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• Kentucky mayor asks FBI to probe sex assault claims versus police

  17-03-2017 23:58
  
  The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday asked the FBI to investigate potential violations of federal law in a case involving sexual abuse charges made against two city police officers.Mayor Greg Fisher said in a statement he also has named a special investigator to oversee an investigation into the accusations that the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers sexually abused a teenager while he was part of a Boy Scout-affiliated youth program.The charges were made last week in a l
  
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• White House intruder on grounds 16 minutes before arrest: Secret Service

  17-03-2017 23:48
  
  A man who scaled the White House fence last week was on the property's grounds for 16 minutes before he was detained, the U.S. Secret Service said in a statement on Friday.Jonathan Tran, 26, faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for entering the grounds without permission."The Secret Service can confirm that at no time did the individual gain entry into the White House," the statement said.
  
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• Study Says Drug Cuts Cholesterol and Reduces Heart Attacks, But It’s Not Cheap

  17-03-2017 23:47
  
  A study paid for by the drug maker of Repatha found that it can have huge benefits on patients, but the price tag is steep: $14,000 per year.
  
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• ISPs don’t want the FCC to call your browser history ‘sensitive information’

  17-03-2017 23:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Mobile broadband providers want to redefine the definition of what's considered sensitive information and exclude it from whatever FCC regulations remain after the FCC chairman and Congress make changes.
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• If ISPs get their way, your web browser won't be 'sensitive information'

  17-03-2017 23:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Mobile broadband providers want to redefine the definition of what's considered sensitive information and exclude it from whatever FCC regulations remain after the FCC chairman and Congress make changes.
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• Intruder on White House Grounds for Nearly 17 Minutes Before Arrest

  17-03-2017 23:34
  
  It took nearly 17 minutes for the Secret Service to find and confront a man who jumped fences and a gate to get near the White House last week, the Secret Service acknowledged Friday.
  
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• Save big with these 12 limited-time Apple MacBook Air and iPad Pro Deals

  17-03-2017 23:27 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Best Buy currently has 12 Apple deals on some of the manufacturer's top products, including the latest edition of the MacBook Air and various iPad Pros -- both the 12.9-inch and 9.7-inch models.The post Save big with these 12 limited-time Apple MacBook Air and iPad Pro Deals appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Latest: Attorney says man not involved in deaths of 2 girls

  17-03-2017 23:24
  
  DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into the killings of two northern Indiana teenage girls (all times local):
  
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• Enjoy a day at the mountain in comfort, style with year’s best snowboard boots

  17-03-2017 23:21 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A proper pair of snowboard boots has the ability to make or break a day at the mountain. Here are a few of our favorite models, whether you're looking for something suited for the resort or backcountry.
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• Death toll in Peru climbs to 67 from El Nino rains, floods

  17-03-2017 23:19
  
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — The number of people killed in Peru following intense rains and mudslides wreaking havoc around the Andean nation climbed to 67 Friday, with thousands more displaced from destroyed homes and others waiting on rooftops for rescue.
  
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• Chelsea Clinton joins expanded Expedia board

  17-03-2017 23:03
  
  Travel service Expedia added to its board the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, according to a public filing posted Friday.Expedia expanded its board from 13 to 14 members and elected Chelsea Clinton to fill the new position, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.Expedia is based in the northwestern US state of Washington and is one of the largest online services in the world for booking fligh
  
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• Secret Service laptop stolen in NY, reportedly with Trump info

  17-03-2017 22:56
  
  A laptop was stolen from a US Secret Service agent in New York and remains missing, the agency said in a statement Friday, amid reports that the device contained floor plans of Trump Tower.CNN -- citing law enforcement sources in New York -- said that though the computer was highly encrypted, it contained Trump Tower floor plans and other sensitive contents.The Secret Service did not detail the contents of the laptop, but emphasized that such devices "contain multiple layers of security includin
  
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• Exclusive: Immigration judges headed to 12 U.S. cities to speed deportations

  17-03-2017 22:55
  
  By Julia Edwards AinsleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is developing plans to temporarily reassign immigration judges from around the country to 12cities to speed up deportations of illegal immigrants who have been charged with crimes, according to two administration officials.How many judges will be reassigned and when they will be sent is still under review, according to the officials, but the Justice Department has begun soliciting volunteers for deployment.
  
