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The coffee chain is giving all US staff "unconscious bias" training. We explain what that involves. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LIErAZ

Orla Kiely reveals the secrets behind the designs she's created over the past 20 years. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2xqU4tS

Strawberry producers say they can't find enough humans to pick their fruit, so are robots the answer? from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LGvPeo

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the light bulb became a million dollar idea. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2xqPr2X

Thameslink is threatened with legal action for comparing its poor service to Poundland chocolate. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LbyGuS

The coffee chain closes all 8,000 cafes in the US for an afternoon of "racial bias" training. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2sj1z19

The EU is not the freest trader, but on many measures it is near the liberal end of the spectrum. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2xtOTta

Spending on e-cigarettes is increasing. The BBC looks at what's behind the rise. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LMfzIO

Could the French capital provide a template for cutting pollution in other cities? from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LKBGz4

There is a significant link between higher temperatures and lower school achievement, says a US study. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2spwLuS

Meet some of those hoping to capitalise in the world's biggest cannabis market. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LHdcGY

Experts take us through the dos and don'ts of social media interactions with customers. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LGJMsR

Talks on preparing a summit with the US are under way in New York, Singapore and on the Korean border. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LMYDBR

Ukraine says it acted to foil a Russian plot to assassinate journalist Arkady Babchenko. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2sju3Yw

"Rest assured, I'm here at the @WhiteHouse w my family," a tweet posted on her account says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JkrG1h

Greg Hunt has not responded to that assertion, but apologises for swearing at a town mayor. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IZSa4U

It will now be called the US Indo-Pacific Command to mark the growing importance of the Indian Ocean. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LbPW39

The star meets the president on behalf of a 63-year-old woman jailed for a first-time drug offence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LJ4yI0

The White House reportedly plans to let a temporary exemption granted to European steel and aluminium expire. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2H31QJT

More than 20 people are arrested over the haul, which was hidden in boxes marked "halal meat". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2skUdtL

President Trump weighed in after ABC cancelled Roseanne's show over the tweet about an ex-Obama aide. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2J3jteH

Roxana Hernandez, 33, was being held by immigration authorities in New Mexico when she fell ill. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2kDheEg

Russian regulators have given the company one month to remove the messaging app from its App Store. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IXAcnB

A man shot dead by police after a murder spree is also suspected of killing a man he met in jail. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2srvkvX

Ukraine staged Arkady Babchenko's murder in Kiev on Tuesday to "foil a Russian assassination plot". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LLM4a0

More than 2,000 Russian women who lived under the Islamic State group have disappeared. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IYarUh

This photographer has been on a 10-year mission to teach people that pigeons are beautiful. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LF0gBH

Footage of the man who shot dead two police officers and a civilian in Liège shows him with two guns. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2J01Pbz

Market trader 'Sun Hui' gives her view on Kim Jong-un from inside the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2H1DOza

How two female DJs from St Petersburg are challenging stereotypes, ahead of the World Cup in Russia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ISl7Ua

Russia is providing military support to the Central African Republic (CAR) – but what is Moscow getting in return? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2H29p3F

The long-running soap will air Aaron Brennan and David Tanaka's nuptials in September. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xpDr1y

Archaeologists find a man who, fleeing the initial Vesuvius eruption, was hit by a giant boulder. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2stRP3s

Faith movement based on ancient Sumerian gods attracts thousands of registered followers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2srGq3N

Choreographer puts on football ballet to celebrate Russia's World Cup from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xqYvVr

Concern as wild animals come ever closer to populated areas to find food in Finland and Estonia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LHpdwj

Bodies are not buried for months, sometimes years, in Ghana as families bicker over funeral arrangements. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ssWORA

Why members of Chile's transgender community are lobbying for a change in the law. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2slCemY

The hedge fund investor turned liberal philanthropist is politically divisive around the world. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JeT5BF

Will a "Facebook hotline" and propaganda lessons keep polls free and fair? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2H6xOoK

Activists say they are detained without due process over suspected links to a secretive militia in Syria. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2sqPgQv

Following the cancellation of Roseanne's show, which other celebrities have messed up on social media? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2L8yjRA

The iPlayer service will offer 29 matches in higher-than-normal quality, but access will be limited. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2L8vvnz

Active Shooter is removed from the Steam Store a week before its release after a public outcry. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2JgoOlT

An energy expert said that the tool "is a good way" to make information more accessible. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2J2aYjP

The driver said her Tesla car was using Autopilot technology when it hit a parked police car. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2srr3IG

Russian regulators have given the company one month to remove the messaging app from its App Store. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IXAcnB

The proposed laws - which also include flying restrictions - could come into effect by July. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IXtm1q

A video games expert said that the releases are likely to "broaden the appeal" of the console. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2J1FE4W

The makers of the hit video game are accused of copying rival PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2siEWd0

Tool used by journalists and the police has reduced the information it shares. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2J2Z3m5

Margot James tells consumers to boycott the ticket reseller after it fails to change its policies. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LH6lxn

