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Computer servers 'stranded' in space

A pair of "off-the-shelf" servers sent up to the International Space Station have still not returned to Earth. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2T23ZjT via IFTTT

Pokemon: Nintendo announces two new games, Sword and Shield, for the Switch

This is the first 'real' Pokemon game to appear on consoles, following successful titles on handheld and mobile. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Sva4jZ via IFTTT

Why is the MWC tech show full of men?

Women make up less than a quarter of delegates at the annual technology fair in Barcelona. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IFrZEG via IFTTT

OneWeb launches mega-constellation pathfinder satellites

A London-based start-up's multi-billion-pound project to take the web everywhere gets off the ground. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Uawqso via IFTTT

Energizer 'thick boi' phone gives 50 days of battery life

Could chunky smartphones be the future for our pocket tech? This huge new handset has tech experts talking. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2EACg0M via IFTTT

Spotify launches in India to tap growing digital market

The Swedish firm faces competition from several local rivals in the fast-growing digital market. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Vo1HIG via IFTTT

Momo challenge: Police advise over 'freaky game'

The "game" on WhatsApp has been accused of encouraging children to self-harm. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Xqd7gL via IFTTT

A voice assistant to take breakfast orders

A Colorado restaurant is attempting to use a voice assistant to take breakfast orders in their drive-through. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2EzbQwv via IFTTT

Facebook bans Tommy Robinson's page

The former English Defence League leader is deemed to have broken rules around hate speech. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2SorAGt via IFTTT

Self-harm clips hidden in kids' cartoons

YouTube is failing to deal with dangerous content on its kids' channel, says charity. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2U8e8rN via IFTTT

Ad-free social network Vero to charge subscription fees

Vero has built a community of nearly five million members, it says, but will now start charging. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2VfyNKO via IFTTT

Scooter fault leaves Lime riders injured

The bug can mean riders are flung from the scooters while travelling at high speed, Lime warned. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2H0Bax6 via IFTTT

HoloLens 2: Rory goes hands-on

Rory Cellan-Jones learns how to fix an aircraft using the HoloLens 2 headset. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Vor3q1 via IFTTT

Tesla's Elon Musk may be in contempt over tweet

The US financial regulator asks a judge to sanction the Tesla boss for breaking a deal over tweeting. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2BUvql6 via IFTTT

The precious metals inside our smartphones

Zoe Kleinman looks at some of the elements that make our phones work, and the cost to our planet. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2ICupE4 via IFTTT

YouTube takes ads off 'anti-vax' video channels

The World Health Organization said anti-vaccine views were a "top 10 global health threat" in 2019. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2tAFuez via IFTTT

Huawei Mate X smartphone folds face out

Huawei unveils a foldable phone that has several advantages over Samsung's from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2NqZ8me via IFTTT

Nokia 9 PureView uses five cameras to take a photo

The handset fuses together shots simultaneously taken by the five cameras to enhance image quality. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2H0rdzR via IFTTT

Investment scam targets Instagram users

Victims lost an average of nearly £9,000 after falling for scams appearing on the image-sharing platform. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2H3hBnJ via IFTTT

Microsoft HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset unveiled

The headset lets users control actions via eye movements, and also presents a better quality view. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2TcXF8r via IFTTT

GCHQ: Chinese tech 'threats' must be understood

The agency's chief says there are "opportunities" too, but UK telecoms cyber-security must improve. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2H0kINp via IFTTT

LG's Dual Screen 'foldable phone' breaks apart

LG opts to release a second screen accessory rather than a device with a single flexible display. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2tyNqNx via IFTTT

Exoskeleton helps people with paralysis to walk

Floriane is able to walk using an exoskeleton that detects how she wants to move. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2GEyHJz via IFTTT

Could Peace Cross Case Go Much Bigger and Decide the Fate of Many Religious Displays?

On Wednesday the Supreme Court heard arguments in a religious liberty case that was over just one cross dominating a World War I memorial on government land in Bladensburg, Maryland since 1925. But lawyers defending the Peace Cross urged the justices use this opportunity to come up with a simpler, clearer way to decide these cases involving government and religious displays, symbols or actions. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2H5HP9l via IFTTT

'I Saw These Swirling Lights': Double Lung Transplant Pastor Says He Died, Went to Heaven, Heard Jesus

A Louisville pastor says he died on the operating table during a double lung transplant, went to heaven and even met his organ donor. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2TohMAA via IFTTT

Climate Crisis: A Modern-Day Witch Hunt?

