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[[Coffee drinkers live longer - perhaps]( from [BBC NEWS]( 1 hour ago Drinking three cups of coffee a day may help you live longer, according to a study of almost half a million people from 10 European countries. The research, published in the journal the Annals of Internal Medicine, suggests an extra cup of coffee could lengthen a person's lifespan - even if it is decaffeinated. But sceptical experts point out it is impossible to say for sure that it is the coffee that is having a protective effect, rather than say, a more healthy lifestyle in coffee...]( [The Fed's plan to shrink its $4.5 trillion balance sheet leaves open 2 crucial issues]( from [Business Insider]( 3 hours ago REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Federal Reserve officials are pretty proud of their plan to reduce their balance sheet following a sharp expansion during and after the Great Recession. Policymakers are especially excited they were able to announce the plan's contours without having markets totally freak out, like they did in 2013 when then-Chairman Ben Bernanke gave the first hint that the Fed would be ceasing its bond-buying program. Bond yields spiked sharply higher at the time in an event... [LA Is Making a Low-Cost, Low-Risk Pitch for the 2024 Olympics]( from [Fortune]( 2 hours ago Los Angeles could deliver a low-cost, low-risk model for the Olympic Games, officials outlining its 2024 candidacy to the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. Bid chairman Casey Wasserman said in LA's penultimate presentation to IOC members before the Sept... [CHINA: Don't hold us responsible for solving North Korea]( from [Business Insider]( 2 hours ago BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday said it shouldn't be held responsible alone for solving the North Korean nuclear standoff, and accused other countries of shirking their responsibilities in the effort to reduce tensions. The complaints, made in unusually strident language, follow a phone conversation between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this month in which the Chinese leader warned of "some negative factors" that were harming China-U.S. relations, indicating... [These Lithuanians Are the Perfect Picture of Patriotism]( from [Wired]( 3 hours ago Nowhere is the tension between Russia and the West felt more acutely than in the Baltic states, where people live with the constant fear of war with their eastern neighbor. Lithuania in particular remains under a state of high alert, with NATO troops, US special forces, and its own army poised to deter aggression and defend the country. The government essentially adopted a war footing three years ago when Russia annexed Crimea, and redoubled its efforts when Russia stationed ballistic... Get News360 News360 Inc., 180 Sansome St, Floor 4, San Francisco, CA 94104 [Unsubscribe](