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Judge rejects Stein's request for hand recount in Wis.
MADISON, Wis. - Green Party candidate Jill Stein paid $3.5 million Tuesday to clear the way for Wisconsin's presidential vote recount but had a judge reject her lawsuit to require all Wisconsin counties to do the recount by hand.
Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn said the effort to force the hand recount, which was backed by Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign, did not meet the state's legal standard for prohibiting the use of machines in the recount, saying that the two campaigns did not show a hand recount, though more thorough, was necessary or show there was a clear and convincing evidence of fraud or other problems.
Bailey-Rihn said there were good reasons to do a hand recount but no legal basis for her to mandate it.
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The House just voted to wipe away the FCC's landmark Internet privacy protections
Congress sent proposed legislation to President Trump on Tuesday that wipes away landmark online privacy protections the first salvo in what is likely to become a significant reworking of the rules governing Internet access in an era of Republican dominance. In a party-line vote House Republicans freed Internet service providers such as Verizon AT&T and Comcast of protections approved just last year that had sought to limit what companies could do with information such as customer browsing habits app usage history location data and Social Security numbers. The rules also had required providers to strengthen safeguards for customer data against hackers and thieves.
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State of Sport: Amateur doping findings 'concern' sports minister
The extent of doping in amateur sport - revealed by a poll for the BBC - is a "concern" says sports minister Tracey Crouch. A BBC State of Sport investigation found more than a third (35%) of amateur sports people say they personally know someone who has doped. Half said performance-enhancing substance use is "widespread" among those who play competitive sport. Crouch said doping was "absolutely unacceptable in any level of sport". She added: "I think there is still more that sports governing bodies can do on this front working alongside UK Anti-Doping to help promote clean sport." The investigation into doping in UK amateur sport also found 8% of amateur sports people said they had taken steroids while 49% thought performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) were "easily available" among people who play sports regularly.
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Girls Who Code Closing Computer Science Gender Gap
It's time to close the gender gap. One of the largest gaps is in one of the most high-demand and well-paid careers: computer science. Girls Who Code is a club dedicated to evening out the playing field and now it is coming to Coos Bay.
"Currently women pose only 18 percent of the computer science field," said Cayce Hill, youth liaison for Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board, and also a senior at Marshfield High School. "By 2020 there will be 1.4 million job openings and women will only fill 3 percent of that demand. That's worse than it was in the 1980s, and that gap is growing larger.
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Maria Sharapova claims she 'fought for truth' as tennis doping ban return nears
Maria Sharapova said she feels vindicated by the reduction of her doping suspension adding that she "fought hard for the truth" as she prepares to return to tennis after a 15-month ban . Russia's former world No1 was initially barred for two years after testing positive at the 2016 Australian Open for meldonium a medication she had been taking for 10 years within the rules but that was reclassified as a banned drug. She will return at April's Porsche Grand Prix thanks to a wildcard entry and says she feels she has got her "day job back".
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The writing on the wall
A new exhibition explores the history of modern urban graffiti - from its roots in the inner cities of Philadelphia and New York through to the present day global graffiti movement. Masters of Invention - at the Lettering Arts Centre in Suffolk - looks at the emergence of simple personal tags in the late 1960s to highly intricate contemporary forms of this urban art. It is curated by Errol Donald - a former graffiti artist whose work below was displayed in the UK's first exhibition dedicated to graffiti in Bristol more than 30 years ago.
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Jason Witten signs new four-year deal with Dallas Cowboys
Dallas tight end Jason Witten has signed a four-year contract extension that virtually guarantees the 14-year veteran will spend his entire career with the Cowboys. The deal Witten signed on Tuesday runs through to 2021 and leaves the final year of the two-time All Pro's current contract intact. The extension has a maximum value of $29m with no new guaranteed money and gives the Cowboys the flexibility to restructure and create about $4m in salary cap space. Witten who turns 35 in May is one of two tight ends in NFL history with at least 1 000 catches and 10 000 yards receiving. The other is Tony Gonzalez who retired in 2013 after 17 seasons.
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'Hillsborough law' could imprison police officers who are not truthful
A proposed "Hillsborough law" requiring police forces and public authorities to be open and truthful in legal proceedings including about their own failures and that would give bereaved families the same resources as the police to make their case at future inquests is to be presented to parliament. The 10-minute-rule bill will be introduced by Labour MP Andy Burnham on Wednesday. The public authority (accountability) bill would impose on public authorities and employees a duty to act with "transparency candour and frankness". Individual officials would face a fine or maximum two-year term in prison for failing to do so including for feeding misleading information to the media.
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Reese Witherspoon posts heartfelt message on 6th wedding anniversary
Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon took to Instagram on Sunday to post a heartfelt anniversary message to her husband of six years agent Jim Toth. "Six years ago I was lucky enough to marry this wonderful man. He makes me laugh everyday and supports me in everything I do. Happy anniversary JT! Here's to many more!" she wrote next to a picture of the happy couple watching the sunset on the beach. The "Big Little lies" star married Toth in 2011 in California. They are parents to son Tennessee 4. It's been a big week in other ways for Witherspoon as she celebrated her 41st birthday. "On top of the world from all of your sweet birthday wishes!" she wrote in an earlier post. "There's nothing better than celebrating my birthday with my wonderful kids!" she added in another Insta pic.
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Basketball 'bible' auction sets sports memorabilia record
The first 13 rules of basketball sold Friday for more than $4 million setting a record for the highest sales price for sports memorabilia according to Sotheby's which conducted the auction. The auction house had estimated that Dr. James Naismith's two-page "Founding Rules of Basketball" would bring less than half the $4 338 500 that David and Suzanne Booth bid for the 119-year-old document. "This is the birth certificate. It started here said Selby Kiffer, Sotheby's vice president for manuscripts and books department. Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor working at a New England YMCA, created the game of Basket Ball" so students could play a sport indoors in winter. Naismith had no idea his invention would catch on so rapidly after the YMCA movement introduced it on an international level.
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Twitter adds more anti-abuse tools
Twitter has introduced more measures aimed at cutting down on the amount of abuse on the platform. Users will be able to limit what they see from certain types of account, particularly ones with no profile picture or information. Such accounts are often set up by trolls.
The company said it would act only on accounts that its computer algorithms had thrown up as being abusive.
"Since these tools are new, we will sometimes make mistakes, but know that we are actively working to improve and iterate on them every day," said Ed Ho, Twitter's vice-president of engineering in a blogpost.
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'Bates Motel' slashes into 'Psycho' in final season
There's a fine line between creative risk-taking and sacrilege when dealing with well-known properties. While "Bates Motel" might not have committed the latter it has seemingly sacrificed the right to bill itself as a prequel to "Psycho." The A&E series always appeared to come with a built-in expiration date facing the danger of running out of real estate as it chewed through story related to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 horror classic. The contemporary setting also made the proceedings less spooky what with cellphones and other modern devices that alter the dynamics of say being alone in the basement with a murderer dressed like his mom. Still the announcement of a fifth and final season that would overlap with the movie actually created some excitement: after an ill-advised remake this offered an alternate window into the story including how these events unfolded from the perspective of Norman/Norma Bates.
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Are Autonomous Cars Ready to Go It Alone?
Training wheels for autonomous vehicles come in the shape of a human behind the wheel. But when you remove the safety driver from a robotic car, two tons of metal is let loose.
