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• The Goodyear Blimp Is Dead

  14-03-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  
  Long live the semi-rigid dirigible.
  
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• Family in Hilarious BBC Interview Speak Out About Viral Experience

  14-03-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  
  “That never happened before, obviously,” Prof. Robert Kelly said when explaining the moment his daughter waltzed into his office, as he analyzed South Korean politics live on the BBC.
  
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• Dutch support for far-right slips on election eve

  14-03-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Dutch politicians traded barbs late Tuesday in a televised debate just hours before keenly-watched elections, as final opinion polls hinted support for far-right leader Geert Wilders was slipping.Tuesday night's showdown, which followed Monday's head-to-head clash between Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his main rival Wilders, could prove crucial in swaying a large number of undecided voters in The Netherlands, which is embroiled in a bitter row with Turkey.Surveys released just hours before polli
  
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• North Korea Threatens ‘Merciless’ Attacks Over U.S. Military Drills

  14-03-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Just as Sec. of State Tillerson is set to arrive in Japan, joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea have exacerbated tensions with North Korea.
  
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• Pictures emerge of Apple’s secret iPhone calibration machine

  14-03-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple is weirdly protective over the repair system that goes on at the Apple Store. You'd think that there aren't many secrets to do with replacing glass screens and fixing iPhones that have gone for a swim in the toilet, but in Apple's secret walled garden, everything is a trade secret.
  Motherboard's Jason Koebler has been reporting on the Apple Store's repair system for a while now, and he finally got his hands on the holy grail: pictures of Apple's secret repair machine, which allows Apple to
  
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• Official: Sanders shares blame for minors voting in primary

  14-03-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials on Tuesday blamed undertrained poll workers and Sen. Bernie Sanders' social media posts for dozens of instances in which 17-year-olds managed to vote in last year's state presidential primary.
  
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• Woman with Down's Syndrome presents weather on French television

  14-03-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  
  Melanie Segard, a 21-year-old woman with Down's Syndrome, broke new ground for the disabled on Tuesday by presenting the weather forecast on French national TV.Segard provided a summary of the weekend weather on France 2, achieving a personal goal that she hopes will also boost awareness for people with Down's.France 2 heard of the buzz and gave her a chance.
  
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• Veteran U.S. diplomat Patterson out of running for Pentagon post

  14-03-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Veteran U.S. diplomat Anne Patterson is out of the running to under secretary of defense for policy, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, depriving Defense Secretary Jim Mattis of his choice for his top policy adviser.Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officials saidPatterson ran into resistance on Capitol Hill that might have made it hard for her to win confirmation by the U.S. Senate.The Washington Post first reported that Patterson, who had previously served as the top U.S. diplomat for the M
  
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• Dad Tells What Really Happened When His Kids Crashed His Live TV Interview

  14-03-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Dad explains how his kids managed to burst into his live TV appearance.
  
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• Somali pirates suspected of first attack since 2012

  14-03-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Suspected pirates boarded an oil tanker and forced its Sri Lankan crew to change course towards the northeastern Somali coast, in what could be the first such attack since 2012.The armed men then demanded a ransom for the ship's release, according to the EU Naval Force who established contact with the oil tanker.After sending a distress signal on Monday afternoon, the assailants boarded the Aris 13, taking its eight crew members hostage and forcing the vessel to change course.
  
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• New Zealand Dollar Ticks Up as Current Account Gap Shrinks

  14-03-2017 23:09
  The New Zealand Dollar only ticked up against its US cousin on news that the country’s balance of payments deficit was at its smallest for more than two years
  
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• The Samsung TV That Looks Like A Piece Of Art Will Be Out This Spring

  14-03-2017 23:07 via rocketnews.com
  
  Televisions can really disrupt the design flow in a room, and sometimes make a room seem less formal, but Samsung’s Frame is aiming to change that.
  The new Samsung Frame TV that is disguised as a piece of art will be released this Spring, Samsung announced Tuesday at a Global Launch event in Paris. When you turn the TV off, you can opt to put it in “Art Mode,” meaning instead of fading to a black screen it will display a piece of custom art.  Read: Samsung Galaxy Tab
  
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• Woman in 2001 Israel pizza shop bombing on FBI 'Most Wanted' list

