Tuesday, October 31, 2017

iPhone X Reviews


iPhone X Reviews
Is the iPhone X worth the $1000+ you'll have to shell out to get your hands on one? Here's what the reviews say.

October 31, 2017 at 07:07AM
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Monday, October 30, 2017

Woman Catches World Series Home Run, Guy Grabs It And Throws It Back


Woman Catches World Series Home Run, Guy Grabs It And Throws It Back
Baseball's unwritten rules strike again.

October 30, 2017 at 07:57AM
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Sunday, October 29, 2017

Puerto Rico’s utility cancels controversial $300 million contract with Montana firm hired to repair electrical grid


Puerto Rico’s utility cancels controversial $300 million contract with Montana firm hired to repair electrical grid
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said the contract has become a distraction in getting help for hurricane-stricken island.

October 29, 2017 at 02:30PM
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Saturday, October 28, 2017

There’s precedent for Amazon competing with so many companies. It doesn’t end well.


There’s precedent for Amazon competing with so many companies. It doesn’t end well.
Perhaps no other company in history has sold so many different products (354 million) while competing against so many other companies (hundreds). In the past, that power hasn't lasted. Amazon is betting it will be different.

October 28, 2017 at 12:03PM
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Friday, October 27, 2017

Two American Women Rescued After Five Months at Sea


Two American Women Rescued After Five Months at Sea
With a broken mast rigging, a disabled engine and with distress calls out of range, two American women have been rescued after being at sea for five months, the U.S. Navy and the lucky mariners said Thursday.

October 27, 2017 at 08:21AM
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Thursday, October 26, 2017

A new American revolution is starting in New England—against Daylight Saving Time


A new American revolution is starting in New England—against Daylight Saving Time
The Eastern Time Zone spans Maine to Michigan. Parts of eastern New England are dark many waking hours of the day, with the sun setting before 4pm in winter.

October 26, 2017 at 07:49AM
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

We're Having Trouble Comprehending How Fast This Indonesian Soccer Player Is


We're Having Trouble Comprehending How Fast This Indonesian Soccer Player Is
​Being a pro soccer player requires technical skills, but being really, really fast also helps. Just ask Terens Puhiri.

October 25, 2017 at 10:23AM
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

GOP Senator Announces Retirement, Blasts Trump In Senate Floor Speech


GOP Senator Announces Retirement, Blasts Trump In Senate Floor Speech
"I have children and grandchildren to answer to, and so, Mr. President, I will not be complicit."

October 24, 2017 at 01:41PM
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Goalkeeper Learns The Hard Way Why You Don't Celebrate A Missed Penalty Too Soon


Goalkeeper Learns The Hard Way Why You Don't Celebrate A Missed Penalty Too Soon
​This sequence of events seems almost perfectly constructed to be a parable about the virtues of not counting your chickens before they've hatched.

October 23, 2017 at 07:58AM
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Monday, October 23, 2017

John McCain Calls Trump Out For Dodging Draft In Shadiest Way Possible


John McCain Calls Trump Out For Dodging Draft In Shadiest Way Possible
Bone spurs, eh?

October 23, 2017 at 06:32AM
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Sunday, October 22, 2017

California Restaurant Admits It's Been Serving Popeyes Chicken for Months


California Restaurant Admits It's Been Serving Popeyes Chicken for Months
The restaurant's Yelp page is now a hotbed of one-star reviews. But the owner insists she didn't do anything wrong.

October 22, 2017 at 11:31AM
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Saturday, October 21, 2017

Dogs Make Facial Expressions, But Only When They've Got An Audience


Dogs Make Facial Expressions, But Only When They've Got An Audience
Findings suggest that dogs use facial expressions to communicate with humans — a trait that may have emerged as a result of domestication.

October 21, 2017 at 12:58PM
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Friday, October 20, 2017

The Boomtown That Shouldn’t Exist


The Boomtown That Shouldn’t Exist
Cape Coral was built on total lies. One big storm could wipe it off the map. Oh, and it’s also the fastest-growing city in the United States.

October 20, 2017 at 09:49AM
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

This Is What A 21st-Century Police State Really Looks Like


This Is What A 21st-Century Police State Really Looks Like
Far from the booming metropolis of Beijing, China is building a sprawling system that combines dystopian technology and human policing. "It's a kind of frontline laboratory for surveillance."

October 18, 2017 at 08:36AM
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

She claimed tall, blond aliens kidnapped her as a child. Now she’s running for Congress.


She claimed tall, blond aliens kidnapped her as a child. Now she’s running for Congress.
Several years before the 59-year-old announced her candidacy for Congress, Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera appeared on TV and talked in great detail about her experiences with aliens.

