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• Trump blasts 'human scum' who investigated his administration as Justice Department drops criminal case against Michael Flynn

  07-05-2020 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump excoriated the administration of President Barack Obama as “human scum” who attempted to undermine him by “targeting” former national security adviser Michael Flynn. 
  
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• Feinstein Blasts Tara Reade: ‘Where Has She Been All These Years?’

  07-05-2020 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senator Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) on Thursday attacked former Joe Biden staffer Tara Reade, who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Biden in the spring of 1993.Feinstein said the allegations were “totally different” than those against Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh.“Kavanaugh was under the harshest inspection that we give people over a substantial period of time,” Feinstein told CNN on Thursday. “And I don't know this person at all [Reade] who has made
  
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• Trump cryptically tells reporters 'a lot of things' might happen soon following call with Putin

  07-05-2020 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump is celebrating throwback Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Trump told reporters on Thursday that he spoke on the phone with Putin and the two discussed the so-called "hoax" that was the investigation into Russian election interference, which determined Russia meddled to aid Trump, did not find collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and did not determine whether administration officials sought to obstruct the probe.Reiterating his displeasure with the invest
  
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• JetBlue to terrify New York City in ill-advised tribute to the city's first responders

  07-05-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nothing says "reassuring" and "soothing" to New Yorkers quite like low-flying commercial airplanes, which is why JetBlue is sending three Airbus A320s to circle the city for an hour on Thursday night, beginning at 7 p.m. "JetBlue's mission of inspiring humanity is stronger now more than ever," said the airline's president and chief operating officer Joanna Geraghty, failing to mention JetBlue's apparently duel mission of re-traumatizing first responders and burning about 9,000 pounds of fossil f
  
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• US hopeful for new Russian cooperation on Syria

  07-05-2020 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A US envoy voiced guarded optimism Thursday at renewing cooperation with Russia to seek an end to Syria's brutal civil war, assessing that Moscow is getting frustrated with President Bashar al-Assad."Russia may be more willing now -- we've seen some indications in the Russian media and in certain Russian actions -- to be more flexible on the constitutional committee," said James Jeffrey, the US pointman on Syria."Because it's very clear at this point to Russia that they're not going to get a mil
  
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• Ford opens order-books on homegrown COVID-19 respirator

  07-05-2020 23:35
  
  Ford has opened its homegrown respirators up for orders, with the hastily-designed personal protective equipment headed out to hospitals and other healthcare venues to protect workers against coronavirus. The automaker turned its idle plants and almost a hundred workers to constructing powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) back in April, and says it has since produced 10,000 of them. PAPRs are … Continue reading
  
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• Elon Musk says we're 'rapidly' moving toward reopening the US economy: 'It's going to happen extremely fast over the next few weeks'

  07-05-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "I think we went too far" in closing the economy initially, Musk said during an interview with podcast host Joe Rogan on Thursday.
  
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• Six JetBlue employees have died from coronavirus. Here's how the CEO paid tribute.

  07-05-2020 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes ticked off the names of employees who died from coronavirus at the start of the airline's earnings conference call Thursday.
  
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• US mercenary says group plotted to seize Venezuela's presidential palace

  07-05-2020 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Airan Berry, captured by security forces, says group aimed to haul Maduro away ‘however necessary’An American soldier of fortune captured during a botched attempt to seize Venezuela’s leader has claimed his group had plotted to raid Nicolás Maduro’s presidential palace before spiriting him away “however necessary”.Airan Berry, 41, was one of two US mercenaries captured by Venezuelan security forces this week after what appears to have been a catastrophi
  
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• Leaked audio: Crew stuck for weeks on board Norwegian Cruise Line ship threatened with 'prosecution by shoreside authorities' if they leak information

  07-05-2020 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Crew members on board the Norwegian Epic were told that leaking could result in "prosecution by shoreside authorities."
  
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• Trump reportedly got 'lava level mad' over potential exposure to coronavirus

  07-05-2020 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump was reportedly very, very mad about someone else's coronavirus diagnosis.On Thursday, the White House confirmed a member of the military who worked closely with Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence had since tested negative for COVID-19, but Trump was still "lava level mad" he came even close to contracting it, NBC News reports.The unidentified man was a member of Trump's valet, and started showing coronavirus symptoms Wednesday morning, CNN f
  
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• 20,000 migrants have been expelled along border under coronavirus order

  07-05-2020 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than 90% of the families, children and single adults that Border Patrol encountered in April were swiftly expelled under a public health order.
  
