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• More than 50 Confederate symbols moved, taken down in wake of George Floyd's death, study says

  14-08-2020 23:56 via nydailynews.com
  In the months since George Floyd died in Minneapolis while in police custody, protests have rippled across the United States, with hundreds of demonstrators rallying against systemic racism and calling for justice. Among some of the more prominent changes sparked by Floyd's death is the speedy removal and renaming of landmarks and monuments representing the Confederacy. Such symbols have come ...
  
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• Venezuela jails 15 for decades over botched invasion

  14-08-2020 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Venezuela on Friday sentenced 15 people to more than two decades in prison over a failed invasion plot that President Nicolas Maduro has said was an attempt to overthrow him.
  
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• No need to quarantine for up to 3 months after recovering from COVID-19, CDC says

  14-08-2020 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Here’s what the CDC says about quarantining after recovering from COVID-19.
  
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• Trailing McConnell, Amy McGrath shakes up her campaign

  14-08-2020 23:37 via politico.com
  
  McGrath’s campaign announced that Dan Kanninen will take over for Mark Nickolas as campaign manager.
  
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• Coronavirus live updates: US-Canada border closure to continue; Georgia drops mask lawsuit; Hawaii may delay tourists' return

  14-08-2020 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hawaii considers another stay-at-home order. Stimulus package negotiations are at a standstill. Latest COVID-19 news.
  
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• Don't use Asians to maintain white privilege, critics say after DOJ letter to Yale

  14-08-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “This announcement is pure politics — a signal once again that the Trump administration will take extraordinary steps to protect white privilege," a former DOJ official said.
  
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• New Pokemon TCG card set released with VMAX Charizard

  14-08-2020 23:32
  
  Today we’re taking a peek at some of the most awesome cards from the newest Pokemon (TCG) card game set. This is Pokemon TCG: Sword & Shield – Darkness Ablaze card set. This set includes a card that’s already sold on eBay for well over $100 USD. That is, of course, another Charizard. The very first Pokemon card game set … Continue reading
  
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• New Jeffrey Epstein Victims, Including 11-Year-Old Girl, Come Forward in Lawsuit

  14-08-2020 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Florida woman who alleges Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted her when she was 11-years-old is among nine accusers who have filed a new lawsuit against the millionaire pedophile’s estate.The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleges Epstein sexually abused them from as early as 1978—far earlier than Epstein’s previously known instances of abuse—and continued until 2004. Five of the women in the lawsuit claim they were underage when they were abused, inc
  
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• Giant Meteor 2020 Sign

  14-08-2020 23:23 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
  Giant Meteor 2020 Sign – Just end it already!
  Say it loud, say it proud, say it on a yard sign. Designed to grab attention and start conversations, don’t be shy, make your statement.All banners are printed using industry best latex ink technology, are UV and water resistant, and withstand hot and cold conditions.All banners include metal grommets in each corner for easy hanging. Larger banners receive additional grommets and reinforced hemming along all sides. All banner dimensions
  
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• 3 major wildfires are burning in Colorado, one of which is the 4th largest in state history

  14-08-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Three major wildfires scorched Colorado this week. One of them, Pine Gulch, is the fourth largest wildfire in the state's recorded history.
  
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• Princess Anne turns 70 with low key celebration

  14-08-2020 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Britain's Princess Anne will mark her 70th birthday on Saturday with a low-key celebration, as befits the traditionally hardest-working member of the royal family, after COVID-19 forced a gathering to be cancelled.Queen Elizabeth's only daughter, who competed in equestrianism at the Olympics and once survived a kidnapping attempt, is known for her charity work and has continued to thank medics and support charities during the coronavirus lockdown.To mark her birthday, the royal family released t
  
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• 8 Years After Proving Racism Affected His Trial, North Carolina Inmate Taken Off Death Row

  14-08-2020 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Marcus Robinson, who proved in 2012 that racism had affected his sentence, was re-sentenced to life on Friday by the state Supreme Court
  
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• US allows killing sea lions eating at-risk Northwest salmon

