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,...
Tourist dead after apparent shark attack in Hawaii
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 26, 2019, 2:49 AM UTC By Dennis Romero A California man died Saturday after an apparent shark attack off the shores of Maui, NBC News affiliate KHNL of...
Trump secures delay of financial disclosures
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 26, 2019, 1:16 AM UTC By Kristen Welker and Dennis Romero Lawyers for President Donald Trump said Saturday they’ve reached an agreement with congressional leaders to delay the...
Poland has filed a complaint against the European Union’s copyright directive
Poland has officially challenged the European Union’s recently-approved controversial copyright directive, according to Reuters, saying that the legislation would bring unwanted censorship. The country filed its complaint yesterday with the the Court of Justice of the European Union. Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Konrad Szymanski said that the “system may...
An astronomer captured SpaceX’s recently-launched StarLink satellites on video
Earlier this week, SpaceX successfully launched its first 60 StarLink satellites into orbit around the Earth. An amateur astronomer in the Netherlands caught sight of them orbiting Earth after deployment, and captured the scene on video. Astronomer Dr. Marco Langbroek noted on his blog that he calculated where the...
Hackers used a tool developed by the NSA to attack Baltimore’s computer systems
Since May 7th, the Baltimore’s city government has been dealing with a ransomware attack that has shut down everything from its email to the systems that allow residents to pay water bills, purchase homes, and other services. According to a report in The New York Times, the tool that...
Alexa announcements feature now works on every Alexa-compatible device
Last year, Amazon rolled a new announcements feature for Echo devices, and later expanded it to Alexa-compatible Sonos speakers. Now, the feature can be used across all of the devices that utilize Alexa. The feature essentially allows you to turn your Echo devices into an intercom system, and initially...
A laptop filled with six of the world’s most dangerous viruses is on sale for more than $1 million
Some of the world’s greatest artworks are known for their elaborate backstory or complex history, but not many are actively dangerous to those who own them. ‘The Persistence of Chaos’ might be an exception. Created by internet artist Guo O Dong, this piece of art is an ordinary laptop...
Facebook begins telling users who try to share distorted Nancy Pelosi video that it’s fake
Earlier this week, an altered video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caught fire on Facebook, and despite being faked, the platform has so far declined to remove it. However, it has now chosen to notify users who attempt to share the clip that it is faked. “Once the video...
Stan Lee’s ex-business manager arrested on suspicion of elder abuse
The former business manager for late comic book icon Stan Lee was arrested Saturday on suspected elder abuse charges. Keya Morgan, 43,...
Stan Lee’s ex-business manager arrested on suspicion of elder abuse
The former business manager for late comic book icon Stan Lee was arrested Saturday on suspected elder abuse charges. Keya Morgan, 43,...
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,...
Dark Phoenix Will Have More Than One Major Character Death
2 hours ago Many of today’s movie trailers have certainly been known to cross the line and give away...
Willem Dafoe Has A Great Take On Robert Pattinson As Batman
34 minutes ago But what about his physical features? To Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson has the key attribute on...
Hyun-Jin Ryu continues to dominate and the Dodgers power their way over the Pirates
Ryu supplied the go-ahead, two-out RBI double in the third inning off Pirates right-hander Joe Musgrove, just missing his...
Raptors beat the Bucks to advance to first NBA Finals
Siakam, who missed a pair of free throws late in the fourth quarter of Toronto’s double-overtime win in Game...
UCLA defeats James Madison to advance to the women’s college world series
Faraimo struggled a week ago in the NCAA regionals, posting a 10.50 ERA in the two games she pitched....
Utah judge suspended for criticizing Trump
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 25, 2019, 11:07 PM UTC By Phil McCausland A Utah judge has been suspended for six months without pay after he made a series of critical statements about...
Hiker found alive after more than two weeks in Hawaii forest
Flooding emergency forces evacuations after week of devastating storms
13-year-old disappeared, then dropped at hospital near death. Man arrested.
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE May 25, 2019, 9:01 PM UTC By Minyvonne Burke A 47-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested on Saturday, days after he allegedly dropped a teenage girl off at the hospital...
Never Trump GOPer says Trump will go down in history as ‘corrupt’
With some Republicans taunting them, many Democratic leaders have spent days apparently struggling over the question of impeaching Donald Trump. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the possible political cost of impeachment to Democrats and Republicans.May 25, 2019
Legal experts debate if impeachment trumps investigating Trump
This week the New York State Assembly passed a bill that would allow Congress access to Donald Trump’s state tax returns. Joy Reid’s panel of legal experts debate whether impeachment should be pursued, or if Democrats should focus on the investigations of the president in progress.May 25, 2019
Can impeachment hearings force the hands of Senate Republicans?
Hiker found in Hawaii forest after 2 weeks had access to waterfall, friend says
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, 5:41 PM UTC By Dennis Romero A 35-year-old hiker who was found alive after missing for more than two...
