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• Thousands of North Carolina public school teachers march in Raleigh

  16-05-2018 23:50 via yahoo.com
  Thousands of North Carolina teachers swarmed the state legislature on Wednesday to call for pay raises and more spending on schools, making the state the country’s sixth to be roiled by educators demanding better funding.Hundreds of teachers in red T-shirts filled a spectators gallery and chanted “remember, remember, we vote in November” as the Republican-controlled General Assembly started its session.The protest prompted at least 38 districts, representing more than half the
  
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• Trump calls some illegal immigrants 'animals'

  16-05-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  While hosting the California Sanctuary State roundtable, President Trump called certain illegal immigrants 'animals.'
  
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• The Latest: Daughter says mother kept her, sisters hostage

  16-05-2018 23:28 via yahoo.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on an Oklahoma woman accused of stabbing one child and fleeing another (all times local):
  
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• Scott Pruitt, EPA chief, bobs and weaves, but Democrats still land blows in Senate hearing

  16-05-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  In his first appearance before a Senate subcommittee, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt faced withering questions from Democrats about his ethical lapses, even as Republicans sought to shield him.
  
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• Vegas Strip shooting witnesses described chaos, compassion

  16-05-2018 23:17 via yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Witness accounts of gunfire, chaos, bloody bodies and desperate bids to survive last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas emerged Wednesday in police reports made public seven months after the deadliest event of its kind in modern U.S. history.
  
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• Plume of volcanic ash lingers over Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

  16-05-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  HONOLULU (AP) — A plume of volcanic ash lingered over the Kilauea volcano Wednesday, prompting more warnings for pilots to avoid the mountain a day after it spewed ash 12,000 feet into the air, scientists said.
  
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• The Latest: Woman describes terror, chaos during shooting

  16-05-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the release by Las Vegas police of witness statements and officer reports in the investigation of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (all times local):
  
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• Rex Tillerson Warns Grads Of Living In ‘Alternative Realities’

  16-05-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  Rex Tillerson came precipitously close to criticizing his former boss
  
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• 5 things you need to know about Fortnite 4.2 (it's not just apples and burst rifles)

  16-05-2018 22:50 via gamesradar.com
  Fortnite's latest update is really solid, here are 5 of the coolest changes
  
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• Sean Kratz rejects plea deal in Bucks Co. murders after Cosmo DiNardo pleads guilty

  16-05-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  21-year-old Sean Kratz rejected a deal that would have had him serve 59-118 years in jail for the deaths of three of the four victims, who ranged in age from 19 to 22.
  
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• Democratic Lawmaker Gives Scott Pruitt Brutal Reality Check During Senate Hearing

  16-05-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) offered a harsh dose of reality to embattled EPA
  
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• The Latest: DA says kids shot with crossbows, waterboarded

  16-05-2018 22:33 via yahoo.com
  FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on charges filed against California father accused of torturing children (all times local):
  
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• Kim Kardashian And The Toxic Trend Of Bad Celebrity Health Advice

  16-05-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  We're living in a time when wellness is a booming industry fueled in part by
  
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• Democrats Force Vote To Keep Net Neutrality Rules

  16-05-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Senate Democrats forced a vote Wednesday to repeal changes to
  
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• Glover's wife blames attack on mother-in-law in 911 call

  16-05-2018 22:08 via yahoo.com
  The wife of former U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover made the first call to 911 and claimed she was attacked by her mother-in-law, according to a tape of the call released Wednesday that provided another bizarre twist in the wife's arrest on a domestic violence charge.
  
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• Hamas says most slain Gaza protesters were its members

  16-05-2018 21:58 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Most of the protesters killed this week by Israeli fire along the border with the Gaza Strip were members of Hamas, the militant group said Wednesday, an assertion that deepens the starkly different narratives on both sides over the deaths.
  
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• Erdogan slams world's 'silence' on 'Israel's tyranny'

  16-05-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday lashed out at the international "silence" over the killing by Israeli fire of dozens of Palestinians on the Gaza border."If the silence on Israel's tyranny continues, the world will rapidly be dragged into a chaos where banditry prevails," Erdogan said at a dinner in Ankara.The fresh violence in Gaza on Monday, when Israel's army killed 60 Palestinians during protests, came as the United States formally moved its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel A
  
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• 10 Strangest Pokémon Spinoffs

  16-05-2018 21:31
  The Pokémon franchise is no stranger to weird spinoffs. Case in point, the recent interesting detour of Detective Pikachu. Sure, kids love Pikachu, and Nintendo has a surprisingly long history with detective story adventure games, but combining the two seems a little… strange. A Pikachu is a babbling rat that shoots lightning from its cheeks. Do you really want to trust one of those things to find a lost child or discreetly gather photographic evidence that your spouse is stepping
  
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• Battlefield 2018's Title Officially Revealed

  16-05-2018 21:21
  
  Update #2: Following Trevor Noah and EA's teases, the publisher has officially confirmed the next entry in the Battlefield series will be called Battlefield V.
  The Battlefield Twitter account has been rebranded, with a "V" as its logo. Its latest tweet, as of press time, confirms the title and reiterates the reveal will come on May 23 at 1 pm PT/4 pm ET/ 10 pm CET.Via the Battlefield TwitterContinue reading…
  
