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• Second African Elephant Dies at Indianapolis Zoo in a Week

  26-03-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Indianapolis Zoo officials confirmed the death of a second African elephant Tuesday in just one week.
  
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• British Parliament considers its own Brexit plans Wednesday

  26-03-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The government, which usually controls the scheduling of votes in Parliament, said the lawmakers’ move “sets a dangerous, unpredictable precedent for the future.”
  
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• Dow Jones Industrial Average adds Dow Inc, removes DowDuPont

  26-03-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  DowDuPont, formed by the $130 billion merger of chemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont in 2017, is in the process of splitting itself up into three companies called Dow, DuPont and Corteva Agriscience.Dow Inc will also join the S&P 500 on April 2, replacing Brighthouse Financial Inc , S&P Dow Jones Indices said in a separate statement.Replacing DowDuPont with Dow will maintain the benchmark's exposure to the materials sector, and its price weight within the Dow Jones Industrial Average
  
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• Maker of OxyContin agrees to $270M settlement in Oklahoma

  26-03-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The maker of OxyContin and the company's controlling family agreed Tuesday to pay a groundbreaking $270 million to Oklahoma to settle allegations they helped create the nation's deadly opioid crisis with their aggressive marketing of the powerful painkiller.
  
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• Boeing 737 MAX makes emergency landing during US transfer: FAA

  26-03-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operated by Southwest Airlines made an emergency landing Tuesday after experiencing an engine problem as it was being ferried from Florida to California, the US Federal Aviation Agency said."The FAA is investigating," added the agency, which grounded the Boeing 737 MAX on March 13 following two deadly accidents involving Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air but continues to allow the planes to be ferried from airport to airport.It was the latest setback for Boeing's flagship
  
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• Mueller inquiry over, Trump plays favorite role: the victim

  26-03-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — News that special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia has put President Donald Trump in his favorite position as he heads into his 2020 re-election campaign: the victim, fighting against an establishment that has tried to take him down.
  
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• Ethiopian official: Preliminary report on Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash due out this week

  26-03-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  A preliminary report on the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 will be released this week, a spokesman for the country's transport ministry said.
  
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• Case dropped against US actor accused of hate attack hoax

  26-03-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Prosecutors said they had shelved all 16 felony charges against "Empire" star Jussie Smollett in exchange for an agreement that he carry out community service and forfeit a $10,000 bond payment.The state dismissed the charges," attorney Patricia Holmes said as the actor celebrated with family, whose claim that Smollett had been vindicated was flatly rejected by the police.The 36-year-old, one of the main cast members on Fox musical drama "Empire" alongside Taraji P. Henson, was accused of master
  
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• Green New Deal dies in Senate and Democrats helped kill it

  26-03-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Betting it will be unpopular in 2020, Sen. McConnell and the GOP wanted a vote on the Green New Deal backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
  
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• Lima Group concerned over Russian 'provocation' in Venezuela

  26-03-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The Lima Group condemned Tuesday the presence of Russian military planes in Venezuela as a provocation threatening regional peace.The statement was issued by the foreign ministry of group member Argentina.
  
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• Chicago Mayor Compares Smollett Case to College-Admissions Scandal

  26-03-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday blasted the Cook County state's attorney's decision to drop the charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who was alleged by police to have staged a hate crime to further his career, calling it a "whitewash of justice.""Where is the accountability in the system?" Emanuel said at a press conference on Tuesday. "You cannot have, because of a person's position, one set of rules apply to them and another set of rules apply to everybody else.""Another wa
  
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• Boeing 737 Max 8 makes emergency landing in Orlando

  26-03-2019 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  ABoeing 737 Max 8 has made an emergency landing in Orlando. The plane, operated by Southwest airlines, was being transported from Orlando to Victorville, California, for grounding when the engine malfunctioned. Only two people - the pilot and co-pilot - were on board, and the plane landed safely. The 737 Max was grounded in the US on March 13 after the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10, which killed all 189 people on board. That was the second fatal crash involving the a
  
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• Google, McClatchy collaborating on local news experiment

  26-03-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Google and the McClatchy publishing company say they will work together on an experiment launching three digital-only outlets to provide local news in U.S. communities that are currently news "deserts."
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘green New Deal’ blocked by Senate Republicans

  26-03-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Senate has defeated a proposal to take up the so-called Green New Deal as both parties shunned an opportunity to debate a comprehensive climate change plan offered by liberal Democrats.Majority Republicans forced the vote on Tuesday as they tried to turn the far-reaching Green New Deal into a wedge issue in the 2020 elections.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been leading the charge with the ambitious package.
  
