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BEIRUT (Reuters) – An explosion near a bus convoy waiting to enter the Syrian city of Aleppo killed or wounded several people on Saturday, pro-government media outlets, pro-opposition activists and a monitor reported.

A military media unit run by Damascus ally Hezbollah said a suicide attacker had detonated a car bomb near the convoy.

Pictures posted on state media showed what appeared to be the aftermath of the explosion, with bodies lying on the ground and fires belching out thick black plumes of smoke. Buses were blackened by the blast with their windows blown out.

The blast hit the Rashidin area on Aleppo’s outskirts, where dozens of buses carrying mostly Shi’ite residents of two villages that are being evacuated in a deal between warring sides were waiting to enter the city.

Syrian state TV said an unknown number of people had been killed and wounded.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported casualties, saying the explosion appeared to be caused by a bomb.

The buses had been waiting since late on Friday outside the city while the evacuation deal halted.

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The man called Shadow Moon is going to learn that it’s important to listen when deities speak. Especially gods who wield hammers that tend to get covered in blood.

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The Huffington Post: Let’s start with the lip sync ― why did you just give up? Was this the tactic you had  planned from the beginning if you ever had to lip sync for your life?

Charlie Hides: You mean, serve authentic Britney Spears 2007? Dressed like a slut and dead behind the eyes while doing a tragic lip sync. Yeah, that was the game plan. 

What did you hope to gain by going on “Drag Race”?

I wanted to be seen as more than just a celebrity impersonator. When you do impersonations, the most you can hope for is to be a second-rate someone else but I have the potential to be the best me!

What is the biggest thing that you feel like you learned? 

“Next time bring sleeping pills!” I arrived from London totally jet-lagged and only got 2-3 hours sleep each night. Not a recipe for success on reality TV.

How do you feel about the way you were portrayed on the show ― was it an accurate representation of who you are as an artist?  

I know I slayed on the runway every time and I should have been top three in the Princess challenge. My aesthetic and flair were definitely represented but you didn’t really get to see my dark sense of humor. I’m glad audiences got to see my more serious side when discussing the AIDS crisis and how I buried almost all of my friends in the 1980’s and ‘90s.

What do you want to do with the platform that “Drag Race” has given you? 

I want to continue to entertain and engage with my growing audience and to educate the younger generation not to take for granted the rights they now have that were so hard fought for by my peers who rallied, marched, organized, protested and made a difference. But most of all I want to continue to make people laugh. It’s more important now than ever.

Do you see any important political implications with “Drag Race” being on such a mainstream network at this specific moment in time?  

We are the opposition party. Drag has always been anarchic and confrontational. “Drag Race” is serving a giant “fuck you” to the right wing conservative assholes in power and at the same time normalizing this art form that I love so much.

Is there a particular queen that you would like to see on a future season of “Drag Race”?    

Cheddar Gorgeous from the UK and Sherry Vine from NYC.

Out of everyone left in the competition, who are you rooting for to win?  

Sasha, Alexis and Trinity!  Three very different, but fierce, competitors.

Ultimately, what do you want people to understand about who Charlie Hides is?  

As a survivor of the plague that nearly wiped out my generation of gay men, I’m a firm believer in the humor and hope need to be celebrated.

And that my new single “The Dame” is available on iTunes!

RuPaul’s Drag Race” airs on Friday nights at 8 PM ET/PT on VH1. Check out “Untucked” below. Missed last week’s interview with Kimora Blac? Head here.

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Many of us carry around a power bank these days for one obvious reason — a large number of our time is spent on mobile devices, and it is not strange at all to see at two smartphones being used by a single person. Well, not all power banks are created equal, and EcoFlow Tech has come up with River, a revolutionary portable power solution.

Just in case you have not heard of EcoFlow Tech before, this is a revolutionary battery startup that intends to change the way the mobile power industry works. The River is the first step, where it sports an array of ports and 500-watt total output, allowing it to juice up to 11 devices simultaneously. Alternatively, you can have it to function as a smart power source for a multitude of needs, which will include camping al the way to filmmaking and to emergency management and construction.

Specially designed by several of the world’s leading battery engineers, River incorporates patented and patent-pending technology which will be able to deliver unparalleled safety and convenience. Touted to be the first truly mobile power station that offers a real-time, minute-level power display, you can recharge River in three different ways when it is empty. Opt for a wall socket that will charge it up within 6 hours, or take 9 hours via a car lighter, or the eco-friendly solar panel re-charging solution that takes up to 15 hours.
Another special thing about River? It boasts of a shelf life of up to a couple of years, without needing any kind of charging at all. This is still an idea that is being worked out, and it will rely on crowdfunding via its Indiegogo page where it comes with an early bird price of $499 at the moment. Needless to say, the early bird will get the proverbial worm, since you can never tell just how large a success this will be eventually, and by then it would cost you a whole lot more if you wanted one!.

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Yesterday, the computer security industry woke up to the news that a hacker group known as “Shadow Brokers” had released a handful of exploits for Windows operating systems, along with details about how these tools had been created by and stolen from the NSA. While alarms are ringing about the US government’s ability to hack consumer PCs, Microsoft has fortunately … Continue reading