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• Jon Huntsman Reportedly Offered Post as U.S. Ambassador to Russia

  08-03-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Taking on one of the toughest jobs in diplomacy.
  
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• ‘That energy is still here’: New Yorkers rally for ‘A Day Without a Woman’ strike

  08-03-2017 23:53 via yahoo.com
  
  With the Plaza Hotel, which President Trump once owned, as a backdrop, a crowd gathered at the southeast corner of Central Park on Wednesday afternoon as part of the “A Day Without a Woman” strike.Set to coincide with International Women’s Day, the protest was organized by the same team behind January’s Women’s March on Washington, a massive Saturday protest that coincided with many sister marches across the country and ultimately became the largest single-day demon
  
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• Court says EU states can withhold humanitarian visas. What's next for migrants?

  08-03-2017 23:47 via yahoo.com
  
  In the face of rising populism and anti-migrant sentiment across Europe, a ruling by the European Court of Justice that European states are not obliged to issue humanitarian visas has left conservatives cheering – and migrant rights groups disheartened.On Tuesday, the ECJ ruled that European Union law does not require member states to grant short-term humanitarian visas to people they expect to apply for asylum once they arrive in the EU.All that EU law covers, the Court wrote in its decis
  
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• Ranchers assess damage after wildfires in 4 states

  08-03-2017 23:43 via yahoo.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas rancher Greg Gardiner got into some of his scorched pastures for the first time Wednesday and surveyed what he likened to a battle zone: carcasses of dead cattle everywhere.
  
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• Q&A: A look at questions about current US wildfires

  08-03-2017 23:39 via yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wildfires scorching hundreds of square miles of Kansas, Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma have been blamed in at least six deaths as of Wednesday. Thousands of people have been displaced by the wind-whipped flames.
  
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• Iron Fist round-up: what does everyone think of Marvel and Netflix's kung-fu tale?

  08-03-2017 23:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's almost time for Danny Rand to join the likes of Matt Murdock, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage as a critically-acclaimed Marvel hero with a home on Netflix
  
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• Iron Fist review round-up: what does everyone think of Marvel and Netflix's kung-fu tale?

  08-03-2017 23:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's almost time for Danny Rand to join the likes of Matt Murdock, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage as a critically-acclaimed Marvel hero with a home on Netflix
  
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• What do I need to know about the CIA's hacking programme?

  08-03-2017 23:31 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - WikiLeaks, the website that specializes in exposing secrets, released thousands of documents that described internal U.S. Central Intelligence Agency discussions on hacking techniques itused between 2013 and 2016 to circumvent security on electronic devices for spying.U.S. officials said on Wednesday that CIA contractors were the likely source of the leak.The following are some questions and answers users of consumer electronics may have:Q: How many of the vulnerabilities described i
  
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• FIFA 17 Ultimate Team: Team of the Week 25 – three players to buy, and three to avoid

  08-03-2017 23:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Antoine Griezmann is the biggest name in FUT TOTW 25, but manages to avoid being labelled either a hit or a miss as part of GR+’s new regular look at the best new players added to FIFA 17
  
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• BREAKING: Politicians still have no idea what net neutrality is or how it works

  08-03-2017 23:08 via yahoo.com
  
  Net neutrality is a complicated and nuanced topic, full of vitriol and misunderstanding from nearly everyone who touches it. The Houses of Congress have brought us some bad takes on net neutrality before, but Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) seems determined to have the worst take of them all.In an exchange with Ajit Pai, the FCC's new chairman, Johnson labored through a question to try and show off his latest analogy to make sense of net neutrality. Take a seat and try and work through, because it's
  
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• Trump’s ‘travel ban’ – the question of intent

  08-03-2017 23:07 via yahoo.com
  
  In a ruling this week, the Supreme Court decided that a jury’s deliberations should not be kept secret, nor should its verdict be considered final, if even one juror shows any intent of bigotry toward a defendant.“It must become the heritage of our Nation to rise above racial classifications that are so inconsistent with our commitment to the equal dignity of all persons,” wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy for the majority.The ruling could provide a foretaste of what the federal co
  
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• Mom Gives Man Trophy After He Is the First to Offer Her a Subway Seat in 2 Pregnancies

  08-03-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  
  And the award went to... Ricky Barksdale, of Harlem.
  
