Taking Nasa's space buggies for a spin

BBC Click's Spencer Kelly takes a ride in some in some of Nasa's latest vehicles.

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Assault Charges for Dodgeball? Playground Game Uproar After 9-Year-Old Boy Injured

Aggravated assault charges were filed against a 10-year-old boy who was accused of intentionally throwing a ball at another classmate during a game similar to dodgeball. But after some public outrage, the charges have now been dismissed.

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Christian US Swimmer Breaks Michael Phelps World Record in 100-Meter Butterfly

U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel broke retired Olympic competitor Michael Phelps’ world record in the 100-meter butterfly Friday at the world swimming championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

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'Baltimore Is Like a Sewage': Residents Agree with Trump About Conditions of Their City

Controversy continues to brew surrounding comments President Trump made about House Oversight Committee Elijah Cummings and his district in Baltimore, MD. Now some Baltimore residents are weighing in with a dire, eyewitness assessment of their own city.

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'This Bill Would Cut Very Important Religious Freedom Protections': The Truth About the 'Do Not Harm Act'

A bill that could have serious consequences for religious freedom protections is making its way through Congress. 

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Trump Commemorates 400th Anniversary of First American Assembly for Democracy at Jamestown

America celebrated a milestone yesterday – 400 years since the first meeting of a representative legislature in what would later become the United States of America.

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Traumatized Willow Creek Megachurch Turns Corner, Asks Ex-Pastor Bill Hybels to 'Repent' of Sexual Misconduct

Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago is calling on their founding pastor Bill Hybels to "repent" after repeated allegations of sexual misconduct forced him to resign from decades of ministry. 

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'You're Wrong!' Moderates and Progressives Battle for Direction of Democratic Party in Detroit Debate

Night one of the Democratic debates in Detroit highlighted the internal struggle for the direction of the Democratic Party as moderates and progressives squared off.  Progressive candidates pushing for radical change met blowback from moderates urging a more cautious approach.

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Facebook funds AI mind-reading experiment

Machine-learning algorithms interpret speech from brain signals, in a study funded by the social network.

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Russia denies OneWeb's satellite internet request

OneWeb, which is based in the UK, was seeking to use a certain band of radio frequencies in Russia.

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The Lion King - how VR brought the animals to life

Director Jon Favreau explains how technology allowed the film to obtain a documentary look.

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Samsung profits tumble as it warns of 'challenges' ahead

It comes as a trade row between Seoul and Tokyo creates fresh uncertainty for the electronics giant.

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Pregnant Jemma Lucy's 'irresponsible' Instagram post banned

The Advertising Standards Authority banned reality star's ad for making claims about weight loss.

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Dean of Regent Divinity School Reminds Harris' Former Church Members: 'Hold On to The Faith'

Josh Harris is a well-known pastor and author of the 1997 best-selling book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye. But a cascade of shocking announcements from Harris has rocked many who used to follow his spiritual guidance.

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Apple sales rise while iPhone revenues dip

Third quarter sales rose 1% to $53.8bn, but net profit dropped 13% to $10bn.

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Filmmaker, Author Ray Comfort Makes TV Comeback with 'Insane Christian Show,' 'Way of the Master'

Filmmaker and best-selling Christian author Ray Comfort is making a comeback on TV. After a seven-year hiatus, he'll be co-hosting the award-winning Christian show, "Way of the Master".

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What Is the Origin of Marriage, And Why Does it Matter?

If you open up Google and search “the origins of marriage,” you’ll find an unending list of theories, each claiming to pinpoint the bonafide beginning of the institution. The truth, though, is it has existed throughout all human history. But, just as the 18th-century hymnist Robert Robinson wrote, we are “prone to wander.”

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Mo. Christian College Funds Scholarship in Memory of Aspiring Youth Minister

A scholarship fund has been established at Ozark Christian College (OCC) in Missouri in memory of an aspiring youth minister who was killed in an automobile accident on June 28.

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'Even More Satisfying… When It's Real': Sickening NYC Workshop Teaches Abortion Technique Using Papaya Fruit

A New York City abortion clinic has been holding workshops which aim to teach members of the public how to perform a termination.

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After Hackers Stole 100M Users' Info from Capital One, Here's How You Can Tell if Online Church Giving Is Safe

The stunning Capital One hack raises concerns across the board, even for those who give to churches and charities online. So how can church-goers who give electronically make sure their data safe?

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The Most Important Question for Christians to Answer — and the Incorrect Response Most Give

Christians in America don’t suffer persecution in the physical life and death way that is currently happening in many nations around the globe.

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Police Investigate CA Festival Shooter's Social Media Posts for Possible Motive

Authorities are investigating social media posts made by the suspected gunman in the California festival shooting.   

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Chinese vlogger who used filter to look younger caught in live-stream glitch

Chinese vlogger caught using filter to make herself look younger upsets fans.

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'Pray…for a Redemptive End': Josh Harris' Former Church Responds to Him Falling Away From Faith

The church that was formerly pastored by Joshua Harris has issued a statement in response to the author’s public renouncement of faith.

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'Take Back the Rainbow:' Former Transgender, Lesbian Drug Dealer's Mandate from God

Nichol Collins lived as a lesbian and drug dealer for 20 years.  But after a brutal attack she became a Christian and now stands up for God and her faith.  After breaking free, Collins says God gave her a mandate to restore the Biblical standing of the rainbow which the gay rights movement claims as its symbol.

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Drones grounded after crash near playing children

Drones carrying lab samples between hospitals in Switzerland have been grounded.

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Google reveals fistful of flaws in Apple's iMessage app

The security researchers involved say that Apple has yet to fix all of the discovered flaws.

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Capital One Target of Massive Data Breach

A hacker gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications, the bank said Monday as federal authorities arrested a suspect in the case .

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Author Joshua Harris Kisses His Faith Goodbye: 'I Am Not a Christian'

Joshua Harris, author of the popular evangelical best-seller “I Kissed Dating Goodbye,” which he has since denounced, declared Friday he has bid adieu to his Christian faith.

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Fire Emblem: Nintendo cuts voice actor over emotional abuse

Chris Niosi is being removed from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, days after the game's release.

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Giffgaff fined £1.4m for overcharging mobile customers

Regulator Ofcom says "unacceptable" mistakes affected 2.6 million customers of the mobile phone group.

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How to get visitors on to your home wi-fi easily

The tech hack that means visitors to your home will never have to ask for your wi-fi login again.

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Huawei sees trouble ahead despite revenue rise

The Chinese tech giant has been under global scrutiny for allegedly posing a security risk.

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Capital One data breach: Arrest after details of 100m US individuals stolen

The hacker gained access to individuals' date of birth, addresses and phone numbers.

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Grindr: Chinese parent company plans to list gay dating app

Grindr's Chinese owner said US authorities no longer object to a public listing of the dating app.

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Is routine genetic profiling coming closer?

Genome sequencing projects around the world are revealing promising new health insights.

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Trump Meets with 20 Pastors at White House to Discuss Inner City Issues

Facing growing accusations of racism for his incendiary tweets, President Donald Trump lashed out at his critics Monday and sought to deflect the criticism by labeling Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) as a racist. He also expanded his attacks on the Rev. Al Sharpton, a prominent Cummings defender, who held a press conference in Baltimore to condemn the president.

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Safety Number One Priority for Teens, Adults at Church Camps, Youth Activities, and Other Church-Sponsored Events

Summertime church youth group events/field trips should be a fun and safe time for all. However, three stories over the past week should remind parents of teenagers and adults of the dangers when playing contact games or sports at church-related events.

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Saints QB Drew Brees Partners with Prestonwood Baptist to Bring First Football 'N' America League to TX

Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas announced Monday it will host the first Football 'N' America league, a co-ed, youth flag football league in Texas this September.

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Veterans Charity Founder Says YouTube Video Was Censored for Containing 'Christian' Keyword

Chad Robichaux, a U.S. Marine veteran and the founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, said people across the board — Christian or Muslim, liberal or conservative, pro-life or pro-choice — should realize “this is a dangerous path for America to go down,” referring to censorship of content.

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The Garden State? New Jersey Allows Terminal Patients to Commit Suicide With Doctor's Help

New Jersey will become the eighth state to permit physican-assisted suicide by a prescribed lethal medication.

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Ousted Miss Michigan: 'It's Harder to Come Out as Conservative Than Gay'

Just a week after Kathy Zhu was stripped of her Miss Michigan crown by Miss World America (MWA) pageant officials because of her tweets that the organization claimed were "inappropriate," she strengthened her resolve telling an audience of Trump supporters, "It's harder to come out as conservative than gay."

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'A Sense of Urgency' as Republicans Race to Keep Texas Red

After a surge in enthusiasm among Democrats, paired with rapidly changing demographics, many analysts predict Texas, a longtime reliably red state is turning purple. 

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Dark web criminal bought 'quadrillions of Zimbabwe bank notes'

Richard Castro used part of his proceeds to buy Zimbabwe's defunct currency.

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'It's Survivable': Mentoring Program Helps Girls Who've Lost Their Moms

A mentoring program called "EmpowerHER" helps young girls who've lost their mothers.

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TikTok owner ByteDance developing smartphone

Chinese social media company ByteDance has made a deal with device-maker Smartisan to develop a smartphone.

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'The Purest Form of Faith and Hope': The Heartwarming Reason This Little Boy Started a Lemonade Stand

A 6-year-old Denver boy is doing something remarkable to honor his deceased father, starting a lemonade stand to raise money so he could take his mom on a date.

