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HLN.be 

Di Rupo blijft PS-voorzitter tot 2019

Elio Di Rupo blijft voorzitter van de PS tot na de parlementsverkiezingen van 2019, wanneer zijn huidig mandaat afloopt. Dat heeft hij verklaard

NBCSports.com 

Jaguars players don’t think QB change would affect them much

The Jaguars went into training camp with Blake Bortles set to be the team’s starting quarterback, but two poor performances in preseason games and some shaky days of practice have opened the door for Chad Henne to take the job. For those two players, coach Doug Marrone’s ultimate decision is a big one. Other players [more]

«FOX Business» (foxbusiness.com) 

J&J ordered to pay $417M in trial over talc cancer risks

Johnson & Johnson on Monday was ordered by a California jury to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company's talc-based products like Johnson's Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.

AOL.com 

Jefferson Memorial update will acknowledge slave owner record

Filed under: News, US, Controversy

Thomas Jefferson’s memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. is getting an update to include that he was a slave owner.

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New York Post 

Babysitter busted for forcing 4-year-old to perform sex acts

A depraved Texas babysitter was busted last week for sexually assaulting a 4-year-old boy, including making him perform a sex act on her, according to reports. The disturbing events happened in San Antonio on March 28 while the boy was in Esmeralda Medellin’s care, My San Antonio reported. The child told police and his mother...

New York Post 

This job title is the most millennial thing ever

Having good vibes could pay off. Companies and hotels are hiring vibe managers — well connected, self-starters who have their finger on the pulse of lifestyle and industry trends — and paying them up to $85,000 a year or more to throw celebrity-filled parties, make playlists and orchestrate office outings like scavenger hunts and lavish...

International Business Times 

Google Doodle Today: Monday Eclipse Facts, Animation

By 9 a.m. PDT on the West Coast of the United States the moon was making its way across the sun for the total solar eclipse of 2017. Buzz around the event has been building for months and agencies like NASA have been preparing and planning experiments for just as long. Google is getting in on Monday's eclipse action for the much-anticipated Aug. 21 event as well.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Kanpur medical college principal applies for VRS

Close on the heels of the report that principals of three medical colleges have offered to quit, principal of Kanpur's Ganesh Shankar Memorial Medical College Navneet Kumar has also applied for VRS.

BusinessInsider.com 

What would happen if the moon suddenly blew up

Skye Gould/Tech Insider

The moon is no small object, something that the solar eclipse of August 21 illustrates in stunning detail.

And though it's implausible, the destruction of that object would be devastating.

It's no spoiler to say that in Neal Stephenson's 2015 novel "Seveneves" — a fictional exploration of this very idea — the moon is destroyed.

That's because the opening line reads: "The moon blew up with no warning and with no apparent reason."

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