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LeBron James leads all players in fan voting for NBA All-Star Game
ABC News - 3 Jan 2019 22:26
Four-time MVP LeBron James leads all players in fan voting for the NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday. Other top vote-getters in the Western Conference include Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic, Minnesota...
A Man Has Been Arrested for Trespassing at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Resort
Time - 3 Jan 2019 04:40
Brian Whitehurst said he wanted to talk to Trump about "his $6.3 trillion"
Apple Stock Is Getting Creamed After CEO Tim Cook Said iPhone Sales Are Slipping
Time - 3 Jan 2019 00:09
Cook blamed China's weak economy, among other factors
2018 Domestic Box Office Finishes With Record $11.85 Billion
The Wrap - 3 Jan 2019 04:10
The final total for the 2018 domestic box office is in, and the biggest year in industry history has clocked in at $11.85 billion, according to comScore. That total is approximately 4 percent higher than the previous rec...
Hackers are forcing smart TVs, Chromecasts to promote PewDiePie - CNET
CNET - 3 Jan 2019 02:28
You don't have to adjust your screen, just your security settings.
The typical first-year NFL head coach's résumé and who fits it
ESPN - 3 Jan 2019 16:33
Eight NFL teams are looking for a new head coach. If they opt for someone new, we're here to help with a mock-up of the typical first-timer's résumé.
A California County Will Pay $5M Because It Didn't Do Enough to Prevent the Killing of a 3-Year-Old Girl
Time - 3 Jan 2019 05:04
The suit said authorities didn't properly investigate abuse allegations
Switching From Beef to Alternative Proteins Will Reduce Diet-Related Deaths, the WEF Says
Time - 3 Jan 2019 04:01
It could also reduce food-related greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter
U.S. Ambassador Visits American Arrested in Russia on Spying Charge
The New York Times - 3 Jan 2019 04:00
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would demand the release of Paul N. Whelan, the Marine Corps veteran detained in Moscow, if the detention was "not appropriate."
A timeline of Apple’s six-month fall
Fast Company - 3 Jan 2019 17:13
Apple is on the decline, and investors are panicking. Early this morning, Apple’s stock took its biggest one-day drop in five years after being the world’s first trillion-dollar company last August. But stock value i...
Pelosi says impeachment, even indictment of Trump open questions
ABC News - 3 Jan 2019 16:58
Incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi left the door open on impeachment and indictment of President Donald Trump.
Death penalty sought for 5 suspects in Jamal Khashoggi killing
USA Today - 3 Jan 2019 16:37
The state-run Saudi Press Agency said the suspects in the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi have attended their first court hearing.
TV content discovery sucks. Can Nielsen make it better?
Fast Company - 3 Jan 2019 11:00
For all the advances in TV tech, we still spend way too much time sitting around and trying to decide what to watch. In the last two decades or so, we’ve gone from watching television mostly on a predetermined live sch...
The Latest: Chief justice calls for additional judge, staff
Miami Herald - 3 Jan 2019 19:29
The Latest on the start of the North Dakota legislative session (all times local): ___ 11:30 a.m. North Dakota Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle (VAN'-duh-wall) wants state lawmakers to add one …
Ohio doctor fired for writing anti-Semitic tweets
CBSNews - 3 Jan 2019 16:56
An Ohio doctor was fired for writing anti-Semitic tweets. Dozens of tweets from 2011 to 2013 recently emerged from Lara Kollab, a former supervised first-year resident at the Cleveland Clinic. In one tweet, she suggested...
U.S. warns Iran against space launches, ballistic missiles
Reuters - 3 Jan 2019 16:53
The United States issued a pre-emptive warning to Iran on Thursday against pursuing three planned space rocket launches that it said would violate a U.N. Security Council resolution because they use ballistic missile tec...
China lands spacecraft on 'dark' side of moon in world first
Boston - 3 Jan 2019 16:38
Three nations -- the United States, the former Soviet Union, and more recently China -- have sent spacecraft to the near side of the moon, which faces Earth, but this landing is the first-ever on the far side.
Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar will be first to wear hijab in Congress
New York Post - 3 Jan 2019 16:35
Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar — one of two Muslim women recently elected to the House of Representatives — will become the first to wear the hijab in Congress when the new session begins on Thursday. Democrats are ex...
Death toll reaches 39 in Russian apartment block collapse: Interfax
Reuters - 3 Jan 2019 16:33
Thirty-nine bodies have been pulled from under the rubble of a Russian apartment building that partially collapsed this week after an apparent gas explosion, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia may need extra time to privatize soccer clubs
Reuters - 3 Jan 2019 14:21
Saudi Arabia's plan to privatize its soccer clubs could be delayed beyond the targeted 2020, the head of the country's soccer federation told Reuters, in what would be the latest setback to economic reforms.
America’s super wealthy gave fewer big dollar donations in 2018
Fast Company - 3 Jan 2019 14:00
Major giving is down big after a spike in 2017. In 2018, the top 10 largest charitable gifts from ultra-rich donors added up to $5.8 billion. That’s far less than what was given by the same set in 2017, when the top co...
James Comey, please shut up
The Week - 3 Jan 2019 12:50
It's time for Jim Comey to be quiet. That's been the case for a long time now -- and yet there the former FBI director was on Wednesday, weighing in on the debate over Mitt Romney's op-ed criticizing President Trump. Loo...