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Baby Twins Die in Car, Father Who Left Them Says He 'Blanked Out'

A New York father who left his 1-year-old twins in the car while he worked an eight-hour shift told police, "I blanked out. My babies are dead. I killed my babies," prosecutors said Saturday.

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Fallen Officer Monument Was Restored and Returned, but Without the Bible Verse

A monument honoring fallen police officers with the word "Lord" on it and a Bible verse is going back up, but it'll look a bit different.  

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China jails award-winning cyber-dissident Huang Qi

Huang Qi - who was the first person put on trial for internet crimes in China - is jailed again.

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'Fiscal Frauds': Republicans Ripped for Making Budget-Busting 'Debt Drag' Deal with Dems

For all their feuding on other matters, House Democrats and Republicans and the Trump administration have managed to put together and pass a budget deal that's likely to put an end to the era of government shutdowns, at least for two years. It heads to the Senate next, where it's expected to pass.  Critics, though, are blasting the deal for what it adds to spending and the deficit.

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Rights group loses mass surveillance appeal in High Court

Liberty brought the challenge against the government's so-called "Snoopers' Charter" in June.

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Airbnb host fined £100,000 for letting council flat

A council tenant used a fake identity to rent out his central London flat to tourists on Airbnb.

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Shooting at California Festival Kills 3; 1 Suspect Dead

Three people were killed and at least 15 others injured Sunday after a shooting that sent panicked people running at an annual food festival in Northern California. Also dead is the shooter, who used a rifle and gained entry to the packed festival by cutting through a fence to avoid the tight security, including metal detectors, police said.

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'He liked my spirit, and approved my visa on the spot'

How technology boss Vik Verma was able to get a visa to emigrate to the US and make a fortune in business.

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'I don't get paid' - Running Instagram for Love Islanders

No pay, nasty messages and hack attempts - the friends who look after social media for Love Island contestants.

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Fortnite World Cup: 15-year-old Brit Jaden Ashman is gaming millionaire

Fifteen-year-old Jaden Ashman wins half of $2.25 million (£1.8m) after coming second with his teammate in the Fortnite World Cup duo finals.

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Nasa’s Valkyrie robot could help build Mars base

The semi-autonomous robot is able to use human tools and guide itself across difficult terrain.

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US teenager wins £2.4m playing computer game Fortnite

It is the largest prize pool in the history of e-sports, with $30m shared amongst the winners.

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More Than 150 Men Learn to Lead Others to Freedom from Sexual Sin

Men drove far and wide to attend the sold-out Conquer Leadership Conference at the Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs. More than 150 attended the conference that was hosted by Dr. Doug Weiss, head of the American Association for Sex Addition.

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Mum of teen British Fornite player: 'I've thrown an Xbox out'

Lisa Dallman's fifteen year old son Jaden Ashman has just won half of $2.25 million (£1,817,000) in the Fortnite World Cup finals.

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Teen Fortnite millionaire: 'I got first Xbox when I was six'

Jaden Ashman, 15, from Essex has won half of $2.25 million (£1.8m) in the Fortnite World Cup finals.

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Fortnite: UK player places second in e-sports World Cup

Jaden Ashman from Essex will split $2.25m (£1,8m) with his Dutch team mate Dave Jong.

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Veterans Charity Founder Says YouTube Video Was Censored for Containing ‘Christian’ Keyword

Veterans Charity Founder Says YouTube Video Was Censored for Containing ‘Christian’ Keyword

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Delivers Surprising Answer When Asked About 'Two Newest Colleagues' Kavanaugh and Gorsuch

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg describes herself as a “flaming feminist,” but that certainly hasn’t stopped her from seeing the humanity in her fellow high court justices — especially those with whom she disagrees.

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Fnatic: 15 years at the top of esports

The founder of one of the worlds most well known esports teams speaks to Newsbeat about their 15 year journey.

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'USA Is Set to Zoom!' Trump Team Touts Economy, Blames Fed Hikes for Q2 Slowdown

The nation's economy slowed sharply in the second quarter even while consumers increased their spending.

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Mom Still Fighting Courts After School Helped Minor Son Obtain Sex Change Without Parental Consent

A mother from Minnesota is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review her case against county officials whom she accused of helping her son — who was a minor at the time — to begin the process of transitioning his sex sans parental consent.

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'New cars are a headache,' says retiring Bedford mechanic, 80

Alan Filby is handing the business over to his son but will still pop in to help.

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Marcus Hutchins spared US jail sentence over malware charges

Marcus Hutchins had previously pleaded guilty to two charges of writing banking malware.

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'That's What We Do Here': Powerful Photo Shows Chick-fil-A Worker Praying Over Customer

A photographer has captured the touching moment when a Chick-fil-A restaurant worker offered to pray for a customer.

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Johannesburg ransomware hits electricity supply

A ransomware attack is blamed for causing electricity supply problems in South Africa's biggest city.

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Three to give customers 5G at 'no extra cost'

The mobile network promises "completely unrestricted" 5G when it launches in August.

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Australia to police tech giants' algorithms

The country wants a special office to hold firms such as Facebook and Google to account.

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Netflix Cambridge Analytica film: Social media is 'like a crime scene'

The makers of Netflix's The Great Hack say data is now the world's most valuable asset.

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New Hyperloop speed record set and other news

BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the week's best technology news stories.

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Fortnite World Cup: Battle royale as players compete for millions

Forty million players attempted to qualify but only 100 finalists have a shot at winning the $3m (£2.4m) top prize in New York.

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Justice Dept. Will Execute Inmates for First Time Since 2003

The Justice Department said Thursday that it will carry out executions of federal death row inmates for the first time since 2003.

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Fortnite World Cup: Players battle for biggest total prize pool

The top four Fortnite players will soon become millionaires while others take home $50,000 or more.

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The quiet scheme saving thousands from ransomware

No More Ransom says it has helped 200,000 people recover from ransomware attacks.

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Are speed limiters the best way to reduce road deaths?

Intelligent speed assistance systems could reduce accidents and speeding fines, but do they work?

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Plotting a Supreme Court Coup? Unpacking The Plan to Pack the Court with Extra Liberals

One result of a Trump presidency that seems to most disturb Democrats is his ability to shape the US Supreme Court for many decades to come, long after he's gone.  That's why several Democratic presidential candidates want to radically increase the number of justices once the Democrats take back the White House.

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Love Islanders given social media adverts guide

The idea is to help people tell when social posts from celebrities are being paid for by brands.

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Puerto Rico's Governor Stepping Down Amid Scandal and Debt Crisis

The governor of Puerto Rico is stepping down after nearly two weeks of protests. Ricardo Rosello made the announcement last night in a video posted to Facebook.

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Flurry of Boris Johnson adverts tested on Facebook

Facebook's advert library shows the Conservatives have been testing a variety of subtly different messages.

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Twitter's retweet inventor says idea was 'loaded weapon'

The developer whose team came up with the idea of automating retweeting now regrets it.

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'In God We Trust' Going up at South Dakota Public Schools

When students return to public schools across South Dakota this fall, they should expect to see a new message on display: "In God We Trust."

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Fortnite World Cup finals: How to watch it, when it's on and who is through?

The Fortnite World Cup finals kick off tomorrow with players from all over the world competing to take home various titles.

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Facebook 'rocked to its very foundations'

Sir Nick Clegg, in a BBC interview, says the firm was deeply affected by the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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The Nasa astronauts on a mythical mission to Mars moon

Nasa is trying to understand how humans behave when confined together for a long period of time.

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Franky Zapata: Flyboard inventor fails in cross-Channel bid

Franky Zapata was hoping to cross from northern France to southern England in just 20 minutes.

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O2 to launch 5G network in UK in October

It will be the last of the UK's four 5G networks to launch, and the only one not to use Huawei kit.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold 'ready' for launch after screen fix

The firm delayed the release of its folding device after early reviewers reported broken screens.

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Virgin Media pledges gigabit broadband to millions of homes

The broadband provider aims to deliver gigabit speeds to 15 million homes by the end of 2021.

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Church School Victory: Government Can't Discriminate 'Because They Are Religious'

Sarasota County, Florida, has changed course to allow a church to use its own property to educate children in its religious school, according to Alliance Defending Freedom, the non-profit religious freedom legal organization representing the church.

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Fallen Officers Memorial Covered up and Taken Down Because It Mentioned God

A memorial marker honoring fallen police officers in Tega Cay, SC recently stirred a huge controversy because it mentioned God – then God was removed, kicking off another fight.

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US 'Five to Ten Years Behind' in Battling Threats Posed by Cyber Warfare

Cyberwar is the new battleground, which can be more damaging than many physical conflicts simply because the attacks can go unnoticed until it's too late. That's why the FBI is busy retooling to meet this security challenge at home. 

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'Didn't Leave My Bedroom for 3 Months’: Woman Shares What She Wish She Knew Before Having 2 Abortions

From the outside Chandra Jarrett's life looked perfect.  But on the inside, she was hiding a deep and painful secret.  She had spent years suffering in silence for having two abortions.

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21 Rikers Island Inmates Dedicate Their Lives to Jesus During a Hillsong NYC and Prison Fellowship Event

In early July, Hillsong NYC and Prison Fellowship combined efforts to lead a “night of hope” at Riker’s Island prison, in which they evangelized to the prisoners at the detention center.

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Privacy Penalty: Facebook Agrees to Pay $5 Billion and Improve Conduct

The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have announced a settlement that requires Facebook to develop an extensive set of compliance measures designed to increase user privacy and provide extra protections for user information. 

