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• U.S. companies scramble to cope with seven-country immigration ban

  28-01-2017 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. companies scrambled on Saturday to cope with the fallout from President Trump's executive order on immigration, with Google urgently calling back employees from overseas and companies rushing to provide legal advice and assistance. Trump's order bars citizens of seven countries from entering the United States even if they hold valid visas or permanent residence permits, a move that caught many companies off-guard. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in an email to staff that more than 100 Google
  
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• Texas Anti-Abortion Rule Blocked By Federal Judge, Burial Or Cremation Of Fetal Remains Not Required

  28-01-2017 13:26 via ibtimes.com
  
  In a victory for abortion rights, a federal judge in Texas has again blocked the state's rules that mandate burial or cremation of fetal remains.
  
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• [HOLD FOR LUIGI] ‘Pillars Of Eternity II: Deadfire’ Set For Release On Steam, GOG In Q1 2018

  28-01-2017 13:23 via ibtimes.com
  Obsidian Entertainment took to rewards and investment crowdfunding platform Fig on Friday in hopes of getting enough support from backers to develop its “Pillars of Eternity” sequel, “Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.” Less than 24 hours since the crowdfunding project was launched, the company reached its goal of $1,100,000. Because of this, fans can now expect the game to arrive on Steam, GOG and other platforms next year.
  
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• German‎ watchdog suspected VW scam on CO2 emissions: report

  28-01-2017 13:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Germany's motor industry watchdog raised suspicions Volkswagen was using prototype vehicles to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in tests in 2015, soon after the carmaker's manipulation of diesel emissions tests was uncovered, the Berliner Zeitung newspaper reported on Saturday. The newspaper quoted the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) as telling VW in a November 2015 email it would choose test models randomly and appoint new experts to carry out testing because of doubts about the ind
  
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• Apple iPhones Made In America Could Cost $100-200 More Than China-Made Devices: Analyst

  28-01-2017 12:56 via ibtimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump is trying to get smartphone companies to manufacture in the U.S. and Apple seems to have his special attention in this regard. The company is a major global smartphone player and has a large share of the U.S. cell phone market.
  
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• Climate Change Effect: Global Warming Could Increase Toxic Mercury In Plankton

  28-01-2017 11:59 via ibtimes.com
  
  The ill-effects of mercury are now much better known than in times past, but the danger of a large number of people being affected by mercury poisoning is far from over. And according to a study published Friday, climate change could be making the problem a lot worse.
  
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• VR Trends 2017: Education, Fitness, Entertainment, Healthcare, Food And Beverage, And Other Applications

  28-01-2017 11:41 via ibtimes.com
  
  2016 saw virtual reality technology become mainstream with Google, HTC, Samsung, Sony and
  
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• Vanity Fair Mexico Shows Melania Trump On Cover Even As US-Mexico Tensions Rise

  28-01-2017 11:22 via ibtimes.com
  
  Vanity Fair Mexico is featuring first lady Melania Trump on the cover of its February issue. The cover shows her in a white dress and jewelry, and pretending to eat from a bowl that contains more sparkling objects.
  Calling her "the new Jackie Kennedy," the magazine put out a tweet Thursday to promote the upcoming issue, in which it said: ""Melania Trump, on February cover. A report that reveals the past of this intriguing first lady."
  
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• Will Barron Trump Live In DC? White House Asks For Privacy As Melania, First Son Move Back To NY

  28-01-2017 11:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump isn’t the only member of the first family to spur an unprecedented White House phenomenon. Barron Trump is the first child of an American president in modern history to forgo living in Washington, D.C., -- at least temporarily.
  
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• What Is The Muslim Brotherhood? Trump May Designate Controversial Islamic Group A 'Terrorist Organization'

  28-01-2017 11:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly seriously considering labeling the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, making business political or business contact with the international Sunni Islamist group a punishable offense under U.S. law.
  
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• Life in the slow lane: Why supermarkets should rethink the need for speed

  28-01-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Most people want to get out of the grocery store checkout line as quickly as possible,. But for some, that need for speed can cause problems and even serious distress. Is it time for a special lane for folks who can't or simply don't want to move as quickly?
  
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• 'It's nerve-racking': Trump's trade talk casts cloud over sunny economic times in Windsor, Ont.

