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Central NY Crime Judge praises 30-year-old son's legal research, boots him from parents' house anyway By Douglass Dowty   https://youtu.be/SA83KYq8x6A Syracuse, NY -- State Supreme Court Justice Donald Greenwood tried everything he could today to convince a 30-year-old man...

Amazon Go: convenience and concern at new checkout-free corner shop Mark Harris in Seattle   All around me in this Seattle corner shop, people are grabbing items off the shelves, shoving them into bags or pockets,...

 “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost (1874-1963) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it...

Miami foot bridge collapse leaves at least six people dead   Ten people were also injured when a newly installed 950-tonne pedestrian bridge collapsed, trapping at least eight cars below, officials say. Aerial view shows a pedestrian...

Centuries-old craftsmanship finds new life in Kabul's oldest district   An aid project is reviving traditional Afghan arts and helping past masters preserve and pass on their skills to the new generation. Ceramics, carpentry, calligraphy and gem...

The Best New Restaurants in America 2017 Jeff Gordinier   Right now, we just want to break bread with good friends. We don't want gimmicks or concepts. And we don't want to be rushed. What we want...

Britain's May tells Netanyahu of concern over Gaza deaths   British Prime Minister Theresa May told her visiting Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu it was important to alleviate the situation and restart talks about a two-state solution...

Apple and Dell bid to acquire Toshiba’s memory chip business By Luján Scarpinelli   The US tech companies are part of a consortium led by Bain Capital hoping to purchase the Japanese heavyweight’s memory chip business. In a...

Panama creates special gender violence police squad   The new unit will tackle violence against women across the country, which in recent years has recorded tens of thousands of such cases. Women stand in front of a...

How Elon Musk Beat Russia's Space Program by Leonid Bershidsky   The upstart billionaire's private passion enabled SpaceX to achieve things the Russian industry has given up. Rocket man's toy. Photographer: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images Nowhere did Tuesday's launch...

Evacuations ordered as California wildfires destroys buildings   Authorities ordered the evacuations of over 2,000 residents. The fire has scorched 3,000 acres and threatened 600 buildings. The Pawnee fire is one of several wildfires burning in...

European leaders seek greater taxes for digital giants Author: Luján Scarpinelli   A number of European countries – led by France – are pushing to introduce a new reform that will tax companies like Google and Amazon...

Protests on Nicaragua's Mother's Day turn deadly By Daniel Silva Fernandez and Flora Charner, CNN Anti-government protesters build a barricade to defend the march in support of "the Mothers of April" -- whose children died in...

Google appeals against EU's €2.4bn fine over search engine results Daniel Boffey in Brussels   Brussels said tech giant abused dominance by manipulating search results to favour its own comparison shopping service. Google is appealing against the...

Macedonia presents option to resolve name dispute with Greece     Negotiations between Macedonia and Greece continue, examining four possible options. Greece is also asking for an amendment of references to the 'Republic of Macedonia' in the...

The billion-dollar palaces of Apple, Facebook and Google Rowan Moore   From California to London, the tech giants are employing top architects to build spectacular symbols of their immense global power. But they have their critics… https://youtu.be/NGYmve8L7c0?t=18 The construction...

Director Guillermo del Toro wins best feature DGA award   The Mexican director was crowned best director for his fantasy romance 'The Shape of Water,' at the Directors Guild of America honours. Director Guillermo del Toro holds...

Tips: How to Roll Grape Leaves for Dolmadakia     With assistant https://youtu.be/uyGVctTtdK8  Title: Yaprak Sarma makinesi (2013) - User: Güneşli Günler - YouTube   With plastic wrap https://youtu.be/p7UdWkjARNo Title: pratik yaprak sarma - User: Evrim Zerrin Bayraktar - YouTube   Source: youtube.com

‘Bodies Die, Countries Don't': Are You Listening? Podcast Written by: L. Finch   Διαβάστε στα Eλληνικά     [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/325522471" params="visual=true&show_artwork=true&maxwidth=650&maxheight=750" width="100%" height="400" iframe="true" /] The podcast Are You Listening? takes a look at some of the stories that have recently...

Vintage Watches Are the Timeless Timepieces You Need by Dale Harris   Long summer afternoons, spent in the dim cool of your grandfather’s study. The scent of his cologne and his cigar competed with the smells...

Charity boss Justin Forsyth resigns from Unicef   Ex-Save the Children chief executive Justin Forsyth has resigned from Unicef saying he does not want coverage of his past to "damage" the charities. Mr Forsyth faced three complaints...

Aliens: Where SETI Astronomers Can Find Them   By: Gersiane De Brito SETI, or Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, has been an ongoing endeavor for many decades. In the early days, it was expected to be a quick...

FIFA finds no cause to block Russia and Qatar World Cups Russia was awarded the 2018 World Cup and Qatar the 2022 tournament in a single, secret vote in Zurich in December 2010. A much-awaited FIFA...

Veggie Black Bean Enchiladas This post is brought to you by Frontier Co-op. Last Wednesday, I drove straight from hot yoga, sweaty and all, to girls’ night. My girls love me, so they didn’t complain. Lately,...