Just last week, California's Department of Motor Vehicles announced that it plans to allow companies to test autonomous cars on its roads without on-board backup drivers before the end of the year. The cars would be required to have a remote operator capable of keeping an eye on the car, but nevertheless, as the Guardian correctly points out, the news feels like a defining moment for the technology. Has it matured enough to finally let us place our faith in the ability of the robot?
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Educators Prepare for Immigration Agents at the Schoolhouse
In January, New York City's schools chancellor, Carmen Fari�a, sent a letter home to students' families, reassuring them that the city was not keeping records of their immigration status and that immigration agents would not be roaming schools unfettered.
But that has not kept the questions from coming, said Maite Junco, a senior adviser at the city's Education Department.
School administrators and parents who are worried about the Trump administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants want "details on exactly how the process works," Ms. Junco said.
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Bill O'Reilly apologizes after making racially charged joke about congresswoman
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly apologized Tuesday after coming under fire for mocking a black congresswoman's hair. During an appearance on "Fox & Friends O'Reilly reacted to a clip of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) delivering a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives. I didn't hear a word she said O'Reilly said of Waters. I was looking at the James Brown wig." "If we have a picture of James Brown -- it's the same wig he added. The remarks were widely denounced as both racist and sexist on Twitter, where O'Reilly's name was trending Tuesday morning and afternoon. In a statement Tuesday afternoon, O'Reilly expressed regret for the remarks. As I have said many times I respect Congresswoman Maxine Waters for being sincere in her beliefs he said. I said that again today on Fox & Friends calling her 'old school.' Unfortunately I also made a jest about her hair which was dumb. I apologize."
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Meet James Robart, the judge who halted Trump's immigration ban
The federal judge who blocked President Trump's immigration ban spent more than 30 years in private practice before taking the bench, giving up a lucrative career that saw him representing breweries, energy companies and Southeast Asian immigrants.
Trump tweeted Saturday morning that he thought U.S. District Senior Judge James Robart's temporary restraining order was "ridiculous," and declared it would be overturned.
Robart, who Trump demeaned as a "so-called judge," was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush in 2004 after receiving unanimous support from the U.S. Senate.
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Apple's Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms
Apple is losing its grip on American classrooms, which technology companies have long used to hook students on their brands for life.
Over the last three years, Apple's iPads and Mac notebooks - which accounted for about half of the mobile devices shipped to schools in the United States in 2013 - have steadily lost ground to Chromebooks, inexpensive laptops that run on Google's Chrome operating system and are produced by Samsung, Acer and other computer makers.
Mobile devices that run on Apple's iOS and MacOS operating systems have now reached a new low, falling to third place behind both Google-powered laptops and Microsoft Windows devices, according to a report released on Thursday by Futuresource Consulting, a research company.
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State Department tightens scrutiny for certain foreigners
Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sent four cables directing embassies worldwide to identify certain groups that should get extra scrutiny when they apply for visas, including screening of applicants' social media, according to US officials.
The cables were sent after President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order restricting travel from most Muslim countries on March 6.
The State Department cables, all marked "sensitive" but not classified, direct embassies to convene security and intelligence working groups to determine "a list of criteria identifying sets of post applicant populations warranting increased scrutiny.
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Hillary Clinton To Deliver Wellesley College's 2017 Commencement Address
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to her alma mater, Wellesley College, to deliver the school's 2017 commencement speech this spring, Wellesley's student newspaper reports.
The former first lady and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee graduated from the women's liberal arts college in 1969. As a student there, she served as head of the Young Republicans Club and president of the College Government Association.
This year's event will be Clinton's third time addressing the school's graduating class.
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6-year-old got gun at LA-area school; families kept in dark
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Authorities learned a 6-year-old brought a gun to an elementary school outside Los Angeles, but parents of other students didn't learn about it for nearly two weeks.
The student's grandmother found the firearm in his backpack earlier in March. The Sun newspaper reported (goo.gl/3spf8z) that the child said he received it from another student in the Cucamonga School District, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.
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In Second Debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Spar in Bitter, Personal Terms
Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton collided in an almost unremittingly hostile debate on Sunday night, a 90-minute spectacle of character attacks, tawdry allegations, and Mr. Trump's startling accusation that Mrs. Clinton had "tremendous hate in her heart."
In a remarkable political maneuver, Mr. Trump said Mrs. Clinton had smeared women who accused her husband, Bill Clinton, of sexually assaulting or harassing them, seeking to salvage his presidential candidacy after explosive reports about his past lewd comments about women.
Tense at first, and then increasingly angry as he grew more comfortable on the attack, Mr. Trump noted that three of Mr. Clinton's accusers were sitting in the audience.
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Brexit boost: Qatar will invest another $6 billion in U.K.
The gas-rich Gulf state has already invested about £40 billion ($50 billion) in Britain where it owns a string of trophy assets including the Harrods department store and the Shard -- western Europe's tallest building. Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani said Qatar would spend another £5 billion ($6.3 billion) over the next 3 to 5 years on energy infrastructure real estate and other sectors. The news comes as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to trigger the official EU exit process on Wednesday. "We are looking beyond the boundaries of our own continent ready to embrace all the opportunities of this new era said Liam Fox, U.K. secretary of state for international trade.
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American Airlines ties up partnership with China Southern
American Airlines and China's biggest carrier by passengers China Southern have agreed a strategic partnership. The US airline will buy $200m (£159m) worth of shares in the Chinese firm and the two will "seek to increase cooperation". China Southern is the latest of China's top airlines to bring in an investor from outside the mainland. The deal should offer American Airlines more possibilities to tap into China's growing aviation market. China is one of the biggest sources of tourists to the US with Chinese carriers aggressively expanding their fleets and range of overseas destinations to cater to the strong growth in traveller numbers.
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Ex-Fox News CFO offered immunity in Roger Ailes investigation
The federal investigation stemming from sexual harassment allegations made against former Fox News chief Roger Ailes took a dramatic turn on Tuesday with a report that prosecutors have offered a former network executive immunity. Mark Kranz Fox News' chief financial officer until his retirement last August has been offered immunity from prosecution in exchange for his cooperation with the investigation two sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed to CNNMoney. The investigation centers on questions about whether 21st Century Fox misled investors by hiding payments to Fox News employees who alleged that they were sexually harassed by Ailes. As CFO Kranz was directly involved in preparing the company's financial statements and is thus potentially a key witness in the investigation the sources said. Kranz's lawyer declined to comment on the matter. Spokespeople for the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York which is handling the investigation also declined to comment.
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Uber Self-Driving Car Tests Resume Three Days After Crash
Uber Technologies Inc.'s self-driving cars were back on public roads Monday, three days after a crash in Arizona put the company's testing program on hold.
The ride-hailing company resumed testing in San Francisco Monday morning, and planned to restart the program in Tempe, Arizona, and Pittsburgh later in the day, according to an Uber spokeswoman.
One of Uber's Volvo self-driving SUVs was involved in a high-impact crash on Friday in Tempe. The vehicle was not responsible for the incident and there were no injuries, Tempe police said. Another car failed to yield for the Uber car, causing the autonomous vehicle to flip on its side, according to the police report.
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UK banks asked to draw up plans to show they are prepared for Brexit
The Bank of England has asked UK banks insurers and other financial institutions to draw up comprehensive plans for how they will deal with Britain's exit from the European Union and will scrutinise them closely. Two days before Theresa May's government plans to trigger article 50 and begin two years of negotiation over the UK's departure the Bank said City institutions would have to provide copies of contingency plans to reassure regulators that they were ready for "a range of possible outcomes". The Bank's financial policy committee (FPC) said after its last quarterly meeting: "Risks to financial stability will be influenced by the orderliness of the adjustment to the new relationship between the UK and EU. The FPC will oversee contingency plans to mitigate risks to financial stability as the process unfolds.
