Mar 10

'Every Thing Every Time' builds poetry from the smart city

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Just opposite the Austin Convention Center there’s a mechanical split-flap display — the kind you might see in a 20th century train station — propped on a slim strip of grass, fluttering off terse verses like this one from 11:26 AM on Friday:

SOME…

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Mar 10

‘Good Omens’ and the art of avoiding Armageddon

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The world will end one day. That’s a plain fact; what’s unknown is the exact manner in which humanity will be erased from existence. Whether the oceans will boil us from below like a massive earthenware lobster pot, or a nuclear holocaust will strip…

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Mar 10

23andMe says gene report can detect the risk of type 2 diabetes

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23andMe is betting that its gene testing kits can help identify another major health risk: diabetes. The company plans to offer a report that identifies your genetic predisposition toward type 2 (that is, adult onset) diabetes. Unlike the company’s…

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Mar 10

Gloria Allred Says Client Found Another Tape Of R. Kelly Sexually Abusing Minors

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Gary Dennis, a nursing home worker, said he discovered the video while cleaning out an old box at his home.

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Mar 10

Sandra Oh To Host ‘SNL’

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The “Killing Eve” star is set to become the third Asian woman to host the show, which has run for over 40 years.

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Mar 10

Teen Walking Dog Saves Kidnapped Man Heard Locked In Car’s Trunk

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“He was like, ‘Hello, can anybody help me?’” 17-year-old Kayla Rose recalled hearing the desperate man say.

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Mar 10

Amazon Fire TV no longer needs you to type your WiFi password

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There are a number of reasons why it can be laborious to set up a living room media player, not the least of which is WiFi — you try entering a password with a remote. Those days might be gone if you have one of Amazon’s devices, though. It recently…

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Mar 10

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: It’s ‘Just Wrong’ To Call Me A Socialist

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The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful said she’s a capitalist who supports markets that “have a cop on the beat.”

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Mar 10

Julian Castro Calls Out Bernie Sanders Over Reparations Skepticism

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“Why wouldn’t you compensate people who actually were property?” the former HUD secretary asked of his 2020 rival.

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Mar 10

Netanyahu: Israel Is The National State ‘Only Of The Jewish People’

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He addressed “slightly confused people” after an Israeli celebrity defended the rights of Israel’s Arab population.

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