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- A solution to California's drought?California鈥檚 aquifers, underground areas where water collects, may have up to three times the amount of useable groundwater as previously estimated.
- Ford's pedestrian detection system knows where you're walking, even if you don'tFord's new system can detect walkers who are distracted by their smartphones, even before they've stepped off the sidewalk.聽
- Your student loan paid for a shady school? New rules may bring relief.The US Department of Education announced final regulations聽Friday aimed at making聽it easier to get federal student loan forgiveness if your school misleads you or your college closes.
- Four ways to avoid the 'pink tax'Women often have to pay more for products and services than men, but there are ways to cut costs on shampoo, razors, and more.聽
- Halloween is a big night for candy 鈥 and property crimeCrime-related insurance claims are higher on Halloween than any other day of the year. Here's how to secure your home and belongings.聽
- Germans are coming for Tesla, German paper says, so now it's 'interesting'A recent article on electric cars in the German business daily聽Handelsblatt聽suggests that only after German car companies chose to compete head-to-head with Tesla did the 'contest' to produce electric cars become 'interesting.'
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by eating less meat, report saysAuthors of a new report聽suggest that reducing meat consumption is among the most significant ways to reduce CO2 emissions and ensuring food security.
- Changes to New York flood maps are a reflection of technology advancmentsThe Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to revise flood maps in New York City after an independent analysis 鈥 another sign that technology around flood risk is improving.
- Amazon says goodbye to 'incentivized' customer reviewsIn an effort to increase the reliability of its review scores, Amazon will now use its Vine program to directly provide 'trusted' customers with products to review.
- Ask Brianna: How can I get help paying for graduate school?Once you鈥檝e committed to grad school, paying for it isn鈥檛 easy, especially if you don鈥檛 have a ton of savings or help from your parents.聽Here are three ways to get help paying for school.
- Can Facebook prevent racial discrimination in targeted advertising?A ProPublica investigation found that Facebook's use of 'ethnic affinities' allows advertisers to exclude certain racial or ethnic groups from seeing an ad.
- Clinton would make 2 important changes to the childcare tax creditOne reform would make very low-income workers eligible and increase assistance for workers with earnings too low to receive their full CTC.聽 The second would double the credit for children under age 5.聽
- Can Elon Musk make solar shingles cool?The billionaire engineer and chief executive of Tesla unveiled seamlessly integrated solar shingles on the roofs of old 'Desperate Housewives' set homes on Friday.聽
- Walmart's holiday deals will start Nov. 1Walmart is aiming to be the best on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the rest of the holidays this year.聽
- Trump vs. Clinton: What the election means for investorsThe common perception is that business-friendly Republicans are better for the stock market, but the data show otherwise.聽
- 2017 Chevy Bolt is one of the best cars to buy next yearWith the launch of the Bolt, Chevy became a formidable player in the nascent electric car industry seemingly overnight.聽
- First LookBritish Uber ruling: What does it mean for alt-labor?A British court granted two Uber drivers paid vacation days and a guaranteed minimum wage on Friday. It's a shift in the way we think about alt-labor, and not everyone welcomes the change.
- Three easy ways to practice yoga on the cheap聽Yoga is for everyone and can easily be practiced on the cheap.
- The confusing debate over child tax credits and exemptionsWhen it comes to the child tax credit, both progressives and conservatives confuse the two purposes of providing benefits to children.聽
- US economy grows at fastest pace in two yearsUnited States GDP grew at a 2.9 percent annual rate in the third quarter of 2016, better than many were expecting. But experts warn not to celebrate just yet.聽