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Google's Chrome browser to block some ads starting next year
NEW YORK (AP) -- Google says its Chrome browser will block ads on websites it deems too annoying for web users starting next...
US is now asking for visa applicants’ social media names
Last month, the Trump administration formally proposed tougher vetting for visa applicants that would require more social media scrutiny. Today, the State Department formally enacted the expanded questionnaire, which will force applicants to disclose... ......
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Report: Disney has slight visitor declines at parks
ORLANDO, Fla. Disney parks in North America had slight attendance declines last year due to increased ticket prices, while Harry Potter...
FOREX-Dollar tumbles to 7-month low after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data
The dollar fell to seven-month lows on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected last month, which could derail a possible interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in the second half of this year. The greenback fell to seven-month troughs against euro and Swiss...
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Children With TVs in Their Bedrooms More Likely to Be Overweight or Obese by 11, Study Finds
Children who have TVs in their bedroom by the age of seven are far more likely to be overweight or obese by the age of 11, scientists have found in a large study of childhood obesity. Researchers found girls were 30 percent more likely to be overweight if they had a TV in their room, while boys were...
Is your child a fussy eater? Here’s how you can get them to eat more vegetables
It can be hard to make kids enthusiastic about veg (Picture: Getty) How can you get kids to eat their veg? It’s an age old parenting question. ‘Finish your peas.’ ‘No pudding until you’ve eaten your broccoli.’ 12 top tips for cooking with your kids Sound familiar?...
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Make Your Game of Thrones Knowledge Even More Pretentious With This Harvard Course
The Ivy League college is now offering a medieval history course called “The Real Game of Thrones: From Modern Myths to Medieval Models.” ......
Reading for pleasure falls after primary school years
Overall though, pleasure in reading appears to be rising steadily among UK children. The NLT survey of 41,334 children aged eight to 16, carried out at the end of 2016, found nearly six children...
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Tennis-Players must gang up to weaken the Big Four - Wilander
The world's best tennis players must gang up on Rafa Nadal, and agree on a collective policy to slay the Spaniard at Roland Garros, triple champion and former world number one Mats Wilander told Reuters on Wednesday. A joint effort is the only way to break the stranglehold at the top of the men's...
Tennis-Mats Point: Wilander tells it straight on Day Four at Roland Garros
Three-times Roland Garros champion Mats Wilander reflects on Day Four of the French Open for Reuters. The Swedish former world number one is in the French capital soaking up all the action as a presenter for broadcaster Eurosport's daily flagship show "Game, Set and Mats". Here the seven-times grand...
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NBA: LeBron says stopping Warriors' Durant will be tough
(Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers methodically planned for the Golden State Warriors' high-octane attack but after suffering a crushing loss in Game One of the NBA Finals LeBron James said simulating their offense is impossible. ......
Ramos' goals make him one of the best of all-time - Ozil
Mesut Ozil believes Sergio Ramos' record of scoring key goals for Real Madrid makes him one of the best central defenders in history. Ramos will lead Madrid out against Juventus in the Champions League final...
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Connecticut Has New Law That Legally Advocates For Abused Animals
Connecticut Has New Law That Legally Advocates For Abused Animals
While many state's have children or victim's advocates that can help people through the judicial system, only one state has created a legal advocate system for abused animals, with animal rights activists heralding the...
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Trump Will Consider Blocking Comey Testimony Using Executive Privilege
Trump Will Consider Blocking Comey Testimony Using Executive Privilege
White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said that President Donald Trump hasn't decided yet whether to invoke his presidential powers that would block testimony from FBI Director James Comey next week, according to...
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Threats of Violence After Racism Allegations Close Washington University
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Law enforcement and school officials at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington decided to close the campus after a credible threat of violence was made this week, according to The Washington Post. Officials said...
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Trump administration moves to keep full CIA 'torture' report secret
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WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has begun returning to Congress copies of a voluminous 2014 report describing the CIA's harsh detention and interrogation programs, a U.S....
