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• Boeing prepares St. Louis plant for likely Air Force F-15 orders

  22-04-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing is preparing to build F-15 fighter planes for the U.S. Air Force at its St. Louis County plant even though the military branch hasn’t bought the jet in over a decade.
  
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• Tesla eyes 'robotaxis' by 2020 with new self-driving technology

  22-04-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Tesla said Monday it is expecting to deploy self-driving "robotaxis" by 2020 as it unveiled its upgraded technology for driverless vehicles.Chief executive Elon Musk told an investor presentation he expected regulator approval in some jurisdictions for autonomous ride-hailing that could use some of the Teslas on the road if their owners agree to share the vehicles."I feel very confident in predicting autonomous robotaxis next year," Musk told the event, saying he expected the plan to operate on
  
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• Oil prices jump as Trump cracks down on Iranian exports

  22-04-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Oil prices jumped to near six-month highs on Monday as the Trump administration cracked down on Iranian oil exports, announcing it would no longer grant waivers from US sanctions.
  
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• Ask for American democracy ... : Today's Toon

  22-04-2019 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
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• Leader of armed group at U.S. border boasted of assassination training: FBI

  22-04-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  LAS CRUCES, N.M./TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - The head of an armed group that stops migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally allegedly boasted of training volunteers to kill former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, an FBI agent said in court papers.Larry Hopkins, leader of the United Constitutional Patriots, appeared in court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Monday to face charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm.The FBI said it found guns during
  
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• Police Say Mother of Missing Illinois Boy Continues to be `Uncooperative`

  22-04-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The search continues for Andrew "AJ" Freund, a 5-year-old boy reported missing last week, as Crystal Lake police say say there are no updates, arrests, or new developments in the case on Monday.
  
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• Elon Musk says Tesla driverless taxis coming next year, touts self-driving chip

  22-04-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Tesla designed 'the best chip in the world' and lidar 'is a fool's errand'
  
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• Target recalling nearly half million wooden toys because of possible choking hazard

  22-04-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Target is recalling about 495,000 Bullseye’s Playground wooden toy vehicles sold between October and November 2018 because of a possible choking risk.
  
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• 'Big-hearted' US technician among Sri Lanka dead

  22-04-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A "big-hearted" technician who was visiting Sri Lanka for work was among at least four Americans killed in the Easter attacks on churches and hotels, his employer said Monday.Dieter Kowalski, who worked for British educational and publishing company Pearson, wrote a final Facebook posting as he flew out Friday from his base in Denver.See you soon Sri Lanka!" wrote the 40-year-old Wisconsin native.
  
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• On staff following orders, Trump says: 'Nobody disobeys me'

  22-04-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  The 448-page report from U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election revealed staff and associates sometimes ignored requests from Trump to deliver messages, including one to fire Mueller."Nobody disobeys me," Republican Trump said when asked if he was worried about his orders not being followed.Mueller's report said that the 22-month investigation did not establish that the Trump campaign coordinated with Russians during the 2016
  
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• The Latest: House chair subpoenas former White House lawyer

  22-04-2019 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and President Donald Trump (all times local):
  
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• Mueller report: 5 things to know about Russian interference in U.S. elections

  22-04-2019 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  A Kremlin-led operation to upend the the 2016 U.S. presidential election was so successful that experts warn the Russians are certain to try again.
  
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• Tesla says robotaxis coming next year, touts self-driving microchip

  22-04-2019 23:17 via finance.yahoo.com
  Musk also unveiled on Monday a microchip for self-driving vehicles that the electric car company hopes will give Tesla an edge over rivals and persuade investors its massive investment in autonomous driving will pay off.The presentation comes two days before Tesla is expected to announce a quarterly loss on fewer deliveries of its Model 3 sedan, which represents Tesla's attempt to become a volume car maker."The fundamental message consumers should be taking today: It's financially insane to buy
  
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• White House Easter Egg Roll rolls on for 141st year, the third for Trumps

  22-04-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  It's first lady Melania Trump's third White House Easter Egg Roll, a 141-year-old tradition that attracts thousands of kids.
  
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• Johnson & Johnson Heirs List Hudson Valley Estate with Helipad for $13 Million

  22-04-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The property is a subdivision of the family’s 600-acre estate called Lightning Tree Farm
  
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• Trump Drops Plan to Put Herman Cain on Fed as Moore Faces New Scrutiny

  22-04-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  “My friend Herman Cain, a truly wonderful man, has asked me not to nominate him for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board,” the president said in a tweet on Monday.Cain, 73, is bowing out after a path to Senate confirmation appeared blocked.A fourth Senate Republican said earlier this month he’d oppose Cain.
  
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• Tesla pushes forward on autonomous driving with new computer chip

  22-04-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Tesla on Monday unveiled computer hardware for "full self-driving" capabilities as part of its strategy to bring autonomous cars to the mainstream.At an investor presentation, the electric carmaker revealed technical details of a new chip and computer being installed in all its vehicles to advance its goals for autonomous driving.Tesla already enables partial autonomy for its cars, but the road to full autonomy faces considerable legal and regulatory hurdles.
  
