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• U.S. visa applicants to be asked for social media history: State Department

  30-03-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com
  The proposal, if approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), would require most immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants to list all social media identities they have used in the past five years.The proposals support President Donald Trump's promise to institute "extreme vetting" of foreigners entering the United states to prevent terrorism.Previously, under rules instituted last May, consular officials were instructed to collect social media identifiers only when they determined &
  
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• New York district judge apologizes, admits he's serial underwear stealer

  30-03-2018 23:54 via yahoo.com
  A New York judge who police say repeatedly broke into his neighbor's home to steal her underwear has confessed to snatching panties on multiple occasions, even though he has pleaded not guilty.
  
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• Autopsy refutes police account of California shooting of black man -lawyer

  30-03-2018 23:53 via yahoo.com
  By Sharon BernsteinSACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - An autopsy on an unarmed black man killed by police officers in California's capital last week shows that none of the eight bullets hit him in the front, contradicting the official version of events, a lawyer for the deceased's family said on Friday.Clark was hit six times in the back, once in the side and once in the leg, the independent autopsy found.Benjamin Crump, an attorney for the family of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old African-American kil
  
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• The Latest: Pulse gunman widow released from custody

  30-03-2018 23:51 via yahoo.com
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of the widow of the Orlando nightclub shooting that killed 49 people in 2016 (all times local):
  
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• Police: Judge admits to stealing neighbor's underwear

  30-03-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge accused of breaking into a neighbor's home to steal her worn underpants pleaded not guilty Friday to a felony burglary charge.
  
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• The Latest: Group calls for end to Mormon youth interviews

  30-03-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a campaign to end closed-door, one-on-one meetings between Mormon lay leaders and youth (all times local):
  
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• Megachurch Pastor Accused Of Defrauding People Out Of More Than $1 Million

  30-03-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  A Texas megachurch pastor stands accused of using his influence to lure
  
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• Package of gun restrictions set to become law in Vermont

  30-03-2018 23:30 via yahoo.com
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A package of gun restrictions is on track to become law in Vermont after the state Senate on Friday approved raising the legal age for gun purchases, expanding background checks for private gun sales and banning high-capacity magazines and rapid-fire devices known as bump stocks.
  
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• Larry Nassar Survivors Feel 'Violated All Over Again' After MSU Surveillance

  30-03-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  Michigan State University paid a public relations company $517,343 to monitor
  
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• Oklahoma Teachers Prepare For Walkout As Red State Revolt Spreads

  30-03-2018 23:14 via yahoo.com
  Teachers in Oklahoma still plan to walk off the job next week after state
  
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• Howard Students Take Over Administration Building in Protest Amid Financial Aid Scandal

  30-03-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  "I am listening to you," Howard's president said Friday
  
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• The Latest: Pope Francis asks forgiveness for host of sins

  30-03-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Vatican ceremonies for Good Friday (all times local):
  
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• Wife: Husband thought he no longer was a wanted man in Iowa

  30-03-2018 23:02 via yahoo.com
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman says her husband believed he was in the clear after escaping from an Iowa prison 37 years ago and they were both shocked when authorities arrested him earlier this week.
  
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• Third Party Nintendo Switch Docks Are Bricking Consoles - NVC Ep. 401

  30-03-2018 23:00
  
  Weeelcooome to episode 400 of our weekly Nintendo show and podcast, Nintendo Voice Chat. This week, Miranda Sanchez joins the NVC crew to chat about her review for Detective Pikachu and shares her thoughts on why she thinks it's a great game. Later, the gang discusses the many growing concerns with using third-party Nintendo Switch docks, the closing of the Wii Ship Channel, a possible return for Wario Land, Crazy Justice, and more!
  As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN and on our YouTub
  
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• Officials seek clues in SUV cliff crash that likely killed 8

  30-03-2018 22:54 via yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Accident-reconstruction investigators are trying to figure out what caused an SUV carrying a family to plunge off a California cliff in a deadly wreck that happened shortly after child-welfare authorities went to their home to investigate possible abuse.
  
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• 'Clueless' Star Stacey Dash Not Running For Congress After All

  30-03-2018 22:54 via yahoo.com
  Actress Stacey Dash has dropped out of the race to represent California's 44th
  
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• Gun control bill which raises minimum age to buy weapons passed in Vermont

  30-03-2018 22:50 via yahoo.com
  State legislators in Vermont have passed a gun control bill that would raise the minimum age for buying a gun to 21, expand background checks for private gun sales and ban high-capacity magazines and bump stocks.During a brief statement after the state Senate approved the legislation, Republican Governor Phil Scott said he expected to sign the bill after it had been reviewed by his attorneys.The US Justice Department has also moved to ban them.
  
