The Big Lebowski, a 1998 crime comedy, is an American cult classic.' In other words, the film has a group of very loyal fans. The Big Lebowski tells the story of Jeffrey Lebowski. Lebowski can best be described as a slacker. He shows little interest...
Teen Discovers Planet on Day Three of Internship Call it luck, but not dumb luck. Just three days into Wolf Cukier's summer internship with the American space agency NASA, he found a new planet. The 17-year-old high school student was tasked with loo...
The little-known word pettifogging was used during a 1905 impeachment trial of a judge. This week, Chief Justice John Roberts used it again during the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump. 1905年在弹劾一名法官的审判期间使用了...
US Drinking Water Contaminated with 'Forever Chemicals' A new report says man-made forever chemicals are more common in U.S. drinking water supplies than earlier estimates suggested. An environmental group reported Wednesday that some of the highest...
The largest swimming pool in Russia's Muslim-majority North Caucasus area has banned all women from using the pool. Rights groups and others criticized the new policy, calling it discrimination. The pool is part of a large sports and spa center near...
The trial to decide whether to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office began this week. Trump is charged with abusing his power as president, and with obstructing or blocking Congress during its investigation. Lawmakers in the Senate will hear...
Imagine that you work in a university admissions office. You see the applications of two students who have the same test scores. One would be the first in her family to attend college. The other is the child of a graduate of the same university. If y...
The idea of setting up a wealth tax to target the richest Americans has created a lot of debate in the United States. 设立一种针对美国最富有人群的财富税的想法在美国引发了大量争论。 President Donald Trump calls it social...
Smoke from Wildfires Has Long Term Health Effects Increasingly intense wildfires are burning forests across Australia and the western United States. They are fueling concern among locals and health professionals about the long-term health effects of...
While drinking tea with officials at a plantation in southern India, Sharda Krishnan had memories of her childhood. She thought of the farm where, as a girl, she was enslaved. Her only payment was food. Her future seemed hopeless. Now she co-owns a t...
