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• The Last Front-Engined Chevrolet C7 Corvette Just Sold for $2,700,000

  28-06-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  All proceeds from the sale of the final C7 Corvette will go to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
  
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• Suspect Arrested, Charged With the Kidnapping and Murder of MacKenzie Lueck

  28-06-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  "This is one of the most difficult phone calls I've ever made," Brown said at the press conference about notifying the family. "We are devastated and heartbroken by this news,"
  
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• Long Island Mother Allegedly Admitted to Killing Twins with Her 'Bare Hands'

  28-06-2019 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A mother allegedly admitted to killing her twins with her "bare hands" before attempting suicide by cop, court documents and officials revealed Friday.
  
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• Twitch Rolls Out Exclusive Subscriber Streams

  28-06-2019 23:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Popular live-streaming platform Twitch is giving creators a new way to engage with their most ardent fans. Subscriber Streams, broadcasts exclusive to channel subscribers, launched as a beta on June 26.Twitch's vice president of commerce Matt McCloskey penned a blog post about the news. "Creators often ask us for new and better ways to reward their viewers," he wrote. "VIP badges and custom Sub emotes are just a few examples. The next gadget we’re adding to their kit is Subscriber Streams.
  
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• Harris vs. Biden showdown was most-watched Democratic primary debate in history

  28-06-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Kamala Harris sparring with former vice president Joe Biden apparently made good TV.
  
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• 'I killed them with my bare hands,' Long Island suspect in twins' murder told mom

  28-06-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Tenia Campbell, 24, of Medford, was arrested in the deaths of her daughters Jasmine and Jaida, who were found inside Campbell's vehicle at the entrance to a park in Montauk on Thursday.
  
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• 'You don't have this problem': Trump vents to Putin about frustration with reporters

  28-06-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump expressed exasperation with the media in a conversation with Vladimir Putin on Friday, and spoke approvingly of the media in Russia.
  
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• New PUBG PS4 And Xbox One Update Adds An Apex Legends Feature

  28-06-2019 23:18 via gamespot.com
  
  For the first time since their launch, the console versions of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds received an update that the original PC version doesn't. In the latest quality of life patch for the Xbox One and PS4 versions of PUBG, a new auto equip attachments feature--that works similarly to the one in Respawn's Apex Legends--was added."[We're adding] the auto-equip attachment feature to make looting more efficient," PUBG Corp. console live service manager Kate Lee said in the company's latest Qua
  
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• Alabama district attorney may not pursue charges against woman whose unborn baby was shot

  28-06-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Marshae Jones was indicted this week on manslaughter charges after her unborn child was shot and killed.
  
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• The Party of Illegal Immigration

  28-06-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  There didn’t seem much room for Democrats to move left on immigration, but they’ve found it.On the first night of the Democratic debates, Julian Castro made a big issue of his call to repeal Section 1325 of Title 8 of the United States Code, which says it’s a federal crime to enter the country without authorization. This felt like a ploy for attention from the periphery of the second-tier debate stage, yet last night seven out of the ten candidates raised their hands for the id
  
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• Landfill Investigated Amid Search for Missing Virginia 2-Year-Old

  28-06-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The search is still on for a Hampton toddler who went missing Monday morning. Hampton Police focused on the city landfill on Thursday four days days after 2-year-old Noah Tomlin went missing.
  
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• 'A colossal mistake': GOP-controlled Senate votes down measure blocking Iran military strike

  28-06-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  The GOP-controlled Senate defeated a bill that would have required Donald Trump to get explicit congressional approval for a military strike on Iran.
  
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• F1 2019 Review - Pole Position

  28-06-2019 23:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Unless you're a Mercedes fan, you might feel that Formula 1 in 2019 is a bit stale with the team's dominance of this year's world championship. But Codemasters' F1 2019 is anything but stagnant, presenting an exciting, if idealized, version of the world's premier motorsport. It sticks mostly to the familiar cadence of previous titles with its massive career mode and loads of classic content. However, big additions like the FIA Formula 2 World Championship and scheduled online racing add even mor
  
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• F1 2019 Review - Checkered Flag

  28-06-2019 23:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Unless you're a Mercedes fan, you might feel that Formula 1 in 2019 is a bit stale with the team's dominance of this year's world championship. But Codemasters' F1 2019 is anything but stagnant, presenting an exciting, if idealized, version of the world's premier motorsport. It sticks mostly to the familiar cadence of previous titles with its massive career mode and loads of classic content. However, big additions like the FIA Formula 2 World Championship and scheduled online racing add even mor
  
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• Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh delivered the goods for conservatives