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• More advertisers drop Laura Ingraham's Fox News show over David Hogg tweet

  30-03-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  At least 12 advertisers say they are pulling their ads from Laura Ingraham’s primetime show on Fox News after the host mocked Parkland, Fla., teen shooting survivor and activist David Hogg for receiving rejection letters from multiple colleges.
  
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• Pilot Kisses the Tarmac After Heart-Pounding Emergency Landing

  30-03-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  The small plane skidded on its nose after a mechanical error.
  
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• The EPA Head's Controversial Room Rental Is Not His Only Tie to Natural Gas

  30-03-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is under fire after news that he rented from the wife of a lobbyist who works on energy…
  
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• Starbucks coffee must carry cancer warning in California, judge rules

  30-03-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  Starbucks and other coffee vendors must carry cancer warnings in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled.  The companies have less than a fortnight to challenge the decision and could face millions of pounds in fines if unsuccessful.  The decision relates to a chemical called acrylamide, a byproduct of roasting coffee beans that is present in high levels in brewed coffee. In California, companies are required by law to warn consumers if their products contain chemicals that could cau
  
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• Trump exposes census to undercount with citizenship question

  30-03-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports on the expert advice that adding a citizenship question to the census will cause an undercount of people in the United States, especially given the track record of the Trump administration's threatening policies toward immigrants.
  
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• Joy in Nobel winner Malala's hometown, though some Pakistanis decry her

  30-03-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  By Asif ShahzadMINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic northwestern Swat Valley who survived a gun attack – and so are memories of harsh rule by the Taliban.Yousafzai is visiting Pakistan for the first time since the Pakistani Taliban - now on the run but still able to launch attacks - shot her in the head in 2012 over her advocacy for girls' education and opposition to Islamist
  
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• Judge arrested after 'breaking into neighbour's home and stealing her underwear'

  30-03-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  A judge who allegedly broke into a neighbour’s home and stole a young woman’s underwear has been charged with burglary.Robert Cicale a Republican district court judge in Suffolk County, New York, was found with pairs of soiled women’s underwear, police said.“He was found to be in possession of soiled female undergarments that we believe were either proceeds from today’s burglary or proceeds from a prior burglary at the same location,” Suffolk County acting pol
  
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• Russia ramps up diplomatic tensions, expels more UK envoys

  30-03-2018 21:57 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The crisis between Russia and the West over the poisoning of a former double agent in Britain heightened Friday as Russia ordered new cuts to the number of British envoys in the country.
  
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• 'Roseanne' Renewed For A Second Season After High-Rated Premiere

  30-03-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  Its first revival season just barely started, but "Roseanne" has already been
  
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• California Coffee Shops Will Warn Customers About This Possibly Cancer-Causing Chemical. Here's What to Know About It

  30-03-2018 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Including where else it's found
  
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• Chrissy Teigen Got Grilled By Some Vegetarians About Her Eating Habits

  30-03-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  Chrissy Teigen got into a very meaty discussion with some of her vegan and
  
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• Get a job: Mothership Entertainment is hiring a Technical Director

  30-03-2018 21:33
  The Technical Director will take responsibility for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the next title in the Aven Colony franchise....
  
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• Saudi Crown Prince Says U.S. Troops Should Stay In Syria

  30-03-2018 21:30 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants the U.S. military to maintain a presence in Syria, despite President Donald Trump's declaration that American forces will…
  
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• After bodies found in mine, man arrested in teen deaths

  30-03-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  A Utah man tied up two teenagers, stabbed them to death, and dumped their bodies in an abandoned mine shaft before they were reported missing nearly three months ago, police said Thursday.
  
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• Mother and Young Son Stumble Upon 'Holy Grail of Shipwrecks,' a Well-Preserved 18th Century Boat

  30-03-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  The 48-foot hull dating as far back as the 1700s washed ashore on Ponte Vedra Beach, near Jacksonville, Fla.
  
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• See How Easter Is Being Celebrated Around the World

  30-03-2018 21:16 via yahoo.com
  As Christian communities across the world prepare to celebrate Jesus’s resurrection on Easter, each has its own unique way to commemorate one of the religion’s most significant days.
  
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• A look at EA Sports' push for more accessible sports games

  30-03-2018 21:16
  "I decided that if I ever had the chance, I would try to improve the game so a wider audience could play Madden," Karen Stevens shares her experience building those features into games. ...
  
