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Nature | Wolf Pups Right Off the Trail | Season 30 | Episode 11

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Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and Ken …More Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, Gregg Peters Monsees Foundation, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Sandra Atlas Bass, The Hite Foundation, Sarah and Sandra Lyu in memory of Seung and Dorothy Lyu, Bradley L. Read More...

Not even Uber drivers like the new Uber logo

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Uber driver Ansu Saryon was confused. When he updated his Uber app before heading out on a rainy Wednesday in Washington, he noticed the familiar black and white "U" app logo was gone. It had been replaced by a hard-to-describe concoction: A red square inside a white hexagon with two vertical lines shooting out. Uber called it part of "a new look and feel that celebrates our technology, as well as the cities we serve." Saryon was not impressed. Read More...

A media titan is stepping down from his powerful perch

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The 93-year-old Sumner Redstone is relinquishing his voting power on the board of Viacom, the massive entertainment conglomerate — in the latest succession drama that has tested relationships among some of the most powerful people in show business. Redstone will continue to hold the title “chairman emeritus,” but will participate in future board meetings of Viacom in a nonvoting capacity, according to a filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The change will take effect in February and was disclosed days after the Redstone family changed course on a recommendation that CBS and Viacom combine into one company. Read More...