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As the Irish parliament convenes to try to choose its new leader, concerns about inequality linger. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/37JSznk via Online Shopping

Becky Palmer and her family were given two months to leave a home they had rented for 12 years. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/37HTUeH via Online Shopping

A new polymer £20 banknote featuring artist JMW Turner starts to appear in ATMs on Thursday. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/39MH14k via Online Shopping

As part of a new BBC blog series, Maura Hannon from Switzerland shares what she spent her money on this week. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2SXsagK via Online Shopping

Firms are encouraging staff to make sharing which personal pronouns they use an everyday practice. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/39JzbIx via Online Shopping

Former national security adviser John Bolton criticized the White House on Monday for what he termed its efforts to censor his memoir on working in the Trump administration."For all the focus on Ukraine and the impeachment trial and all that, to me, there are portions of the manuscript that deal with Ukraine, I view that like the sprinkles on the ice cream sundae in terms of what’s in the book," Bolton told an audience at Duke University. "This is an effort to write history and I did it the best I can. We’ll have to see what comes out of the censorship." Bolton also said he hoped the book would survive the pre-publication review process."I’m hoping ultimately I can get the book published,” Bolton said. “I hope it’s not suppressed."Information from Bolton's book, The Room Where it Happened, was leaked towards the end of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. Bolton reportedly wrote that Trump had specifically conditioned military aid to Ukrain

A campus protest against the “Kent State gun girl” Kaitlin Bennett was not “a riot,” according to Ohio University police.Ms Bennett, who helps run a conservative website called Liberty Hangout and who often appears on Alex Jones’ InfoWars programs, was driven off the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio on Monday by a student protest according to the Athens News. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37Idzel via Latest News

Donald Trump has granted clemency to nearly a dozen people accused of crimes ranging from gambling fraud to tax evasion to drug-related charges. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32dqX9k via Latest News

The Smith and Fay families, who were vacationing together, were driving Tuesday night when a pickup truck rear-ended their vehicle, causing it to roll over. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vNoSEK via Latest News

A California family in self-quarantine over the coronavirus after a visit to China have found themselves shunned, and even had the police called on them.Amy Deng and her eight-year-old daughter, Daisy, have no symptoms, but following a trip to visit family in Guangzhou over Chinese New Year, they are in self-quarantine monitored by local officials in Santa Rosa, The East Bay Times reports. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37A5Vm5 via Latest News

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg turned 78 years old last Friday. That makes him the same age as his top rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and six months older than former Vice President Joe Biden.> Today is @MikeBloomberg's birthday; he's turning 78 years old. > > Yesterday, a voter told me he was interested in Bloomberg because "Biden & Bernie are too old."@JoeBiden is 77. @BernieSanders is 78.> > — Maura Barrett (@MauraBarrettNBC) February 14, 2020Everybody is expected to pile on Bloomberg in Wednesday night's Democratic debate in Nevada, and Sanders tested out his salvos in a CNN town hall on Tuesday night. But age isn't the only thing Bloomberg and Sanders have in common. Neither has been a Democrat for most of the past two decades, for example, and both have had two coronary arterial stents inserted near their hearts to relieve blockages.Sanders, who had a heart attack in October, sai

Evidence shows that 6-year-old Faye Swetlik was strangled to death by her neighbor within hours of being abducted from her front yard in South Carolina last week, authorities revealed Tuesday.Police said Coty Scott Taylor, a 30-year-old neighbor who killed himself inside his home last week, was the “sole perpetrator” behind Swetlik’s tragic slaying on Feb. 10. Taylor was found dead in his South Carolina home on Feb. 13, which is about 100 to 150 feet away from the Swetlik residence, just minutes after the first-grader’s body was discovered in a nearby wooded area after an exhaustive three-day search around their Churchill Heights neighborhood. Police said Tuesday her body had been moved to the wooded area between her home and a nearby auto-body shop shortly before she was discovered. Body of Missing 6-Year-Old Faye Swetlik Found in Her South Carolina NeighborhoodThe Lexington County Coroner’s Office confirmed the 6-year-old, who was last seen by her family playing in her front yard aro

Leishenshan hospital was hailed a modern marvel when it was built in just 12 days. However, its promise of 1,600 hospital beds is so far unfulfilled. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37LT2FX via Latest News

Saudi Arabia has made "great progress in terms of human rights," Adel al-Jubeir said, urging outsiders to educate themselves better on its state of affairs. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SIb4nX via Latest News

In a video recorded last year, presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg refers to transgender women as “some guy in a dress.” This is the second time Mr Bloomberg has been recorded making such statements in recent years.The March 2019 video also has Mr Bloomberg referring to transgender people as “he, she or it” in comments aimed at warning 2020 Democratic candidates against emphasising transgender issues, arguing that they would not play well in parts of America. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37H6quX via Latest News

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Computer scientist lead Apple on the famous tours of Xerox PARC, where Steve Jobs was exposed to ideas for Mac's graphical user interface. from CNET https://ift.tt/2uQWAcB via Mobiles

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This App Tells You When Nearby Smart Devices Are Snooping on You    Gizmodo This app lets you see IoT devices around you and what data they're taking    CNET Low power, tiny chip could see connected smart devices go battery-free    New Atlas Carnegie Mellon built an 'opt-out' system for nearby tracking devices    Engadget Connected Finances: Top Benefits of Using IoT Technology in Banking    Finextra View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/32bquV0 via Technology

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Flywheel will shut down its virtual classes after admitting it illegally copied Peloton    The Verge If you bought Flywheel's home bike, you can trade it in for a free Peloton    Engadget Peloton Sued Flywheel and Bricked Its $2,000 Home Exercise Bikes    VICE View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2SXJRgb via Technology

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