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Sep 24, 2018
The discovery of a 127-million-year-old fossil in northeastern China is filling an important evolutionary gap between modern birds and the winged, dinosaur-like creatures that came before them.
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Sep 24, 2018
Update: Back in stock!
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Sep 24, 2018
A huge Airbus A350-900ULR is being delivered to Singapore Airlines today where, once in service, it will make the longest continuous flight in the world, from Singapore to Newark airport—a flying time of just under 19 hours.
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Sep 24, 2018
One of the few bastions of purity left in this forsaken world—puppies—might be inadvertently spreading a bacterial superbug that causes diarrhea. Last week, the Centers for Disease and Prevention reported that an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni has sickened more than 100 people across 18 states in…
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Sep 24, 2018
South Carolina has been dealing with flooding since Florence arrived at the coast on September 13. More than a week later, the situation is only worsening for some coastal residents. Potentially record-breaking flood waters are set to inundate areas that didn't see much flooding last week along the northeastern coast…
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Sep 24, 2018
Earnings for gig economy workers in the transportation sector—think drivers for Uber, Lyft, or Postmates— plummeted by 53 percent, according to research from the JPMorgan Chase Institute.
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Sep 24, 2018
The new and improved macOS 10.14 Mojave is rolling out to compatible Macs everywhere today. Here's all the cool new stuff you can get busy with once you've installed the upgrade on your laptop or desktop.
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Sep 24, 2018
A new report from the Washington Post found that emergency rooms have seen a spike in incidents involving electric scooters. One particular hospital in Salt Lake City reported a 161 percent increase in scooter injuries—from eight injuries over a four-month time span in 2017 to 21 in that same time period this year.
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Sep 24, 2018
Let's be real. You've had dozens and dozens of chances to buy high-end, intricately detailed statues of the titular star of Alien before. Tell me: How many chances have you had to do the same for the true (not-played-by-Sigourney-Weaver) star of Alien, Jonesy the Cat?
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Sep 24, 2018
An Indonesian teenager is safe after spending more than a month and a half at sea in a floating fishing hut, The Jakarta Post reports.
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Sep 24, 2018
Bose's wireless QuietComfort 35 noise-cancelling over-ears are basically a mute button for the rest of the world, and you can get them for $274 at Rakuten today, down from the usual $329, with promo code ALT55. Just note that you'll have to be signed into a Rakuten account to use the code.
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Sep 24, 2018
Filmmakers love to explore memory problems—in the form of amnesia, dementia, manipulation, conflicting recollections of the past, you name it. And this thematic fascination isn't limited to any one movie genre; it's the one thing Overboard, Memento, and Rashomon all have in common.
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Sep 24, 2018
Once again, Google has rankled privacy-focused people with a product change that appears to limit users' options. It's easy to miss the fact that you're automatically being logged-in to Chrome if you're not paying attention.
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Sep 24, 2018
After a series of bugs plagued iOS 11, Apple reportedly decided to slow down on adding new features to iOS 12 in order to focus on improving performance and stability. In general, that strategy seems to have worked, with multiple sites reporting that iOS 12 runs faster on nearly every supported iPhone and iPad, even…
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Sep 24, 2018
The identity politics of tech are real. We become obsessed with the devices that power our lives, and they can drive us to heated arguments—however preposterous—with anyone who loves a competing product, platform, or service.
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Sep 24, 2018
The best board game in existence, $128 AirPods, and the new Luminoodle Click lead off Monday's best deals from around the web.
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Sep 24, 2018
You might think of black holes as enormous vacuum cleaners, sucking in all the matter and light that ventures too close. But confusingly, scientists normally see stuff leaving the area around a black hole, via jets of matter and light from ripped-apart dust. It's rare to see matter get devoured.
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Sep 24, 2018
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Sep 24, 2018
Let's say your long-term relationship totally implodes. Browsing for a new apartment, or a therapist that takes your insurance, you hear your dog bark in the other room—and realize, with a start, that it's not actually your dog. Once you're all moved out, the dog will be out of your life, too. Stewing in self-pity you…
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Sep 24, 2018
Deadspin Listen To Earl Thomas | The A.V. Club Whoops, CNN just lost another pro-Trump commentator down the scandal chute | The Slot Another Sexual Misconduct Allegation Against Brett Kavanaugh Is Being Investigated | Splinter
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Sep 24, 2018
It was announced this morning that SiriusXM will acquire music streaming service Pandora in a deal worth $3.5 billion. SiriusXM is touting the acquisition as the creation of the world's largest audio entertainment company.
