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• This is why Chuck Schumer was raising the roof after a White House meeting on Iran

  20-06-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Moments after exiting a meeting at the White House to discuss an attack on a U.S. drone from Iran, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was seen raising the roof while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi clapped along.
  
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• Plot that wounded Ortiz unraveled because of many mistakes

  20-06-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Alberto Rodríguez Mota had one job: taking a photo of the man that his crew of hired killers was supposed to fatally shoot at an outdoor cafe, according to Dominican authorities.In the photo sent to the hit man, he looked like a dark, blurry figure in white pants, the Dominican police chief and attorney-general said.Hours later, on the evening of June 9, the hitman approached a hulking figure in a dark top and white pants and fired a single shot into his back.
  
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• Apple warns that Trump’s proposed tariff would impact its contribution to the U.S. economy

  20-06-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Over the past few weeks, Apple's stock price has been particularly volatile in light of a proposed tariff from the Trump administration that would tax devices imported from China by as much as 25%. And seeing as how the vast majority of Apple devices and accessories are manufactured in China, there's a legitimate concern among investors that the proposed tariffs would either raise the price of Apple products for consumers or force Apple to eat the additional cost.Consequently, Apple earlier this
  
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• Dad of Maleah Davis, slain 4-year-old, shares photos of her 'My Little Pony'-themed casket

  20-06-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The father of Maleah Davis, the 4-year-old whose remains were found in Arkansas earlier this month, posted photos of 'My Little Pony'-themed casket.
  
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• UN Khashoggi report piles pressure on Saudi crown prince

  20-06-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia has sought to move on from the scandal triggered by journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, but a UN expert's report implicating its crown prince has heaped global pressure back on the kingdom, analysts say.UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard's report, released Wednesday, insists there is "credible evidence" to warrant further investigation and financial sanctions against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over Khashoggi's murder last October.The document detailing the dissident's murd
  
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• Roy Moore running for Senate despite discouragement from GOP

  20-06-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Roy Moore announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, defying Republican leaders who urged the polarizing jurist not to run for the Alabama seat they hope to reclaim in 2020. A former chief justice known for hardline stances against gay marriage and for the Ten Commandments, Moore is aiming for an eventual rematch against Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who beat him in the 2017 special election . Moore criticized that loss amid accusations of sexual misconduct as the result of "fraudule
  
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• Iran Knocked Out of the Sky a Very Special U.S. Drone (And Exposed a Key Weakness)

  20-06-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The shoot-down of a U.S. Navy surveillance drone on June 20, 2019 underscores a weakness in the Pentagon’s surveillance forces.Aside from a few classified vehicles, the U.S. military largely relies on slow, non-stealthy manned and unmanned aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Those ISR systems are vulnerable to the latest Iranian, Chinese and Russian air defenses.The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it shot down a “U.S.-made Global Hawk surveillance dr
  
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• At annual call-in show, Vladimir Putin talks Western sanctions, arrested reporter and $390B infrastructure bill

  20-06-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  At his annual call-in show, Russian President Vladimir Putin backed a $390 billion spending program  to address an array of complaints by callers.
  
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• The Weird and Wonderful Hats of Royal Ascot 2019

  20-06-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Toby Melville/ReutersWho's paying attention to horses with fabulous hats like these?A guest on day three, Ladies Day, of Royal Ascot at the Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2019 in Ascot, England. Royals and horse lovers alike gather for the annual horse racing event, donning the most fashionable—and bizarre—hats.Chris Jackson/GettyAction Images via ReutersBryn Lennon/GettyBryn Lennon/GettyChris Jackson/GettyAction Images via ReutersAction Images via ReutersJonathan Brady/ReutersReutersR
  
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• These Might Be The Coolest Pair Of Corvettes On The Planet

  20-06-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Lingenfelter – yes, that Lingenfelter – is sponsoring a giveaway of a beautifully done 1961 Corvette Convertible restomod and a new 2019 Corvette ZR1, plus $60,000 in cash! The Corvette is having a great year. Enthusiasm is at an all-time high thanks to the imminent debut of the C8, the eighth generation of the Corvette's historic run. Before that car arrives, though, we should celebrate what came before it, and Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is sponsoring two amazing door priz
  
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• Roy Moore announces new Senate campaign

  20-06-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Roy Moore’s announcement that he would once again run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama sent a shudder through the Republican Party and raised a question: Could the GOP have avoided this scenario by uniting early around a credible consensus candidate?
  
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• Senators get classified briefing on UFO sightings

  20-06-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Mark Warner’s office cites “safety concern” of “unexplained interference.”
  
