Japan bullet train stops 'scary' safety drills
Ellen
12:05 AM
Workers at the Japanese company would crouch in trenches beside railway tracks as trains sped by. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2zp...
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
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Pittsburgh shooting: Trump visits synagogue amid protests
Ellen
12:05 AM
Hundreds of demonstrators in Pittsburgh accuse the US president of fomenting intolerance and hate. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2z...
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BBC News - World
Vatican embassy: Human remains found at Rome property
Ellen
12:05 AM
The human remains could help solve the disappearance of a teenage girl in 1983, Italian media report. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
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BBC News - World
Gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger killed in prison
Ellen
12:05 AM
Bulger was severely beaten by one or more inmates shortly after arriving at the prison, sources say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
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Denmark accuses Iran of activist murder plot
Ellen
12:05 AM
Tehran denies its intelligence agencies planned to kill an Arab separatist leader on Danish soil. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2CP...
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BBC News - World
Father of 'Jihadi Jack' asks Canada to help bring son home
Ellen
12:05 AM
John Letts is urging Canada to bring home his son and other Canadians detained in Kurdish-held Syria. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...
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BBC News - World
Petra Laszlo: Hungarian camerawoman who kicked migrants is acquitted
Ellen
12:05 AM
Hungary's top court clears Petra Laszlo, filmed tripping migrants fleeing border police in 2015. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...
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Tunis attack: Suicide bomber was jobless graduate
Ellen
12:05 AM
Mouna Guebla, 30, was an unemployed English graduate from the eastern region of Mahdia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OY3Bkt
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BBC News - World
Pittsburgh shooting: Trump visits amid protests
Ellen
12:05 AM
The US president and first lady visit the synagogue where 11 people were shot dead at the weekend. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2E...
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What do American voters care about?
Ellen
12:05 AM
In just under a week the US goes to the polls to elect a new Congress. So what are the main issues? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
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BBC News - World
Viola Davis explains why there's a long way to go to eliminate racism
Ellen
12:05 AM
Oscar winner Viola Davis reveals how she has stayed grounded in Hollywood and why there still aren't enough black actors on screen. fr...
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BBC News - World
Harry greets NZ audience in six Pacific languages
Ellen
12:05 AM
He was attending an event with Auckland's local Pasifika community, hosted by New Zealand's prime minister. from BBC News - World ...
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BBC News - World
Senegalese artist Omar Victor Diop: Why I'm trying to correct history
Ellen
12:05 AM
Omar Victor Diop's portraits aim to paint important but overlooked Africans back into history. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P...
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BBC News - World
Global hunger for soybeans 'destroying Brazil's Cerrado savanna'
Ellen
12:05 AM
Brazil's highly biodiverse Cerrado is being destroyed for soybean production, conservationists say. from BBC News - World https://ift....
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BBC News - World
Tokyo ticket seller's foreigner fear costs garden thousands
Ellen
12:05 AM
The man gave away tickets to foreigners after developing a fear of asking them for money. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JshEZE
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BBC News - World
Pharrell orders Donald Trump to stop playing his music
Ellen
12:05 AM
"No permission was granted" to play the song at a rally held hours after a mass shooting, his lawyer says. from BBC News - World...
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BBC News - World
Stray cats housed in washing machines in Portuguese town
Ellen
12:05 AM
A vet in Portugal is using washing machines to house stray cats in her home town. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Od9jtv
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Is the Amazon facing new dangers?
Ellen
12:05 AM
Are fears among environmentalists about the election of Brazil's new president justified? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2EPWNRa...
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BBC News - World
Canada's last witch trials: Women accused of fake witchcraft
Ellen
12:05 AM
A law against pretending to be a witch is set to be repealed, but not before two women are charged. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...
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BBC News - World
Letter from Africa: Nigeria - a young country for old men
Ellen
12:05 AM
Why have Nigeria's main parties both chosen septuagenarian presidential candidates? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ABVbq9
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BBC News - World
Trump’s birthright plan: The legality, politics and history
Ellen
12:05 AM
The president wants to end the right of people born in the US to be citizens but does he have the power? from BBC News - World https://ift...
