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FOX NEWS: Passengers injured after being thrown from water ride at California amusement park

Passengers injured after being thrown from water ride at California amusement park Passengers were reportedly thrown from a ride when it malfunctioned.

FOX NEWS: Adventurer set to take 80-day expedition 2,000 miles across Antarctica

Adventurer set to take 80-day expedition 2,000 miles across Antarctica Justin Packshaw says a 'can-do attitude' makes all the difference.

FOX NEWS: Tourist to Scotland loses camera containing topless photos, hopes locals will find and return it

Tourist to Scotland loses camera containing topless photos, hopes locals will find and return it Lily Mika, 26, says she accidentally left the Lumix camera at a rest stop in Skye, Scotland, during a three-day visit to the area about a week ago.

FOX NEWS: National Enquirer Live attraction provokes with controversial Princess Diana and O.J. Simpson exhibits

National Enquirer Live attraction provokes with controversial Princess Diana and O.J. Simpson exhibits Opening to the public on Friday in Pigeon Forge, TN, the highly interactive National Enquirer Live museum seeks to tell the stores behind the tabloid's most controversial covers. A 3-D 'view' of Paris from the night Princess Diana was killed, a replica of the infamous O.J. Simpson crime scene, and an animatronic Michael Jackson are among the attraction's attention-grabbing exhibits.

FOX NEWS: Memorial Day weekend travel tips

Memorial Day weekend travel tips Lee Abbamonte says to arrive early to the airport and have patience.

FOX NEWS: National Enquirer Live attraction to feature Princess Diana and OJ Simpson exhibits, animatronic Michael Jackson

National Enquirer Live attraction to feature Princess Diana and OJ Simpson exhibits, animatronic Michael Jackson The new National Enquirer Live attraction isn’t shying away from its provocative source material.

FOX NEWS: IBM warns of increased cyber threats while traveling

IBM warns of increased cyber threats while traveling Cell phone charging stations targeted by hackers; Mark Meredith reports.

FOX NEWS: Company creates the country's first fully autonomous farm where robots do the heavy lifting

Company creates the country's first fully autonomous farm where robots do the heavy lifting Iron Ox creates a farm where physically demanding jobs like seeding, planting, transplanting and harvesting are performed by robots in an industrial warehouse. Claudia Cowan reports from San Carlos, California.

FOX NEWS: Snapchat employees abused data access, spied on users: report

Snapchat employees abused data access, spied on users: report Snapchat employees have been using internal tools — which offer them privileged access to user data — to spy on people’s pages, a report says.

FOX NEWS: CrossFit quits Facebook, Instagram, accuses social media giant of censorship, being 'utopian socialists'

CrossFit quits Facebook, Instagram, accuses social media giant of censorship, being 'utopian socialists' CrossFit, the branded workout regimen, accused Facebook of being “utopian socialists” and left the platform after the social network deleted a group dedicated to a diet.

FOX NEWS: The real cost of cutting the cord: What streaming companies don't want you to know

The real cost of cutting the cord: What streaming companies don't want you to know Most of us have a love-hate relationship with cable. We like television. We love a handful of stations. But we don't need hundreds of useless channels, many of them boring, some of them in languages we don't understand. Month after month, we pay our cable bills, yet we use only a small fraction of what we pay for.

FOX NEWS: Buyer beware: Google is tracking your purchases via Gmail

Buyer beware: Google is tracking your purchases via Gmail Rack it up as one more way Google tracks your personal data. 

FOX NEWS: How the Gulf War combat debut of 'stealth and GPS' transformed war

How the Gulf War combat debut of 'stealth and GPS' transformed war When GPS-enabled sensors pinpointed enemy targets, surveillance aircraft monitored enemy troop movements and stealth bombers eluded radar tracking from air defenses in the opening days of Operation Desert Storm decades ago -- in January of 1991 – very few of those involved were likely considering how these attacks signified a new era in modern warfare.

FOX NEWS: Facebook says it removed 3 billion fake accounts

Facebook says it removed 3 billion fake accounts The social media giant says most of the fake accounts were caught before they became active, but estimates out of its 2.4 billion monthly active users, roughly 5 percent are fake accounts.

