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Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter Introduces Newborn Son

Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter Introduces Newborn Son

Nick Carter has shared the first pic of his baby son Odin Reign… and he looks like a little heartbreaker! The former Backstreet Boy welcomed his first child with his wife – actress Lauren Kitt – on April 19 after 30 hours of intense labour all while still maintaining their wishes to have a home birth.

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Researchers Discover the Gene that Helps Determine How Old You Look

Researchers Discover the Gene that Helps Determine How Old You Look

The key to looking youthful could be down to one’s genes, new study suggests. Scientists have unlocked part of the secret to youthful looks by identifying a gene variation which is linked to how old people are perceived to be. Researchers from the Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam in The Netherlands identify the culprit as certain varieties of the …

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A Mass Effect Park Attraction Is Opening in May “Report”

A Mass Effect Park Attraction Is Opening in May, Report

Mass Effect: New Earth 4D is finally opening in California’s Great America amusement park in Santa Clara on May 18, the park has announced via Twitter. The 4D experience is set around the same time as Mass Effect 3. While you get to hang out with the Normandy and reference is made to the Commander, you won’t get to see …

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Pike County: Killing of 8 is not a typical mass shooting “Report”

Pike County: Killing of 8 is not a typical mass shooting, Report

In a nation of routine gun violence, Pike County killings still an anomaly. For the first time since the crime tape went up, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is touring the scenes of Friday’s mass shooting that left seven family members and a fiancée dead. DeWine said that he wanted to be more familiar with the scenes so he has …

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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided trailer is all guns and goodness (Video)

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided trailer is all guns and goodness (Video)

To get players hyped and ready for “Deus Ex: Mankind Divided,” the development team at Square Enix Eidos-Montreal had revealed a few more things alongside the new trailer. The developer presents 10 reason for why it feels that the game follows the perfect action RPG formula. The clip, which is narrated by Jensen, shows the state of the dystopian world …

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All you need is 1 minute a day to stay fit, study finds

Scientists Settle On The Fastest And Most Efficient Workout

Can’t think of anything worse than hitting the gym for an hour or going for a 5K run? Us either! But a new study, the findings of which were published in the PLoS One journal, is claiming that a super short, intensive workout is just as effective as a longer, less intensive one. A team of researchers from McMaster University …

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Blood donors needed as summer nears, Report

Blood donors needed as summer nears, Report

With added pressure on supply and no shortage of demand, Canadian Blood Services is looking to stockpile the stuff that’s normally best kept on the inside to get through the summer. Canadian Blood Services is hoping 200,000 generous folks across the country will give a little of themselves over the next 10 weeks so when someone does direly need a …

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Hanne Schafer: First Canadian to end life with medical help identified

Hanne Schafer: First Canadian to end life with medical help identified

The identity of the Calgary woman who was granted a legal exemption for a doctor-assisted death has been identified as Hanne Schafer following Wednesday’s removal of a publication ban. The Supreme Court of Canada granted a constitutional exemption in relation to Schafer’s case in January, ahead of new legislation that passed to allow physician-assisted death in June.

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McDonald’s Testing McNuggets Without Artificial Preservatives

McDonald's Testing McNuggets Without Artificial Preservatives

McDonald’s is testing a new recipe for their Chicken McNuggets which contains no artificial preservatives. Mickey D’s said it started testing the new recipe in about 140 stores in Oregon and Washington in March, Crain’s Chicago Business reports. There aren’t any details as to what exactly is different about the new recipe, but the company says it’s “simpler” and “parents …

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Tangerine adds biometrics to mobile banking app, Report

Tangerine adds biometrics to mobile banking app, Report

Tangerine Bank has relaunched its mobile app for iOS, adding secure instant messaging support and new biometric security features, the Toronto-based direct banking firm announced today. “At Tangerine, we’re focused on our clients and their experience with us. Millions of Canadians are looking to their mobile devices to fulfil all of their banking needs. Tangerine has always been the mobile …

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Ubisoft Canada opening Rabbids Amusement Center

Ubisoft Canada opening Rabbids Amusement Center

Ubisoft Canada has announced the planned creation of the Rabbids Amusement Center in Montreal. “Montreal stood out as the ideal city for testing the concept and launching a new type of amusement center,” Ubisoft Canada managing director Olivier Ernst said. “It goes without saying that we’re thrilled to develop this major project, right here at home, in Quebec.”

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