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• Boeing Had Big Plans to Build Its Very Own F-35 (And Flopped)

  20-05-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The fundamental issue with the Joint Strike Fighter was that is was always an overambitious program to replace multiple specialized types with one aircraft in the hope that it could perform every role equally well. The result is predictably a jack-of-all-trades but master of none.On October 26, 2001, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin’s X-35 had won the Joint Strike Fighter contest over Boeing’s X-32.(This first appeared in late 2015.)The win secured Lockhe
  
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• Ford to cut 7,000 jobs, 10% of global salaried staff 

  20-05-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Ford plans to cut 7,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its global salaried workforce, as part of a reorganization as it revamps its vehicle offerings, the company said Monday.The downsizing will involve some layoffs and reassignments of white-collar staff and should be complete by the end of August, a Ford spokeswoman said.Ford has been phasing out most sedan models in the United States as more consumers have opted for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
  
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• Blown Away: Wild video of first-hand tornado experiences

  20-05-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Many people have risked their lives to capture video of tornadoes. Here is a look at some of the most incredible footage captured of tornadoes over the past few years.
  
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• US intelligence chiefs shared classified info with tech execs about doing business with China

  20-05-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The trade war with China has reached new heights in the past few weeks, as the Trump administration recently announced that US companies will be banned from buying equipment from certain Chinese companies. Huawei's name wasn't explicitly mentioned, but it was obviously implied that China's biggest tech company is included on the list. Separately, the US government also issued a ban that prevents Huawei from dealing with US tech companies, whether it's for parts procurement or software licenses.
  
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• The Latest: UN rejects Russian attempt to meet on Ukraine

  20-05-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The latest on Ukrainian politics (all times local):
  
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• Second opinion on DJI Osmo Action, the GoPro killer

  20-05-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A second take on a quick review shows settings that have too many options and can't be read well in bright sunlight. But camera offers many great features.
  
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• Rocky mountain spotted fever risks examined

  20-05-2019 23:16
  In Mexicali, Mexico, an uncontrolled epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the Americas, has affected more than 1,000 people since 2008.
  
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• Mountain region of Slovakia named best destination in Europe 2019: Lonely Planet

  20-05-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  A wild, rugged, mountainous region of Slovakia dotted with plunging waterfalls and lakes and hiking trails has been named the top European destination of 2019 by the travel experts at Lonely Planet. 
  
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• Bonobo mothers help their sons to have more offspring

  20-05-2019 23:16
  New research finds that bonobo mothers take action to ensure their sons will become fathers. This way bonobo mothers increase their sons' chance of fatherhood three-fold.
  
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• NASA’s Juno just discovered that Jupiter and Earth have something important in common

  20-05-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA's Juno spacecraft has delivered some of the most stunning glimpses of the gas giant that mankind has ever seen, but it's also taught scientists a lot about how the planet works. We now know that its storms stretch far deeper into the planet than previously assumed and that Jupiter's lightning is a lot like the kind we see here on Earth.Now, data gathered from Juno has shed light on another aspect of Jupiter that seems a lot like Earth. In a new paper published in Nature Astronomy, scientist
  
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• GMC Limits the Sierra's New CarbonPro Bed to a Pricey Option Package

  20-05-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The carbon-composite bed in the 2019 GMC Sierra will be available on a limited basis this summer and more widely in the 2020 model.
  
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• GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slide as worries about Huawei fallout mount

  20-05-2019 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Global equity markets fell on Monday as a U.S. crackdown on China's Huawei Technologies led chipmaker stocks in Europe and on Wall Street to slide on fears of a widening trade war, whilethe dollar was steady before fresh insight on the Federal Reserve's interest rates policies this week.China accused the United States of harboring "extravagant expectations" for a trade deal, underlining the gulf between the two sides as the U.S. action last week against Huawei began to hit the global tech sector
  
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• PHOTOS: Vivid Sydney 2019

  20-05-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  An illuminated trail of almost 300 lit lanterns of endangered species will glow every night at the zoo during Vivid Sydney which runs from May 24 throughout Sydney with hundreds of lit buildings and exhibits which attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
  
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• Bernie Sanders Launches a Deeply Misguided Attack on Charter Schools

  20-05-2019 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  One of the great benefits of living life well outside the Beltway is that it’s easy to take my eyes off the swamp, look to the states surrounding me, and see places where politics actually function as they’re supposed to. I can even, occasionally, see those issues on which Democrats and Republicans might work together, united in common purpose, for the common good.Exhibit A: the charter-school movement. It’s granted an invaluable degree of educational choice to families who lon
  
