Gas for years was called the "bridge fuel," a cleaner-burning low-cost alternative to coal that would provide energy to U.S. homes and power the nation's economy until zero-emissions solar, wind, batteries and nuclear became cheap and widespread enough to generate the country's electricity.

The other side of the crossing, however, may now be in sight – and sooner than most expected. Gas, once embraced across the political spectrum, is increasingly being seen by scientists and environmental advocates as part of the climate problem.

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Many, many people have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Research generally suggests that around a third of Americans have insomnia at any given time, and about 1 in 10 have chronic insomnia, lasting three months or longer.

Not getting adequate rest can affect mood (while depression can also contribute to insomnia), undermine motivation, increase irritability and make it difficult to just get through the day. “For those who take care of small children or have a lot of family and work responsibilities to balance,” the National Sleep Foundation notes, “insomnia can make these tasks feel even more overwhelming when you are tired.”

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The field is far from set, voters are just beginning to tune in and there's still a year before the first nominating caucus in Iowa.

But the first inning of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary game belongs to Kamala Harris.

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As the first African-American to play Major League Baseball in the US, Jackie Robinson was a trailblazer on and off the field.

One hundred years on from his birth, a new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York offers an intimate portrait, as curator Susan Johnson explains.

Read more at BBC News.

Apple revoked Google’s ability to offer its employees internal-only iPhone apps, likely causing significant disruption to the search giant.

Apple was punishing its rival for breaking its developers' policy, a day after it took the same action against Facebook.

Read more at BBC News.

North Korea has pledged to destroy all its nuclear material enrichment facilities, according to the US special envoy for the country, Stephen Biegun.

He said the promise was made to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo when he visited North Korea in October.

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After Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka won the women's singles title at the Australian Open on January 27, she was asked what food she wanted to eat most. With a smile Osaka said, "katsudon" - a bowl of rice topped with a fried pork cutlet.

While many visitors to Japan would first want to savor the various types of fresh sushi available, there are so many other foods to try. "Donburi" - bowls of rice topped with meat, fish, or other ingredients - are viewed by many Japanese to be a kind of soul food.

Read more at Live Japan.

Living in a tiny apartment — or tiny home — no longer needs to mean giving up the luxury of a dishwasher. Meet Tetra, an award-winning countertop dishwasher that’s not only compact and cute as a button, but is also easy to install (no plumbing needed) and affordable with a limited pre-order price of $299. Produced by Heatworks and designed by frog, the small-but-mighty Tetra is marketed with a 10-minute load cycle and was recently demoed at CES 2019 earlier this month.

Read more at Inhabitat.

A produce wholesaler has recalled thousands of crates of fresh peaches, nectarines, and plums sold at ALDI, Costco, Walmart, Market Basket, and other supermarkets due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.

The contamination was found during a routine sampling at the packing house, leading Jac. Vandenberg of Yonkers, NY to recall 1,727 cartons of peaches, 1,207 cartons of nectarines, and 365 cartons of plums.

Read more at Fortune.

Following the exposure of a major FaceTime security hole earlier today, Apple has now taken Group FaceTime completely offline. This comes after the company said a fix for the FaceTime calling bug is coming “later this week,” but failed to address specifics.

As we reported, this major FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling before they pick up. To do this, you simply start a FaceTime video call with someone in your contacts, swipe up from the bottom and choose “Add Person.” Then, add your own phone number, which starts a Group FaceTime with you and the person you originally called, even if they didn’t accept the call.

Read more at 9 To 5 Mac.