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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: the biggest updates in social media last week
Twitter now lets you retweet with GIF comments, Instagram is updating a handful of user policies, and Facebook will help you celebrate your birthday online. ......
Uber’s losses reach double digits in IPO debut debacle
Uber Technologies’ shares extended the free-fall on Monday after a rocky debut on Friday after launching the biggest initial public offering of the year. The ride-hailing giant dropped as much as 11% to $37.08 in New York. The San Francisco-based company sold 180 million shares at $45 apiece...
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ESPN, Caesars Entertainment ink sports betting deal
LAS VEGAS (AP) - ESPN viewers will soon start seeing a lot more of casino giant Caesars Entertainment. The companies announced Tuesday a partnership that...
Nissan profits hit 'rock bottom' as Ghosn weighs
Net profits for the fiscal year to March 2019 came in at 319 billion yen ($2.9 billion), the lowest since 2009/10 when the company was struggling in the wake of the global financial crisis. It was a decline of 57 percent compared to the previous fiscal year and the profit outlook for the current...
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Antibiotics after assisted births could stop thousands of infections
Giving a single dose of antibiotics to mothers who have a medically assisted birth using forceps or vacuum could prevent almost half of maternal infections, researchers said on Monday, and global health authorities should change their advice. ......
Alcohol cost outstrips health expenditure: Study
India’s current alcohol consumption patterns cost the national economy more than what the government spends on health every year, researchers said in the first study to estimate future health and economic costs of drinking. The study by health researchers has found that after adjusting for tax...
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Bertens stuns Halep for Madrid title
Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands beat third-seeded Simona Halep of Romania 6-4, 6-4 to win the Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday. The seventh-seeded Bertens didn't drop a set all week, a first at the Mutua Madrid Open. Bertens beat eighth-seeded American Sloane Stephens and No. 2 seed Czech Petra...
Djokovic defeats Thiem to reach Madrid final
Novak Djokovic reached his first final since the Australian Open as he overcame Dominic Thiem in two tie-breaks to win 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-4) at the Madrid Open. The 31-year-old had lost his previous two meetings to Thiem on clay but provided a timely reminder of his class on the surface ahead of...
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Ouch! Serena Williams withdraws from Italian Open
ROME – Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open on Tuesday with a recurring left knee injury, handing sister Venus a walkover into the third round. In Tuesday’s statement, the 23-time Grand Slam winner insisted she would still be competing in the French Open later this month. “I must withdraw...
Roger Federer packing in Rome practice ahead of French Open
Rome — Roger Federer insisted on Monday his focus at this week’s Italian Open was on getting more match practice on clay ahead of the French Open in two weeks time. The 20-time Grand Slam winner has not played on the red clay in the Foro Italico since 2015 when he finished runner-up for the fourth...
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China-Russia relations are unrivalled, Beijing warns before US’ Mike Pompeo meets Vladimir Putin
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Olympian Aly Raisman is helping other sexual assault accusers in their fight for justice
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern rejects girl’s bribe to launch research into dragons
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Chelsea Manning Announces 'Intimate' Memoir Due Next Year
Chelsea Manning Announces 'Intimate' Memoir Due Next Year
In a memoir to be released early next year, Chelsea Manning will explain in detail in her tell-all autobiography how and why she decided to send hundreds of thousands of classified military documents...
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US Eyes Response – Short Of War – To Gulf Tankers Attack
US Eyes Response – Short Of War – To Gulf Tankers Attack
U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia John Abizaid has a message for anyone responsible for the attacks on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates: We’ll find out who you are and will respond...
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NASA’s Artemis to put first woman on Moon
NASA’s Artemis to put first woman on Moon
Washington: NASAs ambitious plan to put the first woman on the Moon by 2024 has been named Artemis. It was set in motion following an additional increase to the agency’s budget. NASA’s...
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Lebanon detainee Hassan Dika's death 'must be investigated' - UN
Lebanon detainee Hassan Dika's death 'must be investigated' - UN
Hassan Dika is alleged to have been tortured in police custody and deprived of timely medical care. ......
