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Baidu's iQiyi streaming platform has a growing user base but has yet to make a profit. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2BWdxn1

Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2CNYfxf

The firm plans to expand with new areas devoted to hit films Frozen and Star Wars. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2HS3nV0

Millions of vehicles have faulty Takata airbags, forcing one the nation's biggest consumer recalls. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2GQxydP

The White House says it has reached an informal deal with Boeing to provide two Air Force One planes. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2BVJw6T

German cities will be able to ban older, more polluting vehicles from some areas in a landmark ruling. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2EZjGgX

Provident Financial reports loss for 2017 and is raising £330m to cover compensation bill. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2ETv6GM

The airline will close its base at Glasgow Airport, warning that 300 jobs could go as a result. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2GMxQ5k

Firms have made large profits from those in persistent debt but must do more to help them by September. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2EWkl2p

Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2GOZ8bm

Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2otVPzp

Huawei says the US wants to keep the Chinese firm out of the country because it is "too strong". from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2ovKC1m

Indian beer company Bira 91 has be ambitions to dominate global beer sales, says founder Ankur Jain. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2CqiXHO

Fox News Breaking News Alert Letter opened at Virginia's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall triggers hazmat situation; 11 fall ill 02/27/18 6:27 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert Judge accused of bias by Trump rules against challenge to border wall 02/27/18 5:03 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert Trump names Brad Parscale as campaign manager for 2020 re-election bid 02/27/18 11:15 AM

Fox News Breaking News Alert President Trump strikes deal with Boeing for new Air Force One planes 02/27/18 9:22 AM

Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2otVPzp

China's Haier reveals a smartwatch that turns the back of the wearer's hand into a display. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2GMSjHq

A new regulation set to be enforced in April 2018 will mean UK viewers have to prove their age to access porn sites. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2F6qDjA

Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2CNYfxf

US senators say US border control hasn't been using the right software to verify e-passports. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2HQqjUn

The breach prompts a warning from privacy watchdog to secure CCTV cameras across UK. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2GNi6PE

A firm which used big data to profile US voters has been questioned by MPs as part of fake news inquiry. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2CLzGkN

Huawei says the US wants to keep the Chinese firm out of the country because it is "too strong". from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2ovKC1m

US First Lady Melania Trump has been mocked online for her speech about 'positive' social media habits from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2CKLaET

A parade of drones has carried jewel-encrusted handbags down a catwalk in Milan. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2FzUkr1

The story behind the photo-sharing app that has suddenly reached the top of the App Store. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2EVkeIz

A phone with a modified version of Android designed to keep children safe has been revealed. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2owDvoG

Convicted murderer Doyle Lee Hamm, 61, who has spent more than half his life on death row, was returned to his cell after more than two hours of effort by the execution team. Bernard Harcourt, who has represented Hamm for 28 years, claimed the “botched” execution attempt led to at least 12 puncture wounds from failed needle placements. “It was a gory, botched execution," he said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2F5PFPR

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices seemed troubled Tuesday by the arrest of a Florida man during a city council meeting in Florida, an arrest he says was retaliation for being an outspoken critic of the city. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2t2l3tv

Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza has created a new initiative aimed at helping black communities achieve greater political power. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EXlyqm

A fire broke out in the overhead storage of a Chinese passenger jet moments before it was scheduled to take off. Flight attendants and a passenger threw water and juice over a bag in the luggage compartment as it was engulfed in heavy smoke and flames. The fire was thought to have been triggered by a power bank that was being carried in the bag, reports said. The owner was taken away by police for questioning. All the passengers were forced to disembark the Boeing 777 following the fire, which happened while the plane was parked on the tarmac at Guangzhou Airport in southern China. It was scheduled to fly to Shanghai. The passengers and crew were taken to a different aircraft which took off just after 3pm, three hours after the original flight was scheduled to depart. Fire caused by portable charger on China Southern flight in Guangzhou was put out promptly, while passengers were relocated to another plane pic.twitter.com/HYwShVN1t3— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) February 25, 2018 The po

Most voters think the National Rifle Association supports policies that are bad for the country, new polling finds, as an increasing share favor stricter gun laws. In a Quinnipiac University National Poll conducted after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, 51 percent of voters said the NRA supports policies that are bad for the U.S. That’s an uptick from October, when the poll found that 47 percent of respondents thought the NRA supported bad policies. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2HPObHO

By Charlotte Greenfield and Sonali Paul WELLINGTON/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - At least one company began evacuating non-essential personnel after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea's energy-rich interior on Monday, causing landslides, damaging buildings and closing oil and gas operations. The tremor hit in the rugged, heavily forested Southern Highlands about 560 km (350 miles) northwest of the capital, Port Moresby, at around 3.45 a.m. local time (1545 GMT Sunday), according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A spokesman at Papua New Guinea's National Disaster Centre said by telephone the affected area was very remote and the agency could not properly assess damage until communication was re-established. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Fwq6VQ

A top national security official told lawmakers on Tuesday he had not been directed by Donald Trump to disrupt Russian efforts to meddle in US elections, and that Vladimir Putin had come to the conclusion there was “little price to pay” for such actions. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FaBzwg

Now, after nearly two weeks of opprobrium, the sheriff's deputy accused of failing to take action during the Florida high school shooting is fighting back. Scot Peterson, 54, broke his silence on Monday and defended his conduct during the shooting at Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, which left 14 students and three adult staff members dead. "Let there be no mistake, Mr. Peterson wishes that he could have prevented the untimely passing of the 17 victims on that day, and his heart goes out to the families of the victims," his attorney, Joseph DiRuzzo III, said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CLpDMy

