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• Where Did Refugees Go? Here's A Map Of Where Migrants Have Settled

  01-04-2017 23:41 via ibtimes.com
  
  March marked six years of civil war in Syria, and over 5 million Syrians have been misplaced as refugees since the war began. The United Nations released the figures Thursday, one year since countries around the world pledged to resettle 500,000 Syrian refugees. But only half of those refugees have found a new home since then.
  
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• Bombardier defends pay structure after public outcry over executive pay increases

  01-04-2017 20:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Bombardier is defending its executive pay structure in the face of a public uproar over a hefty increase in compensation to senior management.
  
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• Ford recalls F-250 pickups, including 4,100 in Canada

  01-04-2017 19:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Ford is recalling approximately 53,000 2017 F-250 trucks in the U.S. and Canada because they can roll away when parked due to a manufacturing error.
  
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• 'Overwatch April Fools' Day: Reinhardt Chat Filter, FOR HONOR!!!!

  01-04-2017 19:31 via ibtimes.com
  
  Blizzard is no slouch when it comes to April Fools’ Day pranks and this year is no exception. You can use the originalBattle.net client with VR,choose your own adventure at Blizzcon or just scream incoherently as Reinhardt inOverwatch . There’s a little Easter egg for Reinhardt players inOverwatch that was put into the game late Friday night.
  
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• Reddit's Bizarre Social Experiment: 5 Weirdest Things Created On r/place

  01-04-2017 19:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  On the eve of April Fool’s day, Reddit unleashed its new social experiment on the world:r/ place. Each user can place one ROYGBIV colored dot on a massive canvas every ten minutes. Alone, you can only place random dots on a board, but together, you can make some truly odd pieces of art. Users and subreddits have been working together to make epic pictures, mostly of memes.
  
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• Toni Braxton Responds To Tamar’s Secret Miscarriage

  01-04-2017 18:30 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Braxton Family Values” stars Tamar and Toni Braxton had a surprising sitd own on Thursday’s edition of the WEtv series. Tamar revealed to Toni she was pregnant and that she miscarried the baby.
  
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• 'League Of Legends' April Fools' Event: Yasuo Rework And Free Icon For Playing With 'Bots'

  01-04-2017 18:09 via ibtimes.com
  
  League Of Legends is no stranger to April Fools’ jokes and they have been doing them consistently since 2011 when they slaughtered amanatee named Urf. Since then, Riot has rebranded the holiday to URF day and always came through with some awesome skins and surprises for the community. First off, there’s a video for a “rework” of Yasuo, which gives him three tornadoes and four wind walls.
  
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• ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 Theories: 19 Predictions We Hope Are True

  01-04-2017 17:20 via ibtimes.com
  
  The “Game of Thrones” Season 7 premiere is slowly approaching. The closer it gets, the more excited fans get about what’s to come.
  Those connected to “Game of Thrones” have been quiet about what’s to come in the penultimate season. Eager fans have gone above and beyond to gather even the slightest clues. Thanks to set photos, potentially leaked scripts, slips of the tongue from actors and a jaw-dropping trailer, we’ve got something to work with.
  Here are
  
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• April Fools' Pranks 2017: Huawei Honor BFF Is High-Self Esteem In Your Pocket

  01-04-2017 16:18 via ibtimes.com
  
  It wouldn’t be April Fools without some hilarious jokes from our favorite tech companies. The 2017 joke from Huawei’s subsidiary brand Honor is your new best friend. TheHonor BFF is the device that will shower you with praise and encouragement throughout your day.
  
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• NXT TakeOver Orlando: Match Predictions, Start Time, Live Stream Info For WWE WrestleMania 33 Event

  01-04-2017 15:20 via ibtimes.com
  
  WrestleMania 33 is the highlight of WWE’s biggest weekend of 2017, but it isn’t the only wrestling show this weekend in Orlando. NXT TakeOver: Orlando will take place Saturday night, less than 24 hours before the pay-per-view.
  Five matches are scheduled for the event, which starts at 8 p.m. EDT. It can be seen only with a live stream on WWE Network. A subscription to WWE Network costs $9.99 per month, but new subscribers get the first month for free.
  
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• Spring Cleaning Tips: 7 Organization Hacks For the Year Ahead

  01-04-2017 15:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  The concept of spring cleaning can take on different meanings for different people. Some prefer to stick to the deep house clean and focus on mopping, vacuuming, dusting and wiping. Others use the opportunity to revamp their entire home, from deep cleaning and sorting through old items to updating appliances and taking care of the handy work a home might require.
  While many might have already accomplished the “cleaning” part of spring cleaning, the season is also a great opportu
  
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• Where Is Jon Gosselin Now? Former TLC Star Talks Kids’ Fame Issues

  01-04-2017 14:50 via ibtimes.com
  
  Jon Gosselin may no longer star on TLC but he’s not completely out of the spotlight. The former “Jon and Kate Plus 8” lead is speaking out after years of custody drama with his ex-wife, reality star Kate Gosselin.
  
