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• Tulare County mother accused of killing her 12-year-old child and seriously injuring 7-year-old

  30-06-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Sherri Telnas faces murder charges for killing her 12-year-old child and seriously injuring her 7-year-old.
  
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• US Army veteran comes out at NYC Pride March after returning from Iraq

  30-06-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  A U.S. Army veteran took advantage of the world's biggest celebration of LGBTQ pride to officially come out on live TV.
  
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• Japan to resume commercial whaling after decades-long ban

  30-06-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Japanese fishermen will set sail on Monday to hunt whales commercially for the first time in more than three decades, after Tokyo's controversial decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission.The hunts are likely to spark criticism from environmentalists and anti-whaling countries, but are cause for celebration among whaling communities in Japan, which says the practice is a long-standing tradition.The issue has been a diplomatic headache for Japan for years, with Tokyo using a
  
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• This sneaky kitten is a terrible and adorable little stalker

  30-06-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Cats are natural predators. They can't help but hunt and stalk. This one just happens to be exceedingly bad at it.The 8-week-old kitten in question belongs to Twitter user @_TakivaBreanna. Her baby cat has developed a habit of hiding just behind a wall whenever she knows her human is approaching and then leaping out at just the right moment to surprise her much larger prey.That's the apparent intent, anyway. The execution... could be better. See for yourself.> My 8 week old kitten started doi
  
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• Contractor says suspect in killing wanted secret room

  30-06-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A construction contractor says the primary suspect in the killing of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck approached him in April about building a secretive and soundproof room under a front porch. Brian Wolf told the Desert News that the construction request from homeowner Ayoola A. Ajayi made him uneasy and included hooks mounted high on a concrete wall for reasons that didn't make sense. Wolf turned the job down and reported the encounter to Salt Lake City police after seeing news repor
  
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• Two men dead in apparent murder-suicide after argument during double date

  30-06-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Two men are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in northeast Harris County.
  
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• PHOTOS: New York City pride parade

  30-06-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands of marchers paraded through New York streets Sunday in a huge LGBTQ pride parade, with many proudly carrying rainbow flags or carrying signs.
  
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• Right-wing protesters, 'antifa' clashes bring chaos to streets of Portland, Oregon

  30-06-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Order was restored to the streets of Portland, Oregon, after protests that clogged streets, crippled public transit and left at least 8 people hurt.
  
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• When is the next Democratic primary debate?: July 30 and 31 in Detroit

  30-06-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Like the debate in Miami, the upcoming one in Detroit will feature 20 candidates out of the 24 Democrats seeking their party's nomination.
  
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• Netflix's Stranger Things Season 3 Review: Third Time's The Charm

  30-06-2019 21:18 via gamespot.com
  
  There were a lot of varying reasons to criticize Stranger Things Season 2, but the vast majority of viewers seemed to agree that Eleven's field trip to Chicago in Season 2, Episode 7, "The Lost Sister," was the low point. Here's a very minor spoiler to get you hyped for Season 3: The events of that episode, including all those wonky characters, are never mentioned or referenced a single time throughout this season.Under different circumstances, it would be disappointing for a whole slew of new c
  
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• Governor Cuomo signs legislation banning 'gay and trans panic' legal defense

  30-06-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The defense had been used to justify violent reaction to finding out the person someone is with is gay or transgender.
  
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• Mexican leader admits shortcomings on security at launch of new police force

  30-06-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday his 7-month-old government had yet to make progress in tackling record levels of violence afflicting the country as he launched a new militarized police force tasked with fixing the problem.Formally inaugurating the new National Guard, veteran leftist Lopez Obrador blamed the economic policies of previous administrations for exacerbating the violence and said his government was rooting out corruption and inequality in Mexico."But we st
  
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• Donald Trump's future depends in part on Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un

  30-06-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump's short trip to Asia focused on global goals that will continue throughout the presidential election
  
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• Navy SEAL trial exposes divide in normally secretive force

  30-06-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  It was called the "The Sewing Circle," an unlikely name for a secret subsect of Navy SEALs. Its purpose was even more improbable: A chat forum to discuss alleged war crimes they said their chief, a decorated sniper and medic, committed on a recent tour of duty in Iraq. The WhatsApp group would eventually lead to formal allegations that Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher fatally stabbed a wounded Islamic State captive in his care and shot civilians in Iraq in 2017.
  
