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• Planning your vacation? Airbnb plays tour guide with its updated For You tab

  21-05-2017 23:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Earlier this week, the vacation rentals site announced a redesign to the online Airbnb experience, including a new For You tab, which promises to offer "a personalized doorway to discover homes to stay in and things to do."
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• Newt Gingrich repeats Seth Rich conspiracy theory in Fox appearance

  21-05-2017 22:48
  
  Newt Gingrich introduces Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Florida last year.A prominent ally of Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that the special counsel appointed to investigate alleged links between the president’s aides and Russia should instead focus on the murder last year of a young Democratic staffer, Seth Rich, which has become the focus of conspiracy theorists.In an appearance on Fox and Friends less than two days after his wife was proposed as ambassador to the Holy See, N
  
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• 7 Burning ‘Agents Of SHIELD’ Questions For Season 5

  21-05-2017 22:36
  
  “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Season 5 has so many questions to answer about Coulson and the team.
  
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• Bomb attack on Syrian Islamist rebel group kills 20: Observatory

  21-05-2017 22:33
  
  A bomb attack claimed by Islamic State killed more than 20 Syrian insurgents at a headquarters for the powerful Islamist Ahrar al-Sham group on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.Two blasts hit the base in a village east of Saraqeb in Idlib province, the British-based Observatory reported.Ahrar al-Sham said in a statement a lone attacker had driven a motorbike up to the building, detonating explosives attached to himself and a bomb on the bike at the same time,
  
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• Grasshopper’s ‘The Silver Case’ sequel, ‘The 25th Ward,’ is also receiving a remaster

  21-05-2017 22:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Last year, Grasshopper Manufacture released a remaster of its first game, The Silver Case, marking the first time the visual novel appeared outside of Japan. Now, its sequel, The 25th Ward, is getting a PC remaster of its own.
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• 5 songs you need to stream this week: Chris Cornell, Flying Lotus, and more

  21-05-2017 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: Chris Cornell, Flying Lotus, and more.
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• 10 smoky, hair-raising drifting videos that will mesmerize you

  21-05-2017 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Drifting might be the perfect form of automotive art. It isn’t the quickest way around a corner, but it’s undeniably beautiful to watch. These drifting videos are merely a case in point.
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• Babysitter Charged After Children, 9 and 6 Years Old, Take Her Car And Crash It

  21-05-2017 22:09
  
  They also found drugs in the car.
  
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• China warns Taiwan of continued lockout from WHO assembly

  21-05-2017 22:03
  
  GENEVA (AP) — China's health minister has all but slammed the door on any more participation for Taiwan at the World Health Organization's annual assembly until the island's government accepts the "One China" principle.
  
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• Mother from Peru granted stay from deportation

  21-05-2017 21:48
  
  DENVER (AP) — A mother of two children who sought sanctuary at a Quaker meeting house in Denver to avoid U.S. immigration authorities has been granted a temporary stay from deportation.
  
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• UAE minister sees chance for Iran to reset 'troubled' ties with neighbors

  21-05-2017 21:44
  
  A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Sunday the re-election of moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani could be a chance for Tehran to reset "its troubled relations" with its neighbors.Relations between Gulf Arab states, including the UAE, have been strained over fears that Tehran was interfering in their affairs, including in Syria and Yemen, fomenting unrest and sectarian tensions.Tehran denies these allegations.
  
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• MacBook charger not working? Here's what to do

  21-05-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A laptop is only worthwhile if you can keep it charged, which makes a non-functioning power adapter a huge nuisance. Thankfully, there are a few things you can try before making your way to the Apple Store.
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• Israeli minister expresses concern over U.S.-Saudi arms deal

  21-05-2017 20:43
  
  Israel expressed muted concern on Sunday to a major arms deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia announced a day earlier during the visit to the region by U.S. President Donald Trump.The central achievement of Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia wasnearly $110 billion in deals sealed on Saturday in which Riyadh will buy U.S. arms to help it counter Iran, with options running as high as $350 billion over 10 years.Although Israel also sees Iran as a threat to its security, it has a military adva
  
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• S. Africa risks becoming 'mafia state' warns Ramaphosa

