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  While the tech sector may be slowing down, that won’t stop the surge in Bay Area rents. In a note to clients on Friday,… Read More ›

  DUNCAN, British Columbia (Reuters) – A tour boat with 27 passengers on board has sunk off the coast of British Columbia, killing an unknown… Read More ›

  Cairo – Scientists will scan four of Egypt’s ancient pyramids starting next month using waves, particles and thermal imaging in order to see what… Read More ›

China’s Communist Party meets this week under pressure to reassure the world about its commitment to economic reform and ability to deliver steady growth. A… Read More ›

  Airstrikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes in western Syria are reported to have killed dozens of civilians, Human Rights Watch… Read More ›

Conservative Law and Justice wins 242 of 460 seats in parliament, ending 8 years of centrist rule   WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland took a… Read More ›

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei published a letter of guidelines for President Hassan Rouhani, adding new conditions for Iran’s execution of the nuclear deal.  … Read More ›

Yum Brands has split off its Chinese company — and that could be great news for the business. While the parent company to KFC, Taco Bell,… Read More ›

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Wikimedia and other groups challenging one of the U.S. National Security Agency’s mass… Read More ›

  A bodyguard for former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been killed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, Tehran’s state media reported. Abdollah Baqeri… Read More ›

  Legendary actress Maureen O’Hara, best known for her roles in “Miracle on 34th Street” and films by John Ford, died Saturday of natural causes,… Read More ›

Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea, approached Mexico’s Pacific coast with such ferocity that one official predicted it would become the most dangerous… Read More ›

Pop singer’s hit song ‘Roar has become an anthem at events for the Democratic nominee, who’s seeking to edge out Bernie Sanders   DES MOINES,… Read More ›

Republican front-runner says former Florida governor, who was forced to cut his campaign payroll, is ’embarrassing his family’   JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) — Republican presidential… Read More ›

In light of ‘Back to the Future’ Day, the New York Times asked its online readers whether they would be prepared to use a time… Read More ›

Obama has showed himself to be prickly and hyper-sensitive about his administration’s failure to secure the release of the US hostages.   Iran’s refusal to… Read More ›

“While it may lose territory in Iraq it will be hard fought and will be far more difficult to displace from major urban centers such… Read More ›

  A week ago, Amazon Web Services chief Andy Jassy stood onstage at the company’s annual tech conference and promised “freedom” to frustrated Oracle users.… Read More ›