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• Former Bengal faces assault charges in American Samoa

  06-06-2019 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Jonathan Fanene faces charges he used a pipe, golf club and broom handle to assault his wife and his sister over allegations he had an extramarital affair while on a trip to Hawaii, according to court documents filed this week.Fanene has been charged in the district court of American Samoa with eight felonies, including kidnapping and assault, and five misdemeanors.Defense lawyer Marcellus Talaimalo Uiagalelei, who declined to comment to The Associated Pre
  
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• Stocks Rise on Possible Delay for Mexico Tariffs: Markets Wrap

  06-06-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Treasuries pared gains and the peso rebounded from Thursday’s lows.The S&P 500 Index extended its advance after Bloomberg News reported that Mexico is pushing for more time to negotiate.Treasuries rose on speculation that major central banks will keep a dovish stance as the trade war jeopardizes growth.
  
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• Alaska Airlines responds to video showing worker throwing luggage

  06-06-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  In the video, you can see the Alaska Airlines worker throwing several luggage from the airplane to the ground.
  
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• Training rollover kills West Point cadet, injures many

  06-06-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  A vehicle loaded with West Point cadets on summer training overturned in rough, wooded terrain Thursday, killing one cadet and injuring several others, the U.S. Military Academy said.The tactical vehicle operated by two soldiers overturned around 6:45 a.m. as it was headed to a land navigation site as part of standard summer cadet training, said West Point's superintendent, Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams.Injuries included broken arms and facial abrasions, an official with the hospital at West Point
  
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• Maduro axes electricity minister amid ongoing Venezuela blackouts

  06-06-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro named a new electricity minister on Thursday, replacing one he appointed just two months ago amid persistent prolonged power blackouts.Freddy Brito "will continue the work of full recovery of the National electric system," as minister and president of the state owned Corpolec, the president said on Twitter.Brito, an electrical engineer, has held the Science and Technology portfolio in Maduro's government up to now.
  
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• What the Heck Is This Funky Ford F-150 Raptor Test Mule?

  06-06-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Is it a stubby Raptor? a bigger Bronco? This uncamouflaged and unfamiliar test vehicle has left us and the internet wondering.
  
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• Border Patrol seizing children's medication leads to demand for probe

  06-06-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., is calling for an investigation into allegations that U.S. Border Patrol agents have been confiscating medications from children and adults taken into custody.
  
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• Democrats urge Trump: No July 4 speech on National Mall

  06-06-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats urged President Donald Trump Thursday to drop plans to give a July 4 speech on the National Mall, saying it would look like a campaign rally on a holiday that is traditionally apolitical.With less than a month to go before the holiday, three House Democrats including Majority Leader Steny Hoyer wrote the president to say they were "deeply troubled" that Trump intended to hold an event coinciding with the annual festivities.
  
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• 'You're the pride of our nation,' Donald Trump tells veterans on 75th D-Day anniversary in Normandy

  06-06-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump honors a tradition as he pays tribute to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings that changed the course of World War II.
  
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• Mueller report witness to remain jailed in child porn case

  06-06-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  A businessman who served as a key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation will remain in jail at least for now on charges he transported images of child pornography.Lebanese-American businessman George Nader, 60, made an initial appearance Thursday in federal court in Alexandria.After a bench conference of several minutes at Thursday's hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Ivan Davis ordered that Nader remain jailed, but expedited a detention hearing for Friday afternoon, where the is
  
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• West Point cadet killed, 22 injured when vehicle overturns in hilly terrain near military academy

  06-06-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  A West Point cadet was killed and 20 cadets and two soldiers injured Thursday when a tactical vehicle overturned while en route to a training site
  
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• Mystery Surrounds Stolen 1991 Ford Mustang GT Barn Find

  06-06-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  A white 1991 Ford Mustang GT was literally found in a barn in rural western Missouri by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.The car was stolen in Overland Park back in 1993, its whereabouts unknown until now.On the police report, which was taken over 30 years ago by the Overland Park Police Department, the Mustang GT’s owner is simply listed as “John R.” with no indication of a last name.
  
