May 2018 ~ USA Bulk News

Thursday 31 May 2018

GDPR 'risks making it harder to catch hackers'

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

Tool used by journalists and the police has reduced the information it shares.

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Don't buy tickets from Viagogo, minister warns

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

Margot James tells consumers to boycott the ticket reseller after it fails to change its policies.

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Nuisance call bosses could be fined up to £500,000

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

They could be fined up to £500,000 if delayed plans to hold them personally liable are implemented.

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Star Citizen video game launches $27,000 players' pack

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

Star Citizen's "Legatus" package is only available to players who have already spent over $1000 (£750).

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Airprox board says police drone and jet had 'near-miss'

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

The drone operator "honestly believed" the 520mph plane would hit the remote-controlled device.

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Facebook to be banned in Papua New Guinea for a month

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

Papua New Guinea aims to crack down on fake profiles and may make its own rival social network.

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Facebook Live lands Tommy Robinson in jail

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

A ban had prevented media from reporting on the 35-year-old's sentencing at Leeds Crown Court.

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Twitter 'bans women against trans ideology', say feminists

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

A women's group says there is "a concerted attack on women's free speech" over transgender issues.

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YouTube stars' fury over algorithm tests

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

The website says it has been manipulating the subscription feed for some viewers.

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Tomorrow's cities: Google's Toronto city built 'from the internet up'

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

A disused waterfront in Toronto is being transformed by a firm owned by Google's parent company.

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YouTube deletes half of 'violent' music videos

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

YouTube says it has deleted more than half of the 'violent' music videos which the country's most senior police officer asked it to take down.

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Dixons Carphone to close 92 stores as profits slide

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

Shares in the retailer sink almost 21% as it announces closures and says profits will fall sharply this year.

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Busking goes cashless with 'a world first' for London

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

London introduces a contactless payment scheme for buskers that allows tap-to-pay donations.

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Bulgarians tweeting in Cyrillic confused for Russian bots

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

The use of the Cyrillic alphabet is one way Twitter tries to identify Russian automated accounts.

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Two French teenagers charged over Despacito YouTube hack

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

Two 18-year-olds are charged over a hack that targeted the Latin hit and other pop songs on YouTube.

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Google and Facebook accused of breaking GDPR laws

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

Complaints against the web giants are filed on the first day of the EU's new data protection law.

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YouTube star John 'TotalBiscuit' Bain dies aged 33

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

Game critic John Bain - known as TotalBiscuit and the Cynical Brit - dies of cancer.

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Call of Duty Kansas 'swatting' death: Two more charged

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology News No comments

A man renting a gamer's home was shot dead by police responding to a hoax call.

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Anatomy of Braden Holtby's 'save of the season'

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

Washington's victory was due in no small part to Holtby's stick save on Alex Tuch. Amid the chaos, here's how he did it.

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LeBron, 33, shrugs: I'm only as old as I feel

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

LeBron James, who will break his personal record for most games in a single regular season plus postseason, suiting up for the 101st time, said he has never really "bought into" the idea that he has reached or aged beyond his prime playing years.

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Sick of Warriors-Cavs? Durant and LeBron aren't

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

Kevin Durant and LeBron James aren't concerned with those who may be tired of seeing the Warriors face the Cavs in the NBA Finals for a fourth straight season.

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Caps praise Holtby's epic save in Game 2 win

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

Braden Holtby's outstretched stick save in the third period of Game 2 against the Golden Knights -- a play that will go down in Stanley Cup lore -- left players on both sides speechless and praising the Capitals goalie.

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Eovaldi OK with being pulled from no-hit bid

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

Nathan Eovaldi pitched six innings of no-hit ball in his return to the majors following a second Tommy John surgery, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.

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Wild goose chase ends fine at Comerica Park

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

The loose goose was deemed OK after crashing into a scoreboard and falling into the seats below at Comerica Park on Wednesday night.

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Grateful traveler says Cards' Gresham an 'angel'

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

Veteran Arizona tight end Jermaine Gresham came to the aid of a fellow traveler in jeopardy of missing her flight on Wednesday. Delilah Cassidy tweeted that Gresham gave an airline employee his credit card when they wouldn't accept her cash at the gate.

