#children learn chess to seek escape from Nigeria’s slums

#children learn chess to seek escape from Nigeria’s slums

“#children learn chess to seek escape from Nigeria’s slums” A dozen children crowd around plastic tables in the Majidun neighborhood of Lagos. Intently focused on plastic mats printed with chess boards, the children thoughtfully move pieces on the board as supervisors observe their moves. The waterside shanty town is just across the lagoon from the…

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#Tiktokers find old razor blades behind bathroom mirrors

#Tiktokers find old razor blades behind bathroom mirrors

“#Tiktokers find old razor blades behind bathroom mirrors” These relics of the past are coming back to haunt Gen Z. Disturbed TikTok users are sharing videos of themselves finding rusty old razor blades behind their bathroom mirrors. The discoveries are a result of small slots found in medicine cabinets seen in homes built before the…

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#Family drama is mythical, but not memorable

#Family drama is mythical, but not memorable

“#Family drama is mythical, but not memorable” Running time: 92 minutes. Rated PG (mature themes). In theaters. Actor David Oyelowo’s debut as a director, “The Water Man,” is a very nice movie that’s a lot like a bunch of other very nice movies.  Gunner’s mom (Rosario Dawson) is dying of cancer, and the awkward young…

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#Broadband industry behind millions of fake net neutrality comments, NY AG says

#Broadband industry behind millions of fake net neutrality comments, NY AG says

“#Broadband industry behind millions of fake net neutrality comments, NY AG says” The US broadband industry funded millions of fake comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the 2017 repeal of net neutrality, according to a report published Thursday by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Of the record-breaking 22 million public comments that…

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#Tribune posts 1Q profit, cancels earnings call as buyout looms

#Tribune posts 1Q profit, cancels earnings call as buyout looms

“#Tribune posts 1Q profit, cancels earnings call as buyout looms” Tribune Publishing posted a first-quarter profit but canceled its earnings call, citing the imminent completion of a deal to take the newspaper giant private. The publisher of nine dailies — including the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, the Hartford Courant and the Baltimore…

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#SpaceX’s Mars rocket successfully lands for first time

#SpaceX’s Mars rocket successfully lands for first time

“#SpaceX’s Mars rocket successfully lands for first time” Elon Musk’s SpaceX is one step closer to Mars.  The space travel company launched and successfully landed for the first time a prototype of its Starship rocket, which the company intends to use to send people and cargo to Mars.  It was the fifth high-altitude test flight…

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