| Trump thinks exercise is bad for you, depletes limited energy Posted: 15 May 2017 12:52 PM PDT  President Trump has a peculiar theory about exercise which does not match the medical community's conclusion that it's healthful and worthwhile. Apparently, the president thinks that human energy resembles a battery's energy in that it's limited, and exercise depletes this resource.
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| The Latest: Police: Car clipped school bus on DC field trip Posted: 15 May 2017 12:19 PM PDT  HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (AP) — The Latest on an overturned bus on Interstate 95 in Maryland (all times local):
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| More disruptions feared from cyber attack; Microsoft slams government secrecy Posted: 14 May 2017 05:29 PM PDT  By Dustin Volz and Eric Auchard WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Officials across the globe scrambled over the weekend to catch the culprits behind a massive ransomware worm that disrupted operations at car factories, hospitals, shops and schools, while Microsoft on Sunday pinned blame on the U.S. government for not disclosing more software vulnerabilities. Cyber security experts said the spread of the worm dubbed WannaCry - "ransomware" that locked up more than 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries - had slowed but that the respite might only be brief amid fears new versions of the worm will strike. In a blog post on Sunday, Microsoft President Brad Smith appeared to tacitly acknowledge what researchers had already widely concluded: The ransomware attack leveraged a hacking tool, built by the U.S. National Security Agency, that leaked online in April.
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| Mother dies saving daughter's life in car crash on Mother's Day Posted: 14 May 2017 11:55 PM PDT  A woman died on Mother's Day after saving her daughter's life by pushing her out of path of an oncoming car. Diane Aluska, a mother of three, saw a car reversing fast towards them and managed to get her 16-year-old daughter Jenna out of the way. "There is no doubt she saved her daughter's life," Suffolk County police Detective Sergeant James Murphy told the New York Post.
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| No 'clean slate' between the US and Russia, Tillerson says Posted: 14 May 2017 09:40 AM PDT  Relations between the United States and Russia, at their lowest level since the Cold War, will not restart "with a clean slate," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday. The former ExxonMobil CEO, who was decorated in 2013 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, had said previously that the relationship between the two nuclear powers had hit its lowest point since the Soviet collapse in 1991.
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| Beautiful Milky Way captured over iconic Dorset landmarks Posted: 15 May 2017 07:54 AM PDT ![Beautiful Milky Way captured over iconic Dorset landmarks]( "Beautiful Milky Way captured over iconic Dorset landmarks") Nighttime photographs of Dorset, England, will help draw more visitors to the area, if photographer Stephen Banks has his way.
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| White nationalist Richard Spencer at rally over Confederate statue's removal Posted: 14 May 2017 02:41 PM PDT  The city of Charlottesville voted to remove a statue of the Confederate general Robert E Lee, sparking a backlash from the so-called 'alt-right' community. A small group of torch-wielding protesters, including the white nationalist "alt-right" leader Richard Spencer, descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday evening to protest against the sale of a statue commemorating the Confederate general Robert E Lee. Charlottesville's city council voted in April to remove the statue of Lee, who led the Confederate army of northern Virginia in the south's fight to secede from the union and retain slaves in the late 19th century.
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| Police Officer Overdoses on Fentanyl After Responding to Drug Call: Cops Posted: 15 May 2017 08:57 AM PDT  East Liverpool Police Officer Chris Green was given four doses of Narcan to revive him after overdosing, officials said.
