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The U.S. Can Buy Nuclear Weapons, But It Would Be a Rich Country
EXPLAINER: How impoverished N. Korea finances testing spree TEL AVIV, Israel – The Obama administration has said it wants to improve U.S.-North Korea relations, but if North Korea were a rich country it could...

technology
California is dealing with the aftermath of a record-breaking heat wave
Despite promises, California doesn't know how many people died in record summer heat wave In 2010, as many as 900,000 people died due to extreme heat across the U.S., and now the state of...

national
My Cat Is My New Baby
Thierry Mugler: Nothing Is Ever Too Extreme My partner and I recently took the plunge and got a cat. We named her Lilian because of the original song by Tchaikovsky, "Lilacs, roses and violets"....

europe
Wu Yibing becomes first Chinese man to reach US Open third round since 1881
Wu Yibing becomes first Chinese man to reach the US Open third round since 1881, making a run to the fourth round This article is more than 2 years old This article is more...

world
How Many People Can Turn Out For A Peaceful Demonstration?
Biden mute as protests demand freedom around the world Washington, DC - "How many people can turn out for a peaceful demonstration?" said Vice President Joe Biden this past week. "I think we're seeing...

sport
The March for Life: A Christian-right perspective on abortion
Campaigns Skirt Political Ad Rules by Paying Influencers to Donate Read the rest of this entry » In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear an appeal of the Hobby Lobby...

sport
The Gangster Disciples
Who is Danny Bakewell, the Black L.A. power broker named in the Nury Martinez audio? It all began on December 14, 2003, at 10:30pm, when a man known only as Danny Bakewell, approached a...

world
The world’s No.2 and No.3 players have both gone missing
Serena chasing history, but can Keys steal the show? It's not often the first night of a Grand Slam singles final ends in a draw, but it happened on Sunday at the Australian and...

europe
UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, the University of San Diego and the University of Hawaii at Manoa join the boycott
UCLA, UC Irvine law schools join boycott of U.S. News & World Report rankings The Association of American Universities and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology said in a joint statement Tuesday...

health
MacKenzie Scott Gives $10 Million in Cookies to UNICEF
Millions of cookies: Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives Girl Scouts $85M Girl Scout cookies aren't just for girls. Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated millions of the treats to various charities around the world. She has...