Mike Taylor, keyboardist for Burlington, Ont.-based Walk off the Earth, dies - CityNews Vancouver

1. Mike Taylor, keyboardist for Burlington, Ont.-based Walk off the Earth, dies  CityNews Vancouver
2. Canadian band Walk Off the Earth says Mike 'Beard Guy' Taylor has died  USA TODAY
3. R.I.P. Mike Taylor, multi-instrumentalist of Walk Off the Earth, has died  Consequence of Sound
4. Mike Taylor, keyboardist for Burlington-based Walk Off the Earth, dies  TheSpec.com
5. Walk Off the Earth's Mike 'Beard Guy' Taylor Dies  Billboard
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35 British tweets from 2018 that are guaranteed to make you chuckle

Britain may have been a wildly chaotic place in 2018 (you know, that whole Brexit thing) but that hasn't stopped us tweeting.

Quite the opposite. British Twitter is generally a glorious place filled with puns, sarcasm, and the kind of amusing day-to-day observations capable of bringing surprising levels of joy — and 2018 was no exception.

SEE ALSO: 69 times James Blunt was laugh-out-loud funny on Twitter

From kebab shop photoshoots to creative delivery methods, here are some of the most amusing British tweets of the year...

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Isn’t this the guy who plays Sherlock? pic.twitter.com/4pT0smc6g0

— 🥰 isla 🥰 (@islrsm_) February 18, 2018 Read more...

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Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say - The New York Times

1. Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say  The New York Times
2. Seguin PD say man with loaded gun and wearing tactical gear headed to church to 'fulfill prophecy'  FOX 7 Austin
3. Man With Gun Told Police He Was Going To Texas Church To Fulfill 'A Prophecy'  HuffPost
4. Here's everything we know about Tony Dwayne Albert II  KSAT 12
5. Armed man headed to 'fulfill prophecy' at church is from Houston area  KENS5.com
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Six Iranians cross English Channel in inflatable boat from France - Al Jazeera English

1. Six Iranians cross English Channel in inflatable boat from France  Al Jazeera English
2. Iranian migrants found on U.K. beach as English Channel crossings mount  Washington Times
3. Channel migrants: No easy answers to issue, says Javid  BBC News
4. The migrant crisis demands that Sajid Javid stands up to the EU and France  Telegraph.co.uk
5. Sajid Javid slammed for not deploying more high-speed boats to stop migrants crossing the Channel  The Sun
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Outlander brings together Brianna, Jamie, and Claire for a complex reunion - The A.V. Club

1. Outlander brings together Brianna, Jamie, and Claire for a complex reunion  The A.V. Club
2. Outlander Season 4: The Birds and the Bees  Paste Magazine
3. 'Outlander': See the first Fraser family portrait  Entertainment Weekly News
4. 'Outlander' Recap: Season 4, Episode 9 — Jamie and Brianna Meet  TVLine
5. 'Outlander' episode 4.9 recap: Claire and Jamie overjoyed in 'The Birds and the Bees' | GOLD DERBY  Gold Derby
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Possible death penalty for Missouri man who shot to death his family - Business Insider

1. Possible death penalty for Missouri man who shot to death his family  Business Insider
2. Missouri man fatally shoots girlfriend, her kids, her mother  KGO-TV
3. Children, grandmother among 4 fatally shot in St. Louis area  WLS-TV
4. New details emerge from quadruple homicide in St. Charles  KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis
5. Four people killed in a Missouri crime spree  CNN
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Videos showing shelter staffers pushing, shoving migrant children under review for possible criminal charges - CNN

Videos showing shelter staffers pushing, shoving migrant children under review for possible criminal charges  CNN

A case regarding the alleged abuse of migrant children in a Southwest Key shelter will be referred to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for review and to ...

