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BEVERLY HILLS, California — This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman doesn’t know exactly why the NBC show has garnered so much buzz so far ahead of the September debut. But he’s guessing it has something to do with Milo Ventimiglia’s … Continue reading →

Imagine waking up, hoping to do a spot of gardening in the backyard, only to find a massive hole is eating it up. A sinkhole has opened up in a backyard in Ipswich, a suburb of Queensland, Australia. It was … Continue reading →

Facebook’s livestreaming feature may soon start to look more like television — commercial breaks and all. The social network confirmed Tuesday that it is testing a new ad format in which sponsored videos can be inserted into Facebook Live streams … Continue reading →

It’s Windows 10 Anniversary Update day! Hello?  Anyone? Sure, news of a war between Instagram and Snapchat and a sexy new Samsung flagship device may have pushed aside this momentous occasion. But for the hundreds of millions of people already … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: This is the 28th entry in the writer’s year-long project to read one book about each U.S. President in the year prior to Election Day 2016. You can also follow Marcus’ progress at the @44in52 Twitter account and … Continue reading →

Cleveland, Ohio, is a city of just under 400,000 people — but for the past 27 years, residents all across the state have looked forward to its annual Pride celebration.  So it came as a total shock to many when … Continue reading →

From cocaine and kidnappings to sewage-infested waters, the Rio Olympics have had a rocky run-up.  Now NBA star and Australian Olympian Andrew Bogut is piling on via Twitter — in typically caustic fashion, no less.  SEE ALSO: 15 dramatic storylines … Continue reading →

Fireworks — who doesn’t love them? Especially if they come in the shape and colours of a Poké Ball. To welcome the summer season, Japan holds annual fireworks shows and every year, the spectacular displays draw in crowds in the … Continue reading →

Snapchat is upgrading its stickers — again. The latest additions, however, will only be available to some users, at least for now. That’s because the company is introducing new location-specific stickers that are available now in 10 cities.  SEE ALSO: … Continue reading →

If your social media life wasn’t confusing enough, Instagram has essentially stolen “Stories” from Snapchat. Now you can put your photos in little timelines all over the place. In an interesting move, “Stories” was released by Instagram on Tuesday. The … Continue reading →