Researchers unveil ciliated microbots
Brooks HaysDAEGU, South Korea, Sept. 1 (UPI) — Scientists in South Korea have created microbots that move and function like ciliated protozoans.
Ex-White House lawyer: Clinton Foundation controversy distracts from bigger issue
Richard Painter, University of Minnesota The Clinton Foundation is a marginally relevant side show in the gigantic multibillion-dollar circus of American campaign finance.
North Korea diplomat defected from Vladivostok, report says
Elizabeth ShimSEOUL, Sept. 1 (UPI) — A North Korean diplomat and trade representative fled a consulate in Vladivostok.
UPI/CVoter poll: Hillary Clinton has 2.8-point lead over Donald Trump
Amy R. ConnollyWASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) — The UPI/CVoter daily presidential tracking poll released Thursday shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by 2.83 percentage points.
Melting methane doesn’t fully explain warming 56 million years ago: Study
Brooks HaysSOUTHAMPTON, England, Sept. 1 (UPI) — New research questions whether the release of methane from the ocean floor fully explains the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum 56 million years ago.
SpaceX Falcon 9 explodes in ‘catastrophic abort’ on Florida launch pad
Amy R. ConnollyCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 1 (UPI) — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday morning.
Oil prices sink as balance sentiment fades
Daniel J. GraeberNEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) — Tepid labor reports from the United States and signs that global crude oil supplies were accumulating sent oil prices lower at the start of trading Thursday.
New Mississippi School Rating System
(Mississippi)- Mississippi’s State Board of Education is proposing changes to the school rating system. Under the proposal, just 10 percent of Mississippi school districts get an A while 14 percent will get an F this year no matter what. The changes have struck the scores that have been used in…
Russia’s Arctic infantry to defend Chukotka on quad bikes
Nikolai Litovkin, Russia Beyond the Headlines Russia is to deploy a defense division on the Chukotka peninsula with infantry battalions patrolling the Bering Strait coastline on quad bikes.
User account info for 68 million Dropbox users leaked online
Sarah Mulé
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 (UPI) — Four years after Dropbox’s 2012 data breach, more than 68 million user accounts have been leaked online — including email addresses and hashed passwords.
