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• US releases new photos it says incriminate Iran in tanker attacks

  17-06-2019 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States military on Monday released new photos it says incriminate Iran in an attack last week on a tanker ship in strategic Gulf waters.The US argument centers on an unexploded limpet mine on the Kokuka Courageous ship it says was removed by Iranians on a patrol boat."Iran is responsible for the attack based on video evidence and the resources and proficiency needed to quickly remove the unexploded limpet mine," the Pentagon said in a statement accompanying the imagery.
  
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• Exclusive: U.S. preparing to send more troops to Middle East - sources

  17-06-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States is preparing to send additional troops to the Middle East in response to mounting concerns over Iran, which Washington blames for attacks on oil tankers last week, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity.The officials did not say how many troops would be deployed or detail the timing of the deployment, which has not been previously reported.If confirmed, it would be in addition to the 1,500 troop increase announced last month in response to
  
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• The Truly Heartwarming Tale Of How Microsoft Bought Double Fine

  17-06-2019 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  With Microsoft's acquisition of quirky indie studio Double Fine Productions, announced during the company's E3 2019 presentation, Microsoft now has 15 studios under its Xbox Game Studios umbrella. While president Tim Schafer has confirmed the purchase will have no effect on how the California-based studio conducts its business, the company did take to Twitter to satirize the news.Schafer, in a 30-second video posted to the official Double Fine Twitter account, basically said Microsoft rolled up
  
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• Mexico's crackdown on migrants sends some heading south

  17-06-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexico's efforts to slow Central American migration across its territory showed some bite Monday as some people turned around to head south in the face of increased enforcement, while government officials said they would target human smuggling rings.One government official announced Monday that the 6,000 National Guard members who officials had repeatedly said would be sent to the southern border will actually be distributed across the northern border and other areas as well, while another sugge
  
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• Blackout in South America raises questions about power grid

  17-06-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  The huge blackout that left tens of millions of people in the dark in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay over the weekend raised serious questions about the vulnerability of the power grid in South America and brought criticism down on Argentina's leader.President Mauricio Macri promised a thorough investigation into the cause of what he called an unprecedented outage.Energy officials said the findings would not be available for 10 to 15 days, and they had no immediate estimate of the economic dama
  
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• Bodies of missing Oregon mother, son found

  17-06-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities have found the bodies of a missing Oregon woman and her 3-year-old son. The boy's biological father had been charged with killing them before the bodies were found. (June 17)
  
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• 4 Injured, 3 Arrested After Reports of Shooting During Raptors Celebration, Toronto Police Say

  17-06-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Two people sustained "serious but not life-threatening" injuries after shots were fired at a celebration for the Toronto Raptors NBA championship.
  
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• You’ll save $300 when you turn your wired Bose noise canceling headphones into wireless headphones

  17-06-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Do you have wired Bose headphones and you're thinking about upgrading to a newer wireless model? Well we've got a much better idea that's only going to cost you $55 instead of $350. Check out the Bolle&Raven Wireless Bluetooth Adapter for Bose Headphones, which is available for the QuietComfort 25 headphones as well as Bose's QuietComfort 15 model. It plugs into the audio jack on your headphones and it blends in with Bose's design so it just looks like a normal part of your headphones. Defin
  
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• New To Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, And Shudder This Week

  17-06-2019 22:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Every week, streaming services like Amazon Video Prime, Hulu, and Shudder--which specializes in horror--release new content for its users to check out. But how do you keep track of what's coming out every day? Luckily, GameSpot has you covered with a breakdown of this week's releases.Over on Amazon, the week kicks off on Monday with Season 8 of the long-running legal drama Suits. Aside from that, there is one original movie that day and three original series at the end of the week. It's a very l
  
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• Suspected home intruder chased off by 11-year-old boy with machete

  17-06-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  An 11-year-old boy is making headlines after he chased off three home invadersby striking one of them with a machete last Friday morning, according to WTVD
  
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• Lockheed Martin announces $142M expansion of Arkansas plant

  17-06-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Lockheed Martin said Monday that will spend $142 million and hire 326 new workers over the next few years as it expands its southern Arkansas facility.The Maryland-based company announced the expansion of its plant in Camden, about 85 miles (140 kilometers) southwest of Little Rock.The facility currently employs about 700 workers.
  
