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• As Trump Suspends New Tariffs on Mexico, Experts Warn That His Threats Damage the U.S. Economy

  08-06-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Uncertainty might be the "biggest threat" to the growing economy
  
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• As Trump Suspends New Tariffs on Mexico, Experts Warn That His Threats Could Damage the U.S. Economy

  08-06-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Uncertainty might be the "biggest threat" to the growing economy
  
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• 'Straight pride' parade organizer has held and attended far-right events

  08-06-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Rallies and protests organized by Mark Sahady have often been small, with attendees vastly outnumbered by opposing groups At the annual Pride Parade in San Francisco, a man wears a hat that parodies Donald Trump’s campaign slogan.Photograph: Elijah Nouvelage/ReutersFar-right figures associated with a “straight pride” parade in Boston have celebrated the story going “viral” in news media, but with no fixed date and no city permit granted the likely size of the event
  
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• UK’s Johnson threatens to withhold $50 billion Brexit payment

  08-06-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The EU has repeatedly said it will not reopen discussion of the Brexit transition deal it reached with May last year, which British lawmakers have rejected three times, prompting May to announce her resignation earlier this month.Johnson, a former foreign secretary in May's cabinet, is popular with ordinary Conservative Party members, who will decide between the two candidates who come top in a series of votes by Conservative lawmakers over the coming weeks.
  
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• Tony Rodham, Hillary Clinton's youngest brother, dies

  08-06-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Tony Rodham had numerous financial difficulties, including failed businesses anda string of shaky investment deals.
  
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• Democratic candidate Buttigieg: 'No going back' in fight for LGBTQ rights

  08-06-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrat Pete Buttigieg, running to become the first openly gay U.S. president, told activists at an Iowa Pride festival on Saturday there was "no going back to normal" in fighting discrimination against the LGBTQ community.Buttigieg, speaking at a rally on the steps outside the Iowa state capitol in Des Moines, said rights for the community were still under threat from Republican President Donald Trump, and he warned against complacency."Don't listen to anybody in either party who says we can j
  
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• Willian practices with Brazilian team ahead of Copa América

  08-06-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The Chelsea forward who is replacing injured soccer star Neymar on Brazil's Copa América squad began practicing with the team on Saturday.The naming of Willian to Brazil's national team comes after Neymar suffered an ankle injury in a friendly against Qatar Wednesday and as the Brazilian star faces a rape allegation.
  
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• Tony Rodham, youngest brother of Hillary Clinton, dies

  08-06-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Tony Rodham, Hillary Clinton's youngest brother, died Friday night, according to the former Democratic presidential nominee and secretary of state.
  
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• Mexico tariffs suspended, US focuses on resuming trade talks with China

  08-06-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Is the Mexico deal a win for President Trump? Associate Editor for the Wall Street Journal John Bussey reacts on ‘America’s News Headquarters.’
  
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• Mayor joins pride parade amid Poland's anti-LGBT campaign

  08-06-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The largest gay pride parade in central and eastern Europe brought tens of thousands of people to the streets of Warsaw on Saturday at a time when Poland's LGBT rights movement is the target of a government campaign depicting it as a threat.Diplomats from the United States, Canada and other Western countries continued a recent tradition of joining the festive Equality Parade to show support for a community experiencing leaps of progress and a backlash around the world.In a first, the Polish capi
  
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• Hillary Clinton says her youngest brother has died

  08-06-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Hillary Clinton's youngest brother Tony Rodham died Friday night.The former U.S. senator, Secretary of State, first lady and Democratic presidential candidate announced the death Saturday on Twitter ."It's hard to find words, my mind is flooded with memories of him today," Clinton tweeted.
  
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• US carrier in Persian Gulf region sends clear signal to Iran

  08-06-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Under a starry sky, U.S. Navy fighter jets catapulted off the aircraft carrier's deck and flew north over the darkened waters of the northern Arabian Sea, a unmistaken signal to Iran that the foremost symbol of the American military's global reach is back in its neighborhood, perhaps to stay.The USS Abraham Lincoln , with its contingent of Navy destroyers and cruisers and a fighting force of about 70 aircraft, is the centerpiece of the Pentagon's response to what it calls Iranian threats to atta
  
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• US carrier in Persian Gulf a clear signal to Iran

  08-06-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  United States Navy fighter jets were flying missions from an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Saturday, a signal to Iran of America's global military reach. (June 8)
  
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• 'Whitey' Bulger praised Trump, bashed Mueller in letters from prison before he died last year

  08-06-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Gangster James "Whitey" Bulger praised President Trump regularly in handwritten letters he wrote from prison, according to a new NBC report.
  
