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• Black Friday breaks $1B sales mark on mobile devices

  26-11-2016 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  Shoppers making purchases through their phones and tablets set a one-day sales record, Adobe reports.
  
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• Cards Against Humanity is digging a giant hole to nowhere

  26-11-2016 21:32 via cnet.com
  
  Call it a ground-breaking stunt in the annals of online streaming. As long as people keep paying, the game company says it intends to keep digging.
  
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• Police tweet One Direction music threat to drunk drivers

  26-11-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The Wyoming, Minnesota, Police Department has a slightly different approach to social media.
  
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• Your Black Friday brawl videos, in all their glory

  26-11-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: For some people, it's a tradition to go to the mall on Black Friday and film their fellow humans fighting over bargains.
  
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• Lufthansa cancels 35 flights on Sunday

  26-11-2016 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Germany's biggest airline Lufthansa has canceled 35 flights on Sunday as the fallout from a four-day strike by pilots over pay spilled into a fifth day. "Almost all LH (Lufthansa) flights will operate according to schedule tomorrow. A spokesman also denied an unsourced report in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that said the airline had considered going insolvent to rid itself of the costly labor agreement with its pilots, which lies at the heart of the conflict.
  
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• Twitter offers opposing tributes upon Fidel Castro's death

  26-11-2016 18:20 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The Cuban dictator dies aged 90. There is little agreement about his legacy.
  
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• Yoda wails about seagulls in new Bad Lip Reading video

  26-11-2016 17:20 via cnet.com
  
  Luke Skywalker is having a bad day, but Master Yoda knows the only cure is a terrifically weird song.
  
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• Lufthansa says some Sunday flights will be canceled

  26-11-2016 16:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Germany's biggest airline Lufthansa said it will cancel some flights on Sunday even though its pilots have ruled out strikes that day following a four-day walkout that started on Wednesday. A Lufthansa spokesman said the airline would be able to give a concrete number of cancellations later on Saturday. The spokesman denied an unsourced report in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that said the company had considered going insolvent to rid itself of the costly labor agreement with its pilots, which
  
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• Which States Will Legalize Marijuana Next? Texas And Virginia Consider Decriminalizing Pot

  26-11-2016 15:18 via ibtimes.com
  
  More than half of the United States allow marijuana use of some kind after voters in eight states passed legalization laws following the 2016 presidential election. Since then, cannabis advocates in other states have been pushing even harder for marijuana reform, and some states have already hopped on the legalization bandwagon and started considering making changes to weed laws in Texas, Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee.
  
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• Eating Ice Cream For Breakfast May Improve Mental Performance And Alertness, Study Says

  26-11-2016 15:16 via ibtimes.com
  
  Most parents would consider it a crime to give a child ice cream for breakfast. But they might rethink allowing their kids to have a scoop of the cold, sweet treat first thing in the morning, if they knew it could make them smarter. Although an early morning sugar rush may be parents and teachers worst fears, a new study recently found eating ice cream first thing in the morning can actually be beneficial for the brain.
  
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• Vinyl records top the popularity charts

  26-11-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  From CNET Magazine: The demand for vinyl records -- from hipster millennials, retro-fans and musicians -- is spinning up faster than ever.
  
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• ‘Shameless’ Season 7 Spoilers: What Will Happen in Episode 9? ‘Ouroboros’ Synopsis, Photos Tease Monica’s Return

  26-11-2016 14:12 via ibtimes.com
  
  She’s baaaack! Monica, the manic bipolar matriarch of the Gallagher family, will return in Season 7, episode 9 of Showtime’s “Shameless” and she’s going to make a splash  — or should we say smash?
  According to a synopsis for “Ouroboros,” Monica (Annabelle Apsion) will jump right back into her motherly role. She’ll attempt to help Debbie (Emma Kenney) get her daughter Frannie back from Derek’s (Luca Oriel) brood.
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• National Cake Day 2016: 7 Easy Recipes For Delicious Foods Like Strawberry Short Cake And More

  26-11-2016 14:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  National Cake Day is a time to celebrate one of America’s favorite desserts. Whether it is loaded with sugar, ice cream or pepperoni, there are very few who can resist the tasty treat known as cake.
  
