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• Some 156 people in 10 states infected with E. coli from ground beef: CDC

  23-04-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  No deaths have been reported but 20 people have been hospitalized after they were infected with the strain E. coli O103 since March 1, the CDC said on its website.The agency said an investigation is ongoing to determine the source of the contaminated ground beef that was supplied to grocery stores and restaurants."At this time, no common supplier, distributor, or brand of ground beef has been identified," the CDC said.
  
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• 'Marsquake' detected for first time, Nasa says

  23-04-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Nasa has detected a probable "Marsquake" for the first time. The suspected seismic event on the Red Planet was recorded using silicon sensors developed in the UK. A dome-shaped apparatus known as Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure [SEIS] landed on Mars last year equipped with the sensors, which were built with £4 million in funding from the UK Space Agency Nasa said the measuring of the quake, which occurred on April 6, marked the "birth of a new discipline - Martian seismology". Ch
  
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• North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet Putin in Russia on Thursday: Kremlin

  23-04-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The visit is part of Kim's effort to build foreign supportafter the breakdown of a second U.S.-North Korea summit in Vietnam in February meant no relief on sanctions for North Korea, analysts said.The summit will be the first between Putin and the North Korean leader and the nuclear row, and how to resolve it, would be the main item on the agenda, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters."In the last few months the situation around the peninsula has stabilized somewhat, thanks in large part to N
  
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• Jared Kushner Does Not 'Dispute' Saudis Behind Jamal Khashoggi's Death

  23-04-2019 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Kushner said he urged the Crown Prince to “be as transparent as possible”
  
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• NASA probe records first likely 'marsquake' detected on red planet

  23-04-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA's robotic probe InSight has detected and measured what scientists believe to be a "marsquake," marking the first time a likely seismological tremor has been recorded on another planet, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California reported on Tuesday.The breakthrough came five months after InSight, the first spacecraft designed specifically to study the deep interior of a distant world, touched down on the surface of Mars to begin its two-year seismological mission on the red planet.The faint
  
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• Ex-CEO charged in New York, becomes 1st drug executive indicted in opioid crisis

  23-04-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The former head of a drug distributor has been indicted on what federal prosecutors say are the first criminal charges against a drug company executive to stem from the opioid crisis.
  
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• Tension emerges between Congress, 2020 Dems on impeachment

  23-04-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Some top Democrats vying for the White House in 2020 are clamoring for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, but many of their congressional colleagues — who would have to manage such efforts — are far more wary.
  
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• Sen. Kamala Harris vows to impose new gun limits by executive action

  23-04-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Kamala Harris vowed to use executive actions to tighten rules on firearms sales if she’s elected president and Congress fails to act on gun control in her first 100 days in office.
  
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• UPDATE 3-Trump complained to Twitter CEO about lost followers -source

  23-04-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump met with Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey on Tuesday and spent a significant time questioning him about why he had lost some Twitter followers, a person briefed on the matter said.The meeting, which was organized by the White House last week, came hours after Trump again attacked the social media company over his allegations it is biased against conservatives.Lots of subjects discussed regarding their platform, and the world of social media in general.
  
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• Houston high school's new dress code takes aim at parents

  23-04-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston high school principal has implemented a dress code for parents because she says it is necessary to establish high standards for students, despite criticism that the move could be discriminatory.
  
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• Judge Andrew Napolitano breaks down debate over citizenship question in census

  23-04-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The law says you must answer census questions but the Constitution says you have the right to remain silent, explains Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano.
  
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• Delphi murders: Here's what we know about unsolved killings of two teen girls in Indiana

  23-04-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  It's been more than two years since the Delphi murders. Here's what we know now about the unsolved killings of Abigail Williams and Liberty Germany.
  
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• Kim Foxx Receiving Death Threats After Dropping Charges Against Jussie Smollett

  23-04-2019 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The Cook County State's Attorney's Office said State's Attorney Kim Foxx has received death threats, some of which had racially charged language, as she continues to face criticism after dropping charges against Jussie Smollett.
  
