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• Boeing Had Big Plans to Build Its Very Own F-35 (And Flopped)

  20-05-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The fundamental issue with the Joint Strike Fighter was that is was always an overambitious program to replace multiple specialized types with one aircraft in the hope that it could perform every role equally well. The result is predictably a jack-of-all-trades but master of none.On October 26, 2001, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin’s X-35 had won the Joint Strike Fighter contest over Boeing’s X-32.(This first appeared in late 2015.)The win secured Lockhe
  
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• White House Moves to Block McGahn From Testifying to House Panel

  20-05-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  “Because of this constitutional immunity, and in order to protect the prerogatives of the Office of the Presidency, the president has directed Mr. McGahn not to appear at the committee’s scheduled hearing on Tuesday, May 21, 2019,” White House Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote Monday in a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler.The move escalates a battle between the White House and Congress over lawmakers’ authority to investigate the president following the conclusi
  
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• Police arrest suspect who allegedly killed 1 officer, wounded 2 others

  20-05-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  A man who opened fire on police responding to a domestic disturbance report, killing one officer and wounding two others, was arrested on Monday and charged with capital murder, authorities said. Grady Wayne Wilkes, 29, was being held without bond in the shooting death of Auburn, Ala., Officer William Buechner, who had been with the police division for more than 13 years.
  
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• Ford to cut 7,000 jobs, 10% of global salaried staff 

  20-05-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Ford plans to cut 7,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its global salaried workforce, as part of a reorganization as it revamps its vehicle offerings, the company said Monday.The downsizing will involve some layoffs and reassignments of white-collar staff and should be complete by the end of August, a Ford spokeswoman said.Ford has been phasing out most sedan models in the United States as more consumers have opted for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
  
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• New York paper suggests Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for mayor

  20-05-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Speculation swirls about who should succeed Bill de Blasio as New York City mayor; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Blown Away: Wild video of first-hand tornado experiences

  20-05-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Many people have risked their lives to capture video of tornadoes. Here is a look at some of the most incredible footage captured of tornadoes over the past few years.
  
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• Avengers: Endgame Passes Avatar in the US Box Office, Still Behind Worldwide - GS Universe News Update

  20-05-2019 23:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Avengers: Endgame has now reached $771 million, surpassing James Cameron's Avatar to become the #2 highest-grossing movie ever in the US and Canada.
  
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• US intelligence chiefs shared classified info with tech execs about doing business with China

  20-05-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The trade war with China has reached new heights in the past few weeks, as the Trump administration recently announced that US companies will be banned from buying equipment from certain Chinese companies. Huawei's name wasn't explicitly mentioned, but it was obviously implied that China's biggest tech company is included on the list. Separately, the US government also issued a ban that prevents Huawei from dealing with US tech companies, whether it's for parts procurement or software licenses.
  
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• The Latest: UN rejects Russian attempt to meet on Ukraine

  20-05-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The latest on Ukrainian politics (all times local):
  
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• Second opinion on DJI Osmo Action, the GoPro killer

  20-05-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A second take on a quick review shows settings that have too many options and can't be read well in bright sunlight. But camera offers many great features.
  
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• Mountain region of Slovakia named best destination in Europe 2019: Lonely Planet

  20-05-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  A wild, rugged, mountainous region of Slovakia dotted with plunging waterfalls and lakes and hiking trails has been named the top European destination of 2019 by the travel experts at Lonely Planet. 
  
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• NASA’s Juno just discovered that Jupiter and Earth have something important in common

  20-05-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA's Juno spacecraft has delivered some of the most stunning glimpses of the gas giant that mankind has ever seen, but it's also taught scientists a lot about how the planet works. We now know that its storms stretch far deeper into the planet than previously assumed and that Jupiter's lightning is a lot like the kind we see here on Earth.Now, data gathered from Juno has shed light on another aspect of Jupiter that seems a lot like Earth. In a new paper published in Nature Astronomy, scientist
  
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• Universal Studios' New Harry Potter Roller Coaster: Check Out Photos, Video, And More

  20-05-2019 23:02 via gamespot.com
  
  The more Universal Studios Orlando reveals about their upcoming Harry Potter-themed roller coaster, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, the more exciting it looks. In addition to the incredibly lifelike animatronic of Hagrid, the theme park has revealed many new details about the immersive ride, as well as a bunch of new photos and a ride-along video of the attraction.According to Universal Orlando Resort, the coaster is set in an actual forest made up of 1,200 living trees. It also
  
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• GMC Limits the Sierra's New CarbonPro Bed to a Pricey Option Package

  20-05-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The carbon-composite bed in the 2019 GMC Sierra will be available on a limited basis this summer and more widely in the 2020 model.
  
