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Inspiration can come from anywhere, and there are hundreds of options and settings for brainstorming. But being supposed experts on creativity, ad agency executives have their own unique and personal techniques to get their artistic juices flowing. 

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• Many people want to retire early, but few are taking the steps to get there.
• Early retirement only requires three things: earning, saving, and investing.
• The key to reaching your early retirement goal is making those three things a priority.

Millennials aren't known for following the rules, especially when it comes to money matters.

In addition to straying from traditional banks and putting off homeownership... Читать дальше...

On Monday, Aug. 21, for the first time in 99 years, a solar eclipse will march across the United States from west coast to east coast, and excitement is building across the nation. Experts advise that people wear specific, protective eyewear to view the eclipse, but as VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports, finding the special lenses is becoming a difficult task.

US President Donald Trump has been criticized for being slow to respond to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, resulting in the death of a woman and injuring 19 others in a vehicle attack by a white supremacist.

This week I attended the big ThinkSales convention in Joburg. In addition to making a contribution, I decided to hear all the other speakers. It was fascinating, writes John Robbie.

This week I attended the big ThinkSales convention in Joburg. In addition to making a contribution, I decided to hear all the other speakers. It was fascinating, writes John Robbie.

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," featuring Justin Bieber, ties the record for the...

Do you have all your back-to-school planning/shopping done yet? The mad rush into fall has already started, leaving many of us wondering: Where did the summer go? If you’re a parent of a little one, chances are you’re going to have to pack more than a few lunches this year. This week, L.A. chefs,...

Your kids are going to be so jealous when you tell them you're heading out for a laser tag workout.

Hello readers! I’m Carolyn Kellogg, books editor at the L.A. Times. Here’s what you’ll find in our pages this week:

A gallery at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena features work based on century-old research from the Lick Observatory.

US President Donald Trump has been criticized for being slow to respond to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, resulting in the death of a woman and injuring 19 others in a vehicle attack by a white supremacist.

Investments will be across films, digital and broadcast content, talent management, new age technology companies and global entertainment, corporate and social events, reports variety.com.

As you walk around the Nebraska state capitol in Lincoln, the southeast corner of 16th and H streets presents three spectacular houses. The house directly on the corner was built by W.H. Ferguson and is currently owned by the state.

The day we've all been waiting for is almost upon us, the day of the great solar eclipse seen cross the country, but ... what happens if you don't see it? 

In the most recent Game of Thrones episode, our heroes had a Very Dumb Idea: To bring someone from the army of the dead south to King's Landing so that Cersei will believe it's real.

It is widely understood that on August 21, North America will experience a total solar eclipse for the first time since 1979. For a few brief, blissful moments, the moon will pass between the sun and the Earth, blocking the star from view for anyone within a 70-mile path that cuts across the United States. Amazing! 

Aviation Cadet Thanas inspects an airplane engine.

Image: Library of Congress

One year before the outbreak of World War II, a U.S. congressional board found that the Navy had insufficient training facilities to deal with a potential emergency demand for new pilots

With the consultation of Texas Representative Lyndon B. Johnson, the Navy commissioned a new air training station on Corpus Christi Bay in March 1941.

That year, 800 flight instructors were brought to Corpus Christi... Читать дальше...

Apple aired the finale of its first original series this week. If you missed it, don't stress. 

Madrid club have a minute’s silence for the victims

Police in the US city of Boston, Massachusetts ramped up security ahead of a controversial "Free Speech" rally and counter-protests, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the site of events on Saturday.

Police in the US city of Boston, Massachusetts ramped up security ahead of a controversial "Free Speech" rally and counter-protests, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the site of events on Saturday.

HELSINKI (AP) — The knife attack in western Finland that left two people dead and seven others wounded is "a likely terror act," Finland's intelligence agency said Saturday, while police said Europol was investigating if it had any ties to…

LEON, Mexico (AP) -- Diego Madero hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the Leones de Yucatan to a 5-4 win over the Bravos de Leon on Friday.

LEON, Mexico (AP) -- Diego Madero hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the Leones de Yucatan to a 5-4 win over the Bravos de Leon on Friday.