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• Siemens is well placed to adapt business in U.S.: CEO

  26-11-2016 13:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  German trains-to-turbines group Siemens is well placed to do business in the United States, regardless of whether President-elect Donald Trump backs fossil-fuels at the expense of renewable energy, its CEO told a newspaper. Steam power plants that are powered by coal, state-of-the-art gas-fired power plants, wind energy, we can build solar parks and the necessary link to the power grid," Joe Kaeser told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) in an interview. Siemens employs 50,000 people and makes
  
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• Android 7.1 Nougat OS Update For Nexus: How To Install

  26-11-2016 13:24 via ibtimes.com
  
  The official release date for the Android Nougat 7.1 update for Nexus devices emerged from a listing on Vodafone Australia website Saturday. The update will bring the Nexus devices on par with the Pixel series in terms of operating system.
  
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• Can Hillary Clinton Win? Wisconsin To Recount Vote After Jill Stein Files Request

  26-11-2016 13:09 via ibtimes.com
  
  Wisconsin’s election board will recount votes from the Nov. 8 presidential election after the Green Party’s presidential candidate Jill Stein requested for one Friday. The board is expected to complete the recount by Dec. 13.
  “We are standing up for an election system that we can trust; for voting systems that respect and encourage our vote, and make it possible for all of us to exercise our constitutional right to vote,” Stein said, in a statement.
  
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• OPEC Meeting: Oil Prices Fall As Saudi Arabia-Russia Meet Is Cancelled

  26-11-2016 12:52 via ibtimes.com
  
  Oil prices fell sharply Friday after Saudi Arabia pulled out of a scheduled meeting with Russia and other oil producers outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC and non-OPEC members were scheduled to meet Monday to discuss production cuts ahead of the 14-nation oil cartel’s Nov. 30 meeting.
  
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• Cyber Monday Apple Deals: iPhone 7, MacBook Pro, Apple Watch, iPad Pro, iMac

  26-11-2016 12:21 via ibtimes.com
  
  The official Apple Black Friday sale turned out to be lackluster as the company did not offer any deals on newer devices such as the iPhone 7/7 Plus and gave a maximum $150 gift card free on the purchase of the MacBook Pro 2016 (without Touch Bar). So if you are looking for a Cyber Monday deal on an Apple device, it is better to look at third-party retailers instead.
  Here are some deals on Apple devices:
  
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• Fidel Castro Quotes: Things Cuban Revolutionary Said During His 50-Year Political Life

  26-11-2016 11:44 via ibtimes.com
  
  Fidel Castro, the former Cuban revolutionary who led the country for five decades, died Friday, Nov. 25. He was 90.
  Cuba will mourn Castro’s death for nine days and his funeral will be held on Dec. 4, according to reports.
  Castro was born Aug. 13, 1926, in eastern Cuba’s Birán to a Spanish immigrant father. He studied in Jesuit schools and earned law and social science degrees in the University of Havana.
  
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• Lufthansa says some flights will be canceled on Sunday

  26-11-2016 11:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa said it may cancel some flights on Sunday even though its pilots have ruled out strikes for that day, after a four-day walkout that started on Wednesday. "Flight ops should proceed according to schedule on Sunday. Due to the strikes on the preceding days, there may still be a few cancellations," the company said via Twitter and email, asking customers to check the status of their flights. Lufthansa's pilots union late on Friday rejected the German airline's latest
  
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• Building pipelines will pay off, says former Bank of Canada governor

  26-11-2016 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Business leaders say constructing new oil pipelines will benefit all Canadians and provide better value from Canada's energy resources.
  
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• Shell CEO expects no valuation hit from climate accord

  26-11-2016 10:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Royal Dutch Shell expects to pump out all the fossil fuel reserves listed on its balance sheet, its chief executive said, dismissing concerns that production limits in the wake of the Paris climate accord could hit the energy giant's valuation. In an interview with Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad, Ben van Beurden said the issue of "stranded" reserves - deposits in the ground that cannot be used because of carbon emissions limitations - would have no impact on balance sheets.
  
