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• Russian accused of hacking extradited to U.S. from Spain

  02-02-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  A Russian man accused of operating a network of infected computers used by cyber criminals has been extradited to the United States from Spain and will make an initial court appearance on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice said.U.S. prosecutors said Peter Levashov, 37, ran the Kelihos botnet, a network of more than 100,000 infected devices used by cyber criminals to distribute viruses, ransomware, phishing emails and other spam attacks.
  
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• Spot All the Hidden Storage in This Glam Parisian Hideaway

  02-02-2018 23:51 via yahoo.com
  And then rent all 590 square feet of it for your next vacation
  
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• Bitcoin skids amid broad cryptocurrency sell-off

  02-02-2018 23:50 via yahoo.com
  Cryptocurrencies plunged on Friday, with bitcoin at one point sliding below $8,000 and headed for its biggest weekly loss since December 2013, amid worries about a regulatory clampdown globally.This week's slump brought the total market value of cryptocurrencies down to around $400 billion, half the high it reached in January, according to industry tracker Coinmarketcap.com.The market value of cryptocurrencies is calculated by multiplying the number of digital coins in existence by their price,
  
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• Pentagon pushes for new, low-yield nuclear weapons

  02-02-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  The US military wants to revamp its nuclear arsenal and develop new low-yield atomic weapons, largely in response to Russian actions in recent years, the Pentagon said in a policy statement released Friday.The so-called Nuclear Posture Review outlines the Pentagon's nuclear ambitions under President Donald Trump and is the first time since 2010 that the military has spelled out how it foresees nuclear threats in the coming decades."The strategy develops capabilities aimed at making use of nuclea
  
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• Exclusive: North Korea earned $200 million from banned exports, sends arms to Syria, Myanmar - U.N. report

  02-02-2018 23:40 via yahoo.com
  By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea violated United Nations sanctions to earn nearly $200 million in 2017 from banned commodity exports, according to a confidential report by independent U.N. monitors, which also accused Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Syria and Myanmar.The report to a U.N. Security Council sanctions committee, seen by Reuters on Friday, said North Korea had shipped coal to ports, including in Russia, China, South Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam, mainly using
  
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• Lawsuit to block Mulvaney from leading CFPB is dismissed

  02-02-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a federal credit union in Manhattan that sought to block U.S. President Donald Trump from installing Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.In a decision made public on Friday, U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe in Manhattan said the Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union lacked legal authority to sue, rejecting what he called the plaintiff's "fear-based theory of standing.
  
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• John Deere Recalls ZTrak Riding Mowers

  02-02-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  John Deere has recalled 3,700 riding mowers sold between August 2017 and December 2017 because the mower can continue to operate with the cutting blades engaged even if the user exits the seat. T...
  
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• 13 Of The Best Places To Find Unique Valentine's Day Gifts

  02-02-2018 23:28 via yahoo.com
  The craziness of Valentine’s Day can be a bit overwhelming.
  
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• Venezuela military ouster remarks dog Tillerson in Latin America

  02-02-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  By Gabriel Stargardter and Alexandra UlmerMEXICO CITY/CARACAS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's first tour of Latin America got off to a rocky start on Friday with U.S. ally Mexico distancing itself from his suggestion that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro could be toppled by his own military.Tillerson ruffled feathers across the region on the eve of his five-nation tour with comments in Texas defending 19th century U.S. foreign policy in Latin America and suggesting the Ve
  
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• Judge Says There's 'No Way' She'll Punish Father Who Charged at Larry Nassar

  02-02-2018 23:16 via yahoo.com
  Judge Janice Cunningham said not to 'combat assault with assault'
  
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• Cancer from cellphones? New studies say no need to hang up

  02-02-2018 23:16 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two government studies that bombarded rats and mice with cellphone radiation found a weak link to some heart tumors, but federal regulators and some scientists say don't worry — it is safe to use your device. They still do.
  
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• Trump refuses to rule out firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein over Russia probe

  02-02-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump has refused to rule out firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.The President’s comment came after he approved the release of a memo alleging surveillance abuses by FBI officials investigating potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.The controversial document was crafted by the staff of Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
  
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• Liukin steps down as US women's gymnastics team coordinator

  02-02-2018 23:00 via yahoo.com
  The coordinator of the women's national team for USA Gymnastics has stepped down, the latest departure to rock the embattled organization in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal centered on former team doctor Larry Nassar.
  
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• Family's dog turns up 10 years after vanishing from home

  02-02-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  APOLLO, Pa. (AP) — A family has been reunited with its dog 10 years after the dog went missing.
  
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• Stock Market Has Its Worst Week in 2 Years as Dow Jones Falls More Than 600 Points

  02-02-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  The stock market closed sharply lower, extending a weeklong slide, as the Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 600 points.
  
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• Is Russia building a 'doomsday' torpedo?