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• Why 2020 candidates are looking beyond the early states and making a broader push to court voters

  08-06-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic candidates already have made campaign appearances in two-thirds of the states.
  
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• Duchess Meghan attends Trooping the Colour after skipping Trump visit, Prince Louis makes balcony debut

  08-06-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Just a month after giving birth to her first child, Duchess Meghan stepped out to celebrate the Trooping the Colour parade.
  
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• Angelina Jolie urges international support for Venezuelan children

  08-06-2019 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Saturday urged the international community to provide more support to three South American countries with the most migrants from crisis-hit Venezuela, saying 20,000 Venezuelan children are at risk of being without basic citizenship rights.Jolie spoke in Colombia as a special envoy for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
  
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• Dominic Thiem is second best clay-court player in world, but can he get into Rafael Nadal's head in French Open final?

  08-06-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  As the 11-time French Open champion, and resident genius of Court Philippe Chatrier, Rafael Nadal hardly needs the cards to fall in his favour. But that is what they have done this week, thanks to the weather disruption in Paris. Having performed his morning practice session as normal, Nadal must have been delighted to see Saturday’s men’s semi-final grind on for 2 hr 45 min of matchplay – plus another rain break – after the inexplicable decision to suspend play early on
  
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• Apex Legends Season 2 to debut on July 2

  08-06-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  "Apex Legends Season 2 – Battle Charge" will be available on Sony Corp's PlayStation 4, Microsoft Corp's Xbox One and personal computers via Origin, EA said.EA forecast in May that net bookings, or the game publisher's adjusted revenue, from Apex Legends will be in the range of $300 million to $400 million in fiscal year 2020, adding that the forecast did not assume any contribution this year from future mobile versions or games in the Chinese market.
  
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• Key Watergate witness John Dean set to testify before Congress

  08-06-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bob Driscoll says he believes Democrats are trying to draw similarities between President Trump and the Watergate scandal.
  
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• West Point cadet's rape conviction reversal panned by victim advocates

  08-06-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  A military appeals court's reversal of a West Point cadet's rape conviction and 21-year prison sentence has outraged sexual assault victim advocates who say the decision is filled with victim-blaming and antiquated notions about rape.
  
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• Biden flips his stance on the Hyde Amendment

  08-06-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic strategists Robin Biro and Max Burns weigh in on the impact Joe Biden’s flip on the Hyde Amendment will have on his presidential campaign.
  
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• Sudan protesters want civil disobedience to pressure army

  08-06-2019 19:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Pro-democracy protest leaders on Saturday called on Sudanese to take part in acts of civil disobedience in a bid to pressure the military to hand over power after the deadly break-up of their main sit-in in the capital of Khartoum earlier this week.The call came a day after Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met separately with the ruling generals and the protest leaders in an effort to revive talks that were almost dead after the dispersal of the sit-in outside the military's headquarters on
  
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• Warsaw pride parade attracts large crowd amid heated political debate

  08-06-2019 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands of people joined a pride march in Warsaw on Saturday as gay rights continue to become a major issue in Poland's election campaign.The parade, which was expected to be the biggest of its kind in the city, came as the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party ramped up its opposition to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, saying opposition support for LGBT issues threatens Polish culture.PiS made alleged threats related to LGBT movements a big part of its campaig
  
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• Pauley Perrette says she won't return to 'NCIS' because she's 'terrified' of Mark Harmon

  08-06-2019 18:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Pauley Perrette says she will never return to "NCIS" – and she says that's because of her former co-star Mark Harmon.
  
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• This 100 Year Old Gun Ages Like Fine Wine: Best 1911s for 2019

  08-06-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The 1911 is the most ubiquitous and recognizable handgun in existence today.You’ve seen the 1911 in hundreds of movies, and it’s probably the first gun that comes to mind when you think of a pistol.Before we take a look at our top picks for cheap 1911s, let’s explore the history of this iconic gun.HISTORY OF THE 1911The 1911 pistol is an American icon. It has been in the the hands of 5 generations and its popularity is still rising. This pistol has become synonymous with power,
  
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• Trump pulls Mexico tariff threat while claiming deal over migrants reached

  08-06-2019 17:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Lawmakers, including Republicans, have protested Donald Trump's tariff plans, saying they would hurt the economies of the United States and Mexico.
  