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• ExoMars Mission To Find Life On Mars Needs Another $430 Million To Make Its 2020 Journey

  26-11-2016 10:09 via ibtimes.com
  
  Days after scientists from the European Space Agency announced a computer glitch was responsible for the crash of a demonstration probe that was supposed to land on the surface of Mars, ministers from EU countries will meet in Lucerne, Switzerland, next week to decide whether to give ESA’ ExoMars mission another 400 million euros ($430 million) of funding.
  
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• ‘Microsoft Solitaire Collection’ For iOS, Android: How To Download, Install And Play

  26-11-2016 10:03 via ibtimes.com
  
  Microsoft has released the official iOS and Android app versions of its Solitaire game. Called the “Microsoft Solitaire Collection,” the app offers five virtual card games.
  1. Klondike — Players need to clear cards from the table by building a numerical series of cards belonging to each suit. They have to combine existing cards on the table with cards from a three-card draw. Once the suit is complete, it will be eliminated from the deck.
  
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• ‘Supergirl’ Season 2 Spoilers: Brenda Strong Talks Lillian Luthor And Lena Luthor’s Complicated Relationship

  26-11-2016 09:38 via ibtimes.com
  
  The tension between Lillian Luthor (Brenda Strong) and her foster daughter, Lena Luthor (Katie Douglas), is going to get even worse in Season 2, episode 8 of “Supergirl.”
  
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• World Reacts To Fidel Castro’s Death

  26-11-2016 09:12 via ibtimes.com
  
  Reactions from world leaders and U.S. residents started pouring in after news about former Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s death broke early Saturday. Castro died late Friday at the age of 90 due to failing health.
  The revolutionary’s death was announced by his brother and Cuban President Raul Castro on state television.
  Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto tweeted his condolences calling Castro a “friend of Mexico” and a promoter of bilateral relations.
  
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• Farming Timeline: Ants Were Growing Food Long Before Humans

  26-11-2016 08:27 via ibtimes.com
  
  It is generally understood that human society turned to agriculture about 10,500 years ago in the region that is the Middle East today, and that turn in the human way of life set us down the path to modern civilization. Now, researchers have found another species that is not nearly as technologically advanced as we are but has been practicing agriculture for millions of years longer.
  
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• Facts About The Life Of Fidel Castro, Cuban Strongman

  26-11-2016 07:24 via ibtimes.com
  
  Cuban revolutionary and leader Fidel Castro died late Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at the age of 90, and his cremation is to be held Saturday. The man who held his own against the United States for five decades lived a remarkable life.
  Four months after leading the Cuban Revolution to victory against the military dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959, Fidel Castro, black-bearded and sporting military fatigues, came to the U.S., shook hands with Vice President Richard Nixon and declared that he was not a
  
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• ‘Supergirl’ Season 2 Spoilers: Cyborg Superman Attacks Mon-El In Episode 8 Sneak Peek

  26-11-2016 07:08 via ibtimes.com
  
  Mon-El (Chris Wood) gets into a fist fight with Cyborg Superman (David Harewood) in a sneak peek for Season 2, episode 8 of “Supergirl.”
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8 256GB Variant? Rumored Specs Include 6GB RAM

  26-11-2016 06:58 via ibtimes.com
  
  The Samsung Galaxy S8 is likely to be launched at MWC 2017, and the company may release a 256GB version of the Galaxy S7 successor, a move reminiscent of Apple’s iPhone 7 strategy.
  
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• Fidel Castro Dead At 90: Cuban Revolutionary Dies After Failing Health

  26-11-2016 06:45 via ibtimes.com
  
  UPDATE: 5 a.m. EST — Cuba will mourn long-time leader Fidel Castro’s death for nine days, according to reports. His funeral will be held on Dec. 4 and his ashes will be interred at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in Santiago de Cuba, the Guardian reported.
  Cubans can pay their last respects to Castro at the José Martí memorial in Havana on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29, when a mass rally will be held in the capital.
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• Space Food: NASA Developing High Calorie Bars For Deep Space Missions

  26-11-2016 05:55 via ibtimes.com
  
  When you consider food eaten by astronauts in space from a utility point of view, you don’t have to think of only nutrition, shelf-life, taste and variety; you also need to account for another factor — the space it occupies. And this last factor becomes especially important when we talk about missions to deep space, such as the planned Orion missions.
  
