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AP Photo | Marcio Jose Sanchez A construction workers stands in front of a gate leading into the Presidio Terrace neighborhood Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, in San Francisco. Thanks to a city auction stemming from an unpaid tax bill, a Bay Area real state investor bought the street in the …

George Rose | Getty Images Rows of grapevines at Happy Canyon Vineyard during a drought on August 6, 2016, near Santa Ynez, California. The average temperature in the United States has risen dramatically since 1980, according to an as-yet-unreleased federal report, the New York Times reported. The climate change report …

Source: HBO Kit Harington as Jon Snow featured in the Game of Thrones season 6, episode 9, Battle of the Bastards Hackers using the name “Mr. Smith” posted a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online Monday, and demanded that HBO pay a ransom of several million dollars to prevent …

Bitcoin climbed above $3,400 to trade at all-time highs on Monday as investors gained confidence in the future of the digital currency. Its price rose nearly 5 percent, to $3,451.86, up nearly $600 from Friday’s $2,900 levels, according to CoinDesk. Bitcoin has now increased 3.5 times this year and is …

Bruce Bennett | Getty Images News | Getty Images A scenic view of aircraft flying overhead photographed on November 29, 2010 in Raleigh, North Carolina. In terms of material economic benefits, analysts from the bank stated that there could be a material profit opportunity of more than $35 billion per …

Bloomberg | Getty Images Employees help customers at the Apple Williamsburg store in the Brooklyn, New York on Friday, May 20, 2017. The vast majority of employees in the United States are uninspired by their jobs, a new study suggested. According to the 2016 Workforce Purpose Index, only 30 percent …

VCG | Getty Images Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, attends a press conference at the State Council Information Office on March 2, 2017 in Beijing, China. China’s banking regulator has extended by two months a June deadline for banks to submit risk assessments over concerns it …

Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP | Getty Images Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro celebrates the results of ‘Constituent Assembly’, in Caracas, on July 31, 2017. Venezuelan authorities suppressed a small rebellion at a military base near the city of Valencia on Sunday, arresting seven men who they say participated in a “terrorist …

Toru Hanai | Reuters People walk past a street monitor showing news of North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile test in Tokyo, Japan, July 4, 2017. The United Nations Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday that could slash by a third the Asian state’s $3 billion …

Miraflores Palace via Reuters Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with members of the Constituent Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela August 2, 2017. South American trade bloc Mercosur suspended Venezuela indefinitely on Saturday, adding tointernational pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to dismantle a newly created legislative superbody and restore …