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• US moving Patriot missile battery to Mideast to counter Iran

  10-05-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will move a Patriot missile battery into the Middle East to counter threats from Iran, the Pentagon said Friday, reflecting ongoing concerns that Tehran may be planning to attack America forces or interests in the region.
  
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• Disaster bill clears House of Representatives amid feud over Puerto Rico aid

  10-05-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. House of Representatives approved a multibillion-dollar disaster relief bill on Friday, continuing a quarrel with President Trump and other Republicans who oppose providing more aid to Puerto Rico.
  
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• Bodum sues Starbucks for product disparagement over French press recall

  10-05-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Bodum Holding AG sued Starbucks Corp on Friday for alleged product disparagement in connection with the coffee company's recent recall of 230,000 co-branded French presses made from recycled materials.In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, Bodum said Starbucks had no basis to "unilaterally" conduct the May 1 recall because the Bodum + Starbucks presses were not defective and met required specifications.Bodum also accused Seattle-based Starbucks of creating the impression that Bodum
  
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• Standoff intensifies as Democrats subpoena Trump tax returns

  10-05-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  US House Democrats issued subpoenas Friday against top government officials demanding President Donald Trump's tax returns, the latest twist in the sharpening battle between the White House and opponents in Congress.House Ways and Means Committee chairman Richard Neal said he subpoenaed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service commissioner Charles Rettig after they missed two congressional deadlines to turn over six years of the president's personal and business tax data.
  
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• Detective Pikachu's Cubone Joke Picks Out The Saddest Piece Of Pokemon Lore

  10-05-2019 23:33 via gamespot.com
  
  The Detective Pikachu movie does a great job of making the world of Pokemon feel real and lived in. There's a whole lot of backstory from the Pokemon movies and TV show sprinkled throughout (not to mention just a ridiculous number of Pokemon hanging around), and the movie is aware of and referential to a lot of it--which offers a bunch of cool callbacks and Easter eggs for Pokemon fans, and a great deal of world-building for those who aren't as familiar with the franchise.But Detective Pikachu's
  
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• Detective Pikachu: Why The Mr. Mime Scene Is So Damn Good

  10-05-2019 23:32 via gamespot.com
  
  The Detective Pikachu movie has finally arrived in theaters, and the pop culture hive mind has reached a consensus: It's good!There's one scene that stands out above all the rest in terms of humor, inventiveness, and sheer insanity. That, of course, is the Mr. Mime scene glimpsed in the movie's trailers.When the trailers first debuted, it seemed like a pretty good joke--Tim Goodman (Justice Smith) and Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds) interrogate a Mr. Mime, who attempts to flummox the detective duo usin
  
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• Uber's market debut sours most anticipated IPO since Facebook

  10-05-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  By Joshua Franklin, Aparajita Saxena and Heather Somerville (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc's conservative initial public offering could not keep its shares from sinking in their trading debut on Friday, fueling debate on Wall Street over whether the outcome of the most anticipated listing since Facebook Inc would weigh on other Silicon Valley unicorns. Uber considered going public for at least four years. Yet the ride-hailing company picked a week for its IPO plagued by market turbulence fuel
  
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• Famed Apple designer says the iPhone UI is a design fail – here’s why he’s wrong

  10-05-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  In a famous 2003 interview with The New York Times, Steve Jobs laid out his -- and by extension, Apple's -- design philosophy."Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like," Jobs said. "People think it's this veneer -- that the designers are handed this box and told, 'Make it look good!' That's not what we think design is. It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."True to form, Apple's attention to detail is arguably unrivaled across the in
  
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• Toddler in Critical Condition After Being Sexually Assaulted in Virginia Motel

  10-05-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A toddler is in critical condition after being sexually assaulted in a Richmond motel.
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake Pre-Order Guide - Bonuses, Editions, And More

  10-05-2019 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been four years since Square Enix announced a full remake of JRPG classic Final Fantasy VII for PS4 at E3 2015, and 22 years since the original game was released in 1997 for the PS1. We've seen and heard very little about the remake since it was officially revealed, but FF7 fans finally have more tangible footage to get hyped about, thanks to the recent State of Play broadcast.While the latest trailer didn't reveal many new details, Square Enix did confirm the FF7 remake will be released in
  
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• Mueller won't testify next week, House chairman says

  10-05-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says special counsel Robert Mueller won't appear before his panel next week, despite the committee's hope that Mueller would testify May 15.
  
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• Trial date set for Elon Musk's 'pedo guy' tweet

  10-05-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The judge had on April 26 denied Musk's bid to dismiss the lawsuit brought by diver Vernon Unsworth, without explaining his reasoning.Unsworth, who said in his lawsuit he shared a house in the Thailand countryside with a 40-year-old woman who owned a nail salon, was part of a team that helped rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thailand cave last July 10.
  