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Ravi Zacharias Explains Why We Cannot Know What Is Good Without God

In the latest episode of the Ben Shapiro Show’s “Sunday Special,” world-renowned Christian apologist, Ravi Zacharias, joined Shapiro to discuss a wide range of faith-related issues.

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Cory Booker Vows to 'Defend Anybody' Attacked for Religious Beliefs…Months After Attacking Judicial Nominee’s Religious Beliefs

Cory Booker needs to give Cory Booker a lesson. Over the weekend, the New Jersey senator and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful told CBS’ Margaret Brennan he will “defend anybody” attacked for their religion.

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Is Trump 'Below the Law'? Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Tells Congress Trump Not Exonerated

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is testifying before Congress today, answering questions from two committees in much-anticipated televised hearings.  

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Hyperloop track to be built in Saudi Arabia

New moves to make hyperloop technology a reality in the Middle East.

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Facebook to pay $5bn to settle privacy concerns

Social network must also establish an independent privacy committee that Mark Zuckerberg cannot control.

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Facebook uses AI to map Thailand's roads

The company is making its newly created maps available for others to use and edit, via OpenStreetMap.

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Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Testifies Before Congress Saying His Report Did Not Exonerate Trump

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is testifying before Congress today, answering questions from two committees in much-anticipated televised hearings.  

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Alibaba opens door to US sellers on its oldest platform

Helping US merchants access its platform will help Alibaba.com compete against the likes of Amazon.

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Tokyo 2020: Meet the Olympic and Paralympic robots

With a year to go until the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, meet the robots that will be used on site at the events.

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Detective Pikachu breaks record and other video games news

BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at the latest news in video games.

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Justice Department Launches Antitrust Probe of Big Tech

The U.S. Department of Justice opened a sweeping antitrust investigation of big technology companies and whether their online platforms have hurt competition, suppressed innovation or otherwise harmed consumers.

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Federal Judge Approves Legal Settlement Granting North Carolina Transgenders Restroom Access

A federal judge on Tuesday approved a legal settlement granting transgender people the right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in North Carolina public buildings controlled by the state's executive branch.

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Technology giants' power to be probed in US

Firms like Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will be scrutinised in a Department of Justice probe.

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Abortion Activists Trying Block Laws Restricting Doctors Performing Abortions in Arkansas

Abortion activists are still working to block a new law in Arkansas that goes into effect Wednesday.

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Philly Foster Moms Ask Supreme Court to End City's Discrimination Against Religious Agencies

After two federal courts ruled against them, two Philadelphia foster mothers and Catholic Social Services are now turning to the US Supreme Court to protect the agency that has brought so many families together for more than 100 years. 

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Popular Millennial Media Outlet Blasts LA Church for Practicing Basic Christian Beliefs

In the latest installment of Refinery 29’s “State of Grace” video series, the show took aim at popular L.A. megachurches and attendees for practicing standard, longheld Christian beliefs.

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Trump Admin Launches 'Fast-Track' Deportation, Giving Agents More Authority

The Trump administration is taking stronger measures to deport people living in the US illegally.

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Dog learns new tricks via vibrating vest

Tai the dog is learning to respond to remote-controlled commands via a haptic vest.

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Wen's Ouster and Ex-Planned Parenthood Insider Make It Clear: 'They're Really Not in the Business of Promoting Healthcare'

The former president of Planned Parenthood is talking about why she's no longer with the organization and warning abortion supporters to be careful about scorning pro-life advocates.

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The mushroom that AI thinks is a pretzel

Researchers have compiled a database of 7,500 images that AI has failed to identify correctly.

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Bohemian Rhapsody becomes the oldest video to get 1bn views

Queen's signature song reaches the YouTube milestone, but it's still not in the site's Top 100.

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Grand Theft Auto's Diamond Casino lets cash be turned into chips

Players can convert real money into chips and spend it on slot machines or roulette in GTAV online.

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Lancaster University students' data stolen by cyber-thieves

The university, which alerted police, was subject to a "sophisticated and malicious" phishing attack.

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'Rape cases dropped' over police phone search demands

Campaigners say investigations have stopped after complainants refused to hand over their devices.

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How Japan's trade row with South Korea could hit tech supplies

A trade row between Japan and South Korea could pose a threat to supplies of smartphones and devices.

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Should robots ever look like us?

Some think humanoid robots will be easier to interact with, but others think we'll find them creepy.

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Tens of Thousands of Puerto Ricans Demand Governor Resign

Waving flags, chanting and banging pots and pans, tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans jammed a highway Monday to demand the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in a crisis triggered by the leak of offensive, obscenity-laden chat messages between him and his advisers.

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Kay Warren Writes to Her Son Wishing Him a 'Happy Birthday in Heaven,' 6 Years After Suicide

Author and advocate Kay Warren wrote a Facebook birthday letter to her late son Matthew on July 18.

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Huawei: Government decision on 5G rollout delayed

The implication of the recent US ban on its companies from dealing with Huawei was not clear, the government says.

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Fifa packs and loot boxes 'not gambling' in UK

The gambling watchdog has told MPs that current legislation does not put them under its remit.

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Modest Carpenter Leaves $3M Fortune That Sends 33 Students to College

An Iowa carpenter is responsible for sending 33 students to college, even though he never met them.

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Russian intelligence 'targets Tor anonymous browser'

A hack of a Russian intelligence contractor exposes secret projects - including cracking Tor.

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Deadly Heat Wave Kills at Least 6, Now Storms Tear Across Midwest

Extreme heat is still bearing down on parts of the United States, and in some places the heat has given way to dangerous storms and flooding.

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Kazakhstan's new online safety tool raises eyebrows

Kazakhstan's government security certificates could open up "secure" web traffic to inspection.

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Musk promises '10km Hyperloop tunnel' in 2020

The Hyperloop project aims to transport people inside high-speed pods along underground tunnels.

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Why 3D printing could be key to a Moon base

Construction materials, ceramics and food could all one day be printed on the lunar surface.

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Equifax to pay up to $700m to settle data breach

The credit score agency has agreed a settlement after hackers stole 147 million people's details.

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Three resists watchdog's call for 'fairer' mobile phone fees

Ofcom had called on networks to automatically cut prices for out-of-contract mobile subscribers.

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Body-worn cameras to be compulsory for bailiffs

The government says the move will help tackle "intimidation and aggression" used by some bailiffs.

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'I kept my multimillion dollar business secret'

Young entrepreneur Marcin Kleczynski secretly ran his business Malwarebytes from his college dormitory.

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Bianca Devins: The teenager whose murder was exploited for clicks

Images of Bianca Devins' death were widely shared online. Experts say this exposed a bigger problem.

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Miss World America Strips Conservative Beauty Queen Kathy Zhu of Crown - Discrimination?

Miss Michigan 2019 winner Kathy Zhu has been stripped of her crown over what she says is discrimination against her conservative political views.  

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Whatever, Whenever, Wherever

When Nick Vujicic was born in 1982, his parents were shocked to discover he was born without arms and legs. His mother, a nurse, took care of herself throughout the pregnancy, and the doctors never mentioned their baby was missing his limbs. 

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'It's Brutal': Heat Wave Gripping Half the US Cancels Events

Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave canceled events from festivals to horse races, chased baseball fans out of their seats and pushed New York City to order steps to avoid straining the electrical system.

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Nation marks 50 Years After Apollo 11′s ‘Giant Leap’ on Moon

 A moonstruck nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11′s “giant leap” by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at parties, races, ball games and concerts Saturday, toasting with Tang and gobbling MoonPies.

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From ‘Born Alive Act’ to ‘Save Chick-fil-A’, Texas Takes Big Steps to Defend Life and Liberty

America’s founding fathers sought to provide a land where “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” would be protected. Well, this week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott publicly signed new laws that defend those first two rights: life and liberty.

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Doctor Breaks Down the Complexities of Human Body That Prove God

Dr. Tommy Mitchell has gone through a spiritual evolution. The medical doctor, who once embraced theistic evolution, is now a young-Earth creationist who speaks and writes for Christian ministry Answers in Genesis.

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Federal Judge Upholds a Trump Alternative to ‘Obamacare’

A federal judge is upholding the Trump administration’s expansion of cheaper short-term health insurance plans as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act’s costlier comprehensive insurance.

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Algae bio-curtains: Architects' radical solution to capture carbon

Scientists and architects in London have developed 'bio-curtains' to act as an alternative to urban trees.

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Bullet-Riddled 'Old Glory' That Survived D-Day Returns to US, a 'Reminder of the Supreme Sacrifice'

A wind-tattered, American flag riddled by German machine-gun bullets is back in the US after 75 years. 

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Cari Watterton gives her tips on how to get into the games industry

Young developer Cari Watterton, who works for a games firm located in Dundee, offers her tips for getting into the business

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Searching for Connection in All the Wrong Places: Millennials Battle High Levels of Anxiety and Depression

Millennials in Massachusetts have the highest rate of depression in the entire US, specifically Millennial women. But why?  Some experts believe it's linked to how his state has dealt with religion and the family.

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'Incredible Redemption': Former Porn Star to Lead XXXChurch that Rescued Her from Darkness

Brittni De La Mora was once a high profile actor in the porn industry.  She performed in hundreds of films, was named one of Maxim Magazine's top 12 female performers in porn and she also placed second in a porn ranking on Playboy TV.  Brittni, who has since married a pastor, has been serving in ministry in California for seven years now.  The couple, now expecting their first child, has recently been tapped to lead XXXchurch.

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French sci-fi team called on to predict future threats

The "red team" will be employed to imagine future military threats – and how how to prevent them.