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• Mexico offers to send national guard to southern border to stem migration: sources

  06-06-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  In talks with the United States, Mexico has offered to send up to 6,000 members of its national guard to secure its southern border with Guatemala in order to contain migrant flows, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.The news was first reported by the Washington Post.Mexico has sent a delegation of officials to Washington to try to avert U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose import tariffs on Mexican goods if the country does not do more to halt the flow of migrants t
  
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• Google Maps could save your life with new tools for natural disasters

  06-06-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Google Maps is useful for finding directions to a gas station or discovering new restaurants in your neighborhood, but it could also save your life during a natural disaster. On Thursday, Google announced that its SOS Alerts, which were introduced two years ago, are being updated to include real-time visual information and a navigation warning system in times of crisis to help users best understand what they need to do to stay safe.At first, SOS Alerts would show users vital information about a
  
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• Missouri secretary of state blocks 'heartbeat' abortion law referendum

  06-06-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The rejection of the petitions by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was immediately challenged by abortion rights advocates, who sued Ashcroft on Thursday for "trying to deprive Missourians of their right to weigh in on the abortion question with a vote," said Tony Rothert, executive director of the ACLU.
  
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• Democrats unveil new strategy in subpoena battles with Trump

  06-06-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  A resolution unveiled Thursday would authorize contempt cases against Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Donald McGahn for failing to comply with subpoenas.It would also empower committee chairmen to take legal action to enforce subpoenas in the future without a vote of the full House, so long as they have approval from a bipartisan group of House leaders.Trump's vow to stonewall House Democrats has left them with few good options outside the courtroom to pursue investi
  
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• A polar-bear-inspired material for heat insulation

  06-06-2019 21:03
  For engineers, polar bear hair is a dream template for synthetic materials that might lock in heat just as well as the natural version. Now, materials scientists have developed such an insulator, reproducing the structure of individual polar bear hairs while scaling toward a material composed of many hairs for real-world applications in the architecture and aerospace sectors.
  
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• D-Day veteran, 97, parachutes into Normandy again – 75 years later

  06-06-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Tom Rice, 97, parachuted into Normandy in 1944 during the original D-Day operation. In 2019, 75 years later, he recreated the jump alongside others.
  
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• Joe Biden beats Donald Trump in Texas poll as he breaks from Democratic party line on abortion

  06-06-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Joe Biden put clear water between himself and other Democrat presidential candidates on the issue of abortion as he pulled into a surprise poll lead over Donald Trump in the traditionally conservative state of Texas. He enraged pro-choice activists, and many senior Democrat colleagues, by confirming he was against the idea of the US government using taxpayers' money to fund abortion. Mr Biden's campaign confirmed he backs the Hyde amendment, a 40-year-old law banning federal funding for abortion
  
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• New York police commissioner apologizes for Stonewall raid in 1969

  06-06-2019 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The New York Police Department on Thursday apologized for the first time for the raid on the Stonewall Inn gay bar 50 years ago and anti-gay laws of the time that gave rise to the modern LGBT rights movement, describing them as discriminatory and oppressive.Gay rights advocates welcomed the apology, which they had sought from the NYPD for years.
  
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• West Point cadet killed, 22 injured in training rollover

  06-06-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  A vehicle loaded with West Point cadets on summer training overturned on a dirt road Thursday, killing one cadet and injuring 22 other passengers, according to the U.S. Military Academy.
  
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• The Ford Fusion Won't Fully Die until 2021, but the Lineup Is Already Thinning Out

  06-06-2019 20:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The V-6–powered Fusion Sport is dead for 2020, but production of the other variants will continue for a few more years.
  
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• Regulators give phone companies new tools to fight robocalls

  06-06-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal regulators voted Thursday to give phone companies the right to block unwanted calls without getting customers' permission first.The Federal Communications Commission's move could make call-blocking widespread and help consumers dodge annoying robocalls, which have exploded into a problem that pesters Americans on the level of billions of calls a month.One caveat: Phone companies don't actually have to do anything, and they could start charging you if they do — just as they now char
  
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• House Democrats Move Closer to Holding Attorney General William Barr in Contempt

  06-06-2019 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  House Democrats introduced a resolution Thursday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.
  
