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• Boeing's new 737 MAX flight control system 'seems foolproof': Norwegian CEO

  03-04-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing's new MCAS flight control system for its 737 MAX aircraft appears foolproof, Norwegian Air Chief Executive Bjoern Kjos said on Wednesday after visiting the plane maker in Seattle.Kjos, a former fighter pilot, said in a series of tweets he had tested the old system versus the new one in a MAX simulator.More than 300 Boeing 737 MAX jets have been grounded worldwide after two fatal crashes in the past five months in Ethiopia and Indonesia killed nearly 350 people.
  
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• First Parent to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Scandal

  03-04-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  A dozen others appeared in federal court in Boston on Wednesday, where the 100-seat courtroom was standing room only.Among the parents were actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and attorney Gordon Caplan, the former co-chairman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.Moments earlier, Peter Jan Sartorio, a 53-year-old packaged-food entrepreneur from Menlo Park, California, filed notice of his intended guilty plea.
  
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• Best and Worst Agitator Top-Loaders

  03-04-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Best and Worst Agitator Top-Loaders From Consumer Reports' Tests Agitator top-loaders aren’t usually the most innovative appliances in the laundry aisle, but they remain a crowd favorite. This t...
  
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• Pittsburgh Is Moving Forward With Gun Reform After the Tree of Life Shooting. But the Legal Battle Is Just Beginning

  03-04-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Pittsburgh City Council approved three bills that would restrict assault weapons in a 6-3 final vote on Tuesday
  
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• McConnell is trying to leave a lifetime conservative legacy through judicial appointments: Today's talker

  03-04-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Senate majority leader, who blocked Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination, accuses Democrats of obstructionism.
  
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• iPhone 5G release may be pushed back to 2021

  03-04-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  In a new investor note from Timothy Arcuri (obtained via CNBC), the UBS analyst writes that supply challenges may force Apple to delay its 5G compatible iPhone until 2021. With Apple still entangled in a legal battle with Qualcomm, Arcuri articulates that Intel may not be able to supply 5G modems at the scale Apple needs. What's more, Arcuri writes that striking a deal with other 5G modem providers like MediaTek represents an "unlikely solution."Consequently, Arcuri believes that there is an "in
  
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• NATO chief warns of Russia threat, urges unity in U.S. address

  03-04-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Saying "time is running out," Stoltenberg also called on Russia to return to compliance with the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, from which U.S. President Donald Trump plans to withdraw the United States this summer."NATO has no intention of deploying land-based nuclear missiles in Europe," Stoltenberg said."But NATO will always take the necessary steps to provide credible and effective deterrence."In an interview later with Reuters, Stoltenberg did not elaborate on what those steps wo
  
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• Corbyn-May Talks Constructive But Inconclusive: Brexit Update

  03-04-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  As Yvette Cooper’s bill to block a no-deal Brexit rushes through its parliamentary stages, the list of amendments that have been selected for voting at 10 p.m. has now been released.The two sides will meet again on Wednesday to plan a program of work, and negotiating teams will hold intensive discussions all day on Thursday, the official said.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong about the Housing Market

  03-04-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Last month, senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) reintroduced a radical proposal to address what she has identified as shortcomings in federal housing policy. Unfortunately, Senator Warren is just proposing more of the same: higher taxes, more inefficient spending, and even greater government intrusion in the housing market. Masked as a sensible solution to tackle a shortage of housing, her proposal could actually set the stage for another government-caused foreclosure c
  
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• Think the tick threat grows with the grass? Not necessarily!

  03-04-2019 21:54
  Scientists report on their quest to get to the bottom of a common assumption about the urban landscape: ticks like long grass. In 144 tick drags in 16 suburban lawns in Springfield, Mass., researchers looking at mowing frequency and native bees did not find a single tick.
  
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• Spider monkeys lower their 'whinnies' when making long-distance calls

  03-04-2019 21:54
  Isolated spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) likely lower the pitch of their calls to improve the chances of re-establishing contact with their group, according to a new study.
  
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• If Trump closes Mexican border, avocados could cost more and auto factories could shut

  03-04-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  If President Trump shuts the Mexican border, it would spark food shortages and price spikes and disrupt auto production, among other effects.
  
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• Will Moisturizers With SPF Protect Your Skin?

