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• UPDATE 1-Tornado hits small Texas town, seven reported hurt

  13-04-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  At least seven people were hurt and the small east Texas town of Franklin sustained major damage on Saturday when a tornado touched down amid severe thunderstorms in the region, police and local media said."The city of Franklin sustained heavy damage from the storms," the Robertson County Sheriff's Office said in an internet alert.Power outages were reported in nearby communities as well as thunderstorms pounded the state and a swath of the U.S. South.
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Release Date and Trailer Details

  13-04-2019 22:53
  
  Respawn showed a trailer for Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order during Star Wars Celebration
  
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• Ohio is the latest state to pass a 'heartbeat' abortion bill. Could the legal challenges eventually upend Roe v. Wade?

  13-04-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  With the stroke of a pen by Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio became the third state this year to pass a "heartbeat" bill banning abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
  
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• Democrat Sets April 23 Deadline for IRS to Send Trump Taxes

  13-04-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Neal, a Massachusetts Democrat, sent a second letter to the Internal Revenue Service on Saturday, asking for six years of Trump’s personal and business returns.“Please know that, if you fail to comply, your failure will be interpreted as a denial of my request,” Neal wrote.
  
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• US seeks $10 bn trade finance fund for Venezuela: Mnuchin

  13-04-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States is working with a group of countries to build a $10 billion fund to help Venezuela rebuild trade once a new government is in place, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday.The United States has joined dozens of other countries in recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president but embattled President Nicolas Maduro remains in power.Mnuchin said that, during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, officials had dis
  
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• US, Japan trade talks will include currency: Mnuchin

  13-04-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  With US-Japan trade talks set to begin Monday, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday any agreement will include a requirement to refrain from manipulating currencies to gain an advantage in international trade.The US priority is that countries "don't in any way manipulate their currency for purposes of competitive advantages," Mnuchin told reporters on the sidelines of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is
  
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• Police: Mother tries karate, son strips and dog steals cornbread at Walmart

  13-04-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The incident occurred Wednesday evening when Eau Claire, Wisconsin, police responded to a theft call at a Walmart, the department said on Facebook.
  
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• Severe damage in the aftermath of a possible tornado

  13-04-2019 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A possible tornado in Franklin, Texas left a trail of destruction through this neighborhood.
  
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• Eerie funnel clouds appear overhead in wake of possible tornado

  13-04-2019 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A possible tornado touched down in Franklin, Texas. These funnel clouds appeared just moments before.
  
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• 'Justice for Palestine' protesters interrupt Cory Booker's campaign kickoff speech

  13-04-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  NEWARK, N.J. — Cory Booker delivered a message of “love” and unity at his campaign’s “hometown kickoff” on Saturday, but the New Jersey senator’s speech was interrupted by pro-Palestinian activists shouting “Justice for Palestine.”
  
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• Game of Thrones Meets International Relations: A Match Made In Heaven?

  13-04-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  George R. R. Martin, author of the acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire book series which has been brilliantly adapted for television as HBO’s Game of Thrones, is fond of invoking a quote by William Faulkner that, “The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself.” While both Thrones and its literary inspiration have done a masterful job portraying such conflict, fans of the series have been equally if not more transfixed by the external conflicts erupt
  
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• Blue Jackets surge sets tone for unpredictable NHL playoffs

  13-04-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning, the NHL's best team, lost their first two playoff games at home to the Columbus Blue Jackets and are vulnerable without their top scorer for Game 3.
  
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• 2.9 preliminary magnitude earthquake strikes near Berkeley

  13-04-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A 2.9 preliminary magnitude earthquake has struck near Berkeley, according to the USGS.
  
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• 'I stand undeterred': Ilhan Omar fires back after Trump shares 9/11 video

  13-04-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., issued a five-tweet response on Saturday after President Trump and others attacked her by promulgating a video with jarring images of the 9/11 attacks.
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Story Details - Cal Kestis, Purge Troopers, BD-1, And More

  13-04-2019 21:18
  
  At Star Wars Celebration this year, developer Respawn Entertainment held a panel for Jedi Fallen Order, its upcoming third-person action game. During the event, Respawn finally discussed details about the game's story, revealed the game's protagonist, the state of the universe he exists in, and the struggles he's fighting to overcome.As detailed during the panel, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order takes place shortly after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Having branded the Jedi as traito
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Story: Cal Kestis, Purge Troopers, BD-1, And More