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BBC News - World
Dutch language besieged by English
Ellen
12:05 AM
So extensive is the spread of English, a group of lecturers warns of a looming "linguicide". from BBC News - World https://ift.t...
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BBC News - World
North and South Korea: The football game that kicked off peace
Ellen
12:05 AM
How a friendly chat on the sidelines opened the door for North and South Korea to start talking. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2CPZ...
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BBC News - UK
From Syria to Cambridge University
Ellen
12:04 AM
Studying with a mobile phone instead of textbooks in Syria, Abdullah Kattineh got into Cambridge. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/2P1G3u...
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BBC News - UK
The price of a bigger penis
Ellen
12:04 AM
Penis fillers are gaining in popularity, cosmetic surgery groups say. Penis fillers, designed to increase the organ's girth, have gained...
BBC News - UK
BBC News - UK
Viola Davis explains why there's a long way to go to eliminate racism
Ellen
12:03 AM
Oscar winner Viola Davis reveals how she has stayed grounded in Hollywood and why there still aren't enough black actors on screen. fr...
BBC News - UK
BBC News - UK
'Despicable' Osborne attacked by Toynbee
Ellen
12:03 AM
The Guardian columnist says the ex-chancellor has damaged the country, as the pair appear on Newsnight. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/...
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BBC News - UK
Grandparents teach teens about the days racism was 'normal'
Ellen
12:03 AM
Teenagers have been learning from family members about the days when racism was "normal". from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/2Q7U...
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BBC News - UK
Budget 2018: Conservative and Labour messages on Twitter and Facebook
Ellen
12:03 AM
Digital teams behind the political parties and think tanks getting their messages out to those not watching it all on television from BBC ...
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BBC News - UK
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet Essex sports coach apprentices
Ellen
12:03 AM
The duke and duchess met graduates and apprentices training to be future sports coaches. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/2PsAAgq
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BBC News - UK
Poet Patrick Jones on artistic ways to tackle mental health
Ellen
12:03 AM
Poet Patrick Jones says there are creative ways to offer help those with mental health issues. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/2Q5itdf
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BBC News - UK
Charles Lawson: Corrie star gets emotional about mini-stroke
Ellen
12:03 AM
Charles Lawson, who plays Jim McDonald, suffered the TIA on stage during a theatre tour. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/2JqURgM
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BBC News - UK
Halloween: How did we fall in love with pumpkins?
Ellen
12:03 AM
The idea of carving pumpkins comes from the United States - or does it? from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/2OeJUQi
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BBC News - UK
Leicester City owner's family lay wreath at the King Power Stadium
Ellen
12:03 AM
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's wife Aimon and their son Aiyawatt lay the wreath alongside thousands of bouquets. from BBC News - UK https:...
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BBC News - UK
Meghan on tour: Tips for travelling when you're pregnant
Ellen
12:03 AM
Advice from two mums as the pregnant Duchess of Sussex completes her first overseas tour with the duke. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/...
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BBC News - UK
'Pole dancing helped me find body confidence'
Ellen
12:03 AM
Vanessa Martin says pole dancing and finding "other fat women online" helped her gain body confidence. from BBC News - UK https:...
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BBC News - UK
Inside Birmingham's underground mail tunnel
Ellen
12:03 AM
Photographers visit a closed tunnel which once delivered mail to New Street Station in Birmingham. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/2Pt4w...
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BBC News - UK
Pumpkin boat paddled down River Ouse in York
Ellen
12:03 AM
Tom Pearcy has claimed the world record for the largest pumpkin boat. from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/2OUe3cE
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BBC News - UK
'Hidden homeless' sleeping on London buses
Ellen
12:03 AM
Some bus routes are used as a refuge for London's homeless. What's being done to help them? from BBC News - UK https://ift.tt/2Jnq...
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BBC News - Science & Environment
WWF report: Mass wildlife loss caused by human consumption
Ellen
12:03 AM
WWF blames "exploding consumption" for average losses of 60% in vertebrate populations since 1970. from BBC News - Science &...
