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Boston wants to ban chewing tobacco at baseball games
From Fenway Park to youth baseball fields, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh wants to ban the use of snuff and chewing tobacco in sports venues across the city. The mayor is expected to discuss the proposal Wednesday morning at a … Continue reading
‘Mafia III’ explores the different colors of mob justice in 1968
It looks like 2K Games and Hangar 13 want to say something with Mafia III. The newly revealed game embraces the open world action roots of the series but props it up with a racially motivated story of mob vengeance, all set … Continue reading
Samsung is making it easier to hand over cash through your TV
Samsung is implementing a new way for you to spend your hard-earned cash: The company’s upcoming mobile payment system, Samsung Pay, is coming to its smart TVs. In most cases, the new service will require three steps to make a … Continue reading
And the highest-paid actors of 2015 are…
It pays well to be an Avenger Robert Downey Jr. is the highest-paid actor of the year, according to Forbes, raking in a cool $80 million. He’s now held the title for three years in a row, thanks to his … Continue reading
46 classic Jon Stewart faces we’ll miss on ‘The Daily Show’
We’re going to miss Jon Stewart’s wit and intellect, but we’ll also miss his face. The host of The Daily Show, who ends his time behind the desk on Thursday night, had a knack for using his expressions to help explain his … Continue reading
America’s obsession with Donald Trump, mapped
Famously famous person Donald Trump is not only dominating other Republican presidential candidates in the polls, he’s dominating them online, too Trump was by far the most Googled Republican candidate in the United States during June and July, according to … Continue reading
Bride’s super cool 89-year-old grandma joins her bridal party
When Christine Quinn tied the knot in May, she had her bridesmaids by her side. The most notable addition to her bridal party: her 89-year-old grandmother. Julie Melton of Sweetwater Photography was on hand to capture these sweet moments between … Continue reading
6 ways the health care system fails transgender patients
We all loathe the doctor’s office — the sterile-white rooms, the crinkling paper sheets, the ill-fitting medical gowns that leave our backs and underwear exposed. But for transgender patients, the anxiety is tenfold. That’s because health care providers fail trans … Continue reading
ZTE’s Axon Pro could have been a killer phone but there’s one major flaw
ZTE has big aspirations. The Chinese telecommunications company wants to be the next Samsung. But it knows it won’t ever get to the big leagues if all it is known for is cheap budget phones. That’s why the company made … Continue reading
British cleric Anjem Choudary charged with ‘inviting support’ for ISIS
LONDON — Radical cleric Anjem Choudary has been charged with inviting support for Islamic State (ISIS). The 49-year-old from Ilford was charged alongside another man, 32-year-old Mohammed Rahman from East London, Scotland Yard say. See also: One man’s story of … Continue reading