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But is it worth it if you have to listen to Coldplay?

A woman in a video may be able to help solve the summer death of a New York City jogger, the slain woman's father said this week. It has been more than two months since the body of Karina Vetrano was found in Howard Beach, Queens dragged off of the local Spring Creek Park running trail.

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The University of Leeds is working on an artificial intelligence project that tracks the audio and visual movements of TV characters in order to digitally breathe new life into them, Quartz reports.

While the project’s end results are currently far from perfect, the ability to reanimate TV characters – and effectively recreate human personalities – has far-reaching implications. Читать дальше...

SHKODRA, Albania — Where most people, even police, fear to set foot, Liljana Luani takes books, household supplies, and a lifetime of experience helping families marked for death. The 56-year-old school teacher from Shkodra in northern Albania uses her spare time to travel to remote hillside villages where children trapped in a centuries-old tradition of

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For years, Western newspapers have depicted the BRICS grouping – comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – as either nonsensical or threatening.

The A-100LL ‘flying laboratory’ is ready to take to the skies, the United Instrument Corporation’s chief designer Vladimir Verba told RIA Novosti.

All Blacks great Dan Carter insists he has never come across banned substances in rugby, after himself being cleared in a doping probe.

Former UP minister Rakesh Dhar Tripathi on Wednesday surrendered before the court of special judge (anti-corruption) in the case of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Court ordered to release him on interim bail. Hearing on his plea for regular bail will take place on November 2.

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FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A suspect in the weekend shooting of a Fairbanks, Alaska, police officer was arrested and charged, officials said.

It’s science.

BORNE - De brandweer is uitgerukt voor een schoorsteenbrand aan de Röringstraat in Borne. 

Saudi Arabia sold its first international bond Wednesday, raising money to compensate for a loss of oil revenue.

Clever detective work involving research on both ancient DNA and cave paintings from the last ice age has revealed a previously unknown species of hybrid bison, according to a new study. Researchers initially nicknamed the newfound bison the "Higgs Bison," because, just like the once-elusive subatomic particle known as the Higgs Boson, the bison's very existence had never been confirmed, and it took about 15 years to piece together data that proved its existence. But now, thanks to ancient DNA from the creatures' bones... Читать дальше...

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Being more productive is about working smarter, not harder, and making the most of each day.

While this is no easy feat, getting more done in less time is a much more attainable goal if you're not sabotaging yourself with bad habits.

Following are 17 things you should stop doing right now to become more productive.

1. Hitting the snooze button

It might feel like pressing the snooze button in the morning gives you a little bit of extra rest to start your day... Читать дальше...

Twitter's reputation as a haven for trolls was one reasons suitors declined to make bids for Twitter, reports The Verge.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Khloe Kardashian is calling her sister's robbery in Paris "a wake up call for everybody" but is pushing back against criticism that Kim Kardashian West had been too public in displaying her wealth.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Khloe Kardashian is calling her sister's robbery in Paris "a wake up call for everybody" but is pushing back against criticism that Kim Kardashian West had been too public in displaying her wealth.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Khloe Kardashian is calling her sister's robbery in Paris "a wake up call for everybody" but is pushing back against criticism that Kim Kardashian West had been too public in displaying her wealth.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Khloe Kardashian is calling her sister's robbery in Paris "a wake up call for everybody" but is pushing back against criticism that Kim Kardashian West had been too public in displaying her wealth.

Police officers searching a village in Rakhine State, Myanmar, last week. An attack on police outposts has prompted a lockdown by security forces in the area.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota Democrat facing a tough climb to unseat Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen is getting a hand from her party's standard bearer.

Donald Trump’s campaign manager on Wednesday rebutted a central claim the GOP nominee has been making in recent weeks ― that the election is being stolen at the polls due to voter fraud. 

Jill Stein is firing back at John Oliver after the “Last Week Tonight” host criticized Stein’s plan to cancel student loan debt. “Coming from someone who made a stunt of buying and canceling medical debt on his show, and who claims to want alternatives to the failed two-party system, this disingenuous attack on the idea of cancelling student debt is both puzzling and hypocritical,” Stein’s campaign said in a statement. “When Oliver’s fact-checkers asked if canceling student debt via quantitative easing was the campaign’s current position... Читать дальше...