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• New Gaza rocket threatens truce after Netanyahu warning

  26-03-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel late Tuesday despite a ceasefire announced by Hamas, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was prepared for further military action in Gaza.The flare-up began early Monday with a rare long-distance rocket strike from the Gaza Strip that hit a house north of Tel Aviv, wounding seven Israelis.The Israeli military hit back with a series of air strikes across the enclave into the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday and Palestinian militants launch
  
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• Barr Didn’t Answer These 16 Questions. Mueller’s Report Could

  26-03-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Barr delivered a verdict on it in 48 hours, leaving many questions unanswered.Many of those could be revealed when Barr releases a more detailed accounting of Mueller’s probe in a matter of weeks, not months, a Justice Department official said.1. Why didn’t Mueller reach a finding on whether Trump tried to obstruct justice?
  
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• Racist note hidden in tampon applicator prompts outrage at New York City school

  26-03-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  An alleged racist incident involving a female African American student prompted emergency meetings with families, students and administrators at a prestigious Manhattan high school Tuesday.
  
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• Yale rescinds admission of student whose family allegedly paid $1.2M to bribe entry

  26-03-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Yale University has rescinded the admission of a student whose family allegedly paid $1.2 million in bribes to get her into the Ivy League school.
  
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• Jussie Smollett hoax charge dropped by Chicago prosecutors, prompting mayor's rebuke

  26-03-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  "This is a whitewash of justice," Emanuel told a news conference."From top to bottom, this is not on the level."The mayor's comments capped a dizzying three hours that began at a brief court hearing on Tuesday, when prosecutors abruptly announced they were abandoning the case.In a statement after the hearing, the office of the Cook County State's Attorney cited Smollett's prior community service and his willingness to forfeit his $10,000 bond, calling it a "just disposition."Smollett, his lawyer
  
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• Amazon sale gets you an extra large $150 air fryer for just $90

  26-03-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  If you want a well-reviewed air fryer that has huge capacity that costs less than most models half it's size, we've got just what the doctor ordered. The Power Air Fryer XL 5.3 Quart Fryer retails for $150, and it's worth every penny. It cooks up wonderfully crispy food with little or even no oil, so it's much healthier than traditional deep fryers. It also has plenty of capacity -- 5.3 quarts is enough room to feed a large family, and then some. The $150 price tag is more than fair, but hurry u
  
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• Republican congressman Mo Brooks quotes Hitler's Mein Kampf to accuse Democrats of promoting 'big lie' against Trump

  26-03-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A Republican congressman has been condemned after he quote from Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf to accuse Democrats of lying about Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia probe.Speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives, Mo Brooks claimed Democrats and the media were guilty of pushing a “big lie” over the conclusions of the special counsel.“For more than two years, socialist Democrats and their fake news media allies – CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, Washington Post and
  
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• This website keeps track of every product and service that Google has ever killed

  26-03-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  We're still a few months away from the halfway mark of 2019, and already Google has sent some pretty high-profile products to an early grave -- products that the company had high initial hopes for, like its Inbox email service and its failed Facebook killer Google+. But this, as we all know, is really par for the course when it comes to the search giant, which has tried so many experiments over the years with products, apps and services that didn't quite work out as planned that it's ended up bu
  
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• No plan yet for Barr to brief U.S. Congress on Mueller findings: sources

  26-03-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Barr said Mueller concluded there was no collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign team and Moscow.Mueller did not decide one way or the other on whether Trump was guilty of obstruction of justice, but Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein decided there was not enough evidence to charge the president.
  
