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• Huge crack in earth detected in satellite images after earthquake in California

  08-07-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The earthquake that recently shook residents of California, was powerful enough to leave a crack visible in satellite images.As people in southern California communities such as Ridgecrest, continued to clear up from two of the biggest earthquakes in decades, scientists revealed the quake had left large cracks in some locations.“Ridgecrest earthquake before (4th July) & after (6th July) images from Doves, clearly showing surface rupture,” tweeted Will Marshall, the CEO and founde
  
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• Mexican government watchdog concerned about National Guard's detaining migrants

  08-07-2019 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexico's newly created National Guard has detained U.S.-bound migrants and the government should make public the rules governing their power to curb immigration, the head of the government's human rights ombudsman said on Monday.The National Guard is a security force created by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to bring down record homicide rates.
  
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• Fortnite: Get A Score Of 10 On Carnival Clown Board Guide |14 Days Of Summer Challenge

  08-07-2019 23:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's 14 Days Of Summer Challenges has one that requires you to search for Carnival Clown Boards and to get a score of 10 or more in order to complete it. Here's an easy secluded location to give you a fighting chance to complete the challenge in this guide. No battle pass required!
  
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• Fortnite: Where's The Tiny Rubber Ducky From The Loading Screen? Challenge Location

  08-07-2019 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Despite being bugged, it's possible to search the tiny rubber ducky at the spot hidden in the Summertime Splashdown loading screen challenge, you just have to make sure you're the first one to arrive at the secret spot. Here's where to go and what it looks like.
  
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• Fortnite: Search The Tiny Rubber Ducky In Loading Screen | 14 Days Of Summer Challenges

  08-07-2019 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Despite being bugged, it's possible to search the tiny rubber ducky at the spot hidden in the Summertime Splashdown loading screen challenge, you just have to make sure you're the first one to arrive at the secret spot. Here's where to go and what it looks like.
  
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• Fortnite: Destroy Grills With The Low n' Slow Harvesting Tool Guide | 14 Days Of Summer Challenge

  08-07-2019 23:44 via gamespot.com
  
  The final challenge in Fortnite's 14 Days of Summer requires you to search 7 grills and destroy them with the Low n' Slow harvesting tool reward. Here's some easy grill locations in this challenge guide. Captured on PC.
  
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• Police Issue Alert After 3 Virginia Sex Offenders Go Missing

  08-07-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Police have shared the photos of three convicted sex offenders who are now wanted for failing to re-register, according to police.
  
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• Al Gore blasts Trump environmental speech that fails to mention climate change

  08-07-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The former vice president describes the president's environmental speech as being "meant to deceive and deflect."
  
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• Trump Has Been Unrealistic About His Talks With North Korea. Here's Why We Shouldn't Dismiss the Meetings Altogether

  08-07-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Peace isn’t a gift to North Korea or an endorsement of the government’s actions; peace is the means that allows us to achieve our goals.
  
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• Destiny 2's Moments Of Triumph Are Coming, With A New Ship, Sparrow, And Seal

  08-07-2019 23:23 via gamespot.com
  
  The next phase of Destiny 2's evolution, Shadowkeep, is due out this fall, which will mark the start of the game's third year of content. Developer Bungie often marks the close of a year of content with Moments of Triumph, a series of in-game feats for you to complete. The next set of Moments of Triumphs kicks off with the weekly reset on July 9, offering a bunch of new stuff you can earn to show off your Destiny 2 prowess.Bungie detailed the next Moments of Triumph release on its blog, where it
  
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• Shonen's Audience As We Know It Is Changing, Says Dr. Stone Editor

  08-07-2019 23:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Dr. Stone is one of the most anticipated anime series of the Summer 2019 season. Based on the Weekly Shonen Jump manga of the same name, Dr. Stone isn't your typical shonen series. Similarly to Winter 2019's The Promised Neverland, Dr. Stone is a story where conflicts regularly focus on brains over brawn, sees the power of friendship frequently fail to overcome overwhelming odds, and is fairly introspective. At Anime Expo 2019, GameSpot asked Weekly Shonen Jump editor Hiroyuki Honda about the ch
  
