Kim Jong Un’s New Years Adress Juche 108 (2019)
Kim Jong Un’s New Years Adress Juche 108 (2019) Courtesy: stimmekoreas Published on Jan 1, 2019
Dab! Kids rule as new Congress convenes
WASHINGTON — They “dabbed” on the House floor. One tiny voice from somewhere deep in Democratic ranks yelled, “Boring!” And when their parents swore to faithfully serve as members of the new 116th Congress, many of them raised their little hands, too. The children of the new House […]
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Rhodes scholar and ‘Dreamer’ fears he can’t return to US
CAMBRIDGE — He became the first “Dreamer” to win the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, but for recent Harvard University graduate Jin Park, the joy of that achievement has given way to uncertainty. The 22-year-old, who lives in New York City, risks not being allowed back in the country if […]
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Trial delayed for man accused of killing Maryland student
UPPER MARLBORO — A judge has delayed the trial of a white man charged with a hate crime in the fatal stabbing of a black student at the University of Maryland. The Capital reported Thursday that Sean Christopher Urbanski’s Jan. 22 trial has been rescheduled for July 22. Prosecutors requested […]
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Waning iPhone demand highlights Chinese consumer anxiety
BEIJING — Apple’s $1,000 iPhone is a tough sell to consumers in China unnerved by an economic slump and the trade war with the U.S. CEO Tim Cook said in a letter to shareholders Wednesday that demand for iPhones is waning and revenue for the last quarter […]
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Fragmentation helps Netanyahu re-election hopes
JERUSALEM — Barring a devastating legal ruling against him in a series of corruption allegations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks to be cruising toward re-election and a historic fifth term in office after the upcoming April 9 vote. Part of his longevity is due to Israel’s splintered […]
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With slump in iPhone sales, are we post Peak Smartphone?
NEW YORK — Behind Apple’s disconcerting news of weak iPhone sales lies a more sobering truth: The tech industry has hit Peak Smartphone, a tipping point when everyone who can afford one already owns one and no breakthroughs are compelling them to upgrade as frequently as they once […]
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Bristol-Myers Squibb buying Celgene in $74B deal
SUMMIT, N.J. — Bristol-Myers Squibb is spending $74 billion on fellow drugmaker Celgene in a deal aimed at stocking the combined company’s development pipeline with cancer, immunology and cardiovascular treatments. Bristol would gain the cancer treatment Revlimid in the cash-and-stock deal announced Thursday, as well as inflammatory disease […]
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Detecting depression: Phone apps could monitor teen angst
Rising suicide rates and depression in U.S. teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could the same devices that some people blame for contributing to tech-age angst also be used to detect it? The idea has sparked a race to develop apps that […]
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Mexico finds Flayed god temple; priests wore skins of dead
MEXICO CITY — Mexican experts have found the first temple of the Flayed Lord, a pre-Hispanic fertility god depicted as a skinned human corpse, authorities said Wednesday. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History said the find was made during recent excavations of Popoloca Indian ruins in the […]
