Bernie Sanders: Progressive social media star, pragmatic legislator
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He's the first left-leaning candidate to formally launch a challenge against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

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AIG first quarter earnings down slightly on interest rates, returns
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American International Group Inc’s (AIG.N) first-quarter earnings fell slightly as low interest rates and weaker returns from alternative investments offset improvements in its commercial insurance business. Analysts, on average, had expected earnings of $1.19 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. It was not immediately clear whether the analyst estimate was directly comparable to operating […]

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China April official PMI shows factories struggling to grow
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China’s factories struggled to grow in April as domestic and export demand remained weak, reinforcing expectations that Beijing will roll out more measures to support the slowing economy. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a reading of 50 as the world’s second-largest economy continues to cool. “Since the current slowdown is in large part a […]

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Tesla unveils suite of batteries for homes, businesses
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Tesla Motors Inc unveiled Tesla Energy – a suite of batteries for homes, businesses and utilities – a highly-anticipated plan to expand its business beyond electric vehicles. Tesla introduced its home battery, named Powerwall, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery to store energy at residential level for load shifting, backup power and self-consumption of solar power generation. […]

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China's struggles argue for stimulus all round
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China’s factories stayed stuck in the slow lane in April while Japanese output went into reverse and South Korea suffered its worst export performance in two years, adding urgency to calls for more state stimulus in all three economies. Thailand has already surprised by cutting interest rates this week, while speculation is mounting that the […]

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Asia shares slip as weak earnings hit Wall Street
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Asian shares edged down on Friday after weak corporate earnings dented Wall Street, while the dollar clawed back some losses after marking its worst monthly performance in four years against a basket of six major currencies. A spate of Japanese economic data released before the market open showed consumer inflation rose slight more than forecast, […]

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New Discovery special explores 'Mankind From Space'
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On Sunday's Discovery Channel special Mankind From Space you'll see mind-boggling global connections the human race has forged over 12,000 years – insights that arguably originated in a London pub. Iain Riddick is the executive producer of Mankind …

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Land Rover's New Discovery Sport Sees 1000 Pre-Orders
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SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Land Rover's new Discovery Sport model has seen its number of pre-orders reach more than 1,000. Jaguar Land Rover Korea said that the company has been accepting pre-orders since December of last year, and that …

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Rabbi helps decipher biblical prophecies
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WINCHESTER, California — Apocalyptic literature tells of the events that will occur at the end-of-days, such as Armageddon and the struggle between Gog and Magog. For fundamentalist Christians those prophecies are recorded in the Book of Revelations …

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日本中がどうかしていた! スゴすぎる昭和のオカルトブームをふり返る
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学校の屋上では輪になってUFOを呼んでいました。“ベントラ、ベントラ、スペースピープル”と言いながら、ぐるぐる回るんです(笑)。遠足の写真が貼り出されたら、心霊写真を見つけるというのが当時の子供の楽しみ。ヘンなものでも写っていようものなら、その写真には注文が殺到 …

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