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• 'Cruel, abrupt and unlawful': States sue Trump administration over college student visa rule

  13-07-2020 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The new rule could be devastating for students and universities alike, as many colleges plan to offer classes entirely online amid the pandemic.
  
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• Give yourself 1,500 amps of jump-start peace of mind for $49 - Roadshow

  13-07-2020 23:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This combination jump-starter and power bank is beefy enough to start a car with an 8-liter engine and has dual outputs for charging your portable gadgets.
  
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• California Mandates Widespread Reclosure of Indoor Malls, Hair Salons

  13-07-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Business taking place indoors in most of the state is again being prohibited as the coronavirus is spreading rapidly.
  
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• U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program to start manufacturing by late summer, says U.S. official

  13-07-2020 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "If you say exactly when will literally the vaccine materials be in production and manufacturing, it is probably four to six weeks away, but we will be actively manufacturing by the end of summer," the official, who declined to be identified by name, said.The Trump administration has helped finance the development of four COVID-19 vaccines so far though its Operation Warp Speed Program, which aims to produce 300 million vaccine doses by the end of 2021.
  
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• President Trump faces fallout from commuting Roger Stone's sentence

  13-07-2020 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi accuses Trump of 'staggering corruption'; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Nearly 1,000 U.S. immigration detention center employees test positive for coronavirus

  13-07-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than 930 employees of private contractors running U.S. immigration detention centers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to congressional testimony given bycompany executives on Monday.The heads of four companies - CoreCivic , The GEOGroup , Management & Training Corp (MTC) and LaSalle Corrections - that detain immigrants on contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), reported the infections among employees in response to questions from lawmakers.
  
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• Fortnite Season 3 challenges and where to find Floating Rings at Lazy Lake - CNET

  13-07-2020 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Celebrate Captain America's debut by completing a not-so-secret challenge.
  
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• Trump's attacks on mail-in voting could lead to nightmare scenario, election expert warns

  13-07-2020 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Even before the pandemic made it likely that there will be a historic number of mail-in ballots in this fall’s election, UC Irvine professor Richard Hasen worried that if it were close, President Trump might declare victory before all votes were counted. That concern is now much greater for Hasen.
  
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• Shoppers in England ordered to wear face coverings from July 24

  13-07-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shoppers in England will have to wear face coverings in shops and supermarkets from July 24 to help reduce the risk of a new pick-up in the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said.Johnson said last week that tighter rules on wearing face coverings might be needed but a senior minister - Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove - said on Sunday that wearing masks should be left instead to people's common sense."The prime minister has been clear that people should be wearing fa
  
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• Google's former CEO reportedly hosts a secretive summit in Yellowstone whose attendees have included Lady Gaga and Cory Booker

  13-07-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Tech Transparency Project tracked Google's private planes to unearth an exclusive summit run by former CEO Eric Schmidt since at least 2012.
  
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• LAPD officers urge leaders to 'defend the police'

  13-07-2020 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles Police Protective League director Robert Harris says officers feel 'abandoned by some leadership.'
  
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• Pokemon GO maps details leaked with Victini and confetti!

  13-07-2020 23:22
  
  Pokemon GO’s latest update spilled a bit of info on the future of the LOOK of the game in addition to releases of new Pokemon. This update includes Map Display Settings – that’s new. That might not seem particularly exciting, but it’s a key component in the future of the game – the way the game looks in the way … Continue reading
  
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• OnePlus Nord smartphone will have an ultrawide selfie camera - CNET

  13-07-2020 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The phone will be unveiled July 21.
  
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• Trump's bizarre COVID-19 claim: 'Biden and Obama stopped their testing'

  13-07-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump on Monday defended the nation's coronavirus testing record and rising case numbers.
  
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• Equillium COVID-19 clinical trial shows “significantly reduced mortality”

  13-07-2020 22:54
  
  Today the company Equillium reported that clinical trials of their drug itoizamub “significantly reduced mortality” in patients with COVID-19. Equillium is a clinical-stage biotechnology company whose focus is largely COVID-19-related – like many companies of this sort at the moment. They reported today that a Biocon, India clinical trial with itolizumab “significantly reduced mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.” As … Continue reading
  
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• Trump again directs blame at Obama as coronavirus pandemic worsens in U.S.

  13-07-2020 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president on Monday again sought to redirect blame for his pandemic response to the previous administration.
  
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• As Americans go back to work, these are the 9 riskiest jobs to have in the middle of the pandemic

  13-07-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An analysis of coronavirus death rates by occupation and studies of jobs that pose the most risk to exposure help show which jobs carry higher risks.
  
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• It’s so hot at Death Valley National Park that cars are breaking down

  13-07-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It’s the hottest place on Earth for a reason.
  
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• Ted Williams: We are in a very dark place in this country

  13-07-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former D.C. detective Ted Williams reacts to crime and violence in U.S. cities.
  
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• A squirrel tested positive for the bubonic plague in Colorado. Are people at risk?