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• Widespread computer outage briefly affects passengers on American, Alaska and JetBlue airlines

  26-03-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The troubles, which lasted about 30 minutes, were due to a technical glitch at Sabre, a major airline reservations system.
  
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• New tool maps a key food source for grizzly bears: huckleberries

  26-03-2019 21:05
  Researchers have developed a new approach to map huckleberry distribution across Glacier National Park that uses publicly available satellite imagery. Tracking where huckleberry plants live can help biologists predict where grizzly bears will also be found.
  
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• In the tree of life, youth has its advantages

  26-03-2019 21:04
  New research shows younger groups of organisms, on average, accumulate diversity much more quickly than older groups.
  
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• What's in your wallet? Apple wants you to add an Apple Card credit card, coming in summer

  26-03-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple is partnering with Goldman Sachs on its own Apple Card Mastercard, coming this summer. Its 2 percent rebate goes to 3 percent on Apple products.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz Recalls Cars Over Seat Lock Issue

  26-03-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Mercedes-Benz Recalls Cars Because Seats Don't Lock Into PlaceMercedes-Benz is recalling 22,637 cars and convertibles because the front seats might not lock into place as expected. As a result,...
  
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• New Trump attack on Obamacare leaves Dems wondering: Why now?

  26-03-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The unexpected filing in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, where a challenge to the ACA is being heard, came in the middle of the administration’s victory lap over the conclusion of the special counsel's investigation.
  
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• Trump offers rave reviews for Mueller report he hasn’t seen

  26-03-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump offered a rave review to the report written by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Tuesday even though he has not seen the full document. Speaking to reporters while visiting the Capitol, Trump praised the summary of Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and suggested it fully cleared him of any wrongdoing.
  
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• UPDATE 3-Russian deployment in Venezuela includes 'cybersecurity personnel' -U.S. official

  26-03-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A Russian military contingent that arrived in Venezuela over the weekend, drawing U.S. condemnation, is believed by the U.S. government to be made up of special forces including "cybersecurity personnel," a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the United States was still assessing the Russian deployment, which Washington has called a "reckless escalation" of the situation in Venezuela.Two Russian air force planes landed outside Caracas on S
  
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• House passes bills meant to pressure Venezuela's Maduro

  26-03-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved three bills aimed at stepping up U.S. pressure against the government of Venezuela's embattled president, Nicolas Maduro.
  
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• U.S. jury to determine liability, damages in Roundup cancer trial

  26-03-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  A lawyer for a man who said his cancer was caused by Bayer AG's glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup on Tuesday urged U.S. jurors to "send a message" to the company by holding it liable and awarding millions in damages.The case is only the second of more than 11,200 Roundup lawsuits to go to trial in the United States as litigation setbacks and a prior jury verdict against the company have sent Bayer shares plunging.A responsible company would tell their customers if they knew it causes cancer,"
  
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• Was Viking Cruises equipped to brave Norway's winters with Viking Sky cruise ship?

  26-03-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  "It would be foolish if they were ever going to do winter in Norway again," one cruise expert said after Viking Sky's evacuation and rescue.
  
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• Russian troops in Venezuela violates constitution: Guaido

  26-03-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guiado charged Tuesday that the deployment of Russian troops in the troubled South American country violates its constitution.Guaido, who is recognized by the US and more than 50 countries as Venezuela's interim president, raised the issue in a speech to the National Assembly, which he heads."It seems (the government of President Nicolas Maduro) doesn't trust its own troops, because it is importing others ... once again violating the constitution," he said.
  
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• Trump: Mueller report 'could not have been better'

  26-03-2019 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The president continues to portray the report he hasn't yet seen as a "total exoneration."
  
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• Trump's Obamacare move a 'slap in the face': Schumer

  26-03-2019 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Trump administration's call for the courts to strike down Obamacare is a "slap in the face." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• The Latest: Trump in 'good mood' after end of Mueller probe

  26-03-2019 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the special counsel's Russia report (all times local):
  
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• Trump claims GOP will be the 'party of health care,' after urging judge to toss out Obamacare

  26-03-2019 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  “The Republican Party will soon be known as the party of health care," Trump said after his administration told a federal judge to toss out Obamacare.
  
