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Zika outbreak could be an omen of the global warming threat

The global public health emergency involving deformed babies emerged in 2015, the hottest year in the historical record, with an outbreak in Brazil of a disease transmitted by heat-loving mosquitoes. Can that be a coincidence?

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E-Commerce: Convenience built on a mountain of cardboard

Ruchit Garg, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, says that he worries that something isn’t right with his Internet shopping habit.

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London art auctions show market in a correction

As in the stock market, a chill at the art auctions has forced many buyers to the sidelines.

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Amazon is said to be planning an expansion into retail bookstores

Amazon signs may be headed to more physical storefronts. The Internet retailer plans to open more brick-and-mortar bookstores following the unveiling last year of one such location here in its hometown.

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For Alphabet, the path to becoming the most valuable company in the world

With the close of Tuesday’s trading, it was official: Alphabet, the newly formed holding company for Google, is the most highly valued company in the world.

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Zika Virus a global health emergency, W.H.O. says

The World Health Organization declared the Zika virus and its suspected link to birth defects an international public health emergency on Monday, a rare move that signals the seriousness of the outbreak and gives countries new tools to fight it.

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Microcephaly, spotlighted by Zika virus, has long afflicted and mystified

There are thousands of these children in Brazil, and scientists fear thousands more might come as the Zika virus leaps across Latin America and the Caribbean.

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'Spotlight' takes top screen actors Guild Award

At the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday night, the journalism drama “Spotlight” won the top prize: outstanding performance by a cast.

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Vaccine for Zika virus may be years away, disease experts warn

As public health officials warn that the Zika virus is swiftly spreading across the Americas, the search is on to develop a vaccine to halt the disease, which could infect as many as four million people by the end of the year and has been linked to severe birth defects.

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Zika virus 'Spreading Explosively' in Americas, W.H.O. says

The World Health Organization rang a global alarm over the Zika virus on Thursday, saying that the disease was “spreading explosively” in the Americas and that as many as four million people could be infected by the end of the year.

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Abe Vigoda, of ‘Godfather’ and ‘Barney Miller,’ dies at 94

Abe Vigoda, the sad-faced actor who emerged from a workmanlike stage career to find belated fame in the 1970s.

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New biggest prime number = 2 to the 74 mil ... uh, it’s big

The largest known prime number is now almost five million digits longer than the previous record-holder.

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In search of Japan's hidden culinary revolution

From Tokyo to Kanazawa in this food-obsessed nation,sampling the culinary wizardry of a new wave of creative chefs.

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2015 was hottest year in historical record

Scientists reported Wednesday that 2015 was the hottest year in the historical record by far.