As soon as the Galaxy Note 7 came out, some people put the device through various torture tests that showed surprisingly bad results. The Gorilla Glass 5 screen was able to withstand drops, but it scratched easier than it should. Furthermore, the glass on the back of the phone also seemed to shatter a lot easier than anticipated. These isolated incidents suggested you’d be better off with a case and screen protector to guard the integrity of the phone. Further reinforcing that idea is a report... Читать дальше...
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Smith & Wesson on Thursday reported fiscal-first-quarter earnings that crushed analysts' expectations, and the company raised its full-year guidance.
The gunmaker posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.62 and revenue totaling $207 million. Analysts had forecast that it earned $0.54 in adjusted EPS, and revenue of $198.3 million, according to Bloomberg.
"We believe that higher revenue was driven by strong consumer demand as reflected in adjusted background... Читать дальше...
A Miami-Dade County mosquito control worker pointing out Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae at a home in Miami this summer.
Wall Street flat as weak data dents optimism on economy
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon's newly re-elected president sought to assert authority Thursday as the presidential guard attacked the opposition candidate's party headquarters amid fiery protests that have seen three killed, hundreds detained and the internet blocked.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Wrestling Olympian J’den Cox of Columbia continues to celebrate his victory now that he’s made his way back home. Cox appeared at a public celebration dedicated to him on Wednesday in the Columns Club at Memorial Stadium in Columbia. The Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/2ccE6oq ) reports. The University of Missouri senior won a
Shares of Twitter briefly traded higher amid further speculation about the future of the struggling social media company.
‘Devious Maids’ Canceled at Lifetime After 4 Seasons “Devious Maids” has been canceled and will not return for Season 5, TheWrap has learned. Inspired by the hit telenovela “Ellas son… la alegría del hogar,” “Devious Maids” is produced by ABC Studios. The series was created by Marc Cherry and is executive produced by Cherry, Sabrina Wind, Eva Longoria, Brian Tanen, Larry Shuman, David Lonner, John Mass, Ric Swartzlander and Televisa USA’s Paul Presburger and Michael Garcia. “Devious Maids” was developed as a pilot potentially for ABC... Читать дальше...
It’s that time of year again. Sigh.
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– Okey Bakassi is a famous Nigerian comedian – He and his wife got married in 2001 and today, the couple is celebrating 15 years of marriage – The couple have three children together Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule aka Okey Bakassi is a Nigerian stand-up comedian and actor. He and hand his wife Zizi are celebrating 15 […]
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BLUE GRASS, Iowa (AP) — A construction work was killed when the driver of a speeding vehicle apparently lost control in a work zone near the southeast Iowa city of Blue Grass.
Tesla and SolarCity are facing a cash crunch, one that will force Elon Musk's electric car maker to raise more money again this year.
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Seeking to mitigate concerns that he'd returned to his hardline stance on immigration, Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that he is softening on the issue.
The Republican presidential nominee told conservative radio host Laura Ingraham that there's "really quite a bit of softening" in his position.
"Oh, there's softening," he told Ingraham, according to Politico. "Look, we do it in a very humane way, and we're going to see with the people that are in the country. Читать дальше...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a Minnesota man driving a semitrailer has died in rollover crash that also seriously injured his wife.
Rep. Ed Whitfield is officially retiring from his Kentucky congressional seat Sept. 6 in the wake of an ethics probe. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
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ATLANTA, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The CDC reports at least 20 percent of the population in every U.S. state is obese, including 35 percent of people in four states.
Health officials in South Carolina are going through painstaking measures to keep state residents safe from the Zika virus, which is experiencing a full blown outbreak in northern neighbor Florida. Only it appears they may have missed their mark.
Morgan Saylor (“Homeland”) stars as a privlleged college student who gets mixed up in drugs, but the movie hasn’t much to say about that Leah (Morgan Saylor, “Homeland”), the protagonist of Elizabeth Wood’s first feature, “White Girl,” is a 19-year-old college student screwing and snorting her way through her first college summer in New York City. The magazine’s editor (Justin Bartha) invites her into his office, lays out a couple of lines on his desk, and less than a minute later, they’re having sex. Читать дальше...
U.S. stocks end little-changed ahead of Friday jobs report
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At a recent event, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that a division of troops would be stationed in Chukotka, Russia's far east region, just slightly more than 50 miles from Alaska.
"There are plans to form a coastal defense division in 2018 on the Chukotka operational direction," said Shoigu.
Shoigu said the deployment was “to ensure control of the closed sea zones of the Kuril Islands and the Bering Strait, cover the routes of Pacific Fleet forces’... Читать дальше...
Hillary Clinton hauled in $143 million in August for her presidential bid and the Democratic party, her best month yet in a fundraising push that lays the groundwork for her fall campaign.
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