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• San Bernardino Shooting Victims' Families Accuse Twitter, Facebook, Google Of Supporting ISIS

  04-05-2017 23:49 via ibtimes.com
  
  Family members of the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack in 2015filed a lawsuit accusing Twitter, Facebook and Google of knowingly abetting and allowing the Islamic State group and other extremist groups to spread their agenda.
  
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• Eggs and bacon, with a side of employee benefits: Restaurant adds charge to fund employee health plan

  04-05-2017 23:31 via cbc.ca
  
  One Toronto business isn’t waiting around for the government to move on changes to labour laws in Ontario - it’s taking matters into its own hands and relying on the help of customers to help pay for employee benefits.
  
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• Why Do People Celebrate Cinco De Mayo? Facts And History About The Mexican Holiday

  04-05-2017 23:16 via ibtimes.com
  
  May 5 has arrived, and with it come extravagant Cinco de Mayo celebrations around the country. The day is widely recognized as a time to drink margaritas, eat guacamole and celebrate Mexico's cultural heritage, many people know relatively little about the true meaning of the Mexican holiday.
  To clear up some misconceptions, here are some important facts about the celebration of heritage and culture.
  
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• Here's Why Israeli Fintech Startups Are Conquering The Market

  04-05-2017 23:15 via ibtimes.com
  
  It’s been a great week for Israeli fintech. Insurtech companyNext Insurance just raised$29 million in a Series A funding round with Munich Re/HSB Ventures.
  
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• Gaming Advertisers Forget About Women, Report Shows

  04-05-2017 23:08 via ibtimes.com
  
  Gaming is usually associated with young men, but a report tells advertisers they have two untapped audiences: women and the unknowns.
  
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• U.S. tariffs would lower American output after five years: Bank of Canada's Poloz

  04-05-2017 22:53 via cbc.ca
  
  In prepared remarks of a Mexico City speech Thursday, Canadian central bank governor Stephen Poloz says attempts by countries throughout history to shield their industries and workers from foreign competition have been counterproductive.
  
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• 'Game Of Thrones’ Prequel: ‘Godzilla,’ ‘Kingsman,’ ‘Mad Men’ Writers Competing For Series Set In Westeros’ Past

  04-05-2017 22:49 via ibtimes.com
  
  Though “Game of Thrones” will end with Season 8 in 2018, HBO has no intention of abandoning Westeros.
  
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• Oil prices tumble, TSX retreats

  04-05-2017 22:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Oil prices retreated by almost five per cent on Thursday, touching levels not seen since late November, when OPEC and other oil-producing countries announced a production cut.
  
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• Snapchat To Make Original Shows, Partner With Companies Like NBC, ABC

  04-05-2017 22:29 via ibtimes.com
  
  Original content has been an emphasis for tech companies everywhere in recent months, and Snapchat is the latest service to follow suit. Parent company Snap Inc. has partnered with companies including NBCUniversal, ABC and Discovery to produce original shows and content for Snapchat, theWall Street Journal reported.
  
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• Net Neutrality News: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Says His Plan Has Been Misrepresented By Opponents

  04-05-2017 22:05 via ibtimes.com
  
  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said in aninterview with Recode advocates of the current net neutrality protections adopted during the Obama administration are misrepresenting his plan.
  
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• Brad Pitt Told Angelina Jolie About GQ Interview Beforehand: Report

  04-05-2017 22:05 via ibtimes.com
  
  Actor Brad Pitt tipped off his ex, estranged wife Angelina Jolie, before his bombshell interview with GQ magazine hit stands Wednesday. The Hollywood star opened up about their divorce and former drinking problems in one of his most candid conversation yet.
  
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• Beyoncé Pregnancy Update: Singer Flaunts Growing Baby Bump On Instagram After Delivery Rumors

  04-05-2017 22:04 via ibtimes.com
  
  Beyoncé seems to be enjoying her time off as she awaits the arrival of her twins and the expectant singer decided to give fans an update on her pregnancy.
  
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• Boston Celtics vs. Washington Wizards: Isaiah Thomas, John Wall Make Series Worth Watching

  04-05-2017 22:02 via ibtimes.com
  
  The second-round playoff series between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards features two of the NBA’s most exciting players. Isaiah Thomas and John Wall are going head-to-head, looking to earn a spot in the conference finals for the first time in their respective careers.
  