BBC News - Science & Environment
BBC News - Science & Environment
RemoveDebris: UK satellite tracks 'space junk'
Ellen
12:03 AM
The British-led mission to test techniques to clear up space junk initiates its second experiment. from BBC News - Science & Environme...
BBC News - Science & Environment
BBC News - Science & Environment
Parker Solar Probe: Nasa's Sun mission smashes records
Ellen
12:03 AM
America's audacious mission to "touch the Sun" has now got nearer to our star than any previous human-made object. from BBC ...
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BBC News - Science & Environment
'Worst year' for Horsey seals injured by rubbish
Ellen
12:03 AM
The animals have been getting fishing nets stuck to them or rings trapped on their necks. from BBC News - Science & Environment https:...
BBC News - Science & Environment
BBC News - Science & Environment
Brecon project gives water vole a fighting chance
Ellen
12:03 AM
A Powys captive breeding project aims to give water voles a fighting chance of a revival. from BBC News - Science & Environment https:...
BBC News - Science & Environment
BBC News - Science & Environment
Global hunger for soybeans 'destroying Brazil's Cerrado savanna'
Ellen
12:03 AM
Brazil's highly biodiverse Cerrado is being destroyed for soybean production, conservationists say. from BBC News - Science & Envi...
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Samsung slashes capex, calls end to chip boom after record third quarter
Ellen
12:03 AM
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd slashed 2018 capex by more than a quarter on Wednesday and warned of lower profit until early next year, calling ...
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Early bitcoin investors count winnings after volatile decade
Ellen
12:03 AM
Seven years ago, Marshall Hayner gave his grandfather one bitcoin, worth about $30. On the paper wallet he fashioned to commemorate the gift...
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Factbox: Ten years of bitcoin
Ellen
12:03 AM
Bitcoin, the world's first and most famous cryptocurrency, celebrates its tenth birthday on Wednesday. from Reuters: Technology New...
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Baidu's fourth-quarter sales forecast misses estimates as regulation, trade fears bite
Ellen
12:03 AM
Chinese search engine operator Baidu Inc on Wednesday forecast lower-than-expected sales for the rest of the year, citing looming economic u...
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Waymo gets first California OK for driverless testing without backup driver
Ellen
12:03 AM
Alphabet Inc's Waymo unit on Tuesday became the first company to receive a permit from the state of California to test driverless vehicl...
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Facebook expects rising costs to combat scandals to moderate after 2019
Ellen
12:03 AM
Facebook Inc on Tuesday relieved investors by forecasting that margins would stop shrinking after 2019 as costs from scandals ease up, sendi...
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British app bank Monzo hits unicorn status after latest fund raising
Ellen
12:03 AM
British app-only bank Monzo said on Wednesday that its backers now value the lender at 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion), giving it unicorn st...
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EBay beats quarterly profit on cost cut efforts, shares rise
Ellen
12:02 AM
EBay Inc beat analysts' estimates for third-quarter profit by managing costs at a time when bigger rival Amazon.com Inc missed revenue e...
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Apple spruces up Macs, iPad Pros and raises prices
Ellen
12:02 AM
Apple Inc refreshed some of its lesser-known products at a New York event on Tuesday, adding iPhone features like facial recognition to the ...
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T-Mobile exceeds expectations for phone subscribers, profit
Ellen
12:02 AM
T-Mobile US Inc on Tuesday exceeded Wall Street's quarterly estimates for net new phone subscribers and profit, driven by its competitiv...
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EA holiday-quarter revenue forecast misses on 'Battlefield V' delay
Ellen
12:02 AM
Electronic Arts Inc forecast third-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as the video-game publisher's delayed launch ...
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EV maker Faraday Future's co-founder Nick Sampson steps down
Ellen
12:02 AM
Chinese electric vehicle developer Faraday Future said on Tuesday its co-founder Nick Sampson has resigned, a week after the cash-starved co...
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Same-day delivery company Deliv raises $40 million in latest funding round
Ellen
12:02 AM
Deliv Inc, an Uber-like startup that uses a fleet of contract drivers to pick up online orders from stores and malls for a fee, said it has ...