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Fatal Crash May Slow Advance of Self-Driving Cars

WSJ.com 

Advocates of driverless cars worry that the fatal crash of a Tesla Motors vehicle in self-driving mode will provoke additional regulatory oversight and slow deployment on U.S. roads of the rapidly advancing technology.

Wimbledon to play on middle Sunday

BBC Sport 

Wimbledon organisers give the go-ahead for play on the middle Sunday of the tournament for the first time since 2004.

CDC: Amoeba didn’t die in whitewater center’s murky churn

TheRepublic.com 

RALEIGH, N.C. — The chlorination and filtration systems at an artificial water rapids course where Olympic kayakers train were inadequate to kill a rare, brain-attacking organism, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said after an Ohio teenager died from the amoeba. The rushing water channels at the U.S. National Whitewater Center had become

Family key to helping teens avoid obesity

United Press International (UPI.com) 

HealthDay News
Young people with a stable family and good relationship with parents are more likely to develop healthy habits that protect against obesity, a study suggests.

How to Use Google's New My Activity Privacy Tool

WSJ.com 

Have you ever wondered what data Google collects on you as you surf the web and use its apps and services? My Activity, a new tool from the search giant, gives you a better picture than ever before of your digital tracks—but it still doesn’t tell you everything.



This personal trainer posts unflattering photos to Instagram on purpose

BusinessInsider.com 

Instagram/Anna Victoria

Anna Victoria is different than a lot of the trainers that you'll see on Instagram.

The trainer, who has 1 million followers and is the creator of The Fit Body Guides, is known for posting unflattering photos from time to time.

The reason she does so is a brilliant one: to show women that she is like them. She may flex in lots of photos, but she doesn't want women to get the wrong idea that she's perfect and doesn't have a single bad angle.

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There's one major mystery in JK Rowling's new story that connects the American wizarding school to Hogwarts

BusinessInsider.com 

Pottermore/YouTube

There's a lot to chew on from JK Rowling's new short story about Ilvermorny, the American wizarding school, but one thing stands out as a weird mystery.

Near the end of the story, Rowling writes about what happens to Salazar Slytherin's wand. Isolt, the story's main character, is a descendant of Slytherin, who is also one of the founders of Hogwarts. The wand is a family heirloom and Isolt steals it when she escapes her evil aunt in Europe to live in America.

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Lyft is poised to cash in on investors' obsession with the $28 billion ride-hailing industry

BusinessInsider.com 

Lyft

Ride services company Lyft is poised to take advantage of a surge of investor interest in the transportation service sector as it closes in on a possible sale of the company or new capital raise, people familiar with the situation said.

Venture capitalists and corporate investors have poured nearly $28 billion into the ride services sector over the past decade, propelling growth at Lyft, China's Didi Chuxing and Uber, according to a Reuters analysis.

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Six players declared eligible for supplemental draft

NBCSports.com 

It’s July 1, which means that supplemental draft fever is rising across this great land of ours. The big day for players who have had a change of circumstance in their collegiate careers since the early-entry deadline for the NFL draft is July 14 and six players are eligible to be selected. That group includes…





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