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• Opioid Epidemic's Latest Drug 'Gray Death' Is A Lethal Heroin Cocktail

  04-05-2017 21:49 via ibtimes.com
  
  The newly discovered street drug dubbed "Gray Death" is so potent that merely touching the powdery substance is risky. Nicknamed by the investigators who detected it, the drug is merely the latest opioid combination emerging from the nation’s rampant opioid problem.
  "Gray Death" comprises of a mixture of multiple opioids including heroin, fentanyl, a synthetic opioid called U-47700 and carfentanil, a drug often used to tranquilize large animals like elephants. Much more potent than heroin
  
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• High School Evacuates After Stormtrooper Stomps In On 'Star Wars Day'

  04-05-2017 21:49 via ibtimes.com
  
  A high school in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, was evacuated Thursday after a student wore a Star Wars costume to school in observance of May 4, popularly known as "Star Wars Day." The Ashwaubenon High School student was reportedly dressed as a Stormtrooper for May the Fourth.
  
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• ‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’ Producer Discusses Why Rainbow Road Is One Of The Best Tracks

  04-05-2017 21:31 via ibtimes.com
  
  Mario Kart 8 Deluxehas nearly 50 tracks to its name, but Nintendo producer Kosuke Yabuki has a special fondness for the latest iteration of Rainbow Road. In anofficial interview, he discussed why the track was voted by U.K. fans as the game’s best.
  
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• Regulator begins probe into Home Capital Thursday

  04-05-2017 21:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Lawyers for Home Capital Group Inc. appeared before the Ontario Securities Commission in Toronto on Thursday, the first hearing in a proceeding by the provincial securities regulator against the alternative mortgage lender and three of its executives and former executives.
  
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• Miley Cyrus Is Done With Hip-Hop, Says Misogynistic Lyrics ‘Pushed’ Her Out

  04-05-2017 21:13 via ibtimes.com
  
  Miley Cyrus may have scored some of the biggest hits of her career (“We Can’t Stop,” “23”) thanks to hip-hop and rappers, but the “Party In the U.S.A.” singer is now done with the genre after trashing it in a recent interview.
  
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• U.S. fashion chain Express to shut all 17 stores in Canada

  04-05-2017 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  American-based clothing chain Express plans to close all 17 of its stores in Canada and discontinue its Canadian operations.
  
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• Russia resumes sending oil to Cuba

  04-05-2017 20:03 via cbc.ca
  
  A Russian oil tanker is due to arrive in Cuba on May 10, according to Reuters shipping sources and others, bringing back memories of when the Soviet Union supplied all of the Communist-run Caribbean island's energy needs.
  
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• Paid excess tax yet again? Maybe you should have less taken off your paycheque

  04-05-2017 18:59 via cbc.ca
  
  If you're receiving a large refund every year that means you're having more income tax deducted than necessary, and experts say you may want to consider using tax withholding forms to hold onto more of your paycheque.
  
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• DBRS downgrades Home Capital's credit rating

  04-05-2017 18:33 via cbc.ca
  
  DBRS Ltd. says it has cut its credit rating on alternative mortgage lender Home Capital Group Inc. after the company delayed the release of its quarterly results, while maintaining its rating on Equitable Group Inc.
  
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• ConocoPhillips to lay off 300 people, part of possible trend as oil patch consolidates

  04-05-2017 16:20 via cbc.ca
  
  The move comes after the Houston-based company announced plans last month to sell most of its Canadian assets to Calgary-based Cenovus Energy in a $17.7-billion deal.
  
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• ConocoPhillips to lay off 300 people, mostly in Calgary

  04-05-2017 16:20 via cbc.ca
  
  The move comes after the Houston-based company announced plans last month to sell most of its Canadian assets to Calgary-based Cenovus Energy in a $17.7-billion deal.
  
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• 'Self-inflicted' problems of airlines under glare of U.S. Senate panel

  04-05-2017 16:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The U.S. Congress is holding its second hearing this week to examine the circumstances surrounding the forced removal of the passenger from a Chicago flight last month.
  
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• Chicago official apologizes for United passenger removal

  04-05-2017 16:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Chicago Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans apologized on Thursday for the city employees who forcibly removed a United Airlines passenger, an incident that prompted international condemnation and led the airline to revise its policies.
  
