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Patrick Stewart Invites Whoopi Goldberg To Return To ‘Star Trek’ In Sweet Moment

Patrick Stewart invited Whoopi Goldberg to reprise her role as Guinan in the newest “Star Trek” series during his Wednesday appearance on “The View” – and it’s safe to say things got emotional. Stewart, who’s returning to his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek: Picard” – which debuts on Thursday – told Goldberg he […]

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My Money: ‘I had to get tickets, it was a huge sum, $519!’

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Sunneva María Svövudóttir My Money is a new series looking at how people spend their money – and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make. Here, Sunneva María Svövudóttir from Reykjavik in Iceland, records her spending over a week and shares tips for saving. We’re looking for more people to share what

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Ivory Coast is using plastic waste to build schools

World / En Sound Media

A community in Ivory Coast has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools. The classrooms cost almost half the price of conventional building materials and can be built using just a hammer. Since 2018, plastic waste has been turned into 26 classrooms. Video produced by Daniel South and Eric Biantuadi. Listen

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How Jeff Bezos’ iPhone X Was Hacked

Technology / En Sound Media

The report’s conclusions renew questions about the shadowy world of private hackers for hire. For the right client, or the right sum, such hackers apparently infiltrated the phone of one of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful men. The report did not say which private cybersecurity company was used, but suggested that the Tel Aviv-based

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Lynx star Maya Moore opts to stay on hiatus from WNBA in ’20

Sports / En Sound Media

Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore will sit out a second straight WNBA season to continue her push for criminal justice reform January 23, 2020, 1:37 AM 2 min read MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore will sit out a second straight WNBA season to continue her push for criminal justice reform. Moore told The

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Pete Buttigieg Traverses Iowa, Trying to Channel Obama and Sway the Undecided

Politics / En Sound Media

Large numbers of Iowans traditionally break for a candidate in the last week; this year, with four candidates knotted up at the top, many voters are not expected to decide until caucus night. The Buttigieg campaign’s ground game is designed to present undecided caucusgoers who enter their precincts with tightly knit cells of Buttigieg supporters.

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People who had contact with man with virus to be monitored

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Health officials said Wednesday they are actively monitoring 16 people who came into close contact with the traveler to China who became the first U.S. resident with a new and potentially deadly virus January 23, 2020, 1:12 AM 2 min read SHORELINE, Wash. — Health officials said Wednesday they are actively monitoring 16 people who

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James Bond Spectre filming accident damages claim settled

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Daniel Craig, who played James Bond in Spectre, also filmed in Austria for the film A man who suffered “career ending injuries” during filming for the James Bond movie Spectre has settled a high court damages claim. Terry Madden, of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, said his legs were crushed when a

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Deepfakes: A threat to democracy or just a bit of fun?

Business / En Sound Media

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: This deepfake software can map celebrity faces on to anyone “We are already at the point where you can’t tell the difference between deepfakes and the real thing,” Professor Hao Li of the University of Southern California tells the BBC. “It’s scary.” We are at the

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Lions and tigers escape circus for vast new home

World / En Sound Media

Seventeen big cats rescued from circuses in Guatemala have been given a new home at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa. The team from Animal Defenders International moved the lions and tigers after persuading the Guatemalan government to enforce a 2018 ban on animals in circuses. The animal conservation and protection group said the tigers

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