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• Booker not sure Biden ‘up to the task’ of fixing US racial injustice

  30-06-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  New Jersey senator and 2020 candidate says Biden has ‘an inability to talk candidly about the mistakes he made’Booker at the debate last week. He said: ‘Whoever is that nominee needs to be able to pull this country together because we need to reconcile.’ Photograph: Mike Segar/ReutersThe Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker said on Sunday he is not sure Joe Biden is “up to that task” of fixing America’s racial injustice.Booker told NBC’s M
  
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• Mexicans hail Paris designer amid cultural appropriation row

  30-06-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Italian designer Maurizio Galante gave a lesson Sunday in how to take inspiration from indigenous cultures without being accused of cultural appropriation.With the fashion world shaken this month by the Mexican government threatening legal against New York-based label Carolina Herrera for "ripping off" native designs, Galante gave Mexican artisans top billing in his Paris haute couture show.The courtier worked with Mexico's top fashion institute and makers in 18 parts of the country on a collect
  
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• Racist, anti-gay student flyers challenge Wyoming district

  30-06-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  In the capital of the state known for the 1998 murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard, school officials have worked to respond to the spring incident."We've got a pretty good plan to try to work on all of that," said Boyd Brown, superintendent of Laramie County School District No. 1.The new approach to student bullying and harassment sounds good, but "only time will tell if it's upheld," said parent Abby Kercher.
  
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• Trump steps into North Korea in historic first

  30-06-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump stepped onto North Korean soil in a historic first Sunday as he met Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un in a moment of high diplomatic drama on the world's last Cold War frontier.Moments after becoming the only sitting US president to set foot inside North Korea, Trump brought Kim back over the dividing line for a meeting where they agreed to start working-level talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons.Trump, 73, also said he had invited 35-year-old Kim to the White House "anytime he wants t
  
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• Millions celebrate LGBTQ pride in New York amid global fight for equality: organizers

  30-06-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Millions lined the streets of New York on Sunday to wave rainbow flags, celebrate the movement toward LGBTQ equality and renew calls for action in what organizers billed as the largest gay pride celebration in history.Event organizers and city officials said 150,000 parade marchers and up to 4 million visitors commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that triggered the modern LGBTQ movement, with corporate sponsorship and police protection that would have been unthinkable half
  
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• Limos, vodka and nukes: How a sanctions' sleuth traces North Korea's illicit transactions

  30-06-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Expert say if North Korea's Kim Jong Un can get a limo in spite of sanctions, he also has access to items for his ballistic and nuclear programs.
  
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• World's biggest divorce settlement will see Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, pay $38 billion to wife, MacKenzie

  30-06-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the world's richest man, is to pay $38bn (£29bn) to settle the divorce with his wife of nearly 26 years, MacKenzie Bezos. A judge is expected to rubber-stamp the world's most expensive divorce settlement this week, confirming an agreement which will see Ms Bezos, taking a four per cent stake in the online shopping behemoth. The couple, who have four children, married in 1993, before Mr Bezos set up Amazon from his garage in Seattle. Ms Bezos, 49, who w
  
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• Nigeria protesters demand end to anti-Boko Haram militia

  30-06-2019 19:45 via news.yahoo.com
  More than 2,000 people protested Sunday in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, calling for a ban on the anti-Boko Haram CJTF militia they accuse of abuses after the killing of a rickshaw driver.The protesters blocked major roads in the Suleimanti area of the city and set fires, causing chaos despite pleas from police and military officers, an AFP reporter at the scene saw."We want the CJTF to be banned from the city because of the abuses we suffer in their hands," said Suleimanti resident B
  
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• O'Rourke visits Mexico, meets turned away US asylum seekers

  30-06-2019 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke visited Mexico on Sunday and listened to tearful immigrants say they fled Central American violence and turmoil to seek asylum in the U.S., but were turned away at the border.A fluent Spanish speaker, O'Rourke met around a table at a shelter with immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, some of whom wept as they told of being denied entry into the U.S. while their asylum claims are processed."We hope, by sharing these stories, that the
  
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• Booker: Biden's words 'causing a lot of frustration and even pain'

  30-06-2019 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  The New Jersey senator says Biden is definitely not bringing people together.
  
