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• ACLU calls for U.S. law enforcement to stop sharing license plate data with ICE

  13-03-2019 23:56 via nbcnews.com
  More than 1,800 documents showed the federal immigration agency accessed data from more than 80 law enforcement groups, though two that spoke with NBC News denied the allegations.
  
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• Nationwide Climate Change School Walkouts Led By Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Daughter

  13-03-2019 23:22 via technocracy.news
  The Green New Deal is being vigorously supported and promoted by high-visibility Muslims in America, such as Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Nasim Thompson, Executive Director of Justice Democrats. TN has long pointed out the attraction of Sustainable Development to the global Islamic community. ⁃ TN EditorRep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) daughter is leading a national movement of students seeking to ditch class on Friday to participate in a worldwide climate change protest.
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• Boeing calls for suspension of 737 Max planes following Trump grounding order – live - The Guardian

  13-03-2019 22:28 via theguardian.com
  Boeing calls for suspension of 737 Max planes following Trump grounding order – live  The GuardianHouse Judiciary Dem, Republican clash over details of Whitaker testimony | TheHill  The HillView full coverage on Google News
  
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• The Inactive Ingredients in Pills Can Cause Side Effects, Too - Gizmodo

  13-03-2019 22:25 via gizmodo.com
  The Inactive Ingredients in Pills Can Cause Side Effects, Too  GizmodoDrug Side Effects Can Come Form Inactive Ingredients : Shots - Health News  NPRWhy do pills have gluten? Ingredients in medications may trigger allergic reaction  NBCNews.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's vision may mean more Facebook in more parts of your life

  13-03-2019 22:23 via nbcnews.com
  Consumers shouldn’t expect a different Facebook — they should expect more Facebook, analysts said.
  
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• Grounding all 737 Max planes could cost Boeing billions of dollars - CNN

  13-03-2019 22:11 via cnn.com
  Grounding all 737 Max planes could cost Boeing billions of dollars  CNNTrump orders emergency grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 planes  ABC NewsEthiopia black boxes bound for Europe, crash pilot had in-plane issues  ReutersGround the Boeing Max 8. There Are Too Many Concerns.  The New York TimesFAA vs. the rest of the world: Boeing's 737 Max 8s are under suspicion, but is the pilot or plane to blame?  Fox NewsView full coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Pill 'as good as statins' could benefit hundreds of thousands of patients - Daily Mail

  13-03-2019 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Pill 'as good as statins' could benefit hundreds of thousands of patients  Daily MailNew cholesterol-lowering drug could be an alternative to statins  NBCNews.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• news Raiders acquire All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown The Oakland Raiders have acquired WR Antonio - Raiders.com

  13-03-2019 21:55 via raiders.com
  news Raiders acquire All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown The Oakland Raiders have acquired WR Antonio  Raiders.comAntonio Brown Crushes First Raiders Workout With Derek Carr  TMZSteelers front office is having a really bad year  Pats PulpitSteelers can finally put aside the drama and focus on football  Steelers WireSocial Reactions: Athletes, NFL legends discuss Antonio Brown trade  Raiders.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• College cheating scandal: Harvard alum Mark Riddell apologizes for taking board tests for students - NBC News

  13-03-2019 21:45 via nbcnews.com
  College cheating scandal: Harvard alum Mark Riddell apologizes for taking board tests for students  NBC NewsFlorida man who allegedly took college exams for wealthy students was Harvard grad, ‘really smart guy’  Fox NewsWho was acing tests for rich kids in the admissions scam? A pro tennis player and ‘really smart guy,’ feds say.  The Washington PostWho was acing tests for rich kids in the admissions scam? A look at the man officials called a
  
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• U.K. Lawmakers Reject ‘No-Deal’ Brexit, and Defy Theresa May Yet Again - The New York Times

  13-03-2019 21:37 via nytimes.com
  U.K. Lawmakers Reject ‘No-Deal’ Brexit, and Defy Theresa May Yet Again  The New York TimesBrexit LIVE: Parliament debates before No Deal vote  The SunMPs vote to reject no-deal Brexit  BBC NewsBrexit Vote: Traders Make a Dangerous Bet on Soft Brexit  BloombergHow Many Defeats Can Britain Take?  The New York TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Google launches the next version of Android—Android Q—in beta - Ars Technica

