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• Destiny 2's Season Of Opulence: Bungie Details Pinnacle Weapons, New Mechanics

  31-05-2019 23:48 via gamespot.com
  
  The Season of Opulence is poised to kick off in Destiny 2 on June 4, bringing with it a new raid and a new six-player activity. As with all the content drops in the Year Two annual pass, this one is also full of new loot to chase and new secrets for players to unlock along the way.Bungie outlined new details about the Season of Opulence in its latest blog post, which explains some key ins and outs of the Menagerie, the new six-player matchmade activity at the heart of the season. The thing that
  
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• Despite Trump Threats, AMLO Halved Mexico Migration Spending

  31-05-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The cuts come amid an influx of undocumented migrants from Central America, which prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten Mexico with a 5% tariff on all goods if it doesn’t stop them from crossing the U.S. border.The combination of steep budget cuts and soaring immigration has overwhelmed the INM, which needs more funding to operate properly, said Rodolfo Cruz Pineiro, director of the population studies department at Mexico’s Northern Border College in Tijuana.
  
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• Virginia beach shooting: 12 dead and six wounded after gunman opens fire in government building, police say

  31-05-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Twelve people have been killed and six others wounded after a “disgruntled” employee opened fire at a municipal centre in Virginia Beach, the city’s police chief has said.Police said the suspect, a long-term and current employee at Virginia Beach Municipal Centre fired “indiscriminately” and was killed when officers responded to the incident.Virginia Beach police chief James Cervera told reporters an officer was among the six wounded, adding that he was ”basic
  
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• Unsealed records reveal inaccuracies in Jussie Smollett's story

  31-05-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Chicago police release nearly 500 pages of Smollett case documents on judge's order; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Honduras Unrest Spreads as Protesters Burn Tires at U.S. Embassy

  31-05-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Local television reports showed images and video of anti-government protesters blocking highways and throwing stones at anti-riot police, who fired teargas back.One group -- it was unclear whether they were pro or anti-government -- set fire to a pile of tires in an entrance to the U.S. Embassy.The violence adds to pressure on Hernandez, a U.S. ally who has backed Washington’s efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, extradited drug traffickers, and said the country would move
  
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• Google quietly ruined Chrome, and we almost missed it

  31-05-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Google's Chrome is the most popular way to browse the web on desktop and mobile, thanks to a combination of features that make it a reliable, albeit sometimes resource-intensive, app. However, Google's recent moves are going to ruin the Chrome experience for many users, and we nearly missed them.Google a few months ago announced a proposal to change the way Chrome extensions work, which would prevent current ad blockers from working. Google received plenty of negative feedback from users, but th
  
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• E3 2019: Google Stadia -- What We Know And Want To See At E3

  31-05-2019 23:18 via gamespot.com
  
  The way we play games changes by the year, but there's something particularly special about 2019: the advent of cloud-based streaming. Google is leading the charge with Stadia, which is a hardware-less gaming platform that relegates all graphical processing to remote data centers. Through an internet connection, you'll be able to stream games directly to any capable device using the power of high-end machines housed elsewhere. So, it doesn't matter what your actual local hardware is; as long as
  
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• Disgruntled city worker kills 12 in Virginia beach resort; suspect also killed

  31-05-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A disgruntled public utility employee opened fire with a handgun on co-workers at a municipal building in Virginia on Friday afternoon, killing 12 people and wounding at least four before he was fatally shot by police, authorities said.The mass shooting in the coastal resort of Virginia Beach was the deadliest instance of U.S. gun violence since November 2018, when a dozen people were slain at a Los Angeles-area bar and grill by a gunman who then killed himself.Virginia Beach Police Chief James
  
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• US cuts funds for ‘anti-propaganda’ Iran group that trolled activists

  31-05-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The Iran Disinformation Project was funded by a state department group created to counter foreign propaganda Men read headlines in front of a newspaper stand in the Iranian capital of Tehran. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty ImagesThe US state department has cut off funding to a group that purported to combat Iranian propaganda, after it was found to be trolling US journalists, human rights activists and academics it deemed to be insufficiently hostile to the government in Tehran. The Iran Disi
  
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• A look at what Mexico has done to limit the tide of migrants

  31-05-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump says he's imposing tariffs on all goods from Mexico until the country stops the flow of undocumented migrants from Central America who cross its territory and enter the United States. Trump tweeted Friday that Mexico "can easily fix this problem. Time for them to finally do what must be done!" Here's a look at what Mexico has done so far:
  
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• House Intelligence chief warns spy agencies of Trump 'politicization'

  31-05-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Friday warned the FBI and U.S. spy agencies that President Donald Trump is trying to "politicize" U.S. intelligence and law enforcement.Schiff criticized Trump for giving Attorney General William Barr "sweeping" powers to declassify or downgrade the secrecy of government reporting while conducting what the Justice Department is calling a "review" of "intelligence activities" related to the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign.
  