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• Sri Lanka military gets special powers after deadly bombings

  23-04-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's president gave the military sweeping police powers starting Tuesday in the wake of the Easter bombings that killed nearly 300 people, while officials disclosed that intelligence agencies had warned weeks ago of the possibility of an attack by the radical Muslim group blamed for the bloodshed.
  
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• Mars lander picks up what's likely 1st detected marsquake

  23-04-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's InSight lander has picked up a gentle rumble at Mars, believed to be the first marsquake ever detected.
  
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• ISIS claims Sri Lanka attacks; official says bombings were retaliation for Christchurch assault on Muslims

  23-04-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The Islamic State claimed responsibility for bombings at churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday that killed 321 and injured 500.
  
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• Maisie Williams reminds 'Game of Thrones' fans her family saw that sex scene: 'Kill me'

  23-04-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Maisie Williams tweeted about the reaction to Arya's sex scene on "Game of Thrones: "If u feel uncomfortable just know that my mother and my stepdad... probably watched this too."
  
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• Clinton: Trump Would Have Been Indicted If He Weren’t President

  23-04-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that President Trump would have been indicted over the actions described in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report had he not been a sitting president."I think there’s enough there that any other person who had engaged in those acts would certainly have been indicted," Clinton said during her remarks at the Time 100 Summit. "The whole matter of obstruction was very directly sent to the Congress. And if you read that
  
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• US stocks lifted to records amid earnings deluge, oil gains again

  23-04-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records on Tuesday following a plethora of mostly good quarterly earnings that reinforced confidence in the economic outlook.
  
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• Mexico tells US to invest in Central America to stem migration

  23-04-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told the United States on Tuesday that if it wants to stem the flow of Central American migrants to its southern border, it needs to invest in the region.Slowing entries from Mexico has been a major focus of President Donald Trump's administration amid numerous reports of migrant caravans heading up from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras in the hope of a better life.The migrants say they are fleeing poverty and gang violence, but Trump has character
  
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• Madison High School targets parents with dress code requirements

  23-04-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  No more hair rollers, shower caps, pajama pants or torn jeans if you intend to visit Madison High School.
  
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• United Airlines employee accused of racial discrimination

  23-04-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A United Airlines employee is accused of calling a Houston actress a 'monkey' and other racial slurs.
  
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• Democrats want truth but are split on Trump's impeachment

  23-04-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump's approval rating has slid since release of the Russia investigation report, but instead of emerging bolstered in the 2020 presidential race, Democrats are torn over triggering impeachment proceedings that risk muddling their electoral message.While special counsel Robert Mueller's report released last week stopped short of reaching a judgment on whether Trump committed crimes, many Democrats say it detailed extensive presidential wrongdoing that highlights his lack of fitness for o
  
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• Hillary Clinton: Russian interference 'certainly had an impact' on the 2016 election

  23-04-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Amid efforts by President Trump and the White House to downplay the effectiveness of Russian meddling during the 2016 presidential election, Clinton said it's clear that Moscow's efforts affected the outcome.
  
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• All not in favor of Trump's Buckingham Palace dinner date

  23-04-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump finally has a date on the calendar for a state dinner at Buckingham Palace — a visit more than two years in the making. The mere announcement of his June visit as the guest of Queen Elizabeth II stirred up fresh anti-Trump sentiment Tuesday among Brits who want to deny him a seat at the table.
  
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• Trump son-in-law calls probe worse than Russian meddling

  23-04-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  In a rare public speaking appearance, Kushner dismissed Russia's impact during the 2016 election, saying that credit for the victory lay with the Trump campaign."You look at what Russia did -- you know, buying some Facebook ads to try and sow dissent and do it.
  
