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• Disney Plus series showcasing the making of Frozen 2 will debut June 26 - CNET

  13-05-2020 23:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The six-part documentary covers the 11 months leading up to the sequel's release, including decisions about what scenes and songs to cut.
  
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• Senate narrowly rejects new limits on internet surveillance

  13-05-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Senate came one vote short Wednesday of approving a proposal to prevent federal law enforcement from obtaining internet browsing information or search history without seeking a warrant.The bipartisan amendment won a solid majority of the Senate but just shy of the 60 votes needed for adoption.The amendment’s authors, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, have long opposed the expansion and renewal of surveillance laws that the government uses
  
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• Consumers, lawmakers rip airlines for withholding refunds

  13-05-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  When her Las Vegas hotel shut down and returned her money, and both Nevada and her home state of Ohio issued stay-home orders, Helen Moon canceled the flight that she and her husband had booked on Frontier Airlines and asked for a cash refund.Frontier offered only a travel credit instead of the refund because Moon – and not the airline — canceled the $970 reservation.“We were following the government restrictions, they said shelter in place, and we had nowhere to sleep,”
  
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• Joe Biden among those who may have gotten Michael Flynn's identity

  13-05-2020 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Biden, Comey, Clapper on list of Obama administration officials who may have received Michael Flynn's identity; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• US says China trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine as markets slump

  13-05-2020 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Chinese hackers are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research, US authorities said Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between the superpowers as markets slumped on warnings from the US Federal Reserve that prolonged shutdowns could cause "lasting damage".Europe, meanwhile, pushed ahead with plans to gradually reopen for summer tourism, even as fears persist of a second wave of infections in the pandemic that has forced more than half of humanity behind closed doors in recent months.With some coun
  
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• Small businesses worry about spending PPP money

  13-05-2020 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As small business owners receive money from Congress' Paycheck Protection Program, some are worried about the heavy restrictions it imposes on allocating that money to payroll. Emily Flitter of the New York Times joined CBSN to discuss her reporting on the challenges small businesses are facing.
  
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• Senators question Facebook over disinformation and hate speech - CNET

  13-05-2020 23:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  They want to know if Facebook will reconsider its fact-checking policies amid COVID-19 and leading up to the 2020 election.
  
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• Republican Mike Garcia wins Democrat Katie Hill's vacant House seat in special election

  13-05-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  For the first time in nine years, Republicans have picked up a Congressional seat previously held by a Democrat. Mike Garcia defeated his Democratic opponent Christy Smith in the race for California's 25th Congressional District seat, left vacant by former Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.), who resigned last year after it was revealed she had an inappropriate relationship with a staffer.Smith conceded Tuesday's election in a Facebook post Wednesday, but said she will now turn her attention to November'
  
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• 'Sleeping while black': Family seeks justice for Breonna Taylor, killed in her bedroom by police

  13-05-2020 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Breonna Taylor was asleep in her Louisville, Ky., home when three police officers forced their way inside and unloaded eight bullets into her body, according to a lawsuit filed by Taylor's family.
  
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• Oculus Quest: Is the VR system in stock? - CNET

  13-05-2020 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Some retailers have inventory again. Here's where you can find the so-hot-it-won't-stay-in-stock $400 VR headset.
  
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• Sen. Paul says it's 'astonishing' Obama officials requested unmasking of political opponent

  13-05-2020 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul requesting DNI Grenell testify on Flynn unmasking.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy A51 outsells all other Android phones in the first quarter, analysts say - CNET

  13-05-2020 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Six million units of the budget phone were shipped globally, according to Strategy Analytics.
  
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• 7 great graduation gifts under $100 - CNET

  13-05-2020 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Whether you're buying for a recent graduate from high school or college, there are plenty of great gifts that won't cost a fortune.
  
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• Native American tribe says sovereignty allows checkpoints

  13-05-2020 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The head of a Native American tribe said Wednesday it won't comply with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's demand to remove coronavirus checkpoints it set up on federal and state highways that run through its reservation.Harold Frazier, the chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, told Noem in a short letter that the tribe would consider her request to restrict checkpoints to tribal roads.
  
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• GOP wins special election in California after Democrat concedes

  13-05-2020 22:45 via politico.com
  
  State Assemblywoman Christy Smith conceded defeat to Republican Mike Garcia.
  
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• Epic's Unreal Engine 5: I got a first look on PS5, and now I'm a believer - CNET

  13-05-2020 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Epic's Tim Sweeney hints at what's to come in 2021 for new consoles, Fortnite and more.
  
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• U.S. March, April job losses revised higher

  13-05-2020 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. economy lost a record 20.537 million jobs in April and not 20.5 million as reported last Friday, according to revised data published by the Labor Department this week.The Labor's Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which compiles the closely followed monthly employment report, also raised March's job losses to show nonfarm payrolls decreasing 881,000 instead of 870,000 as previously estimated.Nonfarm payrolls are calculated from a survey of establishments.
  