  28-01-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After years of doom and gloom, Windsor, Ont., is booming, but some folks in the border town are concerned U.S. President Donald Trump's tough trade talk means he might try to stop the good times in their tracks.
  
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• ‘Bates Motel’ Season 5 Star Nestor Carbonell Thanks Vera Farmiga On Twitter As He Wraps Filming On A&E Series [PHOTOS]

  28-01-2017 10:35 via ibtimes.com
  
  Nestor Carbonell is done filming “Bates Motel.”
  Carbonell had his last shooting day for the A&E series on Friday, Jan. 27. And to mark the event, his co-star Vera Farmiga took to Twitter to thank the actor for “adding so many phat calories” to her life. Varmiga’s tweet came with a photo of dolls which resemble their “Bates Motel” characters, Alex Romero and Norma Bates.
  
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• Nintendo Switch Official Specs Revealed, But No Specifics About Nvidia Processor Yet

  28-01-2017 10:18 via ibtimes.com
  
  The Nintendo Switch is not hitting the market until March 3, but the hybrid console has been causing a huge stir online ever since its first trailer was released by the Japanese video game company. For some time now, several reports about its specifications and accessories have been surfacing on the web. However, it wasn’t only until this Friday that Nintendo finally outed the official specs of the gaming device.
  
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• Did ‘Death Stranding’ Creator Hideo Kojima Just Reveal Reason Behind Konami Exit?

  28-01-2017 10:14 via ibtimes.com
  
  Japanese video game designer Hideo Kojima worked for Konami for three decades, so it was a bit of a shock when he officially exited the company in 2015. In the wake of his exit, there were reports about a corporate restructuring that did not include him as one of the directors. This week, the renowned game designer and director has finally opened up about the severance of his ties with Konami.
  
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• FBI Forced Twitter To Share User Data Without Legal Warrant, Company Reveals As Gag Orders Lifted

  28-01-2017 09:25 via ibtimes.com
  
  We are all aware that our online lives, including our accounts on social networks, aren't always private and safe. But other than the threat of hackers, the government may also be spying on us using our online accounts, as exemplified by Twitter.
  
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• Mexico Border Wall Construction Started? Milo Yiannopoulos Says 'I'm Going To Build A Wall Myself'

  28-01-2017 09:09 via ibtimes.com
  
  Controversial Greek-born British journalist Milo Yiannopoulos appeared Friday at the University of New Mexico as a part of his "Dangerous Faggot Tour," where he delivered a speech on immigration policy. In the speech titled "Americans Deserve Borders," Milo spoke about illegal immigrants, the hijab and what he called the threat of Islam to the country.
  
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• SpaceX Hyperloop Competition: Elon Musk Says Tunnel Digging Will Start Tonight

  28-01-2017 08:32 via ibtimes.com
  
  Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk gave the world the concept of Hyperloop — a superfast ground-based mass transit system — in 2013, but none of his companies have done anything to take it forward, leaving it instead for others to do so. However, Musk is not entirely removed from the development of the technology, since SpaceX is organizing a Hyperloop competition right outside its headquarters this weekend.
  
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• ‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ Season 2 Spoilers: Dominic Purcell Talks Mick And Amaya’s Relationship, Leonard Snart’s Return

  28-01-2017 08:05 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Legends of Tomorrow’s” Mick (Dominic Purcell) and Amaya (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) are just friends. While some viewers find Mick and Amaya’s relationship romantic, Purcell said that there is no romance between the two characters.
  “There’s no relationship going on between Amaya and Heat Wave,” Purcell told Entertainment Weekly. “It’s more of an emotional connection.”
  
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• Pokémon Go Gen 2 Update: Eevee Evolution, Valentine's Day Event And More

  28-01-2017 07:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  The last major Pokémon Go update was announced more than a month ago. Players have been waiting intently for the next update since, given that the previous Halloween and Christmas updates brought in-game goods such as Baby Pokémon and extra XP.
  One of the reasons the next Pokémon Go update is highly anticipated is because it might bring along Gen 2 Pokémon — a collection of around 100 new Pokémon previously expected in the game’s Thanksgiving update
  
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• ‘The Flash’ Season 3 Spoilers: EP Teases ‘Epic’ Gorilla Grodd Two-Parter

  28-01-2017 06:50 via ibtimes.com
  
  Gorilla Grodd is returning to “The Flash” in a big way.
  In a recent interview with Entertainment  Weekly, executive producer Aaron Helbing said that the upcoming Gorilla Grodd two-parter — episodes 13 and 14 of Season 3 — features a number of incredible sequences that have never been seen on TV before. “There are some sequences in the two episodes that are unbelievable,” Helbing teased. “They’re epic and unbelievable in scale and scope. I&rsqu
  
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• How Did John Hurt, Harry Potter Star And Elephant Man, Die?