How impeachment could empower Congress to go deeper than Mueller
Many Democratic House leaders insist that impeaching Donald Trump would be in alignment with his goals, because in their estimation the president wants to be impeached, supposedly to fire up his base. Joy Reid’s guests debate whether Trump wants impeachment, and its possible consequences.May 25, 2019
Expert predicts dire consequences for not impeaching Trump
Donald Trump is not facing impeachment because House Democrats are apparently afraid of the optics Slate Senior Editor Dahlia Lithwick tells AM JOY. Lithwick joins Joy Reid to discuss what she believes will be the destructive aftermath for America if the president is not impeached.May 25, 2019
Mark Zuckerberg wants to build WeChat for the West
IN HIS SPARE time Mark Zuckerberg likes to run. In 2016 Facebook’s boss pledged to cover 365 miles (587km) that year and, ever the overachiever, completed the challenge by July. He does not practise martial arts, but his almost discomfiting poise could lead you to mistake him for a master...
Maternity rights bill could make things worse, campaigner says
Image caption Jodie Brearley says the new law could make things “worse” for women A bill which aims to protect women’s jobs when they return to work after giving birth will have little impact, a pregnancy rights campaigner says. Politicians want to extend legal protection for women after learning...
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...
Why India’s rich don’t give their money away
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Mr Premji is now one of the world’s biggest philanthropists Indian IT billionaire Azim Premji recently became India’s top philanthropist, sealing his place among the world’s top givers. But his generosity has put philanthropy in the spotlight in a country where charity does not...
Uruguay: The world’s marijuana pioneer
Image copyright IRCCAImage caption Uruguay legalised marijuana for recreational use in 2013 Uruguay was the first country in the world to legalise recreational cannabis. Five years after its pioneering law was passed, how’s the industry getting on? “We sold a lot of cannabis on the first day,” says Esteban...
Former Apple lawyer charged with insider trading
Image copyright Getty Images US prosecutors have charged a former top Apple lawyer with insider trading. Gene Levoff is accused of using confidential information to trade the firm’s securities for personal gain. Mr Levoff, who was responsible for ensuring compliance with Apple’s insider trading policies, is accused of breaching...
Upheaval in the chemicals industry
AMERICAN JURIES are well known for the generosity of their awards in civil cases. In 2002 a Californian jury fined Philip Morris, a tobacco company, a whopping $28bn for causing a heavy smoker’s cancer, only for the amount to be slashed to $28m by a judge on appeal. So...
Merger could close Fox’s mints factory in Leicester
Image copyright GoogleImage caption The Fox’s Glacier factory has been making mints in Leicester since 1918 The factory that makes Fox’s Glacier mints could close under merger plans. It is proposed Fox’s Glacier owner Big Bear Confectionery would merge with Tangerine Confectionery. The move would close the Big Bear...
Apple succumbs to the smartphone malaise
LAST SUMMER the market value of Apple passed $1trn, a first for any publicly traded Western company. It did not stay there for long. In November it passed the $1trn mark again, travelling in the other direction. Last week Tim Cook, the smartphone maker’s boss, cut revenue forecasts for...
Facebook should heed the lessons of internet history
“BIG TOBACCO” is what the bosses of several large technology firms have started calling Facebook in private and in public. The company has spent the past year fending off critics who claim it is addictive, bad for democracy and overdue for a regulatory reckoning. Being compared to the tobacco...
‘Park anywhere’ electric bike hire launched in Milton Keynes
Image copyright Lime Image caption The Lime E bikes are assisted by a motor, making them easier to cycle What is claimed to be the UK’s first dockless electric bike hire service has begun, despite the risk of vandalism. Lime said its motor-assisted bikes in Milton Keynes would be...
Nissan boss was too powerful report finds
Image copyright Getty Images Too much authority was given to former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, an external panel of experts has found. Its report was commissioned to find ways to improve management and corporate governance at Nissan. It found a “concentration of all authority” in the former chairman. Mr...
Reduced opening hours announced at 93 TSB branches
Image copyright Reuters TSB has revealed most of its Scottish branches will only open for two or three days a week from July. The changes will apply to 71 sites in Scotland and 22 in England. In addition, four Scottish branches are being closed – in Edinburgh, at Haymarket...
WEEK SUMMARY TITLES
Ryu supplied the go-ahead, two-out RBI double in the third inning off Pirates right-hander Joe Musgrove, just missing his...
Climber Dies On Everest As Death Toll In Himalayas Reaches 18 Hiking officials attributed most of the deaths to...
Rescued hiker’s survival story: 17 days in Hawaii forest on berries, river water and smarts It had been more...
Polish priest blames ‘devil’ as he’s confronted by alleged victim whose life was ruined “Father, I wanted to look...
Trump dances with danger in Middle East by deploying aircraft carrier and Kushner’s peace plan In the Persian Gulf,...
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Skullcaps – or kippahs – are traditionally worn by Jewish men The German government’s...
Siakam, who missed a pair of free throws late in the fourth quarter of Toronto’s double-overtime win in Game...