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PORTLAND, Ore. - Ever try to get the lid off a jar with one hand, or open an envelope, or 1,000 other two-handed tasks? Well now you can, that is if you are wearing the new wrist-robot from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .

California banned drivers from using cellphones six years ago, but the prohibition has not reduced accidents, according to Pacific Standard magazine.

Back in 1939, Winston Churchill described Russia as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma" -- which I found an apt description of the glories and the mystery of Russian choral music.

For Maegan Manasse and Lester Cook, the winners of the top women's and men's divisions of the Manhattan Beach Open, tennis greatness was so near - just one court away - and yet so far away Sunday afternoon.

A man called the father of the disability civil rights movement and a current federal advisor on international disability rights shared something special Wednesday -- a peace award, and a sense of accomplishment.

A homeless camp under Interstate 80 at Gilman Street has been scrubbed clean of trash, belongings and residents who scattered to surrounding areas following a city cleanup Friday morning.

A homeless camp under Interstate 80 at Gilman Street has been scrubbed clean of trash, belongings and residents who scattered to surrounding areas following a city cleanup Friday morning.

Most of Aimee Robinson's customers are moms. And more of them are starting to ask questions about the contents of the couches and chairs she constructs.

Just when luxury buyers were getting used to the idea that their BMW or Mercedes-Benz could be made in the U.S., the German automaking rivals launch a new surprise: they're both planning to open plants in Mexico's auto industry looks to luxury cars Just when luxury buyers were getting used to the idea that their BMW or Mercedes-Benz could be made ... (more)

Chris Riley-Times-Herald Angelo Garcia, 12, is headed to compete at the Rubik's Cube U.S. National Championships in New Jersey at the beginning of August.

Berkeley - New technology under development at the University of California, Berkeley, could soon give bomb-sniffing dogs some serious competition.

A California startup is developing flexible, rechargeable batteries that can be printed cheaply on commonly used industrial screen printers.

Why You're Hooked: Your boss is consistently impressed with the solid efforts that come out of your wee-hour workathons.

The world's longest running conference on critical thinking is to honor Public Citizen Ralph Nader for his contributions to the advancement of fair-minded critical societies.

The tiny laser sensor can even sniff out a hard-to-detect explosive called pentaerythritol tetranitrate , a favourite among terrorists.

Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles from Sunday, July 20, 2014. Catch up below on anything that you might have missed from today on BroadwayWorld.com! The Michael Grandage Company production of The Cripple of Inishmaan, by Martin McDonagh , starring Daniel Radcliffe and the critically acclaimed West End cast, directed by Tony Award ... (more)

A new billboard in San Francisco gives a message to California voters: if you vote to increase the minimum wage, you will be replaced by cheaper technology.

There are a lot of opinions about where you should go to college. A lot of those opinions are probably wrong -- at least the ones based on myths about what makes a good school to get a degree from.

Dozens of native maize varieties are threatened with extinction in Mexico as Big Biotech moves to replace them with commercialized genetically modified corn.

Welcome to BWW's ON THIS DAY Series celebrating theatrical birthdays, openings and special events that took place on this day in theatre history! Today in 2008, Passing Strange closed at the Belasco Theatre, where it ran for 165 performances.