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• US unemployment rate near 10-year low, but job creation falters

  07-04-2017 23:53 via yahoo.com
  
  The US unemployment rate fell in March to 4.5 percent, its lowest level in nearly 10 years, but job creation tumbled unexpectedly, underscoring the challenges President Donald Trump faces to fulfill his 25-million-job pledge.The March data could support the views of some Federal Reserve members who say the United States is at or near full employment.The monthly job creation figure was nevertheless the weakest since May 2016 and blunted the surging numbers seen in January and February, when unsea
  
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• Michigan boy, 11, hangs himself after social media prank

  07-04-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Tysen Benz was at home when he saw social media posts indicating that his 13-year-old girlfriend had committed suicide. The posts were a prank, but the 11-year-old boy apparently believed them.
  
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• After fierce battle, Gorsuch confirmed to US Supreme Court

  07-04-2017 23:46 via yahoo.com
  
  The US Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Friday, culminating a 13-month fight over the vacancy and rewarding President Donald Trump by bringing a conservative tilt back to the bench.The federal judge from Colorado crossed the finish line in a 54-45 vote, one day after Trump's Republicans controversially changed Senate rules to circumvent a Democratic blockade of his nomination."Today is a new day," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said ahead of the vote, seeking to put a p
  
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• Merrill Lynch to push for younger advisers in its 'thundering herd'

  07-04-2017 23:43
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America's Merrill Lynch brokerage unit is launching a renewed push to recruit and train young advisers to supplement a sales force that is aging industry-wide, Merrill...
  
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• California declares stubborn drought officially over

  07-04-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  
  California Governor Jerry Brown declared Friday the official end of the state's drought that lasted more than five years."This drought emergency is over, but the next drought could be around the corner," Brown said in a statement.In the counties of Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Tuolumne, emergency drinking water programs will stay in place.
  
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• Trump's military action unnerves GOP libertarians, Dems

  07-04-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's military strike against Syria drew strong pushback from an odd mix of libertarian Republicans, Democrats and the far-right conservatives who have long insisted on Congress' constitutional authority for acts of war.
  
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• Trump said Obama needed war authority from Congress. Will he ask for it now?

  07-04-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump insisted that then-President Barack Obama needed congressional approval for military strikes inside Syria after a chemical attack blamed on Bashar Assad’s government.
  
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• The Canine Strikes Back: Yoda the Dog, Thought to Be Dead After Boat Accident, Found Alive 3 Days Later

  07-04-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  
  The family said they were going to be bringing Yoda to the services of the man who died in the accident.
  
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• Neither executives nor their pay are working: James Saft

  07-04-2017 23:15
  
  (Reuters) - There are only two problems with the way incentive-based executive pay works: neither the incentives nor the people who are supposed to be motivated by them work properly.
  
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• Defense stocks, oil boosted by US attacks on Syria

  07-04-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Wall Street stocks finished modestly lower Friday following a disappointing US jobs report, while Pentagon missile strikes on Syria lifted defense shares and oil prices.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Specs May Include Smaller Battery For Release Date

  07-04-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  A new report suggested the refurbished Galaxy Note 7 may feature a 3,200mAh battery.
  
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• Phil Mickelson's gambler pal convicted: 'I'm in total shock'

  07-04-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Las Vegas gambler linked to golfer Phil Mickelson saw the jury verdict convicting him of insider trading charges Friday as only a gambler could.
  
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• What does Assad do next after U.S. missile strikes?

  07-04-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  
  During a panel discussion about the U.S. missile strikes in Syria in response to the chemical attacks earlier this week, Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric asked Yahoo News and Finance Anchor Bianna Golodryga what the Syrian president's next move is likely to be in response to the missile strike?
  
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• Quick-Thinking Jeweler Nabs Suspected Scammer - by Locking Her in Vault

  07-04-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  
  The alleged swindler was trying to con the store out of $7 million in diamonds.
  
