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  • World’s Oldest Known Spider Dies In Australia At The Age Of 43

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    The spider was first observed by Australian biologist Barbara York Main in 1974, shortly after it was born. Australian scientists have discovered what they believe is the world’s oldest spider, a creature that had most likely outlived the previous record holder by about 15 years. In a study published in the journal Pacific Conservation Biology and cited […]

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  • Amazon’s Marketplace Struggles With Mislabeled Goods

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    While Amazon has spent years looking into counterfeit and otherwise mislabeled goods, the company continues to face the challenge of overseeing its own eCommerce platform. Through Amazon’s Marketplace, The Guardian was able to obtain several goods that weren’t as described. For example, The Guardian received genuine Apple iPhone chargers that were separated from returned and refurbished devices but were being sold as new. […]

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  • American Airlines CEO warns higher fares are coming

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    DALLAS (AP) — Rising fuel costs are eating into airline profits, dampening expectations for the rest of 2018, and setting the stage for higher fares. Fuel is the airlines’ second-biggest expense after labor, so when it rises — at American it was up 40 cents a gallon from a year ago — so does the […]

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  • Three Partnerships Thrusting Ripple (XRP)

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    Ripple (XRP) – Cryptocurrency world, after been called alien, is becoming a global miracle, serving universe in diverse ways. The space is filled with coins, with nothing less than 1400 cryptocurrencies, however, not all of them can serve the purpose the world requires cryptocurrency for. Well, like Google, Microsoft, and Apple, some cryptocoins will stay […]

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  • On first day, Pompeo charms NATO but warns on Iran, defense spending

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    BRUSSELS  – Barely 12 hours after being sworn in as U.S. secretary of state, Mike Pompeo went straight to NATO headquarters on Friday in what European allies saw as strong support for an institution that U.S. President Donald Trump once called obsolete. In a day of closed-door meetings with NATO foreign ministers, Pompeo appeared to […]

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  • Could Blockchain Tech Be the Future of Renewable Energy?

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    One area in which blockchain technology is showing serious potential is the energy sector. And there’s an interesting reason for that. We all know that climate change is a serious issue (well, most of us do). Yet when it comes to hitting our carbon emission reduction targets, we’re way off base. Despite hearing sad stories of […]

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  • Daily horoscope for Saturday 28 April

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    Aries Daily Horoscope for Today 28 April 2018: Aries today will carefully create the plan of how their family party should take place. The script will please your relatives very much, and everyone will look forward to when this plan will be implemented. After working on it for hours, you will gleefully finish, ready for […]

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  • Renaissance Hotels Grows Globally With Focus on Design

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    INTERNATIONAL REPORT—Renaissance Hotels has experienced growth in its global portfolio and investment by its property owners in renovations around the world. Renaissance Paris Vendome Following the recent marquee opening of Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel, the brand will see more transformation in Paris, with the completion of this multimillion-dollar renovation this month. Designed by Didier Gomez, the 97-room hotel […]

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  • The Chun Li Challenge is the Latest Example of Pop Culture Stereotyping Asian Culture

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    In this op-ed, David Yi, Founder and Editor of Very Good Light, explains why pop culture has a problem perpetuating a stereotypical image of Asian culture, and why the latest example to surface is so much more than a viral video trend. Growing up, I couldn’t find many Asian American pop culture figures to look up […]

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  • Man in the Moon, for all the ages

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    Arrival of the Moon at its full phase April 29, will bring many admiring faces as people look up toward the “face of the ages” staring back. That’s the faithful face of the Man in the Moon, the fanciful depiction we see among the darker areas of the lunar surface forever aimed toward Earth. Like […]

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