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• Donald Trump Florida Rally Live Stream: Watch President's Melbourne Campaign Event Online

  18-02-2017 21:50 via ibtimes.com
  
  More than 1,300 days before the next election, President Donald Trump was set to hold a campaign rally Saturday in the Sunshine State.
  
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• Ending World Hunger: Eating Dead Caterpillars Can Cure Malnutrition In Developing Countries

  18-02-2017 21:40 via ibtimes.com
  
  Droughts, harsh winters, climate change and geopolitical disorder have given rise to acute malnutrition worldwide, with nearly 795 million people typically living in developing countries suffering from hunger. But a startup company called FasoPro may have found the key to resolving the global food crisis crawling right underneath their feet: crunchy, chewy caterpillars.
  
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• Election Day A Holiday? California Bill Looks To Give Workers Paid Vacation To Vote

  18-02-2017 21:30 via ibtimes.com
  
  Lawmakers in California have introduced a bill into the State Assembly aimed at increasing voter turnout by making Election Day a paid holiday, according to local reports Friday. Private businesses would not be required to halt operations, but the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Evan Low, said he hoped that employers give their workers the day off.
  
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• ‘Bachelor’ 2017 Spoilers: What Happens On Nick Viall’s Overnight Dates? Final 3 Fantasy Suite Details

  18-02-2017 19:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  Nick Viall isn’t known to hold back when it comes to showing physical love and it appears things won’t be any different on his upcoming fantasy suite dates on Season 21 of “The Bachelor.”
  
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• Maddie Ziegler Book Tour Dates For ‘The Maddie Diaries’; Where To Meet The ‘Dance Moms’ Star

  18-02-2017 18:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  Maddie Ziegler is prepping for a book tour ahead of the release of “The Maddie Diaries.” The “Dance Moms” alum recently confirmed she will be traveling to several locations in the U.S. to meet with her fans in celebration of her memoir’s release.
  
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• Could A Fitness Tracker Be Used To Deny You Health Coverage?

  18-02-2017 17:52 via ibtimes.com
  
  Fitness trackers like the Fitbit are popular among health-conscious users for a lot of reasons: you can track stats like how far you walk each day, your heart rate or even the quality of your sleep. But could that information be used to deny you health coverage one day? 
  
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• How To Delete Your Yahoo Account: Users Claim Company Isn't Deleting Anything

  18-02-2017 17:44 via ibtimes.com
  
  Yahoo users who have been hit with notification after notification that their account may have been compromised are ready to give up their accounts. But Yahoo isn’t ready to give up those users. According to areport from ZDNet, the company isn’t deleting accounts despite user requests to do so.
  
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• Who Is The Best Republican President? Study Reveals America's Favorite Chief Executive From Both Political Parties

  18-02-2017 17:20 via ibtimes.com
  
  There were highs and there were lows, but despite what all presidents of the U.S. faced during their tenure in office a select few finished their terms with a highly favorable legacy. Debate has shrouded the question of who was the greatest president of all time, but a Public Religion Research Institute survey revealed Barack Obama was the favored Democratic president in his party while Ronald Reagan won the Republican title in a landslide.
  
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• Presidents Day Sales 2017: Best Deals On Appliances, Mattresses, Cars, Furniture, Electronics And Apparel

  18-02-2017 16:20 via ibtimes.com
  
  Presidents Day is an ideal time to stock up on any expensive but much-needed (or wanted) items. Retailers online and in stores planned massive sales starting Monday to celebrate the holiday and the day off from work. Some of the discounts available were much better than other holiday sales, with larger discounts available than even Black Friday. The list below details some of the best Presidents Day deals on the market.
  
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• What Happens To Your Facebook Page When You Die? Here's What You, And Your Loved Ones Should Do

  18-02-2017 16:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  Death might not be something you think about often, but if you have a Facebook account you should plan out how to have your profile page deleted or memorialized. But you’ll first have to pick a person to be your Legacy Contact in case something happens to you, so that person can memorialize your account or delete it.
  We’ll explain what the exact role of a Legacy Contact is and how to delete or memorialize your account in the case of death.
  
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• Ecuador Election 2017: Candidates, Polls, Issues As Country Votes On First Paraplegic Head Of State

  18-02-2017 15:30 via ibtimes.com
  
  Ecuador will elect a new president for the first time in more than a decade Sunday when Ecuadoreans, as obligated by law, go to the polls to decide who will replace three-term President Rafael Correa. But it is an election that could have wide-ranging consequences beyond Ecuador: from determining whether the shift to the right in South American politics will continue to potentially deciding the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
  
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• NBA Slam Dunk, 3-Point, Skills Contests 2017: Start Time, Live Stream, Who’s In Annual Showcases In New Orleans

  18-02-2017 15:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  Unlike the actual NBA All-Star Game, the league’s All-Star Saturday night should offer some exciting competitions in New Orleans this year. In front of a packed Smoothie King Center crowd in the Big Easy, the NBA will hold its annual Skills Challenge, 3-Point Shooting Contest and the main event, the Slam Dunk Contest.
  
