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• Leaked birth control rule would broaden religious exemption

  31-05-2017 23:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Women's groups are threatening to take the Trump administration to court after a leaked, draft regulation revealed a plan to let employers opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women for religious and moral reasons.
  
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• ‘Silicon Valley’ star Thomas Middleditch joins the ‘Godzilla’ sequel action

  31-05-2017 23:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Thomas Middleditch has more than a startup to worry about in his newest role. The actor has joined Godzilla: King of the Monsters and will star alongside Millie Bobby Brown and Kyle Chandler.
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• Audi snags the first automated vehicle testing license in New York

  31-05-2017 23:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Less than a month after New York state announced a year-long testing period of self-driving cars, Audi is the first to get the go-ahead. The company is required to report back its findings to the state next April.
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• Here’s how delivery drones stack up to trucks in terms of their carbon footprints

  31-05-2017 23:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new study carried out at the University of Washington compares the carbon dioxide emissions of drones versus trucks when it comes to delivering packages. Can you guess which one fares better?
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• 16-year-old girl accused of hacking Uber driver to death

  31-05-2017 23:33
  
  LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl walked out of a suburban Chicago Walmart holding a machete and knife she'd stolen, climbed into an Uber car and began hacking at the driver, prosecutors said at a hearing on Wednesday. The driver died of his wounds Tuesday after giving police a description of the attacker that led to her arrest.
  
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• North Korea unveils ‘iPad’ tablet, brags about having 40+ apps

  31-05-2017 23:18
  North Korea has produced another tablet for its unfortunate citizens, one it calls the ‘iPad.’ Obviously not being an Apple device or anything like it, the tablet runs an unknown operating system and features bland, low-end specs, though compared to other limited offerings in the nation, it may be one of the more desirable consumer computing products. Apple hasn’t commented … Continue reading
  
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• The Cirrus, a revolutionary showerhead, promises to use 75 percent less water

  31-05-2017 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Cirrus is described as an innovative new shower system that promises to use 75 percent less water than your average shower system, thanks to its water-atomizing CloudMaker technology.
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• The Cirrus, a revolutionary shower head, promises to use 75 percent less water

  31-05-2017 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Cirrus is described as an innovative new shower system that promises to use 75 percent less water than your average shower system, thanks to its water-atomizing CloudMaker technology.
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• Letourneau And Vili Were Truly In Love: Source

  31-05-2017 23:12
  
  "One day, you wake up and realize that things are different with your partner."
  
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• Hillary Clinton says Russians had to have help from Americans to influence election

  31-05-2017 23:08
  
  At the Code Conference on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton made the forceful claim that Russia could not have influenced the 2016 election without help from Americans who knew how to release stolen campaign emails and fake news clips to greatest effect.
  
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• Clinton: Comey liked to talk about my emails but not investigation of Russians

  31-05-2017 23:02
  
  Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton opened up Wednesday in an appearance at a tech conference, arguing reports of Russian interference in the election was ignored and that her campaign was plagued by sexism.
  
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• Nokia release aims to shock Android and iPhone this month

  31-05-2017 23:00
  This week the folks at Nokia have revealed that they’re ushering in a new era for Nokia smartphone. This is the month where users can expect a set of new Nokia brand smartphones with Android inside to be released around the world. Much like we expected to launch all the way back at the dawn of Nokia X, the Android … Continue reading
  
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• Robot priest dispenses digital blessings, automating yet another job

  31-05-2017 22:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Just when you thought you had seen it all, a German church has created a robot priest called BlessU-2 -- designed to issue binary biblical blessings as required by its human users.
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• European Commission head says Trump doesn’t understand how Paris Agreement works

  31-05-2017 22:46
  
  EC President Jean-Claude Juncker said he tried to explain to Trump how the Paris Agreement withdrawal process works, but that this attempt failed.
  
