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Expelled Student Returns To Campus With Assault Rifle, Guns Down 17 In Florida High School

A 19-year-old gunman returned to a Florida high school where he had once been expelled for disciplinary reasons and opened fire with an assault-style rifle on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring more than a dozen others before he was arrested, authorities said. The violence erupted shortly before dismissal at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School …

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Yogi Adityanath Govt Says Kasganj Victim's Kin Violated Code By Draping His Body In Tricolour

The Uttar Pradesh government has said that the body of a non-government person can’t be wrapped in the Tricolour as it violates the Indian National Flag Code, 2002. The government’s move comes a fortnight after photographs of the funeral procession of Kasganj communal violence victim Chandan Gupta getting wrapped in Tricolour went viral on social media. “The flag shall not …

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Govt Gives Rs 6,000 To Save Drying Groundwater Resources Across The Country

Fast depleting ground water in nearly 30% of the assessed blocks in the country has pushed the Centre to fast-track its Rs 6,000 crore ambitious plan aimed at efficient management of available water resources and strengthening of recharge mechanism through community participation. Half of the total cost of this central scheme – named Atal Bhujal Yojana – will be supported …

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Amazon’s delivery drones could cut greenhouse gas emissions

Under the right circumstances, Amazon’s dream for drone-delivered packages may cut greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers found four-rotor and eight-rotor drones can outdo delivery trucks when it comes to low emissions, particularly in states like California in which more electrical power comes from renewable-energy sources. The findings are published in a paper published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications spotted by …

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Cheaper 6.1

If Apple prices its rumored 6.1-inch iPhone at $700 this year, it could sell like hotcakes.  Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities says a less-expensive iPhone could sell up to 105 million units during the 2018-2019 product cycle. As reported by MacRumors, he predicts the less-expensive 2018 iPhone will have Face ID, but save costs by using an LCD screen …

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ESPN Plus to stream MLS Live soccer matches

Score another goooooaaaaal for live sports online. ESPN Plus, Disney’s upcoming $5 per month streaming service, has nabbed exclusive rights to MLS Live, Major League Soccer’s out-of-market streaming package.  Previously MLS Live cost $80 for the year, so its inclusion in ESPN Plus, which costs $60 per year, represents a major price cut for fans of US soccer. In addition …

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Facebook’s privacy debacle over Onovo VPN app points to problem of trust

To get to the heart of Facebook’s newest controversy, you’d have to go back to 2013. That’s when Facebook announced it was buying Onavo, a mobile analytics startup based in Israel. At the time, the buyout was expected to bolster CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to wire the globe, providing web access to underserved communities through the social network’s Internet.org initiative. …

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