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• The Shaper by NOWA is a smartwatch that looks like a classic timepiece

  08-04-2017 23:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Meet the Shaper by NOWA, a collection of watches for frequent fliers that connects to your smartphone for automatic time zone changing, activity and sleep tracking, all with the timeless look of an analogue face.
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• Dispute at Florida gym leaves one dead, two wounded

  08-04-2017 23:38
  
  (Reuters) - A former worker at a gym in an upscale shopping mall outside Miami shot and wounded two of his ex-colleagues and then killed himself, authorities and local media said on Saturday.
  
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• 1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at gym in upscale Florida mall

  08-04-2017 23:37
  
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Gunfire erupted during a dispute between a former gym employee and a manager Saturday, leaving one person dead and two others seriously wounded at an upscale shopping mall, police said.
  
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• How to convert a container ship into a world-class superyacht explorer

  08-04-2017 23:32 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Most superyachts focus on sun decks and swimming platforms. Shackleton's Vard-1-08 is designed for more hardy explorers. The Vard Kilkea's ice-classed hull and 30-day independence equip her for anywhere you want to go.
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• 268-foot Superyacht or Arctic explorer? Both, with room for 36 guests

  08-04-2017 23:32 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Most superyachts focus on sun decks and swimming platforms. Shackleton's Vard-1-08 is designed for more hardy explorers. The Vard Kilkea's ice-classed hull and 30-day independence equip her for anywhere you want to go.
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• Purify your wine for a delectable drinking experience with the Üllo Wine tool

  08-04-2017 23:10 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you can’t go to Napa Valley, bring Napa Valley to you. It’s not so difficult, after all, if you have Üllo Wine, a new tool that promises to purify and aerate your glass of vino.
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• Venezuelan protesters clash with police in new demo

  08-04-2017 22:59
  
  The rally was marked by anger over a ruling from the leftist government banning opposition leader Henrique Capriles from office for 15 years.The government move, which the 44-year-old Capriles announced on Friday, effectively prevents him from running against Maduro in next year's general election.
  
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• Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: 'No change' to US military position on Syria after strike

  08-04-2017 22:52
  
  George Stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
  
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• Apartment building collapses in Poland: 6 killed, 4 injured

  08-04-2017 22:37
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A pre-World War II apartment house collapsed Saturday in southwestern Poland, leaving six people dead and four injured, authorities said.
  
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• Uber has 10 days to pack up and get out of Italy, court ruling says

  08-04-2017 22:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Uber is being unceremoniously thrown out of Italy. On Friday, a court in the European country decided to officially ban the ride-sharing app, noting that it results in unfair competition with traditional transportation offerings (taxis).
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• Tesla wants everyone to know: The Model 3 won’t be more advanced than the Model S

  08-04-2017 22:30
  
  With Tesla poised to begin Model 3 production in just about three months, the company in recent weeks has taken steps to temper unreasonably high expectations surrounding its $35,000 EV designed for the masses. Arguably fueled by Elon Musk's coy remarks about mysterious "reveals" in the future, the speculation surrounding Tesla's Model 3 in recent months was on the verge of spiraling out of control. In a general sense, many people began to assume that the Model 3 would introduce features and tec
  
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• Italy gives Uber just 10 days to get out of town in a new court ruling

  08-04-2017 22:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Uber is being unceremoniously thrown out of Italy. On Friday, a court in the European country decided to officially ban the ride-sharing app, noting that it results in unfair competition with traditional transportation offerings (taxis).
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• Italy gives Uber just 10 days to get out of town

  08-04-2017 22:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Uber is being unceremoniously thrown out of Italy. On Friday, a court in the European country decided to officially ban the ride-sharing app, noting that it results in unfair competition with traditional transportation offerings (taxis).
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• Garmin Dash Cam 55 review

  08-04-2017 22:23 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Garmin's newest dash cam has the video quality and features to stand out from the crowd.
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• We’re counting the days until these 10 hot TV shows return this spring

  08-04-2017 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The wait is finally over for fans who have been itching to binge their favourite shows, with several series returning with new season through May and June, including both network series and streaming shows.
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• Get ready to binge watch, as these 10 series return this spring

  08-04-2017 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The wait is finally over for fans who have been itching to binge their favourite shows, with several series returning with new season through May and June, including both network series and streaming shows.
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• We don’t pay women less, Google fires back after Department of Labor claims

  08-04-2017 22:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google is none too pleased with a new report from the U.S. Department of Labor claiming the company displays "systemic compensation disparities." The Silicon Valley-based tech company, naturally, disagreed with the Department's findings.
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• Google says it does not have systemic compensation disparities despite DoL claims

  08-04-2017 22:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google is none too pleased with a new report from the U.S. Department of Labor claiming the company displays "systemic compensation disparities." The Silicon Valley-based tech company, naturally, disagreed with the Department's findings.
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• Slovenia suspends tougher EU border checks after traffic chaos

  08-04-2017 21:59
  
  Slovenia said Saturday it temporarily suspended beefed-up checks on the EU's external border hours after the new regulation -- aimed at stopping suspected Islamist fighters returning from Iraq and Syria -- came into force.Hundreds of cars and buses had found themselves stuck on Slovenia's border with Croatia on Friday after the implementation of the new regulation.Bojan Tomc, a police spokesman from Novo Mesto, near the Obrezje border crossing with Croatia, told state television that since 10 pm
  
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• Ancient Rome treasures discovered during subway dig on show

  08-04-2017 21:54
  
  ROME (AP) — The long-delayed project to extend Rome's subway system has brought treasures of the past to the surface and allowed them to be showcased at one of the city's new subway stations.
  