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• Samsung's 55-inch 4K TV Just Dropped $248

  07-04-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  
  In fact, Samsung's curved beauty is selling for $799.99, which is $200 under the manufacturer's direct price.The 55-inch Samsung UN55KU6600 was originally released in 2016, so it packs many of the enthusiast-level features you'd expect from a recent high-end 4K TV, including Samsung Smart Hub, which lets you stream content from your favorite apps and HDR support.The Samsung UN55KU6600 also has an upscaling picture engine to make lower resolution movies look sharper.
  
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• Dad of kids living amid feces, trash gets 15 years in prison

  07-04-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A man whose young children were confined to rooms covered with dog and human feces and trash while his dog was in a clean crate was sentenced Friday to at least 15 years in prison.
  
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• Four killed by truck driven into crowd in Swedish capital

  07-04-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  
  By Johan AhlanderSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A truck plowed into a crowd on a shopping street and crashed into a department store in central Stockholm on Friday, killing four people and wounding 15 in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist attack.Police said they had arrested one person in a northern Stockholm suburb after earlier circulating a picture of a man wearing a grey hoodie in connection with the investigation into the attack on Drottninggatan (Queen Street) using a hijacked
  
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• Teen saves sister's life in Tennessee fire; 5 others killed

  07-04-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A young teenager saved her little sister's life in an overnight house fire that killed their parents and three siblings, a Tennessee sheriff said Friday.
  
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• Domestic abuse survivor marries the paramedic who saved her life

  07-04-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Melissa Dohme was in an abusive relationship but didn’t realize it at the time. When her ex-boyfriend stabbed her 32 times and left her unconscious, Cameron Hill came to her rescue … and the rest is history.
  
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• Half Marathon Tragedy: What Happened to the Vibrant Young Mom Who Died After Race?

  07-04-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Lindsay Doherty was cheered on by her family before she suddenly collapsed after crossing the finish line.
  
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• Assessing Trump's missile strike on Syria in response to Assad's chemical weapons attack

  07-04-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  On Friday, April 7, 2017, Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric leads a discussion on President Trump's decision to strike a Syrian military base in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons attack on his own people earlier in the week. Katie is be joined by Yahoo News and Finance Anchor Bianna Golodryga, Yahoo Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff, and Yahoo Chief Washington Correspondent Olivier Knox. The panel discusses the latest news on Syria and answers qu
  
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• Scarlett Takes on Ivanka: Johansson Rips 'Cowardly' Trump Over Role in Father's Administration

  07-04-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Johansson famously appeared in an "SNL" skit where she skewered the first daughter.
  
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• You don’t even need a license to drive the newest Volvo

  07-04-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  
  Volvo makes some of the safest, most technologically impressive vehicles on the road today, so when the company announces a brand new car it's a pretty big deal. In a new video announcement via Facebook, Volvo surprised everyone with the announcement of an all-new one-seater that is not only distinctly Volvo, but also extremely affordable. It's called the Volvo Rider Concept XC Coupe, and it's priced at a jaw-dropping $175. Oh, did I mention it's actually just a toy? No? Well that's because Volv
  
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• Concerned about White House infighting, Trump eyes shake-up: WSJ

  07-04-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump, concerned about infighting among his team, is considering a major shakeup of senior officials on his staff in an effort to eliminate some of the White House drama, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.The crisis in Syria sharpened Trump's desire to reduce the infighting and he is expected to make some staffing decisions soon, the Journal said, citing a senior administration official.
  
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• Grandmother Sentenced In 2-Year-Old Grandson's Gruesome Death

  07-04-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  
  Patricia Flores pleaded guilty to murder after the death of her severely scalded grandson who was in her care.
  