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• What's New to Netflix This Week? Movies, TV, And Originals

  20-05-2019 22:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix subscribers have plenty to check out on the service this upcoming week, with originals, comedy specials, TV seasons, and movies all hitting every day of the week. It was actually a smaller month for Netflix in May, with a more limited selection compared to what subscribers are used to. Here's what you can look forward to for the week of May 19.If you're a fan of CW's series based on the characters from DC Comics, you'll have a lot to binge this week. Season 7 of Arrow arrives on May 21 a
  
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• PHOTOS: Vivid Sydney 2019

  20-05-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  An illuminated trail of almost 300 lit lanterns of endangered species will glow every night at the zoo during Vivid Sydney which runs from May 24 throughout Sydney with hundreds of lit buildings and exhibits which attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
  
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• Bernie Sanders Launches a Deeply Misguided Attack on Charter Schools

  20-05-2019 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  One of the great benefits of living life well outside the Beltway is that it’s easy to take my eyes off the swamp, look to the states surrounding me, and see places where politics actually function as they’re supposed to. I can even, occasionally, see those issues on which Democrats and Republicans might work together, united in common purpose, for the common good.Exhibit A: the charter-school movement. It’s granted an invaluable degree of educational choice to families who lon
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks close lower as chipmakers slump

  20-05-2019 22:21 via finance.yahoo.com
  Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Monday as technology stocks suffer steep declines.In the latest turn, the Trump administration is cracking down on Chinese telecom giant Huawei.Companies that supply technology to Huawei fell, with Broadcom and Qualcomm each falling 6%.
  
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• The U.S. Is Outplaying Iran in a Regional Chess Match

  20-05-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  In the first two weeks of May, U.S.–Iran tensions appeared to be careening toward war. In an escalating series of warnings, the U.S. asserted that an attack by Iran would be met with unrelenting force. Iran eventually responded with its usual bluster about being prepared for a full confrontation with Washington. But on the ground the Middle East looks more like a chessboard, with Iran and its allies and proxies facing off against American allies. This state of affairs was brought into shar
  
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• Yes, Pokemon Sword And Shield Have Trainer Customization

  20-05-2019 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Since Pokemon X and Y, each mainline installment in the series has allowed you to customize your trainer's outfit, and it looks like that will be the case in Pokemon Sword and Shield as well. While the games' reveal trailer hinted that trainer customization would return, the feature was confirmed when clothing retailer Uniqlo announced the winners of its Pokemon t-shirt design competition.The winning design will not only be made into a real shirt, it'll also appear in the upcoming Nintendo Switc
  
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• Pokemon Sword And Shield Will Have Trainer Customization

  20-05-2019 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Since Pokemon X and Y, each mainline installment in the series has allowed you to customize your trainer's outfit, and it looks like that will be the case in Pokemon Sword and Shield as well. While the games' reveal trailer hinted that trainer customization would return, the feature was confirmed when clothing retailer Uniqlo announced the winners of its Pokemon t-shirt design competition.The winning design will not only be made into a real shirt, it'll also appear in the upcoming Nintendo Switc
  
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• White House instructs former counsel Don McGahn to defy congressional subpoena

  20-05-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler had threatened to hold McGahn in contempt of Congress if he doesn't testify; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports.
  
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• Iran Accelerates Production of Enriched Uranium as Tensions Rise

  20-05-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  The semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Behrouz Kamalvandi, an official at Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, as saying that Iran had increased its output of 3.67% enriched uranium as of Monday, and that the United Nations nuclear watchdog had been informed.Crucially, Iran hasn’t increased the level to which it is enriching beyond the agreed limit.Tehran has already announced it stopped complying with a 300-kilogram cap on the storage of enriched uranium and heavy water imposed b
  
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• Call Of Duty Mobile Beta Beginning In Some Regions; Maps, Modes, And More Details Announced

  20-05-2019 22:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision has shared more details on Call of Duty Mobile as the spinoff approaches the regional beta testing phase. The first closed beta is beginning this week in India, with regional tests starting soon in Australia and then following to other territories over the coming months.A post on the Activision Blog details the upcoming game. A variety of control options let you customize the toggles like sensitivity, gyroscope aiming, field of vision, and sprinting. You can choose Simple Mode, which
  
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• Is It Cheaper To Buy A 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback From Britain?

  20-05-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  This immaculate 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback is estimated to sell at British auction for $95K.It’s hard not to whisper Steve McQueen’s name when presented with a 1967 Ford Mustang 390 GT Fastback.The American classifieds may provide evidence of eye-watering sums being traded for healthy Fastback specimens, but it’s not always the case in Great Britain.
  
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• China Now Has More Warships Than the U.S.

  20-05-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  But sometimes quantity doesn't trump quality.
  