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Sep 24, 2018
Zendaya talks about those Little Mermaid rumors. The third Kingsman movie could be dropping next year. Matt and Foggy host an uneasy reunion in the first pictures from Daredevil's third season. Plus, what's to come on Riverdale, Halloween goes documental, and the world of Instagram teases who's back for Avengers 4.…
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Sep 24, 2018
There's no way that Paramount's upcoming Bumblebee movie could have worked without a bunch of other Cybertronian Transformers worked into the mix and the latest trailer shows off just how many of them are due to get in on the action.
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Sep 24, 2018
Cody Rutledge Wilson has been released from jail in Harris County, Texas after posting $150,000 bond on Sunday. Wilson, best known for publishing blueprints of 3D printed guns, has been charged with sexual assault after he allegedly paid $500 to a 16-year-old girl for sex. Police allege that Wilson met the girl on a…
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Sep 24, 2018
Cody Rutledge Wilson has been released from jail in Harris County, Texas after posting $150,000 bond on Sunday. Wilson, best known for publishing blueprints of 3D printed guns, has been charged with sexual assault after he allegedly paid $500 to a 16-year-old girl for sex. Police allege that Wilson met the girl on a…
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Sep 24, 2018
Power Practical's latest Luminoodle is a terrific light strip attached to an amazing button, and it's ideal for illuminating dark closets, or installing under shelves and cabinets.
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Sep 24, 2018
Try not to freak out, but this post is about a $103 board game. That sounds like a lot of money. It is a lot of money. But Gloomhaven is Board Game Geek's #1 board game ever, and is "astoundingly good" according to Ars Technica. Hell, it weighs 20 pounds! The thing is though, even when retailers have it in stock, it…
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Sep 23, 2018
The tech and science world has had a very interesting week: Researchers have discovered what happens when you give our favorite tentacled, ocean-dwelling friends MDMA, landed rovers on asteroids, confirmed the oldest known animal fossil on the planet, and found something very weird going on with a distant neutron star…
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Sep 23, 2018
As Hurricane Florence's floodwaters start to recede, the storm's lasting damage is slowly becoming apparent. Apart from the 44 deaths and thousands of flooded homes, some of the storm's most concerning impacts are environmental. Poisonous coal ash is flowing into rivers, and at least 50 lagoons of pig waste flooded,…
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Sep 23, 2018
Fast-food chain Wendy's is facing down a lawsuit in Illinois over its use of fingerprint scanners to track employees at work in retail locations, according to court documents obtained by ZDNet.
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Sep 23, 2018
Overlord is not what you're expecting. Trailers and early buzz have pumped it up as a "Nazi zombie" film which, while true, doesn't quite do it justice. Actually, Overlord is first and foremost a fairly typical, behind enemy lines war film about a group of soldiers who need to complete a mission. It just so happens…
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Sep 23, 2018
The world's greatest pouch artist returns.
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Sep 23, 2018
The government of Ecuador, whose embassy in London has served as a refuge from UK authorities for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange since 2012, has been growing weary of their guest for quite some time. According to a Friday report from Reuters, it even went so far as to try and name him to a diplomatic position in…
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Sep 23, 2018
It could've gone better.
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Sep 23, 2018
Two landers from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully touched down on the Ryugu asteroid after separating from the Hayabusa2 probe in orbit, and have begun transmitting images from the space rock's surface.
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Sep 23, 2018
Update: This was available earlier in the week for $85 ($15 off), but now it's down to $80.
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Sep 23, 2018
When you think of director Gareth Evans two words come to mind: The Raid. Film fans know and adore the filmmaker because of those two absolutely incredible Indonesian action films, but now, four years after The Raid 2, Evans is back with a film that's about as far from those movies as possible.
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Sep 23, 2018
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Sep 23, 2018
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Sep 23, 2018
Anker's entered the projector space in a big way this year, and today's Amazon Gold Box has two of the best deals we've ever seen on its entry level products.
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Sep 23, 2018
Kojima Productions closed out this year's Tokyo Game Show with a Death Stranding presentation, complete with a short new trailer starring Troy Baker and his very expensive mask.
