| Warren calls Obama’s message out of touch with everyday Americans Posted: 01 May 2017 09:26 AM PDT  Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticized former President Barack Obama's economic message for supposedly not aligning with the lived experiences of regular Americans.
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| Steele: Trump’s Civil War Comments Show ‘Clear Lack’ of Historical Understanding Posted: 01 May 2017 02:12 AM PDT  Former RNC chair Michael Steele offers reaction to President Trump's speculation that former President Andrew Jackson could have prevented the Civil War.
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| Mexico captures protégé, turned rival, of drug lord Chapo Guzman Posted: 02 May 2017 09:08 AM PDT  Mexican security forces on Tuesday arrested accused drug kingpin Damaso Lopez, believed to be locked in a bloody struggle for control of the Sinaloa Cartel against the sons of its captured leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The attorney general's office announced that its agents with the help of the army had captured Lopez, one of the top-ranking figures in the world's most successful drug cartel, which has been destabilized by "El Chapo's" extradition in January to the United States.
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| CNN president: ‘Fox is state-run TV’ Posted: 01 May 2017 09:23 AM PDT  In a radio interview, CNN president Jeff Zucker was asked to give his assessment of cable news in the Trump era. He called out Fox News for "extolling the line out of the White House."
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| Extreme Turbulence on Flight Leads to Severe Injuries Posted: 01 May 2017 08:38 AM PDT  At least 27 people suffered fractures and bruises when an Aeroflot Boeing 777 hit an air pocket. The Russian Embassy has blamed injuries on passengers not wearing seatbelts.
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| The Latest: Protesters at St. Olaf reach deal with college Posted: 01 May 2017 03:30 PM PDT ![The Latest: Protesters at St. Olaf reach deal with college]( "The Latest: Protesters at St. Olaf reach deal with college") NORTHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on protests against racist incidents at St. Olaf College (all times local):
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| Turbulence injures 27 on Aeroflot flight to Bangkok Posted: 01 May 2017 02:54 AM PDT  Passengers on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Thailand were slammed into the ceiling after their aircraft hit a patch of severe turbulence injuring 27 people, some of them suffering fractured bones, witnesses and officials said Monday. The terrifying ordeal occurred when the plane flew through a pocket of "clean air" turbulence -- so-called because there is no cloud warning of its presence -- shortly before landing in Bangkok after midnight, the airline said. Denis Antonyuk, an official at Russia's embassy in Bangkok said 24 Russian nationals and three Thais were injured.
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| Feline Rescued by Passerby After Cat Fight Lands Him in the River Thames Posted: 01 May 2017 12:07 PM PDT  Felix the feline had gotten into a fight with another cat when it landed him off the docks.
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| Pentagon Identifies American Killed In Iraq Posted: 30 Apr 2017 10:51 PM PDT  1st Lt. Weston C. Lee, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, was killed Saturday while conducting security as part of advise-and-assist support to partnered forces in Iraq.
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| Tornado spotted in East Texas, where storms are blamed for deaths of at least 4 people Posted: 30 Apr 2017 07:40 PM PDT  A tornado was spotted near Canton, Texas, east of Dallas, on Saturday, April 29.
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| White House ethics office 'not consulted' on plans to make Ivanka Trump presidential adviser Posted: 01 May 2017 02:22 PM PDT  The US Office of Government Ethics has said it was not consulted by the White House about plans to make Ivanka Trump a formal adviser to the president. This contradicts statements from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who said on 21 March that Ms Trump was working "in consultation with the Office of Government Ethics" in her transition to the new role.
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| Police set ablaze at May Day demos and more: May 1 in photos Posted: 01 May 2017 02:09 PM PDT ![Police set ablaze at May Day demos and more: May 1 in photos]( "Police set ablaze at May Day demos and more: May 1 in photos") French CRS anti-riot police officers are engulfed in flames as they face protesters during a march for the annual May Day workers' rally in Paris; Looking At Lee gets a bath outside Barn 38 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.; and, An attendee photographs fashion displays during the 'Rei Kawakubo/Commes Des Garcons: Art of the In-Between' during the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Spring 2017 exhibition.
