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• 'Did it work? You're darn right': Cuomo touts New York's progress on COVID-19

  19-05-2020 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gov. Cuomo says New York's coronavirus restrictions were worth it as states grapple with reopening. Hawaii extends quarantine requirement for visitors.
  
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• NASA spaceflight chief resigns days before launch

  19-05-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Douglas Loverro, NASA's chief of human spaceflight, unexpectedly stepped down after an unspecified "mistake" earlier this year.
  
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• Autism as an advantage in AI jobs: This organization is making an argument for neurodiversity - CNET

  19-05-2020 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For Daivergent, matching tech workers with autism to jobs isn't an act of charity.
  
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• NASA human spaceflight chief resigns with historic SpaceX launch days away

  19-05-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Loverro's resignation comes as the agency counts down to the first orbital crew launch from U.S. soil in nearly a decade.
  
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• Huge landforms on Mars may have been caused by mud, not lava

  19-05-2020 23:43
  
  The Martian surface is covered with thousands of lava-like flows similar to the kind we see from volcanoes on Earth. Questions have remained over what these flows are made of — were they the result of lava or something else entirely? A new study out of Lancaster University has settled the question, pointing to massive floods that happened in Mars’ … Continue reading
  
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• Harbor Freight recalls 454,000 jack stands over concerns they could collapse - CNET

  19-05-2020 23:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The affected Pittsburgh-brand three- and six-ton jack stands were in production for six years, and span three separate model numbers.
  
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• What is hydroxychloroquine and does it prevent COVID-19?

  19-05-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump said Monday that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine. Although Trump has been touting the drug for months, it has not been proven to treat or prevent the virus.
  
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• 2020 Nissan Frontier starting prices rise considerably with new engine onboard - CNET

  19-05-2020 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  But just comparing the new and old V6-powered models shows a rather modest increase.
  
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• COVID-19 treatment: FDA says hydroxychloroquine touted by Trump is not safe or effective

  19-05-2020 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FDA on Friday cautioned against the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 treatment outside of hospitals or clinical trials.
  
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• Navy Secretary, Air Force Chief of Staff Nominees Advance in Senate

  19-05-2020 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The committee approved the nominations of Kenneth Braithwaite as Navy secretary and Gen. Charles Brown as Air Force chief.
  
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• Minneapolis man attacked TV anchor over 'perceived sexual orientation,' cops say

  19-05-2020 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Matt Belanger was struck in the eye by something allegedly hurled by Vennie Jerome Williams, who was charged with assault and harassment.
  
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• Millions flee as powerful cyclone bears down on India, Bangladesh

  19-05-2020 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A potentially catastrophic cyclone is bearing down on India and Bangladesh, threatening to batter the vulnerable countries with howling winds, drenching rain and devastating storm surge.
  
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• Porsche has good news and bad for 911 fans

  19-05-2020 23:14
  
  There’s no shortage of variants when it comes to the new Porsche 911, but that hasn’t stopped some would-be owners hoping to see a return to naturally-aspirated engines in the back of their Carrera. Unfortunately for them, there’s both bad news and good out of Stuttgart when it comes to more enthusiast-features for the new 911. Porsche switched to a … Continue reading
  
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• Scientists suffer headaches when penguin poop turns into laughing gas - CNET

  19-05-2020 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Penguins are adorable, but their feces aren't having the cutest impact on researchers.
  
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• Venezuelans clamor for gasoline as U.S. weighs response to Iran fuel shipment

  19-05-2020 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With the United States weighing a response to a gasoline shipment from Iran to Venezuela, people waiting in line outside service stations in the country's capital said they were eager to fill their tanks, regardless of how the fuel arrived.OPEC members Venezuela and Iran both are U.S. adversaries.A Trump administration official said last week the shipment via five tankers - which are still underway to fuel-starved Venezuela - was "unwelcome."
  
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• Microsoft builds massive supercomputer for smarter AI - CNET

  19-05-2020 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Azure machine has 285,000 processor cores and 10,000 GPUs to tackle a new class of artificial intelligence tasks.
  
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• Flooding hits parts of Midwest; evacuates parts of Michigan

  19-05-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  People living near two mid-Michigan lakes and parts of a river were evacuated on Tuesday following days of heavy rain that produced flooding and put pressure on dams in the area.
  
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• NASA human spaceflight chief resigns ahead of launch

  19-05-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Doug Loverro has resigned from his position effective Monday, May 18," said the memo sent to employees on Tuesday and seen by Reuters.It added that Ken Bowersox, NASA's deputy associate administrator and a former astronaut, would take Loverro's place until a permanent replacement is found.
  
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• How a pair of Donald Trump tweets created an 'Obamagate' domino effect in the Senate

  19-05-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  All it took was a couple of tweets for Donald Trump and top Senate Republicans to get on the same page for the president’s chief messaging strategy ahead of the 2020 presidential election.When Mr Trump fired off a pair of messages over the weekend urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham to shore up their resources to probe his “Obamagate” theory, it took less than 48 hours for the duo to answer the call.
  
