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One of the social media company's backers has made an apparently sudden exit of his own from his native Switzerland for St Kitts in the Caribbean

They've been over here for 70 years, but the 'opaque' presence of our US allies worries many critics

Will the Assad regime and Syrian political opposition negotiate a political transition or move to alleviate Syria's humanitarian crisis? This Issue Guide provides background and analysis on the long-awaited Geneva II talks.

This week in tennis news brought us Bieber Fever from Bouchard, the 33rd meeting of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, and some great backseat videos from Tomas Berdych and Grigor Dimitrov. Plus, see an adorable childhood photo of Li Na.

Therapies for arachnophobia typically involve exposure---the more you face something, the less frightening it becomes. But what if someone is so afraid of spiders that even imagining them is too much to handle? These researchers came up with a new strategy: just expose people to things that kind of look like spiders. Participants were given a CD containing a slideshow of images ranging from the Atomium in Brussels to a Rastafarian, which they were instructed to watch twice a day for a month. App

Glaucoma Research FoundationThe annual 360 Gala honors the work of William Link and singer Judy Collins at this awards dinner featuring a cocktail reception, live auction and performance by Collins. 6 p.m. Feb 6. Berkeley Public Library FoundationThe Authors Dinner features a silent auction and gourmet meal with a guest author (including Mike Twohy, Paula Wolfert, Gary Kamiya, Seth Rosenfeld, Ethan Chorin, Lyn Hejinian, Tom Killion, more) at your table in support of branch library programs. 6:30... Читать дальше...