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• 'I just wish her well': Trump comments on Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's recently arrested aide and sex-trafficking suspect

  21-07-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  When Trump was asked if powerful men would be exposed as part of the sex-trafficking case, Trump sent his well-wishes to Maxwell.
  
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• COVID-19 autopsies reveal unusual deadly pattern of heart damage

  21-07-2020 23:51
  
  Reports of sudden cardiac deaths linked to COVID-19 have been circulating since the early days of the pandemic. The reason has long been described as myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle that can result from viral infections. However, a number of autopsies performed on victims of the respiratory disease have revealed that the novel coronavirus isn’t causing the typical, … Continue reading
  
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• US Navy to develop drone deployment strategy

  21-07-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After hitting a wall of skepticism in Congress, the Navy is trying to do what it takes to gain support for unmanned systems.
  
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• Trump news: President sends well wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell after saying coronavirus will get worse in US

  21-07-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump held his first coronavirus press briefing in months as cases continued to surge across the United States, with 31 states now on travel advisories from New York.While the president said the pandemic would get worse before it gets better and discussed updates on vaccines, unemployment insurance, testing platforms and masks, he took a surprising detour into the world of Jeffrey Epstein.
  
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• Is international travel allowed? See reopening dates for Canada, Mexico, Maldives and other spots

  21-07-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Here's an update on travel restrictions and opening plans for some of the countries that are most popular with American travelers.
  
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• With GOP now on board, another coronavirus stimulus check is likely. But for how much?

  21-07-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republicans propose more economic stimulus payments for Americans. Democrats previously called for the same. But still unknown is how much and who will get them.
  
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• California Set for Further Reclosure as L.A. Weighs Another Lockdown

  21-07-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The state is about to pass New York as having the most coronavirus cases in the U.S.
  
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• Ohio governor calls for state GOP house speaker to resign following bribery charges

  21-07-2020 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  There have been rumors that Ohio's House Speaker Larry Householder was planning a GOP primary challenge against the state's Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in 2022. But on Tuesday, DeWine was calling for Householder's resignation after he was arrested amid a major bribery scandal.> Because of the nature of these charges, it will be impossible for Speaker Householder to effectively lead the Ohio House of Representatives; therefore, I am calling on Speaker Householder to resign immediately. This is
  
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• John Lewis’ Fight for Equality Was Never Limited to Just the United States

  21-07-2020 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  John Lewis often reminded activists that the challenges Black Americans encountered were inextricably linked to freedom struggles abroad
  
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• Powerful Ohio lawmaker arrested for role in 'largest bribery scheme' in state history, officials said

  21-07-2020 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FBI agents raided the farm of House Speaker Larry Householder in connection to his support of nuclear power plant bailouts.
  
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• Sen. Kennedy chastises Portland mayor's handling of protests

  21-07-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy responds to violent clashes between police and protesters in Portland, Oregon.
  
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• Descendant of Robert E. Lee: Black lives matter, statues of the confederate general should be removed

  21-07-2020 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A descendant of Robert E. Lee, Rev. Robert Wright Lee, told a House panel on Tuesday that Black lives matter, and that statues and memorials to the general in the Confederate army should be removed.
  
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• Ford quietly doubled the number of 2021 Bronco First Edition it’ll make

  21-07-2020 23:05
  
  Ford quietly increased the number of 2021 Bronco First Edition trucks it took reservations for, risking early-adopter frustration after demand wildly outstripped supply. The automaker initially intended to offer just 3,500 of the First Edition trucks, with the promise that buyers would be first in line to get their new SUV when it arrives at dealerships next year. That, combined … Continue reading
  
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• Democrats press Trump admin to study potential Covid-19 treatment

  21-07-2020 23:00 via politico.com
  
  The government is paying for patients to receive convalescent plasma without knowing whether it works.
  
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• Ex-Fox News presenter Ed Henry accused of rape as Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and others embroiled in sexual harassment lawsuit

  21-07-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A former Fox News host has been accused of rape in a lawsuit that also accuses some of the broadcaster’s biggest names – including key allies of Donald Trump – of sexual harassment.In a lawsuit filed on Monday in New York, Jennifer Eckhart, a former producer at the network, accused Ed Henry of rape and sexual harassment. Mr Henry was fired earlier this month over claims of “sexual misconduct”.
  
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• Vice President Mike Pence `wouldn't hesitate' to send his kids back to school

  21-07-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday said he "wouldn't hesitate" to send his own children back to the classroom, despite the rise in coronavirus cases.
  
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• What we know about the death of Fahim Saleh, the 33-year-old tech millionaire who was found decapitated and dismembered in his Manhattan condo

  21-07-2020 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On July 14, 33-year-old tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh was found decapitated and dismembered in NYC. On July 18, his assistant was charged with murder.
  