They could be fined up to £500,000 if delayed plans to hold them personally liable are implemented. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xrvk4D

Star Citizen's "Legatus" package is only available to players who have already spent over $1000 (£750). from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LEvb0K

The drone operator "honestly believed" the 520mph plane would hit the remote-controlled device. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IXH5kD

Papua New Guinea aims to crack down on fake profiles and may make its own rival social network. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xprQjg

A ban had prevented media from reporting on the 35-year-old's sentencing at Leeds Crown Court. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2L4gcwg

A women's group says there is "a concerted attack on women's free speech" over transgender issues. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LHd2PS

The website says it has been manipulating the subscription feed for some viewers. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2sgLqt6

A disused waterfront in Toronto is being transformed by a firm owned by Google's parent company. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xwLREK

YouTube says it has deleted more than half of the 'violent' music videos which the country's most senior police officer asked it to take down. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2J0Wj8D

Shares in the retailer sink almost 21% as it announces closures and says profits will fall sharply this year. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LJMZrl

London introduces a contactless payment scheme for buskers that allows tap-to-pay donations. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xrOnfn

The use of the Cyrillic alphabet is one way Twitter tries to identify Russian automated accounts. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LGJNgp

Two 18-year-olds are charged over a hack that targeted the Latin hit and other pop songs on YouTube. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xsPGuk

Complaints against the web giants are filed on the first day of the EU's new data protection law. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xnTM6U

Game critic John Bain - known as TotalBiscuit and the Cynical Brit - dies of cancer. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2s7AVIt

A man renting a gamer's home was shot dead by police responding to a hoax call. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2J1UfNw

World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao is a devout Christian and has displayed his heart for the needy, including his love of the Filipino people many times.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2kCwq4x

The earliest fragment of the Gospel of Mark, dating between A.D. 150 - 250, was recently published by the Egypt Exploration Society from a Greek papyrus. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2H8oVew

A photo of a Dallas police officer holding a three-month-old baby in his arms, giving comfort after surviving a rollover crash has gone viral. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2J1liZm

A group of former homosexuals and ministry leaders rallied on the steps of a California courthouse Tuesday to protest a bill that threatens to ban Christian books and resources which address issues of homosexuality and gender identity. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JhtLuQ

As the 2018 hurricane season approaches, a new study reveals that more may have died in the aftermath of 2017's Hurricane Maria than previously thought.  Ministries in hard-hit Puerto Rico say the study could generate more attention and help an island that still has not recovered. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xtQAqF

LGBT activists are subpoenaing two prominent faith leaders – Family Research Council President Tony Perkins and National Day of Prayer Task Force President Dr. Ronnie Floyd – in the lawsuit against the Trump administration's transgender military ban. Meanwhile, Perkins isn't taking the matter lying down... from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LHSRBs

A group of more than 100 Ohio pastors sent a letter to state lawmakers asking that judges be held accountable for prejudice against Christians.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2L8P7Ig

For years the courts and media have championed free speech, whether it was the right to burn the flag or to promote pornography. But today there's a belief those same elites have a different priority: silencing the "politically incorrect." from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2J16rOK

"As the world knows, the magnitude of this tragic disaster caused by Hurricane Maria resulted in many fatalities.  We have always expected the number to be higher than what was previously reported," said Carlos Mercader, executive director of Puerto Rico's Federal Affairs Administration. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2skpsoR

You may have heard of Cowboy Church or Drive-Through Church.  Now, you can add Church at In & Out Burger to the list.  And yes, you can add a side of fries with that.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LEShV6

Jesse Duplantis, a televangelist based in St. Charles Parish, Louisana, is asking his followers to donate money for a new $54 million private jet, "so we can go anywhere in the world in one stop." from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LIxRdN

On Tuesday, Dr. James Dobson announced the addition of Dr. Tim Clinton to the leadership team of Family Talk, a ministry Dobson founded in 2010. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LF8Ss0

Employees at a Sacramento-based Chick-Fil-A are about to get a big pay raise.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2IUO423

'No Words,' Must See Image: What an Atlanta Braves Fan Did for a JROTC Marine from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2sokOFO

A Texas ice cream shop hires only special needs employees, which not only provides meaningful employment to workers with Down Syndrome and other disabilities but makes good business sense. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xq1AFv

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie producer Harvey Weinstein was indicted on Wednesday on charges of rape and a criminal sexual act, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said, the first case to emerge from a slew of sexual misconduct allegations against him. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2LMKRzk

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested an executive behind ABC's cancellation of sitcom "Roseanne" was biased while the White House said it did not defend comedian Roseanne Barr's racist tweet that sparked the decision. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2xsPjQz

(Reuters) - The teen charged with shooting 17 people dead at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, boasted of plans to commit mass murder in a series of cell phone videos recorded by him before the rampage and released on Wednesday by prosecutors. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2xuZQdV

(Reuters) - Illinois joined 36 U.S. states on Wednesday when it ratified an U.S. constitution Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) intended to ensure women are treated the same as men under state and federal laws, more than three decades after a deadline to approve it. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2JgxvwN