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• Slaughter records reveal the grim fate of Australia's exported racehorses

  06-06-2019 20:00 via theguardian.com
  A third of horses sent to Korea in the past six years have died, with most believed to have been sent to abattoirsA third of the racehorses exported from Australia to Korea in the past six years have since died, with most believed to have been sent to slaughter, an analysis by Guardian Australia has found.A further 11% are listed in the Korean Racing Authority (KRA) records as “undecided”, an entry that often coincides with an abrupt end to their medical history, or the listing of an
  
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• House Dem leaders to give chairmen broad power to enforce subpoenas

  06-06-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats say the reason for the change is to prevent contempt citations from dominating House's limited floor time.
  
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• Fake Facebook profile used to set up kidnapping, rape of California teen

  06-06-2019 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The Madera County Sheriff's Office in California arrested a man Tuesday accused of raping and kidnapping a teenage girl in April.
  
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• When is National Rosé Day? The pink wine-lovers holiday is coming up soon

  06-06-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  There's no denying that rosé is no longer just a wine, it's a movement
  
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• Reports: Nancy Pelosi wants Trump 'in prison' but not impeached

  06-06-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Pelosi told congressional colleagues that she wanted to see Trump "in prison" and prosecuted for crimes rather than impeached, according to media reports
  
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• June 6, 1944: D-Day invasion at Normandy remembered

  06-06-2019 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The 75th anniversary of D-Day is June 6, 2019.
  
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• Fox’s Tomi Lahren Touts Straight Pride Parade Run by Far-Right Extremists

  06-06-2019 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Tomi Lahren’s back with a brand new over-the-top aggrieved rant against political correctness and the liberal agenda. And hoo boy, was this one is a doozy.In her latest “First Thoughts” video essay posted Wednesday to Fox News’ online streaming service Fox Nation, Lahren came to the defense of a group of far-right extremists who are attempting to hold a “Straight Pride Parade” in Boston later this summer.Noting at the start that June is Gay Pride Month, Lahren
  
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• Earthquake, flood, hurricane: Google Maps adds tools to help you navigate a crisis

  06-06-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Google is adding tools inside Google Map and search to help you deal with hurricanes, floods and earthquakes.
  
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• Pelosi told Dems she'd like Trump 'in prison': report

  06-06-2019 19:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump should be sent to "prison," US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told fellow Democrats in a closed-door meeting about whether to launch impeachment proceedings against the president, Politico reported Thursday.Pelosi, Trump's political nemesis in Congress, has long stated she is not ready to proceed with what would be a deeply divisive impeachment action, and that she would prefer to see the president defeated at the ballot box next year."I don't want to see him impeached, I want to see hi
  
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• Ex-deputy gets bond reduction in Parkland shooting

  06-06-2019 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  A judge has reduced the amount of bail a Florida deputy must come up with to be released from jail while facing 11 criminal charges for failing to confront the gunman in the Parkland school massacre. (June 6)
  
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• Democrats Have Picked the First Target of Their Sweeping Tech Antitrust Probe

  06-06-2019 19:08 via news.yahoo.com
  "The loss of a diverse and free press has consequences for the future of our democracy."
  
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• 75 poignant war photos in honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day

  06-06-2019 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  160,000 allied troops
  
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• Former Trump adviser Flynn shakes up legal team: court filing

  06-06-2019 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  While no reason was given for the termination of Robert Kelner and Stephen Anthony of the Covington & Burling law firm, the move comes after a contentious hearing in December when a judge excoriated Flynn for lying to the FBI and other actions leading to his guilty plea. The judge's comments were prompted by a sentencing memo in which Kelner and Anthony noted that Flynn was not explicitly warned by FBI agents that lying to them was a crime, appearing to suggest that he was entrapped.
  
