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Woman who stabbed MLK is now 98 in New York nursing home

Izola Curry, who stabbed Martin Luther King with a letter opener in 1958, is now living as a 98-year-old at a New York City nursing home.




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Conservative niece of Martin Luther King claims Kaepernick doesn't know who Betsy Ross is

Alveda King, a conservative pundit and pro-life advocate, questioned the quarterback's knowledge of the American flag maker after Nike announced that it was pulling a shoe.




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Ben Haenow is all smiles after rehearsals for upcoming X Factor tour

The X Factor stars headed to Leeds to rehearse their sets ahead of the first concert on the show's annual tour in Belfast on Friday.




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Ben Haenow orchestrates marriage proposal during X Factor Live gig

The 30-year-old singer surprised the crowd watching the X Factor Live Tour at the Genting Arena in Birmingham on Saturday by helping a fan propose to his girlfriend on stage.




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Amy Childs and Lisa Snowdon wear red and nude dresses to TRIC Awards

On Tuesday Amy Childs and Lisa Snowdon came close to showing up in the same outfit as they attended the TRIC awards in London.




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Premier League is 'nowhere near having found a formula to complete season', says Christian Purslow

With games set to be played behind closed doors, some clubs are opposed to 'neutral hubs' to finish the season, but Purslow says it is the 'duty' of all 20 clubs to find a workable solution.




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From Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker to The Snow Queen ballet and Sticks And Stones on TV, 7 Events

Here's hoping The Force is still with them as Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie and the rest of the Resistance face the First Order once more in the final film of the epic Skywalker saga.




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Father who started photographing toys as a hobby now makes a full-time living with industry giants

Mitchel Wu, 57, from LA, tells amazing stories in just single photographs, with the help of a whole host of familiar toys - from popular Disney and Lord of the Rings characters, to Hasbro's Power Rangers.




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Madonna cancels three Madame X shows in Boston: 'The pain I'm in right now is overwhelming'

Madonna has been forced to cancel three upcoming shows in Boston, Massachusetts due to 'overwhelming' pain.




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The 'hideous' trends you wore in the Nineties that are now BACK in fashion in 2020

Many of the most unflattering and downright bizarre trends of the Nineties and early Noughties have made comebacks in Australia.




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Most Business Leaders Lack Courage, Don't Know What To Do Now: Adarsh Gupta, Liberty Enterprises

This is the time when the business leaders will have to maintain their mental balance, and will have to come out of this with a solution, believes Adarsh Gupta of Liberty Enterprises




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Tyrrell Hatton can finally live American dream now he's learned to stay cool 

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The first time Tyrrell Hatton played pro golf in Orlando he was sharing a room each night with several fellow wannabes,




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Russia 'has deployed secret GRU unit known as 29155 to spread turmoil in Europe'

The unit is comprised of veterans from Russia's bloodiest wars, including hardened service personnel who fought in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Ukraine.




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Critics demand to know how Russia's new Prime Minister and his wife earned their fortune

The first image of Vladlena Mishustina, wife of Russia's new prime minister Mikhail Mishustin, emerged on Friday as questions were raised about how they obtained their wealth.




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Justin Bieber braves the freezing snow while on a romantic date night with wife Hailey in Aspen

The 25-year-old singer braved the snowy weather in a heavy coat after dining at the trendy sushi spot, Matsuhisa, with his lady love and Pastor Chad Veach.




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Justin Bieber hits the slopes of Aspen during boys-only snowboarding trip with best friend Josh Mehl

He's been busy promoting his latest album effort.




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Jada Pinkett Smith shares she's 'just now entering an adult relationship' with hubby Will Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith opened up yet again about the status of her marriage to Will Smith. The 48-year-old said they are 'just now entering an adult relationship,' on the newest episode.




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Will Smith's 'big regret' was icing out Tupac suspecting rapper was involved with now-wife Jada

Pinkett Smith and Tupac were friends dating back to their days as young students at Baltimore School For The Arts.




