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The Groundfridge by Weltevree is a huge, spherical container that can hold the equivalent of 20 refrigerators full of food.  Yet, it needs zero electricity. It can be installed in your backyard by burying it underneath three feet of dirt. This keeps it at a temperature around 50 degrees F year round. That's cold enough for fruits, vegetables, and wine, but not ideal for meat and dairy.  This summer, Weltevree is touring the US to present their product.  They expect to be selling the Groundfridge in the US by the winter of 2017. Читать дальше...

As Moscow repeatedly urges for calm in Eastern Europe, the US and NATO deploy new forces to Russia’s border. Now, a senior retired general with the alliance has called for an even larger Western presence in the Baltics, or risk nuclear war.

Kohli battled immense physical pain to notch up his fourth century in the ongoing IPL season and also became the only batsman to score more than 800 runs in a single edition.

It's not the waxing prospect of a Federal Reserve rate increase that had the stock market on edge. Not directly, anyway.

– Bayelsa workers have decided to embark on an indefinite strike – The workers say they do not believe the state want the best for its workers – The strike was declared following the expiration of an ultimatum Amidst the on-going nationwide strike action in the country over removal of fuel subsidy, workers in Bayelsa […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Right-hander Shawn Tolleson will not be closing games for Texas for awhile, Rangers manager Jeff Banister revealed before Wednesday's series finale with the Oakland Athletics. He will be replaced by righthander Sam Dyson.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Right-hander Shawn Tolleson will not be closing games for Texas for awhile, Rangers manager Jeff Banister revealed before Wednesday's series finale with the Oakland Athletics. He will be replaced by righthander Sam Dyson.

The Reds are now up 1-0 and closing in on halftime, less than an hour away from clinching a berth in the UEFA Champions League.

The Crescent Valley High School Robotics Team 955 is holding a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the First Congregational Church of Christ, 4515 S.W. West Hills Road, Corvallis.

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Buble is cancelling upcoming events due to pending vocal cord surgery.

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Buble is cancelling upcoming events due to pending vocal cord surgery.

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Buble is cancelling upcoming events due to pending vocal cord surgery.

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Buble is cancelling upcoming events due to pending vocal cord surgery.

Shares of MGT Capital Investments swing sharply lower, and are down 36% after being up 34%, to cap a stunning eight-session run which saw the stock run up more than 15 fold.

Shares of MGT Capital Investments swing sharply lower, and are down 36% after being up 34%, to cap a stunning eight-session run which saw the stock run up more than 15 fold.

It takes balls to attempt to sell a single eggplant for more than $100, unless it's shaped like a large male sex organ.

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Vice President Joe Biden is a self-proclaimed "genuine lover of ice cream."

"My name is Joe Biden and I love ice cream," the vice president said Wednesday during an Ohio event promoting the Obama administration's new overtime-pay rules.

There's even a Tumblr dedicated to the vice president's affinity for frozen dairy products. 

The good thing about being vice president is that you get to travel around quite a bit. And Biden has used this as an opportunity... Читать дальше...

“Felix in a Bottle,” anyone?

This is Draco Malfoy.

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This is Christina Aguilera.

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And, everyone, this is undoubtedly Christina Malfoy.

Christina is currently one of the coaches on The Voice, and reddit user Bwhitit noticed that, well, she might actually also be the former Hogwarts student with locks of gold white.

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NEW YORK (AP) — CBS is looking for more laughs, with the nation's most popular television network planning to double the amount of sitcoms it has on the air through new projects premiering this fall starring Kevin James, Matt LeBlanc…

A worker who called his boss an ''old c---'' and was sacked by text message has been awarded compensation for unfair dismissal.

Spain's first openly gay referee says more people in sport are ready to come out, as an inquiry hears homophobia in sport is rife.

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A former tanker explains what it’s like to go to war in a tank and where you take a dump when out on an operation.

World War II was arguably the heyday of tank warfare; however, tankers have continued to serve on the frontlines in the Global War on Terror, particularly during the early years of the Iraq War.

While infantry provides the boots on the ground for combat operations, armor, and in particular, tanks, bring the muscle.

In addition to the main gun... Читать дальше...

If coffee doesn't give you enough of a buzz, maybe realizing your barista is an SF Giants player will do the trick.

Durban socialite Roseanne Narandas claims to be "fully aware" of where her murderer son‚ Rajiv Narandas is.

A sweeping trade deal with 11 Pacific-Rim nations, considered critical to the strategy, is in danger of rejection by the U.S. Congress. And China, the chief U.S. rival in the region, is aggressively pursuing territorial claims and increasing its belligerence toward U.S. friends and allies, including the Philippines, Japan and Vietnam.