Facebook Introduces Embeddable Posts

In an effort to inject Facebook into more public conversations, the company on Wednesday introduced embeddable posts that will let blogs and news organizations include status updates, videos and photos in stories. The posts work in the same way as embeds from Twitter and YouTube. Once your account is enabled, you will have the option to "Embed post." That will produce a code you can cut and paste into a blog entry or HTML file. See also:...

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Student locked in room at DEA facility for 5 days to get $4.1 million

Daniel Chong, 25, will receive $4.1 million to settle his claim for maltreatment. In 2012, Chong was left for five days in a 5-by-10-foot windowless interrogation room at a...

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Train driver in Spanish death crash was on phone to rail operator

High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e6553e9a-f93a-11e2-a6ef-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz2abVVkZMp The box, which chronicles the speed of a train and other crucial data, revealed the train was travelling at 153kph when it derailed, on a stretch of track where the speed limit is 80kph. The finding...

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Manning guilty of 20 charges, not aiding the enemy

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — In a split decision, U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted Tuesday of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge he faced — but was convicted of espionage, theft and nearly every other count for giving secrets to WikiLeaks, a verdict that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison. The judge, Army Col. Denise Lind, deliberated over three days before delivering a decision that denied the government a precedent that freedom of press advocates had warned could have broad implications for leak cases and...

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T-Mobile Offering All Phones for Free Now

T-Mobile kicked off the offer on Saturday and it will continue through to the end of the summer. America's "uncarrier" T-Mobile has announced that it will offer all devices for no money down for a limited period of time. The deal has been brought in in time for back to school shopping season and will see the carrier drop the upfront price on its entire lineup of devices in stores nationwide to zero dollars. Of course, there's no such thing...

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How to increase IQ

The level of intelligence on the person, contrary to popular opinion, not only on the number of books read and vyzubrennyh lectures. Here and in the presence of a healthy diet and loads of sports, and even the rate of fire in computer games. In today's article, read about how to raise your level of IQ by 16 points in just one week.  More vitamins Day Monday. Elapsed time: 30 seconds. Result: 2 IQ points Athletes take creatine for what would have to increase their muscle mass, but this is also great carboxylic...

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Evacuations, multiple casualties reported as explosions rock Lake County gas plant

A large series of explosions rocked a gas plant in Lake County late Monday, causing multiple casualties and forcing the evacuations of residents at least a mile away, authorities said. Twenty-four people were working the night shift at Blue Rhino, a propane-tank business. By 2 a.m. Tuesday, all employees were unaccounted for, said Lt. John Herrell, a Sheriff's Office spokesman. There were no reports of fatalities, Herrell said. ...

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Twitter account of Thomson Reuters hacked by Syrian activists

The group of hackers calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army appears to have compromised the official Twitter account of business news agency Thomson Reuters, posting a series of political cartoons depicting the ongoing civil war in Syria. @ThomsonReuters began tweeting the hacked content at 6:33PM ET, posting seven pictures over a period of about 35 minutes. The content remained up for over an hour; the account was suspended at about 7:45PM...

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Keep Your Kids Happy and Healthy: Summer Tips for Parents

Summer is the best time to provide your child with snacks that promote energy and good healthy eating practices and to make sure they get the exercise and rest they need. Here are a few tips for your child’s summer health. Make sure your child is getting daily exercise. Encourage your child to stay active.  Have them walk, run, swim, play sports, jump rope, ride bikes, or go skating daily.  Check out LetsMove.gov for more information. Photo...

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Shooting for the Stars: Let’s Read! Let’s Move!

The third installment of the Let’s Read! Let’s Move! summer series at the Department of Education took kids’ imaginations all the way to the moon and back this week with space-themed activities and a strong focus on STEM. The event was part of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s Let’s Read! Let’s Move! summer enrichment series, which engages children in summer reading and physical activity over the summer months, and...