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Is Cavs-Warriors the biggest mismatch in modern Finals history?

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

Just how lopsided is the fourth consecutive NBA Finals meeting between Cleveland and Golden State? Kevin Pelton examines the matchup.

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Best draft picks ever and one that got away for all 30 teams

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

As the MLB draft nears, we revisit early choices that clicked, late-round gems, and picks that leave us wondering what might have been.

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Day 5: All eyes will be on the No. 451-ranked player in the world

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

Serena Williams, who held a No. 1 ranking at the time of her maternity leave departure in April 2017, plays 17th-ranked Ashleigh Barty.

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Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning and ... 'Omaha, Omaha'

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning drew quite the crowd during their pro-am round at the Memorial. And they heard some familiar sounds over 18 holes.

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Tiger on shooting 85: 'I didn't want to have anyone watch me play'

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

Sadly, Tiger Woods remembers the last time he was at the Memorial. In 2015, he shot a career-worst 85 and finished in last place -- by 8 shots.

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Has the U.S. men's national team lost its fight?

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

ESPN FC talked to 18 former and current players and staff about what happened during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers -- and how everything fell apart.

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The 99 NFL players, coaches and themes that will define 2018

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

A wild offseason should lead to an eventful season. Here are the biggest names and storylines to watch as the number of days remaining until kickoff enters double digits.

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Predicting top storylines for all 32 NFL teams

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

Can Carson Wentz regain his pre-injury MVP form? Can Dak Prescott prove he's the Cowboys' franchise quarterback?

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Cavaliers-Warriors IV was always destined to happen ... right?

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

From the moment the 2017 NBA Finals ended, a fourth Cavs-Warriors series felt inevitable. But that wasn't always the case as the season played out.

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Essam El-Hadary is poised to break a World Cup record

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

"My goal has always been the World Cup," says Egypt's Essam El-Hadary, 45, who is about to become the oldest player to compete in the tournament.

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Why you don't have to worry about Kevin Harvick just yet

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

The 42-year-old finished last at Charlotte, but that little black mark on his Cup season pales in comparison to the driver's five wins and torrid pace through 13 races.

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Is it time for Monaco to change?

By trayout May 31, 2018 ESPN No comments

It didn't provide the most exciting race of the year, but the Monaco Grand Prix weekend was still full of talking points. ESPN's F1 experts offer their views on the Monaco layout, what Red Bull should do with Max Verstappen and more.

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Film producer Weinstein indicted for rape: New York prosecutor

By trayout May 31, 2018 Reuters No comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie producer Harvey Weinstein was indicted on Wednesday on charges of rape and a criminal sexual act, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said, the first case to emerge from a slew of sexual misconduct allegations against him.

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Michael Jackson's estate sues ABC for copyright infringement

By trayout May 31, 2018 Reuters No comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's estate sued ABC on Wednesday, arguing that a special the network aired last week about the pop singer's final days used his songs and music videos without permission.

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Paddington Bear heads to St Paul's in late author's last work

By trayout May 31, 2018 Reuters No comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Dressed in his red hat and blue duffle coat, Paddington Bear heads to London's St Paul's cathedral in late creator Michael Bond's last book about the much-loved children's character.

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Trump sees media bias in handling of 'Roseanne' cancellation

By trayout May 31, 2018 Reuters No comments

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested an executive behind ABC's cancellation of sitcom "Roseanne" was biased while the White House said it did not defend comedian Roseanne Barr's racist tweet that sparked the decision.

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Apple Watch rainbow-pride face celebrates inclusion - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Ahead of WWDC next week, reports show there'll be a new Apple Watch face that's very colourful.

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Google takes aim at China's smartphone market with country-specific app - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Its trying to tap one of the biggest smartphone markets in the world with a Chinese version of Files Go, a storage management platform.

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Spotify CEO tries to clear up handling of R. Kelly controversy - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

The new policy wasn't about punishing one individual, Daniel Ek says.

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Uber talking driverless-car partnership with Waymo - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

This is the same company that was suing Uber a few months ago for $1.8 billion.

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Google Pixel 3 XL may have notch, two front-facing cameras and arrive in October - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Rumors about Google's next flagship phone point to a notched design.