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| San Diego police kill beer-drinking poolside gunman who shot eight Posted: 30 Apr 2017 10:26 PM PDT  San Diego police said on Sunday they had shot and killed a man who had opened fire beside a pool at an apartment complex, while holding a beer in his other hand, wounding eight people. San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman told an evening news conference the gunman was killed after pointing his weapon at police, who had responded to reports of shots being fired at an apartment complex in the wealthy enclave of La Jolla just after 6 p.m. local time (0100 GMT Monday). A resident of the apartment complex who witnessed part of the incident told television station KFMB-TV, the CBS affiliate in San Diego, he saw several people who had been shot before the gunman was killed by police.
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| Milwaukee County jury recommends dehydration death charges Posted: 01 May 2017 10:11 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A jury recommended criminal charges against seven Milwaukee County jail staffers in the dehydration death of an inmate who went without water for seven days.
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| Quadruplets Who All Got Accepted to Ivy League Schools: 'We Pick Yale!' Posted: 01 May 2017 03:14 PM PDT  The Wade brothers are all headed to Yale.
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| Are You the Office Jerk? Posted: 30 Apr 2017 10:53 PM PDT  If you are, you probably wouldn't know it. Here's a short field guide to the Office Jerk.
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| Winter fighting took heavy toll on Afghan forces: report Posted: 30 Apr 2017 09:20 PM PDT  Afghan security forces were killed at a "shockingly high" rate during what historically has been a winter lull in fighting against the Taliban, a US watchdog said in a report Monday. According to the US government's Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), 807 troops from the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces died between January 1 and February 24. Casualties suffered by (ANDSF) in the fight against the Taliban and other insurgents continue to be shockingly high," the report noted.
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| April The Giraffe's Baby Finally Has A Name Posted: 01 May 2017 10:23 PM PDT  April the giraffe gave birth to her calf on April 15. Her live-stream video was watched by at least 1.2 million people on YouTube and nearly 750,000 watched it on the zoo's Facebook page.
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| Insider says Apple’s first new iOS product line in years will be unveiled at WWDC Posted: 01 May 2017 07:42 AM PDT 
In just a matter of days, a second trustworthy source has mentioned the Apple's unnamed Amazon Echo competitor. And this time around we have a purported launch date for the gadget, which will mark Apple's first new iOS-powered product line since the Apple Watch.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a note to investors seen by 9to5Mac that Apple will launch a "Siri Speaker" product at WWDC 2017 un June. Kuo, who has an accurate track record when predicting Apple's plans, says there's a more than 50% chance of Apple announcing the device at its developers conference next month. The product should then hit stores in the second half of the year, though it's unclear how much it will cost. Kuo calls the unbranded device "Apple's first home AI product," saying that it'll feature "excellent" sound, packing in seven tweeters and a subwoofer. The device will be sold as a more premium option compared to the Amazon Echo. A few days ago, Apple leaker Sonny Dickson said that Apple's Siri speaker design is currently being finalized. He later added that the device might feature some form of Beats technology and run a version of iOS. https://twitter.com/SonnyDickson/status/857584905982693379 Dickson further explained to Mashable that the gadget will feature a design similar to Apple's Mac Pro, but also to UE Boom's mesh speaker. Finally, he noted that it'll have controls in a concave area on top of the speaker.
