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Imagine what sort of barren wasteland the world would be without the sheer heaven that is a bar of chocolate. That’s exactly whats happening as cacao plants are on track to go extinct by 2050, according to Business Insider. Currently, more than 50 percent of the world’s cacao crop is grown in Cote d’Ivoire and...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Fire Department of New York says 23 people, including a firefighter, are hurt following a Bronx blaze. All of them are expected to be OK. Investigators believe the fire started in a first-floor furniture store around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. Adults and children fled from the three stories of apartments above, including a man who ran outside with no shirt and no shoes. Nearby, icicles hung from power lines and ladders. Resident Erica Ortiz told WCBS that a window guard blocked a fire escape. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Fire Department of New York says 23 people, including a firefighter, are hurt following a Bronx blaze. All of them are expected to be OK. Investigators believe the fire started in a first-floor furniture store around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. Adults and children fled from the three stories of apartments above, including a man who ran outside with no shirt and no shoes. Nearby, icicles hung from power lines and ladders. Resident Erica Ortiz told WCBS that a window guard blocked a fire escape. Читать дальше...

The Battle of Pennsylvania is set for another matchup tonight in Philadelphia

Spoiler alert! This post contains spoilers for all of Black Mirror, up to and including Season 4. 

Norway’s royal palace has confirmed that Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 44, has been suffering from “crystal sickness,” which is a common name for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV).

Professor Olufumilayo Adesanya-Davies, a professor of Language and Communication Arts at the Rivers State University of Education, has announced her intention to contest for the presidency in the 2019 election.

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• The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $343 million, while the Powerball jackpot is up to $440 million.
• Mega Millions' next drawing is scheduled for Tuesday evening, and Powerball's for Wednesday evening.
• Math still suggests buying a lottery ticket is a losing bet.

It's a big week for the lottery.

The Mega Millions drawing scheduled for 11 PM ET Tuesday has an estimated jackpot of $343 million, as of around noon ET, and the... Читать дальше...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As Iranians take to the streets in the biggest demonstrations in nearly a decade, residents of the increasingly tense capital say they sympathize with the demonstrators' economic grievances and anger at official corruption. The Associated Press spoke to Iranians in Tehran on Tuesday, the sixth day of protests that have seen at least 21 people killed and hundreds arrested. The protests, which have erupted in several cities, are the largest since those that followed the disputed 2009 presidential election. Читать дальше...

Nothing like cutting an ice-cold piece of snow cake on a frigid day, right?

Berlin authorities faced a firestorm of criticism Tuesday after nine people escaped a city prison in successive walkouts and jailbreaks over the past week. Tabloid-style Bild daily labelled the security lapses "incomprehensible", city-state politicians urged local justice chief Dirk Behrendt to step down, and Twitter users mocked the penal facility's "open door" policy. Behrendt acknowledged on Tuesday that two other inmates had escaped at the weekend, news agency DPA reported, which put the number of escapees still on the run at seven. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded that the New York Times’ new publisher enforce more positive coverage of his presidency and end the paper’s use of unnamed sources, though Trump and his administration regularly go off-record and cite unnamed sources themselves.

President Trump on Tuesday congratulated the new publisher of the New York Times and used the occasion to direct the newspaper to get rid of its “sources” and treat him “fairly.” “The Failing New York Times has a new publisher, A.G. Sulzberger. Congratulations! Here is a last chance for the Times to fulfill the vision...

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — When Rodger Rees arrives as the Port of Galveston's new director this month, he'll be greeted by a board and a community with high expectations he'll shape a broad vision for the public docks. But his first concern must be in the fine details, several wharves board trustees said. "Major projects are almost cost-prohibitive right now," Trustee Elizabeth Beeton said. "We really need to sharpen our game with everything within our ability right now and hope that helps us get into a position where we can do bigger projects.

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• In an excerpt in Vanity Fair from her book "Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley," reporter Emily Chang details the secretive sex parties in Silicon Valley. 
• The parties are something of an open secret in the Valley, and Chang writes that their influence extends into the business world as well.

Secretive sex parties are becoming the norm in Silicon Valley. 

That's according to an except from reporter Emily Chang's new book... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW — The Russian Armed Forces has unveiled its latest cutting-edge weapon in a New Year greetings video: cuddly puppies. After a year of showing off its military might in Syria, the Defense Ministry has taken a softer approach. The one-minute video shows dozens of puppies sharing food and cuddling with each other. Older dogs...

Albion Rovers Airdrieonians 2 2 FT Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats Ayr maintained their lead at the top of Scottish League One with a 5-1 win at Stranraer who dropped out of the promotion play-off spots as a result of the defeat.Lawrence... Читать дальше...

After the controversial replay call in New England, Terry went on The Instigators, a Sabres-produced show dedicated to the Buffalo Sabres, and made his statement on the call. He also talked about the World Juniors. The hosts did not ask him about the Sabres, but Terry did very briefly touch on the team's scoring woes in the context of watching prospects in the junior tournament, hoping they would fill the net.

CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a teenager was found dead of a gunshot wound to his head after the car he was driving crashed into a house. The crash happened Monday night in Casselberry, which is near Orlando. Casselberry police Chief Larry Krantz tells news outlets the 17-year-old boy was in the driver's seat of a Kia with a 16-year-old girl passenger Monday night when a group of people walked up to the car. One of them fired a single shot and the teen started the car to try to get away. Читать дальше...

A five-part documentary on Rose McGowan is hitting the E! Network January 30, the network said Tuesday. The project will start with a two-hour documentary later this month, and then four episodes that will air later this spring. “You are formally invited into my mind and world. I am thrilled to partner with E! to amplify my message of bravery, art, joy and survival. As I ready my book, ‘BRAVE,’ I realized I wanted to show how we can heal through art even when being hounded by evil,” McGowan said in a press release.

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