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• Oil slumps to biggest one-day drop in 9 months

  08-03-2017 22:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's main stock market shed more than 100 points, while the loonie fell to its lowest level this year as oil prices tumbled amid a surprise buildup in U.S. fuel stockpiles.
  
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• 'There's a lot to fix': NAFTA talks to start this year, U.S. commerce secretary says

  08-03-2017 21:32 via cbc.ca
  
  ​NAFTA negotiations will probably start late this year, might take about a year, and will include serious changes that could include the addition of several entire new chapters to the landmark agreement, according to comments made by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
  
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• Daylight time change causes higher electricity use in Alberta, study finds

  08-03-2017 21:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Daylight time was first implemented as a way to conserve energy, but the controversial twice-yearly clock change actually has the opposite effect in Alberta, a Calgary economist says.
  
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• Daylight saving time causes higher electricity use in Alberta, study finds

  08-03-2017 21:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Daylight saving time was first implemented as a way to conserve energy, but the controversial twice-yearly clock change actually has the opposite effect in Alberta, a Calgary economist says.
  
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• Canadians carrying fewer credit cards, but higher balances

  08-03-2017 18:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian consumers are using fewer active credit cards than a year ago, but they are also actually using more credit and carrying higher balances, according to a new report from TransUnion.
  
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• Adidas slaps 'for sale' sign on hockey gear brand CCM

  08-03-2017 18:20 via cbc.ca
  
  German sports apparel giant Adidas plans to sell Canadian hockey gear brand CCM as part of a company wide reorganization.
  
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• Royal Bank closes 40 accounts following internal Panama Papers probe

  08-03-2017 18:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Royal Bank of Canada says it has closed the accounts of 40 clients following an internal review of its operations after the bank was named in a leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm that specializes in helping wealthy clients avoid taxes by stashing money offshore.
  
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• Trump gets initial approval for 38 new trademarks — in China

  08-03-2017 18:05 via cbc.ca
  
  China has granted preliminary approval for 38 new Trump trademarks, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump and his family to potentially develop a host of branded businesses from hotels and golf clubs to bodyguard and concierge services, public documents show.
  
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• The gender gap, quantified: StatsCan data shows women earn 87¢ to men's $1

  08-03-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian women earned 87 cents an hour for every dollar made by men in 2015, according to new Statistics Canada data released to mark International Women's Day.
  
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• Gender gap, quantified: StatsCan data shows women earn 87¢ to men's $1

  08-03-2017 17:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian women earned 87 cents an hour for every dollar made by men in 2015, according to new Statistics Canada data released to mark International Women's Day.
  
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• No women in power at your company? We're watching you, U.S. money manager says

  08-03-2017 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. money manager State Street said Wednesday it is going to start putting real pressure on the 3,500 companies in invest in to put more women in charge — or they'll put their money where their mouth is and leave.
  
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• International Women's Day 2017: Google Doodle Celebrates 13 Women

  08-03-2017 11:22 via ibtimes.com
  
  Google Doodle celebrated the International Women’s Day 2017 by featuring 13 “female pioneers.” The doodle shows a short clip of a little girl asking her grandmother to tell her "the best bedtime story ever" before the child gets to know the 13 remarkable women who have helped shape history.
  
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• Android O: 5 Features Of The Upcoming Android OS Update, Expected To Be Showcased At Google I/O 2017

  08-03-2017 11:22 via ibtimes.com
  
  Google is expected to launch a new Android update in 2017, following the company’s tradition of annual operating system updates. The update is likely to be named Android O and is likely to be called Android Oreo, following another of the company’s traditions of naming Android updates alphabetically using the names of desserts. The numerical denomination assigned to the update will be 8, so it could officially be called Android 8 – O OS.
  
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• Kristen Stewart Debuts Platinum Blonde Shaved Head For New Role

  08-03-2017 11:15 via ibtimes.com
  
  Just days after Katy Perry showed off her new pixie cut on social media, actress Kristen Stewart unveiled her extremely short hair. While the singer decided to cut her locks after her breakup with Orlando Bloom, the latter went through her transformation due to a new movie role.
  
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• SXSW Immigration Deportation Update: Organizers Issue Statement; Committed To Remove “Deportation Clause”

  08-03-2017 11:09 via ibtimes.com
  
  The organizers of the South by Southwest festival (SXSW), one of the biggest tech, culture and music festivals in the world that starts Friday in Austin, Tex., reassured participants and performers through a statement released Tuesday that they are committed to the removal of the “deportation clause” from its agreements starting in 2018.
  “We will remove the option of notifying immigration authorities in situations where a foreign artist might ‘adversely affect the vi
  
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• OPEC says there is room for the oilsands in world market

  08-03-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In an about-face from a year earlier, OPEC says there is room in the oil market for U.S. shale producers, the Canadian oilsands and other higher-cost production.
  