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• Scientists uncover likely cheating on ozone treaty

  16-05-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  The decline in the atmosphere of an ozone-depleting chemical banned by the Montreal Protocol has recently slowed by half, suggesting a serious violation of the 196-nation treaty, researchers revealed Wednesday.Measurements at remote sites -- including the government-run Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii -- of the chemical, known as CFC-11, point to East Asia as the source or renewed production."We show that the rate of decline of atmospheric CFC-11 was constant from 2002 to 2012, and then slowed b
  
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• The Latest: Man accused of helping kill 4 rejects plea deal

  16-05-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a court hearing for two cousins accused of killing and burying four men outside suburban Philadelphia (all times local):
  
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• Racing Game Ride 3 Announced

  16-05-2018 20:30
  Developer Milestone revealed Ride 3 is coming November 8 to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC/Steam.
  Ride 3 will feature more than 230 different motorcycles and 30 tracks, including 12 brand new tracks to the series. The sequel will include GPs and Supermoto tracks, as well as Country, City, Road, and Drag races. Be sure to check out the announcement trailer below.
  Players can customize bikes mechanically with more than 500 customizable parts. A Livery Editor will give players th
  
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• Bring Your Nintendo Switch to E3 to Get Exclusive Pins

  16-05-2018 20:27
  
  If you happen to be going to E3 this year, don't forget to bring your Nintendo Switch. According to a Twitter post by Nintendo Senior PR Manager, Chad Concelmo, Nintendo will be handing out exclusive pins to anyone they see playing the console.It's unconfirmed exactly what kind of collectible pins will be available, but we do know Nintendo will focus on Super Smash Bros. at E3 with some attention paid to Splatoon 2 and others.
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• Trump Paid More Than $100,000 To Cohen, Financial Disclosure Confirms

  16-05-2018 20:24 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump reported having paid his personal attorney Michael
  
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• Thomas Markle admits staging photos with paparazzi

  16-05-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  Kensington Palace prepares for the royal wedding this Saturday amid Markle family drama.
  
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• Trump Jr. Left Open Possibility That Dad Knew Of Trump Tower Meeting At The Time

  16-05-2018 20:07 via yahoo.com
  Newly released transcripts of Donald Trump Jr.'s interview with the Senate
  
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• Nikolas Cruz's Brother Says Parkland Gunman 'Wasn't Aware of How Many People He Killed' in Massacre

  16-05-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  Zachary Cruz says his brother told him "his demons got to him" following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  
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• Emissions of banned ozone-eating chemical somehow are rising

  16-05-2018 19:38 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Something strange is happening with a now-banned chemical that eats away at Earth's protective ozone layer: Scientists say there's more of it — not less — going into the atmosphere and they don't know where it is coming from.
  
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• EPA chief tells U.S. lawmakers he has fund to fight ethics complaints

  16-05-2018 19:35 via yahoo.com
  By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy GardnerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt said on Wednesday that he now has a legal fund in place to help him fight off a growing list of allegations against him related to his spending and reported ethical missteps in office."It has been set up," Pruitt told the Senate Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies about the fund.Pruitt has been under pressure from lawmakers in re
  
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• Workers re-open Kellogg factory closed by company in crisis-hit Venezuela

  16-05-2018 19:33 via yahoo.com
  by Virginia Pietromarchi and Agencies  Venezuelan authorities said they handed a Kellogg Co plant to workers and reactivated production at the factory yesterday, a day after the US cereal producer pulled out of the crisis-hit country. Kellogg joined a host of other multinationals in exiting Venezuela and later confirmed President Nicolas Maduro's leftist government had taken over its manufacturing plant. On Wednesday, Aragua state Governor Marco Torres slammed Kellogg and guarante
  
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• The studio behind LawBreakers and Radical Heights leaves behind amazing concepts as doors close

  16-05-2018 19:23 via gamesradar.com
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• Cliff Bleszinski shares amazing game concepts as the studio he co-founded closes its doors

  16-05-2018 19:23 via gamesradar.com
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• Primary upset will test progressives' appeal to voters

  16-05-2018 19:22 via yahoo.com
  In the wake of the 2016 election, many progressive Democrats looked at the defeats the party had suffered and offered a theory: Democrats were losing, particularly in red areas, because they were offering a watered-down message and not standing for bold proposals voters could get excited about.Kara Eastman, who led a nonprofit and was a board member of a community college, defeated former Rep. Brad Ashford for the Democratic nomination.Ashford, a former Republican with a moderate voting record w
  
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• In Senate Hot Seat, Scott Pruitt Dodges Questions Over Mounting Scandals

  16-05-2018 19:06 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON -- Facing numerous allegations of ethical violations, EPA
  
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• 10 delightful fascinators you should wear while watching the Royal Wedding