  13-03-2019 21:23 via arstechnica.com
  Google launches the next version of Android—Android Q—in beta  Ars TechnicaAndroid Q developer beta is available now on all Pixel devices  The VergeFirst Android Q Beta Now Available for Pixel, Pixel 2, and Pixel 3...  Droid LifeAndroid Q beta is rolling out today, supports all Pixel phones 2019/03/13 12:10pm  Android PoliceGoogle’s original Pixel and Pixel XL will be updated to Android Q  The VergeView full coverage on Google N
  
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• Ted Turner name likely stripped from new WarnerMedia company after $85B merger

  13-03-2019 20:51 via nbcnews.com
  This latest casualty of the AT&T/Time Warner media merger comes a year after top executives flew to Atlanta to meet in person with Ted Turner and personally assure him that his legacy would be maintained.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalls 862,500 cars amid emissions probe - The Verge

  13-03-2019 20:45 via theverge.com
  Fiat Chrysler recalls 862,500 cars amid emissions probe  The VergeFiat Chrysler Will Recall 862,520 Gasoline Cars For Not Meeting Emissions Standards  JalopnikFiat Chrysler says emissions recall of 800,000 vehicles is 'routine' under new EPA rule  CNBCFiat Chrysler recalling nearly 900,000 vehicles with emissions issue  Fox NewsFiat Chrysler recalling 965,000 US, Canadian vehicles over excess emissions  ReutersView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Why space is becoming a dangerous place to do business

  13-03-2019 20:40 via rss.cnn.com
  Internet startup OneWeb has plans to deploy hundreds of new satellites into Earth's orbit, and CEO Greg Wyler wants to make sure it's done safely.
  
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• Apple Music now works on Amazon’s Fire TV devices - The Verge

  13-03-2019 20:23 via theverge.com
  Apple Music now works on Amazon’s Fire TV devices  The VergeApple Music launches on Amazon Fire TV  CNBCApple Music is Now Available on The Amazon Fire TV  Cord Cutters News, LLCApple Music Now Available on Amazon Fire TV  Mac RumorsApple Music comes to Fire TV  TechCrunchView full coverage on Google News
  
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• US forces kill five Afghan soldiers in 'self-defense' airstrikes - CNN

  13-03-2019 20:05 via cnn.com
  US forces kill five Afghan soldiers in 'self-defense' airstrikes  CNNThe US bombed an Afghan Army base, killing 5 soldiers in a friendly-fire fight that lasted hours  Business InsiderUS friendly fire strike kills five Afghan troops and destroys base  The TelegraphDisputed claims as US air raids kills 11 in Afghanistan's Ghazni  Aljazeera.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Top Scientists Call for Moratorium Blocking Gene-Edited Babies; Critics Want Action

  13-03-2019 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  More than a dozen top scientists from seven countries are calling for world governments to adopt a moratorium on what scientists call heritable genome editing. They’re on a mission to make sure the world doesn’t see any more gene-edited babies -- not till we’re good and ready -- and they’ve got a plan to stop it.The group penned a commentary published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The effort was led by Eric Lander, director of the Broad Institute and a professor at bot
  
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• The High Plains bomb cyclone has exploded — a report from ground zero

  13-03-2019 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  As I'm writing this at 11:30 a.m. on March 13, 2019, winds are gusting above 45 miles per hour, snow is blowing horizontally outside my patio window, and the lights in my home are flickering. I hope that I manage to get this story posted before the electricity goes out...Winter Storm Ulmer is intensifying over the High Plains and going through a process known as "bombogenesis." You can see its evolution today in the animation above, consisting of infrared imagery from the GOES-16 weath
  
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• 10 dead, including 6 kids, in 'unspeakably brutal' Brazil shooting; 17 hurt - AOL

  13-03-2019 19:37 via aol.com
  10 dead, including 6 kids, in 'unspeakably brutal' Brazil shooting; 17 hurt  AOLBrazil school shooting: São Paulo gunmen were former pupils  BBC NewsEx-students storm Brazil school, killing eight; attackers armed with guns, crossbows, Molotov cocktails and ax  New York Daily NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Moratorium On Gene-Edited Babies Urged By Leading Geneticists : Shots - Health News - NPR