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• Concerns erupt over integrity of Florida's COVID-19 website

  19-05-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The chief architect of Florida’s coronavirus website was fired this week after a dispute over what information should be made public, underscoring how entwined public health data and politics have become as elected officials move to reopen their communities amid the coronavirus pandemic.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said his decision to begin reopening his state has been driven by science, and federal epidemiologists have praised his administration’s daily release of COVID-19 related
  
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• Hassett: Things are going back to normal faster than expected

  19-05-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump signs executive order cutting federal regulations; White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett weighs in on U.S. economy amid coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Mafia: Trilogy now official with remakes and remasters galore

  19-05-2020 22:51
  
  Last week, 2K Games teased the impending reveal of Mafia: Trilogy. At the time, most of us assumed that this was going to be a remaster of the first three Mafia games, and it turns out that we were correct – for the most part, at least. Seeing as the Mafia trilogy spans three different console generations, Mafia II is … Continue reading
  
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• Nearly 200 people arrested, two shot during 'Go Topless Jeep Weekend'

  19-05-2020 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "I don't know why it's so hard for people just to show up and have fun these days," one resident said.
  
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• Krispy Kreme offers free doughnuts for graduates in the class of 2020 - CNET

  19-05-2020 22:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Inspiring speeches by luminaries are one thing. A free sugar-high is quite another.
  
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• RV rentals increase 650% as coronavirus changes how Americans vacation - CNET

  19-05-2020 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As we look to avoid shared transportation due to COVID-19, going it alone in an RV looks mighty appealing.
  
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• Louisville woman gave birth outside hospital, used a COVID-19 face mask to tie off cord

  19-05-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sarah Patrick delivered her newborn baby in the chilly, early morning hours of May 9 while locked outside of Baptist Health Louisville.
  
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• Flynn's lawyers ask appeals court to force dismissal of case

  19-05-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lawyers for Michael Flynn are asking a federal appeals court to order the dismissal of the criminal case against the former Trump administration national security adviser.Instead, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan appointed a retired judge to argue against the department's position and to consider whether Flynn, who previously admitted lying to federal agents but now asserts his innocence, could be held in criminal contempt for perjury.The filing Tuesday with the Washington-based appeals court
  
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• Ex-WWE star Shad Gaspard goes missing, told rescuers 'save my son'

  19-05-2020 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "When last seen by the lifeguard, a wave had crashed over Mr. Shad Gaspard and he was swept out to sea," police said.
  
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• Syria seizes assets of Assad cousin and business magnate Rami Makhlouf

  19-05-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Syria's government seizes assets of Assad cousin Rami Makhlouf
  
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• Florida’s Coronavirus Dashboard Architect: I Was Fired for Not Manipulating Data

  19-05-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A top Florida Department of Health data manager alleges she was forced to resign from her job maintaining the state’s COVID-19 portal because she refused to change data that would “drum up support for the plan to reopen” amid the pandemic. Rebekah Jones, the architect behind the Sunshine State’s interactive COVID-19 dashboard once praised by the White House, told several news outlets on Tuesday she was removed from her position as Graphic Information Systems manager
  
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• Spotify gets exclusive deal for Joe Rogan's podcast - CNET

  19-05-2020 22:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Joe Rogan Experience is moving to Spotify in September.
  
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• Walmart quietly reveals plan to shut down online shop Jet.com

  19-05-2020 22:24
  
  Only a few years after acquiring the company, Walmart has quietly announced plans to shut down the online retailer Jet.com. The revelation was nestled within Walmart’s newly published quarterly financial results, with the company noting that it will ‘discontinue’ Jet due to the ‘continued strength of the Walmart.com brand.’ Walmart had paid $3 billion to acquire the company. Jet.com is … Continue reading
  
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• Corn tortillas or flour? CNET takes on tacos! - CNET

  19-05-2020 22:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  What are quarantine and lockdowns good for if you cannot have some fun with tortillas? We challenged colleagues to cook Mexican dishes. The results were... interesting.
  
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• Trump visit to Ford plant contradicts Michigan Gov. Whitmer's order — but she won't try to stop it

  19-05-2020 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president's visit to a Ford plant in Michigan contradicts a ban on nonessential tours.
  
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• Today's technology could cut road construction emissions in half - CNET

  19-05-2020 22:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  And with the right investments, a new study showed we could eliminate them altogether by 2045.
  
