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• How did what could be the largest human organ elude us until 2018?

  28-03-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com
  Back when he was a young student in medical school some 30 years ago, pathologist Neil Theise wasn't taught much about a common, widespread connective tissue in human bodies. Scientists assumed it was just a typical connective tissue, so they didn't look much further. "You see what you’re prepared to see," Theise, now a pathologist at New York University's Langone Medical Center, said in an interview. Now, he knows differently. "It looks like it's connective tissue — but it's not." T
  
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• Pope Francis Takes 12-Year-Old Ohio Boy With Down Syndrome for Ride in Popemobile

  28-03-2018 23:49 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis made the day of an Ohio boy with Down syndrome.
  
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• Body found in shallow California grave ID'd as missing model

  28-03-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A body found in a shallow grave in Northern California was identified Wednesday as an aspiring model and actress from Macedonia who had been missing from Los Angeles for more than a month, authorities said.
  
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• ‘Time to join the NRA.’ Calls to repeal the Second Amendment set off commenters

  28-03-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  “Everyone has an opinion, thankfully we have the constitution.” “I can think of fewer things that would create a state of open rebellion in the United States.” Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’s call for a repeal of the Second Amendment has Newsroom readers up in arms.In a New York Times op-ed piece, Stevens said March for Our Lives protesters asking for gun law reform should ask for more: “They should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment.&rd
  
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• Chrissy Teigen Explains Her Snapchat Decision And Why She Feels For The Beyoncé Biter

  28-03-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  There's rarely a day when Chrissy Teigen doesn't delight us with her funny
  
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• Ecuador cuts WikiLeaks founder Assange's internet at embassy

  28-03-2018 23:31 via yahoo.com
  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's government said Wednesday it has cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's internet connection at the nation's London embassy after his recent activity on social media decrying the arrest of a Catalan separatist politician.
  
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• Astronomers find the 'impossible': a galaxy without dark matter

  28-03-2018 23:31 via yahoo.com
  Stupefied astronomers on Wednesday unveiled the first and only known galaxy without dark matter, the invisible and poorly-understood substance thought to make up a quarter of the Universe.The discovery could revise or even upend theories of how galaxies are formed, they reported in the journal Nature."This is really bizarre," said co-author Roberto Abraham, an astronomer at the University of Toronto.
  
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• Teva wins reversal of U.S. jury's $235 million GSK drug patent verdict

  28-03-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  A federal judge on Wednesday overturned a U.S. jury's verdict that required Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to pay GlaxoSmithKline Plc more than $235 million for infringing a patent covering its blood pressure drug Coreg.U.S. District Judge Leonard Stark in Wilmington, Delaware ruled that the evidence did not support the jury's finding in June that Teva sales of a generic version of the drug caused doctors to infringe GSK's patent.It also had rejected Teva's contention that the patent was inv
  
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• Docs reveal links between Trump aide and Russian intelligence

  28-03-2018 23:19 via yahoo.com
  Court documents released Tuesday night by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office reveal that former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates was in touch with a business associate in 2016 whom he knew was a former member of Russian intelligence. Justin Mitchell reports.
  
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• The Latest: Exchange student accused of school gun threat

  28-03-2018 23:00 via yahoo.com
  UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a Taiwanese exchange student accused of threating to shoot up his Pennsylvania high school (all times local):
  
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• China asserts power in US-North Korea negotiations with Kim Jong-un’s surprise Beijing visit

  28-03-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  In hosting North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un on a surprise visit to Beijing, China’s President Xi Jinping has made clear to the United States that his country will be an integral part of the as-yet-to-be-scheduled and unprecedented negotiations between Mr Kim and President Donald Trump.The meeting put a new coat of paint on the relationship between the two countries, which was believed to have soured somewhat as China backed UN sanctions against Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile p
  
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• Trump may rue selection of Bolton for national security adviser

  28-03-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow looks at John Bolton's relationship with Robert Mercer and Cambridge Analytica and other matters already being investigated by Robert Mueller.
  
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• Michigan build-your-own AR-15 class provokes backlash

  28-03-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan gun store owner shrugged off criticism and went ahead with a class that teaches people how to build their own AR-15 semi-automatic rifles like those used in many mass shootings, including last month's massacre at a Florida high school.
  
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• Russian ex-spy likely poisoned at front door, UK police say

  28-03-2018 22:38 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — The Russian ex-spy and his daughter left critically ill in a nerve agent attack three weeks ago were probably poisoned at the front door of their home in southwestern England, British police said Wednesday.
  
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• Trump attorney discussed pardons with Flynn, Manafort lawyers: report

  28-03-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  An attorney for President Donald Trump raised the idea of Trump pardoning two of his former top advisers last year as Special Counsel Robert Mueller was building a case against them in his probe into possible Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.John Dowd, who was Trump's lead lawyer in the special counsel investigation until he resigned last week, broached the issue in discussions with attorneys for former national security adviser Mic
  
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• Pentagon confirms Qaeda higher-up killed in Libya strike

  28-03-2018 22:25 via yahoo.com
  A senior Al-Qaeda operative and another jihadist were killed in a US air strike in Libya, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday.The March 24 strike near Ubari in southern Libya killed "two Al-Qaeda terrorists, including Musa Abu Dawud, a high-ranking Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) official," the US military's Africa Command said in a statement.
  
