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Aetna dropping Obamacare is another bad omen for the program, says consultant Robert Laszewski. But we can still make it work.

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department says it will start offering financial aid for some nontraditional college programs that are jointly offered by universities and outside companies.

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department says it will start offering financial aid for some nontraditional college programs that are jointly offered by universities and outside companies.

Federal law previously prohibited financial aid for programs in which at least half of the instruction came from ineligible groups outside the school, but the Education Department has chosen eight programs that will qualify for financial aid in an experiment meant to help low-income students.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Regulators say they need to get a firmer handle on how many horseshoe crabs die as part of their harvest for biomedical use.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Regulators say they need to get a firmer handle on how many horseshoe crabs die as part of their harvest for biomedical use.

Most of them don’t see others discussing the topic either. 

There’s an ongoing conversation about race and racism on social media — but white people are missing most of it.

A Pew Research Center report released Monday asked Americans who identified as black, white, and Hispanic (but neither black nor white) about how much they post about race, and how much content they see about it.

Pew studied “social media users” (those who answered “yes” to the question, “Do you ever use... Читать дальше...

On this week's episode, host Jeff Rubin chats with TextFiles.com’s Jason Scott about preserving an essential piece of Internet history.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is freeing up $50 million from its emergency response fund to bolster severely underfunded aid operations in six countries, including Yemen and Eritrea.

Just two wins away from finally ending its wait for Olympic gold, Brazil will hope to avoid becoming the biggest victim yet of Honduras’ surprise run when the teams face off in the semifinals of the men’s soccer competition at the famed Maracana on Wednesday. After a slow and difficult start to event, when coming under huge pressure from its home supporters, Brazil has found its gear.

Activist investors are taking smaller stakes in target companies, making it more important for investors to watch quarterly 13F filings.

Extra! Extra! Rio-d all about it!

Plenty of stuff has already gone down in Rio — from Michael Phelps setting records in the pool to Simone Biles dominating at gymnastics — but there's still more to come! And BuzzFeed's Rio Roundup newsletter will help you stay on top of Olympic news to the very end.

Consider the Rio Roundup your one-stop shop for all things Olympics. Each day, we'll send you the lowdown on everything you need to know: the biggest stories... Читать дальше...

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Summer's winding down, and that probably means you're going to need something to read during your final days in the sun.

Might as well squeeze in something educational to accompany that magazine you picked up at the airport.

To help you out, we've selected our favorite business memoirs, career guides, and the most exciting research on the future of work.

You're sure to find something to like that will also leave you with some ideas to take back to the office. Читать дальше...

The decision on the deployment of Russian bombers to Iran in order to fight terrorist groups in Syria is an important event in terms of improving the security situation in the region, experts argue.

DENEKAMP - Het straattheaterfestival Kunsten op Straat in Denekamp is dinsdag een groot succes geworden. Dat was mede te danken aan de ideale omstandigheden.

There are big college football games and then there are those that rise to the level of being called Game of the Century. To be one of those games, what’s needed is a No. 1 and No. 2. The Associated Press poll has been ranking college football teams for 80 years, helping to set the

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Mark Zuckerberg discusses one of the lowest points in Facebook's early history and why the Oculus acquisition may not have had to happen.

Live updates: It's back to school day in L.A. Aug. 16, 2016, 11:12 a.m. Classes start this morning for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second-largest school system.With school back in session, the district faces many questions: What will Supt. Michelle King do during her first...

Four suspected Daesh terrorists were arrested in Morocco. They were plotting attacks on Casablanca's "vital sites".

Dolphins coach Adam Gase said over the weekend that first-round pick Laremy Tunsil has “a lot to learn” about playing guard in response to questions about Tunsil’s chances of starting at left guard this season. It appears the Dolphins have decided to let Tunsil get more of that education while playing with the first team. Barry…

@realDonaldTrump has garnered much attention during Donald Trump's presidential run. Data scientist David Robinson did a deep dive into the Republican nominee's Twitter account and has concluded that tweets that come from an Android are tweeted from the billionaire himself while tweets from an iPhone are from his staff.