  21-05-2017 20:20
  
  South Africa risks becoming a "mafia state", Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa warned Sunday, calling for a corruption probe at the top as he stepped up criticism of President Jacob Zuma.Ramaphosa is one of the main candidates to succeed Zuma as head of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) ahead of general elections expected in 2019.For some months he has been making attacks on the president, implicated in a series of corruption scandals, notably after a controversial reshuffle at the end o
  
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• Cruise the Mediterranean for a week like a mogul for a mere $1 million

  21-05-2017 20:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  CRN launched the 243-foot superyacht Cloud 9, which the owner makes available for charter in the Mediterranean. Bring a fat wallet. Twelves guests in seven staterooms can cruise, sun, swim, and use a full selection of water toys.
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• Syria's third largest city Homs clear of opposition

  21-05-2017 20:16
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's government announced Sunday the country's third largest city Homs— once named the capital of the revolt against President Bashar Assad— had been cleared of armed opposition for the first time in more than five years. The announcement follows the completion of the evacuation of the last rebel-held neighborhood.
  
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• Bring the whole family on your next open-water adventure with the BigSUP

  21-05-2017 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Supflex introduces the BigSUP 18 -- an inflatable stand-up paddle board made for groups of up to 10 people. Go paddling on the open water with your whole family or a bunch of close friends.
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• Turkey's ruling party elects President Erdogan as leader

  21-05-2017 20:07
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned as leader of Turkey's ruling party Sunday, pushing back criticism that his tenure has curtailed freedoms and polarized the country as he vowed to serve the nation and combat terror.
  
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• Trump's FBI comments to Russians were aimed at cooperation: aides

  21-05-2017 20:06
  
  By Ginger Gibson and Julia HarteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump raised the firing of the FBI director in a meeting with Russia's foreign minister to explain why he had been unable to find areas of cooperation with Moscow, two top administration officials said on Sunday."The gist of the conversation was that the president feels as if he is hamstrung in his ability to work with Russia to find areas of cooperation because this has been obviously so much in the news," National Sec
  
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• North Korea tests another missile; Seoul says dashes hopes for peace

  21-05-2017 19:36
  
  By Ju-min ParkSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast on Sunday, its second missile test in a week, which South Korea said dashed the hopes of the South's new liberal government for peace between the neighbors.A South Korean military official said the missile appeared to be an upgraded, extended-range version of the North's solid-fuel submarine-launched missile.North Korea has defied all calls to rein in its nuclear and missile programs, even from C
  
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• Some Notre Dame students walk out of commencement where Pence to speak

  21-05-2017 19:12
  
  Dozens of graduates left the university's graduation ceremony as Vice President Mike Pence took the podium.
  
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• Parents Arrested After Allegedly Forcing 5-Year-Old To Drink Mouthwash Because He Was Thirsty

  21-05-2017 19:02
  
  Their kids were reportedly abused all the time.
  
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• Over 100 students walked out of a commencement speech in protest of VP Mike Pence

  21-05-2017 18:36
  
  Vice President Mike Pence's commencement address to the University of Notre Dame Class of 2017 didn't go as smoothly as he probably would have liked it to, thanks to protesters who walked out as the vice president began his remarks.  The protest, which was organized by the University of Notre Dame student activist coalition We StaND For, saw over 100 students walking out of the commencement ceremony on Sunday afternoon to a few boos and a few cheers.  SEE ALSO: The most memorable prote
  
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• Pope names cardinals for Laos, Mali, Sweden, Spain, Salvador

  21-05-2017 18:21
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — In a surprise announcement Sunday, Pope Francis named new cardinals for Spain, El Salvador and three countries where Catholics are a tiny minority: Mali, Laos and Sweden.
  
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• Leaving the life: The final days of the Ringling Bros. circus

  21-05-2017 18:20
  
  An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick child. A woman gives birth and three months later is back performing on the high wire. A handler of big cats weeps as the beasts lope out of the ring for the last time.
  