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• Sacramento police officer shot, killed while on domestic violence call

  20-06-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Sacramento Police Ofc. Tara O'Sullivan was shot and killed while trying to help a woman connected to a domestic violence call. The 26-year-old East Bay native was described as a person with a bubbly personality, big dreams and a big heart.
  
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• NRA Suspends Two Leaders Amid Accusations of Coup Attempt

  20-06-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The National Rifle Association suspended its top lobbyist and one of his deputies, adding further turmoil to the gun-rights group’s leadership ranks as it wages legal battles on multiple fronts and prepares for a bruising 2020 election cycle.The NRA confirmed Thursday that it had suspended Chris Cox, the lobbying chief who was viewed widely as a future leader of the group, and his deputy chief of staff, Scott Christman.The moves came after Oliver North, the former NRA board
  
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• NRA Suspends Chief Lobbyist Accused of Assisting Coup Attempt

  20-06-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The National Rifle Association suspended its top lobbyist and one of his deputies, adding further turmoil to the gun-rights group’s leadership ranks as it wages legal battles on multiple fronts and prepares for a bruising 2020 election cycle.The NRA confirmed Thursday that it had suspended Chris Cox, the lobbying chief who was viewed widely as a future leader of the group, and his deputy chief of staff, Scott Christman.The moves came after Oliver North, the former NRA board
  
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• Animals' brain activity 'syncs' during social interactions

  20-06-2019 21:35
  Egyptian fruit bats and mice, respectively, can 'sync' brainwaves in social situations. The synchronization of neural activity in the brains of human conversation partners has been shown previously, as a result of one person picking up social cues from the other and modulating their own behavior based on those cues. These studies suggest that something similar occurs when animals engage in natural social interactions.
  
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• In rare rebuke, Senate votes to block Trump administration's weapons deal with Saudi Arabia

  20-06-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The unusual rebuke by the GOP-run Senate highlights a rift between Congress and the White House over the Trump administration's pro-Saudi policies.
  
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• 9 Best Low-Cost Index Funds

  20-06-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Low-cost, passive index funds can be a great investment.Low-cost index funds offer investors a diversified mix of holdings and help them retain more money so their earnings can compound faster.Many of the top ETF index funds that follow the S&P 500 have costs under 0.1%, meaning they cost $10 for every $10,000 invested.
  
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• UPDATE 2-EU agrees to extend economic sanctions on Russia until 2020

  20-06-2019 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to prolong until the end of January 2020 economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine, a spokesman for the bloc said.The EU first slapped sanctions on Russia after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 and supported rebels fighting Kiev troops in the east of the country."Russia sanctions unanimously extended for another six months because of a lack of Minsk Agreements implementation," said the spokesman, Preben Aman, referring
  
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• 2 killed when semitrailers explode on Wisconsin interstate

  20-06-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Two semitrailers exploded into flames Wednesday on an interstate in southeastern Wisconsin, killing both drivers and setting other vehicles on fire, authorities said.
  
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• North Korea's Kim meets China's Xi, says awaiting US actions

  20-06-2019 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, meeting in Pyongyang with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said Thursday that his country is waiting for a desired response in stalled nuclear talks with the United States."North Korea would like to remain patient, but it hopes the relevant party will meet halfway with North Korea to explore resolution plans that accommodate each other's reasonable concerns," he said, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.Xi's trip to North Korea, the first by a Chinese presid
  
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• Iran shoots down US surveillance drone, heightening tensions

  20-06-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time the Islamic Republic directly attacked the American military amid tensions over Tehran's unraveling nuclear deal with world powers.The two countries disputed the circumstances leading up to an Iranian surface-to-air missile bringing down the U.S. Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk, an unmanned aircraft with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 737 jetliner and costing over $100 million.
  
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• The U.S. Drone Shot Down by Iran Is a $200 Million Prototype Spy Plane

  20-06-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Bloomberg via GettyThe U.S. military drone Iran shot down over the Persian Gulf on Thursday was a high-flying prototype model belonging to the Navy.The Navy for years has deployed the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator, or BAMS-D, drones on an emergency basis, stationing the 737-size unmanned aerial vehicles to watch over Syria and Iran.The unarmed BAMS-D drone “was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile system while operating in international airspace over the Strait of
  
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• India warships sent to strategic Gulf waters: navy

  20-06-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  India has sent warships and stepped up aerial surveillance in strategic Gulf waters, the Press Trust of India reported on Thursday, with global tensions rising in the region."INS Chennai and INS Sunayna have been deployed in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to undertake maritime security operations," the navy said, quoted by PTI.The aim is "to re-assure the Indian-flagged vessels operating/transiting through the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, following the maritime security incidents in
  