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• Yemen's rebels to begin withdrawing from ports on Saturday: UN

  10-05-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Yemen's Huthi rebels will begin a pullback from ports in the flashpoint city of Hodeida on Saturday, the first practical step on the ground since a ceasefire deal was reached in December, the head of a UN redeployment committee said.The long-delayed withdrawal of rebel forces will be completed by Tuesday, General Michael Lollesgaard said in a statement.The redeployment of forces was agreed under the ceasefire deal reached in Sweden that offered the best hope in years of moving toward an end to t
  
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• Marvel Announces Special Issue #1000

  10-05-2019 22:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel Comics has announced plans for a special 80-page giant issue to celebrate their 80-year anniversary as a publisher, bringing together an all-star team of nearly a hundred writers and artists, ringled by Marvel's Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk, You Are Deadpool).In an interview with the New York Times, executive editor Tom Brevoort and editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski explained the project. Each page of the 80-page giant will correlate with a different year in Marvel's history and have a different
  
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• House passes $19 billion in disaster aid but divide over border wall funding, help for Puerto Rico hinders deal

  10-05-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  The House passed a $19-billion disaster aid package for flood, fire and hurricane victims but the assistance is stalled over border security and Puerto Rico.
  
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• Anti-abortion rally blasts lawmaker who badgered protesters

  10-05-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of anti-abortion protesters packed the street outside a Planned Parenthood clinic Friday to object to a state legislator's recent treatment of demonstrators at the site and call for his resignation.
  
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• 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Recreates A Legend

  10-05-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  At just about every general car meetup across the United States, you’re bound to get at least one or two Corvettes.While many don’t cause too big of a stir, this 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport replica really stands out from the crowd.It has the classic Sting Ray body everyone rightfully loves, plus some design twists geared towards competitive track racing.
  
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• Mueller will not testify before Congress next week: Nadler

  10-05-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller will not testify before Congress next week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Friday. Nadler told reporters that he hopes not to have to subpoena Mueller to appear before lawmakers but that he would do so if necessary. He declined to characterize ongoing negotiations between his committee, Mueller and the Justice Department.
  
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• Colombia will not allow Venezuela border to be rebel sanctuary: Duque

  10-05-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Colombia will not allow its border with Venezuela to become a sanctuary for the leftist ELN rebel group, President Ivan Duque said on Friday, after local media published documents said to show Venezuela has given weapons to the group.Local media Red+ Noticias, which published the documents late on Thursday, said they are signed by Venezuelan military leaders and reference orders from President Nicolas Maduro that the armed forces treat the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels as their allies an
  
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• With the 2019 Hyundai Kona Iron Man Edition, MCU Means Marvel Car Universe

  10-05-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  It's so detailed, even Tony Stark's signature is engraved on the center console, and we love it three thousand.
  
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• What Makes a Driving Shoe a Driving Shoe?

  10-05-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  And why you should get a pair.
  
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• 'Where is my baby?': Car found, but 4-year-old Maleah Davis still missing, police say

  10-05-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Maleah Davis has been missing since last Friday after her stepfather says he was attacked on the side of the road while driving to the airport.
  
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• St. Louis Man Tracks Down, Confronts Catholic Priest He Says Abused Him in 1974

  10-05-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  An alleged abuser and his victim met face to face after 45 years. The former SLU High School student`s journey started with a message from the Catholic Church.
  
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• William Barr vs. Eric Holder: A Tale of Two Attorneys General

  10-05-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has declared it a “constitutional crisis” that Attorney General William Barr refuses to divulge the small parts of the Mueller report that contain grand-jury material. By a straight party-line vote, the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Barr in contempt of Congress.What did Pelosi think when Barr’s predecessor, Eric Holder, refused to divulge documents to a congressional committee and was held in contempt? “Ridiculous!” she sa
  
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• Giuliani urges Ukraine to investigate Democrats

  10-05-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats on Friday denounced a plan by President Donald Trump's personal attorney to push Ukraine to open investigations that he hopes could benefit Trump politically, decrying it as an overt attempt to recruit foreign help to influence a U.S. election.
  
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• French prosecutor opens investigation over suspected Monsanto file

  10-05-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The French prosecutor on Friday said it had opened a preliminary investigation into a suspected file assembled by Bayer's seed maker Monsanto to influence various personalities in France.The probe was opened after a complaint was filed by daily newspaper Le Monde.According to Le Monde and other French media, Monsanto built up a file of some 200 names that includes journalists and law makers in the hope of influencing their positions on pesticides.
  