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Millions from East Coast to Midwest Brace for Deadly, Triple-Digit Heat Indexes

Dangerously hot temperatures are scorching much of the nation and putting emergency officials on edge. In the nation's capital, the heat index will approach 115 degrees. In the coming hours, the National Weather Service expects more than 100 local heat records will be shattered.

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YouTube: 'We don't take you down the rabbit hole'

In his first interview, YouTube's UK managing director defends the platform's algorithms.

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Police will 'struggle' to track criminals via 5G

European police forces are scrambling to develop tools that help them track criminals using 5G networks.

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BritBox: ITV and BBC set out plans for new streaming service

Shows like Love Island, Gavin & Stacey and Victoria will be on ITV and the BBC's streaming service.

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London Underground to get full 4G coverage

Passengers will be able to make calls and go online anywhere on the Tube network by the mid-2020s.

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Trump Says American Warship Destroyed Iranian Drone

A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump said. The incident marked a new escalation of tensions between the countries less than one month after Iran downed an American drone and Trump came close to retaliating with a military strike.

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Deemed Dangerous, Epstein Denied Bail in Sex Abuse Case

A judge who denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges Thursday said he poses a danger to the public and seems to still have an uncontrollable urge for sexual conduct with or in the presence of underage girls.

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Hovering, gliding drone takes-off and other tech news

BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some of the week's best technology news stories.

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Car parts from weeds: The future of green motoring?

The motor industry is trying to reduce its carbon footprint in a number of innovative ways.

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‘My Life Seemed Crushed’: Texas Gov’s Major Triumph Over Tragedy

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered a powerful message on Sunday night, speaking about the tragic accident 35 years ago that left him paralyzed and feeling hopeless. 

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Berserkeley? Liberal CA City Goes Gender Neutral, No More 'Manpower' or 'Manholes'

The Berkeley, Calif., City Council unanimously voted to strike any gender-specific words from its current municipal code, meaning a "manhole" will now be known as a "maintenance hole."

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Remembering Ben Kinchlow, 1936 - 2019

CBN is saddened to report that former 700 Club co-host Ben Kinchlow passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 18, 2019.  On Friday's The 700 Club, we will pay tribute to our friend Ben Kinchlow. 

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'Let There Be Light': How God Kept Appearing Over and Over During America's Missions to the Moon

On July 20, 1969, man first touched the surface of another world when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Though conquering space certainly marked a triumph for science and mankind, God kept coming up in conversations on these missions to the moon.

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'Death Valley' Heat Wave Striking US with Dangerous 100+ Temps

Millions of Americans are preparing to suffer through what could be the worst heatwave in years.

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Planned Parenthood's Temp President Says Christians Can Support Abortion, Here's What Billy and Franklin Graham Have Said

Planned Parenthood's new interim president, who stepped in after Leana Wen was fired for not promoting abortion enough, says she's a Christian who believes abortion should "be left to a woman, her doctor and her God."

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A Day in the Life of Border Patrol Agents: Keeping an Eye on the Cartels While Changing Diapers

Border Patrol agents find themselves in an almost impossible job: patrolling the border and monitoring the drug cartels while caring for a historic flow of asylum-seeking families.

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'My $19 Uber ride cost 100 times that'

Passengers reportedly paid 100 times more than they should have after Uber's payments system goes awry.

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MPs call for halt to authorities' use of facial recognition

The House of Commons' Science and Technology raises concerns about accuracy and bias.

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Moon hoax? Five reasons why the landings were real

Conspiracy theories surround the Moon landings but BBC Click seeks to dispel some of the myths.

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The social media giant is accused of promoting videos arguing the Earth isn't round.

Many people who believe the Earth is not round first heard the idea on YouTube. But how important was the video-sharing website in helping the flat Earth movement grow?

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Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows

The video streaming pioneer blamed price rises for adding fewer paid subscribers than hoped.

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Instagram hides likes count in international test 'to remove pressure'

The number of likes is a measure of how well content is doing on the social media platform.

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FaceApp: Chuck Schumer asks for FBI investigation

Senior Democrat Chuck Schumer says the photo app's use of personal data is "deeply troubling".

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UK workers who lose jobs to AI will be retrained

The government launches a scheme to retrain workers whose jobs may vanish because of automation.

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Chick-fil-A Manager 'Jumps into Action' Helping 96-Year-Old WWII Veteran Change Tire

Another Chick-fil-A employee is being recognized for his act of kindness toward an elderly customer.

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GA Couple Married for More Than 70 Years, Dies on the Same Day

A husband and wife passed away on the same day after celebrating 71 years of marriage together.

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Can you trust FaceApp with your face?

An app that transforms photos of people's faces into younger and older versions has gone viral.

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Trump Calls House Resolution Condemning His So-Called 'Racist' Tweets a 'Con Game'

President Trump is praising Republicans after the Democrat-led House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass a resolution over so- called racist comments he made about liberal congresswomen.   The measure passed 240-187 with all but four Republicans and one Democrat voting against the measure.

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Mission: Share America's 'First Freedom' with the Rest of the World

In an exclusive interview with CBN News correspondent David Brody, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks about his mission to spread America's "first freedom" -- freedom of religion -- around the globe.

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Second MS Gov. Candidate Follows 'Billy Graham Rule', Says It's Just 'Common Sense'

A second Republican candidate for governor in Mississippi says he follows what's known as the "Billy Graham Rule."

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Google suspends ticket site Viagogo from advertising

The move follows further legal action against the ticket resale website.

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Google's Project Dragonfly 'terminated' in China

The firm's plan to launch a censored search engine in China had faced much criticism.

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Elon Musk reveals brain-hacking plans

Start-up NeuraLink wants to start testing its human computer interface on humans.

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Data of 'nearly all adults' in Bulgaria stolen

A hacker targeted the Balkan country's tax agency and reportedly offered local media access to stolen data.

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Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks

Pearson says students will only be able to rent physical books as it makes all products "digital first".

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The toy-sized satellites with an eye on the world

Small, cheap satellites can help us track pollution, crop yields and congestion like never before.

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Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Dies at 99

John Paul Stevens, who served on the Supreme Court for nearly 35 years and became its leading liberal, has died. He was 99.

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Disability emojis: Guide dog and wheelchair user made available

The Emojis have been released by Apple to represent disabled people better.

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'Cordless' Dyson fan advert falls foul of watchdog

The UK Advertising Standards Authority bans a Dyson ad for implying fan is cordless.

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Remembering Apollo 11: Golden Anniversary Celebrations Mark Start of First Moon Mission

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, marked the 50th anniversary of the liftoff of Apollo 11. NASA and the country are observing the anniversary of the historic journey.

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Big Tech Companies Hear Criticism from Both Sides of the Aisle on Capitol Hill

This week, big tech companies came to Capitol Hill to face criticism over privacy issues and if a breakup could be in its future. Representatives from Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google fielded questions in three different hearings in both the House and Senate on Tuesday.

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Double-Standard? Baylor Student Says School Pressured to Allow LGBT Activist Group That Breaks the Rules

The oldest continually operating university in the state of Texas chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845 through the efforts of Baptist pioneers is being pressured to charter an LGBT student organization.

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The Question to Big Tech Companies: Are They Censoring Conservatives? Congress Wants to Find Out

Executives from Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google were on Capitol Hill Tuesday, answering questions before a House Judiciary Committee about the use of anti-competitive practices, and whether they are censoring conservatives.    

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Awesome Trend: Churches Across America are Wiping Out Millions in Medical Debt

The Bible calls Christians to tithe, but what happens when churches give back? In a trend that is sweeping across the United States this summer, churches all over the country are helping their congregations eliminate their medical debt.

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Library in UK Bans Christian Volunteers for Singing Bible Stories to Kids

Volunteers from a church-run playgroup in the United Kingdom have been banned from a library for singing Bible stories to kids.

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Texas High Schoolers Dedicate Their Summer to Repairing Homes

Summer is a sacred time for high school students. It’s spent relaxing, free of homework and deadlines, and generally having fun. Some students in Texas, however, see things much differently.

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Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency attacked at Senate hearing

The tech giant's Libra digital currency is attacked by senators who say the company is not trusted.

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Michael W. Smith Missed a Major Flight — but God Had Other Plans

Popular Christian singer Michael W. Smith recently shared how a "divine interruption" led him to a surprise conversation with an Uber driver who truly needed to hear the gospel. 

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Storm Area 51: US Air Force warns over Facebook event

More than a million people RSVP to an event calling for people to break into the Nevada base.

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Abraham Lincoln Foreshadowed Cure to Poison Infecting America's Culture: 'We Have Forgotten God'

I’m old enough to remember when pledging allegiance to any one particular politician was something to condemn, when singing affectionately about a president was problematic, and when Christianity in-name-only was inexcusable.

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Juventus to be called Piemonte Calcio in Fifa after PES deal

Fifa 20 will be the first game in 25 years not to feature the licence for Serie A champions Juventus.

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'It Is a Privilege': Returning NFL Veteran Ben Watson Shares a Powerful Lesson on Fatherhood

NFL tight end Ben Watson shared a lesson on fatherhood that every father needs to hear over the weekend on Facebook.

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InterVarsity Takes Wayne State University to Court for Right to Follow Christian Beliefs

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is asking a federal court to decide whether state universities must give religious student groups the same rights as other student organizations. It's a case that could ultimately reach the Supreme Court.