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• Google bolsters Gmail security with anti-spam and early phishing detection

  31-05-2017 22:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Gmail is already very good at identifying spam, but it's about to get even better. Google announced a series of new security features today that aim to make Gmail even more secure for individuals and businesses alike.
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• JetBlue wants the selfie to be the new standard for airline access

  31-05-2017 22:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A joint effort between JetBlue and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will test the feasibility of using facial recognition to speed the boarding process. The option is available for flights between Boston's Logan Airport and Aruba.
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• Survey shows outdoor athletes love listening to music but hate their earbuds

  31-05-2017 22:40 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A recent survey conducted by earbud manufacturer Earshot indicates that most "weekend warriors" feel that the earphones they use while participating in action sports are average at best, with plenty of room for improvement.
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• Waze carpooling will arrive in all of California next week

  31-05-2017 22:34
  Waze, Google’s navigation app and slow-growing carpooling platform, will soon expand the latter feature to cover the entire state of California. Waze first introduced a limited carpooling feature for certain cities in California, such as San Francisco, and the results were largely favorable. In light of that, and starting in one week, everyone in California will be able to use … Continue reading
  
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• Spicer says president and ‘small group of people’ know what ‘covfefe’ means

  31-05-2017 22:30
  
  During the daily White House press briefing, Yahoo News’ Hunter Walker asked press secretary Sean Spicer if people should be concerned about President Trump’s somewhat incoherent late night tweet that stayed up for hours. Spicer said no and added, “I think the president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant.”
  
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• Now I Get It: What happens if Trump backs out of the Paris Agreement?

  31-05-2017 22:28
  
  It looks likely that President Trump is going to follow through on his campaign promise to “cancel” U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change. The accord, created to reduce the effects of climate change, was signed by nearly 200 nations — including the U.S. under the Obama administration. Yahoo News and Finance Anchor Bianna Golodryga takes a look the agreement and what it means if the U.S. officially backs out.
  
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• Tired of losing? Fox News expert says you too can have Trump’s ‘winning temperament’

  31-05-2017 22:27
  
  During the campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump famously declared, “I think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament.Dr. Keith Ablow, “a psychiatrist and member of the Fox News Medical A-Team,” per the latter’s website, has undertaken the task of advising readers about how to emulate the president.
  
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• ‘Uncharted’ star calls movie an ‘origin story,’ suggests potential co-stars

  31-05-2017 22:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Tom Holland, who will star in the upcoming movie Uncharted based on the hit game franchise, shares more details about the setting of the film and who he would like to see as his co-star in the project.
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• 'Uncharted' movie's Nathan Drake reveals who he would like to see as Sully

  31-05-2017 22:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Tom Holland, who will star in the upcoming movie Uncharted based on the hit game franchise, shares more details about the setting of the film and who he would like to see as his co-star in the project.
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• 17 breathtaking drone photos that show the majesty of our world

  31-05-2017 22:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Most of today's drones come equipped with high-end cameras, which are quickly revolutionizing the world of aerial photography as we know it. Here are 17 of our favorite examples from around the world.
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• Switzerland’s new ‘air-scrubbing’ plant sucks CO2 out of the atmosphere

  31-05-2017 21:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A revolutionary air-scrubbing facility in Switzerland is capable of filtering tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually. Could this change the way other countries begin to address climate change?
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• Apple’s Siri speaker to be an audiophile-pleasing smart home hub

  31-05-2017 21:54
  Apple’s Siri speaker may well show itself at WWDC 2017, the company’s annual developer conference, next week, it’s reported, though it won’t ship until later in the year. The device, which will take on Amazon Echo and Google Home, will give Siri a physical embodiment within the home. However, it’ll also take on other tasks to help distinguish itself in … Continue reading
  
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• Google figured out the most misspelled word in every US state

  31-05-2017 21:51
  Everybody has a word or two they can’t seem to spell correctly, and the go-to solution to get the correct spelling is usually Google. Open a web browser, navigate to Google, type in the word, and then get the correct spelling in the search results. That’s convenient for users, and it also provides Google with a bunch of data on … Continue reading
  
