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• Google Earth leads to remains of missing Florida man in lake

  12-09-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  It took 22 years, but a missing man's remains were finally found thanks to someone who zoomed in on his former Florida neighborhood with Google satellite images and noticed a car submerged in a lake, authorities said.The skeletal remains were of William Moldt, who went missing in 1997 at the age of 40, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.Sheriff's office spokeswoman Teri Barbera said on Thursday that a previous resident of the Grand Isles neighborhood in Wellington, Florida, was
  
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• An Oklahoma woman who got a 12-year prison sentence for $31 of pot was jailed again — for overdue court fees

  12-09-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Patricia Spottedcrow made headlines in 2011 when she was sentenced to 12 years in prison over $31 of pot. She was jailed again over court fees.
  
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• UK committee argues loot boxes should be covered by gambling regulations

  12-09-2019 23:47
  The findings of a series of hearings, and the committee†™s reflection on them, have since been compiled into a report released today alongside the committee†™s recommendation that regulation is needed....
  
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• It came from outer space: Newly discovered comet is likely interstellar visitor

  12-09-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  A newly discovered comet appears to be from outside our solar system. If confirmed, it would be only the second such object ever detected.
  
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• What to expect for CNN contributor Andrew McCabe after US attorney recommends charges

  12-09-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Judge Andrew Napolitano weighs in on the latest recommendation by the US attorney to proceed with charges against CNN contributor and former FBI official Andrew McCabe.
  
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• Cubans fear return to 90s austerity amid cuts

  12-09-2019 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Havana awoke Thursday to long lines at gas stations and public transportation stops after President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned fellow Cubans to expect fuel shortages and blackouts that he blamed on US sanctions.Terrified!" said Katia Morfa, 36, as she took her seven-year-old daughter to school.It's inevitable that we think of the dark and very sad days of the Special Period," Morfa told AFP.
  
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• US to disclose name of Saudi sought by 9/11 victims

  12-09-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. said Thursday that it will disclose the name of a Saudi citizen sought by lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks who want to link the kingdom to the terrorist plot.Attorney General William Barr had the option of invoking a "state secrets" privilege to withhold the release of the name, which lawyers for survivors and victims' relatives believe belongs to a Saudi government official who they say assigned two men in California to assist two of the hijackers.Instead, Justice Department
  
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• NASA says a new comet is likely an 'interstellar visitor' from another star system — the second ever detected

  12-09-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  If the comet-like object has interstellar origins, "it's the next best thing to sending a probe to a different solar system," one astronomer said.
  
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• U.S. House panel wants Boeing CEO to allow employee interviews on 737 MAX crashes

  12-09-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Congress on Thursday asked Boeing Co's chief executive to make several employees available for interviews as part of a congressional probe into the design, development and certification of 737 MAX aircraft involved in two crashes that killed 346 people.The committee plans another Boeing hearing in the coming weeks and previously asked whistleblowers to come forward with any information about the plane's development.Boeing has provided more than 300,000 pages of documents, a person briefed on the
  
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• Under US pressure Mexico shifts immigration policy

  12-09-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Under growing pressure from the U.S. government, Mexico's immigration policy has moved from one promising to help migrants to another characterized by militarized enforcement that has support of the country's foreign secretary.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has faced pointed criticism from the left about the change in direction, but Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard made clear this week after a meeting at the White House that Mexico plans to stick with the get-tough approach
  
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• Congress orders US Taliban negotiator to testify

  12-09-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The US envoy charged with negotiating with the Taliban was ordered Thursday to testify by the Democratic-led House of Representatives, which complained it had been kept in the dark on the now called-off peace process.Representative Eliot Engel, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a subpoena to force Zalmay Khalilzad to appear on September 19.The legally-binding order came days after President Donald Trump said diplomacy with the Taliban was "dead" and offered the bombshel
  
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• This is why Tulsi Gabbard and Marianne Williamson won't be in tonight's Democratic debate

  12-09-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and author Marianne Williamson dominate search results during or after the debates.
  
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• Peru ex-president denied bail in U.S., wife dragged from court after outburst

  12-09-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  A former Peruvian first lady was dragged out of a courtroom in San Francisco on Thursday as she cursed a judge's decision to keep her husband, ex-president Alejandro Toledo, in jail pending extradition proceedings.Toledo, 73, is wanted in Peru to stand trial over accusations that he took a $20 million bribe from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht during his 2001-2006 term.Toledo denies wrongdoing.
  
