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• Canada prosecutor: Serial killer staged photos of victims

  04-02-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  TORONTO (AP) — Serial killer Bruce McArthur staged photos of some of his victims after they died, posing corpses in fur coats and cigars in their mouths, a prosecutor said Monday as the sentencing hearing began for the former gardener who preyed on men from Toronto's Gay Village district.
  
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• Among 2020 Democrats, a debate over 'Medicare-for-all'

  04-02-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — "Medicare-for-all" is quickly becoming a rallying cry for many Democratic White House hopefuls, but there are growing questions about how to pull off such a dramatic switch to a government-run health care system.
  
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• Armada of tankers with Venezuelan oil forms in U.S. Gulf: sources, data

  04-02-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration's move to impose sanctions last week was meant to undercut support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by targeting the Latin American nation's oil exports to the United States, the source of most of its foreign revenue.The sanctions aim to block U.S. refiners from paying into PDVSA accounts controlled by Maduro - one reason numerous tankers are waiting in limbo off Venezuela with payments unclear.U.S. customers of Venezuela's state-run PDVSA are required by sanction
  
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• 'El Chapo' jury ends first day of deliberations without verdict

  04-02-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The 12 jurors began deliberating at about 1 p.m. (1800 GMT)after receiving instructions from U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan.Guzman, 61, is accused of leading Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, which became one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world.The 11-week trial, which featured testimony from more than 50 witnesses, offered the public an unprecedented look into the inner workings of the cartel, named for the state in northwest Mexico where Guzman was born in a poor mountain
  
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• MS-13 Member Killed Rival on NYC Subway Platform Shooting: Police

  04-02-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  An MS-13 gang member is in custody Monday for allegedly shooting and killing a rival gang member on a crowded subway platform in Queens over the weekend.
  
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• Global warming predicted to melt massive Himalayan glaciers, disrupt food production

  04-02-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  In fact, a whopping two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt by 2100 if global warming continues, according to a new report.
  
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• EU nations back Venezuela's Guaido as Maduro faces rising pressure

  04-02-2019 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The coordinated recognition by a flood of European Union nations including Britain, Germany, France and Spain followed the expiration of an ultimatum for Maduro to call a new presidential election, aligning them with Washington and against Russia and China."From today, we will spare no effort in helping all Venezuelans achieve freedom, prosperity and harmony," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said as he announced Madrid had recognized Guaido, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly who dec
  
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• Google parent Alphabet earnings shine but market wary

  04-02-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Google parent Alphabet reported quarterly earnings beating Wall Street expectations on Monday, but shares slipped, with investors apparently focused on rising costs at the technology giant.Alphabet reported a profit of $8.9 billion in the fourth quarter on revenue that was up 22 percent to $39.3 billion from the same period a year earlier."With great opportunities ahead, we continue to make focused investments in the talent and infrastructure needed to bring exceptional products and experiences
  
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• Fairfax: Sexual-Assault Claim a ‘Smear’ Meant to Block Path to Governor’s Mansion

  04-02-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax on Monday called the sexual-assault allegation leveled against him Sunday night a “smear” and implied the claim was publicized by political enemies intent on blocking his ascent to the governorship.“Does anybody think it’s any coincidence that on the eve of potentially my being elevated that that’s when this uncorroborated smear comes out?” Fairfax told reporters at the state capitol when asked if he believed the cla
  
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• Alphabet beats Wall St estimates, but spending worries investors

  04-02-2019 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Alphabet Inc's fourth-quarter revenue and profit beat Wall Street's expectations on Monday but sharply higher spending, as it added data centres and marketed its services heavily during the holidays, worried investors.Partly because of the higher spending, Alphabet reported an operating margin of 21 percent in the fourth quarter, down from 24 percent a year ago.Facebook Inc's better-then-expected fourth-quarter results last week had lifted expectations for Alphabet as they suggested that concern
  
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• Body visible in wreckage of plane carrying soccer player

  04-02-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — One body is visible in the seabed wreckage of a plane that went missing carrying Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot two weeks ago over the English Channel.
  
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• AP Explains: Cucuta, Colombia _ The gateway into Venezuela

  04-02-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is moving ahead with plans to try to bring in humanitarian aid through the Colombian border city of Cucuta, where the U.S. government will transport and store food and medical supplies destined for Venezuela.
  