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• China and U.S. in new global faceoff between economic planning and deregulation: Don Pittis

  08-03-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says he will enforce rules to make the sky blue again while U.S. President Donald Trump wants to scrap some pollution laws. Just one example of the two countries' conflicting strategies for economic success.
  
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• Is Trump A Failure? President Donald Trump’s Administration ‘In Freefall’ Less Than Two Months Into Office, Dan Rather Says

  08-03-2017 10:56 via ibtimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s accusations that former President Barack Obama wiretapped the Trump Tower before the presidential elections, alleged ties between Trump’s officials and Russia, and the withdrawal of an appeal to the ruling that prevented the president’s first travel ban executive order — the Trump administration’s woes seem never-ending.
  
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• California Earthquakes: San Diego-Los Angeles Fault Could Cause 7.4-Magnitude Temblor

  08-03-2017 10:33 via ibtimes.com
  
  As if the San Andreas fault wasn’t worrying enough already, California has another big potential earthquake problem to be concerned about. A study published Tuesday identified a new fault system that runs from San Diego to Los Angeles that is capable of causing an earthquake of up to 7.4-magnitude.
  
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• Azealia Banks Dodges Arrest Warrant Over Misdemeanor Assault Charges After Court Appearance

  08-03-2017 10:22 via ibtimes.com
  
  Azealia Banks could have ended up in jail this week if she didn’t show up in court this Tuesday. The “212” hitmaker missed her scheduled court appearance on Monday due to her engagements in Paris, France for Fashion Week, so a New York judge issued an arrest warrant for the controversial rapper.
  
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• ‘Bates Motel’ Season 5 Spoilers: Will Norman Kill Madeleine In Episode 4?

  08-03-2017 10:18 via ibtimes.com
  
  It looks like Norman (Freddie Highmore) is going to target his second murder victim this season in next week’s episode of “Bates Motel.”
  
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• Is Kim Jong Un Afraid Of Media? North Korea Bans Mobile Internet Usage For Overseas Citizens Over Kim Jong Nam’s Death News, Report Says

  08-03-2017 10:13 via ibtimes.com
  
  The North Korean government banned its citizens working in other countries from accessing mobile internet to tackle the spread of the news about killing of Kim Jong Nam, the step-brother of leader Kim Jong Un, Radio Free Asia reported Tuesday.
  Pyongyang is known to have strict restrictions over internet usage in the country. However, such a ban on North Koreans working abroad was unheard of, until now.
  
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• Who Is Rod J. Rosenstein? President's Deputy Attorney General Pick Declined Appointment Of Special Prosecutor In The Russia Probe

  08-03-2017 09:36 via ibtimes.com
  
  Rod J. Rosenstein, President Donald Trump's pick for the post of deputy general attorney, said Tuesday that he would not support the appointment of a special prosecutor in order to investigate the U.S.-Russia dealings that accused Trump's campaign officials of having contacts with Russian intelligence officials. Rosenstein testified that he could not make such a pledge because he did not have enough knowledge about the probe.
  
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• Lady Gaga, New Boyfriend Christian Carino Lock Lips After Attending Star-Studded Party

  08-03-2017 09:21 via ibtimes.com
  
  Lady Gaga is finally getting some love since her split from “Chicago Fire” actor Taylor Kinney in July last year. In fact, Mother Monster was recently spotted packing on some PDA with her new boyfriend, businessman Christian Carino.
  
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• Obama On Trump: Former President Furious At Donald Trump’s Wiretapping Accusations Despite Maintaining Low Profile, Report Says

  08-03-2017 09:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s allegations that former President Barack Obama wiretapped the Trump Tower before the 2016 presidential election have not gone down well with the latter, even as Obama refused to respond to Trump’s accusatory tweets.
  
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• Scarlett Johansson, Romain Dauriac Split: ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Star Files For Divorce, May Face Custody Battle

  08-03-2017 09:08 via ibtimes.com
  
  Scarlett Johansson and her French husband Romain Dauriac have long been separated. However, the “Ghost in the Shell” star is ready to end her marriage with Dauriac by filing for a divorce, which many believe will lead to a custody battle over their 3-year-old daughter, Rose Dorothy Dauriac.
  
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• JoJo Fletcher Offers Advice To New ‘Bachelorette’ Star Rachel Lindsay, Shares Relationship Update With Jordan Rodgers

  08-03-2017 08:56 via ibtimes.com
  
  JoJo Fletcher almost snatched Ben Higgins’ heart last year, but the “Bachelor” star broke her heart after choosing Lauren Bushnell. Rachel Lindsay experienced the same after Nick Viall sent her home when he had to choose his final two girls. Now, Lindsay is set to follow Fletcher’s footsteps as the next “The Bachelorette” star.
  
