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SWEET HOME — Sweet Home and east Linn County residents are invited to a Share Fair Wednesday to learn about a number of community initiatives that could affect current and future quality of life.

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A couple years ago, investors were begging to put their money into many startups, and startups were happy to comply.

But that has started to change, says GV (formerly Google Ventures) managing partner David Krane. 

"First half of last year into the summer, it was very common for a series B entrepreneur to walk in and put their hand out and ask for $50 million or something Herculean like that," Krane told Business Insider.

"I’d say those meetings are the exception... Читать дальше...

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Didn't make it through all of your fitness and diet goals in time for summer? Don't fret.

There are still plenty of things you can start doing now to start looking and feeling healthier.

Sure, you're probably not going to wake up looking like an underwear model tomorrow — but you can certainly start feeling better and improving your digestion in a week, according to registered dietitian and nutritionist Andy Bellatti.

Here are a few things Bellatti and other nutritionists recommend. Читать дальше...

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Millennials are constantly on the move. According to a TransferWise survey conducted in 2015, more than half (55%) of adults aged 18-34 say they’d consider moving out of the US.

In partnership with brand strategy firm BAV and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, U.S. News & World Report compiled a list of the best countries to live in, according to millennials — which they defined as adults less than 35 years old. The ranking was determined... Читать дальше...

Swedish luxury-camera-maker Hasselblad has high hopes for its pricey new digital camera.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hacking away in the midday sun, 49-year-old farmer Daniel Lazuba remembers vividly his life before one of Africa's most active volcanos erupted 14 years ago.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hacking away in the midday sun, 49-year-old farmer Daniel Lazuba remembers vividly his life before one of Africa's most active volcanos erupted 14 years ago.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hacking away in the midday sun, 49-year-old farmer Daniel Lazuba remembers vividly his life before one of Africa's most active volcanos erupted 14 years ago.

Russian President and his Chinese counterpart signed a joint statement on strengthening of global strategic stability at a meeting on Saturday.

"Palestine is the cradle of the three monotheistic faiths. We stand strongly against any attack on any religion," says Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

A ruthless England side racked up a record score to beat Australia in a thrilling rollercoaster of a third Test.

Russian Railways and China Railway signed a framework agreement on the localization of the manufacturing of the rolling stock in Russia.

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The days of lifetime employment and a gold watch at retirement are long gone, but the CEOs who engineered mass layoffs in the 1980s and '90s might be shocked at just how tenuous our ties to employers have become.   

New research from Harvard economist Lawrence Katz and Princeton economist Alan Krueger suggests that all the net job growth in the last decade is in “alternative work arrangements.” That includes temps, on-call and on-demand workers, contractors at companies, independent contractors and freelancers. Читать дальше...

Investors highlight increased risk that new lenders now face

The USD 46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which passes through PoK has made progress and benefited local people, the Chinese envoy to Pakistan has said amid reports that opposition to the ambitious project is intensifying both at home and abroad.

Corbyn slammed for not campaigning hard enough in support of EU membership.

Moody’s Investors Service has today changed the outlook on the U.K.’s long term issuer and debt ratings to negative from stable. Both ratings are affirmed at Aa1.

Leave campaigner Nigel Evans MP says there had been "some misunderstanding” over the Leave campaign’s position on reducing immigration.

It hardly matters what name is selected, what really matters is the work that goes inside for the betterment of the sport.

Former ANC veteran Tony Yengeni apparently showed no sign of intoxication when he gave police his warning statement, the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court heard.

JOHANNESBURG — Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia are leaving Sunday for Africa, where they will promote girls’ education in Liberia and Morocco before going to Spain. Their first stop is Liberia, where the first lady will meet with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and have a discussion with local teenage girls, moderated by actress

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia are leaving Sunday for Africa, where they will promote girls' education in Liberia and Morocco before going to Spain.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia are leaving Sunday for Africa, where they will promote girls' education in Liberia and Morocco before going to Spain.