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Sep 22, 2018
Apple's new streaming service reportedly has a $1 billion budget, but apparently it can't buy some nerve. The company has long censored its walled-garden offerings on platforms like the App Store, and per a report in the Wall Street Journal on Saturday, Apple is still aiming to keep its content offerings squeaky…
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Sep 22, 2018
There are good movies, there are great movies, and then there are movies that deliver joy to every bone in your body. One Cut of the Dead is all of those and more.
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Sep 22, 2018
Just the right mixture of sentiment and melancholy.
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Sep 22, 2018
Alcohol is responsible for over one in 20 of all deaths worldwide, according to the most recent edition of a World Health Organization (WHO) report that comes out every four years.
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Sep 22, 2018
And it's all thanks to the classic tradition of the sitcom Halloween episode.
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Sep 22, 2018
For months, our Twitter-addicted and conspiracy-addled president has become increasingly convinced that just like the media, Silicon Valley tech companies he barely understands are out to get him. Claims that the largely West Coast-based tech world is secretly undermining the conservative movement have long been a…
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Sep 22, 2018
A seafood restaurant in Maine claims to have a more compassionate method when serving up its lobsters: get them stoned first. Charlotte's Legendary Lobsters Pound now offers patrons the option of having their tasty crustaceans "sedated" with weed before being steamed to death. According to owner Charlotte Gill, Roscoe…
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Sep 22, 2018
When authors Sam Sykes (The Mortal Tally, An Affinity for Steel) and Chuck Wendig (Star Wars: Aftermath, Blackbirds) had a detailed Twitter conversation deconstructing the horror genre last year, who could've guessed we'd see that conversation brought to the big screen?
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Sep 22, 2018
Ed Whelan, an ally of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh who floated, then retracted, a conspiracy theory on Twitter accusing another man of sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, allegedly viewed Ford's LinkedIn profile before her name was made public, Ford says.
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Sep 22, 2018
A $420 65" TV, a kayak designed for fishing, and
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Sep 22, 2018
I'm not talking about when your mom calls. If your mom calls, you should answer the phone, and actually, you should just probably call your mom more often so she doesn't have to call you. (HI MOM!) What I want to know is what you do when a number you don't know calls. Do you answer the phone?
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Sep 22, 2018
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Sep 21, 2018
A Hanime, if you will.
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Sep 21, 2018
"Unthinkable" is, conveniently, the perfect way to describe The Unthinkable, a brash, bold, film directed by a five-man Swedish film collective called Crazy Pictures. It's a movie that's wildly, comically unpredictable in ways that are both very good and very bad.
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Sep 21, 2018
People who wear contact lenses are often warned to properly clean their reusable contacts. A new study published Friday provides a sober reminder of why those warnings exist. Since 2011, it found, an outbreak of a rare infection that can cause blindness has been spreading among contact lens wearers in England, often…
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Sep 21, 2018
Some Twitter users received an alert on Friday warning that a bug "may have" allowed their direct messages and protected tweets to be viewed by developers who weren't authorized to see them. But the conditions needed for that to happen seem so far-fetched, it's unlikely any users at all were actually affected.
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Sep 21, 2018
Dozens of groups, including the ACLU, NAACP, and the Economic Policy Institute, wrote letters to some of America's largest tech companies on Friday, demanding that they free their employees from forced arbitration. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Uber were among the companies whose CEOs received the…
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Sep 21, 2018
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
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Sep 21, 2018
Concerns over the economic realities of gig workers have largely focused on more public-facing firms like Uber, Lyft, Taskrabbit, and Instacart. A study released yesterday by the International Labour Organization—an agency of the United Nations—suggests pay and work arrangements are as bad or worse for those working…
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Sep 21, 2018
Nintendo's new Pikachu And Eevee Nintendo Switch Bundles blew up the internet before Toad, Bert, and Ernie grabbed the torch, and now, you can preorder both from Amazon. The console is the same in both bundles, but one includes a download code for Let's Go Pikachu, and the other includes
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Sep 21, 2018
Fears about toxic pollution in the wake of Florence's floodwaters are already being realized. On Friday, Duke Energy confirmed a possible coal ash spill next door to the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. That river serves as a source of drinking water for residents living downstream in Wilmington.