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• NASA’s Mars 2020 rover finally has its head

  17-06-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA's Mars 2020 mission will be its most ambitious trip to the Red Planet yet. The Mars 2020 rover is absolutely packed with the latest high-tech instruments, and while the mission isn't scheduled to begin until next summer, excitement is already building in a big way.Recently, NASA began hosting a live stream where viewers can watch its engineers slowly testing and assembling the components that will be shot skyward. As NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory boasts in a new blog post, the rover just
  
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• Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (PC) Is Only $3 For A Short Time

  17-06-2019 22:28 via gamespot.com
  
  The hype is building around Borderlands 3 as its September 13 release date draws closer, but if you haven't had a chance to play any other games in the franchise or would be interested in owning them on PC, here's a great opportunity: Digital PC key retailer Green Man Gaming is currently offering Borderlands: The Handsome Collection for only $3. That's a full 95% off the bundle, which still sells for anywhere between $15 and $60 elsewhere.After purchasing, you'll receive a Steam key, so you must
  
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• Samuel L. Jackson Wants His Purple Lightsaber Again

  17-06-2019 22:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Though Samuel L. Jackson's Mace Windu definitely died in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, the prolific American actor believes the purple lightsaber wielding Jedi isn't gone. Revenge of the Sith is the third and final entry in the prequel trilogy releasing in 2005, meaning Windu would've been dead for a little over 14 years now. However, Jackson wants "one more run" as the Jedi Master and member of the Jedi High Council--who is absolutely still dead.Jackson sat down with Stephen Colbert, where he
  
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• Parkland survivor says Harvard revoked his admission over racist remarks

  17-06-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Kyle Kashuv, who became a pro-gun conservative activist, tweeted that decision was made over texts he made before the massacreKyle Kashuv, a survivor of the Parkland shooting, speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Indianapolis in April. Photograph: Michael Conroy/APA survivor of the Parkland school shooting says Harvard University has revoked his acceptance over racist comments he made online and in text messages.Kyle Kashuv, who became a p
  
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• How a U.S.-Iran War Could Get Nasty

  17-06-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Oil tankers have burned on the Persian Gulf, allegedly victims of Iranian attack. An American drone was shot down over Yemen by rebel forces who reportedly have enjoyed some measure of Iranian support. And now Iran is threatening to exceed hard limits placed on its nuclear program. In the summer of 2019 Iran and the United States are “staggering toward war,” Jim Krane, a fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, wrote for Forbes.And to great degree it&
  
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• AEW's Kenny Omega Talks Facing Jon Moxley At All Out And How All Elite Wrestling Will Be Different From WWE

  17-06-2019 22:19 via gamespot.com
  
  The professional wrestling industry is at a very interesting place in 2019, perhaps more exciting for sports entertainment than any other time since the Monday Night Wars (1995-2001) pitted Vince McMahon's WWE (then WWF) against Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling. It's this year thatwas founded by Jacksonville Jaguars co-owner Tony Khan, with a mission of offering wrestling fans a true alternative to WWE--and doing it on the biggest stage it possibly can.AEW will debut a weekly show on TN
  
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• Vatican considers allowing married men to become priests in remote parts of the world

  17-06-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  HISTORIC SHIFT FOR CATHOLIC CHURCH? The Vatican is considering allowing married men to become priests in remote parts of the Amazon.
  
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• Original Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd Talks The New Sequel, 2016 Backlash, And More

  17-06-2019 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming 2020 follow-up to Ghostbusters will cap off some two decades of "true Ghostbusters sequel" talk. For years, original Ghostbusters co-star and co-writer Dan Aykroyd was quoted saying he was nearing production on Ghostbusters 3, an international take known as "Hellbent." That would have taken the team into Scotland then back to a spirit-infested Manhattan (called “Manhellton" after a demonic takeover) with planned co-star Adam Baldwin in the villain role. "We kind of lost inter
  
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• Fortnite Week 6 Secret Fortbyte #2 Location Guide (Season 9 Utopia Challenge)

  17-06-2019 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's Week 6 challenges have arrived on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices, which means you now have another chance to earn Battle Stars and level up your Season 9 Battle Pass. As usual, there's an extra incentive to complete as many of these challenges as possible; if you clear all seven from a given week, you'll also complete one of Season 9's Utopia challenges, which in turn will lead the way to a secret item hidden somewhere in the game--including another Fortbyte.Ea
  
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• This big bank is eliminating all fees on checking and savings accounts

  17-06-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Discover is doing away with fees of any kind on its checking, savings, money market and certificate of deposit accounts.
  
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• The Latest: Amnesty urges Egypt to investigate Morsi's death

  17-06-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A leading human right group is urging Egypt to investigate the death of former President Mohammed Morsi.Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country's first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military, has collapsed during a court session on Monday and died.The militant Hamas group has praised former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi for his stance toward the Gaza Strip, following his sudden death.
  
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• 'It's a bunch of malarkey': Biden blasts Trump for stirring racial tensions

  17-06-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Vice President Joe Biden told an anti-poverty gathering Monday that President Trump has pitted racial groups against one another, but pushed back against criticism of his calls for bipartisan compromise.
  