  13-07-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The bacteria that causes the bubonic plague is naturally occurring in Colorado.
  
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• Gun Control’s Black Lives Matter Problem

  13-07-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  June has been marked in recent years by a flurry of orange-clad marchers promoting National Gun Violence Awareness Month. This year’s planned gatherings, however, fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic and were overshadowed by Black Lives Matter’s nationwide protests against institutional racism within policing. But the gun-control lobby’s reticence isn’t out of respect for the lives of George Floyd or Breonna Taylor but rather concern for its own preservation.For decades,
  
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• Lawyer: El Paso shooting suspect has 'mental disabilities'

  13-07-2020 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lawyers for a man charged with shooting scores of people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart say their client has diagnosed mental disabilities that should be a “red flag” for federal prosecutors considering whether to seek the death penalty.Patrick Crusius “has been diagnosed with severe, lifelong neurological and mental disabilities” and was treated with antipsychotic medication following his arrest moments after the massacre in El Paso, his attorneys wrote in a court
  
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• Raising stakes, US brands China claims in South China Sea illegal

  13-07-2020 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the United States would treat Beijing's pursuit of resources in the dispute-rife South China Sea as illegal, ramping up support for Southeast Asian nations.It was the latest forceful statement by President Donald Trump's administration to challenge China, which he has increasingly cast as an enemy ahead of November elections."We are making clear: Beijing's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as i
  
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• Audi RS6 Avant 2020 Review: MOAR POWER!

  13-07-2020 22:20 via youtube.com
  
  
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• California Gov. Newsom orders statewide closures, including indoor restaurant operations

  13-07-2020 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday a list of businesses sectors that will be required to close amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.
  
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• SiriusXM’s Stitcher acquisition gives it another big audio company

  13-07-2020 22:14
  
  SiriusXM has announced yet another audio-related acquisition, this one involving popular podcasting app Stitcher. As with PocketCasts, Google Podcasts, and many other apps, Stitcher is a popular platform for finding and downloading podcasts…something SiriusXM has heavily set its focus on. The news of its Stitcher acquisition comes only days after the company revealed that it has acquired podcast analytics company … Continue reading
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell Foolishly Tried to ‘Evade Detection’ by Wrapping Cell Phone in Foil: Prosecutors

  13-07-2020 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime Jeffrey Epstein confidant accused of helping him sexually abuse underage girls, tried to hide from federal agents during her July arrest—and even wrapped her cell phone in tin foil in “a misguided effort to evade detection,” prosecutors said Monday.Federal prosecutors made the shocking disclosure about Maxwell’s July 2 arrest at her ultra-secluded New Hampshire mansion in court documents arguing against her release from federal prison on a
  
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• Los Angeles, San Diego Will Not Reopen Classrooms in Fall

  13-07-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Los Angeles and San Diego school districts announced Monday that they will not return to in-person classes next month but will begin the school year with online-only classes over coronavirus concerns.In Los Angeles, students will start virtual classes on August 18 but will not be called back to the physical classroom, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner said. San Diego will start online-only classes on August 31."Countries that have managed to safely reopen scho
  
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• Michigan partygoers test positive for COVID-19 after July 4th lake bash; 43 cases tied to house party

  13-07-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “This is a very clear example of how quickly this virus spreads,” a Michigan health official said after 43 COVID-19 cases were tied to a house party.
  
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• A YouTuber and her friend who got sick at Disney World's reopening are being criticized for ignoring medical advice to go to the hospital after 'violently vomiting'

  13-07-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The women insisted that the health scare was an allergic reaction — and not the result of COVID-19 — but commenters remained concerned.
  
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• A YouTuber and her friend who became violently ill at Disney World's reopening are being criticized for ignoring medical advice to go to the hospital after 'violently vomiting'

  13-07-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The women insisted that the health scare was an allergic reaction — and not the result of COVID-19 — but commenters remained concerned.
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell Says She Had No Contact With Epstein in 10 Years. Not True.

  13-07-2020 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In the July 10 court filing protesting her confinement to jail for alleged sex trafficking offenses and perjury in relation to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys claimed “she’d had no contact with Epstein for more than a decade.” However, court filings from a prior civil case (Giuffre vs. Maxwell, 2015), unsealed last August on the day before Epstein’s death, include a log of email communications between Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein showing they
  
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• Javonni Carson: Nine-year-old shot four times while filming TikTok videos

  13-07-2020 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A fourth-grade boy shot four times in Atlanta was filming TikTok videos with his two siblings when an unknown gunman fired into a crowd during a drive-by shooting, his mother said.Javonni Carson, 9, who was one of three people injured in the attack, has undergone surgery and is expected to recover, mother Keyona Carson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  
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• Lab that tested U.S. execution drug will no longer accept lethal injection samples

  13-07-2020 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A laboratory that was revealed last week to have been testing the purity of a lethal-injection drug for the U.S. Department of Justice has said it will no longer test the drug if it is intended for executions.DYNALABS, in St. Louis, Missouri, announced the new policy after Reuters published an investigation on Friday that named some of the companies involved in a secret supply chain to make and test a drug ahead of the first federal executions in 17 years.Two of the testing laboratories identifi
  
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• Hiker slips and falls over waterfall as friend tries to save her, Michigan sheriff says

  13-07-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The waterfall is about 40 feet tall, officials say.
  