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Sep 21, 2018
Just when we thought Twitter was going to be the last one to hold the toxic bag that is Alex Jones, payment processing giant PayPal reminded the internet today that, yup, it was still helping Infowars make money, and that also it's very sorry and plans to stop. Better late than never!
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Sep 21, 2018
Free ground beef. Forever. Do I have your attention?
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Sep 21, 2018
Parents, to curb your kid's phone usage, you may no longer need to hold their chargers hostage, yell out nightly countdowns ("Three more minutes!") or draft up elaborate tech contracts that you'll look at exactly once. At least, if you're on Apple devices. The new iOS 12 parental controls are here, and they allow you…
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Sep 21, 2018
You've seen the man behind the masquerade. Now you get to see just what Joaquin Phoenix's nascent clown prince of crime will look like.
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Sep 21, 2018
Have you seen that viral video of President Donald Trump hissing? It's really weird. But it makes more sense if you see the original video. And after some sleuthing, we finally tracked it down.
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Sep 21, 2018
Apple's hyped up new iPhones hold a lot of allure. Clad in a silver, space gray, or a rich gold finish and featuring the new A12 Bionic chip inside, the recently debuted iPhone XS represents the best tech Apple can jam in a phone. So naturally, one of the first things people did after getting their hands on one was…
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Sep 21, 2018
Praying mantises are what scientists call "generalist" hunters, meaning they eat pretty much whatever they want. Despite their eclectic taste, however, no one has ever seen a praying mantis eat fish—until now.
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Sep 21, 2018
A man involved with the porn site "StraightBoyz" that featured hundreds of videos of his sex acts with other men—many of them unconsenting and unaware that they were being filmed—has pled guilty to charges against him in a federal court.
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Sep 21, 2018
The laptop computer is one of our greatest mobile productivity tools, and at the same time, a fantastic way to procrastinate with endless distractions at your fingertips. For those times when you're racing a deadline, and can't trust yourself with easy access to Facebook, King Jim's new Pomera e-ink typewriter strips…
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Sep 21, 2018
The largest tech platforms in the world have yet to prove that they can effectively and expeditiously moderate their hellish platforms, and Instagram is no exception.
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Sep 21, 2018
It's been a long-ass week. And next week isn't looking better. But I would urge you to take a break from our never ending freak show on the surface and feast your eyes on one of the most amazing things you will ever see courtesy of scientists aboard the E/V Nautilus—this incredible eel.
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Sep 21, 2018
The 2016 Presidential Election was undoubtedly the worst thing that's ever happened to Facebook, and it's doing everything it can to signal that it wants to avoid a repeat of that nightmare. On Thursday, it told reporters that it will stop dispatching employees to work directly with political campaigns.
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Sep 21, 2018
Packing cubes can make organizing clothes and toiletries for your next trip a little less hellish, and eBags' cubes are widely considered to be among the best. They don't go on sale often, but you can save 20% on a three or
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Sep 21, 2018
Somehow during the history of Earth, life took to the skies. As these winged creatures evolved, they specialized and improved their flying abilities. Today, we have specimens like the incredible hawk moth, a hummingbird-like insect that can precisely control its hovering.
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Sep 21, 2018
If you're already nervous about flying, you may want to skip this story. Passengers on Jet Airways Flight 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur, India, recently had a terrifying experience after the flight crew forgot to pressurize the cabin. Dozens of passengers on the flight yesterday started bleeding from their ears and nose…
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Sep 21, 2018
A one-day sale on fast-charging Anker gear,
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Sep 21, 2018
By performing a DNA analysis of elephant tusks nabbed at ivory busts, scientists have successfully backtracked the contraband to three major African cartels. This application of genetics presents a powerful new tool in the ongoing struggle to stop elephant poachers.
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Sep 21, 2018
Even though we thought there were a surprising amount of things to like about Iron Fist's second season, in the weeks since it dropped on Netflix, more than a few people have asked whether they should invest the time in watching the entire thing. The answer, unsurprisingly, is complicated.
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Sep 21, 2018
This weekend, a Twitter user shared a disturbing story that verged on the surreal. In a 32-tweet thread, Ashley recounted an abusive relationship with a boyfriend who forced her to eat until it caused her pain—seemingly for his own sexual pleasure.
