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• 'We cannot have perfection as a litmus test': Stacey Abrams defends Biden amid allegations

  04-04-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Abrams said there was no truth to the reports that Biden approached her about entering the 2020 race as his vice presidential running mate.
  
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• Turkey expands Istanbul vote recount after ruling party challenges losses

  04-04-2019 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Erdogan's AK Party said it would also demand a wider check on votes across the capital Ankara - which initial results suggested it also narrowly lost in Sunday's vote in a major blow to the establishment.On Wednesday, Turkey's High Election Board had ordered a full recount in three of Istanbul's 39 districts and a recount of just invalid ballots in 15 districts after an appeal from Erdogan's AKP.
  
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• DNA test dashes the hopes of  Timmothy Pitzen's family after boy claimed to be their son

  04-04-2019 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The family of a boy who vanished at the age of six in 2011 had their hopes dashed last night when it emerged a teenager, who claimed to be the missing child, was not telling the truth. The youth claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, whose disappearance from Aurora, Illinois, became a high-profile case. But the FBI said DNA tests showed he was not. An FBI spokesman said: "DNA results have been returned indicating the person in question is not Timmothy Pitzen. A local investigation continues into this pe
  
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• Pilots of doomed Boeing 737 MAX fought the plane’s software and lost

  04-04-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  New details into the horrific crash of a Boeing 737 MAX commercial airliner reveal just how messed up the plane's flight control software really was when it brought the plane crashing down in early March. A preliminary look at the crash report for Ethiopia Airlines flight 302, obtained by CNN, suggests that the pilots of the doomed airliner were absolutely powerless to keep the plane in the air, and it was Boeing's flight software that was to blame.The investigation reportedly revealed that the
  
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• How college students are rethinking using Uber, Lyft after tragic death of Samantha Josephson

  04-04-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  For college students, using ride-share apps has become a way of life. But, in the wake of Samantha Josephson's death, many are now concerned.
  
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• Teen found in Kentucky is not missing boy Timmothy Pitzen: FBI

  04-04-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  DNA testing confirms that the teen found in Kentucky on Wednesday who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen is not him, according to federal investigators.
  
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• The Division 2's first apparel event will add collectible masks and special weapon skins

  04-04-2019 23:20 via gamesradar.com
  The event will last for nearly a month, and you won't receive duplicate rewards
  
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• Sears Mini-Stores | Home & Life Stores

  04-04-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Sears Mini-Stores to Sell Appliances, Mattresses While Amazon seems to always be expanding, Sears continues to shrink—and not just in terms of shuttered stores. The retailer announced Thursday t...
  
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• FBI: Teen found by police isn't Timmothy Pitzen, DNA tests show

  04-04-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  "DNA results have been returned, and the person in question is not Timmothy Pitzen," FBI Louisville spokesman Timothy Beam said.
  
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• A year later, Trump's 'zero tolerance' border policy frays

  04-04-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy hits its anniversary, the promise to criminally prosecute everyone who crosses the Mexico border illegally has been forced to evolve. Today the reality is families come first.
  
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• Boeing Takes Full Responsibility For Two Plane Crashes That Killed 360 People

  04-04-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing's CEO apologized for the two incidents and says a software update is imminent.
  
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• Target raises its minimum wage by $1 an hour in June

  04-04-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Target is raising it's minimum wage by $1 to $13 an hour. Walmart raised its starting pay to $11 an hour in 2018.
  
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• UN council to meet on Libya as Haftar's forces advance

  04-04-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Friday to discuss the situation in Libya after the leader of eastern forces in the war-scarred north African country ordered his troops to advance on Tripoli.Britain requested the urgent meeting on Thursday, diplomats said, following the order from Khalifa Haftar, a key player opposed to the government in the capital.The spike in tensions came as Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was making his first visit as UN chief to Libya ahead of a
  
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• Microsoft responds to sexual harassment allegations within company

  04-04-2019 22:58
  Microsoft has responded to our queries about the company's plans for acting on reports of sexual harassment being ignored by human resources....
  