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El-Erian, Like Trump, Says Fed Would Benefit From 'Better Feel' - Bloomberg

1. El-Erian, Like Trump, Says Fed Would Benefit From 'Better Feel'  Bloomberg
2. Fed Chair Powell's unscripted approach sets up for rocky 2019  Yahoo Finance
3. Fed Chair Powell's unscripted approach sets up for rocky 2019  Reuters
4. Life Is Getting Harder for Central Banks  Bloomberg
5. The Long Pause  Seeking Alpha
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Kirk Cousins, Adam Thielen of Minnesota Vikings downplay sideline confrontation - ESPN

1. Kirk Cousins, Adam Thielen of Minnesota Vikings downplay sideline confrontation  ESPN
2. Bears vs. Vikings Week 17 Highlights | NFL 2018  NFL
3. Sunday NFL Football: Week 17 late games thread  Canal Street Chronicles
4. Bears QB Mitch Trubisky was great when it mattered the most vs. Vikings  Chicago Sun-Times
5. Philadelphia Eagles claim final NFC spot with help from Chicago Bears  ESPN
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Lion escapes locked area at North Carolina center, kills 22-year-old intern - USA TODAY

1. Lion escapes locked area at North Carolina center, kills 22-year-old intern  USA TODAY
2. Worker killed after lion escape from North Carolina wildlife conservatory  CBS Evening News
3. Lion kills 22-year-old worker at Conservators Center in Caswell County  Winston-Salem Journal
4. Lion escapes enclosure, kills worker  CNN
5. Escaped lion kills 22-year-old worker at NC preserve before being shot, officials say  The State
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Asian stocks pin hopes on Sino-U.S. talk, as year ends deep in the red - Reuters

Asian stocks pin hopes on Sino-U.S. talk, as year ends deep in the red  Reuters

Asian stocks crept higher on Monday as hints of progress on the Sino-U.S. trade standoff provided a rare glimmer of optimism in what has been a rough ...

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Louis CK's Leaked Comedy Cellar Set Panders to the Alt-Right - The Daily Beast

1. Louis CK's Leaked Comedy Cellar Set Panders to the Alt-Right  The Daily Beast
2. Louis C.K. Goes After Parkland Victims in Leaked Audio of New Stand-Up  TMZ
3. Louis C.K. mocks Parkland survivors, gender-neutral pronouns in leaked standup set  Consequence of Sound
4. Louis C.K.'s Sexually Explicit Stand-Up Rant Proves He's Learned Nothing In 2018  HuffPost
5. Leaked Tape: Louis C.K. Attacks Parkland Shooting Survivors, Mocks Gender Identity in Standup Set  Newsweek
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Samantha Markle on Police's ''Fixated Persons List'': Report - E! NEWS

1. Samantha Markle on Police's ''Fixated Persons List'': Report  E! NEWS
2. Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and Prince William reveal favorite moments of 2018  Fox News
3. Meghan Markle faces scrutiny in British media  CNN
4. Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Reportedly Bonded Over a Royal Family Game of Scrabble on Christmas  ELLE.com
5. Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Top Rumor 2018: Couple Quitting Royal Lives  International Business Times
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Congo opposition, ruling coalition both say they've won chaotic election

Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition said on Monday it expected one of its candidates to win the presidential election based on early vote tallies, but the ruling coalition said it was confident its candidate had won the chaotic contest.

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Russian apartment block blast kills three; rescuers search for survivors

Russian rescuers were on Monday searching for people trapped under the rubble of a city apartment block that partly collapsed in a suspected gas blast, killing at least three, RIA said.

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Russia detains American in Moscow over suspected spying: agencies

Russia's domestic security service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow, local news agencies reported.

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Afghan Taliban arrived in Tehran, started negotiations: foreign ministry

Taliban representatives from Afghanistan arrived in Tehran on Sunday and started peace negotiations with Iran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said.

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Trump effect: How out-of-state money fueled Democratic House wins in 2018 - USA TODAY

Trump effect: How out-of-state money fueled Democratic House wins in 2018  USA TODAY

Democrats who flipped 43 districts to win the House got more than half of their funding from outside their states.