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How Companies and Colleges Can Get the U.S. Back to Work
Last Friday, the Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy had enjoyed a record 76 consecutive months with job gains. Yet at the same time, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports that 5.6 million jobs remain unfilled because of a pernicious "skills gap" -- or mismatch between employers' needs and workers' abilities. In a Business Roundtable survey, 45 percent of C-suite executives say hiring is particularly difficult in so-called STEM fields, those requiring expertise in science, technology, engineering and math.
College graduates themselves are no less concerned: A national survey commissioned by Northeastern University found that just 14 percent of recent college graduates believe their education prepared them to work with artificial intelligence and robotics -- innovations poised to transform the American workplace.
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Amazon to buy Middle East online retailer Souq
Amazon has made its first move into the Middle East after agreeing to buy the region's largest online retailer Souq.com for an undisclosed amount. Souq was launched in 2005 and offers more than 8.4 million products. It sells across 31 categories including consumer electronics fashion health and beauty household goods and baby. "Amazon and Souq share the same DNA. We're driven by customers invention and long-term thinking said Amazon senior vice-president Russ Grandinetti. Some reports have suggested Amazon is paying about $650m (£517m) for the company. The deal was revealed a day after Emaar Malls, the operator of Dubai's biggest mall, made an offer of $800m (£636m) for Souq.
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Arne Duncan Blasts Trump Administration Over Transgender Guidance
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan has blasted the Trump administration's decision to repeal guidance that sought to ensure transgender students have access to a bathroom that matches their gender identity.
"This week's decision by the Trump administration to withdraw guidance to school communities about how to protect transgender students reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the federal role in protecting the civil rights of students," Duncan and Catherine Lhamon, former assistant education secretary for civil rights, wrote in an op-ed in the The Washington Post. "Worse yet, it confuses states and school districts, and puts real, live children at greater risk of harm.
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Even Preschoolers Face Racial Bias, Study Finds
Racial bias against black students begins long before they get to their teens - it starts in preschool, according to a study released today from the Yale Child Study Center.
The study was conducted as a two-part experiment: in the first part, educators watched black and white children together, and in the second, they read vignettes on misbehaving students. In each situation, they were asked to identify and rate bad behavior.
The researchers showed 135 teachers a video of four children playing - a black boy and girl and a white boy and girl - and asked them to look for potentially problematic behavior. Here's the catch: there was no challenging behavior in any of the videos.
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In age of Trump, Obama is the new tabloid darling
Donald Trump might be the original tabloid president, but while he works long hours in Washington making phone calls from the Oval Office and wreaking havoc on Twitter, the gossip pages and fashion blogs are spilling a lot of ink chronicling his predecessor.
Buoyed by their celebrity, the Obamas still attract attention when they're spotted on the street. But freed from the constraints of the office, their fans are now running into them on vacation, at lunch or outside SoulCycle. And those sightings, captured via iPhone camera and shared on social media, have become fodder for regular coverage in traditional gossip columns, on friendly left-leaning blogs, and in fashion magazines eager to assess the president's post-White House wardrobe.
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Trump's Pick for Education Could Face Unusually Stiff Resistance
Nominees for secretary of education have typically breezed through confirmation by the Senate with bipartisan approval.
But Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice for the post, is no typical nominee. She is a billionaire with a complex web of financial investments, including in companies that stand to win or lose from the department she would oversee. She has been an aggressive force in politics for years, as a prominent Republican donor and as a supporter of steering public dollars to private schools.
Her wealth and her politics seem likely to make her confirmation hearing unusually contentious, and possibly drawn out.
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Need to reach Trump? Call Rhona.
When longtime friends and associates of President Donald Trump want to reach him, they don't go directly to the White House. Instead, they call the woman who's been the gatekeeper at Trump Tower for a quarter century: Rhona Graff.
Since Trump took office in January, Graff has become a conduit for those who want to quietly offer advice, make personnel suggestions or get on the president's calendar when he's at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The list includes investor Ken Langone and Hank Greenberg, the chairman & CEO of CV Starr whose assistant recently went to Graff about trying to set up a lunch with Trump, according to a person with knowledge of the call.
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Elon Musk creates Neuralink brain electrode firm
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has launched Neuralink a start-up which aims to develop technology that connects our brains to computers. A report from the Wall Street Journal later confirmed in a tweet by Mr Musk said the company was in its very early stages and registered as a "medical research" firm. The company will develop so-called "neural lace" technology which would implant tiny electrodes into the brain. The technique could be used to improve memory or give humans added artificial intelligence.
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Google commits $50 million to close the education gap
There are 130 million students around the world who haven't learned basic math or reading, even after being in school for several years, according to UNESCO.
Google's philanthropic arm, Google.org, wants to whittle down that number. Over the next two years, it's giving $50 million in grants to nonprofits focused on improving education in developing countries using tech-based learning tools, the company said Tuesday. There are nine grantees so far, and Google.org intends to give grants to nonprofits in 20 countries by the end of the year.
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Netflix is testing a 'Skip Intro' button, and viewers love it
No more watching the same minute-long intro song and credits before every episode of "Orange is the New Black." Netflix told CNNMoney Friday that some Netflix members recently began seeing a "Skip Intro" button while streaming, but wouldn't say when it first appeared.
Netflix spokesperson Smita Saran said the feature is one of "hundreds" of A-B tests that the company conducts each year to try out new features. "We're looking at what does or doesn't enhance the viewing experience," Saran said.
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Universities Push Back Against Trump on Immigration
Colleges and universities are pushing back against President Donald Trump's immigration-limiting executive order, promising to protect students and faculty even as they struggle to fully comprehend what the order means for community members who hail from the seven predominantly Muslim countries to which it specifically applies.
"We believe this executive order is fundamentally inconsistent with the values that are the bedrock of Boston University and, indeed, of our pluralistic, welcoming society," Boston University President Robert Brown said in a statement Sunday.
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Snapchat 'will be bigger than Twitter
Yahoo and AOL with advertisers' "Snapchat could become more popular with advertisers than Twitter Yahoo and AOL within three years with the messaging app company forecast to be bring in revenues of more than $3bn (£2.4bn) a year by the end of 2019. That bullish forecast is based on advertisers targeting the hard-to-reach youth audience that Snapchat has seemingly cornered. More than half (51%) of video users on the app are under 24 compared with 23% for Facebook and 17% for Google's YouTube (17%) according to Ampere Analysis. Brands are also keen to see a true rival emerge to challenge Facebook and Google which have recently come in for heavy criticism for their advertising practices. The two web giants currently account for 58% of the $141bn global mobile ad market.
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We all know why the right is angry at Tomi Lahren
Conservative darling-turned-pariah Tomi Lahren is getting a crash course on what the right thinks of women. Lahren a 24-year-old known for her video monologues delivered in a brash self-aggrandizing tone rose to quick prominence within right-wing media. She's young blond opinionated and conservative and unafraid to use sex appeal as a cudgel. "It seems feminists are all about freedom of expression so long as the females are overweight or transgender she says in one video. Being a young, attractive, conservative woman also gave her cover to make the kind of startlingly cruel comments that would have sunk other careers -- suggesting, for example, that Syrian refugees fleeing for their lives (and the lives of their children) were cowards who wouldn't stay to defend their country. Americans stand up and fight for faith family and freedom reads the text overlaid on an image of herself, which she tweeted. Syrians run away."