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• Samsung delays folding phone launch after breaking issues

  22-04-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung is pushing back this week's planned public launch of its highly anticipated, $2000 folding phone after reports that reviewers' phones were breaking.
  
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• Supreme Court agrees to decide if sexual orientation, gender identity should get federal job protection

  22-04-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether federal job discrimination laws apply to sexual orientation and gender identity.
  
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• U.S. to end all waivers on imports of Iranian oil, crude price jumps

  22-04-2019 22:46 via finance.yahoo.com
  The United States on Monday demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, a move to choke off Tehran's oil revenues which sent crude prices to six-month highs on fears of a potential supply crunch.The Trump administration on Monday said it will not renew exemptions granted last year to buyers of Iranian oil, a more stringent than expected decision that caught several key importers who have been pleading with Washington to continue buying Iranian oil sanctions-fre
  
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• Samsung delays launch of Galaxy Fold following display issues

  22-04-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Following display issues reported by some reviewers, Samsung is going to delay the launch of the Galaxy Fold hybrid device until at least next month
  
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• British father whose entire family were wiped out in Sri Lanka attack tells of his 'catastrophic' loss

  22-04-2019 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A British father whose entire family were killed in the suspected terror attack in Sri Lanka has paid tribute to his "talented and thoughtful" children and his "brilliant, loving" wife. Ben Nicholson said his wife Anita, 42, son Alex, 14, and daughter Annabel, 11, had been killed as they sat at a table for breakfast in the Shangri-la Hotel in Colombo on Easter Sunday. "Mercifully, all three of them died instantly and with no pain or suffering," Mr Nicholson said. They were on the second floor of
  
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• Sri Lanka bombings: Who is responsible? And did the government know an attack was coming?

  22-04-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  At least 290 people were killed in a string of suicide bombings carried out by a domestic militant group in Sri Lanka. Here's what we know now.
  
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• Mexican police detain hundreds of Central American migrants

  22-04-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  PIJIJIAPAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexican police and immigration agents detained hundreds of Central American migrants Monday in the largest single raid on a migrant caravan since the groups started moving through Mexico last year.
  
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• How Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Jessica Simpson, Madonna, and More Celebrities Celebrated Easter at Home

  22-04-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  See how some of Hollywood’s biggest stars spent their Easter Sunday
  
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• New Mexico Border Militia Leader Allegedly Said Group Planned to Assassinate Obama, Clinton

  22-04-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  PAUL RATJEThe border militia leader who was arrested in New Mexico over the weekend on weapons charges allegedly said that his far-right group was training to kill prominent Democratic figures because of their “support of Antifa.”According to an arrest warrant for Larry Mitchell Hopkins, witnesses told authorities that he’d said the United Constitutional Patriots were training to “assassinate” liberal billionaire George Soros, former Democratic presidential nominee
  
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• Trump tells child at Easter Egg Roll the border wall is 'being built now'

  22-04-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  At the White House Easter Egg Roll, the president couldn't resist the opportunity to tout his long-promised wall along the U.S. southern border with Mexico.
  
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• Trump: Congress 'can't impeach' him

  22-04-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said Monday that Congress "can't impeach" him over the findings of the Mueller report into Russian election meddling and his alleged attempts to hamper the investigation.Defiantly insisting that he did nothing wrong, Trump also denied a portrait of dysfunction in the White House where disobedient aides are said to have saved him from committing obstruction of justice by refusing to carry out his instructions.
  
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• Trump aims to stop all Iran oil exports by halting US sanctions waivers

  22-04-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump is halting all waivers from US sanctions for countries which continue to buy oil from Iran.The announcement increases pressure on Iran, which branded the sanctions “illegal”, and primarily affects the five major importers of its oil - China, India and the US treaty allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey.The US president made the decision as part of his administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran. It aims to eliminate all the country’s reven
  
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• Sri Lanka social media shutdown raises fears on free expression

  22-04-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Sri Lanka's decision to block social media following deadly suicide attacks highlights a growing distrust of online platforms, but critics said the move is likely to restrict the flow of important news and information as well as abusive content.The move comes amid growing frustration by governments around the world with internet platforms over the propagation of misinformation and incitements of violence.According to the digital rights group NetBlocks, Sri Lanka blocked Facebook, Facebook Messen
  
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• Official: 6 people died in Texas small plane crash

  22-04-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  All six people aboard a small plane died Monday when it crashed while preparing to land in central Texas, authorities said. (April 22)
  
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• Possible explosion on SpaceX pad could delay its first manned flight

  22-04-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A mysterious but apparently serious incident occurred Saturday in Cape Canaveral, Fla., involving the SpaceX capsule intended to carry American astronauts into space late this year, the private company and NASA announced.
  
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• Jussie Smollett's brother: 'Empire' star is experiencing 'post trauma' and 'night terrors'

  22-04-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  JoJo Smollett has a simple question to ask: "What if Jussie is telling the truth?"
  
