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Matty Pipes had a goal when he moved into his new home in Hollywood: Create a bachelor pad with a well-traveled look that did not look “decorator done.”

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police say an officer shot at the driver of a fleeing vehicle after he struck another officer while they were on foot patrol.

Azariah and her classmates spent the past week developing product ideas and as part of a mentorship program that sends engineers and designers from New York City's burgeoning tech industry into high-poverty public schools. Backers hope the program, which is expanding to other cities, will inspire kids to consider high-tech careers and can eventually help boost diversity at companies like Google and Facebook. The program, which concluded Friday with students pitching their ideas like contestants... Читать дальше...

Azariah and her classmates spent the past week developing product ideas and as part of a mentorship program that sends engineers and designers from New York City's burgeoning tech industry into high-poverty public schools. Backers hope the program, which is expanding to other cities, will inspire kids to consider high-tech careers and can eventually help boost diversity at companies like Google and Facebook. The program, which concluded Friday with students pitching their ideas like contestants... Читать дальше...

Getting clothing cheap enough for the fashion industry’s disposable model has required massive amounts of cheap material and cheap labor.

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New Jersey voters really, really don't want Donald Trump to pick their governor, Chris Christie, as his running mate, according to a new poll.

Voters in the state, which holds its primary June 7, made this clear when they said, by a 72% to 18% split, that the Manhattan billionaire should steer clear of their governor, per a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday.

Garden State voters also disapprove of the job Christie is doing by a 64% to 29% split. It represents his lowest approval rating ever. Читать дальше...

Transgender rights. Canada's next man in space. Trudeau's elbow. Stories you may have missed for the week ending May 20.

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Bossier Parish School Board finalizes Smith's contract The Times reports (http://bit.ly/1NCjebi ) that the board, at its meeting Thursday, discussed minor details of Smith's contract, which begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2020.

The bitter divide between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders has some Democrats worried about the convention in Philadelphia and whether it will be a throwback to the contentious contests of the past. MSNBC’S Joy Reid reports.

France does not put forward any versions of the causes of the EgyptAir MS804 flight crash after reports on smoke aboard the plane before it disappeared from radar screens, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Saturday.

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s April meeting, which were released this week, showed that the central bank is seriously contemplating hiking the federal-funds rate in June. The news was in keeping with recent public statements by various officials, but it still startled investors. Before the minutes were released, the federal-funds market had been pricing in a five-per-cent chance of a June hike. Afterward, the number jumped to thirty per cent. The yield on ten-year U.S. Treasury bonds also spiked. Читать дальше...

Marijuana legalization does many things. It lets, for instance, people use their drug of choice without fear of arrest, and it eliminates a dangerous black market for pot. But one Colorado city, Aurora, is leveraging its tax revenue from legalization for something else: to combat homelessness.

Don’t exclude ferns from your dream garden just because there’s a drought on.

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Our environment matters more than we often realize. Research has repeatedly shown that our surroundings impact our behavior and emotions. Students do better in schools with more natural light.

Painting prison walls a certain shade of pink reduces aggression. A high ceiling encourages more expansive and creative thinking.

This is especially relevant for the workplace. If you spend a lot of time at the office — according to the American Time Use Survey, we spend 8.7 hours at work on an average day ... Читать дальше...

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In this day and age, you can get away with being lazy.

You can have food delivered to your couch, you can send out your laundry, and you can even have someone assemble your latest IKEA purchase.

Of course, convenience comes with a cost: bad for your wallet ... but good for these companies.

Antonia Farzan contributed to an earlier version of this post.

Gyms make the most money when you never hit the treadmill

How a fitness guru with almost a million Instagram followers works out »

When I was a child, I noticed my dad slowly sipping a golden yellow liquid. He closed his eyes as he swallowed each sip, his powerful Adams apple bobbing up and down as the liquid went down his throat. I asked for a sip and he threw his head back and laughed, that loud boisterous […]

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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, May 21 (UPI) -- The Guantanamo Bay Periodic Review Board approved the release of Afghan prisoner Obaidullah 14 years after his initial apprehension.