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• Tens of thousands march in Turkey for women's rights

  08-03-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Tens of thousands of women took to the streets across Turkey on Wednesday, marching for women's rights while some also rallied against expanding the president's powers.In Istanbul over 10,000 people, mostly women, walked the long Istiklal Avenue, chanting "end male-perpetrated violence" and "Tayyip, Tayyip, run, run, we are coming"."Tayyip" refers to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is seeking to create an executive presidency which would see the post of prime minister abolished.
  
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• Gatorpalooza: Hundreds of Alligators Photographed Congregating at Watering Hole

  08-03-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  
  The photographer told InsideEdition.com that he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
  
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• Americans Think Jeff Sessions Should Resign

  08-03-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  
  A majority of voters also supported an outside party investigating Trump’s campaign, its members and their alleged contact with Russia.
  
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• U.S. says 'all options on table' to deal with North Korea

  08-03-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  
  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday said "all options are on the table" to deal with North Korea and dismissed China's suggestion of a "dual suspension" of U.S. and South Korea military drills and Pyongyang's missile and nuclear tests. "We are not dealing with a rational person," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the United Nations Security Council discussed North Korea's launch of four ballis
  
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• This Horizon Zero Dawn LEGO Thunderjaw Looks Amazing

  08-03-2017 22:33
  The headline pretty much says it all. This LEGO model of the Thunderjaw from Horizon: Zero Dawn is pretty amazing.
  Built and photographed by Marius Herrmann, whose Flickr page has lots of other cool stuff on it, this impressive build was done totally free-form, without any schematic.
  Herrmann also seems to be a Titanfall fan, as he's done some neat Titan builds too, which you can also see on his page. Craziness!
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• U.S. Plains blazes kill six, Kansas wildfires largest recorded

  08-03-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  
  By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Firefighters are getting under control some of the fast-moving wildfires that have killed six people and scorched about 1.5 million acres (over 600,000 hectares) from Colorado to Kansas, causing thousands of evacuations, officials said on Wednesday.The threat of wildfires remained high in the U.S. Plains due to dry weather, strong winds and parched vegetation.The National Weather Service issued a critical fire risk warning for the Texas Panhandle into O
  
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• These $10 wireless earbuds have a cool feature that Apple should’ve used on the AirPods

  08-03-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple's new AirPods are wildly popular. So much so, that they're still impossible to find unless you want to pay a premium and get them on Amazon. The fact that they're cord-free, truly wireless earbuds is a big part of the draw for Apple's new in-ear headphones, but it's also a bit of an issue for many users who are afraid that the AirPods are too easy to lose. In fact, accessories like the Spigen TEKA RA100 AirPods Strap are extremely popular because they help ensure AirPods are secure... basi
  
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• America Is Injuring Itself by Discouraging Foreign Visitors and Giving Up on Global Leadership

  08-03-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration’s current approach will make the United States less rich, less safe, and less informed.
  
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• FBI Director Comey at cyber conference: 'You're stuck with me'

  08-03-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  
  By Jim FinkleBOSTON (Reuters) - FBI Director James Comey said he has no plans to step down anytime soon in a speech on Wednesday, days after he reportedly pushed back against President Donald Trump's allegations that the Obama administration had tapped phones at Trump Tower."You’re stuck with me for another 6-1/2 years," Comey said at a Boston College cyber security conference, indicating he expects to serve the remainder of his 10-year term.Comey did not speak with reporters during public
  
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• ‘It’s a free country’: White House reacts to ‘A Day Without a Woman’ strike

  08-03-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Press secretary Sean Spicer discussed the White House’s reaction to the “A Day Without a Woman” protests taking place around the country at his daily briefing on Wednesday.Organizers said the protests were designed to highlight “the economic power and significance that women have” and raise awareness of “the economic injustices women and gender-nonconforming people continue to face.” The organizers encouraged women to go on strike and “refrain from
  
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• Trump budget borrows from Coast Guard, TSA, to pay for wall

  08-03-2017 21:57 via yahoo.com
  
  Draft documents of the White House budget request indicate that President Trump intends to follow through on his campaign vows to build a wall on the border of the United States and Mexico.Overall, the Department of Homeland Security would get a 6 percent boost to its budget, to $43.8 billion, according to documents obtained by reporters.
  
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• The Nintendo Switch dog is real and it can hold your Joy-Con grip, thanks to 3D printing

  08-03-2017 21:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  It was only a matter of time before the Nintendo Switch dog made the leap from collective internet subconscious to somebody's 3D printer
  
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• Casey Anthony's Dad Fires Back at Daughter After Her Interview: 'His Heart Hurts Even More'

  08-03-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  
  In the AP interview, Anthony appeared to lay blame on her father for her little girl's death.
  
