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• After the Fyre Festival disaster, maybe don't trust models like Bella Hadid when they sell you things

  30-04-2017 23:40
  
  Now that the complete disaster that was Fyre Festival is over, it's time for the very attractive people who promoted the event to apologize.  On Saturday, model Bella Hadid let her fans know she was sorry about what went down.  SEE ALSO: Here's the official postmortem statement from Fyre Festival organizers❤️... pic.twitter.com/5XqHXBGIn9 — Bella Hadid (@bellahadid) April 29, 2017That's an apology, sort of. I mean, maybe don't promote some totally random thing that
  
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• Germany's Merkel presses Saudi Arabia on refugees and rights

  30-04-2017 23:25
  
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his successors in her first visit to the kingdom in seven years, saying she pressed them on women's rights, the war in Yemen and other sensitive issues.
  
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• North Korea stand-off like Cuban missile crisis in slow motion, says John McCain

  30-04-2017 23:18
  
  The stand-off between the US and North Korea could be “like a Cuban missile crisis in slow motion” according to Senator John McCain, with Donald Trump once again dancing around the subject of military action.Mr McCain and Mr Trump were two of a number of politicians and Trump Administration officials to make appearances on US television on Sunday – a day after a North Korean mid-range ballistic missile apparently failed shortly after launch, the third test-fire failure in April
  
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• Aerials of tornado damage in Texas town

  30-04-2017 23:07
  
  Houses were completely demolished by the powerful storm.
  
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• Swimmer injured in shark attack at Southern California beach

  30-04-2017 22:59
  
  CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A shark attacked a woman wading in the ocean with friends, tearing away part of her upper thigh off a popular Southern California beach, authorities and witnesses said Sunday.
  
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• Middle Stone Age Man Learned To Make Serrated Edges

  30-04-2017 22:54
  
  Man learned to make serrated weapons some 77,000 years ago, far earlier than previously believed.
  
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• Marine Le Pen’s National Front Might Be Starting to Crack

  30-04-2017 22:51
  
  For years, the party leader has held her party together with promises of electoral victory that she might not be able to deliver.
  
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• Utah Jazz's Gordon Hayward and Los Angeles Clippers' Paul Pierce in NBA playoff action and more: April 30 in photos

  30-04-2017 22:33
  
  Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward shoots as Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul Pierce defends during the first half in Game 7 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series; Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a warehouse in Kathmandu, Nepal; A grid girl poses for a photo at the Formula One Russian Grand Prix; Kyle Busch makes a pit stop during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400.
  
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• RoamingMan might be the easiest way to stay connected anywhere in the world

  30-04-2017 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Roaming is expensive, hotel Wi-Fi sucks, and getting a new SIM card in every country you travel through is a pain. RoamingMan makes life abroad easier with a 4G hotspot that seamlessly works in any country you visit for a flat rate.
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• 5 songs you need to stream this week: Real Estate, Chris Stapleton, and more

  30-04-2017 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Not sure what new music to listen to? We'll let you know what new tracks and albums dropping this week are worthy of your attention. Up this week: Real Estate, Chris Stapleton and more.
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• Iran's leader rebuffs Rouhani's detente policy ahead of vote

  30-04-2017 21:59
  
  By Bozorgmehr SharafedinLONDON (Reuters) - Iranians should not thank Hassan Rouhani's policy of detente with the West for any reduction in the threat of war, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, stepping up his criticisms of the president as elections approach.In comments that appeared to favor hardline candidates in the May 19 vote, Khamenei played down the benefits of Rouhani's landmark agreement to curb Iran's nuclear activities in return for a lifting of international sancti
  
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• Tornadoes, storms kill nine in U.S. South

  30-04-2017 21:33
  
  (Reuters) - Tornadoes ripped through an East Texas county on Saturday evening, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, while high winds, falling trees and floods killed five others in neighboring states, according to news reports.Three tornadoes were confirmed by the U.S. National Weather Service in Canton, a city about 60 miles (95 kilometers) east of Dallas in Van Zandt County.The winds flipped over cars, snapped trees, destroyed houses and left roads strewn with debris and
  
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• BlackBerry KeyOne vs. Galaxy S8: Keyboard or curves?

  30-04-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you’re eying up Samsung’s latest curved beauty, but you’re also tempted by an old-school BlackBerry keyboard, then you might need some help choosing between the Galaxy S8 and the BlackBerry KeyOne.
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• 6 great Bluetooth keyboards for your tablet or laptop

  30-04-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Want to do more with your tablet than surf the web and watch videos? If so, you need a Bluetooth keyboard. Many have shoved themselves on to stores shelves, but only a handful are worth your money.
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• Pastor admits impregnating teen, gets 3-6 year prison term

  30-04-2017 20:49
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia pastor accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a teenager has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to three to six years in prison after a judge rejected an earlier plea agreement as too lenient.
  