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• UN Haiti cholera fund still falls short despite British aid

  17-03-2017 22:52
  
  A new appeal by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for funding to help Haiti's cholera victims has fallen short, with only Britain responding to the call, UN officials said Friday.With only two percent of the needed $400 million raised, Guterres had written to all member-states last month to appeal for aid to Haiti, where more than 9,000 people died of cholera in a 2010 epidemic.
  
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• Family Says Woman Charged With Leaving Daughter in Grocery Store Didn't Do It Intentionally

  17-03-2017 22:46
  
  Chiengkham Vilaysane allegedly left her daughter alone in a California store Sunday.
  
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• With 'Battles Won,' Marines hope to attract more recruits

  17-03-2017 22:41
  
  By the time the trailer wraps up, you’re probably expecting to see “The Few, The Proud, The Marines” flash across the screen.Recommended:Are you smarter than a US Marine?This slogan, and the decision to highlight community service alongside battlefield victories, marks the latest fine-tuning of the military’s recruitment machine.
  
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• Texas House ethics chair probes anti-abortion group contract

  17-03-2017 22:41
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The head of the Texas House ethics committee says she wants answers about an anti-abortion group that received $1.6 million to bolster women's health clinics after The Associated Press found that promises have come up short.
  
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• Beach Boys Singer Opens Up About Haunting Encounter With Charles Manson and His 'Maniacal Look'

  17-03-2017 22:40
  
  The 1993 interview has surfaced in a new ABC documentary, "Truth and Lies: The Family Manson."
  
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• How is Japan readying itself against an unpredictable North Korea?

  17-03-2017 22:39
  
  Residents of Japan’s northwestern city of Ogo performed a civilian evacuation drill on Friday, the country’s first, in preparation for a scenario in which ballistic missiles – launched by a country that went unnamed by the city’s disaster authorities – were to fall close to shore.The exercise comes in response to a string of weapons tests by North Korea that have sent ballistic missiles into Japanese territorial waters in recent months, alarming authorities.Recommen
  
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• Trump Heading to Mar-a-Lago for Fifth Visit Since Taking Office, but What About Camp David?

  17-03-2017 22:29
  
  The president appears to prefer his Mar-a-Lago compound over the official presidential retreat located just 20 minutes from the White House.
  
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• Nobel laureate Derek Walcott, Caribbean poet, dies at 87

  17-03-2017 22:18
  
  CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP) — Derek Walcott, a Nobel prize-winning poet known for capturing the essence of his native Caribbean, died Friday on the island of St. Lucia. He was 87.
  
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• The Best Kitchen Gadgets for Healthy Meal Prep, According to Chefs - PEOPLE.com

  17-03-2017 22:12
  
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  The Best Kitchen Gadgets for Healthy Meal Prep, According to Chefs
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  To help speed up the process (while still achieving the same delicious results), we reached out to culinary stars to find out what gadgets they use in their personal kitchens to infuse fresh flavors into their meals with ease. Here, four cook-light ...
  
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• Patagonia’s interactive film experience aims to protect Bears Ears National Monument

  17-03-2017 22:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Since 2013, Patagonia aimed to help protect Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. Its latest initiative is a collection of interactive 360-degree films which highlight the cultural and recreational importance of the region.
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• Patagonia celebrates Bears Ears National Monument with 360-degree interactive films

  17-03-2017 22:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Since 2013, Patagonia aimed to help protect Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. Its latest initiative is a collection of interactive 360-degree films which highlight the cultural and recreational importance of the region.
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• LG G6 review

  17-03-2017 22:11 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Many of us accept the size trade-off of a having a big screen: The phone itself is rarely compact. Now you can have both a big screen and a compact phone, thanks to the LG G6 and its new screen tech.
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• This photo app uses VR to help you plan your shots — and it's now cross-platform

  17-03-2017 21:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Need to know just where the Milky Way will be in the sky, to scout a location or calculate depth of field? PhotoPills, previously available on iOS, is now on Android.
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• Photo planning app that helps you track the stars is now on Android

