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Skin-crawling moment sinister 'ghost from The Ring' appears as young boy bounces on trampoline 

The clip, said to have been filmed roughly two years ago in Norway, appears to show a girl in a white dress with black hair emerging from beneath a trampoline.




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Trump administration's plan to ban flavored e-cigs may create black market

If flavors are banned, more vapers will go DIY and turn to a black market to get their favorite varieties - and bootleggers may use dangerous ingredients to pad profits, warns BU expert Dr Michael Siegel.




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Eclipse Foods debuts the 'Impossible Burger of ice cream' - a plant-based non-dairy ice cream

A new plant-based dairy replacement company backed by Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian is being hailed for creating the 'Impossible Burger of ice cream.'




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Wedding guest branded attention seeking for wearing long white gem-encrusted gown to pal's nuptials

Reddit users slammed a guest who wore white to another woman's wedding after the bride, who lives in Australia, shared pictures online, saying she was 'baffled' by the 'clueless' behaviour.




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Georgia deputy has to chase down his own runaway cruiser after forgetting to put the car in park 

A sheriff's deputy was forced to chase after a runaway police car when he forgot to put the vehicle in park in Cherokee County, Georgia. The patrol car appears to be undamaged.




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Woman discovers her Reddit Secret Santa is Bill Gates who sent over a haul weighing 81 pounds

A woman, known as Shelby, hit the holiday jackpot participating on Reddit. The 33-year-old from Detroit got billionaire Bill Gates as her Secret Santa, who sent her 81 pounds of presents.




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Creative bibliophiles design magical 'book nooks'

Book lovers from around the world shared their creations to the BookNooks sub-Reddit, include miniature replicas of locations from Harry Potter, Les Miserables and Star Wars.




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McDonald's fan creates DIY 'Chicken Big Mac' by ordering two Mayo Chicken burgers and special sauce

A customer has shared an ingenious method of making the limited edition Chicken Big Mac yourself. Just order two Mayo Chicken burgers, a tub of special sauce and start assembling.




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Funny mom paints on VERY dramatic makeup to recreate a drawing her daughter made 10 years ago

A Reddit user shared a photo of herself with an old watercolor painting her daughter made as a kid. She copied the way her daughter painted her, recreating the dramatic features on her own face.




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Reddit boss describes TikTok as 'spyware' and 'fundamentally parasitic'

CEO and co-founder of Reddit Steve Huffman called TikTok 'fundamentally parasitic' and urged people not to install 'that spyware on your phone' at a Silicon valley panel meeting.




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Judge rules Reddit doesn't have to disclose identity of user who criticized Jehovah's Witness group

A US District Court judge in San Francisco has ruled to quash a subpoena issued for the real identity of a Reddit user who had posted critical comments about the Jehovah's Witnesses.




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Glastonbury Festival 'set to confirm cancellation within the next 24 hours amid coronavirus crisis'

Sharing a fan theory from a Facebook group called Glasto Chat on Tuesday, The Mirror claimed an announcement confirming the news is expected to take place on Wednesday.




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Video sparks outrage as it appears to show deputy planting crack cocaine on suspect

An internal investigation by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has concluded that contrary to what appears to be shown in a video, a deputy did not plant drugs on suspect Dominique Griffin.




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Italian duo display incredible rooftop rally between their homes during lockdown 

The footage, posted on Reddit and titled 'Can't play tennis in this quarantine? Think again' shows a woman rallying shots back and forth with her neighbour over their rooftops in northern Italy.




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MasterChef fans create hilarious drinking games based on repeating themes on the show

MasterChef Australia fans have created a drinking game to play as they watch the Back To Win season. 




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SALLY HAMILTON: Credit unions must replace the loan sharks

These organisations are membership-based, many of which have operated for more than 50 years. They serve local communities or people who share a common bond.




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PETER HITCHENS: Legalise cannabis? Let's ask the five victims of a crazed London knifeman first 

PETER HITCHENS: If Jason Kakaire had screamed 'Allahu akbar!' as he went about his bloody work, you would have heard of him, and he would have been debated in the House of Commons.




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PETER HITCHENS: This Great Panic is foolish, yet our freedom is still broken and economy crippled

PETER HITCHENS: As I watched the Prime Minister order mass house arrest on Monday night, I felt revulsion, anger and grief - as anyone brought up when this was a free and well-governed...




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Google creates 3D models of five world heritage sites at risk because of climate change

In an effort to preserve the legacy of some of the world's most famous landmarks, Google has announced a new project transform five of the most endangered by climate change into 3D models.




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Artist creates a traffic jam on Google Maps by dragging a cart full of 99 smartphones

Simon Weckert, from Germany, decided to trick the web mapping service Google Maps by walking through the streets of Berlin with 99 smartphones all connected to the app.




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NICKY MORGAN explains her plan to decriminalise nonpayment of TV levy

NICKY MORGAN: Decriminalisation of TV licence evasion was previously looked at by David Perry QC. It has now been five years since the Perry Review.




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Parent hack sees mayonnaise remove crayon from walls

Jessica Hard, from Medford in Oregon, discovered she could remove crayon marks from her wall by wiping Best Foods - or Hellman's - mayonnaise over the scribbles.




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World Health Organization holds secretive talks with tech giants over coronavirus misinformation

The meeting, which included Twitter, Youtube and Amazon, was organised by the World Health Organization but was hosted by Facebook at its Menlo Park campus in California




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Google Cloud manager RELEASED by police after being arrested for Microsoft employee wife's murder

Harvard-educated Sonam Saxena, 43, reported his wife Smriti missing on Tuesday claiming the 41-year-old mother-of-two had vanished during a late night stroll on a secluded beach in Hawaii.