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• Trump Not Ruling Out Pre-Emptive North Korea Strike

  30-04-2017 20:39
  
  President Donald Trump says he won't be happy if North Korea conducts a sixth nuclear test, and he's not ruling out a pre-emptive strike.
  
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• Trump says China could have hacked Democratic emails

  30-04-2017 20:31
  
  President Donald Trump said China may have hacked the emails of Democratic officials to meddle with the 2016 presidential election, countering the view of U.S. intelligence officials who have said Moscow orchestrated the hacks.In an interview transcript published on Sunday, Trump gave no evidence backing his allegation, first made on the eve of the Nov. 8 presidential election, that China could have hacked the emails of his rivals."If you don't catch a hacker, okay, in the act, it's very hard to
  
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• Looking for a fun electronics project? Here’s 12 easy Arduino-based gizmos you can build

  30-04-2017 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you really want to show off your DIY skills, Arduino projects can be useful, beautiful, and downright impressive. Unfortunately, some also require some serious skill. Check out some of our current favorites.
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• Trump's promise for healthcare act contradicts Republicans' proposal

  30-04-2017 20:12
  
  Donald Trump appears on stage at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Saturday.In a wide-ranging interview that aired as he passed his 100th day in office, Donald Trump blamed a wide array of domestic setbacks on Democratic obstruction and the media but promised to pursue policies that would make the US “a very wealthy country again”.Among such policies, he said, would be a popular replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would “guarantee” insurance coverage for
  
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• Samantha Bee brings biting satire, star power to D.C. on Trump’s 100th day

  30-04-2017 20:02
  
  When comedian Samantha Bee announced in late January that she would be holding an alternative White House Correspondents’ Dinner, it was not yet clear that President Trump would not attend the actual dinner itself.By the time the weekend rolled around, though, Trump’s decision not to attend the official event — coupled with the White House Correspondents’ Association’s aggressive reorientation of their dinner around the group’s role as a defender of the First
  
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• Turkey threatens further strikes on US-allied Syrian Kurds

  30-04-2017 19:44
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday his country may take further action against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, as U.S.-backed forces in Syria closed in on the last neighborhoods of a former stronghold of the Islamic State group.
  
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• Melania Trump ‘should have NYPD paid protection taken away’

  30-04-2017 19:41
  
  The mayor of New York should refuse to pay for Melania Trump’s security, a leading Democrat senator has said.Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, who represents New York state, said the Trump administration should foot the bill to protect the First Lady if she continues to live in the city rather than Washington DC.During an interview with BuzzFeed News to mark Donald Trump’s 100th day in office, Mr Schumer said Mayor Bill de Blasio “ought to tell Congress if we [the federal
  
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• Donald Trump says he 'no idea' if Kim Jong-Un is sane but calls him a 'smart cookie'

  30-04-2017 19:13
  
  US President Donald Trump has said that he has 'no idea' if North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is sane, amid escalating tensions over the threat from the country's nuclear weapons programme.
  
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• Trump says North Korea's Kim is 'a pretty smart cookie'

  30-04-2017 19:10
  
  US President Donald Trump offered some backhanded praise for North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, calling him "a pretty smart cookie" in a television interview that aired Sunday.Trump's almost admiring remarks came amid soaring tensions with North Korea over its missile and nuclear programs, with an alarmed Washington looking to China for help in reining in Kim.Trump said he had "no idea" whether Kim was sane or not, but said the North Korean leader had faced a formidable challenge in taking over th
  
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• Reince Priebus says White House is looking into change to libel laws

  30-04-2017 18:58
  
  A day after Watergate reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward issued a stirring call for the press to hold Donald Trump to account, the president’s chief of staff said the White House is actively considering a change to libel laws affecting news reporting.“I think it’s something that we’ve looked at,” said Reince Priebus, appearing on ABC’s This Week.On the campaign trail last year, Trump responded to reporting on his policies and background by floating the
  
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• Trump’s ‘Face the Nation’ interview: Calls North Korean leader ‘smart cookie’ and blasts Democrats as ‘obstructionists’

  30-04-2017 18:52
  
  In a wide-ranging interview with CBS News’ John Dickerson on “Face the Nation,” President Trump talked about his accomplishments during his first 100 days in office. He called North Korea’s leader a “smart cookie,” blasted Democrats as “obstructionists,” and referred to “Face the Nation” as “Deface the Nation.”
  
