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Jeff Reifman and Kali Snowden put together fleethejungle.com to help Seattelites get off Amazon and get the company to pony up for its impact on the city. Image courtesy Kali Snowden. Look out, Amazon, a couple of locals are aiming to get people out of “the jungle.” Jeff Reifman and Kali Snowden recently launched fleethejungle.com, a site listing alternatives to Amazon.com for just about everything under the sun. The goal? “The truth is that Amazon is quickly turning Seattle into a traffic-congested... Читать дальше...

Heads of state may not be part of concluding round of talks during the crucial Paris climate summit in December unlike the Copenhagen conference which failed to clinch a deal despite presence of almost all top political leaders there during final leg of negotiations six years ago.

French oil major Total said aggressive cost-cutting and an increase in oil output helped offset the fallout from the collapse in the price of oil on its bottom line.

If all goes well over the next two years, cancer patients will have a more focused form of treatment called proton therapy which will also improve clinical outcomes.

Banks will have to build up bigger buffers if they cannot show their whole culture is geared to prudent risk management, the Bank of England has said

Mark Ronson's CV reads like a who's who of music legends, but it's evident here that his talents lie in the studio, not on a stage.

Yahoo on Wednesday unveiled a new live messaging app, signifying the tech giant’s willingness to compete in mobile against Facebook and Apple. The app, Yahoo Livetext, allows people to send text messages and view the reactions of their friends without audio. Adam Cahan, Yahoo’s senior vice president of video, design and emerging products, said he believes fewer people are using video chat because it makes noise. “Audio is that sensory input that actually makes everything... Читать дальше...

Ukraine banned actor Gerard Depardieu from entering the country for five years after it added him to a list of Russian nationals who support military aggression against Ukraine, UNIAN news service reported, citing the country's security service.

The cruelest barbs in “Back to Back Freestyle” come when Drake attempts to emasculate Meek Mill for serving as opening act for his girlfriend Nicki Minaj’s Pinkprint Tour. “You love her then you got to give the world to her / Is that a world tour or your girl’s tour?/ I know that you gotta be a thug for her / This ain’t what she meant when she told you to open up more,” Drake says.

Seventeen months after my first son was born, my husband and I took him on an outdoor trip to Puerto Rico.

Ed Adamczyk
MONTREAL, July 29 (UPI) -- A British Airways plane bound for London from Las Vegas was diverted Wednesday to Montreal because of a reported bomb threat.

Sabio on Main, the new small plates restaurant helmed by former Bluestem Brasserie chef Francis X. Hogan, is set for a late August launch in downtown Pleasanton. And fresh from a cooking and tasting tour of Northwest Spain, Hogan has revealed a few of the dishes slated for the opening menu, which while Spanish in influence, especially in its small plates approach, draws on flavors from around the globe to “get a lot of bang in a few bites.” An example is the Ssam glazed pork belly, combining traditional Asian flavors with Iberian technique... Читать дальше...

Her purse? Flawless! Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop is well-known for its ultra-luxe collaborations (hello,[...]

Over the past few years, I’ve heard the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, deliver broadly the same speech. That’s not a criticism – he’s required to perform frequently, sometimes on several occasions in the same day. It’s also part of his brief to sell London, to make the capital city appeal to inward investment.

Examiner Marc Leder of Sun Capital looks at how shoppers are treated in retail bankruptcies.

America's top military leader said Wednesday that the recently signed nuclear deal works to keep Iran from having an atomic weapon, but does not address other concerns about Tehran's malign activities in the region.

Announcement made as Kabul, Taliban engage in peace talks.

Honda has apologised to Casey Stoner after discovering a malfunctioning throttle was behind his crash in Sunday's Suzuka 8-Hour endurance race.

Veteran forward had just four goals and six assists in 74 games last season.

Israel has once again been accused of committing war crimes during last year's bombardment of Gaza, with new research accusing Israeli forces of killing 135 Palestinians, including 75 children, in what has been described as "carnage".

Gwyneth Paltrow gives keynote interview at the BlogHer 2015 conference at the Hilton Hotel Midtown on July 17, 2015 in New York City. (Steve Sands/Getty) Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is releasing a line of handbags inspired by hip-hop artists like her close friend JAY Z. The Iron Man star is teaming up with designer Edie Parker for the collection, which features clutches emblazoned with the monikers of rappers including Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z and Eminem. The “Hov” clutch comes in black... Читать дальше...

A prominent Melbourne vet is allegedly at the centre of the doping scandal gripping the Australian racing industry, and is suspected of providing banned substances to several figures including underworld identities.

A property company that happens to be a department store

Fund managers and analysts present their case for the precious metal, says Michael Brush.

Turkey’s government bills its new two-front war against Kurdish militants and Islamic State as a much-overdue reaction to terrorism. But this violence could also help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party regain control.