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• Trump says he is confident Mexico will enforce new immigration deal

  08-06-2019 17:58 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday predicted Mexico would strongly enforce a new deal under which it agreed to expand a controversial asylum program and boost security on its southern border to stem Central American migrants trying to reach the United States.The deal, announced on Friday after three days of negotiations in Washington, averted Trump's threatened imposition of 5% import tariffs on all Mexican goods starting on Monday."Mexico will try very hard, and if they do that, this will
  
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• Trump is confident Mexico will enforce new immigration deal

  08-06-2019 17:58 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump predicted Mexico would strongly enforce a new deal under which it agreed to expand a controversial asylum program and boost security on its southern border to stem Central American migrants trying to reach the United States.The deal, announced on Friday after three days of negotiations in Washington, averted Trump's threatened imposition of 5% import tariffs on all Mexican goods starting on Monday."Mexico will try very hard, and if they do that, this will be a very su
  
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• Trump touts deal with Mexico to avert tariffs

  08-06-2019 17:40 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump touted Saturday his last-minute deal averting tariffs on Mexico, a plan economists warned would have been disastrous for both countries, saying the agreement will be a big success if America's southern neighbor cracks down on illegal immigration as promised.With Trump ready to slap five percent tariffs on all Mexican goods starting Monday, senior officials announced an agreement Friday night after three days of intense negotiations at the State Department.Under the deal
  
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• New questions surrounding US relations with Russia, China after string of tense incidents

  08-06-2019 17:18 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Navy says Russian warship made 'unsafe' move and nearly caused collision with USS Chancellorsville; insight from retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis.
  
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• Cancel Russian defence system order or lose out on F-35 jets, US warns Turkey

  08-06-2019 17:01 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States has told Turkey that it will not receive its purchase of F-35 fighter jets if the Turkish government goes ahead with a deal to buy a Russian missile defence system.The latest escalation in the US-Turkey dispute came as Russian state-owned defence corporation Rostec announced it would begin deliveries of S-400 air defence systems to Turkey in two months, following a long-running conflict between the US and Turkey about the system's compatibility with the F-35.The US has warned t
  
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• California utility to cut power to 27,000 customers to reduce wildfire risk

  08-06-2019 16:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Utility PG&E Corp planned to proactively shut off power on Saturday to 27,000 customers in Northern California due to an increased risk of wildfires, officials said.The shut down would begin at 9 p.m. local time in and around the Sierra Foothills, an area spanning parts of Butte, Yuba, Nevada, El Dorado and Placer counties northeast of San Francisco and near the border with Nevada, the utility said on Twitter.The area includes portions of Paradise, the town that was destroyed by November's d
  
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• Pelosi Slams Trump for Mexican Foreign Policy ‘Temper Tantrum’

  08-06-2019 16:36 via news.yahoo.com
  The House Speaker released a statement early Saturday saying Trump had “undermined America’s preeminent leadership role in the world” by hanging the threat of tariffs over Mexico.“We are deeply disappointed by the Administration’s expansion of its failed Remain-in-Mexico policy, which violates the rights of asylum seekers under U.S. law and fails to address the root causes of Central American migration,” Pelosi said.Trump, while attending D-Day memorial events
  
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• ‘Whitey’ Bulger Wrote Letters Praising Trump to a Juror Who Convicted Him

  08-06-2019 16:34 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Marshals Service/U.S. Dept. of Justice Handout/ReutersJust months before he was bludgeoned to death in a West Virginia prison, notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger poured his heart out in a series of letters praising President Trump (he had his vote) and criticizing Robert Mueller, whom he said should be nicer.The 75 missives were sent to the most unusual of pen pals—a juror who helped to convict him of the 11 murders he carried out during the 1970s and 80s. Jane
  
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• After backlash for slain giraffe photo, hunter says animal was 'majestic,' 'delicious'

  08-06-2019 16:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The pictures of Kentucky trophy hunter Tess Talley were first posted on Twitter last June sparking outrage over the killing online.
  
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• Yes, there’s actually an Alexa enabled Roomba you can afford

  08-06-2019 16:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Roombas can get pretty pricey if you pick up a 900-series model, with price tags that reach nearly $1,000 depending on which one you buy. Of course, some people don't realize that you can get all the best features from the high-end models in Roombas that are far less expensive. The iRobot Roomba 690 Robot Vacuum has all the features you might want in a Roomba, including support for Alexa voice commands. Best of all, it's on sale right now on Amazon for under $300!Here's more info from the produc
  
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• China to set up system to safeguard technology security

  08-06-2019 16:02 via news.yahoo.com
  China plans to establish a system to ensure "national security" in technology, state media reported Saturday amid an expanding trade war with the United States which has snared Chinese tech titan Huawei.The powerful National Development and Reform Commission has been tasked with establishing a list system to "more effectively forestall and defuse national security risks," the Xinhua news agency said.Xinhua did not elaborate or state whether the move was linked to the trade war but said "detailed
  
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• US and Mexico strike a deal to crack down on illegal immigration

  08-06-2019 15:25 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump says the tariff hike on Mexico has been indefinitely suspended.
  
