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Russia must know that an exclusive alliance with China will incur its own cost.

Amazon today is taking $20 off the Nest Learning Thermostat. That's pretty decent as far as Nest deals go, but if you have an Amazon Visa Card, you can add in promo code THI20ARC to bring the price all the way down to $183. [Nest Learning Thermostat, $229 or $183 with Amazon Visa and Promo Code THI20ARC]

Even if space is tight, you can still create a horticultural haven at home with these cleverly designed planting solutions and tools

Yahoo Travel shares this week's picks for the best in travel technology.

The government must clear a high bar before it may limit the right of Americans to vote, according to Cato Institute Chairman Bob Levy.

World boxing champ Manny Pacquiao was not pulling a fake punch when he said he would be moving in to basketball, adding another occupation to a list that also includes his role as a congressman.

There are now more millionaires in China than in Japan, as the wealthiest Chinese reaped huge returns from shadow-banking-related financial products, a new study revealed.

In X-Men: Days of Future Past, the mutant clan goes head-to-head with the Sentinels—a group of dystopian-era robots. Effects experts MPC created the Sentinels’ special effects using a follicle-like animation, comprised of tiny scales. Mike Seymour explains how they accomplished the technically complicated designs.

In X-Men: Days of Future Past, the mutant clan goes head-to-head with the Sentinels—a group of dystopian-era robots. Effects experts MPC created the Sentinels’ special effects using a follicle-like animation, comprised of tiny scales. Mike Seymour explains how they accomplished the technically complicated designs.

In X-Men: Days of Future Past, the mutant clan goes head-to-head with the Sentinels—a group of dystopian-era robots. Effects experts MPC created the Sentinels’ special effects using a follicle-like animation, comprised of tiny scales. Mike Seymour explains how they accomplished the technically complicated designs.

Hugh White’s view that America and China are on a collision course is looking more prophetic, but not everybody agrees with his ideas for compromise. The WSJ's Andrew Browne has the details.

Since it’s more of a blog than a static site, Spotted by Locals tends to have an immediate, up-to-date feel — and that’s the point. Founders Sanne and Bart van Poll were disappointed by the touristy and often outdated information they found in many travel guides and set out to do something different, starting with their home city of Amsterdam in 2008.

That’s the idea behind Spotted By Locals, which selects opinionated experts, called “Spotters,” to give their thoughts on everything from restaurants to modes of transportation in the cities where they live. Founders Sanne and Bart van Poll were disappointed by the touristy and often outdated information they found in many travel guides and set out to do something different, starting with their home city of Amsterdam in 2008.

Most of the places on Abandoned Playgrounds weren’t playgrounds to start, but they might as well be for curious travelers now. From ancient cliff dwellings to abandoned mental hospitals, the photos are eerie, making us wonder what made the people leave them behind. The good news is that the blog tells us many of the stories, and often the GPS coordinates, behind these images (Click “source” under any image for the scoop). On their own, the images of derelict places have an oddly satisfying kind of odd, lonesome beauty.

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The World Cup, the biggest single sporting event in the world, finally begins this week. How will Japan's national soccer team do? Cast your vote in our poll.