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| Scoreboard proposal at Fenway Park goes painfully wrong Posted: 01 May 2017 08:13 AM PDT  Scoreboard proposals are a pretty risky move...and they don't always pay off. One Red Sox fan learned that lesson the hard way on Sunday. He popped the big question on the scoreboard at Fenway Park, but he didn't exactly get the response he was hoping for. Of course his humiliation, like his proposal, was exceedingly public. People at the game took to Twitter immediately to talk about the awkwardness. The scoreboard proposal at Fenway may have just gone awry. There was no hug, the camera cut away and the crowd groaned. — Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) May 1, 2017 Holy hell somebody just proposed to their girlfriend at Fenway and I think they said no. — Ty Anderson (@_TyAnderson) May 1, 2017 A video board proposal just happened at Fenway...and she said no... — Corey Thiele (@coreythiele) May 1, 2017 Someone even managed to capture a video of the moments following the proposal, in which she says the couple in question are fighting. Ouch. This guy just proposed at Fenway on camera. She said no. Now they are arguing. That poor camera man pic.twitter.com/N9m8nOIXKH — Kim (@kimba7391) May 1, 2017 Of course we don't know for sure that she didn't eventually say yes, but either way she was well within her rights to not be thrilled with this over-the-top gesture. And for some, the non-storybook ending was a welcome change from the usually sappy moments. Finally. Someone said no to a proposal on the Jumbotron at fenway. Love it. #StopProposingAtSportingEvents — Tom Giles (@TomGilesCSN) May 1, 2017 It's impossible to know the exact circumstances that led to this mess, but it sure seems like this dude should have made extra sure his girlfriend was on the same page re: lifelong commitment before popping the question in a stadium full of people. WATCH: The best plot points in movie history
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| Iowa inmate captured after killing deputy during escape Posted: 01 May 2017 03:45 PM PDT ![Iowa inmate captured after killing deputy during escape]( "Iowa inmate captured after killing deputy during escape") COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An inmate shot two sheriff's deputies, killing one of them, and escaped from an Iowa jail on Monday before he was recaptured a short time later following a high-speed chase across the state border in Nebraska.
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| Trump set to hand key family planning role to anti-contraception advocate Posted: 01 May 2017 09:56 AM PDT  Law professor Teresa Manning once claimed 'contraception doesn't work'Planned Parenthood says Manning 'promotes myths about birth control' Teresa Manning's appointment would give her oversight of Title X, a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar federal program that provides contraceptive services to low-income and uninsured women and men. Photograph: David Goldman/AP
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| Barack Obama is 'ready' to return to politics, Joe Biden says Posted: 01 May 2017 01:22 AM PDT  Barack Obama is willing to campaign for the Democratic Party, Joe Biden has said, indicating the former US President does not plan to retire from politics just yet. At an annual party dinner, Mr Biden extinguished rumours he will run for President in 2020, but said he and Mr Obama would do whatever they can to "help shape the public debate". "I'm ready to help raise money, recruit candidates, campaign – so is Barack – wherever you want, just let me know," he said, reported The Hill.
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| N.Y. zoo names giraffe calf Tajiri for 'hope' but means 'rich' Posted: 01 May 2017 12:17 PM PDT  Tajiri was picked as the winner of a naming contest for a baby giraffe whose long anticipated birth, hooves first, was watched online last month by millions tuning into his mother April's pen at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York. Zoo owner Jordan Patch, announcing the name on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday, said the Swahili word was chosen for its forward-looking meaning when translated into English. "Tajiri is a word in Swahili that means hope," Patch said, as he fed carrots to April while Tajiri looked on.
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| N. Korea warns of nuclear test 'at any time' Posted: 01 May 2017 12:19 AM PDT  North Korea warned Monday that it will carry out a nuclear test "at any time and at any location" set by its leadership, in the latest rhetoric to fuel jitters in the region. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been running high for weeks, with signs that the North might be preparing a long-range missile launch or a sixth nuclear test -- and with Washington refusing to rule out a military strike in response. A spokesman for the North's foreign ministry said Pyongyang was "fully ready to respond to any option taken by the US".
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| 7 Nutrients That Keep Your Brain Young, According To Science Posted: 01 May 2017 01:00 PM PDT  While genetics and exercise play a large role in your brain health and risk of developing dementia, diet is quite influential, too.