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• Rapper Fabolous Accused Of Assaulting Girlfriend Emily B

  30-03-2018 21:11 via yahoo.com
  Rapper Fabolous is facing charges of third-degree aggravated assault and
  
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• Katherine Brewster: British woman found safe and well after going missing for five days in Brazil

  30-03-2018 21:05 via yahoo.com
  A British woman who went missing in Brazil has been found safe and well.Katherine Brewster was on a meditation retreat and was last seen on 25 March when she was apparently walking barefoot into a forest.The 27-year-old, from Seaford, East Sussex, was told her mother she was “amazed” that a search had been launched for her.
  
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• Fugitive Rafael Caro Quintero Speaks Out On Allegations Of Drug Trafficking

  30-03-2018 20:57 via yahoo.com
  Rafael Caro Quintero, aka “The Prince,” is a fugitive on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s most-wanted list. The alleged leader of the world’s most powerful drug cartel gave an interview while hiding.
  
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• Beetlejuice could have ended *way worse* for Lydia - here's an alternate ending straight from the writer

  30-03-2018 20:52 via gamesradar.com
  Celebrate 30 years of Tim Burton's masterpiece
  
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• More advertisers drop Laura Ingraham's Fox News show over David Hogg tweet

  30-03-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  At least 12 advertisers say they have pulled their ads from Laura Ingraham’s primetime show on Fox News after the host mocked David Hogg, the Parkland, Fla., teen shooting survivor and activist, because he was rejected by several University of California colleges.
  
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• Clashes, 15 dead as thousands of Gazans march near Israel border

  30-03-2018 20:42 via yahoo.com
  Clashes erupted as tens of thousands of Gazans marched near the Israeli border in a major protest on Friday, leaving 15 Palestinians dead and hundreds more wounded in the conflict's worst single day of violence since the 2014 Gaza war.Late in the day, Israel's military targeted three Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip with tank fire and an air strike after what it said was an attempted shooting attack against soldiers along the border that caused no injuries.
  
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• A Look at the Shocking Fan Mail Parkland Shooting Suspect Nikolas Cruz Is Receiving in Prison

  30-03-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  The letters are mostly from 18-year-old girls who say, "I feel sorry for you."
  
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• Model Janice Dickinson To Testify At Bill Cosby's Retrial

  30-03-2018 20:37 via yahoo.com
  Former supermodel and TV personality Janice Dickinson will be a prosecution
  
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• Trump has talked to Mattis about U.S.-Mexico wall funding: Pentagon

  30-03-2018 20:36 via yahoo.com
  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken with President Trump about the potential use of military funds for a border wall with Mexico, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
  
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• Meghan Markle's First Kiss Is Now A Professional Beatboxer

  30-03-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  The guy who gave Meghan Markle her first kiss apparently has very talented
  
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• How Jaguar Made a Faster F-Pace

  30-03-2018 20:07 via yahoo.com
  Duncan Smith, the lead engineer for the F-Pace SVR, broke down everything you need to know about this 550-hp SUV.
  
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• Autopsy Shows Police Shot Unarmed Man Stephon Clark 8 Times

  30-03-2018 20:04 via yahoo.com
  Stephon Clark, the 22-year-old father of two who was unarmed when he was
  
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• Malala to return to Pakistan after finishing her studies in Britain

  30-03-2018 20:02 via yahoo.com
  Malala Yousafzai, the women’s education activist and youngest ever Nobel Prize Winner, said yesterday that she plans to return permanently to Pakistan after finishing her studies in Britain. Ms Yousafzai, who is known across the world simply as ‘Malala’, was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012 while she was campaigning for female education in the Swat Valley. In her first visit to the country since the attack, she yesterday told Pakistani media that she plans
  
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• Leftist looms large as Mexico presidential race opens

  30-03-2018 20:00 via yahoo.com
  The campaign for Mexico's July 1 presidential election officially opened Friday, with Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a veteran leftist promising a sharp break with the past, positioned as the man to beat."AMLO," as he is widely known, has a double-digit lead at the start of the race to succeed President Enrique Pena Nieto, whose popularity has been flayed by corruption scandals, a seemingly hopeless war on drug cartels and record-shattering crime that has left a trail of bodies in its wake.
  
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• SpaceX says Iridium satellite payload deployed

  30-03-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  The private firm SpaceX on Friday said a partially-reused rocket successfully launched and deployed the latest group of satellites to upgrade communication networks for Virginia-based company Iridium."We have successful liftoff of the Falcon 9," a SpaceX commentator said after the rocket roared off with a tail of fiery exhaust from Vandenberg US Air Force base in California.It was the fifth set of 10 satellites that SpaceX has launched for Iridium, whose $3 billion project is expected to include
  
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• Blog: A development postmortem of Pressure Overdrive

  30-03-2018 19:55
  This postmortem depicts the ups and downs leading to and during the development of Pressure Overdrive, a twin-stick shooter on wheels set in a colorful steampunk world. ...
  
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