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• Did Joe Biden change his stance on the Hyde Amendment because of Hollywood?

  08-06-2019 15:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Joe Biden explains why he's suddenly changing his view on the Hyde Amendment.
  
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• What is an eternity ring? Meghan Markle appears to be wearing one

  08-06-2019 15:02 via news.yahoo.com
  On Saturday, June 8, Meghan Markle made her first public appearance sincegiving birth to son Archie Harrison at the queen's Trooping the Colour
  
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• London will soon be home to the world’s most frightening hotel pool

  08-06-2019 15:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Have you ever visited a hotel and thought to yourself "Boy, this place would be so much better if the entire roof was a pool"? Well, if you happen to live in the United Kingdom, today is your lucky day!Compass Pools, a UK-based pool maker, is currently hashing out what it calls the "Infinity London," a 55-story skyscraper topped with a 360-degree pool with transparent walls. The building, which was designed from top to bottom by the company, will include a five-star hotel, and the pool is expect
  
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• 5 Submarines That Could Kill Billions of People in Minutes

  08-06-2019 15:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Built at the same time as the mighty Typhoon-class, the Delta IV is the current backbone of the Russian ballistic missile submarine fleet. The older 18,200-ton Delta IV design is nonetheless a capable platform and its armed with 16 R-29RMU Sineva liquid-fuel ballistic missiles, each of which can carry between four and eight warheads. Unlike previous versions of the Project 667 design, the Delta IV is able to fire missiles in any direction from a constant course in a circular sector. It is also a
  
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• The U.S. Navy Wants Nuclear Missiles That Self-Destruct Themselves

  08-06-2019 14:30 via news.yahoo.com
  It’s a familiar scene on old TV shows: a military or NASA rocket goes off course just after lift-off. Then the flight director in the control room issues a command: “Push the red button.” The rocket then self-destructs.But the U.S. Navy has another idea: let the rocket decide when to blow itself up.More specifically, the Navy is concerned about what happens during test firings of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, such as the Trident, from ballistic missile submarines. If t
  
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• Is it impossible for moderate Democrats to make it out of the presidential primary?

  08-06-2019 14:25 via news.yahoo.com
  What does Biden's sudden flip on the Hyde Amendment say? Democrats for Life of America executive director Kristen Day weighs in.
  
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• Navy accuses Russian warship of 'unsafe' maneuvers after near collision

  08-06-2019 14:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Reaction and analysis from Fox News contributor Dan Hoffman on 'Fox & Friends First.'
  
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• Biden and Trump are just two sides of the same misogynistic coin

  08-06-2019 14:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s disdain for women manifests itself in crass braggadocio, while Joe Biden’s is in the form of patronizing paternalism ‘Joe Biden has demonstrated time and time again that he doesn’t take women’s rights seriously.’ Photograph: John Bazemore/AP
  Sign up for the Week in Patriarchy, a newsletter​ on feminism and sexism sent every Saturday.Women deserve better than Biden Congratulations to Joe Biden, who may have just set a new record for the wor
  
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• Tory Prime Minister Candidate ‘Deeply Regrets’ Cocaine Use

  08-06-2019 13:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Days before Conservative members of parliament open nominations for candidates to be their new leader, Environment Secretary Michael Gove said he used the Class A drug on several occasions when he was working as a journalist.The revelations emerged in a Gove biography by the journalist Owen Bennett due to be published next month, and were subsequently confirmed by the Daily Mail newspaper.The 51-year-old is the second favorite to replace May and one of the figureheads of the leave campaign, whil
  
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• Donald Trump cancels Mexico tariffs after deal on border security

  08-06-2019 13:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has cancelled plans to hit Mexico with major tariffs just days before they were to take effect, touting new promises over reducing illegal migration into America. The US president had announced that all goods imported from Mexico would be hit with a 5 per cent tariff from Monday, but scraped the move on Friday evening.  “The tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the US on Monday, against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended,” Mr Trump tweeted.  “Mex
  
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• 10 deals you don’t want to miss on Saturday: $20 off PlayStation Plus, $26 headphones, $17 Wi-Fi extender, more

  08-06-2019 13:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Welcome to another special weekend edition of our daily deals roundups. Highlights from Saturday's list include the return of a Black Friday sale that shaves $20 off 12-month PlayStation Plus codes (they're stackable so you can buy several and add multiple years to your balanace!), hot new true wireless earbuds for just $26.39 when you use the coupon code BGRSPTFP at checkout, the best-selling Wi-Fi range extender on Amazon for just $16.99, $50 off Bose's awesome compact sound bar, the lowest pr
  
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