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• Turkey says US distorted meeting, but Pompeo stands by it

  04-04-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkey on Thursday accused the US State Department of making false claims about rows during a meeting between the top US and Turkish diplomats, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he stood by the account.The NATO allies are at odds over issues including US support for a Syrian Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists by Ankara and Turkey's purchase of a Russian missile system over US objections.Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks on Wednesda
  
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• Conker: Why Nintendo's Most Controversial Game Is Still One of Its Greatest

  04-04-2019 22:47
  Have you met Conker? Rare’s binge drinking and foul-mouthed anthropomorphic squirrel? He’s a handful and loves a skin full. Before Conker’s Bad Fur Day has even started, we watch Conker casually take a chainsaw to the N64 logo. It’s a sure sign of things to come. Conker’s Bad Fur Day may look like your typical cutesy platformer at first glance, but your typical platformers don’t usually contain graphic violence, sexual innuendos, drug abuse and LOADS of toilet
  
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• US remains committed to private sector-led 5G wireless: Kudlow

  04-04-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  A top advisor to President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States is committed to private sector deployment of 5G wireless networks, brushing aside the notion of a nationalized system.Larry Kudlow, the top White House economic advisor, sought to quell speculation that Washington would seek to nationalize ultrafast fifth-generation networks for national security reasons in view of the dominant position of Chinese firms like Huawei, which has been banned from US government contracts."I want
  
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• A New Strongman Marches on the Libyan Capital

  04-04-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Abdullah Doma/GettyROME–The orders in Libya are clear: “Don’t shoot civilians if they are waving a white flag.” But what’s not clear is whether Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar’s rogue Libyan National Army will listen as it advances toward Tripoli, guns blazing. The militia army, which is known to have some ISIS fighters in its ranks, has taken the town of Gharyan, about 50 miles from Tripoli, and is moving west toward the Libyan capital.“We hear your cal
  
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• How Fallout almost didn't ship with its key SPECIAL system

  04-04-2019 22:41
  In an interview with PC Gamer published last year developers across the various Fallout games discussed the early days of development, and how the game evolved into what it is today.  ...
  
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• Grassley Blasts Democrats for Finding 'Pretext' to Get Trump

  04-04-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley blasted House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal for demanding that the IRS turn over President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
  
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• NATO plans for Russian 'aggression' on 70th anniversary

  04-04-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  NATO said Thursday it was taking new action to counter Russia's "aggression," finding a united message amid other differences within the Western alliance on its 70th anniversary.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance approved new surveillance measures and naval exercises in the Black Sea to back Ukraine and Georgia, aspiring members of NATO that are facing Russian-backed separatist forces.Stoltenberg urged Russia to return three Ukrainian navy vessels and its sailors which it
  
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• Jussie Smollett update: Deadline arrives for 'Empire' actor to pay Chicago $130K

  04-04-2019 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Thursday is the deadline for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to pay the city of Chicago more than $130,000.
  
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• Timmothy Pitzen vanished in 2011. His mom wrote a note that said 'you will never find him'

  04-04-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  “You will never find him.” That was the startling claim in a suicide note discovered in a hotel room in Rockford, Illinois in 2011.
  
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• DC, but make it glam: Queer Eye's fab five meet AOC in Washington

  04-04-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The cast met with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi on a trip to Washington to advocate for the Equality ActCongresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez met with the cast of Queer Eye in Washington DC on Thursday. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/ReutersConsidering her self-confessed “completely depraved lifestyle”, New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could probably use a visit from the style experts of Netflix’s hit show Queer Eye.But on Thursday, four of the show’s
  
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• How a Russian S-400 Could Shoot Down an F-35 (Thanks to Turkey)

  04-04-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian and American technology don't mix.
  
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• Get a job: Frictional Games is hiring an Audio Lead/Sound Designer

  04-04-2019 21:53
  The Frictional Games team is looking for a Europe-based developer to create lovingly designed, eerie, and memorable soundscapes on par with Amnesia: The Dark Descent and SOMA. ...
  