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• Man Missing After He Allegedly Jumped Off Cruise Ship on Honeymoon

  08-04-2017 21:53
  
  The ship has since resumed its course.
  
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• Trump supporters gather in West Palm Beach and more: April 8 in photos

  08-04-2017 21:51
  
  Supporters of President Trump gather outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.; participants, one with a dog, take part in the third extreme “La Barjot Run” into the water in Bière, Switzerland; a woman places flowers on a fence after a suspected terror attack in central Stockholm. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters)
  
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• Warplanes strike Syrian town hit by chemical attack

  08-04-2017 21:37
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Warplanes on Saturday struck the Syrian town where a chemical attack had killed scores of people earlier this week, as Turkey warned that a retaliatory U.S. missile strike on a Syrian air base would only be "cosmetic" if greater efforts are not made to remove President Bashar Assad from power.
  
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• Pope raises own mortality in rallying youth to lead church

  08-04-2017 21:37
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged young people to lead the church's future Saturday even as he voiced doubts that he'd be around much longer to see it.
  
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• McLaren will 3D print spare parts for F1 race car

  08-04-2017 21:30
  We already know 3D printing is poised to revolutionized the manufacturing industry, and the technology has already been used to produce mechanical parts for everything from watches to bikes to motorcycles. But McLaren‘s Formula 1 racing team has come up with the idea to use it to make spare parts where they’re most needed: trackside in the pit. McLaren Racing … Continue reading
  
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• Shooter wounds two at Florida gym before he is killed: media

  08-04-2017 21:27
  
  The shooting occurred at the Equinox Fitness Club in Coral Gables, Florida, according to ABC's Local 10 News and the Miami Herald newspaper.Officer Kelly Denham of the Coral Gables Police Department confirmed there was a shooting at the gym, but gave no information about casualties.A representative of the Miami-Dade Police Department, which is now handling the case according to Denham, could not immediately be reached.
  
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• Uzbek man main suspect in Swedish truck attack that killed four

  08-04-2017 21:24
  
  By Johan Sennero, Anna Ringstrom and Bjorn RundstromSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 39-year-old Uzbek man being held in custody is the suspected driver of a hijacked beer delivery truck that plowed into crowds in central Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in an apparent terror attack, police said on Saturday.The man, previously known to Swedish intelligence services as a marginal figure with no clear links to extremist groups, is suspected of mowing down pedestrians on a busy shopping street
  
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• VIDEO: Good Samaritans attempt to help great white shark in Santa Cruz

  08-04-2017 21:17
  
  The plight of a shark in distress caused quite a spectacle in Santa Cruz on Friday afternoon after the great white washed up on shore.
  
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• The best free books for Kindle (and other ebook stores)

  08-04-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  You shouldn't always have to pay for a good read. Here are our picks for the best free books for Kindle so you tap into the thousands upon thousands of free Amazon and Google Play offerings that have fallen into public domain or temporary promotion.
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• Struggling with slow internet? These proven methods will boost bandwidth

  08-04-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Got slow internet? Downloads taking too long? Losing online games to lag? Don't live life in the slow lane! Here are solutions to improve your internet speed and boost your load times!
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• Struggling with slow internet? Here’s proven methods to boost your bandwidth

  08-04-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Got slow internet? Downloads taking too long? Losing online games to lag? Don't live life in the slow lane! Here are solutions to improve your internet speed and boost your load times!
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• Chinese state media cheer Xi-Trump meeting, say confrontation not inevitable

  08-04-2017 21:10
  
  By Brenda Goh and Michael MartinaSHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Saturday cheered the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as one that showed the world that confrontation between the two powers was not inevitable.The official China Daily newspaper said it was encouraging to see the two-day summit that ended on Friday "going as well as it could" after earlier "confusing signals" from Washington about how it was approaching the U.S.
  
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• Two inmates charged with killing four others at South Carolina prison

  08-04-2017 21:03
  
  Four convicts were coaxed into a cell at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia on Friday by Denver Simmons, 35, and Jacob Philip, 25, who then attacked and strangled the men, Thom Berry, spokesman for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, told the Post and Courier newspaper.Spokespeople from the state's law enforcement division and from the correctional facility could not immediately be reached for comment.
  