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China-Russia relations are unrivalled, Beijing warns before US’ Mike Pompeo meets Vladimir Putin
China-Russia relations are unrivalled, Beijing warns before US’ Mike Pompeo meets Vladimir Putin
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has issued a veiled warning to the United States not to undermine China’s relations with Russia and criticised “outside interference” in the...
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Facing up to climate change means facing down the far-right in Europe
Facing up to climate change means facing down the far-right in Europe
Donald Trump might make the rise of populism impossible to ignore, but as Europeans we must not pretend that this is a problem "over there" as far-right sentiment continues to creep across our...
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EU calls for Libya ceasefire, warns of threat to security
EU calls for Libya ceasefire, warns of threat to security
Brussels - The European Union called on Monday for a cease-fire in Libya, saying the conflict around the capital of Tripoli is a threat to international peace and security. The Libyan National Army,...
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Venezuela security forces block opposition lawmakers from entering parliament
Venezuela security forces block opposition lawmakers from entering parliament
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces prevented opposition lawmakers from entering the parliament building for a session on Tuesday, a week after the...
Four Catholics killed in another Burkina Faso church attack
Four Catholics killed in another Burkina Faso church attack
OUAGADOUGOU, May 14 (Reuters) - Unidentified assailants killed four Catholics and destroyed a statue of the Virgin Mary in northern Burkina Faso, a bishop said...
Musk’s attorney claims his client’s tweets didn’t hurt diver
Musk’s attorney claims his client’s tweets didn’t hurt diver
A British diver who is suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk for defamation can’t recover damages because the diver allegedly started the spat and his reputation...
A Texas police officer fatally shot an unarmed woman outside her apartment complex
A Texas police officer fatally shot an unarmed woman outside her apartment complex
A 45-year-old Texas woman is dead following a fatal altercation with a police officer in Baytown, Texas, a city around thirty minutes outside of Houston. In a...
British PM May, ministers agree must ratify Brexit deal by summer break
British PM May, ministers agree must ratify Brexit deal by summer break
By Guy Faulconbridge and Elizabeth Piper LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - The British government agreed on Tuesday that it was "imperative" to ratify Britain's exit...
Montana governor Steve Bullock enters 2020 presidential race
Montana governor Steve Bullock enters 2020 presidential race
Democrat has pushed progressive policies in conservative state Bullock stresses campaign finance reform in launch video Steve Bullock, the Democratic governor...
Death count in crossbow case rises as two more bodies found in Germany
Death count in crossbow case rises as two more bodies found in Germany
(CNN)German police investigating the deaths of three people killed by crossbow have found two more bodies in a flat occupied by one of the deceased. A cleaner...
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With straw-ban veto, DeSantis smacks around Florida legislators, stands up for local control. Good. | Commentary
With straw-ban veto, DeSantis smacks around Florida legislators, stands up for local control. Good. | Commentary
Florida legislators have been obsessed with plastic straws. But Gov. Ron DeSantis used a veto to...
Claims of state ‘spin’ on vouchers were off-base | Commentary
Claims of state ‘spin’ on vouchers were off-base | Commentary
Psychological torment may be a classic theme in cinema, but it is not often associated with...
Last-minute citizen initiative changes stab Floridians in the back | Editorial
Last-minute citizen initiative changes stab Floridians in the back | Editorial
House Bill 5 is why people hate government. At the last minute of the legislative session,...
Ticked off! @bad parking
Ticked off! @bad parking
I’m ticked off that obesity is at epidemic proportions in America yet many - at least my - health...
Importing Canadian drugs isn’t the answer | Commentary
Importing Canadian drugs isn’t the answer | Commentary
The high cost of prescription drugs is an ongoing concern for individuals in Florida. Over the last...
The High Price of Cultural Change
The High Price of Cultural Change
It's a funny thing about "culture." It changes. That's because people die and new ones get born, and...
