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Olly Murs says he had 'one leg and a big belly' when he started girlfriend Amelia after knee surgery

The former X Factor star, 35, explained that following a brief romance in early 2019, they reconnected when he stepped away from the showbiz world to focus on his recovery.




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Pride Of Britain Awards: Love Island's Montana Brown unveils new veneers 

She's known for her killer watt smile - and Love Island's Montana Brown looked dramatically different as she unveiled her new veneers on Monday night. 




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Minnesota's 'Teacher of the Year' takes a knee during national anthem at NCAA football final

Kelly Holstine, who won Minnesota's 2019 'Teacher of the Year' award, took a knee during the national anthem at the College Football Playoff championship game in New Orleans on Monday.




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Zayn Malik donates £10,000 to girl in need of cancer treatment

Zayn Malik has donated £10,000 to a girl in need of cancer treatment.




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MTV VMAS 2013: Nominees Beyonce and Jay Z skip the awards... but can't resist the after-party

Singer wore a little black dress as she joined her husband at the PHD Rooftop party.




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Leicester will need 'three or four weeks' on the training ground before Premier League return

Leicester were the last team to play a Premier League fixture with their 4-0 win over Aston Villa on March 9 the final match to take place before the suspension was implemented.




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Aston Villa forward Wesley admits he feared he might have to RETIRE after serious knee injury

Wesley, signed for £22m from Club Brugge last summer, suffered the damage in Villa's 2-1 win at Burnley on New Year's Day, and is currently recovering in his home country.




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Madonna is forced to POSTPONE her Madame X tour as she recovers from a knee injury

The pop icon, 61, has been forced to postpone her Madame X tour as she's put on bed rest for three days to recover from a recent knee injury.




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Madonna, 61, 'breaks down in tears' as she struggles through knee injury for Paris Madame X show

The singer, 61, who has been battling on through her 12-night residency despite her knee and hip injuries, reportedly had to be held up by a backing dancer after falling off her chair.




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Madonna, 61, CANCELS third Madame X show in Paris due to knee injury worsened by fall at concert

Madonna canceled another Madame X tour date in Paris after her persistent knee injury was worsened by a fall taken on stage Thursday. She addressed the cancellation on Instagram Sunday.




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Madonna, 61, covers up in hooded jacket and leans on cane amid knee injury

Madonna covered up in a hooded jacket as she leaned on a cane during an outing in Paris on Saturday, two days after she struggled to continue her Madame X show at Le Grand Rex.




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MKR's Pete Evans says the pet food industry needs to change

Pete Evans, 45, reveals to Daily Mail Australia on Saturday that the industry when it comes to pet food, needs to change.




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Off-Budget Reforms Needed

Future Union Budgets should deal with the year’s key accounts. While brevity is the soul of wit, clarity surely is the soul of a good Budget.




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Needed: Bold Economic Life Support to Ride out The Pandemic

Bold and decisive actions are now needed not only to reduce the spread of the disease, but also to stem the free-falling economy and provide a safety net to people and business and commerce.




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Brooks Koepka pulls out of Presidents Cup due to his knee injury 

Brooks Koepka is the No 1 player in the world and was the leading qualifier for the Presidents Cup, which will be played between December 12 and 15 at Royal Melbourne in Australia.




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World No 1 Brooks Koepka back from knee operation with a warning to rival Rory McIlroy

Brooks Koepka gathered all his crew around him on the practice ground here on Monday for a rallying cry at the end of his three-month break following knee surgery.




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Monsoon Blockchain Partners With Industry Giants in the US and Asia to Engineer the Next Generation of Fintech

Business Wire India

Monsoon Blockchain Corporation, Asia’s premier blockchain company pioneering the adoption of highly secure decentralized asset management, has partnered with Asia’s largest digital asset platform OSL of BC Group, DraperDragon Fund, CarbonBlue of BSN, and Academy Award Winning Studio Cross Creek Media. This deal signifies a major move for the blockchain, digital assets, and the expansion of global media and Hollywood. These partners create a global powerhouse in the Asia-Pacific region, which plan to harness industry-leading blockchain solutions for their business needs.

