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U.S. bans e-cigarettes on planesWant to vape on your next flight? TOO BAD. The Department of Transportation on Wednesday finalized a rule that prohibits e-cigarettes on U.S. flights, including those arriving from or departing to foreign countries. SEE ALSO: E-cigarette explodes like a firework in man's pants “This final rul... You're not allowed to vape on airplanes anymoreWant to vape on your next flight? TOO BAD. The Department of Transportation on Wednesday finalized a rule that prohibits e-cigarettes on U.S. flights, including those arriving from or departing to foreign countries. SEE ALSO: E-cigarette explodes like a firework in man's pants “This final rul... Tinie Tempah and J.K. Rowling bantered on Twitter, and it was magicalHe's not just a name-dropper: Tinie Tempah is well-educated in the Potterverse. The London rapper's new single, "Girls Like," which features a reference to Harry Potter author and Twitter queen J.K. Rowling, prompted a witty Twitter exchange between the two on Wednesday. Of course, it wa... The worst drought in 900 years helped spark Syria's civil warThe drought that played a role in triggering the catastrophic Syrian Civil War was the worst such climate event in at least the past 900 years, according to a new study published this week. The study bolsters the conclusions from other research that found that because of human-made global war... An early bloom turns Tokyo garden into yellow flower wonderlandThe center of Tokyo now looks more like a sea of yellow than a major metropolis. This week rapeseed flowers bloomed in the central district of Tokyo at the Hama-rikyu Gardens. Usually these flowers appear in mid-March, but record warm temperatures this winter have possibly triggered an early ... Here's a picture book about hot farmers holding cute baby animals, because why not?Well, this gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Irish beef." A new book from St. Martin's Press, Ciara Ryan's Irish Farmers, is putting a sexy twist on farming. The book, which started out as a calendar in 2010, has a mission to showcase — in its own words — "irresistibly cute animal... Google Photos now has more advanced photo editing toolsGoogle Photos is one of the best ways to store all of your photos and videos online. Now, it's even better. The web version of Google Photos at photos.google.com just rolled out a way to let you edit photos using easy-to-use adjustment sliders. The new editing tools were announced on Google Photos' ... Super Tuesday winners: Super Mario editionSuper Mario Tuesday: We tracked all the #SuperTuesday results using custom levels from Super Mario Maker. Here are all of the final results for all 22 races!Super Tuesday Super Mario tracker: http://on.mash.to/1T83xtu2016 primary race results: http://on.mash.to/1QTFluN Read more...More about Demo, M... Singapore has thousands of litterbug-catching camerasSINGAPORE — With the country's "clean and green" reputation at stake, the Singapore government is stepping up on its measures to curb littering. Last year, the island state rolled out four times more surveillance cameras to catch litterbugs. More than 3,000 such cameras have been deployed sin... French cafe menu proves that politeness really does pay off"Please" really is the magic word. This French cafe really knows how to motivate politeness from its customers, as seen by its menu, which offers a discount for people who say "please" and "hello" to the server. SEE ALSO: Restaurant owner brilliantly shuts down disgruntled TripAdvisor reviewer ... |