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• US jails man who bought Lamborghini with government loan

  04-08-2020 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Instead of speeding off in a $200,000 Lamborghini Urus, a Texas man got a slower ride to jail Tuesday after US authorities arrested him for using $1.6 million in government pandemic aid to go on a spending spree.Lee Price III, 29, was charged with fraud after he secured two government loans under the Paycheck Protection Program to pay employees he did not have, the Justice Department said in a statement.Price secured two loans: Price Enterprises Holdings allegedly received more than $900,000, wh
  
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• Uber announces employees can work from home through June 2021, and it's giving them $500 for their home office

  04-08-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Uber is joining the growing list of companies including Facebook and Google that are enacting work-from-home policies into the next year.
  
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• Argentina secures deal on 'impossible' debt

  04-08-2020 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Recession-hit Argentina announced on Tuesday it has reached an agreement with three major creditors over the restructuring of a $66 billion debt, which the IMF described as a "very significant step" to solving its latest sovereign default crisis.The government of President Alberto Fernandez had set an August 4 deadline to complete a deal but it has now pushed the date to August 24 "to give effect to the agreement," which came after months of wrangling and extensions."We resolved an impossible de
  
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• Popular frozen Mexican foods recalled over plastic contamination risk

  04-08-2020 23:41
  
  The US Department of Agriculture has warned that multiple varieties of popular frozen Mexican foods from a Texas producer have been recalled over potential contamination with small pieces of plastic. These frozen food products are commonly found in grocery stores and convenience stores throughout the United States — and, quite obviously, eating one that has a small piece of plastic … Continue reading
  
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• Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic is seeking Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the US while it scrambles to finalize a rescue plan

  04-08-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Virgin Atlantic filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy. International travel demand has been sharply cut by the coronavirus pandemic and travel bans.
  
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• Indiana school returns to in-class learning after student tests positive for COVID-19

  04-08-2020 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Indiana Greenfield-Central Schools Superintendent Harold Olin explains the protocols in place to protect students and staff.
  
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• Tropical Storm Isaias lashes US East Coast, killing at least four

  04-08-2020 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The storm caused flooding and tornadoes and has resulted in at least four deaths on the East Coast.
  
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• Jonathan Swan does journalism with his face

  04-08-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  There are 43 muscles in the human face and Jonathan Swan flexed all of them during his recent interview with the president of the United States, which aired Monday night on HBO. Throughout the 40-minute conversation, Swan's brow furrowed, his eyes squinted and bulged, his nose wrinkled. Sometimes his jaw would actually hang open, a cartoonish epitome of "incredulous."Such open expressions of disbelief when speaking with President Trump could arguably be considered rude (as if Trump hasn't rolled
  
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• Colombia: court orders detention of ex-president Uribe amid fraud inquiry

  04-08-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Uribe, who ruled from 2002 to 2010, led campaign against Farc* Officials investigating witness-tampering and fraud allegationsColombia’s supreme court has ordered the detention of the hardline former president Álvaro Uribe amid an investigation into allegations of witness tampering and fraud in relation to crimes committed during the country’s 52-year civil war.Tuesday’s decision shocked Colombians, who remained deeply divided over the Uribe’s 2002-10 administrat
  
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• At least 3 cruise ships are battling coronavirus outbreaks as the industry's return hits a rocky start

  04-08-2020 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US isn't allowing sailing from its ports until October, but many ships in Europe have resumed sailings after a months-long pause.
  
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• A woman allegedly smashed a police officer's head into concrete after being told to wear a mask

  04-08-2020 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A woman in Australia allegedly smashed a police officer's head into concrete after being told to wear a mask. The officer was left concussed.
  
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• With federal agents off the streets, Portland protesters refocus

  04-08-2020 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Portland protesters, relieved and energized by federal agents’ pullback, plan to refocus on their original goals against police violence and racism.
  
