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This guy saved his lost AirPod using a makeshift magnetic 'fishing pole' (AAPL)

BusinessInsider.com 

Reuters/Beck Diefenbach

Anyone who has worn Apple's futuristic wireless earbuds, AirPods, gets the same question: What happens when one falls out and you can't retrieve it? 

That's exactly what happened to Paul Canetti, founder and CEO of MAZ, a company that builds apps for media companies like Forbes and USA Today.

He was rocking one of his AirPods on Monday, listening to a New York Times podcast, when — whoops! — one fell down a grate in New York City.

"As I opened... Читать дальше...

Centre not imposing any language on anyone: Naidu

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday denied as incorrect the perception that the Centre is imposing Hindi language on others, maintaining that the government has only notified the recommendations of a parliamentary panel.



Top US General Suggests That Russia Is Arming Taliban In Afghanistan

yournewswire-com 

A top U.S. Army general who heads the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan and commands the U.S. forces in the country has suggested that Russia is supporting the Taliban. During a press conference with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, General John Nicholson [...]

What we know so far about the Larry Page-backed 'flying car' coming later this year

BusinessInsider.com 

Kitty Hawk

The mysterious flying-car startup funded by Google cofounder Larry Page, Kitty Hawk, took the wraps off its first vehicle on Monday.

The Kitty Hawk Flyer looks a mix between a flying Jet Ski and, as John Markoff of The New York Times puts it, "something Luke Skywalker would have built out of spare parts." It's designed to be flown over water and will be available for sale by the end of this year, Kitty Hawk says.

Kitty Hawk says its Flyer can be operated without... Читать дальше...

Which ‘Amazing Race’ Season 29 Team Will Be Eliminated Next?

International Business Times 

Seven teams remain when it comes to season 29 of “The Amazing Race,” and while the competition should be fierce as the battle rages on to get to the finish line first, the issues seem to stem more in the individual partnerships this time around. Each episode of the season thus far has seemed to showcase at least one team having it out with major issues or problems. Though the producers of the CBS show may have hoped for such a situation by casting all stranger and pairing them off in a schoolyard pick... Читать дальше...

Excerpts: Sandberg recounts grief and building resilience

TheRepublic.com 

NEW YORK — A few weeks after her husband died, Sheryl Sandberg was talking with a friend about finding someone to fill in for a father-child activity. Crying, the No. 2 Facebook executive told the friend, “But I want Dave.” He put his arm around her and said, “Option A is not available. So let’s

Saudis and women

The Jerusalem Post 

The world community has done little to champion human rights in Saudi Arabia.

Trump reportedly asked 'Trumpcare' opponents to tell the press the bill was 'great' after meeting

BusinessInsider.com 

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

During a meeting with conservative opponents of his healthcare-reform bill, President Donald Trump asked them to paint a rosier picture to the press about the bill, according to a Washington Post report published on Sunday.

"I know you have already said it's a bad deal, but Kellyanne is going to walk you out to the microphones and I'd love it if you could say it's great," Trump said after the meeting, according to The Post. Kellyanne Conway is the counselor to the president. Читать дальше...

Egypt's tourism officials insist popular sites are safe

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Egypt's tourism levels are still around a third of what they once were and, despite security concerns, Egypt's tourism minister on Monday insisted the country's popular Red Sea resorts and Ancient Egyptian sites are…

Chris Pratt & Zoe Saldana Bring 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' to London

«Just Jared» 

Chris Pratt kicked off the week on the red carpet with wife Anna Faris. The cute couple stepped out for the premiere of his new film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 held at Eventim Apollo on Monday (April 24) in London, England. Also in attendance were his co-stars Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, [...]

Excerpts: Sandberg recounts grief and building resilience

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy, chronicles her grief and road to recovery and resilience. [...] Sandberg is a firm believer in pre-traumatic growth — that is, people's ability to build up resilience before something bad happens so that they are able to cope with it better. What we don't see coming — or at least I didn't — is that trauma can also lead to self-doubt in all aspects of our lives. To try to make ends meet, many have more than one job — not including the job of being a mother. Читать дальше...





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