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Rob Garrison, the actor best known for his role as Tommy in “The Karate Kid “and its sequel, has died at 59. “Rob was a great person and ambassador to ‘The Karate Kid’ legacy,” his rep said in a statement to Yahoo Entertainment. “His performance in Season 2 of ‘Cobra Kai,’ being his last, was simply amazing and he stole the episode. He will be missed by me and everyone he encountered.” Garrison’s sister-in-law told TMZ that he died Friday at a hospital in his native West Virginia, where he had been treated for liver and kidney issues over the past month.…

World Heart Day is this Sunday, and it raises awareness around the cause and prevention of cardiovascular diseases around the world. As part of these efforts, the World Heart Federation recognizes “people from all walks of life who have shown commitment, courage, empathy, and care in relation to heart health” as heart heroes. It’s an honor to have been included this year for my focus on using technology to promote lifestyle interventions such as increasing physical activity to help people lead healthier lives. Heart disease continues to be the number one cause of death in the U.S., so it’s more important than ever to identify and share simple…

At the end of a two-day summit in Sunnyvale, California, keynote speaker Dolores Huerta led a chant with the audience. She asked the crowd, “Who’s got the power?” And we responded, “We’ve got the power!” She continued: “What kind of power?” We responded: “Latina power!” We were at the first-ever Latinas at Google Summit, which took place earlier this month. The summit, called “Building for the Future,” aimed to create community and discuss the unique U.S. experience of being a Latina at Google. Five hundred Googlers attended the summit, which featured guest speakers Huerta and “Orange Is the New Black”…

Today, Adobe announced its plans to stop supporting Flash at the end of 2020. For 20 years, Flash has helped shape the way that you play games, watch videos and run applications on the web. But over the last few years, Flash has become less common. Three years ago, 80 percent of desktop Chrome users visited a site with Flash each day. Today usage is only 17 percent and continues to decline. This trend reveals that sites are migrating to open web technologies, which are faster and more power-efficient than Flash. They’re also more secure, so you can be safer while shopping, banking, or…

What’s happening: With global population levels set to reach close to 10 billion people by 2050, the ecological impact of the food we eat has come under intense scrutiny. Scientists believe human food consumption is having a devastating effect on the environment due to a combination of greenhouse gas emissions, overuse of land and pollution from the increased use of fertilizers and pesticides. One of the key areas under investigation is the meat industry. Despite increased awareness of veganism and vegetarianism, the percentage of people in the U.S. who abstain from eating meat is still small. America is among the most carnivorous nations on the…

BRAVE Combat Federation has announced its calendar for the rest of 2019 as the fastest-growing MMA promotion in the world gears up for another explosive end to the year. Five more shows have been added, with BRAVE CF going back to some of its most celebrated territories. Philippines, Bahrain, India, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia are all expected to host events before the end of the year, with the announcement coming eight days before BRAVE  CF 27, which takes place on October 4th in Abu Dhabi. https://youtu.be/QrlZ71QGS5E BRAVE CF is expected to return to its home in the Kingdom of Bahrain…

HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs and President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports expressed his utmost happiness after seeing His Highness-owned mare Daahyeh achieving first place in the Cambridgeshire Festival which took place at Newmarket Rowley Mile Course, Britain. He explained that this new accomplishment underscores the vast support the equestrian sport enjoys from HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, pointing out that His Majesty’s backing has contributed to continuing accomplishing new achievements for the Kingdom of Bahrain in international events.   “Daahyeh’s…

The US state department says 18,000 people will be accepted under the government’s refugee program over the next 12 months – a record low. Places will be reserved for Iraqis who helped the US military, as well as members of persecuted religious minorities, it said. Human rights groups have criticized the move. And Samantha Power, a former US ambassador to the UN, described it as “an abomination”. President Donald Trump has also signed an executive order allowing state and local governments to opt-out of resettling refugees in their communities. \The order would ensure “that refugees are resettled in communities that are eager…

Amazon, earlier this year, introduced features that enable users to delete snippets of their conversations with the company’s virtual assistant, Alexa. The company announced two new utterances – “Alexa, delete what I just said” — and — “Alexa, delete everything I said today” – that would enable users to delete their Alexa recordings using a simple voice command. Now, Amazon is taking this step further by introducing new privacy focussed features for Alexa. Amazon at its annual event on September 25 at its headquarters introduced a new Auto Delete feature for Alexa. As apart of this feature, users will have…

Does the name Aparna Lavakumar ring a bell? No? Let us tell you who this woman is. This god sent Senior Civil Police officer is currently making headlines for her donation to the cancer patients. And no, it is not for what you are thinking. The police officer who lives in Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district, Kerala is getting applauded all over the social media for shaving her knee-length hair to make wigs for cancer patients. Watch the video here: Before Aparna decided to shave her entire head, she did not inform anybody in advance. While talking about the whole process, she…