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• Final Four 2017: Start Times, Live Stream Info For North Carolina-Oregon, Gonzaga-South Carolina

  01-04-2017 14:30 via ibtimes.com
  
  March Madness 2017 is almost over with four teams fighting for college basketball’s national championship. North Carolina, Oregon, Gonzaga and South Carolina will be in action Saturday night, hoping to advance to the NCAA Tournament title game Monday night.
  
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• BlackBerry Android Tablet In The Works? CEO Hints In Investor Call

  01-04-2017 14:28 via ibtimes.com
  
  On Friday, BlackBerry revealed its earnings for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2017. In the earnings call, CEO John Chen hinted that the company could be making an Android tablet, CrackBerry reported.
  
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• Serbian Presidential Election Guide: What Polls Say And What You Need To Know

  01-04-2017 14:20 via ibtimes.com
  
  Serbian voters will head to the polls Sunday for the first round of presidential elections with Tomislav Nikolic set to retire from politics. They’ll have to choose between 11 candidates — including a former deputy prime minister who was previously charged with war crimes and a 25-year-old, who began his campaign as a joke.
  
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• Elizabeth Thomas-Tad Cummins Timeline: Updated List Of Events In Tennessee Teen's Abduction

  01-04-2017 14:20 via ibtimes.com
  
  Investigators confirmed Friday the first confirmed sighting of missing Tennessee teenager Elizabeth Thomas and former teacher Tad Cummins since they vanished more than two weeks ago. The Tennesee Bureau of Investigation said it obtained surveillance footage from an Oklahoma City Walmart that showed the two shopping on March 15.
  
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• April 2017 Scholarship Deadlines: 20 Applications Due This Month

  01-04-2017 14:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  If you're worrying about how you're going to pay for college, you're not alone: A Princeton Review survey recently found debt was parents and students' No. 1 concern about applying for higher education. More than 80 percent of respondents said they thought college would cost more than $50,000.
  But it doesn't have to.
  There are dozens of scholarships with deadlines occurring this month, and all you have to do to score the free money is apply.
  
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• Amber Heard's Sex Scenes In 'London Fields': Actress Claims Nude Body Double Used Without Her Approval

  01-04-2017 14:09 via ibtimes.com
  
  "The Danish Girl" actress Amber Heard claimed Thursday that she is a victim of "sexploitation" as a nude body double was allegedly used in the upcoming movie "London Fields" without her approval. The movie has explicit sex scenes in which Heard is seen, however, it is not her who has shot for those scenes, according to reports.
  
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• What Is Ivanka Trump Doing? Inside First Daughter's Fitness Routine And White House Duties

  01-04-2017 14:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump wasn't the only member of his family to take on a new world of political duties after his shocking upset victory in the 2016 presidential election.
  
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• Religious Americans Keep Seeing Jesus, The Virgin Mary and Other Holy Figures In Weird Places

  01-04-2017 13:40 via ibtimes.com
  
  While the city of Medjugorje in the former Yugoslavia gained international attention in 1981 when six children claimed to have encountered the Virgin Mary, there has also been a long history of religious apparitions in the United States, as well, and often in some of the most unusual ways.
  
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• Blizzard Opens First eSports Stadium To Host Overwatch Tournaments

  01-04-2017 13:23 via ibtimes.com
  
  Blizzard Entertainment, the parent company of Overwatch, opened its first eSports stadium Thursday in Taipei, which will be dedicated to hosting Overwatch events. The venue reportedly held an exhibition League of Legends game at the opening event.
  
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• Reading And Literature Quotes To Celebrate International Children's Book Day

  01-04-2017 13:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  Sunday marks International Children’s Book Day, celebrated yearly since 1967 on or around legendary author Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday. The day aims to inspire children to love reading and bring attention to children’s books, backed by the nonprofit International Board on Books for Young People.
  
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• How Does Melania Trump Travel? First Lady Gets By In Planes, Helicopters And Cars

  01-04-2017 13:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  In her short time as first lady, Melania Trump has gained more attention for her whereabouts than her duties in the prestigious post. Amid claims she will  “move” into the White House in June – when son Barron completes his school year in New York – there are still lingering questions as to how much time Trump will actually spend in Washington, D.C., once she makes the purported move.
  
