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Hollywood stars gather to remember Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds

"Star Wars" director George Lucas joined actors Stephen Fry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Meg Ryan and Meryl Streep at a private memorial service in Beverly Hills for the celebrity mother and daughter.

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6 Israeli startups that want to change your everyday life

The innovative gadgets and apps — all on display this week in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show — range from smart air conditioning to instantaneous translation.

The Nazi Gravesite in the Heart of the Amazon

Deep inside the Brazilian Amazon there’s a curious site: A swastika-bearing cross marking a Nazi grave, inscribed: “Joseph Greiner died here of fever on Jan. 2, 1936, in the service of German research.” Who was Joseph Greiner, and what exactly was that “research”? The answer takes us deep into the twisted minds of the Nazis […]