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Doctors are warning that children are being born into a warming world that may bring them more health problems By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer November 13, 2019, 11:38 PM 4 min read Children are growing up in a warmer world that will hit them with more and different health problems than their parents experienced, […]

The rapid expansion of WeWork’s office-space empire caused the company’s losses to balloon in the third quarter, according to a company presentation. WeWork lost $1.25 billion in the three months that ended in September, up from $497 million in the same period a year earlier, according to the document, obtained by The New York Times.

Facebook says it has removed 3.2 billion fake accounts from its service from April to September this year, up slightly from 3 billion in the previous six months By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer November 13, 2019, 8:54 PM 2 min read Facebook says it removed 3.2 billion fake accounts from its service from April

Disney Plus says it hit more than 10 million sign-ups on its first day of launch, far exceeding expectations November 13, 2019, 7:50 PM 1 min read Disney Plus says it hit more than 10 million sign-ups on its first day of launch, far exceeding expectations. Disney’s mix of Marvel and Star Wars movies and

Scientists say they were unable to confirm a highly publicized 2014 study that suggested banking culture can promote dishonesty By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer November 13, 2019, 6:00 PM 1 min read Scientists say they were unable to confirm a highly publicized 2014 study that suggested banking culture can promote dishonesty. They said their

You’re walking around and a thought occurs: “I should check my phone.” The phone comes out of your pocket. You type a message. Then your eyes remain glued to the screen, even when you walk across the street. We all do this kind of distracted walking, or “twalking.” (Yes, this term is really a thing.)

Authorities say an Arizona woman whose popular YouTube channel featuring her adopted children was terminated after her arrest on child abuse and kidnapping charges has died November 13, 2019, 3:32 PM 1 min read Authorities say an Arizona woman whose popular YouTube channel featuring her adopted children was terminated after her arrest on child abuse

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has left North America to begin her return trip across the Atlantic aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose passengers include an 11-month-old baby By BEN FINLEY Associated Press November 13, 2019, 1:56 PM 1 min read Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has left North America to begin

This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve. Comic books have been around since the 1930s, each story taking shape as it moves from its writer to its artists (usually a penciler and an inker) and then to its letterer

An important global energy forecast says the world’s thirst for oil will continue to grow until the 2030s and climate-damaging emissions will keep climbing until at least 2040 November 13, 2019, 10:01 AM 3 min read The world’s thirst for oil will continue to grow until the 2030s and climate-damaging emissions will keep climbing until