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Merkel is running for her fourth consecutive term next year.

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With perhaps the cyclical low in bond yields and potentially even the secular low, now behind us, according to market strategist Julian Brigden, Trump’s plans for economic nationalism means that the dollar advance will start to become very toxic for the rest of the world later next year.

Global macro specialist and advisor to hedge funds, Julian Brigden of Macro Intelligence 2 Partners said, when he appeared on Real Vision TV, that the dollar’s current gains amid higher rates is all perfectly normal. Читать дальше...

The trains are back.

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS for short, is conducting a series of tests to find out if the illegal drug MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, could be used to treat Post Traumatic Stress disorder. If approved, the drug could become legal and available for treatment starting in 2021.

We recently talked to Chris Kilham, a "medicine hunter" who travels the world searching for natural remedies through medicinal plant research. We asked Kilham to break down the history of MDMA... Читать дальше...

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was injured by a knife-wielding attacker at her home on Tuesday and had to undergo surgery on her left hand. An operation that took 3 hours and 45 minutes revealed that the left-handed player's injuries were ...

"Now my body is in style, so I'm feeling good about it. Like, I'm finally in style! It took a while to get there."

The United States and Canada have banned oil and gas drilling in vast areas of Arctic.

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BEAVERTON, Ore. — Nike Inc. (NKE) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $842 million.

INDIANAPOLIS — A woman who was one of five people charged in a deadly Indianapolis house explosion has been sentenced to 50 year in prison.

BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on investigation of truck rampage in Berlin Christmas market (all times local):

President Barack Obama has designated the bulk of U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic Ocean as indefinitely off limits to future oil and gas leasing. The move on Tuesday helps put some finishing touches on ...

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Becca Brown always had the entrepreneurial itch.

As a kid, she had a pet-sitting business, ran a concession stand at Little League games, sold flowers (that she picked from her neighbor's lawn), and did private tutoring. "My parents fostered a very entrepreneurial spirit in our house," she tells Business Insider.

But after earning her Bachelor's from Harvard, Brown decided she'd try on the corporate world for size.

Turned out it fit … at least for a while. Читать дальше...

It was natural to put Ross Barkley's nasty challenge on Jordan Henderson down to emotions running high in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.

Ahead of Grey’s Anatomy‘s return on Thursday, Jan. 19, I put in a request to speak to series creator Shonda Rhimes about the second half of the ABC drama’s 13th season. She was unable to hop on the phone with me due to her busy schedule, but she agreed to answer a handful of questions […]

Clark County may loan $500,000 to the entity that oversees a proposed Las Vegas NFL stadium project aimed at attracting the Raiders, after commissioners discussed the idea on Tuesday. Commissioners … Click to Continue »

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Nike Inc. (NKE) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $842 million.

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Nike Inc. (NKE) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $842 million.

The Tony Bennett 90th birthday special, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come, is airing later tonight on NBC! The lineup of celebrity performers is jam-packed with names like Lady Gaga taking the stage to honor the icon. If you didn’t know, Gaga and Tony are good friends and they recorded a [...]

Donald Trump revealed newfound admiration for Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Tuesday, praising one of the most powerful men in America’s southern neighbor after previously characterizing him as part of a global anti-Trump conspiracy. The President-elect and Slim recently had dinner that was described by Slim’s son in law, Arturo Elias Ayub, on Twitter as “very […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has asked the State Department about funding levels for international environmental groups, according to several sources familiar with the matter. But some of the sources said the inquiry was part of a much broader set of questions about State Department operations, programs and funding. The questions, first reported by The […]