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  • 9 Local Spots to Pick Your Own Pumpkin

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    Highland Orchards Along with a variety of apples, the pumpkins at Highland Orchards are perfect for picking. The orchard stretches fall beyond Halloween, so be sure to return for the Fall Food & Craft Beer Celebration for local arts and crafts, live music, fall foods and lots of local craft beers. 1000 Marshallton Thorndale Road, West Chester. […]

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  • Iran launches missiles at Syria, but message is aimed at U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia

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    “There are multiple theaters where escalations could result, and something bigger than anybody really wants to see,” one expert warned. TEHRAN, Iran — When Iran launched ballistic missiles into Syria Monday, its message was aimed more at the Islamic Republic’s powerful foes: the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia. The country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had […]

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  • Trump says trade pact with Canada, Mexico will support U.S. jobs

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    WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said a new free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico would support hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs, marking it as a victory in his push to reshape the lines of global commerce. Financial markets breathed a sigh of relief that the United States and Canada had […]

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  • Instagram Is Reportedly Working on a Fix for a Hashtag Nightmare

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    Putting hashtags in as a first comment makes your posts easy to notice. Lo and behold! Instagram is testing a new feature for adding hashtags as a separate block underneath the images. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong tweeted earlier this week a screenshot of what looks like a beta version of a new Instagram feature, […]

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  • Indonesia earthquake and tsunami: How warning system failed the victims

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    Hundreds of people have been killed and many still remain missing after a tsunami struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggered by a powerful earthquake. A tsunami warning was sent out – lasting just over 30 minutes – but it appears to have drastically underestimated the scale of the tsunami that would follow. […]

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  • Bitcoin Fraudsters Misled Investors and Impersonated Regulators, CFTC Alleges

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    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed charges against two defendants for allegedly going to a number of lengths in attempts to steal bitcoin. The regulator announced late Friday that it was charging two individuals using the names Morgan Hunt and Kim Hecroft for “fraudulent solicitation, impersonation of a CFTC investigator and forging CFTC documents” as part […]

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  • Sierra Leone, United Nations to Develop Blockchain Digital ID System

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    Two of the United Nation’s wings are joining hands with Sierra Leone government to build a blockchain-based ID system for their seven million people. The UN Capital Development Fund (UNDCF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have entered into a partnership with  Kiva, a technology nonprofit. Kiva will lend its institutional protocol of the same […]

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  • Halloween 2018 corn mazes around Arizona

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    Wandering around lost in a cornfield could be a nightmare for some people but a fun way to spend an afternoon for others. A lot depends on the circumstances. If you’re taking your stroll through the maze on a leisurely, sunny day, it will be fine. But if you’re being chased by zombies at night, that’s […]

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  • Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon. To These Boys, He Was Just Dad.

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    With an upcoming auction of the astronaut’s keepsakes, his sons reflect on an unusual childhood. DALLAS — In the summer of 1969, Rick Armstrong was 12 and whacking the baseball in the Houston-area Little League. He was selected to play in the all-star game — but he had to skip it, because he was at Cape Canaveral […]

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  • The 52 Places Traveler: In the Italian Dolomites, Dramatic Skies and Stone Giants

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    The province of Südtirol is a place of legends, jagged peaks, changing skies and a famous ancient iceman. Our columnist, Jada Yuan, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2018 list. This dispatch brings her to Südtirol; it took the No. 50 spot on the list and is the 36th stop on Jada’s itinerary. […]

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