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Baby Showers
Priyanka Chopra Breaks Silence On Rumored ‘Feud’ With Meghan Markle As She Addresses Skipping Baby Shower
HollywoodLife - Jade Boren
Priyanka Chopra finally admitted if she was ‘upset’ that Meghan Markle wasn’t sitting in the pews when the ‘Quantico’ star and Nick Jonas tied the …
Celebrity News
Ariana Grande Showers Fan With Gifts Who Missed Her Concert For Health Reasons
The Inquisitr - Trisha Faulkner
After learning her young fan was unable to attend her concert due to an emergency surgery, Grande sent an assortment of gifts to her at the …
Chris Evans
Jeremy Renner Reunites With Original 'Avengers' Cast For Epic Selfie
justjared.com
The release of Avengers: Endgame is around the corner and the cast is ready! Jeremy Renner took to his Instagram to share an epic selfie alongside the …
March Madness
Tacko Fall: 'I Won't Allow' Zion Williamson to Put Me on His Highlight Tape
Bleacher Report - Megan Armstrong
The No. 9 UCF Knights will face the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils in the second round of the East Region on Sunday at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, and the hype train surrounding the matchup
Winter Olympics
Papadakis, Cizeron win fourth world title; Hubbell, Donohue land on podium
nbcsports.com - Rachel Lutz
France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron captured their fourth World Championship ice dance title on Saturday in Saitama, Japan. Skating to …
Technology
GM will build a new Chevrolet EV at its Orion plant
Engadget - Richard Lawler
That plant currently builds the electric Bolt and autonomous Cruise vehicles. GM has confirmed plans to build another electric vehicle at the same Orion Township, MI factory where it currently manufactures
Technology
Google app 9.51 preps contributing to shared Collections, new Bisto features, more [APK Insight]
9to5Google - Abner Li
The latest beta release of the Google app is rolling out this evening, and details work on a number of minor features. Google app 9.51 reveals some possible new Bisto features, the ability for other users
Sports
UFC Nashville Full Fight Video: Watch Stephen Thompson TKO Johny Hendricks
Forbes - Trent Reinsmith
Stephen Thompson was 11-1 and coming off a “Performance of the Night” bonus-winning knockout win over Jake Ellenberger when he was matched up against former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks in
American IRA Releases Blog Explaining the Self-Directed IRA Process
Business Insider - markets.businessinsider.com
ASHEVILLE, N.C., March 23, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Although many people might be familiar with the concept of directing their own IRA, some investors might be intimidated by the process of establishing
Investing
No-Deal Brexit Risk Hangs Over Pound Investors After EU Reprieve
Bloomberg - Charlotte Ryan
Pound traders face the risk of yet another vote on Theresa May’s Brexit plan next week, with the prospect of no-deal continuing to hang over the …
Great Britain
RBS aims to wind down 1 billion pounds in local council loans: The Guardian
investing.com
(Reuters) - Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland Group (LON:RBS) Plc is aiming to wind down 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) of bank loans held by local …
News
UK prime minister may not seek vote on Brexit deal this week
Associated Press - By GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has told lawmakers she may not seek passage of her troubled Brexit withdrawal plan in Parliament next week. The embattled leader, who faces a major protest
News
Jordanian prince, family of slain boy visits Christchurch mosque as it reopens
timesofisrael.com - By Nick Perry
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — A Jordanian prince and the family of a slain 3-year-old boy and were among those who visited a New Zealand mosque …
Sports
Winx: Australian horse wins 32nd consecutive race
bbc.co.uk
Australian racehorse Winx extended her record-breaking win streak to 32 with victory in the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill Gardens. The mare, trained by Chris Waller, won the race for the fourth straight
Technology
In China, Apple's Cook says he's bullish on global economy
Fox News - Associated Press
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he's "extremely bullish" about the global economy based on the amount of innovation being carried out, and he's urging China to continue to "open up." In a speech at an economic
