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ESPN Troubles Cloud Disney Earnings; Apple Surpasses $800 Billion Mark

Disney reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, but questions about ESPN's health eclipsed results. Apple is the first U.S. company to surpass the $800 billion mark in market capitalization.

The House and Senate have until midnight Friday to pass the spending deal to keep the federal government funded.

Congress Reaches Deal To Fund Government Through September

With Friday's deadline looming, members of the House and Senate agreed on a new spending package to keep the government open through Sept. 30.

North Korean soldiers in a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2015. North Korea conducted its first missile test of the year Sunday morning.

North Korea Test-Fires First Missile During Trump's Presidency

Pyongyang again defied United Nations resolutions and test-fired a missile early Sunday morning, local time. It earned a swift rebuke from neighbors.

Rwandan women attend a memorial service for genocide victims in April. After years of political turmoil, women in the country are narrowing the economic and political gap with men.

Global Gender Gap Is Closing In Many Areas, But Not Fast Enough, Study Says

Annual rankings by the World Economic Forum suggest that women still lag men in many measures of economic participation and political power. The U.S. has fallen in the rankings since last year.

<em>Food & Wine's</em> Grapefruit Cornmeal Cake made by Dunn and Patton.

Thanksgiving Trend Watchers Test Recipes So You Don't Have To

The creators of The Bitten Word food blog publish an annual survey of Thanksgiving recipes suggested by food magazines. This year, there were lots of ancient grains and citrus-flavored desserts.

After Cruz Win, How Important Is Candidate Stance On Ethanol?

Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican Caucuses on a platform that included opposing ethanol, a key Iowa industry. Does this mean future presidential candidates won't have to support the corn fuel?

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