Is the science of climate change really as settled as the media and the political left claim? Leading scientists say no.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2EgJOEU via IFTTT

'Advancing His Kingdom': Teen Entrepreneur Tithes $7k After Earning $35,000 in Just Four Days

A teenager from Idaho has given away a staggering $7,000 after managing to make five times that amount in just four days. David Holston, 18, a young entrepreneur who runs his landscaping business out of Coeur d’Alene, managed to make the enormous amount of money while he was in Seattle just after the city got doused with a historic snowfall of up to 10 inches. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2IGLT2l via IFTTT

'I Want to Empty the Foster Care System': Retired Nun Provides Loving Environment for At-Risk Kids

New Life Village in Florida is a unique intergenerational community. Its goal is to reduce the number of children in foster care and provide kids in need with a loving, stable environment. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2SuuJo7 via IFTTT

'Where Is Their Respect for My Beliefs?' Christian Woman Targeted for Not Filing Taxes for Lesbian Couple

A lesbian couple in Indiana wants lawmakers to force businesses to serve them, even if it violates the religious views of the business owners and their employees.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Ub4qFf via IFTTT

PayPal Censoring Groups With Help from Leftist, Anti-Christian SPLC

The CEO of PayPal has revealed the multi-billion dollar service partners with the leftist organization Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to decide who should be blacklisted from their company. Using "company corporate values" as their defense, PayPal has taken intentional steps to deny access to conservatives. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2Ud4DHM via IFTTT

Reactions to United Methodist Church's Vote Against Recognizing Gay Marriage Are Pouring In

The United States’ second-largest Protestant denomination, the United Methodist Church, voted Tuesday to strengthen its embrace of marriage between one man and one woman, laid out in the church’s so-called “Traditional Plan.” In an unexpected turn, the UMC’s delegates decided to reject the “One Church Plan,” which would have permitted individual church leaders and regional annual conference officials to decide whether to ordain and marry LGBTQ members. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2SyDw8N via IFTTT

The Latest: Pittenger doesn't plan to run again for old seat

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a new election being held for a North Carolina congressional seat after the state elections board reviewed evidence of ballot fraud (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2tJ6Krw via IFTTT

Was the media biased against the Covington students?

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Conservatives accuse media organizations of trafficking in stereotypes that Trump supporters are bigots. Two recent incidents have strengthened conservatives’ belief that liberal journalists are implacably opposed to Donald Trump and his supporters: the 18 January encounter between a group of Kentucky students and a Native American activist on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and the claims by Jussie Smollett that he had been attacked by hoodlums shouting racist and anti-gay slurs. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2T9HY2Y via IFTTT

Cardinal George Pell found guilty of abusing two choir boys

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An Australian court has found Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican treasurer and a former top adviser to Pope Francis, guilty on five charges of child sexual offences committed more than two decades ago against 13-year-old boys. The verdict was made public on Tuesday following the lifting of a court suppression order on the trial, after a second abuse case against Pell was dropped by the prosecution. A jury in the Country Court of Victoria in Melbourne found Pell guilty on December 11 last year following a four-week trial. Pell becomes the most senior Catholic clergyman worldwide to be convicted for child sex offences. He had pleaded not guilty to all five charges. He was convicted of five sexual offences committed against the 13-year-old choir boys 22 years earlier in the priests' sacristy of St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne, where Pell was archbishop. One of the two victims died in 2014. Each of the five offences carries a maximum 10 years ...

Wells Fargo Sees ‘Possible’ Legal Losses Rising by $500 Million

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The higher estimate for “reasonably possible” legal losses -- essentially a worst-case scenario -- shows risks grew as the bank and authorities examined abuses in recent months and discussed potential penalties. The change stems from “a variety of matters,” including probes of its sales to retail customers, Wells Fargo wrote Wednesday in an annual regulatory report. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SwIna9 via IFTTT

Steven Avery attorney: 'We won!'; court to hear new evidence in 'Making a Murderer' case

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Kathleen Zellner, attorney for "Making A Murderer" subject Steven Avery, tweeted "We won!" after the Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Nwk6jM via IFTTT

Peugeot Is Officially Leading the Return of French Cars to the U.S.

