Facebook could have 4.9bn dead users by 2100, study finds

The Guardian | 2019-04-30

Deceased may outnumber the living if current growth rates continue, raising questions about what happens to our data Facebook may eventually have more dead users than living ones. If Facebook continues to grow at its current rate, the site could have 4.9 billion deceased members by 2100, according...

James Booth Announces His Recent Sales And Acquisitions

WorldNews.com | 2019-04-29

Domain brokerage firm BQDN.com James Booth revealed some information on recent domain sales and acquisitions, Domain Gang reported Monday. After acquiring Guava.com from domain investor Elliot Silver, Booth quickly flipped the domain, the report said. The domain resold in less than 10 days, Domain...

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Yum posts lower earnings, but they were better than expected

Business Journal | 2019-05-01

Yum Brands Inc. posted lower first-quarter earnings, but results were slightly better than analysts expected. Net income fell 39 percent, to $262 million, or 83 cents per share. Revenue for the quarter fell 9 percent, to $1.25 billion. Diluted earnings per share excluding special items fell to 82...

GSK first-quarter beats estimates on shingles vaccine surge

Yahoo Daily News | 2019-05-01

(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue and earnings on Wednesday, as sales of the British drugmaker's fast-growing shingles vaccine surged another 60 percent. Sales of Shingrix, the vaccine launched in 2017, were 357 million...

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Blood inquiry evidence 'harrowing and chilling'

BBC News | 2019-04-30

About 5,000 people with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders are believed to have been infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses over a period of more than 20 years. This was because they were injected with blood products used to help their blood clot. It was a treatment introduced in the early...

Can You Be ‘Overhydrated?’ Signs You Are Drinking Too Much Water

Yahoo Daily News | 2019-04-30

Drinking tons of water these days has become almost ‘trendy’ – people do it for better skin, better metabolism, as a part of their new crazy diets and so on. Since it is usually seen as such a good thing, patients often tell me that they are big water drinkers, finishing off liters before lunchtime....

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Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: April 29, 2019

WorldNews.com | 2019-04-29

General News Bitfinex CFO Zhao Dong claims it will take a few weeks to unfreeze $850 million worth of funds held by Panama-based Crypto Capital. This follows an investigation opened by the New York Attorney General (NYAG) showing Bitfinex could not access and had borrowed $700 million from Tether’s...

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Thiem upsets Nadal to reach Barcelona Open final

Reflector | 2019-04-27

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dominic Thiem defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in the Barcelona Open semifinals on Saturday, becoming the first player other than Novak Djokovic to defeat the Spaniard on clay four times. Thiem will try to win his second title of the year on Sunday in a final against Russian...

Medvedev topples Nishikori in Barcelona semi

The Times of India | 2019-04-27

BARCELONA: Japan's Kei Nishikori missed his chance to reach another final at the Barcelona Open as he lost 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 Saturday to Daniil Medvedev. Fourth seed Nishikori had reached the final of the Catalan clay-court event three...

Caster Semenya loses historic appeal against IAAF testosterone ruling

Belfast Telegraph | 2019-05-01

Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya has had an appeal dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to halt the introduction of regulations to limit testosterone in female athletes with differences in sexual development (DSDs). CAS ruled on Wednesday that the International Association...

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Real Madrid 'Reach Verbal Agreement' With Christian Eriksen Ahead of Potential €150m Tottenham Move

90min | 2019-05-01

Real Madrid have long been in pursuit of Tottenham Hotspur's Christian Eriksen, and reports from Spain suggest they have moved one step closer after reaching a verbal agreement with the Dane ahead of a blockbuster summer transfer. Eriksen's current contract expires in the summer of 2020, and he is...

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WikiLeaks’ Assange gets 50 weeks in prison for bail-jumping

Federal News Radio | 2019-05-01

LONDON (AP) — A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in...

Deutsche Bank Has 'Reams' of Trump Documents Including His Tax Returns for Congressional Investigators: Report

Newsweek | 2019-05-01

Deutsche Bank could share its "rich trove" of documents related to Donald Trump with investigators looking to probe the president’s financial dealings....

Hardline Indian group allied with Modi calls for ban on the veil

This is Money | 2019-05-01

NEW DELHI, May 1 (Reuters) - An Indian Hindu nationalist group allied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Wednesday for a ban on veils after Sri Lanka...

Licence to krill: why the US Navy trains whales, dolphins and sea lions

The Guardian | 2019-05-01

A beluga whale was found off the coast of Norway last week and is believed to be trained by the Russian navy . But it’s not the ocean’s only soldier with fins....

Exclusive: DHS to start DNA testing to establish family relationships on the border

CNN | 2019-05-01

Washington (CNN)The Department of Homeland Security will start a DNA testing pilot program next week to help identify and prosecute individuals posing as...

Teen Suicides Spiked After Debut Of Netflix's '13 Reasons Why'

WorldNews.com | 2019-05-01

In the month following the release of the hit Netflix show “13 Reasons Why,” a study has noted an almost 29 percent increase in suicide rates among young people...

Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was filmed in 'remote' location, says Iraqi prime minister

The Independent | 2019-05-01

Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his recently-released propaganda video in a “remote area”, Iraq’s prime...

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Al Jazeera | 2019-05-01

Iran's economic crisis and ideological woes

Having vowed to protect the 'downtrodden', the Islamic Republic is unable to undertake any major...

Creators Syndicate | 2019-05-01

It's Not Their Age; It's the Age of Their Ideas

Hey, lay off that geezer stuff when political talk turns to the fitness of Bernie Sanders (aetas 77)...

Creators Syndicate | 2019-05-01

Can Joe Biden Apologize His Way to the Presidency?

Former vice president and new 2020 Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden has a problem. His problem is...

Creators Syndicate | 2019-05-01

The Bidens: They're Still Not Like Us

Now that Creepy Joe Biden thinks he has put to rest all the cringy questions about his grabby hands,...