 

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200505006164/en/

 

(Graphic: Business Wire)

The Monsoon-OSL deal will explore opportunities to accelerate the drive towards the digitalization of assets, money, currencies, and decentralized blockchain ledgers (where all transactions, storage of payments and data will be inviolably recorded). Combining intellectual property, deal flow, large scale investors, and blockchain capabilities, Monsoon Blockchain is looking to create a digital asset powerhouse in the US and Asia.

 

OSL is the Hong Kong region’s most comprehensive digital asset platform, providing Software-as-a-Service, brokerage, exchange, and custody services for institutions and professional investors. OSL manages over $1.5B in transactions per month in digital asset trading. After reaching $171 billion this year, the value of business-to-business and cross-border payments carried out on blockchain systems is estimated to exceed an astounding $4.4 trillion by 2024.

 

Recently, Fidelity International, a spin-off from the U.S. financial services brand Fidelity Investments, invested in BC Group (stock code: 863 HK), the Hong Kong-based operator of crypto exchange OSL. Including custodial accounts, the firm reported $8.3 trillion in assets under administration - a spike from the reported $6.7 trillion in 2018.

 

Both Monsoon and OSL will participate in launching multiple digital assets and tokens including media and telecommunications tokens, Monsoon Token, and other branded assets within the Monsoon ecosystem. Monsoon has been making worldwide news in blockchain after partnering with China’s largest phone retailer, Dixintong (D.Phone), which generated a reported $2.5 billion in revenue in 2019.

 

Monsoon will be joining the Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN), which was recently launched on the Chinese Mainland on April 25th, 2020 and will officially be available for global commercial use by June 25th. China Mobile, China UnionPay, and Red Date Technology are the founding consortia partners that created the BSN protocol and infrastructure, which has been deployed in over 100 cities in China. The BSN is a global interoperability protocol that allows companies to connect to different blockchain ecosystems, as well as create and run new blockchain-as-a-service applications. The BSN will accelerate the development of digital economies and smart cities deployment by providing global interconnectivity and integrated blockchain cloud computing services for participants on the network.

 

Additionally, Monsoon has formed a new partnership with CarbonBlue Innovations to integrate cloud computing capabilities on top of the BSN protocol, allowing the creation of new low-cost blockchain cloud computing offerings suitable for developing regions of the world. CarbonBlue Innovations is a leading venture building and investment company that is focused on rapidly commercializing and scaling blockchain, fintech, and digital finance innovation around the world. Not only does CarbonBlue Innovations focus on both fintech infrastructure solutions, but also digital assets and investment banking services to allow the institutional adoption of regulated digital assets.

 

Michael Sung, Chairman of CarbonBlue Innovations asserted: “Monsoon’s unique cloud computing optimization technologies complement the existing multi-cloud offerings of the BSN and can further enhance our ability to customize blockchain cloud services for the developing world. With this partnership, we will be able to offer compelling low-cost solutions to enable SMEs (small and medium enterprises) globally to join the digital economy, which will massively drive self-sufficiency and financial inclusion in these developing regions.”

 

Monsoon will also be able to leverage the partnership with CarbonBlue Innovations to create innovative digital asset securitization and digital finance solutions for the market. Leveraging CarbonBlue Innovation’s strong academic and institutional finance affiliations, the new partnership will allow the creation of a vertically-integrated digital asset investment banking platform to address the massive opportunity in the future digitization of the world’s economy. CarbonBlue Innovations is able to provide full-stack solutions, vertically-integrating fintech technology infrastructure, legal/regulatory best practices, and institutional financial engineering expertise for digital finance.