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PSA will reportedly return to selling Peugeots here by 2026, for the first time since it exited the North American market in the early 1990s. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SYYRNz via IFTTT

Attacked and powerless, Venezuela soldiers choose desertion

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CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — The simple house on a street ridden with potholes in this town on Colombia's restive border with Venezuela has become a refuge for the newly homeless: 40 Venezuelan soldiers who abandoned their posts and ran for their lives. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Exbdn5 via IFTTT

Nuclear Nightmare: India and Pakistan are on the Brink

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Whatever happens next rests in the fates of political decisionmakers in India. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2H77EFT via IFTTT

Boeing unveils unmanned combat jet developed in Australia

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Boeing Co on Wednesday unveiled an unmanned, fighter-like jet developed in Australia and designed to fly alongside crewed aircraft in combat for a fraction of the cost. The U.S. manufacturer hopes to sell the multi-role aircraft, which is 38 feet long (11.6 meters) and has a 2,000 nautical mile (3,704 kilometer) range, to customers around the world, modifying it as requested. The prototype is Australia's first domestically developed combat aircraft since World War II and Boeing's biggest investment in unmanned systems outside the United States, although the company declined to specify the dollar amount. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2U5AUk6 via IFTTT

Southwest Airlines wing scrapes runway during aborted landing in Hartford

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A Southwest flight from Orlando to Hartford, Connecticut, ended up diverting to Rhode Island after trying to land three times in high winds. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SsKagx via IFTTT

Trump's ex-fixer Cohen to offer new Russia details to Congress: source

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As Special Counsel Robert Mueller appears to near the end of his probe into whether Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election in collusion with Trump's campaign, Cohen's assertion that Trump was inquiring about the skyscraper project as late as June 2016, if true, would show Trump remained personally engaged in the venture well into his candidacy. Cohen was set to offer lawmakers new information about Trump's private affairs over three consecutive days of in-depth discussion with congressional committees that began on Tuesday with a closed hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The focus of the session, which lasted for roughly 9 hours, was mainly on what Cohen knows about Trump's dealings with Russia, as well as about Cohen's previous lies, two congressional sources said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TfQNHz via IFTTT

At least 4,500 abuse complaints at migrant children shelters

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years, including scores directed against adult staff members, according to federal data released Tuesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GOuzGQ via IFTTT

Warren, DNC Use Cohen Testimony in Fundraising Pleas

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The Democratic National Committee and Senator Elizabeth Warren both used Michael Cohen's highly anticipated congressional testimony in fundraising pleas addressed to supporters Wednesday.“Under oath and in an open session of Congress, one of Donald Trump’s most trusted advisors implicated him in criminal activity while he’s been in the White House,” read an email from Warren asking for donations. “Our criminal justice system is hanging on and doing its job – the truth is coming out – despite unprecedented, relentless, and potentially illegal pressure from Donald Trump and his associates in and out of government. But here’s the biggest threat right now: Donald Trump, or the next President, using the pardon power to cover up and permanently excuse this wrongdoing.”The Democratic National Committee also sent out a fundraising text that read, “Michael Cohen’s testimony makes this clear: Trump is a threat to our country. It’s up to us to make him a one-term president.”Cohen has bee...

Woman brutally mauled to death by her own 2 dogs while playing in front yard

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A South Carolina woman died on Thursday night after her two dogs turned on herwhile she was playing with them in the front yard of her Greenville home from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TaT7Qf via IFTTT

Man who bought $540 of Girl Scouts cookies is arrested

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man who bought more than 120 boxes of Girl Scouts cookies to help the scouts escape the cold has been arrested on drug charges. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2T1BQcI via IFTTT

Can CBD Help Your Child?