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• Government Watchdog Report Says Texas Border Facility Was So Overcrowded That Detainees Stood on Toilets to 'Gain Breathing Space'

  31-05-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The report says detainees were wearing "soiled clothing for days or weeks" and standing on toilets to "gain breathing space."
  
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• Wall St Week Ahead-Struggles of transport stocks transmit caution to market

  31-05-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Add this to worries about Wall Street: The index of planes, trains and trucking companies, considered an important stock barometer of the U.S. economy's health, is struggling.The Dow Jones Transportation Average swooned 10.2% in May, a far steeper decline than that of the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500.For analysts who closely watch the transports, this could be a sign of deeper market stress.
  
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• Government watchdog finds 'dangerous overcrowding' at U.S. border facility

  31-05-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The internal watchdog for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has urged officials to take immediate steps to alleviate "dangerous overcrowding" after it found some adult detainees being held in "standing-room-only conditions" for days or weeks at a border patrol facility in Texas.President Donald Trump has threatened Mexico with tariffs to do more to stop the flow.The El Paso Del Norte Border Patrol processing facility in southern Texas, which has a maximum capacity of 125 detainees,
  
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• San Jose 7th grader among winners of National Spelling Bee

  31-05-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  A San Jose middle school is celebrating this morning after one of its students became one of 8 winners of the National Spelling Bee last night.
  
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• RPT-EXCLUSIVE-Space firm founded by billionaire Paul Allen closing operations -sources

  31-05-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  SEATTLE/ORLANDO, Fla., May 31 (Reuters) - Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, the space company founded by late billionaire and Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, is closing operations, cutting short ambitious plans to challenge traditional aerospace companies in a new "space race," four people familiar with the matter said on Friday.The company, a unit of Allen's privately held investment vehicle Vulcan Inc, had been developing a portfolio of launch vehicles including the world's largest airpl
  
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• Swalwell Calls on Congress to Impeach Barr, Mnuchin

  31-05-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Representative Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.), a long-shot contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, called on his colleagues Friday to impeach Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin over their refusal to comply with lawmakers' subpoena-backed document demands.“I’m for bringing Mueller in, getting the full Mueller report, impeaching Barr and Mnuchin to get the documents, being prepared for impeachment,&rdqu
  
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• MALEAH DAVIS: Remains found in bag amid search for girl in Arkansas

  31-05-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  After a revelation in the disappearance of the 4-year-old, Quanell X has told ABC13 a body was located during the search for the girl in Arkansas
  
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• Trump Tariffs on Mexico Irk Key Republican Allies in Congress

  31-05-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The president’s announcement Thursday surprised many Republicans who hoped to focus on passing a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada known as the USMCA.Trump said he will impose a 5% tariff on all imports from Mexico -- ramping up 5 percentage points every month until hitting 25% in October -- unless Mexico takes "decisive measures" to stem migrants entering the U.S.
  
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• Scouted: Cold Brew Coffee is the Best Kind of Coffee and Here’s How to Brew the Best Cup

  31-05-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  There are some people who can drink hot coffee year-round. I am not one of those people. If anything, I could drink cold brew well into winter time without much thought (though I would get some looks from strangers).I’ve talked about what I love about cold brew and why it’s superior to any other method of brewing coffee. If you want to make it yourself at home, you have many options. We’ve rounded up some of the best-selling cold brew coffee makers on the market that deserve a
  
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• 'Dangerous overcrowding' in US migrant facilities: government report

  31-05-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  A US Department of Homeland Security report warned Friday of "dangerous overcrowding" in El Paso, Texas facilities for holding just-arrived migrants, with rooms packed with more than five times the number authorized.The report by the DHS inspector general said the health and security of both migrants and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials is under threat by squeezing people into holding rooms designed for a fraction of their numbers."We are concerned that overcrowding and prolonged
  
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• Zelda Spin-Off Cadence Of Hyrule Releasing In June

  31-05-2019 21:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo has narrowed down the release window for Cadence of Hyrule, the upcoming Zelda-themed Crypt of the NecroDancer game for Switch. During its recent Indie World 2019 broadcast, the company announced the title will launch sometime in June.On top of confirming its release window, Nintendo showcased roughly a minute of new footage of Cadence of Hyrule, which you can watch below. The segment begins around the 6:57 mark and shows Link and Zelda--both of whom are playable in the upcoming game--n
  
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• Ramadan culture takes a fashionable turn, straining budgets

  31-05-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  “We have to look our best when we are invited during Ramadan,” Amina says.For many Arab families, advertising, peer pressure, a growing middle class, and Gulf-led consumerism are steering the holy month – traditionally a period of fasting, spiritual reflection, and family affairs – toward a social season of high expectations on par with Christmas in the United States.Slowly creeping into the holiday the past two decades, Ramadan consumerism is hitting new heights in the r
  
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• There's a Simple Reason Why So Many People Seem to Have the Same Freckle

  31-05-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Don't forget the sunscreen
  
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• Planned Parenthood of St. Louis gets temporary stay, continues as Missouri's sole abortion provider

  31-05-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Planned Parenthood in St. Louis will continue to serve as Missouri's sole abortion provider after a judge issues a temporary stay.
  