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• There's a gorilla baby boom happening in Uganda

  04-08-2020 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One week after a man was sentenced to 11 years in jail for killing Rafiki, a beloved gorilla living in a Ugandan national park, two new baby gorillas have been discovered in the same park.The babies were born in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in July to separate groups of gorillas, and both families are comfortable in the presence of humans. The newborns are part of a "baby boom in the protected forest popular with tourists," reports The Associated Press.> 02 gorillas have been born in two
  
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• Obama endorses challenger to Maine's Susan Collins, under fire for Kavanaugh confirmation vote

  04-08-2020 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic Senate candidate Sara Gideon is trying to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in a race that could help decide which party controls the Senate for at least the next two years.
  
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• Experts no longer expect seasonal coronavirus waves: The pandemic is like 'a forest fire looking for human wood to burn'

  04-08-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In April, US experts suggested there might be a second peak of coronavirus infections in the fall. But new data suggests it's not seasonal.
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Terror, death, devastation in Lebanon explosion

  04-08-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As they watched a huge mushroom cloud rise over the seaport capital, many who felt the massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday thought it was a nuclear detonation.Others described the popping and bursting of fireworks and a raging fire that spread to another building, triggering the blast felt kilometers (miles) away.The explosion collapsed balconies, shattered windows and ripped bricks from buildings, killing more than 70 people and injuring more than 3,000.
  
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• I flew on 2 leading low-cost airlines to see what budget flying looks like in a pandemic and found some cheaper carriers are doing a better job keeping you safe than their full-cost competitors

  04-08-2020 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Low-cost airlines are showing up some of their more expensive, full-service competitors as paying less doesn't necessarily mean compromising safety.
  
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• Egypt to withdraw from latest dam talks for internal consultations: statement

  04-08-2020 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Egypt said on Tuesday that it has decided to withdraw from the latest round of tripartite negotiations with Ethiopia over its multi-billion dollar dam on the Blue Nile for internal consultations after Addis Ababa proposed new draft of filling guidelines.The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is being built about 15 km (9 miles) from the Ethiopian border with Sudan on the Blue Nile, has become a major sticking point between the three countries.Egypt fears the $4 billion project could lead to
  
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• Take Two pulls back from more expensive Xbox Series X and PS5 games

  04-08-2020 22:48
  
  Heading into the next-generation of game consoles, one of the big question marks is price – not just the prices of the consoles themselves, which Sony and Microsoft have both conveniently avoided talking about thus far, but also the prices of the games made for these machines. Several weeks ago, we got an indication that game prices might be on … Continue reading
  
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• Husband of L.A. district attorney charged for pulling gun on Black Lives Matter protesters

  04-08-2020 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey's husband was charged with misdemeanors after pulling a gun on Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home in March.
  
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• Anti-death penalty groups sue, say roadblocks impede speech

  04-08-2020 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Anti-death penalty activists asked a judge in a Tuesday lawsuit to order Indiana State Police to stop blocking roads to a prison where federal executions have resumed after a 17-year pause, arguing that the roadblocks constitute unconstitutional no-protest zones and impede protesters’ free-speech rights.Hours before three July executions, troopers cut off public roads to the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, where all federal executions are carried out by lethal injecti
  
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• A massive explosion just devastated Beirut. Here's what the unbelievable destruction looks like for people on the ground.

  04-08-2020 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Buildings have been torn apart, and casualties are mounting. One reporter who was on the scene said that it is "absolute chaos" in Beirut.
  
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• Los Angeles deputy says colleagues are part of violent gang

  04-08-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A violent gang of Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who call themselves “The Executioners” control a patrol station in Compton through force, threats, work slowdowns and acts of revenge against those who speak out, a deputy alleges in a legal claim.Austreberto Gonzalez, a former Marine and a sheriff's deputy since 2007, said in a notice of claim ahead of a planned lawsuit that the gang retaliated against him for months after he anonymously reported a fellow deputy for allegedly a
  
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• Tropical storm Isaias races up East Coast, leaving 2 dead and 2 million without power

  04-08-2020 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tropical Storm Isaias is wasting no time moving up the East Coast, after making landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane late Monday night.Two people in Windsor, North Carolina, died early Tuesday morning after a tornado generated by the storm tore through a marshy neighborhood. Before arriving in the U.S., Isaias killed two people in the Caribbean, Time reports.As of 3 p.m. ET, the storm was near New York's Hudson Valley with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour, moving nort
  
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• 5 science-backed benefits of vitamin B12 and how to get enough of it in your diet

  04-08-2020 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  There are many health benefits of vitamin B12 from red blood cell production to growing healthy hair and nails.
  