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Apple and Google crackdown on misinformation on coronavirus by rejecting apps and blocking searches

Apple is rejecting apps related to coronavirus not developed by health officials and Google has blocked searches for the virus in Google Play to stop the spread of misinformation.




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UK's broadband network 'won't cope' with millions working from home during coronavirus crisis

The added strain of remote access, video conferencing and the use of VPNs may cause some difficulties for the country's broadband infrastructure.




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Google urges workers across US to work from home to avoid coronavirus

Google's parent company Alphabet sent out a memo on Tuesday to its workers in 11 offices across North America, recommending that they work remotely until at least April 10, if their roles permit it.




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Ministers launch a crackdown on Google, Facebook and Amazon to curb dominance online

Ministers have launched a crackdown on Google, Facebook and Amazon to curb the US technology giants' dominance online. Plans will be drawn up over six months in a drive to boost competition.




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Google delays launch of its US coronavirus self-screening website until later this week

Supposed to launch yesterday, the site - a collaboration with the US government - is intended to act as a COVID-19 resource hub with general and local information.




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Map shows how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped across the US amid coronavirus pandemic 

A new map pulls data from European Space Agency satellite to show how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped since many states have enforced lockdowns to limit the spread of the coronavirus.




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Google searches for 'universal credit', and 'furlough' soar in Britain

Britons have been using Google to look up the Government's guidance on helping firms with furloughed workers to keep them employed but without working.




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Engineer who stole Google secrets wants Uber to pay legal fees

Anthony Levandowski, 39, a pioneer in the field of driverless vehicles, claims that Uber reneged on an agreement to pay for his legal expenses after it convinced him to leave Google in 2016.




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Taiwan bans Zoom for any government use and recommends workers use Google or Microsoft instead

The government of Taiwan has banned the popular video conferencing tool Zoom from being used for all official state business, and instead it recommends workers use Google or Microsoft.




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Google CEO Sundar Pichai donates $1million to support families struggling in the coronavirus crisis 

The donations from Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Google.org are going to GiveDirectly, a charity which provides cash to needy families in the San Francisco Bay area.




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Increase in UK Google searches for home workouts, deliveries and recipes during coronavirus lockdown

Investigators used the search engine marketing tools Google Trends and SEMrush to determine what UK internet users have been looking up in lockdown.




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Online searches for 'bread', 'at home workout', 'animal crossing' and 'buzz cut' soar

Worldwide data reveals an all-time peak in queries pertaining to 'buzz cut' as people are forced to cut their own hair amid lockdown.




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These are the top 10 most Googled recipes during the coronavirus crisis

People are most interested in learning how to bake banana bread and roll pizza dough from scratch in isolation during COVID-19, new data from search giant Google reveals.




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Man stole identities of 75 people in sim-swapping cryptocurrency scam where he made $1M in months

Yousef Selassie was arrested in California for stealing the identities of at least 75 people in the scam based from his New York apartment and targeted people in lucrative industries.




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Apple's top 2020 iPhone model may be first entire-screen device with embedded fingerprint reade

Among the major changes, according to LetsGoDigital, would be getting rid of Apple's current face recognition software, Face ID and replacing it with in-display fingerprint technology.




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Hiker lost in dense Florida woods is rescued after helicopter search crew spots iPhone flashlight

Libia Marsack was trekking through the Flatwoods Wilderness Park in Thonotosassa, Florida, on Sunday when she lost her way and called 911 for help.




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David Beckham secretly films wife Victoria achieving the 'perfect' selfie as he watches The Crown

The former footballer, 44, shared the great lengths his wife Victoria, 45, goes to achieve the perfect selfie as he secretly filmed her attempts in a cheeky Instagram clip on Saturday.




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Republicans introduce bill to stop end-to-end encryption

The bill was proposed by Senator Lindsey Graham and it is titled the 'Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 6 2019'' or the 'EARN IT Act of 2019'.




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Iconic teapot will FINALLY get its own emoji and Yorkshire Tea claims credit

The humble and iconically-British brew had previously been lagging behind both coffee and green tea, which have been represented on emoji keyboards since 2010.




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CRAIG BROWN on fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld's VERY wealthy cat 

CRAIG BROWN: No doubt she breakfasts with Gwyneth Paltrow, exchanges selfies with Kim Kardashian and makes impassioned calls for inclusivity at all the major red-carpet events.




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Married At First Sight insider exposes production secret behind Stacey Hampton's wedding

Stacey Hampton had a sudden change of heart about her 'husband' after learning he was a rich businessman during Monday's episode of Married At First Sight. 




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Microsoft's xCloud becomes first cloud gaming service to launch on iOS in nearly a decade

The introduction of xCloud to iOS is the first time a cloud gaming service has appeared on the operating system since OnLive, an app-base cloud gaming service, nearly 10 years ago.




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Konnie Huq jokes her son has become a disturbing 'Black Mirror Blue Peter crossover'

London-born Konnie Huq, 44, who is best known for presenting Blue Peter from 1997 to 2008 and is married to Charlie Brooker, the creator of Black Mirror, shared snap of her son Hukley on Twitter.




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Apple's 2020 iPhone could have a 'world-facing' 3D camera that make photos pop off the screen 

Sources revealed this year's iPhone (stock) will feature a 'world-facing' 3D camera system that would make pictures 'pop off the screen and improve the smartphone's augmented reality experiences.




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Apple reveals new £419 iPhone SE with 4.7-inch screen, Touch ID and Portrait Mode camera

The iPhone SE comes in three colours - black, white and red - and will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, April 17.




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Make up artist reveals incredible hack for taking selfies

Eleanor Barnes, from the US, revealed the front camera distorts facial features, and selfie-takers will get a more flattering photo on Instagram by taking a snap from far away and zooming in.