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• Canadian exports surge to record high, pushing trade deficit down to $135M

  04-05-2017 14:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian exports surged to a record $47 bilion in March, but the country still posted a $135 million trade deficit for the month as imports also rose.
  
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• Tumbling loonie one more reason to stay home and celebrate Canada 150: Don Pittis

  04-05-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Fear of a popped housing bubble, Trump's trade threats and falling oil are making foreign holidays and imports more expensive. But the weak loonie may not last.
  
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• Ontario government, Toronto Real Estate Board at odds over foreign buyers

  04-05-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In a case of duelling data, the Toronto Real Estate Board and the Ontario government have their own conflicting calculations on the amount of foreign ownership in the Greater Toronto Area housing market and the effect it's having on skyrocketing prices.
  
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• 'Free TV' Android boxes finding their way into many Canadian households, study says

  04-05-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Forget illegal downloading; many Canadians are getting hooked on unauthorized streaming, according to a new study. This emerging type of piracy often involves a simple Android box loaded with special software that makes it easy to access pirated content.
  
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• Canada 'so far behind' preparing for housing needs of surging senior population

  04-05-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As the number of seniors continues to grow, experts say Canada is failing to prepare for the housing and home care needs of an aging population.
  
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• ‘The Arrangement’ Season 1 Finale Spoilers: Terence, DeAnn Threaten Colton In New Sneak Peek

  04-05-2017 10:55 via ibtimes.com
  
  No one messes with the Institute for the Higher Mind.
  In a sneak peek from Season 1 finale of “The Arrangement,” Terence (Michael Vartan) and DeAnn (Lexa Doig) meet up with Megan’s (Christine Evangelista) blackmailer, Colton (Jeremy Schuetze), not only to keep the actress’ decent public image but also to protect the name of the Institute.
  
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• ‘Riverdale’ Season 1 Spoilers: Did Cheryl Kill Jason Blossom In Episode 12?

  04-05-2017 10:52 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Riverdale” Season 1, episode 12 will finally reveal the identity of Jason Blossom’s (Trevor Stines) killer.
  
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• Nintendo Wants More Than One Switch Console In Every Household

  04-05-2017 10:52 via ibtimes.com
  
  During a recent Q&A discussion with investors, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima revealed that he believes that one Nintendo Switch console for each household isn’t enough. Kimishima says that this is part of their vision to match the success of the Wii gaming machine.
  
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• ‘Jane The Virgin’ Season 3 Spoilers: Narrator’s Identity To Be Revealed In Finale?

  04-05-2017 10:51 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Jane the Virgin” is a fun show to watch, and it’s mainly due to the upbeat and charismatic Narrator.
  
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• ‘Big Bang Theory’ Season 10 Spoilers: Will Sheldon Allow Amy To Pursue Her Fellowship At Princeton?

  04-05-2017 10:49 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Big Bang Theory” Season 10, episode 23 will see Amy (Mayim Bialik) figuring out a way to tell Sheldon (Jim Parsons) about her job offer.
  
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• Inside Barack And Michele Obama's Future Presidential Center In Chicago

  04-05-2017 10:42 via ibtimes.com
  
  Former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama revealed the conceptual designs of the eagerly awaited Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park Wednesday while speaking about the project at the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago, Illinois.
  Obama said that despite a bidding competition regarding the center’s location, his vote had always been for the University of Chicago’s push for a South Side location.
  
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• Ivanka Trump's 'Women Who Work' Book Draws Criticism For Portrayal Of Class Bias

  04-05-2017 10:19 via ibtimes.com
  
  As Ivanka Trump's new book "Women Who Work" hit bookstores Tuesday, some women have viewed it as being full of class bias, which limit the first daughter's advice to wealthy and powerful women.
  The book was written ahead of the 2016 presidential election which saw her father, Donald Trump become president. In it, she talked about how she was so caught up during the entire campaign she was forced to go into "survival mode" and not get her usual massages.
  
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• World’s Biggest, Most Active Volcanoes In Hawaii Formed 3 Million Years Ago Due To Pacific Plate Shift

  04-05-2017 10:15 via ibtimes.com
  
  The large number of volcanoes in the islands that make up the state of Hawaii are not only the biggest and the most active in the world, they are also unusual in that they occur along two separate, though close, tracks. And while scientists have known of the existence of the twin tracks of the volcanoes since 1849, it is only now that they know how they were formed.
  
