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Patagonia saw an astounding $10 million in Black Friday sales  ― five times its own expectations ― and, as promised, will donate every cent toward helping save the environment.

It was neither Willis Reed nor Michael Jordan, but Sounders rook Jordan Morris gave MLS a fine playoff moment.

The suspect was identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan, officials said.

The Browns placed starting right guard John Greco on their injured-reserve list Monday, a day after he suffered a foot injury in a game vs. the Giants. Greco joins starting left guard Joel Bitonio on IR. Greco has started every game this season and started two at center earlier in the season when usual starting…

Older people are demonstrating loyalty, but some younger Cubans who have lived through tremendous change say they don’t feel a strong attachment

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Sandwiched between the obvious question of whether Broncos coach Gary Kubiak shouldn’t have tried a 62-yard field goal in overtime to the less-obvious question of whether someone should have told receiver Bennie Fowler to go down instead of score is the less-obvious-than-it-should-have-been question of whether the Broncos should have gone for two after Fowler scored.…

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I've always had a soft spot for Buicks, based largely on driving a Regal two-door, brown, with a sweet velour interior and a strong V6 motor, back in the 1980s. 

Unfortunately, I was the odd man out for a few decades, as the Buicks brand languished in General Motors' hierarchy. Buick was a "near luxury" marque, one rung on the ladder below Cadillac. The 1990s and 2000s weren't kind to mid-luxe brands, as the German and Japanese luxury vehicles — Mercedes, BMW, Lexus — began to... Читать дальше...

Mauro Icardi smashed two goals for the hosts to continue his fine season, as they halted a run of four straight defeats to mark Stefano Pioli's first win

Allstate Non-Insurance Holdings Inc., the insurance broker subsidiary of Allstate Corp. , said late Monday it has agreed to buy SquareTrade Holding Company Inc. for about $1.4 billion in cash and debt. The transaction is expected to close in January. Privately held SquareTrade, based in San Francisco and London, is a provider of extended warranty plans for electronics and gadgets. Shares of Allstate fell 0.2% in the extended session after ending the regular trading day down less than 0.1%.

DALLAS — Texas on Monday reported its first case of Zika virus that likely came from a mosquito bite within the state.

President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg in 2011

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Tomorrow, the White House will partner with Stanford University and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative — a limited liability corporation launched by the CEO of Facebook and his wife — to co-host the Summit on Poverty and Opportunity, a two-day, invite-only event held on the school's campus. It will focus on using technology and innovation to address issues like poverty, inequality, and economic immobility. Читать дальше...

Now that most communication is accomplished through virtual channels, it is easy to lose sight of our face-to-face relationships.

CHANHASSESN, Minn. — Prince’s Paisley Park will host a four-day celebration of the “Purple Rain” megastar’s life next year.

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Every parent asks it at some point: What is going on in my kid’s brain?

And if you don’t understand kids it can be hard to give them what they need to thrive. Lately the trend has been helicopter parenting and trying to get them ready as soon as possible for an increasingly competitive world.

But is that what 3 year-olds need? Or what 10 year-olds need? What about 15 year-olds? Turns out those three all require very different things.

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He paid her up to £10,000 a month not to see other men.

The encryption over the weekend by hackers of part of the computer networks of San Francisco’s light-rail system is yet another sign that public service sectors are increasingly falling victim … Click to Continue »

Castro died on Friday at the age of 90, a decade after stepping down due to poor health and ceding power to his brother Raul Castro.

CHANHASSESN, Minn. (AP) — Prince's Paisley Park will host a four-day celebration of the "Purple Rain" megastar's life next year.

CHANHASSESN, Minn. (AP) — Prince's Paisley Park will host a four-day celebration of the "Purple Rain" megastar's life next year.

According to TrimTabs Investment Research, a record level of inflows have poured into U.S. equity exchange-traded funds, so much so that the market’s postelection rally could be at risk.

According to TrimTabs Investment Research, a record level of inflows have poured into U.S. equity exchange-traded funds, so much so that the market’s postelection rally could be at risk.

According to TrimTabs Investment Research, a record level of inflows have poured into U.S. equity exchange-traded funds, so much so that the market’s postelection rally could be at risk.

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Proteins that form plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's patients might also stiffen heart muscle and increase their risk of heart failure, a new study reports.