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Microsoft just became more valuable than Google parent Alphabet by $10 billion - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Microsoft is worth $749 billion, but still billions behind Apple and Amazon.

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This crypto-mining Asus motherboard supports 20 GPUs, because 19 wasn't enough - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

How to feed the Asus H370 Mining Master? Three power supplies, of course.

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California to become the first state to test digital license plates - Roadshow

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

The E Ink plates will run on batteries, feature GPS tracking and will cost $699 from select dealers.

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Hulu's live TV service hits 800K subscriber mark in first year - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Milestone comes a month after Hulu said its streaming service had 20 million subscribers.

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Fallout 76 might be an 'online survival RPG' like DayZ or Rust - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Sources tell Kotaku that Bethesda's next post-apocalyptic adventure isn't a straight-up RPG.

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AT&T CEO says he would have canceled Roseanne too - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Randall Stephenson, whose company is trying to buy Time Warner, was quick to say ABC did the right thing in response to a racist tweet by the show's star.

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Watch Google fire a gun -- kinda - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

"OK, Google, start a conversation about autonomous weapons."

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HQ Trivia will give away its biggest cash prize ever -- depending on the NBA Finals - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Yet another reason to hope for a Game 7.

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Type 'the1975..com' into your Google app. It's weird - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Not your typical Android search result.

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California net neutrality bill passes state senate - CNET

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California is on track to pass the strictest set of net neutrality protections in the country.

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Bitcoin is like Napster: an important flop, Ripple CEO says - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Of course, Brad Garlinghouse prefers XRP, his own company's cryptocurrency.

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YouTuber reportedly arrested at Disney World for active shooter stunt - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

The 22-year-old man said he was recording people's responses to his false claim of an active shooter, WKMG reports.

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Don Panoz's EV company wants to build a factory in Honduras - Roadshow

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Green4U has signed a memorandum of understanding with plans to build a major factory on the Honduran coast.

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Airbnb to appoint female board member? Yes. IPO? Maybe - CNET

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CEO Brian Chesky talks about the upcoming year.

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Ambien maker tells Roseanne: 'Racism is not a known side effect' - CNET

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Roseanne Barr got in a lot of trouble for a racist tweet, then blamed the medication she was on.

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You can buy this guy's personal Facebook data, just not on eBay - CNET

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

Oli Frost of London will sell you all the info Facebook gathered on him, including his ignored friend requests. But he won't be selling it on eBay anymore.

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Kaspersky Lab lawsuits against US thrown out - CNET

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A judge says neither lawsuit has a leg to stand on. The US government's ban on the company's software will remain.

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Expect 125 million EVs on the road by 2030, says IEA - Roadshow

By trayout May 31, 2018 CNET No comments

An International Energy Agency report anticipates 24 percent annual growth and triple the total in just two years.

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Mary Meeker: On-demand jobs are changing the way we work - CNET

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The tech industry sage makes her annual predictions for upcoming internet trends.

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How Technology Is Changing Visual Art

By trayout May 31, 2018 Technology No comments

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How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google

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The Privacy Lawyer Giving Big Tech an $8.8 Billion Headache

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Adidas takes 12-10 lead over Nike in World Cup shirt deals

By trayout May 31, 2018 usabulknews No comments

BERLIN: Adidas can declare itself the winner over arch-rival Nike in the upcoming soccer World Cup even before the first match kicks off as it is kitting out the most teams.

However, the German sportswear brand, which is also the official sponsor of the tournament, expects only a limited financial impact, partly because this year’s World Cup takes place in Russia, where the economy is in the doldrums.

“The World Cup in Russia does carry lower financial opportunities than the similar event four years ago in Brazil,” Adidas Chief Executive Kasper Rorsted said earlier this month.

“At the same time, we’re looking forward to it. It’s going to be a fantastic way of bringing our brand to life globally,” Rorsted added.

Since the last tournament in 2014, Adidas has grown sales rapidly in areas other than soccer, capitalizing on booming demand for its retro basketball sneakers and springy Boost running shoes to outpace Nike, particularly in the U.S. market.

