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• Justice Department ends inquiry of hush-money payments in final months of Donald Trump's campaign, judge says

  17-07-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal judge said prosecutors concluded their investigations of possible campaign finance violations involving Michael Cohen.
  
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• The Latest: Protesters mark anniversary of Garner's death

  17-07-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The Latest on the U.S. Justice Department's decision not to prosecute the officer involved in Eric Garner's death.Several hundred people marched in lower Manhattan to mark the five year anniversary of Eric Garner's death.The marchers on Wednesday chanted and held signs saying "I Can't Breathe," a reference to Garner's dying words, as they marched past federal courthouses.
  
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• What caused mysterious gray spots to appear on Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 moon landing glove?

  17-07-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Years ago, people wondered about the gray spots on Neil Armstrong's right hand glove from Apollo 11. Conservators have solved that mystery.
  
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• Epstein Says Friend Gave Him Fake Foreign Passport Used in 4 Countries

  17-07-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers said Thursday that the fake, foreign passport found in his safe was given to him by a friend and had already been used when he got it.Their claim, in a letter to the judge who will decide if Epstein gets bail, came in response to a prosecution filing that revealed the passport contained stamps from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia.Prosecutors have cited the passport—which was issued in Austria but had a Saudi Arabia address, a fake name an
  
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• New Pokemon Go Update Hints At Team Rocket's Imminent Arrival

  17-07-2019 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Harry Potter: Wizards Unite may be out now, but that hasn't slowed Niantic's support for Pokemon Go. The studio has rolled out another new update for the game that completely overalls its appraisal system, making it much easier to see how your Pokemon's stats measure up. That's not all, however; after numerous teases, it appears Team Rocket will also begin invading Pokemon Go soon.According to the latest patch notes, the new update adds Team Rocket to Pokemon Go. While the villainous team hasn't
  
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• Former President Barack Obama surprises students in Chicago

  17-07-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of students participating in the Obama Youth Jobs Corps in Chicago on Tuesday.
  
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• Arrested reporter slams conditions at US detention centers

  17-07-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  A Spanish-language reporter who was recently released from immigration custody said Wednesday he was held for 15 months in detention centers that were plagued by insects and he had to bathe with cold water from water hoses.During a news conference, Manuel Duran discussed what he called inhumane conditions at immigration detention facilities in Louisiana and Alabama.Duran was released from an Alabama facility on bail last week as immigration courts consider his request for asylum.
  
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• Man convicted for killing woman in front of her children

  17-07-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  A man who served decades in prison for stabbing his wife 14 times in front of her daughter was convicted Wednesday in a nearly identical crime — stabbing a woman at least 11 times while her twin children watched.Albert Flick, 77, who was previously deemed too old to be a threat by a judge, was convicted in the 2018 death of Kimberly Dobbie.Both the attack, which was in front of a laundromat in broad daylight, and Flick's purchase two days earlier of two knives, were caught on surveillance
  
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• Take a look inside a Charles Manson murder house on the market for $1.98M

  17-07-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The house of Leno and LaBianca Rosemary is back on the market almost 50 years after they were murdered by the cult serial killer and his followers.
  
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• Mexico says migrant numbers down but warns of impending crisis

  17-07-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The number of undocumented migrants entering Mexico in the hope of reaching the United States dropped by almost a third in June, the foreign office said Wednesday, warning that a crisis was still on the way if the numbers didn't fall further.Some 100,000 people, mostly Central Americans, entered Mexico in June, compared with 144,000 the month before, Deputy Foreign Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean Maximiliano Reyes told reporters.Under the threat of export tariffs from Washington if
  
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• Prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey

  17-07-2019 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016 after the accuser refused to testify about a missing cellphone the defense says contains information supporting the actor's claims of innocence. Spacey was charged with indecent assault and battery last year in the only criminal case that has been brought against the actor since his career collapsed amid a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. Spacey denies groping the man, whose mot
  