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• Massive Beirut Explosion Shows Mushroom Clouds Aren't Just for Nukes

  04-08-2020 22:31 via popularmechanics.com
  
  Physics explains why the intense blast produced the menacing mushroom shape.
  
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• Army Special Forces Colonel Faces Court-Martial on Sexual Assault Charges

  04-08-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Col. Kevin M. Russell is facing five counts of violating Article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
  
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• Trump security adviser warns against foreign military involvement in Libya

  04-08-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The United States on Tuesday condemned all foreign military involvement in Libya, including the use of mercenaries and private military contractors, and said Libyans themselves must rebuild a unified country.U.S. President Donald Trump had spoken with several world leaders about Libya in past weeks, and it was clear there was "no winning side," U.S. national security adviser Robert O'Brien said in a statement on Tuesday.
  
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• An Arkansas Black Lives Matter group was confronted by an armed militia. One protester carried a flamethrower as a 'deterrent.'

  04-08-2020 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An organizer told Insider that he received more than 100 death threats from people who oppose the Black Lives Matter movement.
  
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• Netflix may acquire unreleased Disney thriller destined for streaming

  04-08-2020 22:17
  
  Netflix is on the verge of acquiring a new movie from Disney’s 20th Century Studios, a report claims, a transaction that would see the thriller debut on Netflix’s own platform. Called The Woman in the Window, the movie directed by Joe Wright stars Amy Adams — and it is, sadly, the last book adaptation from the Fox 2000 division Disney … Continue reading
  
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• CNN Anchor Drags Trump Campaign Adviser: ‘You’re Just Saying a Bunch of Crap!’

  04-08-2020 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CNN anchor Brianna Keilar on Tuesday got fed up with Trump campaign senior advisor Mercedes Schlapp during a heated exchange on mail-in voting, eventually telling the longtime lobbyist that their conversation was “pointless” because she was “just saying a bunch of crap.”Keilar, who in recent weeks has held various pro-Trump figures’ feet to the fire in combative interviews, brought on Schlapp to talk about President Donald Trump’s sudden pivot to encouraging F
  
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• Sen. Ron Wyden is introducing a privacy bill that would ban government agencies from buying personal information from data brokers

  04-08-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The bill, dubbed "The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale," is expected to roll out in the coming weeks, per a report from The Verge.
  
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• Husband of LA district attorney charged after pointing gun at Black Lives Matter protesters

  04-08-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  David Lacey, whose wife Jackie Lacey is running for re-election, has been charged with multiple firearm assaults The husband of the Los Angeles district attorney has been charged with multiple firearm assaults after he pointed a gun at Black Lives Matter activists and said, “I will shoot you.”David Lacey, whose wife Jackie Lacey is the elected prosecutor currently running for re-election, is facing three misdemeanor charges for pointing his firearm at three organizers who were protes
  
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• Impeachment counsel: Bolton could've 'proved' impeachment articles, wanted 'pay day'

  04-08-2020 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Norm Eisen, impeachment counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, gives Linsey Davis an insider account of the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
  
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• Martinez couple charged with hate crime after allegedly defacing BLM mural appear in court

  04-08-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nicole Anderson and David Nelson entered not guilty pleas to three misdemeanor charges. Their attorney calls the charges outrageous and politicized.
  
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• Student wearing 'Black Lives Matter' mask in graduation procession told to remove it

  04-08-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dean Holmes, 18, was allowed to march in the ceremony with the rest of his classmates after removing the mask.
  
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• Galaxy A51 serves up inexpensive 5G ahead of big Note 20 reveal

  04-08-2020 21:51
  
  5G is slowly spreading across the country, but at the moment, a lot of the phones that support it are on the expensive side. Samsung has started to change that by launching a handful of mid-range devices that have 5G functionality, starting with the release of the Galaxy A71 back in June. Later this week, the A71 will be joined … Continue reading
  
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• Student wearing 'Black Lives Matter' mask at graduation told to remove it

  04-08-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dean Holmes, 18, was allowed to march in the ceremony with the rest of his classmates after removing the mask.
  
