The Institute of Electrical Engineering under the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on Sept. 9 that a research group led by Ma Yanwei has successfully developed the world’s first 100-meter, iron-based superconducting wire, which is a milestone in the research of iron-based superconducting materials.
President Duterte is saddened after learning his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Caprio lost two of her unborn triplets.
At least fifteen people have been killed and 70 injured, many critically, in a huge fire triggered by a boiler explosion at a Bangladeshi packaging factory, officials said Saturday.
President Rodrigo Duterte turned heads with his controversial statement at the Davao International Airport before he headed to the ASEAN Summit in Laos.
Lovely Actress (LA) has had several relationships. Her ex-boyfriends include Health-Conscious Actor (HA), AwardWinner (AW), and Versatile Talent (VT) but none of these relationship lasted. Why? Nope, there’s no third party and neither did finances nor busy schedules get in the way. (Illustrations by Rod Cañalita) Finally, one of the exes spilled the beans: Allegedly, LA is one big slob. He said she brings so many bottles of perfume with her all the time as she isn’t fond of taking a bath. • • • No response During a recent trip abroad... Читать дальше...
The great newspaper editor H.L. Mencken said, "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." That’s about to happen, and it’s going to be much harder than most of us realize.
As new residents of Folly Beach, my husband and I applaud the move to ban plastics and polystyrene from the beaches. We would also love to see cigarette butts banned. In other words, do what backpackers often practice: Carry off everything you bring. It angers me to see trash that visitors leave on the beach, which is my backyard.
Pre-schoolers and kindergarteners need 11-13 hours of sleep each night. Sleep cleans the brain of toxins, is physically restorative, processes information in the brain, regulates moods and strengthens the immune system. A person must sleep in order to survive. Without sleep a person becomes paranoid and eventually dies. Even teens need nine hours...
Ebola, Zika, superbugs resistant to current anti-biopics and years to go before another remedy can be produced. Chemical warfare is a possibility for the future. A potential doctor shortage looms just as baby boomers come on the scene.
The Clintons became extremely wealthy running a charity. We hear it does some good, but we get no details. According to Investors Business Daily, 87 percent of the Clinton Foundation’s budget goes for "program expenses." What are they?
I don’t know whether Kirkpatrick Sale is just part of the "Forget Hell" crowd, but his Sept. 7 column "How secession could succeed in Texas" was so shot full of malarkey that it makes Amazon’s 99-cent price tag on his book on the subject seem unabashedly overpriced.
The irony is clear — and unfortunate. Summerville Town Council chose a new police chief Thursday in a process that violated state law.
National security took the spotlight this week in the presidential campaign and the news. The condition of our defense forces, the choices made by our leaders and the nation’s global standing are crucial topics.
Few topics stir more controvery in this country than guns. Mass shootings and urban gun violence inflame public passions. Gun control measures divide our political leaders, and elections often hinge on candidates’ views of guns.
NEW YORK — Geraldo Rivera says he’s "filled with regret" for initially discounting the sexual harassment allegations against his former Fox News Channel boss, Roger Ailes, and is apologizing for his skepticism.
Why didn’t you think of playing the Tennessee-Virginia Tech game inside the race track at Bristol Motor Speedway? You might have been able to negotiate a cut of the 150,000 tickets sold for Saturday night’s Volunteers-Hokies clash,...
CORBIN, Leroy Tyrone, 60, of Charleston died Thursday. Arrangements by Dorothy’s Home for Funerals.
Local real estate developer and civic leader George Preston Hipp of Charleston died Thursday after a long illness. He was 57.
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There’s a good chance many of you will be switching political parties over the next 15 years.
The Charlotte Christian Knights had some difficulty getting to West Ashley Stadium on Friday night for their matchup with the West Ashley Wildcats. The Knights enjoyed a pregame meal in downtown Charleston, not factoring in the famed Charleston rush-hour traffic jams.
Don’t let Bishop England’s triple-option offense fool you; Quarterback Leo Albano can spin it, too.
SUMMERVILLE — With just over two minutes to play Friday night, Summerville was on the verge of giving Green Wave head coach Joe Call the first signature victory of his young coaching career.
A tropical system moving across Florida is expected to pass through the Lowcountry on Friday, forcing high school football games in the area to be rescheduled.
Taylor Widener stood by the RiverDogs dugout across from the first base line, drenched in a Gatorade bath that a duo of teammates had just dumped on him.