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Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating First Steps on Another World

A half-century ago, hundreds of millions tuned in to radios or watched the grainy black-and-white images on TV as Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969 , in one of humanity's most glorious technological achievements. Police around the world reported crime came to a near halt that midsummer Sunday night.

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Confirmed After Contentious 1991 Hearing, Clarence Thomas Seen Today as Highly Influential Supreme Court Justice

Author Myron Magnet explains why Clarence Thomas is an important and highly influential Supreme Court Justice in his new book, Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution.

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Daily Stormer founder 'should pay $14m' in damages, judge says

A magistrate recommends Andrew Anglin pay £14m to a Jewish woman over his harassment campaign.

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Trump: Google should be probed over China treason claim

President Trump tweets he will look into allegations made by the tech billionaire Peter Thiel.

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AI solves Rubik's Cube in under one second

An AI system teaches itself to solve the Rubik's Cube more quickly than any human.

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Bianca Devins murder images flood Instagram

Instagram is struggling to remove graphic images of the body of a 17-year-old girl.

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DeVos: Efforts to Boycott Israel are a ‘Pernicious Threat’

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Monday that a movement to boycott Israel has become a “pernicious threat” on college campuses and is fueled by bias against Jews.

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Facebook scam-busting service goes live

New tools to fight online scams are launched after a legal action by TV personality Martin Lewis.

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Will ships without sailors be the future of trade?

May saw the world's first unmanned commercial shipping operation.

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Trump Abortion Restrictions Effective Immediately

Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women to abortion providers immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women’s rights groups.

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Facebook's Libra could be misused, says treasury chief Mnuchin

Steven Mnuchin joins other powerful voices in warning that the cryptocurrency could be misused.

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‘Sing Louder…Worship Him Louder!’: Family Prays and Worships as Rescuers Perform CPR to Revive Lifeless Son

The Floyd family is praising God after a pair of nurses happened to be in the right place at the right time over the weekend, saving their 12-year-old son Levi’s life during a family trip to Holden Beach.

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MD Officials Block Christian School from Voucher Program, Claiming Anti-LGBT Beliefs

A private church-run elementary school has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Maryland for pulling it from a school voucher program that's designed to benefit low-income students. And the state didn't stop there, demanding the school also pay back thousands of dollars for its previous participation in the program. 

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Study: Mothers Credited with Children's' Spiritual Growth More Than Their Fathers

A new study reveals that it's the mother's influence that guides their child's spiritual walk in Christian homes in the US.   

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'Miraculous': Joni Eareckson Tada Celebrates Becoming Cancer-Free

Joni Eareckson Tada has announced that she is clear of cancer, thanking her supporters for their ongoing prayers.  

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He Saved 16,000 Unborn Babies’ Lives and Helped Rescue Abby Johnson From Planned Parenthood

Anyone who watched “Unplanned” — the popular feature film about Abby Johnson’s transformation from a Planned Parenthood clinic director to one of the most well-known pro-life activists in America — saw the pivotal role a man named Shawn Carney played in Johnson’s life.

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'Remain Vigilant': Residents Advised to Be on Their Guards as Barry Moves North

Tropical Storm Barry turned into a tropical depression Sunday afternoon, but Gulf coast residents still are being warned not to let down their guards.

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Amazon workers launch protests on Prime Day

Thousands of workers are calling for better conditions as the retail giant's annual sale starts.

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Politics of automation: Factory workers and robots

Humans and robots working together in a factory may excite some tech geeks, but worry others who fear job losses.

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Porn block: Margot James 'extremely sorry' for delay

"I know it sounds incompetent," Margot James says of age rules that should have started on Monday.

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Virgin Media probes why it blocked giant Gif site Imgur

The broadband provider had warned viewing some of Imgur's content could be a criminal offence.

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Computer password inventor dies aged 93

Fernando Corbato also pioneered work on ways for lots of people to use the same computer simultaneously.

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Eric Michels murder: 'Grindr thief' guilty of businessman murder

Gerald Matovu, who sold drugs to serial killer Stephen Port, gave his victim an overdose of GHB.

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University of Suffolk hosts all-female games jam

Organisers hope the "amazing" opportunity will help encourage more women into the gaming industry.

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Norfolk village celebrates first transatlantic flight, 100 years on

The village of Pulham made history when it welcomed an airship's heroic crew.

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AI pioneer Turing is the face of the new £50 note

The note - once called the currency of corrupt elites - gets a makeover with the image of a scientist.

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Monsters and power-ups in new go-kart experience

Drivers can score points by shooting virtual monsters while racing each other.

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5G health risks: What's the evidence?

Exposure from mobile networks including 5G fall well below limits set by international regulators.

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Galileo sat-nav system experiences service outage

"Europe's GPS" goes offline as it grapples with a technical glitch in its ground infrastructure.

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'My son spent £3,160 in one game'

As politicians call for more regulation, you share your stories about children spending money within games.

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Thousands Left in the Dark During NYC Power Outage

NEW YORK (AP) — On the anniversary of a 1977 blackout that left most of New York City without power, a massive power outage on a hot Saturday night in Manhattan preemptively brought the curtain down on Broadway shows and packed streets with people wielding cellphones as flashlights amid a cacophony of sirens and horns from stalled traffic.

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Reef rescue: Could this robot help save corals?

The submersible robot delivers baby corals to damaged areas allowing reefs to regenerate.

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Esports: Trying to make millions through video gaming

Top stars of Esports, or competitive video gaming, can earn millions of dollars a year doing without breaking a sweat.

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Army Vet Tried to Take His Own Life — but God Stepped In

Bryan Flanery knows what it’s like to be in despair. Flanery, who before his retirement served in the U.S. Army and deployed to Afghanistan, experienced the physical and emotional scars that often come with war — and those internal and external pains brought him to the brink of suicide.

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CBN's Operation Blessing Stands Ready to Serve in LA

As Tropical Storm Barry slowly moves across the Gulf of Mexico, Operation Blessing is already on the ground in Baton Rouge, LA.

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COMMENTARY: Another Christian Viewpoint Banned

CBN has reported this week that a book written by NRB member Anne Paulk, who heads the Christian ministry Restored Hope Network, has been stripped off of Amazon's popular book site. When questioned about the banning of Paulk's book, Restoring Sexual Identity: Hope for Women Who Struggle with Same-Sex Attraction, Amazon replied that the book violated its "content guidelines." The tech giant's rules openly state that even though books containing "objectionable" viewpoints will be permitted on its site, nevertheless works exhibiting "intolerance" toward "sexual orientation" issues will be stricken.

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Millions in Line of Punishing Rain From Tropical Storm Barry

Heavy rains and gusty winds knocked out power on the Gulf Coast as a strengthening Tropical Storm Barry churned a path to shore, threatening millions and testing flood-prevention efforts implemented after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans 14 years ago.

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Cambridge Analytica: 'US regulators approve $5bn Facebook fine'

The reported fine would be the largest ever levied by the Federal Trade Commission on a tech company.

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PRESIDENTIAL FAITH ADVISOR TO CBN NEWS: There's a Way to End This Weekend's Immigration Raids

One of the president's faith advisors says the White House will call off this weekend's planned immigration raids--if Congress comes together and approves immigration reform. 

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Christian Speaker Offers Love After Being Nixed from Graphics Conference in LGBTQ Dispute

A Texas man who was set to speak at a conference for graphic designers was recently disinvited because of his affiliation with his church.  David Roark was invited to speak at the Circles Conference Sept. 18-20 but was later pulled from the lineup after complaints that he might make others feel unsafe because of his church's stance on LGBT issues.

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'Protect Life': 9th Circuit Upholds Trump Rule that Could Cost Planned Parenthood $60B

In a 7-4 decision, the 9th Circuit Federal Appeals Court ruled Thursday in favor of allowing the Trump Administration to enforce the Title X rule banning taxpayer monies for facilities that perform or refer for abortions.  

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'Utter Insanity': Activist Mommy Launches Petition After Kids Crawl on Drag Queen at Library Story Hour

Drag Queen Story Hour events have been spreading to libraries and other public places across the country as part of a nationwide LGBTQ agenda to indoctrinate children. But there is also growing outrage over the events.  Many recently complained after Portland, Oregon's St. Johns Library posted disturbing pictures last October of kids playing on the floor and lying on top of a man dressed as a woman during a drag queen reading event. 

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Conservative Women on College Campuses: 'We're Not a Dying Breed'

Conservative women on college campuses say they're victims of liberal bias.

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Twitch streamers banned for dangerous driving

Live-streaming platform Twitch has banned several people after they filmed themselves while driving.

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Flooding Fears: Louisiana Braces for 'Major Weather Event' as Tropical Storm Barry Bears Down

Forecasters say the first hurricane of the Atlantic season is expected to bring torrential rainfall and widespread flooding.

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Do politicians understand social media platforms?

The rise in social media platforms means it can be a lot easier to get in touch with some MPs.

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The jumping space robot SpaceBok and other news

BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the week's best technology news stories.

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Google probes leak of smart speaker recordings

A Belgian broadcaster listened to 1,000 conversations logged by Google's smart speakers.

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Bombardier wing makers win top engineering award

The eco-friendly Bombardier wing reduces aircraft weight and is the first commercial wing of its type.

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Automated facial recognition trials backed by home secretary

The cameras have faced criticism, but Sajid Javid says it is right police use the latest technology.

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Social media used by fraudsters to advertise benefit scam

Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat pages are plugging a scam, which can leave victims owing hundreds.

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Why search is no longer all about Google

Why less and less of your online life may involve searching with Google.

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Rory Cellan-Jones: 'My proton beam therapy diary'

Rory Cellan-Jones kept a video diary of the proton beam therapy he received for his eye tumour.

