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• Ex-head of Colorado Republicans charged with voter fraud

  22-03-2017 23:46
  
  By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado talk radio host who once chaired the state Republican Party and has accused Democrats of widespread voter fraud has been charged with forging his ex-wife’s signature on a mail-in ballot in the 2016 election, court records showed on Wednesday.Steven Curtis, 57, who served as state GOP boss from 1997 until 1999, is charged with one felony count of forgery and one misdemeanor count of tampering with a mail-in ballot, according to a criminal compla
  
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• With proposed changes, NFL aims to cut down on commercial breaks, speed up games

  22-03-2017 23:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  While NFL teams are changing up their rosters, the league itself is planning to make adjustments. Commissioner Roger Goodell revealed that the NFL may scale back on commercials to speed up games.
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• NFL games may have fewer commercials next season in bid to speed things up

  22-03-2017 23:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  While NFL teams are changing up their rosters, the league itself is planning to make adjustments. Commissioner Roger Goodell revealed that the NFL may scale back on commercials to speed up games.
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• Ex-pharmacy exec convicted in deadly meningitis outbreak

  22-03-2017 23:42
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The former head of a Massachusetts pharmacy was acquitted Wednesday of murder allegations but convicted of racketeering and other crimes in a meningitis outbreak that was traced to fungus-contaminated drugs and killed 64 people across the country.
  
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• 7 Richard Simmons Quotes We Love

  22-03-2017 23:41
  
  Richards Simmons took the fitness world by storm over three decades ago, with his inspiring story of weight loss and believing in himself. Watch the video to revisit all the times he reminded us to love yourself.
  
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• The Latest: Gorsuch flatters senators as questioning wraps

  22-03-2017 23:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch: (all times EDT):
  
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• House Intel Cmte. Creates Confusion As Chairman Releases New Trump Details

  22-03-2017 23:38
  
  House Intel Committee Chairman Devin Nunes made revelations concerning "incidentally collected" intelligence related to the Trump campaign, triggering confusion about why he revealed the information.
  
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• FreedomPop’s new family plan isn’t unlimited — but it sure is cheap

  22-03-2017 23:37 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you and your family are in the market for a new wireless provider, don't eat up a whole lot of data, and would like to spend as little as possible, FreedomPop may have just what you're looking for.
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• The Latest: Mayor: Sword killing 'unspeakable human tragedy'

  22-03-2017 23:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the sword attack death of a black man in what police say was a racially motivated killing (all times local):
  
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• London Terror Attack: At Least 5 Killed, 40 Injured Outside Parliament

  22-03-2017 23:31
  
  An attacker plowed through pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before stabbing and killing a police officer outside Parliament in London on Wednesday.
  
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• Is FreedomPop's Crazy Cheap $20 Family Plan Worth It?

  22-03-2017 23:30
  
  Families looking to shave a lot of money off their monthly cell phone bill have a new option at discount carrier FreedomPop — provided they're also willing to skimp on data.Credit: Syda Productions/ShutterstockFreedomPop, which offers contract-free cell phone coverage over the networks of AT&T and Sprint, has added family plans to its list of service options.FreedomPop bills that as a free plan, though there is a $5 charge per line.
  
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• The UK is getting its first 24/7 police drone unit

  22-03-2017 23:25
  The United Kingdom is launching what will end up being the first ever 24/7 police drone unit in all of Great Britain. The finer details about the drone force still need to be ironed out, namely who will be managing the new unit. The unit is being assembled by the Devon and Cornish Police, according to a local publication, and … Continue reading
  
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• ‘Dig once’ legislation would add fiber internet to existing highway projects

  22-03-2017 23:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Companies are working to lay more fiber internet and the government has a few ideas of its own on how to increase fiber's footprint. One is "dig once," a policy that would incorporate fiber into federal infrastructure projects.
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• 'Dig once' legislation hopes to increase fiber internet's footprint

  22-03-2017 23:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Companies are working to lay more fiber internet and the government has a few ideas of its own on how to increase fiber's footprint. One is "dig once," a policy that would incorporate fiber into federal infrastructure projects.
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• White House says it’s ‘insane’ to suggest Trump knew campaign chairman worked on pro-Putin project

  22-03-2017 23:20
  
  On Wednesday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer sought to put additional distance between President Trump and his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.Yahoo News asked Spicer about an Associated Press report that Manafort crafted a plan to advance Putin’s interests in 2005 for a billionaire client with ties to the Russian president.
  