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• Supreme Court overturns convictions in New Jersey "Bridgegate" case

  07-05-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the case involving Bridget Kelly and William Baroni, who worked for Christie.
  
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• Salon owner who defied order released from jail

  07-05-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The governor eliminated confinement as punishment for breaking COVID-19 orders.
  
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• 'We Cannot Police Our Way Out of a Pandemic.' Experts, Police Union Say NYPD Should Not Be Enforcing Social Distance Rules Amid COVID-19

  07-05-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The New York City police department (NYPD) is conducting an internal investigation into a May 2 incident involving the violent arrests of multiple people, allegedly members of a group who were not social distancing
  
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• Salon owner who illegally reopened out of jail on Texas Supreme Court’s order

  07-05-2020 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shelley Luther was sentenced to a week in jail after violating an order to close her salon. The Texas Supreme Court ordered Thursday for her release.
  
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• AOC and other New Yorkers are slamming JetBlue's planned flyover around ground zero to honor frontline workers

  07-05-2020 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New Yorkers decried JetBlue's flyover on social media, saying it could spark memories of the September 11 attacks for residents.
  
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• Democrats press Trump for answers on foiled Venezuela raid

  07-05-2020 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Three Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are demanding answers from the Trump administration about how much it knew about an attempted raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, an operation they said potentially violated U.S. law and ran counter to American support for negotiations to end the South American country's political standoff.In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Attorney General William Barr and Richard Grenell, the acting director of nation
  
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• Sarah Palin visits Dallas salon that stayed open amid lockdown

  07-05-2020 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Palin's visit came a day after Shelley Luther was sentenced to 7 days in jail for refusing to close her business during stay-at-home orders.
  
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• Rosenstein ‘Scope’ Memo Confirms Baselessness of Trump–Russia Probe

  07-05-2020 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Finally, three years coming, the Justice Department is showing a little more leg on the Rosenstein “scope” memo -- the directive by which then–deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein defined the parameters of the investigation he’d appointed Special Counsel Robert Mueller to conduct.Of course, the games never end in the Trump–Russia probe, so there’s a hitch. The scope memo remains partially, tantalizingly redacted. Disclosure is limited to Rosenstein’s p
  
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• Regulators waive $200M fine on PG&E for causing deadly fires

  07-05-2020 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  California regulators on Thursday suspended a $200 million fine against Pacific Gas & Electric as punishment for the utility's neglect of electrical equipment that ignited a series of deadly wildfires in Northern California.The waiver approved in a unanimous vote by California's Public Utilities Commission will deprive the state coffers of money to help offset losses income and sales taxes as the coronavirus pandemic pushes the state into a $54 billion budget deficit.PG&E resisted the fi
  
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• Lyft will soon ask riders to wear masks and confirm health status

  07-05-2020 22:54
  
  In an announcement on Thursday, ride-hailing service Lyft revealed some new plans it has in the pipeline to help keep both drivers and riders safe during the coronavirus pandemic. The company calls this its Health Safety Program and it is targeted at drivers and riders; among other things, it will ask the latter group to self-certify that they are, to … Continue reading
  
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• Georgian ex-President Saakashvili toasts appointment to Ukraine reform role

  07-05-2020 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, was appointed on Thursday to a senior role at an advisory body on reforms chaired by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.The move marks another political comeback for one of the post-Soviet world's most recognisable politicians, although it was not immediately clear how much influence Saakashvili would be able to exert over Zelenskiy's administration.According to a decree published by Zelenskiy's office, Saakashvili will head an executive
  
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• Tara Reade Calls on Biden to Drop Out of Presidential Race

  07-05-2020 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tara Reade, former Senate staffer for Joe Biden, called on Biden to drop out of the presidential race in an interview with Megyn Kelly on Thursday."I want to say, you were there, Joe Biden. Please, step forward and be held accountable. You should not be running on character for the president of the United States," Reade said. Reade alleges that Biden sexually assaulted her in Spring 1993, a charge that Biden has denied.> MK EXCLUSIVE: TaraReade responds to JoeBiden; calls for him to drop out
  
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• Trump intensifies war with Democrats over voting laws

  07-05-2020 22:42 via politico.com
  
  The GOP has doubled its budget to fight Democratic lawsuits to $20 million.
  