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| Hey property bros, quit telling millennials to stop eating smashed avocado on toast Posted: 15 May 2017 12:03 AM PDT  Millennials like avocado on toast and soy lattes and expensive rents and ASOS clothes by the bucketload. They pay for it all with their outrageous, disposable incomes. And when they reach adulthood, they only want to buy a three-bedroom house with ocean views on the best street in town. In other words, they want to have the smashed avo and eat it too — and they'll eat all the avocado they please, goddamnit. SEE ALSO: No, baby boomers, millennials aren't poor because they eat smashed avocado In recent months, it seems every smarmy rich dude and responsible adult in Australia — the place with the highest per capita consumption rate of ridiculous organic food types — has been preachin' high and low about the pure disrespect for money that Gen Y has shown in their young lives. The property market isn't out of control, they say. Your spending is out of control, they say. Take rich dude, Tim Gurner. tim gurner says i'll be able to afford a house if i stop eating smashed avo and drinking $4 coffees, why don't i believe him? pic.twitter.com/fdjiy1DQOg — Maddison Connaughton (@madconnaughton) May 15, 2017 The Australian property mogul took his victim blaming message to the masses on Australian current affairs show 60 Minutes on Sunday night and oh boyyyy was it one of the best examples yet of tsk-tsking the kids on their terrible life choices. Gurner is just 35 years old himself but guys, GURNER MADE GOOD DECISIONS. GURNER NEVER ATE AVO ON TOAST. GURNER IS YOUR RICH HERO. BOW DOWN TO KING GURNER. "When I was trying to buy my first home, I wasn't buying smashed avocado for $19 and four coffees at $4 each," the wealthy lord said. "We're at a point now where the expectations of younger people are very, very high. They want to eat out every day, they want travel to Europe every year. The people that own homes today worked very, very hard for it, saved every dollar, did everything they could to get up the property investment ladder." Let's not mention that an "uninhabitable hovel" can easily cost more than $1 million dollars in an Australian city. With prices like that, we're pretty certain that forgoing your daily macchiato isn't going to make you hella rich. The issue with Gurner's very educational lesson is that he started his glorious empire with A$34,000 (US$25,190) from his grandfather, according to Nine News. That's right, even Gurner needed a helping hand. It would take just 8,500 days without a $4 coffee to get that kind of head start. This "avocado is a poor life decision" speech isn't new. In fact, mentioning the words "millennial" and "avocado" in a sentence has been known to score anyone and everyone their 15 minutes of fame. In October, the internet pretty much broke in Australia after columnist Bernard Salt took aim at generation Y over their spending habits. "I have seen young people order smashed avocado with crumbled feta on five-grain toasted bread at $22 a pop and more," he wrote for The Australian. "I can afford to eat this for lunch because I am middle aged and have raised my family ... Twenty-two dollars several times a week could go towards a deposit on a house." It was an easy lesson in how to go viral and make a lot of people angry. But you know what? We're sick of you using the sad little lives of millennials to raise your profile. I'd much prefer to eat avocado on toast while sharing an apartment with 10 mates, if having money and five houses turns me into a smarmy rich dude that lectures my own generation on how to be a smarmy rich dude. Cough, Gurner, cough. Now, excuse me while I pour myself a bath of champagne. WATCH: This utensil will make cutting and slicing avocados much easier
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| Sean Spicer Likely To Be Fired, Reports Say Posted: 14 May 2017 02:24 AM PDT  Donald Trump is reportedly unhappy that the communications team was unable to manage the controversy after James Comey was fired as FBI director.
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| Bus carrying 26 kids on DC field trip overturns on I-95 Posted: 15 May 2017 03:54 PM PDT HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (AP) — A bus carrying dozens of Pennsylvania eighth-graders to Washington, D.C., for a field trip overturned on Interstate 95 in northeastern Maryland on Monday, state police said. Officials said one child and one teacher were seriously injured.
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| Tim Cook’s refusal to help FBI hack iPhone is validated by ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack Posted: 15 May 2017 07:09 AM PDT 
The proliferation of the WannaCry ransomware last week unequivocally justifies Apple's steadfast refusal to help the FBI break into an iPhone 5c used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists. As a quick refresher, the FBI last year wanted Apple engineers to create a brand new version of iOS that would allow them to skirt around iOS security measures. As a precaution, a security setting in iOS wipes a device clean after 10 erroneous passcode entry attempts. The FBI, as a result, tried to force Apple to release a specialized version of iOS that would not include this security limitation.
Apple abhorred the very idea from the get-go, with Tim Cook going so far as to say that the FBI wanted Apple to create something that it viewed as "the software equivalent of cancer." From Apple's vantage point, creating software capable of circumventing important iOS security mechanisms was a monumental risk as there is no way to guarantee that the customized software wouldn't eventually fall into the wrong hands. So while Cook's cancer analogy might have struck some as being extreme, the WannaCry ransomware saga last week proves that once a piece of malicious software is created, it's impossible to keep it out of the hands of malicious actors. According to reports, the WannaCry ransomware -- which infected more than 200,000 computers across 150 different countries in less than 24 hours -- was based on an NSA exploit released by a hacking collective known as the Shadow Brokers. In fact, WannaCry began infecting computers worldwide just about 4 weeks after the Shadow Brokers released a treasure trove of NSA hacking tools and exploits for anyone in the world to explore and use. The Intercept adds: Today shows exactly what's at stake when government hackers can't keep their virtual weapons locked up. As security researcher Matthew Hickey, who tracked the leaked NSA tools last month, put it, "I am actually surprised that a weaponized malware of this nature didn't spread sooner."
