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Ray Kurzweil sat by a window in Boston’s Four Seasons Hotel, overlooking a duck pond in the city’s Public Garden. He held up a sheet… Read More »Ray Kurzweil Still Says He'll Merge With AI

President Joe Biden told Democratic governors at a White House meeting on Wednesday that part of his plan is to stop scheduling events after 8… Read More »Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep, plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

It might seem like a good time to buy an apartment complex. For many landlords, that is true. Rents have risen dramatically in recent years… Read More »Apartments could be the next real estate sector to struggle

If you have a high income, saving just 6% may not be enough to get you the salary you need during retirement. – Getty Images/iStockphoto… Read More »Most People Making $100,000 or More Make This Huge 401(k) Mistake

Allegations of possible payments to secure votes. Allegations of misuse of agency funds by top diplomats. A possible job offer to entice a candidate to… Read More »Battle for Seabed Agency leadership turns vicious

A teacher who had sex with two schoolboys and became pregnant by one of them has been sentenced to prison. Rebecca Joynes was responsible for… Read More »Teacher who had sex with two schoolboys gets prison sentence

The European Union on Thursday took the next step in imposing new tariffs on Chinese electric cars, requiring carmakers to get guarantees from banks that… Read More »Europe tells Chinese carmakers: Get ready to pay import duties

My husband quit his full-time job in April and I'm worried about how much we'll spend now that he's traveling and we're doing some big… Read More »The big problem with couples who retire at different times? Overspending.

With Russia embroiled in a protracted war in Ukraine and increasingly dependent on China for supplies, Beijing is rapidly seeking to expand its influence in… Read More »How China and Russia Compete and Cooperate in Central Asia

Do you swipe to your office building to fulfill your personal mandate, but leave as quickly as possible? There’s a word for your secret strategy:… Read More »'Coffee badging' is the latest return-to-office trend stirring controversy — here's what you need to know

The video, posted on Chinese social media last year, showed more than 100 Japanese children, reportedly from a Shanghai elementary school, gathered in their schoolyard.… Read More »Is Xenophobia on Chinese Social Media a Source of Real Hatred?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of a food additive known as brominated vegetable oil, concluding that it is no longer… Read More »Which Sodas Contain BVO? After FDA Bans Food Additive, You Should Avoid These Products

As new variants of the coronavirus emerge in the United States, summer travelers are faced with a familiar and vexing question: How will the ever-mutating… Read More »If you test positive for Covid, can you still travel?

Rishi Sunak sat there humbly, waiting his turn, as if he were a little boy nervously sitting outside the CEO's office, while in the foreground… Read More »Vote hunter Rishi Sunak stunned by Britain's most tattooed woman

In a move that will further consolidate the luxury retail market, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue has agreed to acquire Neiman Marcus in… Read More »Saks owner reportedly to acquire Neiman Marcus, creating luxury retail giant