Walmart on Monday confirmed that it will stop selling Confederate flag merchandise in its retail and online stores, following the Charleston, South Carolina, shooting. Amazon and eBay have not confirmed similar measures.
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Cats are famously afraid of water, so it’s always funny to see them reach when having to deal with water and washing incidents. But what about flying? A new video uploaded to YouTube over the weekend shows what it’s like for a cat to find itself up in the air against its will – and from the looks of it, the cat doesn’t seem too happy about it.
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This past weekend was an interesting one for Apple. After months of negotiations with record labels to secure a free three-month trial period for Apple Music, Taylor Swift swooped in with a Tumblr post and flipped the script in less than 48 hours.
Apple, if you recall, was able to persuade record labels to sign off on a substantially longer royalty-free trial period by agreeing to pay 71.5% of all subscription revenue once the trial period expired. This figure is marginally higher than the industry norm of 70%. Note: these figures represent U.S. royalty rates only.
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Russian antivirus company Kaspersky revealed recently that it was the target of hackers behind the Stuxnet and Duqu worms last year. The hackers have been attacking the company’s network for months, collecting data on its operations and software. But it turns out that intelligence agencies including the NSA and GCHQ have spied on antivirus companies for years, looking for exploitable vulnerabilities.
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People around the world love their pet dogs, which is why they’re understandably horrified that a province in southwestern China is having a festival that revolves around the slaughter and consumption of 10,000 dogs every year. The BBC informs us that despite worldwide outrage at the festival, the Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Yulin in Guangxi province will continue as planned this year.
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With Jon Stewart set to leave The Daily Show this August, his replacement, Trevor Noah, will have some mighty big shoes to fill. Though Noah, who by all accounts is a quick-witted and intelligent comedian with the chops to fill the position, it turns out he wasn’t Comedy Central’s first choice.
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It’s that time of the week again, and BGR is bringing you a roundup of the best new Netflix movies and shows for your streaming pleasure. A lot of your time is wasted by looking around Netflix for something you haven’t seen yet, so this update will save you some precious ticks on the clock.
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Ahead of Chevy unveiling its 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, the automaker on Monday issued a press release written entirely with emoji characters.
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The worst nightmare shared by countless people was realized this past weekend when a skydiver’s parachute failed to open during a jump. Miraculously, one of the diver’s teammates manages to rescue the man in mid-air and save his life.
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Jon Snow lives! Well, sort of. HBO on Monday rolled out a sneak preview of 7 Days in Hell, an upcoming comedy film starring Andy Samberg and Jon Snow (otherwise known as Kit Harington) as tennis rivals immersed in an iconic, grueling, and of course fictional tennis match.
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