We will not do Iran’s bidding, Tehran-backed Gaza militants say
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We will not do Iran’s bidding, Tehran-backed Gaza militants say
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25 More Employees Say They Were Sexually Harassed While Working At McDonald’s
By Lauren Rearick A 19-year-old is among 25 McDonald’s employees who have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct,...
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Ally Brooke Puckers Up In ‘Lips Don’t Lie’ Video With A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Thirteen years after Shakira belly danced her way to the top of the charts with “Hips Don’t Lie,” Ally...
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Paid Meet-And-Greets Are A Staple Of Concert Experiences — But For How Much Longer?
By Larisha Paul What’s the most you’ve ever spent on a concert ticket? My answer used to be just...
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James Blake Brings Peace And Serenity To Ellen With ‘I’ll Come Too’ Performance
This morning (May 24), James Blake made his U.S. daytime television with a simple, pared-down version of “I’ll Come...
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Halsey’s New Era Doesn’t Run Away From Her Past
By Deepa Lakshmin Halsey’s magic number is 17. It’s tattooed on her right knuckles in blue and black ink,...
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Maine Just Banned Public Schools From Appropriating Native Mascots
By Lauren Rearick As a growing number of public schools continue to reconsider use of Native American mascots, Maine...
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NCT 127’s ‘Superhuman’ Is A Stunning Achievement
In today’s oversaturated Korean pop landscape, the struggle to stand out — to be seen, heard, and remembered — among...
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Bop Shop: Songs From Lana Del Rey, Ty Dolla $ign, Steve Lacy, And More
Ty Dolla $ign ft. J. Cole: “Purple Emoji” People forget about J. Cole’s desperate verse on Miguel’s 2011 heartbreak...
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Ariana Grande Asks Fans To Stop Grabbing And Touching Her Friends During Her Shows
Ariana Grande is dealing with a bit of an uncomfortable problem at her shows, and now she’s got a...
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YG’s 4Real 4Real Has An Emotional Nipsey Hussle Tribute
YG‘s new album 4Real 4Real is out today (May 24) and at the end of the album is an emotional,...
Iran blasts ‘highly dangerous’ U.S. troop boost amid Mideast tensions
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 25, 2019, 10:53 AM UTC By Max Burman The U.S. decision to deploy more troops to the Middle East amid simmering tensions with Iran is “highly dangerous,” the...
Space aliens are breeding with humans, university instructor says. Scientists say otherwise.
May 25, 2019, 10:15 AM UTC By Seth Shostak Maybe you’ve never seen any space aliens, but recent polls indicate that up to 6 percent of Americans claim to have been abducted by them. The experience doesn’t sound pleasant. The extraterrestrials are often said to take their captives to...
Leaked images reveal Microsoft’s purple Xbox One S for Fortnite fans
Microsoft appears to be readying a special Fortnite-style version of the company’s Xbox One S console. WinFuture reports that Microsoft will release a purple edition of the Xbox One S in the coming weeks, in a bundle designed for Fortnite fans. The Xbox One S Fortnite Limited Edition will...
First American Financial exposed 16 years’ worth of mortgage paperwork, including bank accounts
Brian Krebs has revealed that a company that primarily works in real estate insurance has left as many as 885 million records exposed on its website — going back to 2003. First American Financial Corp’s big mistake should have been obvious to anybody who would have given a second...
Snap is looking into licensing music for users to embed in posts
Snap is in talks with Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group to license songs for users to embed in posts, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The deal would give users access to a broad catalog of songs to post on Snapchat, much like...
Some OnePlus 7 Pro phones are having strange phantom tap touchscreen problems
By all accounts, the OnePlus 7 Pro is the nicest phone released by the company yet — with a higher price that reflects as much. But some early buyers are reporting that they’ve noticed phantom screen presses, where apps are responding as if something on the screen had been...
Social Blade shaped YouTube culture, and creators are now banding together to save it
To those outside of YouTube, Social Blade is just another analytics site that tracks subscriber growth or loss. But it’s not. Social Blade has become a crucial component to being a YouTube creator, providing creators with numbers to prove why they matter as a community. Now, Social Blade’s time...
Teenage Engineering’s first record label is a showcase for its delightful synths
Swedish music hardware company Teenage Engineering has developed a cult following around their design-forward synthesizers. Now it’s expanded into another portion of the music industry and launched a record label. Naturally called Teenage Engineering Records, the company says the label only has two rules for releases: “it needs to...