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NYT: Audi Emissions Rules Criminal Investigation Expanding To Europe
NYT: Audi Emissions Rules Criminal Investigation Expanding To Europe
The criminal investigation into Volkswagen’s Audi unit is expanding, The New York Times reported, after authorities accused the luxury carmaker of installing a system designed to evade emissions rules in cars in Europe,...
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The Associated Press reported a measles vaccination campaign in South Sudan has resulted in the death of 15 children as reports said children as young as 12 years old administered the vaccine, South Sudan’s government...
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Scientists dispute the 'tiny, tiny' impact of Paris deal
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Climate scientists have taken issue with some of the research used by President Trump to bolster his case for...
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Iraqi Forces Retake A District In Mosul's IS-Held Enclave
Iraqi Forces Retake A District In Mosul's IS-Held Enclave
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Friday captured one of the four districts making up the Islamic State-held enclave in Mosul, a military statement said, Reuters...
Hungarian Prime Minister Calls Billionaire's Criticism A 'Declaration Of War'
Hungarian Prime Minister Calls Billionaire's Criticism A 'Declaration Of War'
Hungary's prime minister said Friday that harsh criticism by billionaire George Soros is a "declaration of war," The Associated Press reports. Soros, a...
Penn State Officials Get Jail Time Over Sandusky Abuse
Penn State Officials Get Jail Time Over Sandusky Abuse
The former president of Penn State and two other university administrators were sentenced to at least two months of jail time after failing to alert authorities...
Gay 38-Year-Old Conservative To Become Ireland's Next Prime Minister
Gay 38-Year-Old Conservative To Become Ireland's Next Prime Minister
Ireland is about to get its youngest prime minister, and the first who is openly gay, CNN reports. Leo Varadkar, the 38-year-old Minister for Social Protection,...
Hundreds Of Terminally Ill Patients Request Life-Ending Drugs In California
Hundreds Of Terminally Ill Patients Request Life-Ending Drugs In California
It's been nearly a year since terminally ill patients earned the right to end their own lives in California, and since then more than 500 people have requested...
Man with new tattoo dies after getting flesh eating bacteria while swimming
Man with new tattoo dies after getting flesh eating bacteria while swimming
He probably shouldn't have ignored those warnings. A 31-year-old unnamed man lost his life after he contracted a flesh-eating bacteria while swimming in...
Putin Accuses U.S. Of Destabilizing International Arena
Putin Accuses U.S. Of Destabilizing International Arena
Russian President Vladimir Putin has harshly criticized U.S. foreign policy over the last two decades as an "abuse of power" that has destabilized the...
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The U.N. Human Rights Council whitewashes brutality
The U.N. Human Rights Council whitewashes brutality
Victims of the world’s most egregious abuses are often ignored by the very organization that is...
Orlando’s Fashion Square, one of America’s struggling malls
Orlando’s Fashion Square, one of America’s struggling malls
It was Memorial Day weekend — theoretically one of America’s busier shopping times when stores kick...
Politics is a joke, and that might be what’s keeping us sane
Politics is a joke, and that might be what’s keeping us sane
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Bernie Sanders Admits He's a Big Fan of Jeremy Corbyn: 'I Have Been Very Impressed'
Bernie Sanders Admits He's a Big Fan of Jeremy Corbyn: 'I Have Been Very Impressed'
"He has taken on the establishment [and] transformed his party." Labour’s election campaign received...
Paul Krugman: Trump Is Prepared to Destroy the Planet out of Sheer Spite
Paul Krugman: Trump Is Prepared to Destroy the Planet out of Sheer Spite
The president's decision to pull out of the Paris agreement has nothing to do with putting America...
In Stunning Act of Defiance, Baton Rouge Police Chief Refuses Mayor's Request to Fire Officer ...
In Stunning Act of Defiance, Baton Rouge Police Chief Refuses Mayor's Request to Fire Officer ...
Carl Dabadie says terminating the officer would be "improper." Tensions continue to rise between the...
Part 2: Private Security Firm TigerSwan Targets Pipeline Protesters in COINTELPRO-Like Operation
Part 2: Private Security Firm TigerSwan Targets Pipeline Protesters in COINTELPRO-Like Operation
In Part 2 of our conversation, Antonia Juhasz dives deep into how the private military contractor...