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• Kill La Kill The Game: IF PS4 Demo Out Now

  08-07-2019 23:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Ahead of the game's release at the end of this month, a demo for Kill la Kill The Game: IF is available now to PlayStation 4 players. The demo's a little hefty, clocking in just shy of 8GB, but it's totall free.The demo will take you through the game's first story chapter and includes a versus mode with several playable characters including protagonist Ryuko Matoi, antagonist Satsuki Kiryuin, Ira Gamagoori, and Uzu Sanageyama. Additionally, publisher PQube posted a play guide to YouTube showcasi
  
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• Swalwell becomes first major Democrat to drop out of 2020 race

  08-07-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Eric Swalwell officially ended his presidential bid on Monday after failing to gain traction in a crowded Democratic primary.
  
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• US Rep. Swalwell ends presidential bid, will seek reelection

  08-07-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Eric Swalwell on Monday became the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary to exit the campaign, saying he would run for reelection to his California congressional seat next year.Swalwell, 38, announced his exit in his home district, describing his decision as "the beginning of an opportunity in Congress with a new perspective" influenced by his 3-month-long presidential bid.The four-term congressman's White House effort never progressed significantly with voters
  
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• Promare Is A Message About Sticking To One's Beliefs, Says Studio Trigger

  08-07-2019 22:45 via gamespot.com
  
  During Anime Expo 2019, Studio Trigger's Promare made its international premiere. The movie is the theatrical debut for the studio behind the hugely popular anime Kill la Kill, featuring the same director as the series, Hiroyuki Imaishi.Promare is set in a world where a mutation has caused hundreds of people to develop pyrokinetic abilities. Labeled as the Burnish, these mutants are discriminated against by normal humans. The movie stars two protagonists: Galo, the newest member of the special f
  
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• Swalwell Abandons Race, Seeks House Re-Election: Campaign Update

  08-07-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Eric Swalwell announced Monday that he’s exiting the presidential contest and will be seeking re-election to his House seat.The California congressman, who focused his campaign on toughening gun control, dropped out after just three months.“Today ends our presidential campaign,” he said in Dublin, California. He said his goal was to win and that his candidacy hadn’t been “a vanity project” or a means “to write a book.”Swalwell said t
  
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• Wall St. drops as Apple falls, Fed eyed

  08-07-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. stocks fell on Monday as Apple shares dropped following a broker downgrade and investors continued to weigh chances of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month. Apple Inc fell 2.2% and was the biggest drag on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The technology <.SPLRCT> index was down 0.7%, while the healthcare index <.SPXHC> fell 0.8%, weighed down by U.S. President Donald Trump's recent statement about an upcoming executive order that would lower prescrip
  
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• Ebay Sale Might Have You Rooting For Amazon To Crash During Prime Day

  08-07-2019 22:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Ebay is holding a sale to compete with Amazon's Prime Day, and it isn't being shy about the comparison. The "Ebay Crash Sale" will take place on July 15--and the deals will get even better if Amazon happens to crash during its big sale date.Ebay states plainly that the sale is named after Amazon's tech troubles last year, and that additional deals will activate if the competition crashes. The Ebay advertisement promises deals on Apple, Samsung, Garmin, Dyson, and more. The company also promised
  
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• What does the Constitution say about citizenship and the census?

  08-07-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Does the Constitution spell out the Trump administration's argument for a citizenship question in the census?
  
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• Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty to sex-trafficking claims that 'shock the conscience'

  08-07-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire financier, was charged with sex-trafficking and related offenses in a federal indictment unsealed Monday.
  
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• Comic-Con: 15 Must-See SDCC Panels

  08-07-2019 22:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Coming to the San Diego Convention Center between July 18-21 is Comic-Con, the biggest celebration of all things pop culture. While the convention really does take over most of the city--and all of Gaslamp--the main focus of the show happens to be the news from upcoming movies and television series coming out of the panel rooms and halls.So if you're attending the behemoth convention, you may want to know exactly what are the biggest panels to check out. The full list of panels is available on
  
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• Anime Expo: 10 Upcoming Anime-Like Games You Should Keep An Eye On