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on those paying respects to the Rev. Billy Graham in Charlotte (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EUL9Ep

Escalating California’s resistance to federal immigration enforcement, Oakland’s mayor has warned residents that she believes an operation was imminent. “I am sharing this information publicly not to panic our residents but to protect them,” Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said in a press release, citing her “moral obligation” and directing people to immigration law resources. “I know that Oakland is a city of law-abiding immigrants and families who deserve to live free from the constant threat of arrest and deportation,” she added, saying immigration authorities have “used activity rumors in the past as a tactic to create fear”. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Conyu3

On Thursday, 19-year-old Breana Harmon of Pottsboro pleaded guilty to four felony charges of tampering with physical evidence and government documents in relation to false reports of kidnapping and sexual assault. “She’s very remorseful for what she did and what she said, and that’s why she decided to plead guilty,” Harmon’s attorney Bob Jarvis told the Sherman Herald Democrat. On March 8, 2017, Harmon was reported missing to the Denison Police Department after witnesses noticed the door to her vehicle was open with personal items, including a phone and keys, scattered on the ground. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2t0lmoC

Anne Monoky is still in a neck brace after the incident six months ago. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FbFI3q

Pyongyang has been sending equipment to the country, a UN report finds. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2FBYu1D

India fans are gathering near the residence of the Bollywood star who died in Dubai on Saturday. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BX3ZIv

President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser will no longer receive top-level briefings. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2FAI5ua

Posing next to a million euros in cash, Robert Fico asked for information about Jan Kuciak's murder. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HO74L8

It is expected to say Northern Ireland may have to follow EU single market rules to avoid a hard border. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EX0kJ5

The company has developed new software that works with lasers to speed up its jean-making process. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HMVyQp

Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CNYfxf

Israel shelves tax plans that prompted Church leaders to close doors of Christianity's holiest site. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2ovc27v

International development charity BBC Media Action reveals six people were dismissed over 10 years. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GPTkyi

Donald Trump's plans receive a boost from a judge he once berated for being of "Mexican heritage". from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2oCdJzj

The government says the population needs controlling but animal activists say it's a cruel approach. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EXA3yr

Two female singers are sentenced to prison: one for inciting debauchery, and one for a joke. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HRzaFu

After Oxfam's handling of a sex scandal in Haiti, the foreign aid sector faces tough questions. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HTj12q

Emily Moser was beaten up in an attempted rape. Now she teaches women self-defence. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Coq8QH

Puskas, an eight-year-old police dog, needed jaw surgery after tackling the fugitive. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2FbZrjc

One in five students in Los Angeles face housing insecurity - so where are they living? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GNXC9s

Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong considers his mixed-race heritage - and how it has shaped him. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HQNHRZ

How one hit E4 show of the 2000's has produced the Oscar nominees of today. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GOPAwX

Hibo Wadere was a victim of female genital mutilation and talks about her experience. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HRGnWb

Blind people who use sound to navigate their environment adjust their clicks very similarly to bats, research reveals. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GQzt21

The 1932 vehicle once belonged to the pilot who mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EZgge5

A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2ou8WR8

A new strategy aims to tackle the influence of violent Islamist groups - but will it stop attacks? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CqJvsr

What you need to know about the five movies competing for the best foreign language film Oscar. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GORxcL

Media outlets in Pakistan said parliament had declared it to be one, but that's not quite what happened. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EY1EeR

The Briton and Australian murdered a teenager after plotting to become serial killers, a jury heard. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CpOcCH

India's news media face backlash over graphics showing Sridevi in bathrooms to illustrate how she died from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2F6KQpb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Only one movie will take home the best-picture Oscar at Sunday's Academy Awards, but several contenders have capitalized on their nominations by banking tens of millions of dollars over the past month at worldwide box offices. from Reuters: Entertainment News http://ift.tt/2FAIHzY

(Reuters) - The Weinstein Company's creditors are seeking to provide a $25 million loan that would finance the U.S. movie and TV studio during its upcoming bankruptcy and help protect their collateral, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. from Reuters: Entertainment News http://ift.tt/2GLgQfR

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Films whose casts more accurately reflect the racial makeup of U.S. and global populations perform better at the box office than their less diverse counterparts, according to an annual study released on Tuesday. from Reuters: Entertainment News http://ift.tt/2GO0X8l

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian director Ildiko Enyedi's first film in nearly two decades, nominated for the 2018 Oscar in the foreign film category, tells the story of two people searching for love - in their dreams as deer in a forest. from Reuters: Entertainment News http://ift.tt/2FyHHME

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "If we had the chance to do it all again, tell me would we, could we?" Barbra Streisand had a hit singing this question in "The Way We Were," but when it comes to getting a new pet she does not have to wonder. from Reuters: Entertainment News http://ift.tt/2HPbiCk

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai has handed over the body of legendary Indian actress Sridevi to Indian authorities for it to be returned home, an Indian embassy official said on Tuesday. from Reuters: Entertainment News http://ift.tt/2FzwVFY

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group on Wednesday as part of a proposed political process that he said could lead to talks aimed at ending more than 16 years of war. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2sXfwUY

BEIJING (Reuters) - With stealth jets entering service, leaked pictures of new high-tech naval artillery and proud reports of maneuvers that "dare to shine the sword," China's armed forces are putting on a show of power as they lobby for greater defense spending. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BXTLrk

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince said the kingdom's anti-corruption crackdown was needed to meet budget targets, comparing the purge to chemotherapy in an interview with the Washington Post published on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BXd2Jt

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial, reopened on Wednesday after Israel backtracked on Tuesday from a tax plan and draft property legislation that triggered a three-day protest. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FBA7kn