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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) acknowledges the link between exposure to violence in media and subsequent increase in aggressive behaviors among children. In a recent statement headed by Dr. Dimitri Christakis of the Seattle Children’s Research Institute, pediatricians recommended that parents play a more active role in monitoring what their children are watching. As technology advances, virtual experiences are …

The majority of young people who try e-cigarettes do so because they seem “fun” and “cool,” according to a new study of students from one Ontario region. A survey study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal went straight to the source to find out more about which kids are vaping and why. Over 2,000 high school freshman from …

Actor Nicholas Hoult says he”s been forced to lower his expectations of women . The 26-year-old actor is making a name for himself in Hollywood, scoring a diverse range of parts including that of a zombie in the paranormal comedy Warm Bodies and as Beast in the X-Men superhero franchise. But while his career is moving along at a rate …

Players suffer massive weekend outages as PoodleCorp claim responsibility for DDoS attack. A hacking group called PoodleCorp has claimed responsibility for the massive Pokemon Go outages over the weekend. The popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go has created a craze across the world, but on Saturday 16 July users took to social media to complain of being unable to access …

Good news for Canadian Pokemon fans as the official Pokemon GO Twitter account has tweeted that Pokemon GO is now available to download on iOS and Android in Canada. Pokémon GO is now available in Canada! Discover and capture Pokémon all around you. pic.twitter.com/uTXwIk85IZ — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 17, 2016 Just today, the official Pokemon GO Twitter uploaded a …

Ontario won’t entertain a request from Toronto city council to ban pedestrians from texting while crossing the street, instead dishing out a bit of common sense advice. Councillors voted Thursday to ask the Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation to consider banning “active use” of cellphones or handheld entertainment devices on “any travelled roadway”. Speaker Frances Nunziata, who proposed the amendment to …

Authorities say a Florida man fired shots at two late-night “Pokemon Go” players in a car outside his house but no one was injured. Flagler County deputies said that around 1:30 a.m., a man heard a loud noise outside his home, leading him to grab a handgun and walk outside. A car was parked in front of his home, the …

SOUTH Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn was pelted with eggs and water bottles yesterday by residents angry at the siting of a US missile defence system in their town. Hwang Kyo-ahn was apologizing to the people of Seongju County for not seeking their input on the joint Seoul-Washington decision to install the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, …

Pokemon Go, the virtual scavenger hunt that is raising Vitamin D levels across the country, has so far lured players into armed robberies, led to the discovery of a dead body, and resulted in a host of injuries as gamers wipe out while glued to their smartphones in search of animated avatars hidden in real world locations. But now another …

A Pakistani social media star was allegedly strangled to death by her brother in an “honour killing”, police said. Qandeel Baloch, known for posting controversial photos of herself on social media, was killed in her family home on the outskirts of Multan, a large city in the Punjab province. Baloch, 26, real name Fouzia Azeem, had stoked controversy in the …

Taylor Swift will have to sit down for a deposition with David Mueller, the former radio host who she alleges groped her. A Colorado judge has rejected the pop star’s request to avoid coming face-to-face with Mueller in court. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the singer will have to appear at a heavily secure Colorado federal court. As a high-profile …