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Indian Tea-Seller Who Hawks His Books on Amazon
Anasuya Basu in Delhi meets arguably the city's most famous tea seller, Hindi author Laxman Rao.
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Saudi ministry: 'Free expression is an abuse of religious rights'
Saudi Arabia has reiterated its call for a global blasphemy law, claiming that free speech leads to violations of "religious and ideological rights." Abdulmajeed Al-Omari, the director for external relations at the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, a government body which is tasked with "propagating Islam", was quoted by the Saudi Gazette as saying, "freedom of expression without limits or restrictions would lead to [the] violation and abuse of religious and ideological rights."
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Amazon Cuts Down On Prime Members Sharing Their Benefits
Over the weekend, Amazon quietly rolled out a series of changes to its “Amazon Household” program and the ability for Prime members to share their shipping benefits. The changes are designed to limit the ability for customers to share Amazon Prime subscriptions with those who are not actually members of their immediate family, it appears.
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Whole Foods L.A. Explains "Asparagus Water" Controversy: It Was Supposed to Be "Bone Broth"
Attention, body-conscious Angelenos: A new health drink has recently stormed the market. But if you're looking for Whole Foods' "asparagus water," you're already out of luck: The grocery chain has yanked the controversial product. The Brentwood store has been lining its shelves in recent days with the stuff — bottles of water, each containing three raw asparagus stems — priced at $5.99 a pop.
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EU Time Machine 1979 – 2014
Since the first European elections in 1979, European politics have changed our daily lives.
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Inside the Reality of Hoarding [Infographic]
Shows like “Hoarders: Family Secrets” have turned hoarding into a fascination for millions of TV viewers. But for the estimated 2 percent to 5 percent of Americans who suffer from hoarding disorder, there’s nothing entertaining about it.
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The Mental Illness That Makes People Throw Away Their Possessions
As long as she can remember, Annabelle Charbit has loathed “stuff.” She hated birthdays because birthdays meant gifts. And gifts meant finding a way to toss them. At 5 years old, Charbit would sneak toys into her younger brother’s room. By age 10, she was stashing her belongings in alleys around her London neighborhood. At 13, she discovered charity stores, smuggling bags past her parents and out the door.
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Here Are The 15 Best Towns and Cities In Ohio To Retire In
Ever wonder where you should retire?
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The Tiny Town Where Almost No One Owns a Car and Everyone Takes Taxis
Private automobiles are prohibitively expensive in Bethel, Alaska, and so is gas. Public transit is nonexistent.
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Can you live the good life on less than $1,000 a month?
Living a happier life on far less money.
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Sergey Ananov: Two Days on the Ice with Three Polar Bears
In July a Russian aviator spent two days battling high winds and low temperatures - as well as a few unexpected guests - on a tiny ice floe.
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105-year-old Japanese Man Sets Record as World's Oldest Competitive Sprinter
Japanese centenarian Hidekichi Miyazaki set a fresh record as the world's oldest competitive sprinter this week, one day after turning 105, but said he was disappointed at falling short of his own personal best.
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The Pilots Who Risk Their Lives Flying Tiny Planes Over the Atlantic
Ferry flying is a lucrative but high-risk industry. Elite pilots deliver small planes across oceans and continents - distances these aircraft were not designed to fly.
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Crab-Catching Blues
Morgan Tolley is a third generation crab processor working on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, but he's worried that his industry may be under threat as more and more young people shun the traditional family-oriented trade.
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You're Never Too Old to Climb a Tree
The author of 'The Tree Climber’s Guide' explains why we quit climbing trees and how we can get back into the branches.
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A Guide to Christmas Tree Recycling
It's hard to think of the Christmas tree, the centerpiece of holiday decorations for many American families, as a natural resource, but it is.
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How being lonely is bad for your health...
University of North Carolina scientists found that lonely people are more likely to develop health problems.
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Living Out of a Van is the New American Dream
You could spend your youth grinding away at your job, paying rent and hating your life, or you could just say $%@& it and move into a van. By David Jagneaux. (Feb. 5)
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'Welcome to My Cave.' Abandoned Packard Factory's Lone Resident Braces for New Neighbours
A developer keen to lift Detroit aims to transform one of Motown's legendary automotive plants from an abandoned factory to a mixed-use urban space. But amid the renewal, what's to become of the man who has lived there alone for the past nine years?
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Coming Home
A Soyuz capsule carrying International Space Station (ISS) crew members U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Mikhail Korniyenko descends beneath a parachute near the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan, March 2, 2016.
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