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• Second part of season 1 of Netflix show ‘The Get Down’ will have fewer episodes

  22-03-2017 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Netflix's very expensive, music-centric drama The Get Down will debut the second part of its first season with only five episodes, instead of the originally set number of six. Part two will also feature animations for the first time in the show.
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• Samsung Unpacked

  22-03-2017 23:04 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Samsung has a lot to prove after the Galaxy Note 7 recall, and the Galaxy S8 will be its first step in regaining consumer trust. The Korean giant skipped out on launching its product at Mobile World Congress alongside competitors and has opted for its own worldwide event. Follow us for everything you need to […]
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• It’s finally here, ya know: ‘Fargo’ unveils its first full season 3 trailer

  22-03-2017 22:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The third season of Fargo premieres next month and FX has finally released the first, full-length trailer for season 3 of the award-winning series inspired by the 1996 film of the same name.
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• Netflix now supports Firefox on Linux

  22-03-2017 22:41
  Netflix does not officially support Linux, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be used on the platform. Linux users have been able to play Netflix streaming content using Chrome on Linux for the last couple of years, and now there’s a new browser with the same ability: Firefox. Netflix itself announced the new support, saying that those using Linux should … Continue reading
  
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• 911 call: Mom tried to resuscitate unresponsive twin babies

  22-03-2017 22:33
  
  LINDENWOLD, N.J. (AP) — The mother of twin baby girls who were found dead in an apartment can be heard screaming on a 911 call that they "are not breathing and both are purple."
  
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• 2018 Audi Sport RS 3 first drive: a 4-door, 174 mph speed-demon

  22-03-2017 22:29
  For nearly twenty years, Audi Sport was known as quattro GmBH, but with cars like the 2018 RS 3 the performance division is embracing its more public persona. There’s brand equity in “Audi”, and Stephan Winkelmann, Audi Sport’s CEO is under no illusion about how much potential that has for his line-up of unusual, rip-roaring cars. Winkelmann’s next job, he … Continue reading
  
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• Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 leak shows the phone of your dreams

  22-03-2017 22:28
  
  The iPhone 7 may have dominated sales in 2016 but Xiaomi's Mi Mix stole its fair share of headlines thanks to its edge-to-edge-to-edge display that gave the device a really striking "glass phone" appearance. The company is said to be planning a successor, and newly leaked renders claim to show exactly what the Mi Mix 2 will look like. If it turns out to be legit, Xiaomi will have somehow made its insane phone design even more wild with a screen-to-bezel ratio fast approaching its limit.The
  
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• Can you tally up world progress?

  22-03-2017 22:28
  
  When the cold war ended a quarter century ago, and with it the division of the world into two “camps,” the United Nations decided to start measuring the progress of humanity as a whole.The hope behind such alternative indicators is that an attempt to measure something might help reveal what causes it or could push it along.
  
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• John Deere tractor owners allegedly use hacked Ukrainian firmware for repairs

  22-03-2017 22:27 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Upset that a John Deere licensing agreement forbids repairing their own tractors, farmers turn to allegedly hacked Ukrainian firmware. Farmers see repair restrictions as a threat to their business and to their freedom.
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• Heartland revolt: Farmers use Ukrainian hacks to repair John Deere tractors

  22-03-2017 22:27 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Upset that a John Deere licensing agreement forbids repairing their own tractors, farmers turn to allegedly hacked Ukrainian firmware. Farmers see repair restrictions as a threat to their business and to their freedom.
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• Nest Cam Just Dropped to Lowest Price Yet

  22-03-2017 22:18
  
  The Nest Cam Outdoor is a reliable outdoor security camera that provides good to high quality video and audio.Sadly, all of those features don't come cheap and the Nest Cam Outdoor's $199 price tag requires a bit of an investment.Fortunately, Amazon has lowered the price of this top-rated cam to $173.44, for an instant savings of $26.
  