Nevertheless, soccer remains important for the image of the German brand, which has supplied the World Cup match ball since 1970 and has a deal to sponsor the event until 2030.

It also announced last week it will extend its partnership with the UEFA Champions League until 2021.

After Nike kitted out more teams for the first time in Brazil in 2014, Adidas has fought back, this year sponsoring 12 of the 32 participating teams, including strong contenders like Germany and Spain, along with hosts Russia.

Nike, which only got heavily involved in soccer when the World Cup was played in the United States in 1994, is supplying shirts for 10 countries, including Brazil, France, and England.

“The World Cup is such a powerful moment in sport, and we look forward to amplifying its energy,” Nike Chief Executive Mark Parker said in March.

NO IRANIANS WEAR NIKE

While team deals are important for sales of soccer jerseys, more critical for sales of boots is the sponsorship of top players, particularly the likes of Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who wears Nike, and Argentina’s Lionel Messi, in Adidas.

Nike expects 60 percent of all the players heading to Russia will be wearing its boots, including almost half the German and Spanish team and three-quarters of the Russians, even though they will be wearing Adidas shirts.

An exception is Iran, which faces new sanctions after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of an international nuclear deal. Nike says none of the country’s players are wearing its shoes, while Adidas is providing the team’s jerseys.

German brand Puma is a distant third, sponsoring just four relatively lowly teams in the competition, compared with the eight it kitted out in 2014, dented by the failure of its top team Italy to qualify.

Still, Puma Chief Executive Bjorn Gulden says the World Cup has helped its order book for the second and third quarters.

Adidas reported soccer-related sales of 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in 2014, when it sold 14 million official match balls and 8 million jerseys, including 3 million for the winning German team.

Sales rose to 2.5 billion euros by 2016 but slipped as a proportion of total Adidas revenue to 13.5 percent from 14.5 percent in 2014. It has not disclosed figures since then.

Nike saw soccer sales fall a currency-adjusted 4 percent to $2 billion for its fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, accounting for less than 6 percent of group revenue.

The World Cup could add about 3 to 4 percentage points to Adidas group revenue growth in 2018, lower than previous tournaments due to the fact it is happening in Russia, according to Piral Dadhania, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

However, Dadhania noted much of the benefit occurs before the event as the jerseys have already been sold to retailers.

“Any incremental boost during or after the event relating to jersey sales depends on the extent to which specific teams progress through the competition,” Dadhania said.

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15-foot long sawfish caught, chopped and sold in Karachi

By trayout May 31, 2018 usabulknews No comments

KARACHI: Fishermen had a big catch between the mouth of Turchan and Khajar creek of the Sindh coast when they netted a 15-foot long giant sawfish on May 26.

Locally known as liara, the gigantic yet dead sawfish was caught by shrimp trawler Al Zahid Ali. But due to the large size and heavy weight of the female large-tooth sawfish, fishermen used a crane to carry it on their boat. They later transported the endangered species to Karachi on a pick-up and auctioned it the same day at Ibrahim Hyderi.

The sawfish was estimated to weigh approximately 1,320 kg.

Sawfish are a critically endangered species and the population of this rarely occurring marine animal is globally threatened with extinction due to overfishing. Three species of sawfish namely knife-tooth (Anoxypristis cuspidatus), large-tooth (Pristis pristis) and large-comb (Pristis zijsron) were found in Pakistan.

There was an abundance of sawfish in Arabian Sea prior to the 1980s but because of the vulnerability of this species, specially the presence of a large rostra (saw) in front of their head, its population rapidly collapsed in Pakistan and since 1985, there are no commercial fisheries in existence.

It is believed that sawfish are practically extinct in Pakistan. However, during the last decade, a Pakistan based World Wilflife Fund (WWF) programme documented a few specimens, incidentally caught by fishermen and reported them to the authorities. Studies reveal that the sawfish inhabits coastal waters, and sometimes ascend rivers.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed all sawfish species as ‘Critically Endangered’ because of a worldwide decline in their populations. Sawfish is also included in Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Under the Appendix 1 of CITES, the commercial trade of sawfish is prohibited.