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• Jets launch raids from Syria base hit by US: monitor

  07-04-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  
  Two warplanes took off from a central Syrian airbase Friday hours after it was struck by US missiles and carried out bombing raids nearby, a monitoring group said.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the aircraft "took off from inside the Shayrat base, which is partially back in service, and struck targets near Palmyra".Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman could not specify whether they were Syrian or Russian planes, but said they were Sukhoi jets, which both Damascus and its ally Moscow u
  
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• New York police set to deploy 1,200 bodycams around the city

  07-04-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is set to deploy the first body cameras to officers after resolving some of the thorniest issues on when to switch on the camera, how long to keep the tape and when to tell the public they're being recorded.
  
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• US missile strike could resonate beyond Syria

  07-04-2017 21:31 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — President Donald Trump's 59-missile message to Syria — the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated — may well resonate with Bashar Assad.
  
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• Exclusive: U.S. regulator removes top examiner for Wells Fargo - sources

  07-04-2017 21:30
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most senior bank examiner for Wells Fargo & Cohas been removed by a U.S. regulator in the wake of the bank's unauthorized accounts scandal, people familiar with the...
  
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• US, Russia spar over maintaining military hotline in Syria

  07-04-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia sparred Friday over whether they will maintain a hotline aimed at preventing midair collisions of their warplanes in Syria, with senior U.S. military officials contradicting Moscow's claims that it has suspended the "deconfliction" talks in protest of America's cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base.
  
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• Baltimore police overhaul is approved over Trump objections

  07-04-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Friday approved an agreement negotiated under the Obama administration to overhaul the troubled Baltimore police force, sweeping aside objections from the Trump Justice Department.
  
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• Russia ups ante by freezing communications with US in Syria

  07-04-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Friday it was cutting a hotline intended to prevent midair incidents over Syria in response to the U.S. missile attack on a Syrian base. The response that demonstrates Moscow's readiness to defy Washington and could even put the two nuclear superpowers on a course toward military confrontation.
  
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• Additional security for DeVos may cost up to $7.8 million

  07-04-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Government officials said Friday that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos requires additional security detail due to a threat to her safety and that it may cost up to $7.8 million through September to protect her.
  
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• Drug epidemic: 1 small-town mayor takes on pill distributors

  07-04-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  
  WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — In this once prosperous West Virginia coal town of 1,900 people, residents say it's not just the decades-long demise of mining that hurt the community — it's the scourge of drug use that came with it.
  
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• Why would Syria mount 'chemical attack'?

  07-04-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  
  While Western powers have blamed Syria's regime for this week's suspected chemical attack, questions remain over why it would make such a move following a string of victories and a diplomatic comeback.The alleged toxic gas strike in Syria's northwest prompted the United States to launch 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Shayrat airbase in the early hours of Friday morning.US President Donald Trump said Damascus was "directly linked to the horrific chemical weapons attack" on Tuesday which kille
  
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• Islamic State kills dozens of civilians trying to flee Mosul: witnesses

  07-04-2017 20:39 via yahoo.com
  
  Islamic State militants have killed dozens of civilians attempting to flee Mosul in recent days, hanging several dead bodies from electricity poles as Iraqi forces fight to retake the city, witnesses said.Troops are meeting fierce resistance as militants retreat into the Old City, where street fighting is expected in the narrow alleyways and around the mosque where Islamic State declared its caliphate nearly three years ago.A man who spoke to Reuters via telephone said he had found the mutilated
  
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• LPC: Qlik Technologies cuts borrowing costs with traditional banks

  07-04-2017 20:38
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Data analytics firm Qlik Technologies is in the market with a $1.07 billion loan refinancing that is expected to halve the interest margin on a highly leveraged loan that it...
  
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• Trump's Syria strike poses challenge for Kremlin

  07-04-2017 20:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Russia hailed Donald Trump when he came to power as the leader who could help restore battered ties between Moscow and Washington.Since launching a bombing campaign to support Assad's forces in September 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned the tide in the six-year war and made Moscow the key player in shaping Syria's future.
  
