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" Surf's up and people around the Northern Hemisphere are thinking of taking some time off for vacat

" Scientists have discovered hundreds of species of butterflies, frogs, fish, and other animals deep

" In the third in our series of destinations, we visit Mumbai, India's largest city and its cultural

" Call it the next frontier of marketing: big companies, including hotels, are using scents to build

" An eclipse of the sun crossed Chile and Argentina on July 2, drawing hundreds of thousands of tour

Ekrem Imamoglu won a convincing victory in a re-run of last spring's mayoral election in Istanbul. I

" A group of behavioral economists studied how people around the world react to finding a ""lost"" w

" Nine American tourists have died so far this year while vacationing in the Dominican Republic, inc

" Facebook announced a new cryptocurrency, the Libra, which will be governed by a nonprofit in Switz

" The newest generation of mobile technology--called 5G--will transform the mobile internet as much

" Archaeologists have discovered the earliest-ever evidence of cannabis use for its psychoactive pro

" Twenty-four candidates are all vying to be the Democratic nominee for president, each hoping for t

" I.M. Pei, the Chinese-American architect who designed the Louvre museum's iconic glass pyramid and

" The African Swine Fever, a deadly virus that affects pigs but is harmless to humans, is sweeping t

" The estate of Whitney Houston, the pop singer who died in 2012, announced a hologram tour. Hologra

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" A combination of weather, overcrowding and inexperienced climbers led to chaotic conditions atop t

" Urban Outfitters announced a new clothing-rental service, Nuuly. For $88 per month, you can rent u

" US President Donald Trump signed an executive order placing Huawei, the Chinese cell phone manufac

" Do you think ridesharing is just for cars? Then you might be surprised to know you can ride on the