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First impressions of new augmented reality apps coming to the iPhone and iPad

Die Antwoord, the outlandish hip-hop group from South Africa, has been making music for more than a decade now — still they get asked with a certain frequency if their schtick is serious. Rappers Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser, who embrace a certain trash-punk aesthetic full of goth accents and abrasive lyrics and pop hooks, along with the producer God, are set to release their fifth studio album in September. They’ve also said it’ll be their last. If that’s true, it might be worth taking... Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say two suspected thieves died after a mob beat them and four others in central Mexico.

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When it comes to smartphone apps, Facebook and Google dominate. 

The tech giants collectively own eight of the top 10 apps most used by US adults, according to comScore's 2017 US Mobile App Report. The only outliers? Snapchat and Pandora. 

Unsurprisingly, many of the most-used apps are also the most likely to inhabit app users' home screens. In fact, the most-used app is also the top app on most people's front page. 

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The Prime Minister is embarking on a three-day trip to Japan with aspirations to forge a free trade deal similar to the one being negotiated by the EU with the Japanese.

Windsor police closed E.C. Row Tuesday afternoon and urged motorists to steer clear of flooded streets, where many drivers abandoned their vehicles in deep water.

Cardi B comes back to the club, Lindsay Lohan hits the beach and more...

Roma has completed the signing of forward Patrik Schick from Sampdoria in a club record deal adding up to around 42 million euros ($51 million).

A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a defamation lawsuit by Sarah Palin against The New York Times, saying the former Alaska governor failed to show the newspaper knew it … Click to Continue »

A statewide group is calling for the repair and restoration of a Confederate monument that was removed from the courthouse lawn in Bradenton. Save Southern Heritage and other groups held … Click to Continue »

European Commission president says there can be no trade talks until a divorce settlement is reached.

Wonder what Steph Curry thinks.

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POCONO TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WNEP) -- Police say two women dressed as nuns tried to hold up a bank in the Poconos on Monday.

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Passengers are being warned of disruption while officials investigate a blaze affecting a busy Kent railway line.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — American Indian tribes hoping to persuade a federal judge to turn off the Dakota Access oil pipeline maintain in last-minute court filings that the project's developer has overstated the potential impacts of a shutdown.

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A school official says a battery in a small electronic device ignited in a student's backpack at a Utah high school, leaving two students with minor chemical burns on their arms and one with smoke inhalation. Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley tells KSL-TV (http://bit.ly/2vCb5vT ) the three Taylorsville High School students were treated by Unified Fire Authority paramedics after the 9:45 a.m. Tuesday incident. None was hospitalized. Horsley says the backpack was... Читать дальше...

“Depois de me cercar, ele disse que a corrida ficaria de graça se eu desse um beijo nele e agarrou meu braço.”

Denver, Colorado has unanimously passed an ordinance, restricting local officials’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fired back, accusing the city council of deliberately obstructing federal law.
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Annie Smith, 32, was helped to a rescue truck by her neighbors and firemen as several feet of water surrounded her Houston apartment.

A bat-wielding man was fatally shot Tuesday by officers in a confrontation outside a federal courthouse in Indiana, a day after he was escorted from the same building, police said. … Click to Continue »

Louisiana authorities say a sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man who had just shot him after a short chase. The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office tells media that the deputy's … Click to Continue »

Kentucky's GOP House speaker says the state's Republican governor and others need to tone down the rhetoric used when debating the future of the state's troubled pension system. House Speaker … Click to Continue »