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• Everything we know about ‘Assassin’s Creed Origins’

  31-05-2017 21:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Where will next Assassin's Creed take us? Here is everything we know about the next Assassin's Creed title, from the game's setting to various gameplay tweaks.
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• Silk Road website founder loses appeal of conviction, life sentence

  31-05-2017 21:38
  
  By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Ross Ulbricht, the accused mastermind behind the underground Silk Road website for the sale of illegal drugs to customers worldwide, failed to persuade a federal appeals court to overturn his conviction and life sentence.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on Wednesday rejected Ulbricht's claim that he was denied a fair trial because he could not introduce evidence of corruption by two federal agents involved in his probe.It also rejected th
  
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• Franken Breaks News On Addt'l Reported Sessions-Kislyak Meeting

  31-05-2017 21:35
  
  Sen. Al Franken reacts to reports investigators are looking into another undisclosed meeting between Jeff Sessions and Russian diplomat Sergey Kislyak. He reveals lawmakers asked Comey to look into Sessions' contacts.
  
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• Serbia's new president calls for 'dialogue' over Kosovo

  31-05-2017 21:34
  
  Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic, who was sworn in as the country's president on Wednesday, wants to open a debate over the future of Kosovo, the breakaway province whose independence Belgrade has refused to recognise."I will preserve Serbia's integrity but I will always accept talks with Kosovo Albanians," Vucic told lawmakers after taking his oath of office in parliament.Its independence was declared a decade after the 1998-1999 war between ethnic Albanian Kosovo rebels and Serbian armed forces, a co
  
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• Waze Carpool to go live across California, so take a break from driving

  31-05-2017 21:33 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Starting June 6, any and all California residents will be able to hitch a ride to work, back home, or to the beach with other Waze Carpool drivers, saving the environment (and some gas money to boot).
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• Sean Spicer says a ‘small group of people’ know what Trump’s ‘covfefe’ tweet meant

  31-05-2017 21:30
  
  According to White House press secretary Sean Spicer, the cryptic, now deleted tweet containing the word “covfefe” that President Trump sent in the wee hours of Wednesday morning actually meant something to a select group of people.“The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant,” Spicer said after Yahoo News asked about the tweet in a briefing with reporters on Wednesday.Spicer’s answer prompted widespread laughter and incredulous qu
  
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• Macron vows to renegotiate sale of French shipyard

  31-05-2017 21:29
  
  Saint-Nazaire (France) (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that his government would seek to renegotiate the sale of the STX France shipyard to Italy's Fincantieri, in order to "guarantee job preservation" at the site.Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will negotiate "a new shareholding structure" for the sale "in the coming weeks", Macron said during a visit to the Saint-Nazaire shipyard, the last gem in France's once-thriving shipbuilding industry.
  
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• You may finally get the chance to talk to Samsung’s Bixby by the end of June

  31-05-2017 21:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sources say Samsung is planning on delivering Bixby's voice functionality to Galaxy S8 owners closer to the end of the spring -- two months after the launch of its flagship smartphone.
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• Official: 9 local guards dead, 11 Americans wounded in Kabul

  31-05-2017 21:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine Afghan guards at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul were killed and 11 American contractors wounded in the massive suicide truck bomb attack that rocked the diplomatic quarter in Afghan capital on Wednesday, the State Department said. One other Afghan guard was reported missing.
  
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• Russia fires cruise missiles, targets IS positions in Syria

  31-05-2017 21:17
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russians warships in the Mediterranean Sea have fired four cruise missiles at the Islamic State group's positions in Syria, the Russian defense ministry said on Wednesday.
  