  28-06-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's appointee Brett Kavanaugh consistently delivered during his first term as a justice for conservatives who had hoped he would move the U.S. Supreme Court further to the right while still managing to keep a low profile following his acrimonious Senate confirmation process.As the top U.S. judicial body wrapped up nine months of work on Thursday, Kavanaugh's record showed he was in lockstep with the court's four other conservative members.At least based on his first term, Ka
  
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• Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace: Joe Biden ‘Looked Like a Wimp’

  28-06-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Fox News anchor Chris Wallace didn’t hold back on Friday while talking about Thursday night’s Democratic primary debate, highlighting a much-discussed moment to call Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden a “wimp.”At the end of a contentious debate exchange with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), in which the California lawmaker called him out for opposing federally mandated school busing, Biden abruptly cut himself off. “My time’s up, I’m sorry,” the ex-ve
  
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• Hedge-Fund Heir Found Guilty of Murdering Father After Allowance Was Cut

  28-06-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Thomas Gilbert Jr., the adult son of a successful New York City hedge-fund manager, has been found guilty of the 2015 murder of his father after an alleged dispute over his weekly allowance.The New York jury reportedly found him guilty of three out of four charges, including “second-degree murder and weapon possession charges.” Gilbert’s five-week trial had been delayed in the years since the murder in order to determine whether or not he was mentally fit to stand trial.Af
  
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• Report: Apple to shift assembly of Mac Pro from US to China

  28-06-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple will manufacture its new Mac Pro computer in China, shifting away from a U.S. assembly line it had been using for that product in recent years, according to a report published Friday.The company intends to assemble the new Mac Pro in a factory near Shanghai, according to The Wall Street Journal , which cited unidentified people familiar with the plan.Apple issued a statement saying the new Mac Pro will be designed and engineered in California, but wouldn't say where it will be assembled.
  
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• Tesla provides update on the Model S that burst into flames for no apparent reason

  28-06-2019 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  This past April, a parked Model S in Shanghai caught fire for seemingly no reason at all. The harrowing incident, which was captured on video, occurred in a parking garage and generated a lot of unanswered questions about the safety of Tesla vehicles. Indeed, we've seen a handful of stories involving Tesla vehicles spontaneously catching fire in the past and, more often than not, we get nothing from Tesla aside from a quick blurb that a given incident represented an "extraordinarily unusual occu
  
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• Doom TV Show Is Being Made By Dave And James Franco

  28-06-2019 22:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Id Software's Doom is leaving the fiery pits of hell and making its way to television screens. American television company USA Network has ordered a TV pilot for Masters of Doom, produced by brothers Dave and James Franco.Masters of Doom is a 2003 non-fiction book written by Rolling Stone contributing editor David Kushner. It recounts the story of id Sofware co-founders John Carmack and John Romero, best friends turned bitter rivals as they create one of the most influential first-person shooter
  
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• Senate Rejects Proposal to Curtail Trump's Options in Iran

  28-06-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The Senate rejected legislation that would require President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval for military action in Iran -- one of the few measures considered by the Republican-led chamber to curtail his war-making ability.The 50-40 vote Friday was far short of the 60 needed to adopt the measure. The vote began just after 5 a.m., and was kept open for about 10 hours to allow the six senators running for president to fly back from the Democratic debates in Miami.Four Re
  
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• Harris gets personal, delivers civil rights blow to Biden

  28-06-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Kamala Harris spoke slowly but bluntly as she stared at Joe Biden, then began treating him as a hostile witness.It was a powerful, searing line of attack against Biden, who served as vice president to the first black president.Biden entered back-to-back nights of Democratic presidential debates in Miami as the leading candidate.
  
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• Conservative organization using claims of 'secret list' of liberal judges to rally Republican base

  28-06-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative organization instrumental in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight, is calling on 2020 Democratic candidates to release what it says is a secret list of potential nominees for the Supreme Court.
  
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• All of the Reasons Why the Glock 46 Gun Dominates

  28-06-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The striker is also significantly redesigned, with a new backplate on the rear of the slide.Glock GmbH is criticized by some for being one of the least innovative companies in the gun industry. The basic design of a Glock pistol has changed very little from the original Generation 1 Glock: the majority of changes through the generations are slight changes to the trigger layout and the addition of rails and other ergonomic features. This has led some to say that Glock cannot innovate.However, the
  
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• Where Is Xur Today? Destiny 2 Location And Exotics Item Guide (June 28-July 2)

  28-06-2019 22:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Like clockwork, Xur has returned to Destiny 2 with another slate of Exotic items for purchase. There's a lot happening in the game right now, with even more to come in the near future, but as always you'll likely want to set aside a moment to head to the tentacle-faced merchant for some easy Exotics. Here's where Xur is located this week and what Exotic weapon and armor he has for sale.Where Is Xur?Xur is located in the Tower for this visit. He can be found in his usual spot in the Hangar. Simpl
  
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• Where Is Xur? Destiny 2 Penumbra Exotic Vendor Location Guide (6/28 - 7/2)

  28-06-2019 22:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Before we prepare for the new exotic quest in Penumbra, the latest addition to Destiny 2's annual pass, we have another visit from our favorite enigmatic vendor of The Nine. Check out this guide to see what Xur has in stock, and the new random rolls on old exotic favorites. Captured on PC.
  