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• The killing of Ahmaud Arbery highlights the danger of jogging while black

  07-05-2020 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Unsteady cellphone footage follows a jogger – an apparently young, black man – as he approaches and attempts to run around a white pickup truck parked in the middle of a suburban road. Moments later he lies dead on the ground. The killing of Ahmaud Arbery took place on Feb. 23, after the 25-year-old was confronted by Gregory McMichael, a 64-year-old former police officer and investigator for the Brunswick, Georgia district attorney’s office, and his 34-year-old son, Travis. It
  
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• Anti-Lockdown Protesters Are Now Facing Down Cops Outside of Bars

  07-05-2020 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Since the coronavirus emerged, the most visible clashes over the stay-at-home orders meant to combat the virus’ spread have played out at state capitols, with armed men trying to rush the Michigan state house or protesters clashing with California Highway Patrol officers in Sacramento. But last Saturday, the front lines of coronavirus culture wars began moving away from the epicenters of government and closer towards actual Main Street. Last weekend, the Bad “S” Iceho
  
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• Snow in May? Historic storm could hit Northeast this weekend

  07-05-2020 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In addition to snow, 75 million people will wake up to below freezing temperatures Saturday.
  
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• DNA samples lead to arrest in 1987 murder of 17-year-old Ohio girl: 'Great to see justice'

  07-05-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Using DNA to track down 67-year-old James E. Zastawnik, police made an arrest in the 1987 murder of an Ohio girl.
  
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• Another study shows hydroxychloroquine doesn't help coronavirus patients

  07-05-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A new study has found that hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug recommended by President Trump as a possible treatment for coronavirus, does not help patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
  
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• Google Sidewalk Labs pulls out of Toronto, COVID-19 to blame

  07-05-2020 22:26
  
  Just over two years ago, Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs announced they’d be attempting to develop a smart future neighborhood in the area known as Quayside, on Toronto’s waterfront. Today it was announced that Sidewalk Labs will no longer be moving forward with the project. The Waterfront Toronto board chair Stephen Diamond released a statement on the subject this afternoon. “Waterfront Toronto … Continue reading
  
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• JetBlue sparks outrage with planned NYC flyover in tribute to healthcare workers: 'This is triggering for New Yorkers'

  07-05-2020 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JetBlue is facing criticism after announcing plans to have three passenger planes fly over New York City at a low altitude in honour of healthcare workers.The airline says its 'I love NY, NYPD and FDNY' planes will join the daily ClapBecauseWeCare tribute on Thursday “with a flyover salute for our hometown healthcare heroes and first responders.”
  
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• Mark Carney: 'We can't self-isolate from climate change'

  07-05-2020 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The former Bank of England governor says countries should invest in a cleaner economic recovery.
  
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• Texas governor amends lockdown and orders salon owner freed from jail

  07-05-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The governor's order names the Dallas hairdresser who was jailed on Tuesday for staying open.
  
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• Microsoft and I clearly have very different definitions of the word ‘gameplay’

  07-05-2020 22:07
  
  Microsoft has a lot riding on the release of the Xbox Series X, because to say it fumbled the reveal and launch of the Xbox One is severely understating the matter. The good news for the company is that so far, it’s been knocking it out of the park when it comes to building hype for the Xbox Series X, … Continue reading
  
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• LG Chem plant in India starts leaking toxic gas again, prompting wider evacuation

  07-05-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Toxic gas began leaking again from a LG Chem plant in southern India's Andhra Pradesh early on Friday, an official said, triggering a wider evacuation after at least 11 people were killed following a leak at the site less than 24 hours earlier."The situation is tense," N. Surendra Anand, a fire officer in Visakhapatnam district, where the factory is located, told Reuters, adding that people in a 5 kilometer (3.1 miles)radius of the factory were being moved out."The evacuation being carried out i
  
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• Evacuation area around India LG Chem plant widened after deadly gas leak

  07-05-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Indian officials were evacuating more people on Friday from the area around a chemical plant in the south of the country that leaked toxic gas, killing at least 11 people and sickening hundreds more.There was confusion about whether the wider evacuation orders were sparked by a renewed leak at the LG Chem factory in Andhra Pradesh, or by the fear that rising temperatures at the plant could lead to another leak."The situation is tense," N. Surendra Anand, a fire officer in Visakhapatnam district,
  
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• McDonald's workers shot after telling customer dining area was closed

  07-05-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two of the victims were 16 years old and two were 18, police said.
  