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• A Plane Full Of People Just Got A Free Switch

  17-07-2019 22:31 via gamespot.com
  
  A plane full of lucky passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight got more than a bag of pretzels on their trip to San Diego. They received a free Nintendo Switch system and a copy of the recently released Super Mario Maker 2, perfect for staying occupied while hurtling above the earth in a metal tube.The first indication of the giveaway came from Nicholas Friedman, a social media manager at Funimation, who posted about it on Twitter. GameSpot confirmed the giveaway with Southwest Airlines, which
  
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• Police officer sent to rehab for doing scratch-off lottery tickets on duty, lawsuit claims

  17-07-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Officer's lawsuit claims he was subjected to a hostile work environment at Wayne Police Department, causing undue emotional distress and humiliation.
  
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• GOP Sen. Rand Paul blocks bill to boost 9/11 victims fund

  17-07-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday blocked a bipartisan bill that would ensure a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.Paul objected to a request by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., to approve the bill by unanimous consent, which would fast-track approval.Paul, R-Ky., questioned the bill's 70-year time frame and said any new spending should be offset by corresponding cuts.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nancy Pelosi planning to meet one-on-one

  17-07-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Earlier this month, Nancy Pelosi downplayed four votes from a group of progressive Democrats against a border funding bill.
  
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• Florida officials play 'Baby Shark' on repeat to keep homeless people out of local park

  17-07-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  West Palm Beach, Florida officials are playing "Baby Shark" and "Raining Tacos," on loop overnight in an effort to ward homeless people away.
  
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• Nintendo Switch's Free NES Games For July And New "Rewind" Feature Now Available

  17-07-2019 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  July's free NES games are now available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. This month sees two more titles join the system's slowly expanding NES library, along with a special version of a previously added game and a handy new feature.The new additions this time are Donkey Kong 3 and Wrecking Crew. Nintendo has also added a special save state of Mighty Bomb Jack, which joined the service back in November 2018. This version starts you off in the final zone, with the conditions to see the bes
  
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• Apple may bring an exciting new feature to the 2020 iPhone’s rear camera

  17-07-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  If the myriad rumors and reports are to be believed, the next major iPhone evolution won't take place until 2020. This year's iPhone will certainly be a step up, but far more dramatic changes are coming next year. One of those changes will apparently be a time-of-flight 3D rear camera, according to a new DigiTimes report.Sources tell the site that Apple is working with supply chain partners to bring vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VSCEL) components to future iPhone models. This is the sa
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Final DLC Is Out Today, Concluding Atlantis' Story

  17-07-2019 21:53 via gamespot.com
  
  The final piece of major story-driven DLC for Assassin's Creed Odyssey is out today. Judgement of Atlantis is the third and final episode in Odyssey's The Fate Of Atlantis DLC, the second story expansion for the Assassin's Creed game.Judgement of Atlantis takes place in the underwater city and sees Kassandra/Alexios aid Poseidon. Of every Assassin's Creed game, comic, and animation to date, Judgement of Atlantis is seemingly the most lore-driven when it comes to the characters that drive the ove
  
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• New York businesswoman and Jamaican immigrant Scherie Murray launches campaign to unseat Ocasio-Cortez

  17-07-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  "There’s a crisis in Queens and it’s called AOC," said Scherie Murray, a Republican businesswoman who is challenging Ocasio-Cortez in 2020.
  