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Minister hails Cabinet approval of Pakistan’s first-ever film, culture policy

By trayout May 31, 2018 usabulknews No comments

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ms Marriyum Aurangzeb has said the approval of first ever film and culture policy by cabinet in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was a historic step.

Addressing a press conference, she said the government had laid solid foundation for revival of the film industry and preservation and promotion of national culture.

Former premier Nawaz Sharif constituted a committee comprising Senator Pervaiz Rashid, Attaul Haq Qasmi, Jamal Shah, Fauzia Saeed and other experts on culture from across the country and consultations were held with more than 100 experts to finalize the policy, she informed.

She said the new generation was alienated from the country’s culture, civilization and traditions because of the spread of new technologies and due to the rise in tendencies of extremism. “If the difference of opinion is due to some logic and reason, it is not an issue but when the differences reach the level of animosity then it is harmful. Those nations which are not tolerant cannot prosper,” she said. She further said cultural aspect was missing in the old curriculum but this time cultural issues were to be made part of curriculum.

She said films had been given the status of an industry and the film makers could now get facility of financing, adding film academy and studios would be set up, import duty on film equipment would be reduced to three percent, film finance fund was established besides preparation of an archive and database for films and dramas and the suggestion to formulate box office rating mechanism was also part of the policy.

The foreign film makers would get access to breathtaking and scenic locations of Pakistan and would get rebate for their film production in Pakistan, she explained. Pakistani films and dramas would also be exhibited in China, screening of Indian films on Eid days would be stopped and festivals would be held to boost local culture and films.

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‘You’re all going to die’: Parkland school shooter’s phone videos released

By trayout May 31, 2018 usabulknews No comments

WASHINGTON: Nikolas Cruz, the now infamous shooter behind February’s Parkland school massacre, filmed his disturbing plans to attack his former school in footage released by Florida prosecutors Wednesday.

“It’s going to be a big event. When you see me on the news, you’ll know who I am,” Cruz said, filming with his cellphone.

“My name is Nik, and I’m going to be the next school shooter of 2018,” said the 19-year-old, in clips apparently in part filmed on February 14, the day of the shooting, which killed 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

“My goal is at least 20 people,” he added, speaking in a calm, nonchalant voice in an outdoor setting.

“You’re all going to die. Pew pew pew pew pew. Ah yeah. Can’t wait.”

Cruz explained his plan to take an Uber taxi, armed with his semi-automatic AR-15 rifle, to his old school. The video also revealed he initially intended to shoot down at students in a courtyard.

“All the kids in school will run in fear and hide. From the wrath of my power they will know who I am,” Cruz said.

“I am nothing, I am no one, my life is nothing and meaningless,” added the shooter, who was arrested soon after the massacre.

“I hate everyone and everything. With the power of my AR, you will all know who I am.”

Cruz faces the death penalty if he is convicted of first-degree murder.

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‘Khosa excuses to be Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab’

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LAHORE: Former chief secretary of Punjab Nasir Saeed Khosa has excused to accept the office of the Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab, sources said.

According to sources, Mr. Khosa was not consulted before his name was recommended for the top slot of the interim setup in Punjab.

Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmoodur Rashid said the party is taking back its decision to install Mr. Khosa as caretaker chief minister owing to public backlash.

He said a new name for the position will be made public soon after consultation with party leaders.

The opposition leader said the decision to withdraw Mr. Khosa’s name was taken after taking into consideration public backlash and voices of disagreement within the party.

Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed and Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif had recently agreed over the name of Nasir Saeed Khosa as the caretaker chief minister of the province.

PTI’s central information secretary Fawad Chaudhry in a video message on Wednesday said “Mr Khosa’s name has been withdrawn following backlash on social media, public media and within the party.”

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed his surprise over the PTI’s change of heart, saying Mr Khosa’s name had been given by the opposition and finalised after a thorough consultation. “It is beyond one’s comprehension why PTI withdrew the name of its own nominee after finalisation of the process,” he wondered.

He said the issue of caretaker chief minister stood settled as a summary in this regard had already been sent to the Punjab governor that could not be legally withdrawn.

Previously PTI chairman Imran Khan had also rejected the decided nomination of Manzoor Afridi for caretaker chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The PTI took two days to withdraw its decision of nominating Nasir Saeed Khosa, who had served as federal finance secretary and Punjab chief secretary under Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif from 2010 to 2013.