  13-03-2019 19:01 via npr.org
  Moratorium On Gene-Edited Babies Urged By Leading Geneticists : Shots - Health News  NPRCRISPR scientists want a moratorium on creating gene-edited babies  Vox.comExperts call for halt to gene editing that results in 'designer babies'  ReutersProposal for global moratorium on editing of inherited DNA is met with criticism  CNNNIH and top scientists call for moratorium on gene-edited babies  Washington PostView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Drugs' Inactive Ingredients Aren't Often Listed, Can Cause Harm, Study Says

  13-03-2019 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  When your doctor prescribes a medication, they take care not to give you something that might cause harm. But, many drugs have a hidden danger for people with allergies or other sensitivities. The inactive ingredients, non-drug components of a medication, can contain compounds that cause harm. And, says a new study, many doctors don't even know what those ingredients are.It's not really a doctor's job to know the exact formulation of every medication they give out, of course, especially
  
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• Ancient People Came From All Across England to Party at Stonehenge

  13-03-2019 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Some things, it appears, never change. Death and taxes are certainties, the poor we will always have with us, and of course war… war never changes. But, according to a study today in the open-access journal Science Advances, similarly untouchable is the status of Stonehenge and its ilk as tourist destinations — and our love for partying it up with pork.The study, by a team of British archaeologists and geologists, analyzed the chemical components of pig remains at sites near the fam
  
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• Adopt a moratorium on heritable genome editing - Nature.com

  13-03-2019 19:00 via nature.com
  Adopt a moratorium on heritable genome editing  Nature.comNational Institutes of Health director and top science experts call for global moratorium on editing heritable genes  AxiosGenetically Engineered Babies Should Be Off-Limits For 5 Years, The NIH Chief Said  BuzzFeed NewsGermline gene-editing research needs rules  Nature.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• What we know so far in the college admissions cheating scandal - CNN

  13-03-2019 18:50 via cnn.com
  What we know so far in the college admissions cheating scandal  CNN'The View' host Meghan McCain slams Lori Loughlin's husband after arrest in alleged college admissions scam  Fox NewsLori Loughlin Claims She 'Never Pushed' Her Daughters Bella Giannulli and Olivia Jade | Page Six  Page SixAdmissions Scandal Shows You Can Sneak Into College Sports With Photoshop and Enough Money  Yahoo SportsHow the largest college admissions fraud ever let wealthy parents
  
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• NASA's upcoming Moon mission may use commercial rockets - Engadget

  13-03-2019 18:49 via engadget.com
  NASA's upcoming Moon mission may use commercial rockets  EngadgetNASA boss says first person on Mars will 'absolutely' be female  New York Post Sealed Cache of Moon Rocks to Be Opened by NASA  The New York TimesNASA says new rocket won't be ready for moon shot next year  NBCNews.comScientists detect moving water on the moon  New York Post View full coverage on Google News
  
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• 26 Hilarious "The Bachelor" Finale Tweets That Deserve A Rose - BuzzFeed

  13-03-2019 18:37 via buzzfeed.com
  26 Hilarious "The Bachelor" Finale Tweets That Deserve A Rose  BuzzFeed'The Bachelor' finale ends with a shocking twist  CNNColton Underwood Got a Ring for Cassie Randolph After All: See It Here  E! Online'The Bachelor' finale: Colton Underwood threw out the rules. New 'Bachelorette' Hannah B. should do the same  NBC NewsThe Bachelor Colton Underwood & Cassie REVEAL ALL  Jimmy Kimmel LiveView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Saudi Arabia Tries To Stem Further Cases Of Women Seeking Asylum Abroad - NPR

  13-03-2019 18:36 via npr.org
  Saudi Arabia Tries To Stem Further Cases Of Women Seeking Asylum Abroad  NPRSaudi Arabia puts women's rights activists on trial  BBC NewsSaudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to stand trial | Al Jazeera English  Al Jazeera EnglishSaudi women's rights activists stand trial in criminal court  NBC NewsSaudi women’s rights campaigner who has been ‘tortured and sexually harassed in prison’ goes on trial  The IndependentVi
  
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• Zippy's serving extra sass with sign about two college scandals - WBRZ

  13-03-2019 18:26 via wbrz.com
  Zippy's serving extra sass with sign about two college scandals  WBRZWade won't talk to LSU until fed probe over  ESPNSuspended Will Wade Will Not Speak to LSU Until FBI Investigation Concludes  Bleacher ReportWill Wade Canceled Interview With LSU After Learning NCAA Would Be Present  Sports IllustratedStill no word on Wade, Smart decision as LSU basketball departs for SEC tournament play  WAFBView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Soyuz MS-12 launch: Soyuz crew set to try again, 5 months after frightening launch abort - CBS News

  13-03-2019 18:26 via cbsnews.com
  Soyuz MS-12 launch: Soyuz crew set to try again, 5 months after frightening launch abort  CBS NewsTwo NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut commander set for launch to International Space Station Thursday.
  
