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The rare virus has now shown up in 43 states across the US and in Canada.


A fall in prices could have major repercussions for dozens of countries, from the United States to Russia to Iran.


For the Walmart workers in this case, the end of employer-sponsored insurance could actually turn out to be a great thing.


The Obama administration consistently used humanitarian justifications for its decision to go to war against the terrorist group ISIS, but now that the war is underway, civilian protection seems to have been forgotten.


A Q&A with a public health official on enterovirus D68, a deadly virus that is striking children across the country.


They’ve canceled ads in this once-competitive race.


Brooklynites stay up the latest — and residents of Maui have the earliest bedtimes.


ISIS has proposed plans including conquering Rome and destroying Iran by selling knockoff Afghan rugs.


LED lamps could help bring lighting to 1.5 billion people who don’t have it.


The argument goes something like this — if Jennifer Lawrence is posing topless in spreads for magazines, why is she so upset when her private nude pictures are hacked?


Moore’s law has a cousin, called Haitz’s law, that predicts that LED lighting will get dramatically more powerful — and cheaper — each decade.


Stop saying you don’t have time to read — literature actually saves you time!


This is how you turn a scandal into a battle cry.


From a strategic perspective, shareable and engaging pieces like Strauss’s and Benincasa’s reflect that new goal — they’re really popular. But it’s not as clear how this content fits into Playboy’s identity as a brand.


How to see the moon go dark — then turn bright red — tomorrow morning before sunrise