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• Scientists Start Developing a Mini Gravitational Wave Detector

  17-07-2019 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Gravitational waves can be detected from the collision of massive objects in the universe, but also from much smaller objects like dark matter particles. (Credit: EPA/R. Hurt / Caltech-JPL)In 2015, scientists made history by detecting the first gravitational waves — ripples in space-time predicted by Albert Einstein a century earlier. The waves were created by the merger of two black holes, each one much larger than the sun. And since then, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Obser
  
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• Microsoft will give away software to guard U.S. voting machines

  17-07-2019 23:00 via nbcnews.com
  The tech giant says it has tracked more than 700 cyberattacks by foreign adversaries against U.S. political organizations so far this election cycle.
  
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• Facebook faces second day of Libra opposition on Capitol Hill

  17-07-2019 22:35 via rss.cnn.com
  Facebook is trying again to sell lawmakers on Libra Wednesday during a House Financial Services Committee hearing.
  
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• Elon Musk is making implants to link the brain with a smartphone

  17-07-2019 22:35 via rss.cnn.com
  Elon Musk wants to insert Bluetooth-enabled implants into your brain, claiming the devices could enable telepathy and repair motor function in people with injuries.
  
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• Amazon is the latest target of Europe's crackdown on the power of big tech

  17-07-2019 22:35 via rss.cnn.com
  The European Union will investigate how Amazon uses data from independent sellers, continuing an aggressive regulatory push that has already ensnared Google, Facebook and Apple.
  
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• A startup that streams video games is China's biggest Wall Street IPO this year

  17-07-2019 22:35 via rss.cnn.com
  A popular video streaming platform has gone public in the biggest Wall Street debut by a Chinese company so far this year.
  
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• Earthquakes Will Rock Central U.S. a Decade After Oil Extraction Ends

  17-07-2019 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  An Oklahoma home damaged in 2011 during an earthquake that was likely spawned by injecting wastewater during fossil fuel extraction. (Credit: USGS)Earthquakes used to be uncommon in Middle America. But in the last decade, quakes numbers have skyrocketed in Oklahoma and Kansas. The major uptick in seismic activity has risen alongside the growth of oil and gas production in the area. When fossil fuel companies dispose of wastewater by injecting it into underground wells, the increased pressur
  
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• If the Apollo 11 Astronauts Died, Here’s the Speech Nixon Would Have Read

  17-07-2019 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Nixon greets Apollo 11 astronauts, left to right, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, shoulders only, and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. (Credit: NASA/Apollo)It’s easy, amid the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, to see it as an inevitable success. NASA had been preparing for the task for years, ever since President John F. Kennedy made his famous speech at Rice University in 1962, declaring America would “go to the moon in this decade.” When Ne
  
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• Photo editor FaceApp goes viral again, prompting security concerns

  17-07-2019 21:59 via nbcnews.com
  "In general, this app is not asking a lot of data from the user," Baptiste Robert, a security researcher, told NBC News.
  
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• How Humans' Unique Cooking Abilities Might Have Altered Our Fate

  17-07-2019 21:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: Petr Bonek/Shutterstock)If you cooked dinner today — even a Cup O Noodles — you did something extraordinary and uniquely human. While the rest of the animal kingdom subsists on raw food, we Homo sapiens cook our chow.
  And according to some researchers, this distinction made all the difference: When our ancestors mastered cooking roughly 2 million years ago it changed the course of human evolution, they say. Because cooked food provides more energy, the habit led to substanti
  
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• Elon Musk's Neuralink Unveils Mind-Reading Implant that Could Be Ready for Humans by 2020

  17-07-2019 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Neuralink's chip implantation machine, which is designed to insert the company's N1 chip into people's heads with extreme precision. (Credit: Neuralink)He’s pioneered several multi-billion dollar companies, launched one of his cars into space, and now Elon Musk wants to hack your brain.
  On Tuesday night, the CEO and co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX lifted the veil of secrecy on a new venture, called Neuralink. The company launched in 2016 promising to create cutting-edge brain-machine int
  
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• House committee members bash Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency plans

  17-07-2019 20:59 via nbcnews.com
  Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., compared the potential consequences of Libra to the terrorist attacks on 9/11.
  
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• Apple announces 'disability-themed emojis' to arrive in the fall

  17-07-2019 18:30 via nbcnews.com
  "These new options help fill a significant gap in the emoji keyboard," Apple said.
  
