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FOX NEWS: Apple, Google remove three dating apps FTC said could expose minors to sexual predators

Apple, Google remove three dating apps FTC said could expose minors to sexual predators Three dating apps have been removed from Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store after allegations from the FTC that the apps allowed children as young as 12 to access them and appeared to violate multiple laws. 

FOX NEWS: Coast Guard arms entire cutter fleet with ship-launched drones

Coast Guard arms entire cutter fleet with ship-launched drones The Coast Guard’s vigorous push to equip its entire Cutter fleet with deck-mounted surveillance drones offers an interesting window into the service's expanding mission scope - to include an increased focus upon great power threats and potential military attacks such as small boat raids, submarine missions, enemy surveillance drones and even incoming fire.

Iran threatens to resume higher uranium enrichment in standoff on nuclear deal

Iran will resume high level enrichment of uranium if world powers did not protect its interests against U.S. sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, responding to the U.S. withdrawal from a nuclear deal a year ago. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LJ11Oj

France wants to keep Iran nuclear deal alive, warns Tehran over negative actions

France's defense minister said on Wednesday it wanted to keep the Iran 2015 nuclear deal alive and warned that if Iran were to not keep to its commitments then the question of triggering a mechanism that could lead to sanctions would be on the table. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2H8Mt65

FOX NEWS: Study: More than 47 million doses of legally prescribed opioids were stolen in 2018

Study: More than 47 million doses of legally prescribed opioids were stolen in 2018 Researchers say doctors and nurses were responsible for stolen opioid prescriptions 67 percent of the time; Trace Gallagher reports from Los Angeles.

FOX NEWS: US pregnancy deaths up, most preventable: CDC

US pregnancy deaths up, most preventable: CDC More U.S. women are dying from pregnancy-related causes, and more than half of those deaths are preventable, government health officials said in a report Tuesday.

FOX NEWS: Tips to protect your skin from the summer sun

Tips to protect your skin from the summer sun Before you make plans to hit the beach, some health experts suggest you hydrate.

FOX NEWS: How a Memphis heart surgeon is saving babies and changing perceptions of America – Taliban included

How a Memphis heart surgeon is saving babies and changing perceptions of America – Taliban included When he isn’t smoking cigars and laying low in his native of Memphis, Tennessee, pediatric cardiac surgeon Dr. William Novick is battling bombs and bureaucracy in some of the most dangerous frontlines of the world. And now he is at the forefront in promoting a different kind of U.S. diplomacy: medical foreign policy.

FOX NEWS: Siblings with rare genetic disorder receive new kidneys on same day from same donor

Siblings with rare genetic disorder receive new kidneys on same day from same donor A pair of Texas siblings born with a rare genetic disorder got the call they needed recently when they found out a deceased donor could provide them both with life-changing kidneys.

FOX NEWS: Bubonic plague deaths quarantine American tourists in Mongolia

Bubonic plague deaths quarantine American tourists in Mongolia Several tourists from various countries were forced to stay in Mongolia after coming in contact with a couple killed by the Bubonic plague.

FOX NEWS: Canadian man hit Seattle's tourist hot spots while infected with measles, health officials say

Canadian man hit Seattle's tourist hot spots while infected with measles, health officials say Health officials in Seattle are warning about a Canadian traveler who passed through popular tourist spots in late April while infected with measles.

FOX NEWS: Mom says reaction to cheap teeth-whitening kit left her with swollen, blistered lips

Mom says reaction to cheap teeth-whitening kit left her with swollen, blistered lips A working mom-of-two was left looking like she had “botched lip fillers” after suffering an allergic reaction to a bargain $80 teeth whitening treatment she had done at home.

FOX NEWS: Chemicals from sunscreen get into your blood: Here's what that means

Chemicals from sunscreen get into your blood: Here's what that means When people slather on sunscreen, chemicals in the products are absorbed into the bloodstream, and the health effects are still unknown, a new government study reports.

FOX NEWS: Denver mulls decriminalizing hallucinogenic mushrooms

Denver mulls decriminalizing hallucinogenic mushrooms Why would a city want to decriminalize magic mushrooms? Dr. Marc Siegel explains.

Track and Field Tries to Understand New Rules for Intersex Athletes

By GINA KOLATA from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2V7FNsD

Celebrating the First Trans-Atlantic Flight. No, It Wasn’t Lindbergh’s.

By JAMES BARRON from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/305Zx3t

FOX NEWS: Selling your home? Here's how to fix what buyers don't want to see

Selling your home? Here's how to fix what buyers don't want to see Little things can make all the difference when it comes to selling, or not selling, your home.

FOX NEWS: Anthony Scaramucci buys Long Island mansion for $3.05M

Anthony Scaramucci buys Long Island mansion for $3.05M Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci and his wife, Deidre Ball, have purchased a luxury Manhasset mansion.

FOX NEWS: Another Italian village is selling homes for less than $2

Another Italian village is selling homes for less than $2 Small towns in Italy are having trouble holding on to residents, as many are apparently leaving the countryside to live in more urban areas.

FOX NEWS: Dolly Parton's former Nashville home selling for $1.1 million

Dolly Parton's former Nashville home selling for $1.1 million The country queen called the house home from 1980 to 1996.

FOX NEWS: Olivia Newton-John selling Australian farm she's owned for nearly four decades

Olivia Newton-John selling Australian farm she's owned for nearly four decades Olivia Newton-John apparently isn’t as hopelessly devoted to her Australian farm, as the property has just hit the market in New South Wales for $3.9 million.

FOX NEWS: Free house in Minnesota comes with big catch: 'I’m not going to sugar-coat it'

Free house in Minnesota comes with big catch: 'I’m not going to sugar-coat it' There is such a thing as a free house — though, like with lunches, there’s always a catch.

Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi has left the country: lawyer and media

A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row over false blasphemy charges, Asia Bibi, has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan's top court. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vKwHro

Blast near shrine in Pakistan, nine dead: police

At least nine people were killed by a blast targeting a security checkpoint outside a major Sufi shrine in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, officials said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DTY3QA

South Africa's ANC seeks to reverse sliding support in tough election

The African National Congress faces its toughest electoral test on Wednesday, seeking to reverse a slide in support from voters frustrated by rampant graft and racial inequalities a generation after it won power in South Africa's first all-race poll. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VjUBtc

Iran threatens uranium enrichment if world powers do not keep promises: Rouhani

Iran will resume high level enrichment of uranium if world powers did not keep their promises under a 2015 nuclear agreement, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, responding to the U.S. withdrawal from the deal a year ago. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VOLY9h

Singapore opposition joins backlash against proposed fake news law

Singapore's lone opposition party in parliament has said it will oppose a controversial fake news bill that has been criticized by rights groups, journalists and tech firms as a debate over the proposed legislation entered a second day on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2V9chCX

Tencent pulls blockbuster game PUBG in China as regulatory approval proves elusive

Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday it will stop offering in China its test version of global best-selling video game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG), having waited in vain for over a year to gain regulatory approval to begin sales. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2H7Z61c