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Mechanical failure eyed in deadly Indiana bus crash

(CBS News) INDIANAPOLIS - Investigators are trying to figure out if mechanical problems caused a bus returning from a church camp to crash. Three people were killed and dozens injured. The bus was just a mile from its destination when it veered out of control near Interstate 465 in Indianapolis. A bus is seen on an Indianapolis thoroughfare after a deadly crash July 27, 2013, in this aerial shot from CBS Indianapolis affiliate WISH-TV. / WISH-TV Colonial...

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Lady Gaga: 'Applause' Single Artwork Revealed!

Check out the new artwork for Lady Gaga‘s first single “Applause” off of her upcoming album ARTPOP. The 27-year-old entertainer announced that the artwork would be revealed earlier in the day. “Artwork for new single ‘Applause’ comes tonight on @womensweardaily’s site for coverprint on newstands 2moro. Photography Inez+Vinoodh -GAGA” Lady Gaga tweeted. “Artwork for new single ‘Applause’ in HQ” she added later, along with the art. “Applause”...

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Bolstering your brain against dementia

For years, the news about Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related illness has been unrelentingly grim. We don’t know many of the causes. We don’t have a cure. Researchers warned that the number of people with brain-robbing diseases would double in the next three decades as the baby boom generation aged. In other words, if you lived long enough, you’d likely suffer from it. Finally, however, good news: Dementia rates in England and Wales plunged by 25 percent over the past two decades, according to a recent study in The Lancet. Another ...

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Apple’s Bob Mansfield Shifts Work to Special Projects

Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s Bob Mansfield, whose $85.5 million compensation made him one of the highest-paid U.S. executives in 2012, is stepping down as technologies chief to work on special projects. “Bob will no longer be on Apple’s executive team, but he will continue to work on special projects,” Katie Cotton, an Apple spokeswoman, said by phone. ...

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Italy coach crash: rescuers work through the night to free survivors and take away the dead

Rescuers worked in darkness to pull about 11 survivors – reported to be seriously injured - from the wreckage of the bus under the viaduct in Monteforte Irpino in the Campania region. But they were also recovering corpses which they lined up under white sheets. The crash occurred on the A16 motorway in the province of Avellino. About 48 passengers were thought to be on board the bus. Early reports suggested the bus was carrying pilgrims back from the shrine of Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo in Puglia. Later reports said...

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Hacker Barnaby Jack dies in San Francisco aged 35

Jack was due to speak at the Black Hat conference, which starts Saturday in Las Vegas. Photograph: Isaac Brekken/AP Barnaby Jack, a hacker who was due to present his findings on the security vulnerabilities of implanted medical devices, has died. The San Francisco medical examiner's office said Jack, 35, died in the city on Thursday – but did not provide details on the circumstances surrounding...

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NASA reveals true identity of mysterious space centaurs

Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The findings suggest that approximately 66 percent of the centaur population are comets. National Monitor, Lance Tillson | July 26, 2013 NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has revealed the true identity of the mysterious space centaurs. Centaurs are the diminutive celestial objects circling the sun between Jupiter and Neptune. Until now, their true identity was one of the long-lasting...

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Pinterest Adds Support For “Do Not Track” As It Begins To Personalize Its Service For Users

Pinterest announced today that it will add support for Do Not Track, the web browser mechanism that allows users to opt-out of having their personal data and activity collected by websites and third parties. It’s not the first social media company to make this move — Twitter, for example, announced last year that it would also support the Do Not Track technology. Do Not Track, for those unfamiliar, is similar in spirit to the Do Not Call...

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Scientists can implant false memories into mice

  Optical fibres implanted in a mouse's brain activated memory forming cells Related Stories Neuron growth 'cuts memory space' Switching on a light in the brain Can you trust your memory? False memories have been implanted into mice, scientists say. A team was able to make the mice wrongly associate a benign environment with a previous unpleasant experience from different surroundings.The researchers...

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