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Jada Pinkett Smith realized in lockdown that she does not know Will Smith 'at all'

The 48-year-old actress made the confession during her upcoming Red Table Talk as she reflected and discussed how relationships can have new pressure points amidst the lockdown.




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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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Jess Wright reveals she's planning her wedding 'in my head for now' amid lockdown

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the former TOWIE star, 34, has been forced to plan her upcoming wedding 'in my head for now' during the nation's lockdown.




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Pregnant Lauren Pope reveals she is now in her third trimester

The former TOWIE star, 37, looked radiant as ever in the snap as she posed in a light grey sports bra and white tracksuit bottoms.




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Emmerdale will now air just three episodes a week

It was previously announced that Emmerdale would air five episodes a week, from Monday to Friday, but it has now been cut to three in line with Coronation Street.




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Corrie star Daniel Brocklebank says it's 'comforting' knowing his co-stars are in lockdown with him

The actor, 40, told Lorraine Kelly he's set up a digital bar to keep in touch with his co-stars as he lives alone during the pandemic.




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Man who calls police to Surrey burglary is now facing extradition over Greek 'crime' 11 YEARS AGO

David Familton rang 999 after intruders ransacked his Surrey flat but was left stunned when cops later arrested him instead for beating up a holidaymaker in Crete in 2009 when he worked in a nightclub.




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TOM UTLEY: Not since my teens have I felt the urge to conform. But even I feel it now

TOM UTLEY: All my grown-up life, I've prided myself on being something of a non-conformist - a maverick unafraid to question and challenge the conventional wisdom and conduct of the herd.




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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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You can now order Pizza as Domino's resumes contactless delivery in Delhi during the lock down

Domino’s has resumed its contactless delivery services in New Delhi according to an alert sent to customers.The services were initially launched on March 17 but suspended thereafter when the country went under a 21-day lock down.The company claims that its restaurants, delivery bikes, delivery bike boxes, and pizza delivery hot bags are sanitised every four hoursThe pizza delivery mammoth Domino’s has resumed contactless delivery in the national capital today, March 29. In an alert to customers in New Delhi, the Jubliant FoodWorks’ enterprise said they can check availability in their area to order “safe and hygienic” pizzas. 74871265Domino’s had originally launched this offer on March 17 but had to curtail their services when Prime Minister Narendra Modi implemented a 21-day lock down across




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California's governor said nail salons were the site of the state's first known community spread of COVID-19 — and they won't be allowed to re-open just yet

California Governor Gavin Newsom said nail salons are high-risk for the spread of the new coronavirus and will reopen during the states' phase three of reopening, CNBC reported.Newsom said the first known community spread in the state was in a nail salon. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that a nail salon was the first known site of community spread in the state and that those businesses would not be a part of the reopening phase set to begin tomorrow, CNBC reported. "This whole thing started in the state of California, the first community spread, in a nail salon," Newsom said at a news briefing, according to CNBC. "I'm very worried about that."Newsom announced a four-phase plan for reopening the state. Right now, the




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Are rental cars safe to drive right now? We talked to 3 leading experts to find out.

When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more.With the country beginning to reopen in phases, some Americans are eyeing an eventual return to travel, starting with what's most safe and feasible.As such, travelers may be more inclined toward domestic, regional trips close to home that are accessible by car, as opposed to journeys requiring close contact in airplane cabins.We talked to several experts, including an infectious disease specialist, about whether rental cars are safe to rent and how to best protect yourself.Read all Business Insider travel reviews here.With some states around the country beginning to lift shelter in place orders, and others thinking about doing so in the coming weeks and months, many Americans are feeling optimistic about




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LA's famous food trucks are suffering as people stay inside, but they can now sell to truckers at rest areas in nearby counties