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• A day without women? Teacher protest shuts US city schools

  08-03-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  
  What does a day without women look like?The city of Alexandria, Virginia, just outside the US capital, found out on Wednesday as an avalanche of teacher requests for time off to mark International Women's Day forced it to close down its entire public school district.Alexandria's unprecedented decision -- announced two days ahead of time to give parents time to plan for the disruption -- appeared to be broadly well received in the progressive northern Virginia city.
  
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• Iraqi forces fight IS in Mosul as bomb blasts hit Tikrit wedding

  08-03-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  
  By Isabel Coles and John DavisonMOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces battled Islamic State militants in their stronghold of Mosul on Wednesday and took control of the last major road leading west from the city, before bomb blasts ripped through a wedding party near Tikrit, killing more than 20 people.The blasts in the village of Hajjaj, reported by local officials and medics as suicide attacks, were not immediately claimed, although Islamic State has carried out similar actions as it comes
  
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• Texas committee passes bill to curb transgender bathroom access

  08-03-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  
  By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A bill that would restrict access to public bathrooms by transgender people was approved by a Texas Senate committee on Wednesday after hundreds of people lined up for a nearly 21-hour session on that legislation, which critics said promotes discrimination.It will now go to the Republican-controlled Senate where it is expected to pass.Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who guides the Senate agenda, has said the legislation is a priority.
  
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• On International Women’s Day, Women Fought Back

  08-03-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  
  International Women’s Day gets back to its political roots.
  
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• How Samsung Galaxy Prices Have Changed With Each Release

  08-03-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  
  A rundown of how Samsung's Galaxy S and Galaxy Note prices have changed over the years.
  
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• Body parts found in French family murder case

  08-03-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch (France) (AFP) - Investigators on Wednesday found body parts at the home in northwest France of the man who has confessed to killing four relatives with a crowbar, the prosecutor in the case said.Hubert Caouissin was let out of custody to accompany the investigators to his farm in a remote part of Brittany and is cooperating in the gruesome search, Nantes prosecutor Pierre Sennes said in an email.Caouissin, 46, had told investigators that he cut up the bodies of
  
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• Seattle judge weighs fate of arrested Mexican 'dreamer'

  08-03-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  
  A Seattle federal judge on Wednesday wrestled with whether he has the power to release a Mexican immigrant with a work permit who was arrested by U.S. authorities last month.Daniel Ramirez Medina was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers who went to his house to arrest his father.Ramirez's lawyers have denied their client has any gang involvement or criminal record, and called his arrest unconstitutional.
  
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• Thor: Ragnarok pics reveal a haircut for Thor, Jeff Goldblum's space-Jafar makeup, and an emo pop princess villain

  08-03-2017 21:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thor: Ragnarok has sounded like one of the more … eccentric movies to come out of Marvel Studios in a while
  
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• First look Thor: Ragnarok pics reveal Goldblum's space-Jafar makeup and Blanchett’s emo pop princess villain

  08-03-2017 21:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thor: Ragnarok has sounded like one of the more … eccentric movies to come out of Marvel Studios in a while
  
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• Health bill highlights divide between governors, House GOP

  08-03-2017 21:28 via yahoo.com
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican governors complain that a GOP proposal to replace former President Barack Obama's health care law would force millions of lower-income earners off insurance rolls or stick states with the cost of keeping them covered.
  
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• Decapitation case: Suspect says he 'felt like' killing

  08-03-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  
  LOUISBURG, N.C. (AP) — A man accused of decapitating his mother told authorities that he stabbed her numerous times because he "felt like it," according to newly released court documents.
  
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• Best of the 2017 Geneva Auto Show

  08-03-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  The 87th Geneva International Motor Show opens it doors this week and after a two day media preview, will be open to the public from March 9-19. The annual auto exhibition will host all the major manufacturers as well as the top automotive designers of exclusive high-performance vehicles. (Yahoo News Photo) See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Tumblr
  
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• NY Senate: Defund campus groups seeking boycott of Israel

  08-03-2017 21:04 via yahoo.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Senate voted on Wednesday to withhold state university funding from any student group calling for a boycott of Israel or other "allied nations."
  
