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Vaping Kills a 15-Year-Old in Texas
The New York Times - 10 Jan 2020 02:02
The teenager was the youngest to die so far in the outbreak of lung illnesses that affected thousands of people.
Clear Partners With Former Major Champ To Play Its High-End Golf Balls
Forbes - 10 Jan 2020 01:12
Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel has signed on to play Clear's golf balls after missing most of the 2019 golf season due to a wrist injury. It's the company's first deal with a player on the PGA or European tours...
Tali smart motorcycle helmet could be the brain bucket of the future - Roadshow
CNET - 10 Jan 2020 00:51
Debuting at CES, this connected helmet incorporates a wide array of high-tech safety and convenience features.
What is "Grandmillennial?"
Style Me Pretty - 10 Jan 2020 04:20
photo by: River Spencer We've talked about it, you've seen inklings of it -- but what really is the "grandmillennial" style? We referenced that it just might be a trend making some headway in the upcoming decade, but to ...
Cuomo's 2020 Vision: Turbulent Waters and So Many Octopuses
The New York Times - 10 Jan 2020 01:57
The New York governor commissioned a surreal poster that shows him navigating a "sea of division" and "squalls of hate."
Facebook tweaks ad policy but still allows political lies in U.S. campaign 2020
Reuters - 10 Jan 2020 04:45
Facebook Inc announced limited changes on Thursday to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but defied critics' demands that it bar politicians from using its ads...
'Send Nudes': Drivers shocked by road sign's racy request
New York Post - 10 Jan 2020 03:53
PINE KNOT, Ky. -- Drivers traveling along a Kentucky highway didn’t have to check their direct messages to receive the infamous sexting request: send nudes. An electronic road sign that was hacked early Thursday mornin...
Trump now says climate change is 'serious' and not 'a hoax'
The Week - 10 Jan 2020 03:22
President Trump on Thursday announced plans to change National Environmental Policy Act rules, in order to make it easier to build gas pipelines and construct mines and highways. As they are written now, the regulations ...
Watch Russian warship 'aggressively' encounter US ship
CNN - 10 Jan 2020 17:50
A Russian warship "aggressively approached" a US Navy destroyer while it was operating in the North Arabian Sea, ignoring warnings from the US vessel and increasing the risk of a collision, the US Navy said. CNN's Barbar...
Climate change protests stretch to London as Australia bushfires rage
Reuters - 10 Jan 2020 17:01
Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday to protest against government inaction on climate change, as bushfires ravaged tens of thousands of square miles of bushland after months of destruction and at least...
'Snake Eyes': Paramount's 'G.I. Joe' Spin-Off Starring Henry Golding Underway In Japan
Deadline - 10 Jan 2020 17:04
Production is rolling on Paramount's Snake Eyes, the studio's G.I. Joe spin-off starring Crazy Rich Asians actor Henry Golding. Robert Schwentke is directing. Evan Spiliotopoulos wrote the screenplay, which chronicles th...
U.S. House votes to rein in Trump's war powers as U.S.-Iran tensions stay high
Reuters - 10 Jan 2020 04:42
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran as the Middle East remained tense after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander and Iran's ...
Trump calls his decision to authorize Soleimani strike 'bold and decisive'
The Week - 10 Jan 2020 04:30
President Trump was his own hype man during a campaign rally Thursday night in Toledo, Ohio. He praised his decision to authorize the airstrike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week, calling it a "bold...
Watch: Teacher arrested for tossing student out of class, into hallway
New York Post - 10 Jan 2020 03:40
A Florida middle school teacher was arrested after he was captured on video tossing a student into the hallway from a classroom, police said. The teacher, 47-year-old Jeffrey Paffumi, approached the student in the Buddy ...
Ticket, Passport, Pregnancy Test. Flying to This U.S. Island Can Be Complicated.
Wall Street Journal - 10 Jan 2020 17:13
Immigration concerns in Saipan, a U.S. birth-tourism destination, are putting new pressures on airlines that fly there to screen their passengers.
Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' to Cost More Than $200 Million
Collider - 10 Jan 2020 17:03
Christopher Nolan's new action movie Tenet will cost more than $200 million, sources tell Collider in the wake of a Variety story that pegged the number at an eye-popping $225 million -- and that's before a nine-figure m...
U.S. says any delegation to Iraq would not discuss troop withdrawal
Reuters - 10 Jan 2020 16:56
Any delegation the United States would send to Iraq would not discuss the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, the U.S. State Department said on Friday, saying the force presence there was "appropriate."
Trump reportedly admitted impeachment played a big role in his Soleimani decision
The Week - 10 Jan 2020 16:55
President Trump's decision to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani reportedly had some self-serving underpinnings. The assassination and subsequent conflict with Iran has pushed Trump's looming impeachment trial out of the...
950 earthquakes have hit Puerto Rico so far this year. Why? Blame it on an 'earthquake swarm'
USA Today - 10 Jan 2020 16:50
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake - and 950 smaller ones - have hit Puerto Rico in the first 10 days of January 2020. So why is this happening?
Iran urges US, Canadian investigators for information on Ukraine plane crash, ambassador denies site unsecure
USA Today - 10 Jan 2020 16:37'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Suffers An Especially Irksome Day
Deadline - 10 Jan 2020 04:37
“Some days the news is frustrating,” said The Late Show host Stephen Colbert in tonight’s monologue. “And by some days, I mean every day for the last three years.” Today was no different, as Colbert noted, “I...
Factbox: How social media services handle political ads
Reuters - 10 Jan 2020 04:23
Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads that contain false or misleading claims ahead of the U.S. presidential election.