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Tesla has retooled its strategy for selling people with solar panels on batteries to store excess energy before the company even sold its first units.

Proteas captain Faf du Plessis is expecting the crucial Group 1 tie against the West Indies to be dominated by spin.

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If you have a smartphone, you're already more than halfway to getting a high-quality workout.

Fitness apps that help you get and stay in shape abound, but we sifted through the masses to pick out the best, science-backed, BI-tested apps out there.

The best part? For most of these, all you need is some floor-space or a solid pair of running shoes.

Here are the seven that made the cut:  

Best running and cycling app: Strava tracks your runs and rides while mapping each stride. Читать дальше...

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The reviews are in, and Facebook's Instant Articles has been a rousing success.

French political publisher Libération has revealed some details about its experience with Instant Articles to Digiday. The third-largest publication in France said its Facebook likes have increased by 10% to more than 550,000 since it started using the service... Читать дальше...

Are you more Chiltern Firehouse or Chicken Cottage?

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OTTOBRUNN, Germany, March 24 (UPI) -- Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security is supplying the Dutch military with missile launch detection systems to protect F-16 fighters and NH-90 helicopters.

Are you shape gifted or shape unaware?

Kangana Ranaut says no to Homi Adajania's film

If you follow my blog, you know I've been pointing out how Republicans are falsely blaming Colorado budget problems on healthcare costs for the elderly, disabled, and other poor people.

What's worse, after scapegoating Medicaid spending on healthcare for the poor, Republicans haven't said how they'd cut it. Or do something else to ease the budget pressure. And reporters are letting them slide.

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The 25-year-old commuter, who requested anonymity, said she was on the 7 train to Grand Central at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday when a man across from her exposed his genitals and started fondling himself.

A man covered in gold spray paint was arrested on charges of driving under the influence in Richmond Wednesday night after allegedly hitting three cars on Interstate 80 and leading California Highway Patrol officers on a brief chase before a wheel fell off his car, authorities said. An off duty police officer witnessed the the beginning of the mayhem when the man, identified as 21-year-old Damaj Cook, struck multiple cars on eastbound I-80 near the Ashby Avenue exit in Berkeley, said Officer Sean Wilkenfeld, a CHP spokesman. Читать дальше...

He took more than 150 vehicles.

Can you see the A-list actor courting Carrie Bradshaw?

The Easter Bunny may put a bounce in chocolate sales, but the industry is under threat from changing consumption and difficulties with cocoa farming.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have passed a funding boost for college and university facilities, behavioral health programs and the state's beleaguered prison system.

There is currently an active shooter aboard Naval Medical Center San Diego, California, according to US Marine Corps Recruiting Station San Diego.

His Thursday morning fell all over the map.

Following the terror attacks in Brussels, counterterrorism will be the top agenda item at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting at Japan, according to local media.

In 2012, "Snow White and the Huntsman" earned mega-millions at the box office and a sex scandal on the side. With a new director on board and Kristen Stewart bowing out of the project, its forthcoming prequel, "The Huntsman: Winter's War," shifts focus to the Evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) and her wicked younger sister (Emily Blunt). They threaten the stability of the kingdom, unless that dashing huntsman Eric (Chris Hemsworth) and his wife (Jessica Chastain) can prevent their takeover.

– Nine in 10 IDPs live with host families in the north east – It is alleged that food scarcity in the communities has forced them back to camp – NEMA official however declined comments on the situation Reports reveal that increasing food scarcity has forced people displaced by Boko Haram terrorists in the North-east to […]

As the senior counterterrorism official in the U.S. government for nine years, I felt the personal burden of responsibility for preventing terrorist attacks, so I understand Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Jim Comey's desire to collect every possible bit of data. As a nation, however, we have decided that there should be limits to what the government can do to stop terrorism, counter illegal narcotics and fight crime. The case of the iPhone that belonged to Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the San Bernardino shooters... Читать дальше...

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The Ford Motor Co. that Mark Fields took over in 2014 had survived the Great Recession and was well on its way to resurgence. Last year, the No. 2 US automaker posted record operating results. Now Fields, a 26-year Ford veteran, is trying something more dramatic: remaking Ford into what he calls "an auto and mobility company." That means a future in which Ford is behind everything from F-150s and Mustangs to bicycling and ride sharing.

Fields... Читать дальше...