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• MacKenzie Bezos now world's third-richest woman after finalising divorce with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

  04-04-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  MacKenzie Bezos is set to become the third-richest woman in the world after finalising her divorce from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The couple released individual statements regarding the terms of their divorce on Twitter, with Ms Bezos announcing in her first-ever tweet that she would be giving her ex-husband 75 per cent of the company’s stock.Expressing her gratitude for the amicable split and for those who sent well-wishes, Ms Bezos​ said that she was looking forward to the “next
  
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• Game of Thrones Season 8's new intro leaked, and it's *extremely* different

  04-04-2019 21:48 via gamesradar.com
  Spoilers abound from the implications of this redone title sequence
  
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• Mike Pompeo appeals for unity to confront Russia, China and Iran on Nato's 70th anniversary

  04-04-2019 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, has appealed for unity to confront "great power" challenges from Russia, China and Iran on the 70th anniversary of Nato. "We have rightly sought peace through strength here in Nato. We must continue to do so, especially in this new era of great power competition from Russia, from China, and the Islamic Republic of Iran," he told a meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers. The ministers approved a new raft of measures in the Black Sea to counter Ru
  
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• California Man Doesn’t Want Neighbors to Know He Lent Paul Manafort $1 Million

  04-04-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The lender is “a U.S. citizen residing in Southern California, where President Trump is highly unpopular,” according to the filing on Thursday in response to a request by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors.“It is well known that friendships and other relationships have shattered over political views in our current ‘tribal’ society,” and so the man doesn’t want his name made public, Woodlawn’s lawyer, David Smith, wrote.
  
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• Timmothy Pitzen found? Here's a list of kids found alive after their disappearances made headlines

  04-04-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Officials are working to determine if a boy found Wednesday is Timmothy Pitzen, missing since 2011. Here's a list of other missing kids found alive.
  
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• Putin says body of missing Israeli soldier found by Russian army

  04-04-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The body of an Israeli soldier missing since the 1982 Lebanon War was found by the Russian and Syrian armies and returned, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.Sergeant First Class Zachary Baumel had been listed as missing along with two other Israeli soldiers after a deadly battle with Syrian forces in a Lebanese village.Russia said it handed over the remains to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is visiting Putin five days before he is to seek a fifth term in office in a difficul
  
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• Unto The Breach

  04-04-2019 21:30
  Publisher: UbisoftDeveloper: Ubisoft MassiveRelease: March 15, 2019 Rating: Not rated Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
  We recently detailed what fans of The Division 2 can expect in the upcoming Invasion Battle for D.C. update and beyond, giving players who have reached the endgame content some new stuff to do in their war against the Black Tusk and their fight to take over the country. You can check out the short preview of the new update from Massive below.Click here to watch embedde
  
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• Battlefield V: Firestorm Review

  04-04-2019 21:24
  Welcome, Battlefield fans! This review focuses solely on the newly released Firestorm battle royale mode. To see what we thought of the single-player and multiplayer sides of Battlefield V, check out those reviews.
  Better late than never, Battlefield V has patched in its take on the battle royale genre. Firestorm mode takes the large environments, realistic weapons, and vehicle warfare Battlefield players know and love and injects them into a beautiful map. However, what
  
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• 12-year-old girl dies after 2 sisters struck by big rig while walking to school east of Exposition Park

  04-04-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A 12-year-old girl died after she and her sister were struck by a big rig while walking to school east of Exposition Park Thursday morning, police said.
  
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• Southwest blasted for poor Max 8 customer service: 'They're kind of just saying, 'Too bad''

  04-04-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The airline is facing unprecedented criticism for its handling of passenger rebooking after the Max 8 grounding caused 2,800+ flight cancellations.
  
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• Trump mocks Biden's statement on 'personal space' with doctored video

  04-04-2019 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump shared a crude video on Twitter mocking former Vice President Joe Biden’s statement acknowledging allegations from multiple women of inappropriate behavior.
  
