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Mahershala Ali's Oscar win stirs controversy in Pakistan - The Express Tribune

Pakistan's envoy to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi apparently forced to delete a congratulatory tweet

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Sugar may be as damaging to the brain as extreme stress or abuse

We all know that cola and lemonade aren't great for our waistline or our dental health, but our new study on rats has shed light on just how much damage sugary drinks can also do to our brain.

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I Wrote The Fastest Hashtable

I had to get there eventually. I had a blog post called “I Wrote a Fast Hashtable” and another blog post called “I Wrote a Faster Hashtable.” Now I finally wrote the fastest…

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Hasnain says:

"When I voiced my concern, Mike#2 looked at me and said “There is no place for ethics in this business sweetheart. We are not a charity.” I was upset to hear such an insensitive comment. I repeated my point and this time, I raised my voice to show that I was unhappy with his attitude. Visibly angry, Mike #2 covered the microphone of the conference phone, he reached over to hold my hand tightly and told me to stop being a whiny little bitch. Two of the men in the room looked at each other and laughed while the rest of the men, like me, were shocked."

This just keeps getting worse

Posted on 2017-02-28T01:38:49+0000

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Data from connected CloudPets teddy bears leaked and ransomed, exposing kids' voice messages

Only a couple of weeks ago, there were a lot of news headlines about how Germany had banned an internet-connected doll called "Cayla" over fears hackers could target children. One of their primary concerns was the potential risk to the privacy of children: conversations between the child and others…

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A Newly Wed Bride On Period Said No To Her Husband For Sex, He Broke Her Collar-Bone In Return

I met a girl last week at the Radiology department. Her hands were stained with Hena, the face was fully covered with makeup like a newly wed bride, her hair combed up professionally.

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:( in where people don't recognise marital rape as a thing, which seems to be common (both the act and lack of acknowledgement)

Posted on 2017-02-28T00:46:15+0000

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Uber’s SVP of engineering is out after he did not disclose he left Google in a dispute over sexual harassment allegation

Amit Singhal, a highly regarded engineer in Silicon Valley, denied the claims after top execs at the search giant presented them to him.

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The Travel Press is Reporting the 'Trump Slump,' a Devastating Drop in Tourism to the United States | Frommer's

Experts across the travel industry are warning that masses of tourists are being scared away from vi

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A drop of that magnitude, if continued, would reduce the value of foreign travel within the U.S. by billions of dollars. And the number of jobs supported by foreign tourists and their expenditures in the United States—and thus lost—would easily exceed hundreds of thousands of workers in hotels, restaurants, transportation, stores, tour operations, travel agencies, and the like. "

Posted on 2017-02-27T05:57:12+0000

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How Ikea's Billy bookcase took over the world - BBC News

Ikea's humble bookcase epitomises a relentless pursuit of lower costs and acceptable functionality.

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