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Gun enthusiasts vow to fight any attempt to change right to bear arms as US president seeks to impose new restrictions.

Three attackers, who had shut themselves in a nearby house, killed by security forces to end siege in Mazar-i-Sharif.

anderzole writes with news about Samsung's latest and greatest refrigerator unveiled at CES. Engadget reports: "One of the highlights of CES is always the wacky new appliance tech (and associated bickering) from Samsung and LG. This year looks to be no exception thanks to a new 'Family Hub' refrigerator from Samsung. The imposing-looking model is equipped with a 21.5-inch, 1080p monitor and cameras inside so that you can watch your mayonnaise go bad in real time. You can even check the contents remotely via a smartphone app to see what's in there while you're shopping, in case you forgot whether you need that jar of sweet pickles or not."

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We have all seen how ransomware is becoming a pretty common trend in cybercrimes. Well, there is a new variant and this one has been build using javascript. This malware fakes the NW.js framework. Once installed, connects to its C">Manuel Humberto Santander Pel">

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