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• UPDATE 1-U.S. removing Turkey from F-35 program after its Russian missile defense purchase

  17-07-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States said on Wednesday that it was removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, a move that had been long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting delivery of an advanced Russian missile defense system last week.The first parts of the S-400 air defense system were flown to the Murted military air base northwest of Ankara on Friday, sealing Turkey's deal with Russia, which Washington had struggled for months to prevent."The U.S. and other F-35 partners are aligned i
  
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• North Carolina father of 7 dies trying to save his drowning children at beach

  17-07-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A North Carolina father drowned Sunday while rescuing two of his youngchildren who were swept away by a wave while walking on a submerged jetty atWrightsville Beach
  
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• Lords Vote to Block Suspension of Parliament: Brexit Update

  17-07-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The U.K.’s House of Lords backed a move designed to make a no-deal Brexit more difficult by stopping the next prime minister from closing down Parliament. The plan won’t become law until it has also been passed by members of Parliament in the Commons, where it is likely to face stronger opposition from pro-Brexit politicians.Key Developments:House of Lords passes amendment designed to stop next PM suspending Parliament to force through a no-deal split Pound rises Brexi
  
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• Drug makers flooded US with billions of opioid pills as epidemic surged, data shows

  17-07-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Statistics are a blow to country’s biggest pharmaceuticals that paid millions of dollars in out of court settlementsPurdue sold $3bn of its high-strength branded drug, OxyContin, which in 2010, was about one-third of the opioid market by value at its peak. Photograph: Toby Talbot/APDrug makers and distributors flooded the US with more than 75bn opioid pills in the crucial years when the country’s epidemic of painkiller addiction and deaths surged to record levels, according to previo
  
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• New Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Colors Announced Alongside Improved Switch

  17-07-2019 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo announced a revised Nintendo Switch model sporting better battery life, but that wasn't the only new piece of hardware it had to reveal. The company also announced two new sets of colors for its Joy-Con controllers: Blue with Neon Yellow, and Purple with Neon Orange.As usual with Joy-Con sets, the colors pairings represent the left and right Joy-Cons, respectively. Each package will cost $80 at launch, and they'll be available starting October 4 in the United States. Other Joy-Con color
  
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• Woman killed while riding in SUV with husband was just minutes from home before shooting

  17-07-2019 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  'You have taken an angel from us' Saron James and her husband Cleveland had been married for 40 years before someone opened fire on their SUV and killed her.
  
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• Omar to Introduce Resolution Declaring Support for Anti-Israel BDS Movement

  17-07-2019 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) will introduce a resolution this week declaring support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to elevate the Palestinian negotiating position vis-a-vis Israel through an international pressure campaign.“We are introducing a resolution . . . to really speak about the American values that support and believe in our ability to exercise our first amendment rights in regard to boycotting,” Omar told Al-Monitor. “A
  
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• New PUBG Trailer Introduces The Battle Royale Game's Official Lore

  17-07-2019 20:46 via gamespot.com
  
  PUBG Corp. has released a new cinematic trailer for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. The trailer, which can be watched below, showcases the origin of PUBG's first map, Erangel, and introduces the story behind the battle royale game.In the trailer, a man recounts the time when he was a young boy in 1965 and his home, Erangel, was bombed by some unknown force. Resolving to live, the boy went on to survive by scavenging for weapons, medicines, and materials until he was the only person left alive on
  
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• The Best Gaming Deals Still Available Even Though Prime Day Is Over

  17-07-2019 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a busy week for deals as Amazon Prime Day 2019 came and went, offering thousands of discounts and special bundles across every category, including gaming. Prime Day included quite a few noteworthy deals, like a PS4 Pro bundle with Spider-Man and Horizon Zero Dawn for $300 that sold out in a blink, but if you missed your chance to grab a new console, accessory, or specific game on your wishlist, there are still plenty of deals to be had at Walmart and other retailers this week.Walmart's
  
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• Best PS4, Switch, Xbox One Deals Now That Prime Day Is Over

  17-07-2019 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a busy week for deals as Amazon Prime Day 2019 came and went, offering thousands of discounts and special bundles across every category, including gaming. Prime Day included quite a few noteworthy deals, like a PS4 Pro bundle with Spider-Man and Horizon Zero Dawn for $300 that sold out in a blink, but if you missed your chance to grab a new console, accessory, or specific game on your wishlist, there are still plenty of deals to be had at Walmart and other retailers this week.Walmart's
  