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• iOS Security Flaws Identified In Wikileaks 'Vault 7' CIA Dump Already Fixed: Apple

  08-03-2017 08:52 via ibtimes.com
  
  Apple issued a statement Tuesday to news outlets saying that the company has already fixed major security vulnerabilities in its iOS software, which had been identified in Wikileaks' CIA document dump posted earlier in the day.
  
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• ‘Westworld’ Season 2 Spoilers: Jimmi Simpson Says His Involvement Is Still ‘Unclear’

  08-03-2017 08:48 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Westworld” star Jimmi Simpson had one of the best roles in the first season of the HBO sci-fi series, but unfortunately, his time with the series seems to have come to an end.
  During the Season 1 finale of “Westworld,” it was revealed that Simpson’s character, young William, grew up to be the mysterious Man in Black (Ed Harris), a regular park-goer who has a penchant for hurting hosts.
  
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• Who Is Rolando Ruiz? San Antonio Hitman On Death Row Denied Stay On Execution By Supreme Court

  08-03-2017 08:28 via ibtimes.com
  
  Rolando Ruiz, a 44-year-old contract hitman who has been on death row for 22 years and has spent 20 of those years in solitary confinement for a life insurance murder plot in 1992, will not be granted a reprieve from the Supreme Court, reports said on Tuesday.
  
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• ‘Wonder Woman’ Spoilers: Movie To Provide New Origin Story For The Amazons

  08-03-2017 08:24 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Wonder Woman” is going to introduce fans to a new origin story for the Amazons.
  According to Slash Film, Zeus created mankind to be companions to the gods. But Zeus’ son Ares was displeased with this, and he got jealous of his father’s relationship with mankind. He then manipulated the minds of people and corrupted them, turning them against each other. He made them fight each other in a series of wars, while Ares destroyed other gods in order to keep them from
  
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• ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Spoilers: New Actor To Play Loki? Tom Hiddleston Says ‘Regeneration’ Of Character Bound To Happen

  08-03-2017 07:41 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Thor: Ragnarok” star Tom Hiddleston has done a fantastic job playing the villainous Loki in three movies already: “Thor” in 2011, “The Avengers” in 2013 and “Thor: The Dark World” in 2013.
  
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• Arnold Schwarzenegger Suspects Donald Trump Is In Love With Him

  08-03-2017 07:35 via ibtimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump used to host the show “The Celebrity Apprentice,” but when he started campaigning, Arnold Schwarzenegger took over the job for him.
  Trump could not resist making snide comments about the reality show’s low ratings after he left, therefore sparking a feud with Schwarzenegger. The president has even posted scathing comments about Schwarzenegger’s performance on his social media page.
  
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• Trump Travel Ban 2.0: Hawaii First State To Challenge President's New Executive Order

  08-03-2017 06:58 via ibtimes.com
  
  Just two days after President Donald Trump signed a new executive order restricting travel to the United States from citizens of six Muslim-majority countries, the order is already facing trouble. The state of Hawaii plans to file a lawsuit Wednesday against the revised travel plan, becoming the first state to challenge it, CNN reported.
  One of the lawyers for Hawaii also announced the state's decision to contest the ban on Twitter.
  
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• Where Is Flight MH370? Australian University Pinpoints Crash Site As Malaysia Airlines Plane Marks Third Disappearance Anniversary

  08-03-2017 06:54 via ibtimes.com
  
  A day before the third disappearance anniversary of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, an Australian university pinpointed at a location where the jet is believed to have crashed. Two years ago, the University of Western Australia (UWA) had predicted the location of the debris from missing Flight MH370.
  
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• Statue Of Liberty On Strike? Lady Liberty Goes Dark The Night Before 'A Day Without A Woman' March

  08-03-2017 06:45 via ibtimes.com
  
  The Statue of Liberty went completely dark Tuesday night, barring the torch and the crown, an earthcam live stream showed.
  
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• ‘Supergirl’ Season 2 Spoilers: Kara Meets Mon-El’s Parents In Episode 16 Trailer

  08-03-2017 06:33 via ibtimes.com
  
  Will Kara (Melissa Benoist) and Mon-El (Chris Wood) stay together when she discovers his real identity?
  The trailer for Season 2, episode 16 of “Supergirl,” reveals that Mon-El is actually the Prince of Daxam, and his parents, played by Teri Hatcher and Kevin Sorbo, arrive on Earth to seemingly take him with them.
  