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Multivitamins have no health benefits: Study

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WASHINGTON: We all take multivitamins to provide our body with additional nutrients other than the meager quantity we get from our adulterated foods. But it turns out, contrary to popular belief, common vitamin and mineral supplements provide no health benefit at all.

A study conducted by the St. Michael Hospital, the most common vitamin and mineral supplements taken by people have no benefit claimed by them, such as prevention of cardiovascular disease, stroke, premature death or any other.

The systematic review of existing data and single randomized control and trials published from January 2012 to October 2017 found that multivitamins, calcium, vitamin D, and some other very common supplements have no advantage against prevention of cardiovascular problems and early death.

The researchers were surprised to find that these multivitamins have very few benefits to provide. These multivitamins have no major benefits but also, do not harm. The study also says that it is only folic acid and B-vitamins that may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

It is more beneficial to rely on a healthy diet after knowing the little benefits these multivitamins provide us with.

The study appeared in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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About a million people quit smoking in France last year; Here’s why

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FRANCE: A new study by the French Department of Public Health has found that one million daily smokers in the country quit the habit in the last year.

Smoking has been a cultural image of France for decades.

Authorities attribute the drop to recent anti-smoking measures and higher taxes on cigarettes.

“This historic decline proves to everyone that it is possible to fight against smoking through coherent and integrated actions,” said François Bourdillon, the health department’s director general, in the report released Monday.

A 2.5% drop in tobacco consumption

According to the study, tobacco kills an average of 200 people in France every day — about 73,000 people per year.

In 2017, 26.9% of 18-to-75-year-olds smoked on a daily basis, down from 29.4% the year before.

That’s a drop from 13.2 million daily smokers to 12.2 million, which health officials attribute to the anti-smoking measures of their National Tobacco Reduction Plan in 2016.

Those steps included a switch to neutral packaging to make cigarette packs look less appealing and a ban on flavors and additives, which were particularly attractive to young people, the report says.

“This is the result of prevention measures that prove their worth, and good news that strengthens my commitment to the … health of all,” tweeted the Minister of Health, Agnès Buzyn.

Low-income people are smoking less

The reduction of smoking is a priority in Buzyn’s prevention policy. She also attributes the lower rates of smoking to an increase in taxes on nicotine.

In March, just after prices for a pack of cigarettes increased by a full euro, sales dropped by nearly 20%.

This may help explain why the decline in smokers was particularly steep among low-income residents.

Buzyn says she plans to increase the price to 10 euros per cigarette package by 2020.

Some 1.1 billion people on the planet — about 15% of the Earth’s population — are smokers, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO says that smoking kills more than 7 million people worldwide each year.

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Looking for new way to donate during Ramadan? London mosque now accepts bitcoin

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LONDON: Looking for a new way to give money to charity as part of Ramadan? A mosque in Britain’s capital is willing to receive your donation – in bitcoin.

The Shacklewell Lane Mosque in Dalston, east London, has decided to accept bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a bid to widen its donor base and cut down on currency conversion fees, mosque leaders said.

“For a donor that already has a bitcoin or an ethereum account, the effort of converting cryptocurrency into say British pounds or dollars can be quite burdensome. The mosque effectively takes the burden on themselves,” said blockchain consultant Lukasz Musial, who helped the mosque set up the technology.

“For the donor, it’s just the click of a button to transfer to an account provided by the charity. From the mosque’s perspective, it opens a new stream of donations coming from all over the world,” Musial said.

Egypt’s Grand Mufti, the nation’s top Sunni Muslim official, said this year bitcoin was not permitted according to Islamic law, Egyptian media reported, but Shacklewell imam Abdalla Adeyemi defended the mosque’s decision.

“Bitcoin is like any other currency. It’s … accepted by a group of people… We ourselves are not trading. We are not involved … we are a charity,” Adeyemi told Reuters.

The mosque says it is one of a handful to accept cryptocurrencies out of hundreds in London and its move is yielding results. It says it is on track to double its donations this year to more than £10,000 ($13,300).

