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Why did the recent coup attempt in Turkey fall through? How will this impact Turkey’s relations with other countries? Sputnik discussed these and other questions with Mayu Kaneko, a Turkish-affairs expert at the Middle East Institute of Japan.

Misoginia, racismo, apologia ao estupro: MC Biel já tuitou tudo isso.

Na manhã de hoje a hashtag #ErrarÉHumanoPersistirÉBiel ficou no topo dos Trending Topics do Twitter, com centenas de novas menções por minuto.

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O motivo é que as pessoas não acreditaram que Biel disse em uma entrevista que a repórter que o acusou de assédio "prejudicou muito sua carreira".

A repórter, que trabalhava no iG, foi demitida depois da história. Читать дальше...

Não tá fácil pra ninguém.

Parece que ontem foi uma segunda-feira DAQUELAS pro Dado Dolabella. Apareceu no Facebook um post mostrando que ele teve um problema com a empresa de gás.

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Twitter is about to embark on a 17 day-long test where it will insert curated Olympics-related tweets into people’s timelines, if they opt in.

Não passa da chamada “reação em cadeia”, em nível absurdo.

Você possivelmente deve ter visto esse gif rolando em sua timeline acompanhado de uma dúvida: "Mas o que diabos está acontecendo?".

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Vamos começar a explicar. Em primeiro lugar, esse gif é deste vídeo postado em uma página do Vietnã:

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E então vamos aos momentos. Tudo... Читать дальше...

The "Brady Bunch" actor will croon the National Anthem for the Sept. 4 race at Darlington Raceway.

En esas series que ven juntas, hay una pareja que las representa.

Every time Dany rolls her eyes at nonsense, a dragon gets its wings.

Remember that time Daenerys Targaryen's brother thought he could control and subdue her and it just made her the strongest she'd ever been?

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She's a khaleesi for life, even if she did eventually embrace her true identity as Queen Of the World.

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The Latest on the visit of the prime minister of Singapore to the White House (all times local):

This furry creature plays with a toy his own size.

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When a breaking news event occurs, the traders who hear it first often come out on top.

And now that social media platforms like Twitter are coming to rival traditional news outlets in disseminating breaking news, that means traders are having to adapt. 

Now, an online brokerage is trying to capitalize on this trend by offering real-time, social media news alerts to its clients. 

Financial services firm Scottrade has partnered with social media... Читать дальше...

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Two years ago, Marvel released "Guardians of the Galaxy," a movie about an obscure rag-tag group of heroes from a random '60s comic series. That movie surprised everyone with a huge August debut and went on to be one of the highest-grossing movies of 2014.

Now, DC's trying to do the same with Suicide Squad, but with a rag-tag group of many B-list villains. Sadly, it won't pack the same punch as "Guardians."

These villains, Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Deadshot (Will Smith)... Читать дальше...

Kanye West was supposed to be on James Corden‘s Carpool Karaoke two separate times, but had to cancel. “Kanye has been booked to do Carpool Karaoke now twice and both times something came up,” James explained to British GQ. “He’ll do it eventually. He wants to do it. [When he cancelled he sent] about three [...]

– Chief Audu Ogbeh, the agriculture minister, also said cabinet ministers would soon hold a retreat to discuss and articulate ways through which they can enhance service delivery – Geoffrey Onyema, foreign affairs minister, said through economic diplomacy, his ministry would work to make Nigerians access foreign investors with ease – Lai Mohammed said a sustained and robust engagement […]

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Whether you're an Apple or Android fanatic, your phone has more capabilities than you're aware of. 

Thankfully, Google recently debuted a new website dedicated to sharing the tips and tricks available at the fingertips of every Android user.

We pulled a few of our favorite tips to share with you: 

10. Guest Mode: Because, really, who wants someone else to see their private texts or emails?

9. You know how in Facebook Messenger... Читать дальше...

Further compression of sovereigns’ risk premium over US Treasuries expected

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Donald Trump's appearance in Maine's largest city has been shifted from morning to afternoon.

Guys, remember when McKayla wasn’t impressed???

Queen Elizabeth "parachuting" into the opening ceremony with James Bond.

People loved the bizarre and thoroughly British opening ceremony, but watching QEII become a Bond girl made everyone LOL.

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The U.S. women's gymnastics team.

AKA the Fab 5, AKA Mean Girls IRL, AKA the first U.S. women's gymnastics to win a team gold since 1996. Luckily... Читать дальше...

With pre-orders starting August 3, Samsung's newest phablet in the Galaxy Note range offers refined craftsmanship, top-of-the-line security, and immersive entertainment features, the manufacturer says.

Shortly after moving to New York, in 1996, the photographer Chris Payne wandered into an old M.T.A. substation in Brooklyn, where he found, behind an unassuming brick façade, gigantic, antiquated machinery powering the subways. The encounter quickly led to a multi-year project—a race to shoot the old substations before they were scrapped—and an obsession with hidden industrial landscapes. Since then, Payne has spent years photographing North Brother Island, a neglected settlement of ruinous beauty in the East River. Читать дальше...

10 masterpieces in a virtual tour around the Tretyakov Gallery

McDonald’s tweaks its menu in a bid to attract consumers looking for healthier, less-processed fare.