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• The 2020 Hyundai Elantra Drops Its Manual Transmission and Gets a CVT for Better MPG

  14-05-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The Elantra Eco's 40-mpg highway rating was a big deal after Hyundai's earlier scandal about erroneous MPG claims, and now even the more mainstream Elantra models hit that number.
  
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• The Latest: AP sources: Panel, Trump Jr. agree to interview

  14-05-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a subpoena sent to Donald Trump Jr. (all times local):
  
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• William Barr Delivers Chilling Message to FBI for Trump

  14-05-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Photo Illustration by Lyne Lucien/The Daily Beast/Photos from Getty/APIf you come at the king, you best not miss. That’s the message Attorney General William Barr is sending to FBI agents, whether intentionally or not. Barr has authorized yet another investigation into the FBI’s conduct probing links between Russian election interference and the Trump campaign. Even though two other entities are already investigating the same matter, reports indicate that Barr has appointed Connectic
  
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• Plan to arrest migrant families tabled due to a lack of resources

  14-05-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  White House officials considered a secret plan to arrest thousands of undocumented migrant parents and children in coordinated raids across the U.S., but the idea was tabled due to a lack of resources, reports the Washington Post and the Associated Press.
  
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• Trump Jr. Strikes a Deal to Sit for Private Interview with Senate Intel Committee

  14-05-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  After weeks of contentious negotiation, Donald Trump Jr. agreed on Tuesday to comply with the Republican Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Richard Burr’s (R., N.C.) subpoena-backed demand that he sit for a private interview with members of the panel, the New York Times first reported.Trump Jr. has reportedly agreed to speak to lawmakers about a limited range of topics for between two and four hours sometime in mid June.Burr told fellow Republican senators last week that
  
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• NASA Asks for More than a Billion Dollars to Return to the Moon

  14-05-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  The agency wants a lunar landing by 2024, but first it will need a whole lot of money from Congress.
  
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• MALEAH DAVIS: What we know about missing Houston 4-year-old

  14-05-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Many questions still surround what happened to Maleah as the ex-fiance of the girl's mom is charged in her disappearance.
  
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• Michigan lawmakers OK ban on abortion procedure; veto vowed

  14-05-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Republican-led Legislature voted Tuesday to ban a common second-trimester abortion procedure, pushing ahead with legislation Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she would veto.
  
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• 'Good Samaritans' search for 2 missing people after deadly Alaska air collision

  14-05-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  At least four people died and 10 were injured after two floatplanes crashed in the water near the southeast Alaska town of Ketchikan.
  
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• Trump's Trade War With China Could Cost the Average Family Up to $2,300 a Year, Report Estimates

  14-05-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's trade war with China could cost the average American family of four up to $2,300, a report finds. 
  
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• Escaped pet parrots are now naturalized in 23 US states, study finds

  14-05-2019 22:22
  Research data on bird sightings finds that 56 different parrot species have been spotted in 43 states, and 25 of those species are now breeding in the wild in 23 different states.
  
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• Global stocks bounce back as Trump downplays U.S.-China trade fight

  14-05-2019 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Fears that the United States and China were spiraling into a fiercer, more protracted trade dispute that could derail the global economy have shaken investors in the past week.The MSCI index gained 0.49% on Tuesday.Trump insisted trade talks with China had not collapsed, while China's Foreign Ministry spokesman said the two sides had agreed to continue pursuing relevant discussions.
  
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• Nucor shareholders reject proposal on disclosing lobbying details

  14-05-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Nucor Corp shareholders have rejected a proposal that would make the company report on its political lobbying, heading off efforts to make one of the most high-profile corporate actors in Washington more transparent.The largest U.S. steelmaker led the push for imposing tariffs on steel imports last year, now a signature part of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policy.Trump had said tariffs were needed to save the industry from losing out to unscrupulous foreign competitors.
  
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• Howard Kurtz: Why Trump is praising Barr for investigating the investigators

  14-05-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  'MediaBuzz' host Howard Kurtz weighs in on the new probe, long pushed by President Donald Trump, Republicans and the conservative media, which aims at investigating the investigators, those who pushed for the Mueller probe.
  