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• 6-Year-Old Boy Receives Outstanding Citizen's Award After Returning $2,000 He Found

  30-04-2017 18:48
  
  They spotted the bag on the street.
  
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• Surfer Kai Lenny reinvents the boogie board by adding a hydrofoil to it

  30-04-2017 18:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  When Kai Lenny injures his ankle, he finds a way to stay in the water. Since surfing could worsen the injury, Lenny has turned to the good, old-fashioned boogie board. To spice it up a little, he attached a hydrofoil to it.
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• Wait, who’s that?! These lucky actors landed two hit shows at once

  30-04-2017 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It's cause for celebration when an actor scores a role on a top series, but even bigger applause is in order when they score roles on two hit shows at the same time. Check out these famous faces who did just that.
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• Here are our favorite ‘Hearthstone’ deck archetypes so far in ‘Journey to Un’Goro’

  30-04-2017 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Hearthstone's latest expansion, 'Journey to Un'Goro', has shaken up the meta, and that's a great thing. Here are some of the new decks we've enjoyed playing for each class while exploring the wilds of Un'Goro Crater.
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• Mom Thanks Woman For Calming Down 4-Month-Old Baby Girl During Flight

  30-04-2017 18:04
  
  The mom said she was surprised anyone would offer.
  
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• Blue Sadie headphones review: premium audio at a premium price

  30-04-2017 18:01
  
  Blue, a company known for their microphones and recording equipment, has rolled out a new line of premium headphones. The prices go from $250 to $700, but the sweetest spot for most people would probably be the $400 Sadie over-ear headphones. For the price, you get an integrated amplifier that's supposed to give you high-quality, distortion-free audio like you'd get from a fancy headphone pre-amp, but in a setup that you can take with you.The fit is probably the best part of these headphone
  
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• The Latest: Trump: We can't let NKorea build better missiles

  30-04-2017 17:53
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea test-firing a missile (all times local):
  
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• Karl: If Trump has learned how hard his job is, that may be 100-day 'accomplishment worth celebrating'

  30-04-2017 17:52
  
  ABC News' Jonathan Karl shares some closing thoughts about Trump's statement this week that he "thought it would be easier" being president.
  
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• U.S. Closely Watching Russia’s Arctic Military Build up

  30-04-2017 17:46
  
  NBC News was granted rare access to the Alakurtti base this week, along with several other foreign media organizations. Located near the border with Finland in the Murmansk region, the Soviet-era base was refurbished and formally opened in 2015.
  
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• L.A. Shooting Rampage Suspects Arrested After Day-Long Manhunt

  30-04-2017 17:41
  
  A man and woman were arrested Sunday in connection with a motel shooting that police believe was part of a cross-city rampage throughout the Los Angeles suburbs — killing one person and wounding at least three others.
  
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• New Hamas chief to be announced soon: officials

  30-04-2017 17:38
  
  The new leadership of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will be announced in the coming days, officials said Sunday, while it also prepared to unveil a new version of its charter.Ismail Haniya, until recently head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, said the results of internal elections will be announced "in the coming days".The official said Haniya is likely to be named the new head of the movement, replacing Khaled Meshaal who lives in Doha in exile and has completed the maximum two terms in office
  
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• Elon Musk teases future plans at TED talk

  30-04-2017 17:36
  
  Elon Musk paused while chatting about his series of potentially world-changing endeavors to say he isn't in it to provide salvation.It was during a talk on Friday at a prestigious TED Conference in Vancouver, where the tech entrepreneur was discussing his ventures building electric cars and trucks, rockets, a newly launched tunnel-boring company and even dabbling with super-fast mass transit."I'm not trying to be anyone's savior," Musk said while discussing colonizing Mars and other dreams.
  
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• At Least Four Killed, 50 Injured As Tornadoes Rip Through Texas

  30-04-2017 17:31
  
  In east Texas, the wide path of destruction stretches for 35 miles in Van Zandt County alone. In the small town of Canton, at least four people were killed and more than 50 were hurt.
  
