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A pilot on a Virgin America flight from San Francisco to New York this weekend declared an emergency during landing after two birds hit one of the engines on the Airbus plane. According to ABC 7, the pilot smelled smoke ...

New York-based art director and photographer Diego Arroyo recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia to document the ancient tribes of the Omo Valley.  During his time in Ethiopia, Arroyo spent time with the Hamar, Mursi...

Liz Cheney, a Republican candidate for Senate in Wyoming, released a new ad Monday entitled "Daughters," which highlights her family's long history and roots in the state. The ad features Cheney's three daughters, who re...

At this point, enough people are asking that I will tell you about myself, because I am getting a lot of the same questions. I was raised middle class, by a factory worker and a teacher. They are my grandparents, and the...

SoftBank extends Friday's gains on Loeb's stake revelation; hedge funds seen picking up automaker shares

Salesforce.com says it's still looking into claims that the developers who won its massive $1 million hackathon contest had broken the rules and shouldn't have won. But it is, so far, standing by the choice, saying that ...

Markets are up around teh world on news Western powers have reached an agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program. U.S. futures are up 0.31%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 opened 0.67% higher. The Nikkei is 0.10% higher.  Me...

Pistachio maker Wonderful is known for using Internet favorites like Dennis Rodman and Keyboard Cat in their weird, minimalist ads, and they had a big hit with Psy's "Gagnam Style" Super Bowl spot last year. Now sources ...

Digital music, movies, and books just don't gift wrap well.

Getting your legs waxed is already a fairly unpleasant endeavor. But a London salon has reportedly made it that much more unbearable by imposing a so-called "fat tax" on its curvier customers. The Sun reports that MM Bub...

M&M exported 3,088 SUVs in the first half of FY14 compared with 6,358 units of Renault Duster and 4,500 units of Ford EcoSport

No doubt, equality maven Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio is wondering how the Swiss missed. In a resounding victory for corporate control of executive pay, Swiss voters rejected on Sunday a...

The Supreme Court will decide whether to hear an Obama administration appeal of a lower court's ruling that a company could restrict contraception insurance coverage.     

Where you decide to shop this holiday season could have a major impact on both the economy and our environment, according to a new infographic from CustomMade, the online marketplace for custom goods. With the holidays j...

The heavy investment in the production and sale of TV series mirrors changes occurring elsewhere in Hollywood.     

Companies looking for ways to thank bosses, clients and employees this holiday season may consider items that can be useful and fun

The upcoming expansion of the North Carolina sales tax to a broad range of admissions charges - including movies, college and professional sporting events, concerts, plays and museums - means…

Authorities have released a report about the investigation into the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Included in the report were photos of the home 20-year-old shooter Adam Lanza shared with his mother in Newtown. ...

Many of the headlines in 2013 promised to solve all our problems with ?5 amazing tips or in 7 to 10 easy steps.? I began wondering, could we narrow the tips and steps down even further to one core element?

The revised IRM added that IRS Counsel memo is needed for willful penalties over $10,000. The involvement of IRS Counsel in determining appropriate elements of willfulness could be significant. A non-willful civil penalt...

One of the things I'm most proud of is Root Capital's role in the founding of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, or ANDE, a think tank and global network of nearly 200 organizations that?s become the epicent...

When I was growing up as a boy in a small town in Maryland, we would often visit my grandparents who lived in the next town over.  These visits typically consisted of Sunday brunches, birthday parties for a family mem...