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• Sea level rise is accelerating, with Greenland in leading role

  26-06-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  
  Global sea level rise is accelerating as the Greenland Ice Sheet sheds more of its ice, scientists have found.  Given this quickening pace, it's possible that by the end of this century, sea level rise could threaten coastal communities around the world, from Miami to Mumbai.  A new study, published Monday in the journalNature Climate Change, is one of a few recent works to confirm an acceleration in sea level rise during the past few decades. There had been greater uncertainty about t
  
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• Column: Dale Jr. farewell tour begins, but it isn't goodbye

  26-06-2017 23:56 via yahoo.com
  
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. had just completed a satisfying sixth-place finish at Sonoma Raceway when he was stopped by the Fox Sports cameras in what might have been his final post-race interview with the network.
  
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• Armed Services panel chairman seeks $696 billion DOD budget

  26-06-2017 23:55 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the U.S. military in dire need of rebuilding, an influential House committee chairman pressed his case Monday for $696 billion defense budget in 2018 — more military spending than at any point during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  
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• Why the supreme court's travel ban ruling may not be a win for Trump

  26-06-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump proclaimed victory after the supreme court’s decision.Donald Trump was quick to proclaim victory when the supreme court decided to allow elements of one of his most controversial policies to take effect before justices hear the case in the fall.“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision is a clear victory for our national security,” the US president said in a statement.
  
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• Apple’s latest acquisition points to a future without the iPhone

  26-06-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  
  An intriguing new report from MacRumors relays that Apple recently acquired SensoMotoric Instruments, a German-based company with expertise across varying types of eye-tracking technologies.
  According to the company's website, its technology (both hardware and software) can not only be used for mobile eye tracking on glasses, but for VR and AR purposes as well. Word of the acquisition is particularly notable given recent rumors pointing towards Apple's interest in developing a pair of augmented
  
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• Why This Mom Posted Her 3-Year-Old Son's Hospital Bill on Twitter

  26-06-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  
  Ali Chandra posted two tweets showing how much her 3-year-old son's medical bills to show what it would cost if she wasn't insured.
  
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• House ethics panel launches inquiry of 2 Dems, plus aide

  26-06-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics committee said Monday it is investigating complaints against two veteran Democratic lawmakers and the top aide to a third Democrat.
  
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• Do We Have To Worry About An Asteroid Strike?

  26-06-2017 23:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Just because an asteroid passes by Earth from a safe distance one year doesn’t mean it will always happen that way.
  
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• Divers seek bodies as boatmen recount deadly Colombia wreck

  26-06-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  
  Divers combed the murky depths of a Colombian reservoir Monday for the bodies of a dozen missing passengers from a pleasure boat that sank, killing seven people.As anxious families waited for news, authorities had yet to explain what caused the four-deck Almirante to go down.It sank on Sunday afternoon in the El Penol reservoir in the tourist town of Guatape, where Colombian and foreign tourists take leisure cruises.
  
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• The Latest: Attorney forced to testify against Joe Arpaio

  26-06-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on the trial of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio (all times local):
  
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• Apple CEO touts India impact in push for deeper market access

  26-06-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook on Sunday highlighted the economic impact the company is having on India in a meeting with its prime minister as the iPhone maker seeks deeper access to the world's third-largest smartphone market behind the United States and China.Cook met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a business summit in Washington at a time when Apple Incis targeting the nascent Indian market as a revenue source after its sales in China slipped.Apple has asked Indian government officials for
  
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• Philando Castile's family reaches $3M settlement in death

  26-06-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last July, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement with the city that employed the officer, avoiding a federal wrongful death lawsuit that attorneys said could have taken years to resolve.
  
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• Pilot Tells Passengers to 'Pray' During Shaky Flight That Was 'Like Being in a Washing Machine'

  26-06-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  
  The pilot sounded calm, but was heard telling passengers he was scared too.
  
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• Rabbi, several others arrested in public benefits fraud case

  26-06-2017 23:11 via yahoo.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey rabbi and his wife and three other couples defrauded state and federal public assistance programs out of more than $1 million by underreporting their incomes, according to criminal complaints released Monday.
  
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• Ethereum Prices Drop After Fake Death Reports

  26-06-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  
  Ether prices have appeared unpredictable in the past few weeks, but co-founder Mihai Alisie said the correction ultimately will benefit for the platform.
  
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• Police: Girl's actions caused her to fall from NY park ride

  26-06-2017 23:08 via yahoo.com
  
  QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A teenage girl's actions, not mechanical malfunctions, caused her to slip under a restraining bar on an amusement park gondola ride before falling into the arms of bystanders below, police said Monday.
  
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• Mystery of missing Chinese scholar shakes up Illinois school

  26-06-2017 23:08 via yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Yingying Zhang, the daughter of a working-class factory driver from China, took the same career path as many other young Chinese academics before her: She travelled to a university in the U.S. with dreams of one day landing a professorship and being able to help her parents financially.
  