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• Trump Suggests Fed Could Help His Trade Fight Against China

  14-05-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  “China will be pumping money into their system and probably reducing interest rates, as always, in order to make up for the business they are, and will be, losing,” the president said in a tweet Tuesday.
  
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• Ex-Congressman Weiner leaves halfway house

  14-05-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Rep. Anthony Weiner left a New York City halfway house on Tuesday after completing his prison sentence for illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl.
  
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• Five U.S. abuse victims sue Vatican to release names of predator priests

  14-05-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Three brothers and two other men claimed in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in St. Paul that the Church has kept secret the identities and records of more than 3,400 clergy accused of sexual abuse, including some top church officials.The men are asking the court to require the Vatican to make the information public and report all alleged crimes to law enforcement worldwide.
  
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• Woman survived Appalachian Trail stabbing by playing dead and hiking to safety, police say

  14-05-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  James Jordan, 30, of West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, faces murder and assault charges in connection with the attack late Friday and early Saturday.
  
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• Joe Biden under pressure from left on climate change

  14-05-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden was forced into defending his environmental record Tuesday after a popular progressive in Congress demanded presidential hopefuls abandon a "middle-of-the-road" approach to combatting climate change."You never heard me say middle of the road.The 29-year-old House Democrat bemoaned lawmaker inaction 30 years ago -- when Biden served in the Senate -- as US space agency NASA warned them about the existential threat of climate change.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren rejects town hall on 'hate-for-profit racket' Fox News

  14-05-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  The Massachusetts senator explained her reasons for refusing an invitation that others seeking the Democratic presidential nomination have accepted.
  
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• Poland airs tougher sex abuse penalties amid church crisis

  14-05-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister on Tuesday vowed tougher punishments for those who sexually abuse minors after a new film spurred the country into grappling with the problem of abuse by priests.
  
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• How on Earth are SanDisk 400GB microSD cards down to just $57?

  14-05-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Amazon has been running a fantastic sale on SanDisk microSD cards that matches all-time low prices on the two most popular sizes -- 128GB for $19.99 and just $11.50 for a 64GB card. If you want more space than that though, today is your lucky day because SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSDXC UHS-I Cards are back in stock for just $56.99 each!Here's some more info from Amazon's product description:* Up to 400GB (1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.) to store even more hours of Full HD video
  
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• President Trump dismisses trade tensions as 'a little squabble with China'

  14-05-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The ramped-up trade tensions between the U.S. and China have roiled markets in recent days, but President Trump dismissed concerns and predicted victory on Tuesday when he spoke to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before embarking on a trip to Louisiana. Trump began by declaring “we’re having probably the greatest economy that we’ve had anywhere, any time in the history of our country.”
  
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• Donald Trump says he is 'absolutely' ready to send troops to confront Iran

  14-05-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump yesterday suggested he is ready to send “a hell of a lot” of troops to confront Iran in the Middle East amid warnings that the two countries are stumbling towards a war. The comments come amid mounting diplomatic and military tensions in the Persian Gulf after Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels attacked an oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia and an unidentified attacker attempted to sabotage tankers. Mr Trump said reports that the Pentagon has already drawn up plans to deploy 120,000 s
  
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• US claims of Iran threat to coalition forces in Middle East rejected by British general

  14-05-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  A British general has rejected claims from the White House that coalition forces in the Middle East are facing an increased threat from Iran or its allies.In recent days, Washington US has responded to what has claimed as a raised threat from Iran-backed militias to US and coalition forces fighting the remnants of Isis in Iraq and Syria, by dispatching an aircraft carrier, B-52 bombers and Patriot missiles. National security advisor John Bolton, a longtime advocate of regime change in Iran, has
  
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• 'This is not the Lindsey I know': Graham takes heat for advising Trump Jr. to ignore subpoena

  14-05-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  "This is not the Lindsey I know," Sen. Manchin said. "For him to do and say the things that he has said here of late, doesn't make a lot of sense."
  
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• Bolton beats war drums in US-Iran standoff

  14-05-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  War drums are beating louder in Washington's long-festering standoff with Iran and National Security Advisor John Bolton, a veteran champion of regime change, is the bandmaster.With his bushy mustache and beloved yellow legal pad, Bolton cuts a colorful figure at the White House.President Donald Trump ran on the promise to pull the United States out of unwinnable post-9/11 wars -- from Afghanistan to Syria -- that have consumed American lives and military budgets.
  