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• Teacher Accused of Sexual Relations With Student Smiled in Mugshot Because She's Innocent: Lawyer

  22-03-2017 22:11
  
  Sarah Fowlkes was pictured grinning in her mugshot.
  
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• US tells allies to do more amid new offensive against IS

  22-03-2017 22:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the Islamic State group's destruction its top Middle East priority, the Trump administration on Wednesday urged coalition partners to contribute more to forces who are retaking Iraq's second largest city and readying an assault on the extremists' self-declared Syrian capital. There was no apparent announcement of a new overall strategy, however.
  
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• US military helping op to seize strategic dam near Syria's Raqa

  22-03-2017 22:08
  
  The US military provided air and artillery support -- and transported local forces -- in an offensive for a vitally important dam near the Islamic State group's stronghold of Raqa in Syria, officials said Wednesday.Colonel Joseph Scrocca, a spokesman for the US-led coalition helping local fighters, said US support came overnight Tuesday-Wednesday via Apache helicopter gunships, airlifts, air strikes and advice to the Syrian Democratic Forces, an Arab-Kurdish alliance.In a first, US forces helico
  
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• Justice Department Sees Drop In Cases Against Corrupt Officials

  22-03-2017 22:07
  
  Government corruption has been in general decline over the past two decades, but the trend might've been difficult for the average American to notice.
  
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• The second ‘Baywatch’ trailer is all about the action and slow-mo running

  22-03-2017 22:06 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The new Baywatch lifeguards are picking up the baton, and they're doing it in slow-mo. Paramount Pictures has released the second official trailer for the action-packed comedy starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.
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• Coffee table-sized mechanical Pong game is the coolest Kickstarter in forever

  22-03-2017 22:04 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A year ago, a band of friends created an awesome mechanical tribute to the legendary Atari game Pong. Now they've found a manufacturer and are offering it on Kickstarter. Seriously, you need to check this out!
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• Tech titan Chris Sacca to try his hand at acting in ABC comedy pilot

  22-03-2017 22:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Chris Sacca, owner of Lowercase Capital and an early investor in tech institutions like Twitter and Uber, and guest "shark" on ABC's Shark Tank, will try his hand at acting in an upcoming ABC pilot formerly called Start Up.
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• Tillerson pledges safe areas for refugees, more pressure on Islamic State

  22-03-2017 21:59
  
  By Lesley Wroughton and Yara BayoumyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States would set up "interim zones of stability" to help refugees return home in the next phase of the fight against Islamic State and al Qaeda in Syria and Iraq.The top U.S. diplomat did not make clear where these zones were to be set up.
  
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• Billionaire raises questions about Putin critic’s mysterious fall

  22-03-2017 21:57
  
  A U.K.-based billionaire is raising pointed questions about the most recent in a series of mysterious accidents, illnesses and muggings to befall critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin: lawyer Nikolai Gorokhov’s fall from a window of his fourth-floor apartment near Moscow earlier this week.“People don’t just go falling out of their apartments,” Bill Browder, the American-born CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, told Yahoo News and Finance Anchor Bianna Golodryg
  
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• Movie studios tipped to offer (pricey) movie rentals days after theatrical release

  22-03-2017 21:56
  Though theatrical movies are available in-home much earlier than they once were, there’s still months of waiting between a show’s end of run in the theater and its launch on Blu-ray. The waiting time is even longer if you’re hoping to grab a digital copy of the movie rather than a physical disc, and many movie lovers have complained about … Continue reading
  
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• Did Rex Tillerson Misspeak or Intentionally Kowtow to China?

  22-03-2017 21:55
  
  During his visit to Beijing last weekend, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a strange move — adopting Chinese verbiage to characterize the U.S.-China relationship.
  
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• ‘Dare to be tender’: One year after attack, Belgian king urges kindness

  22-03-2017 21:48
  
  Brussels on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of suicide bombings that killed 32 people at the airport and subway, with ceremonies timed with the blasts and the dedication of a new memorial.Recommended:How much do you know about Islam and violence?"Above all, let us dare to be tender," he said, at the unveiling of a new monument to all the victims near the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels’ European Quarter.
  