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• Tesla stock and bonds tumble as investors fret about costs and safety

  20-05-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Tesla's stock and bonds tumbled on Monday as investors worried about the automaker's cash burn and problems with an Autopilot system that CEO Elon Musk has held out as key to the electric car maker's future.Tesla's stock fell 3.8% to $203.03, bringing its loss to 11% since the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday that the Autopilot system was engaged during a fatal collision of a Model 3 on March 1, in at least the third deadly U.S. crash reported involving the driver-assistance
  
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• Man charged in abduction of 8-year-old Texas girl

  20-05-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  A man has been charged in the abduction of an 8-year-old girl who was snatched from a street in Fort Worth, Texas, as she walked with her mother. Fort Worth police say the girl was found safe Sunday at a hotel in nearby Forest Hill. (May 20)
  
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• What's New This Week To Hulu, Amazon Prime, And Shudder? Movies, TV, And Originals

  20-05-2019 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Many people are subscribed to multiple streaming services, and every week, places like Hulu, Amazon Prime, and the horror-themed Shudder release new content to their users. This week, there are plenty of options to check out on Hulu, while the two other aforementioned services only have a couple new offerings.The most notable release of the week is Season 3 of AMC's Preacher on May 21 on Hulu. Based on the comic book series of the same name, the TV show follows a priest who is searching for God
  
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• Game Of Thrones Ending: Why Did Jon Snow Say "Love Is The Death Of Duty"?

  20-05-2019 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Like every episode in Season 8, the Game of Thrones finale was full of Easter eggs, as well as callbacks and references to the journey many of the characters have undertaken to get to where they are at the end. A big one in Episode 6, "The Iron Throne," came during a conversation between Tyrion Lannister and Jon Snow that went all the way back to a critical moment in Season 1--one that had a great deal of meaning for Jon. Be warned: We're talking spoilers for the Game of Thrones series finale he
  
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• New Apex Legends Patch 1.1.3 Is Available Now

  20-05-2019 21:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Free-to-play battle royale game Apex Legends has received a new patch that addresses a variety of issues concerning audio, hit detection, PC crashes, and more. Respawn Entertainment community manager Jay Frechette took to the EA blog to detail the update, which is available now for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.Frechette discussed improvements made to audio performance. "We have made improvements both in our code and with our content that will hopefully fix [sounds dropping out, missing sounds for an ex
  
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• No Cloaking Device Here: F-22 Stealth Fighters Can Be Tracked

  20-05-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  “Does the mission require a cloaking device or is it OK if the threat sees it but can’t do anything about it?”State-run Chinese media is claiming that the People’s Liberation Army has been able to track the U.S. Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighters over the East China Sea. While the Chinese report might be easily dismissed as propaganda—it is not beyond the realm of possibility. In fact—it’s very possible that China can track th
  
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• US weather service issues highest tornado warnings in two years

  20-05-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  More than two million people in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle are in harms way after the National Weather Service's Storm Prevention Centre announced a threat level-five warning - their highest - for violent tornadoes as well as warnings for significant hail and flooding lasting into Monday night.They've also designated the storm a 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' or PDS, their most dire classification. This is the first time in two years that the National Weather Service has issued such hi
  
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• At Least 8 Injured as 30 Tornadoes Passed Through the U.S. Southern Plains

  20-05-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The region is still reckoning with significant flooding from the storm system
  
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• Game Of Thrones Finale: The Ending Explained

  20-05-2019 21:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Obviously, this post is going to contain MASSIVE spoilers for the Game of Thrones season finale. Now's your chance to stop reading and escape unsullied.After eight seasons, the final moments of Game of Thrones brought some big shakeups from what viewers have been expecting. The destruction of King's Landing has seemingly led to a better world in the Season 8 finale, although not the one that some characters have been working toward for years. Westeros moves forward not through conquest, but thro
  
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• OK, this has to be a mistake: The $130 Instant Pot Aura is down to $59.95 on Amazon

  20-05-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  There are almost always decent Instant Pot deals available on Amazon. Then during big shopping events like Black Friday and Prime Day, the best deals of the year pop up and offer some truly terrific prices on the world's most popular multi-cookers. As good as Black Friday and Prime Day deals are though, we've never seen an Instant Pot sale like the one we just stumbled across on Amazon. The $130 Instant Pot 6 Qt Aura Multi-Use Programmable Multicooker is currently on sale for just $59.95 with fr
  
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• Abortion laws: What are the regulations in each US state?