So while former FBI director James Comey promised Apple that they would be able to keep a customized version of iOS from falling into the wrong hands, there's really no way for anyone to make such a promise with 100% certainty. If it's possible for top-secret NSA exploits to eventually see the light of day, it's also possible for the FBI's own arsenal of hacking tools to eventually fall into the wrong hands. In light of the WannaCry attack, Tim Cook's words during an interview with ABC last year ring truer than ever before: "If we knew a way to do this without exposing hundreds of millions of other people's issues we would obviously do it. We need to stand tall and stand tall on principle. There's probably more information about you on your phone than there is in your house… they're also loaded with the location of our kids in many cases, and so it's not just about privacy but it's also about public safety." And speaking of public safety, one of the reasons why the WannaCry malware first started generating headlines was because it began infecting scores of computers at a number of hospitals all across the UK. Incidentally, Microsoft on Sunday issued a statement blasting government agencies for hoarding dangerous exploits. The entire piece is worth a read, but one of the most pertinent excerpts reads: Finally, this attack provides yet another example of why the stockpiling of vulnerabilities by governments is such a problem. This is an emerging pattern in 2017. We have seen vulnerabilities stored by the CIA show up on WikiLeaks, and now this vulnerability stolen from the NSA has affected customers around the world. Repeatedly, exploits in the hands of governments have leaked into the public domain and caused widespread damage. An equivalent scenario with conventional weapons would be the U.S. military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen. And this most recent attack represents a completely unintended but disconcerting link between the two most serious forms of cybersecurity threats in the world today – nation-state action and organized criminal action.
The full statement, penned by Microsoft Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith, can be viewed over here.
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| Osama bin Laden's son vows revenge on the west for killing his father Posted: 14 May 2017 11:14 PM PDT  Osama bin Laden's son has vowed revenge on the west for killing his father and is set to become the next leader of al-Qaeda, a former FBI agent has warned. Ali Soufan, who was the FBI's lead investigator of al-Qaeda after the 9/11 terror attacks, examined documents seized from bin Laden's Pakistan compound when he was killed by US Navy Seals in 2011. "I consider myself... to be forged in steel," Hamza bin Laden, now thought to be around 28 wrote.
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| Riding high: Toyota eyes 'flying car' future Posted: 15 May 2017 02:35 AM PDT  Toyota has its sights set on a Blade Runner future as the Japanese automaker backs a move to launch a flying car in time for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The manned vehicle, dubbed SkyDrive, will have four sets of propellors and -- at 2.9 metres (9.5 foot) long and 1.3 metres wide -- is aiming to be the world's smallest flying car, according to the project. A group of young engineers from the auto and aerospace industries are working on the project, which is being funded by a number of investors including Toyota subsidiaries.
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| Air strikes on Islamic State in Syria, kill 30, mostly civilians: monitor Posted: 15 May 2017 12:53 PM PDT ![Air strikes on Islamic State in Syria, kill 30, mostly civilians: monitor]( "Air strikes on Islamic State in Syria, kill 30, mostly civilians: monitor") Dawn air strikes on a Syrian border town in the Islamic State-held eastern province of Deir al-Zor killed at least 30 people, most of them civilians including more than a dozen children, a war monitoring group said on Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said jets thought to belong to the U.S.-led coalition hit the town of Al-Bukamal near the border with Iraq. A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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| 2 nurses taken hostage during Illinois hospital standoff; suspect fatally shot Posted: 14 May 2017 05:24 AM PDT  A 21-year-old Chicago man, who held a nurse hostage for a few hours at a Geneva hospital, was fatally shot Saturday afternoon as SWAT teams moved in on him, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office.
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| Daughter Allegedly Killed Father After Parents Decided to Evict Her: Cops Posted: 15 May 2017 12:12 PM PDT  Brittany Simpson initially told police an intruder killed her parents.
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| Death in Vegas raises questions about police restraint move Posted: 15 May 2017 04:30 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The death of an unarmed man after police squeezed his neck during a struggle to subdue him outside a Las Vegas Strip casino raised questions Monday about the risks of the technique designed to restrict the flow of blood to the brain.