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• Maserati MC20 sports car shows off with a Stirling Moss wrap - CNET

  13-05-2020 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Italian brand gives us another look at its new sports car -- and honors Sir Stirling Moss in the process.
  
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• Maserati MC20 looks stunning in teaser photos - CNET

  13-05-2020 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The company revealed more images of the car, and also paid a tribute to Sir Stirling Moss.
  
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• 7 book subscription services for kids and young adults - CNET

  13-05-2020 22:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Get books delivered to your doorstep to keep your kids occupied and off screens.
  
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• Sitting in a freezer for years, potential SARS vaccine now ready for coronavirus trial

  13-05-2020 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Three organizations have agreed to shepherd the vaccine, shelved since 2016, through clinical trials and ensure it is made safe and affordable.
  
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• Trump to tap ex-Glaxo exec, U.S. general for coronavirus vaccine effort

  13-05-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump is expected to tap a former GlaxoSmithKline executive and a U.S. general to spearhead the government's effort at developing a coronavirus vaccine on an accelerated schedule, officially called "Operation Warp Speed," an administration official said on Wednesday.The former head of Glaxo's vaccines division, Moncef Slaoui, will serve as chief adviser on the operation and U.S. General Gustav Perna will act as its chief operating officer.
  
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• Want to learn the ASL alphabet? This app can teach you in just 5 minutes a day - CNET

  13-05-2020 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Learning fingerspelling can be a good place to start with American Sign Language, and can be useful to study even if you aren't hearing-impaired.
  
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• 5 investment accounts everyone should have - CNET

  13-05-2020 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You don't need to put all your money in stocks and bonds. Consider these investment options right now.
  
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• Afghan attack: Maternity ward death toll climbs to 24

  13-05-2020 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Afghan mothers and babies make up most of the dead in militant violence condemned for its savagery.
  
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• This Company’s Coronavirus Loan Struggle Reveals the Paycheck Protection Program’s Pitfalls

  13-05-2020 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Millions of businesses around the country have applied for loans under the popular $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program
  
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• A Kentucky EMT Worker Was Killed During a ‘No-Knock’ Police Raid. The Target Was Already in Custody.

  13-05-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Kentucky EMT worker shot dead in her home during a police raid was mistakenly targeted during a hunt for a suspect believed to be in a “trap house” more than 10 miles away—who was already in police custody, a lawsuit and police records state. Internal records obtained by The Courier-Journal show the Louisville Metro Police Department intended to execute several “no-knock” search warrants looking for a suspected drug dealer who lived in a different part of tow
  
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• Moscow says it ascribed over 60% of coronavirus deaths in April to other causes

  13-05-2020 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The city of Moscow said on Wednesday it had ascribed the deaths of more than 60% of coronavirus patients in April to other causes as it defended what it said was the superior way it and Russia counted the number of people killed by the novel virus.At 242,271, Russia has the second-highest number of confirmed cases in the world after the United States, something it attributes to a massive testing programme which it says has seen almost 6 million tests conducted.The disparity between the high numb
  
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• Comet Swan is visible to the naked eye, and it may get even brighter - CNET

  13-05-2020 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The visitor from deep space has passed us by, but may be due for an outburst as it careens toward the sun.
  
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• Amazon says a group of scammers set its sights on Alexa device customers - CNET

  13-05-2020 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An international ring allegedly put together fake websites and mobile apps to lure in customers trying to set up their Echo speakers.
  
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• Mitch McConnell is pushing the Senate to pass a measure that would let the FBI collect Americans' web-browsing history without a warrant

  13-05-2020 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Another amendment blocking the FBI surveillance failed by just one vote Wednesday, bringing McConnell's proposal one step closer to becoming law.
  
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• Los Angeles County reopens beaches closed by virus concerns but sunbathing is off-limits

  13-05-2020 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  County beaches and many city-owned beaches are open only for “active recreation” such as walking, swimming and surfing. Sunbathing is still banned.
  
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• 15 states now investigating child illness possibly linked to virus, Cuomo says

  13-05-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York has now identified over 100 cases of the inflammatory syndrome believed to be related to COVID-19.
  
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• At height of pandemic, 1.4 million US health workers lose jobs

  13-05-2020 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dayna James has been an emergency nurse for 17 years -- and thought the COVID-19 pandemic would mean she'd have more work than ever.Instead, she's filing for unemployment benefits, an ironic twist of fate shared by 1.4 million of America's 18 million health care personnel who have lost their jobs since March -- including 135,000 hospital workers.
  
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• Trump Supreme Court goal: Slow walk the cases, hide secrets until the election is over

  13-05-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  If Trump can delay a decision on his financial records, he'll be able to keep any damaging information under wraps during his 2020 reelection campaign.
  