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• Hunt for pet-eating python as 9ft snake goes on the loose in Cambridge

  30-06-2019 19:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Rabbit and chicken owners in Cambridge have been warned to be vigilant following the escape of a nine-foot reticulated python. The non-venomous snake is unlikely to pose a threat to human life but could make small animals like rabbits and chickens its prey. Police in Cambridgeshire received reports that a snake had been spotted near Lovell Road in Cambridge. In the early hours of Sunday morning officers attended the area but failed to spot the animal. The snake's owners have been located an
  
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• The 2022 BMW i4 Could Be the Tesla Model 3's Biggest Threat Yet

  30-06-2019 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  This fully electric sports sedan is likely to come standard with all-wheel drive and offer a driving range of up to 350 miles.
  
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• Iran announces visa waiver for Chinese tourists

  30-06-2019 18:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran will no longer require Chinese visitors to obtain visas, state media reported Sunday, as the sanctions-hit country attempts to boost tourism in the face of an economic crisis."The cabinet has agreed to waive visa requirements for Chinese nationals entering the Islamic Republic of Iran," state news agency IRNA said.The sanctions have particularly targeted Iran's vital oil exports and international financial transactions, and were a major factor in the country's ongoing recession.
  
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• GOP senator: ‘Underestimate Joe Biden at your own peril’

  30-06-2019 18:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Lindsey Graham also says of Kamala Harris: “She’s got game.”
  
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• New White House press secretary left with bruises after scuffles between North Korean security guards and journalists

  30-06-2019 18:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The incoming White House press secretary became embroiled in a scuffle with North Korean officials during a brawl between reporters and the country’s security guards.Stephanie Grisham was left with bruises after chaotic scenes saw officials shoving and attempting to block the press.The jostling came as Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to enter North Korean soil – stepping over from the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to shake hands with the North Korean leader.The f
  
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• Market outlook: Stocks post best 1st half since 1997. Trade deal needed for more gains

  30-06-2019 17:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The broad market climbed 17.4% the first half of the year. A trade deal will be needed for further strong gains, analysts say.
  
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• DNC chair touts Dems’ civil rights chops amid Biden busing flap

  30-06-2019 17:37 via news.yahoo.com
  “Biden’s overall record on civil rights is clear and the Democratic Party’s overall record on civil rights is clear,” Tom Perez said.
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez: Ivanka Trump is not a 'qualified diplomat'

  30-06-2019 17:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sharply criticized the White House on Saturday night after video emerged of an awkward Ivanka Trump moment at the G-20 summit.
  
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• Trump criticized Kamala Harris at the G20, breaking a silence. Is it a new strategy?

  30-06-2019 17:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has avoided trash-talking California Sen. Kamala Harris, but that may change after her performance in the Democratic presidential debate.
  
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• Former Turkish PM Davutoglu slams Erdogan's AKP after Istanbul defeat

  30-06-2019 17:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A former Turkish prime minister and close ally of President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday harshly criticized the ruling AK Party after a stinging electoral defeat in Istanbul last week that was widely seen as ominous for Erdogan at national level.Ahmet Davutoglu, who served as prime minister between 2014 and 2016 before falling out with Erdogan, has criticized the president and his policies before.
  
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• Canadian group blames corporate interests for firing anti-Trump artist whose work went viral

  30-06-2019 17:08 via news.yahoo.com
  A Facebook statement from the president of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists took aim at one of Canada's richest men in the controversy over an artist's Trump-critical cartoons.Canadian political cartoonist Michael de Adder, whose previous syndication reached over a million readers a week, was released from his contract to draw for newspapers in his native New Brunswick after he posted sensitive anti-Trump art on social media. The cartoon, which appeared on his accounts June 26th, dep
  
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• How America's F-22s (Now Near Iran) Could Strike If War Breaks Out

  30-06-2019 17:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Taken on Jun. 27, 2019 the pictures in this post show U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptors arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.  The Raptors are deployed to Qatar for the first time in order to defend American forces and interests in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.The USAF did not give the total number of F-22s deployed, but a handout picture showed at least five the warplanes over the base.The F-22 movement comes a week after an Iranian surface-to-air missile (SAM
  
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• Booker says Biden is 'causing a lot of frustration and even pain with his words'

  30-06-2019 16:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Cory Booker criticized 2020 presidential rival Joe Biden, saying the former vice president was doing a poor job at healing racial divisions in the country.
  
