It’s not unusual this time of year to dodge bone-jarring potholes on mid-valley roads, but the unusually cold and wet winter has led to an extremely large number of them, according to Linn County Roadmaster Darrin Lane and Angela Beers-Seydel…
The new hybrid game system lets you play on your big-screen TV then take the same games with you wherever you go. WSJ's Nathan Olivarez-Giles explains what's great about the Switch, but also why you should wait to buy it. Photo/Video: Emily Prapuolenis/The Wall Street Journal
Laura Dowling's new photo book, "Floral Diplomacy at the White House," gives a behind-the-scenes look at White House flower decorations, including the traditions, design concepts and logistics that go into them.
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Freenome, a startup that wants to build out a blood test that screens for the earliest signs of cancer, just raised $65 million.
The round is led by Andreessen Horowitz and joined by others including GV, Polaris Partners, and Asset Management Ventures. Founders Fund and Data Collective Venture Capital, each of which invested in Freenome's $5.5 million seed round in June 2016, are also part of the latest round.
Freenome wants to use machine learning to crunch the human... Читать дальше...
You might not have a great rate on that auto loan. The fix: refinance it.
The company is continuing to take a more active stand against harassment on its platform.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Two Southeast Asian women arrested on suspicions of assassinating the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were indicted in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, prosecutors said. Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Vi
FITZGERALD, Ga. — A search continues in south Georgia for the remains of a teacher who’s been missing for more than 11 years. Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge J.T. Ricketson tells multiple news outlets that investigators returned to a pecan farm Wednesday morning, searching for Tara Grinstead’s remains. Investigators dug through a
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WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and his top advisors have often scoffed at government support of green energy. His chief strategist called it "madness."
But the largest U.S. government agency — the Department of Defense — plans to forge ahead under the new administration with a decade-long effort to convert its fuel-hungry operations to renewable power, senior military officials told Reuters.
The reasons have nothing to do with the white-hot debate over climate change. Читать дальше...
Presentatrice Anniko van Santen is vanaf nu de nieuwe juryvoorzitter van De Gouden Strop, de prijs voor het spannendste Nederlandse boek. Zij neemt dit jaar het voorzittersstokje over van acteur Huub Stapel die te veel ongemak ondervindt na het scheuren van een pees in zijn been. ,,Ik ga weer fanatiek boekwurmen."
The Gazprom head said risks to Russian gas transit to Europe through Ukraine still remained.
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While you may assume her Royal Majesty the Queen enjoys fine dining every day, this isn't always the case.
According to The Telegraph, twice a week the head chef to the royal household, Mark Flanagan, provides the Queen with menu suggestion which she can approve by ticking off or crossing out.
However, Darren McGrady, a former chef in the royal kitchens, said that the Queen is "not a foodie. She eats to live, unlike Prince Philip who loves to eat and would stand and talk... Читать дальше...
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The University of California said it investigated 113 cases of sexual misconduct involving staff and faculty at its 10 campuses over a recent three-year period, according to hundreds of pages of internal documents released Tuesday.
Читать дальше...There's no denying the emotional weight of the moment in Trump's speech honoring a fallen serviceman and his family, but there's more to this story.
Berkeley has faced intense criticism and scrutiny for what student groups and victims rights groups called lax discipline for senior faculty involved in sexual misconduct cases. In one case, Sujit Choudhry, the former dean of the law school, received only a temporary pay cut and orders to undergo counseling as punishment following a 2015 investigation substantiated claims that he repeatedly kissed and touched a subordinate. Napolitano has put in place mandatory sexual assault training for students... Читать дальше...
A teaching assistant has been sacked from her job after campaigning for changes in online dating laws.
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park have introduced seasonal by-laws restricting wild camping.
A Surrey, B.C. family is trying to raise money to make their home wheelchair accessible for their five-year-old son who was born with a debilitating rare genetic disorder.
Tornadoes touched down in the upper Midwest and northern Arkansas, killing at least two people, as a spring-like storm system posed a risk to 45 million people. Compact but strong storms known as supercells raked parts of the central U.S. on Tuesday, causing damage from Arkansas to Iowa and Illinois. Wind-whipped wildfires destroyed homes in Texas. At Ottawa, Illinois, state Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Patti Thompson said a tornado victim was killed by an uprooted tree. Minor... Читать дальше...
Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook Live. Facebook said Wednesday that it's in a "unique position," through personal connections people have on Facebook, to help connect those in distress with people who can support them. To this end, people watching a Facebook Live broadcast will be able to report the video for an escalated response from Facebook. Facebook can reach out... Читать дальше...
Israel and Malaysia do not maintain formal diplomatic relations.
BRANDON, Fla. — Authorities say a 2-year-old boy died after his half-sister left him inside her sports utility vehicle while she worked in a day care center near Tampa. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s spokesman Larry McKinnon said in a news release that 21-year-old Fiorella Vanessa Silva-Tello left Jacob Manchego in her silver Chevy Equinox about 9:30