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• Auto industry dented by latest Trump tariffs

  31-05-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on Mexico will affect myriad industries, but few are as exposed as automakers.Shares of several major automakers and auto suppliers dived five percent or more following Trump's announcement Thursday night that the United States would impose a five percent tariff on all Mexican imports on June 10, explicitly linking the trade action to a demand that Mexico crack down on illegal immigration.The White House intends to gradually raise the tariff level
  
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• $200,000 Jeep Gladiator-based MAXIMUS is unveiled, with only 24 to be built

  31-05-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Hennessey Performance is accepting orders for the MAXIMUS 1000, a Jeep Gladiator variant costing $200,000 with only 24 built.
  
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• President Trump Played a Key Role in the Central Park Five Case. Here’s the Real History Behind When They See Us

  31-05-2019 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Like the rest of the new series, President Trump's role in 'When They See Us' is taken from the real story of the Central Park jogger case
  
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• Galaxy S11 rumored to deliver Samsung’s next big camera innovations

  31-05-2019 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  When the Galaxy Note 10 launches about two months from now, it'll deliver a novel design, maybe the kind of radical update that removes all physical buttons and the headphone jack. Yup, the audio port seems to be history, at least on the Note line. The phone is also expected to sport an S Pen stylus with improved functionality, as well as faster battery charging technology. But what the Galaxy Note 10 won't deliver, in spite of getting a brand new camera system, is a better camera experience tha
  
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• Pork Producers, Corn Growers Urge Trump to Drop Mexico Tariffs

  31-05-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The president said Thursday that 5% duties could be placed on all imports from Mexico on June 10, rising in increments to 25% in October unless Mexico halts the flow of immigrants heading to the U.S. border.“We appeal to President Trump to reconsider plans to open a new trade dispute with Mexico,” David Herring, president of the National Pork Producers Council and a hog farmer from Lillington, North Carolina, said Friday in an emailed statement.
  
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• Haunting picture of Budapest boat at the bottom of the Danube as search for the 21 missing continues

  31-05-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  As divers descended Friday into the Danube, Hungarian authorities predicted it would take an extended search to find the 21 people still missing after a boat carrying South Korean tourists was rammed by a cruise ship and sank into the river in Budapest. Seven people so far are confirmed dead and seven others were rescued. New pictures released by the Hungarian Water Rescue Services showed the boat itself lying on its side on the riverbed.  Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and his South Kore
  
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• 'Dangerous overcrowding': 900 migrants cram into Border Patrol center designed for 125 people

  31-05-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Some migrants stood "for days or weeks" because there wasn't enough room to sit, a report found. Some stood on toilets for "breathing space."
  
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• Stone Was Like ‘Uncle Roger,’ Miller Testifies to Grand Jury

  31-05-2019 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Prosecutors focused their examination on Miller’s relationship with Stone and Stone’s connection to WikiLeaks founder Assange, Miller’s attorney Paul Kamenar told reporters after the proceeding.Stone was indicted by the grand jury in January on charges of lying to Congress about communications with Assange, obstruction and witness tampering.
  
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• Crop tops for men? Twitter users don't know how to feel about the new trend

  31-05-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Every decade there seems to be a crop top resurgence. Now you can find them on Amazon, Etsy and ASOS -- for men.
  
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• Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic Won't Close at Midnight, Judge Rules

  31-05-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The judge scheduled another hearing for June 4
  
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• Destiny 2 - Where Is Xur? Exotic Vendor Location Guide (May 31 - June 4)

  31-05-2019 21:11 via gamespot.com
  
  A curious change is happening with Xur this week in Destiny 2: Forsaken. There's only exotic armor pieces at the moment instead of a weapon, but nevertheless here is where to go, and what rolls come with Xur's weekly wares. Destiny 2's expansion, Penumbra comes out June 4, 2019.
  
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• Ram 1500 Classic Recalled Because a Driveshaft Can Fall Off

  31-05-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is recalling 10,160 of its 2018 to 2019 Ram 1500 Classic pickup trucks because the rear driveshaft could detach from the truck as the result of an incomplete weld....
  