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• US Supreme Court to take up 'Dreamers' case

  28-06-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a challenge to President Donald Trump's attempt to shut down a program that shields hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation.President Barack Obama signed an executive order in 2012 protecting the young immigrants known as "Dreamers" from deportation but Trump, who takes a hardline stance on immigration, moved to end the program after taking office.
  
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• Dem debates spark fundraising gusher for breakout stars

  28-06-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Candidates are rushing to raise money before Sunday's campaign finance deadline.
  
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• Bodies of father and daughter taken home as Trump blamed for migrant chaos

  28-06-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The bodies of a young father and his tiny daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande have been repatriated to their native El Salvador, two days after shocking images of their deathly embrace galvanized debate over America’s migration crisis.
  
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• Senate fails to limit Trump war powers amid Iran tensions

  28-06-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Political unease over the White House's tough talk against Iran is reviving questions about President Donald Trump's ability to order military strikes without approval from Congress.The Senate fell short Friday, in a 50-40 vote, on an amendment to a sweeping Defense bill that would require congressional support before Trump acts.
  
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• Google Maps can now predict how crowded your bus or train will be

  28-06-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Living in New York, there are times when I plan my entire day around whether or not public transportation is going to be a pain to deal with. Unfortunately, online notifications and social media posts don't always tell the full story, which means I often have to take a chance and hope for the best (along with millions of other New Yorkers). But Google's latest addition to Google Maps might make all of our lives slightly less stressful.This week, Google introduced crowdedness predictions in Googl
  
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• Grab This Survivor 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible

  28-06-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Cruising with the top down in this vintage favorite is like a dream come true. Few cars elicit the same level of excitement as the Ford Mustang. From the brash styling to the in-your-face performance, the iconic pony car appeals to a broach range of people. This 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible is especially compelling, considering it hasn’t been outfitted with crazy mods or cosmetic changes, sticking closely to its original appearance and feel.A vintage burgundy coat of paint doesn’t h
  
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• Mini-Maduro targeted as US turns screws on Venezuela leader's son

  28-06-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The US has imposed sanctions on Nicolasito, 29, who claims to be an economist and a flautist and has faced claims of nepotismNicolás Maduro Guerra, son of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, is allegedly a major player in the country’s gold trade. Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has slapped sanctions on the son of Nicolás Maduro, in the latest attempt to tighten the screws on Venezuela’s embattled leader.The move by the U
  
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• Famous 1965 Kirkham Cobra Could Be All Yours

  28-06-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  This car rose to notoriety when it was showcased by Ford at SEMA. You don’t really get many chances in life to own a celebrity, but this 1965 Kirkham Cobra is just one of those opportunities. While some might dismiss it as just another Cobra replica, this one stands apart from others in quality and some critical details. Thanks to Fast Lane Classic Cars Inc. this amazing roadster will pass into the hands of someone new.While some Cobra replicas might look a lot like the original but are de
  
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• 1970 Plymouth Superbird Project Up For Sale on Craigslist

  28-06-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Here's what a sub-$100k Superbird looks like.You never can tell what will pop up for sale on Craigslist, but a 1970 Plymouth Superbird is probably one of the last cars you'd expect someone to try selling on a $5 listing. According to the listing, this particular Superbird has been sitting for 10 years, and while the car appears to be all there, it looks to be in fairly rough condition in need of a full restoration. As such, the listing price of $70,000 seems like an absolute steal compared to th
  
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• Oil Falls as EU Adds Iran Sanctions Workaround Before G-20, OPEC

  28-06-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The U.S.-Iran standoff and shrinking American crude stockpiles propelled oil to its biggest monthly gain since January. Prices tumbled immediately before Friday’s close as traders closed positions and the EU said a workaround to Iran sanctions was in operation.Futures in New York tumbled on Friday amid weak U.S. manufacturing data and word that Europe had launched an attempted workaround to American sanctions on Iran. Still, prices gained 9.3% in June, with traders hoping fo
  
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• Planned Parenthood Can Keep Performing Abortions in Missouri, For Now

  28-06-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  A hearing commission granted an emergency stay
  
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• Senate defeats measure to restrain Trump on Iran

  28-06-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. Senate on Friday defeated legislation that would have barred President Donald Trump from launching an attack on Iran without first obtaining the approval of Congress, except in self-defense.The measure was defeated 50 to 40, ensuring that the measure would not get the 60 needed to pass the Republican-majority Senate as an amendment to an annual defense policy bill.Ten senators did not vote.
  