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• Feds end investigation into Trump Org and hush money payments - CNN

  17-07-2019 17:39 via cnn.com
  Feds end investigation into Trump Org and hush money payments  CNNJudge says probe tied to Trump hush-money payments is over | TheHill  The HillView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Widespread, oppressive and dangerous heat to roast much of the U.S. through the weekend - Washington Post

  17-07-2019 17:34 via washingtonpost.com
  Widespread, oppressive and dangerous heat to roast much of the U.S. through the weekend  Washington PostIntense heat wave expected to bake two-thirds of nation  AOLHottest weather of season on tap for Northeast as record-challenging heat wave builds  AccuWeather.comHere comes the heat: Excessive Heat Watch issued  WTVB NewsA record no one wants: St. Louis could set mark when overnight 'cooldown' stays brutally hot  STLtoday.comView full coverage
  
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• CA Fires: Forest Mismanagement Pawned Off On Climate Change

  17-07-2019 17:27 via technocracy.news
  Since the 1970s, the size of California forest fires has increased by 800 percent, in direct proportion to the shutdown of forest management, logging, maintenance, etc. Climate change had nothing to do with it.  ⁃ TN EditorOn a hot July evening last year, a rancher tried to use a hammer and stake to plug a wasp’s nest. The hammer slipped, a spark flew, and a patch of dry grass ignited, according to the Los Angeles Times. Within minutes, the brush fire fed on bone-
  
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• El Chapo sentenced to life in prison: Live updates - CNN

  17-07-2019 17:15 via cnn.com
  El Chapo sentenced to life in prison: Live updates  CNNDrug kingpin El Chapo sentenced to life, accuses government of torture  CNBCMexican drug lord 'El Chapo' to spend life behind bars: U.S. judge  ReutersEl Chapo whines about lockup before getting life in prison, plus 30 years  New York Post 'El Chapo' was sentenced to life in prison after saying his trial was unjust and slamming his prison conditions  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Deaths related to outbreak at Virginia assisted living facility rise to 3 - wtvr.com

  17-07-2019 17:14 via wtvr.com
  Deaths related to outbreak at Virginia assisted living facility rise to 3  wtvr.com3 dead, dozens — including employees — sick as respiratory illness spreads through Springfield assisted living facility  WTOPView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Rays' Avasail Garcia backs down from Yankees' CC Sabathia beef - NJ.com

  17-07-2019 17:01 via nj.com
  Rays' Avasail Garcia backs down from Yankees' CC Sabathia beef  NJ.comJudge, Didi lead Yanks to comeback win | Rays-Yankees Game Highlights 7/16/19  MLBCC-Rays rift heats up in benches-clearing fracas  ESPNTravis d'Arnaud has crushed sliders all year long, so why didn't Aroldis Chapman stick with his fastball?  The AthleticYour Must See Sports Headlines for Today, July 16  Heavy.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Facebook is the riskiest Big Tech company: top strategist - Yahoo Finance

  17-07-2019 16:58 via finance.yahoo.com
  Facebook is the riskiest Big Tech company: top strategist  Yahoo FinanceTech Hearings: Congress Unites to Take Aim at Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google  The New York TimesTech giants on defensive at antitrust hearing | TheHill  The HillLawmakers grill Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple at antitrust hearing  The Washington PostDemocrats and Republicans find unity in trashing Big Tech  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Beyonce sends 'love letter to Africa' with new Lion King album - CNN

  17-07-2019 16:56 via cnn.com
  Beyonce sends 'love letter to Africa' with new Lion King album  CNNFans are going crazy over Beyoncé's new 'Lion King' music video  Yahoo EntertainmentCopycat: ‘The Lion King’ is a rehash, but it’s also air-conditioned | Movie review  The Philadelphia InquirerThe true story behind ‘The Lion King’  Washington PostHere's How the New Lion King Is Different From the Original  Yahoo EntertainmentView full coverage
  
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• San Diego City Council Rules Guns Must Be Locked Up, Stowed Away

  17-07-2019 16:52 via technocracy.news
  San Diego leaders override the U.S. Constitution and the Second Amendment by passing an ordinance requiring that all guns in every home be securely locked up and stowed. Other cities having similar laws include Seattle and New York. ⁃ TN EditorThe San Diego City Council Monday tentatively approved an ordinance that would require gun owners to store guns in a locked container or disable them with a trigger lock when not in use or being worn on their person.
  City Attorney Mara Elliott propos
  