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Behind the Scenes: Hispanic Evangelicals Work to End Sunday's Immigration Raids

Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Hispanic evangelicals helped to stop the Trump administration from carrying out an immigration raid last month, and she's hoping they'll do it again. Latino faith leaders say they're pressuring the White House once again--and lobbying lawmakers to pass immigration reform. 

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GOP Candidate Invokes 'Billy Graham Rule' – Media Firestorm Ensues

A Republican running for governor of Mississippi sparked a media firestorm for refusing to let a female reporter go on a 15-hour campaign "ride-along" with him unless she agreed to bring along a colleague.

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Top US Psychology Group Pushes Polyamory, Sex with NO Boundaries

In the 1960s, the popular saying was, "If it feels good, do it." Now the American Psychological Association has created a task force on what it calls "consensual non-monogamy" to encourage people to do just that.

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Google's DeepMind goes undercover to battle gamers

An AI agent made by the company will play humans at Starcraft II without revealing its identity.

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Snapchat snaps up shows from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maddie Ziegler

The actor and teenage star Maddie Ziegler are among the celebs making shows for the social platform.

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Immigration Crackdown Planned for 10 Major Cities This Weekend

The Trump administration is reportedly planning for raids across the country beginning Sunday to arrest thousands of illegal immigrants.

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Apple Watch bug allowed iPhone eavesdropping

Apple has disabled Walkie-Talkie mode after a security flaw was found.

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New Orleans Flooded, Gulf Coast Braces for Massive Hurricane-Potential Storm

Parts of New Orleans are already under water as a major storm approaches the Gulf Coast. On Wednesday, eight inches of rain fell in just three hours there, leaving streets flooded and the famous French Quarter under water.

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Porn pirating lawyer jailed for five years

The scam was run by a firm that hid the fact it had shared the pornographic films people then pirated.

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France passes tax on tech giants despite US threats

The Trump administration says the new 3% tax on sales in France will harm US online giants.

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North Korea develops software to teach ideology

The program will focus on writings by Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-il.

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Artificial lionfish powered by ‘robotic blood’

The circulatory system fitted to the synthetic fish allows it to be powered for about 40 hours.

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Nintendo Switch Lite: Release date, what is it and how is it different?

Nintendo have revealed a smaller, cheaper model of its Switch console called the Lite, but how is it different?

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US launches inquiry into French plan to tax tech giants

The US says it is concerned that plans for a 3% tax on tech giants will unfairly target US firms.

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'Most Biologists Believe Life Begins at Conception': UChicago Ph.D. Candidate Surveys Thousands of Scientists

A Ph.D. candidate at the University of Chicago wrote and successfully defended his dissertation after asking thousands of scientists, "When does life begin?" And the results of his survey answer that very question.

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Labor Secretary Acosta Defends Handling of Epstein Case

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta held a news conference Wednesday to defend himself amid an outcry over how he handled what some have characterized as a sweetheart plea deal for a sex-trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein. 

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Veterans Affairs Changes Course, Allowing Religious Displays at VA Facilities Nationwide

The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced it has updated its policies "permitting religious literature, symbols and displays at VA facilities to protect religious liberty for veterans and families while ensuring inclusivity and non-discrimination."

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'It's Just a Beautiful Thing': Indiana Church Raises $6.2M to Help Residents Pay Off Medical Debt

Residents in Indiana could receive an unexpected blessing in the mail after a local church raised $6.2 million to erase the debt of people struggling to pay their medical bills.

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President Trump Weighs in on Minnesota Pledge Controversy

President Trump has now spoken out on a Minneapolis suburb's vote to forego saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag before city council meetings. 

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How One Evangelical Author Got Cheated By a Counterfeit Book Scam on Amazon

Tish Harrison Warren never expected that her award-winning book would become a target for a sophisticated online scam that produces fake copies of books and other products. She's and her publisher are now warning readers how to spot fake books--and push back against the scammers.

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How One Evangelical Author Got Cheated By a Counterfeit Book Scam on Amazon

Tish Harrison Warren never expected that her award-winning book would become a target for a sophisticated online scam that produces fake copies of books and other products. She's and her publisher are now warning readers how to spot fake books--and push back against the scammers.

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Joy-Anna Duggar Asks for Prayers After Miscarriage: 'Unexplainable Peace and Comfort

Joy-Anna Duggar Forsythe and her husband Austin have announced on social media that they lost their 20-week-old daughter on July 4 due to a miscarriage.

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Trump Tackles the Home Depot Boycott: 'Fight for Bernie Marcus and Home Depot!'

Billionaire Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus is facing a firestorm of criticism from the Left for saying he supports President Donald Trump. Now Trump is responding on Twitter.  Marcus retired as Home Depot's chairman of the board in 2002, but that isn't stopping the Left from lashing out against the company. Because of his support for Trump, some protestors are calling for a boycott of the home improvement chain he used to run.

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Amazon Alexa-NHS partnership splits expert opinion

AI specialists discuss the ethics of making personal medical queries via Amazon's Alexa.

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Missouri Abortion Ban Faces New Challenge after Court of Appeals Ruling

Missouri voters may get a chance to decide the fate of a new abortion ban that restricts abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. 

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Young Uncle Saves Niece From Burning House: 'I'd Run Back In There and Do It Again'

Now recovering in the hospital from severe burns, 20-year-old Derrick Byrd said he would run into their burning home all over again if it meant saving his 8-year-old niece Mercedes.

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'Through God’s Grace': Fox News, Ed Henry Breaks Down In Tears After Revealing He's Donating Liver to His Sister

Ed Henry, chief national correspondent for Fox News, revealed over the weekend he is donating about 30 percent of his liver to his ailing younger sister Colleen.

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'It's Not Just Some Seedy Person in the Underworld:' Epstein Case Highlights Huge US Sex Trafficking Problem

Fallout from the shocking sex-trafficking case against billionaire Jeffrey Epstein is reaching into the Trump administration.  A 2007 plea deal that allowed Epstein to walk free after 13 months in jail is coming under scrutiny, spotlighting US Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta who was the US attorney for Florida at the time.

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Hackers 'could target anaesthetic devices'

The machines, used by the NHS, were recently found to have a security vulnerability.

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Trump blocking Twitter critics unconstitutional, court rules

The president's Twitter feed is a public forum and therefore subject to First Amendment rules, a court says.

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Mobile app 'finds anti-cancer molecules in food'

DreamLab crowdsources scientific research by harnessing the processing power of phones.

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First Lady Melania Trump Sees Results of Community Efforts to Combat Opioids

First Lady Melania Trump visited the Cabell-Huntington Health Department in West Virginia on Monday to promote that community's efforts to combat the opioid crisis.

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'Climategate': 10 years on, what's changed?

Hackers stole 6,000 emails and other documents from a climate research centre almost 10 years ago.

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Google Doodle dude: The artist viewed by billions who you might never have heard of

Matthew Cruikshank has a potential daily audience of more than five billion people.

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Amazon Alexa offering NHS health advice

The voice-assisted technology is going to provide health advice direct from the NHS Choices website.

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Border Numbers Drop Amid Heat, Mexico Crackdown

Homeland Security says there was a 28% drop in the number of migrants encountered by Customs and Border Protection at the U.S.-Mexico border last month.

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Walmart Targeted by Copycats, Defiling Products You Might Be Buying

A video that was posted to social media showing a Walmart customer opening a tub of ice cream, licking the ice cream, closing the lid and placing it back on the freezer shelf has inspired at least three other copycat crimes by people seeking internet fame.

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Face Scan Tech Being Abused? Millions of Driver's Licenses Scanned Without Consent

 An advocacy group is calling for a ban on the US government's use of facial recognition technology after a new report raised a lot of questions about possible abuse.

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Amazon Pulls Books by Gay Conversion Author and Other Former LGBT Authors

After removing books on gay conversion therapy by a late Catholic psychologist from its website, retail giant Amazon has also removed books from other former LGBT authors who have since left the lifestyle.

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'Religious Animosity': Lawsuit Seeks Hidden Records Behind San Antonio Blockade of Chick-fil-A

First Liberty Institute, a religious liberty law firm, on Tuesday, announced it has joined a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton demanding documents from San Antonio city officials regarding the city's decision to keep Chick-fil-A from operating at the San Antonio International Airport. 

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GCHQ 100th anniversary: Secrets, spies and special dust

GCHQ is 100 years old - here are some of their previously unseen gadgets, including "secret dust".

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Why the Fate of Obamacare Is Back in the Hands of Federal Court Judges

Obamacare is facing a fresh legal challenge in federal court where judges will determine if the healthcare law should remain in place.

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'Nobody's Being Forced': CA Pastor Denies Clergy Being Pushed to Affirm LGBT Ideology

There has been growing controversy over a recent measure passed by the California State Assembly that urges pastors to affirm LGBT lifestyles. Dr. Kevin Mannoia, chaplain of Azusa Pacific University and the former head of the National Association of Evangelicals, has been viewed by some opponents of the resolution as supporting the measure in some form.

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Amazon and Google deliver on TV peace deal

Prime Video comes to Chromecast and Android TV devices, while YouTube returns to Fire TV.

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'We're Not Allowed to Have Bible Study': Elderly Couple Heads to Court Over Eviction Threat

An elderly Christian couple could be evicted from their Virginia senior living community if they hold a Bible study. But the two are fighting back. They've now filed a federal lawsuit, alleging religious discrimination.