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• Justice Thomas urges U.S. Supreme Court to feel free to reverse precedents

  17-06-2019 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Writing in a gun possession case over whether the federal government and states can prosecute someone separately for the same crime, Thomas said the court should reconsider its standard for reviewing precedents.Thomas said the nine justices should not uphold precedents that are "demonstrably erroneous," regardless of whether other factors supported letting them stand."When faced with a demonstrably erroneous precedent, my rule is simple: We should not follow it," wrote Thomas, who has long expre
  
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• Brand new Pixel 4 leak features the same design that Google confirmed

  17-06-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Responding to a series of recent leaks that claimed the Pixel 4 would have a square-shaped dual-lens rear camera module, Google shocked fans last week by actually releasing a render of the Pixel 4's rear design which confirmed the rumors. Since then, a prototype of the phone was spotted in the wild in London, just as we learned that Google created three designs for this year's Pixel flagship, before settling on this model.A brand new leak, meanwhile, seems to flesh out that reveal -- not that we
  
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• Explosion levels NJ home, no serious injuries

  17-06-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A home in northern New Jersey was leveled by an explosion Monday, but the lone person inside the residence escaped serious injury when they were pulled from the burning rubble by an off-duty police officer who lives nearby. (June 17)
  
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• High court lets Virginia voting go ahead under redrawn map

  17-06-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Virginians will elect members of the House of Delegates this year using a map seen as favorable to Democrats as a result of a ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.The political boundaries are important because Republicans currently control the House by a slim majority.Virginia is the only one where Democrats have a chance of flipping control of the House and Senate.
  
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• Strong earthquake kills 2, injures 19 in southern China

  17-06-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  A strong earthquake that hit Sichuan province in southern China late Monday night killed two people and injured 19, officials and news reports said.The U.S. Geological Survey warned there could be significant damage.Authorities in China said the earthquake measured magnitude 6.0 and hit about 19 kilometers (12 miles) from the city of Changning.
  
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• Turtle Beach Gaming Headsets For PS4, Xbox One, And PC Are On Sale At Best Buy

  17-06-2019 21:07 via gamespot.com
  
  For a limited time, Best Buy is offering discounts on certain Turtle Beach gaming headsets for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. That discount ranges from $15 off the entry-level Stealth 300 models to $70 off the high-end Elite Pro 2 with SuperAmp. Turtle Beach is one of the premier manufacturers of dedicated gaming audio, often ranking among the best gaming headsets, and their headsets offer a combination of sound quality, comfort, and control that's optimized for each platform.Save up to $70 on T
  
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• Wolfenstein: Youngblood's Estimated Game Length Revealed

  17-06-2019 20:51 via gamespot.com
  
  During Bethesda's E3 2019 presentation we got a good look at the upcoming first-person shooter Wolfenstein: Youngblood. Though this year's E3 may have ended, news about the convention's biggest games continues to trickle out. One such piece of information is the length of the Wolfenstein spin-off.Machine Games' executive producer Jerk Gustafsson sat down with GamesBeat to talk about Wolfenstein: Youngblood and discussed the new characters--BJ Blazkowicz's twin daughters, Jess and Soph--the game'
  
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• Relatives of man killed in Corona Costco shooting seek answers as LAPD launches investigation

  17-06-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The Los Angeles Police Department is launching its own investigation into the deadly shooting involving one of its officers inside a Costco Wholesale store in Corona.
  
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• Man killed by officer in Costco was nonverbal, had intellectual disabilities, relative says

  17-06-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Corona police said the officer fired after being attacked "without provocation" while holding his child in a Costco store.
  
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• Fortnite: Week 6 Secret Fortbyte Puzzle Piece Location Guide | Season 9 Utopia Challenges

  17-06-2019 20:16 via gamespot.com
  
  In the middle of a hectic E3 week with plenty of news, Fortnite kept to its usual schedule releasing Week 6's secret FortByte for Season 9 battle pass owners. Here's where to go to claim your FortByte piece. No challenges required!
  
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• The Latest: Satellite photos show damage in tankers attack

  17-06-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  New satellite photos have been released showing the two oil tankers apparently attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week.The U.S. has blamed Iran for the attacks, saying Tehran used limpet mines in the assault like it did when it allegedly targeted four other oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.Iran has denied being involved.
  
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• As promised, Trump slashes aid to Central America over migrants

  17-06-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, after Trump blasted the three countries because thousands of their citizens had sought asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico.The plan will likely encounter stiff opposition in Congress.Lawmakers, including some of Trump's fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, have chafed against the president's repeated decisions to disregard spending bills passed by Congre
  
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• David Ortiz's family members post heartwarming Father's Day messages

  17-06-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Sunday marked one week since former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz wasshot in the back at close range in his native Dominican Republic
  
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• US Supreme Court declines to change double jeopardy rule

  17-06-2019 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld a longstanding rule stating that prosecuting someone separately in state and then federal court for the same crime does not violate a defendant's protection against double jeopardy.Americans have long understood that they have a right against being tried twice for the same crime, but since the mid-19th century that protection has only applied within the same sovereign legal system, such as a state court or federal court.The nine justices ruled in the case of
  
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• Intense Garlic Hack Has Captivated the Internet and People Have Never Been More Pumped to Peel

  17-06-2019 19:53 via news.yahoo.com
  This is a life-changing hack for garlic lovers
  
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• Gun 'Van Gogh killed himself with' to be auctioned

  17-06-2019 19:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The revolver with which Vincent van Gogh is believed to have shot himself is to go under the hammer Wednesday at a Paris auction house.
  