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• U.S. prosecutors do not charge Portland protesters with antifa ties

  04-08-2020 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. federal prosecutors have produced no evidence linking dozens of people arrested in anti-racism protests in Portland, Oregon, to the antifa or anarchist movements, despite President Donald Trump's assertions they are fueling the unrest.A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Portland confirmed this in an email to Reuters on Tuesday."We have not alleged defendant affiliation with any specific groups or ideologies in our cases stemming from recent Portland protests," said Kevin Sonoff, t
  
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• McConnell says will support any coronavirus aid deal worked out by White House and Democrats

  04-08-2020 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he would support any coronavirus aid deal worked out between the Trump administration and Democrats in Congress, adding no agreement this close to November elections would win unanimous support."Wherever this thing settles between the president of the United States and his team that have to sign it into law, and the Democrat -- not insignificant minority in the Senate and the majority in the House -- is something I'm prepared to support
  
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• Karl Rove on Biden campaign's Texas push, battle over 2020 mail-in voting

  04-08-2020 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fox News contributor Karl Rove, former White House deputy chief of staff for President George W. Bush, joins John Roberts with insight on 'Bill Hemmer Reports.'
  
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• Fauci says there are 2 reasons we should reopen schools

  04-08-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On Monday, Dr. Fauci said school reopenings are important for kids' development and their families' livelihoods, but "we must not compromise" safety.
  
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• White House eyes executive orders to upend virus negotiations

  04-08-2020 21:28 via politico.com
  
  Trump has speculated whether he has the authority to take such actions.
  
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• Former Census Bureau directors warn of 'seriously incomplete' count after Trump administration cuts it short

  04-08-2020 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Four former Census Bureau directors say it's a big mistake to cut counting efforts short. The Census Bureau said last week it would stop its in-person count on Sept. 30, a month earlier than its scheduled end date of Oct. 31. The move left census workers concerned a "massive undercount" is imminent. The former directors, who worked under nine past presidents, reflected that fear in a Tuesday statement, and called for the count's data delivery date to be extended to April 30, 2021, to avoid "seri
  
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• Turkey clamps down again after 'severe' jump in virus

  04-08-2020 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkey rolled out new inspection and enforcement rules on Tuesday after coronavirus cases jumped above 1,000 for the first time in three weeks, in what the government called a grave rise during peak holiday season.President Tayyip Erdogan's government had called 1,000 a critical threshold to reconsider rules.The Interior Ministry said the nationwide rules - including some fines for violations - were needed to sustain the fight against the pandemic that has killed 5,765 and infected 234,934, putt
  
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• Harvard study links certain type of childhood trauma with faster aging

  04-08-2020 21:13
  
  A new study from Harvard University has linked childhood trauma with changes in how fast one experiences biological aging. Known as adverse events in early life, this trauma can vary and include things like neglect, living in poverty, violence in the household, and similar things. Past research has linked these experiences with poor health outcomes later in life; the latest … Continue reading
  
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• Tropical storm Isaias leaves four dead and sends tornadoes spinning into New England

  04-08-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Four people are dead after Tropical Storm Isaias made landfall and strengthened to a category one Hurricane on Tuesday.The deadly storm has spawned tornadoes and left communities without power as it surges up the US East Coast, killing individuals in New York, Maryland and North Carolina according to The Associated Press.
  
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• Portland police declare unlawful assembly of Defund the Police protestors on 68th night of protests

  04-08-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Protestor have gathered outside the homes of the mayor, the chief of police, and several city council members. Dan Springer reports from Seattle.
  
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• White House responds to Trump encouraging voting by mail in Florida after criticizing it for months

  04-08-2020 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany responded Tuesday to President Trump's encouraging of voting by mail in Florida after criticizing it for months.
  
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• Husband of DA charged with pulling gun on protesters in LA

  04-08-2020 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The husband of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey has been charged with pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter members who demonstrated outside the couple’s home the day before she faced a primary election in March.The state attorney general filed three misdemeanor charges Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court against David Lacey for assault with a firearm for the March 2 incident.Lacey, 66, pointed a gun at demonstrators who protested outside the couple's home before dawn on March 2
  
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