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• National Drink Wine Day 2017 Quotes: 13 Sayings To Celebrate The Vino-Themed Holiday

  18-02-2017 14:30 via ibtimes.com
  
  Saturday marks a wonderful holiday... and that's not just the wine talking. It's National Drink Wine Day 2017 on Saturday, which is just about the best observance imaginable for vino-lovers everywhere. 
  
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• Presidents Day Weekend Events 2017: 7 Things To Do In NYC For The Long Weekend

  18-02-2017 14:20 via ibtimes.com
  
  Students and adults are kicking back for the long weekend ahead and there will be no shortage of activities and events to participate in this Presidents Day weekend. From museum-hopping and store sales to parties and protests, here are several events to investigate for Presidents Day weekend.
  
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• NBA All-Star 2017 News: Klay Thompson Wants Cavs In Finals Again, Has Odd Pre-Game Ritual

  18-02-2017 14:20 via ibtimes.com
  
  The emergence of Klay Thompson as one of the NBA’s best players has many observers placing him among the greatest sharpshooters of all time. The Golden State Warriors guard’s form, success rate and prolific scoring have been nearly unrivaled in his six seasons of playing professional basketball.
  
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• What Is Pluto? 8 Facts About Dwarf Planet Discovered 87 Years Ago

  18-02-2017 14:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  Pluto, the icy object at the end of our solar system, has endured a rocky road since it was discovered in 1930. From its honorable designation as the ninth planet to its demotion to a dwarf a decade ago, Pluto is no longer an elite member of the planetary family. Saturday marks the 87th anniversary of Pluto’s discovery, so to celebrate, here are eight facts about the lonely object at the edge of the solar system.
  
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• SpaceX Live Stream: Watch Falcon 9's First Launch From Kennedy Space Center To International Space Station

  18-02-2017 14:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  NASA was preparing this weekend yet again for another mission.
  Elon Musk’s SpaceX was set to launch a spacecraft Saturday morning at 10:01 a.m. EST to send supplies to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch was due to be its second mission since SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket exploded at Cape Canaveral in September, ruining a $200 million Facebook satellite in the process.
  
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• Tiny Trump Memes 2017: What Are These President Donald Trump-Related Memes That Are Taking Social Media By Storm?

  18-02-2017 13:35 via ibtimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump held a press conference Thursday during which he launched a scathing attack against the “fake media” that was not doing justice to reporting on his administration. He also took to Twitter on Friday to name some examples of this “fake media.”
  
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• Lyft, GM Self-Driving Fleet Of Chevrolet Bolt EVs Could Launch In 2018

  18-02-2017 13:25 via ibtimes.com
  
  General Motors Co. (GM) might deploy thousands of self-driving electric cars in test-fleets by 2018 in partnership with the ride-hailing service Lyft, according to reports Saturday.
  “If you assume the cost of these autonomous vehicles, the very early ones, will be six figures, there aren’t very many retail customers that are willing to go out and spend that kind of money. But even at that sort of cost, with a ride-sharing platform, you can build a business,” GM’s vice-pre
  
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• Cave Of The Crystals In Naica, Mexico, Home To Long-Dormant Life-Form Not Known To Science

  18-02-2017 13:17 via ibtimes.com
  
  Microbes that are over tens of thousands of years old, but still previously unknown to science, have been found in the unique environment of the Naica crystal caves in Mexico. These microorganisms were lying dormant for all that time, and yet, scientists were able to revive them, it was revealed Friday at the ongoing annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
  
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• Is NATO Good For US? Vice President Mike Pence Maintains Strong Support For Alliance, Urges Others To Pay Their Fair Share

  18-02-2017 12:58 via ibtimes.com
  
  UPDATE: 7 a.m. EST — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, calling for a new world order to replace the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which he reportedly said was “an institution of the Cold War in its mind and its heart.”
  At the conference where world leaders like Angela Merkel and Mike Pence called out Moscow for “hybrid” warfare and excesses in Ukraine, Lavrov urged the development of a &ldq
  
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• Microsoft Xbox One S Price Drop, Matching PS4 Offer: Will Cost $250 From Feb. 18-25

  18-02-2017 12:44 via ibtimes.com
  
  Microsoft on Saturday announced a price cut on all Xbox One and Xbox One S units, which makes the cost of the console $250. The price cut is effective Feb. 18-25 and the company’s effort matches up with Sony’s similar offer for the PlayStation 4, which is available for the same price since Feb. 12, till Feb. 25.
  