  17-03-2017 21:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Need to know just where the Milky Way will be in the sky, to scout a location or calculate depth of field? PhotoPills, previously available on iOS, is now on Android.
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• Waymo looks to protect tech secrets from Uber in lawsuit over stolen tech secrets

  17-03-2017 21:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Also today: Windows Vista hit the end of the line soon, Nvidia rolls out a 4K video showing off HDR content in Mass Effect: Andromeda.
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• U.S. appeals ruling against Trump's revised travel ban to higher court

  17-03-2017 21:45
  
  By Mica RosenbergNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government took the legal battle over President Donald Trump's travel ban to a higher court on Friday, saying it would appeal a federal judge's decision that struck down parts of the ban on the day it was set to go into effect.The Department of Justice said in a court filing it would appeal a ruling by U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia.Chuang on Thursday issued an emergency
  
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• Prosecutors: No crime in Florida inmate's hot-shower death

  17-03-2017 21:45
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors in Florida have found no evidence of a crime in the death of a prison inmate left for nearly two hours in a hot shower, concluding that he died accidentally in part because of undiagnosed heart disease and suffered no burn injuries.
  
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• Put a cork in it: Tiny, minimal cork home is kind to the eye and environment

  17-03-2017 21:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Taking up just about 97 square feet, the Ecocubo is designed to be both environmentally friendly and inconspicuous among its surroundings. The Ecocubo is positioned on stilts for minimal impact to the landscape.
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• 5 free iPhone games you should download from the App Store this weekend

  17-03-2017 21:42
  
  Don't care about basketball? Looking for something else to occupy your time while everyone tunes into March Madness this weekend? If so, you might want to check out this list of five free iPhone and iPad games. While the settings of each game are varied, they're all action-packed experiences. If you can only download one, I highly recommend Golf Zero, which is a fun take on golf that utilizes bullet time.Almost a HeroAlmost A Hero is an RPG clicker game where 9 of the most useless idiots embark
  
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• Syrian rebels say U.S.-led coalition attacks mosque, Pentagon denies it

  17-03-2017 21:41
  
  Syrian rebel group Ahrar al-Sham said on Friday that the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State attacked a mosque near Syria's Aleppo, in a strike that a war monitor said killed dozens of people.The Pentagon denied the accusations and, in a rare move, showed an aerial image to illustrate the mosque was intact and the building destroyed was across the street.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said jets hit around a mosque in al-Jina village near Atarib in the western part of Aleppo provinc
  
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• Twitter is slamming Donald Trump after awkward press conference with Angela Merkel

  17-03-2017 21:38
  
  Here comes today's least surprising news. *Insert long, exasperated sigh.* President Trump is getting destroyed on Twitter after his extremely awkward press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.SEE ALSO: Justin Trudeau and Angela Merkel had a candlelit dinner and I am fine with thatAfter refusing to shake the Chancellor's hand (help) and suggesting that they were both wiretapped by President Obama (please help), people had their Twitter fingers ready for Trump - and let's just say, th
  
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• Irish prime minister to Trump: St. Patrick 'was an immigrant'

  17-03-2017 21:31
  
  ‘THE SHELTER OF AMERICA.’ Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny‘s remarks Thursday at the White House gained new attention the next day, St. Patrick’s Day, as a clip from the United Kingdom’s public service station Channel 4 showed him defending United States’ historic role as a beacon for immigrants seeking refuge.
  
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• Netanyahu: Syria raids targeted 'advanced' Hezbollah arms

  17-03-2017 21:26
  
  Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missile launches, in the most serious incident between the two countries since the Syrian civil war began six years ago.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes targeted weapons bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah, and that the Jewish State would do the same again if necessary.Syria's military said it had downed an Israeli plane and hit another as they were carrying out pre-dawn strikes near the fam
  
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• LeEco reportedly sells its Silicon Valley HQ less than a year after buying it

  17-03-2017 21:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It's no secret that LeEco is struggling to make waves in the U.S., but the results have so far been somewhat under wraps. According to reports, the company recently sold its Silicon Valley headquarters less than a year after buying it.
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• Syria fires missiles at Israeli jets after airstrikes

  17-03-2017 21:17
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Syria fired missiles at Israeli warplanes on a mission to destroy a weapons convoy destined for the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah prompting it to deploy its missile defense system, Israeli officials said Friday, in a rare military exchange between the two hostile neighbors.
  