FOX NEWS: Mark Zuckerberg claims Facebook security efforts will suffer if company is broken up

Mark Zuckerberg claims Facebook security efforts will suffer if company is broken up (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Mark Zuckerberg is countering calls to break up Facebook, saying that doing so would only diminish his company's billion-dollar attempts to fix the social network.

FOX NEWS: 57-year-old mom nabs modeling gig after learning tips from Instagram-star daughter

57-year-old mom nabs modeling gig after learning tips from Instagram-star daughter The internet is finding it hard to tell this mum and daughter apart after becoming famous for her glamorous Instagram posts.

FOX NEWS: Shopaholic donates her blood plasma twice weekly to fund retail habit

Shopaholic donates her blood plasma twice weekly to fund retail habit A self-confessed shopaholic has made more than $3,000 donating her plasma to fund her retail therapy habit.

FOX NEWS: Gillette ad focuses on transgender man shaving for the first time

Gillette ad focuses on transgender man shaving for the first time A new Gillette ad released last week Thursday features a transgender man shaving for the first time.

FOX NEWS: Meghan Markle wasn't 'A-list' enough for designers, friend says

Meghan Markle wasn't 'A-list' enough for designers, friend says It might be hard to believe, but there was a time when Meghan Markle wasn’t famous enough for fashion designers.

FOX NEWS: Service dog goes nuts for Chewbacca at Disney World

Service dog goes nuts for Chewbacca at Disney World A service-dog-in-training got to meet her hero during a trip to Disney World. Of course, being a dog, her hero is one of the hairiest characters in the park.

FOX NEWS: Bride won't let grieving maid of honor off the hook for bachelorette party

Bride won't let grieving maid of honor off the hook for bachelorette party Some bride’s look forward to their bachelorette party more than their actual wedding. One bride, however, is taking the ‘party’ way too seriously.

FOX NEWS: Company launches waterproof 'shoe condoms' to protect footwear

Company launches waterproof 'shoe condoms' to protect footwear Sneaker-heads just got a new layer for protection.

FOX NEWS: Georgia neighborhood celebrates mailman's retirement after nearly 35 years

Georgia neighborhood celebrates mailman's retirement after nearly 35 years Talk about a job well done.

FOX NEWS: Adventurous boy, 3, rescued from inside arcade claw machine

Adventurous boy, 3, rescued from inside arcade claw machine He really wanted a teddy bear.

FOX NEWS: Single dad and company president urges people to stop apologizing for 'having lives' in viral essay

Single dad and company president urges people to stop apologizing for 'having lives' in viral essay The author begs people to stop apologizing for “having lives” in a culture where “constant connectivity” is an unspoken expectation of many jobs.

Food Delivery Apps Are Drowning China in Plastic

By RAYMOND ZHONG and CAROLYN ZHANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2YSKSqS

N.F.L. Begins Moves to Avoid Another Labor War

By KEVIN DRAPER and KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2X5CxQi

De Blasio Got Their Donations. Their Votes for President? Not So Much.

By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2X5CzaS

Amusement Park

By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2W744V8

Veteran cleric and Hong Kong democrat keeps up quest for 'historical truth' of Tiananmen

Veteran Hong Kong democracy campaigner and Baptist cleric Chu Yiu-ming was in his mid-40s when he joined demonstrators around Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, just before a bloody crackdown that roiled China. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XiREWw

Beyond the numbers: Skeptics abound as New Zealand sets sights on first 'wellbeing' budget

Substance over style. It is what many New Zealanders hope to see when Jacinda Ardern's government unveils the nation's first 'wellbeing' budget this week. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2MdxLiQ

Egyptian security forces commit war crimes in Sinai: HRW

Egyptian security forces have committed widespread abuses against civilians in restive northern Sinai peninsula, some of which amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, urging other nations to halt military assistance. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2X8ewrO

Papua New Guinea to hold key parliament session amid leadership turmoil

Papua New Guinea's lawmakers gathered on Tuesday for a crucial sitting of parliament, with opponents vowing to topple the government of Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, who clings on despite promising to resign three days ago. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2X8bwvy

NZ opposition party slams government 'wellbeing' budget as all spin in leaked details

Releasing what it said were key details of Thursday's budget, New Zealand's main opposition party slammed the government for "all spin and no substance" in its highly-anticipated wellbeing budget. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2YR1Hm8

At least 40 inmates strangled to death in Amazon prison gang clashes

At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before, authorities said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ECOENu