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• Walmart's New Sick Pay Plan Isn't Good Enough for Bernie Sanders

  04-02-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Earlier today, Sanders and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they’ll introduce legislation barring companies from buying back their own stock unless they first increase workers’ pay and benefits.Writing in a New York Times opinion piece, the senators said their plan would require companies to implement actions such as a $15-an-hour minimum wage or offering seven days of paid sick leave.
  
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• Dead Hand: This Might Be Russia's Scariest Doomsday Weapon

  04-02-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  This system would automatically launch missiles—without the need for a human to push the button—during a nuclear attack.
  
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• Porsche Classic Fully Restored a Carrera GT, and It Is Spectacular

  04-02-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The restoration was commissioned by a customer, and Porsche's Classic division gave it a number of unique touches.
  
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• Here's who lawmakers are bringing to Trump's State of the Union address

  04-02-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Members of Congress each get to invite one guest and they often choose their guests to make a political point.
  
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• Diversity in the CD4 receptor protects chimpanzees from infection by AIDS-like viruses

  04-02-2019 21:40
  Medical researchers have found that the CD4 surface protein, which is used by HIV and SIV as the receptor to enter immune cells, is highly variable among wild chimpanzees. Understanding how these viruses are transmitted within and between species may reveal clues for novel vaccine strategies in humans.
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez Begins to Sketch Out Details of ‘Green New Deal’

  04-02-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Now, as Ocasio-Cortez prepares to release a blueprint, details are emerging.“Next week, we plan to release a resolution that outlines the scope and scale of the Green New Deal,” according to a letter the New York Democrat sent to colleagues.
  
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• Women stay sharper than men in old age because their brains 'are four years younger', study finds

  04-02-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Men’s brains are nearly four years “older” than those of females the same age, explaining why women stay sharper for longer in old age, according to new research. A study basing age on metabolism rather than birth date found an average 3.8 year difference between the two. All brains get smaller with age, and it was already known that men's tend to shrink at a faster rate. However, new research focused on metabolic processes that have a major influence on brain performance and a
  
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• Jurors send notes to judge in 'El Chapo' trial

  04-02-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman faces conspiracy, money laundering, drug smuggling, firearms and other charges; Bryan Llenas reports from New York City.
  
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• Samsung finally decided to cancel its eyebrow-raising partnership with a fake Supreme brand

  04-02-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  It took almost two months, but it seems that Samsung has finally come to its senses. After a splashy announcement in December about a partnership between Samsung, of course one of the world's premiere technology companies, and a knock-off of the iconic New York-based streetwear fashion brand Supreme, the tech giant quickly garnered backlash over the deal. Supreme Italia is the name of the fake Supreme brand, which drew the ire of the real Supreme folks who quickly pushed back that the partnershi
  
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• Sexual assault allegation false 'smear': VA Lt. Gov.

  04-02-2019 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax on Monday denied a sexual assault allegation raised in an online report, saying the "truth is 100% on our side." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• US calls for repatriation of foreign fighters held in Syria

  04-02-2019 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The United States on Monday called on other nations to repatriate and prosecute their citizens who traveled to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group and who are now being held by Washington's local partners.
  
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• Ann Coulter wants a wall. But does Trump actually need to deliver?

  04-02-2019 20:13 via news.yahoo.com
  On Tuesday night, when President Trump gives his State of the Union address, issue 1 will be immigration.The nationally televised speech comes at a crucial time, fresh off the record-long shutdown and midway through the three-week window Mr. Trump and Congress have carved out to resolve the impasse over government funding and the president’s demand for $5.7 billion in wall money.It also comes at an unusual moment of tension between Trump and some of his strongest supporters in right-wing m
  
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• Investors Trapped as Venezuela Sanctions Halt Bond Trading

  04-02-2019 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Bondholders at nine investment firms and hedge funds from New York, Miami, London and Berlin said they had stopped trading sovereign notes and debt from the state oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela after the U.S. Treasury Department issued instructions they interpreted as forbidding most transactions.Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that are U.S. persons “may not buy, sell, or otherwise engage in transactions related to debt, equity or other holdings in blocked persons and must block s
  
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• Guaido strengthened by Europe backing as Venezuela leader

  04-02-2019 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  International clamor for snap elections in Venezuela intensified Monday as European powers recognized opposition chief Juan Guaido as interim leader after President Nicolas Maduro rejected their ultimatum to call presidential polls.Claiming his legitimacy from the constitution, the 35-year-old National Assembly leader shocked the world when he proclaimed himself interim president on January 23, setting up a tense standoff with Maduro.Despite Guaido's pleas for their support, the armed forces --
  