  13-04-2019 21:18
  
  At Star Wars Celebration this year, developer Respawn Entertainment held a panel for Jedi Fallen Order, its upcoming third-person action game. During the event, Respawn finally discussed details about the game's story, revealed the game's protagonist, the state of the universe he exists in, and the struggles he's fighting to overcome.As detailed during the panel, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order takes place shortly after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Having branded the Jedi as traito
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Roundup - Release Date, Single-Player, Story, And Gameplay Details

  13-04-2019 21:15
  
  It's been a long time coming, but we finally have more information on Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, the upcoming action game from Titanfall and Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment. The studio held a panel for the game at Star Wars Celebration and gave us an in-depth look at various aspects of the game, as well as concrete confirmation on when we'll be able to play it.While lighter on details that many hoped, the panel did deliver a Jedi Fallen Order trailer and release date. Beyond that
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Revealed: Release Date, Single-Player, Story, And Gameplay Details

  13-04-2019 21:15
  
  It's been a long time coming, but we finally have more information on Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, the upcoming action game from Titanfall and Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment. The studio held a panel for the game at Star Wars Celebration and gave us an in-depth look at various aspects of the game, as well as concrete confirmation on when we'll be able to play it.While lighter on details that many hoped, the panel did deliver a Jedi Fallen Order trailer and release date. Beyond that
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - Release Date, Story And Gameplay Details, And Everything Else You Need To Know

  13-04-2019 21:15
  
  It's been a long time coming, but we finally have more information on Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, the upcoming action game from Titanfall and Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment. The studio held a panel for the game at Star Wars Celebration and gave us an in-depth look at various aspects of the game, as well as concrete confirmation on when we'll be able to play it.Jedi Fallen Order was officially confirmed at E3 2018, but Respawn has said very little about the game since. What we kne
  
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• Pelosi hits Trump over use of 9/11 images to criticize Muslim lawmaker

  13-04-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  "The President shouldn't use the painful images of 9/11 for a political attack."On Friday, Trump tweeted a video suggesting that Omar, a U.S. representative from Minnesota, was dismissive of the Sept. 11 attacks."No one person – no matter how corrupt, inept, or vicious – can threaten my unwavering love for America," Omar wrote in a tweet on Saturday.
  
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• Watch First Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Trailer From New Single-Player Story Game

  13-04-2019 21:11
  
  A day after the reveal of Episode 9, the first official trailer for Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order has been released. First shown at Star Wars Celebration during the Jedi Fallen Order panel live stream, the trailer reveals some of the major characters in the game, as well as the story.The trailer--which can be viewed above--follows main character Cal Kestis as he tries to survive in a galaxy after the events of Revenge of the Sith, as the Empire's hold over free will tightens. "There are three rul
  
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• New Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Trailer Reveals The Story For Respawn's Upcoming Game

  13-04-2019 21:11
  
  The first official trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has been released. First shown at Star Wars Celebration during the Jedi: Fallen Order live stream, the trailer reveals some of the major characters in the game, as well as the story.The trailer--which can be viewed above--follows main character Cal Kestis as he tries to survive in a galaxy after the events of Revenge of the Sith, as the Empire's hold over free will tightens. "There are three rules to survive," Cal says as he wearily che
  
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• UPDATE 1-Pelosi hits Trump over use of 9/11 images to criticize Muslim lawmaker

  13-04-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized President Donald Trump on Saturday for a Twitter post that used 9/11 imagery while suggesting Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Muslim, was dismissive of the New York attacks."The memory of 9/11 is sacred ground, and any discussion of it must be done with reverence," Pelosi said in a statement posted on Twitter.On Friday, Trump tweeted a video suggesting that Omar, a U.S. representative from Minnesota, was dismissive of the Sept.
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Gameplay Details: Lighstabers, Force Powers, And More

  13-04-2019 20:59
  
  Star Wars Celebration is underway and developer Respawn Entertainment pulled the curtain back on Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, a new game based on the beloved sci-fi franchise. While the studio is known for first-person shooters such as Titanfall and Apex Legends, Jedi Fallen Order takes the studio into a new genre: third person action. At the Jedi Fallen Order panel, Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella and game director Stig Asmussen revealed more about how the game will play.Asmussen previously
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Gameplay Detailed: Lighstabers, Force Powers, And More

  13-04-2019 20:59
  
  Star Wars Celebration is underway and developer Respawn Entertainment pulled the curtain back on Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, a new game based on the beloved sci-fi franchise. While the studio is known for first-person shooters such as Titanfall and Apex Legends, Jedi Fallen Order takes the studio into a new genre: third person action. At the Jedi Fallen Order panel, Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella and game director Stig Asmussen revealed more about how the game will play.Asmussen previously
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Release Date Confirmed