  14-03-2017 22:51 via rocketnews.com
  
  Washington (AFP) – The US Federal Bureau of Investigation placed a Jordanian woman who assisted in the 2001 suicide bombing of a Jerusalem pizza parlor on its “Most Wanted Terrorist” list on Tuesday.
  The Justice Department unveiled charges against Ahlam Aref Ahmad Al-Tamimi, who was jailed in Israel for eight years in the attack that killed 15, before gaining release in an Israeli prisoner swap with Hamas in 2011.
  US authorities had hoped to have Tamimi extradited from Jordan
  
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• Woman in 2001 Israel pizza shop bombing on FBI 'Most Wanted' list

  14-03-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  
  The US Federal Bureau of Investigation placed a Jordanian woman who assisted in the 2001 suicide bombing of a Jerusalem pizza parlor on its "Most Wanted Terrorist" list on Tuesday.The Justice Department unveiled charges against Ahlam Aref Ahmad Al-Tamimi, who was jailed in Israel for eight years in the attack that killed 15, before gaining release in an Israeli prisoner swap with Hamas in 2011.US authorities had hoped to have Tamimi extradited from Jordan but said they were frustrated by laws th
  
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• Erdogan angers Dutch with Srebrenica jibe

  14-03-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prompted a fresh outcry in The Netherlands on Tuesday with a jibe about the Srebrenica massacre, warning of retaliation in a spiralling diplomatic crisis.Keeping an uncompromising tone in a tumultuous dispute that risks wrecking the entire Ankara-Brussels relationship, Erdogan said a 'yes' vote in a April 16 referendum on expanding his powers would be the best response to Turkey's "enemies".Ankara had a day earlier announced it was suspending high-level rel
  
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• Man Allegedly Attacked Middle Eastern Restaurant Worker With a Pipe: 'Go Back To Your Country, Terrorist'

  14-03-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Jason Kendall allegedly attacked an employee at an Oregon eatery.
  
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• White House insists President Trump is ‘proud of’ the health care bill even though ‘it’s not his’

  14-03-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer distanced President Trump from the GOP health care bill in his daily briefing Tuesday while insisting the commander in chief is “proud of it.” The plan, which would replace Obamacare, has come under fire from Democrats and conservatives.While Trump and his administration have backed the bill, it is the brainchild of House Speaker Paul Ryan, and contradicts many of the health care promises Trump made during his presidential campaign.
  
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• NY AG says Tillerson used alias in emails on climate change

  14-03-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The New York attorney general says that while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was CEO of Exxon he used an alias in emails to talk about climate change.
  
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• Get Microsoft's PCs, Tablets, Xbox Games All On Sale For Pi Day

  14-03-2017 21:33 via rocketnews.com
  
  The day is here, if you’ve been waiting to buy a Microsoft product, Tuesday may be the day. For Pi Day, March 14, Microsoft is celebrating with Pi themed discounts as it has made tradition in previous years.
  Some of the discounts are either 31.4 percent off regular prices or prices of $314. Many of the devices include major names like Xbox and Surface products
  Microsoft Pi Day Sales
  Today the Lenovo Z50-75 is on sale for just $314, that’s a net savings of nearly $300. Other PC
  
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• Get Microsoft's PCs, Tablets, Xbox Games All On Sale For Pi Day

  14-03-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  
  For Pi Day Microsoft is offering some products at a 31.4 percent discount.
  
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• Photos of the day - March 14, 2017

  14-03-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  
  A cow stands in pasture during a winter snowstorm in Salisbury, Pa.; children ride on swings in Kabul, Afghanistan; and Ahmed Moustafa is hugged by his parents after being released from Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt.
  
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• Jordanian woman charged in US with 2001 Jerusalem bombing

  14-03-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Jordanian woman has been charged in connection with a 2001 bombing of a Jerusalem pizza restaurant that killed 15 people and injured dozens of others.
  