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• Trump's Mexico tariff threat shows Congress must reclaim trade powers and much more

  17-06-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  From trade to energy to health care to transportation, Trump is exercising legislative powers past Congresses gave presidents. Time to take them back.
  
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• Nearly 50 Jimmy Buffett fans reportedly fall ill in Dominican Republic

  17-06-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Nearly 50 members of a Jimmy Buffet fan club got sick while vacationing in theDominican Republic in April, KFOR reports
  
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• McConnell Plans Vote on $4.5 Billion Bill to Address Humanitarian Crisis at Border

  17-06-2019 19:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Senator Mitch McConnell said Monday that he plans to hold a vote on a bill that would allocate $4.5 billion toward mitigating the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.–Mexico border."I'm going to bring it up freestanding next week and see if they really aren't interested in dealing with this mass of humanity that we have to take care of at the border," the majority leader said in an interview with Fox News, referencing Democrats' opposition to funding for President Trump's border wall. "What's t
  
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• Supreme Court tosses ruling against bakers who refused to make cake for gay couple

  17-06-2019 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court punts a case against two Oregon bakers who refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple because of their religious beliefs; Garrett Tenney reports.
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077’s Behind-Closed-Door E3 Demo To Be Public Soon

  17-06-2019 19:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 had an impressive showing on Microsoft's stage during E3 2019, where we learned lots of information--like the role Keanu Reeves plays--and saw lots of exciting gameplay. That gameplay may have been restricted to a behind-closed-doors event on the show floor, but Polish developers CD Projekt Red announced that we'll all get to see it this August.In replying to a tweet from Wushu Studios' community manager, CD Projekt Red's global community lead Marcin Momot said Cyberpunk 2077's ex
  
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• Top 5 Workout Songs In Beat Saber

  17-06-2019 19:08 via gamespot.com
  
  (Presented by Oculus Quest) You’re bound to break a sweat when playing Beat Saber, but these songs will truly put your arms to the test!
  
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• Strong earthquake hits southern China; injuries reported

  17-06-2019 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  A strong earthquake hit Sichuan province in southern China late Monday night and some people were injured, officials and news reports said.The U.S. Geological Survey warned there could be significant damage.The nearest major city, Chongqing, is 200 kilometers (120 miles) to the northeast.
  
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• iOS 13 beta 2 is now available for download

  17-06-2019 19:05 via news.yahoo.com
  With the release of iOS 12 last year, Apple took something of a measured approach and decided to focus on improving overall system stability as opposed to bombarding users with new features. In turn, it's no surprise that iOS 13 -- which Apple unveiled earlier this month at WWDC -- is an enormous upgrade packed with a ton of compelling and useful features for iPhone and iPad users. After releasing the first iOS 13 beta a few weeks ago, Apple earlier today released iOS 13 beta 2. Notably, develop
  
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• UPDATE 1-U.S. pedestrian, bicyclist deaths rise in 2018 -report

  17-06-2019 19:02 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. pedestrian and bicyclist deaths rose in 2018 while overall traffic deaths fell 1% in 2018 to 36,750, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a preliminary report Monday.The auto safety agency said it did not know the cause of the overall decline but has said a dramatic increase in traffic deaths in 2016 was the result of more people killed on foot, bicycle or motorcycle.In 2018, the agency said pedestrian deaths were projected please to rise 4 percent and bicyclis
  
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• The Latest: Airbus is ready for autonomous planes; are you?

  17-06-2019 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The chief salesman for Airbus says his company already has the technology to fly passenger planes without pilots at all — and is working on winning over regulators and travelers to the idea.Christian Scherer also said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday that Airbus hopes to be selling hybrid or electric passenger jets by around 2035.While the company is still far from ready to churn out battery-operated jumbo jets, Scherer said Airbus already has "the technology for autonom
  
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• Vatican Considers Relaxing Celibacy Requirement for Priests in Remote Areas of the Amazon

  17-06-2019 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The Vatican has called for Church officials to study the possibility of ordaining married men living in remote areas of the Amazon in order to provide indigenous populations more regular access to the sacrament.In a working document released Monday, Catholic leaders affirmed the Church's commitment to celibacy as a general rule, but also suggested that officials study “the possibility of priestly ordination for older men, preferably indigenous and respected and accepted by their commu
  
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