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    Nathan Giannini

    Nathan Giannini

  • Editor's picks: The top videos of the day

    From Brendan Fraser’s #MeToo moment to a 20-person bar brawl, these are the clips you're clicking on today.

  • The top videos of the day: Editor's picks

    From a $100,000 garage sale gem to a millennial con man, these are the videos you're clicking on today.

  • Chrissy Teigen Slept Through Casey Affleck’s Oscars Speech

    Chrissy Teigen clearly needed some rest during the 2017 Academy Awards. While Casey Affleck was accepting his Best Actor award for Manchester by the Sea, the model was spotted in the background snoozing on her husband John Legend’s shoulder.

  • Donald Trump has tweeted about the Oscars a lot

    Donald Trump wasn’t watching the Oscars on Sunday night. Instead, the president hosted the Governors’ Dinner at the White House, the first major social gathering of his administration since the inaugural galas.

  • MAP: Freedom is declining as populism and nationalism surge

    Global freedom has declined for the 11th consecutive year, according to human rights group Freedom House. The annual Freedom in the World report attributed the decline on growing populism and nationalism in democratic societies, along with greater authoritarianism in other nations. Perhaps more worryingly, 67 countries suffered declines in political rights and civil liberties last year.

  • The 24 most valuable brands in the world

    Consultancy firm Brand Finance released its annual list of the most valuable brands in the world on Wednesday, and there’s a new name at the top of the pile. Google (GOOGL), which came in second last year, overtook Apple (AAPL) to take the top spot.

  • The 'Doomsday Clock' hasn't been this close to midnight since 1953

    The group behind the Doomsday Clock moved the clock 30 seconds closer to midnight, in large part because of Donald Trump. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the group behind the Doomsday Clock, announced on Thursday it will move the clock forward 30 seconds to just two-and-a-half minutes to midnight — with midnight representing the end of humanity.

  • MAP: President Trump is being sued over these business interests

    Ethics watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump claiming he is in violation of the U.S. Constitution. The suit alleges payments by foreign governments or foreign state-owned companies to Trump’s businesses — to lease office space or rent a hotel room, for example — infringes upon the emoluments clause. According to the lawsuit, the president has potential conflicts of interest in the United States and 10 foreign countries, including China, Turkey, Russia and Saudi Arabia.

  • The 4 least corrupt countries in the world

    Denmark was named the least corrupt country in the world in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 released on Wednesday.

  • The 46 most corrupt countries in the world

    Somalia received the dubious honor of most corrupt country in the world for the 10th straight year in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 released on Wednesday.

  • 7 fascinating facts about living in the White House

    U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and first lady Michelle Obama (L) greet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania for tea before the inauguration at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2017. While the eyes of the world were trained on Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, a team of staffers was working behind the scenes to turn the White House into a home for the new first family. The first family will have a staff of 96 full-time and 250 part-time workers to make sure their time in the White House runs smoothly.

  • 11 strange moments from past US presidential inaugurations

    While the final price tag for Trump’s inauguration could be upwards of $200 million, the first such event was a more frugal affair. In fact, George Washington had to borrow money just to get to New York City, which was the capital at the time. Despite owning 60,000 acres and 300 slaves, the cash-poor Washington couldn’t sell or rent any of them as most other landowners were equally strapped for cash.

  • MAP: Where every US president was born

    When Donald Trump is sworn in as the President of the United States on Friday, he will become the 45th person to occupy the highest position in the U.S. government.

  • US climate disasters are becoming more common — and most costly

    There were 15 weather or climate events last year in the US that caused collective damage exceeding $1 billion. The events included drought, wildfire, four inland flood events, eight severe storm events, and a tropical cyclone event, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

  • MAPS: America's $200 billion obesity problem by state and age group

    The United States is one of the most overweight nations in the world. The rates of obesity in adults across the country are vastly different, however. The website Data Visualisations created a series of maps based on data from non-profit The State of Obesity outlining differences by state. Louisiana has the worst rate at 36.2 percent, while Colorado is the slimmest state at 20.2 percent. There is a definite regional trend to the data — nine of the top 10 states are in the South, while the slimmer states tend to be in the West or Northeast.

  • The 20 cities with the lowest cost of living

    The city with the lowest relative cost of living in the world is Thiruvananthapuram, India.

  • Here's the 1969 Mick Jagger letter to Andy Warhol about designing a Rolling Stones album

    In the late 1960s, the Rolling Stones was on its becoming one of the most famous, successful bands on the planet. Famous pop artist Andy Warhol was creating artwork at “The Factory” in the Union Square area of New York City. Th Stones ask Warhol to design the album cover for their upcoming album ‘Sticky Fingers.’ On April 21, 1969, frontman Mick Jagger sent this letter to famed pop-artist Andy Warhol giving him more details on the job.

  • The 20 cities with the highest cost of living

    The city with the highest relative cost of living in the world is Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda.

  • CHARTS: 5 secondary benefits of graduating college

    The career benefits of going to college are well known: Those with a bachelor’s degree earn more money than their peers with lower levels of education and are more likely to be employed. According to a recent report from The College Board, attending college also has major implications on other aspects of graduates’ lives — chief among them is improved health outcomes. Data from the National Center for Health Statistics found that college graduates exercise at a significantly higher rate than those in the same age range without a degree.

  • New York could enact one of the biggest-ever free college tuition programs

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wave at the audience as they arrive onstage at an event at LaGuardia Community College, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is attempting to make college tuition-free at state universities for hundreds of thousands of low- and middle-income students. The scheme, the first of its kind in the nation, is known as the Excelsior Scholarship. Students from families earning less than $125,000 per year would be eligible for a tuition-free education at any city or state university, including two-year colleges.