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• Toughening penalties if pets are harmed during crimes

  19-02-2017 23:53
  
  FLORIDA, N.Y. (AP) — When Denise Krohn came home to find her goldendoodle Kirby bleeding on the kitchen floor, she at first thought it was a terrible accident. But she soon realized that her home had been ransacked, and that her other dog, Quigley, was lying dead on his favorite blanket in the living room.
  
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• VIDEO: Water flows into iconic Lake Berryessa Glory Hole

  19-02-2017 23:45
  
  This unique Northern California spillway looks like a bathtub drain and functions similarly too. Watch as water flows into the breathtaking Glory Hole at Lake Barryessa in Napa.
  
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• Trump refers to non-existent Sweden terror incident

  19-02-2017 23:38
  
  US President Donald Trump was speaking to supporters on Saturday when he apparently referred to the Scandinavian country as the site of a terror incident -- the latest example of his administration naming a non-existent attack."You look at what's happening in Germany, you look at what's happening last night in Sweden.Sweden, who would believe this?
  
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• Incident? What Incident?

  19-02-2017 23:36
  
  President Trump said there had been a serious incident in Sweden Friday night involving immigrants. A former Swedish prime minister wants to know what Trump was smoking.
  
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• Sony files patent for new handheld that looks a lot like a Nintendo Switch

  19-02-2017 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sony has filed a patent for what looks to be a new handheld device with a lot of design similarities to the Nintendo Switch. This would be a surprising move considering the PS Vita didn't sell especially well.
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• Researchers just figured out how to make spiders move even faster

  19-02-2017 23:08 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A creepy-crawly robot built by researchers from the University of Lausanne and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland has demonstrated a faster walking pattern than that used by six-legged insects in the wild.
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• ‘Impeach President Bannon’ street art protest takes aim at Trump’s controversial chief strategist

  19-02-2017 22:54
  
  A sign protesting “President Bannon” is seen in San Francisco.“Impeach President Bannon” posters were spotted in Washington, New York City and several other major cities on Sunday, part of a Presidents’ Day weekend demonstration against President Trump’s controversial White House chief strategist and senior adviser, Steve Bannon.“No one voted for Steve Bannon,” the California-based organizers of the protest wrote in an email to Yahoo News.
  
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• Maybe A Salary Would Get First Lady To The White House

  19-02-2017 22:29
  
  Melania Trump isn't the first first lady to be reluctant to take on White House duties.
  
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• Hitler's phone sells for more than $240,000

  19-02-2017 22:26
  
  Adolf Hitler's personal telephone, which the Fuehrer used to dictate many of his deadly World War II commands, sold at auction on Sunday for $243,000, the US house selling it announced.Originally a black Bakelite phone, later painted crimson and engraved with Hitler's name, the relic was found in the Nazi leader's Berlin bunker in 1945 following the regime's defeat.The auction house Alexander Historical Auctions, which did not reveal the winning bidder's identity, had estimated its worth between
  
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• Zen and tranquility ripple through this artistic installation of wood pallets

  19-02-2017 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Designed and constructed by the New Delhi-based design firm Mofa Studios, India's Pensieve art installation looked to Harry Potter for its unique name and required over 1,000 wooden pallets for construction.
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• Police Build Kitty Condo for Stray Cat That Has Been Visiting Department For Years

  19-02-2017 21:57
  
  One officer spent several nights working on the condo.
  
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• Apple acquires facial recognition firm RealFace

  19-02-2017 21:30
  It seems those recent rumors about Apple looking to implement facial recognition and other biometric features into future iPhone models are ringing true, as it’s been reported that Cupertino has acquired RealFace, an Israel-based startup that specializes in facial recognition. This news comes from the Times of Israel, which adds that Apple purchased the company for an estimated $2 million. … Continue reading
  
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• The geekiest signs from the 'Stand up for Science' rally