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| Full Interview: Tillerson on Russia, Comey, and His Relationship With Trump Posted: 13 May 2017 11:00 PM PDT  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson joins Chuck Todd in an exclusive Meet the Press interview.
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| United Airlines Responds To Protocol Breach Posted: 15 May 2017 12:20 AM PDT  The airline, which became the subject of ongoing public scrutiny recently, sent employees a bulletin warning Saturday saying "flight deck access procedures may have been compromised."
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| WWII veteran, 91, receives overdue medals in Rhode Island Posted: 15 May 2017 11:54 AM PDT  CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Like many of the men he served with, Joseph Aquilante was eager to get home after World War II and left the military without collecting the medals he had earned.
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| Donald Trump is in a 'downward spiral' following Russia leak report, says Republican senator Posted: 15 May 2017 04:33 PM PDT  Donald Trump's administration is in "a downward spiral" after allegedly leaking classified information to Russian officials, a Republican senator has claimed, joining a chorus of condemnation in Washington. "The White House has got to do something soon to bring itself under control and in order," Republican Senator Bob Corker said. The Washington Post first reported that Mr Trump had released highly classified information about Isis to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week.
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| North Korea link emerges in global cyberattacks Posted: 15 May 2017 03:38 PM PDT  Security researchers on Monday reported signs of a potential North Korea link to the massive cyberattack campaign that sparked havoc in computer systems worldwide and opened fresh political rifts between Russia and the United States. In the first clues of the origin of the massive ransomware attacks, Google researcher Neel Mehta posted computer code that showed similarities between the "WannaCry" malware and a vast hacking effort widely attributed to Pyongyang. Other experts quickly jumped on this as a sign -- although an inconclusive one -- that North Korea may have been behind the outbreak.
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| At least five people reported wounded at anti-mutiny march in Ivory Coast Posted: 14 May 2017 05:39 AM PDT  By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - At least five people were wounded by gunfire on Sunday during protests in Ivory Coast's second-biggest city, Bouake, against an army mutiny, according to a witness, as popular opposition to the three-day nationwide revolt over bonuses gathered momentum. Mutinous soldiers have now opened up access to the city, a leader of the uprising and Bouake residents said, allowing vehicles to move in and out for the first time since Friday. The mutiny began in Bouake and spread quickly to other cities and towns, mirroring an uprising by the same group in January that paralysed parts of Ivory Coast.
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| New iPhone 8 concept video shows off a remarkable edgeless OLED display Posted: 15 May 2017 09:39 AM PDT 
Although we've seen a number of reports with conflicting information about the iPhone 8's upcoming release date, reputed leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer -- who you might know better as @OnLeaks -- took to Twitter recently and said that iPhone 8 mass production will not be delayed as previously rumored. On the contrary, Apple is expected to begin mass producing its next-gen iPhone in August ahead of a September launch. And while there's a good chance the iPhone 8 will be in short supply at launch, it's still reassuring to know that we won't all have to wait until November before getting our hands on what promises to be the most advanced iPhone, and perhaps smartphone, we've seen yet. As it stands now, the biggest question surrounding the iPhone 8 centers on whether or not Apple will embed the Touch ID sensor into the OLED display itself or if it will be placed on the back on the device, as some leaked schematics have suggested. It also remains to be seen what Apple plans to call its 2017 flagship iPhone, with some reports indicating that it may be dubbed the iPhone Edition.
While we won't really know the answers to those questions for a few more months, the good news is that we can imagine what the iPhone 8 design might possibly look like thanks to a seemingly endless stream of iPhone 8 concept designs from talented artists. The most recent iPhone 8 concept we came across comes from the ConceptsiPhone YouTube channel which put together another compelling look at some of the features we can look forward to later this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOk9jbcXhdw While the video starts off with an outrageous and fantastical image of an iPhone 8 with an augmented reality display on steroids, things settle down soon thereafter as we're shown a more realistic look at some of the new design features Apple's upcoming iPhone will bring to the table. The video does a particularly nice job of illustrating what Apple's implementation of its rumored "function area" might look like. Of course, it goes without saying that if the iPhone 8 Apple releases this coming Fall looks anything like the video above, people will be lining up in droves to buy it, even if it does end up costing $1000.
