, implicating politicians from all major parties.
Here's how Singapore provides high-quality health care at low costs
As a plan to overhaul America's health care system makes its way through Congress, we take a look at how one country has managed to maintain high-quality care while controlling costs.
ISIS is cornered in Mosul's Old City. Militants are using everything they've got to hold on.
The battle is still raging in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Iraqi and coalition forces are advancing slowly, capturing as little as one city block per day — if that. And ISIS fighters continue to strike back.
Cuba's Daymé Arocena found her religion through music
The 23-year-old Cuban composer, director and singer didn't pay attention to Santería until she learned its music.
One American family's mission to rescue civilians in Mosul
Christian relief worker David Eubank has taken his family to war-ravaged Mosul to rescue civilians targeted by ISIS. Eubank tells host Marco Werman about his daring missions under fire and his occasional self-doubt.
These American kids are adapting to new lives in El Salvador after their dad was deported
Despite not speaking Spanish, nor having ever visited her husband’s native country, Andrea Hernández packed up her four kids and decided to move to El Salvador.
Meet the Coast Guard protecting America's East Coast
The World's Marco Werman wanted to get a taste of what the people who patrol our waters do, and what their job is like these days. So he joined the Coast Guard on patrol at their base, right here in Boston harbor.
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman is now 'de facto ruler of the kingdom'
The young prince already wielded huge power before he became heir, spearheading a sweeping economic and social reform program for the ultraconservative kingdom.
Factory workers in Indiana appreciate Trump's support, but need jobs more than tweets
More Indiana factory jobs that President Trump tried to save are heading for Mexico.
The potential — and possible pitfalls — of modern protests
What’s the difference between the 2017 Women’s March, and the 1963 March on Washington? Zeynep Tufekci explores protests in an internet age.
The murder of a Virginia teen has 'shaken up the entire American Muslim community'
Nabra Hassanen, a 17-year-old Muslim high school student from northern Virginia, was murdered this week after late-night prayers at a mosque. The crime has rattled American Muslims.
Antarctica is getting greener
Climate change is slowly making parts of Antarctica turn green. New species of plants and insects are taking hold, threatening to transform the continent's delicate ecosystem.
Refugee Day: Photos of a historic migration of people seeking safer and better lives
The World's Beirut correspondent Richard Hall selected images from his reporting on the historic movement of migrants and refugees, across continents and oceans, from the past few years.
The US shares the blame for a massacre in Mexico
The inside story of a cartel’s deadly assault on a Mexican town near the Texas border — and the US drug operation that sparked it.
St. Louis repaired its historic Jewish cemetery. But the city is still looking for answers.
“We won’t call something anti-Semitism until we really know it’s anti-Semitism."
Tired of jogging? There’s an exosuit for that.
According to the suit’s creators, it can cut the metabolic cost of a treadmill run by 5.4 percent.
Indigenous candidate offers voice, unity to Mexico's long-silenced native people
Mexico’s estimated 25.6 million indigenous people are largely absent from their nation’s mainstream political life. María de Jesús Patricio Martínez aims to change that.
Soccer flirts with making ‘let’s go to the videotape’ official
The sport that has long resisted the use of technology to review calls on the field is now giving it a try.
Mexican government is accused of using spyware to target journalists, lawyers and activists
According to reports on Monday, the Mexican authorities used advanced spyware technology created by an Israeli company to spy on journalists, lawyers and activists critical of the government.
Russia confronts US after Syrian warplane downed near Raqqa
Russia on Monday warned it would track US-led coalition aircraft in Syria as potential "targets" and halted an incident-prevention hotline with Washington after US forces downed a Syrian jet.
Pakistanis go wild after cricket triumph over India
Pakistanis are going wild. Their national cricket team overcame long odds to defeat India Sunday, clinching a surprise win in the final of a global tournament in London called the Champions Trophy.
London officials vow to up protections for mosques after an overnight attack
The London police chief has promised a stepped-up police presence near mosques as the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close.
The rescued Jewish tombstones of Thessaloniki
The Jewish cemetery in Thessaloniki used to be one of the largest in the world. Now, bits and pieces of the headstones are scattered throughout the city, embedded in buildings, churches and sidewalks.
For fish, the good and bad of warming ocean waters
A new study predicts that in the new normal, some fish will win and some fish will lose.
'Road of hell': 62 dead as forest fire spreads in Portugal
The country was in mourning after the deadliest such disaster in its recent history, with many victims burnt as they were trapped in their cars around the epicenter in Pedrogao Grande.
How to make bionic limbs feel more natural
New research is changing the sensory landscape for amputees with bionic limbs.
Women in Africa face increased risk from severe drought
Drought is devastating parts of Africa, making the women and girls mainly responsible for supplying the family with water increasingly vulnerable.
The world can reach its climate goals by 2040, a new report says
A team of investors, government representatives and climate advocates has developed an ambitious game plan to cut global carbon emissions in half by 2040. It may be more necessary than ever, now that the Trump administration has announced its withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.
Just how much science is in forensic science?
Not enough for comfort, according to two experts in the field.
More parts of Canada may soon provide paid leave for victims of domestic violence
Experts say the stigma that still surrounds domestic violence is a big problem. They hope to address that with new legislation that guarantees job security for victims of domestic abuse and requires employers to give them paid time off to deal with the consequences.
Trump's plan restricts travel and business with Cuba
President Donald Trump announced a clampdown on US business with Cuba and tighter rules on travel to the island, in a move to roll back Barack Obama's historic outreach to Havana.
Trump scraps immigration policy protecting millions of undocumented parents of US-born children
In a statement late Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said it was rescinding a 2014 policy to shield from deportation an estimated 3.6 million people.
Protesters storm town hall as anger grows over London fire
Protesters calling for action Friday over the fire at London's Grenfell Tower stormed Kensington and Chelsea town halls, the center of local government in the area.
Nigerian-American author Teju Cole wants us to rethink what it means to travel
Cole uses text and photography to find connections that might easily be overlooked in 25 locales around the world.
Iraqis are rounded up and deported from the US. What's behind it all?
Over the past few months, US law enforcement officials have taken in dozens of Iraqis across the country. Some of them committed crimes when they were young and have served time. The crackdown has left Iraqi communities in fear and panic.
Why China's embrace of renewable energy matters, and is more complicated than you think
China's former leader Deng Xiaoping once said that it doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice. A new twist on the theme might be, it doesn't matter if China's leaders are committed environmentalists, or acting in pragmatic self-interest, if China's rapid ramping-up of renewable energy and easing away from coal yields a net benefit of reducing climate change-causing emissions, and helping to slow the rate of climate change. A look at what China is doing and why, as President Donald Trump declares an American retreat from global leadership on climate change
Wondering what to get dad for Father's Day? How about a vacuum
Until men start doing more care work around the house, everyday is Father's Day, these male feminists say.
Desire to make London's Grenfell Tower 'prettier' likely escalated the blaze
The newly added aluminum cladding used to cover London's Grenfell Tower is being blamed for the fire's rapid spread. Planning documents reveal the material was used in order to make the flats look better from the luxury apartments nearby.
A Czech town renowned for its history of anti-Semitism would like to forget its Jewish past
Plans to rehabilitate a pre-war Jewish cemetery in the Czech town of Prostejov have run into fierce local opposition. The foundation behind the plan says it has been torpedoed by deliberate misinformation and anti-Semitism.
The special counsel is examining Trump's possible obstruction of justice
The collusion investigation isn't being abandoned, but a new area of focus may have opened up.
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