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How to Turn Off the Frequent Locations Feature on iPhone
OS X Daily - 15 Apr 2014 00:46
Frequent Locations is an intelligent feature on the iPhone that allows the device to track where you go and learn what places are frequently visited. Once the iPhone has determined some locations that are most common, sa...
Why a Teen Training Bra is Worth $40: Yellowberry and the Cost of Change
Lingerie Talk - 15 Apr 2014 12:29
Everyone is talking about Megan Grassell, the teenage entrepreneur behind the youth bra label Yellowberry. Our feature profile of the Wyoming high school senior went viral across North America last week, generating more ...
How A Schoolyard Bully Helped Andrew Garfield Become Spider-Man
Business Insider - 15 Apr 2014 21:39
Even the Amazing Spider-Man can be a victim of bullying. In an interview with The Guardian, Andrew Garfield — the actor who plays Spider-Man in the upcoming "Amazing Spider-Man 2" — explains he was bullied as a chi...
Meet The 10 Most Wanted Fugitives In America
Business Insider - 15 Apr 2014 23:16
The FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list began in 1950 after a news reporter asked the bureau for the names of the "toughest guys" it wanted to capture. The resulting story generated so much publicity, J. Edgar Hoover, th...
DealBook: Looking at Some Corporate Tax Loopholes Ordinary Citizens May Envy
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2014 03:13
On April 15, as individual taxpayers file, taking a look at a few opportunities for corporations that they may find slightly irksome.
A Chinese Company 3D Printed 10 Houses In A Day
Business Insider - 15 Apr 2014 02:21
There's a lot you can do with a 3D printer. Now add "building a house in a day" to the list. Make that 10 houses. The WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Co. has printed 10 homes in 24 hours out of recycled materials. ...
This Massive Private Island In The Bahamas--Once Listed For $55 Million -- Is About To Hit The Auction Block
Business Insider - 15 Apr 2014 23:41
A massive private island in the Bahamas — which comes with its own airport code and 2,700-foot landing strip — will be auctioned off next month in New York City. Innocence Island, part of the exclusive Exuma chain in...
US Airways sends lewdest brand tweet ever
CNET - 15 Apr 2014 01:26NEC launches facial recognition technology to identify Hong Kong shoppers
PC World - 15 Apr 2014 00:52
NEC has launched a new Mobile Facial Recognition Appliance that enables organisations in any industry to offer an ultra-personalised customer experience by recognising the face of each and every customer as soon as they ...
Watch This Breathtaking Video Of Russian Soldiers Parachuting Onto Arctic Ice
Business Insider - 15 Apr 2014 23:56
More than 50 Russian soldiers parachuted onto drifting Arctic ice near the North Pole last week in a first-ever training exercise, Russia Beyond The Headlines reports. The Russian paratroopers parachuted along with airdr...
USB 3.0 jumps to light speed with new 10-meter optical cable
PC World - 15 Apr 2014 23:53
The ubiquitous USB 3.0 connector is advancing to light-speed and longer-distance data transfers thanks to optical cables from Corning that started shipping on Tuesday. Corning's first USB 3.Optical Cable--which stretches...
This French Technology Could Help Save Shopping Malls
Business Insider - 15 Apr 2014 23:02
One of the biggest problems brick-and-mortar retailers face these days is that many consumers prefer the convenience of shopping online. Now, the French shopping mall owner Klépierre is prototyping an impressive new ...
Fourth person charged in 'thrill kill' of Australian college player
Fox News - 15 Apr 2014 06:00
A fourth person was charged Monday in the death of an Australian baseball player who was fatally shot as he jogged in a southern Oklahoma neighborhood last summer.
Has Aung San Suu Kyi lost her voice?
CNN - 15 Apr 2014 06:59
Amid violence towards the country's Muslim minority, the revered human rights icon has largely kept her silence.
Iran Seeks UN Meeting On US Denial Of Visa To Its New Ambassador
IBTimes - 15 Apr 2014 05:30
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Boston Globe: Marathon survivors and first responders, photographed from above
Boston - 15 Apr 2014 05:14
In the early morning hours of April 6, The Boston Globe assembled a group of survivors - including the Richard family - as well as first responders, political leaders, and others for a photoshoot at the Boston Marathon f...
Mexico pledges own anti-money laundering list
Boston - 15 Apr 2014 04:26
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico has announced plans to fight money laundering by using "kingpin" lists like those issued by the United States, although unlike the public U.S. list, Mexico will make its registry confidential, ...
White supremacist charged with hate crimes in Kansas Jewish center killings
Reuters - 15 Apr 2014 04:19
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas
Obama, Putin Chat as Ukraine Seethes
ABC News - 15 Apr 2014 04:17
Little sign of progress at Obama, Putin speak for first time in weeks.
Details on the 2014 Pulitzer Prize winners
Boston - 15 Apr 2014 04:14
Details and reaction on the winners of the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes:
Apparent Hate Crime Aimed at Jews Instead Strikes Christians Who Gave to Others
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2014 04:04
Although the shooting suspect was a known racist and anti-Semite, the victims who were gunned down on Sunday were all Christians devoted to their families, to their churches and to serving their communities.
Disaster in the Sky: Old Plane, Inexperienced Pilots--and No More Parachutes
Time - 15 Apr 2014 03:18
A routine Air Force mission supporting the Afghan war turns tragic