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• This guy who uses dating apps to score free dinner is your new worst enemy

  17-03-2017 21:15
  
  Step aside, breadcrumbers. Move to the left, ghosters. There’s a new kind of shitty match in town and his name is Dine-and-Dash. Just when you thought you’d encountered all the different types of dating app disasters, a new one comes along. There’s a Los Angeles man who keeps inviting women to dinner via dating app and then sticking them with the check.  He’s like a much less fun version of Homeless Heidi fromHigh Maintenance, and he appears mainly to have met his da
  
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• Sony's 'Venom' movie may have no director, but it's now set for release in 2018

  17-03-2017 21:10 via digitaltrends.com
  
  That Spider-Man spinoff movie featuring the popular antihero character Venom now has a surprisingly ambitious release date and a writing team, according to an announcement made by Sony Pictures.
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• It still needs a cast and director, but Sony says a ‘Venom” movie is coming in 2018

  17-03-2017 21:10 via digitaltrends.com
  
  That Spider-Man spinoff movie featuring the popular antihero character Venom now has a surprisingly ambitious release date and a writing team, according to an announcement made by Sony Pictures.
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• Break in the Case? Cops Searching Property Where Bodies of Indiana Hikers Were Found

  17-03-2017 21:07
  
  The property owner, Ron Logan, has been arrested on an unrelated probation violation.
  
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• Amgen cholesterol drug cuts heart attack, stroke risk but shares fall

  17-03-2017 21:06
  
  By Bill BerkrotWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amgen Inc's$14,000 cholesterol drug Repatha cut the risk of heart attack and stroke by over 20 percent in patients with heart disease, but results from a highly-anticipated study fell short of investor expectations and shares dropped 6 percent.The date unveiled on Friday demonstrated a clinical benefit beyond the drug's known ability to slash "bad" LDL cholesterol levels, but came in below high investor expectations.
  
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• Trump’s budget rattles Meals on Wheels in Kansas, where the group vows to fight on

  17-03-2017 21:04
  
  President Trump’s recent budget proposal, which yanks federal funding for Meals on Wheels, may feel like abstract accounting to some, but for senior citizens in Saline County, Kan., it could affect what’s for dinner — and what’s not.The Saline County Commission on Aging (COA) was founded in 1974 to look after the needs of the senior community.It runs the Salina Senior Center and Salina Meals on Wheels, which delivers food to senior citizens and people with disabilities.
  
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• Between the Streams: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ takes on Kong, ‘The Matrix’ gets a reboot

  17-03-2017 20:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  This week, The Matrix primes for its inevitable (and intolerable) reboot from Warner Bros., Beauty and the Beast stands up to King Kong, Wonder Woman gets a third trailer, SNL gets its groove back, and much more!
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• Between the Streams: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ takes on Kong, ‘The Fly’ reboot

  17-03-2017 20:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  This week, Beauty and the Beast stands up to King Kong, Wonder Woman gets a third trailer, SNL gets its groove back, Netflix cuts its star rating for the lazier thumbs-up, thumbs-down, and much more!
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• Designed to inspire and built to last, Fjallraven unveils its spring travel collection

  17-03-2017 20:50 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Designed with adventure in mind, Fjallraven recently unveiled a new spring apparel lineup geared specifically toward those who travel. The lineup, which consists of backpacks, jackets, and trousers, is available now.
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• Designed specifically for travelers, Fjallraven's new spring apparel collection is built to last

  17-03-2017 20:50 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Designed with adventure in mind, Fjallraven recently unveiled a new spring apparel lineup geared specifically toward those who travel. The lineup, which consists of backpacks, jackets, and trousers, is available now.
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• The best motorcycles for beginners

  17-03-2017 20:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Few vehicles encapsulate open road freedom like a motorcycle, but you have to start somewhere. From cruisers to three-wheelers, here are our picks for the best motorcycles for beginners.
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• Tesla Will Discontinue its Cheapest Model

  17-03-2017 20:43
  
  The Model S 60, with its restricted 60 kWh battery pack, will be put out to pasture.
  
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