  20-05-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  There has been a recent uptick in legislative attempts to restrict abortion access in America, a medical practice which many consider a human right. Exemplified by increasing numbers of so-called 'heartbeat bills' and Alabama’s all-out ban designed to challenge Roe v Wade, there has been a turn in state initiatives towards restricting abortion access to “protect life”. In the wake of abortion rights being challenged by Republicans in America, The Independent has compiled a list
  
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• The Best Game Deals At Amazon For Memorial Day Weekend (Switch, PS4, Xbox One)

  20-05-2019 21:01 via gamespot.com
  
  While not a games-focused retailer, Amazon often has some of the best gaming deals available online, even discounting some new games on release day and dropping the price on expensive first-party Switch games. The digital store currently has great discounts on some noteworthy games for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. And if you live in the US, you may have a three-day weekend ahead of you due to Memorial Day, which means even more time for gaming--so we're here to let you know about all the
  
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• U.S. Border agent accused of calling migrants 'savages' before knocking one over

  20-05-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Agent Matthew Bowen sent the messages in November 2017, two weeks before he is accused of deliberately knocking over a Guatemalan man with his Border Patrol vehicle in Nogales, Arizona, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Tucson.Prosecutors Monica Ryan and Lori Price filed the documents on April 30 with a request to use the messages in court to show Bowen's "state of mind" prior to the incident and his "willful" intent to knock over the migrant on Dec. 3, 2017.
  
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• Spider-Man: Far From Home Teaser Clip Confirms Major Spoiler

  20-05-2019 20:44 via gamespot.com
  
  When it comes to spoilers in Spider-Man: Far From Home, Marvel Studios and Sony aren't being anywhere near as cautious as with Avengers: Endgame. A new promo manages to spoil something major that was hinted at in an earlier trailer, which is impressive since the clip in question is only five seconds long. If you don't want to be spoiled, now's when you should stop reading.The promo confirms that MJ (Zendaya) finds out Peter Parker's (Tom Holland) secret identity as Spider-Man, making her the sec
  
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• Walmart Offering Tires at Huge Savings for Memorial Day

  20-05-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Act quickly to get savings up to 40 percent off.
  
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• Walmart Offering Tires at Huge Discounts for Memorial Day

  20-05-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Act quickly to get discounts up to 40 percent off.
  
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• How do Democrats beat Trump? Hickenlooper says Biden's backward-looking message isn't the way

  20-05-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  “When you are rebuilding, never say you are going to rebuild what was there before,” Hickenlooper told USA TODAY. “It won’t satisfy. "
  
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• US judge to consider blocking new Mississippi abortion law

  20-05-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Inside Mississippi's only abortion clinic, administrator Shannon Brewer has been fielding phone calls from women who want to know whether they can still terminate a pregnancy if they think they might be more than a few weeks along.
  
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• Gov: Abortion ban shows Alabama values 'sanctity of life'

  20-05-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's governor said Monday the new abortion ban she recently signed into law reflects the high value residents place on the "sanctity of life," adding she doesn't expect any fallout from the controversial measure on tourism or business recruitment.
  
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• Elon Musk: Tesla needs to cut costs or it will run out of money in 10 months

  20-05-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Defying skeptics, Tesla during the September quarter of 2018 actually managed to turn a profit of $312 million thanks to strong demand for the mass market Model 3. Tesla's profits for the quarter were far from staggering, but it nonetheless instilled faith that the electric automaker was on a path towards financial viability.Just a few months later, the narrative surrounding Tesla has drastically shifted. When the company last month released its earnings report for the March quarter, it posted a
  
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• China Says It Never Agreed to Trump Administration’s ‘Extravagant Demands’ in Trade-Deal Talks

  20-05-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  China said Monday that it never agreed to the "extravagant demands" U.S. negotiators made during April negotiations meant to solidify a trade deal between the world's two largest economies.“We don’t know what this agreement is the United States is talking about," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in comments to reporters. "Perhaps the United States has an agreement they all along had extravagant expectations for, but it’s certainly not a so-called agreement t
  
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• Austria's Kurz hopes to sidestep scandal to stay in power

  20-05-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  It just might work if the public believes his disavowal of his former allies in the Freedom Party (FPO) and the maths go his way in September, when Austrians are expected to vote in a snap election brought about by the latest FPO transgression.The only other party that could have given him a majority in parliament are the Social Democrats, with whom a coalition appears highly unlikely for now.
  
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• Eyewitness This: Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle to reopen, 'Game of Thrones' fans spot blooper, billionaire to pay off grads' student debt

  20-05-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Here are some stories to start your day. After months of repair, Disneyland is reopening its Sleeping Beauty Castle. As fans discuss the final episode of "Game of Thrones," many are also talking about a water bottle. Plus, a billionaire tech investor and philanthropist made the dreams of 400 college graduates in Georgia come true.
  
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• Columbine Survivor Austin Eubanks, 37, Dies at Home

  20-05-2019 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Austin Eubanks, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine shooting, has died. He was 37. According to Austin's family, he lost the battle with the very disease he fought so hard to help others face.
  
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