Researchers are dispelling the long-held belief that early, tool-bearing humans caused the extinction of the giant mammals in Africa over the last several million years and are arguing that it was a long-term change to their environment.

According to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, the expansion of grasslands likely led to falling atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, which contributed to the animals' demise.

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As part of its effort to keep up with Facebook, its main competitor in the Indian market, Google will expand its social platform Neighbourly to more Indian cities, the company announced on Wednesday.

Neighbourly, a social network with a local focus, was launched in May in Mumbai with the purpose of providing users "a human, helpful and local way to ask and answer neighborhood questions," the company said in a statement.

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Growing up as a transgender woman in Singapore, Sheila says she lived in fear of her parents "finding out who she is."

"As a result of me trying to express my liking of feminine toys, my father finally paid attention and grew suspicious of me," says Sheila, who spoke on condition of not providing her real name. "My father thought I was too soft, and not manly enough. He would beat me up at every opportunity."

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According to new research by the British Red Cross, millions of people in the UK are suffering from loneliness and social isolation.

Of the 4,000 adults who made up the study, a fifth said they had no close friends at all.

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The group, among thousands of migrants heading towards the US, was rounded up after trying to cross the border "violently" and "illegally" on Sunday, said the interior ministry.

Video footage shows dozens of people running towards the border fence near the city of Tijuana.

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The three ships were sailing off the coast of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, when they were seized.

Russia opened fire, before its special forces stormed the vessels. Between three and six Ukrainians were injured.

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A passenger is suing British Airways seeking £10,000 (about $12,825 USD) in damages because he became injured after being seated next to an “extremely large” man on a 2016 flight from Bangkok to London Heathrow.

The man, 51-year-old Stephen Prosser, says that sitting next to the “huge man” on the 12-hour flight caused him to suffer personal injury and loss of earnings.

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A runny nose is usually a sign that you have a cold coming on, but for one North Carolina man, that cold never actually arrived. His sniffles persisted for over a year, with doctors diagnosing him with a variety of possible ailments. As it turned out, none of the suggested causes were actually correct.

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YouTube recently began to roll out a series of feature films that viewers can watch for free, supported by ads. While the selection isn’t large, there are some notable ones to catch, like The Terminator, Legally Blonde, and Rocky.

According to AdAge, the video platform began releasing the movies in October with a “Free to watch” category in its movie section, where users have traditionally purchased or rented movies. The films come with commercial interruptions, with pop-up ads that appear at regular intervals.

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