  13-04-2019 20:56
  
  Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, will be available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 15, 2019, developer Respawn Entertainment has announced. The date was revealed during the game's panel at this year's Star Wars Celebration event, where it was also confirmed that the PC version would be exclusively available on Origin.Jedi Fallen Order was officially confirmed during E3 2018, when Respawn's Vince Zampella revealed the title and teased that it would be set between Episode III: Revenge of the Si
  
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• Jedi Fallen Order Release Date Confirmed During Star Wars Celebration Panel

  13-04-2019 20:56
  
  Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order finally has platforms and a release date: it is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 15, 2019, developer Respawn Entertainment has announced. The date was revealed during the game's panel at this year's Star Wars Celebration event, where it was also confirmed that the PC version would be exclusively available through publisher EA's Origin service. We also got a look at a trailer, although there was unfortunately no gameplay (and few details to be had in genera
  
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• Jedi Fallen Order Release Date Confirmed At Star Wars Celebration

  13-04-2019 20:56
  
  Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order officially has platforms and a release date: it's coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 15, 2019, developer Respawn Entertainment has announced. The date was revealed during the game's panel at this year's Star Wars Celebration event, where it was also confirmed that the PC version would be exclusively available on Origin. We also got a look at a trailer, although there was unfortunately no gameplay (and few details to be had in general). We now know that playe
  
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• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order's Main Character Played By Gotham, Shameless Actor

  13-04-2019 20:47
  
  Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order follows the story of a Padawan that escaped the Emperor's ruthless extermination of the Jedi, and developer Respawn Entertainment has brought in actor Cameron Monaghan to portray its main character, Cal Kestis. Fans were introduced to Kestis and Monaghan during the Jedi Fallen Order panel held at this year's Star Wars Celebration.Monaghan is known for starring as Ian Gallagher in the TV series Shameless and, more recently, has made a name for himself playing Jerome a
  
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• Gotham Actor Plays Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order's Main Character

  13-04-2019 20:47
  
  Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order follows the story of a Padawan that escaped the Emperor's ruthless extermination of the Jedi, and developer Respawn Entertainment has brought in actor Cameron Monaghan to portray its main character, Cal Kestis. Fans were introduced to Kestis and Monaghan during the Jedi Fallen Order panel held at this year's Star Wars Celebration.Monaghan is known for starring as Ian Gallagher in the TV series Shameless and, more recently, has made a name for himself playing Jerome a
  
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• Chief forecaster David Tillman chasing tornadoes moving through Texas and Louisiana

  13-04-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Chief forecaster David Tillman is tracking the severe weather moving through Texas and Louisiana
  
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• From the C/D Archives: How Has the Volkswagen Jetta GLI Changed from 1988 to 2019?

  13-04-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  It's remarkable how similar our 1988 model test is to the one we published last week.
  
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• Will Chicago win their lawsuit against Jussie Smollett?

  13-04-2019 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Attorney Andrew Stoltmann says the city's lawsuit against Jussie Smollett is about embarrassing Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.
  
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• Eastern Libya parliament head says forces will push Tripoli campaign

  13-04-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  In a possible new front, the eastern Libya National Army (LNA) was readying a unit to move to the Es Sider and Ras Lanuf oil ports, Libya's biggest, on the eastern coast, anticipating an attack from an armed group allied to Serraj, eastern military officials said.Last week the European Union had called on the LNA to stop its attacks, having agreed on a statement after France and Italy sparred over how to handle the conflict.
  
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• Chief: Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony being treated

  13-04-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A 5-year-old boy who was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America near Minneapolis remains hospitalized with serious injuries, authorities said Saturday.
  
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• Roger Stone tells court he alone is entitled to see the Mueller report

  13-04-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  In a flurry of legal filings, Roger Stone's defense team argues that he and his defense team should be allowed an exclusive look at the Mueller report.
  
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• Former top Obama intel lawyer praises 'very shrewd' indictment of Assange for skirting First Amendment issues

  13-04-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Robert Litt, chief counsel to the Director of National Intelligence under Barack Obama, discussed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on the Yahoo News podcast "Skullduggery."
  
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• Sudanese army holds 1st meeting with protesters since coup

  13-04-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese political parties and movements behind nearly four months of anti-government protests met with the country's military on Saturday, activists and the military said, holding the first talks since the army forced President Omar al-Bashir from power two days ago.
  