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• Dragon Quest Builders 2 Review - Building On A Strong Foundation

  17-07-2019 20:31 via gamespot.com
  
  The old adage of "don't judge a book by its cover" doesn't just apply to printed matter. When you first see images and screenshots of Dragon Quest Builders 2, it's easy to write the game off as yet another blocky-building sandbox game. But Dragon Quest Builders 2 is more than just your run-of-the-mill material-gathering, object-crafting, block-laying game. Its virtual community-creating gameplay stands out among the crowd, jam-packed with the warmth, joy, and charm that makes the Dragon Quest se
  
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• PHOTOS: Rebuilding Notre Dame

  17-07-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Three months after a fire ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, a rare glimpse inside the burned masterpiece on Wednesday revealed it to be eerily empty and with rubble still littering the nave. Paris prosecutors said in June that a poorly stubbed-out cigarette or an electrical fault could have started the fire and opened an investigation into criminal negligence, without targeting any individual.
  
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• Dozens of whales stranded on Georgia island remain at sea after rescue effort by beachgoers

  17-07-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Dozens of pilot whales beached themselves on a Georgia shore and most were rescued by authorities and onlookers.
  
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• The Latest: Iran FM says US sanctions 'economic terrorism'

  17-07-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke Wednesday at a sustainable development forum.The U.S. re-imposed tough sanctions on Tehran's oil exports after withdrawing last year from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and several world powers.The sanctions exacerbated an economic crisis that has sent Iran's currency plummeting.
  
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• GOP congressman: 'I'm a person of color. I'm white.'

  17-07-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., who voted against the House resolution to condemn Trump’s tweet as racist, offered an unusual rationale for doing so.
  
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• New Nintendo Switch Model FAQ: Release Date, Hardware Differences, Price

  17-07-2019 19:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Following hot on the heels of its Switch Lite announcement, Nintendo has announced another new piece of Switch hardware. This one isn't noticeably different, though, as it's instead intended as a replacement for the existing models. That doesn't mean it doesn't have some advantages of its own, though, so read on for more on this Switch revision.What is this new Nintendo Switch?In short, this is a hardware revision to the standard model of Nintendo Switch. It is intended to replace the current st
  
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• Kremlin Opens Door to Changing Constitution as Succession Looms

  17-07-2019 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The Kremlin raised the possibility of changing Russia’s Constitution after a top lawmaker proposed bolstering parliament’s powers, in a move that could help to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule.The idea of constitutional amendments, including allowing parliament a say in forming the government, received “a widespread response” and are “a matter for discussion,” Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on a conference cal
  
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• Watch Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark Screentest From Avengers: Endgame Bonus Content

  17-07-2019 19:19 via gamespot.com
  
  It's strange to think that there was a time when the key roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe hadn't yet been cast. Actors such as Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, and Chris Hemsworth seem so perfect for their roles that it's hard to think of other actors who could play them as well. But of course, these iconic roles were not just handed to these now world-famous actors. A new video has been released that shows footage of Downey Jr's screentest for Tony Stark in 2008's Iron
  
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• Eric Garner's mother speaks out on anniversary of his death

  17-07-2019 18:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Eric Garner's mother urged the New York City police commissioner to fire the officer accused of using a chokehold in the death of her son, as she marked the five-year anniversary of her loss Wednesday.Gwen Carr spoke the day after the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it would not prosecute the officer."There is no justice for Eric," she added.
  
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• Dilemmas for West as Iran's arrests of dual nationals mount

  17-07-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Notorious for its conditions, Tehran's Evin prison is proving to be a headache for Western governments as a rising number of dual nationals are detained in what many see as a ruthless diplomatic strategy.Fariba Adelkhah, a well-known academic with French and Iranian nationality, has been held in the prison in north Tehran since early June on charges that have not been disclosed.
  