Los Angeles' food truck population of over 800 trucks faces a downturn in profits during the coronavirus pandemic, which threatens the livelihood of dozens of vendors.Trucks, many of which are family-owned, are losing up to 60% to 70% of their business.The disintegration of Los Angeles' food truck scene is creating ripple effects as truck owners, employees, and commissaries take financial hits.California recently allowed food trucks to obtain a permit to sell at rest stops, giving vendors the chance to sell to truckers outside the LA proper.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Los Angeles' food truck scene of over 800 operational trucks is facing a difficult time as business essentially grinds to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic.Food trucks, which are often run as small




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Private jet industry CEOs say business will boom as the wealthy abandon airlines and reveal what they're doing now to take advantage

CEOs of private jet operators are planning for an industry boom after the pandemic subsides as wealthy travelers may rely on private aviation more than before. Executives predict that the health and safety aspect will make more flyers willing to pay the extra cost to fly private as opposed to first-class on commercial. The industry is investing in new cleaning and safety methods to ensure that travelers are protected when flying and encourage more individuals and businesses to make the leap to private.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The private aviation industry is preparing for a post-pandemic boom as airlines settle in for the slow return to 2019 levels, which some experts say may take years as the industry recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.CEOs from the nation's




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Jet fuel now costs less than a third of diesel price in India

New Delhi, May 3 () Jet fuel (ATF) prices have been slashed by a steep 23 per cent in line with a slump in international oil prices and it now costs about one-third of petrol and diesel whose rates continue to be frozen for the 50th day on Sunday. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price has been cut by Rs 6,812.62 per kilolitre, or 23.2 per cent, to Rs 22,544.75 per kl in the national capital, according to a price notification by state-owned oil marketing companies. 75463339ATF, which is used as a fuel in aeroplanes, now costs less than one-third of the price of petrol used in cars and two-wheelers. A litre of petrol in Delhi comes for Rs 69.59 while jet fuel is priced at Rs 22.54 per litre. Diesel, used mostly in trucks, buses and tractors, is priced at Rs 62.29 per litre. In fact, even market




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WhatsApp will now have its own fact-checking bot to curb misinformation around COVID-19

Poynter Institutes International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) on Monday launched its chatbot on WhatsApp to help two billion users of the Facebook-owned instant messaging platform to check veracity of information related to COVID-19.The IFCN's bot connects people with independent fact-checkers in more than 70 countries and also with the largest database of debunked falsehoods related to the new coronavirus.75343540By using the IFCN's bot on WhatsApp, citizens from all over the world will be able to easily check whether a piece of content about COVID-19 has already been rated as false by professional fact-checkers.Since January, more than 80 fact-checking organisations from 74 countries have identified more than 4,000 hoaxes related to the novel coronavirus.All this information now forms the




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Google Lens now allows you to copy handwritten notes to your computer, learn new words

Google Lens now allows users to copy handwritten text to their computers, learn new concepts and words.The update is being rolled out to both Android and iOS versions of the app.Google Lens is one of the search giant’s most useful products and now, it is getting some new productivity feature that will help you get some work done while you are stuck at home due to the coronavirus lockdown.The new features include the ability to copy handwritten notes to your computer, learning about new concepts and learning how to pronounce new words. While the first two features will be available for both Android and iOS users, the listen feature that allows you to learn pronunciations is currently limited to Android. 71071246Copy handwritten notes to your computerWhile Google Lens already allows users to




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The Time To Put Your Crisis Muscles To Work Is Now

Have a bias towards optimism & pay attention to the big & small picture. This is central to Debarati Sen, Vice President & General Manager, 3M Abrasive Systems Division’s five-point advice towards traits that make resilient leaders




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Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody admits Ed Sheeran stole limelight

Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody has regaled the moment a young Ed Sheeran once stole his spotlight while supporting his Irish band on tour.  




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Scarlett Johansson didn't know the Black Widow trailer was dropping this week

Marvel Studios released the new trailer for Scarlet Johansson's Black Widow movie on Tuesday, although the actress herself had no idea it was coming.