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• U.S. cities are reeling from ransomware attacks

  26-06-2019 23:43 via nbcnews.com
  Baltimore and two cities in Florida have fallen victim to ransomware in recent weeks, and Atlanta’s mayor has advocated for more federal help.
  
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• Madonna makes powerful statement against gun violence in 'God Control' video - CNN

  26-06-2019 23:29 via cnn.com
  Madonna makes powerful statement against gun violence in 'God Control' video  CNNMadonna - God Control (Official Music Video)  MadonnaMadonna Shares Disturbing “God Control” Video to Protest Gun Violence  PitchforkMadonna depicts grisly mass shooting in new anti-gun violence music video | TheHill  The HillMadonna Worries About Her Kids Because of Gun Violence: 'Same Fear Every Mother in This Era Has'  PEOPLE.comView full coverage on G
  
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  A study detected hidden consciousness in one out of seven unresponsive brain injury patients using widely-available hospital technology. (Credit: Chairoij/Shutterstock)There are some things that life never prepares you for — like the dreaded phone call that a loved one is in a coma, and you’re responsible for making their end-of-life decisions if they don’t wake up. These decisions are further complicated by the fact that there’s no true test for consciousness. And, unfor
  

• Senate, House headed for confrontation over border funding bill - CNN

  26-06-2019 23:19 via cnn.com
  Senate, House headed for confrontation over border funding bill  CNNSenate passes border spending package, setting up fight with House  POLITICOSenate OKs bipartisan border bill after rejecting 'poison pill' House version, as clock ticks  Fox NewsDemocrats are trying to deliver aid to children. Trump is threatening to veto it.  The Washington PostRep. Michael McCaul: The border crisis is real – Democrats need to stop playing politics with people's li
  
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• More mental health research needed for social media stars, experts say

  26-06-2019 22:55 via nbcnews.com
  “We’re only breaking the ice on how social media is affecting teens and adults but those are not influencers we’re studying,” one researcher said.
  
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• Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows Never to Capitulate to U.S. Sanctions - The New York Times

  26-06-2019 22:48 via nytimes.com
  Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows Never to Capitulate to U.S. Sanctions  The New York TimesAyatollah Ali Khamenei made the remarks as Iranian officials reiterated Iran was moving toward noncompliance with some parts of the 2015 nuclear deal.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Yesterday Review - IGN

  26-06-2019 22:47 via ign.com
  Yesterday Review  IGNYesterday nearly rid the world of Tom Cruise, too  The A.V. Club‘Yesterday’ Review: In a Beatles-Less World, Love Really Is All You Need  Rolling StoneYesterday Is Frustrating and Forgettable  The AtlanticYESTERDAY Review: All Its Troubles Aren't So Far Away  Birth.Movies.Death.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• HPV vaccine now recommended through age 45 in some cases - The Washington Post

  26-06-2019 22:43 via washingtonpost.com
  HPV vaccine now recommended through age 45 in some cases  The Washington PostCDC panel recommends HPV vaccine for men through age 26 and for some older adults  CNNPanel recommends HPV vaccine for men up to age 26  NBCNews.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Lightning Strikes Are Foreshadowed by 'Glows' of Gamma Rays, Scientists Find

  26-06-2019 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lightning strikes are preceded by "glows" of gamma ray radiation, scientists find. (Credit: Breno Machado/Unsplash)Summer in the U.S. brings big thunderstorms. Towering thunderhead clouds fill the skies and energy permeates the air as positive and negative electrical charges build up between the earth and the atmosphere. Lightning bolts reset the tension with a tremendous jolt of energy.
  Now researchers discover glows of gamma rays – high-energy electromagnetic radiation – appear jus
  
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• YouTube Is Finally Giving You More Control Over the Videos Its Algorithm Puts In Your Face - Gizmodo

  26-06-2019 22:30 via gizmodo.com
  YouTube Is Finally Giving You More Control Over the Videos Its Algorithm Puts In Your Face  GizmodoYouTube introducing changes to give people more control over recommended videos  The VergeYouTube lets you hide channels from your recommendations  EngadgetYouTube now lets you remove channels from homepage, Up Next recommendations  9to5GoogleYesssss: YouTube is Finally Going to Let You Block Channel Suggestions  Droid LifeView full coverage on Goog
  
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• Over Alito’s Fuming Dissent, Gorsuch and the Liberals Protect the Right to Trial by Jury - Slate Magazine

