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Oakland, Calif., is now the nation’s fourth most expensive rental market, with an astonishing year-over-year increase of 20 percent on average. So what does your money get you, whether you’re in the market for a one-, two- or three-bedroom? Witness the gallery above. There’s a one-bedroom in what would have normally been a relatively “affordable area”

Australia is over-governed and one tier of government must go. That level is the states. It will not happen in my lifetime but it will happen. The cost of duplication, red tape and waste between the states and the Commonwealth makes this inevitable.

Washington (CNN)Russia plans to modify some of its intercontinental ballistic missiles to destroy asteroids before they hit Earth, according to a top Russian rocket researcher. Sabit Saitgarayev of Russia's Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau revealed the effort during an interview last week with the government-owned TASS news agency. The United States is also working on ways to prevent asteroids from hitting Earth, but is taking a very different approach. Instead of blowing up the space rocks, NASA plans to shove them away from the planet. Читать дальше...

When a California woman saw the ladybug she drew the obvious conclusion: It was time to buy several lotto tickets at a nearby store. She won $6 million.

The deal could set the tone for what is expected to be a bruising campaign to decide whether the United Kingdom leaves the 28-member bloc.

Twenty two migrant smugglers went on hunger strike in protest against severe sentences in a prison on the Greek island of Chios, local media reported on Friday.

The foreign ministers of Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan signed a joint declaration on the development of cooperation following a meeting in Tbilisi, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said Friday.

The hacker group CyberBerkut has reportedly disclosed Kiev's plans to torpedo the Dutch referendum on Ukraine's Association Agreement with the EU.

West Bromwich Albion manager angry with Goodison Park counterpart for querying Saido Berahino tackle

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A former teacher is charged in Dakota County with stalking a 12-year-old female student.

(AP) — A former teacher is charged in Dakota County with stalking a 12-year-old female student. Authorities say the girl had screen shots of some of the messages and told investigators she "felt creepy and unsafe" in Hansen's classroom.

George Osborne banks biggest January surplus since 2008 but analysts say it may not be enough to meet borrowing target this year

Despite poor economic growth and job creation nationally‚ the Western Cape seems to be bucking the trend.

One French artist took up the challenge—and almost lost his mind.

The post Every Line in Kanye’s Song ‘Wolves,’ Illustrated appeared first on WIRED.

Buying weapons in violation of the UN embargo from the hermit kingdom is funding its nuclear programme, writes Shannon Ebrahim.

Here are 10 Spotify features you didn't know you totally needed.

The post You’re Probably Listening to Spotify Wrong. Be a Power User appeared first on WIRED.

McCloud surmises that most blotter art was created so manufacturers, dealers, and imbibers could identify the origins of the acid in their possession.

Andy Lee's landscapes look like something from another planet. That's because he's shooting with invisible light.

The Xfinity Series takes to the track today and the Truck series gets its season underway.

The switch to chip-based card readers has turned the checkout counter into a big pain. Maybe the time has come for our phones to ease the suffering.

Writer-director Robert Eggers' first feature isn't just haunting because sorcery is scary—it's haunting because its themes are still very real.