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If you follow just one rule in dating, make it the 37% Rule.

According to journalist Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths, coauthors of "Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions," that rule could help you save time looking for a spouse.

The 37% Rule basically says that when you need to screen a range of options in a limited amount of time — be they candidates for a job, new apartments, or potential romantic partners ... Читать дальше...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the attack on Istanbul's main international airport (all times local):

Daniel Uria
ATLANTA, June 30 (UPI) -- Corey Taylor, lead singer of heavy metal band Slipknot, assured fans that he was "okay" after suffering a fall during a performance following an earlier neck surgery.

The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced on Thursday the creation of a special committee examining the use of biological weapons by terrorists.

LONDEN (ANP) - De Bank of England (BoE) komt deze zomer waarschijnlijk met meer stimuleringsmaatregelen vanwege de onrust rond het aanstaande vertrek van Groot-Brittannië uit de Europese Unie. Dat heeft gouverneur Mark Carney donderdag in een toespraak gezegd.

"Transgender Americans may serve openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military just for being transgender," Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told reporters.

Volkswagen's $15 billion settlement will mostly go to fixing or scrapping cars. There was a far better way to spend the cash, says Ion Yadigaroglu.

The United States has ramped up refugee processing and is now likely to meet the administration's goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by October 1, a senior official told Congress Thursday. Citing the humanitarian crisis triggered by Syria's brutal civil war, President Barack Obama had called for a dramatic increase in the number of Syrian refugees resettled in America in fiscal year 2016. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson however said Washington had "added security checks to the... Читать дальше...

A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of the Turkish government against an Islamic preacher in Pennsylvania, saying the case didn’t belong in U.S. courts.

Reporter Catalina Maria Johnson recently traveled to the far end of Cuba in search of a new sound.

NEW YORK — Farmers, lumberjacks and fishermen kill themselves most often, according to a large new study of workers in the U.S. that showed enormous differences of suicide rates across jobs. Researchers found the highest suicide rates in manual laborers who work in isolation and face unsteady employment. High rates were also seen in carpenters,

Mohammed Ayoob

Global Governance, Middle East

The "arc of crisis" has gotten worse with U.S. involvement.

The Orlando and San Bernardino shootings have led important personalities to make several suggestions, both workable and unworkable. These range from banning the entry of Muslim immigrants into the United States to tighter gun control. However, hardly anyone seems to have asked the fundamental question: why have some radicalized inhabitants of broader Middle Eastern... Читать дальше...

"I think it's ... one of the big stories of this week, of this month, of this year," Donald Trump said of the meeting. A Democratic strategist said it was "foolish to create such optics."

Police and intelligence services are overstretched fighting PKK, Isis and Erdogan’s domestic enemies

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Belgium will launch a working holiday program this week under which young people from both sides will be able to live and work in the other country for up to a year, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.

The NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions said the school's former vice president for student affairs and enrollment management and its former head women's basketball coach both violated NCAA ethical conduct rules. "The former vice president wanted to raise the profile of athletics at the college and as part of that effort he was closely involved in the recruitment, admission and awarding of financial aid for prospects and student-athletes, especially in the sport of women's basketball," Gerald Houlihan... Читать дальше...

The military is moving to allow transgender service members to serve openly, and there is intense debate nationwide over transgender people's access to public bathrooms. The new survey was conducted by four scholars and analysts affiliated with the Williams Institute, a think tank at the UCLA School of Law that specializes in research on issues affecting lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people. The new estimate, he said, resulted from the availability of much more comprehensive data, as... Читать дальше...

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Hukumar hana cin hanci da rashawa ta kasar nan watau Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ta samu umarnin garkame tsohon gwamnan jihar Adamawa Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Babbar kotun tarayya dake Abuja ce dai ta bada umarnin na kulle shi har sai gobe Juma’a 1 ga watan Juli. Tsohon gwamnan dai ana tuhumar sa ne da […]

De politie heeft in een loods in het Brabantse Dorst vandaag tienduizenden liters afval- en grondstoffen van en voor synthetische drugs gevonden. Een 51-jarige man is aangehouden.

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When catching up with a friend or acquaintance I haven’t seen in a while, there’s one main question I want to ask, but I rarely ask it.

The question is: Can you describe an average day in your life right now?

On the one hand, it is far too banal. On the other hand, far too intimate.

I could give you the same absurd level of detail about every day of my life for the past decade.

On April 28, 2008, I woke up at 5a.m. to write. I taught... Читать дальше...

– Bishop Bolanle Gbonigi says any public office holder’s attempt to stop his trial is a proof to suspect that such a public office holder had something to cover up – Says the ongoing court trials of the Senate president is ridiculing the image of the country – Demands for the Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, […]