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• Roger Stone Attacks Mueller Indictment, Seeks to See Report

  13-04-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  A longtime Republican political operative and dirty trickster, Stone was indicted in late January on charges he lied to Congress about communications with WikiLeaks, obstructed lawmakers’ investigation and tampered with witnesses.In a suite of six sometimes overlapping filings, Stone’s lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington to throw out the case against him, arguing that Mueller’s investigation was improperly funded, that the special counsel himself
  
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• Democratic 2020 Candidates Speak Out in Support of Rep. Omar After President Trump's Twitter Attack

  13-04-2019 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump tweeted an edited clip of Rep. Ilhan Omar speaking and footage from the Sept. 11 attacks
  
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• Nancy Pelosi: Trump Is ‘Wrong’ to Use Edited 9/11 Footage in ‘Political Attack’

  13-04-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday blasted President Trump, claiming that the commander-in-chief was threatening the safety of Rep. Ilhan Omar, after he tweeted an edited video of 9/11 footage attacking the Minnesota Democrat.“The memory of 9/11 is sacred ground, and any discussion of it must be done with reverence.  The president shouldn’t use the painful images of 9/11 for a political attack,” tweeted Pelosi. “It is wrong for the president
  
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• Do 'the right thing': People who can't get vaccinated during a measles outbreak rely on the healthy

  13-04-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Children and adults who can’t vaccinate because of a age, a weakened immune system or a medical treatment are vulnerable during measles outbreaks.
  
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• Yemeni bodegas boycott New York Post over attacks on Ilhan Omar

  13-04-2019 19:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Murdoch-owned paper published front page that Yemeni American Merchants Association says ‘provoked hatred’The groups says attacks on Ilhan Omar are making Muslim Americans less safe. Photograph: Jim Bourg/ReutersA group of New York corner-store owners has announced a boycott on the sale of the New York Post, arguing that the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper’s attacks on the congresswoman Ilhan Omar are making Muslim Americans less safe.On Thursday, the Post published a front page
  
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• North Korean leader open to third Trump summit: KCNA

  13-04-2019 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump on Saturday backed a possible third summit with North Korea, after Kim Jong Un said he would be willing to meet his American counterpart if Washington comes to the table with the "right attitude".Kim said he would wait until the end of the year "for the US to make a courageous decision" to change its approach and smooth the path to another meeting, state media reported, after his most recent summit with Trump in Vietnam broke down without agreement."I agree with Kim Jon
  
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• Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas are Southern states most at risk of tornadoes Saturday

  13-04-2019 18:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Folks in the South are in for a stormy and potentially dangerous Saturday, meteorologists warn. "There is a significant risk for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes."
  
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• Pelosi slams Trump over attack on Muslim congresswoman using 9/11 images

  13-04-2019 18:19 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized President Donald Trump on Saturday for a Twitter post that used 9/11 imagery while suggesting Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Muslim, was dismissive of the New York attacks."The memory of 9/11 is sacred ground, and any discussion of it must be done with reverence," Pelosi said in a statement posted on Twitter.On Friday, Trump tweeted a video suggesting that Omar, a Democratic U.S. representative from Minnesota, was dismissive o
  
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• Democrats set new deadline for release of Trump tax returns

  13-04-2019 18:06 via news.yahoo.com
  House committee chair has authority to demand releaseWhite House has said tax information will not be shared Donald Trump has refused to release his tax returns. Photograph: Carlos Barría/ReutersDonald Trump’s tax returns must be handed to House Democrats by 23 April, a leading committee chair said on Saturday. Democrats initially set a 10 April deadline for the returns but this week treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said he needed more time to assess issues raised by the request. O
  
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• New military council leader promises civilian government for Sudan

  13-04-2019 17:56 via news.yahoo.com
  In his first televised address, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman said he was also cancelling a night curfew ordered by his predecessor and ordered the release of allprisoners jailed under emergency laws put in place by ousted President Omar al-Bashir.A coalition of groups leading the protests said it had accepted an invitation by the armed forces to meet on Saturday to discuss a new civilian government.Bashir was overthrown on Thursday after weeks of mass protests brought on
  
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• So, we've seen the first-ever photo of a black hole. What happens now?

  13-04-2019 17:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Is the adventure over? No, far from it: "The researchers who captured the first-ever images of a black hole don't plan to rest on their laurels."
  
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• Self-Driving Light Trucks Will Be Allowed on California Roads

  13-04-2019 17:00 via news.yahoo.com
  With no delivery fees.
  
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