  28-01-2017 06:34 via ibtimes.com
  
  Two-time Oscar nominee Sir John Hurt, who starred in blockbuster films like "The Elephant Man," "Midnight Express
  ," "Alien" and the "Harry Potter" movies in a career spanning six decades, died Friday at the age of 77, his agent confirmed to BBC.
  The cause of his death was not immediately reported, but Hurt had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015.
  
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• South Aiken High School Shooting Live Updates: 3 People Shot After Basketball Game

  28-01-2017 05:52 via ibtimes.com
  
  Multiple shots were fired and three people were injured at South Aiken High School in Aiken, South Carolina on Friday night. The incident took place after a basketball match between two high schools in the city.
  There were no reports of any deaths in the incident, and all the three injured people were reportedly taken to hospitals. Police, who were already on duty for the basketball game, responded quickly to the shootings.
  
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• ‘Happy New Year’ In Chinese 2017: Sayings, Quotes And Proverbs To Celebrate The Year Of The Rooster

  28-01-2017 04:20 via ibtimes.com
  
  Saturday is Chinese New Year, and this year marks the year of the fire rooster. Traditionally, the year of the fire rooster represents punctuality and fidelity, according to a Chinese astrology site. Typical characteristics of those born in the year of the rooster include being hard-working, honest and independent.
  
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• Snapchat to reveal financials within a week: sources

  28-01-2017 03:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The sources, who cautioned that Snapchat's plans may still change, asked not to be named because the information is private. A spokeswoman for Snap Inc declined to comment. Snap Inc expects to go public as soon as March and could be valued at $20 billion to $25 billion, based on reports of its latest round of funding, which would make it the largest U.S. technology IPO since Facebook Inc's in 2012.
  
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• ‘Speechless’ Spoilers: Ken Marino To Guest Star As Maya’s Ex-Fiancé In Episode 14

  28-01-2017 03:45 via ibtimes.com
  
  Maya’s (Minnie Driver) will be reunited with a man from her past in Season 1, episode 14 of “Speechless.”
  The synopsis for the episode, titled “V-A-L-- VALENTINE’S D-A-- DAY,” reveals that the DiMeo matriarch crosses paths with her ex-fiancé Ethan and asks for his help in figuring out the perfect gift for her husband Jimmy (John Ross Bowie) who was his former roommate.
  
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• ‘Lethal Weapon’ Spoilers: Episode 15 Synopsis Teases Thomas Lennon’s Debut And Hilarie Burton’s Return

  28-01-2017 03:41 via ibtimes.com
  
  Riggs (Clayne Crawford) and Murtaugh (Damon Wayans) team up with returning character Karen Palmer (Hilarie Burton) for a new mission in Season 1, episode 15 of “Lethal Weapon.”
  
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• Chinese New Year 2017 Animal: Year Of The Fire Rooster Zodiac Sign, Meaning Explained

  28-01-2017 03:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  Welcome to the year of the rooster.
  The Chinese New Year starts Saturday, and so do the celebrations centered around traditions like honoring the lunar calendar, preserving luck, exchanging money and gathering with family. And if you find yourself watching a fireworks or buying Chinese New Year merchandise, you'll notice rooster decorations partying alongside you.
  2017 is a fire rooster zodiac year in Chinese astrology, and that means the next 365 days and the people born during them w
  
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• Chinese Lunar New Year Facts 2017: Recipes For Traditional Dishes Like Longevity Noodles And Nian Gao

  28-01-2017 03:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  The Chinese Lunar New Year, an annual holiday that brings families together to feast and celebrate, begins Saturday. People around the world will revel into early next month as they dine on traditional dishes and relax from work.
  
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• ‘Supergirl’ Season 2 Spoilers: Metallo And Lillian Luthor Break Out Of Prison In Episode 12

  28-01-2017 03:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  CADMUS is far from over.
  
