JanteChai: Jul 3, 2016

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Game of Thrones: Comedian nails impressions of your favorite characters

Arya may be a girl of many faces, but one Game of Thrones fan has proven himself a man of many voices. Scheiffer Bates celebrated the end of the...

Published on July 1, 2016 at 07:01AM

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Daniel Radcliffe hasn’t ruled out playing Harry Potter again

Daniel Radcliffe spent a decade playing The Boy Who Lived across eight films, from 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to 2011’s Harry...

Published on June 28, 2016 at 08:45PM

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J.K. Rowling's Ilvermorny: What we learned from the new story

There is a lot to unpack from the lengthy story that J.K. Rowling published to Pottermore on Tuesday. “Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...

Published on June 28, 2016 at 10:45PM

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EgyptAir crash: Flight MS804 bodies are recovered

A vessel looking for the bodies of victims of the Egypt Air plane that crashed in the Mediterranean in May has found most remains, investigators say.

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Juno mission: Jupiter probe nears critical orbit manoeuvre

The US space agency will try to put a satellite in orbit around Jupiter to sense what lies beneath the giant planet's obscuring clouds.

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Lady Gaga, Jane Fonda, and others honor the 49 Orlando victims in Ryan Murphy’s tribute

Less than three weeks since the tragic massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub claimed the lives of 49 victims, their personal stories live on. Today...

Published on June 30, 2016 at 01:01AM

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Big Brother recap: You know nothing, Budget Jon Snow

Look up. Look at the heavens, y’all. Do you see it? Jozea isn’t up there. Do you know why? Because he was a false prophet. That’s right. After our...

Published on July 4, 2016 at 08:00AM

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Bon Jovi's 'You Give Love a Bad Name' gets bluesy cover from Postmodern Jukebox

Bon Jovi’s 1986 rock song “You Give Love a Bad Name” just got a bluesy, big band revamp from Postmodern Jukebox. Founded by Scott Bradlee with a...

Published on July 4, 2016 at 12:15AM

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China fits final piece on world's largest radio telescope

China has fitted the final piece on what is set to be the world's largest radio telescope, the size of 30 football fields and worth $180m (£135m).

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Orlando alligator: 'Second' animal involved in attack

The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Disney World in Florida in June is reported to have said that two animals were involved.

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China to hold military drills in South China Sea

China will hold military drills in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of a ruling by an international court on a maritime claim.

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Attack near US consulate in Saudi city of Jeddah

A suspected suicide bomber dies after being tackled by police near the US consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, local reports say.

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Australian political limbo drives dollar lower

The Australian dollar weakens after the country's election over the weekend was too close to call, raising the prospect of a hung parliament.

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Legal action over UK MPs' role in Brexit

A law firm is taking action to ensure the formal process for the UK leaving the EU is not triggered without an act of Parliament.

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'Scooby snack' is now in the Oxford English Dictionary

Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? In the Oxford English Dictionary, of course, as the definition of “Scooby snack” joins the publication alongside...

Published on June 30, 2016 at 09:31PM

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Electrifying rhythms

Sudha Kheterpal, percussionist with the band Faithless, explains how she was inspired to make a musical instrument that can generate electricity.

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Release your inner child

How Canadian entrepreneur Adam Tichauer set up Camp No Counselors, one of a growing number of summer camps for adults.

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Blooming health

A growing body of research suggests gardening is good for both physical and mental health.

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A video has gone viral of schoolchildren slowing down to let a disabled classmate win a race. Laurence Clark, a comedian with cerebral palsy, is not sure he wouldn't rather lose.

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Michael Cimino, an appreciation: From Oscar triumph to Hollywood exile

Even in a town as fickle and faddish as Hollywood, the movie industry has never turned on one of its own as quickly and decisively as it once...

Published on July 4, 2016 at 04:45AM

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Canal plus

As the newly-enlarged Panama Canal opens for business, Arturo Wallace traces some of the unique waterway's unexpected beneficiaries.

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Happy meal

The BBC's Geeta Pandey in Chennai samples the treats at an "amma canteen" which serves hundreds of thousands of cheap meals every day.

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Jupiter Juno mission: Five facts you need to know

Five facts about the Juno mission to Jupiter as the Nasa spacecraft arrives on the largest planet in the solar system.

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Turkey sends Gaza aid after six-year rift with Israel ends

A Turkish ship carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza arrives in an Israeli port for the first time since a flotilla clash that left 10 Turkish activists dead and soured Israeli-Turkish relations.

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Iraq: Worst violence in a year following Baghdad attacks

Iraq has suffered its worst day of violence for a year, with nearly 120 people killed in suicide attacks targeting the capital Baghdad.

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Box office report: Three newcomers put up a fight as Finding Dory again takes No. 1

Though Finding Dory was expected to (and did) handily topple each of the week’s three new wide releases, Disney’s The BFG, Universal’s The Purge:...

Published on July 3, 2016 at 11:30PM

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Oprah Winfrey recalls landing her breakout role in The Color Purple

Oprah Winfrey showed up on Saturday at Essence Fest for the first time in the convention’s 22-year history and it felt like the Pope had just...

Published on July 4, 2016 at 02:45AM

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Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Andra Day dedicate emotional performance to Orlando shooting victims

frameborder=”0” allowFullScreen> Andra Day’s “Rise Up” is a rousing song on its own, but the 31-year-old singer gave the track an inspirational...

Published on July 4, 2016 at 01:45AM

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Sully: Tom Hanks braces for impact in first trailer

Tom Hanks survived a plane crash in 2000’s Cast Away, and he’s doing it again in Sully. Now we have our first look at the dramatic action in the...

Published on June 30, 2016 at 07:16AM

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Iraq mourns victims of Baghdad suicide bombing

The Iraqi government declares three days of national mourning after a huge bomb in the capital Baghdad kills at least 125 people.

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France beat Iceland to reach semi-final

Euro 2016 hosts France thrash Iceland to set up a intriguing semi-final with world champions Germany.

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Film community remembers Michael Cimino with heartfelt tributes

As Hollywood continues to mourn director Michael Cimino, who died Saturday at the age of 77, several members of the film community have shared...

Published on July 4, 2016 at 01:00AM

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Euro 2016: Germany's Mario Gomez suffers hamstring injury

Germany forward Mario Gomez will miss the rest of the European Championship with a hamstring injury.

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Dhaka cafe attack: 'We went to help a man - they fired at us'

A police officer injured in an attack on a Dhaka cafe in which 22 people were killed and more than 30 injured describes what happened when he reached the scene.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/29mvlJT

Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monáe to perform at the White House for July Fourth celebration

Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monáe will celebrate America’s birthday by performing at the White House this Fourth of July, White House Press...

Published on July 3, 2016 at 10:00PM

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President Obama remembers Elie Wiesel: 'He was a living memorial'

President Barack Obama remembered Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel in a heartfelt tribute, where he called the late author and Holocaust...

Published on July 3, 2016 at 10:15PM

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Star Wars Rebels season 3 could cross over into future movies, says producer

Lucasfilm threw fans a curveball when Forest Whitaker was announced as Saw Gerrera in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. A figure from the Clone Wars...

Published on July 3, 2016 at 09:15PM

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Ava DuVernay celebrates Queen Sugar's all-female directing squad

This story originally appeared on PEOPLE.com. The brains behind the Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated movie Selma, has teamed up with Oprah Winfrey...

Published on July 3, 2016 at 09:15PM

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