  19-02-2017 21:25
  
  At a rally full of scientists, things were bound to get a bit geeky. On Sunday, thousands scientists and supporters gathered in Boston's Copley Square to "stand up for science" under the Trump administration.  Their signs were, predictably, quite clever. My favorite sign so far. #standupforscience pic.twitter.com/2pSlU5UPdz — Tomas Green (@TomasWGreen) February 19, 2017 I can't tell you how many older people have come up to me today to say, "I remember polio. Thank you." #standup
  
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• Too soon? What comes of Democratic talk of impeaching Trump

  19-02-2017 21:15
  
  As protesters and some liberal politicians have begun talk of impeaching President Trump, others are rushing to pump the breaks as they consider the perils of pushing an opposition agenda that could further divide the nation along partisan lines.After a brutal election cycle that highlighted the growing rifts between Democrats and Republicans, many hoped that the nation could come together around compromise.Trump proved a polarizing candidate on the campaign trail, and his first foray into the p
  
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• How to right-click the right way on a Chromebook

  19-02-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Chromebooks are more capable than they once were, but that doesn't mean they're any easier to navigate. Here, we detail how to right-click on a Chromebook using the built-in keyboard and touchpad.
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• How to delete and recover photos from your iPhone

  19-02-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Managing photos on your iPhone is important. Having too many photos can quickly eat through your storage, and leaving them unattended can make your Camera Roll unruly. Here's how to delete, and recover, photos on your iPhone.
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• Chromebook touchpad causing trouble? Here’s how to right-click the right way

  19-02-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Chromebooks are more capable than they once were, but that doesn't mean they're any easier to navigate. Here, we detail how to right-click on a Chromebook using the built-in keyboard and touchpad.
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• YouTube video of Nintendo Switch that shipped early was actually stolen unit

  19-02-2017 21:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Earlier this week a NeoGAF user hiphoptherobot claimed that he was shipped a Nintendo Switch two weeks before launch. It turns out he was sold a stolen system. Nintendo has since retrieved the Switch and released a statement.
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• Nintendo retrieves stolen Switch that leaked video out on the internet

  19-02-2017 21:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Earlier this week a NeoGAF user hiphoptherobot claimed that he was shipped a Nintendo Switch two weeks before launch. It turns out he was sold a stolen system. Nintendo has since retrieved the Switch and released a statement.
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• Deadly spider’s strange silk may help capture space debris, research says

  19-02-2017 21:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Intrigued by the strength of the recluse's silk, researchers from Oxford University and William & Mary began to study the spider and discovered they use a unique ribbon geometry not found in any other arachnid.The post Deadly spider’s strange silk may help capture space debris, research says appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Brown recluse spider's exceptionally strong silk inspires new generation of tough materials

  19-02-2017 21:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Intrigued by the strength of the recluse's silk, researchers from Oxford University and William & Mary began to study the spider and discovered they use a unique ribbon geometry not found in any other arachnid.The post Brown recluse spider's exceptionally strong silk inspires new generation of tough materials appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Police Name Mystery Man Caught on Surveillance As Suspect In Murder of Teen Hikers

  19-02-2017 21:08
  
  Preliminary evidence led to their decision, according to police.
  
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• Democrat member of FEC to make early exit: NYT

  19-02-2017 21:05
  
  A Democrat who sits on the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) is planning to resign before her term expires amid frustrations about partisan gridlock, the New York Times reported on Sunday.FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel told the Times in an interview she intended to submit her letter of resignation this week, a move that would open the door for President Donald Trump to make his own appointment to the panel.“The ability of the commission to perform its role has deteriorated significantly,&
  
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• ICE arrests man who escaped Illinois prison in 2003

  19-02-2017 20:58
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A man who escaped from an Illinois prison in 2003 while serving an eight-year sentence on a drug charge has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at his home in Atlanta.
  
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• Americans on Presidents Day: Admiration, fear mark holiday

  19-02-2017 20:46
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The United States on Monday marks Presidents Day, a holiday that's taking on a new meaning for some Americans this year as President Donald Trump — to the dismay of some and delight of others — upends traditional notions of the office.
  
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• ‘I am a Muslim too’ rally in Times Square

  19-02-2017 20:34
  
  Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier hosted a large demonstration in Times Square on Sunday in response to Trump’s executive order barring travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries.
  