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A surprise new iPhone is here -- and it's red
Apple (AAPL, Tech30) unveiled Tuesday a special red version of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, to commemorate the 10-year partnership between the tech giant and Red, an organization that helps fights AIDS. The special edition iPhones, which feature a red aluminum body, will come in 128GB and 256GB models starting at $749.
The red phones will be available in stores and online starting Friday for a "limited" time, though Apple declined to provide specific details about the timeframe.
Apple also would not share how much money will be donated to Red through the sales of these special iPhones.
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Is Huck really dead on 'Scandal?'
Don't bury him just yet Gladiators. The actor who plays Huck on "Scandal" has some words of hope for fans who were upset about last week's cliffhanger episode in which his character was shot multiple times. Guillermo Diaz is cautioning folks to remember "Scandal" is often full of surprises. The actor told entmt Tonight that the script in which Meg shot Huck "just blew me away -- no pun intended." "My reaction was I was in complete and utter disbelief but excited too he said. It's such a great script it's so juicy! As an actor I was just thrilled." Diaz said the show's creator Shonda Rhimes can be credited with bringing so much excitement.
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Schwarzenegger taunts Trump over approval rating
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger continued his very public feud with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, releasing a video taunting the president over his falling approval ratings.
"The ratings are in, and you got swamped," Schwarzenegger said. "Wow, now you're in the 30s? But what do you expect when you take away after-school programs for children and Meals on Wheels for the poor people?
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Federal judge sides with Trump administration in travel ban case
(CNN)A federal judge in Virginia ruled in favor of the Trump administration Friday, declining to join other federal courts that halted the President's revised travel ban last week.
Two federal judges -- one in Maryland and one in Hawaii -- have blocked implementation of the core provisions of the travel ban, and it remains on hold nationwide. Drawing on a litany of then-candidate Donald Trump's statements about Muslims during the presidential campaign, both of the judges concluded that the new executive order likely violates the establishment clause of the Constitution by disfavoring Muslims.
But Virginia-based US District Judge Anthony Trenga was not persuaded that Trump's past statements automatically mean the revised executive order is unlawful, especially given the changes it made from the first version.
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German Power Spat With Denmark Holds Up Single Market Trade
A long-running squabble between Denmark and Germany over power cables linking the countries has cut the amount of electricity Nordic producers can supply to Europe's biggest market to the lowest level in 17 years. Germany cut import capacity from mainland Denmark by 89 percent on average last year the most since a power market between the nations started in 2000. It's a consequence of Chancellor Angela Merkel's unprecedented Energiewende: the shift to wind and solar power mean surges in renewable energy production make it hard for the nation's grids to handle its own electricity let alone imports. The dispute is undermining the European Union's goal of breaking down national barriers for power to boost energy security and cut costs through more cross-border trading. Talks between Germany and Denmark have floundered with no resolution emerging from their latest meeting on the matter in Berlin last week.
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Cristiano Ronaldo into all-time top 10 international goalscorers
Cristiano Ronaldo's 71st goal for Portugal took him into the all-time top 10 in international history. The Portuguese star netted the opener in their 3-2 friendly defeat against Sweden on Tuesday on his 138th appearance taking him to joint-ninth in the standings level with Majed Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Kiatisuk Senamuang of Thailand and Miroslav Klose of Germany. He still has some way to go to catch all-time leader Ali Daei however who netted 109 times for Iran in 149 caps. Ronaldo's goal also took him to joint-third with Klose in the European list behind the legendary Hungarian pair of Ferenc Puskas (84) and Sandor Kocsis (75).
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Aircraft orders increase tenfold in a year in boost for UK manufacturing
The global aerospace industry enjoyed a surge in aircraft orders in February putting it on track for another record year of deliveries and boosting the UK economy. The number of commercial aircraft ordered by airlines jumped to 43 last month from just four in February 2016 according to ADS the industry trade association. The figures are based on orders for the planemakers Airbus Boeing Canada's Bombardier the Chinese state-owned firm Comac and Russia's Irkut. Growth was driven mainly by demand for single-aisle planes designed for short-haul travel. The industry delivered 100 aircraft to customers over the month with a value of up to £2bn to the UK economy. This value is from research and development and the manufacturing that take place in the country. Airbus employs about 15 000 people in the UK and makes the wings for its planes at its factory in Broughton north Wales.
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George Michael portrait by Damien Hirst sells for $580
000 "A portrait of the late George Michael by artist Damien Hirst has sold for just under half a million pounds at a charity auction. The money raised from the sale of Beautiful Beautiful George Michael Love Painting will go to HIV/Aids charity The Goss-Michael Foundation. The charity was founded by Michael and his former partner Kenny Goss. Goss posted an image of the artwork on Instagram writing: "Amazing result of $580 000 (around £461 011)." He described Damien Hirst as a "superstar" adding: "Thank you Damien!" The canvas went under the hammer in Dallas Texas at the MTV Re:define charity gala. Michael who enjoyed a lucrative pop career as one half of duo Wham before embarking on a successful solo career died on Christmas Day last year at the age of 53.
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Alec Baldwin says he nearly passed on playing Donald Trump on 'SNL'
Alec Baldwin has revealed that he almost passed on playing Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live." The actor told Vanity Fair for its April cover story that he originally passed on "SNL" producer Lorne Michaels' offer to play Trump but changed his mind after a film role fell through. "I was supposed to do a film. And the people who were doing the film were supposed to escrow money to guarantee that I would get paid he said in a video accompanying the cover story. And they didn't put the money in escrow. And that's when I hung up and said I'm not going to go do the movie and I'm going to go do the thing with Lorne. And I think to myself 'What if I hadn't done that?' ... It's turned out to be this incredible opportunity." Baldwin's impression has been so popular that he has parlayed it into an upcoming satirical book and made his record 17th appearance as host of "SNL" earlier this year. He talks about playing Trump working with "SNL" stars Kate McKinnon and Tina Fey and starring in the best role of his life in his new memoir "Nevertheless due out next month. Vanity Fair published an exclusive excerpt.
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Survey Finds College Applications from International Students Down
Colleges and universities in the U.S. could see a sharp decline in enrollment of international students if initial figures from a survey are an early indicator of what's to come.
Nearly 40 percent of responding U.S. institutions are reporting a drop in international student applications, particularly from students in the Middle East, according to initial findings from a survey of 250 schools. Declines are also reported for students from China and India at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Rapper Wiz Khalifa sparks outrage for visit to Pablo Escobar's grave
American rap artist Wiz Khalifa has kicked up quite the controversy on his visit to Colombia. During a trip to perform at a festival in Medellin the celebrity posted pictures to his Instagram account of him apparently paying tribute to the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. The rapper posted one photo of colorful flowers at the grave's headstone. Wiz Khalifa also posted several photos of him smoking what appears to be marijuana near Escobar's grave as well as a picture of him posing outside of a property -- site of a bombing and attempt on Escobar's life in the '80s -- formerly owned by the drug lord who died in a shootout with authorities in Medellin in 1993.
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YouTube reverses some restrictions on gay-themed content
The YouTube video shows two women, dressed in suits and ties. They smile; they sniffle back tears; they gaze into each other's eyes. They are reading their wedding vows to one another.
