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Amazon to pay over $30 million to settle claims Ring, Alexa invaded user privacy : NPR

The Federal Trade Commission has accused Amazon of harboring children’s data even when parents request it to be deleted, as well as giving its Ring employees access to users’ videos.

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The Federal Trade Commission has accused Amazon of harboring children’s data even when parents request it to be deleted, as well as giving its Ring employees access to users’ videos.

Michael Sohn/AP

Amazon will pay more than $30 million in fines to settle alleged privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and doorbell camera Ring, according to federal filings.

In one lawsuit,

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Woman, 30, shares three ‘subtle’ symptoms of bowel cancer she feels

The spa therapist, from Crosby, learned she had stage three bowel cancer a week after her 30th birthday.

Reflecting on her symptoms, Megan said: “I thought maybe I’m getting a bit gluten intolerant.

“I was getting really bloated and had a stomach sore. It was all very subtle, it was probably going on for six months.”

Megan shared: “I was tired but I thought maybe that was down to 16-hour days [at work] and leading a busy life. It wasn’t consistent, that’s why I put it off.”

After booking an appointment with her doctor, Megan was given a blood test

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The time the Iron Sheik and Jerry Lawler ’embarrassed’ themselves in an Evansville match

EVANSVILLE – Jerry “The King” Lawler lit fires all the time.

For some in-the-ring pyrotechnics, he’d run a hidden lighter over a piece of magician flash paper and throw the resulting fireball at his advancing foe. It was a classic wrestling move, and the brief-but-impressive-flame would always make the crowd go crazy.

One night at the Evansville Coliseum, he was supposed to do that to the Iron Sheik. What happened next, Lawler later said, was “the most embarrassing moment of my career.”

The Iron Sheik, born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, died Wednesday at the age of 81. The legendary heel,

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You Should Be Paying Attention to Those Smooth Rings on the Barbell

Look closely at your barbell the next time you’re in a gym. Much of the surface is roughed up with a diamond pattern. This is called the knurling, and it helps your grip. But near the ends of the handle, you’ll see a ring or line of smooth metal on each side. Maybe two on each side, actually. These aren’t just for decoration; they have a purpose.

If a bar has two sets of rings, one is for weightlifting and one is for powerlifting

As we’ll see in a moment, there are two different strength sports that each call for

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Gollum Dev Apologizes for its Lackluster Quality

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Dev Apologizes for its Lackluster Quality

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Dev Apologizes for its Lackluster Quality

Not even developer Daedalic Entertainment or publisher Nacon can ignore how low the Lord of the Rings: Gollum reviews have been. The teams put out a statement about its quality and apologized for what came out.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum reviews have been among the lowest of the year

“We would like to sincerely apologize for the underwhelming experience many of you had with The Lord of the Rings: Gollum upon release,” reads the tweet from the game’s Twitter account. “We acknowledge and deeply regret that

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Katie Taylor’s long reign as boxing queen over despite a heroic last stand

A defeated Katie Taylor stands in disbelief after her title fight against Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena in Dublin (PA)

A defeated Katie Taylor stands in disbelief after her title fight against Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena in Dublin (PA)

The long reign of the boxing queen, Katie Taylor, ended late on Saturday night in Dublin. At the end of 10 truly heroic rounds, Taylor dropped his head when Chantelle Cameron had her hand raised in front of nearly 10,000 people at the 3Arena.

On the night and in the fight, Cameron was just a bit bigger, stronger and busier, and she left the ring with her four world title belts. And a face full of bruises. It was one

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Guide of crowns, rings, scepters and other shiny royal jewels

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla got a major jewelry upgrade during the coronation.

May 6 marks the first time in nearly 70 years that Britain has crowned a new monarch since Charles’ late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, had her coronation in 1953. The headpieces, swords, scepters and rings used decades ago for the queen’s coronation reemerged from the royal collection to anoint Charles as the sovereign monarch of Britain.

The gold, silver and jewel-adorned relics are collectively called the crown jewels, and when it isn’t coronation day or any other rare, momentous occasion, they are heavily guarded in

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Gorgeous Styled Beach Elopement on the Beaches around Seattle

I wanted to do a styled development shoot that showed how a couple can have amazing pictures in local gems in the Seattle area while capturing the couple’s personality and the things they enjoy.

We started outside exploring the local beaches around Seattle, where they got the whole beach to explore themselves.

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Winds were high which allowed for some amazing windswept hair but also some sweet moments where the groom shared his coat with the bride.

Lots of laughter was shared and it was beautiful seeing how one can have fun just