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Fashion designer Sophie Theallet is urging her colleagues in couture to follow her example by refusing to “dress” the future first lady Melania Trump. Designer Sophie Theallet announced that she will not dress Melania and is asking designers to do the same to protest the corrosive ideals touted by her husband, President-elect Donald Trump.

Two moose were recently found frozen in battle and encased in ice near a remote village on Alaska’s unforgiving western coast. Brad Webster, a middle school social studies and science teacher in Unalakleet, captured images of the dead animals with their antlers poking through the ice. He had taken a friend who recently moved to the village for a walk …

The latest study by researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich suggests that excessive consumption of fatty foods could severely disrupt the development of the prefrontal cortex in the maturing brains of young people. This could potentially lead to cognitive defects in later adulthood in areas such as learning and memory, personality and impulse control. Junk food is …

A new survey found that more Canadian drivers are adopting the use of winter tires, breaking previous record numbers. The survey was conducted by Leger for the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC).. Outside Quebec (where winter tires are obligatory), 61% of Canadian drivers now use winter tires.

A 14-year-old girl, known only as JS, is suffering from terminal cancer and has won a case to be cryogenically preserved in the hope of a future cure. The High Court judge ruled that the girl’s mother could decide what happened to the body. When she died in October her body was transported from London to the US where it …

Researchers and their colleagues from across the globe have made a major leap forward in understanding how the human body’s trillions of cells develop from a single genetic template, and how those genes interact with the environment. By mapping the epigenome (a series of unique chemical compounds inside each cell type that tell the genome what to do) researchers hope …

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have made progress toward a pill that lingers in the stomach and releases its contents over a span of two weeks, an advance that could boost the fight against malaria and other diseases, according to a study. Once inside the stomach, the plastic capsule springs open into a star-shaped form that contains the …

Speaking in front of Edmonton’s police commission, chief Rod Knecht was blunt. “At a busy intersection in the morning I’ll tell you I can write probably four tickets on my way in to work,” Knecht said. What might convince Rod Knecht is the growing number of distracted drivers that are frustrating others on the road and police. They’re too busy …

Colin Scott who died at Yellowstone National Park in June likely “dissolved” in the “superheated, acidic mud pot” after falling into a hot spring, according to an incident report released by the National Park Service. The report states that Oregon man Colin Nathaniel Scott, 23 and his sister Sable Scott were looking for a place for soaking, or “hot-potting,” KULR-8 …

Children who drink full-fat milk weigh less than those who drank semi-skimmed milk, a study at the University of Toronto has found. Doctors found that children who drank whole milk were about a kilogram lighter than those who drank the 1 per cent fat variety. Scientists argue that children should be encouraged to drink whole milk instead because it may …

This is probably the biggest change in Chrysler minivans since their 1983 launch. The combination of an seven-seat vehicle with usable electric range will be appealing enough for families and others who like the utility, capacity, and ease of entry that minivans offer. The redesigned V6 gasoline engine is the most powerful for any minivan, with 287 horsepower and 262 …