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• Little women stand tall at Dubai fashion show

  21-05-2017 18:18
  
  Like all working mums, Colleen Theriault has her hands full with her four-year-old son and a full-time career as head baker at a patisserie in the US state of North Carolina.The International Dwarf Fashion Show, a non-profit organisation that aims to "reverse the discriminatory diktats of beauty", brought seven women with dwarfism to Dubai this week for a show dedicated to raising awareness about the need for more inclusivity in fashion."This is the farthest I've ever travelled, especially by my
  
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• Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: 3-wheeled longboards. smart shirts, and more

  21-05-2017 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
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• The Greatest Show on Earth to close after 146 years

  21-05-2017 18:00
  
  After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus told The Associated Press that the show will close forever in May.The iconic American spectacle was felled by a variety of factors, company executives say.Feld Entertainment said the circus’s existing animals — including lions, tigers, camels, donkeys, alpacas, kangaroos and llamas — will go to suitable homes following the show&
  
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• A Look at the Texas Border Town at Center of Nation’s Debate

  21-05-2017 17:38
  
  Of the 3,800 residents of El Cenizo, about 20 percent are undocumented. The town made national headlines this month when its mayor filed a lawsuit against the state to block a new law that bans so-called “sanctuary cities.”
  
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• China has 'killed or imprisoned at least a dozen US spies in two years'

  21-05-2017 17:36
  
  American officials, current and former FBI officials told The New York Times that one operative was allegedly shot and killed in front of his colleagues as a warning against spying.US officials described the losses as “one of the worst” intelligence breaches in decades, comparing it to the number of assets lost in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and 90s, when two prominent US assets worked as double agents for the Soviets.In 2010, American intelligence-gathering in China was said to be
  
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• Iran’s Pres. Rouhani Wins Re-Election in a Landslide

  21-05-2017 17:35
  
  With an astounding voter turnout of 74%, moderate Hassan Rouhani beat hard-liner Ibrahim Raisi by nearly 8 million votes. "The Iranian nation has chosen the path of interaction with the world."
  
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• Swiss vote for gradual nuclear phaseout, energy makeover

  21-05-2017 17:34
  
  A full 58.2 percent of Swiss voters supported the shift, according to a final tally after Sunday's referendum, with only four of the country's 26 cantons voting "no".The move has been in the making since shortly after Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant was destroyed in the March 2011 tsunami disaster, when the Swiss government decided to gradually close its nuclear plants.Sunday's vote paves the way for the government to gradually begin implementing the measures starting next January.
  
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• Woman Arrested After Allegedly Macing Employees At Fast-Food Chain Over Stale French Fries

  21-05-2017 16:54
  
  A manager was also hit in the face.
  
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• Trump praises Sisi, says he hopes to visit Egypt

  21-05-2017 16:48
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he hoped to visit Cairo soon, praising President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after a meeting in Saudi Arabia and declaring that "safety seems to be very strong" in Egypt.Speaking through a translator, Sisi described Trump as "a unique personality that is capable of doing the impossible."Trump said he was having "very, very important talks" with Sisi."We've really been through a lot together positively," said Trump, who is on his first foreign visit since takin
  
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• Sen. McCain on impact of Russia probes on Trump's agenda

  21-05-2017 16:44
  
  Key Republican senator weighs in on 'Fox News Sunday'
  
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• 'Nothing to Fear': Extended Interview With Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

  21-05-2017 16:31
  
  In a sit-down interview with NBC's Gabe Gutierrez, the governor defended SB4, a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to ask about a detainee’s immigration status.
  
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• Rep. Jason Chaffetz says Oversight committee is 'certainly pursuing' Comey documents

  21-05-2017 15:40
  
  House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, discuss the latest in the Russia investigation following the announcement of a new special counsel.
  
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• Google’s Waymo versus Uber: everything you need to know

  21-05-2017 15:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google-owned Waymo filed a lawsuit against Uber alleging that Otto — a startup purchased by Uber last year — stole confidential information related to autonomous-car technology. Waymo claims Uber is in possession of 14,000 stolen files.
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• Hezbollah calls U.S. administration 'mentally impeded' during Trump Saudi visit

  21-05-2017 15:18
  
  A senior Hezbollah official recently blacklisted by Washington and Riyadh called the U.S. administration "mentally impeded and crazy" on Sunday as President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, in the group's latest verbal attack on the United States.Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, president of the Iran-backed Shi'ite group's executive council, said Washington would not be able to do any real harm to Hezbollah.
  
