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• Rabies Alert Issued at Disney World's Epcot Due to Feral Cat

  13-07-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  A Disney World spokesperson confirms two employees were scratched by the cat
  
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• UK police identify suspect behind leaked envoy memos: Sunday Times

  13-07-2019 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The suspect behind the leak of confidential memos from Britain's Washington ambassador, which sparked a major diplomatic rift with the United States, has been identified, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.Last week, Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper published memos from Kim Darroch in which he described Donald Trump's administration as "inept" and "dysfunctional", prompting an angry response from the U.S. president and causing the envoy toannounce his resignation.British officials have launch
  
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• An increasingly public, racially-charged rift in the Democratic party is widening after attacks are lobbed between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's camp and the Democratic establishment

  13-07-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The tension escalated after House leadership attacked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff on Twitter in the latest clash of progressives.
  
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• Patriots' Kraft pledges $100K for families of bikers killed

  13-07-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft joined leather-clad bikers from across the country at a memorial Saturday for the seven motorcyclists killed in a collision with a truck last month and pledged to donate $100,000 to help the victims' families.Bikers from as far as Louisiana and Arizona rode in for the event outside Gillette Stadium to pay their respects to the motorcyclists, who were killed when a pickup truck hauling a flatbed trailer slammed into a group of riders in Randolph, New Hampsh
  
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• Why Canada Must Protect its 5G Networks from Huawei

  13-07-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  The introduction of 5G technology, along with its promise and challenges, has led to a transformational debate in Canada—as it has amongst many of Ottawa’s partners and allies around the world. Front and centre for Canada is the potential role of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei in such a next generation network. In order to address this question, the government of Canada has been conducting an intensive security review—which remains ongoing—on the implications of
  
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• Russia's Real Reasons for Partnering with Iran

  13-07-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Will Iran crack under American pressure? Don’t count on it. Iran has grown accustomed to living under America’s recent economic sanctions and continues to pursue its own policies at home and abroad despite the restrictions associated with the latest U.S.-Iranian crisis. Tehran can rely on substantial domestic support and has a large army—including auxiliary paramilitary Basij forces—with access to air fleet, heavy forces and undersea arms. It also has revolutionary guards
  
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• Sriracha lawsuit: California pepper grower awarded $23.3 million by jury

  13-07-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  A jury has awarded $23.3 million to a California pepper maker in a fiery battle with the manufacturer of world-famous Sriracha hot sauce.
  
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• Inside Jeffrey Epstein's press machine: How the financier tried to rehab his image post-conviction with donations and pay-for-play journalism

  13-07-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Epstein spent 13 months in jail after being accused of sexually abusing girls as young as 14 in 2008, but he was able to preserve his reputation.
  
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• Israeli education minister favors gay 'conversion therapy'

  13-07-2019 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel's education minister voiced support on Saturday for so-called gay "conversion therapy", drawing a disavowal from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government's religious-rightist tilt has worried liberals a home and backers abroad.Conversion therapy, an attempt to alter sexual orientation or gender identity through psychological, spiritual and, in extreme cases, physical means, has been widely discredited in the West and condemned by professional health associations such as the Ame
  
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• A magazine retracted an essay with 'inappropriate and invasive content' about Pete Buttigieg after sparking backlash

  13-07-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  After an opinion essay for The New Republic titled 'My Mayor Pete Problem' received backlash after its publication, the magazine soon retracted it.
  
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• Two escape from Florida farm where a couple was preparing for Armageddon, police say

  13-07-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The females reported they were physically and sexually abused by the couple, who stockpiled "food rations and weapons" in case of disaster.
  
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• French President Emmanuel Macron announces creation of French space force

  13-07-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  On the eve of Bastille Day celebrations, Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of a French space force command within the French air force.
  
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• African American museum founder discovered dead in car trunk

  13-07-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  A 75-year-old Louisiana woman who founded an African American history museum was discovered dead in the trunk of a car, and police said Saturday that investigators were working diligently to find those responsible.Baton Rouge police Sgt. L'Jean McKneely said investigators were still waiting for a coroner to determine a cause of death for Sadie Roberts-Joseph after her body was found Friday afternoon.The Advocate reported Roberts-Joseph was the founder and curator of the Baton Rouge African Ameri
  
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• Officials in Multiple Cities Speak Out Against Planned ICE Raids and in Support of Their Immigrant Communities

  13-07-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  "If anything, this hampers our ability to address crime in our communities"
  
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• Employees on Jeffrey Epstein's private island compound say they had to stay out of sight of the financier and were never allowed in his office

  13-07-2019 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged with sex trafficking on Monday, bought Little St. James Island off of St. Thomas more than two decades ago.
  