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• Suicide coverage: it’s a complex issue | Brief letters

  04-02-2019 19:28
  Teen mental health | Inoculation | Justice system | Football | Crows v rooksHadley Freeman excels often but her piece on the blaming of Instagram for the suicide of Molly Russell was both brave and clever (Blaming Instagram is too easy, Weekend, 2 February). She rightly points the finger at a lack of investment in CAMHS mental health services, and the dangers of simplistic causality in teen suicide. Each case is unique, involving a complex interplay between underlying personality, abuse, predisp
  
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• Southwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing after cabin pressure causes passenger's ear to bleed

  04-02-2019 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Florida had to make an emergency landing due to a cabin pressure related-injury.Flight 1694, departing from Hartford to Tampa, turned around mid-flight around to return to Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport, after several passengers complained about feeling pain and discomfort.The pilot of the Boeing 737 aircraft reported a potential pressurisation issue and requested to make the emergency landing, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
  
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• The rise and fall of 'El Chapo,' Mexico's most wanted kingpin

  04-02-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The audacious exploits of El Chapo, or Shorty, captured the world's imagination and turned him into a folk hero for some in Mexico, despite the thousands of people killed by his brutal Sinaloa cartel.Beyond putting Guzman's personal life and drug dealings on public display, the case has also highlighted Mexico's long-time fight to bring down its chief adversary in the bloody war on drug trafficking.Six months earlier, he had humiliated Mexico's then-president, Enrique Pena Nieto, by escaping fro
  
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• State of the Union 2019: The highs and lows of the president's annual address to Congress as Donald Trump takes the floor

  04-02-2019 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump's postponed State of the Union address to Congress has been rescheduled for 5 February after the longest US government shutdown in history was brought to a close.Originally scheduled for 29 January, House speaker Nancy Pelosi asked the president not to go ahead with his speech during the diplomatic impasse and suggested he submit it by letter, a manoeuvre Republicans were quick to brand “political” and which appeared to provoke Mr Trump into denying Ms Pelosi’s con
  
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• Springlike conditions in store for New England Patriots' victory parade Tuesday

  04-02-2019 19:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Rare February warmth is in store for spectators and participants in the Patriots' victory parade in Boston on Tuesday.
  
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• Trump spends the majority of his presidency doing something called ‘executive time,’ leaked schedule reveals

  04-02-2019 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has spent nearly 60 per cent of his scheduled time in the White House over the last three months enjoying unstructured “executive time”, the president’s leaked schedule has revealed.The daily schedule, leaked by a White House source and uploaded online by Axios, showed clear discrepancies in what the president was said to be doing with his time on paper compared to his reported reality.While Mr Trump is listed as being in the Oval Office nearly each day from 8.00am
  
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• Iraqi president hits back at Trump over US army presence

  04-02-2019 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's president hit back at Donald Trump Monday for saying U.S. troops should stay in Iraq to keep an eye on neighboring Iran, saying the U.S. leader did not ask for Iraq's permission to do so.
  
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• British cryptocurrency market sold in one of industry's biggest ever deals

  04-02-2019 18:54 via news.yahoo.com
  A British cryptocurrency company founded by former bankers has been bought for at least $100m (£77m) in what is being described as one of industry's largest ever deals.  London's Crypto Facilities, which allows trading in Bitcoin futures and derivatives, has been acquired by San Francisco-based Kraken, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, for a “nine figure sum”. Kraken did not disclose the exact number but lawyers at Hogan Lovells who advised the British c
  
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• Pika survival rates dry up with low moisture

  04-02-2019 18:42
  Researchers sought to understand how climate change, specifically changes in snowpack and VPD, is affecting pikas. Researchers related population abundances to weather and snowpack dynamics in the North Cascades National Park Service Complex in Washington state.
  
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• Southwest plane turns around after cabin pressure issue causes passenger's ears to bleed

  04-02-2019 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A Southwest flight needed to turn around after the plane experienced a pressurization issue so severe it caused one passenger's ears to bleed.
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez to bring Kavanaugh critic to Trump's SOTU

  04-02-2019 18:37 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's guest for the State of the Union address is a woman who cornered Sen. Jeff Flake on live television to protest his support for Brett Kavanaugh.
  