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• Who wins, who loses in US Republican health care plan

  14-03-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  The Republican plan to ditch "Obamacare" and implement new reforms to the US health care system would leave millions of Americans without insurance.Under the new plan, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the number of uninsured will grow by 14 million in 2018, and by 2026 to 24 million more than the number projected to be living without insurance under the current Affordable Care Act."In the academic community, people were surprised at how high the figures were," Colleen Carey, a
  
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• Trump gives CIA power to conduct drone strikes: US media

  14-03-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump's administration has given new powers to the CIA to conduct drone strikes against extremist targets in the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.The move would represent a change from Obama-era policies that limited the spy agency's role in conducting paramilitary strikes, pushing responsibility for these to the Pentagon.Obama had insisted on a more cooperative approach in drone strikes, with the Pentagon using intel from the CIA before the Pentagon conduct
  
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• White House: Kellyanne Conway was joking when she talked about microwave surveillance

  14-03-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  
  With White House counselor Kellyanne Conway sitting nearby in the briefing room, press secretary Sean Spicer insisted she was joking when she made her infamous comment about microwave surveillance.Spicer was attempting to play off comments Conway had made in a Sunday interview with the Record, a New Jersey newspaper.
  
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• Baby Jaguar Found Paralyzed After Being Shot 18 Times Makes a Full Recovery

  14-03-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  Veterinarians guessed she had been shot by cattle farmer looking to protect their herd, and dashed into a wooded area looking for shelter.
  
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• USD/CAD Technical Analysis: G20 Wildcard & FOMC Could Lift USD/CAD

  14-03-2017 21:00
  A combination of an increasingly hawkish Fed and Bullish Momentum keeps USD/CAD higher as traders await the wildcard of US Trade Policy at the G20 meeting in Germany.
  
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• GOP Rep. Barton tells man to ‘shut up’ in testy town hall

  14-03-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  
  A Texas congressman told a constituent to “shut up” in a heated moment caught on video.Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, was holding a town hall last weekend in the city of Frost, the Dallas Morning News reported, when a man confronted him on his voting record pertaining to violence against women.“Given your voting record opposing protecting women from violence, will you make a commitment to us today — make a promise — that you will reach out to Congresswoman Jackie Speier
  
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• White House: Microwave is 'not a sound way of surveilling someone'

  14-03-2017 20:38 via rocketnews.com
  
  Jeff: Lock her up! Those tax returns are not public domain. If they were, they would have been published years ago. BTW, two-faced, why didn’t you go after the financial reports for the Clinton Foundation. Oh, it doesn’t suit your agenda. Enjoy your puffed up numbers from nothing. That crazy man on the internet gets three times the viewership you do.
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• White House: Microwave is 'not a sound way of surveilling someone'

  14-03-2017 20:38 via yahoo.com
  
  During Tuesday's White House press briefing, press secretary Sean Spicer said that a microwave is "not a sound way of surveilling someone" and that previous comment made by the White House suggesting otherwise was made "in jest."
  
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• Japan, South Korea, and U.S. Begin Drills off North Korea

  14-03-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  
  China is displeased.
  
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• France's Fillon under formal investigation for fraud ahead of election

  14-03-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  
  By Simon Carraud and Brian LovePARIS (Reuters) - Francois Fillon's troubled election campaign suffered yet another blow on Tuesday when magistrates put him under formal investigation on suspicion of embezzling state funds, a first for a presidential candidate in France.With less than six weeks to go until the first round of voting, Fillon has been unable to draw a line under allegations that he paid his wife hundreds of thousands of euros of public money for little work.Tuesday's decision put hi
  
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• Trump team opens defense of new immigration limits

  14-03-2017 20:19 via yahoo.com
  
  Making the first defense in court of President Trump’s revised executive order limiting immigration from Mideast nations, the Administration’s lawyers have argued that they have met all of the legal objections to the policy and so should be allowed to put it into full effect nationwide after midnight Wednesday.
  
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• Donald Trump's 2005 Tax Return, Why Now?

  14-03-2017 20:19 via yahoo.com
  
  Lawrence O'Donnell speaks with Rachel Maddow and David Cay Johnston on the two-page summary of Donald Trump's 2005 tax return, which were mailed to David Cay Johnston, and what that says about his tax status.
  
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• Trump likely to revisit Andrew Jackson legacy in Nashville

  14-03-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In his first days in the White House, Donald Trump hung a portrait of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office and likened his new administration to that of the snowy-haired man pictured on the $20 bill.
  