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• U.S. seeking arrest of Venezuela chief justice, offers reward for info

  21-07-2020 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Venezuelan Chief Justice Maikel Moreno and announced a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction for allegedly participating in transnational organized crime.In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the chief justice of Venezuela's supreme court was being offered through the State Department's Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program
  
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• Trump tells census to not count undocumented people for purposes of deciding House apportionment

  21-07-2020 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Legal analysts said Trump's order is already a dead letter, citing a Supreme Court decision from last year blocking the president's attempts to add a citizenship question to the census.
  
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• eBOSS 3D map of known universe fills 11 billion years of history

  21-07-2020 22:37
  
  Astrophysicists revealed a new 3D map of our known universe this week, filling a gap of 11 billion years of history. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) released this map on July 20, 2020, as a comprehensive analysis of what’s now the largest 3D map of the Universe ever constructed. This map was created over the last half-decade by the … Continue reading
  
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• CNN Anchor Scolds Trump Spokesman: ‘You’re Doing a Real Disservice’

  21-07-2020 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CNN anchor Brianna Keilar on Tuesday battled with Trump campaign director of communications Tim Murtaugh over President Donald Trump’s neverending embrace of controversial anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, lecturing Murtaugh for touting the drug as a coronavirus treatment.Towards the end of yet another heated segment with the CNN host on the president’s coronavirus response, Murtaugh contended that Trump always listens to the advice of his public-health experts on his coronaviru
  
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• 2021 Kia Seltos Review – Small crossover has big ambitions

  21-07-2020 22:37
  
  The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and in this case, I’m referring to the 2021 Kia Seltos. You may know that ‘Seltos’ derives from ‘Celtos,’ the son of Greek god Hercules who was fatefully conceived amid a blackmailing affair with princess Celtine. Kia’s hierarchy is a little less melodramatic, with Hercules in this case referring to the magnificent … Continue reading
  
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• Majority of economists say $600 unemployment boost should be extended or increased for rest of the year

  21-07-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republican lawmakers have cast doubt on extending the $600 per week boost to unemployment insurance during ongoing coronavirus relief bill negotiations, but economists think it should remain at least for the rest of year, a new survey shows.The FiveThirtyEight survey, conducted in partnership with the Initiative on Global Markets at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, polled 33 economists on whether the federal benefits should continue at the same rate, increase, decrease, or lap
  
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• Pence defends outbreak response, pushes against shutdowns

  21-07-2020 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday defended the Trump administration's guidance to states on ramping their economies back up amid the spread of the coronavirus, saying it was based on the best information at the time and a spike in recent cases shouldn't mean more shutdowns."We really believed that was essential, that every American take these steps, and so that we would prevent our hospitals ... from being overwhelmed," Pence said of the administration's 45-day recommended social distancing g
  
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• The US military is starting to get concerned about law enforcement dressing up in Army uniforms

  21-07-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "We want a system where people can tell the difference," a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.
  
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• Defense Department says it's concerned about law enforcement dressing up in Army uniforms

  21-07-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "We want a system where people can tell the difference," a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.
  
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• A fitness model tried the 4,000-calorie-a-day Wolverine diet, but he didn't end up ripped like Hugh Jackman

  21-07-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hugh Jackman's Wolverine diet combined 4,000 calories and over 200 grams of protein a day and intermittent fasting to get the star shredded.
  
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• 'Do you belong here?': Lawsuits allege Hilton, other hotels discriminated against Black guests

  21-07-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Several Black people filed lawsuits against Hilton, alleging they were singled out at hotels in a way that no white guest could imagine.
  
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• CNN's Brianna Keilar cuts off live interview with 'lying' Trump campaign official

  21-07-2020 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An official from President Trump's campaign was called out live on the air by one CNN anchor for "doing a real disservice" to Americans.CNN's Brianna Keilar spoke to Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh on Tuesday afternoon in what turned out to be quite a heated conversation. Early on she blasted him for "lying" about the national stockpile and went on to describe the administration's "failure" on COVID-19 testing.Keilar continued to fact-check Murtaugh throughout the conversatio
  
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• Fact check: Harriet Tubman helped free slaves for the Underground Railroad, but not 300

  21-07-2020 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A meme claims abolitionist Harriet Tubman freed over 300 slaves for the Underground Railroad and had a $40,000 bounty on her head. We rate this claim partly false.
  
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• Editorial: Trump's census order defies the Constitution. Is he gaslighting, or just desperate?

  21-07-2020 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump's directive to strip non-citizens from the census' redistricting count defies the Constitution.
  
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• Biden launches wide battleground push with ads, surrogates

  21-07-2020 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is ramping up its advertising and deploying some of its high-profile surrogates as it tries to solidify a broad battleground map that his advisers see as giving him multiple paths to an Electoral College majority.Biden’s Democratic campaign announced Tuesday a $15 million weeklong advertising campaign including television, digital, radio and print in six states: Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.President Donald T
  
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• Portland protesters clash with federal law enforcement officers

  21-07-2020 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Federal law enforcement officers have clashed with protesters in Portland, Ore. Both Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown want the federal officers to leave.
  