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• Arkansas inmate on lam for 32 years visiting mom when caught

  26-06-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The mother of an Arkansas prison escapee who had been on the run for more than three decades said she has been in contact with her son since soon after his escape and that he was visiting her when he was arrested.
  
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• Russia FM Lavrov urges US to prevent 'provocations' in Syria

  26-06-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday urged US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to prevent "provocations" against Syrian government forces, the foreign ministry said.In a phone call initiated by Tillerson, Lavrov "called on Washington to take steps to prevent provocations against Syrian government forces carrying out operations against terrorists," it said in a statement.
  
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• Man convicted of 2nd-degree murder in killing of Baby Doe

  26-06-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A man was convicted Monday of murder in the death of a 2-year-old girl who became known as Baby Doe after her remains washed up on the shore of a Boston Harbor island.
  
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• CNN deletes false story on Trump ally's links to Russia: 'It was a massive f*** up'

  26-06-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  
  CNN has retracted a story linking an ally of Donald Trump to a Russian bank, amid an FBI investigation into alleged ties between campaign aides and Moscow.The story of Trump campaign team executive Anthony Scaramucci's ties to the Kremlin-controlled Russian Direct Investment Fund was false, prompting many to accuse the outlet of "fake news".Mr Scaramucci, who founded investment firm SkyBridge Capital, responded via Twitter that the network did the "right thing".
  
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• Who Is Mackenzie Standifer, Ryan Edwards’ Wife?

  26-06-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  
  Their wedding was slated to air on MTV.
  
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• Which Marvel Actors Are Leaving After ‘Avengers: Infinity War’?

  26-06-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  
  Kevin Feige confirmed that “Avengers: Infinity War” will be the final outing for certain superheroes.
  
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• Republican senator to block arms sales over Qatar crisis

  26-06-2017 22:39 via yahoo.com
  
  By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday he would block arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council pending progress in resolving a simmering dispute with Qatar."All countries in the region need to do more to combat terrorism, but recent disputes among the GCC countries only serve to hurt efforts to fight ISIS and counter Iran," Republican Senator Bob Corker wro
  
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• CBO: Senate health bill leads to 22 million fewer insured Americans by 2026

  26-06-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  
  The Senate health care bill would cause 22 million more people to be uninsured by 2026 than under current law, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office announced Monday.
  
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• The Latest: Baby Doe's mother to be sentenced this week

  26-06-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the murder conviction of a Massachusetts man in the killing of his ex-girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter, who came to be known as Baby Doe (all times local):
  
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• Hacking Group 'Anonymous' Claims NASA Will Announce Alien Life Soon

  26-06-2017 22:32 via yahoo.com
  
  "According to experts, it is no longer a question of if there is life on other planets, but when we will find it."
  
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• Sean Spicer angrily confronted by CNN reporter during tense off-camera press briefing

  26-06-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  
  A CNN reporter has argued with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer over the West Wing’s decision to bar cameras from broadcasting the daily press briefings.Jim Acosta, the White House correspondent for the cable news network, challenged Mr Spicer after the White House representative admonished the reporter while he was trying to ask a question on healthcare.“There’s no camera on, Jim”, Mr Spicer said .
  
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• Sheriff: Man killed missing son, 5, after Disneyland trip

  26-06-2017 22:28 via yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators suspect the father of a 5-year-old California boy who has been missing for two months killed the child after a family outing at Disneyland in a plot to get back at his estranged wife during a bitter separation, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said Monday.
  
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• Brave Dad Describes Moment He Caught Girl Who Fell Out of Ride: 'God Dropped an Angel'

  26-06-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  
  Matthew Howard was clearly at the right place in the right time.
  
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• Father Charged With Murdering 5-Year-Old Son He Had Reported Missing

  26-06-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  
  Aramazd Andressian Sr. has been partying in Las Vegas in the weeks since his 5-year-old son disappeared, authorities said.
  
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• Can Modi Turn India From a ‘True Friend’ to the U.S. to a Friend Forever?

  26-06-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  
  The two men know deal making. Whether they understand how to forge lasting U.S-Indian relations is another matter.
  
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• Why Progressives Lose — Even In California

  26-06-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  
  “Single payer” seemed politically possible — until California Democrats helped insurers and drug companies halt a measure designed to create a Medicare-for-all system.
  
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• Asylum Seekers in Canada Trapped in Legal Limbo

  26-06-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of people who fled to Canada to escape President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal migrants have become trapped in legal limbo because of an overburdened refugee system, struggling to find work, permanent housing or enroll their children in schools, reports Reuters.
  