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• Bolton wants Britain to leave EU: Telegraph

  31-05-2019 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States wants Britain to leave the European Union as it would strengthen the NATO military alliance and show respect for the result of 2016's referendum, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said in an interview published on Friday."The U.S. preference is for Britain to follow the course of what the people asked for and leave the EU.It is a lesson for everyone in the triumph of democracy," Bolton was quoted as saying by the Daily Telegraph.
  
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• PHOTO GALLERY: Looking back at hurricane damage

  31-05-2019 20:37 via finance.yahoo.com
  Crews with bulldozers and dump trucks have removed tons of debris from the Florida Panhandle since Hurricane Michael slammed ashore in October, wrecking miles of homes and businesses, yet signs of the storm's fury remain everywhere as hurricane season approaches.In south Florida, where Hurricane Andrew caused devastation in 1992, few physical signs of damage remain.The scene isn't much different in Panama City, which thousands of residents left after Michael and still haven't returned.
  
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• 2020 Vision: Where every candidate stands on Trump's impeachment

  31-05-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Following special counsel Robert Mueller's public statement, more Democratic presidential hopefuls are calling on Congress to act.
  
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• E3 2019: Ghost Recon Breakpoint -- What We Know And What We Want

  31-05-2019 20:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft announced Ghost Recon Breakpoint nearly a month before E3 2019. The last game, Wildlands, received only a middling reception at launch, but the studio committed itself to long-term support with plenty of post-launch content, tweaks, and special events to keep fans entertained. That sets the stage for Breakpoint, a direct sequel to Wildlands, to learn from its predecessor and come out stronger off the starting block.With Ghost Recon Breakpoint sure to light up the Ubisoft stage at E3, we
  
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• Do video games with shooting affect kids' behavior with real guns?

  31-05-2019 20:31
  A randomized clinical trial in a university laboratory examined the effects of video games with weapons on children's behavior when they found a real gun.
  
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• Trump news: White House human rights plan leaves 'no reason to be hopeful', as impeachment threat grows

  31-05-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has announced he will be imposing a five percent tariff on all goods incoming from Mexico that will gradually increase unless America’s southern neighbour moves to bring an end to US-bound illegal immigration.Ahead of his visit to the UK next week, Mr Trump has praised Conservative leadership contender Boris Johnson and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage as “good guys” and said he “may” meet with them in London.The president has meanwhile continued his cr
  
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• Apple is finally going to put iTunes out of its misery

  31-05-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A little more than 18 years after Steve Jobs first introduced Apple's iTunes software at the 2001 Macworld Expo in San Francisco, pointing to a "music revolution" that was underway, Apple is reportedly planning to say goodbye to the app once and for all.The new Music is expected to take over the syncing functions as well as the Apple device management that users previously relied on iTunes for. That's according to a new Bloomberg report, which said iTunes will be retired with the next major vers
  
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• Cancer causes dad to lose eye, but not sense of humor

  31-05-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  A dad suffering from a watery eye for six months was horrified when it turned out to be facial cancer. After doctors had to remove his right eye and part of his nose to tackle the tumor, he was left with extensive scarring.
  
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• Hurricane season 2019: A sense of fear for towns already hit

  31-05-2019 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  The annual start of hurricane season casts a shadow of dread over coastal sections of the United States. People fret over the next Big One, even as communities struggle to recover from the last one.
  
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• Prosecutors Decided to Drop Smollett Charges Weeks before Announcing It

  31-05-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Prosecutors in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office decided against prosecuting Empire actor Jussie Smollett just one week after he turned himself into police, roughly a month before making the decision public, according to newly unsealed court documents.In late February, Assistant State's Attorney Risa Lanier instructed Chicago Police Department detectives to halt their investigation into the hoax hate crime Smollett allegedly staged and suggested that the celebrity actor could r
  
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• Fox News Defends Laura Ingraham’s Promotion of Virulent Anti-Semite Paul Nehlen

  31-05-2019 19:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Bloomberg/GettyFox News on Friday afternoon issued a statement defending primetime star Laura Ingraham after she championed notorious white supremacist Paul Nehlen as a “prominent voice” on the right who had been “censored by social media,” omitting his virulent anti-Semitism and racism. At the same time, one of the companies that advertises during Ingraham’s broadcast has pulled its ads.“It is obscene to suggest that Laura Ingraham was defending Paul Nehlen&r
  
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• Climber shares first-hand experience scaling Everest this season

  31-05-2019 19:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Alex Pancoe, an experienced climber who scaled Mount Everest this year, discusses recent deaths on the mountain and the importance of being extremely skilled before attempting such a feat.
  
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• New Mexico mayor gets death threats after halting crowdfunded border wall

  31-05-2019 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  A New Mexico mayor on Thursday said he and his staff received multiple death threats after they briefly halted construction of a crowdfunded, private border wall by a group that then urged supporters to tell the city to "stop playing games" and alleged town officials were tied to drug cartels.
  
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