 

Michael Sung added, “CarbonBlue Innovations has created a strong strategic partnership network consisting of the top digital asset companies leading the industry. Combined with Monsoon’s access to various industry ecosystems and pipeline of tokenization projects, our partnership will enable us to immediately scale to take a leadership position in the market and allow our clients to leapfrog into the future of finance.”

 

Partnering with Monsoon Blockchain, Cross Creek Media ($1.5B in the worldwide Box office) will expand its digital assets in film, television, and IP into the blockchain universe. The aim of the partnership is to achieve streamlined digital content management systems, and to gain broader access to worldwide audiences. Cross Creek has been a co-financier/producer of such films as Oscar winner Black Swan and has been behind hits American Made,Everest, Black Mass, Bloodshot, Hacksaw Ridge and the upcoming The Trial of the Chicago 7. Cross Creek is well positioned to be the next generation of production houses. Additionally, Cross Creek will announce a token style offering alongside Monsoon Blockchain Corporation. Timmy Thompson, CEO of Cross Creek Media stated: “We are very excited to work with Monsoon and continue developing award-winning properties. Furthermore, we believe Cross Creek's portfolio of new media technology investments perfectly positions us to take advantage of the new distribution paradigms.”

 

“We are very honored to work with such insightful leaders and innovators, the breadth of participants in this deal demonstrates the significant impact blockchain will have across a wide variety of industries,” Dr. Donald Basile added, “tokenization of asset classes has a tremendous upside on both the investment level and security level. Gartner’s prediction of over $3 trillion of business value added by blockchain seems increasingly likely.”

 

Monsoon Blockchain Corporation is focused on innovative cloud solutions in the blockchain ecosystem. Dr. Donald Basile, its CEO and founder, is the former CEO of Fusion IO, a company known for playing a major role in implementing the cloud systems at Apple and Facebook as well as partnerships with HP, IBM, and Dell. Recently, Monsoon Blockchain added advisory board members Ken Goldman, President of Hillspire (Eric Schmidt’s family office), and former CFO of Yahoo and Fortinet and Xiaoma Lu, former Dalian Wanda Investments CEO and former board member of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange to their team.

 

 




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Oscars voter sees wins for Joker and 1917, says there needs to be 'richer roles for actors of color'

The source saw films 'Joker' and '1917' winning big at the Feb. 9 award show but shared that more movies needed to be made for actors of color. Cynthia Eviro was only black actor nominated.




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Will Smith rocks shorts and knee-high socks on the set of his new movie King Richard

Will Smith rocks a retro look as he starts production on his new film King Richard in Los Angeles.




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday.Google CEO Sundar Pichai says tech companies "shouldn't get carried away" with fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and should let governments and health officials lead the response. In a new interview with Time magazine, Pichai also suggested that working from home may become more normal after the pandemic.Amazon shut all its warehouses in France because a court ordered it to reassess worker safety. Amazon said the risk of the fine was "too high" for it to keep its warehouses open, and has told all its warehouse staff to stay home for at least five days.The UK government is in talks with ID verification firms including Yoti and IDnow to develop COVID-19 immunity passports. A spokesman for IDnow, based in Berlin, told Business Insider




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Monday.Google is working on physical and virtual debit cards as it looks to catch Apple's lead in the fintech space. TechCrunch reports that Google is working on physical and virtual debit cards which would link to an associated checking account.The UK has greenlit a £250 million rescue package to stop thousands of startups collapsing during COVID-19. Startups can apply for government cash, but must match taxpayer money with funding from private investors.Conspiracy theories blaming Bill Gates for the coronavirus pandemic are exploding online. A New York Times analysis found more than 16,000 Facebook posts linking Gates with the virus, as well as 10 YouTube videos espousing the conspiracy theories that had garnered 5 million views.Amazon