  03-04-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  If your morning beauty routine involves applying both sunscreen and moisturizer, you may have decided to simplify things by using a moisturizer with SPF instead. That’s a fine move, assuming you ...
  
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• Pence calls Germany stance in NATO 'unacceptable'

  03-04-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Washington (AFP) - US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday strongly criticized Germany at NATO's 70th anniversary gathering, saying the ally's level of defense spending and work with Russia on a gas pipeline were "simply unacceptable."
  
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• The Ford Puma, a Fiesta-Based Crossover, Will Add to Ford's Growing SUV Lineup

  03-04-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  For now, the Puma is for Europe only, but we suspect that will change.
  
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• John Kennedy on Biden Allegations: ‘This Is No Country for Creepy Old Men’

  03-04-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Senator John Kennedy (R., La.) on Wednesday said the invasive behavior ascribed to former vice president Joe Biden by two women was “creepy,” and suggested that the country would no longer tolerate politicians who are seen to abuse their power.“This is no country for creepy old men. And it needs to stop. Do I consider it inappropriate to smell someone's hair? To get so close that I smell their hair? Yes! I mean duh! Somebody gets close enough to smell my hair they might get to
  
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• Made a Mistake On Your Taxes? Don't Panic. Here's What to Do Now

  03-04-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Did you realize you made a mistake on your taxes after you filed? Here’s how to handle it.
  
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• The FDA Is Investigating a Possible Link Between Vaping and Seizures

  03-04-2019 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Nicotine poisoning may be to blame
  
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• Apple announces Powerbeats Pro true wireless earbuds for $250

  03-04-2019 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  As previously rumored, Beats earlier today officially unveiled a brand new pair of wireless Powerbeats headphones with an AirPods-inspired design. In other words, imagine the current Powerbeats3 design without the connecting cord.The new headphones, dubbed Powerbeats Pro, naturally incorporate many of the same technologies Apple recently introduced with AirPods 2, including hands-free Siri functionality and the company's brand new H1 chip. As an exercise-oriented pair of headphones, Powerbeats P
  
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• ‘It Was a Clusterf*ck’: How the Waco Biker Shooting Case Fell Apart

  03-04-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via APKiller bikers could still be walking free in Waco, Texas, according to the county’s top prosecutor.McLennan County District Attorney Barry Johnson on Tuesday dropped all remaining charges related to the biker shooting in 2015 that left nine men dead and another 20 injured. Johnson told The Daily Beast he dropped the charges against 24 people because he claims his predecessor botched the case. As a result, he said, some people who may be responsible f
  
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• Brexit hardliners outplayed by May's Brexit move

  03-04-2019 19:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Hoping that Prime Minister Theresa May would embrace their dream of a no-deal Brexit, hardliners in her Conservative Party played hardball -- and misjudged it.May has instead said she will seek a delay to Britain's April 12 departure and made overtures to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn that could result in a softer Brexit.The move risks splitting the Conservatives and MPs lined up to confront May in parliament on Wednesday.
  
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• Russian spy plane flies over Area 51 and other secret military bases, report says

  03-04-2019 19:02 via news.yahoo.com
  A Russian surveillance plane recently flew over several American military bases, including Area 51, perhaps America's most secretive military site.
  
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• Remains of Israeli soldier missing since 1982 Lebanon war returned

  03-04-2019 18:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel announced Wednesday that the remains of a soldier missing since the 1982 Lebanon war had been returned to the country, bringing to a close a highly sensitive case for Israelis.Sergeant First Class Zachary Baumel had been missing since what is known as the Battle of Sultan Yacoub, said Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus."It is one of the most moving moments in all my years at the head of the country," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address from his Jerusale
  
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• No convictions in Waco biker shootout that left 9 dead, 20 injured

  03-04-2019 18:52 via news.yahoo.com
  McLennan County District Attorney Barry Johnson dropped the remaining cases tied to a 2015 shooting outside a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas.
  
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• Trump’s Border-Shutdown Threat Risks Crippling Economic Fallout

  03-04-2019 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. auto production would grind to a halt in a week, while pork producers and dairy farmers would be shut out of their largest export market.President Donald Trump has been short on details about his threat to close the border with Mexico to cut off illegal immigration, and even inside the White House aides are unsure how -- or even if -- he’ll follow through.Amid warnings from his Republican allies and his advisers, Trump on Tuesday dialed back somewhat from his threat by tweet last week
  
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• Istanbul mayoral candidate asks to be confirmed as winner

  03-04-2019 18:33 via news.yahoo.com
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An opposition mayoral candidate in Istanbul urged Turkey's election council Wednesday to confirm him as the winner and asked President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to "cooperate" to stop the election results from "dragging" Turkey into instability.
  