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| Family Claims They Were Booted From JetBlue Flight in Dispute Over Birthday Cake Posted: 15 May 2017 01:20 PM PDT  A police officer said he didn't see any wrongdoing in the incident.
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| Spain, Ecuador net 5.5 metric tons of cocaine in Pacific Posted: 15 May 2017 05:22 AM PDT ![Spain, Ecuador net 5.5 metric tons of cocaine in Pacific]( "Spain, Ecuador net 5.5 metric tons of cocaine in Pacific") MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities cooperated with Ecuadorean police to intercept a ship off that Latin American country bringing more than 5.5 metric tons of cocaine to Spain, officials said Monday.
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| Found: 17 New Mummies From Ancient Egypt Posted: 15 May 2017 09:41 AM PDT  Archaeologists discovered 17 new mummies from ancient Egypt as well as documents, sarcophagi and animals coffins.
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| Trump accidentally tweeted the word 'We' and the internet had jokes Posted: 15 May 2017 11:43 AM PDT  President Trump tweeted then quickly deleted "We" over the weekend, but unfortunately for the commander in chief the internet doesn't forget.
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| 11 Reasons To Always Have Chocolate Chips in Your Pantry Posted: 15 May 2017 09:48 AM PDT  Get into it.), we've rounded up 11 ways to incorporate chocolate chips into everyday recipes. Yes, even the healthiest of humans can partake in the chocolate chip celebration. Breakfast always gets an upgrade with the inclusion of chocolate chip pancakes.
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| Turkey-US: strained relations Posted: 14 May 2017 11:59 AM PDT  From the 2003 US invasion of Iraq to Washington's latest decision to arm Kurdish groups in Syria, relations between Turkey and the US have been tested repeatedly. The two NATO allies often have conflicting goals in the Middle East, and Ankara is now cultivating closer ties with Moscow and Tehran. In September 2011, six months after peaceful protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were harshly repressed, Ankara cut the Syrian regime loose and began to back selected opposition groups.
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| New rumor suggests the Galaxy Note 8 will be even better than the Galaxy S8 Posted: 15 May 2017 09:14 AM PDT 
The Galaxy Note 8 will be one of the top Android handsets of the second half of the year, and the first rumors about the hotly anticipated new phone are already here. After a couple of recent reports said the handset will have a dual lens camera on the back, a brand new rumor seems to further reinforce that idea.
A Chinese Weibo user known for his mobile leaks posted a short message on the social network that mentions two supposedly confirmed Galaxy Note 8 details. According to this person, the phone will have a 6.3-inch display, which is awfully similar to what previous rumors claimed — early reports said the phone will feature a 6.4-inch Infinity display. The leaker also says the phone will feature a dual lens camera, which might be one of the highlights of the upcoming new Note handset. The Galaxy S8 was also supposed to pack a dual lens camera, but that early design did not have a fingerprint sensor on the back next to the camera. Instead, Samsung wanted to place the sensor under the Galaxy S8 screen, reports have stated. The technology wasn't ready for mass production at that time, however, and Samsung went with the current Galaxy S8 design instead, which features a single-lens rear camera and a fingerprint sensor placed right next to it. If this leaker has access to accurate information, then it could mean Samsung is confident it can mass produce displays with embedded fingerprint sensors in time for the Galaxy Note 8's launch. That's also great news for the iPhone 8, which is supposed to be released around the same time. The iPhone 8 is also expected to have the fingerprint sensor placed under the screen, as we've all seen in numerous reports.
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| Tomb Drawing Shows Mongoose on a Leash, Puzzling Archaeologists Posted: 15 May 2017 07:23 AM PDT  A mongoose on a leash, a colorful pelican and various bats are just a few of the rare animal drawings revealed in a new survey of a group of 4,000-year-old tombs in Egypt. The tombs are located at the Beni Hassan cemetery and were excavated and detailed in a publication over a century ago by archaeologist Percy Newberry and his colleagues, wrote Linda Evans, a senior lecturer at Macquarie University in Australia, in an article published recently in the Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. Now, Evans and other archaeologists at Macquarie University's Australian Centre for Egyptology are re-surveying the tombs using modern-day technology.
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| 'The Saddest Dog in the World' Finds a New Forever Home After Being Returned to Kennel Twice Posted: 15 May 2017 02:49 PM PDT  Lana, a 3-year-old Labrador, was first adopted in 2015 and again in 2016. Both owners returned her to the kennel just months later.