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• The Latest: Poland's women show the government red cards

  08-03-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on International Women's Day events (all times local):
  
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• Israel takes action against boycotters. Is that counterproductive?

  08-03-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  A law passed by parliament this week to bolster Israel’s defenses against what it sees as a significant external threat – the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement – is being criticized here as violating free speech and damaging democracy.Recommended:How much do you know about Israel?Sponsors of the bill say it is primarily designed to keep out foreign activists from the BDS movement, which has gained traction in the United States and Europe in recent years.
  
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• Montenegro jails more Serbs over coup plot

  08-03-2017 20:58 via yahoo.com
  
  A Montenegrin court jailed a group of Serbian nationals Wednesday for five months over an alleged coup plot during October's election, the latest such sentences.The five struck a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty in exchange for light sentences, as another three of their compatriots did last month."Five citizens of Serbia admitted to being part of a criminal organisation whose plan was to break into the parliament of Montenegro violently," with the aim of seizing it, the prosecutor said in a
  
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• Los Angeles mayor wins re-election in landslide

  08-03-2017 20:47 via yahoo.com
  
  The nearest of his 10 challengers, Mitchell Schwartz, who was California state director of Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2007 and 2008, trailed with just 8 percent of the vote.Schwartz, the only other candidate to have raised substantial funds, is expected to have spent $790,000, a spokesman said.Garcetti, who defeated then-city Controller Wendy Greuel in a run-off four years ago, is the son of former prosecutor Gil Garcetti, whose office tried O.J. Simpson for murder and lost.
  
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• Bungie Plans to 'Support Destiny 1 for the Foreseeable Future'

  08-03-2017 20:45
  Bungie community manager David "DeeJ" Dague recently addressed the future of Destiny 1, saying the studio plans to continue to support the game "for the foreseeable future."
  With the upcoming release of Destiny's final live event as Bungie prepares for the launch of Destiny 2 later this year, DeeJ reaffirmed in an interview with IGN that the original game will still be available for players to revisit. "Our plan is to continue to support Destiny 1 for the foreseeable future," he said.
  
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• Bolivia expands coca production

  08-03-2017 20:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Bolivia passed a controversial measure Wednesday to expand production of coca, the raw material for cocaine.Leftist president Evo Morales dismissed warnings that an increase in coca crops would fuel the illegal drug trade.The coca leaf is commonly chewed or drunk like tea, but drug gangs make it into cocaine in a chemical process that brings out its narcotic qualities.
  
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• Georgia county agrees to restore black voters' rights

  08-03-2017 20:39 via yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials in Georgia's sparsely populated, overwhelmingly black Hancock County agreed Wednesday to restore voting rights to dozens of African-American registered voters they disenfranchised ahead of a racially divided local election.
  
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• 'A Day Without a Woman' protests across the U.S.

  08-03-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  
  American women stayed home from work, zipped up their wallets, wore red and joined rallies across the country to demonstrate their economic clout Wednesday as part of International Women’s Day events around the globe. The Day Without a Woman protest in the U.S. was put together by organizers of the vast women’s marches that were held coast-to-coast the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. School districts including those in Prince George’s County, Maryland; Al
  
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• How a Syrian refugee lost his case against Facebook and fake news

  08-03-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  
  In 2015, Mr. Modamani was one of several asylum-seekers to take a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.Later, his selfie began to appear in two types of common anti-migrant Facebook posts, one of which incorrectly identified him as one of several migrants who had attempted to set a homeless man on fire in December.Recommended:How well do you understand the conflict in Syria?
  
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• Destiny 2 Will Preserve the Player-Character Relationship

  08-03-2017 20:30
  Bungie has come forward to elaborate on its recent announcement regarding what will and won't carry over from Destiny 1 to the sequel.
  Last week, the studio confirmed that while character customization will transfer over for those who reached a certain point in the original Destiny, that won't be the case for power, Eververse-related items, possessions or currency, which has upset many members of the community. As such, IGN asked community manager David "DeeJ" Dague how he'd like to re
  
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• German city keeps kids inside amid hunt for killing suspect

  08-03-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  
  HERNE, Germany (AP) — Authorities in Herne ordered kindergartens to prevent children from playing outside Wednesday during an ongoing manhunt for a 19-year-old suspect in the slaying of a boy that has shocked this gritty city in Germany's industrial west.
  
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• This Is the 306-HP Manual-Only Civic Type R That's Coming to America

  08-03-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  
  The hot hatch we've always wanted is finally here.
  
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