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A $1.5 million home in Sunnyvale, California. Google CEO Larry Page thinks houses in Silicon Valley are needlessly expensive. He believes million dollar homes should be going for $50,000. Richard Waters at the Financial Times interviewed Page, and reported the following: "Even more than technology, he puts this down to policy changes needed to make land more readily available for construction. Rather than...

Burkina Faso's military resolves dispute, backs Zida For much of the 24 hours after Burkina Faso's president stepped down, it wasn't clear who was in charge of the country. The military now appears to have resolved a dispute between two officers claiming power. Senior officers in Burkina Faso's military announced on Saturday that they had agreed to back a lieutenant-colonel to...

Crowds of people arrive at a cemetery to visit the graves of their dead relatives in Manila on November 1, 2014. Millions across the Philippines packed into cemeteries on November 1 to pay respects to their dead. -AFP Millions across the Philippines packed into cemeteries on Saturday to pay respects to their dead, in an annual tradition that combines...

Everyone wants to work in tech these days — especially for big-name companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. In fact, these tech giants topped LinkedIn's 2014 ranking of the 100 most in-demand employers, taking four of the top five spots.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: businessinsider.com

This Damning Book Offers Little Hope For The Future Of Afghanistan "If the central government doesn't stay together, I'll have to find a way to protect my people." That's just one of the many negative outlooks about the future of Afghanistan offered by Afghan civilians, police commanders, and US troops alike in the new book "Swimming with Warlords: A Dozen-Year Journey...

J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" had to defeat some seriously disturbed villains, one of whom was sadistic Hogwarts instructor Dolores Umbridge. The idea of what went down in her office still gives us chills. How would you rank her against some of our other favorite movie villains, including the masterful He Who Shall Not Be Named? Take a look at...

Fired-up Republicans have edge in midterm turnout war A daunting reality looms for President Barack Obama's Democrats ahead of U.S. congressional elections on Tuesday (Reuters) - A daunting reality looms for President Barack Obama's Democrats ahead of U.S. congressional elections on Tuesday: Voters from the Republican Party are much more fired up. Reuters/Ipsos polling data shows Republicans are more certain they will...

3rd teenage girl dies from Washington school shooting (CNN)-A third teenage girl has died from last week's shooting at a Washington state high school. Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, 14, died Friday night at Providence Regional Medical Center, the hospital said. She and four other students were shot October 24 in the cafeteria of Marysville Pilchuck High School. Zoe Galasso, 14, died at the scene while...

Iraqi officials: Islamic State extremists line up, kill 50 In this file photo taken June 23, 2014, militants from the Islamic State parade in a commandeered Iraqi security forces armored vehicle on a main street in Mosul, Iraq. The Islamic state group has accelerated killings of former policemen and army officers, apparently fearing they might join a potential internal Sunni...

3 trick-or-treaters killed in hit-and-run LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three teenage girls trick-or-treating in Halloween costumes were killed by a hit-and-run driver at a Southern California intersection Friday night, authorities said. The girls were in a crosswalk near an elementary school in Santa Ana when the SUV with two men inside hit them about 6:45 p.m., police and fire officials said.     Read...

Gucci is an Italian fashion and leather goods brand, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by French company Kering formerly known as PPR. Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921.Gucci generated about € 4.2 billion in revenue worldwide in 2008 according to BusinessWeek magazine and climbed to 41st position in the magazine's annual 2009...

Good quality sleep, 6-8 hours per night but not more, is statistically associated with longevity. Is there a causal connection? Experiments with rats and data from people doing shift work suggests that yes, there is. But how to get good sleep, and even what good sleep means varies widely from one person to the next. Different people need more or...

SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?" DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?" SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?" DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" DAD: "If you must know, I make $100 an hour." SON: "Oh! (With...

Learning to get up Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe falls 10 feet from its mother's womb and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over and tucks its legs under its body. From this position it considers the world for the first time and shakes off the last vestiges of...