  08-07-2019 21:50 via gamespot.com
  
  So many games, so little time.
  Despite primarily being an anime convention, Anime Expo is a celebration of video games as well. This year was no exception, as studios crowded into the convention's Exhibitor Halls to show off their upcoming games. The following gallery lists out our favorites of the games that were playable (or had gameplay to show).If any of these games catch your interest, you don't have to wait all that long to play them. Most of the games listed in this gallery are scheduled
  
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• Here’s What the Feds Found in Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan Mansion

  08-07-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  James Estrin/New York Times via ReduxFederal authorities revealed Monday that a raid on Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion turned up hundreds of nude photos of girls and young women; notes and messages that allegedly back up new sex-trafficking charges against him; and a massage table with sex toys.The details were disclosed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan as it laid out its reasons for asking the court to hold the billionaire financier without bail until trial.It said Ep
  
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• Woman suing L.A. fertility clinic claims she gave birth to someone else's babies in IVF mix-up

  08-07-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  A couple in New York City is suing a Los Angeles fertility clinic, alleging they gave birth to someone else's children after an IVF mix-up.
  
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• Epic Will Pay For Shenmue 3 Kickstarter Refunds Related To Exclusivity Deal

  08-07-2019 21:43 via gamespot.com
  
  The hotly-anticipated Shenmue III going Epic exclusive has caused a stir amongst PC Kickstarter backers. Developer Ys Net provided an update on the switch, but the studio is still assuaging concerns. Refunds are now being offered to Kickstarter backers who choose to rescind their investment, and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed the company will take responsibility to avoid impacting Shenmue III's development budget.Sweeney took to Twitter to deliver the statement, saying in a tweet, "Epic is
  
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• Fortnite Week 9 Secret Battle Star Location Guide (Season 9 Utopia Challenge)

  08-07-2019 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Week 9's challenges are now live in Fortnite, giving you another chance to level your Battle Pass up and unlock more Season 9 rewards. Each task you clear will reward you with Battle Stars, but if you manage to finish all seven from a given week, you'll also complete one of this season's Utopia challenges, which will unlock a special loading screen that leads you to a free item hidden somewhere around the game's map.Every odd-numbered Utopia challenge you complete will give you a chance to find
  
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• US won't waver from Iran pressure as nuclear deal unravels

  08-07-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States will not waver from its course of maximum pressure against Iran, Vice President Mike Pence said Monday, as tensions rise and the U.S.-brokered nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world powers appears to be unraveling with the Trump administration's pullout.Pence's assertion to a pro-Israel Christian organization that the U.S. "will never allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon" came on the same day that Iran began enriching uranium to 4.5 percent , breaking the limit se
  
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• Trump takes parting Brexit shot at Theresa May, says he won't 'deal' with U.K. ambassador

  08-07-2019 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  The president also sharply criticized the U.K.'s ambassador, who described him as "inept."
  
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• Fortnite: Week 9 Secret Battle Star Location Guide | Season 9 Utopia Challenges

  08-07-2019 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  We're almost done with Fortnite's most interesting and risk taking season so far! Battle Pass owners can find clues in the secret loading screen upon completing all the challenges for week 9, so check this guide to see where to go to get your free battle star.
  
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• First lady Melania Trump in West Virginia for opioid talk

  08-07-2019 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  First lady Melania Trump visited West Virginia on Monday to learn how a city at the center of the nation's opioid epidemic is grappling with the crisis."I am here to give you my support," Trump told participants in the roundtable discussion.West Virginia has the country's highest fatal opioid overdose rate and has struggled, like many other states, to confront the many aspects of the problem.
  
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• Warren Pulls in over $19 Million in Second Quarter

  08-07-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Senator Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign raised more than $19 million during the second quarter of this year, the third-most of any contender for the Democratic nomination over that span.From April 1 through June 30, approximately 384,000 individual donors made over 683,000 contributions to Warren's campaign, with the average donation size hovering around $28, campaign officials announced Monday. Less than $100,000 of the $19 million+ haul is earmarked for the general election
  
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• The Latest: Victims speak out after Jeffrey Epstein charged

  08-07-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Some of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers say they're encouraged he's been charged with sex trafficking.Accuser Sarah Ransome says in a statement Monday that Epstein's arrest "is a step in the right direction" for holding the wealthy registered sex offender accountable.The 66-year-old Epstein pleaded not guilty Monday in his first court appearance following his weekend arrest.
  