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• ‘Shadowhunters’ Season 2 Spoilers: Katherine McNamara Teases Season 2A Has Wrapped Filming?

  26-11-2016 04:50 via ibtimes.com
  
  Filming for Season 2A of Freeform’s “Shadowhunters” is done.
  One of the show’s lead stars, Katherine McNamara (Clary Fray), hinted that they have wrapped up filming for the first half of the series’ second installment on Instagram. Posting a quote about being surrounded by people who challenge you, McNamara said she’s thankful for being able to work with the people behind their show.
  
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• ‘Supergirl’ Season 2 Star Brenda Strong Defends Lillian Luthor’s Mission To Eliminate Alien Life On Earth

  26-11-2016 04:23 via ibtimes.com
  
  Although “Supergirl” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg named CADMUS as one of the two main villains in Season 2 of the CW series, actress Brenda Strong said that her character Lillian Luthor — the woman who runs CADMUS — doesn’t necessarily sees herself as one of the bad guys.
  
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• Kathy Griffin Recalls Unpleasant Interactions With Ashton Kutcher, Calls Actor ‘D-Bag’

  26-11-2016 03:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  Kathy Griffin is not mincing her words about her interactions with celebrities in her new book, “Kathy Griffin’s Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index.”
  In the new book, the comic wrote about the couple of times she interacted with Ashton Kutcher. Griffin said she and Kutcher co-hosted an event in 2005, but the actor did not speak to her the entire time they worked together. “It was bizarre and rude and made me feel as if he thought I was beneath him…” Griffin
  
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• Kathy Griffin Recalls Unpleasant Interactions With Ashton Kutcher

  26-11-2016 03:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  Kathy Griffin is not mincing her words about her interactions with celebrities in her new book, “Kathy Griffin’s Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index.”
  In the new book, the comic wrote about the couple of times she interacted with Ashton Kutcher. Griffin said she and Kutcher co-hosted an event in 2005, but the actor did not speak to her the entire time they worked together. “It was bizarre and rude and made me feel as if he thought I was beneath him…” Griffin
  
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• Katy Perry Addresses Orlando Bloom Breakup Rumors By Posting Thanksgiving Video With Actor And His Family

  26-11-2016 02:56 via ibtimes.com
  
  Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are going strong.
  
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• The Flash Will Discover A Big Secret About The Future In ‘Invasion!’ Crossover Event [SPOILERS]

  26-11-2016 02:51 via ibtimes.com
  
  Present-day Barry (Grant Gustin) will find out about his secret future message to Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill) in next week’s highly anticipated crossover event between “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl” and “Legends of Tomorrow.”
  
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• Three former Barclays traders denied Libor appeal request

  26-11-2016 01:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Three former Barclays traders jailed for manipulating Libor benchmark interest rates after a London trial have been denied a request to appeal against their conviction and sentence, the wife of one said on Friday. Julie Pabon said her husband, Alex, and former colleagues Jay Merchant and Jonathan Mathew were recently notified that their requests had been rejected by the Court of Appeal. The men's lawyers and the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the prosecutor i
  
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• Sorry, Negan: TSA says Lucille has to go in checked luggage

  26-11-2016 00:37 via cnet.com
  
  Someone in Atlanta tried to take a replica of the infamous "Walking Dead" barbed-wire-wrapped baseball bat on board a plane.
  
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• Delta pilots oppose big regional jets, could be issue for Embraer, Mitsubishi

  26-11-2016 00:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Delta Air Lines Inc pilots are expected to keep existing rules in their new labor contract that prevent the U.S. No. 2 carrier from flying aircraft above a certain weight on regional routes, in a blow to Embraer SA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd , whose latest models exceed that limit. The pilots' new labor contract will keep what is known as a "scope clause," which restricts planes heavier than 86,000 pounds and with more than 76 seats from being flown on regional routes, two sources famil
  
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