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• Gorillas gather around and groom their dead

  03-04-2019 18:24
  It is now known that many animals exhibit unique behaviors around same-species corpses, ranging from removal of the bodies and burial among social insects to quiet attendance and caregiving among elephants and primates. Researchers in Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo have been able to take a close look at the behavioral responses to the deaths of three individuals -- both known and unknown.
  
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• Effects of reintroducing top predators questioned

  03-04-2019 18:24
  There's little evidence that reintroducing top predators to ecosystems will return them to the conditions that existed before they were wiped out, according to new research.
  
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• Turkey recounts Istanbul votes after Erdogan's party appeals loss

  03-04-2019 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkish electoral authorities on Wednesday recounted votes in more than a dozen Istanbul districts after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP challenged results giving the opposition a narrow victory in a weekend election.The AKP won most votes nationwide in Sunday's municipal ballot, but tallies also showed the party lost the capital Ankara and the country's economic hub Istanbul in one of its worst setbacks in a decade and a half in power.AKP officials on Tuesday filed a challenge with
  
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• FDA Probing Link Between Seizures and Vaping

  03-04-2019 18:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Dan Kitwood/GettyThe FDA announced Wednesday that it was investigating reports of seizures in teens who vape—the latest in the agency’s increased focus on the e-cigarette industry.“We have reports indicating that some people who use e-cigarettes, especially youth and young adults, are experiencing seizures following their use,” FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Principal Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernathy said in a statement, noting that there have been at least 35 repor
  
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• U.K. Reassures Ireland May's Brexit Pivot Is Real, Source Says

  03-04-2019 18:06 via news.yahoo.com
  David Lidington, May’s de facto deputy, called Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney on Tuesday to explain her initiative to begin talks with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a bid to end the deadlock, according to the person, who asked not to be named because the conversation was private.On the call, he assured Coveney that preparations to hold European Parliament elections, a key condition for the U.K. to win a longer extension, were real.
  
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• Police Search for Missing New York City Teacher

  03-04-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Police have asked for help finding a teacher at a Staten Island school who was last seen Saturday night.
  
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• Will India’s Anti-Satellite Weapon Test Spark an Arms Race in Space?

  03-04-2019 17:55 via news.yahoo.com
  We take a look.
  
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• Pound rises versus dollar on May's Brexit gamble

  03-04-2019 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Global stock markets rose Wednesday on optimism over US-China trade talks while the pound ticked upwards amid hopes that British Prime Minister Theresa May's new political gamble could avert a messy "no deal" Brexit.Sterling won a boost after Conservative leader May declared late Tuesday that she would look for another Brexit delay and softened her position ahead of Britain's scheduled departure from the European Union next week.After her deal and many other options failed to win the British par
  
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• The Buick LaCrosse Gets a Nice Facelift for China, Is Still Dead in America

  03-04-2019 17:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Buick's biggest sedan is now dead in the U.S., but it lives on in China with a new front end.
  
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• SDF says Syria's Raqqa hit by mine blast, not suicide attack

  03-04-2019 17:32 via news.yahoo.com
  A blast in Syria's Raqqa on Wednesday that wounded people was caused by an unexploded mine left by Islamic State going off, not by suicide attacks, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said.The head of the SDF's media office Mustafa Bali told journalists in an online message that earlier information it provided about suicide bombings in the city, captured from IS in 2017, was wrong.A string of bombings have in recent months targeted the northeastern corner of Syria held by the SDF, eve
  
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• Trump tells Republican lawmakers to be more 'paranoid' about how votes are counted in 2020

  03-04-2019 17:30 via news.yahoo.com
  "We have to be a little bit careful, because I don't like the way the votes are being tallied. I don't like it and you don't like either," Trump said.
  
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• 'They’re petrified of her': Trump mocks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal

  03-04-2019 17:19 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump mocked freshmen Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during an event with Republican lawmakers on Tuesday night.
  