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| Experts poke holes in claims that fidget spinners can treat ADHD Posted: 14 May 2017 05:00 PM PDT  Fidget spinners are a fun, relaxing fount of mindless entertainment. But are they really more than a cheap toy? Some experts say no. Despite marketing claims, there's no research that shows the wildly popular spinners are therapeutic tools for people with anxiety, autism, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). "I know there's lots of similar toys ... and there's basically no scientific evidence that those things work across the board," Scott Kollins, a clinical psychologist and professor at Duke University, told NPR on Sunday. SEE ALSO: We, your child's school, regret banning fidget spinners after seeing what toy came next That doesn't mean the three-pronged plastic phenomena don't provide any real benefits, or that parents and educators are wrong when they say it helps some children focus in the classroom. But retailers may be stretching the truth when they label these devices as treatments for fidgety behavior, minuscule attention spans, or discomfort in a classroom setting. You sure about that, Mr. Fidget Spinner Maker?Image: amazon.com/screenshot"It's important for parents and teachers who work with kids who have ADHD to know that there are very well studied and documented treatments that work, and that they're out there, so there's not really quick and easy fixes like buying a toy," Kollins told NPR. About 11 percent of U.S. children between the ages of 4 and 17 — or 6.4 million kids — have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2011, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Their parents often search for help beyond the typical medication, which might make them more vulnerable to marketing efforts that falsely lump these toys in the category of evaluated, proven solutions that help students focus and learn. Another expert had a similarly skeptical view of fidget spinners. "Using a spinner-like gadget is more likely to serve as a distraction than a benefit for individuals with ADHD," Mark Rapport, a clinical psychologist at the University of Central Florida who has studied the benefits of movement on attention in people with ADHD, told LiveScience earlier this month. Still, parents and some developmental specialists have defended fidget spinners, even as teachers and schools banned them from the classroom for being too disruptive. Proponents argue that, under the right circumstances, spinners and devices like them can soothe an anxious student or calm a hyperactive mind. Hmm, maybe not.Image: amazon.com/screenshot"These little gadgets should be called fidget tools, not toys, and they can be part of a successful strategy for managing fidgety behavior if they are introduced as a normal part of the classroom culture," Claire Heffron, a pediatric occupational therapist in Cleveland, recently told the Washington Post . A 2015 study found that students with ADHD performed better on a computerized attention test the more intensely they fidgeted. Children without ADHD, meanwhile, did not improve their test score with fidgeting. But Julie Schweitzer, the study's author and a clinical psychologist at the University of California at Davis, said it's too early to know whether fidget spinners could deliver similar results. "We need to study them to find if they make a difference and for whom," Schweitzer told the Post. WATCH: Someone drilled a hole in an iPhone to make a fidget spinner because... the internet
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| China, Vietnam agree to keep South China Sea tensions in check Posted: 15 May 2017 02:44 AM PDT  China and Vietnam will manage and properly control their maritime disputes, avoiding actions to complicate or widen them, so as to maintain peace in the South China Sea, the two nations said in a joint communique China released on Monday. Vietnam is the Southeast Asian country most openly at odds with China over the waterway since the Philippines pulled back from confrontation under President Rodrigo Duterte. After what China said were "positive" talks on the South China Sea last week between President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the joint statement stressed the need to control differences.
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| What You Learn After Driving the Ford GT Posted: 15 May 2017 11:56 AM PDT  Yes, we've finally driven the Ford GT. Here's what it's like after you get behind the wheel.
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| 18-year-old rammed into tree by SUV, killed in Morgan Park Posted: 13 May 2017 07:49 PM PDT  An 18-year-old woman was killed when another woman repeatedly rammed her into a tree with her SUV Friday night.
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| Broad support for a Trump foreign aid nominee, with a catch Posted: 14 May 2017 10:49 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Green is a rare bird in Washington these days — a Donald Trump nominee with broad bipartisan support.
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| Manhunt for hackers behind global cyberattack Posted: 14 May 2017 02:22 AM PDT  International investigators are hunting for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to contain the fallout. The assault, which began Friday and was being described as the biggest-ever cyber ransom attack, struck state agencies and major companies around the world -- from Russian banks and British hospitals to FedEx and European car factories. "The recent attack is at an unprecedented level and will require a complex international investigation to identify the culprits," said Europol, Europe's police agency.