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• Exclusive: In veiled warning to Iran, U.S. tells Gulf mariners to stay clear of its warships

  19-05-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters (yards) away from U.S. warships or risk being "interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures."The notice to mariners, which was first reported by Reuters, follows U.S. President Donald Trump's threat last month to fire on any Iranian ships that harass Navy vessels."Armed vessels approaching within 100 meters of a U.S. naval vessel may be interp
  
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• 2021 Genesis G80 pricing revealed (& rivals should worry)

  19-05-2020 22:06
  
  Official pricing for the 2021 Genesis G80 is out, and just as expected there’s aggressive pricing as the automaker hunts sales from traditional luxury brands. The 2021 G80 sedan will start from $47,700, Genesis has confirmed, plus $1,025 destination, and with an impressively strong level of standard equipment. Announced in March, the new G80 borrows from the styling of the … Continue reading
  
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• US Navy issues new guidelines after close Iran encounters

  19-05-2020 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Navy warned Tuesday it will take “lawful defensive measures” against vessels in the Mideast that come within 100 meters (yards) of its warships, offering specific guidelines after a recent close encounter with Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf.Defensive measures have typically included turning a ship away from the approaching vessel, sounding its horn, shooting off flares and ultimately firing warning shots to force the vessel away.“Our ships are conducting routine o
  
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• El Salvador's president extends lockdown, crimping law allowing restart of economy

  19-05-2020 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  El Salvador's government on Tuesday extended a strict lockdown until June 6, after President Nayib Bukele threatened to veto a law passed by Congress aimed at accelerating the reopening of the country's economy prior to that date.The legal minister to the president, Conan Castro, said the order was in line with Bukele's plan to gradually re-open the economy only after another phase of strict quarantine measures to contain the coronavirus.Bukele, 38, has spent the past few days scrapping with Con
  
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• SD Express is getting a major speed boost

  19-05-2020 22:00
  
  It looks like SD Express is in for a fairly big improvement to transfer speeds, as today the SD Association announced what the SD 8.0 specification will do for the format. According to the SDA, the next generation of SD Express cards will potentially reach transfer speeds of up to 4GB per second, which blows even earlier SD Express generations … Continue reading
  
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• President Trump signs executive order to cut regulations

  19-05-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Executive order cuts regulations that could prevent job growth amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Major tech companies are letting their employees work from home. But Apple thinks different.

  19-05-2020 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Apple is pushing employees to come back to the office as early as late May or early June while every other major tech company embraces remote work.
  
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• Syria rebel, regime forces face off in Libya

  19-05-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  While a ceasefire in Syria has reduced combat between rebels and government forces, mercenaries from the two sides are still fighting in Libya on behalf of their Russian and Turkish backers.Turkey supports some Syrian rebels and Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord, while Russia supports Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Libya's eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar.
  
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• Trump signs order directing agencies to cut federal regulations

  19-05-2020 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to cut regulations, a move he said would help the economy recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.Trump, who signed the order at a Cabinet meeting, said itinstructed agencies to eliminate "unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery.""I'm directing agencies to review the hundreds of regulations we've already suspended in response to the virus and make these suspensions permanent wher
  
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• Mexico City virus deaths triple official toll, group says

  19-05-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A registry of death certificates in Mexico City suggests there were 4,577 cases where doctors mentioned coronavirus or COVID-19 as a possible or probable cause of death, more than three times the official death toll in the city.The federal government acknowledges only 1,332 confirmed deaths in Mexico City since the pandemic began, less than a third as many as the investigation revealed.The anti-corruption group Mexicans Against Corruption said in a report Monday that it got access to a database
  
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• Gowdy: We need more ways to hold people accountable other than indictment

  19-05-2020 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Barr does not expect criminal investigation into Obama or Biden; former congressman and Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy reacts.
  
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• Hurricanes are getting stronger and climate change may be to blame

  19-05-2020 21:21
  
  Hurricanes are getting stronger, according to a new study, and climate change may be the cause. The findings come from scientists with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and NOAA’s National Center for Environmental Information. Around four decades of hurricane satellite images went into the research, according to the University, building upon previous research that found similar storm intensification. The study’s lead … Continue reading
  
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• Trump news: President defends hydroxychloroquine and snaps at female reporter during heated press exchange

  19-05-2020 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump is continuing to defend an unproven coronavirus treatment involving the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine despite studies from within his own government highlighting dangerous potential side effects.The president claimed the Department of Veterans Affairs study involved candidates who were “almost dead” and in “very bad shape” when taking the unfounded Covid-19 treatment, which many have said does not actually prevent or cure the disease caused by the nove
  
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• Trump news - live: President defends hydroxychloroquine and snaps at female reporter during heated press exchange

  19-05-2020 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump is continuing to defend an unproven coronavirus treatment involving the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine despite studies from within his own government highlighting dangerous potential side effects.The president claimed the Department of Veterans Affairs study involved candidates who were “almost dead” and in “very bad shape” when taking the unfounded Covid-19 treatment, which many have said does not actually prevent or cure the disease caused by the nove
  
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• Joe Rogan podcast a Spotify exclusive by end of 2020

  19-05-2020 21:13
  
  One of the most popular podcasts in the world, The Joe Rogan Experience, will have a Spotify release date of September 1, 2020. At the end of the year, here in 2020, the Joe Rogan podcast will be available ONLY on Spotify. Joe Rogan’s podcast will no longer be available through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or any other platform, … Continue reading
  
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