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• The Division 2's first raid is coming this month and the fourth specialization is close behind

  04-04-2019 20:59 via gamesradar.com
  Operation Dark Hours opens in just a few weeks
  
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• BB&T, Wells Fargo Get Failing Grades From Gun-Control Group

  04-04-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. also received an F, for providing $273 million in financing and failing to ban gun-company investments, while Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bank of America Corp. received C grades.Citigroup Inc. got a B, the highest grade among the banks scored.Key InsightsThe scorecard comes as corporate America faces pressure to take stands on controversial political issues.
  
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• Istanbul mayoral candidate confident of win after recount

  04-04-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  ISTANBUL (AP) — The opposition party's mayoral candidate in Istanbul said Thursday's he's confident that the result of a recount of votes in the city will confirm his victory, and renewed an appeal to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to help end the standoff.
  
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• Putin says Russia helped locate Israeli soldier's remains

  04-04-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin told Israel's visiting prime minister on Thursday that the Russian military helped locate the remains of an Israeli soldier missing since 1982 with Syrian assistance, while Damascus denied any knowledge of the matter.
  
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• Snapchat's new Snap Games platform includes games from Zynga, Spry Fox

  04-04-2019 20:39
  Snapchat has unveiled its long-rumored game platform, and announced the first developers partnering with the company to bring social games to the service. ...
  
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• Mark Halperin Comes Out of #MeToo Hiding, Weighs In on Biden’s Creepy Touching

  04-04-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Frederick M. Brown/GettyMark Halperin returned from a two-year media exile to apologize for sexually harassing women, and weigh in on allegations of inappropriate touching by former Vice President Joe Biden.The former MSNBC and Bloomberg pundit was fired in spring 2017 following accusations of sexual misconduct from multiple women during the time he worked at ABC News. Since then, Halperin has not given a major interview, posted a tweet, or publicly opined on politics. In a 25 minute-long interv
  
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• ICE arrests more than 280 at Texas business, largest workplace immigration raid in a decade

  04-04-2019 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  ICE performed the largest immigration raid of the last decade after hearing the tech company was hiring undocumented immigrants.
  
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• Israel buries remains of soldier recovered by Russian forces in Syria

  04-04-2019 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel on Thursday buried the remains of a soldier missing since 1982, which were recovered by Russian special forces troops in Syria.Russia handed over the remains and personal effects, including the combat uniform, of Zachary Baumel, who was 21 when he fought in Israel's invasion of Lebanon.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his eulogy for Baumel at a military cemetery in Jerusalem, thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his help.
  
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• Tom Steyer keeps the faith on impeachment, whatever the Mueller report says

  04-04-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  At first, Steyer’s town hall seemed indistinguishable from the 50 others he's staged across the country since launching Need to Impeach in 2017. And yet this time something was different.
  
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• Jail Jussie

  04-04-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Lock him up!The FBI and Justice Department are investigating the shocking, inexplicable dismissal of a Chicago grand jury’s 16 felony counts against actor Jussie Smollett. The charges could have  cost serious prison time for a ham-handed hoax in which Smollett allegedly paid two body-building brothers to attack him and blame it on supporters of President Donald Trump.Dueling demonstrations brought this simmering controversy to an even higher boil this week: The local Fraternal Order o
  
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• Bezos ex-wife to surrender 75% of couple's Amazon shares

  04-04-2019 20:09 via news.yahoo.com
  MacKenzie Bezos, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced Thursday they had finalized their divorce, and that she would surrender 75 percent of the couple's shares in the tech giant.MacKenzie Bezos also said she would give all of her stake in The Washington Post and the space exploration firm Blue Origin to her ex-husband -- the world's richest man -- as well as voting control of her remaining Amazon shares.In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Amazon said MacKenzie
  
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• Trump just a blowhard on windmills, lawmakers say of 'idiotic' comments

  04-04-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Chuck Grassley and Nancy Pelosi reach the same conclusion about the president's remarks on wind power.
  
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• Pokemon Go Summer Events 2019 will add more Safari Zones

  04-04-2019 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  Three cities around the world will also get Pokemon Go festivals this summer
  
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