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Scotland Seeks Independence Again After U.K. 'Brexit' Vote

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Scotland Seeks Independence Again After U.K. 'Brexit' Vote First Minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said officials would plan for a "highly likely" vote on separation from the rest of the U.K. Scots voted by 62 percent to 38 percent to remain in the EU.

Scotland Seeks Independence Again After U.K. 'Brexit' Vote

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Scotland Seeks Independence Again After U.K. 'Brexit' Vote

Alert Tourist Spots An Extremely Well-Disguised ATM Skimmer

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Alert Tourist Spots An Extremely Well-Disguised ATM Skimmer Ben Tedesco works in cybersecurity, so he's used to making sure things are secure. Still, he makes an impressive spot here at a Vienna ATM, saving himself (and a bunch of others) a real headache. June 24, 2016 at 02:54PM

Alert Tourist Spots An Extremely Well-Disguised ATM Skimmer

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Alert Tourist Spots An Extremely Well-Disguised ATM Skimmer

Brexit: Word of the day for June 25, 2016

Brexit , n : (Britain, politics) The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. On 23 June 2016 at the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, British voters opted to take their nation out of the European Union.

Article of the day for June 25, 2016

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Article of the day is Hitler Diaries. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Picture of the day for June 25, 2016

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Lögberg (icelandic for Law Rock), Þingvellir National Park, Southern Region, Iceland. The Lögberg was the place where Lawspeakers (lögsögumaður) presided over the Althing, the national parliament, from 930 until 1262 (when Iceland pledged allegiance to Norway). Speeches and announcements were made from the spot and anyone attending could make their argument from the Lögberg..

Brexit: Word of the day for June 25, 2016

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Word of the day is Brexit : (Britain, politics) The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. On 23 June 2016 at the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, British voters opted to take their nation out of the European Union.

Picture of the day for June 25, 2016

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Picture of the day on June 25, 2016: Lögberg (icelandic for Law Rock), Þingvellir National Park, Southern Region, Iceland. The Lögberg was the place where Lawspeakers (lögsögumaður) presided over the Althing, the national parliament, from 930 until 1262 (when Iceland pledged allegiance to Norway). Speeches and announcements were made from the spot and anyone attending could make their argument from the Lögberg.

Article of the day for June 25, 2016

The Article of the day for June 25, 2016 is Hitler Diaries . The forged diaries of Adolf Hitler are a series of sixty volumes of journals created by Konrad Kujau (pictured) between 1981 and 1983. They were purchased in 1983 for 9.3 million Deutsche Marks (US$3.7 million) by the West German news magazine Stern through one of their journalists, Gerd Heidemann. Stern sold serialisation rights to several news organisations, including The Sunday Times. In April 1983, at a press conference to announce the forthcoming publication, several historians—including two who had previously authenticated the diaries—raised questions over their validity, and subsequent forensic examination quickly confirmed they were forgeries. As Stern's scoop began to unravel, it became clear that Heidemann, who had an obsession with the Nazis, had stolen a significant proportion of the money provided. Kujau and Heidemann both spent time in prison for their parts in the fraud, and several newspaper editors lost ...

The British are frantically Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it

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The British are frantically Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it The whole world is reeling after a milestone referendum in Britain to leave the European Union. And although leaders of the campaign to exit Europe are crowing over their victory, it seems many Britons may not even know what they had actually voted for.

The British are frantically Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it

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The British are frantically Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it

A Bug in Chrome Makes It Easy to Pirate Movies

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A Bug in Chrome Makes It Easy to Pirate Movies

A Bug in Chrome Makes It Easy to Pirate Movies

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A Bug in Chrome Makes It Easy to Pirate Movies The vulnerability exists in the way Google implements the Widevine EME/CDM technology that Chrome uses to stream encrypted video.