  16-05-2018 19:06 via yahoo.com
  Why do we care so much about royal weddings? Is it the grand-bordering-on-gross display of opulence? Is it the rare chance to watch a hot, famous person marry a royal, slightly-less-hot famous person? Is it the hats? Yes, that's it. It's the hats. SEE ALSO: I sent my Tinder matches royal-themed pickup lines and they actually worked But though the invite for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Saturday wedding specifies that women should wear a "Day dress with hat," we're hoping a few guests will ta
  
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• Businesses warn Russia: Don't make it a crime to comply with U.S. sanctions

  16-05-2018 19:01 via yahoo.com
  By Polina DevittMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian business lobby groups voiced opposition on Wednesday to a draft law that would make it a crime to comply with sanctions imposed by the United States or other countries.The United States last month imposed sanctions on some of Russia's biggest companies and businessmen, striking at allies of President Vladimir Putin to punish Moscow for alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and other "malign activities".In retaliation, Russian lawmakers
  
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• Two Sherpa climbers set new summit records on Everest

  16-05-2018 18:48 via yahoo.com
  By Gopal SharmaKATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Nepali mountaineer climbed Mount Everest on Wednesday for a 22nd time while a female climber made it to the top for the ninth time, each setting a new record on the world's highest mountain, officials said.Ang Kami Sherpa's 22nd ascent to the summit created a new record for the most visits to the peak of Everest.The 48-year-old reached the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) summit via the Southeast Ridge route, accompanied by 13 other climbers including his clients,
  
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• The Latest: Cypriots protest Israel's actions in Gaza

  16-05-2018 18:43 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Israel-Palestinian conflict (all times local):
  
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• Pink Had A Badass Response To A Troll Who Said She Looked Old

  16-05-2018 18:42 via yahoo.com
  Pink saw red after someone left a rude comment about her appearance on Twitter
  
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• Israeli ambassador exits Turkey as Gaza row mounts

  16-05-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  Israel's ambassador to Turkey on Wednesday left the country after being ordered out by Ankara in a growing crisis over the killing by Israeli fire of dozens of Palestinians on the Gaza border that threatens a reconciliation deal.Israeli ambassador Eitan Naeh departed for Tel Aviv via Istanbul airport under the full glare of the Turkish media, who appeared to have been specially invited to film his exit.
  
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• Science explains ‘Yanny’ or ‘Laurel’ debate

  16-05-2018 18:21 via yahoo.com
  After a debate about whether people could hear “Yanny” or “Laurel” in a now-viral video, experts say the result depends on audio frequency.
  
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• Cambridge Analytica shared data with Russia: whistleblower

  16-05-2018 18:21 via yahoo.com
  Political consulting group Cambridge Analytica used Russian researchers and shared data with companies linked to Russian intelligence, a whistleblower told a congressional hearing on interference in the 2016 US election Wednesday.Christopher Wylie, who leaked information on the British-based firm's hijacking of data on millions of Facebook users, told a Senate panel he believes Russian intelligence services had access to data harvested by the consultancy.
  
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• Feds to probe sex abuse claims at New Jersey women's prison

  16-05-2018 18:18 via yahoo.com
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice will investigate potential civil rights violations at a New Jersey women's prison where eight employees have been charged with sexually abusing inmates in recent years.
  
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• British Airways Celebrates Royal Wedding With A Special Crew

  16-05-2018 18:13 via yahoo.com
  Things will definitely get "Harry" on one British Airways flight this
  
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• Exploding vape kills man after burning 80% of his body

  16-05-2018 18:10 via yahoo.com
  A 38-year-old man was killed when a vape he was smoking at his home exploded, an autopsy report has revealed.The explosion sent two pieces of the e-cigarette into Tallmadge D'Elia's skull.The report confirmed the vape was responsible for his death on 5 May in St Petersburg, Florida.
  
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• 7 Questions That Are Still Unanswered One Year Into the Robert Mueller Investigation

  16-05-2018 18:07 via yahoo.com
  On the first anniversary of Robert Mueller's special counsel appointment to investigate the 2016 election, there's a lot we don't know.
  
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• Taking America At Your Own Pace

  16-05-2018 18:00
  Driving in games has always been meant to feel freeing,
  giving players the opportunity to cast off the bonds of traffic and speed
  limits and roads for complete feeling up until the nearest body of water or
  wall or extremely off-road terrain. Racing games thus design around these
  issues, giving you inaccessible terrain to keep you on the course. Where Ubisoft's
  newest stab at open world racing wants to differentiate itself is how quickly
  it allows you to circumvent these designs.
  With a push of
  
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• Who will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle?

  16-05-2018 17:54 via yahoo.com
  It reportedly won’t be her father, who tells TMZ he’s now out of heart surgery. Earlier this week he was at the center of a British media storm over allegedly staged paparazzi pictures.
  
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• Fairfield mother accused of child abuse due in court

  16-05-2018 17:52 via yahoo.com
  A Fairfield mom accused of abusing her ten kids and raising them in squalor will be back in court. Prosecutors plan to file felony charges against her. She now faces nine counts of felony child abuse.
  
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• A Lando Calrissian 'Star Wars’ Spinoff Starring Donald Glover Isn't Happening

  16-05-2018 17:45 via yahoo.com
  Donald Glover's latest film "Solo: A Star Wars Story" hasn't even been
  
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