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• Curiosity rover is seen creeping up a rugged Martian mountain

  13-07-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A satellite zooming around Mars spotted a lone machine, the Curiosity Rover, exploring the rugged Martian terrain. The car-sized rover, which has traveled almost 13 miles on Mars over the last seven years, is now carefully inching up the base of Mount Sharp, a 3.5-mile tall mountain sitting in the middle of the sprawling Gale Crater. The rover has been busy scouring rock samples in an area that planetary scientists suspect was once blanketed in wet clay."It's just one of many stops the rove
  
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• UK says Iran tanker will be freed after guarantees on destination

  13-07-2019 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt sought to ease tensions with Iran on Saturday, saying a tanker held by Gibraltar would be released if Tehran guaranteed it was not heading to Syria."I reassured him our concern was destination not origin of the oil on Grace One," a tanker seized off the coast of the tiny British territory of Gibraltar on July 4, Hunt tweeted.
  
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• Michigan Man Allegedly Shot Two Men ‘Because They Were Gay’: Prosecutors

  13-07-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Leon Neal/GettyA Michigan man was charged Friday for allegedly shooting two men he contacted through a dating app “before they were gay.” Demetris Nelson, 26, was charged with several crimes, including first-degree murder, after allegedly trying to rob and fatally shoot Brian Anderson, 31, and critically wounding 26-year-old Malcolm Drake, Wayne County prosecutor’s office said. Authorities say Nelson used the popular dating app, Grindr, to target and locate the two men.&nb
  
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• Police: Man dies after attacking immigration prison

  13-07-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  A man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state early Saturday morning, then was found dead after four police officers arrived and opened fire, authorities said.The Tacoma Police Department said the officers responded at about 4 a.m. to the privately run Tacoma Northwest Detention Center, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security detention facility that holds migrants pending deportation proceedings.The detention center has also held immigration-seeking
  
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• 1 person dead after small plane crashes into community center building in west Harris County

  13-07-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Investigators say there were people in a clubhouse next door preparing for a wedding when the plane crashed.
  
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• Prime Day 2019: Best Xbox One Deals Available So Far (US)

  13-07-2019 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Amazon Prime Day 2019 is nearly here--the two-day shopping bonanza is going down this coming Monday and Tuesday for a full 48 hours, making it the longest-running Prime Day since the event was first held in 2015. With tens of thousands of deals across every category, Prime Day has become a full-blown event akin to Black Friday, to the point where other retailers are offering their own counter-sales happening around the same time.If you're primarily on the lookout for Xbox One games, console bund
  
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• Here Are The Best Xbox One Deals For Prime Day 2019 So Far (US)

  13-07-2019 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Amazon Prime Day 2019 is finally here--the two-day shopping extravaganza began Monday and it is set to run for a full 48 hours, making it the longest-running Prime Day since the event was first held in 2015. With tens of thousands of deals across every category, Prime Day has become a full-blown event akin to Black Friday, to the point where other retailers are offering their own counter-sales happening around the same time.If you're primarily on the lookout for Xbox One games, console bundles,
  
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• Best Xbox One Deals For Prime Day 2019 So Far (US)

  13-07-2019 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Amazon Prime Day 2019 is nearly here--the two-day shopping bonanza is going down this coming Monday and Tuesday for a full 48 hours, making it the longest-running Prime Day since the event was first held in 2015. With tens of thousands of deals across every category, Prime Day has become a full-blown event akin to Black Friday, to the point where other retailers are offering their own counter-sales happening around the same time.If you're primarily on the lookout for Xbox One games, console bund
  
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• All The Best Xbox One Deals For Prime Day 2019 So Far (US)

  13-07-2019 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Amazon Prime Day 2019 is nearly here--the two-day shopping extravaganza is set to begin this coming Monday and Tuesday for a full 48 hours, making it the longest-running Prime Day since the event was first held in 2015. With tens of thousands of deals across every category, Prime Day has become a full-blown event akin to Black Friday, to the point where other retailers are offering their own counter-sales happening around the same time.If you're primarily on the lookout for Xbox One games, conso
  
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• Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein paid $350,000 to 2 potential witnesses who might have testified against him: Prosecutors

  13-07-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal prosecutors in the case against Jeffrey Epstein say the disgraced financier tried to pay off potential witnesses.
  