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• UAE signs $1.2 bn in deals as arms fair opens

  19-02-2017 20:31
  
  Abu Dhabi (AFP) - The four-day International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) kicked off Sunday in Abu Dhabi with the United Arab Emirates announcing 21 deals worth more than $1.2 billion.
  
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• SpaceX launches rocket from historic NASA pad in Florida

  19-02-2017 20:20
  
  A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off on Sunday from a Florida launch pad once used to send NASA astronauts to the moon, a step forward for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his company's goal of ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station.The 229-foot tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 soared off a seaside launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center at 9:39 a.m. EST (1439 GMT) carrying a Dragon cargo ship that holds supplies and science experiments for the station.Nine minutes after blastoff, the
  
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• Bogota Bomb Kills 1, Injures At Least 29

  19-02-2017 20:08
  
  The explosion was the second in Colombia's capital in as many days.
  
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• SpaceX successfully launches delayed rocket, nails third ground landing

  19-02-2017 20:00
  While SpaceX delayed its latest Falcon 9 rocket launch at the last moment on Saturday, the rescheduled liftoff went off without a hitch on Sunday morning at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket was launched at 9:39am ET, sending a Dragon capsule on its way to the International Space Station with 5,500 pounds of supplies on behalf of … Continue reading
  
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• Syrian rebels say army attacks wrecking ceasefire efforts

  19-02-2017 19:44
  
  Syrian rebel groups who have participated in peace talks said on Sunday that an upsurge in Syrian army shelling and bombing was wrecking the prospects of maintaining a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey.The rebel groups, mostly backed by Turkey, have attended two rounds of talks in the Kazakh capital Astana.Mohammad Alloush, the head of the Astana talks delegation, said the rebel groups who signed a shaky ceasefire deal late last year that was meant to end bombing of civilians were ready to
  
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• Father and Son Killed In Head-On Collision With One Another

  19-02-2017 19:37
  
  Police said alcohol was a factor in the crash.
  
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• New Homeland Security guidelines aggressively crack down on illegal immigration

  19-02-2017 19:12
  
  Under the new guidelines, outlined in a pair of memos, the agency plans to hire thousands of additional enforcement agents, expand the pool of immigrants who are prioritized for removal, enlist local law enforcement to help make arrests, and speed up deportation hearings – directives that would replace nearly all guidelines put in place by previous administrations.Since taking office in January, President Trump has come under fire for what immigrant rights advocates have denounced as unpre
  
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• How 'Jane Roe' came to symbolize both pro-life and pro-choice

  19-02-2017 19:10
  
  You might think Jane Roe from the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade would unhesitatingly support a women’s right to choose.“I think I have always been pro-life,” Ms. McCorvey once told a local radio station.McCorvey’s death comes at a critical juncture in the abortion debate.
  
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• Ecuador in key vote for Latin American left

  19-02-2017 19:06
  
  Ecuador voted Sunday in general elections that could see a pillar of the Latin American left swing to the right -- and potentially deprive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of his place of refuge in London.President Rafael Correa, who is not running, expressed confidence that his party's candidate, Lenin Moreno, would win in the first round.The polls clearly say the contrary," he said after casting his ballot at an elementary school in Quito.
  
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• The United Arab Emirates wants to build a city on Mars

  19-02-2017 19:00
  
  Elon Musk isn't the only person who wants to build a city on Mars. Now the United Arab Emirates has announced that it wants to establish a "mini-city" on the red planet by 2117.  UAE prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum explained the monarchy's Mars plans in a series of tweets on Feb. 14.SEE ALSO: Dubai is bringing the world its first rotating skyscraper"The project, to be named 'Mars 2117,' integrates a vision to create a mini-city and community on Mars involving internatio
  
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• Police: Man in photos now 'main suspect' in 2 girls' deaths

  19-02-2017 18:58
  
  DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — A man photographed walking along a northern Indiana trail system around the time two teenage girls later found slain were dropped off by a relative is now considered "the main suspect" in their killings, State Police said Sunday.
  