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• Arctic Sea Ice Is Rapidly Melting, But Some Of It May Be Normal

  14-03-2017 20:05 via rocketnews.com
  
  While scientists who study climate change know that humans are having an impact on the planet, and that the Arctic is rapidly warming faster than the rest of the planet and losing its sea ice, they’ve had a hard time figuring out some of the connection between warming and sea ice melt.
  But researchers may have found out how much melting is due to humans, and how much is due to natural cycles, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change. The researchers determined that about 30 perce
  
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• Presidential Historian On Significance of Trump Tax Return Leak

  14-03-2017 19:47 via yahoo.com
  
  Presidential historian Michael Beschloss talks to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow about the historic significance of the leak of the 1040 summary pages of Donald Trump's 2005 tax return.
  
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• 2nd helping: American brings back free meals on some flights

  14-03-2017 19:46 via rocketnews.com
  
  FILE – This July 17, 2015, file photo shows the tails of four American Airlines passenger planes parked at Miami International Airport, in Miami. On Tuesday, March 14, 2017, American said it will offer free meals to everyone in economy on certain cross-country flights starting May 1, 2017. The decision at the world’s biggest airline copies Delta Air Lines, which announced a month earlier that it would restore free meals in economy on a dozen long-haul U.S. routes in spring 2017. (AP
  
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• Police chasing 1,000s of tips in killing of 2 Indiana teens

  14-03-2017 19:44 via yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A month after two teenage girls were found slain after vanishing during a northern Indiana hiking trip, investigators said Tuesday they continue following up on thousands of tips that have led officers to interview more 300 people for possible involvement in the case.
  
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• 2-Year-Old Left Brain Dead After Alleged Brutal Beating From 17-Year-Old Babysitter

  14-03-2017 19:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Police said more charges are forthcoming.
  
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• Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Wants Out of Solitary Confinement, Complains of Being Cold and Alone

  14-03-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman wants out of solitary confinement.
  
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• Opioid impact shown at a West Virginia town hall with Bernie Sanders

  14-03-2017 19:30 via yahoo.com
  
  At an MSNBC town hall held in West Virginia with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., anchor Chris Hayes asked the crowd if they knew anyone affected by opioids. He got a startling response, with many raising their hands. As of 2015, West Virginia had the highest drug overdose death rate in the United States.
  
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• How To Send And Recieve Money Using The Gmail App On Android Devices

  14-03-2017 19:30 via yahoo.com
  
  Google updated the Gmail app on Android devices on Tuesday. Here's how easily to send and receive money using the app.
  
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• 9 Celebs on Their Struggle With Endometriosis

  14-03-2017 19:29 via yahoo.com
  
  Endometriosis, a sometimes painful condition when uterine tissue grows in other parts of the body, affects around 5.5 million American women. Watch the video to see the celebrities that have come forward to bring awareness to this common condition.
  
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• US Dollar Outlook Turns Bearish versus Japanese Yen

  14-03-2017 19:25
  We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests USDJPY prices may continue to fall.
  
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• Gold Forecast Points to Further Losses

  14-03-2017 19:25
  We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests Spot Gold prices may continue to fall.
  
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• Euro Forecast Unclear until this Changes

  14-03-2017 19:25
  We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests EURUSD prices may continue to rise.
  
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• British Pound Sentiment Shows Early Signs of Turnaround

  14-03-2017 19:25
  We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests GBPUSD prices may continue to fall.
  
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• Exclusive Look at Trump's 2005 Tax Return

  14-03-2017 19:22 via yahoo.com
  
  MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and David Cay Johnston discuss how Johnston obtained the summary pages of President Donald Trump's 2005 tax returns and what they say about the president's tax burden. Maddow also reads a response from the White House.
  
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• Israel closes Palestinian map bureau, arrests head

  14-03-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  
  Israeli police on Tuesday closed a Palestinian research centre in Jerusalem and briefly arrested its director, a prominent cartographer, accusing him of working for the Palestinian security services.The office of cartography in occupied east Jerusalem was shut down for six months, a police statement said.Israeli officials accused its head Khalil Tafakji of working with the Palestinian Authority to monitor the sale of land by Palestinians to Israeli Jews in east Jerusalem.
  
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