The four-minute video titled "Her Vows" contains no nudity, violence or swearing. There's no revealing clothing. No one is engaging in activities that have a "high risk of injury or death." And yet, YouTube had deemed the video unsuitable for people under 18.
YouTube acknowledged Monday that it might have made a mistake, saying in a tweet, "Some videos have been incorrectly labeled and that's not right. We're on it! More to come." The restriction on the vows video was lifted by Monday afternoon.
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Brazil 3-0 Paraguay: Philippe Coutinho and Neymar book World Cup spot
Philippe Coutinho and Neymar scored as Brazil qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a dominant 3-0 win over Paraguay on Tuesday. Liverpool's Coutinho who was due to fly back on a private jet after the game with Roberto Firmino ahead of the Merseyside derby opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Neymar capped an eventful evening with a goal in the second half before Marcelo added a late third. Barcelona forward Neymar captaining the side missed a penalty and saw an effort chalked off for offside on an evening when he was routinely on the end of rough treatment from the Paraguay defenders. Their 10th win of the qualifying campaign sees Brazil become the first country to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
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Ivanka Trump Set to get West Wing Office as Role Expands
Ivanka Trump, who moved to Washington saying she would play no formal role in her father's administration, is now officially setting up shop in the White House.
The powerful first daughter has secured her own office on the West Wing's second floor - a space next to senior adviser Dina Powell, who was recently promoted to a position on the National Security Council. She is also in the process of obtaining a security clearance and is set to receive government-issued communications devices this week.
In everything but name, Trump is settling in as what appears to be a full-time staffer in her father's administration, with a broad and growing portfolio - except she is not being sworn in, will hold no official position and is not pocketing a salary, her attorney said.
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Schools Use Technology to Improve Gym Classes
Physical education teachers at Parker Middle School are noticing a little extra hustle from their students.
When a volleyball rolls across the gym floor during drills, several students chase after it. Sometimes they start doing jumping jacks between relay races.
"It's all about turning their wrist monitors red," said Heather Karns, a physical education teacher for the General McLane School District.
The monitors are part of a technology program the school started using about six weeks ago to help students exercise more efficiently in gym class. The monitors, which look like wrist watches, keep track of each student's heart rate and calories burned.
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AQAP trying to hide explosives in laptop batteries, official says
Washington (CNN)Intelligence obtained in recent weeks found that an al Qaeda affiliate was perfecting techniques for hiding explosives in batteries and battery compartments of electronic devices, according to a US official.
The discovery that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was looking to exploit batteries and their compartments in laptops and other commercial electronic devices led the United States and United Kingdom to ban devices larger than a cellphone from certain flights, the US official told CNN.
A US official told CNN that intelligence shows growing capability from ISIS, al Qaeda in Syria and al Shabaab as well AQAP.
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Melania Trump hires communications director
(CNN)First lady Melania Trump is tapping a key member of the White House communications staff for her East Wing team -- deputy press secretary Stephanie Grisham will serve as the first lady's communications director, the White House announced Monday.
Grisham was the director of traveling press during President Donald Trump's campaign, responsible for securing and running the campaign's press plane, which traveled independently in a separate plane from the candidate. She was one of the early members of the campaign's press operation, working Trump events around the country during the beginning stages of the campaign before leaving her job in Arizona to join Trump's team full-time. She was known fondly by reporters on the campaign trail for her no-nonsense approach to working with the press.
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Google allows users to share their locations in mapping app
Alphabet Inc's Google announced on Wednesday that it will revamp its popular maps app to allow users to share their locations, in order to boost engagement on a product of increasing strategic importance to the search giant.
Within the next week, users worldwide will be able to share where they are in real time on devices running both Google's Android operating system and Apple Inc's iOS software, Google said. The feature is part of an array of new tools aimed at boosting the effectiveness of Google Maps, which analysts say is critical to the company's ambitions in commerce and transport.
The location-sharing feature is aimed at helping people find each other in crowded places, such as concerts and conferences, and users will retain control over who they share their whereabouts with and for how long, said Google executive Jen Fitzpatrick, who leads Google Maps.
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Sex Toy-Wielding Students Protest Gun Law at University of Texas
Students wielded thousands of sex toys at the University of Texas-Austin in protest of the hotly-debated conceal carry law that took effect Wednesday on campuses across the Lone Star State.
The law allows concealed handgun license holders, who must be at least 21 years old, to carry handguns on campus, including in dorms, classrooms and campus buildings.
The reasoning behind the sex toy protest, according to organizer and recent alumnus Jessica Jin, was to fight absurdity with absurdity: Under current Texas law, a person can be arrested in some circumstances for the open carry of a sex toy.
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How does nutrition affect children's school performance?
As politicians debate spending and cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget, there have been questions about the effects of nutrition programs for kids.
From before birth and through the school years, there are decades-old food programs designed to make sure children won't go hungry. Experts agree that the nutrition provided to millions of children through school meal programs is invaluable for their health.
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Wi-Fi Microscopes Help Texas Students With Science
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - Once students began opting to trade in precious recess time for more time in the classroom, Teri Gonzalez knew the school's investment had paid off.
"If it helps them to begin nurturing that love for science, I'm willing to allow them more time to learn," the fifth-grade teacher at Magee Elementary School said.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (http://bit.ly/2gdcS3V) reports the investment comes in the form of 57 Wi-Fi microscopes purchased by officials at the school for its K-5 student curriculum.
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Westinghouse Electric is filing for bankruptcy
Toshiba has been hit with billions of dollars of losses from problems at Westinghouse's nuclear operations. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing allows Toshiba (TOSBF) to limit exposure to future losses at Westinghouse. The Japanese firm said in a statement Wednesday that Westinghouse will no longer be under its control and will be deconsolidated from its financial results. Westinghouse is what is left today of what was once a major industrial conglomerate that helped change the world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Founder George Westinghouse a prolific inventor started making air brakes which greatly improved the safety of train travel and freight transportation. He was a key advocate of alternating electrical current that is still used around the globe today rather than the direct current which had been pioneered by Thomas Edison.
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Baseball Is Practically a Water Sport to the Mets' Granderson
Even for 10 minutes Curtis Granderson can't restrain himself. On a recent morning here in spring training before the start of his 12th full major league season he was talking about how at age 36 he will handle the rigors of chasing down balls in center field. As he talked he asked for a brief timeout and reached for the 12-ounce water bottle he had left on the floor beside his locker. This was his sixth bottle of the day and it wasn't yet noon. There would likely be another six before the day was done. "You always see him just crushing water said his fellow outfielder Michael Conforto, who is 12 years younger than Granderson. Granderson drinks by the sip. He values that over chugging because he believes it gives his body a constant flow of essential fluids. He is also a firm believer in room-temperature water, because he can't drink as much when the water is cold. Thus, a 24-pack of 12-ounce bottles is always adjacent to his locker.
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Ellison: Democrats 'stand ready' to work with Republicans
Washington (CNN)Democratic lawmakers "stand ready" to work with their Republican counterparts following the failure of GOP efforts to repeal Obamacare, Rep. Keith Ellison said Monday.
Speaking on CNN's "New Day" with Chris Cuomo, the Minnesota Democrat and deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee said he and his party are prepared to collaborate with Republicans on issues like drug prices, infrastructure and tax reform.
"If the Republicans have suddenly realized they have to work with us, I think that's a good thing," Ellison said.
