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Former President Bill Clinton hobnobbed with wealthy donors at a pair of Beverly Hills fundraisers, including a $100,000-per-couple dinner at the home of designer Diane Von Furstenberg. Other than a prime-time speech at the Democratic convention, Bill Clinton's general election schedule has been purposely low-key, reflecting the Clinton campaign's desire to keep him from overshadowing his wife or creating unnecessary distractions. For all his political gifts, Bill Clinton has been an imperfect messenger on his wife's health this week. Читать дальше...

With less than two months to go before the election, will Donald Trump give voters a better idea of what his revised tax plan will look like?

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has taken down its scientific press release website because of a “serious security breach.” The AAAS posted an advisory on its eurekalert.org website saying it was acting out of an abundance of caution. “The integrity of content on our website is of the utmost concern to us,” the association said as it addresses “a serious security breach.”

The United States need to condemn the purge of opposition and independent media in Turkey after the attempted military coup on July 15, says Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova.

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Maureen Dowd only regrets one thing she's written over the course of her career at the New York Times.

"I think I wrote a negative column once about the 'Seinfeld' writers making too much money, and I regret that," the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist told Business Insider on Wednesday, referring to a 1997 column bemoaning the million-dollar paychecks doled out to the sitcom's stars each paycheck.

She added: "Seinfeld has kept me company on many a lonely evening... Читать дальше...

As the largest supplier of oil to the U.S., Canada is well-positioned to reap the benefits of a price jump, Tim Pickering says

An ambient computer that talks to people has been a vision since ‘Star Trek’ and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

Looming Fed rate hike has driven interest to U.S. Treasuries from emerging-market bonds, a trend that could hurt Canadian equities

Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that a plan to embrace "mobility" and spend billions on electric and autonomous vehicles will hurt its bottom line in the short term but lead to frothier profit ...

Back in 2008 Warren Buffett made a famous bet with a big hedge fund.¹ Buffett bet that the S&P 500 would outperform a fund of hedge funds over the next 10 year period. His basic thinking was that most investors are better off owning a low cost index fund rather than owning high cost stock picking funds. And so far, Buffett is winning the bet by a mile with a total return of 65.67% for the S&P 500 vs 21.87% for the hedge funds.²

Bloemfontein Celtic failed to score for the second game running after they missed a myriad of opportunities against their hosts and provincial rivals Free State Stars on Wednesday evening.

Kelly Ripa Reveals ‘Live’ Guest Co-Hosts for Final Week of September Kelly Ripa's 10 Most Probable Co-Hosts, Ranked From Most to Least Liked (Photos) O’Connell’s been a regular fill-in during the search to replace Michael Strahan. TheWrap identified O’Connell as one of the 10 most probable successors to the National Football League Hall of Famer. Problem is, O’Connell’s Positive Q Score — an industry accepted measurement of likability — isn’t particularly impressive. The singer, however, was... Читать дальше...

You’re always at the back of the class.

First of all, you're always conscious about how you look at the gym.

Your pain is written all over your face, always.

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And you cannot understand how some people actually manage to look so attractive.

What is your secret?

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When you're doing a class, you'll always stand right at the back.

The new app for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Microsoft`s Xbox One will allow anyone with these devices to get content from Twitter`s media partners.

On Monday, Mercedes-AMG teased the public with a dimly lit video hinting at an upcoming convertible variant of its GT sports car. On Wednesday, Mercedes and its AMG performance brand have finally confirmed the existence of the shadowy drop top.

Great Britain's Hannah Russell storms ahead to finish more than five seconds clear of Yaryna Matlo in a world record time of 1:06.06 in the S12 backstroke 100m final.

From drinking vodka to listening for pauses, six tips for striking a deal with the Kremlin from NATO’s former supreme allied commander.

The Packers are preparing to face Sam Bradford in Sunday’s game against the Vikings, and that appears to be wise. Bradford took all of the first-team snaps at practice today, according to Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press. Vikings coach Mike Zimmer has refused to say who he’ll start on Sunday and probably won’t make…

The Daily Beast calls the Trump's newest 'International' Hotel in the nation's capital, 'Fancy, Expensive and Probably Doomed.' This sounds eerily familiar to every other Donald Trump enterprise: an ill-fated display of faux luxury, a garish representation of what Trump wants so desperately to be: classy. Too bad, Donny. You can't fake class, you exude too much garishness through every orange pore you have, and no claim of luxurious accommodations will compensate for all your 'shortcomings.'... Читать дальше...