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Obama’s Clean Power Plan is in legal limbo

Tax credit extension gave lift to wind power

Utilities are turning to cleaner energy regardless

The home has three large bedrooms, including a master with en suite, a large kitchen with corner pantry and high-end finishes including granite counters and hardwood flooring

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Southeast Asian countries do not want to take part in a global confrontation between the US and China, instead preferring neutrality and a negotiated solution, a regional expert told Sputnik.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court demanding NIA probe over the anti-national slogans raised in the Jadavpur University.Jadavpur University Vice Chancellor Suranjan Das, who called on West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi amid row over pro-Afzal guru slogans, earlier today, said that he was against filing First Information Report against any student as the varsity has always stood for freedom of expression and autonomy.

Six Left parties meanwhile sought Kanhaiya Kumar's immediate release and punishment to those who they said doctored "evidence" to charge him with sedition.

The handsome Dune, which should reach showrooms in a few weeks, is distinguished by its own bumpers, wheels, a large central air intake integrated with the bumper and various black exterior trim items. Bold black wheel arch extensions accentuate the Dune's raised ride height and are a nice styling touch, but we also like the practical benefit - they'll help prevent or minimize the havoc caused by careless people who swing doors open or let shopping carts run astray. "The new Dune successfully captures the iconic spirit of Baja Beetles... Читать дальше...

The bus driver was instructed to get off the bus and lock the door, keeping passengers inside. Passengers then heard police say the man was wanted for murder

If a married woman loved Pope John Paul, was he wrong to continue the friendship? There are some surprising precedents

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the massive influx of migrants into Europe (all times local):

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the massive influx of migrants into Europe (all times local):

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the massive influx of migrants into Europe (all times local):

D. Milliard/Death Valley National Park

People are flocking to an unlikely destination this month: Death Valley.

Death Valley holds the world record for the hottest recorded temperature on Earth — in 1972, its ground temperatures reached 201 degrees Fahrenheit. 

So, it's not an ideal vacation spot — or even a lunch spot — but this month people are making an exception.

Recently, the valley burst into a beautiful sea of gold and purple flowers that's unlike anything seen in over a decade... Читать дальше...

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The business of personal genetic testing is just starting to hit its stride.

People spend over $5 billion on genetic tests annually, according to a UnitedHealth Group report, and this is expected to increase to $25 billion a year by 2021.

As the industry explodes, people are asking a lot of questions about what genetic testing can do for them — and what unforseen implications might arise.

Anne Wojcicki, cofounder and CEO of the home DNA testing company 23andMe... Читать дальше...

On the first day of classes at the Yale School of Management, we went around the room and shared our greatest life experiences in an icebreaker exercise. Many of the students my age talked about traveling or personal accomplishments. The older students -- both men and women -- were nearly unanimous in their responses: Either "The day I got married" or "The day I became a parent."

The younger students gasped.

In retrospect, before arriving at Yale, there had been times when I earnestly... Читать дальше...

Rio de Janeiro is the world's most alluring hot mess. It's everything you expect it to be: edgy, stratified, stiflingly humid, crowded, exhilarating. But it's also everything you don't expect it to be: friendly, relaxing, accessible, human, bucolic even.

That's what makes it such a special place -- the contrasts that are a microcosm of what makes Brazil tick: poverty and great wealth; forest and city; savage and sophisticate; old world and new.

But despite all the interesting things people could ask about my visits... Читать дальше...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it will try to make it easier for firms to introduce new consumer-finance products with a process aimed at reducing uncertainty about how regulators will view them.

Wealth management isn't just about counting your money.

[...] before Thursday, Feb. 18’s remarkably powerful concert in Davies Symphony Hall, the San Francisco Symphony had never even played the piece. Why is a work like this — so inventive, so dramatic, so rich in incident — not a standard component in the arsenal of any violin virtuoso aspiring to the name? The harmonies are traditionally tonal, but their logic at times is not; and although the concerto unfolds in fairly cohesive chapters, the sequence of events within those sections can sometimes be surprising. Читать дальше...

Faces and hands abound in The Light Inside’s arresting collection of photos and videos

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Jed McChesney awoke Friday morning to find that his website had crashed. When he glanced up at MSNBC's "Morning Joe," he learned why: Bernie Sanders had tweeted it to his 1.5 million followers.

McChesney had made the site, iwilllookintoit.com, earlier this month, after hearing Hillary Clinton say those words in a Democratic presidential debate. That was her response when asked whether she would release transcripts of her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs and other big banks.

Clinton's speeches were on McChesney's mind. Читать дальше...