Toronto’s City of Tomorrow Is Scaled Back Amid Privacy Concerns

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Opinion: She allegedly told her boyfriend to kill himself and he did. Did she commit a crime?

Instead of graduating from Boston College on May 20, and sharing a glorious day with his family and friends, 22-year-old Alexander Urtula took his own life. He did so just hours before his graduation ceremony by leaping off a parking garage. His girlfriend of 18 months, Inyoung You, now stands charged with his homicide. Why? Because allegedly she relentlessly encouraged him to kill himself.

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‘BSY praised Tipu when he visited his palace’

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Thai king creates boot camp-style 'unity' courses

Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to the monarchy, according to the Royal Palace and interviews with trainees and organizers.

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The African Americans discovering Ghana

Ghana has declared 2019 the 'year of return' and is encouraging the African diaspora to visit the country, but why are some deciding to make it their new home?

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BJP MP Jha to head RS ethics committee

Rajya Sabha's Ethics Committee will be headed by BJP MP Prabhat Jha with Chairman of the Upper House M Venkaiah Naidu reconstituting eight House panels on Thursday.Jha replaces his party colleague Narayan Lal Panchariya.

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Gurudas Dasgupta, CPI veteran, passes away

Veteran CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta, one of the doyens of the country's trade union movement and a former MP, died at his Chetla home in Kolkata on Thursday, three days ahead of his 83rd birthday on November 3.

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BJP: Who foots bills of Rahul's foreign trips?

The BJP on Thursday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's frequent foreign trips and wondered who footed his bills, including air tickets, stay in five-star hotels & other expenses. "Rahul has visited abroad 16 times since 2014, out of which there are nine occasions of which there are no details.He has visited abroad more number of times than his constituency," said a BJP spokesperson.

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Climate change 'making mountaineering riskier'

Thinning ice and snow cover is leading to more rock-falls and landslides.

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Islamic State vows revenge against US for al-Baghdadi's killing

IS vows revenge against US for al-Baghdadi's killing

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Whirlpool 'silenced customers' amid tumble dryer fire scare

MPs criticise the maker's use of non-disclosure agreements and its response to tumble dryer fires.

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Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads not guilty to new sexual abuse charges

A third accuser has emerged in the Cuba Gooding Jr. sexual misconduct case. Gooding has now been charged by police in three separate incidents, on three separate dates, involving three separate accusers in New York.

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12 people were shot at a Long Beach party, and the gunman is still on the run

Police are asking for the public's help in finding whomever killed three people and wounded nine others Tuesday night at a crowded Southern California house party.

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New top story on Hacker News: NIH-Funded Study Suggests Acetaminophen During Pregnancy Linked to ADHD/Autism

NIH-Funded Study Suggests Acetaminophen During Pregnancy Linked to ADHD/Autism
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New top story on Hacker News: Acquiring Books for the Greatest Libraries in the World (2018)

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Calif. evacuees return home as fire threat weakens

Tens of thousands of Northern California residents return home days after they were evacuated as firefighters battled a massive wind-fueled wildfire burning in Sonoma County wine country. (Oct. 31)

      

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New Threats Put Wildfire Fighters’ Health on the Line

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Mumbai, Hyderabad enter Unesco Creative Cities list

Mumbai & Hyderabad were designated Unesco creative cities on the occasion of World Cities Day on Thursday. Mumbai entered the global network of creative cities under the film category & Hyderabad under gastronomy. The network brings together cities that base development on creativity in music, arts & folk crafts, design, cinema, literature, digital arts or gastronomy.

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Brazil wildfires: Blaze advances across Pantanal wetlands

The area is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, and a popular tourist destination.

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Facebook denied financial services opportunities to women and older people, lawsuit alleges

Facebook is facing a proposed class action lawsuit for allegedly denying people financial services products based on age and gender.

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The Trump administration is ramping up its outreach to Senate Republicans ahead of a likely impeachment trial in the weeks ahead

After weathering criticism that it is paying too little attention to the President's defenders in the House, the White House has been ramping up its outreach to Senate Republicans ahead of a likely trial in the upper chamber in the weeks ahead.

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Keystone Pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons of oil in North Dakota

Part of the Keystone 1 Pipeline in North Dakota was shut down after a leak of about 9,120 barrels of oil -- 383,040 gallons -- was discovered, TC Energy company said in a statement.

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