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• Boeing machinists in South Carolina to vote in February on unionizing

  28-01-2017 02:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Boeing Co and its largest union said on Friday they had agreed on a February date for a union vote at Boeing's jetliner factory in South Carolina, setting up what is likely to be a fresh battle between the union and the world's biggest plane maker. International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers spokesman Mike Evans said in a statement that about 2,850 workers at the factory that builds 787 Dreamliners would be eligible to vote on union representation in the Feb. 15 ballot. South Ca
  
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• FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines

  28-01-2017 01:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI appeared to go beyond the scope of existing legal guidance in seeking certain kinds of internet records from Twitter as recently as last year, legal experts said, citing two warrantless surveillance orders the social media company published on Friday. Twitter said its disclosures were the first time the company had been allowed to publicly reveal the secretive orders, which were delivered with gag orders when they were issued in 2015 and 2016. Each o
  
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• Boeing wins $2.1 billion Pentagon contract for 15 KC-46 refueling aircraft

  28-01-2017 01:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Boeing Co has been awarded a $2.1 billion U.S. defense contract for 15 KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft, the Pentagon said on Friday. The new agreement is in addition to the initial $4.2 billion contract awarded by the Air Force to develop and test the aircraft, and an earlier $2.8 billion award for 19 planes. Boeing expects to build a substantial business from the tanker, which is based on its twin-aisle 767 commercial jet.
  
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• Trump News: After Cabinet Appointments, Do Republicans Agree With President? Building Wall, Repealing Obamacare Still On Agenda?

  28-01-2017 00:45 via ibtimes.com
  
  When President Donald Trump was elected last November, Republican lawmakers enthusiastically joined his call to rewrite the tax code and dismantle Obamacare in the first 100 days of his presidency.
  But as congressional Republicans gathered for an annual policy retreat in Philadelphia on Wednesday, the 100-day goal morphed into 200 days. As the week wore on, leaders were saying it could take until the end of 2017 - or possibly longer - for passage of final legislation.
  
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• Starbucks in crosshairs as Mexico boycott campaign simmers

  28-01-2017 00:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Seeking to quell a social media campaign imploring Mexicans to boycott U.S. companies, Starbucks defended itself on Friday, saying it had invested millions in the country, created more than 7,000 jobs, and that its local unit is Mexican-owned. The statement came after disparate social media campaigns directed at U.S. companies based in Mexico gained traction, following U.S. President Donald Trump's order to build a border wall along the country's southern border and promise to make Mexico pay fo
  
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• Struggling HMV Canada goes into receivership, set to close stores

  28-01-2017 00:28 via cbc.ca
  
  HMV Canada's stores are facing closure within a few months after an Ontario court approved an application to place the company into receivership.
  
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• Struggling HMV Canada goes into receivership

  28-01-2017 00:28 via cbc.ca
  
  An Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved an application to place HMV Canada Inc. into receivership on Friday.
  
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• Trump, DACA And Immigration: Mark Zuckerberg Takes On, Finds Common Ground With President

  28-01-2017 00:19 via ibtimes.com
  
  Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg came out against a series of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump focusing on immigration policy in apost Friday.
  Zuckerberg talked about the immigrant roots of his family and wife Priscilla Chan and his opposition to the Trump administration’s recent proposals.
  
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• Facebook CEO, facing wave of criticism, stops attempt to force Hawaii land sale

  28-01-2017 00:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Facing mounting criticism from islanders and local lawmakers, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday revealed he was dropping his legal gambit to force the sale of land tracts on his seafront property on the island of Kauai that are claimed by native Hawaiians. "Upon reflection, I regret that I did not take the time to fully understand the quiet title process and its history before we moved ahead," Zuckerberg wrote in Kauai newspaper The Garden Island. Zuckerberg had previously tried to secure p
  
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• Energy pipelines back in investor favor after Trump orders

  28-01-2017 00:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Devika Krishna Kumar and Catherine Ngai NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors have rushed back into North American pipelines after U.S. President Donald Trump revived growth prospects in a sector that struggled to cope with a two-year oil price slump and strident opposition from environmental and Native American activists. Investor confidence in the industry was shaken last year when the administration of former President Barack Obama halted the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, just as Energy Tr
  
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