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• Michael Brown's mother loses Ferguson City Council race 5 years after his killing

  03-04-2019 17:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Lesley McSpadden, whose son Michael Brown was killed by police in Ferguson, Mo., has lost her bid for a city council seat.
  
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• Tucker Carlson: Talk show host threatens to 'duff this clowncake so hard his bowtie would spin around', after Fox News presenter's AOC insults

  03-04-2019 17:07 via news.yahoo.com
  A talk show host has threatened to “duff [Tucker Carlson] so hard his bowtie would spin around like Daffy Duck's beak” after the Fox News presenter insulted congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and MSNBC’s Chris Hayes.Joel Martinez, known professionally as The Kid Mero, hit back at Mr Carlson following a segment mocking a town hall event on Ms Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal policy hosted by Mr Hayes.Mr Carlson called the New York congresswoman a “moron” on h
  
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• Boeing delays capsule's first space test flight

  03-04-2019 17:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing has delayed from April to August its test flight for its Starliner capsule, intended to carry American astronauts to the International Space Station.The US space agency NASA blamed the delay on "limited launch opportunities" in April and May from Cape Canaveral, Florida.The Starliner spacecraft, which is in the final phase of ground tests, is set to be launched into space atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
  
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• Bummed Out That Apple Canceled AirPower? Here Are 5 Other Wireless Chargers to Consider

  03-04-2019 16:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Lots of companies besides Apple make wireless chargers for your iPhone and more
  
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• Growing Old Is Better With a Pet. Here's Why

  03-04-2019 16:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Furry friends are great for your health
  
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• How to Get the Biggest Tax Refund This Year

  03-04-2019 16:33 via news.yahoo.com
  This is the time many taxpayers are filing their taxes so they can get their tax refund.Nearly 75 percent of taxpayers received a tax refund last year, and the average direct deposit tax refund was more than $3,000 last tax season, according to the IRS.Whether you received the tax refund you deserved last year or think you could have gotten back more, here are five tips to help you maximize your tax refund this year.
  
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• Wife of ex-Defense secretary defends Biden, says viral photo of them used 'misleadingly'

  03-04-2019 16:32 via news.yahoo.com
  "The Joe Biden in my picture is a close friend helping someone get through a big day, for which I will always be grateful," Stephanie Carter wrote.
  
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• The 2019 Nissan Altima Just Outcornered the New BMW 3-Series

  03-04-2019 16:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The tire-squealing details behind this surprising one-upmanship.
  
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• House Democrats Take First Official Step Toward Obtaining the Mueller Report

  03-04-2019 16:30 via news.yahoo.com
  House Democrats took their first official step to force Attorney General William Barr to release Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report.
  
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• Trump news – live: Congress votes to subpoena full Mueller report from attorney-general, as senior Republicans turn on president's 'catastrophic' border closure plan

  03-04-2019 16:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The House Judiciary Committee has voted 24-17 in favour of chairman Jerrold Nadler's resolution to prise the full Mueller report into Donald Trump's relations with Russia away from William Barr with a subpoena, a day after the attorney-general missed a Democratic deadline to hand over the FBI special counsel’s findings unabridged.President Trump is meanwhile being urged not to follow through on his threat to close the US border with Mexico as senior Republicans warn of the cost of prioriti
  
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• UPDATE 3-Boeing software re-activated before Ethiopian crash -sources

  03-04-2019 16:17 via news.yahoo.com
  SEATTLE/PARIS/WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - Boeing anti-stall software on a doomed Ethiopian Airlines jet re-engaged and pushed the jet downwards after the pilots initially turned it off due to suspect data from an airflow sensor, two people familiar with the matter said.It was not immediately clear whether the crew intentionally re-deployed the MCAS system, which was designed to push the nose of the 737 MAX down to prevent a stall but which is suspected of exacerbating a different scenario li
  
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• EXCLUSIVE-Boeing software re-activated before Ethiopian crash -sources

  03-04-2019 16:17 via news.yahoo.com
  SEATTLE/PARIS, April 3 (Reuters) - Boeing anti-stall software on a doomed Ethiopian Airlines jet re-engaged and pushed the jet downwards after the pilots initially turned it off due to suspect data from an airflow sensor, two people familiar with the matter said.It was not immediately clear whether the crew chose to re-deploy the MCAS system, which was designed to push the nose of the 737 MAX down to prevent one kind of emergency but which is suspected of exacerbating a scenario linked to two cr
  
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