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Mike Lunow is Waste Management’s recycling director for Texas and Oklahoma. (Florian Martin/Houston Public Media)

The Houston City Council voted to stop curbside glass recycling because the city's waste contractor says it costs too much.

Silicon Valley's capital city San Jose, California as seen in this aerial photo is undergoing an urban development revolution calculated to keep it as the thriving heart of a region renowned for technological innovation. (Helene Labriet-Gross/AFP/Getty Images)

Fewer Business Startups Are Based In Small Towns And Rural Areas

New research found that startup growth remains primarily based in areas like California's Silicon Valley.

How Political Cartoonists Are Watching The Presidential Campaign

For cartoonists Marshall Ramsey, Darrin Bell and Gary Varvel, it's been a mixture of hilarity and sadness.

Candice Hoyes uses her surroundings for inspiration — and New York City has no shortage of interesting sights.

Candice Hoyes Sings Blackness, Womanhood And History On Her Debut Jazz Album

When Candice Hoyes sings, she's channeling a legacy of black women in jazz. Her album, On a Turquoise Cloud, celebrates the genre's storied roots.

Dehorned rhinos roam a private ranch in South Africa in February. The country's Supreme Court of Appeal has lifted a domestic ban on trading rhino horns.

Rhino-Horn Trade OK'd By South African Court, Lifting Domestic Ban

International trade of rhino horns is still banned, though illicit trade continues. South Africa has the world's largest rhino population; more than 1,000 were killed by poachers last year.

World Health Organization head Dr. Margaret Chan delivering a speech in March of this year at a summit in Lyon, France.

WHO's Stern Warning: The World 'Is Not Prepared To Cope' With Pandemics

Dr. Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organization, offered congratulations for victories on the health front — and words of serious concern about the future.

Gov. McAuliffe Under Investigation for Campaign Fundraising

Multiple news outlets are reporting this morning that the Justice Department is scrutinizing Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe’s time as a board member…

Roberta Siao, a Brazilian immigrant in London, works for Mazi Mas, a London pop-up restaurant that trains and employs immigrant and refugee women. "Coming here allows women to feel confidant and respected, to have a life outside of the home," Siao says.

'Invisible Army' Of Immigrant Women Finds Its Voice Through Cooking

Brazilian immigrant Roberta Siao says being both a foreigner and mother made it hard to find work in London. At Mazi Mas, a restaurant that trains and employs immigrants, she found more than a job.

A police car sits outside Google's offices in Paris on Tuesday as authorities carry out a search as part of a tax fraud investigation.

Google's Paris Offices Raided In Tax Investigation

The search is part of an inquiry launched in June 2015 into possible tax evasion and money laundering, according to French prosecutors.

For simple care and prescriptions, veterans in Northern California can go to 14 CVS MinuteClinics.

To Cut Wait Times, VA Tries MinuteClinics In Northern California

Veterans can visit 14 CVS MinuteClinics in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento, Calif., for simple care, lab tests and prescriptions. Will the experiment work well enough to go nationwide?

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