News
Bill Maher Goes After Trump for His Petty John McCain Insults
The Daily Beast - Marlow Stern
On Friday night’s edition of Real Time, host Bill Maher addressed the Friday news drop that caught everyone by surprise: that Robert Mueller’s report …
Donald Trump Jr
Trump Jr. celebrates end of Mueller probe with ‘collusion truthers’ tweet
Fox News - Louis Casiano
Donald Trump Jr. mocked “collusion truthers” in a tweet Friday in response to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s long-awaited submission of his final report on the investigation into Russian interference
Syrian Democratic Forces
Islamic State group defeated as final territory lost, US-backed forces say
BBC News - BBC World
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say the Islamic State group has lost its last bit of territory in Syria, bringing to an end its "caliphate". A spokesman for the SDF declared the "100% territorial
World News
New book makes explosive claims about the Trump family
nzherald.co.nz - Gavin Fernando
Explosive new claims have been published about the ambitions of Donald Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka, and her husband Jared Kushner. Kushner Inc., a …
Celebrity News
Barbra Streisand Believes Michael Jackson's Accusers but Says They 'Were Thrilled to Be There'
People - Robyn Merrett
The iconic singer argued that Jackson's alleged abuse didn't "kill them" Barbra Streisand is speaking out about the sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson. In a recent interview with The Times
Sports
LeBron James, Lakers Eliminated from Playoff Contention After Loss to Nets
Bleacher Report - Kyle Newport
For the first time since 2004-05, there will be an NBA postseason without LeBron James. On Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers were officially eliminated from playoff contention with a 111-106 loss to
Technology
Microsoft And NVIDIA Deliver Intelligent Video Analytics At The Edge
Forbes - Janakiram MSV
At the GTC 2019 conference in San Jose, Microsoft and NVIDIA demonstrated how video streams ingested by multiple cameras could be analyzed at the edge in real-time. This partnership enables NVIDIA and
Technology
Huawei P30 series: How much do you really know about the upcoming phones?
Android Authority - Mitja Rutnik
The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro are just a few days away — the company will announce its flagship series on March 26. Although the tech giant hasn’t officially revealed the specs and features of the two devices,
Business
There are 'lots of opportunities' in China: Rio Tinto CEO
CNBC
Jean-Sebastien Jacques, CEO of Rio Tinto, speaks to CNBC's Eunice Yoon on Saturday on the sidelines of the China Development Forum. He says China's …
News
Children With ‘Save Babies’ Placards Taken To London Anti-Abortion Protests
HuffPost UK - Laura Silver
Staff at clinics told HuffPost UK that children are being used "as props to try and guilt trip" women seeking terminations. Anti-abortion protesters …
Sports
Adding Paul Goldschmidt vaults Cardinals back in the NL Central hunt
Los Angeles Times - Andy McCullough
JUPITER, Fla. — One day during the 2018 season, after another empty at-bat against Dodgers reliever Pedro Baez, Paul Goldschmidt decided to investigate whether the data matched his intuition. He insisted
World News
U.S.-backed forces declare victory over ISIS in Syria
NBC News - Linda Givetash
President Donald Trump has said he will pull U.S. forces from Syria after the group's territorial defeat. U.S.-backed fighters in Syria declared victory over Islamic State on Saturday, marking the apparent
Politics
Lesbian teacher, 28, had sex with two female teenage students and could face 20 years in prison
dailymail.co.uk - Mary Mrad
A gay arts teacher who had sex with two female teenagers could face 20 years in prison. The 28-year-old woman was arrested last year after it was …
Donald Trump
Washington awaits results after Mueller wraps Russia probe
Associated Press - By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and CHAD DAY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency. Justice
Politics
Trump's son-in-law Kushner cooperating with U.S. House probe: source
Reuters - By David Morgan and Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is cooperating with a wide-ranging probe by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee into Trump and possible obstruction of justice and