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• This 10,000-mAh power bank is almost as thin as the $10 bill it'll cost you - CNET

  03-06-2020 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A $10 power bank? Sign me up. But it's also superthin and comes with every kind of USB port.
  
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• PPP loan program accidentally paid some small-business owners twice

  03-06-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “Everyone is just flying by the seat of their pants," said one small-business owner.
  
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• Hong Kong to lead Tiananmen mourning despite virus vigil ban

  03-06-2020 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hong Kong will Thursday lead global remembrance of China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, with people lighting candles in neighbourhoods across the restless city after authorities banned a mass vigil because of the coronavirus.Open discussion of the brutal suppression is forbidden inside China, where hundreds -- by some estimates more than a thousand -- died when the Communist Party sent tanks on June 4, 1989 to crush a student-led demonstration in Beijing calling for democratic reforms.This year's
  
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• As protests rock cities, Rand Paul holds up passage of anti-lynching bill

  03-06-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is holding up passage of an anti-lynching bill with broad bipartisan support — the latest delay in an effort to pass a federal law against lynching that goes back over a century.
  
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• Koenigsegg and Polestar hint at 'something exciting' to come - Roadshow

  03-06-2020 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A partnership? A new electric supercar? A calendar featuring the Gemera and Precept concept? Who knows!
  
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• Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue

  03-06-2020 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to remove one of the country’s most iconic monuments to the Confederacy, a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee along Richmond’s prominent Monument Avenue, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.The move would be an extraordinary victory for civil rights activists, whose calls for the removal of that monument and others in this former capital of the Confederacy have been resisted for years.“That is a
  
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• This chart shows fewer than half of Black Americans were employed in April, highlighting how coronavirus layoffs have disproportionately affected Black communities

  03-06-2020 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Record unemployment has helped fuel unrest in all 50 states for more than a week since George Floyd was killed.
  
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• Cities remove racist monuments before protesters can topple them

  03-06-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As the protests following the death of George Floyd in some cities have turned to targeting racist iconography, officials are trying to preempt them.
  
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• Cosmic interloper Oumuamua may not have been aliens, but a strange ice cube - CNET

  03-06-2020 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The first interstellar visitor ever observed may have been the most pristine frozen object humans have seen.
  
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• George Floyd death: New charges for all four sacked officers

  03-06-2020 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ex-officer Derek Chauvin now faces second-degree murder, while three others face abetting charges.
  
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• Storms in the Houston area while all eyes are on Tropical Storm Cristobal

  03-06-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Scattered storms are likely today as a disturbance moves in. Tropical Storm Cristobal bears watching in the Gulf.
  
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• Snag the AirPods Pro for $230 - CNET

  03-06-2020 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Father's Day is around the corner. While not the lowest price ever, you can save a few dollars on Apple's high-end headphones for dad.
  
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• NYPD Says Looters Are Stashing Bricks. Brooklyn Locals Say Otherwise

  03-06-2020 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On Wednesday morning, New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot F. Shea tweeted a low-resolution video of an unidentified officer picking up blue plastic crates on a city street corner. The crates, which appeared to be filled with chunks of masonry, had apparently been left next to a garbage can near Avenue X and West 3rd Street in Gravesend, a neighborhood by the water on Brooklyn’s south end that’s been largely untouched by the protests elsewhere in the borough and the city."T
  
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• People rarely change their password after a data breach, study says - CNET

  03-06-2020 22:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Just one-third of users took action following breach announcements, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University.
  
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• George Floyd protests: All four former police officers face new charges as demonstrations continue nationwide

  03-06-2020 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has announced new charges against all four former officers involved in the death of George Floyd.The attorney general announced charges against Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng, the three officers seen alongside Derek Chauvin, an officer who kneeled on Mr Floyd’s neck for over eight minutes before his death, according to charging documents.
  
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• Fossilized stomach contents show armored dinosaur's leafy last meal

  03-06-2020 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In a forest rebounding after a wildfire 110 million years ago, an armored dinosaur devoured a meal of tender ferns in western Canada before suffering a sudden death - perhaps drowning in a river or a flash flood - and being washed out to sea.Scientists said on Wednesday the fossilized stomach contents of the dinosaur, called Borealopelta markmitchelli, were preserved in exquisite detail with its skeleton, revealing what was on the menu for its last meal.The fossil, from the province of Alberta,
  
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• Alphabet faces diversity and human rights criticism at stockholder meeting - CNET

  03-06-2020 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The meeting comes as the US is engulfed by unrest.
  
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• 2021 Mazda3 turbo will happen thanks to lots of support, report says - Roadshow

  03-06-2020 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rumors have swirled for over a year now, and it appears Mazda will answer the call for a turbocharged Mazda3.
  