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Sep 21, 2018
Gun rights activist Cody Wilson reportedly fled from Texas to Taiwan after getting tipped off that he was going to be charged for allegedly paying a 16-year-old girl $500 for sex. But now local news outlets in Taiwan report that he has been captured.
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Sep 21, 2018
Kilauea volcano has quieted down considerably since August, and recovery efforts are now in full swing. That includes a major milestone coming up on September 22, when the National Park Service (NPS) is set to re-open parts of the colossal Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which has been closed since shortly after the…
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Sep 21, 2018
Get a new look at Agents Hemsworth and Thompson in behind-the-scenes pics from the new Men in Black. Brie Larson talks Captain Marvel. Alan Tudyk is joining another comic book adaptation. John Carpenter teases that a Prince of Darkness show is on the way. Plus, HBO's Watchmen finds some intriguing musicians for its…
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Sep 21, 2018
For the longest time, it was rare for LEGO's 1969-piece (think about it) Saturn V Apollo kit to even be in stock. But now, Amazon is actually offering it for $105, a rare discount from its usual $120 MSRP. Rarity aside, that's just simply a great price for a kit that size, let alone such a coveted one. The set lets…
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Sep 21, 2018
HDTV bias lights are nothing new to our readers, but with multiple length options, RGB color modes, and 6500K true white LEDs, Luminoodle is one of the most polished option out there.
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Sep 21, 2018
Whether you need new charging gear for your new iPhone, or want to play your Switch on a cross-country flight, Amazon's one-day Anker sale has the goods.
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Sep 20, 2018
With the launch of a new national cyber strategy, President Donald Trump has authorized the use of "offensive cyber operations" against U.S. adversaries, National Security Adviser John Bolton told reporters on Thursday.
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Sep 20, 2018
Twitch had a rush of popularity in China last month, but now reports indicate that the live streaming video platform is no longer available in the country.
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Sep 20, 2018
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
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Sep 20, 2018
A voice-activated microwave is a terrible idea and a pointless frivolity, a device which solves a problem almost no one had. Why trust your lying eyes? Amazon's Basics microwave (with Alexa!) is no such bauble, and as silly a creation as it may appear, it's the company's cutthroat business as usual.
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Sep 20, 2018
The latest entry in the Halloween franchise is both a dazzling tribute to the original film as well as a unique, standalone story. It's filled with deviations from the familiar slasher formula, but it also carefully incorporates an adoration of its predecessor that feels respectful but not overpowering. By balancing…
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Sep 20, 2018
Everyone made their points clear in this week's Co-Op, but once everything settled, these were our readers' favorite no-annual fee cards. Check out what everyone had to say, then don't forget to vote at the end of the post.
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Sep 20, 2018
The scientific world, like so many industries, is finally reckoning with widespread sexual and gender-based harassment within its ranks. This week, a number of prominent organizations and groups have pledged to take concrete steps to deter and punish scientists who engage in sexual misconduct. But outside observers…
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Sep 20, 2018
From the minute we're born, we're surrounded by a swarm of things not visible to the human eye—dangerous pathogens, harmless microbes, and a wide assortment of chemicals. A new study out of Stanford University seems to illuminate this hidden world, and the results are admittedly both cool and terrifying.
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Sep 20, 2018
Everyday it feels like science fiction and reality slide ever closer together. In the latest edition of "could this happen," scientists have published a new study that weighs building massive berms to protect receding Antarctic glaciers.
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Sep 20, 2018
Amazon today unveiled Echo Auto, capable of putting Alexa into every car in the world for the price of $49.99. In our not-too-distant future Alexa is everywhere.
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Sep 20, 2018
The digital assistant wars are in full swing, and with Google just recently notching the latest victory by finishing Q2 with the top-selling smart speaker in the world, Amazon is revamping its Alexa-powered roster in a very big way.
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Sep 20, 2018
Amazon announced a whole bunch of new stuff today, from refreshed Echo devices, to a smart microwave, to an analog wall clock that doubles as a visual display for your Echo kitchen timers. Preorders for most of the products should be available today, and we'll add links below as we see them
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Sep 20, 2018
An international team of researchers is claiming to have discovered traces of cholesterol on a fossil of Dickinsonia—a mysterious creature that lived during the primordial Ediacaran Period. This evidence, the researchers say, makes Dickinsonia the oldest known animal in the fossil record. But the discovery is not…
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