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• ‘That’s how dictators get started’: McCain, critics blast Trump’s view of the media as ‘the enemy’

  19-02-2017 18:56
  
  Critics on both sides of the aisle are blasting President Trump’s assertion that the media is “the enemy of the American people” — and comparing his escalated attack on the press to that of a dictator.“That’s how dictators get started,” Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said in an interview that aired on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.McCain stopped short of calling Trump one.
  
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• Police Find 75-Year-Old Woman Molded to Chair After Sitting In Same Spot for Almost a Year

  19-02-2017 18:41
  
  She is now recovering at a local hospital.
  
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• Iraqi forces launch offensive to drive IS from western Mosul

  19-02-2017 18:35
  
  HAMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq (AP) — U.S.-backed Iraqi forces launched a major air-and-ground offensive Sunday to retake western Mosul from Islamic State militants and drive the extremist group from its last major urban bastion in Iraq.
  
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• Pre-release Nintendo Switch was stolen, company reveals

  19-02-2017 18:30
  The new Nintendo Switch console won’t be officially released until March 3rd, but earlier this week one lucky gamer managed to get a unit, sharing unboxing pics and a video of the UI in the process. Going by the username “hiphoptherobot” on the NeoGAF message boards, he said that he had purchased the game console from an “unnamed store.” Nintendo … Continue reading
  
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• Three ways Spotify and Apple Music can make Tidal's Track Edit feature a game-changer

  19-02-2017 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Tidal's Track Edit feature allows subscribers to change the sound of almost any song they can stream on Tidal. Spotify and Apple Music could unlock its full potential by adding their own editing features.
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• Let everyone be a DJ! What Spotify and Apple Music should learn from Tidal

  19-02-2017 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Tidal's Track Edit feature allows subscribers to change the sound of almost any song they can stream on Tidal. Spotify and Apple Music could unlock its full potential by adding their own editing features.
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• App Attack: Find the simple beauty in ‘Hidden Folks’

  19-02-2017 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you need a calming and fun game that doesn't ask much of you, Hidden Folks is an app you need to download. It's a seek-and-find game, similar to Where's Waldo, and it's hand-drawn in black and white with goofy sound effects.
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• Libya's Seraj sees Russia as possible intermediary with eastern commander

  19-02-2017 18:03
  
  By Shadia Nasralla and Andreas RinkeMUNICH (Reuters) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Seraj of the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli said on Sunday he would like Russia to help overcome deadlock in the country, which is struggling with divisions among militias and an Islamist militant threat.In an interview with Reuters, Seraj expressed hope that Moscow might act as an intermediary between him and Khalifa Haftar, a military commander who is supported by factions based in the east of Libya.Seraj's G
  
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• Trump supporter says president has brought 'hope' and 'respect' back to US

  19-02-2017 17:40
  
  ABC News' Mary Bruce reports on President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Florida.
  
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• Paul Advises Against Making Bolton National Security Adviser

  19-02-2017 17:39
  
  The Kentucky senator says he fears if the former U.N. ambassador becomes part of the administration, the U.S. will wind up embroiled in more foreign wars.
  
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• This Week Fast Forward 02.19.2017

  19-02-2017 17:37
  
  Speed through the highlights from the latest "This Week."
  
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• Syria regime shelling 'bloody message" before talks: opposition

  19-02-2017 17:35
  
  The leading Syrian opposition body on Sunday lambasted escalating attacks by government forces as a "bloody message" aimed at sabotaging peace talks that are due to open in Geneva next week.The High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said recent attacks near Damascus, Homs city, and elsewhere were "obstructing the efforts aimed at a political transition in Syria"."It is a bloody message from a criminal regime just a few days ahead of political negotiations in Geneva that demonstrates its rejection of
  
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• Gambia's new president commits to end human rights abuses

  19-02-2017 17:35
  
  BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — As Gambia enters a new era of democracy, President Adama Barrow has reiterated his commitment to ending human rights abuses in the country.
  
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