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• The U.S. Is Outplaying Iran in a Regional Chess Match

  20-05-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  In the first two weeks of May, U.S.–Iran tensions appeared to be careening toward war. In an escalating series of warnings, the U.S. asserted that an attack by Iran would be met with unrelenting force. Iran eventually responded with its usual bluster about being prepared for a full confrontation with Washington. But on the ground the Middle East looks more like a chessboard, with Iran and its allies and proxies facing off against American allies. This state of affairs was brought into shar
  
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• Republican Rep. Justin Amash explains his call to impeach Trump

  20-05-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The only Republican so far to call for the president to be impeached fires back at critics.
  
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• Iran Accelerates Production of Enriched Uranium as Tensions Rise

  20-05-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  The semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Behrouz Kamalvandi, an official at Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, as saying that Iran had increased its output of 3.67% enriched uranium as of Monday, and that the United Nations nuclear watchdog had been informed.Crucially, Iran hasn’t increased the level to which it is enriching beyond the agreed limit.Tehran has already announced it stopped complying with a 300-kilogram cap on the storage of enriched uranium and heavy water imposed b
  
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• Is It Cheaper To Buy A 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback From Britain?

  20-05-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  This immaculate 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback is estimated to sell at British auction for $95K.It’s hard not to whisper Steve McQueen’s name when presented with a 1967 Ford Mustang 390 GT Fastback.The American classifieds may provide evidence of eye-watering sums being traded for healthy Fastback specimens, but it’s not always the case in Great Britain.
  
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• China Now Has More Warships Than the U.S.

  20-05-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  But sometimes quantity doesn't trump quality.
  
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• No Cloaking Device Here: F-22 Stealth Fighters Can Be Tracked

  20-05-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  “Does the mission require a cloaking device or is it OK if the threat sees it but can’t do anything about it?”State-run Chinese media is claiming that the People’s Liberation Army has been able to track the U.S. Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighters over the East China Sea. While the Chinese report might be easily dismissed as propaganda—it is not beyond the realm of possibility. In fact—it’s very possible that China can track th
  
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• US weather service issues highest tornado warnings in two years

  20-05-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  More than two million people in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle are in harms way after the National Weather Service's Storm Prevention Centre announced a threat level-five warning - their highest - for violent tornadoes as well as warnings for significant hail and flooding lasting into Monday night.They've also designated the storm a 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' or PDS, their most dire classification. This is the first time in two years that the National Weather Service has issued such hi
  
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• Fifth Migrant Child Since December Dies in Border Patrol Custody

  20-05-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  A 16-year-old boy from Guatemala passed away Monday after being apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, the fifth migrant child to die in Border Patrol custody since December, according to CBP.“The men and women of CBP are saddened by the tragic loss of this young man and our condolences are with his family,” read a statement from acting CBP commissioner John Sanders. “CBP is committed to the health, safety and humane treatment of those in our
  
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• At Least 8 Injured as 30 Tornadoes Passed Through the U.S. Southern Plains

  20-05-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The region is still reckoning with significant flooding from the storm system
  
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• OK, this has to be a mistake: The $130 Instant Pot Aura is down to $59.95 on Amazon

  20-05-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  There are almost always decent Instant Pot deals available on Amazon. Then during big shopping events like Black Friday and Prime Day, the best deals of the year pop up and offer some truly terrific prices on the world's most popular multi-cookers. As good as Black Friday and Prime Day deals are though, we've never seen an Instant Pot sale like the one we just stumbled across on Amazon. The $130 Instant Pot 6 Qt Aura Multi-Use Programmable Multicooker is currently on sale for just $59.95 with fr
  
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• Abortion laws: What are the regulations in each US state?

  20-05-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  There has been a recent uptick in legislative attempts to restrict abortion access in America, a medical practice which many consider a human right. Exemplified by increasing numbers of so-called 'heartbeat bills' and Alabama’s all-out ban designed to challenge Roe v Wade, there has been a turn in state initiatives towards restricting abortion access to “protect life”. In the wake of abortion rights being challenged by Republicans in America, The Independent has compiled a list
  
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• U.S. Border agent accused of calling migrants 'savages' before knocking one over

  20-05-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Agent Matthew Bowen sent the messages in November 2017, two weeks before he is accused of deliberately knocking over a Guatemalan man with his Border Patrol vehicle in Nogales, Arizona, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Tucson.Prosecutors Monica Ryan and Lori Price filed the documents on April 30 with a request to use the messages in court to show Bowen's "state of mind" prior to the incident and his "willful" intent to knock over the migrant on Dec. 3, 2017.
  