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• Parents of Georgia Tech student shot by police file lawsuit

  12-09-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The parents of a Georgia Tech student killed by a campus police officer two years ago have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school, the university system and the officer.Authorities have said university police officer Tyler Beck fatally shot 21-year-old Scott "Scout" Schultz on Sept. 16, 2017.The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday by William and Lynne Schultz names Georgia Tech, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and Beck as defendants.
  
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• Red Dead Online: How Specialty Roles Work In Frontier Pursuits

  12-09-2019 22:40
  
  The big summer update for Red Dead Online is finally here (two weeks before summer ends), and with it comes the most requested feature ever, the ability to change our horrid looking avatars. Oh right, and roles! Three to be exact: Collector, Bounty Hunter, and Trader.
  Here’s a quick breakdown of how all three play. You can also take a more detailed look at the three new Specialist Roles in Red Dead Online on our wiki page. If you want to actually see these roles in action, check
  
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• Jeep's Hot-Selling Gladiator under Stop-Sale Order for Driveshaft Problem

  12-09-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Jeep's Gladiator pickup truck has been on sale for just a handful of months, but it's already being recalled for a flaw with the rear driveshaft.
  
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• Ohio Cheerleader Found Not Guilty of Murdering Her Newborn Baby

  12-09-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photo Courtesy Warren County Sheriff's OfficeThe Ohio cheerleader accused of killing her newborn baby and burying her in the backyard in an unmarked grave has been acquitted of the most serious charges against her. Brooke Skylar Richardson, now 20, was found not guilty of three charges, including aggravated murder, and involuntary manslaughter. The jury did find her guilty of gross abuse of a corpse, for which she will be sentenced on Friday. The char
  
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• Elizabeth Warren says she's got a detailed plan for almost everything, but she still lacks specifics on Medicare for All

  12-09-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Elizabeth Warren still lacks specifics on Medicare for All, which allows her to redefine her vision on universal healthcare later on in the primary.
  
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• Russia asks Interpol for help over alleged CIA mole's whereabouts

  12-09-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  * Oleg Smolenkov reportedly taken to safety by US agents in 2017* ‘Interpol was presented with questions about his disappearance’The house in Stafford, Virginia, where the alleged spy, named as Oleg Smolenkov, is said to have lived. Smolenkov is reported to have worked at the Russian embassy under ambassador Yury Ushakov in Washington. Photograph: Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty ImagesRussia has asked the United States via Interpol to provide information on the whereabouts of a former member
  
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• Steam's latest discovery update tilts the algorithm away from popular games

  12-09-2019 22:07
  Valve has rolled out a number of tweaks and changes to Steam†™s recommendation system that aim to breathe some personalization back into suggestions, and increase recommendation clicks in the process. ...
  
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• Federal prosecutors recommend that Andrew McCabe, former FBI second-in-command, face criminal charge

  12-09-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal prosecutors recommended that the former FBI deputy director be charged. He faced scrutiny over a 2016 leak about Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Brothers arrested, accused of operating 'empire of illegal drugs' in Wisconsin

  12-09-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Police seized THC products valued at $1.5 million; insight from Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth.
  
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• MIT President: Oh Yeah, We DID Cover Up Epstein’s Donations

  12-09-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Paul Marotta/GettyThe president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is admitting that not only did the school hide donations from Jeffrey Epstein—he wrote the accused sex trafficker a thank-you letter.“It is now clear that senior members of the administration were aware of gifts the Media Lab received between 2013 and 2017 from Jeffrey Epstein’s foundations,” MIT President L. Rafael Reif said in a statement Thursday afternoon.“Because the members of my team
  
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• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Release Date Announced, Buu Arc Confirmed

  12-09-2019 21:50
  Dragon Ball Z fans, rejoice! Bandai Namco has finally revealed the release date for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, along with the inclusion of the Majin Buu arc.
  While the Saiyan, Frieza, and Cell arcs have already been confirmed, a brand new trailer (which you can see below) revealed Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will also cover the Majin Buu saga, and confirmed a release date of Jan. 17, 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam.
  Taking place seven years after Gohan defeats Cell in the Cell Games, the Maj
  
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• Apex Legends Double XP weekend is here and this time you've got an extra day

  12-09-2019 21:41 via gamesradar.com
  Get your wins and Top 5s in by September 16
  
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• A pair US F-15 fighter jets came close to taking out a couple of free-falling skydivers at nearly 350 mph

  12-09-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The skydivers, who were in freefall at 120 mph, caught the fighters on video passing beneath them at 345 mph, a UK air safety board reported.
  
