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President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a controversial measure repealing online privacy protections established by the Federal Communications Commission under the Obama Administration. The now-reversed law would have limited what ISPs like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T could do with sensitive customer data like location, browsing history, and other personal information like Social Security numbers. Under the law, which …

At least 26 were missing and feared buried by a landslide triggered by heavy rain on Indonesia’s Java island on Saturday, the national disaster agency said. The missing people include villagers who were harvesting a crop of ginger. The landslides triggered by heavy downpours occurred in Banaran village of Ponorogo district, hitting 25 to 30 houses, Sutopo said.

Good news… for, eh, everyone else. We’re not saying you do, dear reader, but the millions of people who do watch porn online around the world will be glad to know that it’s about to become a more secure experience. In March 2016 a hacker gained access to a porn website called, Team Skeet, and was able to steal data …

Taking a deep breath really does calm you down by triggering neurons in your brain which tell the body it is time to relax, a new study has found. Now researchers describe why deep breathing, including the breath-focus of meditation, can induce such calm and tranquility. In a paper published in Science, researchers led by Mark Krasnow, a professor of …

Introducing Google Play for Pets, a new category of games, apps and training tools to keep your pet stimulated. Wouldn’t it be great to keep your pets occupied when you’re not around? With Google Play for Pets, your furry friends can keep busy with thousands of games and apps throughout the day. The other prank is a temporary update to …

Dust in Australian coal mines is risking the lives of miners and more needs to be done to regulate it, a study has found. A new review from the University of Melbourne shows there has been an increase in the number of fresh cases of Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis (CWP) n Australia since 2000. CWP is a preventable but incurable lung …

The Public Health Agency Canada says there are 25 cases of E. coli O121 across Canada linked to 10-kg bags of Robin Hood All Purpose flour. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled the Robin Hood brand of all-purpose flour sold in due to possible E. coli contamination. The flour comes in 10-kilogram bags with the best before date …

Australian emergency officials warned residents not to play in floodwaters after Cyclone Debbie hit the Queensland coast. And they had good reason after they published photos of a dead bull shark that washed up on a storm-flooded street. Bull sharks are known for being one of the more aggressive species of sharks and are responsible for most of the serious …

Photos taken at the scene show the woman’s dark-coloured Chevy four-door with a shot-out rear window and two bullet holes in the front windshield. The woman, wearing a green jumper, was taken into custody. The mayhem unfolded about 9.30am Wednesday (12.30am Thursday AEDT) when cops tried to stop the motorist, who was driving erratically along Independence Avenue, in Washington DC. …

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is already available to pre-order in Canada, with launch set for April 21. But those who pre-order early will get their unit as soon as April 17. Specifically, Telus has confirmed that “deliveries will start as early as April 17th.” The unlocked variant of the Galaxy S8 will start at $1,035 CAD ($773), while the unlocked …

A missing Indonesian man’s lifeless body has been found in the stomach of a 23-foot long python, who appears to have swallowed the victim whole. Akbar Salubiro, 25, first went missing on March 25 after he went out to harvest palm oil in a remote village on the island of west Sulawesi, Indonesia. Salubiro lived in a village on the …