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• Wyze users can now access emergency services in its smart home app

  07-05-2020 21:48
  
  Smart home company Wyze has announced a new partnership with Noonlight that brings a new emergency services feature directly to its mobile app. With this, Wyze device owners can easily access emergency services from within the Wyze app, eliminating the need to separately dial 911. The feature works simply by tapping an emergency button found within the mobile app. READ: … Continue reading
  
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• Google finally combined all messaging teams into one under Soltero

  07-05-2020 21:43
  
  Today Google announced a bit of a leadership change in messaging, texting, and communication apps. Google’s latest change puts the Message, Duo, and Android phone app teams together with the combined team of Google Meet and Google Chat, under a single all-encompassing bit of leadership. This should, ideally, make for a system with which Android users can finally trust that … Continue reading
  
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• US faces 'truly daunting' challenges on needed COVID tests

  07-05-2020 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Despite a massive effort, the nation faces “truly daunting” challenges to deploy millions of coronavirus tests to safely re-open the economy, the head of the National Institutes of Health told lawmakers Thursday.NIH Director Francis Collins told the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee that government and private industry have launched a $2.5 billion, taxpayer-funded effort to develop, manufacture and distribute technology capable of accurately testing millions of p
  
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• Man killed in Indianapolis police shooting livestreamed chase, final moments

  07-05-2020 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A man who was shot and killed by police following a chase in Indianapolis livestreamed the incident and the final moments leading up to his death.
  
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• Honeywell silent on Donald Trump's claim he was told he didn't need to wear mask

  07-05-2020 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump claimed this week that he briefly wore a mask "back stage" during a tour of a Honeywell plant that is making masks to confront the coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus: Scam sites selling masks and fake cures taken down

  07-05-2020 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than 160,000 suspicious emails have been reported to a new scam-busting service in two weeks.
  
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• Can you reuse a disposable mask? Yes, if you follow these steps

  07-05-2020 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Disposable masks can be used more than once, but it's important to make sure the mask isn't carrying coronavirus.
  
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• Biden Accuser Tara Reade Lawyers Up Ahead of Megyn Kelly Sitdown

  07-05-2020 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade, who claims that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee sexually assaulted her when she briefly worked in Biden’s Senate office almost three decades ago, retained attorney Douglas Wigdor before sitting down with Megyn Kelly for a video interview Thursday.Reade, 56, who has given widely differing accounts of her complaint against the former vice president and Delaware senator, had originally agreed to a May 3 interview with Fox News Sunday anchor C
  
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• Biden uses virtual events to target battleground Florida

  07-05-2020 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden ventured back onto the campaign trail Thursday, targeting the critical battleground state of Florida — but without actually leaving home.The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is staying in his Delaware house amid efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has shut down most aspects of American life, including the presidential campaign.“It's great to be in Jacksonville today,” Biden said, grinning.
  
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• Over 500 Employees at Trump’s Las Vegas Hotel Have Been Laid Off Amid Coronavirus

  07-05-2020 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Over 500 workers at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas have temporarily lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.The resort, which is part-owned by the Trump Organization, broke the news to employees last month in a letter to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation.“Based on the fluid and rapidly evolving nature of this situation, however, at this time we are unable to provide a specific date at which we will be able to recommence regular hotel oper
  
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• All 10 ways to get Pokmone GO coins (PokeCoins) in Niantic’s big update

  07-05-2020 21:08
  
  This week the folks at Niantic changed the way Pokemon GO works with Pokecoins – or Pokemon Coins, if you prefer. That’s the game’s in-game currency, and the way one buys items in the game instead of finding said items at Pokestops or Pokemon Gyms. In the newest update to the game, users will be able to earn coins without … Continue reading
  
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• China's Military Is Tied to Debilitating New Cyberattack Tool

  07-05-2020 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On the morning of Jan. 3, an email was sent from the Indonesian Embassy in Australia to a member of the premier of Western Australia's staff who worked on health and ecological issues. Attached was a Word document that aroused no immediate suspicions, since the intended recipient knew the supposed sender.The attachment contained an invisible cyberattack tool called Aria-body, which had never been detected before and had alarming new capabilities. Hackers who used it to remotely take over a compu
  
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