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• Boxing News: Joshua, Klitschko And Wilder Part Of Interesting Heavyweight 2017 Schedule

  01-04-2017 13:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  The biggest heavyweight fight of 2017 is less than one month away when Anthony Joshua faces Wladimir Klitschko for the vacant WBA (Super) and IBO heavyweight titles at Wembley Stadium in London. Joshua and Klitschko will be fighting in front of roughly 90,000 supporters, with most expected to be pulling for Joshua.
  
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• When Will Melania Trump Leave? Nearly 500,000 People Demand First Lady Moves Into White House

  01-04-2017 13:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  Melania Trump has been one of the most reclusive first ladies in modern American history, living out President Donald Trump’s first months in office from the comfort and privacy of her $100 million penthouse in New York City's Trump Towers. But if almost half a million people have their way, she and her 10-year-old son Barron trump will be living in the White House before the first family reportedly planned to make the move.
  
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• Laptop Bombs In Planes: Terrorists Try To Plant Explosives In Electronic Devices, Bypass Airport Security

  01-04-2017 12:57 via ibtimes.com
  
  Terrorist groups such as the Islamic State group and al Qaeda have reportedly developed innovative ways to conceal explosives in electronic devices that could bypass airport security. U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies believe that these bombs can be hidden in a laptop computer, according to reports Saturday.
  
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• Google April Fools' Day Prank Is A Gnome That Can Mow Your Lawn

  01-04-2017 12:50 via ibtimes.com
  
  For those needing any help mowing lawns or even turning on the hose, Google Home has developed assistance with "Google Gnome." It is designed to help with any outdoor activities.
  But beware. It’s another one of Google’s April Fools’ Day pranks.
  "The smart yard is finally here,” the company said in a statement. "Google Gnome is here to give every home in America the seamless, voice-activated Connected Yard Experience we all so desperately need."
  
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• iPhone Maker Foxconn Posts Profit In Q4 2016 On Strong iPhone 7 Sales

  01-04-2017 12:29 via ibtimes.com
  
  Foxconn, the largest assembler of Apple’s iPhones, posted Friday a 30 percent growth in profit for the fourth quarter of 2016 in a year-on-year comparison with the same quarter of 2015, defying expectations of a loss following structural changes. The profit has been credited to strong iPhone sales in the quarter, according to Reuters.
  
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• April Fools’ Day 2017 Quotes: Funny Sayings To Celebrate The Day

  01-04-2017 12:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  It is that time of the year again when you play pranks on someone and get away with it without doing much harm to yourself. Across the world, several pranksters would be getting ready to pull jokes on unsuspecting people for April Fools’ Day that falls Saturday.
  
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• ‘iZombie’ Season 3 Spoilers: Will Liv And Major Rekindle Their Romance?

  01-04-2017 11:48 via ibtimes.com
  
  Although Season 3 of “iZombie” will premiere with both Liv (Rose McIver) and Major (Robert Buckle) being single, it seems unlikely that the exes will get back together as a couple in the new installment.
  
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• ISIS Propaganda Chief Ibrahim Al-Ansari Killed In US Airstrike: Hunt On For Baghdadi, The Elusive Big Prize

  01-04-2017 11:27 via ibtimes.com
  
  The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Thursday that it killed ISIS propaganda chief, Ibrahim Al-Ansari, along with his four associates in an airstrike in al Qaim, an Iraqi town located nearly 250 miles northwest of Baghdad near the Syrian border. Ansari was an “important ISIS leader,” said Col. Joseph Scrocca, a spokesman for the Baghdad-based coalition, according to Arab News. 
  
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• How high will the price of legal pot be?

  01-04-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The government says marijuana legalization is meant to end the black market and keep profits out of the hands of criminals. But to reach those goals, the provinces will have to grapple with a tough question: How much should legal weed cost?
  
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• CIBC CEO explains why bank is replacing Canadian staff with workers from India

  01-04-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CIBC CEO Victor Dodig has sent an internal memo to employees in response to a CBC News story that the bank is outsourcing jobs to India. Dodig wrote that outsourcing is sometimes necessary to adapt to changing business needs.
  
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• ‘The Flash’ Star Candice Patton On Playing Iris In Her Biggest Season Yet [SPOILERS]

  01-04-2017 05:38 via ibtimes.com
  
  Although Iris (Candice Patton) could ultimately die at the hands of Savitar in Season 3 finale of “The Flash,” Patton admitted that it has been really incredible to play her character as of late.
  
