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Coca-Cola is launching its own coffee, energy drink this year
New York Post - 24 Apr 2019 21:18
Get ready to taste the feeling -- of Coke Coffee. Coca-Cola is hopping on the ready-to-drink coffee trend and rolling out a new java product across the globe this year, the company announced Tuesday. "Coke Coffee was des...
When "rehab" means patients do unpaid work for big companies
CBSNews - 24 Apr 2019 22:44
Cenikor Foundation has sent tens of thousands of patients to work without pay at more than 300 for-profit companies
Two new AirPods models, one with new design, coming in 2019 & 2020 says Ming-Chi Kuo
AppleInsider - 24 Apr 2019 13:35
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is predicting two new AirPods models to ship at the end of 2019 or in the beginning of 2020, solidifying Apple's lead in the marketplace.
Google Pixel 3a leaks once again, complete with launch date tease
Android Authority - 24 Apr 2019 09:35Court prepares to sentence Hong Kong protest organizers
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 05:01
A court in Hong Kong is preparing Wednesday to sentence nine leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests after they were convicted last month of public nuisance offenses. The sentences are …
Trump demands New York Times apologize for Russia probe coverage
New York Post - 24 Apr 2019 04:23
President Trump demanded Tuesday that The New York Times beg for his forgiveness for its coverage of the Russia probe. "I wonder if the New York Times will apologize to me a second time, as they did after the 2016 Electi...
Trump Hauls Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to the Oval Office, Wants to Know Why He Doesn't Have More Twitter Followers
Slate - 24 Apr 2019 04:22
The president suggests Twitter try using "flying water tankers" to help solve the problem. Or any problem really.
A New Pop-Up Tries to Make Women's Financial Inequality Instagram-Worthy
VICE - 24 Apr 2019 18:55
Money clips that read "future millionaire" are sold next to earrings that demand we "eat the rich." Should I be questioning the system, or thriving inside of it? The company doesn't seem to know the answer.
Mark Medoff, Tony-Winning Children of a Lesser God Playwright, Dies at 79
Playbill - 24 Apr 2019 18:40
He also received an Academy Award nomination for the film’s 1986 screen adaptation.
Death toll rises to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings, more arrested
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 05:45
The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359 and more suspects have been arrested, police said Wednesday. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility …
Steven Spielberg Misses Academy Meeting On Oscar Eligibility For Netflix Films But Offers Some Opinions
Deadline - 24 Apr 2019 05:01
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors is meeting tonight to weigh arguments over Oscar-eligibility requirements directed toward Netflix movies. One of the most high-profile players to have...
Trump: White House considering asserting executive privilege to hinder congressional probes
USA Today - 24 Apr 2019 04:05
In Washington Post interview, Trump said Democratic-led investigations are unnecessary given results ofspecial counsel Robert Mueller's report.
Top Christie aide sentenced to 13 months for role in "Bridgegate"
CBSNews - 24 Apr 2019 23:16
Bridget Kelly, Christie's former deputy chief of staff, says that the former governor is to blame for the scandal
Workers smoked at Notre-Dame cathedral, admits contractor
Eyewitness News - 24 Apr 2019 17:46
Notre-Dame's now mostly-destroyed roof was made of wood and included some of the original beams erected in the 12th century.
Putin: we don't want to cause problems for new Ukraine president
Reuters - 24 Apr 2019 17:02
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday it was unacceptable that residents of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions had no rights, but he said Moscow did not want to create problems for the new Ukrainian leadership.
George W. Bush's top speechwriter is now calling for Trump's impeachment
The Week - 24 Apr 2019 17:02
Another Republican has hopped on the impeachment train. After the Mueller report detailed President Trump's failure to take what Michael Gerson calls "a criminal plot by a hostile foreign government" to the FBI, the chie...
Japan apologizes to forcibly sterilized people, vows redress
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 16:59
Japan's government apologized Wednesday to tens of thousands of people who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law which was designed to "prevent the birth of poor-quality descendants," …
Court to hear arguments in legal challenge to "Remain in Mexico"
CBSNews - 24 Apr 2019 16:48
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked many of the administration's immigration polices, prompting the president's ire
Girl Born Without Hands Won National Handwriting Competition Because Nothing Can Stop Her
Time - 24 Apr 2019 16:47
Nothing slows 10-year old Sara Hinesley down.
Honduran brothers reunited six months after being separated at U.S. border
CBSNews - 24 Apr 2019 16:45
Two brothers, originally from Honduras, have been reunited six months after they were taken into custody and separated at the U.S. border. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan says the Trump administration'...
Suicide bombing intelligence row stokes political tension in Sri Lanka
Reuters - 24 Apr 2019 16:43
Political tension mounted in Sri Lanka on Wednesday over the handling of advance intelligence related to Easter Sunday's suicide bombings, with an ally of the prime minister charging that top officials deliberately withh...