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According to the Indian prime minister, the country is to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change on October 2.

Awkward.

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As many as 100 million people are expected to tune in to the first head-to-head debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Monday night. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., joins to discuss.

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Squeezing into a wobbly four-seater propeller plane is the only way to reach the tiny tribe of Tyonek, tucked deep in the roadless Alaskan wilderness. Gliding above the long mudflats and the serpentine curves of streams, I spot the fat white backs of beluga whales surfacing at the mouth of a river and an island covered by sunning sea lions.

As the plane gets closer, the mudflats give way to swamps, which give way to dense evergreens. A towering mountain range materializes from the clouds... Читать дальше...

For days, the loudest voices emerging from Charlotte have been the hundreds of protesters filling downtown every night. But locals across Charlotte have a wide array of opinions about Keith Lamont Scott’s death. Here’s what they have to say about the protests and what should happen next: Derrick Roberts: ‘This is not a black/white thing. […]

At least seven people — six of them children — were killed in a barrel bombing of opposition-held eastern Aleppo Sunday, an activist group reported, as the Syrian government continues its furious offensive in the wake of a collapsed ceasefire. The barrel bombs, launched from helicopters, struck the city’s Bustan al-Pasha neighborhood, according to the […]

Is this Fox News story just trash talk, or does it really reveal something about the Trump team's debate plans?

Actress Terry Pheto has opened up about her failed romance with DJ Sbu, saying that - despite the ugly breakup rumours that plagued their relationship - they are in good terms

What the world was like in 1950, when Vin Scully began his Dodgers career:

While back-to-school means books and backpacks, it also signals the start of the cold and flu season. As parents and teachers will attest, put a group of youngsters together in a classroom and sickness can spread quickly.

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Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced today that their foundation will donate $3 billion to fund a plan to "cure all disease" by the end of the 21st Century.

The goal isn't for no one to ever get sick, Chan, a pediatrician, explained, but it would mean a drastic reduction in the frequency and severity of global disease.

It's ambitious framing for what is in fact a more straightforward and concrete goal. The donation, administered through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)... Читать дальше...

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When it comes to startup founders, venture capitalist Jeff Jordan is looking for one quality in particular. 

Airbnb founder and CEO Brian Chesky has it. Ben Silbermann, the founder and CEO of Pinterest, has it, too. 

And if a startup founder doesn't have it, it's harder to get funding, attract employees, or get attention from the press, Jordan says. 

So what is this mythical quality? Storytelling. 

"Every great founder can really tell a great story," Jordan... Читать дальше...

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If you want to witness the magic of the human brain in action, play the matching game with a 4-year-old — you know, the classic game where the tiles are arranged face down and players take turns flipping them over to find pairs.

You'll see what I mean as you watch that wonderful little brain doing its thing. It's amazing, and when you realize you've been outdueled in a brain game by a child, it's just a bit humbling.

Obviously, young children develop, learn, and change very quickly. Читать дальше...

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Real estate is a competitive business. In some markets, if you don't jump on a property you like right away, you risk losing it within days — or even hours.

A new study by Realtor.com found the hottest housing markets in country by zip code, measuring the time it takes properties to sell and how frequently homes are viewed.

Homes in the hottest zip codes go fast, selling in an average of 25 days — a full 53 days faster on average than the rest of the country... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump has called Russian President Vladimir Putin "a leader — unlike what we have in this country." But most Americans don't agree with Trump's assessment of Putin's leadership skills, … Click to Continue »

Why did a herd of sheep cross a bridge this weekend? Well, because it is their ancient right to do so according to the organizers of the annual 'Sheep Drive' event in central London, UK.

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SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- China has begun reducing its tariffs on a range of technology goods imported from World Trade Organization (WTO) members, South Korea's customs authorities confirmed Sunday. On Sept. 15, China started reducing import ta

CLEVELAND — Authorities in the Cleveland-area are issuing warnings after seven people died from overdoses on Saturday. The outbreak across Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County comes after 52 people died from heroin or fentanyl in August. The county medical examiner says there’s no evidence yet linking the seven deaths Saturday. Medical Examiner Thomas Gilson says his office

Wells Fargo’s spiraling “sandbagging” scam might get a lot more expensive for the nation’s biggest bank.