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• Mike Pence got a first-hand look at border detention facilities in McAllen and Donna, Texas. What he saw

  13-07-2019 19:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Mike Pence's visit gave Americans a sense of the stench, crowded rooms, and the sounds of shouting men at the center of the border controversy.
  
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• Ex-Arizona teacher sentenced to 20 years for molesting teenage student

  13-07-2019 19:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Arizona teacher Brittany Zamora has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty for molesting a 13-year-old student.
  
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• Trump is expected to sign order to send people seeking asylum in the US to Guatemala instead, according to report

  13-07-2019 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Under the new agreement, asylum seekers wouldn't have a chance to make their case in the US. Instead, they'd make their case in Guatemala.
  
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• Egypt opens two ancient pyramids, unveils new finds

  13-07-2019 19:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Egypt on Saturday opened two ancient pyramids south of the capital Cairo and unveiled a collection of newly found sarcophagi, some containing well-preserved mummies.Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani told reporters the Bent Pyramid of King Sneferu, the first pharaoh of Egypt's 4th dynasty, and a nearby pyramid would be reopened to visitors for the first time since 1965.
  
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• Sprawling storm Barry intensifies into a hurricane

  13-07-2019 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The lopsided storm Barry is now a hurricane. The National Weather Service expects Hurricane Barry, packing 75 mph winds, to pummel portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, other nearby regions with extreme rain and flooding on Saturday and Sunday. Barry might not be a major hurricane, but it has capitalized on exceptionally warm ocean waters to load itself with moisture -- which will soon douse the region."It's going to rain hard," Jeff Weber, a meteorologist with the University Corporation for
  
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• Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens as bones are found

  13-07-2019 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  The mystery of the 1983 disappearance of the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee took yet another twist Saturday following excavations this week at a Vatican City cemetery.The Vatican said it had discovered two sets of bones under a stone slab that will be formally opened next week.The new discovery came after Vatican on Thursday pried open the tombs of two 19th-century German princesses in the cemetery of the Pontifical Teutonic College in hopes of finding the remains of Emanuela Orlandi
  
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• Every Mondo Exclusive At San Diego Comic-Con 2019

  13-07-2019 19:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Get ready to stand in line at the Mondo booth.
  From July 18-21, San Diego Comic-Con 2019 will be the epicenter of pop culture. First established in 1970, the original "Golden State Comic-Con" hosted only 300 people. Today, the live attendance numbers regularly include hundreds of thousands of people, and that's not including the millions of pop culture enthusiasts who follow the goings-on online.Best known for their exclusive posters and retro-style drawings, art company Mondo has been a reliabl
  
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• A dramatic satellite photo shows Hurricane Barry enveloping the Gulf of Mexico just before making landfall in Louisiana

  13-07-2019 18:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Since the photo was taken around 10 AM Friday, the storm has since strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane.
  
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• California boy, 4, who died begged his great-grandmother not to be reunited with birth parents

  13-07-2019 18:44 via news.yahoo.com
  A 4-year-old California boy who mysteriously died under his birth parents'care had begged his great-grandmother not to be reunited with them, KTLAreports
  
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• VP Pence views overcrowded, bad-smelling facility for detained migrants in Texas

  13-07-2019 18:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence viewed an overcrowded, foul-smelling facility in Texas on Friday, where nearly 400 men are detained after being accused of crossing the U.S. border illegally.
  
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• UPDATE 2-UK to facilitate release of Iranian tanker if it gets Syria guarantees-Hunt

  13-07-2019 18:15 via news.yahoo.com
  British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt told his Iranian counterpart on Saturday that Britain would facilitate the release of the detained Grace 1 oil tanker if Tehran gave guarantees it would not go to Syria.The tanker was seized last week by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory of Gibraltar on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria.Iran on Saturday reiterated its call for the ship's release.
  