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| Police injured in clashes with Paris May Day protesters Posted: 01 May 2017 12:58 PM PDT  One French police officer was seriously burnt and two others injured in clashes at a May Day demonstration in Paris on Monday in which protesters threw Molotov cocktails and other missiles, the police said. Television pictures showed policemen trying to shake flames from their riot gear, and of tear gas enveloping the streets around Paris' Bastille monument. This year's May Day came less than a week ahead of the final round of a presidential election where voters must choose between the far-right National Front's Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron.
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| Milwaukee jury: Charge staffers in inmate dehydration death Posted: 01 May 2017 05:25 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A jury on Monday recommended criminal charges against seven Milwaukee County jail staffers in the dehydration death of an inmate who went without water for seven days.
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| Reality Star Takes Mel B's Side Against Estranged Husband She Claims Assaulted Her Posted: 01 May 2017 01:52 PM PDT  Nicole Contreras is the mother of Stephen Belafonte's 12-year-old daughter.
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| Vice President Mike Pence admits Trump's tax plan could increase deficit Posted: 01 May 2017 11:07 AM PDT  Donald Trump's proposed tax plan could increase the national deficit, his Vice President Mike Pence has admitted. The White House has released a one-page outline of their tax plan, which includes proposals to cut the business tax rate to 15 per cent, eliminate the estate tax and the alternative minimum tax, and reduce the number of tax brackets from seven to three.
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| When it comes to finding dates, these jobs always win Posted: 01 May 2017 10:23 AM PDT  Want fellow daters to rule in your favor? Maybe you should have become a lawyer. According to some new data out from the dating app Happn, being an attorney is most likely to help you rack up the likes. The app, which uses your real-time location to find people who've crossed your path, analyzed their 2.9 million users and figured out the five professions considered the hottest for both men and women. Lawyers were the most "crushed" — Happn's lingo for being liked — among men and women both. It's a bit surprising, since lawyers don't exactly have a reputation for being super fascinating or sweet. But perhaps they have other qualities to recommend them, like ambition and relatively high incomes. For men, users who identified themselves as analysts came in just behind lawyers. After that, engineers, salesmen, and doctors rounded out the top five. In second place for women was being a designer. Then it was teacher, marketer, and physician. It's worth remembering that this info doesn't necessarily apply to dating apps across the board. But if you're looking for love on Happn, basically be a doctor or a lawyer — it's horrifying how closely this mirrors the advice so many of our parents have given us. *shudders* WATCH: This new fitness craze requires nothing but climbing into bed and sleeping
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| 8 paid iPhone apps on sale for free today Posted: 01 May 2017 10:00 AM PDT 
If there's a better way to kick off the start of a brand new month, we have no idea what it is. You'll find eight fresh new premium iPhone and iPad apps in today's list, and each and every one of them is on sale for free for a limited time. As always, these sales could end at any time, so grab them for free while you still can. These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now — obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word "get," it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged. Flow 
Normally $4.99. Overwhelmed by your mobile inbox? Flow presents your mail as a continuous feed, allowing you to review and act on your mail without ever losing context, and marking each mail as read when it is scrolled above mid screen. Tame your mobile inbox! Install on your iPhone today! * For the time being Flow works with Gmail / Google Apps, iCloud, Outlook/Hotmail, Yahoo, QQ mail, 163 mail and all other IMAP mail services.
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Download Flow Wi-Fi Widget 
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Normally $0.99. Login Pad is a Universal App.where you can store and manage all your logins for social networks or other websites (like credit card, web banking, online shops, etc.). You can add/edit/remove saved logins: add username, password, site name and icon. It has a button to show/hide passwords and a Create Password screen for you to generate passwords up to 30 characters, including numbers and specials. -NO web server needed
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Download Login Pad MagicShrink 
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Normally $2.99. DISCOVER - Music Player allows you to SEARCH and listen to millions of songs on YouTube. Search for artists, tracks, albums! Discover new music every day in genres, channels and user playlists! Features:
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| Bill Shine is out at Fox News Posted: 01 May 2017 03:58 PM PDT  Bill Shine, Fox News co-president, has resigned from Fox News. The announcement was made by Fox News Chairman Rupert Murdoch. It comes weeks after the ousting of top host Bill O'Reilly following allegations of sexual misconduct and less than a year after former Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes was also pushed out after allegations of sexual harassment, including a lawsuit by former anchor Gretchen Carlson.