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Review: Nokia 7.1 - Nokiamob

1. Review: Nokia 7.1  Nokiamob
2. Nokia 9 PureView press render leaked, reveals penta-lens camera setup  MSPoweruser
3. Nokia 9 PureView leaks in high-quality image  androidandme.com
4. Nokia 9 PureView Press Image Shared by Known Tipster, Showing Five Cameras at the Back  Wccftech
5. Freshly leaked Nokia 9 PureView press render affirms in-display fingerprint sensor  Gizchina.com
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Tokyo court says extends detention of Nissan's Ghosn until Jan 11

The Tokyo District Court said on Monday it has extended the detention of ousted Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn by 10 days until Jan. 11.

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Six Iranians cross English Channel in inflatable boat from France - Al Jazeera English

Six Iranians cross English Channel in inflatable boat from France  Al Jazeera English

Number of migrants making the risky crossing from France to UK in small boats since October continues to rise.

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Galaxy S9 series reportedly experiences battery drain on Pie - Notebookcheck.net

1. Galaxy S9 series reportedly experiences battery drain on Pie  Notebookcheck.net
2. Samsung Leak Suddenly 'Confirms' Radical Galaxy S10  Forbes
3. Galaxy S9 and Note 9 PRICE CRASH - Ultimate Samsung deals make flagships more affordable  Express
4. Samsung Galaxy A8s to go on sale tomorrow for 2799 Yuan ($407)  Gizchina.com
5. The 8 best new phones we can’t wait to get our hands on in 2019  TrustedReviews
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‘Aquaman’ Leads Year-End Openers as ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Soars - IndieWire

1. ‘Aquaman’ Leads Year-End Openers as ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Soars  IndieWire
2. 'Aquaman' is King of the Box Office Seas for a Second Weekend in a Row  Box Office Mojo
3. ‘Aquaman’ Still Rules, and Others See a Post-Christmas Bump  KTXL FOX 40 Sacramento
4. ‘Aquaman’ Keeps Its Box-Office Lead as ‘Mary Poppins’ Gets a Holiday Boost  The New York Times
5. 'Aquaman' Fan Theory Calls Out Arthur Curry For Being A Tyrant  Heroic Hollywood
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China Thwarts U.S. Effort to Promote American Culture on Campuses - The New York Times

1. China Thwarts U.S. Effort to Promote American Culture on Campuses  The New York Times
2. The US can't 'out-China' China | TheHill  The Hill
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Trump: The country needs a 'slightly larger version' of the 'wall' around Obama's home - Washington Examiner

1. Trump: The country needs a 'slightly larger version' of the 'wall' around Obama's home  Washington Examiner
2. Fact Check Friday: Trump's stocking full of falsehoods  ABC News
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More popular apps are sending data to Facebook without asking - Engadget

1. More popular apps are sending data to Facebook without asking  Engadget
2. How Facebooks Tracks Non-Users via Android Apps  Threatpost
3. Popular apps share data with Facebook without user consent  Financial Times
4. Some popular Android apps are sharing your data with Facebook without user consent  MSPoweruser
5. Some popular smartphone apps send users data to Facebook - even if they don't have account  Independent.ie
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Louis CK's Leaked Comedy Cellar Set Panders to the Alt-Right - The Daily Beast

1. Louis CK's Leaked Comedy Cellar Set Panders to the Alt-Right  The Daily Beast
2. Louis C.K. Goes After Parkland Victims in Leaked Audio of New Stand-Up  TMZ
3. Leaked Tape: Louis C.K. Attacks Parkland Shooting Survivors, Mocks Gender Identity in Standup Set  Newsweek
4. Louis C.K. mocks Parkland survivors, gender-neutral pronouns in leaked standup set  Consequence of Sound
5. Louis CK makes fun of Parkland shooting victims in shocking leaked stand-up audio  Daily Mail
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Former LSU CB Donte Jackson caps impressive rookie season with hometown win - NOLA.com

1. Former LSU CB Donte Jackson caps impressive rookie season with hometown win  NOLA.com
2. Teddy Bridgewater gets golden opportunity to start, and doesn't do much with it  Yahoo Sports
3. Panthers vs. Saints Week 17 Highlights | NFL 2018  NFL
4. Saints looked like team in throes of classic holiday hangover vs. Panthers  NOLA.com
5. Meaningless Carolina Panthers victory had meaning anyway  Charlotte Observer
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Lion kills young worker at North Carolina wildlife sanctuary

A lion at a North Carolina private wildlife sanctuary fatally mauled a 22-year-old worker on Sunday before being shot and killed by local law enforcement, officials said.