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• OxyContin maker says bankruptcy an 'option' as lawsuits move through courts - Tribune-Review

  13-03-2019 18:26 via triblive.com
  OxyContin maker says bankruptcy an 'option' as lawsuits move through courts  Tribune-ReviewPurdue Pharma CEO says bankruptcy is ‘an option’ as company faces opioid lawsuits  Washington PostPurdue Pharma And Other Drug Companies Fight Opioid Disclosure : Shots - Health News  NPRPurdue Pharma CEO: Bankruptcy is an ‘option’ for OxyContin maker  The AdvocateOxyContin maker makes progress on overdose drug  Financial TimesView f
  
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• Jim Cramer: Buy Aurora Cannabis Because Nelson Peltz Knows What Can Go Right - TheStreet.com

  13-03-2019 18:16 via realmoney.thestreet.com
  Jim Cramer: Buy Aurora Cannabis Because Nelson Peltz Knows What Can Go Right  TheStreet.com5 Top Stock Trades for Thursday: Aurora Cannabis, Roku, Rite Aid  Investorplace.comAurora Cannabis pops nearly 14% after billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz joins as an advisor  CNBCAurora Cannabis can solve its biggest problem with the help of billionaire Nelson Peltz  Business InsiderStocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, Aurora Cannabis, Vera Bradl
  
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• Spotify wants EU antitrust officials to investigate Apple

  13-03-2019 17:41 via rss.cnn.com
  The music streaming service is asking European antitrust regulators to intervene in a dispute after failing to settle its differences with Apple.
  
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• Kayak will allow flyers to filter by plane model, including the 737 Max jet

  13-03-2019 17:41 via rss.cnn.com
  Travel website Kayak will soon allow travelers to filter trips by aircraft model.
  
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• Whooping cough vaccine less effective because the bacteria is mutating, study suggests - NBCNews.com

  13-03-2019 17:41 via nbcnews.com
  Whooping cough vaccine less effective because the bacteria is mutating, study suggests  NBCNews.comThe vaccine for whooping cough doesn't work as well as it used to, and new research suggests it's largely because the bacteria behind the disease has mutated.
  
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• NY prosecutors announce Manafort indictment minutes after federal sentencing - CNBC

  13-03-2019 17:39 via cnbc.com
  NY prosecutors announce Manafort indictment minutes after federal sentencing  CNBCPaul Manafort sentenced to more time in prison  CBS NewsNew York Charges Paul Manafort With 16 Crimes. If He’s Convicted, Trump Can’t Pardon Him.  The New York TimesAnother light sentence for Paul Manafort would be business as usual for U.S. financial crimes  Los Angeles TimesManafort’s sentence last week was absurd. That shouldn’t matter Wednesday.&nb
  
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• Multiple Reports Of Facebook, Instagram Outages - LEX18 Lexington KY News

  13-03-2019 17:32 via lex18.com
  Multiple Reports Of Facebook, Instagram Outages  LEX18 Lexington KY NewsFacebook has been down for hours, Instagram and WhatsApp also affected  CNBCFacebook and Instagram are down for some users around the world  The VergeFacebook, Instagram go down around the world in an apparent outage  WGHP FOX 8 GreensboroFacebook Down: Social media giant turns to Twitter to post status update  WTVR CBS 6 NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Scientists Used IBM's Quantum Computer to Reverse Time, Possibly Breaking a Law of Physics

  13-03-2019 17:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The universe is getting messy. Like a glass shattering to pieces or a single wave crashing onto the shore, the universe’s messiness can only move in one direction – toward more chaos and disorder. But scientists think that, at least for a single electron or the simplest quantum computer, they may be able to turn back time, and restore order to chaos. This doesn't mean we'll be visiting with dinosaurs or Napoleon any time soon, but for physicists, the idea that time can run backward a
  
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• Judge denies request for unvaccinated children to return to NY school amid measles outbreak - Fox News

