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U.S. stock futures on Tuesday tip into the green but were trading marginally higher.

Eight corporate elites who demonstrated the size of their charitable heart through random, minor acts of kindness.

Altria Group Inc. said Tuesday that Philip Morris International Inc. has submitted a modified risk tobacco product application for an electronically heated product with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA is now expected to decide whether to accept the application for substantive review, Altria said in a statement. If approved, Altria would have an exclusive right to sell the heated tobacco product in the U.S. Heated tobacco products heat tobacco enough to produce an inhalable steam... Читать дальше...

“The world is still a good place as long as there are people who live to do good.”

The phone conversation with President Tsai was a morale booster, but many Taiwanese now fear the island, and not the U.S., will bear the brunt of Beijing’s ire.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran would not allow new US administration to undermine the historic nuclear deal, media reported on Tuesday.

Following the devastating wildfires in East Tennessee, Dolly Parton has announced that she will host a Dec. 13 telethon in Nashville to raise money...

Shares of Apple Inc. climbed 1% in premarket trade Tuesday, after Chief Executive Tim Cook tried to reassure investors that the Apple Watch was selling well. In an email to Reuters, Cook said Apple Watch sales to consumer set record in holiday week, and that it was doing great and looks to be one of the most popular holiday gifts, and that sales growth was off the charts. However, Cook did not provide actual sales data. His email followed a report by IDC that third-quarter Apple Watch shipments plunged 71% from a year ago. Читать дальше...

"This is business as usual," Malcolm Turnbull declared this morning, as he defended the decision to release a set of broad terms of reference for a climate change policy review that has been Coalition policy for years.

Vice chairman Lee Jae-yong told a South Korean parliamentary committee that he wasn’t initially made aware of donations by affiliates of his company to two foundations allegedly controlled by a confidante of President Park Geun-hye.

J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti alleged that National Conference wants to keep the atmosphere imposed in the Valley as it "can go to any extent for power".

This is the latest doomsday headline by a publisher for retail workers.

Oil industry presses President-elect Trump to approve Dakota Access pipeline

A Thomas the Tank Engine train, a Minion toy rifle and 45 other dangerous toys will be destroyed by a steamroller as part of an annual product safety blitz.

The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that the alliance will reconfirm strong commitment to Afghanistan during the alliance’s foreign ministerial in Brussels. “The ministerial will close with a meeting on Afghanistan and our Resolute Support mission. We will reconfirm our strong commitment to Afghanistan’s security and we will get an update on the Read the full article...

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Recovery of fire victims winds down; investigation looms (AP) — Some people managed to text loved ones goodbye and "I love you" before they died in an Oakland warehouse fire that claimed three dozen lives, officials said, as heart-rending reports of victims' last moments emerged from the most lethal building fire in the U.S. in more than a decade. The district attorney warned of possible murder charges as she determines whether there were any crimes linked to the blaze. The cluttered warehouse... Читать дальше...

Global gaming operators watch closely after first step towards $40bn market

YANGON, Myanmar — Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, seeking reconciliation among ethnic groups in fractious western Myanmar, has urged the army to respect civilians’ rights as concerns rise about treatment of the Rohingya minority.

Verizon Communications, the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier, has agreed to sell 29 data centers to Equinix Inc for $3.6 billion.