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Babajide Bello of the tech company Andela takes a selfie with AOL's Steve Case after the pair played a pickup game of pingpong.

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Hope Or Hype: The Revolution In Africa Will Be Wireless

3:49pm August 13, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

Young entrepreneurs in Africa say they're leading a tech movement from the ground up. They think technology can solve social ills. But critics wonder if digital fixes can make a dent.

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A photo from May shows Gino Celli checking his parched crops near his farm near Stockton, Calif. If predictions of a strong El NiÃ±o prove true, it could presage a relief from the region's prolonged drought.

Scientists Say We Could Be Heading Into 'Godzilla El Niño'

3:32pm August 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

It could bring much-needed rain to California and the National Weather Service says there's a greater than 90 percent chance it will persist through the Northern Hemisphere winter.

Iraqis gather at the scene of a truck bomb attack at a vegetable market in Jamila district, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday.

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ISIS Claims Responsibility As Scores Killed In Baghdad Truck Bomb

3:21pm August 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The suicide bomb hit a major marketplace in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad.

A Portland Loo in Portland, Ore. San Diego installed two of the public toilets earlier this year, but they cost more than $500,000 to install, and now residents are raising a stink.

San Diego Installed Public Loos, But Now They're Flush With Problems

3:16pm August 13, 2015

by Claire Trageser

The city installed new public toilets that are better ventilated than port-a-potties and include running water. But they turned out pricier than expected, and plans for more are circling the drain.

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Not Everybody Likes Kissing

2:29pm August 13, 2015

by Jessie Rack

A passionate kiss may make you swoon, but many cultures don't do it, anthropologists say. And some cultures find such lip locks downright disgusting.

This microalgae powder is designed for use in cooking, baking and smoothies. Marketed under the name AlgaVia, the powder is starting to show up as an ingredient in grocery store items.

Protein Goes Green: Can Algae Become The Next Soy?

2:19pm August 13, 2015

by Jessie Rack

Some companies think microalgae could be the alternative protein of the future, but can it top plant proteins?

Nurse Issa French with his wife Anita, who's holding a copy of Time magazine's issue devoted to front-line workers. He's earned that title, treating more than 420 Ebola patients.

A Doctor's Gift To The Brave Nurses Of Sierra Leone

2:15pm August 13, 2015

by Amy Maxmen

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia volunteered to help fight Ebola in the African nation. When she learned that many of the nurses there didn't always receive a salary, she sprang into action via crowdfunding.

HefeWheaties is a new beer from Fulton, which collaborated on the brew with another Minneapolis company, General Mills.

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Wheaties Beer Is Unveiled: It's A Hefeweizen (Duh)

1:56pm August 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

For years, the Wheaties slogan — "breakfast of champions" — has been invoked by beer lovers who pop open an adult beverage before noon. Now the company's putting its name on a beer.

Participants play the latest video games at the gamescom computer game fair in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday. The Electronic Sports League, which sponsors a tournament in the city later this month, says it will require random drug tests to ensure players

Video Game League Announces Random Drug Tests For Competitors

1:43pm August 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Electronic Sports League is implementing the new requirement after a top player at one of its tournaments acknowledged he and his team "were all on Adderall" during competition.

President Warren Harding, seen here in a Library of Congress photo, did not die childless, as was long supposed.

Warren Harding, We Hardly Knew Ye

1:12pm August 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Last summer, the 29th president's love letters to a mistress were released; now comes news that DNA tests show Harding did in fact father a child with another mistress.