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• Ivanka Trump Clothing Sales At Record Numbers Despite Massive Boycott Call Of President Donald Trump’s Daughter’s Brand

  08-03-2017 06:33 via ibtimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s elder daughter and confidant Ivanka Trump may have been embroiled in controversies related to her clothing line early this year, but the brand has benefitted enormously, possibly from the publicity it has been receiving, reports show.
  In the starting of February, department store chain Nordstrom announced it was dropping Ivanka’s clothing and accessories over concerns regarding poor product sales. The president of the Ivanka Trump fashion brand, Abigail Klem,
  
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• Apple iPad Pro 2 Coming? New Tablet Lineup Launch On April 4 In Apple Park: Reports

  08-03-2017 06:11 via ibtimes.com
  
  The buzz around Apple’s 2017 iPad lineup is getting louder. As we wait for the iPad launch to happen, rumors concerning the company's tablet offering keep emerging — the newest one claiming that the devices could be launched in April, and not in May, as rumored earlier.
  
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• Anti-Trump Media Bias? Poll Shows Voters Trust Media Over President For Telling ‘Truth About Important Issues’

  08-03-2017 06:04 via ibtimes.com
  
  Donald Trump has been claiming the media spreads, what he calls, “fake news” and has slammed certain news organizations for being biased. Despite this, majority of voters in a latest poll conducted by a Hamden, Connecticut university said they trust the media than the president.
  Quinnipiac University released poll results Tuesday showing that 53 percent of respondents said they have confidence in news organizations than on Trump in telling “you the truth about important issues.
  
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• WWE ‘SmackDown Live’ Results: WrestleMania 33 Main Event Match Established, John Cena & Dean Ambrose Get Attacked [VIDEO]

  08-03-2017 05:55 via ibtimes.com
  
  WWE might have missed the mark with Sunday’s pay-per-view, but that hasn’t been the case the last two nights. Following WWE Fastlane, both “Monday Night Raw” and “SmackDown Live” have created some buzz for what looked to be an underwhelming WrestleMania 33 card.
  
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• 'Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered' Is Getting 4 Additional Maps In New DLC This Month

  08-03-2017 05:30 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered” is getting DLC maps later this month. Called the Variety Map Pack, the DLC includes four maps that were originally released back in 2008.
  
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• ‘Pokémon GO’ AR Glasses: Niantic CEO Confirms Providing Support For ‘Relevant Devices’

  08-03-2017 04:50 via ibtimes.com
  
  Though Niantic Labs has yet to announce that it is planning to release a pair of AR glasses for “Pokémon GO,” many techies have already tried and somehow succeeded in porting the augmented reality mobile game to Android-based smart glasses. This week, CEO John Hanke is sharing his thoughts on what could be the next companion hardware for Niantic’s biggest and very successful mobile game.
  
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• Nike introduces athletic hijab for Muslim athletes

  08-03-2017 04:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The Nike Pro Hijab was introduced Tuesday for Muslim athletes.
  
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• ‘Bates Motel’ Season 5 Spoilers: EP Thanks Kenny Johnson For Playing Caleb

  08-03-2017 04:49 via ibtimes.com
  
  Caleb’s “Bates Motel” journey has come to an end in last night’s episode of “Bates Motel.” Bidding farewell to the character, executive producer Kerry Ehrin thanked the man who gave life to the role, Kenny Johnson.
  
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• Google Reportedly Working On Enhancing Smart Features On Next Version Of Android

  08-03-2017 04:44 via ibtimes.com
  
  Google is expected to debut the next version of its mobile operating system, Android O (8.0), at this year’s I/O conference in May. The company is rumored to be adding further enhancements to the OS’s “smart features.”
  
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• ‘Pokémon GO’ Ban: Niantic Rolls Out Warning Against Users Of Third-Party Calculators, Other Apps

  08-03-2017 03:54 via ibtimes.com
  
  It seems Niantic Labs wants “Pokémon GO” players to get rid of their third-party apps for the famous augmented reality game. The software developer just recently rolled out a new warning that strongly advises players to stop using such apps or they’ll have their accounts terminated.
  
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• Nokia 8 Rumor Suggests Snapdragon 835 Processor, Metal Unibody Design And 2 Different Sizes

  08-03-2017 03:50 via ibtimes.com
  
  Nokia is rumored to launch a flagship smartphone this coming June and the handset is said to come in two sizes. One thing that both models will share, however, is the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor.
  Nokia may have already introduced two brand new Android smartphones at the Mobile World Congress last month, but those handsets only came with mid-range specs. Leaks have suggested that the company’s flagship smartphone this year will be called the Nokia 8.
  
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• Who Will Lose Health Insurance? Obamacare Repeal By Republicans Could Cost 10M People Their Coverage

  08-03-2017 03:40 via ibtimes.com
  
  As many as 10 million people could lose coverage under the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, a Standard & Poor’s analysis released Tuesday estimates.
  
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• 'A Day Without A Woman' Controversy? Schools Closing Map: States Where Students Won't Have Class

  08-03-2017 03:15 via ibtimes.com
  
  An increasing number of school districts have announced the cancellation of classes in order to accommodate employees who have planned to participate in the "A Day Without a Woman" national protest on Wednesday.
  
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