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• Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong's gold medal that flew to the Moon sold for more than $2 million - Fox News

  17-07-2019 16:44 via foxnews.com
  Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong's gold medal that flew to the Moon sold for more than $2 million  Fox NewsMoon landing SHOCK: Neil Armstrong admitted 'it was a sham' in incredibly candid interview  Express.co.uk50 years after the moon landing, Apollo 11 remains a miracle  The Washington PostHow Apollo 11 could easily have failed: Here were the Moon mission’s major pinch points  New York Daily NewsMoon Landing: Was Apollo 11 real? Why are there so many cons
  
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• Steelers' James Conner had a week to live without cancer diagnosis - New York Post

  17-07-2019 16:40 via nypost.com
  Steelers' James Conner had a week to live without cancer diagnosis  New York Post Steelers RB James Conner was told he 'had about a week' to live upon cancer diagnosis if left untreated  Yahoo SportsSteelers CB Joe Haden has a negative reaction to his Madden 20 rating  ClutchPointsSteelers have zero representatives on PFF’s ’50 best players’ list for 2019  Still CurtainNFL player told he had 'about a week' to live after cancer diagnosis&n
  
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• Rewinding what Nick Saban said at SEC Media Days - AL.com

  17-07-2019 16:35 via al.com
  Rewinding what Nick Saban said at SEC Media Days  AL.comDamien Harris has funny response to viral Kirby Smart quote  247SportsGeorgia QB Jake Fromm comments on brother going to Auburn, playing each other in November  Saturday Down SouthGeorgia leads growing SEC pack chasing powerhouse Alabama  Fox NewsGeorgia faces Alabama hurdle once again in title chase  Online AthensView full coverage on Google News
  
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• New standard Switch model will improve battery life 40 to 80 percent - Ars Technica

  17-07-2019 16:30 via arstechnica.com
  New standard Switch model will improve battery life 40 to 80 percent  Ars TechnicaNintendo Releasing New Switch Model With Better Battery Life  KotakuNintendo announces updated Switch with better battery life  The VergeNintendo Announces a New Nintendo Switch With Better Battery Life  Nintendo LifeThe 10 most beautiful video game consoles of all time  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Farms Are Climate Enemies And Must Be Radically Transformed

  17-07-2019 16:03 via technocracy.news
  The UK says farm practices must radically change to be sustainable and friendly to the environment, claiming that the true cost of cheap food is health and climate crisis.
  The hallmark of Technocracy is that Technocrats think they are experts at everything, even if they no nothing about it. Pushing agriculture backwards will precipitate a region-wide famine.⁃ TN EditorThe true cost of cheap, unhealthy food is a spiralling public health crisis and environmental destruction, according to a h
  
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• This couple has 7 Instagram-famous pets

  17-07-2019 15:29 via rss.cnn.com
  Nala the Cat has more than 4 million followers on Instagram, making her the most followed cat on the photo-sharing app. Her owners also have five other cats and one dog, all of whom are internet famous.
  
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• Ride-hailing frenemies Uber and Didi gear up for a big year in Japan

  17-07-2019 15:29 via rss.cnn.com
  Uber and Didi are rolling out cab-hailing services across Japan as they eye the bonanza of visitors expected for this year's Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
  
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• Europe launches antitrust investigation into Amazon

  17-07-2019 15:29 via rss.cnn.com
  The European Union is launching an antitrust investigation into how Amazon uses data from independent retailers who use its marketplace.
  
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• Apple unveils disability-themed emojis

  17-07-2019 15:29 via rss.cnn.com
  Apple will introduce disability-themed emojis in a move designed to "bring even more diversity to the keyboard."
  
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• High-speed lunar dust could cloud the future of human missions to the Moon - The Verge

  17-07-2019 15:00 via theverge.com
  High-speed lunar dust could cloud the future of human missions to the Moon  The VergeLunar eclipse today: Partial lunar eclipse will be visible across the world today – on 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 launch, July 16  CBS NewsEclipse 2019: When is the lunar eclipse? When will the next solar eclipse happen?  Express.co.ukThe sublime Romanticism of the moon landing  The Week MagazineSee the 'Half Blood' Lunar Eclipse of 2019 Live Today with Slooh 
  
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• DJI Ronin-SC Announced - Smaller and Lighter One-Handed Gimbal - cinema5D news