  13-03-2019 17:10 via foxnews.com
  Judge denies request for unvaccinated children to return to NY school amid measles outbreak  Fox NewsA federal judge in New York has denied a request to let 44 unvaccinated children return to school after their parents sued the Rockland County Health ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• 3-story building collapses in Nigeria with scores of children inside - AOL

  13-03-2019 16:57 via aol.com
  3-story building collapses in Nigeria with scores of children inside  AOLDozens of Children Trapped and Several Killed in Collapse of Building in Lagos, Nigeria  The New York TimesDeaths reported in Nigeria school building collapse | Al Jazeera English  Al Jazeera EnglishOfficials confirm deaths in Nigeria school collapse  Fox NewsLagos school collapse: Deaths of children confirmed  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• PFF's 2019 NFL Free Agency Deal Grader | NFL Analysis - Pro Football Focus

  13-03-2019 16:40 via profootballfocus.com
  PFF's 2019 NFL Free Agency Deal Grader | NFL Analysis  Pro Football Focus2019 NFL Free Agency rumors, notes, signings and more  Revenge of the Birds2019 NFL Free Agency: Live updates, latest rumors, signings and trades across the league  CBS Sports2019 NFL Free Agency: The Best Move Every Team Can Make This Year  Bleacher Report49ers Tuesday mailbag: What are the team's plans at free...  The AthleticView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Contract comparisons, draft compensation, season tickets — a look at the Odell Beckham trade from all angles - Crain's Cleveland Business

  13-03-2019 16:11 via crainscleveland.com
  Contract comparisons, draft compensation, season tickets — a look at the Odell Beckham trade from all angles  Crain's Cleveland BusinessColin Cowherd: Expectations will doom Browns, Steelers will ultimately win division | NFL | THE HERD  The Herd with Colin CowherdBrowns acquiring OBJ from Giants, source says  ESPNMachine Gun Kelly welcomes Odell Beckham Jr. to Cleveland  cleveland.comCleveland Browns t-shirts and hoodies highlighting the Browns&rsqu
  
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• 'Bomb cyclone' to sock central US with blizzard conditions, severe weather, raging winds for up to 70 million - Fox News

  13-03-2019 15:52 via foxnews.com
  'Bomb cyclone' to sock central US with blizzard conditions, severe weather, raging winds for up to 70 million  Fox News'Bomb cyclone' delivers wind gust equivalent to Category 2 hurricane in Colorado Springs  CNNMillions in path of potential bomb cyclone as major winter storm to slam central U.S.  NBCNews.comGov. Polis declares emergency due to blizzard  FOX 31 Denver70 million are in the path of ‘bomb cyclone’ set to strike the central US, bri
  
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• Hamid Karzai: Taliban and the Afghan government should talk - Aljazeera.com

  13-03-2019 15:22 via aljazeera.com
  Hamid Karzai: Taliban and the Afghan government should talk  Aljazeera.com2 Weeks of U.S.-Taliban Talks End With ‘Progress’ but No Breakthrough  The New York TimesIn Taliban-controlled areas, Afghan women face restrictions, but some find ways to push back  The Washington PostIs an Afghan peace deal finally within grasp?  Al Jazeera EnglishDisputed claims as US air raids kills 11 in Afghanistan's Ghazni | Al Jazeera English  Al Jazeera
  
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• Homeland Security To Scan Your Face At 20 Top Airports

  13-03-2019 15:13 via technocracy.news
  TN has stated for years that intel agencies have gone rogue when forcing surveillance outside of legislative control or even advice and consent. They are building a comprehensive national biometric database of all citizens. ⁃ TN EditorIn March 2017, President Trump issued an executive order expediting the deployment of biometric verification of the identities of all travelers crossing US borders. That mandate stipulates facial recognition identification for “100 percen
  
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• People are demanding that Sephora cut ties with Lori Loughlin's Instagram-famous daughter Olivia Jade - SFGate

  13-03-2019 15:10 via sfgate.com
  People are demanding that Sephora cut ties with Lori Loughlin's Instagram-famous daughter Olivia Jade  SFGateLori Loughlin Taken Into Custody After Elite College Admission Scheme Indictment  HuffPostFelicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin mocked by fellow celebrities over college admissions cheating scandal  Fox NewsLive Updates: Actress Lori Loughlin taken into custody in 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scam  Yahoo News'So that's what he was up to': Rick Singe
  
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