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| Merkel pushes Putin on Ukraine, gay rights Posted: 02 May 2017 08:44 AM PDT  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Vladimir Putin insisted Tuesday that there was no alternative to a stalled Ukraine peace plan as they struggled to mask deep rifts during a first meeting in Russia since 2015. Merkel pushed Putin at a frosty encounter to ensure a ceasefire in war-torn east Ukraine, but the Russian leader laid the blame on Kiev for a European-brokered peace deal hitting a dead end. The rare visit also saw the German chancellor confront Putin over rights issues in Russia, including the alleged persecution of gay men in the North Caucasus region of Chechnya.
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| White House defends Trump invitation to Duterte despite human rights criticism Posted: 01 May 2017 04:17 AM PDT  By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to invite Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Washington, saying his cooperation was needed to counter North Korea, even as the administration faced human rights criticism for its overture to Manila. Trump issued the invitation on Saturday night in what the White House said was a "very friendly" phone conversation with Duterte, who is accused by international human rights groups of supporting a campaign of extrajudicial killings of drug suspects in the Philippines.
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| Attacker kills 1, wounds 3 in stabbings at Texas university Posted: 01 May 2017 06:39 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A student with a large hunting knife stabbed at least four people Monday on the University of Texas campus, killing one and seriously wounding the others before surrendering to police, authorities said.
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| Apple Extends Warranty For Apple Watches With Swollen Battery Damage Posted: 01 May 2017 10:04 AM PDT  If your first-generation Apple Watch has experienced damage from a swollen battery, Apple will cover repairs for an extra year.
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| On Memorial Day, Netanyahu tells Abbas: Stop funding killers Posted: 01 May 2017 07:04 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marked the country's annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror on Monday by calling on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to cease doling out payment to the killers of Israelis, beseeching him to "fund peace and not murder."
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| Quadruplets to attend Yale together after receiving offers from Harvard and 57 other colleges Posted: 01 May 2017 08:46 AM PDT  They share the same name, the same parents and the same love of American Football and other sports.
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| Don’t worry, we’ll help you ditch your iPhone and switch to the Galaxy S8 Posted: 01 May 2017 08:51 AM PDT 
I would like nothing more than to ditch Apple's 3-year-old iPhone design and trade up to the sleek new Galaxy S8+ that was released just over a week ago. Samsung's new flagship phones feature hardware that no other company can compete with right now. Plus, there's still a painfully long wait until September (or October/November, if the rumors are correct and Apple's iPhone 8 release will be delayed) rolls around and Apple finally unveils its completely redesigned iPhone 8. Sadly, switching to the sleek new Galaxy S8 isn't an option for me personally. I explained why in a recent article, and then I added yet another reason why I could never dump my iPhone for Samsung's new Galaxy flagship. Of course, not everyone is locked in like me, and plenty of people out there will be ditching their iPhones for a new Galaxy S8 or S8+. It might seem like a daunting task, but it's actually much easier than you think. The thought of switching from one smartphone platform to another used to be enough to send people running for the hills. News flash: it's not 2014 anymore, ladies and gentlemen. In 2017, it's actually quite easy to switch from iOS to Android or vice versa. First of all, many people out there are already using Google services for things like contacts and calendar events. Even photos and videos will already be taken care of for anyone using the fantastic Google Photos app on his or her iPhone. iCloud is great for some things, but using platform agnostic services like the ones Google provides (for free, if you're willing to pay with your personal data) is a better option in many ways. Google services will never be integrated into iOS as deeply as iCloud, but they work on any device and afford other nifty features iCloud does not. Whether or not your contacts, calendar events, and media files are covered by cloud services like Google's, it's still wonderfully easy to move all of your data from your old iPhone to your new Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+. In fact, all you'll need is a computer and two pieces of free software. First, you'll need to download and install the latest version of iTunes (and just think... this might be the last time you ever have to use iTunes!). Once installed, use iTunes to make a new backup of your iPhone just like you normally do. Apple's instructions can be found right here if you've never backed up with iTunes before. Once that's done, head to Samsung's website and download the Samsung Smart Switch app for Windows or macOS. Some apps designed to help you move data from an iOS device to an Android device are clunky and unreliable, but Samsung's app is actually pretty solid. Open Smart Switch, connect your new Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ to your computer with the supplied USB-C cable, and the app will walk you through the process. Smart Switch uses the iPhone backup file created by iTunes to transfer your data to your new Galaxy S8. When you first connect, the app will ask if you want to back up your Galaxy phone, restore your phone, or sync your phone. You'll select the option to restore it, and then you'll click on "Select a different backup" and choose "iTunes Backup Data." After that, all you can choose which data you'd like to transfer to your Galaxy S8 (contacts, calendar, notes, photos, etc.), and you're done. You won't even lose your call history, text messages, or iMessages, since all of that data can be transferred as well. Now all that's left to do is enjoy your new Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+. I'm already jealous.