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• 2019 Subaru Forester: See The Changes Side-By-Side

  28-03-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  The 2019 Forester is making its debut in New York – and it has an all-new look.
  
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• Planes Captured on Video After Collision at Israeli Airport

  28-03-2018 22:20 via yahoo.com
  No one was injured as they planes hit each other while on the ground at Ben Gurion Airport.
  
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• 2019 Cadillac XT4 Is A Smaller, More Affordable Luxury SUV

  28-03-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  Standard turbo engine and lower entry price should help the newest Cadillac's appeal.
  
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• 2019 Kia K900 Makes A Handsome Debut In New York

  28-03-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  The latest K900 packs tons of tech into a luxurious cabin.
  
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• The Latest: UK police: Ex-spy likely poisoned at front door

  28-03-2018 22:11 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain (all times local):
  
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• N. Korea's Kim shows unity with China's Xi in first foreign trip

  28-03-2018 22:05 via yahoo.com
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides try to repair frayed relations before Pyongyang's landmark summits with Seoul and Washington.US President Donald Trump welcomed the Beijingmeeting and said there was now a "good chance" Kim would scrap his nuclear weapons -- but warned that sanctions must stay in force in the meantime.On his first trip abroad since taking power, Kim and his wife were greeted
  
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• Southern Baptist Leader Resigns Over 'Morally Inappropriate Relationship'

  28-03-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  A leading figure in America's largest Protestant denomination has resigned
  
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• What's the Best New Car Under $30,000?

  28-03-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  There are tons of fun, affordable new cars on the market right now. Which is your favorite?
  
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• Canada teen scores lottery win of $1,000, every week, for life

  28-03-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  Turning 18 is the moment when most teenagers begin to wonder how they will pay their way in the world, but for one lucky Canadian woman, paying the bills will never be a problem. Charlie Lagarde never dreamed she’d strike lucky when she hit the legal age to buy a lottery ticket in Canada by spending C$4 on a winning scratch card. The Quebec teenager wound up winning a lifetime of weekly payments of $1000. Ms Lagarde was given the choice of receiving either C$1m (£550,000) in one go o
  
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• Leaked EPA email tells staff to play up climate denial, ignore actual data

  28-03-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  It's no secret that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt disagrees with the overwhelming evidence tying human emissions of greenhouse gases to increasing global average temperatures, sea level rise, and a host of other problems for humanity.  He has, after all, moved to scuttle the Obama administration's regulations that would limit such emissions from power plants, ordered the EPA's climate change websites to go dark, and advocated for a televised debate on clim
  
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• North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visits China

  28-03-2018 21:49 via yahoo.com
  North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearization and to meet U.S. officials, China said on Wednesday after his meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold friendship with its isolated neighbor.
  
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• Germany denies deal to give Israel UN council seat

  28-03-2018 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Germany on Wednesday rejected claims that it violated a supposed decades-old agreement to let Israel run unopposed for a seat on the United Nations Security Council.Pro-Israel activists in the United States have accused Berlin of not honoring an agreement struck almost 20 years ago when the Jewish state joined the Western European and Others (WEOG) regional group at the UN.The deal purportedly included a promise to let Israel run uncontested for one of the non-permanent seats reserved for the re
  
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• Joe Biden Regrets Talk Of Fighting Trump, Doesn't Want To 'Get Down In Mosh Pit'

  28-03-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  Former Vice President Joe Biden clarified his comments about getting in a fist
  
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• It would be 'almost impossible' to repeal Second Amendment, say experts - as Trump wades into debate

  28-03-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump has been quick to show his disdain over a suggestion from a former Supreme Court justice that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution – the right to keep and bear arms – should be repealed.Retired Justice John Paul Stevens has become the latest prominent figure to call for the repeal of the amendment, citing the sweeping movement started by student survivors of the Parkland, Florida school shooting on Valentine's Day in which 17 people were killed.Justice S
  
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• China says North Korea's Kim pledged commitment to denuclearization

  28-03-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  By Ben Blanchard and Joyce LeeBEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearization and to meet U.S. officials, China said on Wednesday after his meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold friendship with its isolated neighbour.After two days of speculation, China and North Korea both confirmed that Kim had travelled to Beijing and met Xi during what China called an unofficial visit from Sunday to Wednesday.
  
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• Syrian army prepares 'huge' operation in last rebel bastion as pressure mounts

  28-03-2018 21:11 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army is preparing to launch a "huge" operation against the last rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta unless the Jaish al-Islam insurgent group agrees to hand over the area, a pro-Syrian government newspaper reported on Wednesday.The group has been negotiating about the town of Douma with the government's main ally Russia.A war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the Syrian military had resumed artillery bombardment of Douma, where blasts were h
  
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• San Francisco crash: one dead after vehicle ploughs into people after fight

  28-03-2018 21:05 via yahoo.com
  One person was killed and three others seriously injured in San Francisco after a fight escalated into a driver ploughing into a group of five people, police said.The driver got into a physical altercation with the group before running his vehicle into them and driving away, a San Francisco police official said.A police spokeswoman said the department did not have any additional information on the suspect.
  