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• Your Skype calls don’t have to disappear! Here’s how to record them for later

  21-05-2017 15:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Skype may be the premiere voice-over-IP service, but it doesn't include built-in software for recording audio or video calls. Here's how to do so using a variety of tools, including some freemium software.
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• OK Google, Where’s Barb? How to set up Google Assistant shortcuts to Netflix and more

  21-05-2017 15:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google Assistant shortcuts shorten otherwise complicated, multistep commands to simple, memorable words and phrases. Here's how to set them up on the Assistant, Google's smart speaker, and more.
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• Trump's FBI comments to Russians were aimed at cooperation: McMaster

  21-05-2017 15:13
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump raised the firing of his FBI director in a meeting with Russia's foreign minister to explain why he had been unable to find areas of cooperation with Moscow, the White House national security adviser said on Sunday."The gist of the conversation was that the president feels as if he is hamstrung in his ability to work with Russia to find areas of cooperation because this has been obviously so much in the news," H.R. McMaster said in an interview on ABC's "This Week wit
  
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• Samsung takes you inside the Galaxy S8 in the latest design episode

  21-05-2017 15:00
  
  It’s time for one more Samsung story about the Galaxy S8's design, and this one concerns the internals of Samsung’s most recent jewel. The company on Friday published an in-depth look at what’s inside the Galaxy S8, even though anyone interested in such details probably already knew what’s inside of the phone. We’ve already seen the “official” iFixit teardowns for both devices, and many users took the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ apart as soon as they launch
  
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• Pope names five new cardinals, all from outside Italy and the Vatican

  21-05-2017 14:51
  
  By Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is to elevate five Roman Catholic prelates from outside Italy and the Vatican to the rank of cardinal, the elite group of churchmen who are his closest advisers and can enter a conclave to choose his successor.The pope, making the surprise announcement during his weekly Sunday address, said the men came from Mali, Spain, Sweden, Laos and El Salvador.The fact that none of the five are Italian and none hold Vatican positions underscores Franc
  
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• CIA Silent On Reports Its Sources Were Killed By China

  21-05-2017 14:01
  
  China killed and imprisoned dozens of CIA informants from 2010 to 2012, making U.S. officials speculate whether there was a mole within the CIA or if China hacked into the agency's communication system.
  
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• Saudi minister confident of oil cut extension

  21-05-2017 13:36
  
  Saudi Arabia's energy minister expressed confidence on Sunday of extending a global cut in oil production designed to boost prices.Khalid al-Falih spoke ahead of a meeting on Thursday between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia, where they are expected to extend the production cut pact."We have full commitment from the Russian side, including President (Vladimir) Putin himself," Falih told reporters on the sidelines of summits between US President Donald Trump
  
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• Poll lead falls, but British PM May to stick with elderly-care cuts

  21-05-2017 13:26
  
  By William JamesLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party said on Sunday it would not ditch proposals to reduce support for elderly voters, as opinion polls showing their lead ahead of the June 8 national election falling.Polls published late on Saturday showed the Conservative lead over the center-left Labour Party has narrowed after both parties set out their policy offerings last week -- the first real sign that an expected victory for May could be less emphat
  
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• American climber dies on Everest, Indian missing

  21-05-2017 13:23
  
  An American climber died Sunday on his way to the summit of Mount Everest, expedition organisers said, the latest death to mar the ongoing climbing season.The 50-year-old mountaineer died close to the Balcony, a small platform above the 8,000-metre mark considered the mountain's "death zone"."An American climber has died around the Balcony area.
  
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• Men shoot father in Spring Branch home

  21-05-2017 13:20
  
  Houston Police are investigating a shooting in the Spring Branch east area.
  
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• Report: China cripples CIA operations, kills informants

  21-05-2017 13:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Chinese government "systematically dismantled" CIA spying operations in China starting in late 2010 and killed or imprisoned at least a dozen CIA sources over the next two years, The New York Times reported Saturday.
  
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