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For the first time in the country's recorded history, more than half the families do not have more than two children, according to Census 2011 data released on Monday.

Clear Channel releases legally-dubious Big Brother billboards that intrude on privacy.

The weather is expected to turn for Spring

Talk about in like a lion. Wall Street enjoyed sharp gains Tuesday, led by a rally in bank stocks and oil's surge. But for the S&P 500 index . the benchmark's 2.4%, or 46 point, gain to 1,978.35, marked its best start to March ever, according to Dow Jones data. For the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Tuesday's 2.1% spike was its best start to March since 2002, Dow Jones data show. In fact, all three indexes, including the Nasdaq Composite index , scored their best start to a month since 2013. Читать дальше...

Happy Super Tuesday — It’s a big day for America, and we know that despite Trump’s usual cockiness (since he’s in the lead and all), he’ll need the support from his righthand woman: wife, former Slovakian supermodel (and my latest muse) Melania Trump. And contrary to Donald — whose loud mouth always causes some political ruckus — Melania remains quiet, elusive, but equally impossible to look away from. And I have to say, I have the utmost respect for her. Really, she always makes a statement with whatever she wears... Читать дальше...

Today, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will squeeze into a Soyuz capsule and leave the International Space Station for the first time in more than a year. The post Watch Scott Kelly's Historic Return to Earth From the ISS appeared first on WIRED.

A man has been bashed with a concrete brick, piece of timber, had paint sprayed in his eyes and bitten in a vicious assault.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's governor faces a Tuesday deadline to make a decision about a bill that would require transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their …

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's governor faces a Tuesday deadline to make a decision about a bill that would require transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex at birth. In Texas, Houston voters soundly defeated an ordinance that would have banned discrimination against transgender people after opponents alleged it would allow sexual predators to go into women's bathrooms. Under the plan, schools would be required to provide a "reasonable accommodation" for transgender students... Читать дальше...

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday said she was disappointed by a federal judge’s ruling that the government can’t compel Apple Inc. to help investigators extract data from a locked iPhone.

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The composition is so popular that old-timey taxi horns Gershwin called for are rented by orchestras all over the country. But a musicologist says they've been using the wrong ones.

WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey likened Apple's built-in iPhone security to a "vicious guard dog" on Tuesday as Congress heard arguments over who can unlock smartphones belonging to crim…

Here’s a summary of the most common tax breaks available for parents.

Here’s a summary of the most common tax breaks available for parents.

Num Pang is a Cambodian sandwich shop with eight locations in New York City that gives traditional Cambodian sandwiches a gourmet twist with toppings like pickled fruits and vegetables.

The Premier League could have a new first-place team for the first time in months if Tottenham beats West Ham on Wednesday.

SYRACUSE, New York - Coach Jim Boeheim and the Syracuse basketball community are rallying in support of Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, the former Orange star afflicted with brain cancer.

Assisted death is first under process created by Supreme Court and required judge to decide how many doctors were needed to verify patient’s physical and psychological suffering

Goals by Jay Donnelly and Stephen Garrett give Cliftonville a 2-0 win away to Glentoran in the Irish Premiership.

Starbucks Corp.'s former chief operating officer Troy Alstead has resigned from the company, effective immediately, the coffee retailer said Tuesday. Alstead had been on a sabbatical since March 1, 2015 and had informed the company earlier this month that he would not be returning, according to a regulatory filing. Shares of Starbucks were mostly flat in after-hours trading after gaining 3.1% in the regular session.

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PHILADELPHIA, March 1 (UPI) -- Sherri Shepherd will remain the legal mother of the 18-month-old son she and Lamar Sally had using a surrogate after their split.

Saskatchewan’s premier prefers demanding action from others on pipelines over joining the club on carbon pricing

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An experiment that would allow humans to directly perceive quantum entanglement for the first time has been devised by researchers in Switzerland, and they say the same technique could be used to quantum entangle two people.

While it would be incredibly cool to be the first person ever to witness quantum entanglement with your own eyes, the experiment has been designed to answer some important and far-reaching questions, such as what does quantum entanglement actually look like... Читать дальше...