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• AI-Based Voice Assistants, Wireless Earphones, VR, Iris Scanners, Flying Cars: Sci-Fi Technologies That Are Becoming Mainstream

  18-02-2017 12:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  2017 is expected to be an exciting year for tech enthusiasts, in general. For many so-called geeks, the year might be a unique one since some of the technologies that have only been talked about in science fiction till now are expected to become real concepts this year, complete with consumer release of such devices and features.
  Here are five such technologies that are expected to not just be worked on by tech companies, but in fact have a mainstream commercial release.
  
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• LG G6 Specs: V30 Reportedly More Powerful Than G5 Successor

  18-02-2017 11:48 via ibtimes.com
  
  While LG is expected to unveil its G5 successor at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the South Korea company could be keeping a big secret from us — something to do with its flagship device. Apparently, a new report is saying that Samsung’s neighboring rival is working on a handset that is more powerful than the LG G6. This other smartphone is now rumored to be LG’s flagship device and not the G6.
  
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• SpaceX Launch Live Stream: Falcon 9 To Propel 10th Dragon Cargo Resupply Mission To ISS For NASA

  18-02-2017 11:42 via ibtimes.com
  
  SpaceX began testing its Falcon 9 rocket a few days ago, ahead of the Saturday morning launch that will send an unmanned Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on a resupply mission. And despite minor glitches that have occurred since the first static test-fire Sunday, the commercial launch for NASA is scheduled to go ahead at its planned time of 10:01 a.m.
  
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• Who Is Kyrie Irving? 7 Things To Know About Cleveland Cavaliers Point Guard After His Claim That Earth Is Flat

  18-02-2017 11:41 via ibtimes.com
  
  Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving denied a scientifically-proven fact when he said the Earth is flat, and that we (you and I and everyone else the planet) are being deceived to believe that it is not.
  During apodcast appearance with teammates Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson on “Road Trippin’ with RJ & Channing,” Jefferson decided to talk about whether aliens exist in the universe, which eventually led the hosts to say at some point that Earth i
  
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• Why Hudson's Bay and some other retailers won't dump Ivanka Trump's boycotted brand

  18-02-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Following a grassroots boycott of Trump products, some retailers have stopped carrying the brand. But other stores continue to sell Ivanka Trump's fashions, and their reasons may be a mix of many factors, including politics.
  
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• When fake news and marketing don't mix: 20th Century Fox apologizes for movie's ad campaign

  18-02-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The backlash to a movie ad campaign by 20th Century Fox offers an important lesson in modern marketing: advertising and fake news don't mix in today's media environment.
  
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• To take advantage of coming agriculture 'revolution' Canada needs investment, says expert

  18-02-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Canadian agri-food expert says Canada has an opportunity to be a key player in the coming agriculture industrial-revolution - but the sector needs investment to take advantage.
  
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• Snapchat Android Smartphone With 360 Camera, Filters Reportedly Planned For Release

  18-02-2017 10:40 via ibtimes.com
  
  Snap Inc. could soon be joining the ranks of phone makers, like Apple, Samsung and many others. The California-based technology company is reportedly planning to launch its very own smartphone running on Android OS.
  
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• Donald Trump Media Bias: President Uses Twitter, ‘Mainstream Media Accountability Survey’ To Slam The Press, And It Could Backfire

  18-02-2017 10:25 via ibtimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump has declared war against the “mainstream” media with a scathing press conference, which was closely followed by the release of a “Mainstream Media Accountability Survey” emailed by the president to his supporters. Trump then took to Twitter to single out certain networks, calling them “the enemy of the American people.”
  
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• ‘Bates Motel’ EP Describes Vera Farmiga’s Role As ‘Mother’ In Season 5 Of A&E Series [SPOILERS]

  18-02-2017 10:13 via ibtimes.com
  
  In the past couple seasons of “Bates Motel,” fans only saw Mother (Vera Farmiga) once in a while, but when the A&E series returns for the fifth and final season next week, viewers will see more of the imaginary character as she threatens to take over Norman’s (Freddie Highmore) mind completely.
  
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• This Week's Updates From Hain Celestial, Restaurant Brands, and Netflix

  18-02-2017 00:20 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  The organic food company reveals the SEC is looking into its financial reporting, while the streaming video leader turns to merchandising.
  
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• Twitter Inc Is Running out of Room to Grow... What's Next?

  18-02-2017 00:05 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  The social network is running out of time to turn itself around.
  
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• Does Thinking About Your IRA Give You Heartburn? Let Us Help

  18-02-2017 00:01 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  Investing for retirement with an IRA can make a lot of sense. If you're unsure about IRAs and their rules, here's everything you need to know to make the most of them.
  
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