Jon Voight declares Trump ‘greatest president since Abraham Lincoln’ in late-night video
Actor Jon Voight expressed his support for President Trump, declaring him “the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln” in a...
Jon Voight declares Trump ‘greatest president since Abraham Lincoln’ in late-night video
Actor Jon Voight expressed his support for President Trump, declaring him “the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln” in a...
25 More Employees Say They Were Sexually Harassed While Working At McDonald’s
By Lauren Rearick A 19-year-old is among 25 McDonald’s employees who have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, citing instances they say occurred at restaurants and the chain’s corporate headquarters, USA Today reports. In an interview with The New York Times, 19-year-old Brittany Hoyos detailed the misconduct she...
Ally Brooke Puckers Up In ‘Lips Don’t Lie’ Video With A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Thirteen years after Shakira belly danced her way to the top of the charts with “Hips Don’t Lie,” Ally Brooke has given us a similarly tantalizing single with “Lips Don’t Lie.” The new track, which features A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, arrived on Friday (May 24), accompanied by a...
Deaths from brain, heart problems higher for NFL than MLB
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 24, 2019, 7:13 PM UTC By Associated Press Pro football players may be more likely to die from degenerative brain diseases and heart problems than baseball players but...
OTC sex stamina pills are dangerous and risky, FDA warns
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 24, 2019, 6:21 PM UTC By Erika Edwards The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to stay away from dietary supplements that claim to promote sexual enhancement,...
Harley Quinn: 6 Things You Need To Know About The Suicide Squad Character
Suicide Squad has been out for nearly three years now, and there were a a lot of colorful characters...
Final Godzilla: King Of The Monsters Trailer Goes Full Apocalypse
40 minutes ago If you thought Superman’s fight with General Zod in Man of Steel was destructive, you ain’t...
Texas softball pitcher ‘doing well’ after ball hits her in face: reports
A pitcher for the University of Texas women’s softball team was said to be “doing well” Friday night after...
LAFC keeps rolling along with win over the Montreal Impact
The sequence began with Montreal midfielder Saphir Taider playing the ball back to keeper Evan Bush, who failed to...
LAFC continues to roll, using a deceptively simple system
Standout teams of the past, most notably Toronto FC in 2017 and the Galaxy in 2011, were characterized by...
Missing Hawaii hiker found alive after 2 weeks
Missing woman found alive in Hawaiian forest after two weeks
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 25, 2019, 4:40 AM UTC / Updated May 25, 2019, 4:58 AM UTC By Dennis Romero A 35-year-old hiker who was missing for more than two weeks was found...
Trump grants Attorney General new powers to investigate Russia probe
The President has directed U.S. intelligence agencies to cooperate “quickly and fully” with Attorney General William Barr’s probe of the origins of the Russia investigation, giving Barr the power to declassify information — a virtually unprecedented move.May 24, 2019
Missouri governor signs law banning abortion after eight weeks
New storm threat as millions begin to rebuild after devastating tornadoes and floods
At least 140 tornadoes were reported since Sunday across the Great Plains, with the most destructive tearing through Jefferson City, Missouri. A new storm threat is rolling in through Memorial Day weekend, bringing new concerns to areas still reeling.May 24, 2019
Man who kidnapped Jayme Closs and murdered her parents gets life in prison
“He thought that he could own me, but he was wrong… I will always have my freedom and he will not,” 13-year-old Jayme Closs said in a statement read at the sentencing hearing for Jake Patterson, the man who kidnapped her and murdered her parents.May 24, 2019
Assange lawyer on U.S. charges: ‘A grave threat to freedom of speech’
Paul Whelan claims ‘abuses and harassment’ as Russian court extends his arrest
Delayed release of Sandra Bland cellphone video incites testy hearing with Texas lawmakers
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 24, 2019, 5:30 PM UTC By Erik Ortiz A hearing over newly released cellphone video belonging to Sandra Bland, the black woman involved in a 2015 traffic stop...
The House just shook up retirement planning: Here’s what could happen to your savings
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 24, 2019, 5:18 PM UTC / Source: CNBC.com By Sarah O’Brien, CNBC Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have passed a bill that aims to improve the nation’s...