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Twitter bans religious insults calling groups rats or maggots

Twitter will remove posts that use dehumanising terms to describe religious groups.

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UK watchdog plans to fine Marriott £99m

The UK's data privacy regulator has said it plans to fine the US hotel group for a data breach.

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Florida Principal Reassigned After Refusing to Say Holocaust is Historic Fact

A principal at a Florida high school has been reassigned to a different position in his school district after he made controversial statements about the Holocaust. 

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Want Some Free Chick-fil-A? Today Is 'Cow Appreciation Day'

Today marks Chick-fil-A's annual 'Cow Appreciation Day' – a holiday the restaurant chain invented 15 years ago to bless their customers.

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As DC 'Swamp' Endures Severe Flooding, Meteorologist Smacks Down AOC's Climate Claim

Talk about "draining the swamp," Washington, DC area residents are hoping the region drains today after drenching rains and flooding hit the area Monday.    

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Macs vulnerable to 'bananas' Zoom video flaw

The vulnerability could let malicious attackers force Macs to join video conferences, says researcher.

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Dozens of arrests in Copenhagen for drunk scooter driving

Danish police arrest people driving scooters under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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How social media could ruin your business

Negative social media can be a major threat to businesses and can quickly destroy trust in a brand.

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'The kids emptied our bank account playing Fifa'

Fifa players are purchased in packs but it's impossible to see who is in the pack before payment is made.

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Facebook to be quizzed in court on EU-US data transfers

Facebook's way of sending data from the EU to the US will be challenged in the EU's top court later.

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'Nerves of Steel' Pilot Who Landed Stricken Plane, Inspires Couples During Wilderness Marriage Seminar

Expert Navy aviator and commercial airline pilot, Tammie Jo Shults, her husband Dean and their son Marshall, helped motivate and inspire military families last week at the Samaritan Lodge located in Port Alsworth, Alaska. 

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AP-NORC Poll: Americans Rarely Seek Guidance From Clergy

A large majority of Americans make important decisions without calling on religious leaders for advice, according to a new survey released Monday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll finds three-quarters of American adults rarely or never consult a clergy member or religious leader, while only about a quarter do so at least some of the time.

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Fake voices 'help cyber-crooks steal cash'

A security firm says deepfaked audio is being used to steal millions of pounds.

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Pirate our games, don't buy them from key resellers, say indies

A campaign urges the public to stop buying discounted video games codes from "unauthorised" sites.

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Cambridge University tests robot to harvest lettuces

The robot has successfully picked thousands of iceberg lettuces in field trials, say scientists.

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ICE and FBI used facial recognition to search driver-licence databases

ICE officers used facial recognition technology to scan databases containing undocumented immigrants.

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Investor Tycoon Arrested for Allegedly Running Child Sex Ring Network

Billionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein, 66, will stand before a court on Monday accused of running a child sex trafficking ring involving dozens of underage girls.

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AI pilot 'sees' runway and lands automatically

A plane lands successfully thanks to a computer able to detect the runway visually.

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Thousands of Aftershocks, $100 Million in Damages: CA Cleanup Efforts Underway After Major Earthquakes

The lack of fatalities has some counting their blessings. 

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Comet Racer returns to Hatfield for de Havilland anniversary

One de Havilland aeroplane is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the birth of its bigger relative.

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South Korean internet addiction camp: What is life like there?

Newsround has visited South Korea to find out more about internet addiction camps, where young people can go if they have a serious problem with the amount of time that they are spending online.

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Facebook tip-off leads police to Grimston rave

Five people were arrested at the event, which attracted about 600 ravers.

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British Airways faces record £183m fine for data breach

The airline is contesting the penalty imposed by the ICO after hackers breached its IT systems last year.

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Are robots getting better at football?

Robocup 2019, the world cup for autonomous robots, has been taking place in Sydney.

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Quadriplegic Man Cries When Told That His Food Supply Will Stop

The highest appeals court in France has ordered Vincent Lambert's food supply to be cut off. Lambert sustained major brain damage and became a quadriplegic after an accident in 2008.

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Amazon at 25: The story of a giant

The online giant is now the second-largest company in the world. We look at its success in charts.

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'I'm not doing it for the likes'

What is it like to be a social media influencer in Africa? Afua Rida shows us the ropes.

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6 Strategies To Make Your First Mortgage Refinance A Success

Mortgage rates may be rising but there's still room to refinance your home loan. Use these six ways to get the best deal on your first mortgage refinance.

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Southern California reels from magnitude 7.1 quake

A quake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted much of California, cracking buildings, setting fires, breaking roads and causing several injuries while seismologists warned that large aftershocks were expected to continue for days, if not weeks.

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Can robots help humans get more jobs?

Instead of taking our jobs, could robots actually help more people get into work?

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95-year-Old WWII Vet Runs Across America for Second Time to Bring Ship To Normandy

He's running with a purpose and amazing those decades younger than him. Ernest  Andrus is 95-years old and making his second run across America. The WWII veteran says he figures it'll take him five years, running and walking about thirteen miles a week.

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E.On 'error' reveals 498 customers' email addresses

The company apologised and said the incident was spotted "within minutes" of it occurring.

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'Church Is Not The Building, It's The People': Does Watching Church Online Count?

Church attendance in America has been on the decline in recent years.  According to Pew Research, only 36 percent of Americans attended weekly services in 2014, a 14 percent decline from a 1950's Gallup Report. While there are various reasons for the decline in church attendance, there is a growing debate around viewing worship service online.

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DJI challenges BBC on drone danger reports

DJI said it was "disappointed" with how drones were depicted, but the BBC said its programmes were fair.

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SC Grandparents' 60th Wedding Anniversary Photos Go Viral

George and Ginger Brown's photos of celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary with their family have gone viral.

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San Francisco to Paint Over Historic George Washington Mural

San Francisco will spend up to $600,000 to paint over historical artwork at a public school depicting the life of George Washington, a mural once seen as educational and innovative but now criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of black and Native American people.

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Seismologists Warn California Could See 'Even Bigger Earthquake' in Days Ahead

California is on alert today for more aftershocks after the southern part of the state was hit by a 6.4-magnitude quake Thursday, the largest since 1999.

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Trump Ask Americans to ‘Stay True to Our Cause’

President Donald Trump celebrated “the greatest political journey in human history” Thursday in a Fourth of July commemoration before a soggy, cheering crowd of spectators, many of them invited, on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial.

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Click 1,000: How the pick-your-own-path episode was made

There are millions, perhaps trillions, of ways to watch the pioneering tech show's 1,000th programme.

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Poke and inflate famous paintings and other tech news

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the week's best technology stories.

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Viewers can choose the story in BBC tech programme

The fully interactive show took a year to create and has multiple options for viewers at each step.

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Jeff Bezos filed the paperwork to create the retailing giant Amazon 25 years ago.

Jeff Bezos filed the paperwork to create the e-commerce retailing giant Amazon 25 years ago.

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Biased and wrong: Facial recognition tech in the dock

Artificial intelligence is only as good as the data it learns from. But what if that data is biased?

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Dementia in Africa: Virtual reality app aims to break stigma

Virtual reality app aims to improve the quality of life and care for Africans living with dementia.

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6.6 Magnitude Quake Rattles Southern California

A large earthquake has rattled a large swath of Southern California. There are no immediate reports of damage.   

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Calorie counting apps 'can exacerbate eating disorders'

The BBC found examples of app users logging harmful habits or punishing themselves for over-eating.

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New Social Media Commandments Challenge Users to Act More Like Jesus Online

Anyone who has been on any social media network for any length of time knows it can be a depressing place filled with bullies and naysayers eager to attacking, often typing away behind the crutch of anonymity. The Church of England, however, is hoping to trim the rough edges off of your Twitter and Facebook feeds.

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British Court Upholds Rights of Christians to Freely Express Their Faith

A Christian student won his appeal in a UK appeals court on Tuesday after he was expelled from college for expressing his faith on sexual ethics in a debate on social media.  

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Declining Faith: One Fifth of All Dutch Churches Converted to Secular Spaces

As faith continues to falter, more than one fifth of all churches in the Netherlands have been converted into libraries, apartments, offices, and other secular spaces.

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COMMENTARY: 'United We Stand'

Standing for the flag is not about thoughtless or misguided patriotism. It is a symbol of all of the hopeful things America stands for. It is symbolic of freedoms that many people in our world covet, despite our country's spiritual problems and political divides. By standing for the flag, I honor my country and those who serve it in so many ways. 

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'Show of a Lifetime' or Campaign Event?: President's 4th of July Celebration Spurs Debate

The president has big plans for celebrating the nation's birthday but his critics say he's turning the 4th of July into a campaign rally.

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Future Fireworks Shows Could Fizzle Because of US-China Trade War

As fireworks retailers across the US prepare for Thursday night's celebrations across the country,  many are worried trade tensions with China and potential tariffs could hit their products. 

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'Excessive' student mobile phone use linked to more sexual partners

People surveyed at US universities who used phones a lot were also more likely to have mental health issues.

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Judge Blocks Ohio Abortion Law, Clinics to Remain Open

A federal judge temporarily blocked an Ohio law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected on Wednesday, siding with abortion clinics that had argued the law would effectively end the procedure in the state.

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Samsung sued over water-resistant phone claims

Australia's consumer watchdog alleges the company made false claims about using its phones while swimming.

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Man arrested over Baidu boss drenching

Beijing police say a man has been detained on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble".

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James Lovelock on the future of AI and climate change

Scientist James Lovelock speaks to the BBC's Mishal Husain ahead of his 100th birthday.