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• Hudway Drive Heads Up Display: Our first take

  31-05-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Headway Drive heads up display is packed with technology and hopes to keep your eyes on the road while projecting important information ahead of you
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• This Twitch streamer wants you to play the stock market with his money

  31-05-2017 21:07
  Remember the glory days of TwitchPlaysPokemon? Twitch chat was working toward a common goal – beating Pokemon Red and Blue using only chat commands – and for that initial run, it was an incredible sight to see. Now, one Twitch streamer is giving us an evolution of the TwitchPlaysPokemon idea, but there’s more at stake than just beating a video … Continue reading
  
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• Chelsea Clinton weighs in on Kathy Griffin debate

  31-05-2017 21:07
  
  Clinton said, "I hope we can all least agree that it's never funny to joke about violence toward anyone, and particularly in this political climate, toward our president."
  
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• They’re not just self-lacing, these Smartshoes warm your toes, too

  31-05-2017 21:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  There have been numerous attempts to bring a version of Marty McFly’s iconic self-lacing sneakers from 1989’s Back to the Future Part II to life. Digitsole’s new Smartshoe is one one of the most intriguing yet.
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• Kathy Griffin faces backlash for beheaded Donald Trump photo

  31-05-2017 21:02
  
  "The View" co-hosts discuss whether the photo crossed the line.
  
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• Elon Musk will quit Trump’s councils if US leaves Paris Agreement

  31-05-2017 20:54
  With reports President Trump will pull the US from the Paris climate agreement, Tesla’s Elon Musk has confirmed he will withdraw from his advisory role should that happen. The Paris Agreement, otherwise known as the Paris climate accord, was finalized late last year, with more than a hundred countries committing “to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt … Continue reading
  
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• iPhone 8 vs Galaxy Note 8 vs Essential Phone (leading the way)

  31-05-2017 20:53
  Rumors and insider tips have given us a generally good idea of what’s to come with regard to Apple and Samsung’s next hero devices. The Galaxy Note 8 and the iPhone 8 – or iPhone Pro, if you prefer – are rumored to come with displays that cover nearly their entire frontside. As for the Essential Phone – we found … Continue reading
  
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• FBI arrests 19 accused New York mobsters linked to Lucchese family

  31-05-2017 20:52
  
  Defendants with nicknames including "Paulie Roast Beef" and "Joey Glasses" were among 19 people charged with crimes ranging from murder to the illegal sale of cigarettes, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York said in a statement.The most prominent defendants were Matthew Madonna, 81, a suspected street boss for the Lucchese family, Steven Crea Sr., 69, also known as "Wonder Boy," who is a suspected underboss, and suspected consigliere Joseph DiNapoli, 81.
  
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• NASA Parker Solar Probe sun mission named in honor of Eugene Parker

  31-05-2017 20:51
  As promised, NASA has made an announcement related to its sun investigation mission, the now-formerly named Solar Probe Plus. The space agency, it turns out, has decided to change the mission’s name to Parker Solar Probe in honor of astrophysicist Eugene Parker who published a study in 1958 detailing a phenomenon that is now known as solar wind. “This is … Continue reading
  
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• Bike customizers prove a Harley can be morphed into a great woods bike

  31-05-2017 20:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  When an Australian outdoorsman wanted a bike to honor a faithful companion, Gasoline Motor Company built a custom Harley-Davidson-based scrambler. Except for its V-twin engine, the A-15 looks nothing like the donor street cruiser.
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• Australian motorcycle customizers build Harley-based scrambler to honor dog

  31-05-2017 20:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  When an Australian outdoorsman wanted a bike to honor a faithful companion, Gasoline Motor Company built a custom Harley-Davidson-based scrambler. Except for its V-twin engine, the A-15 looks nothing like the donor street cruiser.
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• Never-Driven 964 RSR Sells for $2.25 Million

  31-05-2017 20:44
  
  The race-ready 911 RSR is one of the rarest 964 variants in existence. This example has only driven six miles since new.
  
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• Two Toddlers Died In a Hot Car In Texas This Memorial Day Weekend

  31-05-2017 20:43
  
  Every summer brings a new list of children who die this way.
  
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