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• Julián Castro calls Trump Jr a ‘coward’ over racist attack on Kamala Harris

  30-06-2019 16:46 via news.yahoo.com
  President’s son retweeted and then deleted post claiming Harris is not ‘American black’ but comes from ‘Jamaican Slave Owners’Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Photograph: Michele Eve Sandberg/REX/ShutterstockDonald Trump Jr is “like a coward” for tweeting and deleting a racist attack on Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro said on Sunday.Racist criticism of Harris proliferated online after Thursday’s
  
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• Britain warns China to abide by one-country-two-systems rule ahead of anniversary protests

  30-06-2019 16:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, has urged the Hong Kong authorities to respect the “rights and freedoms” of its citizens ahead of a huge protest against a controversial extradition bill on Monday, the 22nd anniversary of the handover of the former British colony to China. Demonstrators are expected to flood the streets in the latest in a series of massive demonstrations against a draft bill that would allow alleged criminal suspects in the territory to face trial in China for the
  
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• Kudlow on Dem candidates: ‘I don’t understand what planet they’re describing’

  30-06-2019 16:37 via news.yahoo.com
  He argues that their policies would harm a strong economy.
  
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• Undocumented immigrants should get health care, Julián Castro affirms

  30-06-2019 16:30 via news.yahoo.com
  “We're not going to let people living in this country die because they can't see a doctor.“
  
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• Trump Becomes First Sitting American President to Step Into North Korea—a Win for Kim Jong Un

  30-06-2019 16:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Kevin Lamarque/ReutersSEOUL—Kim Jong Un would have to be declared the easy winner Sunday from his third meeting with President Donald Trump, this one in the dramatic setting of the heavily fortified demilitarized zone that is the border between North and South Korea.In an atmosphere of mounting excitement, Trump clapped Kim on the shoulder as they shook hands exactly on the North-South line. The greetings exchanged between them seemed portentous, laden with hope that this time, perhaps, th
  
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• Japanese whaling ships prepare first commercial hunt in more than 30 years

  30-06-2019 15:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Japanese whaling ships were preparing on Sunday to set to sea, with crews gathering on decks in a northern port as Japan undertakes its first commercial whaling hunt in more than 30 years on Monday. Japan announced last year it was leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and would resume commercial whaling on July 1, sparking global condemnation and fears for the world’s whales. Japan has long maintained that eating whale is an important part of its culture and that most sp
  
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• How, where to get free food and discounts in June

  30-06-2019 15:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Get a free Wendy's half-size Berry Burst Salad through July 14 with any purchase and the Wendy's app. Plus, find other deals and freebies.
  
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• How Apex Legends' Daily And Weekly Challenges Work

  30-06-2019 15:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Respawn Entertainment has detailed the Apex Legends Season 2 Battle Pass challenge system. On the game's website lead product manager Lee Horn said the implementation "should allow for significantly greater Battle Pass progress with less grind over less time for players who return on a regular basis and maximize their challenge resets."Challenges for Apex Legends will be split into two types: daily and weekly, and completing them will contribute towards leveling up your Battle Pass. To minimize
  
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• Julián Castro: Trump-Kim DMZ meeting ‘all for show’

  30-06-2019 15:38 via news.yahoo.com
  “It's worrisome that this president erratically sets up a meeting without the staff work being done,“ Castro says.
  
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• Sorry, ranch dressing-flavored Pop-Tarts won't become a thing, Kellogg says

  30-06-2019 15:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Hidden Valley Ranch proposed to team up with Pop-Tarts for a mashup product on Twitter. But Kellogg said no.
  
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• India asks its states not to partner with Philip Morris-funded foundation

  30-06-2019 15:25 via news.yahoo.com
  India's health ministry has asked all state governments in the country not to partner with the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) because of its links to tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc , a letter seen by Reuters showed.It says it works independently, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has said there are "clear conflicts" due to the $80 million in annual funding the foundation receives from Philip Morris.At least three Indian anti-tobacco groups earlier this year wrote t
  
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• REFILE-India asks its states not to partner with Philip Morris-funded foundation

  30-06-2019 15:17 via news.yahoo.com
  India's health ministry has asked all state governments in the country not to partner with the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) because of its links to tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc, a letter seen by Reuters showed.It says it works independently, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has said there are "clear conflicts" due to the $80 million in annual funding the foundation receives from Philip Morris.At least three Indian anti-tobacco groups earlier this year wrote to
  
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• 'Racist and vile': Democrats unite after Trump Jr. shares post questioning Kamala Harris's race

  30-06-2019 15:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The primary rivals of Sen. Kamala Harris came to her defense over the weekend, pushing back against a claim fueled by Donald Trump Jr. that she isn’t an “American black.”
  
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