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Apple selling 'Made in India' iPhones on trial basis
Apple has begun selling a trial run of iPhones that are assembled in India, ahead of an estimated full ramp-up in June. The US-based technology major Apple has started selling iPhones at select stores in the country that were assembled in India as part of its trial run. "Apple is selling iPhone SE...
Microsoft withheld update that could have slowed WannaCry—report
LONDON---American software giant Microsoft held back from distributing a free security update that could have protected computers from the WannaCry global cyberattack, the Financial Times reported Thursday. In mid-march, Microsoft distributed a security update after it detected the security flaw in...
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UPDATE 1-U.S. charges Virginia man with Fitbit stock hoax
NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - A Virginia man accused of being the architect of a hoax tender offer that drove up the stock price of Fitbit Inc last November has been arrested and charged with fraud, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday. ......
US stocks broadly higher in afternoon trading; oil rises
Industrial companies led U.S. stocks broadly higher in afternoon trading Friday, extending the market's modest gains from the day before. Investors were cheering solid earnings from several companies. Banks and materials stocks were also up sharply. Energy companies rose as the price of crude oil...
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Stricter cigarette packaging rules come into force in UK
Cigarettes to be sold in standardised green packaging bearing graphic warnings of dangers of smoking from this weekend...
New Zika virus inhibitor identified
Washington: A new research has brought a drug to treat Zika infections closer to reality. The team led by Alexey Terskikh and Alex Strongin from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) discovered a compound that prevents the virus from spreading. “We identified a small...
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Harvard Student Submits Rap Album as Senior Thesis
While other Harvard University students were writing papers for their senior theses, Obasi Shaw was busy rapping his. Shaw is the first student in Harvard’s history to submit a rap album as a senior thesis in the English Department, the university said. The album, called Liminal Minds, has earned...
Why are black children missing from the grammar school debate?
Expanding grammar schools will only deepen racial inequalities in our society – and leave more black students behind...
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Simona Halep to meet Kiki Bertens in Rome Masters semifinals
Romanian sixth seed Simona Halep and Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens will face off in the semi-finals of the Rome Masters on...
Andy Murray's Rome Masters defence is over with second-round loss to Fabio Fognini
World No 1 Andy Murray was unable to cope with the unstoppable force of Fabio Fognini in front of a fervent atmosphere at the Foro Italico in Rome as his title defence ended with a whimper. Home-favourite Fognini was hoping to capitalise on the mediocre form of Britain's Murray on home soil, and did...
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Muguruza marches on, Pliskova bows out in Rome
Garbine Muguruza claimed a hugely encouraging win ahead of her French Open title defence, beating Venus Williams in three sets to reach the semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on...
Nadal loses 6-4, 6-3 to Thiem in Italian Open quarterfinals
ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal's winning streak ended at 17 matches as he lost in straight sets to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Friday. The 6-4, 6-3 victory was a sort of revenge for Thiem, who was beaten by the Spaniard in the Madrid Open final last week. "Of course I came in...
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Intell Officials: Russian officials bragged they could use Flynn to influence Trump, sources say
Link to tweet Washington (CNN)Russian officials bragged in conversations during the presidential campaign that they had cultivated a strong relationship with former Trump adviser retired Gen. Michael Flynn...
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Iran opposition complains of election 'infractions'
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Before voting had even concluded in Iran's presidential election on Friday, the head of the opposition campaign complained of multiple "infractions" and called for an intervention by authorities. ......
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US President Donald Trump told Russian officials at an Oval Office meeting last week that firing FBI Director James Comey eased pressure on him as he was a...
Trump Nominates A Familiar Name To Be The Vatican Ambassador
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Callista Gingrich is President Donald Trump's pick to be the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. She's a self-described "devoted Catholic" and...
FCC Votes To Begin Rollback Of Net Neutrality Rules
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The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 Friday to take the first step in rolling back, or neutralizing, the complex net neutrality regulations, The...
Trump's pick for deputy treasury secretary withdraws
Trump's pick for deputy treasury secretary withdraws
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump&aposs; choice to be deputy treasury secretary, bank executive Jim Donovan, is withdrawing from...
Assange calls Sweden's dropping of probe 'important victory'
Assange calls Sweden's dropping of probe 'important victory'
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange today hailed Sweden's decision to drop its rape investigation against him as an "important victory" even as he attacked the...
Emmanuel Macron visits French troops in northern Mali
Emmanuel Macron visits French troops in northern Mali
Macron and his Malian counterpart discussed the fight against armed groups in the West African country. ......
A Grand New Theory of Life's Evolution on Earth
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Don't Bet Against Tax and Health Care Reform in 2017
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The dark source of Roger Ailes’s power
The dark source of Roger Ailes’s power
His dark genius was to tap into tribalism. ......
Here comes the GOP bloodbath
Here comes the GOP bloodbath
Trump could do even more damage to his party than Obama did to Democrats. ......
One thing Trump and the Pope have in common
One thing Trump and the Pope have in common
You don’t need to be Catholic to recognize the inherent evil of human trafficking. ......
Federal power creeps its way toward controlling . . . spiders?
Federal power creeps its way toward controlling . . . spiders?
It’s a classic, high-stakes match pitting the government against a Texas rancher. ......
The Trump presidency doesn’t seem sustainable
The Trump presidency doesn’t seem sustainable
From Comey’s firing to revealing secrets, Trump is becoming the full-fledged disaster of our worst...
Congress has kicked off its tax overhaul. Here’s how it could go wrong.
Congress has kicked off its tax overhaul. Here’s how it could go wrong.
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