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• Bedraggled bald eagle spent 24 hours stuck in a manure pit, Pennsylvania rescuers say

  13-07-2020 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “He needs to rest, get more hydration, and he should be able to be back in the skies soon.”
  
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• Trump news – live: President calls coronavirus testing 'double-edged sword' as 17 states sue over student visa rule

  13-07-2020 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump has again lashed out on Twitter against his key media ally, Fox News, accusing the network of “working so hard against the people that got them there” and saying its contributors are “all over the place”.A move by the White House to discredit the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, by labelling him too frequently “wrong” about the coronavirus pandemic has meanwhile been derided as “atrocious” by House Intel
  
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• California shuts bars, indoor dining and most gyms, churches

  13-07-2020 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Bars and inside restaurant dining are banned throughout California, while indoor religious services, gyms and hair and nail salons are again off-limits in most of the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday in issuing a sweeping set of closures to head off surging coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.The order is part of the state's new strategy to control the spread of the virus by focusing on limiting indoor activities to reflect public health officials' evolving understanding of how the virus
  
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• Harvard's international students are begging the school to let them come to campus in the fall, citing fears of being stuck in unstable home environments if they're forced to leave the US

  13-07-2020 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Between Harvard going fully remote in the fall and new ICE guidelines, international students face being deported and worry about keeping up.
  
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• U.S. rejects China's claims in South China Sea, adding to tensions

  13-07-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States on Monday rejected China's disputed claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea, a move that Beijing criticized as inciting tensions in the region and which highlighted an increasingly testy relationship.China has offered no coherent legal basis for its ambitions in the South China Sea and for years has been using intimidation against other Southeast Asian coastal states, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement."We are making clear: Beijing&rsquo
  
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• Brain benefits of exercise may come in a pill following protein discovery

  13-07-2020 21:16
  
  A new study detailing a poorly understood protein may pave the way for a future in which people can get the brain-protecting benefits of exercise in the form of a pill. The findings would be particularly beneficial to individuals who aren’t able to exercise due to physical disabilities or during extended periods of illness, helping protect one’s brain as it … Continue reading
  
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• 'Dangerous,' record-breaking heat scorches southern USA

  13-07-2020 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After a sweltering weekend, heat advisories and excessive heat warnings remained in place Monday across the southern USA.
  
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• Protest in Pennsylvania after cop uses knee to restrain man

  13-07-2020 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Activists against police brutality expressed outrage and demanded accountability Monday after video emerged overthe weekend of an officer placing his knee on a man’s head and neck area outside a Pennsylvania hospital.Allentown police released a much longer surveillance video of the incident that showed the officer putting his knee on the man's head and neck area twice while he was being restrained a few steps from the emergency room entrance — the first time for eight seconds, the se
  
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• Mount Rushmore: Isn't it time to talk about its Native American history?​​​​​​​

  13-07-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As the U.S. and NFL reckon with their relationship to Native Americans, Mount Rushmore remains almost completely devoid of important history.
  
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• Naya Rivera's body recovered from California lake

  13-07-2020 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The announcement concludes an extensive search for Rivera's body, which began after her 4-year-old son was found alone in a pontoon boat the pair had rented.
  
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• Coronavirus Outbreaks Linked to Fraternity Houses Are a Warning for College Campuses

  13-07-2020 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "College, if we do bring people back in person, is not going to look the same as it has in the past"
  
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• Seattle mayor, City Council at odds over 50% police cut

  13-07-2020 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Monday blasted the City Council's plan to cut the police department's budget by 50% and instead proposed transferring a list of functions like the 911 call center and parking enforcement out of the agency's budget.“The community has made clear, they want us to transform the Seattle Police Department and to reinvest in programs that provide this kind of community safety.”Monday's announcement came after weeks of street protests sparked by the police killi
  
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• Woman races across 4 lanes of traffic, dives into canal to save child, Oregon cops say

  13-07-2020 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The toddler’s grandmother has been cited for child neglect.
  
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• A New York grad died after rushing into rough ocean water to save the lives of two friends

  13-07-2020 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mark Alston, 23, said his brother was always "really caring." Jalan Alston rushed to save two friends struggling in the water at the New Jersey shore.
  
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• Star Wars The BAD BATCH revealed, fans reply with Lizzo

  13-07-2020 20:44
  
  There’s a new television show coming to Disney+ in the year 2021, and it’s called THE BAD BATCH. This show will focus on a group of clone troopers that were originally revealed in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This group of clones was originally featured in the “final season” of The Clone Wars before Disney+, nearly lost forever, then brought … Continue reading
  
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