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The voice app ecosystem is booming. In the US, the number of Alexa skills alone surpassed 25,000 in January 2018, up from just 7,000 the previous January, in categories ranging from music streaming services, to games, to connected home tools.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Boston Marathon champion Des Linden is the first American woman to win the event since 1985.
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• The marathon is a grueling event, but Linden's advice can help you make the most of your training — not to mention succeed on the day of the big race.

Boston Marathon champion Des Linden made history. The professional runner is the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon since 1985. Читать дальше...

Jim Leeke’s engaging and informative historical account of the impact of World War I on the world of baseball, From the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball During the Great War, published by University of Nebraska Press, has earned the 2018 Larry Ritter Book Award.

LOS ANGELES – Officials found bacteria and animal waste in $700,000 worth of counterfeit cosmetics seized during a bust at Los Angeles’ Fashion District, police said. A task force hit 21 locations in the Santee Alley shopping area Thursday and found that all of them were selling counterfeit name-brand makeup, Detective Rick Ishitani told KTLA. Photos tweeted by LAPD Captain Marc Reina showed the makeup stands selling brands like Anastasia, MAC, and Kylie. A similar bust was conducted last February... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Monday, with major indexes rallying in a broad advance as the first-quarter earnings season pointed to strong growth and geopolitical tensions showed signs of easing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9% to 24,579. The blue-chip average ended fractionally below its 50-day moving average, which it hasn't closed above since March 9. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% to 2,678 and ended in positive territory for the year, which it hasn't done since March 21. The... Читать дальше...

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• A new video appears to show Starbucks workers refusing to allow a black man to use the bathroom while giving a white man access. The video was posted on social media on Monday. 
• Last week, in a separate incident, two black men were arrested after asking to use a Starbucks bathroom without ordering. 
• Starbucks has apologized and said that managers will undergo "unconscious bias" training.

Starbucks is under fire for its treatment of African-American men. Читать дальше...

Jewish groups, business leaders, and German punk singers don’t usually find a whole lot of common ground. At last week’s Echo Awards, Germany’s version of the Grammys, an award brought them all together.

The gated property, which features a long private drive, is located above the Getty Center next to the Santa Monica mountains.

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Warning: There are spoilers ahead for the season eight finale of AMC's "The Walking Dead," "Wrath."

Most story arcs appeared to wrap up nicely on Sunday's "The Walking Dead." But while Rick and most of the gang are enjoying their new solitary life free of Negan's rule, the season eight finale may have hinted at a larger threat looming on the horizon.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service on Monday for explosive reporting that brought down Harvey Weinstein and spawned a cultural watershed on the issue of sexual harassment.

Getting you ready for the MLB draft conference-by-conference

Keeping up with college baseball can be overwhelming, but pays major dividends during the draft when you get to become Extremely Outraged when a guy you have decided is your favorite player in the entire draft gets picked after some other chump. A while ago, John, Ben and I did a mock draft of our first-round favorites, which you can read here. That draft wound up being heavy on high school talent, which reflects how deep the talent pool is at the prep level this year... Читать дальше...

After a tumultuous 2017, Gabi Garcia is set to take on a major challenge in Beijing.

Denis Douglin, Vaughn Alexander, and Ievgen Khytrov are three of the rumored names for the “Contender” reboot.

MANCHESTER - Manchester City's latest Premier League triumph lacked the drama of Sergio Aguero's winner with virtually the last kick of the season in 2012, but the Argentine is relieved to have won the title with five games to spare.

The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus along with members of the PDP National Working Committee met with former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida in Minna on Monday, April 16.

Cory gave me a pair of Native Jeffersons about five years ago, and ever since, I hardly wear any other kind. They're made of the same kind of rubber as Crocs and, in my opinion, look nicer. I never wear socks with them, but my feet don't stick like they would if I wore traditional shoes without socks. They are great for going through TSA checkpoints -- no laces, just slip them off. I have about five pairs in different colors. Once a month or so I run them all through the dishwasher to clean them. Читать дальше...

Fox News host Sean Hannity addressed the revelation that he is the mystery third client of President Donald Trump’s personal...

Jerome Williams spent nine season playing in the NBA, four with the Raptors, and he explains why the atmosphere during the playoffs is like none other.

Meb Keflezighi, who won the Boston Marathon in 2014, returns not to compete but to honor Martin Richard, an 8-year-old boy who was killed in the bombings.