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• Neo-Nazi linked to group who said Prince Harry was a race traitor for marrying Meghan pleads guilty

  23-04-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Two teenage neo-Nazis, linked to a group that called Prince Harry a "race traitor"  for marrying Mehgan Markle, are facing jail after admitting terror charges. Polish national, Michal Szewczuk, 19, admitted two counts of encouraging terrorism and five of possessing documents that could be useful to a terrorist, when he appeared at the Old Bailey. His co-defendant, Oskar Dunn-Koczorowski, 18, had previously pleaded guilty to encouraging terrorism. The charges relate to a neo-Nazi group calle
  
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• Buttigieg's rise surprises rivals; Warren says she won't get 'Hillary-ed'; Klobuchar seeks applause

  23-04-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Campaign Trail Mix: Democratic presidential candidates are reportedly looking into where Mayor Pete Buttigieg might be vulnerable; Sen. Elizabeth Warren vows not to fall victim to sexist attacks; Sen. Amy Klobuchar has a 'please clap' moment.
  
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• Hillary Clinton: Anyone Else Would Have Been Indicted After Mueller Report

  23-04-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to Time Editor in Chief and CEO Edward Felsenthal at the TIME 100 Summit.
  
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• DHS Secretary: Separating Migrant Families ‘Not Worth It’

  23-04-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan said Tuesday that border authorities are not considering resuming the separation of migrant families, a practice that was ended by the Trump administration last year after it drew outrage from both sides of the aisle."We're not pursuing that approach," McAleenan said. "Prosecuting violations of the law does have a consequence and it does deter behavior but it [does] not work if you lose the public trust."The DHS secretary added that the
  
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• Sri Lanka bombings: ISIS and local terrorists at work, but much still murky about attack

  23-04-2019 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Two terrorist groups – one small and obscure, the other sizable and well-known – are at the center of the Sri Lankan attacks.
  
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• Saudi Arabia Executes 37 People For Terrorism-Related Crimes

  23-04-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says 37 Saudi citizens were beheaded on Tuesday, all accused of terrorism.
  
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• North Korea's Kim will go into Putin summit needing a win

  23-04-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  TOKYO (AP) — When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin for their first one-on-one meeting, he will have a long wish list and a strong desire to notch a win after the failure of his second summit with President Donald Trump.
  
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• Brothers sue Jussie Smollett over 'staged attack' as prosecutor receives death threats for dropping charges

  23-04-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Two brothers who said they helped “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett stage what he had claimed was a racist and homophobic attack, have sued the celebrity’s lawyers for allegedly making statements about them they knew were untrue.As it was reported that a prosecutor who decided to drop charges against the 36-year-old actor had received death threats, brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, filed a suit accusing Mr Smollett’s legal team of defamation.In a suit filed in Chica
  
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• Amazon customers can now return their items at Kohl's

  23-04-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Kohl's announced Tuesday that Amazon customers will be able to return items atall of its stores beginning in July
  
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• iOS 13 will reportedly bring the iPad a step closer to replacing laptops

  23-04-2019 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple has been touting the iPad as a viable laptop replacement for years, but the fact remains that iOS, in its current state, simply isn't all that well suited to the multitasking necessary to make it a true workstation. That's not to say that there aren't iPad owners out there who have made it work, but, personally, I'd be at a significant disadvantage were I to trade in my laptop for an iPad to do my job, for a wide variety of reasons.That might not be the case for much longer, though, as Mac
  
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• Jenna Bush Hager's mom Laura Bush has beautiful response to pregnancy guilt and infertility

  23-04-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Jenna Bush Hager is expecting her third child, and said she felt guilty knowing other women "want these babies." So she called her mom Laura Bush.
  
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• Walgreens to hike minimum age for store tobacco sales

  23-04-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Walgreens has decided to raise its minimum age for tobacco sales several weeks after a top federal official chastised the drugstore chain for violating laws restricting access to cigarettes and other tobacco products.
  
