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Updated: Roku TVs get refreshed with new apps and a 2015 redesign
Update: TCL has announced that the most premium of its new line of Roku TVs, the 3800 and 3850 series, will be available later this month. The 3800 series, ranging from $229 to $479, features a 1080p panel and 120Hz refresh rate (40-inch and larger only) inside a modern design with quad pedestal stand. The 3850 series, going from $249 to $699 across its three screen sizes, offers the same
Woods writes letter to bullied boy who stutters
Tiger Woods wrote a personal letter of support to a schoolboy who contemplated suicide because of a stutter, saying “I know what it’s like to be different and not fit in”. In the letter, published by Golf Digest magazine Tuesday, Woods revealed he too had suffered with a speech impediment and gave the boy encouragement to overcome bullying. The boy, identified only as Dillon, quit his high school football team
Cavaliers put Bulls on brink of elimination
LeBron James didn’t let a sprained ankle slow him down as he played his best game of the postseason, scoring 38 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Chicago 106-101 in game five of their playoff series. James, who leveled the series at 2-2 with a buzzer beating jump shot in game four, also tallied 12 rebounds and six assists Tuesday for the Cavaliers who took a 3-2 lead in the
Car and Driver 60th Anniversary: Reader Stories, Part I
– We’re celebrating our 60th anniversary this July! Big deal, we know, but this momentous occasion isn’t really about us—it’s about you. Our readers are the reason Car and Driver has thrived, and they’re the reason we do what we do. You’ve had a huge hand in shaping an incredible six decades, and we want to hear from you. – Here’s what we want to know: – • Your favorite car you
Car and Driver 60th Anniversary: Reader Stories, Part I
– We’re celebrating our 60th anniversary this July! Big deal, we know, but this momentous occasion isn’t really about us—it’s about you. Our readers are the reason Car and Driver has thrived, and they’re the reason we do what we do. You’ve had a huge hand in shaping an incredible six decades, and we want to hear from you. – Here’s what we want to know: – • Your favorite car you
Investigators arrive after train wreck leaves 6 dead
Dozens of others were injured when the New York-bound train crashed in Philadelphia.
U.S., NATO say Russia must fully implement Ukraine ceasefire
By Adrian Croft and Tulay Karadeniz ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for a halt to fighting around the Ukrainian coastal town of Shyrokyne on Wednesday as NATO backed his demand that Russia fully implement a Ukraine ceasefire agreement. Kiev fears separatists may try to seize the port to help cement a long-term hold on eastern districts of Ukraine. Russia denies providing any troops or
Indian child bride, now 19, faces $25,000 fine for rejecting marriage
By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The family of a 19-year-old Indian girl has been ostracized and fined 1.6 million rupees ($25,000) by a village council after she rejected a marriage arranged when she was a baby, the girl and her parents said on Wednesday. Santadevi Meghwal, from the western desert state of Rajasthan, said she was married off at 11 months old to a nine-year-old boy
Kylie Jenner Annoyed That Kim Kardashian "Wants to Do Everything That I'm Doing"—See the KUWTK Deleted Scene!
Kylie Jenner has grown up in front of cameras, so she’s no stranger to the limelight. Still, her superstar siblings cast a big shadow. In this deleted scene from Sunday’s Keeping…