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• After public outcry, Bombardier executive chairman cuts back salary

  01-04-2017 04:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Bombardier executive chairman Pierre Beaudoin says he's asked for a pay cut just one day after the company was slammed for giving big raises to its top five executives.
  
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• Why Homebuyers Should Think Twice Before Applying for a Mortgage in These 3 States

  01-04-2017 04:06 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  It's important to know where you stand.
  
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• ‘iZombie’ Season 3 Spoilers: EP Teases Liv’s New Love Interest

  01-04-2017 04:05 via ibtimes.com
  
  Executive producer Rob Thomas confirmed that Liv (Rose McIver) is getting a new love interest in Season 3 of “iZombie.” But unlike Liv’s former lovers, this new mystery man won’t be killed off as a means of wrapping up his story arc.
  “We will simply not kill off another boyfriend,” Thomas told TVLine. “I’m not going to say that they live happily ever after, but we’re not going to use his death as a means of ending that [relationship].”
  
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• ‘The Flash’ Spoilers: EP Teases Season 3’s Final Five Episodes

  01-04-2017 04:03 via ibtimes.com
  
  Fans should expect some new recurring characters in the remaining five episodes of Season 3 of “The Flash.”
  “We have a couple of recurring villains [and] one major recurring character,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed to Entertainment Weekly when asked about what viewers can expect from the final episodes of the installment.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8 Bixby Will Come With Facebook, Uber And Other Third-Party App Support

  01-04-2017 03:48 via ibtimes.com
  
  During its Unpacked event, Samsung proudly introduced its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ handsets to the world while also shedding light on the voice service that it will be launching with the devices called Bixby. As expected, the voice assistant will come with support for various Samsung apps. Interestingly, there is now confirmation that third-party apps will also be supported by Siri’s rival. 
  
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• 1 Time When Balance-Transfer Credit Cards Don't Make Sense

  01-04-2017 03:21 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  The stakes are high when your debt balances are high, too.
  
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• You Avoided Under Armour: Here's Why National Beverage Is the Next Bubble Stock to Avoid

  01-04-2017 03:18 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  Under Armour has fallen 54% over the past year. Here's another stock that could come back down to Earth.
  
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• SoundCloud iOS App Update Brings Formerly Android App-Only Support For Google Chromecast

  01-04-2017 03:14 via ibtimes.com
  
  SoundCloud is rolling out an update for its iOS app to bring a previously Android app-only feature. The move makes the iOS app on par with the Android version in terms of features and functionality.
  
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• 10 Reasons to Buy NVIDIA Stock -- and Consider Never Selling

  01-04-2017 02:51 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  A must-read for investors looking for a deeper understanding of the visual computing company and its stock.
  
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• BlackBerry KEYone Delayed Due To ‘Tremendous’ Demand; New US Release Date Announced

  01-04-2017 02:44 via ibtimes.com
  
  When the BlackBerry KEYone was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2017 it turned heads due to its premium design that blends a large touchscreen display with BlackBerry’s iconic smartphone keyboard. The company seems to have not anticipated that the handset would receive such good feedback from consumers, so it has now decided to delay the phone’s release just to meet the huge demand for it 
  
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• Premier Brad Wall invested in Alta. energy companies he tried to lure to Sask.

  01-04-2017 02:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Brad Wall is not in a conflict of interest, despite the fact he owns shares in companies he’s trying to lure to Saskatchewan using public resources, says the province’s conflict of interest commissioner.
  
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• The Worst Mistake BofI Investors Can Make Right Now

  01-04-2017 02:25 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  Negative news stories can be scary, but it's important to look at the big picture.
  
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• Google Rolls Out Android Wear 2.0 After Announcing Delay: Which Smartwatches Are Getting Updated?

  01-04-2017 02:23 via ibtimes.com
  
  Just a day after announcing that it is delaying the release of Android Wear 2.0 to other smartwatches, Google appears to have finally addressed the problem with the smartwatch operating system and is now rolling it out to more devices. Starting this Friday, five more wearables are getting updated to the latest version of Android Wear. 
  
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• The 3 States With the Most Active Housing Markets May Surprise You

  01-04-2017 02:10 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  See if your state landed a spot on the podium.
  
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• Aurinia Pharmaceuticals: Where to From Here?

  01-04-2017 01:29 via feeds.foxbusiness.com
  
  After dropping more than 30% off its highs, is now the time to buy this baby biotech?
  
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• How Did April Fools' Day Start? Poisson d’Avril And Other Traditions Explained

  01-04-2017 01:10 via ibtimes.com
  
  You should never blindly believe something you read online, but on Saturday, you need to keep an extra eye out for fake news. It's April Fools' Day, a historic celebration where people around the world get pranked.
  
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