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• AOC shows voters how corporate lobbyists influence legislators

  14-05-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., turned to Twitter to show voters how corporate lobbyists influence legislators.
  
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• An abortion 'reversal'? The method is unproved, but Ohio lawmakers want women to consider it

  14-05-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Republicans in Ohio want every women seeking a medical abortion to be informed of a method for abortion "reversal," which critics call unethical.
  
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• White House staff could abandon Trump under threat of fines, congressman suggests

  14-05-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump administration staff who are protecting the president by refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas could abandon him under threat of huge fines, senior Democrats have suggested.
  
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• Jerry Nadler: What to know

  14-05-2019 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) has been making headlines amid the controversial Russia probe, but here are some things you might not have known about the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
  
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• Complete removal of tumor reduces risk of recurrence of cancer in dogs

  14-05-2019 20:33
  The relative risk of a recurrence of cancer is reduced by 60% in dogs whose tumors are completely removed, a new analysis has found.
  
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• Thirty sharks captured on barrier reef and exported to France all died in captivity

  14-05-2019 20:00
  Scalloped hammerheads were at the Nausicaá aquarium in the French port of Boulogne, near CalaisThirty hammerhead sharks captured on the Great Barrier Reef and exported to a French aquarium over an eight-year period have all died in captivity and the federal government says it knows nothing about it.The deaths, which are the subject of legal action by Sea Shepherd France, could put a spotlight on the trade of threatened sharks caught in Australian waters because of a federal law that allow
  
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• Brumby lobby and conservationists urge NSW to reduce horrific collisions

  14-05-2019 20:00
  There were four crashes between horses and cars in the Kiandra area of the Snowy Mountains highway alone last year Conservationists have joined the pro-brumby lobby in calling on the New South Wales government to take action to reduce the number of horrific collisions between cars and feral horses in Kosciuszko national park.But while brumby supporters have called for a reduction in speed limits and more warning signs, conservationists say the only way to reduce the risk is to reverse laws banni
  
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• 6 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on May 14th

  14-05-2019 19:49 via news.yahoo.com
  If you missed yesterday's roundup of the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, definitely go back and check it out as soon as you can -- there are still a few freebies to be found in that post. Once you're done with that, you'll find six fresh iOS apps on sale in Tuesday's roundup.This post covers paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. BGR is not affiliated with any app developers. There is no way to tell how long they
  
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• British general in Iraq says no elevated Iran threat

  14-05-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The international coalition in Iraq and Syria said Tuesday its troops were not feeling any intensified threat from Iran in the region, seemingly contrary to Trump administration warnings."There has been no increased threat from Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria," Major General Chris Ghika, a British spokesman for the force, told reporters via teleconference at the Pentagon."We've seen no change in the posture or laydown" of the Shia Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an Iraqi paramilitary
  
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• Angry taxi drivers block airport as Cannes festival opens

  14-05-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  French taxi drivers blocked Nice airport Tuesday over a dispute with online ride-hailing services, snarling traffic for hours as film-makers and movie moguls tried to reach the nearby Cannes film festival.Traffic in and out of the airport's two terminals was disrupted and a woman taxi driver was knocked down, with the driver's union threatening to stage another blockade on Friday.A police source told AFP tensions between the rival drivers traditionally escalate ahead of the world's biggest film
  
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• Celebrity chefs weigh in on restaurant industry future

  14-05-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Giada De Laurentiis, Gordon Ramsay and Guy Fieri talk restaurant industry.
  