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Following YouTube gaffe, AT&T, Verizon may pull most of their ads from Google
After their ads appeared next to extremist content on YouTube, telecom companies AT&T and Verizon said they were going to pull their ads from the video site. But the fallout may go further than just YouTube.
Google's Chief Business Officer Phillip Schindler issued an apology on the company's blog on Monday, saying the practice is unacceptable. "We know that this is unacceptable to the advertisers and agencies who put their trust in us," Schindler wrote in the blog statement.
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Argentina felt the loss of the suspended Lionel Messi as they were beaten 2-0 by Bolivia in La Paz in a key World Cup qualifying game. Barcelona star Messi was hit with a four-game ban by football's governing body FIFA and fined $10 000 just hours before the game after verbally abusing a match official in a win over Chile on March 24. He will also miss upcoming games against Uruguay Paraguay and Venezuela. Barcelona released a statement Wednesday expressing its "surprise and indignation" at the FIFA Disciplinary Committee's decision branding the length of the ban "unfair and totally disproportionate."
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Miami Open: Novak Djokovic joins Andy Murray in pulling out with elbow injury
World number two Novak Djokovic has pulled out of next week's Miami Open because of an elbow injury. The 29-year-old Serb is the second big name to withdraw from the event after world number one Andy Murray did likewise for the same reason. Defending champion Djokovic apologised to fans who had bought tickets to see him play in Miami. He lost to Australian Nick Kyrgios in straight sets in the last 16 at Indian Wells last week. "My doctor has strongly advised against play because my elbow injury that I keep carrying on for months got worse in the past week he said. I will do everything in my power to recover and do all the necessary therapy to be able to return on court as soon as possible." Briton Murray will extend his lead at the top of the world rankings to more than 4 000 points as Djokovic will lose the points he earned from winning in Miami last year. The Scot will lead the Serb by 3 090 points on Monday - but that will increase to more than 4 045 points at the beginning of next month.
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5-year-old wins Oklahoma spelling bee, heading for nationals
TULSA, Okla. - A 5-year-old girl is bound for the Scripps National Spelling Bee after becoming the youngest winner of a regional competition in Oklahoma.
Edith Fuller won the Tulsa-area contest by correctly spelling jnana (juh-nah-nuh). Merriam-Webster defines the word as meaning knowledge acquired through meditation in the Hindu tradition.
The Tulsa World reports (http://bit.ly/2mcFYmD ) Edith beat out more than 50 other elementary and middle school students Saturday. Edith is home-schooled and represented the TBC Home Education Fellowship in the bee.
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Schumer: Trump showed 'basic lack of competence' on health care bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized President Donald Trump after the GOP-backed health care bill failed to garner enough support for a vote on the House floor Friday, saying the president showed two unhelpful traits during negotiations.
"The first is basic lack of competence," Schumer told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos during an exclusive interview on "This Week" Sunday. "You cannot run the presidency like you run a real estate deal. You can't tweet your way through it. You can't threaten and intimidate and say I'll walk away. It's more complicated.
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Exchange students say U.S. high schools easier and puzzle over all the sports
A funny thing happened on the way to making U.S. high schools harder: The rest of the industrialized world made theirs even harder.
A new survey of foreign exchange students who spent time in U.S. high schools last year finds that nine in 10 of them think school back home is more challenging. And the percentage who think so has grown.
That's according to a new study out Wednesday from the Brookings Institution's Brown Center on Education Policy. Researcher Tom Loveless in 2001 surveyed foreign exchange students, then revisited the questions in 2016. He found that the new crop of students believe more strongly that school here is easier than in their native country - and that students here don't work as hard.
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NASA test fires rocket engine for future Mars mission
NASA tested part of the rocket that will likely take humans to Mars at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on March 23. The engines will power the agency's new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on future deep space missions.
This is the second RS-25 engine test for 2017 and the space agency has more planned. The engines will be part of the most powerful rocket in the world, according to NASA. Gary Benton, the product development manager for Stennis Space Center is in charge of testing of the rocket engines.
"Those engines generate about 520,000 pounds of thrust each," Benton said, before the test fire of the engine.
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Banks and Tech Firms Battle Over Something Akin to Gold: Your Data
The big banks and Silicon Valley are waging an escalating battle over your personal financial data: your dinner bill last night your monthly mortgage payment the interest rates you pay. Technology companies like Mint and Betterment have been eager to slurp up this data mainly by building services that let people link all their various bank-account and credit-card information. The selling point is to make budgeting and bookkeeping easier. But the data is also being used to offer new kinds of loans and investment products. Now banks have decided they aren't letting the data go without a fight. In recent weeks several large banks have been pushing to restrict the sharing of this kind of data with technology companies according to the tech firms. In some cases they are refusing to pass along information like the fees and interest rates they charge. Both sides see big money to be made from the reams of highly personal information created by financial transactions.
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Brian Cox plays Postman Pat scientist
Professor Brian Cox may know his way around a black hole and a Higgs boson particle but how will he fare on Postman Pat's home turf of Greendale? Find out this week when he appears on the CBeebies cartoon show as Professor Ryan Farrow a space expert friend of Greendale's resident inventor Ted Glen. The professor's arrival is especially big news for Pat who's always wanted to be an astronaut. Postman Pat and the Space Suit airs on Wednesday at 07:25 BST. Pictures have been released of Brian holding models of Postman Pat and his black and white cat Jess - as well as one of how he'll appear himself in animated form.
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Laptop cabin ban 'ineffective' says IATA
The US and UK ban on laptops in cabin baggage on certain flights will not be an effective security measure the International Air Transport Association has said. In a strongly worded speech IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac said the ban also caused commercial distortions. The US ban was brought in as an anti-terrorist precaution. It covers inbound flights on airlines operating out of 10 airports in the Middle East North Africa and Turkey. The British ban is similar but applies to different airlines. Airline passengers on 14 carriers are subject to the ban on inbound direct flights from Turkey Lebanon Jordan Egypt Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.
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Fruit-shaped sensor 'can improve freshness'
A new fruit-shaped sensor could help cargo companies to keep fruit fresher in transit, researchers say.
The device - which mimics the size, shape and composition of real fruit - is packed in with produce in transit and closely monitors its temperature.
It comes in orange, apple, banana and mango varieties, and alerts firms to problems with their cooling processes, allowing them to take action.
It could also lead to fresher fruit for consumers, researchers said.
The project, which is still at the trial stage, is being conducted by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa).
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Back Channel to Trump: Loyal Aide in Trump Tower Acts as Gatekeeper
In business, as a candidate and now as president, Mr. Trump has valued loyalty as the defining attribute in family, aides or Republicans in Congress. He does not always get it, as the defection of the Freedom Caucus last week on the health bill he was trying to pass made abundantly clear.
But Mr. Trump can always count on Ms. Graff's allegiance, and that has made Ms. Graff, from her office in Trump Tower, a major figure in the operations of the White House for a simple reason: She is believed to have a direct line to the president.
With her deep Queens accent and unerring deference to her boss (she has always referred to him as Mr. Trump or, usually, as Mr. T), Ms. Graff, 64, is a familiar voice to New York's business leaders, the nation's political reporters and now old associates hoping to circumvent the normal channels of communication to reach Mr. Trump.