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How robo-boat tech could help uncover ocean secrets

By launching underwater vehicles in situ the boat will allow more time to survey the ocean floor.

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CA Vaccination Rate Continues to Drop: New Bill Would Bring Oversight to Children's Exemptions

Two more California doctors are now under investigation by the state's medical board for writing questionable vaccine exemptions for children. That brings the total to five physicians in the state under official scrutiny.  

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FDA Reveals Dog Food Brands Linked to Canine Heart Disease

The Food and Drug Administration continues to investigate 16 brands of dog food that may be linked to canine heart disease

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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by photo glitch

The problem has affected some users uploading images, videos and other files.

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Minneapolis Church and Pastor Expelled From Denomination for Allowing Same-Sex Marriage

Last week, the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) voted to defrock a Minneapolis, Minn. pastor and expell his church from the denomination for their stance on gay marriage.

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Chick-fil-A Restaurant Vandalized During NYC's Gay Pride Parade Sunday

A Chick-fil-a restaurant location in New York City was vandalized Sunday during the city's gay pride parade.

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Little Girl With Rare Disorder Creates 'Medi Teddy' to Comfort Pediatric Patients

Ella Casano, a 12-year-old with a rare immune disorder, created a clever way to cover up her IV bag.

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State-of-the-Art Illumination Reveals Visions of Saint John's Apocalypse

The visions in the Book of Revelation have been with us for some 2,000 years. But now, they've been reinterpreted in a 21st century way. The Tapestry of Light exhibit at Washington's Museum of the Bible shows Saint John's Apocalypse through massive tapestries stretching nine feet tall and a hundred feet in length, but featuring new nano-technologies that let the art cycle from light to phantasmagorical glow-in-the-dark images and back again.

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'Dr Doom' economist Nouriel Roubini in Bitcoin battle

Nouriel Roubini triggers a Twitter battle after describing Bitcoin as "overhyped" and a "cesspool".

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Trump Touts July 4 Military ‘Salute’; Critics See Politics

President Donald Trump is marshalling tanks, bombers and other machinery of war for a Fourth of July celebration that traditionally is light on military might, while critics accused him of using America’s military as a political prop.

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Bitcoin 'uses as much global energy as Switzerland'

A new tool estimates how much electricity Bitcoin uses during the course of a year.

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Baidu chief doused with water at AI event

A man poured a bottle of water on to the Baidu's chief executive during a presentation.

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Vodafone switches on 5G network in seven UK cities

It becomes the second in the UK to offer a 5G network

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How important will blockchain be to the world's economy?

It has been much hyped, but could blockchain really be as significant and disruptive as the internet?

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TikTok's young fans 'exploited' for digital gifts

The video platform says it is sorry some have felt pressured to send their favourite influencers money.

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TikTok stars 'exploit' young fans for gifts worth hundreds of pounds

A BBC investigation found influencers promising to share their phone numbers in exchange for gifts.

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Conservative Group Reacts To Release of Facebook's Civil Rights Audit: Does It Target Free Speech?

Facebook recently released the results of its civil rights audit, an effort to fight hate speech on its platform.  The company said it is rolling out the updated guidelines in an effort to prevent harmful content, fight discrimination in Facebook Ads, and protect the 2020 Census and Elections from intimidation.

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Report: Nike Pulls Flag Sneaker After Kaepernick Complaint

Nike is pulling a flag-themed tennis shoe after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complained to the shoemaker, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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'I am Just Standing Up for What I Believe is Right': Teacher Loses Job After Praising Western Civilization

A math teacher says she lost her job at a private K-12 school in Southern California after praising Western Civilization. Her comments were made outside of the classroom at a conference, and not in front of her students. 

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Longview, Texas Church Mourns Death of Youth Pastor at Age 38

Ryan Carlisle, the youth pastor of the Longview Missionary Baptist Church in Longview, Texas, died after suffering a heart attack last Thursday, June 27, after working out at a local gym. He was 38.

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Why the BBC does not want to store your data

The BBC Box is a personal data store that uses information from multiple sources to filter content.

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Colorado Pastor Named New President of Lifeway Christian Resources

Colorado Pastor Ben Mandrell has been named as the new president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, the publishing division of the Southern Baptist Convention.

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Internet wobble caused by Cloudflare glitch

The security firm suffers a problem of its own that causes clients' websites to become inaccessible.

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Visitors to Kentucky's Creation Museum See Universe of Intelligent Design Made by God

While touring the museum, visitors will hear different stories about the giant reptiles rather than the lessons taught in most classrooms or spread by secular evolutionists.  That's because one of the museum's goals is to illustrate how this is a universe of intelligent design, made by a Creator God, not just a random evolving and mutating of meaningless matter.

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Cyber-incident reports from UK finance sector spiked by 1,000% in 2018

A Freedom of Information request reveals a jump in the number of incidents reported to industry regulator.

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Google lets destroyed Lion of Mosul roar again

An ancient statue has been recreated using crowd-sourced pictures and 3D printing.

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Visitors to Kentucky's Creation Museum See Universe of Intelligent Design Made by God

While touring the museum, visitors will hear different stories about the giant reptiles rather than the lessons taught in most classrooms or spread by secular evolutionists.  That's because one of the museum's goals is to illustrate how this is a universe of intelligent design, made by a Creator God, not just a random evolving and mutating of meaningless matter.

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Texas City Removes 'Jesus' Sign After Long Court Battle With Church

A church in Hawkins, Texas is in an all-out legal battle with city authorities over the removal of a sign on Highway 80 that read, "Jesus welcomes you to Hawkins."

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Virginia bans deepfakes and deepnudes pornography

Virginia is one of the first places to outlaw fake pornography created without a subject's consent.

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Three Minnesota Babies Were Born Alive in Botched Abortions: Here's What Happened to Them

Three babies in Minnesota were born alive following abortion procedures last year, but died shortly after. 

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'Hatred and Terror': Australian Police Arrest 3 After Uncovering Islamic State Terror Plot

Australian police on Tuesday arrested three men suspected of being involved in an Islamic State terror attack plot in Sydney. 

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US Border Patrol investigate ‘disturbing’ secret Facebook group

Border officials allegedly posted racist and sexist jokes about migrants and lawmakers in the group.

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MPs call for laws to protect elections against online interference

MPs say laws on political advertising and funding need to be updated for the digital age.

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Game of Stones: Tracking conflict diamonds with lasers

How can we be sure the diamonds we buy are not fake or from conflict regions?

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State-of-the-Art Illumination Shows a New Way to Envision the Visions of Saint John's Apocalypse

WASHINGTON -- The visions in the Book of Revelation have been with us for some 2,000 years. But now, they've been reinterpreted in a 21st century way.    The Tapestry of Light exhibit at Washington's Museum of the Bible shows Saint John's Apocalypse through massive tapestries stretching nine feet tall and a hundred feet in length, but featuring new nano-technologies that let the art cycle from light to phantasmagorical glow-in-the-dark images and back again.

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The Faith of Our Fathers: God and the American Revolution

Many people are unaware of America's Judeo-Christian heritage. The following are short profiles of some of America's founding fathers, sharing their thoughts on how God's hand could be seen in the establishment of this nation.

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'History on the Hoof': July Designated as National Bison Month

The month of July has been designated as National Bison Month to honor America's official mammal.

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Funeral Scheduled for Detective Who Fought for Sept. 11 Fund

A funeral will be held Wednesday for a former New York City police detective who was a leader in the fight for the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund.

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Christian Theologian Norman Geisler Passes Away at 87

Norman Geisler, a Christian theologian who founded two non-denominational evangelical seminaries, passed away Monday at the age of 87.

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Atheist Group Forces Removal of Ten Commandments Plaque from Ohio Middle School

A Ten Commandments plaque dating back to the 1920's has been removed from an Ohio middle school after complaints from an atheist organization.  The plaque had been on display for 92 years at Welty Middle School in New Philadelphia until a concerned parent reportedly complained about it.

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The day the e-books stopped working

Microsoft is withdrawing access to the e-books that consumers bought via its digital store.

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TV star's call for online homophobia to be hate crime debated by MPs

The Only Way Is Essex's Bobby Norris says online homophobia should be a specific criminal offence.

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Greg Laurie's 30th Annual SoCal Harvest Crusade Scheduled for Aug. 23-25 in Ahaheim

Greg Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, will host the 30th Annual SoCal Harvest Crusade at Angel's Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 23 - 25.

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Sportsfishing Boat Captain's Main Mission to 'Give Others Hope'

Fishing is a popular summertime activity and recently, CBN News spent the day with one boat captain who says his main mission is giving others hope.

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NYC Gay Parade Marks 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Inn Police Raid

Gay pride parades were held across the country on Sunday with New York City hosting one of the largest pride parades ever held. 

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Cat flap uses AI to punish pet's killer instincts

An Amazon engineer uses machine learning to lock out his cat when it brings back prey in its mouth.

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Justices Won’t Revive Alabama Ban on Abortion Procedure

The Supreme Court won’t revive Alabama’s attempt to ban the most commonly used procedure in second-trimester abortions after the measure was blocked by lower courts.

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Wikipedia founder calls for social media strike

The two-day boycott would mean people not post anything to social media apart from strike notices.

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Towie star seeks online homophobia crackdown

Bobby Norris's petition to make online homophobic abuse a specific offence is being debated in Parliament.

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Could you do a video interview for your next job?

Artificial intelligence is likely to play a role in whether you get your next big job interview.

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Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety

The EU rule for new models follows concerns cars put pedestrians at risk because they are too quiet.

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