  26-06-2019 22:22 via slate.com
  Over Alito’s Fuming Dissent, Gorsuch and the Liberals Protect the Right to Trial by Jury  Slate MagazineGorsuch sides with liberal bloc once more, in sex offender case  Fox NewsGorsuch joins liberal justices in ruling against federal criminal statute | TheHill  The HillSupreme Court decision keeps 'Auer deference,' which strengthens power of government regulators  CNBCSupreme Court Hands Total Wine, Other Out-Of-State Liquor Retailers A Big Win 
  
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• ALMA Spots What May Be the Very First Stages of Planetary Formation

  26-06-2019 22:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  The clump of gas ALMA spotted, about as long as the distance between the Sun and Jupiter, may one day become a fully-fledged planet. (Credit: ALMA/ESO/NAOJ/NRAO, Tsukagoshi et al.)Stars in the early stages of their lives are surrounded by flat disks of dust and gas, spinning slowly around them. Over time, this material clumps together to form planets, or eventually gets blown away by the stellar wind. This process can take millions of years, so astronomers don’t have a way to watch it from
  
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• Apple hires one of ARM's top chip designers - Engadget

  26-06-2019 22:06 via engadget.com
  Apple hires one of ARM's top chip designers  EngadgetApple Hires ARM's Lead CPU Architect Amid Rumors of ARM-Based Macs as Early as 2020  MacRumorsApple hires key ARM chip designer as it plots transition from Intel for the Mac  9to5MacApple Hires Key Chip Designer From ARM as Own Efforts Ramp Up  BloombergApple hires key ARM engineer in race to ditch Intel  The VergeView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Why it's so hard to make a foldable smartphone

  26-06-2019 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  The tech industry is looking for its next big thing. Foldable phones are promising but are proving to be a monumental engineering challenge.
  
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• We just got one step closer to smooth, bezelless phones

  26-06-2019 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  One day, our phones may just be smooth panes of glass.
  
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• Tech companies are stepping back in time to fight climate crisis

  26-06-2019 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  Wood was thought to be ill-suited for constructing apartment buildings and office towers. But timber is enjoying a renaissance, thanks in part to climate change.
  
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• Reddit slaps 'quarantine' on popular pro-Trump forum The_Donald over threats of violence

  26-06-2019 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  Reddit has "quarantined" its subreddit "The_Donald," the most popular section of its site for supporters of President Trump because of what it said were "threats of violence against police and public officials."
  
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• Micron has found a way around the US ban on Huawei

  26-06-2019 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  Micron has resumed shipping some of its products to Huawei despite a US government ban on exports to the Chinese tech company.
  
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• Instagram will start placing ads on the Explore page

  26-06-2019 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  Ads are coming to Instagram's popular Explore page, one of the last ad-free places on the photo-sharing network.
  
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• Huawei is still signing up 5G customers despite US pressure

  26-06-2019 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  Wireless carriers are still lining up to buy 5G network technology from Huawei despite recent US sanctions that have threatened the Chinese tech company's global supply chain.
  
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• Fans petition YouTube to restore late vlogger Etika's account

  26-06-2019 22:01 via rss.cnn.com
  Fans of Desmond Amofah, the popular video game YouTuber known as Etika whose body was found in New York on Monday, have started a petition in hopes of having his primary account restored.
  
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• Banning e-cigarettes, not tobacco products, is 'ludicrous,' some public health experts say - NBC News

  26-06-2019 21:42 via nbcnews.com
  Banning e-cigarettes, not tobacco products, is 'ludicrous,' some public health experts say  NBC NewsSan Francisco becomes 1st major city to ban e-cigarettes  ABC NewsSan Francisco's e-cigarette sales ban is an unprecedented health experiment  CNNSan Francisco e-cigarette ban: Is it legal and is it safe?  CBS NewsSan Francisco Bans Sales of Juuls and All Other E-Cigarettes  PEOPLE.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Reddit restricts pro-Trump community over violent threats

  26-06-2019 21:27 via nbcnews.com
  The community, named r/The_Donald, has more than 754K subscribers and describes itself as a “never-ending rally dedicated to the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.”
  
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• Family of Salvadoran migrant dad, child who drowned say he 'loved his daughter so much' - NBC News

  26-06-2019 21:24 via nbcnews.com
  Family of Salvadoran migrant dad, child who drowned say he 'loved his daughter so much'  NBC NewsShocking photo of drowned father and daughter highlights migrants' border peril  Guardian NewsA shocking image of a drowned man and his daughter underscores the crisis at the US-Mexico border  CNNPhotos of drowned father and daughter are gut-wrenching. Why we decided to publish them.  USA TODAYWrenching Images of the Migrant Tragedy  The New York Time
  
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• The Hatch Act wasn't meant for advisers such as Kellyanne Conway, and House Democrats have no case to say it was - Washington Examiner

