Image copyright Amazon Amazon has announced that its virtual assistant Alexa will soon be able to mimic the voice of the actor Samuel L Jackson among other celebrities. The firm intends to charge a fee for the feature, with each voice costing $0.99 (80p). The company has also refreshed its range of Echo speakers, adding […]
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35 Funny Tweets That Sum Up Road Trips | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Travel. ©2019 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Thanks to Hollywood and nostalgia, the idea of “the great American road trip” occupies a warm place in many people’s hearts. But the reality is far less glamorous. From the monotony of highways to
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Seventeen states sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block rules weakening the Endangered Species Act, saying the changes would make it tougher to protect wildlife even in the midst of a global extinction crisis. The lawsuit, in federal court in San Francisco, follows a similar challenge filed last month by several environmental groups, including the
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Videos of Ben Simmons making jumpers flooded social media over the summer and the All-Star point guard is ready to take his game to another level when the Philadelphia 76ers open camp next week. “I feel like this summer I fell in love with the game again,” Simmons told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “I
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Talk to Rudy Giuliani, President Trump instructed — “highly respected man,” “very capable guy,” the best. Get with Bill Barr — “there are a lot of things that went on,” Mr. Trump said, and he can “call you or your people” to sort it out. But most importantly: “I would like you to do us
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A Chicago law firm says it has settled lawsuits against Boeing on behalf of the families of 11 passengers killed in the crash of a Lion Air jet off the coast of Indonesia. It’s believed to be the first settlement in the nearly 100 lawsuits filed against Boeing after the October 2018 accident and another
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An outbreak of vaping illnesses. A surge in teens using electronic cigarettes. They’re often spoken of in the same urgent breath, but it’s not clear how — or even if — they are connected. Following a shakeup at Juul Labs Inc., the largest U.S. seller of e-cigarettes, here are some questions and answers about vaping:
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But the comedian perhaps didn’t know how hard it would be once she hit the air. In a fun sketch from Tuesday’s “A Little Late” on NBC, Singh learns the “rules” of appealing to viewers from a couple of executives. It seems all she has to do is “always smile” because no one likes a
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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vázquez has been ordered held without bond following his arrest on multiple felony charges including sexual assault of a minor. Vázquez was taken into custody last week by Pennsylvania State Police on an arrest warrant from Florida stemming from illicit electronic communication with an underage girl. State police say he told
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Labour MP Paula Sherriff has strongly criticised the prime minister for using terms such as “surrender act” and “betrayal”, in relation to Brexit. “We should not resort to using offensive, dangerous language for legislation we do not like,” she said, adding that such words were “often” quoted in death threats received by some MPs. Mr
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