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• A New Mobile Pokémon Game Is In Development - GS News Update

  10-05-2019 22:14 via gamespot.com
  
  A new mobile Pokémon Game is coming from developer DeNA in partnership with The Pokémon Company
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks end volatile week with a late gain

  10-05-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• UPDATE 4-U.N., Houthis say Yemen ports withdrawal to start on Saturday

  10-05-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Yemen's Houthi group will on Saturday start to unilaterally redeploy forces out of three key ports, the United Nations and a Houthi spokesman said, a move to pave the way for political negotiations to end Yemen's four-year war.The statement from the U.N.'s Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) said the Houthis would make an "initial unilateral redeployment" between May 11 and May 14 from the ports of Saleef, which is used for grain, and Ras Isa, used for oil, as well as the country's main po
  
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• John Wick 3 Review: Too Much Of A Good Thing

  10-05-2019 21:51 via gamespot.com
  
  The original John Wick is one of the greatest standalone action movies ever. John Wick Chapter 2, which came out nearly three years later in 2017, added countless new wrinkles to the series' surprisingly complex mythology, peeling back layers of the clandestine hierarchy of assassins operating under the High Table. But the sequel didn't lose focus--it kept advancing the character John Wick's personal story, even as the mythology around him expanded to become wider and deeper.Unfortunately, the s
  
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• John Wick 3 Parabellum Review: Too Much Of A Good Thing

  10-05-2019 21:51 via gamespot.com
  
  The original John Wick is one of the greatest standalone action movies ever. John Wick Chapter 2, which came out nearly three years later in 2017, added countless new wrinkles to the series' surprisingly complex mythology, peeling back layers of the clandestine hierarchy of assassins operating under the High Table. But the sequel didn't lose focus--it kept advancing the character John Wick's personal story, even as the mythology around him expanded to become wider and deeper.Unfortunately, the s
  
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• Diablo 3 Season 17 Starts Next Week, And Brings A New Patch Update With It

  10-05-2019 21:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard has announced Season 17 of Diablo III will begin on May 17. The new season launches alongside the latest patch for Diablo III, which implements numerous quality-of-life changes into the game.During Season 17, players will receive a set bonus provided by Legacy of Nightmares. "Classes with especially powerful Legacy of Nightmare builds will be able to experiment with new combinations, particularly ones centered around their ring slots," Diablo III associate community manager Brandy Camel
  
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• Federal judge keeps UAW lawsuit over plant closings in Ohio

  10-05-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the United Auto Workers against General Motors over the closing of three plants should be heard in Ohio. The Warren Tribune Chronicle reports U.S. District ...
  
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• Bloomberg: Three new iPhone 11 models coming with reverse charging, big camera upgrades

  10-05-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  We're still several months out from the unveiling of Apple's next smartphones, but Bloomberg is out today with a new report detailing the three iPhone models the Cupertino company apparently has in store for later this year. According to Bloomberg, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has already begun production of the A13 processor that will power the 2019 iPhone models.The report goes on to note that all three iPhone models released this year will come equipped with the A13 chip,
  
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• Detective Pikachu Has Strong Thursday Night US Box Office Opening

  10-05-2019 21:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Interest seems high in Ash Ketchum's yellow-fur companion, as the Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu has opened at the box office with an impressive $5.7 million on Thursday night in the US.According to Variety, Detective Pikachu--directed by Rob Letterman (Goosebumps, Shark Tale)--came in not far behind Shazam's $5.9 million Thursday opening last month. With the movie expanding to 4,202 theatres Friday, the Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures collaboration has positioned itself to take on the
  
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• House Passes $19.1 Billion Disaster-Aid Package over Trump’s Objections

  10-05-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The House on Friday passed a $19.1 billion disaster-aid package despite the opposition of President Trump, who blasted the measure in a Thursday night tweet.> House Republicans should not vote for the BAD DEMOCRAT Disaster Supplemental Bill which hurts our States, Farmers & Border Security. Up for vote tomorrow. We want to do much better than this. All sides keep working and send a good BILL for immediate signing!> > -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2019The measure
  
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• House passes $19.1 bn disaster relief, Trump opposed

  10-05-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  The US House on Friday approved $19.1 billion in disaster relief to help hard-hit communities like Puerto Rico, but President Donald Trump opposes the package which faces party bickering over funding.On the eve of the vote in the Democratic-controlled chamber, Trump urged Republicans to reject the "BAD DEMOCRAT Disaster Supplemental Bill" and continue negotiating on the emergency package aimed at providing recovery assistance to Americans affected by storms, wildfires and floods.At a Florida ral
  
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• Stand Out Form The Crowd With This Restomod Chevrolet Aerosedan

  10-05-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Classic cars are intriguing things to look at, but often at big shows you’ll find several versions of the same model — not ideal if your aim is to stand out from the crowd.Restomod cars are more popular than ever, giving enthusiasts the opportunity to own something totally bespoke.Currently for sale with Lost and Found Classic Car Co, the resto-mod machine in question is based on Chevy’s Fleetline Aerosadan.
  