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday.Amazon is facing multiple inquiries from labor regulators into whether it unlawfully retaliated against workers who spoke out about its coronavirus response. Amazon has come under fire recently from employees, activists, and lawmakers for firing workers who criticized the company's safety measures.Zoom took months to repair a flaw that would allow hackers to take complete control of a computer. The flaw was discovered by security researchers who participated in a hackathon sponsored by Dropbox last year. Europe's coronavirus-tracing apps risk an unprecedented increase in mass surveillance, experts have warned. A rift has opened up over the design of smartphone apps to trace people in Europe at risk of coronavirus infection,




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday. Facebook is set to invest $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms, India's popular mobile internet service. The multi-billion-dollar stake makes Facebook the largest minority shareholder in Jio, which is a part of Reliance Industries Limited.The Small Business Administration has told thousands of businesses applying for disaster loans that their personal information was mistakenly leaked. A bug in the SBA's site was mistakenly showing applicants' personal information to other applicants who subsequently used the portal.Apple and Google's new smartphone alert system for tracking the coronavirus could be 'alarming' for privacy, a US senator has warned. Josh Hawley is pressing Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook to raise privacy




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday.Magic Leap, the much-hyped smart glasses startup, is pivoting away from consumer tech and laying off half its staff. CEO Rony Abovitz announced that the company was making 'targeted' changes to the way it operates, with layoffs happening at 'every level' of the company.Facebook's $6 billion Jio deal has made it a major threat overnight to Amazon's growth in India. The deal is likely to supercharge JioMart, Jio's foray into online grocery and a competitor to Amazon and Flipkart.Zoom has skyrocketed to 300 million daily users, up 50% from the beginning of April, even as the company battles a privacy backlash. CEO Eric Yuan said the video conferencing company had seen a 50% increase in users since the beginning of April.Facebook




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday.Amazon employees say they used data from third-party sellers to inform their production of competing products, according to the Wall Street Journal. Amazon has consistently denied it engages in the practice of collecting data from third-party sellers, even in response to criticism from politicians and investigations from antitrust regulators.Facebook allowed advertisers to target users interested in 'pseudoscience,' allowing them to capitalize on conspiracy theories that falsely blame 5G cell towers for the coronavirus, according to The Markup. The social media giant says it's since removed the ability for advertisers to target "pseudoscience," but not before it was tagged as an interest for more than 78 million users.Over 30




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday.The UK has rejected Apple and Google's contact-tracing API, instead launching an app that will take a more centralized approach, according to the BBC. The move is likely to alarm privacy and security experts.Automation Anywhere said it is cutting jobs due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The cuts could affect more than 10% of the startup's 2,600 employees.Apple may delay mass production of the iPhone 12 by about a month, according to The Wall Street Journal. The report comes after analysts and other media reports have also suggested Apple could push back the iPhone's launch by a couple of weeks or a month because of the coronavirus pandemic.Microsoft billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates believes an upswing in nationalism




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday.Amazon may have violated New York's whistleblower law by firing a worker involved in a protest over workplace safety, the state's attorney general said in a letter to the company. The letter also said Amazon's coronavirus safety measures are "so inadequate" that they may violate federal and state workplace safety rules.Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in an internal memo seen by Business Insider that Google will "stagger" its return to offices as it extends work-from-home until June 1. Pichai said the experience of operating from home was giving Google an opportunity to reimagine the way the company works.Uber's chief technology officer has resigned following a report from The Information that Uber is planning to lay off up to




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday.Apple's revenue growth ground to a halt in the first three months of the year, as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered its retail stores, dampened consumer demand for iPhones and rattled the company's global manufacturing operations. Apple reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $58.3 billion, up less than 1% from the same period one year ago, and well below the company's initial projection of between $63 billion and $67 billion. Amazon reported huge growth in first-quarter revenue but a miss on earnings on Thursday. The mixed results show how the coronavirus outbreak is leading to more shoppers on Amazon, albeit at an increased cost as the company is dealing with a number of costly changes, including supply chain lockdowns and




