Shia LaBeouf and Kate Mara graced the red carpet for the TIFF premiere of their drama Man Down at Roy Thomson Hall. The actor, known for his eccentric antics of wearing a paper bag on his head that read “I am not famous anymore” during the Berlin International Film Festival in Feb. 2014, skipped speaking to media during the TIFF ... Read More »
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iOS 9: Apple’s first Android app helps you switch to iOS, Report
Apple has released a ‘Move to iOS’ app on Google’s Play Store, intended on helping people move to its phones — but which has had the effect of upsetting many Android users. The Move to iOS app in the Google Play store will transfer some data from Android phones running version 4.0 and up to newer iPhones, iPods, and iPads ... Read More »
Ariana Grande’s Tonight Show Impressions of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera Will Make You Explode “Video”
Ariana Grande dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday to promote her new fragrance, Ari by Ariana Grande. Ariana Grande wowed the audience with her impression of Britney Spears singing “Mary Had A Little Lamb” and Christina Aguilera singing “The Wheels on the Bus.” Read More »
Ahmed Mohamed: Student detained after police mistake clock for “fake bomb”
Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, knew his homemade invention was just a clock — but when he pulled out the device to show his English teacher what he had made, things took a very different turn. He claims to have repeatedly told teachers and the police that the device (which is now currently ... Read More »
Surface Pro 4 vs iPad Pro: How iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface compare ‘Quick comparison’
Surface Pro 4 has less features than the iPad Pro. What is amazing about the Apple iPad Pro is that, from a hardware standpoint, it is basically a netbook once you add the keyboard. The Microsoft Surface Pro, on the other hand, is essentially a convertible Windows tablet. Read More »
Tiger kills keeper in Polish zoo ‘Police’
A Sumatran tiger has killed a keeper at a zoo in Poland – the day before it was due to host an international conference of zoo directors. The tragedy occurred in the morning hours on Wednesday during a routine cleaning of the enclosure and the cages. Read More »
Big Bear earthquake shakes Coachella Valley, no damage reported
Seismologists have downgraded the magnitude of a light earthquake that jolted the Big Bear Lake area of the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. The quake’s magnitude was downgraded after a preliminary report of 4.5. Read More »
Vicki Gardner: Virginia TV shooting survivor recounts her terror
Vicki Gardner, the woman who survived a shooting while being interviewed on WDBJ, says she feared she was going to be shot in the head. Vicki Gardner detailed her memory of the shooting to Fox News host Greta Van Susteren in an interview that aired Tuesday night on “On The Record.” Read More »
Lisa Borch: Teen murdered mother after watching ISIS videos
A 15-year-old girl has been jailed for murdering her mother after becoming obsessed with Isis beheading videos. Court heard how Lisa Borch had planned to join the radical terror group with her 29-year-old Iraqi-born boyfriend, but her mother had been trying to break the couple up. Read More »
Diabetes Takes a Toll on Women’s Hearts, New Study
Women with diabetes have around a 40% increased risk of suffering a heart attack compared with diabetic men, two studies have suggested. Those aged 45 to 84 have a significantly higher chance of heart attack, one study found, with the risk largest between the ages of 45 and 54. Separate research found that women with diabetes of any age were ... Read More »
Low vitamin D levels linked to accelerated cognitive decline, Study finds
Older adults with low vitamin D levels may lose their memories and thinking abilities faster than those with normal vitamin D levels. Scientists found that low levels of the vitamin doubled or even tripled the rate of cognitive decline in 382 men and women over the age of 60. A majority, 61%, had insufficient vitamin D in their blood. Read More »