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• Democrats and Trump do battle in court over his financial records

  14-05-2019 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday said financial records from U.S. President Donald Trump's long-time accounting firm would be part of a "proper subject of investigation" by Congress, appearing to side with Democratic lawmakers seeking more oversight of the president. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington heard oral arguments on whether Mazars LLP must comply with a House of Representatives Oversight Committee subpoena, marking the first time a federal court h
  
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• Cooperation and force in aid of the environment | Letters

  14-05-2019 19:06
  Albert Beale says Britain needn’t be in the EU to make environmental progress, Darian McBain says seafood companies are helping to establish regulations, Michael Williams outlines the progress made by fisheries and conservation authorities, and Ursula Holden highlights the Mothers Rise Up climate marchJonathan Freedland (The secret to stopping Brexit: keep it simple, 11 May) refers to the urgency of climate change and points out, correctly, that this situation “cries out for cooperat
  
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• 10 exciting OnePlus 7 Pro features you won’t find on any iPhone

  14-05-2019 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  No new flagship smartphones come as much of a surprise when they're announced these days, because most of the key details surrounded them leak long before any official announcements are made. That is especially true of the OnePlus 7 Pro, which was finally unveiled on Tuesday morning. From official press renders and key specs to pricing and release timing, just about everything you could possibly want to know about the OnePlus 7 Pro was leaked long before today's big press conference, leaving not
  
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• Man pleads guilty in mall attack against boy, faces 19 years

  14-05-2019 18:52 via news.yahoo.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who reportedly told investigators that he went to the Mall of America "looking for someone to kill" pleaded guilty Tuesday to throwing a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony and faces 19 years in prison.
  
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• AP sources: Trump officials discussed deporting families

  14-05-2019 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security officials considered arresting thousands of migrant families who had final deportation orders and removing them from the U.S. in a flashy show of force, but the idea was tabled as the Trump administration grappled with straining resources and a growing number of Central Americans crossing the border.
  
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• Rosenstein Brands Comey a ‘Partisan Pundit’

  14-05-2019 18:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein escalated his war of words with former FBI director James Comey Monday, calling Comey a “partisan pundit” in remarks to the Greater Baltimore Committee.“I do not blame the former director for being angry. I would be too if I were in his shoes,” Rosenstein said, referencing the unceremonious manner in which Comey was fired. "But now the former director seems to be acting as a partisan pundit, selling books and earning speaking
  
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• FAA deferred to Boeing on key 737 MAX assessments: source

  14-05-2019 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Federal Aviation Administration did not independently evaluate the safety of a Boeing 737 MAX system implicated in two deadly crashes, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday.The US regulator, as part of an internal review, has preliminarily concluded that FAA officials largely deferred to Boeing's assessments of the accident-ridden 737 MAX during the certification process, the person said.Boeing's top-selling 737 MAX narrow-body planes have been grounded globally since mid-March f
  
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• Mazda Is Bringing More Units of the MX-5 Miata 30th Anniversary Edition to the U.S.

  14-05-2019 18:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Mazda finally gives Miata fans what they've been waiting for: a new color.
  
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• Trump Says He Would ‘Absolutely’ Send 120K Troops to Middle East in Response to Iranian Aggression

  14-05-2019 18:07 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump denied Monday that his administration has devised a plan to deploy as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East in response to Iranian aggression, but admitted that he would be willing to do just that under certain circumstances.The New York Times reported Monday evening that acting secretary of defense Patrick Shanahan presented a plan to top national-security aides last week that called for deploying tens of thousands of troops to the Middle East in the event that Ira
  
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• US close to 'dangerous military confrontation', warns senior Iranian diplomat

  14-05-2019 18:04 via news.yahoo.com
  America is getting “dragged into a dangerous military confrontation” with Iran by an alliance of malign states in the Middle East and hawks in the Trump administration, one of Tehran’s most senior diplomats has charged as tensions continue to rise in the region.The leaders of Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the US President’s National Security Advisor were singled by the Iranian ambassador to Britain as those supposedly attempting to orchestrate a
  
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• Bayer nears 7-year low after $2 billion award in Roundup trial

  14-05-2019 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The stock closed at its lowest level in almost seven years, even though the punitive damages award is likely to be reduced due to U.S. Supreme Court rulings that limit the ratio of punitive to compensatory damages to 9:1.The jury set the total punitive damages at $2 billion and added $55 million in compensatory pay, concluding that Roundup - based on herbicide glyphosate - had been defectively designed, and that the company failed to warn of the herbicide's alleged cancer risk.It was the third c
  
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• Julian Assange Could Face Extradition Requests From 2 Countries. What Happens Next?

  14-05-2019 17:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. wants to try him on hacking charges, Sweden re-opened a rape case
  
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