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• Downed drone was some 34 km (21 miles) from Iran coast: US general

  20-06-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  A US spy drone was some 34 kilometers (21 miles) from the nearest point in Iran when it was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz by an Iranian surface-to-air missile Thursday, a US general said. "This dangerous and escalatory attack was irresponsible and occurred in the vicinity of established air corridors between Dubai, UAE, and Oman, possibly endangering innocent civilians," said Lieutenant General Joseph Guastella, who commands US air forces in the region. The Pentagon released a graphic pinp
  
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• Trump says Iran has made 'big mistake' after spy drone shot down in Gulf

  20-06-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Fears of war in the Persian Gulf surged after Iran shot down an American drone to "send a message" to the United States. Oil prices jumped by more than $3 to above $63 a barrel after Iran announced it had shot down a US drone for "violating Iranian airspace" on Thursday.   The United States confirmed that an RQ-4a surveillance drone had been shot down over the Gulf of Hormuz, but said it was over international waters when it was hit. "Iranian reports that the aircraft was over Iran are fals
  
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• The Quick Read About… President Xi Jinping’s Trip to North Korea

  20-06-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  What is China's President Xi Jinping hoping to achieve when he visits North Korea? Ian Bremmer breaks down this high stakes meeting.
  
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• Cracker Barrel Tells Pastor His Church Is Not Welcome After Sermon Calling for Execution of Gay People

  20-06-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  A Cracker Barrel restaurant in Tennessee turned away a pastor who preached anti-LGBT sermons, including that gay people should be executed by the government
  
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• Pelosi slams Trump administration for delaying Harriet Tubman on $20 bill: 'An insult to the hopes of millions'

  20-06-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called out the Trump administration’s decision to delay putting former slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, calling it “an insult to the hopes of millions.”
  
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• Former patriarch threatens future of new Ukraine church

  20-06-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The former head of Ukraine's breakaway independent church held a rare conference of clerics Thursday with the aim of restoring his religious leadership, threatening the future of Ukraine's new unified Orthodox Church.Archbishop Filaret, 90, brought together some 100 clerics in Kiev's Saint Vladimir Cathedral, in a bid to annul a decision that merged the Kiev patriarchy that he previously led with another Orthodox church.The joining of the churches paved the way for the creation of a new unified
  
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• Woman whose dead babies were found in home cleared of murder

  20-06-2019 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  A Massachusetts woman who lived in a squalid, vermin-infested home where authorities found the remains of three babies was cleared Thursday of second-degree murder, but was convicted of lesser charges.Judge Janet Kenton-Walker said prosecutors did not prove that 35-year-old Erika Murray caused the death of one of the babies whom she had been charged with killing and hiding in her home filled with rodents, dead animals, dirty diapers and trash.Kenton-Walker called the case "senseless" and "tragic
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won't back down on comparing border detention facilities to concentration camps

  20-06-2019 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The progressive freshman Democrat lawmaker says she will never apologize for the remark after receiving criticism from both sides of the aisle.
  
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• Pentagon releases footage of US drone being shot down by Iran

  20-06-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Jennifer Griffin predicts Trump's military response to Iran shooting down a U.S. drone would be much different if an American had been injured or killed.
  
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• The Kia Seltos Is Yet Another Small Crossover to Fit between the Soul and Sportage

  20-06-2019 19:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Kia is doubling down on small SUVs with this new model that's likely to come to the U.S. next year.
  
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• Iran shoots down US drone: What Iran and the United States are saying

  20-06-2019 19:01 via news.yahoo.com
  The rising tensions between the United States and Iran continued on Thursday morning, when a U.S. surveillance drone was shot down by Iran.
  
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• Iran says will take drone incident to UN to show US 'lying'

  20-06-2019 18:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran said Thursday it would go to the UN to prove that a US spy drone it shot down had entered Iranian airspace, contrary to Washington's claims."We'll take this new aggression to #UN & show that the US is lying about international waters," Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted, after a US general said the drone was taken down some 34 kilometres (21 miles) off the Iranian coast."The US wages #EconomicTerrorism on Iran, has conducted covert action against us & now encroaches on ou
  
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• Meet the 'cat-fox,' a mysterious mammal found in Corsica that could be a new species

  20-06-2019 18:54 via news.yahoo.com
  The 'cat-fox,' a mysterious feline that roams the French island of Corsica, may be a new species, according to wildlife officials.
  