  26-06-2019 21:23 via washingtonexaminer.com
  The Hatch Act wasn't meant for advisers such as Kellyanne Conway, and House Democrats have no case to say it was  Washington ExaminerHouse Committee Authorizes Subpoena for Kellyanne Conway  The Wall Street JournalHouse votes to subpoena Conway over Hatch Act violations  CNNHouse debate on Conway's alleged Hatch Act violations ends in shouting match  Washington PostKellyanne Conway, Will You Please Testify Now?  The New York TimesView full covera
  
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• Buy Western Digital Stock Because of Micron’s Better-Than-Expected Earnings - Barron's

  26-06-2019 21:10 via barrons.com
  Buy Western Digital Stock Because of Micron’s Better-Than-Expected Earnings  Barron'sThese semiconductor stocks are rising the most as Micron CEO is upbeat about Huawei and China  MarketWatchMicron has found a way around the US ban on Huawei  CNNHuawei Blacklist Loopholes Were Made in the U.S.A.  BloombergMicron Surges After Q3 Earnings Surprise, Second Half Memory Demand Forecast  TheStreet.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• This Chinese smartphone company found a creative place to put the selfie camera - CNN

  26-06-2019 20:58 via cnn.com
  This Chinese smartphone company found a creative place to put the selfie camera  CNNOppo unveils the world’s first under-screen selfie camera  The VergeOPPO previews its breakthrough under screen camera technology  MSPoweruserOppo's under-screen camera is real and taking photos in Shanghai  EngadgetOppo Unveils World’s First Under-Screen Front Camera  iphonehacks.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Former U.S.C. Gynecologist Arrested in Sex Abuse Case - The New York Times

  26-06-2019 20:49 via nytimes.com
  Former U.S.C. Gynecologist Arrested in Sex Abuse Case  The New York TimesUSC Gynecologist Arrested in Sex Abuse Cases  KTLA 5Ex-USC gynecologist charged in sex assaults of 16 patients  Yahoo NewsFormer USC gynecologist George Tyndall charged with 29 felonies in sex abuse case  Los Angeles TimesEx-USC Gynecologist Charged in Sexual-Assault Case  Wall Street JournalView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 12-Year-Old Girl Develops Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Swimming at Florida Beach - The Epoch Times

  26-06-2019 20:43 via theepochtimes.com
  12-Year-Old Girl Develops Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Swimming at Florida Beach  The Epoch Times12-year-old Indiana girl contracts flesh-eating disease during Florida vacation  FOX 59 Indianapolis12-Year-Old Girl Gets Life-Threatening Flesh-Eating Disease After Swimming at a Florida Beach  PEOPLE.comMom says daughter contracted flesh-eating bacteria on popular Florida beach  WFLA12-year-old Indiana girl contracts deadly flesh-eating disease during Florida
  
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• Reddit Restricts Pro-Trump Community Because of Threats - The New York Times

  26-06-2019 20:20 via nytimes.com
  Reddit Restricts Pro-Trump Community Because of Threats  The New York TimesReddit 'Quarantines' Pro-Trump Forum Over Anti-Police Threats  The Daily BeastPro-Trump message board ‘quarantined’ by Reddit following violent threats  The Washington PostReddit Restricts Pro-Trump Community Because of Threats  The New York TimesReddit quarantines site’s largest pro-Trump community over ‘threats of violence’  ThinkProgressVie
  
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• Estranged Husband Of Missing New Canaan Mom Crossed State Line Into New York - Daily Voice

  26-06-2019 20:08 via dailyvoice.com
  Estranged Husband Of Missing New Canaan Mom Crossed State Line Into New York  Daily VoiceJennifer Dulos' estranged husband breaks silence following divorce hearing with message for 5 children  Fox NewsHow a Conn. Couple's ‘Stereotypically Perfect’ Marriage Went Sour Before Mom of 5 Disappeared  PEOPLE.comHusband of Missing Mom Says He Misses His 5 Kids  Inside EditionEstranged husband of missing mom says he misses 5 children  KATUView
  
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• Bones uncover mysterious early history of the Neanderthals - CNN

  26-06-2019 20:03 via cnn.com
  Bones uncover mysterious early history of the Neanderthals  CNNAncient DNA reveals new twists in Neanderthal migration  National GeographicThe ancient history of Neanderthals in Europe  Phys.orgNeanderthals from Europe may have ousted their Siberian relatives  New Scientist NewsNeanderthals didn't always live in caves  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' star Beth Chapman dead at 51 - Fox News

