Attention parents: Your smartphone obsession may increase bad behaviour in kids

Hindustan Times | 2017-05-25

Do you spend too much time on your smartphone during mealtime, playtime and routine activities or conversations with your kids? If so, it may lead to behavioural issues in your children, warn researchers. A new study suggests that even low or seemingly normal amounts of technology-related...

Google, Apple, Samsung bullish on mobile payment service in India

The Times of India | 2017-05-25

NEW DELHI: Google, Apple and Samsung, besides being big on smartphones, have another product in common and relevant for India: payments. Google's latest launch - a payment API - underlines the growing importance of smartphones as the primary platform for digital transactions, one that ties in well...

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Gold steady as Fed minutes keep dollar under pressure

The Times of India | 2017-05-25

* Asian shares scale two-year highs after Fed minutes * Fed says prudent to confirm recent slowdown transitory * Spot gold seen retesting resistance at $1,264 per ounce- technicals (Updates prices) By Vijaykumar Vedala May 25 (Reuters) - Gold held steady on Thursday to keep most of its gains from...

Asian Shares Hit Two-year High After Fed Signals Gradual Tightening

News18 | 2017-05-25

Tokyo: Asian shares scaled two-year highs on Thursday while the dollar and US bond yields slipped after the US Federal Reserve signalled a cautious approach to future rate hikes and the reduction of its $4.5 trillion of bond holdings. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan...

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Hillary Clinton Calls Trump's Budget Unimaginably Cruel

WorldNews.com | 2017-05-24

The former Democratic presidential nominee delivered remarks after being honored by the Children's Health Fund in New York City on Tuesday night that tore into the recently released budget of President Donald Trump, according to Reuters. Clinton said that the budget shows "shows an unimaginable...

First shots fired in avocado armageddon

Irish Independent | 2017-05-24

The award for world's most controversial fruit goes to the avocado. Millennials were last week warned that frittering away their savings on avocado toast and other luxuries (but mostly avocado toast) could deal a kiss of death to dreams of home ownership. Meanwhile, emergency rooms across the world...

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Jury rules with school in fight over California strawberries

The Associated Press | 2017-05-25

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A renowned strawberry researcher in California broke patent law and violated a loyalty pledge to his former university by taking his work with him to profit from it in a private company, a jury in San Francisco decided Wednesday. Professor Douglas Shaw formed his own company...

Two educators brawled in a classroom. Students were told to delete any video evidence.

Fresno Bee | 2017-05-25

As the fight rages in the classroom, with the two figures throwing punches and wrestling with each other, voices can be heard repeatedly calling for the combatants to “stop it.” ......

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Andy Murray: World Number One Still Searching for Form Ahead of 2017 French Open

Yahoo Daily News | 2017-05-23

More When the ATP Race standings were updated this week Andy Murray, the world No. 1, languished down at 13th. It is not a statistical anomaly either. Unlike the actual world ranking that is a rolling 12-month points total, the Race standings are a gauge of form since January when everybody starts...

Andy Murray: World Number One Still Searching for Form Ahead of 2017 French Open

Newsweek | 2017-05-23

When the ATP Race standings were updated this week Andy Murray, the world No. 1, languished down at 13th. It is not a statistical anomaly either. Unlike the actual world ranking that is a rolling 12-month points total, the Race standings are a gauge of form since January when everybody starts on...



Juan Mata praises ruthless Jose Mourinho as finals streak continues

DNA India | 2017-05-25

Mourinho, meanwhile, made no apologies for his tactics, remarking: 'There are lots of poets in football but poets don't win many titles.' Juan Mata praised Jose Mourinho's remarkable knack for coming out on top on the biggest occasions after Manchester United beat Ajax Amsterdam 2-0 on Wednesday...

Serena Williams appointed SurveyMonkey corporate director

Manila Bulletin | 2017-05-25

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tennis star Serena Williams has 39 Grand Slam titles, four Olympic medals, major endorsement deals and her own line of clothing and accessories. Now she is......

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The Japan News | 2017-05-25

Trump revealed info on 2 nuclear subs

Reuters MANILA (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump told his Philippine counterpart that Washington has sent two nuclear submarines to waters off the Korean...

Xinhua | 2017-05-25

Hackers use subtitle files to take over computers

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Millions of users worldwide are under threat from a new type of cyberattack, which means their computers might fall into hackers'...

Hindustan Times | 2017-05-25

US Navy ship sails near South China Sea reef claimed by Beijing: US official

A US Navy ship has sailed in disputed South China Sea waters near a reef claimed by Beijing in the first “freedom of navigation” exercise under...

Antiwar | 2017-05-25

Can Trump Salvage His Presidency in Syria’s War?

The political noose is tightening around Trump’s neck, and he’s got only one way out: war. The U.S. involvement in the Syrian war is accelerating as Trump’s...

WorldNews.com | 2017-05-25

Sherpas Find 4 Climbers Dead In Tent On Mount Everest, Raising Month's Toll To 10

Nepali sherpas have found four climbers dead in their tents on Mount Everest, officials said on Wednesday, taking the death toll on the world's highest mountain...

WorldNews.com | 2017-05-25

Prison Riot in California Leaves Seven Inmates, Eight Guards Injured

At a maximum-security prison in Northern California, corrections officers opened fire with live ammunition on inmates after a melee broke out on Wednesday,...

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The Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-25

Living with the coyote next door

No matter where you live in southern California, chances are that there is a coyote relatively...

The Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-25

How much is too much for a traffic ticket? And who should get the revenue?

If a mother earning minimum wage puts her kids in the family car, has her eyes on the road when...

The Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-25

Keep concealed guns out of California

Californians have a lot on the line in the next congressional debate about America’s gun laws. Two...