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On the road to Buddhist monkhood, young novices chant mantras and collect alms on a street in Yangon, Myanmar.

You'll Never Guess The Most Charitable Nation In The World

Hint: It's not the United States. (We're number 2). And it's definitely not a country from the Western world.

Ted Cruz supporter Linda Stickle has acquired more than 12,000 points on the campaign's app.

Cruz's Crew: You Play The Game, But It's The Cruz Campaign That Scores

Ted Cruz's campaign is hoping its app motivates supporters to volunteer and donate as well as turn over personal information.

Haitians Head To The Polls, To Pick From 54 Candidates For President

The people of Haiti are casting votes for president in the first round of elections for a new leader, as well as a host of other nationwide positions. Reporter Peter Granitz details the scene.

Do Underwhelming Square, Match IPOs Mean Bubble Trouble?

Online payment startup Square and online dating giant Match have gone public. Their lackluster prices are the latest sign of Wall Street growing weary of tech hype and multibillion-dollar "unicorns."

Cast members of the canceled sitcom <em>Arrested Development</em> reunite at a <em>New Yorker</em> panel in October. Netflix will exclusively stream a new season of the cult hit — and that could bring the service a lot of new subscribers, one analyst says.

Online Video Sites Go Pro And Get Original

Move over, cute kittens and goofy kiddos: YouTube is pouring money into slick, professional channels, including one that works with Madonna. Streaming services are developing their own original programing — including a resurrected, Netflix-only season of Arrested Development. It's like the early days of cable TV, when HBO started out airing movies and ended up with The Sopranos.

China Warily Eyes E.U. Bailout

As the G-20 convenes in Cannes Thursday, the European Union's roller-coaster debt crisis tops the agenda. Last week, European leaders asked cash-rich China to back the E.U.'s bailout fund. Some economists saw the request as marking a shift in the global economic order.

Occupy Wall Street members stage a protest march near Wall Street in New York in October. Paul Taylor of the Pew Research Center says the movement has "crystallized" the idea of economic disparity.

The Income Gap: Unfair, Or Are We Just Jealous?

A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds that economic disparity is now seen as a bigger source of conflict in the U.S. than race, age or national origin. That's why some believe the issue could matter in the presidential campaign, and others worry it may warp the national debate.

Golden Globes: Comedy Vies With Drama This Season

The Golden Globes have equally good comedy and drama masks this year. Sunday's musical or comedy contenders make up a strong bunch that could give their best-drama cousins at the Globes a run for their money come Oscar time.

Rod Beckstrom, chief executive officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, says the group's plan to sell more specific domains could bring "more clarity [and] more quality" to the internet. The Federal Trade Commission has raised concerns about the plan.

Critics See 'Disaster' In Expansion Of Domain Names

The agency that governs domain categories like .org and .com is forging ahead with plans to sell new names despite some vocal opposition from regulators. For a registration fee of $185,000, applicants could register a suffix like .music or .Nabisco. But that could lead to problems, opponents say.

Iran Ratchets Up Tension, Threatens To Cut Oil Route

The country's top admiral says his forces can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, where up to 20 percent of the world's oil flows. In response, the U.S. warns that any disruption at the strait "will not be tolerated." And a Saudi official says Gulf Arab nations are ready to offset any loss of Iranian crude.

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