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• Kentucky lawyer in $600 million fraud scheme flees U.S.: report

  26-06-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  
  A Kentucky lawyer who pleaded guilty to participating in a $600 million disability fraud scheme has fled to a country that does not have an extradition treaty with the United States, local media reported.Eric Christopher Conn, 56, used a fake passport to flee to a country he did not identify, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader, which said it exchanged emails with a person it identified as Conn. The paper said on Sunday that person answered correctly questions only Conn would know.Scott Whi
  
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• Vandals obliterate info on Emmett Till marker in Mississippi

  26-06-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A civil rights historical marker in Mississippi has been vandalized, obliterating information about black teenager Emmett Till, who was kidnapped and lynched in 1955.
  
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• Trump and the 'honest' Question

  26-06-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  
  Kurt Andersen and Lawrence O'Donnell discuss Donald Trump's many lies in office and a new poll that shows only 36% now view the American president as "honest" – which comes as the Trump White House has decided to pick a fight with the press corps.
  
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• All the President's Lies

  26-06-2017 21:39 via yahoo.com
  
  The New York Times Sunday published an extraordinary definitive list of the more than 100 lies Donald Trump has told as president. Lawrence O'Donnell talks to Stuart Thompson, who worked on the piece.
  
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• The Latest: Rabbi charged with benefits fraud released

  26-06-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on a New Jersey public welfare benefits fraud case (all times local):
  
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• Texas sanctuary city law could lead to immigration police state: lawyer

  26-06-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  
  A small border town and some of the largest cities in Texas told a federal judge on Monday a new state law aimed at punishing sanctuary cities could lead to an immigration police state and asked him to halt it because it was unconstitutional.The Republican-backed law in Texas, the U.S. state with the longest border with Mexico, takes effect on September 1.It is the first of its kind since Republican Donald Trump became president in January, promising to crack down on illegal immigration.
  
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• U.S. top court deals setback to gun control advocates on felon ban

  26-06-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a blow to gun control advocates by opening the door for some convicted felons to challenge a federal ban on them owning firearms.The case involved two Pennsylvania men who were convicted of non-violent crimes who challenged the ban.The Trump administration had appealed last year's ruling by the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, calling it a threat to public safety.
  
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• Pacquiao's Thoughts On Outcome Of Mayweather vs. McGregor

  26-06-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  Boxer Manny Pacquiao weighs in on who will win the Mayweather vs. McGregor bout.
  
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• Boyfriend of Mom Found Guilty in 'Baby Doe' Killing: 'Finally, Justice for Bella'

  26-06-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  Michael McCarthy was found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of 'Baby Doe.'
  
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• Trump says Obama 'colluded' on Russia, without giving evidence

  26-06-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that investigators apologize for looking into Russian interference and possible collusion with his 2016 election campaign, accusing predecessor President Barack Obama of having "colluded or obstructed," but he did not provide evidence.Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Mueller, along with several congressional committees, are investigating allegations by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia used cyber attacks and fake media stories to he
  
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• Saudi demands from Qatar 'very provocative': Germany

  26-06-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  
  By Andrea ShalalBERLIN (Reuters) - A list of 13 demands submitted by four Arab states to Qatar as a condition to lift their boycott on the Gulf country is "very provocative" because some items challenge Doha's sovereignty, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a boycott on Qatar three weeks ago, accusing it of backing militants - then issued an ultimatum, including demands that it shut down a Turkish military base
  
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• Kushner Meeting With Russian Bank Is Weird

  26-06-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  
  Rachel Maddow relays a description of Russia's state-run VEB bank as not being a bank in the traditional way, making Jared Kushner's meeting with the chairman of that bank during the Trump transition all the weirder.
  
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• Berkshire bulks up in real estate with Store Capital stake

  26-06-2017 20:22
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc has taken a nearly 10 percent stake in the real estate investment trust Store Capital Corp, adding to bets in the sector by the conglomerate controlled by...
  
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• Indian Prime Minister meets Donald Trump to seal drone deal in effort to curb Chinese influence in Asia

  26-06-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump is expected to authorise the sale of $2bn (£1.6bn) worth of surveillance drones to India.The US President met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time this week – an encounter watched closely by analysts for clues of the depth of ties the new US administration seeks.Both trade and defence ties were heavily bolstered under US President Barack Obama, but policy differences between Mr Trump’s administration and New Delhi have thrown the future of
  
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• Britain and EU clash as May outlines Brexit proposals for Europeans

  26-06-2017 20:12 via yahoo.com
  
  London and Brussels clashed Monday over future residency rights for millions of Europeans as Britain outlined post-Brexit proposals that included a special new status for EU immigrants.Prime Minister Theresa May fleshed out what she called a "fair and serious" offer to guarantee the rights of EU migrants in Britain once it has left the European Union."I want to completely reassure people that under these plans no EU citizen currently in the UK lawfully will be asked to leave at the point the UK
  
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• Kushner Hires Lawyer With Scandal Experience

  26-06-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Rachel Maddow reports that Donald Trump son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has hired a famed defense lawyer Abbe Lowell, who has represented a litany of clients through high profile political scandals and prosecutions.
  
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