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When a child is sick and conventional medicine isn’t helping, parents understandably often turn to alternative treatments. Recently, that includes cannabidiol, aka CBD, which is a cannabis compou... from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GOyPpO via IFTTT

ECB’s Rimsevics Is Back at Work and Headed to Frankfurt

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“I will not restrict him, I will let him travel” to Frankfurt, Viorika Jirgena, the prosecutor in charge of his case, said in an interview. The central banker’s case hasn’t been sent to Latvian court yet, since he is still submitting evidence in the pre-trial stage. The Latvian central bank board won’t grant Rimsevics access to documents involving the case or information about commercial banks that are connected to it, with all legal inquires going through his deputy Zoja Razmusa, spokesman Janis Silakalns said in an email. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NtS6gP via IFTTT

Sen. Kamala Harris dismisses concerns about cost of the Green New Deal

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New report finds Green New Deal could cost as much as $93 trillion over 10 years; reaction from Fox News contributor Judy Miller and Dan Henninger. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VkyGgQ via IFTTT

Trump touts rapport with North Korea's Kim at summit, 'satisfied' with talks

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The U.S. president appeared upbeat with Kim even as on the other side of the world in Washington his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen called Trump a "conman" who knew in advance about the release of stolen emails aimed at hurting his Democratic rival in the 2016 election campaign. "Great meetings" and a "Very good dialogue," Trump said on Twitter after dinner with Kim at Hanoi's French-colonial-era Metropole hotel while the White House said the two planned to sign a "joint agreement" after further talks on Thursday. Facing increasing political and legal pressure at home over investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, Trump has devoted significant time and effort to trying to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for promises of peace and development, a foreign policy goal that has confounded multiple predecessors. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Emnt8T via I...

Photos of the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53

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Shrimp Cocktail, Steak and Lava Cake. Here's the Menu for Trump and Kim's 'Social Dinner' in Hanoi

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The two leaders enjoyed a social dinner together before formal talks begin tomorrow from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BUB72o via IFTTT

Q&A: What's at stake as India-Pakistan tensions rise?

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan face their worst tension in years over the disputed region of Kashmir, with Islamabad saying they shot down two Indian warplanes Wednesday and captured a pilot. Pakistan, which previously said it captured two pilots, immediately shut down its civilian airspace in response. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NxIt0B via IFTTT

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Fox News Breaking News Alert No agreement after second nuclear summit 02/27/19 11:12 PM

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Trump sits down with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam 02/27/19 5:59 PM

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Cohen says he has never been to Prague, refuting key Russia collusion claim of Steele dossier 02/27/19 10:49 AM

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Fox News Breaking News Alert President Trump and Kim Jong Un shake hands to kick off Hanoi summit 02/27/19 3:36 AM

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Pakistan shuts down airspace to all commercial flights 02/27/19 1:08 AM

Trump, North Korea's Kim end Vietnam summit with no agreement

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U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to reach an agreement on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula at their summit in Vietnam on Thursday, the White House said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2T4uvcv via IFTTT

China says hopes U.S., North Korea dialogue can continue

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China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it hopes dialogue and communication between the United States and North Korea can continue. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Vjvp1w via IFTTT

No gas? No votes. Subsidy cuts imperil Ukraine leader's reelection bid

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Ukrainian pensioner Nadiya Ignatiy says she has had the plum and cherry trees in her garden cut down for firewood since the government raised gas prices late last year. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2tIL3Yu via IFTTT

World powers call for calm as India and Pakistan trade fire in Kashmir

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Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire briefly along the contested border in Kashmir on Thursday morning, a day after the two nuclear powers both downed enemy jets, with Pakistan capturing an Indian pilot. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2XrPQv4 via IFTTT

Trump says hopefully India, Pakistan conflict coming to an end

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped the conflict between India and Pakistan will be coming to an end, after the two nuclear powers clashed across a contested border in the disputed Kashmir region. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IDcUU3 via IFTTT

Trump says talks with Kim failed over North Korean sanctions demands

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam had failed to reach agreement due to North Korean demands to lift punishing U.S.-led sanctions. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2H7rW21 via IFTTT

Britain's Labour Party backs Brexit referendum

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Britain's opposition Labour Party will support a new referendum on Brexit after parliament defeated its alternative plan for leaving the European Union, the party's leader Jeremy Corbyn said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2GP9BHS via IFTTT