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Corruption scandals rocked the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) last year. And during the 18th Party Congress outgoing president Hu Jintao warned that corruption and excesses within the CPC could destroy the party. Now, Chi...

The New York Times published a fantastic profile of former Duke star and Bulls bust Jay Williams, chronicling his career in basketball and beyond. A terrific read, especially for one anecdote by Williams about some of hi...

What kind of personality does it take to work with dead bodies all day? A man who works in a mortuary led a Reddit thread to give a glimpse into what it's like to deal with issues of mortality on a daily basis. From the ...

NASA is gearing up for the Monday launch of an Earth-observation satellite that will continue a celebrated 40-year project to monitor our planet's surface from space. The Landsat Data Continuity Mission is slated to blas...

Managing livestock with fences and gates is so medieval. The future, says one USDA scientist, is equipping cows with GPS units and coraling them via augmented reality.

Editor's note: Aditya Mahesh is an associate product marketing manager at Google where he works on the Get Your Business Online program. I always knew I should have gotten a CS degree. It's challenging to be a nontechnic...

The New York Giants have a long and illustrious history. From their inception in the NFL in 1925, they have won eight NFL titles, including four Super Bowls. While the names of the players who have delivered those titles...

A rundown of the best methods for connecting a guitar or other instrument to your Mac.

HONG KONG (AP) -- For many of the richest people in Hong Kong, one of Asia's wealthiest cities, home is a mansion with an expansive view from the heights of Victoria Peak. For some of the poorest, like Leung Cho-yin, hom...

A user on Quora has uncovered a bug on Google search that will yield porn site results without actually searching for it. The bug was apparently uncovered via Google's ability to solve equations -- entering them in a cer...

The Wireless Emergency Alerts system, which was set up by the FCC, FEMA and most wireless providers in April, 2012. It includes three kinds of alerts -- messages from the President, warnings about "severe man-made or nat...

Here are some tips for communicating with emergency services and loved ones as a snowstorm bears down on the Northeast:

The storm bearing down on the Northeast is sure to knock down trees and power lines, leaving thousands of homes in the cold and dark, including some that endured Superstorm...

It wasn't much of a match today, as Chelsea steamrolled Wigan Athletic with a dominating 4-1 win. Finally returning to winning ways, the Blues have proved they're still to be feared in the Premier League. In third place ...

BBC Sport The BBC launched its first app this week for international sports audiences. Currently for iOS only, BBC Sport gives users live scores, stats, schedules, standings and commentary on a number of sports ranging f...

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In the 21st century a personal digital library is available to all of us who own a smartphone, computer, and an Internet connection.What happens when Facebook, iCloud, Instagram, Flickr, Google Plus, LinkedIn, and Pinter...

Editor's note: Richard Zwicky is CEO of BlueGlass Interactive, a digital marketing agency and software provider. Does Wednesday's AdWords announcement mean Google is already acknowledging the end of the desktop? When AdW...

Some of the creators of Twitter have landed on a pretty new perch in San Francisco. Biz Stone and Evan Williams, both co-founders of Twitter, have secured office space at 760 Market Street as the headquarters of Obvious,...

Deep in the California desert exists a strange, lawless town, where folks live without running water, yet create outdoor art installations and host concerts. Jump ahead to see the strangest towns > Slab City, CA, is unaf...

cheese dip product.Some brands, like Virgin, have done a great job extending their brand. It's gone from music, to airlines, to trains. Not all companies are that good at starting new lines, however. The iced tea company...

A huge winter blizzard pummelled America's Northeast overnight as powerful winds and heavy snow blanketed swathes of America's most populous region. Boston was expected to be hit by three feet of snow, topping the city's...