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• What's New To Amazon, Hulu, And Shudder This Week? Movies, TV, And More

  08-07-2019 21:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Have you run out of things to watch on your streaming services? Aside from weekly Netflix releases, services like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Shudder are putting out new content almost every single day. This week, there are a few selections that may be up your alley.Over on Amazon, you can look forward to these movies. On Sunday, the 2017 courtroom drama Marshall arrived. It stars Chadwick Boseman as Thurgood Marshall, who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. The movie follows
  
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• Mexican officials find 51 migrants in truck using giant X-ray

  08-07-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexican officials using a large X-ray scanner at a checkpoint in the central state of Zacatecas found 51 Central American migrants in hidden compartments inside a truck.Footage of the X-ray shows a ghost-like truck filled with the brightened silhouettes of the migrants, some sitting, others lying down along two levels in the crowded compartments.The migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Ecuador, 21 of whom were minors, are now in the custody of the country's National Migr
  
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• AI: The Somnium Files Is A Murder Mystery All About Love

  08-07-2019 21:09 via gamespot.com
  
  At Anime Expo 2019, AI: The Somnium Files director and writer Kotaro Uchikoshi sat down with GameSpot to talk about the upcoming mystery-driven adventure game. The title of the game, Uchikoshi explains, is actually a bit of clever wordplay and hints towards the overall theme of the story.AI: The Somnium Files sees you play as detective Kaname Date who has an artificial eye that houses his AI companion, Aiba. Date's eye gives him several abilities, such as X-ray vision, and Aiba provides assistan
  
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• 1-year-old dies in fall from cruise ship in Puerto Rico

  08-07-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  A 1-year-old girl apparently slipped from her grandfather's hands and fell to her death from the 11th story of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico, police said Monday. Police Sgt. Nelson Sotelo told The Associated Press that the family of the child will remain in the U.S. territory until the investigation is complete. Authorities said the girl was traveling with her parents, two siblings and two sets of grandparents aboard the Freedom of the Seas, which docked in Puerto Rico on Sunday after a we
  
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• Like Dragon Ball FighterZ, Granblue Fantasy Versus Is Built To Be Accessible

  08-07-2019 20:49 via gamespot.com
  
  After having many years of success in Japan, the Granblue Fantasy game series is finally making its way to the west with the release of Granblue Fantasy Versus, a fighting game based within the world of the RPG franchise. Granblue Fantasy takes place in a kingdom of magic, following the adventures of The Captain whose encounter with the mysterious Lyria leads to their two souls being merged. The two set out for the island of Estalucia in order to escape the Erste Empire that wants to imprison Ly
  
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• Anime Expo 2019: The Best Cosplay From The Con

  08-07-2019 20:48 via gamespot.com
  
  My Hero Academia, Nier and....The Mask?
  Anime Expo 2019 drew massive crowds to downtown Los Angeles this year, flooding the convention center with incredible cosplay from the world's most popular anime, manga, video games, and comics--with a few surprises sprinkled in between.As the largest anime convention in the United States, Anime Expo is no stranger to the bleeding edge of fandom, so you might want to check out our list of new streaming anime titles to keep an eye on this month, the eight s
  
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• Rains strand Washington drivers, flood White House basement

  08-07-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A slow-moving rainstorm Monday washed out roads, stranded drivers and soaked basements, including the White House's, during a chaotic morning commute in the national capital region.Flooding led to electrical outages that closed the National Archives Building and Museum, according to a statement from the National Archives, which said the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were safe and not in any danger.National Weather Service meteorologist Cody Ledbetter said t
  
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• Trump attacks British ambassador, takes swipe at UK PM May

  08-07-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he "will no longer deal" with the British ambassador to the United States, after a weekend news report that the UK diplomat had described Trump’s administration as dysfunctional, clumsy and inept."I do not know the Ambassador, but he is not liked or well thought of within the U.S. We will no longer deal with him," Trump said in a Twitter post that also criticized outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May."The good news for the wonderful United Kingdom i
  
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• The Latest: French president sends adviser to Iran for talks

  08-07-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron is sending his chief diplomatic adviser to Iran following its decision enrich uranium beyond the threshold of the 2015 nuclear accord.The Elysee Palace said Monday that Emmanuel Bonne was returning on Tuesday to Tehran.Europe is under pressure to try to salvage the accord between Iran and world powers after the U.S. withdrew from it last year and restored heavy sanctions.
  