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• South Korea's Greatest Fear: An Artillery Strike on Seoul by North Korea

  20-06-2019 18:48 via news.yahoo.com
  During peacetime, North Korean artillery is organized under the Artillery Command, which in turn falls under the Fourth Department of the General Staff’s Department’s Operations Bureau. In wartime, however, independent artillery units—where most of the heavy artillery is located—would be allocated to corps commanders responsible for carrying out the invasion.For most armies, artillery is just one component of an all-arms force consisting of infantry, armor and artillery.
  
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• Starving polar bear found in Russian city after traveling hundreds of miles

  20-06-2019 18:45 via news.yahoo.com
  A starving polar bear was found this week in Norilsk, Russia, far from its usual hunting grounds.
  
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• India deploys two ships in Gulf of Oman after tanker attacks

  20-06-2019 18:45 via news.yahoo.com
  India's navy has deployed two ships in the Gulf of Oman to ensure safe passage for Indian-flagged vessels, the country's defense ministry said late on Thursday, a week after two oil tankers were attacked in the region.Indian naval ships named Chennai and Sunayna have been "deployed in the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf to undertake maritime security operations," the defense ministry said in a statement, adding that the navy is also conducting aerial surveillance of the area.
  
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• How the trade war with China could ruin your Fourth of July

  20-06-2019 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's trade war with China may raise fireworks prices, hitting Fourth of July displays, jobs and businesses next Independence Day.
  
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• US long-term mortgage rates little changed; 30-year at 3.84%

  20-06-2019 18:23 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. long-term mortgage rates were little changed this week.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on the benchmark 30-year mortgage ticked up this week to 3.84% from 3.82% last week.Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country between Monday and Wednesday each week to compile its mortgage rate figures.
  
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• Spiders risk everything for love

  20-06-2019 18:14
  A biology study finds that blue jays can easily spot wolf spiders engaged in their courtship rituals. The results demonstrate the powerful influence of sexual selection.
  
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• Research details response of sagebrush to 2017 solar eclipse

  20-06-2019 18:14
  The short period of darkness caused a significant reduction in photosynthesis and transpiration in the desert shrub, but not quite to the levels of nighttime, according to some of the most detailed research on plant response to solar eclipses ever reported.
  
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• Trump advisor Bolton to hold 'regional security' talks in Israel

  20-06-2019 18:10 via news.yahoo.com
  US National Security Advisor John Bolton will travel to Israel at the weekend for "regional security talks" with top Russian and Israeli officials, the White House said Thursday amid spiking tensions with Iran.Bolton will meet Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, followed by talks with his Israeli and Russian counterparts, Meir Ben-Shabbat and Nikolai Patrushev, NSC spokesman Garrett Marquis said.
  
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• St. Louis abortion clinic to defy state over pelvic exam

  20-06-2019 18:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Missouri's only abortion clinic, already facing the threat of losing its license, says it will defy the state by refusing to perform a required pelvic examination days before an abortion.Calling the exam requirement "disrespectful and dehumanizing," a Planned Parenthood spokeswoman confirmed that as of Thursday the St. Louis clinic no longer performs it during a consultation at least 72 hours before an abortion.Doctors do perform a pelvic exam at the time of the procedure.
  
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• Trump news: President tweets Iran made 'very big mistake' in shooting down drone as Putin warns of 'disastrous' prospect of war

  20-06-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's Revolutionary Guard has shot down a US drone to send a “clear message” to the Trump administration after US secretary of state Mike Pompeo blamed the regime for an attack on two foreign oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz last week — leading to Donald Trump saying that someone had made a "big mistake".Donald Trump's comment came as the US was warned by Russian president Vladimir Putin that any war between the two nations would be a “disaster”. The Pentagon ha
  
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• This wireless charger has a smart feature every model should have, and it’s on sale for $9

  20-06-2019 17:59 via news.yahoo.com
  I've been using RAVPower wireless chargers for a while, and I love them... on my desk. On the table next to my bed, however, there's one thing about my RAVPower charger that I hate: the little LED indicator keeps fading on and off all night long to indicate that my phone is charging. It's super annoying, but I've just been too lazy to replace it -- until now. Amazon is running a great sale on the BEZALEL Slim Wireless Charging Pad that drops the price to just $8.99. It has a nice sleek design, b
  
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• 10 Things to Know About the Philippines

  20-06-2019 17:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The Philippines is known for having an abundance of beautiful beaches and delicious fruit.The collection of islands is located in Southeast Asia and was named after King Philip II of Spain.Here are 10 interesting facts about the Philippines.
  
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• No, Toyota, the Supra's Center of Gravity Is Not Lower Than the 86's

  20-06-2019 17:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Our testing shows that Toyota's claim is not true.
  
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