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• Citing Brexit, Ireland to oppose EU move to scrap spring/autumn time change

  17-07-2019 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Ireland will oppose an EU proposal to stop moving the bloc's clocks forward by an hour in spring and back again in the autumn, as it fears Brexit could otherwise leave the island split into two time zones.The European Union has observed the practice of daylight saving time since 2001.
  
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• Meghan McCain Blasts George Conway, Claims She Wouldn’t Let Her Husband Say Racist Comments

  17-07-2019 18:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The View’s Meghan McCain made it clear on Wednesday that she is not a fan of George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. And she brought up her own marriage to The Federalist’s publisher Ben Domenech as a comparison point.With the panel discussing Kellyanne Conway bizarrely asking a White House reporter what his ethnicity is after he asked a question about President Donald Trump’s racist attacks on congresswomen of color, McCain immediately targeted th
  
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• Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman accuses US government of 'torture' as he is sentenced to life in prison

  17-07-2019 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years by a judge in New York. Guzman pleaded with Judge Brian Cogan to be lenient, telling the court - in his first public remarks - that he had been subject to "torture" while in US custody. “I’ve been forced to drink unsanitary water. I’ve been denied access to fresh air and sunlight. The only sunlight I have in my cell comes through in the air vent,” he said. Guzman, who used a translator, continued
  
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• What Rare Earths Tell Us about China's Competitive Strategy

  17-07-2019 18:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The recent debate over whether or not China will carry through on its threats to stop exporting rare earth minerals to the United States is an important one. It raises deeply unsettling questions about the strength of America's defense industrial supply chain. But Beijing’s monopolization of the global rare earths industry gives it far more than a card to play in an escalating trade war. The game is far bigger and the stakes higher than even many national-security experts seem to realize.I
  
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• Mumbai attack 'mastermind' arrested as Imran Khan prepares to meet Donald Trump

  17-07-2019 18:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has welcomed the arrest of a cleric accused of masterminding the Mumbai attacks, but faced mockery for saying it took years to find the suspect, when he is notorious for living openly in Pakistan. Hafiz Saeed was held on suspicion of terrorist financing offences just days before Mr Trump is due to welcome Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, to the White House. The founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group has a $10m US bounty on his head for his alleged role behind the 2008 M
  
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• Rand Paul angles to become Trump's emissary to Iran

  17-07-2019 18:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The senator pitched the idea during a recent round of golf with the president.
  
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• Feds’ probe into Trump hush money payments is over, judge says

  17-07-2019 18:16 via news.yahoo.com
  At issue is an investigation led by the Southern District of New York connected to Michael Cohen.
  
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• Eric Garner's Family Demands Justice as Officer Won't Face Federal Charges in Chokehold Death

  17-07-2019 17:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Five years ago, Eric Garner uttered his last words, "I can't breathe" during a confrontation with the NYPD. He later died. One day before his death anniversary, the New York Justice Department made the decision not to pursue federal charges against the officer in the 2014 chokehold death.
  
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• Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next DLC Character Could Be Releasing This Month

  17-07-2019 17:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo unveiled a handful of surprises during its E3 2019 presentation, including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next two DLC characters: the Hero from Dragon Quest XI and the long-requested Banjo-Kazooie. While the bear and bird duo won't join the roster until sometime this fall, the Hero is slated to arrive this summer--possibly as soon as this month, if a new trailer is any indication.The video, which was originally titled "Fan-Favorites & Newest Releases - July," highlights some of the n
  
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• UK raises alarm after mother held by Iran is taken to mental ward

  17-07-2019 17:33 via news.yahoo.com
  London demanded the immediate release Wednesday of a jailed British-Iranian aid worker whose husband said she has been transferred to the mental ward of a public hospital in Tehran.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case has roiled Britain's relations with the Islamic republic since her 2016 arrest and conviction on sedition charges over which she has held a series of hunger strikes."We are extremely concrned about Nazanin's welfare and call for her immediate release," Prime Minister Theresa May's spok
  
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