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China beats US to become world’s largest market for iOS apps

Analytics firm App Annie released its latest report this week, revealing that China has surpassed the US to become the world’s biggest market for Apple App Store revenue on the iPhone and iPad.

In its disclosure that China is now the biggest market in the world for iOS apps, App Annie said in its new report that a whopping $1.7 billion was spent by users of iOS devices in China at Apple’s App Store in the 2016 third quarter.

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Apple sues Amazon supplier Mobile Star over fake iPhone chargers

Tech giant Apple has filed a federal lawsuit this week, accusing a former Amazon supplier - New York-based Mobile Star LLC - of trademark infringement. Apple has accused Mobile Star of selling fake iPhone chargers on the Amazon.com website.

Though Apple has not targeted Amazon in the trademark infringement lawsuit filed against Mobile Star, the online retail biggie has been put into bad light because of the complaint against its supplier.

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Wisconsin preventing kids’ cavities better than most other states

Wisconsin is apparently making better efforts than most of other states to prevent children's cavities, which causes difficulties in eating, speaking as well as affects ability to learn.

Managed by the Children's Health Alliance, the Seal-A-Smile of Wisconsin is a school-based program that has significantly increased the use of dental sealants for children who belong to low-income families.

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Scientists create detailed 3D image of brain’s marijuana center

Scientists have successfully created a new, detailed, 3D image of the receptor in the human brain that makes marijuana smokers feel "high," a new study published in the journal Cell claims.

The detailed 3D image shows how molecules like THC, a key psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, bind to this receptor that is located in the surface of nerve cells.

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60% of Americans support legal marijuana: survey

As several states in the U.S. are preparing to vote on their respective marijuana legalization measures in this upcoming election, support for legal pot is said to be at its highest in as many as five decades.

A fresh poll conducted by Gallup found that 60 per cent of American voters said sale and use of marijuana should be made legal. The figure of support for legal pot is the highest in the last 47 years.

Marijuana advocates welcomed the poll’s results, saying pot legalization was gaining nationwide approval and the numbers fell right in line with their projections.

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‘Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’ Multiplayer Beta will reportedly begin on weekend for PS4 gamers

Recent reports have revealed that the Multiplayer Beta of 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' game for PlayStation 4 (PS4) gamers will likely commence this weekend. The size of the beta will probably be 15GB.

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Aramark to lay off 243 employees at Lafayette General

Aramark Healthcare Services LLC confirmed on Friday that it is going to lay off 243 employees at Lafayette General Medical Center after the hospital put an end to its contract with the facilities service provider.

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Conjoined twins successfully separated in 16-hour surgery

Anias and Jadon McDonald, the 13-month-old twins who were conjoined at the head since their birth last fall, were successfully separated in a surgery conducted at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx.

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