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• Walmart Offering Tires at Huge Savings for Memorial Day

  20-05-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Act quickly to get savings up to 40 percent off.
  
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• Walmart Offering Tires at Huge Discounts for Memorial Day

  20-05-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Act quickly to get discounts up to 40 percent off.
  
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• How do Democrats beat Trump? Hickenlooper says Biden's backward-looking message isn't the way

  20-05-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  “When you are rebuilding, never say you are going to rebuild what was there before,” Hickenlooper told USA TODAY. “It won’t satisfy. "
  
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• Gov: Abortion ban shows Alabama values 'sanctity of life'

  20-05-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's governor said Monday the new abortion ban she recently signed into law reflects the high value residents place on the "sanctity of life," adding she doesn't expect any fallout from the controversial measure on tourism or business recruitment.
  
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• Justin Amash: First Republican congressman to call for Trump impeachment faces challenge for his seat

  20-05-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Having become the first Republican in Congress to call for the impeachment of Donald Trump, Justin Amash reward is a challenger for his seat.The Michigan congressman brought the wrath of his entire party into himself with a number of tweets over the weekend suggesting that the possible attempts of obstruction of justice against the president raised by special counsel Robert Mueller amounted to “impeachable conduct”.Mr Amash said Mr Mueller had identified “multiple examples of c
  
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• Elon Musk: Tesla needs to cut costs or it will run out of money in 10 months

  20-05-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Defying skeptics, Tesla during the September quarter of 2018 actually managed to turn a profit of $312 million thanks to strong demand for the mass market Model 3. Tesla's profits for the quarter were far from staggering, but it nonetheless instilled faith that the electric automaker was on a path towards financial viability.Just a few months later, the narrative surrounding Tesla has drastically shifted. When the company last month released its earnings report for the March quarter, it posted a
  
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• Scouted: Today Only, Save Upwards of 50% on Cuisinart Grills, Smokers, and Grilling Accessories

  20-05-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Even if it’s coming slow, it’s coming: Grill season is inching its way to full-blown presence and it’s time to gear up on the essentials. And today, Cuisinart has unleashed a long list of discounts on its easy-to-use and highly rated grills, smokers, and various accessories. Through the day, you stand to save up to 55% on a multitude of grilling essentials. Consider any one of the top-rated gas grills the brand has on offer, styles ranging from the modern and colorful to the ru
  
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• Austria's Kurz hopes to sidestep scandal to stay in power

  20-05-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  It just might work if the public believes his disavowal of his former allies in the Freedom Party (FPO) and the maths go his way in September, when Austrians are expected to vote in a snap election brought about by the latest FPO transgression.The only other party that could have given him a majority in parliament are the Social Democrats, with whom a coalition appears highly unlikely for now.
  
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• Eyewitness This: Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle to reopen, 'Game of Thrones' fans spot blooper, billionaire to pay off grads' student debt

  20-05-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Here are some stories to start your day. After months of repair, Disneyland is reopening its Sleeping Beauty Castle. As fans discuss the final episode of "Game of Thrones," many are also talking about a water bottle. Plus, a billionaire tech investor and philanthropist made the dreams of 400 college graduates in Georgia come true.
  
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• Columbine Survivor Austin Eubanks, 37, Dies at Home

  20-05-2019 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Austin Eubanks, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine shooting, has died. He was 37. According to Austin's family, he lost the battle with the very disease he fought so hard to help others face.
  
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• Austrian cabinet fractures as Kurz ousts far-right minister

  20-05-2019 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Kurz, a conservative, ended his coalition with the nationalist Freedom Party (FPO) on Saturday after leader and Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache was caught in the apparent sting operation offering to fix state contracts for a woman posing as a Russian oligarch's niece.The fight took a new turn when Kurz told reporters he would propose to Austria's president removing Interior Minister Herbert Kickl from office after Kickl refused to go voluntarily, as Strache has.
  
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• Huawei to the Danger Zone: Chinese Telecommunications Company Threatens Britain's National Security

  20-05-2019 19:21 via news.yahoo.com
  The news that the United States has put Huawei on the Entities List comes as the Henry Jackson Society publishes a report on the prospect of including Huawei into the United Kingdom’s build of 5G. I coauthored this report alongside Member of Parliament Bob Seely and Professor Peter Varnish. My job was to look into claims around Huawei’s place within China’s foreign-policy strategy. We have all seen claims around it being too close to the PLA or China’s security services,
  
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• Alabama rape victim speaks out against anti-abortion bill

  20-05-2019 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  After being raped by a co-worker two years ago, Samantha Blakely had an abortion.The 25-year-old Blakely is among women speaking out after the conservative southern US state adopted the toughest anti-abortion legislation in the country.The Alabama bill, which takes effect in November unless it is blocked in the courts, places a near-total ban on ending a pregnancy, even in cases of rape and incest.
  