October 16, 2017 at 07:14PM
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Monday, October 16, 2017

Astronomers Observe First-Ever 'Kilanova' — Here's What's Going On


Astronomers Observe First-Ever 'Kilanova' — Here's What's Going On
On Monday, astronomers announced a hugely exciting new discovery: For the first time ever, they've observed two neutron stars colliding — and creating gravitational waves.

October 16, 2017 at 09:06AM
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Sunday, October 15, 2017

‘Allah’ Is Found on Viking Funeral Clothes


‘Allah’ Is Found on Viking Funeral Clothes
The discovery of the Arabic characters in boat graves has raised questions about the influence of Islam in Scandinavia.

October 15, 2017 at 08:53AM
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Friday, October 13, 2017

The Spookiest Ghost Stories From All 50 States


The Spookiest Ghost Stories From All 50 States
From heartbroken brides to spectral oenophiles, America is a melting pot of otherworldly entities who have staked a spiritual claim in every crack and cranny of the country.

October 13, 2017 at 08:17AM
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Thursday, October 12, 2017

The Crazy, True Story Of The Birth Of The Warriors' Historic Offense


The Crazy, True Story Of The Birth Of The Warriors' Historic Offense
In the past three years, the Warriors have won two NBA titles with the most explosive offense in history. This is the inside tale of how it all began — on a plate of appetizers.

October 11, 2017 at 06:37PM
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

The Woman Who Smashed Codes: America’s Secret Weapon in World War II


The Woman Who Smashed Codes: America’s Secret Weapon in World War II
How "know-nothings" Elizebeth Smith Friedman and William F. Friedman became the greatest codebreakers of their era.

October 11, 2017 at 08:50AM
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Monday, October 9, 2017

This Is The Greatest High School Football Play We've Seen In A While


This Is The Greatest High School Football Play We've Seen In A While
3 seconds left, the receiving team down by 1 — we don't want to spoil how this last-second kickoff return plays out, but it's very good.

October 9, 2017 at 08:15AM
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Sunday, October 8, 2017

A Dutch News Satire Program Made This Fake Ad To Raise Awareness Of 'Nonsensical Rifle Addiction' In America


A Dutch News Satire Program Made This Fake Ad To Raise Awareness Of 'Nonsensical Rifle Addiction' In America
"Sunday with Lubach" is basically the Netherlands' answer to "Last Week Tonight," and this is their take on gun violence in the US.

October 8, 2017 at 02:51PM
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Saturday, October 7, 2017

Nationals Stage a Late Comeback, Perhaps Exorcising Postseason Demons


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Here's the Democracy Alliance's 'Resistance Map'


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Gas Station Explosion in Ghana Kills at Least 1 and Injures Several


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Trump Poised to Sign Order Opening New Paths to Health Insurance


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‘The New Washington’: Once Racing to Flee the Senate, Marco Rubio Now Digs In


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Quotation of the Day: Shaping Gender Perceptions in Brazil, an Episode at a Time


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Corrections: October 8, 2017


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Hurricane Nate Expected To Strengthen To Category 2 Storm, And Other Important News You Should Know


Hurricane Nate Expected To Strengthen To Category 2 Storm, And Other Important News You Should Know
The hurricane killed at least 25 people in Central America and is currently closing in on the northern Gulf Coast. Here's what you need to know about Hurricane Nate.

October 7, 2017 at 09:38AM
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Quotation of the Day: Father of Injured Girl Speaks, And Yankees Pledge Longer Nets


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Quotation of the Day: As Hawija Falls, Iraqi Forces See the Beginning of the End for ISIS


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‘You Could Still End Up With Your Best Friend’


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It All Started With Smiles Across a Crowd


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A Game of Phone Tag and He’s It


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Backup Quarterback and Iowa State Stun Oklahoma


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Power Ballads


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Polish Catholics Gather at Border for Vast Rosary Prayer Event


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Joe Girardi: ‘I Screwed Up’


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Death of Chicago Teenager Found in Walk-In Freezer Is Ruled an Accident


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Connie Hawkins, Pioneering N.B.A. Hall of Famer, Dies at 75


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Nate Gains Strength and Speeds Toward the Gulf Coast


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Mexican Radio Host’s Resignation Highlights Ties Between Government and Media


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Nelly Arrested Following Tour-Bus Rape Accusation


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Who Invented ‘Zero’?


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When an Epidemic Is Personal


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Seeing Trump Through a Glass, Darkly


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Yes, Steve Bannon Should Terrify You


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While the U.S. Talks of War, South Korea Shudders


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Robert E. Lee, Christopher Columbus ... and Pétain?


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