WASHINGTON — Though this is when the Arctic is supposed to be refreezing, scientists say sea ice there hit record low levels for November. In the crucial Barents Sea, the amount of floating ice decreased when it would be expected to grow.
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Two coaches of the Capital Express train derail near Assam-West Bengal border on Tuesday night. Rescue operations are underway while a team of railway doctors and relief materials has been dispatched.
Immigration Minister John McCallum was set to provide a Commons committee with details on Canada's 2017 immigration plan, but a Conservative MP took the floor for an hour to tell him how the planned closure of an Immigration case office in Alberta would affect residents there.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady talks to MarketWatch about Republicans’ tax plans; President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threat; asking Democrats about a ‘redesign’ for the Internal Revenue Service; and more.
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LAKELAND, Fla., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida rigged up a pulley system to rescue a horse that became submerged up to its head in a muck-filled pond.
The conservative People’s Party of Austria (OVP) will be defeated in the next parliamentary elections after its senior members supported Green-backed presidential candidate Alexander Van der Bellen who shares opposite values, Roman Haider, a member of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPO), told Sputnik.
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Renters and buyers across Manhattan are revolting against rising prices.
Bloomberg's Oshrat Carmiel reported on Tuesday that 432 Park Ave., the slim skyscraper that's the tallest residential building in the world, has sold units this year for an average of 10% less than the original listing price.
The top-floor penthouse overlooking Central Park closed for $87.7 million, 8% less than the listing price, Bloomberg reported.
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Author Michael Lewis talks about his new book "The Undoing Project" and shares his views on Donald Trump's policies on CNBC's "Power Lunch."
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Costco and Walmart are both go-to spots for shoppers looking to save.
But behind the scenes, the two retailers couldn't be more different.
In fact, Costco has thrived by being the "anti-Walmart," a term first attributed to the retailer in 2005 by Steven Greenhouse at The New York Times.
Eleven years later, the retailer's strategy seems essentially unchanged, according to a new report from Fortune that takes a deep dive into Costco's business. Читать дальше...
Dads can be notoriously particular when it comes to gifts for the holiday season – only the best will do when it comes to tech fanatics or grill gurus. Whether you’re picking something up for dad that’s fun (a fine whiskey or a new Apple TV, perhaps?) or useful (never underestimate the power of a new wallet or the latest camping equipment), there is definitely a little something for every dad-type out there. From the fashionably dapper dude to the dad who enjoys a stiff drink, there are plenty of gift options this year.
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The global asset management industry has been disrupted, according to a new report by Moody's Investor Services released Tuesday, December 6.
In the report, Moody's downgraded the industry to negative.
A combination of trends, including lackluster active management performance, global regulation, and increasing cost consciousness has led investors to move away from actively managed funds and into low cost passive products like exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Читать дальше...
There are no surprise leaders in the early voting
It was a bit of a surprise in some quarters when the Saints cut C.J. Spiller before the start of the season. Maybe it shouldn’t have been, because he hasn’t been able to hold down a job since. The Jets are the latest to release the former No. 9 overall pick, announcing the move today.…
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Apple is proud of the camera on its iPhones.
On Tuesday, Apple enlisted some pro photographers to provide some tips for using the iPhone 7 Plus, which can create some beautiful photographs. It's got a double lens, which enables it to create a cool blurry background for certain photographs, called "bokeh."
If you'd like to hear more about the pro photographers Apple collected, look at their photographs, and read their advice, it's on Apple's newsroom blog. Читать дальше...
Over the course of the presidential election, a lot of smart analysts thought Donald Trump’s candidacy might fundamentally upend the political orientation of the parties.
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Senior US military officials are sticking with a tried and true method for justifying increases in US military spending by claiming that there is a “threat” posed by Russia, pointing to a recent increase in defense spending by the Kremlin.
De politie onderzoekt vandaag een mogelijke gijzeling in Best. Een man zou gedurende enige tijd van zijn vrijheid zijn beroofd. Hij meldde zich naderhand 's middags bij de politie.
Disney is pulling out all the stops to make sure the next film in arguably its most important franchise is a massive hit in the world’s second-biggest market. Jonathan Papish, an industry analyst at China Film Insider, told TheWrap the younger-skewing Chinese audience didn’t understand the movie’s plot — perhaps because the original “Star Wars” films never made it to what was then a closed movie market. Disney’s culturally conscious casting of Chinese movie stars Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen should... Читать дальше...
UNITED NATIONS — The New York mayor’s office is touting the benefits of hosting the United Nations headquarters with a new report examining the world body’s economic impact on the city.
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BORCULO - Berkelland betaalt zorginstelling Sensire voor het 24 uur per dag aannemen van telefoontjes van mensen die een luisterend oor nodig hebben. Vrijwilligersorganisatie Sensoor die zich hiermee bezig houdt, wordt daarvoor niet gepromoot.
US Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work has met with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze in Washington, DC to discuss security assistance to Kiev, the Pentagon announced in a release on Tuesday.
Tuesday brings some sad news about former Heisman Trophy winner and Bears first-round pick Rashaan Salaam. A spokesman for Salaam’s family has announced, via Adam Schefter of ESPN, that Salaam is dead at the age of 42. The University of Colorado, Salaam’s alma mater, released a statement saying his body was found in a Boulder,…
