June 2019 – Page 156 – EnSound Media – Streaming Innovation Amplified

Chernobyl, With Helping Hand From TV, Becomes an Unlikely Tourism Magnet

When a nuclear plant exploded in northern Ukraine in April 1986, the Soviet authorities went to great lengths to control information about the disaster — even cutting off private telephone conversations when the word Chernobyl was used. Now, in a strange turn more than three decades after the meltdown, the exclusion area around Chernobyl is […]

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That Sleep Tracker Could Make Your Insomnia Worse

Technology / En Sound Media

Are you sabotaging your sleep in your quest to improve it? Many new tools are becoming available to monitor your sleep or help you achieve better sleep: wearable watches and bands; “nearable” devices that you can place on your bed or nightstand; and apps that work by monitoring biometric data, noise and movement. They can

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US rout of Thailand highlights inequity in World Cup field

Sports / En Sound Media

The U.S. national team’s 13-0 rout of Thailand did more than expose vast differences between two teams, it highlighted the overall inequality in the Women’s World Cup field. Players for the defending champion U.S. team enjoy things like nutritionists and massage therapists, access to top-level training facilities and play an array of exhibition games against

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Joe Biden Said He Did Not View Abortion ‘As a Choice and a Right’ in 2006

Politics / En Sound Media

In a newly unearthed video from 2006, Joseph R. Biden Jr. said he supported Roe v. Wade but did not view abortion as “a choice and a right” — remarks that raise further questions about how he views abortion rights as he runs for the Democratic presidential nomination and faces pressure over his position on

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Perfectly preserved head of Ice Age wolf found in Siberia

Technology / En Sound Media

Russian scientists have found the furry head of an Ice Age wolf perfectly preserved in the Siberian permafrost. The head of a wolf, which died 40,000 years ago, was discovered in the Russian Arctic region of Yakutia. Valery Plotnikov, a top researcher at the local branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said the animal

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Maximum Security to race for 1st time since Kentucky Derby

Sports / En Sound Media

Maximum Security is heading back to the races. The colt, who two months ago crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby only to be disqualified, was among six 3-year-olds entered Thursday for the $150,000 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park on Sunday. “The horse had a really good day today and I don’t see

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Pompeo Says Intelligence Points to Iran in Tanker Attack in Gulf of Oman

Politics / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that intelligence reviewed by American officials showed that Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, a critical waterway for the transit of much of the world’s petroleum. Mr. Pompeo did not present any evidence of Iran’s involvement when announcing

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US long-term mortgage rates little changed; 30-year at 3.82%

Finance / En Sound Media

U.S. long-term mortgage rates were little changed this week, after six straight weeks of declines putting them at historically low levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage held steady from last week at 3.82 percent, its lowest point since September 2017. By contrast, a year ago the

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Jo Brand acid joke: BBC edits out remark from catch-up service

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The BBC said it regretted “any offence we have caused” The BBC has removed a Jo Brand joke about throwing acid from its catch-up service after it was suggested that it condoned violence. The comedian made the joke during a broadcast of Radio 4 satirical show Heresy on Tuesday

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Walker says he’d take less than $221M to stay with Hornets

Sports / En Sound Media

Three-time NBA All-Star Kemba Walker said he would consider taking less money than he is eligible to make to stay with the Charlotte Hornets if that means helping them build a winning team. Because Walker was named to an All-NBA team this season, the Hornets can offer him a five-year “supermax” contract worth up to

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