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• 2020 election poll: Joe Biden's lead shrinks to zero against Bernie Sanders in critical Iowa

  20-05-2019 19:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Joe Biden may be leading national polls among Democratic voters, but a new poll shows his dominance doesn’t necessarily extend to Iowa.Mr Biden is matched by Bernie Sanders in the state, a sharp drop from his 11 point lead in a separate poll last month. Both candidates can claim 24 per cent support in the state, which will vote first in the nominating process next year.Mr Biden and Mr Sanders are followed in the new poll by several candidates with significant showings, including Pete Butti
  
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• Anker’s true wireless earbuds fix everything wrong with the other brands’, and they’re down to $45 today

  20-05-2019 19:01 via news.yahoo.com
  The Soundcore Liberty Neo Truly-Wireless Earbuds by Anker are a tremendous value at their full retail price of $65, especially when you consider the fact that they improve upon Apple's $159 AirPods in every conceivable way. The graphene drivers produce better sound and deeper bass, the silicone tips fit better in your ears, and the IPX5 rating provides better water-resistance. They're among the best cord-free earbuds we've ever tested in this price range, and they just dropped to an all-time low
  
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• You'll never be able to drive this rare 2019 Range Rover Sport — but I did

  20-05-2019 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Land Rover's Range Rover Sport plug-in hybrid has luxury and performance but its range may not justify the price.
  
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• The Latest: Capital murder charge filed in police shooting

  20-05-2019 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on shootings of police officers in Auburn, Alabama (all times local):
  
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• GM says most new vehicles to get over-the-air upgrade tech by 2023

  20-05-2019 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  General Motors Co said on Monday most of its global models will be capable of over-the-air software upgrades by 2023, as the automaker rolls out new vehicle electrical systems designed to securely handle heavy data traffic and software downloads from the internet.GM and other established automakers have been slow to catch up with electric automaker Tesla Inc, which has for years used smartphone-style over-the-air upgrade technology to change the function and feel of its vehicles overnight.Earlie
  
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• Arya Stark: what happened to the Game of Thrones hero in the finale - and what's west of Westeros?

  20-05-2019 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Through eight truly traumatic seasons of Westerosi warfare, no-one has had to adapt quite as fast or as frequently as Arya Stark. The tiny teenager seemed to spend mere moments as a child before becoming a water dancer, massacre escapist, Hound-in-training, Faceless Woman and maleficent assassin. With many identities in between - quite literally.  As Game of Thronesseason 8 slams into its bizarrely bitter end worldwide, here's a quick need-to-know gui
  
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• AP EXPLAINS: Science of uranium enrichment amid Iran tension

  20-05-2019 18:16 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Iran has quadrupled its production of low-enriched uranium, semi-official news agencies reported Monday, just days after saying it would resume higher levels of enrichment if world powers do not repair the nuclear accord following the U.S. withdrawal from it last year.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren has a plan to fix everything, even our sad love lives

  20-05-2019 18:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Elizabeth Warren is all about making plans, and she's bringing her expert policy-making skills to social media.The 2020 presidential candidate has plans to forgive student debt, rebuild the middle class, and even end the opioid crisis. But she's also open to helping people navigate their tricky love lives.On Saturday, comedian Ashley Nicole Black asked her 88,000 followers if they thought Warren had a plan to fix her love life. On Sunday, Warren, queen of policies, unexpectedly replied to the tw
  
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• Tonight make salmon that flakes apart in buttery chunks

  20-05-2019 18:02 via news.yahoo.com
  As we learned with recipes for beef, lamb, pork, and poultry, cooking en cocotte_cooking a protein in a covered pot with little to no liquid_concentrates flavor.
  
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• The return of the wolves

  20-05-2019 17:56
  Researchers examine global strategies for dealing with predators.
  
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• New method to predict the vulnerability of ecosystems

  20-05-2019 17:56
  The susceptibility of ecosystems to disruption depends on a lot of factors that can't all be grasped. A new method provides good results with only limited information about the properties of predators. The model confirms that a large body mass index between predator and prey creates stable systems. It can also predict which predator species play a key role.
  
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