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• College admissions scandal: Government investigating 8 universities, including USC, UCLA, report says

  26-03-2019 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The government is investigating eight universities tied to the recent college admissions and bribery scandal, according to website Politico.
  
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• CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Lufthansa plans to buy either Boeing 737 MAX or Airbus A320neo

  26-03-2019 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Deutsche Lufthansa AG plans to buy a triple-digit number of either Boeing 737 MAX or Airbus A320neo jetliners to replace jets in its fleet, Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said on Tuesday."We have not lost our trust in Boeing" following two fatal 737 MAX crashes and the grounding earlier this month of the worldwide fleet of that aircraft, Spohr said in a meeting with reporters."They've built wonderful aircraft over the decades, and I am sure they will fix the current issue," Spohr said of Boeing.
  
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• Trump Administration’s Move to Gut Obamacare Raises Risks for 2020

  26-03-2019 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The Justice Department shifted its stance, after arguing last year that some parts of the 2010 law -- but not all of it -- should be struck down in a case brought by the state of Texas.A federal district judge voided the law in a December ruling that is now under appeal.In a filing late Monday night, the Justice Department said that President Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement should be wiped out.
  
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• Boeing holds test flights for 737 MAX fix: sources

  26-03-2019 19:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing has flown test flights of its 737 MAX to evaluate a fix for the system targeted as a potential cause of two deadly plane crashes, two sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.The aviation giant, which has been under fire and its flagship narrow-body planes grounded since March 13, tested the system upgrade on Monday, two days after pilots from American Airlines did simulation flights in Renton, Washington, the sources said.Boeing needs authorization from the Federal Aviation Administ
  
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• EU ignores US calls to ban Huawei in 5G security blueprint

  26-03-2019 18:52 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — The European Commission ignored U.S. calls to ban Chinese tech supplier Huawei as it announced Tuesday a series of cybersecurity recommendations for next-generation mobile networks.
  
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• How We'd Spec It: The Mercedes-Benz A-class Sedan That's a Fitting Baby Benz

  26-03-2019 18:42 via news.yahoo.com
  "Entry-level luxury" is a tough balance to achieve, but we think we found it with this moderately equipped A220.
  
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• Viking Sky cruise timeline: A breakdown of what we know happened

  26-03-2019 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Here's a breakdown of everything we know so far about the Viking Sky cruise.
  
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• Yellowstone elk don't budge for wolves, say scientists

  26-03-2019 18:27
  Elk roam the winter range that straddles the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park with little regard for wolves, according to a new study illustrating how elk can tolerate living in close proximity to the large predator.
  
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• Olive tree with soil from Ethiopia crash site unites mourners

  26-03-2019 18:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Kenya, Canada and Ethiopia suffered the biggest losses of life and their representatives and others joined about 100 relatives and friends at the memorial ceremony.“Angela was a bright, compassionate, beautiful woman whose smile was infectious,” Roland Rehhorn from Canada said,describing his daughter, 24.“In 2011 Angela fell in love with Kenya after being there for 14 days on a high school mission.
  
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• Parliament Will Take Its Time to Find a Plan B: Brexit Update

  26-03-2019 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Brexit hardliner Jacob Rees-Mogg indicated he’s willing to back Theresa May’s deal, a move that could be a game-changer for the prime minister if others follow suit.It’s now a race between May, who is still fighting to get her deal through, and members of Parliament who have seized control of the agenda and could force the government to seek a softer divorce.
  
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• Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 makes emergency landing in Orlando over 'engine problem'

  26-03-2019 17:49 via news.yahoo.com
  A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 has made an emergency landing in Florida after suffering what officials described as an “engine-related problem”.The plane, the same model of which has been grounded around the world following two crashes that appeared to indicate problems with a new anti-stall system, was not carrying passengers when it was forced to make the emergency landing at Orlando International Airport.Rather, two pilots were flying the plane to Victorville, California, w
  
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