  02-02-2018 22:50 via yahoo.com
  According to a leaked Pentagon report draft, Russia is building and developing a nuclear weapon with a 100-megaton payload, described as a 'doomsday' torpedo.
  
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• Democrats Have So Many Candidates They Could Go Broke. A New Group Might Have the Fix

  02-02-2018 22:36 via yahoo.com
  How SwingLeft is "hacking campaigns finance" to win the House
  
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• Indiana to impose Medicaid work requirements

  02-02-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  Indiana said on Friday it will require its Medicaid recipients work or do some other form of community engagement, becoming the second state to make this fundamental change to the 50-year-old health insurance program for the poor.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it approved Indiana's waiver to add these requirements to its Medicaid program on Friday.The work requirement applies to able-bodied working age Medicaid enrollees, a
  
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• Calif. School Shooting Involving 12-Year-Old Girl Not Believed to Be Intentional: Police

  02-02-2018 22:28 via yahoo.com
  Los Angeles police say they are trying to determine how a 12-year-old girl got a hold of a semi-automatic handgun and why she brought it to school.
  
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• New data: child abuse deaths rise, notably in Texas, Indiana

  02-02-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released federal figures show a sharp rise in child abuse fatalities in the U.S., with the bulk of the increase occurring in two states — Indiana and Texas — where child-welfare agencies have been in disarray.
  
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• Already Threatened Polar Bears Face Food Shortage Crisis Amid Climate Change

  02-02-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  The situation is becoming more and more grim for the polar bear.
  
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• 22 Hilariously Perfect Gifts For Your Funny Galentine

  02-02-2018 22:22 via yahoo.com
  Who says Valentine’s Day is only for celebrating ~romantic~ relationships?
  
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• Black athletes have long history of not sticking to sports

  02-02-2018 22:20 via yahoo.com
  This year's NFL season featured two of America's pastimes: football and race, with pre-game protests dividing fans along color lines and making Sunday afternoons among the most segregated hours in the country.
  
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• Trump pick K.T. McFarland withdraws nomination as envoy to Singapore

  02-02-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  By Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - K.T. McFarland, picked by President Donald Trump to be the U.S. ambassador to Singapore, withdrew from consideration for the job on Friday after her nomination became stalled in the U.S. Senate.McFarland was on Trump’s presidential transition team and later appointed deputy national security adviser under Michael Flynn.Trump nominated McFarland last May to be the U.S. envoy to Singapore.
  
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• YouTube labels state-sponsored news as rules tighten

  02-02-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  YouTube on Friday began labeling news broadcasts that get government money as it vowed to be stricter about content at the globally popular online video-sharing service.A feature being rolled out in the US displays notices below videos uploaded by news broadcasters which receive government or public money, according to a blog post by YouTube News senior product manager Geoff Samek.The flagging may also apply to state-chartered news organizations such as the BBC and AFP, and US-based public broad
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks swoon, sending Dow down 600 points

  02-02-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):
  
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• Here Are All the Dates and Locations You Need to Know For the 2018 Winter Olympics

  02-02-2018 22:09 via yahoo.com
  Find out when your favorite events will be taking place at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and what type of venue they'll be in.
  
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• US prosecutor: Oregon has big pot overproduction problem

  02-02-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's top federal prosecutor said Friday the state has a "formidable" problem with marijuana overproduction that winds up on the black market and that he wants to work with state and local leaders and the pot industry to do something about it.
  
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• Los Angeles school shooting 'happened by accident when teenager dropped a gun', police say

  02-02-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  A school shooting that sent two teenagers to the hospital with gunshot wounds appears to have been an accident, police said.After interviewing her, police said it appeared that a firearm she brought to school went off unintentionally.The girl, whose name is not being released because she is a minor, was booked on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm.
  
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• Groundhog Day report: Flu's worsening shadow blanketing US

  02-02-2018 21:46 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like Groundhog Day for the nation's flu report, too: It's gotten worse and there are weeks of suffering ahead.
  
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• The Real Purpose Of The Nunes Memo

  02-02-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― For weeks, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee and their allies have been promising that they have a memo with damning evidence undermining special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election meddling and Russian ties to President Donald Trump’s inner circle.
  
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• 'That's it?' Nunes memo draws outrage and derision.

  02-02-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  Democrats and several prominent Republicans blasted the decision by President Trump and GOP members of the House Intelligence Committee to release the controversial memo.
  
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• Israel says anti-Semitism rising in Poland as Holocaust row simmers

  02-02-2018 21:37 via yahoo.com
  The Israeli embassy in Warsaw on Friday said it has observed a "wave of anti-Semitic statements" in Poland, as a diplomatic row rages over a new Polish bill regarding the Holocaust and the definition of Nazi death camps.Poland's senate on Thursday passed a controversial Holocaust bill that had been meant to defend the country's image abroad but which instead provoked Israel's anger and drew concern from the US as well as from various Jewish groups and global institutions like the International A
  
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• Companies Are Losing Millions After #MeToo Allegations Like Kate Upton's Claim Against Guess' Paul Marciano

  02-02-2018 21:37 via yahoo.com
  Just a few weeks after Wynn Resorts' shares fell following allegations
  
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• First Woman To Accuse Nassar Says Church Can Be One Of 'Worst Places' To Go For Help

  02-02-2018 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Rachael Denhollander was the first woman to publicly accuse former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse.
  