Muslims with the means are religiously obliged to give alms, often calculated based on Islamic texts as being 2.5 percent of their wealth, and many do so during the holy month, a time when Muslim charities are most active.

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Smartphone market to stay cool this year

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SAN FRANCISCO: International Data Corporation forecast Wednesday that global smartphone sales would cool this year before heating up with help from new 5G networks and India’s vibrant market.

An IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker expected smartphone sales to slip two-tenths of a percent this year to total 1.46 billion in a second straight year of slight decline.

But IDC predicted that the smartphone market would reignite next year, growing about 3 percent annually to 1.65 billion in the year 2022.

The “biggest driver” of the downturn last year was said by IDC to be the China market, which is expected to be down 7.1 percent this year after shrinking 4.9 percent last year.

IDC forecast that the smartphone market in China would flatten out next year, while sales in India were expected to continue to boom on low-priced handsets sold by Chinese companies.

“China remains the focal point for many given that it consumes roughly 30 percent of the world´s smartphones,” IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Device Tracker programme vice president Ryan Reith said in a release.

“But, plenty of pockets of growth can be found beyond China.”

A “catalyst to watch” will be arriving next year of smartphones tailored for ultra-fast 5G telecommunications networks, according to IDC.

While smartphone shipments will ebb this year, the average selling price will rise more than 10 percent to $345 and remain on an upward trend, said IDC research manager Anthony Scarsella.

“This year will continue to focus on the ultra-high-end segment of the market as we expect a surge of premium flagship devices to launch in developed markets,” Scarsella said.

A trend toward premium smartphones would play to Apple´s strength, and IDC expected iPhone sales to grow 2.6 percent to 221 million total this year and to climb to 242 million by the year 2022.

Handsets powered by Google-backed Android mobile were expected to continue to dominate the smartphone market, with a share of about 85 percent remaining relatively stable during the coming five years.

“There is no question that Android is the OS (operating system) of choice for the mass market and nothing leads us to believe this will change,” IDC said in its forecast.

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Financial high

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Meet some of those hoping to capitalise in the world's biggest cannabis market.

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Bitter on Twitter

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Experts take us through the dos and don'ts of social media interactions with customers.

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Best and worst celebrity beach bodies (okay mostly best)

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It is very hard to find stars with bad bodies who frequent beaches. But we still try. Kind of.

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Wardrobe whoopsies: On purpose, or an accident?

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Sometimes stars want to cringe with embarrassment. Other times, they just want attention.

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Charcoal versus gas grill: Which one is better?

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Read this before deciding which one you should buy.

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How could an American high school let misunderstanding and fear triumph over love and freedom at graduation?

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Mere minutes before Sam Blackledge should have given his valedictory address in front of his loved ones and classmates May 19, the principal of West Prairie High School in Sciota, Illinois took him aside.

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Chinese retail tycoon's fraud conviction thrown out

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China's supreme court has thrown out the fraud conviction of a retail tycoon in an unusual gesture of official leniency toward entrepreneurs amid a string of high-profile detentions and prosecutions that has rattled the Chinese business world.

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Melissa McCarthy's R-rated puppet movie wins lawsuit against 'Sesame Street'

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Comedian Melissa McCarthy’s upcoming R-rated movie co-starring fouled-mouthed Muppet-like characters draws a clear line between itself and “Sesame Street,” despite contrary claims by the makers of the educational children’s program, a judge ruled in New York Wednesday.

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Thai appeals court dismisses case against British activist

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A Thai court of appeals has dismissed criminal defamation charges against a British labor rights activist who was sued by a fruit packaging company after he alleged human rights violations at its factory.

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Secret McCabe memo in Mueller's hands gives details of Comey's firing: report

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Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe wrote a secret memo on circumstances leading up to the firing of his former boss James Comey.

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China will retaliate against US trade crackdown, Beijing official says

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China reserves the right to retaliate if U.S. trade measures against it violate World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, the Chinese commerce ministry said Thursday.

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Ex-USC med school dean linked to drugs, prostitutes shouldn't lose license, attorney argues

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The attorney for a former medical school dean at the University of Southern California argued Wednesday that his client should be allowed to continue practicing medicine, despite acknowledging that he used hard drugs during his tenure at USC.

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