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• Catholic Bishop Escorts Migrants over Border to Protest U.S. Immigration Policy

  28-06-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  A Catholic bishop escorted migrants across a bridge spanning the U.S.–Mexico border on Friday in an act of protest against U.S. immigration policy.El Paso bishop Mark Seitz escorted groups of migrants back and forth across the Lerdo International Bridge as part of his “Faith Action” protest against the Trump administration's Migrant Protection Protocols, which require that certain asylum-seekers remain in Mexico while their claims are being adjudicated.Some 15,000 asylum-s
  
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• NYC Rejects Federal Funds Over Abortion Doctors' ‘Gag Rule’

  28-06-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- New York City’s public hospital system will reject $1.3 million in federal funds after President Donald Trump’s administration imposed a “gag rule” preventing doctors and nurses from giving their patients information and counseling about abortion, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.The rule, upheld in a June 20 decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit, allows the Trump administration to enforce a rule finalized earlier this year that
  
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• 'DeepNude' app to 'undress' women shut down after furor

  28-06-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The creators of an application allowing users to virtually "undress" women using artificial intelligence have shut it down after a social media uproar over its potential for abuse.Although the app was shut down, critics expressed concern that some versions of the software remained available and would be abused.
  
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• Tetris 99-Like Battle Royale Game Announced For Mobile

  28-06-2019 21:04 via gamespot.com
  
  The Nintendo Switch's surprising battle royale-like Tetris 99 is getting some competition. A new Tetris battle royale game, Tetris Royale, is now in development for iOS and Android.The Verge reports that the game is a mobile version of Tetris 99. It will feature a Solo Marathon mode and daily reward challenges, alongside its 100-player competitive mode. Though no release date has been announced, beta testing for the game will start sometime later this year.Tetris 99 was announced during and rele
  
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• Ford Cutting 12,000 Jobs in Europe as Global Restructuring Continues

  28-06-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Plant closings and production cuts in Europe will also happen by the end of 2020 while "Smart Redesign" continues at the automaker, even as demand for its SUVs and pickups continues to rage in the U.S.
  
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• Ford Adds 12,000 Job Cuts in Europe to Its Global Restructuring Plans

  28-06-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Plant closings and production cuts in Europe will also happen by the end of 2020 while "Smart Redesign" continues at the automaker, even as demand for its SUVs and pickups continues to rage in the U.S.
  
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• 11 Money-Saving Strategies That Can Backfire

  28-06-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Other efforts, like setting money aside but neglecting to pad your retirement savings, may catch up with you decades later when your golden years end up being vastly different than envisioned.A smarter shopping strategy is to look for value, says Elijah Kovar, co-founder and partner of wealth management firm Great Waters Financial in Minneapolis.You could spend $100 on men's dress shoes that will need to be replaced each year or splurge on a pricier pair that could last as long as a decade with
  
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• US sanctions Maduro's son as it raises pressure on Venezuela

  28-06-2019 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a move to increase pressure on family members of top officials backing the socialist leader and suspected of corruption.The action by the U.S. Treasury Department freezes any U.S. assets belonging to Nicolas Maduro Jr. and prohibits American from doing business with him."Maduro's regime was built on fraudulent elections, and his inner circle lives in luxury off the proceeds of corruption w
  
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• Man found with dismembered wife gets 9-year prison sentence

  28-06-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  A man who was found at a Kansas storage unit with his dismembered wife's remains and two of their children was sentenced Friday to nearly nine years in prison for charges not related to his wife's death.Justin Rey, 26, was sentenced on three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child, as well as misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and contributing to a child's misconduct.The exploitation charges do not involve Rey's children and instead stem from photos of teenagers found on Rey's phon
  
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• Kamala Harris was great, Joe Biden wasn't and the second Democratic debate was nuts (in a good way)

  28-06-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Kamala Harris went after Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg was smooth and Marianne Williamson was weird. The second Democratic debate was nuts in a good way.
  
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• 2020 Vision: Kamala Harris takes a victory lap

  28-06-2019 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Fresh off her commanding performance at Thursday night's debate, the California senator appeared on several morning talk shows, and responded to criticism Joe Biden's campaign that her attack on his record on race was a "low blow."
  
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• Donald Trump says he wants to meet Kim Jong-un at DMZ 'just to shake his hand and say hello'

  28-06-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has said he wants to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the DMZ to shake his hand.The US president, who has been in Japan attending the G20 summit, had indicated he may visit the the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that was established between North and South Korea, when he visits South Korea this weekend. Reports suggested the White House had been working to arrange a visit to the strip, established in 1953 at the end of hostilities of the Korean War. Mr Trump had previously sou
  
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