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Monday.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been called to testify before Congress. Lawmakers want to ask the billionaire about the company's practices around independent sellers after an investigation found employees used their data to create competing products, the Wall Street Journal reported.Uber will require its drivers and riders to wear face coverings in the US as the company looks to restart its business across the globe. Uber has also been developing technology to determine whether drivers are wearing masks, according to CNN.Anti-quarantine protesters are being kicked off Facebook and quickly finding refuge on a site loved by conspiracy theorists. Business Insider has found that protesters are moving their organizing efforts to MeWe,




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday.Longtime Amazon VP Tim Bray has said he quit in dismay and called the company 'chickens---' for firing workers who criticized it. The tech giant has fired multiple employees who've criticized working conditions at its warehouses.Tech billionaire Elon Musk and musician Grimes have had their first child together, according to Musk's Twitter account. Musk announced the birth of their child Monday evening on Twitter, saying, "Mom & baby all good."Uber is reportedly considering another investment in scooter startup Lime. The $170 million emergency fundraising could sink Lime's valuation by nearly 80% — and give Uber the option to buy it in 2 years.Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann sued SoftBank for backing out of buying nearly $1 billion




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday.Airbnb is cutting 25% of staff — 1,900 jobs — after its business has been slammed by the coronavirus crisis. Airbnb plans to offer affected workers at least 14 weeks of severance pay and, in the US, a year's worth of healthcare coverage.An Amazon warehouse employee in New York has died of COVID-19. Workers at the Staten Island location organized multiple strikes in April to protest pandemic working conditions. California is suing Uber and Lyft, accusing the ride-hailing companies of misclassifying their drivers. A consortium of city attorneys from the state's largest cities accused the firms of misclassifying their workers as contractors in order to avoid paying some benefits.The UK's COVID-19 contact-tracing app is about




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday.Facebook has announced the first 20 members of its oversight board that will decide what controversial content is allowed on Facebook and Instagram. The "supreme court"-style body will make rulings over what controversial content will be allowed on the social network.Tesla is reportedly preparing to restart operations at its California factory in possible violation of local shelter-in-place orders. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become increasingly vocal in his opposition to coronavirus lockdowns, calling them "fascist" during a call with investors.An Amazon VP hit back at former colleague Tim Bray, who quit in protest after the company fired workers who raised safety concerns. Brad Porter, a vice president and engineer at Amazon,




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The show CAN'T go on: How coronavirus is laying waste to entertainment - just when we need it most

ALISON BOSHOFF: Coronation Street and EastEnders have stopped filming, the Great British Bake Off has been postponed, and even Strictly, due to start filming in July, is under threat.




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Coronation Street's Alan Halsall has the face of Child's Play doll Chucky on his knee

The Coronation Street star, 37, was trolled by his friends after they noticed that his knee bared a striking resemblance to Child's Play character Chucky.




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6 tired cliches in your resume you need to get rid of NOW!

You may think your resume is already tip-top, but put yourself in the shoes of a recruiter. Hiring managers receive dozens - sometimes hundreds - of resumes for any given opening. They don't have the time or resources to review each one closely, so they spend approximately six seconds on their initial "fit/no fit" decision. To them, most look exactly like all the other nondescript resumes in their pile. If you’re using the same tired phrases as everyone else, you’re not as exciting—or as hirable—as you thought you were. You may be perfect for the job, but just one typo, if it's formatted poorly, or you use the wrong font, could get them to say a NO. So, here prepare to not face such a situation at all: 1. Avoid meaningless adjectives A resume can fail to make the impact with




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Need inspiration for a new resume? This Super Mario-inspired interactive CV will pump you up

NYC-based Robby Leonardi received overnight fame when he launched an awesome Super Mario-inspired interactive resume website on October 10, 2013. He does graphic design, animation, illustration and even programming, and wanted a unique resume so it would stand out from the crowd. Image Source Imagine a resume where a brightly-dressed cartoon character standing in front of bright blue sky runs across grassy hills, and showcases his talent, like a Mario game? Who won’t love that? Made using HTML, CSS and Javascript, the website uses JQuery and JQuery UI for the animations. Leonardi says he avoided Flash since he wanted his website on Apple mobile devices too. Image Source Since the resume was picked up by social media, Leonardi had won a slew of awards for his work. Disclaimer: Don’t try