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• Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein accused of paying girls as young as 14 for sex

  08-07-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Court documents unsealed Monday show Epstein is charged with creating and maintaining a network that allowed him to sexually exploit and abuse dozens of underage girls, with alleged victims as young as 14 at the time.
  
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• Double the speed of your Fire TV or Chromecast with one $14 gadget

  08-07-2019 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Do you have a Fire TV Stick, a Fire TV Stick 4K, or a Chromecast? If you do, you undoubtedly love it… most of the time. When it's working perfectly and nothing interrupts your streaming, it's great. But there are a lot of times when things start to slow down and quality gets choppy, or the stream just drops out completely. Once in a blue moon, it's your internet provider's fault, but 99 times out of 100, it's your Wi-Fi causing the slowdowns. If you want to speed up your connection and st
  
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• Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is Hiding A Wind Waker Easter Egg

  08-07-2019 20:31 via gamespot.com
  
  As if a sequel to 2017's critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild wasn't enough of a surprise, there's a little Easter egg in the game that's only recently been discovered. This Easter egg takes us back a few years, to an adventure of Link's called The Wind Waker.YouTube channel GameXplain was in the middle of filming a separate Breath of the Wild video while toiling around Lurelin Village, a little seaside village just south of the game's map. Deja vu sets in when looking at
  
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• NY Mother Gave Birth to Other Couples' Babies Due to IVF Mix-Up: Lawsuit

  08-07-2019 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  A couple from New York City is suing a fertility clinic after a woman gave birth to other couples' babies because of an IVF mixup, according to a federal lawsuit.
  
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• SunTrust Is Latest Bank to Halt Financing of Private Prisons

  08-07-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- SunTrust Banks Inc., the lender merging with BB&T Corp., said it won’t provide future financing to companies that manage private prisons and immigration holding facilities.“This decision was made after extensive consideration of the views of our stakeholders on this deeply complex issue,” the Atlanta-based bank said in an emailed statement Monday.SunTrust’s decision follows similar moves by Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo
  
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• Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order for Airbus

  08-07-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing's campaign to restore the reputation of its best-selling plane after two deadly crashes suffered a blow with a Saudi airline canceling an order worth up to $5.9 billion in favor of a European rival of the U.S. manufacturer.Flyadeal, the budget airline arm of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp., ordered 30 A320neo jets from Airbus and took options on 20 more, meaning that its entire fleet will consist of planes from that company.It's a potentially troubling sign for Boeing, which has not seen cus
  
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• Warren raises $19.1 million for presidential bid in second quarter, third among crowd of rivals

  08-07-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million in the second quarter of the year, placing her in the top three for the period among top-tier rivals, her campaign announced in an email to supporters on Monday.The top second-quarter fundraising hauls among Democratic candidates reported so far have been by South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who raised $24.8 million, and former Vice President Joe Biden, who raised $21.5 million.More than two dozen Democrats are competi
  
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• Want to boost creativity? Try playing Minecraft

  08-07-2019 20:00
  Video games that foster creative freedom can increase creativity under certain conditions, according to new research. The experimental study compared the effect of playing Minecraft, with or without instruction, to watching a TV show or playing a race car video game. Those given the freedom to play Minecraft without instruction were most creative.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Triples Her First-Quarter Haul, Outraises Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris

  08-07-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Kamil KrzaczynskiSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) saw a massive fundraising surge in the last three months, lending further credence to her status as a frontrunner among a large 2020 presidential field. In an email shared with supporters on Monday afternoon, Warren's campaign manager Roger Lau said that in the second quarter of the year, the Massachusetts Democrat raised more than $19.1 million from more than 384,000 people making more than 683,000 donations. The average contribution was $28 and, ac
  
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