McDonnell pledges ‘green revolution’ jobs
Image copyright PAImage caption John McDonnell said nationalisation of the energy network and new investment could create thousands of jobs Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has told Scottish Labour’s conference that a “green industrial revolution” could create 50,000 jobs in Scotland. The MP told delegates in Dundee that Scotland could...
Aluminium firm cyber-attack cost at least £25.6m
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Employees were told not to connect to the company network by notices on the doors of Hydro’s offices A cyber-attack on a Norwegian aluminium company has cost it at least 300 million Norwegian kroner (£25.6m). Hydro, which employs 35,000 people in 40 countries, was...
Economy Energy banned from taking on new customers
Image copyright Getty Images Energy supplier Economy Energy has been banned from taking on new customers until it improves its customer service. The energy regulator, Ofgem, said the ban would remain in place for three months to allow the firm to improve its customer contact procedures. It must also...
The families who took on a housing giant
Image caption Families joined forces to protest outside a Taylor Wimpey development It took seven families two years, but a group of homeowners in Scotland has taken on a housing giant in order to have their “crumbling” new-build homes repaired. It’s part of a broader, UK-wide issue – this...
Standard Chartered to pay $1bn for breaching Iran sanctions
Image copyright Getty Images Standard Chartered bank is being fined $1.1bn (£843m) for violating US sanctions against Iran and over inadequate financial crime controls. The penalties, imposed in connection with a range of different investigations in the US and the UK, all date back to before 2014. The London-based...
China foreign investment law: Bill aims to ease global concerns
Image copyright Getty Images China has passed a new foreign investment law in a move widely seen as an effort to facilitate US trade talks. Delegates voted overwhelmingly in favour of the law on the final day of the National People’s Congress (NPC). The measure is seen as a...
YouTuber Austin Jones gets 10 year prison sentence
Image copyright Austin Jones/Facebook A former YouTube star has been sentenced to ten years in prison in the US after pleading guilty to a charge of receiving indecent images of children. Austin Jones admitted encouraging six underage girls to send him sexually explicit videos in private messages, telling some...
Saudi Aramco made a $111bn profit in 2018
print-edition icon Print edition | Business Apr 6th 2019 FOR YEARS investors dreamed of peering into the books of Saudi Aramco, the oil colossus wholly owned by Saudi Arabia. On April 1st they got their wish. A 469-page bond prospectus revealed $111bn in net income last year, more than...
Will robots take our factory jobs?
As manufacturing becomes more automated, it will employ fewer people. As the new wave of automation comes, will the number of jobs continue to fall? And where will the new jobs appear? This is part of the BBC’s Disruptors series. You can read the full article here. Animation: Zoe...
‘Booth babes’ cause controversy at business show
Image copyright VLSAImage caption The VLSA stand at Business Show 2019 Whether it’s effective, inappropriate or both, some firms still use women in skimpy dresses to market their wares. Visitors to this week’s Business Show 2019 have expressed surprise and dismay that an exhibitor used “booth babes” to attract...
‘Our vision is never to lay anyone off’
Image copyright Manuel Mazzaro Image caption Matias Fernandez Moore travelled the world to try to save his workers’ jobs The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles a different business leader from around the world. This week we speak to Matias Fernandez Moore, chief executive of Argentine leather products firm...
Families borrowed to spend more in 2018
Image copyright Getty Images The amount households spent each week in 2018 climbed to £572.60, the highest level since 2005, according to the latest Family Spending Survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But families had to borrow, or use up savings, to fund their spending and investment...
Lloyds customers hit by online banking woes
Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s largest current account provider has reported problems with its online banking service. Lloyds Banking Group said some customers with Lloyds’ accounts faced “intermittent issues” when trying to log onto the online system. It has apologised and says it is trying to resolve the...
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Image caption Alesha MacPhail had been on a holiday on the Isle of Bute A tribute to a schoolgirl...
World number nine Elina Svitolina, who has won 13 singles titles on the WTA Tour, will be writing columns...
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May 25, 2019, 10:15 AM UTC By Seth Shostak Maybe you’ve never seen any space aliens, but recent polls...
Image copyright Javier CantellopsImage caption The yoga instructor was found slightly injured, in a deep ravine, by volunteers A...
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Microsoft appears to be readying a special Fortnite-style version of the company’s Xbox One S console. WinFuture reports that...