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• Cyclone Nisarga: India's Mumbai escapes worst cyclone in decades

  03-06-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  India's financial capital narrowly escapes Cyclone Nisarga, as nearby areas bear the brunt.
  
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• Buying and riding my first e-bike - CNET

  03-06-2020 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  What to expect and where to get started with your first e-bike.
  
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• Amazon gives $10 million to support social justice and black communities - CNET

  03-06-2020 22:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The donation is part of a series of pledges from major tech companies, including Apple, Google and Facebook.
  
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• 'All from a counterfeit bill': What we know about fake currency and George Floyd's death

  03-06-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A $20 bill with ink reportedly running launched the arrest and death of George Floyd and subsequent protests and riots across the nation.
  
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• George Floyd death: Trump denies protests forced him into bunker

  03-06-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president also defends his race relations record as anger continues over George Floyd's death.
  
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• Russian air strikes hit Syria's last major rebel bastion for first time since March ceasefire

  03-06-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Russian war planes have reportedly carried out their first air strikes in northwest Syria in three months, as a ceasefire in the last rebel-held part of the country begins to crack. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitoring group, said Russian jets targeted rebel-held areas with missiles early Wednesday morning and Tuesday night, following earlier artillery bombardments by Syrian government forces. The strikes in and around the northwestern province of Idlib
  
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• Small towns are no exception: Protests grow as curfews are ordered - CNET

  03-06-2020 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Here's a look at a demonstration going on in one such small town: Asheville, North Carolina.
  
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• Libya unity govt forces reseize Tripoli airport in blow to Haftar

  03-06-2020 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Forces backing Libya's unity government said Wednesday they had reseized the capital's Tripoli International Airport, held since 2019 by rival forces backing Khalifa Haftar, in the latest in a string of defeats for the eastern-based military commander."Our forces have fully liberated Tripoli international airport," said Mohamad Gnounou, spokesman for forces backing the Government of National Accord (GNA).Libya's main civilian airport, lying on the southern edge of the capital on a key highway le
  
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• Former Facebook staffers criticize Zuckerberg for his stance on Trump posts - CNET

  03-06-2020 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In an open letter published by The New York Times, they call the CEO's position a "betrayal" of Facebook's ideals.
  
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• Finland's PM says she hopes to give birth while in office

  03-06-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, the world's youngest leader at 34, told a magazine she would like to have a child while in office, which would make her only the third elected head of government to give birth while in power in modern times."I am very much hoping for an addition to the family, a little sibling for Emma," her 2-year-old daughter, Marin told Me Naiset magazine in an interview.Marin took the reigns of Finland's centre-left five-party coalition in a sudden move at the end of las
  
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• Trump to accept Republican presidential nomination outside of North Carolina

  03-06-2020 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination outside North Carolina, the party said on Wednesday, following the Democratic governor's decision not to lift social-distancing restrictions for the planned Aug. 24-27 convention.On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper rejected Republican demands to guarantee that attendance at the convention in Charlotte would not be restricted by social-distancing measures aimed atpreventing the spread of the coronavirus.In response, Trump said
  
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• AP report raises concerns about China and WHO; China denies

  03-06-2020 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least two U.S. senators said Wednesday that China hid data from the World Health Organization that could have altered the course of the coronavirus outbreak, even as a Chinese official denied delays in sharing information and said the government acted openly and transparently.At a press briefing on Wednesday, Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called the AP report “seriously inconsistent with the facts.”Ami Bera, chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Af
  
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• Viewpoint: US must confront its Original Sin to move forward

  03-06-2020 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Neglect of the past and belief in progress has left many unaware of the scope of US racial tensions.
  
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• Trump still obese, but free of hydroxychloroquine side effects: White House

  03-06-2020 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump did not suffer side effects from his controversial taking of hydroxychloroquine and is in good health, despite remaining obese, the White House said Wednesday, after he completed an annual medical check.The "president remains healthy," his press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, told reporters.A bare-bones bulletin from the official presidential physician, Sean Conley, said "there were no findings of significance or changes to report."
  
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• Police killing of 'BBQ Man' renews anguish in Louisville

  03-06-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  David McAtee was known to give out free meals to community members, including officers of the police department that shot him.
  
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• America is at its breaking point and white women still won't stop frivolously calling police on black people

  03-06-2020 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Calling 911 is not a free mediation service for white people to get the upper hand in banal disputes with people of color.
  
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• EU, China postpone September summit due to pandemic

  03-06-2020 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The European Union and China have agreed to postpone a summit planned for this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, German officials said Wednesday.Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping and later with European Council President Charles Michel to discuss the Sept. 14 meeting, due to be held in the German city of Leipzig and seen as a key moment in EU relations with China.The European Union has tried to position itself as a mediator between China
  
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• Live: Obama hosts 'reimagining policing' town hall in wake of George Floyd's death

  03-06-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama will host a virtual town hall on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET to address police violence amid nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd.
  