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• Great Jobs for 14- and 15-Year-Olds

  04-02-2019 18:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Before they do, they (and their parents) should learn about which industries hire young teens and what government protections are in place to keep them safe on the job.Additionally, working hours are limited for those under age 16.Legal restrictions limit the working hours of young teens, although there are exceptions for those enrolled in an approved career exploration program.
  
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• Inquest opens into death of S.African after Ford car exploded

  04-02-2019 18:31 via news.yahoo.com
  A judiciary inquest into the death of a South African man who was burnt to death in December 2015 when his Ford Kuga exploded, opened in Cape Town on Monday.After nearly 40 incidents were reported of the SUV bursting into flames across South Africa, Ford in January 2017 recalled 4,500 1.6-litre Kuga cars in the country.One of those cars that exploded was driven by Reshall Jimmy.
  
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• Here's a Fiery Glowing Test of the New SpaceX Raptor Engine

  04-02-2019 18:28 via news.yahoo.com
  The newly-redesigned engine sure looks pretty.
  
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• 'View' host Meghan McCain on her 'horrible' grief: 'I’m in therapy, I’m in counseling'

  04-02-2019 18:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Meghan McCain, daughter of former senator John McCain says she is 'doing everything I possibly can' to work through her grief.
  
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• Iraqi president says Trump did not ask permission to 'watch Iran'

  04-02-2019 18:25 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. troops in Iraq are there as part of an agreement between the two countries with a specific mission of combating terrorism, Salih said, and that they should stick to that.Trump said it was important to keep a U.S. military presence in Iraq so that Washington can keep a close eye on Iran "because Iran is a real problem," according to a CBS interview broadcast on Sunday."Don't overburden Iraq with your own issues," Salih said.
  
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• Correction: Starbucks Schultz story

  04-02-2019 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — DETROIT (AP) — In a story on Feb. 1 about former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz considering a run for president, The Associated Press misidentified who was threatening to organize a boycott against the company. It was Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, not the center itself.
  
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• France, U.K. Recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela Interim President

  04-02-2019 18:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Several of these nations said on Jan. 26 that they would recognize Guaido in the event Maduro refused to call elections within eight days.The European Union failed to jointly support the head of the National Assembly when countries including Italy vetoed a push to make that the position of the whole bloc.
  
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• 10 Countries With the Most Well-Developed Public Health Care Systems

  04-02-2019 18:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Countries Seen to Have the Best Public Health Care Systems
  
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• Rethinking Chicken Florentine with clearer, brighter flavors

  04-02-2019 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Chicken Florentine is a buffet-line favorite featuring chicken breast and spinach in a mild cream-and-Parmesan sauce_sometimes stuffed inside, sometimes stacked on top. All of these components are good, but this dish can often be stodgy (think old-fashioned casserole) or fussy (involving dredging chicken in flour and sauteeing).
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez Invites Woman Who Confronted Flake in Kavanaugh Fight to SOTU

  04-02-2019 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Ana Maria Archila, the woman who publicly confronted Senator Jeff Flake over his support for then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, will attend the State of the Union address on Tuesday at the invitation of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.).Archila, a longtime liberal activist and co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, cornered Flake in a Capitol Hill elevator and berated him for supporting Kavanaugh’s confirmation despite the numerous sexua
  
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• Why charismatic, introduced species are so difficult to manage

  04-02-2019 17:46
  Introduced and invasive species can present big problems, particularly when those species are charismatic. Some introduced species, like zebra mussels, tend to be reviled by the public, and people willingly adhere to strict management policies. However, if an animal has that elusive quality of charisma, people often don't want it to be controlled, even if it's harming the environment. Inevitably, these imbalances in public perception of introduced species influence the way those organisms are ma
  
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• Iraqi president hits back at Trump over US presence

  04-02-2019 17:42 via news.yahoo.com
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's president hit back at Donald Trump Monday for saying U.S. troops should stay in Iraq to keep an eye on Iran, saying the U.S. leader did not ask for Iraq's permission to do so.
  
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• Google beats Wall Street expectations in strong fourth quarter earnings

  04-02-2019 17:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Google parent company Alphabet has beaten Wall Street expectations for its fourth quarter earnings – although its stock slid in after-hours trading.In results that were described by one financial newspaper as showing “sustained revenue growth”, Alphabet reported a profit of $8.9bn on revenue of $39.3bn.The Associated Press said analysts polled by FactSet, were expecting earnings per share of $10.86, or a profit of $7.6bn, on revenue of $38.9bn.
  
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