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• Trump declares himself 'your all time favorite president' as new China tariffs take hold

  10-05-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The president upgrades his own status in a Friday tweet.
  
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• The Latest: Charges delayed in Colorado school shooting

  10-05-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at a Colorado school that killed one student and injured eight (all times local):
  
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• After Southwest Airlines family boarding policy change, here are policies on other airlines

  10-05-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Southwest updated its family boarding policy after a same-sex couple said they faced discrimination by a boarding agent two years ago.
  
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• Judge Steps Aside from Decision on Special Prosecutor in Jussie Smollett Case

  10-05-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  A Cook County judge has denied a motion to recuse himself from the latest aspect of the Jussie Smollett case. However, JudgeLeRoy Martin Jr. said he will "transfer" the case to another judge in order to avoid the appearance of impropriety, as his son works for the Cook County State`s Attorney`s Office.
  
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• China armed with powerful market weapons in trade duel with Trump

  10-05-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  China has a powerful financial-market arsenal for its trade tussle with America, including a hoard of Treasuries and its currency. But using those weapons is not without cost.
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake Is Still Releasing In Multiple Parts

  10-05-2019 20:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Square Enix finally released a new Final Fantasy VII remake trailer during Sony's State of Play presentation on Thursday. While light on new details, the video did give us another look at how the highly anticipated PS4 remake is shaping up, and now the publisher has shared a few more tidbits about the game.Following the State of Play broadcast, Square Enix sent out a Japanese press release about the new Final Fantasy VII remake trailer. According to Siliconera, the press release reaffirms that t
  
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• Iran Guards reject U.S. talks, senior cleric threatens carrier

  10-05-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that Tehran would not negotiate with the United States, and a senior cleric warned that a U.S. Navy fleet could be “destroyed with one missile,” as a U.S. aircraft carrier headed toward the Gulf.
  
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• South Korea orders arrest of two Samsung Electronics officials over affiliate's accounting scandal

  10-05-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  A South Korean court said on Saturday it had approved warrants to arrest two senior officials at Samsung Electronics in relation to an alleged accounting fraud at the tech giant's biopharma affiliate.The Seoul Central District Court said in a statement it had granted warrants to arrest the officials suspected of destroying evidence in the case.Prosecutors accused the two Samsung Electronics officials of ordering employees at biopharmaceutical firm Samsung BioLogics to destroy internal documents,
  
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• Democrats Bully Barr

  10-05-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats have lashed Attorney General William Pelham Barr to the horns of a dilemma: He must choose either to violate or to obey federal law, and then await the consequences.House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York and other Democrats subpoenaed Barr for a pristine copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russiagate report, complete with grand-jury testimony. Barr did not budge. The committee then voted 24–16 Wednesday to hold Barr in contempt of Congress.A
  
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• A Flash Sale On PS4 Games Just Launched In The PlayStation Store

  10-05-2019 20:33 via gamespot.com
  
  The weekend is shaping up to be a good one for gamers. In addition to Steam's free PC game offerings, you can also save money on dozens of PS4 games in the PlayStation Store this weekend. The flash sale just went live, so you can go take a look at all the deals available.Some of the best offerings include Devil May Cry 5, which released two months ago and is now on sale for just under $40. You've also got Battlefield V, which is (once again) marked down to $30, and acclaimed RPG Divinity: Origin
  
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• Deputy to Venezuela's Guaido held in military prison

  10-05-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  A top deputy to opposition leader Juan Guaido was jailed Friday at a military prison in Caracas following his dramatic arrest, Venezuela's Supreme Court announced.Edgar Zambrano, the deputy speaker of the opposition-majority National Assembly, is being held in preventive detention for "the flagrant commission of the crimes of treason, conspiracy and civil rebellion," the court said, announcing the verdict of a lower court.Zambrano was arrested by President Nicolas Maduro's intelligence service i
  
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• Anker’s $270 Eufy RoboVac 30 robot vacuum is down to $199.99

  10-05-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Anker doesn't only make the best charging accessories in the world, you know. It also has an excellent smart home brand called Eufy, and one of the brand's best robot vacuums is on sale right now with a big discount. The Eufy RoboVac 30 Super-Thin Robot Vacuum Cleaner retails for $270, but it's down to just $199.99 right now ahead of Mother's Day 2019. Definitely check it out.Here are the bullet points from the product page:* Worry-Free Cleaning: Set Boundary Strips to focus your cleaning, and t
  
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