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Ariana Grande took to social media on Friday (April 12) to share her personal brain scans and talk about the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder...

Ulster secure a Pro14 play-off spot and deal Edinburgh's end of season aspirations a huge blow with a bonus-point win at Murrayfield.

(CNBC) Stocks rose on Friday after a slew of positive corporate news that included strong bank earnings and Disney unveiling a new streaming service. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 269.25 points. Gains in the financials and materials sectors pushed the S&P 500 0.66% higher. The benchmark broke above the key 2,900 level for the […]

Huddled at a home in Ecuador's capital, President Lenin Moreno's aides anxiously awaited word in the middle of the night on an operation that would soon make headlines around the world: the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inside the country's London embassy.

Huddled at a home in Ecuador's capital, President Lenin Moreno's aides anxiously awaited word in the middle of the night on an operation that would soon make headlines around the world: the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inside the country's London embassy.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said that she "invited" the inspector general to look into her office's handling of the case involving the "Empire" actor.

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Misogynists are using YouTube to share a sexist narrative about the woman who helped capture the first image of a black hole.

Katie Bouman, who helped capture the first image of a black hole, has become the target of misogynistic conspiracy theories online. As news spread of Bouman's work on developing an algorithm for the Event Horizon Telescope team, some people on social media and YouTube promoted a conspiracy theory that another male developer on the team, Andrew Chael, did significantly more work on the process. More »

Dr. Katie Bouman, who helped capture the first image of a black hole, has become the target of misogynistic conspiracy theories online. As news spread of Bouman's work developing an algorithm for the Event Horizon Telescope team, some people on social media and YouTube promoted a conspiracy theory that another male developer on the team, Andrew Chael, did significantly more work on the process. More »

Misogynists are using YouTube to share a sexist narrative about the woman who helped capture the first image of a black hole.

• Dr. Katie Bouman, who helped capture the first image of a black hole, has become the target of misogynistic conspiracy theories online.
• As news spread of Bouman's work developing an algorithm for the Event Horizon Telescope team, some people on social media and YouTube promoted a conspiracy theory that another male developer on the team, Andrew Chael, did significantly more work on the process.
• Despite Andrew Chael's public denial of the theory, a YouTube search of Katie... Читать дальше...

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder forward Paul George could miss Sunday’s playoff opener at Portland with right shoulder soreness. Thunder coach Billy Donovan said Friday the All-Star is considered day-to-day. George finished second in the league with 28.0 points per game this season, and he led the league with 2.21 steals per contest. He shoots 39

Russian security services have locked down part of a Siberian city in an what appears to be an operation against a suspected Islamic State terror cell.

Hosts Egypt were handed a favourable draw for the 2019 Africa Cup on Nations finals on Friday, but continental powerhouses Morocco, Ivory Coast, and COSAFA sides South Africa and Namibia, were placed together in a tough pool for the tournament that runs from June 21 to July 19. The draw for the expanded 24-team tournament

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Here's how to figure out why your iPad is so slow, and several troubleshooting methods you can use to fix it.

• Your iPad shouldn't slow down in the same way an aging Windows PC slows down, but it might still suffer from sluggish behavior occasionally. There a handful of things you can test to get it running at full speed.
• The most likely culprit is a misbehaving app — you can close apps one at a time to see if that solves your problem.
• One thing you should not do is routinely close apps manually. This can actually be counterproductive, since the iPad's operating system is optimized to manage apps in the background for you. Читать дальше...

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The Los Angeles Lakers say they have mutually agreed to part ways with coach Luke Walton after three losingseasons.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced Ireland's current re-entry visa system will be abolished as of next month.

On his new "Ventura" album, Anderson .Paak shows that he still has as much groove as he did when he first came on to the scene years ago, and has crafted that older into a unique Anderson .Paak sound.

One of Europe’s leading Orthodox rabbis on Friday called on Jewish parents to ensure that their children are properly vaccinated...

EASTENDERS fans have mocked new Ben Mitchell actor Max Bowden’s “terrible Michael Caine” accent after the character showed off his tough side in tonight’s episode of the BBC One soap. Max replaced Harry Reid as hardman Phil Mitchell’s son, making his Walford debut earlier this month. However, viewers have struggled to take to the new […]

WASHINGTON — Newly elected Rep. Sharice Davids is most proud of setting up a congressional office in part of her Kansas district she said hadn’t seen one for years. For Georgia Rep. Lucy McBath, her biggest victory was passing the gun background checks legislation she advocated after her son’s shooting death. And for New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, her top achievement was the introduction of the landmark Green New Deal.