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Bluetooth 5 will be announced next week with four times the speed and double the range
The next version of the Bluetooth standard is called Bluetooth 5, and will be formally announced next week,...
IRS Did Not Identify, Assist All Potentially Affected Taxpayers After 'Get Transcript' Access
A Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) audit was conducted after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported that identity thieves had illegally accessed tax information tied taxpayer accounts. TIGTA found that the IRS did not identify and assist all potentially affected...
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WHO advises women to delay pregnancy over Zika virus threat
World Health Organisation issues advice to millions of people in regions affected by virus that can cause severe birth defects and microcephaly...
New Blood Test Could Detect Early Stages of Alzheimer’s
University researchers in the United States say they have developed a blood test that appears to be effective in detecting the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia in elderly people. Scientists at Rowan University in the eastern state of New Jersey say their blood...
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Federer survives Fritz challenge
Roger Federer made a winning return to tennis on Thursday after a month away with back pain as he finished off a Stuttgart ATP grass-court match 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 over teenager Taylor Fritz. The pair were called off court in the second round on Wednesday as heavy rains raked the Weissenhof Club, with...
Rafael Nadal to miss Wimbledon because of wrist injury
LONDON — Rafael Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon on Thursday, citing the left wrist injury that forced him out of the French Open. The two-time Wimbledon champion said on his Facebook page that he made the decision after consulting with his doctor and receiving his latest medical results. "I won't...
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Obama approves broader role for US forces in Afghanistan
Obama approves broader role for US forces in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has approved giving the US military greater ability to accompany and enable Afghan forces battling a resilient Taliban insurgency, in a move to assist them more proactively on the...
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Google’s Larry Page’s next big dream: Flying cars
Google’s Larry Page’s next big dream: Flying cars
Google co-founder Larry Page is backing two startups that are working on flying cars, including funding one of them with more than $100 million so far, Bloomberg said on Thursday, citing sources. Zee.Aero, into which...
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Obama endorses Hillary Clinton for president
Obama endorses Hillary Clinton for president
Washington, June 10: US President Barack Obama has formally endorsed Hillary Clinton and called her the most qualified candidate to seek the White House, imploring Democrats to come together to elect her, the media...
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Debris in Madagascar, Australia to be analyzed by MH370 team
Debris in Madagascar, Australia to be analyzed by MH370 team
Debris found washed ashore in Madagascar by a man who previously found a part from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be examined by investigators to see if it, too, came from the missing plane, officials said Friday....
photo: US Navy / MCS2 Eric A. Pastor
North Korean leader caught smoking during anti-smoking drive
North Korean leader caught smoking during anti-smoking drive
(CNN)North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un appears not to be practicing what his government is preaching. The country's state media published a photograph this week of Kim holding a cigarette in his hand -- with smoke...
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France Euro 2016: Hollande warns unions against disrupting tournament
France Euro 2016: Hollande warns unions against disrupting tournament
French President Francois Hollande has warned against attempts to disrupt Euro 2016 with strike action, on the eve of the football tournament. France has been in the grip of industrial action, mainly over reforms to...
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Obama: 'I'm With Her'; Endorses Clinton for Presidency
Obama: 'I'm With Her'; Endorses Clinton for Presidency
U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed the woman who may well take his job in November, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, in a video released on the day he met with challenger Sen. Bernie Sanders for what...
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White House agrees plan for more air strikes against Taliban in Afghanistan
White House agrees plan for more air strikes against Taliban in Afghanistan
The White House has approved plans to expand the US military's authority to conduct air strikes against the Taliban, as the violence in Afghanistan escalates....
California Judge Declares Transgender Inmates Receive Female Items and Sex Reassignment Surgery
California Judge Declares Transgender Inmates Receive Female Items and Sex Reassignment Surgery
The ruling came down to declare that transgender inmates should have access to more female-oriented commissary items including clothing, sleepwear, sandals, and...
Queen's 90th birthday: St Paul's service to begin celebrations
Queen's 90th birthday: St Paul's service to begin celebrations
A national service of thanksgiving will be held at St Paul's Cathedral later to mark the Queen's 90th birthday. It will be attended by members of the Royal...
FAA Rules Out Requiring Pilot Psychological Testing
FAA Rules Out Requiring Pilot Psychological Testing
The Federal Aviation Administration made the decision to omit a requirement for airline pilots to go through psychological testing and enhance their mental...
Columbia Forces Swiss Company, Novartis to Lower Price of Cancer Treatment
Columbia Forces Swiss Company, Novartis to Lower Price of Cancer Treatment
The Columbian Government has been in negotiations with Novartis for weeks to lower the price of the popular leukemia medicine they manufacture, however it's...
Indian Farmers Pray For Monsoon To End Drought
Indian Farmers Pray For Monsoon To End Drought
After two consecutive years of drought, India's farming community, which makes up half of the country's 1.31 billion population, is desperate for a wet monsoon...
Kuczynski Declared Winner In Peru's Presidential Race
Kuczynski Declared Winner In Peru's Presidential Race
Former World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski won the majority of votes in Peru's closest presidential contest in five decades, election officials announced...
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This Guy Explains Perfectly Why Brock Turner's Drinking-Made-Me-Do-It Rape Defense Is So Wrong
This Guy Explains Perfectly Why Brock Turner's Drinking-Made-Me-Do-It Rape Defense Is So Wrong
Here's the key difference between men who manage not to rape women and those who do. A Facebook post...
Twitter won’t explain why it flip-flopped on NYT editor’s complaints of anti-Semitic abuse
Twitter won’t explain why it flip-flopped on NYT editor’s complaints of anti-Semitic abuse
Twitter left dangling an issue from yesterday’s story regarding New York Times deputy...
Key Players in the Bernie Sanders Campaign on a Nationwide Tour to Elect Progressives to Congress
Key Players in the Bernie Sanders Campaign on a Nationwide Tour to Elect Progressives to Congress
Brand New Congress is casting a wide net, which may even include some Republicans, according to core...
Fox News officially boots Ed Henry from Hillary Clinton beat
Fox News officially boots Ed Henry from Hillary Clinton beat
Hillary Clinton needn’t worry that Ed Henry will emerge from the sidelines to bug her about...
Bill Gates Urges the World's Poor to Be Chicken Farmers — While Funding Silicon Valley ...
Bill Gates Urges the World's Poor to Be Chicken Farmers — While Funding Silicon Valley ...
Condescending to the extreme. In a post on his blog entitled “Why I Would Raise Chickens,” Bill...
Joe Scarborough deflects his own Trump record on CNN’s Jeff Zucker
Joe Scarborough deflects his own Trump record on CNN’s Jeff Zucker
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough is a politician-turned-media figure. In both worlds, deflection is a...
President Obama Strongly Endorses Hillary Clinton After Meeting Bernie Sanders at White House
President Obama Strongly Endorses Hillary Clinton After Meeting Bernie Sanders at White House
Sanders said he will soon meet with Clinton. President Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton's candidacy on...
