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Google is reportedly working on a competitor to Amazon's sleeper hit, the smart speaker Echo, and the project is adorably dubbed Chirp internally, according to Recode's Mark Bergen. 

Like the Echo, Chirp will be a hardware product that can respond to voice commands, like questions or demands to activate music. 

Although Chirp is set to launch this year, Bergen's sources say that Chirp likely won't be ready for Google's big developers' conference next week. Читать дальше...

The commission denied more than 28 million dollars in SPLOST 7 funds to finish the projects second phase, to bring a taxiway for planes to access future businesses on the road.

Why is labiaplasty a thing?

There's no two ways around it: Vaginas are INCREDIBLE.

No one on this planet would be alive without them. They literally bring forth LIFE.

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And no matter what, if you have a vagina, it is perfect JUST the way it is.

No two vaginas are alike! And they're all fucking awesome!

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Sure... Читать дальше...

"There is only one logical explanation for Mr. Trump's refusal to release his returns: There is a bombshell in them," Romney said.

This wasn’t a deal many saw coming, since InnVest’s rebuilding phase has gathered momentum after a turbulent past couple of years

FORT WORTH, Texas - The judge in the case of a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck has upheld an April order that the teen spend nearly two years in jail.

COLONIE, N.Y. (AP) — Climate activists have driven the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from the stage at a conference of power plant owners.

COLONIE, N.Y. (AP) — Climate activists have driven the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from the stage at a conference of power plant owners.

Katharine McPhee heads out of Craig’s restaurant and says goodbye to her group on Monday (May 9) in West Hollywood, Calif. The 32-year-old Scorpion actress recently supported her former Smash co-star Megan Hilty‘s brand new album on Twitter! PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Katharine McPhee “My album is now available for digital download!,” [...]

Lorde have mercy!

Wednesday's personal finance stories.

Since instantly returning to the Premier League after its first PL relegation in 2009, the Magpies had finished 12th, 5th, 16th, 10th, 15th.

WEST BABYLON, N.Y. — A New York construction worker who won $1 million in a lottery scratch-off game four years ago has defied enormous odds by hitting a $1 million jackpot again on a different game. After Bruce Magistro hit the jackpot the first time, his wife, Yvonne, lost a three-year battle with cancer. “This is impossible,” Magistro said he thought as he scratched off a lottery ticket and realized he won $1 million. Magistro is a regular customer at the gas station and usually spends about $50 every time he buys lottery tickets... Читать дальше...

Martina McBride, "Reckless" (Nash Icon/BMLG)

Martina McBride, "Reckless" (Nash Icon/BMLG)

Martina McBride, "Reckless" (Nash Icon/BMLG)

Martina McBride, "Reckless" (Nash Icon/BMLG)

It was high school musical, "Hamilton"-style.

NATO first opened the MND-SE in August 2015. The headquarters should become fully operational by 2018 with some 280 officers, including 75 from other NATO states, working together.

Experiments on mice have given scientists an understanding of how the virus causes severe brain malformations.

 – The EFCC has question Liyel Imoke over his role in the alleged $115m bribery scandal – Imoke was grilled at the antigraft agency’s office in Port Harcourt – The EFCC has also arrested Bashir Yuguda, former minister for finance – Yuguda has been linked to the $115m bribe distributed by Alison Diezani The immediate […]

By Ginger Gibson and Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump pulled even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday, in a dramatic early sign that the Nov. 8 presidential election might be more hotly contested than first thought. While much can change in the six months until the election, the results of the online survey are a red flag for the Clinton campaign that the billionaire's unorthodox bid for the White House cannot be brushed aside. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Virtual reality specialist Oculus is trying to dazzle consumers by adding more entertainment and educational options to the Samsung Gear headset in hopes of transforming the technological curiosity into a cultural phenomenon.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Virtual reality specialist Oculus is trying to dazzle consumers by adding more entertainment and educational options to the Samsung Gear headset in hopes of transforming the technological curiosity into a cultural phenomenon. The new selections announced Wednesday include "Nomads," a three-dimensional video series from Felix & Paul Studios that examines wayfaring lifestyles in remote parts of the world. There's also an upcoming video game called "Tactera" that requires... Читать дальше...