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• Former Bush DHS secretary rips Trump for treating department like 'the president's personal militia'

  21-07-2020 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  America's first secretary of homeland security thinks his former department has gotten its mission twisted.The Trump administration has sent federal agents into Portland, Oregon, and has suggested sending them to other cities in what it claims is an attempt to quell violent protests there. But Tom Ridge, a former two-term Republican governor of Pennsylvania who former President George W. Bush tapped as the first DHS head, told Sirius XM host Michael Smerconish on Tuesday that's not what DHS is m
  
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• Tesla has broken ground on its controversial German Gigafactory — take a look at how the site looks now

  21-07-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The factory has been subject to controversy over environmental impact, though construction is moving ahead.
  
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• Brewery run by ex-Marine cancels Women for Trump event, saying he had been 'misled'

  21-07-2020 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A veteran-owned brewery in Freeport, Maine, has cancelled a campaign event for president Donald Trump that was to be headlined by his daughter-in-law.The owners said they had been misled and were unaware it was an official campaign event and will close the brewery for the day instead.
  
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• CDC: Antibody tests show virus rates 10 times higher than reported

  21-07-2020 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Still, most people in the U.S. have not been infected.
  
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• Microsoft's work-from-home study learned what you already knew: Meetings are too long and people are working more during the pandemic

  21-07-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft analyzed the habits of its remote employees and learned they're having more 30 minute meetings while working through lunch and evenings.
  
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• Afghan girl kills two Taliban militants in fightback

  21-07-2020 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The teenager is celebrated on social media after gunning down militants who killed her parents.
  
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• Seized Pakistani journalist released in Islamabad

  21-07-2020 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A well-known Pakistani journalist who has long criticised the military and judicial establishment was freed late Tuesday after uniformed men had snatched him off an Islamabad street in broad daylight.Matiullah Jan, a freelancer who has worked for numerous local and foreign media outlets, had been bundled into the back of a car around midday outside a school in the capital, where he had come to see his wife."There were more than five people -- some in civilian clothes, others in black uniforms --
  
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• Apology demanded from GOP lawmaker for Ocasio-Cortez remark

  21-07-2020 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused a Republican colleague on Tuesday of angrily harassing her outside the Capitol over her progressive views in an encounter that a reporter said ended with the congressman using a sexist slur as he walked away.The No. 2 House Democrat demanded that Florida Rep. Ted Yoho, one of the House's most conservative members, apologize to Ocasio-Cortez, one of the House's most progressive, over Monday's confrontation.There was little sign that Yoho’s GOP
  
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• US Military Eyes Changes to Troop Presence in South Korea

  21-07-2020 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. is keeping 28,500 troops in South Korea for now, but that could change.
  
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• Israeli missile strike kills 5 fighters in Syria: monitor

  21-07-2020 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Five Iran-backed fighters were killed in an Israeli missile strike south of the Syrian capital, a Britain-based war monitor said on Tuesday.The missile attack on Monday night hit weapons depots and military positions belonging to Syrian regime forces and Iran-backed militia fighters south of Damascus, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.The attack wounded at least seven Syrian troops, according to the official SANA news agency, which said the missiles were launched by warplanes
  
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• Ethiopia says first year of Nile mega-dam filling 'achieved'

  21-07-2020 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ethiopia said Tuesday that its first-year target has been reached for filling a mega-dam on the Blue Nile River that has stoked tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan.The announcement from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office indicated enough water had accumulated to enable Ethiopia to test the dam's first two turbines -- an important milestone on the way toward actually producing energy.
  
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• Powerful Ohio lawmaker arrested for role in "largest bribery scheme" in state history, officials said.

  21-07-2020 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FBI agents raided the farm of House Speaker Larry Householder in connection to his support of nuclear power plant bailouts.
  
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• 'There's no corona in the water': Floridians are partying on boats to escape COVID-19, but it's only making the outbreak worse

  21-07-2020 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Florida is the third worst-hit state by the outbreak, and has the most current coronavirus cases. Some reopening guidelines have been largely ignored.
  
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• How to watch: CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook testify before Congress - CNET

  21-07-2020 21:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg will be appearing before members of Congress in Washington.
  
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• Pentagon chief warns Beijing that the US military isn't 'going to be stopped by anybody' from operating in the South China Sea

  21-07-2020 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Esper said that US carriers have been in the South China Sea and will continue to be there, adding: "We are not going to be stopped by anybody."
  
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• Rocket League shifts to free-to-play model this summer - CNET

  21-07-2020 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The popular car soccer video game will ditch the upfront cost as it moves to the Epic Gaming platform.
  
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• Esper concerned over federal agents dressed like military troops in U.S. cities

  21-07-2020 21:15 via politico.com
  
  Images of federal agents in Portland this week echoed June's protests, when law enforcement used violence against mostly peaceful protesters.
  
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