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US Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion
By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – The U.S. Powerball jackpot has reached a whopping $1 billion for only the third time…
Drag queens compete for top prize in Nicaragua pageant
MANAGUA (Reuters) – In a packed bar in Nicaragua’s capital, Managua, on Friday night, more than 1,000 people gathered to…
Robots say they won’t steal jobs, rebel against humans
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number…
AI robots could play future role as companions in care homes
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Nadine, a social robot powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human-like gestures and expressions,…
Hot dog-eater Joey Chestnut wins July Fourth title with 62 franks
(Reuters) – Reigning champion of the annual U.S. Fourth of July hot dog eating contest Joey Chestnut defended his title…
In Kremlin stunt, Putin and girl, 8, lobby minister for budget funds
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted an eight-year-old girl in the Kremlin on Tuesday and got her to join…
On Albania visit, Bill Clinton meets Clintons and Hillarys of Kosovo
By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga TIRANA (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday met 12 children and…
Ready, try to stay steady, go! Men in high heels race at Madrid Pride
MADRID (Reuters) – Dozens of people sporting high heels, most of them men, raced down a cobbled street in the…
Beyonce-flation? How stars are driving prices up as fans flock to concerts
By Dawn Chmielewski, Danielle Broadway and Sachin Ravikumar LOS ANGELES/GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) – Call it Beyflation. Or maybe Swiftflation. The…
Dancing cyborgs: Japanese researchers develop robot arms to ‘unlock creativity’
TOKYO (Reuters) – What would society look like if cyborg body parts were freely available for use like roadside rental…