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• President Trump on his historic meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping

  07-04-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  
  On Friday, April 7, 2017, President Trump spoke to the press about his historic meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  
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• Here’s how I added a 256GB microSD card to my iPhone

  07-04-2017 20:28 via yahoo.com
  
  The iPhone’s lack of expandable storage has been a sore spot for Apple fans for years. Of course, Apple makes an absolute killing on iPhone models with more storage space, and there’s no way the company will ever destroy its margins by letting people purchase entry-level iPhones and then expand their memory with a microSD card. But guess what: there’s a 256GB microSD card in my iPhone right now.
  No, it’s not black magic, it’s the Lexar microSD To Lightning Reader. P
  
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• ETA weapons 'handed to civil society' in France

  07-04-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  
  The Basque separatist group ETA, which has promised to give up all its remaining arms by Saturday, has handed over the weapons to members of "civil society" in France, one of them told AFP."We have the political and technical responsibility for ETA's disarmament, and it has been done," Txetx Etcheverry, a Basque environmentalist, said Friday."ETA has handed over its weapons to civil society.
  
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• In Venezuela, Young Protester Killed and Opposition Leader Barred From Office

  07-04-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  
  The government is cracking down on protesters and trying to take serious opposition candidates out of the running ahead of the next election.
  
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• US strikes on Syrian base: what we know

  07-04-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  
  The missile strike against a Syrian airbase marks the first time the United States has directly attacked the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.At around 3:40 am Syria time on Friday (0040 GMT) the US military fired 59 Tomahawk missiles at the Shayrat airfield near Homs in central Syria.According to the Pentagon, as well as hosting Syrian aircraft the facility was used to store chemical weapons.
  
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• US attorney general blasts deal to rein in Baltimore police

  07-04-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  
  US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday blasted an agreement to rein in Baltimore's notorious police department, saying it would lead to more crime.The agreement -- which followed riots in the East Coast city after the 2015 death in police custody of 25-year-old Freddie Gray -- forces the police to respect the rights of citizens, end harsh patrol tactics in black neighborhoods and use body cameras.The Baltimore government and police agreed on the decree last year, but the new administration
  
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• US suspects Syria had help in chemical attack: officials

  07-04-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  
  The Syrian regime may have had help conducting a chemical strike in Syria, US officials said Friday, but they stopped short of accusing Moscow of complicity."At a minimum, the Russians failed to rein in the Syrian regime activity," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity."We know the Russians have chemical expertise in country.
  
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• Sweden truck attack: What we know

  07-04-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  
  The incident occurred just before 1300 GMT on Friday at the corner of the Ahlens department store and Drottninggatan, Stockholm's biggest pedestrian street."Police received a call from SOS Alarm that a person in a vehicle has injured other people on Drottninggatan," police wrote on Twitter.
  
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• 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

  07-04-2017 20:09 via yahoo.com
  
  There's a lot riding on its burly shoulders.
  
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• Family Mourns Boy, 11, Who Killed Himself After Prank; Charges Filed Against Another Juvenile

  07-04-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  
  Tysen Benz thought his girlfriend had killed herself, authorities say.
  
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• Google’s lawsuit against Uber is a ‘misfire’ with ‘no evidence,’ Uber lawyer claims

  07-04-2017 20:02 via yahoo.com
  
  In February, Google subsidiary Waymo filed a lawsuit against Uber, claiming that the ridesharing company had stolen Waymo's intellectual property for its work on self-driving cars. The Waymo lawsuit contained bombshell allegations about widespread theft of files, and sought an injunction to prevent Uber from using any of the technology in its self-driving program.
  If the courts side with Waymo, it will set Uber's program back months or years, time the company cannot afford in the competitive rac
  
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• In big win for Trump, Senate approves his conservative court pick

  07-04-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  
  By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew ChungWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led Senate on Friday gave Donald Trump the biggest triumph of his young presidency, confirming his Supreme Court nominee over stout Democratic opposition and restoring a conservative majority on the highest U.S. judicial body.The Senate, which last year refused to consider Democratic former President Barack Obama's nominee to the court, voted 54-45 to approve Republican Trump's pick, Colorado-based federal appeals court jud
  
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