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| Exclusive: Upcoming Apple Watch to include game-changing health features Posted: 15 May 2017 12:10 PM PDT  There's no doubt about it — the Apple Watch is a hit. While Apple has not disclosed sales numbers, smart money has the device, now in its second generation, at over 25 million units sold. That not only means the watch is a scorcher that is now beating the initial trajectory of the iPhone, but recent estimates also crown it the world's top-selling fitness device, outpacing dedicated fitness trackers from the likes of Fitbit in regards to market share. The Apple Watch has generated more revenue since its debut than the entire Swiss watch industry during that period of time, which is an incredible achievement. The fitness aspect of the watch has always been a huge focus, and we have been told by a source familiar with Apple's plans that the company is looking to introduce a game-changing feature in an upcoming new version of the Apple Watch. While there are countless uses for this new category of device that places a smartphone on your wrist, one of the most popular is fitness monitoring and tracking, an intense area of focus for Apple. There is most likely not a single consumer fitness product in the world that has had more internal testing, validation and investment than the Apple Watch, and this doesn't seem to be slowing. Our source indicates that Apple has hired 200 PhDs in the past year as part of the company's laser lock on improving and innovating in the health space with Apple Watch. It has been rumored that Apple is interested in glucose monitoring, and it appears that the time may now be right. Previous rumors have stated that Apple might only be able to achieve this through a separate device that might complement the watch, however BGR has learned that this might not be accurate. According to our source, Apple's sights are now set on the epidemic of diabetes, and the company plans to introduce a game-changing glucose monitoring feature in an upcoming Apple Watch. An estimated 30 million people suffer from diabetes in the US alone, according to the American Diabetes Association, so Apple's efforts could lead to a historic achievement in the world of health and fitness. Currently, the only way to properly measure blood sugar levels is by using a blood sample, or by using a device that penetrates the skin. It's uncomfortable, difficult and painful, and there are not presently any widely available noninvasive methods that are accurate. Apple isn't stopping at just glucose monitoring, however. Apple also plans to introduce interchangeable "smart watch bands" that add various functionality to the Apple Watch without added complexity, and without increasing the price of the watch itself. This could also mean that the glucose monitoring feature will be implemented as part of a smart band, rather than being built into the watch hardware. A camera band that adds a camera to the watch is another possibility, or a band that contains a battery to extend battery life for wearers who want even more longevity, even though the Apple Watch's battery performance is already class-leading. One can imagine the other types of smart bands that might be possible with this approach. This strategy might also make it easier for Apple to work with the FDA on approval of a medical device that the company could pre-announce, as opposed to letting a new Apple Watch leak months or even years in advance if it was to be submitted to the regulatory administration.
Another interesting quote from our source is that Apple has "identified the right part of the body and there's so much more they can and intend to do with the watch." While glucose monitoring would be a huge first step in Apple's goal of continuing to make the Apple Watch indispensable, it's not hard to imagine a near future where the watch is the hub of our digital and physical lives. It would monitor multiple aspects of the wearer's health, but also replace smartphones when combined with some sort of augmented reality glasses or contact lenses, alongside AirPods in our ears.
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| Can the Wrongfully Imprisoned Be Healed of Their Trauma? Posted: 14 May 2017 05:00 PM PDT  Ricky, Nancy, and Clarence have all been imprisoned for terrible crimes – crimes they never committed. Now the three of them join The Doctors to discuss the lingering trauma of these experiences, and how they are able to move forward.
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| Austria heads for snap election as coalition shatters Posted: 14 May 2017 12:51 PM PDT  By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's youthful foreign minister took over as leader of the country's main conservative party on Sunday and called for a snap parliamentary election that center-left Chancellor Christian Kern admitted he could not prevent. Kern's Social Democrats (SPO) and Sebastian Kurz's conservative People's Party (OVP) are coalition partners and have dominated Austrian politics for decades, but are now at daggers drawn.
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| The Electric NIO EP9 Just Lapped the Nurburgring Quicker Than Any Production Car Posted: 15 May 2017 11:56 AM PDT  It broke its own record by nearly 20 seconds.
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| The new Miss USA helps regulate nuclear power plants Posted: 14 May 2017 08:34 PM PDT  The Miss USA pageant touted American diversity, and chose an African-American chemist with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to wear the crown. Kara McCullough from the US capital will go on to represent the United States at the Miss Universe contest. "We regulate nuclear power plants.
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