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Emma Thompson felt 'too fat' to live in LA
British actress Emma Thompson has said she never moved to Los Angeles because she felt she was deemed "too fat" when she visited. "It is a strange place and I couldn't live there she told Swedish chat show Skavlan. The Oscar winner also condemned the pressure on actresses to be thin. The anorexia - there are so many kids girls and boys now and actresses who are very very thin who are into their 30s [and] simply don't eat she said. The star also revealed she threatened to quit working on 2008 film Brideshead Revisited in reaction to a co-star who had been told to shed the pounds. She said: The producers said to her 'Will you lose some weight?'. She was absolutely exquisite. "I said to them 'If you speak to her about this again on any level I will leave this picture. You are never to do that'.
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Amazon has more budget phones to sell you
Take a handful of budget phones. Cut their price even more. Voila -- you've got another hit on Amazon.
The online retailer said Thursday that it's building on the popularity of its discounted phones program, called Prime Exclusive Phones, by adding two more devices to the lineup. Prime customers in the US can now preorder the Motorola Moto G5 Plus starting at $185, at least $45 below full retail price, or the Alcatel A30 for $60, at $40 off, Amazon said. These discounted prices, available only to Prime members, come thanks to ads Amazon slaps on the devices' lock screens.
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Lauren Jeska jailed for Alexander Stadium stabbings
A fell-running champion has been jailed for 18 years for stabbing three UK Athletics staff at a major arena. Lauren Jeska a transgender athlete admitted trying to murder Ralph Knibbs at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium. The "cool calculated attack" came amid a dispute over her eligibility to compete as a female. Birmingham Crown Court heard that Jeska 42 stabbed Mr Knibbs in the head and neck leaving a 2cm hole with "blood pumping out".
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AT&T pulls ads from YouTube, other Google sites
AT&T doesn't want its name showing up next to videos promoting intolerance and hate. As a result, the carrier on Wednesday said it's pulling ads from YouTube and other Google "non-search platforms."
"We are deeply concerned that our ads may have appeared alongside YouTube content promoting terrorism and hate," the company said in an email. "Until Google can ensure this won't happen again, we are removing our ads from Google's non-search platforms."
Rival Verizon told USA Today that it has also pulled its ads.
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A Google computer victorious over the world's 'Go' champion
On Saturday, a Google computer clocked its third consecutive victory over Lee Se-dol, the long-reigning global champion of the world's most complex board game. That win makes the machine the clear winner in a best-of-five series.
The achievements of the Google DeepMind computer, AlphaGo, are considered a significant advancement in artificial intelligence.
"To be honest, we are a bit stunned," said Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, after AlphaGo's third win. "We came here to challenge Lee Se-dol, as we wanted to learn from him and see what AlphaGo was capable of.
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Tax reform the next big ticket item on Trump's legislative agenda
The morning after President Donald Trump failed to deliver on his campaign promise to repeal and replace Obamacare, he reassured the country a new plan will be on the way.
"ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not worry!" Trump tweeted. Vice President Mike Pence issued a similar response during a speech in Charleston, West Virginia, a state where Trump was very popular in the 2016 election but that has a population that is heavily dependent on Medicaid for health care coverage.
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First on CNN: Border wall ask: $1 billion for 62 miles
Washington (CNN)The Trump administration wants the first $1 billion of border wall funding to cover 62 miles -- including replacing some existing fencing along the southern border.
The documents describe exactly where the administration hopes to put its first installment of the border wall, as it described its modest 2017 funding ask.
The $999 million requested by the White House in its budget supplement for just defense and border security spending would cover just 48 miles of new wall, according to justification documents from the Department of Homeland Security obtained by CNN.
The documents describe exactly where the administration hopes to put its first installment of the border wall, as it described its modest 2017 funding ask.
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NASA Finds Water on Mars
In a groundbreaking discovery, NASA astronomers announced today they have found strong evidence that water flows on the surface of Mars. The finding makes it much more likely that life may exist or could have existed on the planet.
"We see features that look like gullies formed by flowing water and the deposits of soil and rocks transported by these flows," said Michael Malin, principal investigator for the Mars Orbiter Camera on the Mars Global Surveyer spacecraft at Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego. Malin and co-author Ken Edgett conclude in their study, to be published next week in the journal Science, that the streaks must have been formed by seeping water.
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Lewis Hamilton believes he can beat Sebastian Vettel to world title
Britain's Lewis Hamilton says he is confident he can beat Sebastian Vettel to the world title this year despite defeat at the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton finished second to the German in the season opener in Melbourne after losing the lead following pressure from the Ferrari driver's superior pace. Hamilton said: "It is going to be a close race. I truly believe we can beat them. It's great to see Ferrari there. "It's good we had this close battle. I'm looking forward to the next." Hamilton led from pole position but struggled for pace in the opening laps and after an early pit stop was held up by Red Bull's Max Verstappen allowing Vettel to get ahead. Hamilton said: "I wouldn't say I'm happy. But all things in perspective. To see where we have come from with massive rule changes and to come here and be battling so close for a win and missing out marginally there are a lot of things to be proud of. "We could have won the race but I gave it everything I could and you can't do more. Take the strength of the weekend."
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Donald Trump Won't Say if He'll Accept Result of Election
In a remarkable statement that seemed to cast doubt on American democracy, Donald J. Trump said Wednesday that he might not accept the results of next month's election if he felt it was rigged against him - a stand that Hillary Clinton blasted as "horrifying" at their final and caustic debate on Wednesday.
Mr. Trump, under enormous pressure to halt Mrs. Clinton's steady rise in opinion polls, came across as repeatedly frustrated as he tried to rally conservative voters with hard-line stands on illegal immigration and abortion rights. But he kept finding himself drawn onto perilous political territory by Mrs. Clinton and the debate's moderator, Chris Wallace.
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Gold Set to Soar to $1
500 as Inflation Makes a Comeback "Gold is poised to rally to levels last seen four years ago as rising inflation and negative real interest rates combine to boost demand according to Incrementum AG which says that the precious metal may be in the early stages of a bull market. Prices may climb to $1 400 to $1 500 an ounce this year said Ronald-Peter Stoeferle managing partner at the Liechtenstein-based company which oversees 100 million Swiss francs ($101.5 million). Spot bullion -- which was at $1 249 on Wednesday -- last traded at $1 400 in September 2013.
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Wells Fargo introduces cardless ATMs across U.S. in digital push
Starting on Monday, Wells Fargo & Co depositors can withdraw money using a smartphone at any branded ATM, the latest sign of U.S. lenders moving away from traditional brick-and-mortar banking.
Jonathan Velline, Wells Fargo's head of ATM and branch banking, said that the San Francisco-based bank decided to apply the smartphone technology to all of its 13,000 cash machines after piloting the idea in select locations across the country.
Bank of America Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co are among the big banks that have announced digital upgrades to their ATM infrastructure, but Wells Fargo is the first U.S. bank to roll out cardless machines across its entire network.
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Let there be light: German scientists test 'artificial sun'
Scientists in Germany flipped the switch Thursday on what's being described as "the world's largest artificial sun," a device they hope will help shed light on new ways of making climate-friendly fuels.
The giant honeycomb-like setup of 149 spotlights - officially known as "Synlight" - in Juelich, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Cologne, uses xenon short-arc lamps normally found in cinemas to simulate natural sunlight that's often in short supply in Germany at this time of year.
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John Calipari Has a Winning Return to Memphis as Kentucky Tops U.C.L.A.