  17-07-2019 15:00 via cinema5d.com
  DJI Ronin-SC Announced - Smaller and Lighter One-Handed Gimbal  cinema5D newsDJI’s new $439 Ronin gimbal is made for mirrorless cameras  The VergeDJI - Introducing Ronin-SC  DJIDJI's new gimbal is almost half the weight of the Ronin-S  EngadgetDJI – On the Set with Ronin-SC  DJIView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins recalls drinking coffee during 'lonely' Moon landing orbit - Fox News

  17-07-2019 14:43 via foxnews.com
  Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins recalls drinking coffee during 'lonely' Moon landing orbit  Fox NewsMoon landing SHOCK: Neil Armstrong admitted 'it was a sham' in incredibly candid interview  Express.co.uk50 years after the moon landing, Apollo 11 remains a miracle  The Washington PostHow Apollo 11 could easily have failed: Here were the Moon mission’s major pinch points  New York Daily NewsMoon Landing: Was Apollo 11 real? Why are there so many
  
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• Iran says it helped oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz amid concerns surrounding missing UAE vessel - Fox News

  17-07-2019 14:38 via foxnews.com
  Iran says it helped oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz amid concerns surrounding missing UAE vessel  Fox NewsIran news: Oil tanker Riah missing in Persian Gulf as Iranians vow "response" to United Kingdom seizing Grace 1  CBS NewsU.S. unsure about circumstances of tanker towed to Iran  ReutersThe U.S. is trying to let Iran punch itself out  The Washington PostU.S. fears Iran seized UAE-based tanker in Strait of Hormuz  CBS NewsView full coverage on G
  
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• 'Today' meteorologist Dylan Dreyer reveals pregnancy after miscarriage - Page Six

  17-07-2019 14:31 via pagesix.com
  'Today' meteorologist Dylan Dreyer reveals pregnancy after miscarriage  Page SixOn Wednesday, "Today" show meteorologist Dylan Dreyer announced she's expecting her second child after revealing earlier this year that she had suffered a ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nintendo Releasing New Switch Model With A Better Battery Life - Kotaku

  17-07-2019 14:30 via kotaku.com
  Nintendo Releasing New Switch Model With A Better Battery Life  KotakuJapan's Getting a New Nintendo Switch With Better Battery Life  Nintendo LifeJoy-con drift complaints are growing in number and noise  SlashGearJoy-Con Drift Is Becoming A Real Problem On The Switch  KotakuNintendo announces updated Switch with better battery life  The VergeView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S11 camera looks increasingly likely to get all-new 64MP sensor - TechRadar

  17-07-2019 14:29 via techradar.com
  Samsung Galaxy S11 camera looks increasingly likely to get all-new 64MP sensor  TechRadarForget Samsung's Galaxy Note 10, This Is The Smartphone To Buy  ForbesYou’ll have to pay extra to fast-charge the Galaxy Note 10  BGRAre we the guinea pigs for Samsung’s punch-hole display experiment?  SamMobileGood news/bad news for the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2’s rumoured ECG feature  MSPoweruserView full coverage on Google News
  
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• E.U. to investigate Amazon over possible anti-competitive practices

  17-07-2019 14:24 via nbcnews.com
  The European Commission has previously conducted antitrust investigations into Alphabet’s Google, imposing a total of $9.5 billion in fines since 2017.
  
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• 11 things you need to know in tech today - Android Authority

  17-07-2019 14:12 via androidauthority.com
  11 things you need to know in tech today  Android AuthorityElon Musk reveals brain-hacking plans  BBC NewsElon Musk's Neuralink Says It's Ready for Brain Surgery  Bloomberg TechnologyElon Musk unveils Neuralink’s plans for brain-reading ‘threads’  The VergeElon Musk wants to connect human brain to computers, and other top business news  680 NEWSView full coverage on Google News
  
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• How Libra explains the world; why Tim Cook wants podcasts

  17-07-2019 14:04 via nbcnews.com
  Byers Market is a daily newsletter from NBC News senior media reporter Dylan Byers that takes you behind the scenes in Hollywood, Silicon Valley, New York and Washington.
  