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• ‘Scandal’ Season 6 Spoilers: Episode 13 Promo Teases Fitz, Rowan Confrontation In ‘The Box’

  04-05-2017 09:44 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Scandal” Season 6, episode 13 will see Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn) confronting Olivia Pope’s (Kerry Washington) father, Rowan Pope (Joe Morton).
  
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• ‘Pokémon GO’ Legendaries Update: Where To Get Promo Codes & Other Details

  04-05-2017 09:26 via ibtimes.com
  
  Legendary Pokémon could indeed be coming to “Pokémon GO” this summer. A new feature has already went live in Niantic’s famous mobile game, and it could be signaling the imminent arrival of Mewtwo, Legendary birds Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos and a few more powerful creatures.
  
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• House Vote On Healthcare Reform Will Kill Millions If It Passes, Republican Consultant Says

  04-05-2017 09:25 via ibtimes.com
  
  The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a controversial Republican healthcare bill Thursday with the aim to repeal and replace key parts of former President Barack Obama’s healthcare plan. However, not everyone is happy with the hasty manner in which the vote is being held.
  Republican political consultant John Weaver, who worked with Sen. John McCain during his 2000 and 2008 presidential campaigns, took to Twitter to warn the GOP against voting for the healthcare bill without
  
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• ‘Blindspot’ Season 2 Spoilers: Reason For Zapata’s Arrest Revealed In Episode 20 [RECAP]

  04-05-2017 09:21 via ibtimes.com
  
  “Blindspot” Season 2, episode 20 recently opened with a response to the previous episode’s cliffhanger: why is Zapata (Audrey Esparza) being arrested?
  
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• Analysis Of Global Warming 'Hiatus' Confirms, Once Again, That Humans Are Driving Climate Change

  04-05-2017 09:16 via ibtimes.com
  
  Several times over the past decade, climate change deniers have pointed to a so-called "hiatus" in global warming between 1998 and 2012 and used it to argue that climate change is a hoax.
  
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• 5 Facts About Queen Elizabeth II And Prince Philip's Marriage

  04-05-2017 08:47 via ibtimes.com
  
  The internet had a minor meltdown Thursday with speculation regarding Queen Elizabeth II’s husband Prince Philip’s death. However, the Buckingham Palace press office told 1News in Auckland "You could safely assume the Queen and Prince Philip are not dead," over the phone and debunked the rumors.
  
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• NASA Releases Saturn Video From Cassini’s First Dive Over Saturn

  04-05-2017 08:13 via ibtimes.com
  
  With Cassini’s Grand Finale mission underway, we finally know what Saturn looks like up close. NASA released a half-minute video Wednesday, made from a sequence of images the spacecraft captured during the first of its 22 dives over Saturn.
  
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• Is Prince Philip Racist? 8 Times When Duke Of Edinburgh's Remarks Stirred Controversy

  04-05-2017 08:05 via ibtimes.com
  
  After an emergency meeting was called at Buckingham Palace Thursday morning, rumors began circulating that Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, has died. However, the palace is yet to confirm the news.
  
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• Qualcomm Wants To Stop Apple From Importing iPhones Into US, Report Says

  04-05-2017 07:52 via ibtimes.com
  
  The import of Asia-made iPhones might soon be banned, if Qualcomm has its way. The smartphone chipmaker is seeking the ban because of Apple’s decision of holding back royalty payments during the ongoing legal battle between the two smartphone companies, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
  
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• Venezuela's Leopoldo Lopez's Hospitalization Reports Rejected By Government

  04-05-2017 06:55 via ibtimes.com
  
  Venezuela’s ruling party leader Diosdado Cabello quelled reports of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez being hospitalized in a serious condition late Wednesday. This comes after several local reports and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida said Lopez was transferred to a military hospital, where his wife, Lilian Tintori was denied entry, says reports. 
  
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• Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II Death Rumors Debunked By Buckingham Palace

  04-05-2017 06:53 via ibtimes.com
  
  UPDATE: 2:26 a.m. EDT — The Royal household emergency meeting at the Buckingham Palace that stirred rumors about Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II was “no cause for concern,” a palace official told the Associated Press Thursday.
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