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A man accused of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow for 17 years has walked free from court after a jury ruled he was innocent. The Hollywood actress said Dante Soiu sent her 66 letters between 2009 and 2015. This is the second case in which Soiu is accused of stalking the actress. In the first one, he was accused of sending lewd …

Two planes collided on a taxiway at Detroit Metro Airport on Tuesday morning. American Airlines Flight 1241, bound for Dallas, was traveling down the runway just after 6 a.m. when a wing hit the tail of a Southwest plane, Detroit Metro Airport spokesperson Erica Donerson said.

Apple Inc opposed a court ruling on Tuesday that ordered it to help the FBI break into an iPhone recovered from a San Bernardino shooter, heightening a dispute between tech companies and law enforcement over the limits of encryption. Apple CEO Tim Cook’s response, posted on the company’s website, sets the stage for a legal fight between the federal government …

David Bowie’s filmmaker son Duncan Jones appears to have taken a swipe at Lady Gaga following her epic tribute performance to the rock icon at Monday’s Grammy Awards. Film director Duncan Jones was among those watching her song and dance performance in Los Angeles. On Twitter, he shared with his 277,000 followers a dictionary definition of the word “gaga”. He …

Taylor Swift grins after winning an armful of awards at the 2016 Grammys held at the Staples Center on Monday (February 15) in Los Angeles. The 26-year-old singer received a sweet congratulations from her 32-year-old boyfriend Calvin Harris the next day. Calvin posted a photo on Instagram of Taylor accepting her Album of the Year award, captioned, “Congratulations to my …

A popular group of heartburn drugs may be linked to dementia in seniors. People who regularly took proton-pump inhibitors, which includes drugs such as Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid, were 44 percent more likely to develop dementia compared with people who didn’t, according to the study, which used survey data of more than 73,000 people 75 years or older.

Riversimple unveiled The Rasa which is a two-seater vehicle and gives the equivalent of ‘250 miles to the gallon’. The car is said to have the lowest carbon emissions for any vehicle ‘well-to-wheel’ with water as its only output. This first car is a two seater ‘network electric’ car, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The engineering prototype has clocked …

The mother of a Toronto-area toddler says she is quite upset that it took five doctor’s visits before a quarter-sized lithium battery was found in her daughter’s esophagus. Katie Smith was running around SickKids hospital on Monday morning as if nothing was wrong, but only a few days prior the little girl had a lithium cell battery removed from her …

Organic milk and meat contain 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than non-organic produce, a study has found. Analysing data from around the world, the team led by Newcastle University, reviewed 196 papers on milk and 67 papers on meat and found clear differences between organic and conventional milk and meat, especially in terms of fatty acid composition, and the …

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Health Minister says Eastern Health made the right decision to postpone surgeries at St. John’s hospitals after finding stains on towels used in operating rooms. Eastern Health said in a news release earlier this week that elective surgeries had to be delayed due for two days due as a precaution.

You can now buy an Oculus Rift and a new computer system capable of running it from participating PC makers offering pre-order bundles. Best Buy, Amazon and the Microsoft Store are now selling slightly discounted bundles that include a Rift VR headset, important cables and a PC that meets the system’s minimum recommended specifications. Pricing starts at $1,499 for the …