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Xiaomi Mi 5 release date, specs: 6 inch screen, Snapdragon 820 SoC and 4 GB of RAM
Xiaomi Mi 5 is rumored to feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC, along with a large screen size measuring 6 inches, and 4 GB of RAM

ZTE Q519T specs: smartphone with sub-$100 price tag and enormous 4,000 mAh battery
ZTE Q519T is a smartphone that features a very affordable price tag of $95 and a very large 4,000 mAh battery

Innos D6000 specs; a smartphone featuring not one, but two batteries and a Type-C USB port
Innos D6000 is a device that is incorporated with two batteries instead of one, and an innovative Type-C USB port

Los Angeles Lakers NBA 2015 rumors: Saying goodbye to Jordan Hill?
Will it be adios for Los Angeles Lakers big man Jordan Hill? The scenario could all depend on what happens this June when the Lakers select the second overall pick for the 2015 NBA Draft.

'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' cast news, spoilers: Robbie Amell 'will be around,' Captain Cold's change of heart, Hawkgirl's debut
The excitement for the series, continues to scale up, especially because there is little known about the time travel-related dealings of the new band of heroes and villains.

'Batman: Arkham Knight' preorder: New skins to be available as bonus
That is why game company Rocksteady will make one more set of skins available for the hero in the upcoming action adventure video game "Batman Arkham Knight."

Ireland could hold first same-sex marriage ceremony in September 2015 after historic vote
After the Irish people voted with a resounding "yes" to approve a constitutional amendment that will allow same-sex marriage, the first such ceremony will likely happen in September this year.
African-American family receives racist letter ordering them to leave Long Island, N.Y.
An African-American family was told the leave the Lindenhurst community in Long Island, New York, because it's "84 percent white population."

Microsoft Lumia 840, 840 XL smartphones spotted in India
India is easily one of the growing markets for new handset offerings, may they be midrange or high-end.

Boy's circumcision finally permitted by Florida mom after arrest and court-ordered detention
A 31-year-old mother from South Florida spent nine days in jail and was only released on Saturday after she posted bail and finally agreed to have her son circumcised.

Ben Carson wins Southern Republican straw poll ahead of 2016 presidential election
Doctor-turned-politician Ben Carson easily won the Southern Republican Leadership Conference straw poll held in Oklahoma on Saturday in the first major survey on the popularity of at least 17 declared or prospective candidates for the Republican Party's nomination for the November 2016 election.

'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt' new patch update for Xbox One, PS4 out now
Although many gamers are already glued to their consoles and computers helping Geralt in his new missions, the game studio aims to push the game to its fullest potential.

Transgender California inmate hoping for sex reassignment surgery recommended for parole
A transgender inmate, who was convicted of second-degree murder in 1986, has been recommended for parole by a California board on Thursday, the same day an appeals court put on hold a decision that ordered the state to provide sex reassignment surgery to her.

Gay marriage in Alabama reaffirmed by judge, but decision stayed pending Supreme Court ruling
A federal judge on Thursday reaffirmed her decision last January that same-sex couples can marry in Alabama but put it on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court makes its decision next month.

U.S. Boys Scouts chief says ban on gays not sustainable amid mounting defiance
In an unprecedented move, Robert Gates, the president of the Boy Scouts of America, said the organization's ban on openly gay adults is no longer sustainable even as he called for major reforms to prevent "the end of us as a national movement."

ISIS news today 2015: 2 California men seeking to fight for ISIS charged
Two terrorist suspects arrested by the F.B.I. in Southern California were charged Friday with conspiring to support the Islamic State after agents overheard them saying on their tapped phones that it would be "a blessing to fight for the cause of Allah."