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As Hong Kong Opposition Quits Council, Pro-Beijing Forces Reign

HONG KONG —Hong Kong’s legislature on Thursday opened, unusually, on time.The meetings had been starting late for months, consistently delayed by demands for roll calls from the pro-democracy oppositi...

1053 24/12/2021

Presidents' Day Auction Offers Abraham Lincoln's Hair and Other Oddities

Robert Russell Crans Jr. is storing a bounty of items once owned and touched by President Abraham Lincoln and his family that represent a time in American history and politics most can only read about...

1053 24/12/2021

'The White Lotus' Brings Misery To Paradise : Pop Culture ...

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)LINDA HOLMES, HOST:A resort should be relaxing. But the HBO series "The White Lotus," which takes place at a resort of the same name, is instead uncomfortable, even painful.GENE DE...

1133 24/12/2021

Where Did National Forests Go? Green Spaces Disappear ...

The Allegheny National Forest is absent from Google Maps (right) but displayed on Apple Maps (left).Apple & Google/Screenshots by NPRhide captiontoggle captionApple & Google/Screenshots by NPR...

1181 24/12/2021

Excelsior Pass App Frustrates New Yorkers as NYC Announces New Vaccine Proof Requirements

New York City MayorBill de Blasioannounced on Tuesday the city will soon require proof of vaccination againstCOVID-19for many indoor activities, such as dining, exercising in gyms and attending perfor...

1115 23/12/2021

25 More Things Siri Can Do You Had No Idea About

Siri is the personal assistant allowing Apple Mac, iPad andiPhoneusers to connect with their device without ever lifting a finger.However, some people may only encounter intelligent assistant Siri aft...

1056 23/12/2021

Heineken fined $1.25 million for NY state liquor law violations

Global brewing giant Heineken USA will pay a $1.25 million fine to the New York State Liquor Authority for violating state laws prohibiting gifts to retailers that carry their beer.The authority found...

1095 23/12/2021

The 25 Most Popular Video Games in America

Gamers are enjoying a golden age for the computing medium with an ever-expanding range of options available since the early days ofPong,Space InvadersandPac-Man.Take a look below for a rundown of the...

1229 23/12/2021

What Makes the Hanx Writer Click?

Right around the age when you were supposed to know whether you wanted to become a fireman or a doctor, I was certain that I wanted to work as a grocery-store clerk. I found the sounds of the keystrok...

1342 23/12/2021

How to protect your data when using public Wi-Fi

Many people are not aware of this, but Wi-Fi hotspots at Starbucks, Barnes & Noble or your local hotel that offers it as a complimentary service are not safe for confidential browsing, performing...

1100 22/12/2021

HP Chromebook 14 review: It's not made for multitasking

About a month ago,HP sent me two of its newest Chromebooks, the Chromebook 14 and the Chromebook x360 14 G1. While the names sound similar (I'm guessing it's a requirement to call it "Chromebook" if y...

1150 22/12/2021

iPhone, iPad update will detect and report child sexual abuse images

Apple announced new features Thursday that will scan iPhone and iPad users' photos to detect and report large collections of child sexual abuse images stored on its cloud servers."We want to help prot...

1078 22/12/2021

Linux commands for measuring disk activity

Linux systems provide a handy suite of commands for helping you see how busy your disks are, not just how full. In this post, we examine five very useful commands for looking into disk activity. Two o...

1284 22/12/2021

What is 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), and what will it mean for 802.11ac

Each new Wi-Fi standard has brought significant improvements in performance, with the most recent, 802.11ac, offering an impressive theoretical maximum rate of 1.3Gbps. Unfortunately, these gains have...

1084 22/12/2021

GarageBand power tips: 20 hacks you need to know

(Image credit: Apple)GarageBand is a pretty easy DAW to get to grips with, but beneath its user-friendly surface there's a surprising amount of powerful functionality.If you want to take your GarageBa...

1210 21/12/2021