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Inventor Creates ‘Screaming Booth' to Detect COVID-19
A Dutch inventor is testing a new method for screening for COVID-19. It requires having a person walk into an air-locked cabin and screaming.
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These Are the Most Desirable Countries and Cities for Workers Looking to Relocate in 2021
Canada is now seen as the most desirable destination for overseas workers when it comes to choosing a country to relocate to, a global survey has found.
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Quarantine-Free Travel From the U.S. to Europe Shows the First, Small Signs of Becoming Reality
Delta’s preflight testing programs allow a small segment of Americans to travel to Amsterdam and Rome without having to quarantine upon arrival.
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Waking Up With Klangstof
Klangstof lead singer/songwriter, Koen Van de Wardt, talks about the band’s name, why Dutch is the worst language — and promises that his band won’t put you to sleep.
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Dutch Police Investigate Family Living in Isolation on Farm
Dutch authorities were Tuesday trying to piece together the story of a family found living isolated from the outside world in the rural east of the Netherlands. Mayor Roger de Groot said that the six-member family is believed to have lived for nine years on a farm in Ruinerwold, 130 kilometers (80 miles) northeast of Amsterdam. Drone images of the...
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First Cannabis Cafe in the Nation Opens in West Hollywood
The nation’s first cannabis cafe was set to open Tuesday in West Hollywood.
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Celebs to Read Bedtime Story to Help Fight Homelessness
Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren will read a bedtime story during a one-night fundraising event to help fight global homelessness.
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UN Marks What Would Have Been Anne Frank's 90th Birthday
A sapling from the horse chestnut tree that Anne Frank watched from her World War II hiding place in an attic in Amsterdam was planted and dedicated at U.N. headquarters Wednesday to mark what would have been the 90th birthday of the teenager who died in a Nazi concentration camp. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement read at the...
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Baby Wait Goes on for Meghan, Prince Harry and Royal Fans
The baby wait goes on for Meghan, Prince Harry and royal-watchers around the world. Media and well-wishers were camped out in Windsor on Saturday — as they have been for days — awaiting the birth of the couple’s first child. The royal couple haven’t revealed their birth plans or due date, though Meghan said months ago that the baby was...
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400-Year-Old Stolen U.S. Bible Returned From the Netherlands
One of hundreds of rare books stolen from a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania library in a 20-year scheme has been recovered in the Netherlands. The FBI returned the 400-year-old Geneva Bible on Thursday.
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400-Year-Old Bible Stolen From US Is Found in Netherlands
A 17th century Geneva Bible, one of the hundreds of rare books authorities said were stolen from a Pittsburgh library as part of a 20-year-long theft scheme, is back home. The Bible, published in 1615, was traced to the American Pilgrim Museum in Leiden, about 45 miles from Amsterdam in the Netherlands, said FBI agent Robert Jones. It was among...
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Show Dog Back With Owner After Vanishing at Atlanta Airport
Gale the show dog was reunited with her Dutch owner Tuesday after vanishing at Atlanta’s airport over the weekend. Floris van Essen told news outlets his dog went missing while waiting to board a flight to Amsterdam.
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Smoking Strong Pot Daily Raises Psychosis Risk, Study Finds
Smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times, according to the biggest-ever study to examine the impact of pot on psychotic disorder rates. The research adds to previous studies that have found links between marijuana and mental health problems, but still does not definitively pinpoint marijuana as the cause. Psychotic disorders —...
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Mourners Pack Funeral for 8 of 20 Killed in NY Limo Crash
Mourners at a funeral for four sisters and their family members killed in a New York limousine crash were assured Saturday that their loved ones can still see their tears and feel their heartache. On a damp, chilly day, hundreds of people packed the pews of an old brick church in Amsterdam at the service for eight of the 20...
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US, Allies Accuse Russian Military Spy Agency GRU of Scores of Attacks
The West unleashed an onslaught of new evidence and indictments Thursday accusing Russian military spies of hacking so widespread that it seemed to target anyone, anywhere who investigates Moscow’s involvement in an array of criminal activities — including doping, poisoning and the downing of a plane. Russia defiantly denied the charges, neither humbled nor embarrassed by the exceptional revelations on...
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Suspect in Stabbing of Americans Believes Dutch Insult Islam
An Afghan asylum-seeker accused of stabbing two Americans in Amsterdam believes that Islam is insulted in the Netherlands, Dutch prosecutors said Monday, giving the first indication of why they think a “terrorist motive” was behind the attack. The 19-year-old suspect is accused of stabbing the 38-year-old tourists Friday in an unprovoked attack after he arrived at Amsterdam’s Central Station on...
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Amsterdam: ‘Terrorist Motive' Alleged in Attack on Americans
A 19-year-old Afghan citizen had a “terrorist motive” for allegedly stabbing two Americans at the main train station in Amsterdam, city authorities in the Dutch capital said Saturday. Amsterdam police shot and wounded the suspect after the stabbings Friday at Central Station. The local government said hours later it appeared the people injured weren’t targeted for a specific reason, but...
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Mexican City of Guadalajara Changes Laws to Allow Sex in Public
The authorities of the city of Guadalajara, considered to be one of the most conservative cities in Mexico, approved a law that allows sexual relations in public view, unless there’s a public complaint. With the legal reforms, the police will no longer have the authority to sanction public sex acts, so long as there isn’t a complaint from a third...
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Anne Frank's Family Tried to Escape to US, Hit Roadblocks
Research suggests the family of Anne Frank, the world famous Jewish diarist who died in the Holocaust, attempted to immigrate to the United States and later also to Cuba, but their efforts were thwarted by America’s restrictive immigration policy and the outbreak of World War II. The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum said Friday...
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How Floating Buildings Could Help Save Cities From Rising Seas
Rising sea levels are threatening coastal cities worldwide, and some architects and urban planners are looking to floating and amphibious buildings as a way to adapt, NBC News reported. The may float on shorelines and waterways or alternate between floating and resting on solid ground. Waterstudio, an architecture firm from the southwest Netherlands, designed nine floating homes that look somewhat...