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  • Go Inside the Empowering World of All-Women’s Adventure Travel

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    After suffering a hypoglycemic episode, my new friend Donna reaches a gushing river where the once clear path of rocks has now been submerged. “I don’t see it. I don’t see it,” she says, shaking her head, as our guide Mariana helps her across with an outstretched hiking pole. Donna forges on through the pouring […]

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  • How Returning to Acting Helped Drew Barrymore Out of a ‘Dark Place’ After Divorce

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    Drew Barrymore may go to some pretty dark places in her Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet, where she plays a mom-turned-zombie, but the actress says the show helped her get through a dark time of her own. “I was not looking for a job,” Barrymore, 43, said in a preview of her upcoming Sunday Today with Willie Geist interview, […]

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  • Dropbox IPO launches: Cloud storage lures investors but its deal isn’t best for consumers

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          Dropbox is off to a good start in its goal to make a mint on Wall Street with its new IPO. The cloud storage company began trading just before noon ET Friday at $29, about 38% and eight dollars above the $21 IPO price. Dropbox (DBX) shares continued to hover at about $30 as trading […]

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  • Dinosaur Horns Were For Making Love, Not War

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    The elaborate horns and frills were more likely for attracting mates than fighting off enemies For many people, thoughts of Triceratops conjure up a massive dino sporting sweeping horns that can drive deep into the belly of its mortal enemy, Tyrannosaurus. But scientists have no real evidence the two Cretaceous beasts ever tangled. And as Mary Halton at the BBC reports, a new […]

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  • Asian Stocks Tumble as Sell-Off Over Trade Fears Continues

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    HONG KONG — A brewing trade war between China and the United States sent markets reeling across Asia on Friday, following a sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Investors drove stocks into red territory from Shanghai and Hong Kong to Tokyo and Seoul as they digested news that the Trump administration would impose stiff tariffs on […]

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  • Micron bets that memory demand is here to stay

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    Opinion: After yet another earnings beat, memory-chip maker commits to building out manufacturing space to make more chips Micron Technology Inc. executives have been adamant that the sudden spike in demand for its memory chips is not a short-term phenomenon. Now, they’re putting money where their mouths are. After yet another earnings beat Thursday, Micron MU, -7.57%  announced that […]

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  • Despite volatility, bitcoin finds growing support in African economies

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    Bitcoin has fielded criticisms from governments around the world for its unpredictable market value, but in some African countries, supporters of the cryptocurrency are seeing growing interest in its trade. MARCH 23, 2018  KAMPALA, UGANDA—In a sleek new high-rise in Uganda’s capital, an enthusiastic lecturer described his financial success with the cryptocurrency bitcoin while his earnings […]

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  • These Are The Crypto Conferences That Can Help Add Value To Your Company

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    If you’re about to start your funding cycle with an ICO or have finished one recently, attending multiple crypto conferences across the planet is important to promote your company and coins in order to get in front of the right investors. But you have to be prepared to do your homework to ensure that you attend only the […]

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  • Russian agent may have limited mental capacity after nerve attack

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    LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A military-grade nerve toxin attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter may have left them with compromised mental capacity and it is unclear whether they will recover, a British judge said on Thursday. Britain has said Russia used a Soviet-era chemical weapon called Novichok to attack Skripal and […]

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  • Study: Kitchen and Culture Clash When Promoting Healthy Eating to Latinos

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    Latinos suffer from some of the highest obesity rates in the nation. Health officials have tried to intervene with messaging that encourages healthy eating and healthy behavior, but these campaigns have met with little success. Now a new studyOpens a New Window. from UC Merced public healthOpens a New Window. Professor Susana Ramirez suggests that efforts might be more successful […]

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