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• Islamic State claims Sri Lanka blasts, as government says probe making progress

  23-04-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The claim, issued through the group's AMAQ news agency, was made after Sri Lanka said two domestic Islamist groups with suspected links to foreign militants were suspected to have been behind the attacks at three churches and four hotels.Three sources told Reuters that Sri Lankan intelligence officials had been warned hours earlier by India that attacks by Islamists were imminent.President Maithripala Sirisena said he would change the heads of the defense forces following their failure to act on
  
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• White House economist sees no impact on oil prices from Iran sanctions

  23-04-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Washington (AFP) - The decision to tighten sanctions on Iran will have "no material impact" on oil prices given the large US supply of petroleum, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Tuesday.
  
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• Two more defendants agree to plead guilty in college admissions bribery case

  23-04-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  A former women's soccer assistant coach at USC and another parent have agreed to plead guilty in the nation's college admissions bribery case.
  
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• Netgear’s most popular Orbi mesh Wi-Fi system is on sale for just $159.99, today only

  23-04-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  The NETGEAR Orbi Wall-Plug Whole Home Mesh WiFi System with a base station and two wall-plug satellite extenders is the most popular bundle on Amazon. And today, for one day only, it's on sale at its lowest price ever. A one-day Gold Box deal slashes the price to $199.99, which is significantly lower than the $270 retail price. But there's also a $40 coupon you can clip on the product page, dropping the cost all the way down to just $159.99!Here's what you need to know from the product page:* Cr
  
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• Unspeakable grief: 5 members of 1 family killed in Sri Lanka

  23-04-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The dark wooden coffins, sitting side by side, attested to one family's unspeakable grief.
  
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• For Sri Lanka grave digger, a grim parade

  23-04-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Piyasri Gunasena rarely digs more than one grave a day at the Madampitiya cemetery in Sri Lanka's capital."Police have not released all the remains yet but I think we will be busy for a while," he said as he dug his tenth grave of the day."Every time I dig a grave for a child I think of my own granddaughter and I feel like crying," the 48-year-old told AFP, as sweat soaked his grimy t-shirt and tattered shorts.
  
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• Sen. McConnell: 'Think of me as the grim reaper' of socialism

  23-04-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promises that if Republicans remain in control of the Senate, the Democrats' progressive agenda won't land on the president's desk.
  
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• UPDATE 2-U.S. House panel to vote on holding White House ex-official in contempt

  23-04-2019 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A U.S. House committee will vote on holding a former White House security director in contempt for failing to appear for questioning on allegations the Trump administration inappropriately granted clearances to some of the president's advisers, the panel's chairman said on Tuesday."We will hold a vote of our committee shortly to hold him in contempt and then we will check with House counsel ... to see where we go from there," House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elija
  
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• The Latest: London counter-terrorism team seeks images

  23-04-2019 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Latest on the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka (all times local):
  
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• Trump’s Iran Sanctions Are a Risk Worth Taking

  23-04-2019 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  After months of debate inside his administration, President Trump has finally decided to further tighten sanctions on Iran. Iran hawks have for months been urging the president to end the waivers that granted eight nations to continue importing Iranian oil, the Islamist regime’s main source of foreign cash. In doing so, Trump is taking a substantial risk. But it is one worth taking.The fallout from the move could lead to a substantial hike in oil prices this summer. It could also greatly c
  
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• MJ Hegar launches 2020 Senate run against Texas' John Cornyn

  23-04-2019 19:14 via news.yahoo.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat MJ Hegar, an Air Force veteran whose viral campaign ads nearly helped her get elected in one of Texas' most Republican-friendly congressional districts last year, set her sights higher on Tuesday and launched a run for U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent John Cornyn.
  
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• Trump’s attorney general gave ‘mischaracterisation’ of Mueller report, Watergate prosecutor says

  23-04-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A former Watergate prosecutor has spoken out about Attorney General William Barr’s handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, calling his analysis of the comprehensive document a ‘mischaracterisation of the conclusions.’ Richard Ben-Veniste said Tuesday that Donald Trump’s attorney general was likely “banking on” the “suspicion that most Americans will be too lazy to read the report” when he released a four-page analysis of the docu
  
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