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Angiemille Latorre said she’s no stranger to crisis. When she launched her design consulting firm in Puerto Rico eight years ago, the global economy was plunging into the worst downturn in recent history. Now in Puerto Rico, another crisis is unfolding as the government struggles to pay its $72 billion of debt. Yet Latorre’s firm is booming as she adds new corporate clients across the island and beyond.

May 1 is a day of celebration and solidarity for labour movements worldwide. Here's what's going on

“Did they change your boobs on me?”

Have you ever been with somebody for so long that you think you know them inside and out? Well, these four couples were put to the test when asked to figure out what their partner changed about themselves.

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In the beginning, each couple was extremely confident in the challenge. I mean, when you're with someone for a long period of time, you would think that you notice every little thing about them... Читать дальше...

It’s not all fun and games.

When people ask why you wear so much makeup.

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Makeup up goals!

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Your handbag is a hidden treasure of lipsticks.

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Yeah I'm late, but you should be happy I showed up.

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“A bit mushy”

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A novelist who lost a pair of storm-battered sailboats is ready to set sail again.

RACE: 75th Indianapolis 500

Skottie Young's comic may horrify (or delight) the parents of princess-obsessed kids. It's the story of a not-so-little girl who's gone a little violent after 27 years trapped in a sparkly fairyland.

For the final time, President Obama delivered laughs at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, lampooning himself, Congress, and his future as a lame duck.

MIDDLE-income families will pay up to $168 a week toward the cost of pensions and payments to families, the unemployed, retirees and veterans.

THE Manus Island ruling has focused voters’ attention on the Coalition’s greatest achievement, writes Rita Panahi.

MALCOLM Turnbull’s $50 billion submarine deal takes a big strategic risk: it gives France unprecedented power to cripple us in war, writes Andrew Bolt.

EXCLUSIVE:APEX gang thugs and other ­juveniles freed on bail will no longer be charged if they breach the conditions of their release.

THREE out of every four taxpayers are likely to miss out on relief in the Budget, amid speculation tax cuts will be offered to those on an $80,000 income.

Mars

Lisa Schroeder has a pretty sweet job.

For the past 16 years, Schroeder has worked for Mars Chocolate — a segment of the $33 billion Mars candy, petcare, and beverage company. Mars Chocolate produces 29 candy brands in total, including the billion-dollar global brands M&M's, Snickers, Dove, Milky Way, and Twix.

As a sensory technologist for the company, Schroeder's job is to taste-test chocolate. We recently spoke to her to find out how she landed this dream job, what she does all day... Читать дальше...

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Genetically modified organisms as we know them today have only been around for a few decades.

But in that time, we've taken to using them almost everywhere. Today, GMOs can be found in everything from the cotton in our T-shirts to the soda we sip at the movies.

Here are all the things that likely wouldn't look anything like they do today without some type of genetic modifications:

The corn we eat today has been modified with genes from living things that are not plants. Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

The fast-growing global drone industry has not sat back waiting for government policy to be hammered out before pouring investment and effort into opening up this all-new hardware and computing market. 

A growing ecosystem of drone software and hardware vendors is already catering to a long list of clients in agriculture, land management, energy, and construction. Many of the vendors are smallish private companies and startups — although large defense-focused companies... Читать дальше...

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Platitudes won't help you. I know, I've tried to implement them all. They're frustrating.  

Go for it! Live for today! Stay motivated! 

No kidding. 

I'm more interested in how we can radically improve our lives.  How can we stay truly motivated? How can we maintain hyper-efficiencies? How can we stay happy at work? How can we find true fulfillment by cultivating the most attractive aspects of our personalities? 

Here are 10 unexpected things you can do daily to radically improve your life... Читать дальше...

Looming clouds, nearly tornado-strength winds and finally torrential rains cut short the second Saturday, day six of the New Orleans Jazz and...

Look out for Bernie Sanders to help front-runner Donald Trump compete against Democrat Hillary Clinton. … Click to Continue »

At his final White House Correspondents' Dinner appearance, President Obama reflected on his remaining time in office and joked about who might be standing in his spot next year. Photo: AP

Nico Rosberg dominates the Russian Grand Prix to take his fourth win in a row as Lewis Hamilton fights back to finish second.

Warren Buffett said Saturday that his company, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., is poised to do well no matter who wins the White House in November, and the billionaire investor defended the performance and tactics of the conglomerate's several large investments.