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• Don't Miss: Gwent and 6 other minigames that developers should study

  12-09-2019 21:34
  An engaging minigame can deepen a players engagement in the overarching game. We look at 7 instructive examples that game developers should examine closely....
  
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• After Trump fires Bolton, Rand Paul and Liz Cheney go to war over it

  12-09-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  In the wake of the national security adviser's firing, two Republicans trade barbs over the president's foreign policy.
  
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• Gwent iOS Release Date Announced

  12-09-2019 21:33
  
  CD Projekt Red has announced the release date for the iOS version of Gwent.
  Revealed in a Tweet, Gwent will be available on Apple devices starting on October 29, 2019.
  Check out the trailer above to see the mobile version of Gwent in action.Continue reading…
  
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• EXCLUSIVE-Ahead of trade talks, China makes biggest U.S. soybean purchases since June - traders

  12-09-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Privately run Chinese firms bought at least 10 boatloads of U.S. soybeans on Thursday, the country's most significant purchases since at least June, traders said, ahead of high-level talks next month aimed at ending a bilateral trade war that has lasted more than a year.The soybean purchases, which at more than 600,000 tonnes were the largest by Chinese private importers in more than a year, are slated for shipment from U.S. Pacific Northwest export terminals from October to December, two trader
  
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• China secretly abducted a university president on a trip through Germany and convicted him in a sham trial. Two years on, he may be executed.

  12-09-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Chinese Muslims are being held in concentration camps, and leaders are being targeted — one of whom may face execution after 2 years in secret prison.
  
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• Study finds the universe might be 2 billion years younger

  12-09-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The universe is looking younger every day, it seems.New calculations suggest the universe could be a couple billion years younger than scientists now estimate, and even younger than suggested by two other calculations published this year that trimmed hundreds of millions of years from the age of the cosmos.The huge swings in scientists' estimates — even this new calculation could be off by billions of years — reflect different approaches to the tricky problem of figuring the universe
  
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• American Airlines mechanic stripped of FAA certificate ordered held in sabotage case

  12-09-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  An American Airlines mechanic charged with purposely damaging an aircraft in July during a dispute between the airline and its mechanics union involving stalled contract negotiations will remain behind bars until at least Sept. 20, according to a court filing on Thursday.The Federal Aviation Administration also disclosed Thursday that it had issued an emergency order earlier this week revoking Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani's mechanic certificate with immediate effect.Pilots of a flight from Mi
  
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• Justice Department nears prosecution of ex-FBI official McCabe: sources

  12-09-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. Justice Department moved closer to a politically sensitive prosecution of former top FBI official Andrew McCabe on Thursday by rejecting a request from his legal team to drop the case, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.The notice indicates that the department could soon bring criminal charges against the FBI's former No. 2 official, who has endured years of criticism by President Donald Trump after playing a key role in the investigation into the Trump campaign's
  
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• The Witcher's card game, Gwent, finally makes it onto iOS

  12-09-2019 21:07 via gamesradar.com
  Put a piece of The Witcher in your pocket
  
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• Trump's immigration crackdown starts to gain traction

  12-09-2019 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  With a little help from the Supreme Court and Mexico, US President Donald Trump's fitful crackdown on immigration is finally gaining traction.Trump has spent his entire presidency promising to stop illegal immigration, shut out asylum seekers and wall off the Mexican border.Undeterred, Trump has hammered away, making construction of a US-Mexican border wall one of his presidency's centerpieces -- and a key part of his 2020 reelection platform.
  
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• Greenpeace protesters dangle from Fred Hartman Bridge ahead of Democratic debate

  12-09-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Greenpeace protesters are trying to stop the flow of oil and gas through the Houston Ship Channel ahead of the third 2020 Democratic debate.
  