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he expects major drug companies to slash prices on their products in two weeks, but did not provide details on which companies would do so or how such reductions would be made. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2xtNC5h

HONOLULU (Reuters) - Molten rock from several lava-spewing fissures opened by Kilauea Volcano crept toward clusters of homes and vacation rentals on the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island on Wednesday, prompting authorities to usher residents out of the area as a precaution. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Jk7Vab

OXON HILL, Md. (Reuters) - More than 400 young hopefuls were still competing on Wednesday as the Scripps National Spelling Bee entered its second day, with some using memory aids such as tracing invisible words onto the back of their nametags as they strived for the $40,000 top prize. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2L8Djpq

(Reuters) - Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who resigned on Tuesday, had offered to leave office in exchange for dismissal of a felony computer tampering charge against him in a wider scandal, a prosecutor's spokeswoman said on Wednesday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2IZO6BC

(Reuters) - Tropical depression Alberto is expected to become an extratropical low overnight, as it moves across southern lower Michigan, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said late on Wednesday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2J2RThD

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. marshals served a subpoena on Wednesday on former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon to compel her to appear before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on June 5 on efforts to protect athletes from abuse, a committee spokesman said. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2H3KCMN

The arrest and imprisonment of Stephen Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, has set off protests around the world. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2L5L4wc

A new video game that lets players re-create school shootings by stalking school hallways and racking up kills is being condemned by parents and lawmakers. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2IVB9IZ

More and more college campuses are adopting the idea of safe spaces including a Utah university, which recently built a crying closet to help students cope with the emotional stress of college exams. However, there is now a push for churches to create safe spaces for their congregants.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JgLz9x

Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is taking to try to restore its tarnished image as a hangout where all are welcome. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2L75dCj

A Utah man is finally home after spending two years in one of Venezuela's worst prisons.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2LHjbvt

The proposed laws - which also include flying restrictions - could come into effect by July. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2H25h3I

Political parties in Mexico are allegedly using automated accounts to win votes. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2L3ys8O

New York Times Who Is Mike Parson, Missouri's New Governor? New York Times Facing a criminal trial and possible impeachment, Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri said on Tuesday that he would resign. He will be replaced by Lt. Gov. Michael L. Parson, a farmer and small-business owner elected in 2016, who will remain in the post ... Missouri governor resigns amid widening investigations WTOP MO Gov. Greitens to resign June 1 amid allegations of wrongdoing KSHB Missouri lawmakers 'don't take any joy' in Greitens' resignation, hope to move on Kansas City Star all 337 news articles » from Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2H3aAzQ

KABUL (Reuters) - More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday, as fighting continues across the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2H3evwx

Margot James tells consumers to boycott ticket reseller after it fails to change its policies. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2kBvNbn

They could be fined up to £500,000 if delayed plans to hold them personally liable are implemented. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Jhr1Ob

Ask HN: How do I convince management to hire better? 9 by canterburry | 7 comments on Hacker News. Ironically, I am part of said management but I feel like all other hiring managers ,around and above me, don't even know what "excellent" engineering talent looks like. Most of my peers are mainly concerns with deadlines and to meet deadlines they need bodies. Once they get said bodies, they complain about how little people on their teams seem to care, how they don't read the requirements, how they don't bother asking questions when they don't understand etc I don't claim to have cracked the hiring challenge but I do have some guiding principles which seems to work: * The candidate must demonstrate passion, curiosity and personal commitment to their craft. I.e. they take time to learn or practice their skills outside of work projects. They test their code not because the process says to do so but because they themselves have strong motivation to deliver a ...

Ask HN: How do you vet that they take security seriously? 2 by jfolkins | 1 comments on Hacker News. The term "We take security seriously" has almost become a joke. Every corporation or company throws it around. Recently on a vulnerability disclosure, a megacorp stated that very line but then proceeded to hide critical details and handle things poorly. What is the sniff test for you when deciding if a company actually does in fact take security seriously? Also, what companies are more progressive and are actively pushing security as a differentiator? I seem to remember a company recently that not only had 3rd party code audits performed but they even disclosed details of what the auditor found. I cannot however recall the name. Thanks

Ask HN: Results of hiring senior engineers from StackOverFlow ads? 26 by joshdance | 6 comments on Hacker News. We are considering putting an ad on SO hiring a Senior Engineer. Anyone have stories about how effective it is?

Ask HN: What service are you willing to provide for $1? 8 by mkovji | 28 comments on Hacker News.

Ask HN: What are the best coding practices in research projects? 25 by mlajszczak | 12 comments on Hacker News. Research environment differs significantly from regular software engineering: - researchers conduct experiments that may fail - they often produce PoC instead of final products - it's tempting to produce tonnes of low quality code (since it just an experiment/PoC!) - often researchers are not software engineers so they don't really care about code quality / tests How to find a good trade-off between high coding standards and not getting in the way of research? Is it possible to move smoothly from PoC to production solution without rewriting everything from scratch? How to share code between experiments / PoCs?