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• Poll: Biden Leads Trump by Four Points in Texas

  06-06-2019 18:58 via news.yahoo.com
  A new poll of red-leaning Texas has Joe Biden several points ahead of President Trump in a hypothetical general-election matchup.The former vice president leads Trump 48 to 44 in the Lone Star State, according to the Quinnipiac University poll, which was released Wednesday. Trump's leads over six other Democratic candidates -- Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Eizabeth Warren, Senator Kamala Harris, former Texas eepresentative Beto O'Rourke, former San Antonio mayor Julian Castro, and South B
  
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• Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic darling in 2018, struggling on national stage

  06-06-2019 18:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who nearly won a U.S. Senate seat last year in the reliably conservative state, is struggling in his White House bid and has lost support from young voters and minorities, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos national poll.During the same time, other leading Democratic presidential candidates saw their support increase.
  
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• Dominican Republic hotel says Del. woman wanted $2.2 million before going public with brutal attack story

  06-06-2019 18:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A Dominican Republic hotel has fought back against a woman's accusations thatit did not promptly take care of her in the aftermath of an alleged attack byclaiming that she requested $2
  
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• Judges Toss West Point Rape Conviction: No One Heard Her Struggle

  06-06-2019 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  REUTERS/Mike SegarA cadet who was sentenced to 21 years in prison for raping a sleeping classmate has reportedly returned to the school after three military judges overturned his conviction.Jacob Whisenhunt was in the class of 2019 when he allegedly attacked a female cadet in her sleeping bag during Cadet Field Training at Camp Buckner on July 7, 2016. The Nebraska native was convicted in May 2017 by a jury of six West Point staff and faculty. A spokesman for the U.S. Military Academy confirmed
  
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• DNA Leads to Arrest in 25-Year-Old Cold Case Rape, Murder of Missouri Girl

  06-06-2019 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  DNA evidence has led St. Charles County investigators to make an arrest in a 25-year-old child murder case.
  
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• Arkansas police confirm dead body is former state lawmaker

  06-06-2019 18:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities in Arkansas on Thursday confirmed that a body found outside the home of a former Republican state lawmaker was hers, and police are investigating her death as a homicide.The Arkansas State Police said the medical examiner confirmed that former state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith's body was found outside her home Tuesday in Pocahontas, about 130 miles (210 kilometers) northeast of Little Rock.Police did not give a cause of death, but said Wednesday that they're investigating the case as a
  
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• Jupiter will be so close this weekend, its moons will be visible with binoculars

  06-06-2019 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Skywatchers, Monday night is your best chance of the year to get a close look at Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system.
  
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• DHS officials tell senators migrants are 'renting babies' to cross the border

  06-06-2019 18:28 via news.yahoo.com
  It's not the first time the department has made the explosive claim.
  
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• West Point Cadet Killed, 22 Injured in Vehicle Accident at Training Camp

  06-06-2019 18:27 via news.yahoo.com
  West Point officials said one cadet was killed and 22 people were injured when a vehicle they were riding in for summer training overturned Thursday morning.
  
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• White House feigns surprise at Pelosi 'prison' comments

  06-06-2019 18:23 via news.yahoo.com
  The comment “shows the true colors of the Democratic Party,” the White House said Thursday.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi tells impeachment meeting she wants to see Donald Trump ‘in prison’, report says

  06-06-2019 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Nancy Pelolsi, the most powerful member of the Democratic Party, has reportedly told colleagues she wants to see Donald Trump “in prison”.At a meeting of senior members to discuss the possible impeachment of the president, the speaker of the House of Representatives was again urged to launch a censure investigation.But Ms Pelosi is said to have stood firm, telling colleagues: “I don’t want to see him impeached, I want to see him in prison.” According to Politico, Ms
  
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• UPDATE 1-Lynas touts its independence from China in push for rare earths growth

  06-06-2019 18:12 via news.yahoo.com
  With China threatening to curb exports of rare earth minerals, Lynas Corp is making an aggressive push for fresh business across the globe and billing itself as the best option for its customers to tap diversified supplies of the specialized materials.While Australia-based Lynas cannot match China's rare earths processing capability, it is hoping that its role as the only rare earths miner and processor outside of China will help it forge new relationships and fuel expansion projects.China last
  
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• Robert Mueller could be subpoenaed in the next two weeks

  06-06-2019 18:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said publicly that he is “confident” Mueller will appear before his panel.
  
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