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• A car sank into the sand at an Alabama beach after its owner parked close to the shore ahead of Hurricane Barry

  13-07-2019 18:09 via news.yahoo.com
  The owner of the car made the mistake of parking it close to the beach as then-Tropical Storm Barry caused tides to rise suddenly on Friday.
  
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• Hurricane Barry: What to know about Barry's path, hurricane status, timeline and more

  13-07-2019 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Some 14 trillion gallons of rainwater are forecast to fall on Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas during Barry. Three million people may be impacted.
  
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• A US congressman wants better food and drink standards in the Dominican Republic after several US tourist deaths

  13-07-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  US Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who was born in the Dominican Republic, visited the country from July 1 to July 6 to evaluate its tourism situation.
  
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• Amid hurricane emergency, Trump fired off dozens of tweets promoting his golf course, skewering Andrew McCabe, and criticizing journalists

  13-07-2019 17:43 via news.yahoo.com
  As Category 1 Hurricane Barry closed in on Louisiana, Trump sent out dozens of tweets about his golf course, Mueller, Hillary Clinton, and more.
  
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• Hurricane Barry is hitting Louisiana as the first hurricane of 2019. Here's why storms are getting stronger, slower, and wetter.

  13-07-2019 17:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Hurricane Barry is moving over the Louisiana coast. Here's how climate change is making storms stronger, wetter, and more frequent.
  
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• Unprecedented fires burn the Arctic

  13-07-2019 17:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Smoke is rising over the forests of Alaska and Siberia.The World Meteorological Organization called the wildfires now burning around the Arctic "unprecedented." The United Nations agency noted that over 100 intense fires burned in the Arctic Circle alone over the past six weeks, releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than Sweden does in an entire year. A rare fire even ignited in Greenland, amid unusually hot and dry weather.Amplified wildfires are an expected, predictable conseq
  
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• Live videos, webcams show Barry's landfall near New Orleans and the Louisiana coast

  13-07-2019 17:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Live feeds from New Orleans and the Louisiana coast give a glimpse of conditions on the ground as Barry is predicted to make landfall as a hurricane.
  
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• 'The crisis is real': Mike Pence sees 'tough stuff' and 'compassionate work' at Texas border facilities

  13-07-2019 17:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence and a group of Senate Republicans toured a pair of border facilities in Texas amid concerns over conditions at such centers.
  
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• Woman suing landlord for evicting her after ‘having African American guest over’

  13-07-2019 17:10 via news.yahoo.com
  A white mother says she was evicted because she invited African American guests to a playdate.Victoria Sutton had her black co-worker visit with their five-year-old son, so that the youngster could play with her two daughters.After one of the playdates, a new lawsuit says, landlord Allen McCoy knocked on the door of her Georgia home and called her a "n***** lover.”She also claims he threatened to call Child Protective Services over her having a "n***** on their property."The lawsuit - file
  
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• US service member killed in action in Afghanistan

  13-07-2019 16:57 via news.yahoo.com
  An American service member was killed in action in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Saturday without offering details about the service member's identity or the circumstances surrounding the death.In a telephone interview, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said the militant group was behind the killing, even as U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has been holding talks with the Taliban in recent weeks to try and negotiate an end to the war in Afghanistan.The current conflict began in 2001 wi
  
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• 12 people were evacuated from a tiny island when storm surge from Tropical Storm Barry flooded the only road off the island

  13-07-2019 16:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The Coast Guard received a report of a dozen people in distress on the Isle de Jean Charles around 4:30 a.m. Saturday.
  
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• Iranian foreign minister heads to New York for U.N. conference: IRNA

  13-07-2019 16:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to New York on Saturday to a United Nations conference, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported, amid rising tension between Washington and Tehran.The United States and Iran are at loggerheads over Tehran's nuclear program and Washington has blamed Iranian forces for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf region, a charge Tehran denies.
  
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• Flesh-eating bacteria killed an elderly man two days after he vacationed in Florida. Experts say this will become more common as ocean water warms.

  13-07-2019 16:42 via news.yahoo.com
  A species of flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio is gaining a larger foothold in the US as oceans heat up.
  
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