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| How to Invite Co-Workers to Your Wedding Posted: 01 May 2017 09:04 AM PDT ![How to Invite Co-Workers to Your Wedding]( "How to Invite Co-Workers to Your Wedding") Wedding season is upon us, which means that workplaces around the country are going to be filled with wedding talk, etiquette dilemmas about gift-giving and invitations and other wedding-related quandaries. But never fear -- we have answers to some common questions about weddings, work and office etiquette.
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| Ex-PM Blair announces comeback to fight Brexit Posted: 01 May 2017 03:41 AM PDT  Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Monday announced a return to domestic politics to fight Brexit, while acknowledging he remains a divisive figure whose contribution may not be welcomed. The former Labour leader will not be standing in the June 8 general election, but said he wanted to get his "hands dirty" and help shape the debate as Britain prepares to enter negotiations on leaving the EU. Blair won a record three elections as Labour prime minister and spent 10 years in Downing Street from May 2, 1997 to 2007.
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| People Are Calling McDonald's "A Monster" For Taking This Drink Off Its Menu Posted: 01 May 2017 11:05 AM PDT  Oh no they didn't.
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As for style, they're a clean dark grey with metallic accents, and you can tell right away that they're top of line cans. The nice thing is that unlike a lot of other headphones, they aren't super gaudy, and they don't make you look like a wanna-be club D.J. When it comes to practicality, things also look good. The headphones come with a 4-foot aux cable with iPhone controls that allow you to play, pause and skip songs, as well as a longer 10' cable to use with a desktop computer, or anywhere where you need a bit more wiggle room. As for the sound, it's about what you would expect for headphones that retail for about four hundred dollars: it's clear, warm, and the integrated amplifier allows you to crank up the volume without distorting the sound quality. Sadly, that's really the best thing you can say about the amp: it means you don't have to crank the volume on your smartphone, so you don't get swamped with distortion. But you're still relying on your smartphone's amplifier for the original signal, so you're never going to get the kind of audio quality you would with a pre-amp and a better-definition source. The amp has two settings, a regular amp mode and Amp+, which is supposed to emulate the sound of vinyl records. In practice, Amp+ is louder than the regular amp setting, but other differences are difficult to discern. In some ways, I think Blue's missed an ideal chance here: one of the benefits of smartphones without traditional headphone jacks was supposed to be headphones that connect with a Lightning or USB-C connection. Those headphones would use their own internal amp rather than the phone's amplifier, allowing for much better audio quality. 
The Sadies already have the difficult part of that, namely the dedicated amplifier. With an optional Lightning or USB-C connector, I could see a major improvement in sound fidelity, and an option to play high-bitrate music without the limitation of the iPhone's audio circuitry. Without a standout feature like that, the Sadies become like any other pair of expensive, great-sounding on-ear headphones. The sound is great, fit is exceptional, but $400 is still a high asking price for a standard, cabled pair of headphones.
