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In an unusual sight in California’s Sierra Mountains, surfers paddled out on Lake Tahoe, taking advantage of the high winds and big waves brought by the massive storm that began pummeling the northern part of the state on Thursday The … Continue reading →

The world’s oceans may contain about 10 times more plastic than the most recent studies suggest. The new figure estimates that the oceans hold more than 250,000 tons of trash, a number vastly different from a past estimate, which suggested … Continue reading →

The White House hosted 100 travel bloggers in a summit on Tuesday to sell them on the government’s plan to promote study abroad among U.S. students. Bloggers who attended the event — called the White House Travel Blogger Summit on … Continue reading →

An undercover police officer who had been marching with protests in downtown Oakland Wednesday night aimed a gun at demonstrators, after he and his partner were reportedly attacked by members of the crowd. More than a hundred demonstrators took to … Continue reading →

A plainclothes police officer who had been gathering intelligence from protests in downtown Oakland Wednesday night aimed a gun at demonstrators after he and his partner were reportedly attacked by members of the crowd. More than a hundred demonstrators took … Continue reading →

Ads on YouTube are often a nuisance, so it’s a rare occasion that millions and millions of people actually sit through a company’s commercial. And then share that ad with all their friends. As a part of YouTube‘s year-end roundups, … Continue reading →

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a dog on a mountain. As we bundle up in our sweaters and sit warmly indoors, be jealous of all of the beautiful places man’s best friend has visited See also: 21 … Continue reading →

Google said Thursday it will shut down its Google News service in Spain to prevent publishers’ content from appearing on it — ahead of a new law requiring the Internet search company to pay Spanish news organizations for linked content … Continue reading →

Business travel can be, to put it lightly, stressful, but there are things to arm yourself with to ease the pain — things that can help make business travel effortless See also: 5 Simple Rules for Mobile Etiquette to Make … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM — Ask the average Israeli why the government here collapsed this week and you are unlikely to get a coherent answer See also: Israel restarts controversial tactic: Razing Palestinian homes after attacks Was it the Jewish State bill that … Continue reading →