  26-06-2019 19:56 via foxnews.com
  'Dog the Bounty Hunter' star Beth Chapman dead at 51  Fox NewsBeth Chapman, 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' star, has died  CNNBeth Chapman, of 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' fame, dies at 51  Yahoo EntertainmentBeth Chapman, one half of world-famous bounty hunting duo, dies in Honolulu  Hawaii News Now'Dog's Most Wanted' Star Rainy Robinson Shares Heartbreaking Post Amid Beth Chapman's Coma  inTouch WeeklyView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Google Has Become Orwell’s “Ministry Of Truth”

  26-06-2019 18:47 via technocracy.news
  Forget ‘fake news’. Google IS fake news. It is re-writing history, the present and the future. It is using its enormous control over the ‘news feed’ to control how people think, react and act. Worse, it is working beyond their wildest imagination.
  We can thank Project Veritas for breaking this story, and I expect there will be additional Google insiders who come out as whistleblowers to reveal more sordid details.
  In short, Google is weaponizing its AI programs to decimat
  
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• What if the Wayfair walkout actually hurts migrant children? - Washington Examiner

  26-06-2019 18:01 via washingtonexaminer.com
  What if the Wayfair walkout actually hurts migrant children?  Washington ExaminerWayfair Employees Protest Sale Of Furniture To Migrant Detention Center  NPRWayfair workers plan walkout in protest of company's bed sales to migrant camps  CNNDemocratic Candidates' Homes, Wayfair Employees Protest, Richest Person In Each State  ForbesHere’s what you need to know about the Wayfair walkout  The Boston GlobeView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Experts: European Nations Should Ban Social Credit Scoring

  26-06-2019 17:57 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats in the EU are bent on total surveillance and controlling people, but a high-level, independent advisory group has warned against using AI for mass surveillance and social credit scoring. ⁃ TN EditorAn independent expert group tasked with advising the European Commissionto inform its regulatory response to artificial intelligence — to underpin EU lawmakers’ stated aim of ensuring AI developments are “human centric” — has published its policy an
  
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• From dancing tomatoes to cyberpunks, E3 show reveals wilder side of gaming

  26-06-2019 17:54 via nbcnews.com
  E3 2019, the gaming industry's biggest and wildest show, included flashy booths, sizzling trailers, a surprise appearance by Keanu Reeves, and the ejection of one of gaming’s biggest stars.
  
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• Donald Trump fires back at Megan Rapinoe in tweet storm about protest - Yahoo Sports

  26-06-2019 17:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump fires back at Megan Rapinoe in tweet storm about protest  Yahoo SportsTrump invites USWNT to WH after Rapinoe barb  ESPNOpinion: Megan Rapinoe doing something right if she's setting Donald Trump off  USA TODAYTrump Attacks Megan Rapinoe  The Young TurksJason Chaffetz: US Women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe missing a big opportunity to bring our country together  Fox NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Italy migrants: German rescue ship on collision course with Salvini - BBC News

  26-06-2019 17:37 via bbc.com
  Italy migrants: German rescue ship on collision course with Salvini  BBC NewsCaptain of ship with 42 rescued migrants defies Italy’s orders and heads toward port  The Washington PostMigrant rescue boat enters Italian waters, defying government ban  ReutersMigrant rescue ship defies Salvini's ban to enter Italian port  The GuardianRefugee rescue ship defies Salvini, enters Italian waters  Aljazeera.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Why Jared Kushner's idealist plan for Middle East peace will inevitably fail - Washington Examiner

  26-06-2019 17:10 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Why Jared Kushner's idealist plan for Middle East peace will inevitably fail  Washington Examiner'Divorced from reality': Palestinians reject US economic plan  Aljazeera.comForget peace. Trump and Israel want Palestinian surrender.  The Washington PostBahrain conference: Kushner is trying to sell his Middle East plan  Vox.comWhy Jared Kushner's Mideast Peace Plan Might Actually Work  NewsweekView full coverage on Google News
  
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• NSA Busted Again For Collecting U.S. Phone Records

  26-06-2019 17:04 via technocracy.news
  The NSA is run by Technocrats for the benefit of Technocrats to build a total surveillance society. The agency, which reports to the Director of National Intelligence, has been rogue for many years, unwilling to be controlled by courts or Congress. ⁃ TN EditorThe National Security Agency collected records about U.S. calls and text messages that it wasn’t authorized to obtain last year, in a second such incident, renewing privacy concerns surrounding the agency’s maligned phone-
  
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• No one should die from a blood transfusion. So why did it happen at MD Anderson, the nation's top cancer hospital? - NBC News

  26-06-2019 17:00 via nbcnews.com
  No one should die from a blood transfusion. So why did it happen at MD Anderson, the nation's top cancer hospital?  NBC NewsMD Anderson patient died after contaminated blood transfusion, CMS says  Becker's Hospital ReviewView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Bystanders Try to Help More Often Than They Get Credit For