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• Sorry @realDonaldTrump, but @BarackObama is Twitter's top cat - Washington Examiner

  17-07-2019 13:48 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Sorry @realDonaldTrump, but @BarackObama is Twitter's top cat  Washington ExaminerPoll: Most Americans call Trump's tweets targeting 4 congresswomen 'un-American'  USA TODAYWhite House abruptly cancels Trump meeting with GOP leaders | TheHill  The HillWhite Supremacist groups praise Trump's attack  ABC NewsRepublican support for Trump rises after tweets attacking congresswomen: Reuters/Ipsos poll  CNBCView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Amazon will change its rules for third-party sellers following backlash - Engadget

  17-07-2019 13:46 via engadget.com
  Amazon will change its rules for third-party sellers following backlash  EngadgetThe EU just launched a big antitrust probe into Amazon, and it could lead to a fine of up to $23 billion  Business InsiderAmazon Faces Probe in Europe Over Third-Party Selling  The Wall Street JournalEU to investigate Amazon over possible anti-competitive business practices  CNBCDoes Amazon Hurt Competition By Using Sellers' Data? Europe Investigates  NPRView full co
  
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• "The Squad": Rashid Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley denounce Trump's attacks as an intentional "distraction" - CBS News

  17-07-2019 13:38 via cbsnews.com
  "The Squad": Rashid Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley denounce Trump's attacks as an intentional "distraction"  CBS News'The Squad' revives feud with Pelosi: Be aware when you 'single us out' that we're 'women of color'  Fox NewsHouse Condemns Trump’s Attack on Four Congresswomen as Racist  The New York TimesWhy Trump must acknowledge that he went too far this time  New York Post Opinion: AOC and the Democrats gave Trump th
  
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• Bank Of America Earnings Top; BAC Stock Backs Off Buy Point - Investor's Business Daily

  17-07-2019 13:37 via investors.com
  Bank Of America Earnings Top; BAC Stock Backs Off Buy Point  Investor's Business DailyBank of America beats analysts' profit estimates on retail banking strength  CNBCConsumers Lift Profit at Bank of America  The Wall Street JournalBank of America profit beats as healthy economy fuels loan growth  Yahoo FinanceBank of America rakes in record profit driven by strength from US households  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tape shows Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein discussing women at 1992 party - NBC News

  17-07-2019 13:15 via nbcnews.com
  Tape shows Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein discussing women at 1992 party  NBC NewsUnearthed NBC Footage Appears to Show Trump and Epstein Rating Women's Looks at 1992 Party  The Daily BeastVideo shows Trump partying with Jeffrey Epstein and a roomful of NFL cheerleaders at Mar-a-Lago in 1992  Business InsiderDonald Trump Defends Tweets About Congresswomen: 'They Shouldn't Hate Our Country' | NBC News  NBC NewsHouse vote, Trump-Epstein tape and Justice St
  
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• Rory or the field? Our experts make their picks for The Open - ESPN

  17-07-2019 13:15 via espn.com
  Rory or the field? Our experts make their picks for The Open  ESPNOpinion: The Open Championship at Portrush might be only thing Northern Ireland can agree on  USA TODAY2019 British Open picks, predictions: Tiger Woods returns to golf at Royal Portrush after month break  SB NationThe Open: Updates as Rory McIlroy predicts big Open legacy and completes morning range session at Royal Portrush  Belfast TelegraphTiger says Masters took toll as he crams for Ope
  
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• Even after huge earthquakes, much of Southern California still unprepared for The Big One - Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles Times

  17-07-2019 13:00 via latimes.com
  Even after huge earthquakes, much of Southern California still unprepared for The Big One - Los Angeles Times  Los Angeles TimesThe necessity of stockpiling supplies became more pronounced after twin earthquakes rocked Southern California, yet many still fail to prepare, experts say.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• EU opens Amazon antitrust investigation - The Verge

  17-07-2019 13:00 via theverge.com
  EU opens Amazon antitrust investigation  The VergeThe EU's Competition Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon. It's looking intoreports that the company uses sales data to gain an ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Legionnaires’ outbreak shuts down Atlanta hotel and prompts probe - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  17-07-2019 12:54 via ajc.com
  Legionnaires’ outbreak shuts down Atlanta hotel and prompts probe  Atlanta Journal Constitution3 cases of Legionnaires' disease follow visits to downtown Atlanta hotel  CNNDowntown Atlanta hotel closes after 5 guests test positive for Legionnaires’ disease  Atlanta Journal Constitution5 confirmed cases of Legionella in people who visited, stayed at downtown hotel  WSB AtlantaAtlanta hotel closes as reported cases of Legionnaires' disease are be
  
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