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Republican Senator Graham says Trump receptive to shutdown deal idea

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday he was optimistic that Republicans, Democrats and President Donald Trump could reach a deal to end a government shutdown that includes border wall funding and legal status for some illegal immigrants.

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Border patrol chief defends agents in child deaths

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sunday defended his agents' handling of two sick children who died in their custody, saying they did everything they could to get medical help for them in difficult circumstances.

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Season 5 of 'Black Mirror' will be delayed because of 'Bandersnatch'

With its myriad of decisions and endings, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch certainly looked like a hell of a film (or game?) to put together.

So much so that in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, producer Annabel Jones confirmed that Season 5 of the Netflix series would be delayed, with an arrival set for sometime in 2019.

SEE ALSO: A game from 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' is playable now

It's due in part to the "enormous" creative time that the film took, and Jones herself had "forgotten" how many endings there are in Bandersnatch, although the widely distributed number is five. 

The show's creator Charlie Brooker said there are definitely more endings though, where the unwieldy, wild nature of the choose-your-own-adventure story apparently has parts that are very difficult to reach, and may never be accessed. Read more...

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Malware attack affects publishing of major U.S. newspapers

A suspected malware attack affected major U.S. newspapers over the weekend.

In what was initially thought to be a server outage, the attack delayed distribution of Saturday's Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune, according to the Times. 

SEE ALSO: Hacker uses internet meme to send hidden commands to malware

On Saturday afternoon, the company suspected that the attack had originated from outside of the U.S., but didn't reveal any further detail about its origins or what evidence led to the belief it came from overseas.

"We believe the intention of the attack was to disable infrastructure, more specifically servers, as opposed to looking to steal information," a source told the Times. Read more...

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Microsoft's prediction of 2019 ten years ago is just a bit off

Predictions of the future are rarely accurate, but Microsoft's vision of what its technology would look it 2019 would be like is pretty off the mark.

The promotional video originally launched in 2009 was unearthed on reddit recently, where translucent, ultra-thin screens and interactive newspapers, slick (albeit dated looking) graphics are part of everyday life.

There are handful of things in the video that have become reality, not necessarily all by Microsoft though, like the foldable phone, augmented reality, gesture controls, but these technologies aren't as slick as the tech giant envisaged them to be by now. Read more...

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Adorable baby penguin has no idea what happened in 2018. Lucky jerk.

Imagine waking up fresh after this medium-level bin fire of a year, with no knowledge whatsoever of everything that went down.

That's the privilege of this offensively cute baby penguin, a newborn addition to the Cincinnati Zoo.

SEE ALSO: Your favourite same-sex penguin couple welcome their fluffy baby

First reported by NBC affiliate WLWT, the zoo posted a delightful photo to Facebook of the adorable one-day-old chick, and we're pretty jealous of its fresh perspective on things.

"1 day old little penguin. Welcome to the world little one," read the caption on Saturday.

The zoo has not yet announced what type of penguin the chick is, its gender or name. By Sunday, it was making infuriatingly cute chirps, at two days old.  Read more...

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New beetle species named after 'Game of Thrones' characters

Sadly, Game of Thrones isn't returning until April 2019, but if you're in the mood for some show- related news to hold you over, we've got you covered.

Brett Ratcliffe, a University of Nebraska entomologist and professor, decided to name three of his eight newly discovered beetle species after Game of Thrones characters. How fun!

According to The Omaha World-Herald, Ratcliffe named the three species of beetles — each from the Gymnetis genus — after Daenerys Targaryen’s three dragons: Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion.

The official species names are drogoni, rhaegali and viserioni, the Latin versions of characters' names. Read more...

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