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• Whistleblower: US could face virus rebound 'darkest winter'

  13-05-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  America faces the “darkest winter in modern history” unless leaders act decisively to prevent a rebound of the coronavirus, says a government whistleblower who alleges he was ousted from his job after warning the Trump administration to prepare for the pandemic.Immunologist Dr. Rick Bright makes his sobering prediction in testimony prepared for his appearance Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.Aspects of his complaint about early administration handling of the cr
  
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• Missouri moving ahead with execution plans

  13-05-2020 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is moving ahead with plans to execute a man next week, despite new concerns about key evidence that led to his conviction, and despite concerns about the coronavirus that prompted other states to postpone lethal injections.Walter Barton, 64, is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing 81-year-old trailer park operator Gladys Kuehler in 1991.Three jurors involved in Barton's 2006 trial now express misgivings, based on new blood spatter evidence, Barton
  
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• Meet the billionaire family behind Tyson Foods, the $42 billion meat company that's been hit by COVID-19 outbreaks at its plants and is warning of a meat shortage

  13-05-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tyson Foods has been family-run for three generations, making the Tysons one of the wealthiest families in the US.
  
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• Large invasive lizard gaining foothold in Georgia, officials warn

  13-05-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "These large lizards are voracious predators that have been found consuming a variety of native wildlife," officials warn
  
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• Taliban say ready to fight attacking Afghan forces

  13-05-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Taliban on Wednesday said they were prepared to battle Afghan forces after the president told troops to resume offensive operations following a series of grisly attacks that have further unravelled a fragile peace process.New details have emerged on Tuesday's brazen assault on a Kabul maternity hospital, where at least 24 people including infants, mothers and nurses were killed.According to international humanitarian organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, wh
  
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• Netanyahu reaches threshold for forming government

  13-05-2020 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday he has cobbled together enough lawmakers to form a government, a step that will send him back to the premiership after three inconclusive elections.Netanyahu's Likud Party and the ultra-Orthodox Shas faction came to a coalition agreement Wednesday.Netanyahu submitted a letter to Israel's ceremonial president announcing his achievement, setting the stage for the government to be sworn in Thursday.
  
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• 911 call, text hint at confrontation days before Arbery shot

  13-05-2020 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Days before Ahmaud Arbery was pursued by two white men and fatally shot after being spotted inside a home under construction, neighbors — including one of the suspects — reported an earlier encounter with a person wandering through the open-framed structure. Owner Larry English found nothing stolen from the site where he's building a home in the Satilla Shores subdivision where 25-year-old Arbery was slain Feb. 23, English's attorney said Wednesday. “Nothing was ever taken from
  
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• Wuhan reopened last month. Now, new coronavirus infections spark mass testing and renewed fears

  13-05-2020 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One month after the city of Wuhan, China, celebrated its reopening, new COVID-19 infections emerge.
  
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• Storm Arthur: First named storm of 2020 could form this weekend in US

  13-05-2020 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hurricane season may kick off early, with the potential for the year's first named storm to form off the coast of Florida and the Bahamas.Tropical (or, potentially, Subtropical) Storm Arthur, as it will be called if conditions develop into a named storm system - has a 70 per cent chance of forming over the next five days, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
  
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• The unprecedented suspension of an 82-year-old road safety law for truck drivers will continue until June 14

  13-05-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Until at least June 14, some truck drivers won't have to follow the much-hated safety laws thanks to the extended emergency declaration.
  
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• Biden Has an Edge on Trump. So Why Are Democrats Worried?

  13-05-2020 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In his first weeks as the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden went days at a time with no public events. His campaign staff in early April was about half the size of Hillary Clinton's at the same time in 2016. A much-touted virtual rally last week was riddled with glitches. And Biden and his advisers remain stuck at home, uncertain if their Philadelphia headquarters will ever reopen.Less than six months before Election Day, Biden finds himself in an extraordinary position: Party leaders ha
  
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• Death toll from Kabul maternity hospital attack rises to 24

  13-05-2020 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Officials on Wednesday raised the death toll from a militant attack on a maternity hospital in Kabul to 24, including mothers, nurses and two babies. A day after the shooting rampage, 20 infants were under medical observation, lying swaddled in blankets in hospital cribs. Militants had stormed the hospital Tuesday, setting off an hours-long shootout with police. As the gunfight raged, Afghan security forces carried out babies and frantic mothers. The clinic in Dashti Barchi, a mostly Shiite neig
  
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• GBI probes local prosecutors in Ahmaud Arbery case

  13-05-2020 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Reaction and analysis from criminal defense attorney Philip Holloway on ‘The Daily Briefing.’
  
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• Biden Named in List of Obama Officials Who Requested to ‘Unmask’ Flynn

  13-05-2020 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former vice president Joe Biden appears on a declassified list of Obama administration officials who requested the unmasking of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn.The list, obtained by CBS News, shows that Biden’s office made its request to see Flynn’s identity on January 12, 2017 — the same day that Washington Post columnist David Ignatius broke news of Flynn's calls with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. While the NSA says it “cann
  
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• Georgia officials trying to stop large, invasive lizard that eats 'anything they want'

  13-05-2020 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Argentine black and white tegus have not been a threat to humans and common household pets, but do pose a danger to native species.
  
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