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There is at least one frontline worker in every 10 COVID-19 cases in US—and that's why we need to respect and protect them

This is an excerpt of an article originally published in the Observer Research Foundation. Viral load matters.Although there’s plenty we still don’t know about all the ways coronavirus ravages the human body, data are telling us at least this much: More than 10 in 100 frontline healthcare workers in the US are getting infected with COVID19.Frontline health care workers who are typically in closest proximity with confirmed COVID19 patients account for 11% per cent of US COVID19 cases according to the first national level data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).7551518275516736Doctors on the cutting edge of COVID19 research have been urging policy makers to factor viral dose and its relationship to severity. This CDC report based on data between February 12–April




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The EufyCam 2C home security camera is more affordable than its competitors, and you don't need a paid subscription to access its best features

When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more.The EufyCam 2C wireless home security camera system offers affordable coverage for your home inside and out with water-resistant, IP67-rated cameras.Camera footage quality is excellent at 1080p in full color, and there's a black and white night mode as well as a spotlight so you can see in any lighting conditions.Each EufyCam 2C camera also offers crystal clear two-way audio and six-month battery life.At $219.99 for the two-camera kit with no monthly subscription required, the EufyCam 2C system is a compelling option for anyone seeking home security on a budget.You can also check out our guide to the best home security cameras for more options.Home security cameras used to be an expensive project that




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Scarlett Johansson reveals Black Widow movie 'brought a closure to me that I needed' on talk show

The 34-year-old actress vowed that her Marvel character Black Widow is really and truly dead Monday during a visit on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.




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Reno Rumble's Dane is sent to hospital needing three stitches after renovating

The hunky star - who appears on the show with his mother Leanne - cut his hand when he was smashing a ceramic bathroom basin, causing him to later say: ' I thought I was going to pass out.'




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Reno Rumble's Renee advises team mate Sarah to buy pills to 'stop her having the s----'

It's only day two of Reno Rumble, however tensions already appear to be running quite high.




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TReno Rumble's Sarah and Renee betray Scott and Nadia by withholding vital information

While the Blue team hit the ground running this week, cohesion soon turned to chaos when Sarah and Rene decided not to tell team captains Scott and Nadia about a vital request.




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Shameless season 9: Everything you need to know

The ninth season of the hit TV show Shameless has just premiered. Here's everything you need to know, including its premiere date, how to watch, plot and cast details and more.




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Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas attend Netflix Nominees Toast

The Welsh beauty, 49, and her actor husband, 74, dressed to impress as they attended the Netflix 2019 Nominees Toast ahead of the SAG awards in Los Angeles on Saturday




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SAG Awards 2019: Renee Bargh dazzles on the red carpet in LA

As a correspondent for entertainment program Extra in the US, fans are used to seeing Renee Bargh interviewing stars on the red carpet. 




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Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer joins beau Charlie Heaton for SAG Awards nominees party

Natalia Dyer was joined by boyfriend Charlie Heaton as they attended a Screen Actors Guild Award Nominees party at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Saturday.




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Christina Applegate stuns in an ink-stained gown while at the SAG Awards as nominee for Dead To Me

She started off playing dumb blonde Kelly Bundy in the iconic lowbrow TV show Married... With Children from 1987 to 1997. 




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Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones enjoy Chicago reunion at SAG Awards

Chicago stars Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones lit up with joy when they reunited on the red carpet during the SAG Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.




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American Music Awards: Extra host Renee Bargh beams on the red carpet

Entertainment reporter Renee Bargh always brings glamour to the red carpet.




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The Voice Australia's Jack Vidgen reveals new porcelain dental veneers

Jack Vidgen has continued his on-going transformation with an expensive new smile.