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23andMe, the DNA testing company that turns saliva into in-depth genetic analysis, is raising $200 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital, sources close to the situation confirmed to Business Insider. 

This puts the company at a pre-money valuation of $1.5 billion, according to Axios. 

The funding round — first reported by TechCrunch — is the company's first since 2015, when 23andMe raised $115 million at a reported $1.1 billion valuation. 

Een militaire oplossing voor het conflict rond het Noord-Koreaanse nucleair en raketprogramma is voor de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump "niet

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and Congress (all times local): 1:35 p.m. President Donald Trump says he’s agreed to a “very good” deal to fund the government and increase the nation’s borrowing limit for three months as part of an agreement to rush disaster aid to victims of storm Harvey. Trump told

Rescuers winch 14 people trapped on a rotating tower to safety with help from a coast guard helicopter in Weymouth, England.

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut restaurant owner has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking.

India's Supreme Court has granted a 13-year-old rape victim in Mumbai permission to terminate her pregnancy. The girl, who was 32 weeks pregnant, needed the court's assent Wednesday as Indian law only allows abortions after 20 weeks if the mother's life is in danger. The case was heard so late in the girl's pregnancy because her parents only discovered she was pregnant at 29 weeks, when they took her to the doctor for obesity treatments, having noted that she had gained a lot of weight. The girl... Читать дальше...

President Trump said he agreed to Democrats' request to tie a relief package for Hurricane Harvey to a measure to raise the debt limit in the short term.

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo debuted his new Ferrari on Instagram Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to speed the introduction of self-driving cars by giving the federal government authority to exempt automakers from safety standards not applicable to the technology, and to permit deployment of up to 100,000 of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to speed the introduction of self-driving cars by giving the federal government authority to exempt automakers from safety standards not applicable to the technology, and to permit deployment of up to 100,000 of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to speed the introduction of self-driving cars by giving the federal government authority to exempt automakers from safety standards not applicable to the technology, and to permit deployment of up to 100,000 of the vehicles annually over the next several years. The bill was passed by a voice vote. State and local officials have raised concern that it limits their ability to protect the safety of their citizens by giving to the federal government sole authority... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to speed the introduction of self-driving cars by giving the federal government authority to exempt automakers from safety standards not applicable to the technology, and to permit deployment of up to 100,000 of the vehicles annually over the next several years. The bill was passed by a voice vote. State and local officials have raised concern that it limits their ability to protect the safety of their citizens by giving to the federal government sole authority... Читать дальше...

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) - A new football field created with ground up old tennis shoes will soon open in the shadow of Lambeau Field.

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) - A new football field created with ground up old tennis shoes will soon open in the shadow of Lambeau Field.

"It’s not that I don’t understand it. Of course I get it," he wrote.

"It’s not that I don’t understand it. Of course I get it," he wrote.

As Hurricane Irma tears through the northern Caribbean Sea, long-term models suggest the storm could bring significant rainfall and damaging winds into the eastern United States early next week.

Het blijft bikkelen om de West-Vlaamse MUG-helikopter in de lucht te houden. Nu de subsidies van de provincie West-Vlaanderen dreigen weg te

Singer, 47, did not specify which type of stage of cancer she has but is “working closely with a team to explore all options.”

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Environmentalists are concerned that a proposed fish passage in Michigan could invite species that would hurt a pristine trout stream.

Bitcoin and ether prices continue to climb on Wednesday, clawing back some of the steep declines over the holiday weekend that were sparked by China’s ban on initial coin offerings

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Butch Jones says that injured wide receiver Jauan Jennings is out “indefinitely.” Jones didn’t specify the nature of Jennings’ injury, which kept the junior from playing in the second half of the 25th-ranked Volunteers’ 42-41 double-overtime victory over Georgia Tech on Monday. The coach also offered no timetable for when

Anna Faris discussed the importance of female friendships following her split from Chris Pratt.

India have already completed series whitewashes in the Test (3-0) and ODI (5-0) before today's match.