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• Pelosi fails to back immediate impeachment of Trump - in sharp contrast to other senior Democrats

  22-04-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Nancy Pelosi has urged caution to those Democrats pushing for the immediate impeachment of Donald Trump, a move that puts her at odds with a number of high profile and influential members of her party.As Democrats consider whether or not to pursue impeachment, perhaps the most consequential decision the party will take over the next 18 months other than its selection of a presidential candidate, the House speaker said it was “important to know that the facts regarding holding the president
  
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• US Social Security costs to surpass income next year

  22-04-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The cost of Social Security, the US public retirement system, will outstrip its revenues next year for the first time in nearly four decades, its trustees said Monday.This will begin eroding the roughly $3 trillion trust fund for Social Security, putting it on track to be depleted by 2035 -- a year later than a prior forecast, the board of trustees said in an annual report.More than 60 million Americans currently depend on the Depression-era program for retirement and disability benefits.
  
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• Pelosi Says Trump Can Be Held Accountable Without Impeachment

  22-04-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back on Democrats calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, even though she said the president "engaged in highly unethical and unscrupulous behavior which does not bring honor to the office he holds."
  
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• What to Know About National Thowheeth Jama'ath, the Group Suspected in the Sri Lanka Easter Attacks

  22-04-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Sri Lankan officials have said the Islamist militant group National Thowheeth Jama'ath is responsible for the Easter Sunday bombing attacks. Here's what to know about the group.
  
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• Alleged commander of militia group that detained migrants makes initial court appearance

  22-04-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The group has posted social media videos of its volunteers apprehending migrants crossing the U.S. border in New Mexico.
  
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• Why Meal Kits Aren't as Bad for the Environment as You Think

  22-04-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  They may be more sustainable than a grocery run
  
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• Pete Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum

  22-04-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — There are no policy positions on his website. He has virtually no paid presence in the states that matter most. And his campaign manager is a high school friend with no experience in presidential politics.
  
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• Experts Warn Latest Trump Administration Move on Iran Could Backfire

  22-04-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Officials within the U.S. State Department, Defense and intelligence warn that the latest move against Iran could backfire.
  
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• President Trump Bragged About the Border Wall to a Group of Children at the Easter Egg Roll

  22-04-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  'Oh it’s happening, it’s being built now,' he said while coloring with kids
  
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• Which Chinese Cars Are Coming to the U.S.? The Shanghai Auto Show Offered Strong Hints

  22-04-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Increasingly, Chinese brands are eyeing the U.S. market and making serious plans to come here. Which ones? Read on.
  
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• Samsung delays launch of folding Galaxy smartphone

  22-04-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Samsung on Monday said it is delaying the launch of its folding smartphone after trouble with handsets sent to reviewers.Some reviewers who got their hands on the Galaxy Fold early reported problems with screens breaking.The South Korean consumer electronics giant planned to announce a new release date for the Galaxy Fold in the coming weeks.
  
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• Police search for woman who tossed bag of 7 live puppies into Coachella dumpster

  22-04-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities in California are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman caught on surveillance tossing a bag of 3-day-old puppies into a dumpster.
  
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• Samsung delays Galaxy Fold indefinitely as it tries to fix multiple severe problems

  22-04-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Samsung today officially acknowledged its intention to delay the launch of its highly-anticipated Galaxy Fold smartphone. The news shouldn't come as much of a surprise given that a number of early review units handed out to prominent tech publications suffered from broken displays, a turn of events that can appropriately be categorized as an unabashed PR disaster.The Galaxy Fold is undoubtedly an ambitious device, and while it's always exciting to see companies take measures to raise the bar for
  
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• 'I'm Sure People Have All Kinds of Labels on Me.' Melinda Gates Reveals Why She Decided to Be Vulnerable in Her New Book

  22-04-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  The philanthropist on the hardest story she chose to share, how she thinks about wealth and more
  
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• 'Game of Thrones': Former CIA deputy director David Cohen cameos in Winterfell soup line

  22-04-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  That was David S. Cohen, the former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency getting a hot meal from Davos Seaworth on "Game of Thrones."
  
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• House Democrats' views vary on action after Mueller report: Pelosi

  22-04-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. House Democrats' views vary on how to proceed after last week's release of a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday.In a letter to fellow Democratic lawmakers, Pelosi said it is "important to know that the facts regarding holding the president accountable can be gained outside of impeachment hearings." She added that President Donald Trump engaged in highly unethical and unscrupulous behavior "whether currently indictable
  
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• UPDATE 2-Democrats to continue probes of Trump amid no consensus on impeachment

  22-04-2019 19:49 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. House Democrats are divided over whether to proceed directly to impeach President Donald Trump after Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, but they can still hold Trump accountable without impeachment, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday.Pelosi and some other Democratic Party leaders have been wary of impeaching Republican Trump just 18 months before the November 2020 presidential election, although prominent liberals have demanded the start of proceedings to remove Trump from offi
  
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