Articles for April, 2017

The Fate of the Furious Has Officially Zoomed Past The Billion Dollar Mark
'The Fate of the Furious' just hit a billion dollar gross thanks to an impressive international showing and its third week topping the U.S. box office.
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Donald Trump slams 'archaic' US constitution that is 'really bad' for the country

Donald Trump slams 'archaic' US constitution that is 'really bad' for the countryDonald Trump has blamed the US constitution for the problems he has encountered during his first 100 days in office. In an interview with Fox News to mark the milestone, the Republican called the system of checks and balances on power “archaic”. It comes after a torrid few months in which Mr Trump has faced a series of setbacks and embarrassments.


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6-Year-Old Boy Receives Outstanding Citizen's Award After Returning $2,000 He Found
Jasper Dopman was honored by his local police department.
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Blue Sadie headphones review: premium audio at a premium price

Blue Sadie headphones review: premium audio at a premium priceBlue, a company known for their microphones and recording equipment, has rolled out a new line of premium headphones. The prices go from $250 to $700, but the sweetest spot for most people would probably be the $400 Sadie over-ear headphones. For the price, you get an integrated amplifier that's supposed to give you high-quality, distortion-free audio like you'd get from a fancy headphone pre-amp, but in a setup that you can take with you.The fit is probably the best part of these headphones: a pair of articulating arms adjust to fit your ears perfectly, and memory foam pads mean you can wear them for a long time without it being uncomfortable.The company claims that the design was inspired by the suspension system race cars use. While that might be a stretch, the built-in amplifier allows them to get about as loud as one, and the closed-ear design blocks out external noise very well, so you could definitely use them in a crowded area to enjoy your music in peace.As for style, they're a clean dark grey with metallic accents, and you can tell right away that they're top of line cans. The nice thing is that unlike a lot of other headphones, they aren't super gaudy, and they don't make you look like a wanna-be club D.J.When it comes to practicality, things also look good. The headphones come with a 4-foot aux cable with iPhone controls that allow you to play, pause and skip songs, as well as a longer 10' cable to use with a desktop computer, or anywhere where you need a bit more wiggle room.As for the sound, it's about what you would expect for headphones that retail for about four hundred dollars: it's clear, warm, and the integrated amplifier allows you to crank up the volume without distorting the sound quality. Sadly, that's really the best thing you can say about the amp: it means you don't have to crank the volume on your smartphone, so you don't get swamped with distortion. But you're still relying on your smartphone's amplifier for the original signal, so you're never going to get the kind of audio quality you would with a pre-amp and a better-definition source.The amp has two settings, a regular amp mode and Amp+, which is supposed to emulate the sound of vinyl records. In practice, Amp+ is louder than the regular amp setting, but other differences are difficult to discern. In some ways, I think Blue's missed an ideal chance here: one of the benefits of smartphones without traditional headphone jacks was supposed to be headphones that connect with a Lightning or USB-C connection. Those headphones would use their own internal amp rather than the phone's amplifier, allowing for much better audio quality.The Sadies already have the difficult part of that, namely the dedicated amplifier. With an optional Lightning or USB-C connector, I could see a major improvement in sound fidelity, and an option to play high-bitrate music without the limitation of the iPhone's audio circuitry.Without a standout feature like that, the Sadies become like any other pair of expensive, great-sounding on-ear headphones. The sound is great, fit is exceptional, but $400 is still a high asking price for a standard, cabled pair of headphones.


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Karl: If Trump has learned how hard his job is, that may be 100-day 'accomplishment worth celebrating'

Karl: If Trump has learned how hard his job is, that may be 100-day 'accomplishment worth celebrating'ABC News' Jonathan Karl shares some closing thoughts about Trump's statement this week that he "thought it would be easier" being president.


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L.A. Shooting Rampage Suspects Arrested After Day-Long Manhunt

L.A. Shooting Rampage Suspects Arrested After Day-Long ManhuntA man and woman were arrested Sunday in connection with a motel shooting that police believe was part of a cross-city rampage throughout the Los Angeles suburbs — killing one person and wounding at least three others.


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Elon Musk teases future plans at TED talk
Elon Musk paused while chatting about his series of potentially world-changing endeavors to say he isn't in it to provide salvation. It was during a talk on Friday at a prestigious TED Conference in Vancouver, where the tech entrepreneur was discussin...
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AP PHOTOS: Slave quarters rebuilt at Madison's Montpelier

AP PHOTOS: Slave quarters rebuilt at Madison's MontpelierMONTPELIER STATION, Va. (AP) — The homes of slaves who toiled on President James Madison's estate in Virginia are being rebuilt for the first time.


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Lost kitten finally found hanging out in tissue box

Lost kitten finally found hanging out in tissue boxKittens are ideal pets for anyone who loves the intense dread of having misplaced a beloved helpless animal. Small, quiet, and obsessed with tight, dark spaces — kittens are the car keys of the animal kingdom. They were built to be lost. SEE ALSO: Here are some good cats and dogs who are working their summer haircuts Twitter user @Britneydortiz can attest to that, after losing her rescue kitten Chanel. After an hour of frantic searching throughout the house, Chanel was discovered hanging out in a full tissue box. We just spent a hour looking for her. pic.twitter.com/x00nQNP4nS — Britney Diane (@Britneydortiz) April 29, 2017 Sure, Twitter is a website filled with lies and it's possible that this kitten was put inside of a tissue box for a photo op. But in that case, hey, free pic of a kitten in a tissue box. Congrats on surviving your harrowing journey amongst the Kleenex, Chanel. WATCH: This electric surfboard can move without the waves


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Qatar upholds rare death sentence in UK teacher's murder
A Doha court on Sunday upheld the death penalty in the retrial of a Qatari man convicted of murdering a 24-year-old British female teacher. Badr Hashim Khamis Abdallah al-Jabr was found guilty of stabbing Lauren Patterson and then burning her body in ...
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