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• A group of D.C. protesters now has a list of demands

  03-06-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As protests continue to erupt around the country, a group of three young African-American activists is attempting to link the demonstrations to a list of demands.
  
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• Kayleigh McEnany Compares Trump’s Church Photo-Op to George W. Bush’s Post-9/11 First Pitch

  03-06-2020 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany raised eyebrows on Wednesday when she credulously compared President Donald Trump’s photo-op at St. John’s Episcopalian Church this week to Winston Churchill surveying World War II bombing damage and George W. Bush throwing out the first pitch after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Trump has faced widespread criticism—even from within his administration—over the political stunt, which featured him walking over to the so-called Church
  
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• US suspends flights by Chinese airlines in new spat with Beijing

  03-06-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Washington on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all flights by Chinese airlines into and out of the United States after Beijing failed to allow American carriers to resume services to China.The US action, which takes effect June 16 but could be implemented sooner if President Donald Trump orders it, applied to seven Chinese civilian carriers, although only four currently are running service to US cities including Air China and China Eastern Airlines, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said
  
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• George Floyd's GoFundMe accounts have raised over $12 million for his family ... and counting

  03-06-2020 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Internet users have opened up their hearts and wallets to help support the family of the man whose killing sparked nationwide protests.
  
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• Mystery Officers Patrolling D.C. Streets Are From Federal Prisons

  03-06-2020 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Justice Department has sent special operations teams from the Bureau of Prisons to support the Trump administration’s response to protests in Washington, D.C., and Florida. In a statement to The Daily Beast, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed that they had deployed Crisis Management Teams in response to the protests. The teams include Special Operations response teams, “which are highly trained tactical units capable of responding to prison disturbances, and providin
  
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• Protest update: More protests today, large turnout at Oakland rally, SFPD hiring resolution

  03-06-2020 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Protests over the death of George Floyd have been planned throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Watch live demonstrations, briefings from officials here.
  
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• Iran says coronavirus restrictions could return if second wave hits

  03-06-2020 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Iran has suffered the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, forcing it to impose a lockdown that damaged an economy already reeling from the imposition of U.S. sanctions.Restrictions have been gradually lifted since April but have been reimposed in some areas after localised outbreaks.“If in any part of the country these warnings aren’t taken seriously and God forbid the outbreak of illness peaks again, the authorities will have to reimpose restrictions,” President Has
  
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• West Virginia governor says he welcomes all, except Obama

  03-06-2020 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday said he would welcome any president to the state besides former President Barack Obama.The unprompted comment came during a coronavirus news conference in which the Republican governor took a phone call from President Donald Trump and sought to highlight his relationship with the commander-in-chief ahead of the coming primary election.“We should absolutely welcome all but, you know, maybe not Barack Obama,” he said, smiling.
  
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• I helped create the worst photo-op ever. Thanks to Trump, now it's only second worst.

  03-06-2020 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The St. John's photo-op wasn’t just odd and uncomfortable. It was built on violations of the Constitution, the law, simple decency and common sense.
  
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• Fauci says he's optimistic about coronavirus vaccine protection, but concerned about how long that protection will last

  03-06-2020 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In an interview with JAMA editor-in-chief Howard Bauchner, Dr. Anthony Fauci questioned the 'durability' of these candidate vaccines.
  
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• Trump tried to vote with wrong address while railing against voter fraud

  03-06-2020 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Records reviewed by the Post found the president had to resubmit his application, despite railing against the vote by mail processDonald Trump has been railing against vote by mail for the past few months – falsely citing the potential for voter fraud, which is extremely rare. As it turns out, the president himself bungled the system.Trump registered to vote in Florida last September under his White House address – 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, according to the Washington Post. But Florida
  
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• McEnany responds to Esper’s opposition to using military for protests

  03-06-2020 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany responded to questions Wednesday on whether President Trump still has confidence in Defense Secretary Mark Esper after he opposed Trump on using the military to quell protests across the country.
  
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• Libya pro-unity govt forces reseize Tripoli int'l airport: spokesman

  03-06-2020 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Forces backing Libya's unity government said Wednesday they had reseized Tripoli international airport after heavy fighting with rival troops supporting strongman Khalifa Haftar."Our forces have fully liberated Tripoli International Airport," said Mohamad Gnounou, spokesman for forces backing the Government of National Accord in a statement.The airport, in a strategic area on the capital's southern edges, has been closed since 2014 and had been seized by pro-Haftar forces last year.
  
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• Carnival-owned Holland America is charging unpaid crew workers stuck on its ships $40 a month for internet, and employees are livid

  03-06-2020 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One Holland America crew member told Business Insider that the cost "wouldn't sting as much if the internet worked half of the time."
  
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