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• South Korea raises sunken ferry: Yonhap

  22-03-2017 21:47
  
  Salvage operators raised part of South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry early Thursday, Yonhap news agency reported, nearly three years after the disaster killed more than 300 people and dealt a crippling blow to now-ousted president Park Geun-Hye."As of 3:45 am (1845 GMT Wednesday), part of the Sewol's structure, which is believed to be its stabilizer, can be seen above the water with the naked eye," an official from the Oceans and Fisheries Ministry was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency.The ves
  
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• 2018 Toyota Sienna: Updated Looks and Tech to Match the Updated Powertrain

  22-03-2017 21:46
  
  New face and new tech for Toyota's preeminent people mover.
  
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• 2017 Honda Clarity first drive

  22-03-2017 21:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you live where the hydrogen stations are, Honda’s new Clarity is an excellent choice, especially when you realize that Honda’s giving them away.The post 2017 Honda Clarity first drive appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• This new discovery could change the way we study dinosaurs

  22-03-2017 21:37
  Despite everything fossils can tell us about dinosaurs, a new study is changing some of the oldest research we have at our disposal. The study in question, published in the journal Nature today, not only changes how some dinosaurs are classified, but also suggests traits of a common ancestor and shakes up what we thought we knew about where dinosaurs … Continue reading
  
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• Google announces updates for Duo, Allo, Photos, and Google Search in Brazil

  22-03-2017 21:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google announced a string of app updates aimed at developing markets -- specifically Brazil. The company's rolling out improvements to Allo, Duo, Google Photos, and more in the coming weeks.The post Google announces updates for Duo, Allo, Photos, and Google Search in Brazil appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• New Brooklyn-based motorcycle company shows first prototype for premium market

  22-03-2017 21:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Starting with the intention to redefine premium motorcycle design and manufacturing, Vanguard Motorcycles introduced its first model. From its structural high-performance engine to its tablet-like dashboard the Roadster stands out.
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• What we know about Trump team Russia links – and why that matters

  22-03-2017 21:29
  
  Paul Manafort was Donald Trump’s campaign manager for months in 2016.Mr. Manafort “played a very limited role for a very limited amount of time,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday at his daily briefing.Ditto longtime Trump associate Roger Stone and former foreign policy adviser Carter Page.
  
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• White House all in before crucial health care vote: 'There is no Plan B'

  22-03-2017 21:05
  
  On what could be the eve of a crucial health care vote and with the reported numbers still seemingly unfavorable, the White House remained confident that the American Health Care Act would pass the House on Thursday.“Piece by piece, member by member, we’re getting there, and we’re getting much closer,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday of gathering the votes necessary to repeal Obamacare.The White House team did have some success on Wednesday, flippin
  
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• Puerto Rico governor, bondholders divided on PREPA deal

  22-03-2017 21:04
  
  Puerto Rico's governor told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday the island's struggling power utility, PREPA, could undergo an in-court restructuring process akin to U.S. bankruptcy if a consensual deal with creditors cannot be achieved.Governor Ricardo Rossello said at a U.S. House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing his administration would prefer a consensual deal to bankruptcy, as lawmakers questioned him about delays in completing a $9 billion restructuring at PREPA.The hearing showcased growing
  
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• Photos of the day - March 22, 2017

  22-03-2017 21:03
  
  A peek at Boris in Washington; members of a Chinese honor guard salute caskets of Korean War dead; heavy snowfall in Northumberland, England; and people embrace during anniversary service for Brussels suicide attacks victims.
  
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• Netflix releases trailer for English-language adaptation of 'Death Note'

  22-03-2017 21:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Netflix has released the first trailer for Death Note, its upcoming live-action, English-language adaptation of the acclaimed anime and manga series created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.
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• Facebook Live targets gamers with new streaming options for desktop, laptop PCs

  22-03-2017 20:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Facebook has introduced a set of new video streaming features as part of its expanded Facebook Live platform that allow users to stream live video and gameplay footage from desktop or laptop computers.
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