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An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building has a slim chance of hitting Earth.Do not worry. You'll be dead long before this has a chance. So will your children. Probably all of your grandchildren too.At a news conference on…

Among women in the study, nearly half reported using the licensed abortion drug misoprostol or another medication in their most recent attempt to self-terminate a pregnancy, while 38 percent used herbs they heard could induce abortion, and…

Peter Thiel, Co-Founder and Chairman of Palantir Technologies Inc., speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, November 18, 2019.Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTech investor Peter Thiel criticized major US tech…

The World Economic Forum predicts it will now take 135.6 years to reach gender equality - as the pandemic moves the world back a generation and delays parity by about 36 years.Saadia Zahidi, executive director of the World Economic Forum,…

The pace of the spread of Covid-19 and the vaccination rate over the next few weeks are key factors in whether the US can avoid another surge in coronavirus infections, said Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Monday."If we could just buy a few more…

Brian Armstrong, Co-Founder and CEO of Coinbase, speaks at . Disrupt SF 2018.Steve Jennings | Getty Images for .When Coinbase hits the public market in the coming weeks, CEO Brian Armstrong will be ready to be among the richest…

A customer sets fire to a shop in Lowell Farms, America's first official cannabis cafe serving farm-to-table dining and smoking cannabis on October 1, 2019 in West Hollywood, California.Mike Blake | ReutersVirginia is on the verge of…

BRUSSELS - The European Union urged member states to close the gender pay gap and on Thursday announced details of a legislative proposal requiring companies to disclose gender pay gaps in wage interviews and giving applicants access to…

People await vaccinations against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Willowbrook, Los Angeles, California on February 25, 2021.Lucy NicholsonThe US is "far from" achieving herd immunity to Covid,…

Ferrero Rocher chocolate and hazelnut confectionery in a supermarket.Alex Tai | SOPA pictures | LightRocket | Getty ImagesReservations aren't required this Valentine's Day as the pandemic is making romantic dinners less likely. But…