  14-08-2020 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. authorities on Friday gave wildlife managers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho permission to start killing hundreds of sea lions in the Columbia River basin in hopes of helping struggling salmon and steelhead trout. “These are places where the fish are really vulnerable,” said Shaun Clements, senior policy analyst for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The new permit allows the states and several Native American tribes to kill 540 California sea lions and 176 Steller sea
  
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• Facebook joins Fortnite in blasting Apple “App Store tax”

  14-08-2020 22:55
  
  Facebook has joined Fortnite developer Epic Games in criticizing Apple over its App Store payments cut, calling out the iPhone-maker as it launches a new events service. Small businesses and creators will be able to use Facebook for paid online events without coughing up any fees, the social network says, that is unless their customers are doing so via an … Continue reading
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 teardown reveals good news for DIYers

  14-08-2020 22:50
  
  The team at iFixit has published its teardown of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3, the company’s latest smartwatch model. As with past teardowns, the process meticulously disassembles the smartwatch, detailing each step of the process, the components found within the watch, and it is all joined by information on how difficult the watch will be for the average person to … Continue reading
  
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• US seizes millions of dollars of Iranian fuel bound for Venezuela

  14-08-2020 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US says it seized 1.1 million barrels of fuel from four tankers en route to Venezuela.
  
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• Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty to falsifying claim made to continue surveillance of key figure in Mueller probe

  14-08-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It is the first legal development to come from a review of former special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
  
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• 'A collision course with destiny': Will we have to return to lockdowns?

  14-08-2020 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Experts say another round of lockdowns may be the only way to keep an already-dire situation from spiraling further out of control.
  
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• Facebook is calling Apple out for refusing to reduce its 30% App Store fee for a new Facebook feature that could help small-business owners during the pandemic

  14-08-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Developers have long taken issue with Apple's commission, saying the high cut gives the tech giant an unfair advantage in the market.
  
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• Drug-dealing stripper wanted white supremacist gang to kill Texas roommate, feds say

  14-08-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Besides dancing and dealing, the Dallas man had murder on his mind, according to authorities.
  
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• Harris: Biden broke 'one of the most substantial barriers that has existed' in naming her as VP pick

  14-08-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Biden “pushed forward something that might have otherwise taken decades” by putting her on the Democratic ticket, she said.
  
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• Census Bureau adds emails, phone calls to door-knocking

  14-08-2020 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  If you haven't filled out the 2020 census form yet, you may be getting an email, call or questionnaire in the mail asking you to answer the questions.The U.S. Census Bureau said Friday it was sending out emails to homes in neighborhoods where the response rate was less than 50%.The Census Bureau said it expects to send out 20 million emails, as the agency enters the homestretch of the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident.
  
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• U.S. judge dismisses NRA lawsuit challenging gun shop closures in New York state

  14-08-2020 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A federal judge on Friday dismissed the National Rifle Association's lawsuit challenging New York's decision to close gun stores in the state in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.The decision came eight days after New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the gun rights group, accusing senior leaders of corruption including the improper diversion of millions of dollars.U.S. District Judge Mae D'Agostino said the NRA lacked standing to challenge on beh
  
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• Trump refuses to denounce QAnon conspiracy when asked about GOP congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene's endorsement of it

  14-08-2020 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump ignored a question about whether he condones Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene's support for the conspiracy.
  
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• Obama says he worries about Trump's efforts to 'kneecap' Postal Service

  14-08-2020 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama said on Friday he worries about protecting the integrity of November's election in view of efforts by President Donald Trump to "kneecap" the U.S. Postal Service to limit Americans voting by mail during the pandemic.Obama, speaking on a podcast with David Plouffe, who managed his winning 2008 presidential campaign, also played down the seriousness of progressive-moderate divisions in the Democratic Party and said younger voters provided the key to beating Trump.Trum
  
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• UK remembers Far East war on 75th anniversary of V-J Day

  14-08-2020 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.K. marked the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Japan in World War II on Saturday, with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip leading tributes to those who fought during the six-year campaign.In a special message on Victory over Japan Day, the queen and Philip offered their “grateful thanks” to those involved in a campaign that has been widely overlooked in the decades since.The war cost the lives of some 50,000 British and Commonwealth troops, nearly half of whom pe
  