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• Lost kitten finally found hanging out in tissue box

  30-04-2017 17:26
  
  Kittens are ideal pets for anyone who loves the intense dread of having misplaced a beloved helpless animal. Small, quiet, and obsessed with tight, dark spaces — kittens are the car keys of the animal kingdom. They were built to be lost. SEE ALSO: Here are some good cats and dogs who are working their summer haircuts Twitter user @Britneydortiz can attest to that, after losing her rescue kitten Chanel. After an hour of frantic searching throughout the house, Chanel was discovered hanging o
  
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• Siemens, SAP sign cooperation deals with Saudi Arabia: officials

  30-04-2017 17:15
  Saudi Arabia wants German companies Siemensand SAPto play an important role in furthering the kingdom's "digital transformation", company officials said on Sunday during German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to the country.Top executives at the engineering conglomerate and the business software company who were traveling with Merkel signed declarations of intent to work with the Saudi authorities, the officials said.Saudi Arabia is pushing a long-term economic transformation dubbed "Vision 203
  
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• Iran satellite TV head shot dead in Istanbul: Dogan news

  30-04-2017 17:03
  
  The head of an Iranian satellite television network who last year was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison by a Tehran court was shot dead in Istanbul together with a business partner, Turkey's Dogan news agency said on Sunday.GEM TV founder Saeed Karimian and an associate were driving in Istanbul's Maslak neighborhood after 8 p.m. (1.00 p.m. ET) on Saturday when their car was blocked by a jeep and shots were fired, Dogan said.Karimian was found dead by emergency services arriving at the
  
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• Qatar upholds rare death sentence in UK teacher's murder

  30-04-2017 16:52
  
  A Doha court on Sunday upheld the death penalty in the retrial of a Qatari man convicted of murdering a 24-year-old British female teacher.Badr Hashim Khamis Abdallah al-Jabr was found guilty of stabbing Lauren Patterson and then burning her body in the Qatari desert in October 2013."The defendant was fully aware of the consequences of his actions," Doha's court of cassation ruled.
  
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• Fox News accused of running 'misleading' graphic on Donald Trump's unemployment record

  30-04-2017 16:49
  
  Fox News has attracted controversy after it posted a graphic on Twitter about unemployment rates which users have pointed out is "misleading".On the surface, it seems uncomplicated, comparing the rate of US unemployment under four presidents on the 100th day of their first administration: Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton.The graphic appears to present the Republicans - Mr Trump and Mr Bush - favourably, showing the jobless rate after the first three months of their pres
  
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• Season 5 of ‘Orange is the New Black’ has been hacked and released

  30-04-2017 16:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After eagerly anticipating the release of Netflix's hit Orange is the New Black for months, our waiting has come to a rather anticlimactic end as a hacker named The Dark Overlord has released the 10 episodes illegally.
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• You can actually get a 4K TV for half the price of an iPhone

  30-04-2017 16:30
  
  Ready for a serious dose of reality? Flagship smartphones have gotten so expensive that a brand new 43-inch TV featuring cutting-edge 4K resolution costs about half as much as an entry-level iPhone 7 Plus. It seems crazy, but it's true. 4K TVs are still new enough that most people don't have them, and yet you can get a well-rated and well-reviewed Ultra HD TV with a built-in Roku experience a display that measures 43 inches diagonally for under $400 on Amazon... and that includes shipping!
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• Senior Dog Abandoned in Field With Note "I Don't Need A Dog"

  30-04-2017 16:27
  
  Thankfully the dog is okay.
  
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• China deports US woman convicted of 'spying'

  30-04-2017 16:25
  
  An American woman held for more than two years by China has been deported to the United States after being convicted of espionage, the US State Department confirmed on Sunday.Sandy Phan-Gillis was detained in March 2015 at the Macau border after visiting mainland China with a trade delegation from the Texas oil capital Houston.“We are aware that Chinese authorities deported Ms. Phan-Gillis back to the United States," a State Department official said.
  
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• May expects tough talks; EU alarmed at Brexit 'illusions'

  30-04-2017 16:11
  
  By William James and Alastair MacdonaldLONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May expects divorce talks with the European Union to be tough, she said on Sunday after EU leaders agreed stiff terms and voiced alarm at "illusions" in London that may wreck a deal."What this shows, and what some of the other comments we've seen coming from European leaders shows, is that there are going to be times when these negotiations are going to be tough," May told the BBC a day after her EU
  
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• Donald Trump on if he could start nuclear war with North Korea: 'I don't know. I mean, we'll see'

  30-04-2017 16:10
  
  President Donald Trump has said that he believes China's president has been putting pressure on North Korea as it pursues its missile and nuclear weapons programmes - but when asked about whether another nuclear test would mean a military response from the US, Mr Trump said "I don't know...we'll see".In an interview with CBS' “Face the Nation,” - to be aired on Sunday - Mr Trump said he won't be happy if North Korea conducts a nuclear test and that he believes Chinese President Xi Ji
  
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