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• Couple Has 3 Sets of Twins All Born On The Same Day: 'What Are the Odds?'

  08-04-2017 20:58
  
  The couple adopted their first two sets of twins.
  
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• U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan amid operations against Islamic State: U.S.

  08-04-2017 20:55
  
  A U.S. soldier was killed while conducting operations against Islamic State in Afghanistan late on Saturday, a U.S. military spokesman said in a message posted on Twitter."The soldier was mortally wounded late Saturday during an operation in Nangarhar Province" in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. Navy Captain Bill Salvin said in a message on the official Twitter account of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission.The soldier was a Special Forces operator, Salvin told Reuters separately.
  
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• Witness, cop give different accounts of Chicago teen's death

  08-04-2017 20:33
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A woman has testified that a Chicago teenager didn't appear to be holding a gun when a police officer shot him in the back in 2013, contrary to the officer's account.
  
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• Your shoe will also be your running coach with the new Altra Torin IQ

  08-04-2017 20:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Getting the right pair of shoes for your run has always been of the utmost importance, and now, Altra and iFit have made your footwear more important still. Meet the Altra Torin IQ powered by iFit, the world's first smart shoe.
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• California's gas tax hike shows governor's political skill

  08-04-2017 20:07
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown employed all the tricks he's accumulated over a lifetime in politics to pass one of the largest state tax increases in recent memory in one frenzied week.
  
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• Refurbished Galaxy Note 7 begins appearing in the wild

  08-04-2017 20:00
  It was only a few weeks ago that Samsung confirmed the ongoing rumors that it would release the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 on the world once again as a refurbished device. It appears the Korean phone maker is wasting no time, as one of the first refurbished Note 7s has made its public debut, sporting some slightly modified hardware. The … Continue reading
  
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• 7-Year-Old Who Lost Her Hair Due to Alopecia Wins 'Crazy Hair Day' At School

  08-04-2017 19:48
  
  Her mom came up with the idea while in the arts and crafts section of a store.
  
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• A modern-day Noah’s Ark? The Tsunamiball may help people survive natural disasters

  08-04-2017 19:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In the wake of the 2011 tsunami that rocked Japan, designer Chris Robinson decided to begin work on a safety capsule called the Tsunamiball that would be able to help people stay safe during natural disasters.
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• Catholic Church in Belgium honors sex abuse victims

  08-04-2017 19:42
  
  The Catholic Church in Belgium on Saturday took part in a day of recognition for victims of sexual abuse by priests, seven years after a paedophile scandal rocked the institution.Church leaders and victims of sex abuse spoke to an audience of around a hundred people in a ceremony in the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart also known as the Koekelberg Basilica in the Belgian capital.The event demonstrates the Church's will to "resist a culture of silence", said Cardinal Jozef De Kesel.
  
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• Get your vinyl spinning right with the best affordable phono preamps around

  08-04-2017 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Whether you're looking for a quick fix to set up your first turntable, or a long-term audio upgrade for higher quality sound, here are the best affordable phono preamps you can buy.
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• Richard Branson is sinking one of the last surviving Pearl Harbor ships for a good cause

  08-04-2017 19:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Your diving adventure destination is currently floating atop the ocean. But it won't be for much longer. Richard Branson, a man known for going (literally) out of this world for his business ventures, is now sinking one...on purpose.
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• Gorsuch's ascension to high court vindicates McConnell plan

  08-04-2017 19:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Neil Gorsuch's ascension to the Supreme Court was vindication for Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, whose risky bet more than a year ago paid off big time for President Donald Trump and the Kentucky senator himself.
  
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• Building collapses in Poland: 5 killed, 4 injured, 1 missing

  08-04-2017 18:55
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A pre-World War II apartment house collapsed Saturday in southwestern Poland, leaving five people dead, four injured and one missing, authorities said.
  
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• Teen Takes Best Friend With Cerebral Palsy To Prom: 'She Wore Me Out on The Dance Floor'

  08-04-2017 18:50
  
  The pair have been friends since their sophomore year.
  
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• Gary Cohn, the not-so-secret Democrat in Trump’s White House, is gaining influence — and critics

  08-04-2017 18:48
  
  President Trump is reportedly considering replacing chief of staff Reince Priebus, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn is on the short list.
  
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• Twitter drops lawsuit against U.S. government to block unmasking critic account

  08-04-2017 18:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Twitter sued the U.S. government in an attempt to block the governments request to unmask an anonymous user critical of the current administration. After the request was rescinded, the lawsuit was dropped.
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• Uber hit with nationwide ban in Italy

  08-04-2017 18:30
  2017 continues to be a very bad year for Uber. After ongoing evidence of the company’s systematic harassment of women employees, the discovery of a tool used to evade law enforcement, and a damning lawsuit from Google, the ride-hailing service has now been handed a nationwide ban in Italy. A court in Rome has ruled that Uber’s service amounts to … Continue reading
  
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