  26-06-2019 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: Dusan Petkovic/Shutterstock)If you see someone in need, would you help them out even if you might get hurt in the process?Psychology experiments have often shown that people are unlikely to help others in need when another person is close by. This dismal human reaction is called the “bystander effect,” named for the people who stand by and do nothing. But most of the research on the bystander effect comes from carefully controlled lab settings, not from the real world. And n
  
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• Libra 101: All You Need to Know about the Cryptocurrency - Market Realist

  26-06-2019 16:39 via marketrealist.com
  Libra 101: All You Need to Know about the Cryptocurrency  Market RealistFacebook Says Libra Can Change the World. It Needs to Convince Users.  The Wall Street JournalBitcoin soars close to $13,000, hitting a 17-month high  CNBCBitcoin Surge Pushes Weekly Gain to 40%, and It's Only Wednesday  Bloomberg5 theories behind bitcoin's dizzying rally above $12000  Business InsiderView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Knicks rumors: Carmelo Anthony open to finishing career in New York - ClutchPoints

  26-06-2019 16:14 via clutchpoints.com
  Knicks rumors: Carmelo Anthony open to finishing career in New York  ClutchPointsJalen Rose reacts to the JR Smith-Carmelo Anthony to the Lakers rumors | Jalen & Jacoby  ESPNReport: NBA executives think Lakers are most likely destination for Carmelo Anthony  Yahoo SportsLos Angeles Lakers: Primary focus should be adding depth  Lake Show LifeLeBron And The Lakers Are Reportedly Interested In Signing J.R. Smith  DeadspinView full coverage on Go
  
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• VESA Announces DisplayPort 2.0 Standard: Bandwidth For 8K Monitors & Beyond - AnandTech

  26-06-2019 16:00 via anandtech.com
  VESA Announces DisplayPort 2.0 Standard: Bandwidth For 8K Monitors & Beyond  AnandTechDisplayPort 2.0 supports 8K monitors  EngadgetDisplayPort 2.0 Supports Up to Two 8K Displays or One 16K Display, Rollout Expected to Begin in Late 2020  MacRumorsDisplayPort 2.0 Published For 3x Increase In Data Bandwidth Performance  PhoronixDisplayPort 2.0 has enough bandwidth for a 16K resolution display  PC GamerView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Prince William: I'd support my child if they were gay - BBC News

  26-06-2019 15:27 via bbc.com
  Prince William: I'd support my child if they were gay  BBC NewsPrince William Was Asked How He'd Feel If One Of His Kids Came Out As Gay — Here's What He Said  BuzzFeedPrince William says he'd be 'absolutely fine' if his child came out as gay — but would worry about 'backlash'  Yahoo LifestyleUK's Prince William says it's fine for his kids to be gay  Times of IndiaPrince William Was Asked How He'd React If His Kids Came Out as Gay — and H
  
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• Massive Sun-Orbiting Asteroid Will Get 'Close' to Earth Tomorrow - Interesting Engineering

  26-06-2019 14:46 via interestingengineering.com
  Massive Sun-Orbiting Asteroid Will Get 'Close' to Earth Tomorrow  Interesting EngineeringThe golden asteroid that could make everyone on Earth a billionaire  RTAn asteroid hit Earth right after being spotted by telescope this week  CNETAsteroid Explosion Seen on Satellite As It Entered Earth's Atmosphere South of Puerto Rico  The Weather ChannelHow the asteroid-mining bubble burst  MIT Technology ReviewView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tech boost, trade optimism lead Wall Street higher - Reuters

  26-06-2019 14:01 via reuters.com
  Tech boost, trade optimism lead Wall Street higher  ReutersMnuchin: 'We were about 90% of the way' on China trade deal and there's a 'path to complete this'  CNBCStocks dip into the red amid mixed trade signals  Yahoo FinanceFull interview: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin | Street Signs Europe  CNBC International TVWhat to watch today: Dow to rise, 'path to complete' trade deal, and Netflix loses 'The Office'  CNBCView full coverage on Goo
  
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• Where are the top NBA free agents going? Our experts predict - ESPN

  26-06-2019 13:05 via espn.com
  Where are the top NBA free agents going? Our experts predict  ESPNKnicks' first Kevin Durant recruiter is losing faith now  New York Post Sources: Durant declines $31.5M player option  ESPNKevin Durant’s Absence Might Make Us Finally Appreciate Him  The RingerReport: Mutual interest between Knicks, Julius Randle  Yahoo SportsView full coverage on Google News
  
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