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Apple

Apple devices are often described with superlatives.

Often they are true: The iPhone 6s Plus is one of the best big phones in the world. The 6s is the best smartphone for many people. The SE is the best small phone in the world.

But here's one thing that's not true: That just because the iPhone SE is the cheapest iPhone, it must also be a great, cheap phone.

ZDNet recently wrote a somewhat breathless article entitled "Here's how Apple made the iPhone SE so cheap."... Читать дальше...

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More than 80 percent of people in poor cities are breathing too much pollution.

Michael Jackson and Prince might fall close to each other in your iTunes library, but in real life, the two kept their distance. Just ask Will.i.am. 

We knew we signed a fantastic player but got so much more: coach.

– A Federal High Court has blasted Chris Giwa for misleading Nigerians – Says it did not sack the Amaju Pinnick-led NFF board – Judge decides the case will be treated as a new one A Federal High court in Jos has distanced itself from the widespread claim that it removed the Pinnick led-borad on April 8, […]

Nvidia Corp. shares surged in the extended session Thursday after the graphics-chip maker's first-quarter results and outlook topped Wall Street expectations. Nvidia shares rose 5.3% to $37.41 after hours. The company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of 46 cents a share on revenue of $1.31 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 31 cents a share on revenue of $1.26 billion. For the second quarter, Nvidia expects revenue of $1.32 billion to $1.38 billion, while analysts... Читать дальше...

Doug G. Ware
PARIS, May 12 (UPI) -- The French government on Thursday dodged a vote of no-confidence arranged by Paris' main opposition party over controversial reforms of France's labor laws.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the White House set out to throw a party for a group of its Nordic allies, it found inspiration in something they all share: the cold.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the White House set out to throw a party for a group of its Nordic allies, it found inspiration in something they all share: the cold.

The unusual group affair — state dinners typically honor a single visiting leader — will follow a U.S.-Nordic Summit, a White House meeting on security and economic issues with nations President Barack Obama often lauds as model global citizens. The event, Obama's 12th state dinner, will be held on the South Lawn in a tent designed with a transparent ceiling to allow guests to see the night sky. Dessert was to be an homage to the fishing industry in the form of a blue, glowing edible fishing boat... Читать дальше...

The move sets the team roster at 11

As companies shun genetically modified ingredients, they're buying more sugar extracted from sugar cane rather than beets. Sugar beet farmers are thinking of going back to conventional beets.

As companies shun genetically modified ingredients, they're buying more sugar extracted from sugar cane, rather than beets. Sugar beet farmers are thinking of going back to conventional beets.

An average Stephen Curry game produces incredible highlights. A video of the best plays of his career? Thank you, NBA.

Corey Perry and Cody Ceci both scored on the power play for Canada, while Boone Jenner’s first of the tournament came at even strength

National housing prices rose 1.2 per cent last month from March, the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index showed on Thursday

On today's NASCAR America, Kyle Petty pays tribute to son Adam, who was killed 16 years ago today. We also preview Dover and talk to AJ Allmendinger.

CEO Pierre Dion says the company is ready to play a leadership role in making the province a global hub for TV creation and production

Keith Urban sits down to promote his new album Ripcord while making an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show airing on Thursday (May 12) from Los Angeles. The 48-year-old singer also shared that he and wife Nicole Kidman will be celebrating their 10 year anniversary in Boston while Keith is on tour. “I’m performing in [...]

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Bob Joyce, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Government, for a closer look at what North Carolina's House Bill 2 actually does regarding bathrooms and beyond.

Brazil's ousted President Dilma Rousseff describes the effort to impeach her as a coup. Stepping in to replace her is Vice President Michel Temer, who has named an all-male and all-white cabinet — this in a highly diverse nation in which 53 percent are Afro decedent.

House Speaker Paul Ryan met with the de facto nominee of the Republican Party Donald Trump Thursday and called the conversation encouraging and a good first step, while acknowledging that the two have legitimate policy differences.