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• Flu season has gone from bad to worse, CDC reports, as 17 more children die in the US

  02-02-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  Top doctors at the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to report more grim news about this year's severe flu season, largely due to a particularly nasty strain of the virus.  On Friday morning, the CDC provided updated influenza statistics, gathered from the week spanning Jan. 21 to Jan. 28. Although there's a deluge of numbers and statistics to consider, the CDC underscored two significant trends: Flu activity: Already widespread around the nation, it's still
  
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• Nunes Memo Damages Intel Community

  02-02-2018 21:29 via yahoo.com
  Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about the context of the Devin Nunes memo and how Richard Nixon met with Roger Ailes about creating a conservative media that now carries Donald Trump.
  
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• Los Angeles school shooting: Gun discharged single round from inside backpack, police say

  02-02-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  The gun used in the Sal Castro Middle School shooting appears to have discharged one round from inside a backpack, police tell ABC News.
  
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• Amazon stock market value on verge of eclipsing Microsoft

  02-02-2018 21:22
  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's shares surged on Friday, pushing its stock market value above $700 billion and threatening to eclipse Microsoft Corp, a day after the online retailing behemoth reported...
  
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• What life was like when the Patriots and Eagles last faced off in the Super Bowl -- in 2005

  02-02-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  It's a road sports fans been down before: The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles are preparing to face off in the Super Bowl.
  
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• Republicans and Democrats Are Overhyping the Nunes Memo

  02-02-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Rather than striking a decisive blow, the Nunes memo indicates that the battle over the Trump probe is far from over.The real question about the now-declassified Nunes memo is this: Why did the Democrats make such a fuss about it?Apart from the fact that the intelligence agencies—like much of the government—engage in rampant and unnecessary classification of the obvious, the document is dreary stuff and does not appear to compromise any real intelligence sources and methods.
  
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• Smugglers blamed after five migrants shot in Calais

  02-02-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  Four migrants were fighting for their lives on Friday after being shot during a giant brawl in Calais, in what the French government called an "intolerable" escalation of violence in a port that serves as a gateway to Britain.Twenty-two people were hospitalised with injuries after three fights across the city on Thursday that drew in hundreds of the migrants camped out in the hope of stowing away on trucks bound for England, according to officials.Four Eritreans between 16 and 20 years old were
  
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• Body at home where man killed by police was dead man's wife

  02-02-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A body found outside an Oklahoma City home after an officer fatally shot a man was the man's wife, police said Friday.
  
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• Larry Nassar: Judge says 'no way' will she punish abuse victims' father for trying to attack disgraced doctor

  02-02-2018 21:07 via yahoo.com
  A Michigan judge has said "there is no way" the court would punish the father of three of Larry Nassar's victims attempted to attack the former US Gymnastics doctor.Eaton County Circuit Judge Janice Cunningham said to Randall Margraves that she “could charge you with contempt.Two of Mr Margraves daughters, Lauren and Madison Rae, had just given their victim impact statements when Mr Margraves requested a few minutes alone with the convicted sex predator and charged at him.
  
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• If These 16 Tweets Sound Familiar, You're Probably An Introvert

  02-02-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  If you’re an introvert, you likely value your alone time.
  
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• Judge will not punish father who attacked Nassar in court

  02-02-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  A court hearing for former sports doctor Larry Nassar turned physical when a father of one of the victims lunged at him.
  
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• White House Says Nunes Memo Raises 'Serious Concerns' About FBI

  02-02-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  The White House says a newly released GOP memo raises "serious concerns" about the DOJ and the FBI's handling of the Russia investigation.
  
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• Randy Moss talks the future of eSports, calls Rob Gronkowski 'a nightmare'

  02-02-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  The former wide receiver, largely said to be one of the best to ever play (and maybe even the GOAT), also considers himself a pretty serious video gamer.
  
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• Right-Wing Outlets Got Advance Excerpts Of GOP Memo, Underscoring Its Partisan Nature

  02-02-2018 20:50 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― As news broke that President Donald Trump authorized the release of a GOP memo on Friday meant to undermine the ongoing investigation into his campaign’s links to Russian officials, several right-wing outlets appeared to have received excerpts in advance.
  
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• Chloe Kim Super Bowl Ad Reveals Her Dad's Sacrifices For Her Snowboarding Career

  02-02-2018 20:50 via yahoo.com
  Thanks dad for riding on this journey with me! See my #SuperBowl ad from @NBCOlympics this Sunday on NBC #BestOfUS #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/skbuWIWdpc—
  
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