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• Mystery of the dimming of massive star Betelgeuse explained

  14-08-2020 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Astronomers have determined the cause of the dramatic dimming observed last year and earlier this year of one of the brightest stars in the night sky, a colossus called Betelgeuse that appears to be on its way toward a violent death.Based on Hubble Space Telescope observations, scientists said they believe Betelgeuse ejected a huge hot, dense cloud of material into space that cooled to form dust, shielding the star's light and making it appear dimmer from the perspective of viewers on Earth
  
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• NASA details plan for first regular SpaceX Crew Dragon launch to ISS

  14-08-2020 21:56
  
  NASA has shared details on the latest evolution in its Commercial Crew program, stating that it will work with SpaceX to conduct the first regular rotation mission launch of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Called the SpaceX Crew-1 mission, the launch will take place no sooner than October 23 and will include a total of four astronauts from NASA and JAXA. … Continue reading
  
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• EA Access and Origin Access are making a major change

  14-08-2020 21:54
  
  For a few years now, Electronic Arts has offered a subscription service that serves up perks like early trials of upcoming games and access to a collection of the company’s older titles. EA’s subscription services are available across a number of platforms, whether its Xbox One, PC, or PlayStation 4 (eventually, we’ll be able to count Steam among the supported … Continue reading
  
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• 43 felony charges, new task forces: Here's what Chicago is doing to combat potential looting

  14-08-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dozens of people have been charged in connection with widespread looting in downtown Chicago earlier this week, the county prosecutor said.
  
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• Coronavirus has exposed extent of slavery in UK, says Sir Iain Duncan Smith

  14-08-2020 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Coronavirus has shone a light on a “lawless state” within Britain, where people are held as slaves and criminal gangs steal from the taxpayer, says Sir Iain Duncan Smith. The former Conservative Party leader tells of the “enormous criminal sub-society thriving in the UK”, whose practices have been exposed during the pandemic. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Sir Iain says: “A significant and well-organised network of gangs brings people into this country by different
  
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• Pentagon reportedly forming UFO commission after Trump told Fox host he'd look into it

  14-08-2020 21:42 via nydailynews.com
  A week after President Donald Trump told Fox Business host Lou Dobbs that he would follow the conspiracy theory-peddling host's lead on investigating UFOs, CNN is reporting that the Pentagon is forming a UFO task force. According to that report, the task force is being headed by Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist and will be announced soon. Other entities with sway in Washington, D.C. ...
  
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• Not Real News: A look at false claims around Kamala Harris

  14-08-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  This week the Not Real News focuses on false news that spread about Sen. Kamala Harris after presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced Tuesday she would be his running mate.CLAIM: Harris is not eligible to serve as president because her parents were immigrants.If Biden is unable to serve a full term as president, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi would be next in line to become president.
  
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• Chicago officials pledge swift response to theft, vandalism

  14-08-2020 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Chicago officials under pressure to reassure residents after hundreds of people vandalized and stole from downtown businesses pledged Friday to respond forcefully to any similar attempts during the weekend.Flanked by local and federal officials at a press conference near the city's lakefront, Mayor Lori Lightfoot outlined the strategy that includes a Chicago Police team to monitor social media around the clock for efforts to organize looting or other crime.Police blamed some of the chaos Sunday
  
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• Acer Predator Triton 500 Gaming Laptop Review - Very Hard To Fault It

  14-08-2020 21:35 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 'Enormous price to pay:' Pompeo and Pentagon warned Russia against bounties for US troops

  14-08-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said both he and Pentagon officials warned Russia not to offer bounties on US troops in Afghanistan.Mr Pompeo discussed the exchange during an interview on Wednesday with Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.
  
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• FDA: Don't use rapid COVID tests on people without symptoms

  14-08-2020 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More sensitive PCR tests should be used on these individuals instead.
  
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• UN soundly defeats US demand to extend arms embargo on Iran

  14-08-2020 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.N. Security Council on Friday resoundingly defeated a U.S. resolution to indefinitely extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran, with the Trump administration getting support from only the Dominican Republic but vowing further action to prevent Tehran's sale and export of conventional weapons.Russia and China strongly opposed the resolution, but didn’t need to use their vetoes.
  