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• EA Access and Origin Access are getting Anthem, FIFA 20 and more games this month

  12-09-2019 20:52 via gamesradar.com
  Anthem is available now through both subscriptions
  
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• Tesla Model S Spotted Lapping the Legendary Nurburgring

  12-09-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  It looks like Elon Musk was serious about trying to beat the Porsche Taycan's lap record, but he didn’t bring a production model to the attempt.
  
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• Stowaway passengers killed in DR Congo train disaster

  12-09-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  A freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, killing between 10 and 50 people stowing away onboard according to conflicting reports, in the latest rail tragedy to strike the vast central African nation.Estimates of the death toll have varied widely.
  
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• Lebanon detains former militia member accused of torture

  12-09-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Lebanon has detained a senior member of a disbanded Israel-backed militia, a judicial source said Thursday, after his return to the country sparked widespread condemnation and revived accusations of torture.Lebanon's military court had ordered the arrest of Amer al-Fakhoury, a former member of the pro-Israel South Lebanon Army (SLA) militia and a senior warden in the notorious SLA-run Khiyam prison, the source said.Another security source said the former SLA member had fled to the United States
  
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• The Words Missing from a New York Times Essay about Religious Liberty

  12-09-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The headline is jolting. “Religious Crusaders at the Supreme Court’s Gates.” Thus starts Linda Greenhouse’s analysis of the actual and potential religion cases before the Court during its October term. Her thesis is that the Court’s relative restraint in its religion cases the previous term represented the justices’ merely “biding their time.” This term the gloves may come off. Now the Court may well “go further and adopt new rules for loweri
  
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• Netflix's Narcos is now a tactics game - here's the first trailer

  12-09-2019 20:30 via gamesradar.com
  The war on drugs is turn-based
  
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• Charred wreckage of California dive boat raised from ocean floor

  12-09-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  A dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, was raised from the ocean floor on Thursday as federal safety officials said the crew had no night watchman on duty, as required, when the flames erupted.Television images showed the blackened, burned out hulk of the 75-foot (23-meter) Conception as it was hoisted to the surface near Santa Cruz Island, to be loaded onto a barge and taken to an undisclosed location as part of a federal investigation into the accide
  
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• Sen. Marsha Blackburn blasts 'unconstructive' Democratic opposition to GOP gun control proposals

  12-09-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is reportedly poised to reject any gun proposals from the White House as pressure mounts to reach consensus; insight from Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  
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• Federal prosecutors recommend that Andrew McCabe, former FBI second-in-command, be indicted

  12-09-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal prosecutors recommended that the former FBI deputy director be indicted. He faced scrutiny over a 2016 leak about Hillary Clinton.
  
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• U.S. fighter jets smashed an island ISIS was using 'like a hotel,' and troops found rockets and bombs stashed in caves

  12-09-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  On Sept. 10, US Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles and F-35 Lightning II aircraft dropped 80,000 pounds of ordnance on 37 targets on Qanus Island in Iraq's Tigris River. Approximately 25 Islamic State fighters were killed in the operation, according to Sabah Al-Numaan, a spokesperson for the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service.
  
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• Trump says national security advisor restrained him on Venezuela

  12-09-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that the exit of his hawkish national security advisor won't bring a softening of the US position on Venezuela.Bolton, a prominent hardliner in Washington's attempt to pressure Venezuelan strongman President Nicolas Maduro from power, was sacked Tuesday.This sparked speculation in some media outlets that Trump might seek a more conciliatory line.
  
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• Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax sues CBS over accuser interviews

  12-09-2019 19:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax filed a $400 million lawsuit Thursday against CBS, alleging the company defamed him when it broadcast interviews with two women he says have falsely accused him of sexual assault.The lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday alleges nobody at the company investigated or adequately fact-checked the allegations made by Meredith Watson or Vanessa Tyson before airing them."Fairfax brings this action to restore his reputation and clear his name, ensure the truth prevail
  
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• New sanctions could extend to allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon: U.S. envoy

  12-09-2019 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Future U.S. sanctions could target allies of Hezbollah in Lebanon, extending beyond direct affiliates of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group, a U.S. envoy said on Thursday."In the future we will designate, because we have to, individuals in Lebanon who are aiding and assisting Hezbollah, regardless of their sect or religion," the new U.S. assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs David Schenker said in an interview with Lebanon's LBCI television.
  
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