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• Donald Trump’s lawyer ‘discussed pardoning Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort’

  28-03-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s lawyer talked about pardoning two top former advisers as the Russian investigation was closing in, according to The New York Times.  John Dowd reportedly discussed the topic with lawyers for Michael Flynn, once the White House national security adviser, and Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman.  The conversations were said to have taken place last year as both were coming under scrutiny from Robert Mueller, the special counsel looking into Russian elec
  
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• Woman Arrested After Raunchy Come-On To Easter Bunny

  28-03-2018 20:47 via yahoo.com
  Trying to make out with the Easter Bunny isn't egg-zactly appropriate behavior
  
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• Rick Santorum tries to correct his 'CPR' gaffe by digging an even deeper hole

  28-03-2018 20:38 via yahoo.com
  Sentient mayonnaise blob Rick Santorum was back on CNN on Wednesday trying to walk back some controversial comments he made about the Parkland shooting survivor teens and still somehow wound up doubling down on his original comments.  Santorum faced backlash after, over the weekend, he said students taking part in the March For Our Lives would be better off "maybe taking CPR classes or trying to deal with situations that when there is a violent shooter that you can actually respond to that.
  
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• US says others should pay bigger share of UN peacekeeping bill

  28-03-2018 20:36 via yahoo.com
  US Ambassador Nikki Haley told countries at the United Nations on Wednesday they need to "step up" and pay a bigger share of the multi-billion-dollar bill for peacekeeping operations.The largest financial contributor to UN peacekeeping, the United States last year negotiated a $600 million cut to that budget, but Haley made clear the administration wants to further trim the bill.The United States will remain the number one financial supporter, Haley told a Security Council debate on peacekeeping
  
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• The Latest: French boo far-right Le Pen at memorial march

  28-03-2018 20:16 via yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on anti-Semitism in France (all times local):
  
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• Cryan in the crosshairs: Deutsche CEO search follows investor unrest

  28-03-2018 20:13
  German bank's biggest shareholders are said to be impatient with the pace of the turnaround effort and the poor performance of shares
  
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• Israel warns it may use lethal fire on Gaza border protests

  28-03-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  Israel has warned that its soldiers could use live fire if Gaza Palestinians try to breach the border with Israel during a mass rally planned for Friday.The demonstration marks the annual Palestinian Land Day, commemorating the killing of six unarmed Arab protesters in Israel in 1976.It is expected to kick off more than six weeks of protests throughout the Palestinian territories leading up to the inauguration of the new US embassy in Jerusalem around May 14.
  
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• 'Roseanne' Reboot Snags More Viewers Than 1997 Season Finale

  28-03-2018 19:53 via yahoo.com
  "Roseanne" is loud, proud and raking in the ratings.
  
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• Orange County joins fight against California sanctuary law

  28-03-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California and its Democratic-controlled Legislature have built a reputation for leading resistance against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
  
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• Judge drops involuntary manslaughter charges against Penn State frat brothers in Tim Piazza's death

  28-03-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  For a second time a judge has thrown out involuntary manslaughter charges against Penn State University fraternity brothers related to the February 2017 hazing death of sophomore pledge.
  
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• Trump Lawyer Floated Pardons Of Michael Flynn And Paul Manafort: Report

  28-03-2018 19:46 via yahoo.com
  John Dowd, the lawyer for President Donald Trump who resigned last week,
  
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• PHOTOS: Most popular dog breeds of 2017 announced

  28-03-2018 19:40 via yahoo.com
  American Kennel Club unveils the list. Here are the top 10 for 2017.
  
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• NEX confirms £3.8bn takeover proposal from CME

  28-03-2018 19:38
  Talks are at an advanced stage but the US exchange is yet to make a formal offer
  
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• Cryan commits to Deutsche amid ‘widespread rumours’ of departure

  28-03-2018 19:38
  Bank's chief executive says: 'I personally have to give the company direction'
  
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• Nearly A Week After Atlanta's Cyberattack, Things Are Nowhere Near Normal

  28-03-2018 19:32 via yahoo.com
  A ransomware cyberattack last Thursday forced the city of Atlanta to shut down
  
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• Alton Sterling shooting: lack of charges prompts sadness but not surprise

  28-03-2018 19:24 via yahoo.com
  Sterling was shot six times.At the Triple S mart in northern Baton Rouge, where in July 2016 Alton Sterling was killed by police officers, it was mostly business as usual on Tuesday.Out front, Travis Hicks sold CDs under a portrait of Sterling while folks filtered in and out for lottery scratch tickets, Gatorade and chips.
  
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• Republicans May Shoot Themselves In The Foot By Putting Citizenship In The Census

  28-03-2018 19:23 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Democrats and voting rights advocates are alarmed by the Trump
  
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