| Apple Music now streams on Echo speakers
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 Apple Music support on Echo speakers is here earlier than expected. Users in the United States have been able to connect their Apple Music account in the Alexa app and play music through Amazon's line of smart speakers, according to 9to5Mac. The feat...
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| Amazon's Echo Wall Clock now shipping for $30
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 Amazon's $29.99 Echo Wall Clock is now here to complete the set of minimalist Alexa devices (including a smart microwave and outlet plug) that the company announced earlier this year. Like some of those other products, the analog Wall Clock doesn't actually have a mic for Alexa built in; it's meant for those who already own an Echo. If you do, you can have it display timers, alarms, and reminders through voice commands. The Echo Wall Clock runs on 4 AA batteries and needs to be synced to an Echo device through a quick setup process that requires Bluetooth and a Wi-Fi connection. But you can do it all through voice without having to pull out your phone. It has 60 LEDs running around the clock's face, so you can look at multiple timers...
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| 'The Grand Tour' confirmed for Season 4 and 'years to come'
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 By Zac Palmer The boys are back on Amazon, but with a different show format.The Grand Tour is set to be on Prime Video for years to come, but it will be different, with Jeremy, Richard and James exclusively working on road trip specials. That means...
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| Trump taps budget director Mulvaney as acting chief of staff
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 WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said his budget chief, Mick Mulvaney, would take over as White House chief of staff on a temporary basis after former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie abruptly withdrew from consideration for the post. Read more...
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| New Research Shows Correlation Between Higher Rents, Higher Rates of Homelessness
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 In communities where individuals spend a third or more of their income on rent, rates of homelessness are likely to accelerate, according to new research funded by real estate listings database Zillow. The study validates what has long been a rule of thumb among real estate professionals--the idea that generally speaking, people shouldn't spend more than a third of their income on rent. That idea is based on the assumption that wages and salaries go up at roughly the same rate as rents--but in many places, that is no longer the case. Median rent in the U.S. has risen 11% in the past five years, just as homelessness rates have also continued to climb. The study, conducted by z Zillow Research, is an attempt to quantify the size, as well as identify some of the root causes, of the nation's homelessness crisis. The study examines federal statistics, such as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimate that more than 546,000 Americans experienced homelessness in 2017. But a Zillow ...
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| Will Trump's base ever leave him?
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 CNN's Jake Tapper speaks to a Republican pollster about just how loyal President Trump's base will continue to be amid multiple investigations.
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