At halftime Kentucky Coach John Calipari relayed a set of instructions to his players. "Guys are you watching this game?" he recalled asking them. "They said 'Yeah.' I said 'Good. Then you know we're playing through De'Aaron Fox. The rest of you take a back seat.'" Sometimes basketball is simple. Such was the case for Kentucky on Friday night at FedEx Forum. Fox a freshman guard was halfway through eviscerating U.C.L.A. in a South regional semifinal of the N.C.A.A. tournament and Calipari reminded his players to continue feeding him the ball. The second-seeded Wildcats heeded that message in an 86-75 victory that put them one game from the Final Four. On Sunday afternoon Kentucky will play top-seeded North Carolina in the regional final. "I'm looking forward to the game just because I like my team said Calipari, adding: I'm jacked up. I'll sleep tonight because I'm old and I'm tired."
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Teen with cancer dies days after Beyonce FaceTimes with her
Ebony Banks the Houston teen battling a rare form of cancer has died -- just days after her wish to speak to her idol Beyonce was fulfilled. A spokesman for Alief Independent School District where Banks was a student confirmed that she passed away early Sunday morning. "I understand she had a smile on her face till the very end spokesman Craig Eichhorn told ABC News. Hours later, the students at Alief Hastings High School, from which Banks had recently graduated and where she was a member of the color guard for four years, organized a candlelight vigil in the band practice lot. Members of the color guard held their candles up in the air and swayed along to the song Halo" by Beyonce.
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This is how badly Saudi Arabia needs its big oil IPO to go well
Saudi Arabia gave Saudi Aramco a huge gift this week by slashing the tax rate on the national oil company to 50% from 85%. The kingdom stressed that the drastically reduced tax rate which is retroactive to the start of 2017 would be offset by dividends and investment profits. The enormous tax relief will also add tens of billions of dollars to Aramco's coffers at a time of growing concern over how much the world's largest oil company is actually worth. While Saudi Arabia has said Aramco could be valued at $2 trillion in an expected 2018 IPO some analysts believed that price tag was too generous. Saudi Arabia badly needs the Aramco IPO to go smoothly because it would generate a cash windfall at a time when plunging oil revenue has blown a hole in its once-vaunted budget.
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Shailene Woodley reaches deal to avoid jail over pipeline protest
US actress Shailene Woodley has reached a plea deal over her involvement in the protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Woodley star of the Divergent series was one of 27 people arrested at the site last October. She has now signed a document agreeing to plead guilty to misdemeanour disorderly conduct which would mean she would avoid jail. The pipeline project has been highly controversial and drawn huge protests. Native Americans say it will desecrate sacred land and damage the environment.
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Microsoft Aims to Build on 'Minecraft' Success
The Nov. 1 launch of a "Minecraft" version tailored for the classroom is exciting educators and parents alike.
"Phenomenal" is how Mark Minghella describes the test version of "Minecraft: Education Edition," the new iteration of the popular building game.
"I've got an overwhelmingly ... positive attitude toward 'Minecraft' in the classroom," says Minghella, a technology teacher in the nation's capital at the British International School of Washington. He says he was familiar with "Minecraft" thanks to his two kids. "It's actually being used for education purposes and not just for students to play games." Minghella says the game can help students understand the concepts involved with building a sustainable community, as well as how to work collaboratively, overcome obstacles and prioritize tasks.
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Sienna Miller on why her new role is not 'just a wife'
If there's one thing Sienna Miller has in common with the character she plays in exploration epic Lost City of Z it's that she's not afraid to air her views loud and clear. So much so that she altered a script when she thought Nina Fawcett was appearing as too much of a stereotypical "wife" - with the director framing the scrawled-on piece of paper. The film - based on a true story - is about explorer Percy Fawcett played by Charlie Hunnam and his quest to find a mysterious lost city in the heart of the Amazon. His first mission in 1906 accompanied by surveying partner Henry Costin (played by Robert Pattinson) sees them return with apparent evidence that this previously undiscovered community exists. Percy is drawn to return again and again while his wife supports him and raises their family.
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As Bernie Ecclestone Departs
Formula One Enters New Era "When the inaugural race of the 2017 Formula One season starts in Melbourne Australia on Sunday it will mark the first time in 43 years that Bernie Ecclestone will not be running the racing series. He was swept aside in late January when the Liberty Media Corporation the Colorado-based company whose chairman is John C. Malone completed its purchase of a 35.5 percent stake of Formula One. So while Ecclestone 86 was an outsize personality who often dominated the headlines occasionally overshadowing what was happening on the track this season's questions are all about the changes to the cars whether the Mercedes team really can win the drivers' and constructors' championships for a fourth year in a row and what the new owners have in store for Formula One. Formula One Management is now run by Chase Carey the former executive vice chairman of 21st Century Fox who said when he was appointed chief executive that the business and the sport has not reached full potential. He said the races need to be more of a spectacle becoming "21 Super Bowls with weeklong extravaganzas with entmt and music that capture a whole city."
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Macron and Le Pen Spar
Anticipating French Election Runoff "With more than three weeks still to go before the first round of voting Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron are already campaigning like they were the only candidates left in the race to become France's next president. With most recent polls suggesting anti-euro Le Pen and the centrist Macron are more than five points ahead of their nearest challenger for the two slots in the May 7 runoff the front-runners traded barbs over the weekend as the other candidates faded into the background. Macron called Le Pen a "a liar" over a pledge to eliminate immigration while the nationalist portrayed her rival as a puppet of the French elite. On Europe 1 radio on Monday she said he's soft on migration.
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Tesco to pay £129m fine over accounting scandal
Tesco is to pay out £235m to settle investigations by the Serious Fraud Office and Financial Conduct Authority into the 2014 accounting scandal that rocked Britain's biggest retailer. It will pay a fine of £129m as part of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the SFO although this deal requires court approval. The DPA relates to Tesco subsidiary Tesco Stores Ltd. The supermarket group has separately agreed with the FCA to pay about £85m in compensation to investors affected by a trading statement on 29 August 2014 that overstated profits. Tesco will also pay legal costs associated with the agreements and said the total exceptional charge was expected to be £235m.
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Machine Learning Opens Up New Ways to Help Disabled People
CC rules require TV stations to provide closed captions that convey speech, sound effects, and audience reactions such as laughter to deaf and hard of hearing viewers. YouTube isn't subject to those rules, but thanks to Google's machine-learning technology, it now offers similar assistance.
YouTube has used speech-to-text software to automatically caption speech in videos since 2009 (they are used 15 million times a day). Today it rolled out algorithms that indicate applause, laughter, and music in captions. More sounds could follow, since the underlying software can also identify noises like sighs, barks, and knocks.
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Apple cuts prices on lower-end iPads, releases red iPhones
Apple is cutting prices on two iPad models and introducing red iPhones, but the company held back on updating its higher-end iPad Pro tablets.
A much-speculated 10.5-inch iPad Pro didn't materialize, nor did new versions of existing sizes in the Pro lineup, which is aimed at businesses and creative professionals. The new devices are mostly refreshes of existing models. Apple unveiled them through press releases Tuesday rather than a staged event, as it typically does for bigger product releases.
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UK retail sales shrug off Brexit fears with February rise
Britain's retailers received a respite from a two-month losing streak when spending in high street stores and online bounced back in February. The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes were up by 1.4% on January and 3.7% higher than in February 2016. Sterling rose on the currency markets after news of the rise was announced but the ONS said the bounce back had failed to recoup all the ground lost in December and January. It noted that spending was being curtailed by higher petrol prices.In the three months to February – considered a better guide to the underlying trend than the monthly figure alone – sales were 1.4% lower than in the quarter ending in November.
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