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• New York City's spring coronavirus outbreak was roughly as deadly as the 1918 flu pandemic that killed 50 million people

  14-08-2020 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The COVID-19 outbreak more than quadrupled death counts from the previous year, while the Spanish flu merely tripled them.
  
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• Mississippi flag could have Choctaw-inspired diamond shape

  14-08-2020 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The new Mississippi flag could include a magnolia or stars or representations of rivers.Or it could reflect the state's Native American heritage with a diamond shape that is important to the Choctaw community.A group that will recommend a new flag met Friday and narrowed the field of proposed designs submitted by the public.
  
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• Thieves steal 150 pounds of brisket for cop’s funeral off smoker, Texas caterer says

  14-08-2020 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The funeral is for a 23-year-old police officer killed in the line of duty.
  
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• COVID-19 symptoms timeline details the order to watch out for

  14-08-2020 21:17
  
  New research pinning down the likely order in which COVID-19 symptoms appear could help identify potential new cases faster, scientists claim, particularly in situations where people are uncertain whether they are in fact infected. Effective triaging of new coronavirus cases has proved difficult during the growing pandemic, in part because many people infected with COVID-19 show only mild symptoms or … Continue reading
  
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• Wall Street Week Ahead: Biden victory? Disputed election? Wall Street prices in November outcomes

  14-08-2020 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Investors are girding their portfolios for market moves ahead of the U.S. presidential vote, as election season kicks into higher gear with the Democratic National Convention in the coming week."There's plenty of reasons to believe that the election outcome is going to be drawn out," said Lamar Villere, a portfolio manager at Villere & Co. "That's going to show the cracks in a market that's been priced for perfection."Villere's firm has raised its cash levels to as high as 20% of assets as a
  
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• Mei Xiang, the National Zoo's female giant panda, is very pregnant and her cub could come as soon as this weekend

  14-08-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The panda cub could be the first cub at The National Zoo since Bei Bei was born in 2015. He left to China last year.
  
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• Trump dismisses concerns that banning WeChat could hurt Apple's iPhone sales: 'Whatever'

  14-08-2020 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On Friday, a reporter asked the president what he thinks about the WeChat ban potentially hurting Apple, to which Trump replied, "whatever."
  
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• Thai king commutes death sentence for Myanmar migrants over Koh Tao British backpacker murders

  14-08-2020 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two migrant workers from Myanmar on death row in Thailand for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers had their sentences commuted to life in prison on Friday thanks to a royal decree, their lawyer said. The two workers, Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, were sentenced to death for the murder of David Miller and the murder and rape of Hannah Witheridge, whose bodies were discovered on a beach on the popular tourist island of Koh Tao in September 2014. The two men were convicted and sentenced in 2015
  
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• Iowans grapple with aftermath of Monday's deadly derecho, 'a disaster that we have never seen'

  14-08-2020 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The National Guard arrived in Cedar Rapids on Friday to assist residents there after Monday's deadly derecho storm that was like a hurricane
  
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• ‘Trump may be crazy, but he’s not stupid’: Bernie Sanders lashes out at president’s opposition to funding postal service

  14-08-2020 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senator Bernie Sanders has hit out at Donald Trump’s opposition to provide funding for the US Postal Service, claiming he is attempting to “suppress” the US vote in November’s election.Mr Trump, who has been a vocal critic of the use of widespread mail-in voting amidst the coronavirus pandemic, said on Thursday that he opposes the provision of funding for the service proposed by Democrats.
  
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• 3 women arrested for allegedly attacking a Chili's host for enforcing social distancing

  14-08-2020 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "I was kind of fighting for my life," restaurant hostess Kelsy Wallace, 17, said. "I was really scared, calling out for my mama."
  
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• Facing massive backlog of uncounted COVID deaths, FL medical examiners streamline review

  14-08-2020 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Medical examiner’s offices in South Florida have a backlog of more than 1,200 suspected COVID-19 deaths awaiting certification, according to the Florida Medical Examiners Commission.
  
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