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• Sources: British gave US Trump associates communications with Russians

  13-04-2017 23:59 via cnn.com
  
  British and other European intelligence agencies intercepted communications between associates of Donald Trump and Russian officials and other Russian individuals during the campaign and passed on those communications to their US counterparts, US congressional and law enforcement and US and European intelligence sources tell CNN.
  
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• Trump says N. Korea 'will be taken care of'

  13-04-2017 23:56 via yahoo.com
  
  US President Donald Trump vowed Thursday that the "problem" of North Korea "will be taken care of," as speculation mounted that Pyongyang might be preparing another nuclear or missile test."North Korea is a problem, the problem will be taken care of," Trump told reporters.The ominous comments came the same day Trump ordered the dropping of the biggest non-nuclear bomb the US military possesses on Afghanistan, targeting a complex used by the Islamic State group.
  
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• Saturn moon has necessary conditions to harbor life: NASA

  13-04-2017 23:56 via yahoo.com
  
  An ice-encrusted moon orbiting Saturn appears to have the conditions necessary for life, NASA announced Thursday, unveiling new findings made by its unmanned Cassini spacecraft.Cassini has detected hydrogen molecules in vapor plumes emanating from cracks in the surface of Enceladus, a small ocean moon coated in a thick layer of ice, the US space agency said.The plumes have led scientists to infer that hydrothermal chemical reactions between the moon's rocky core and its ocean -- located under th
  
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• Microsoft Releases Its First National Security Letter Received From The FBI

  13-04-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft follows other tech companies and releases its first National Security Letter received from the FBI in transparency report.
  
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• Gunshots Miss 4-Year-Old Girl by Inches in Horrifying Surveillance Video

  13-04-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  
  The child was watching television in her grandfather's barbershop when the shots rang out, police said.
  
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• New discoveries on ocean worlds

  13-04-2017 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  NASA has new evidence that the most likely places to find life beyond Earth are Jupiter's moon Europa or Saturn's moon Enceladus. In terms of potential habitability, Enceladus particularly has almost all of the key ingredients for life as we know it, researchers said.
  
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• Trump signs resolution allowing U.S. states to block family planning funds

  13-04-2017 23:30 via yahoo.com
  
  By Lisa LambertWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution that will allow U.S. states to restrict how federal funds for contraception and reproductive health are spent, a move cheered by anti-abortion campaigners."This is a major pro-life victory," said the most powerful Republican in the House of Representatives, Speaker Paul Ryan, adding that a regulation enacted under Democratic former President Barack Obama had forced states to fund Planned Parenthood, a na
  
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• 'Drop United' Chrome Extension Will Block United Flights From Your Search

  13-04-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  
  The new Chrome extension "Drop United" will block flights from the airline when you use Google Chrome to search for flights.
  
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• Global stocks drop on geopolitical anxiety; dollar rallies

  13-04-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - European and US stocks retreated Thursday, the final trading day of the holiday-shortened week, as the US military dropped a massive bomb in Afghanistan targeting an Islamic State complex, adding to geopolitical worries.
  
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• Mexico to extradite accused gunman to U.S. for 'Fast and Furious' slaying

  13-04-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  
  Mexico's government said on Thursday it planned to extradite the man accused of pulling the trigger in the 2010 killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a case tied to the U.S. government's ill-fated "Fast and Furious" gun-running sting.Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes was arrested on Wednesday on the border of the northern Mexican states of Sinaloa and Chihuahua for the shooting of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, according to the U.S. Marshal for Arizona.Identifying the suspect only as Heraclio "N",
  
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• US says chemical weapons attack in Syria was 'war crime'

  13-04-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  
  The Syrian government's suspected chemical weapons attack on civilians last week amounts to a "war crime," the US State Department said Thursday.It also ridiculed comments by President Bashar al-Assad in an interview with AFP to the effect that the alleged attack was fabricated by the United States to justify an American military strike.It is an attempt by him to throw up false flags, create confusion," said department spokesman Mark Toner, alluding to what Assad said in the interview Wednesday.
  
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• Pink Floyd the shrimp makes killer sound

  13-04-2017 23:07 via cnn.com
  
  A shrimp with a bright pink claw was recently discovered in the Pacific Ocean and has been named after one of rock's big fish -- the legendary Pink Floyd.
  
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• This new bill would legalize weed in Canada

  13-04-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to change the maple leaf at the center of his nation's flag into a pot leaf.  That's not true. Although you could see how it might happen? There's a leaf there already? Anyway, for real, Trudeau's march to legal recreational weed has officially begun.  SEE ALSO: Colorado town caters to the lazy with its first drive-thru pot shop The prime minister revealed legislation on Thursday that would make it legal to recreationally smoke marijuana
  
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• United passenger dragged from plane has concussion, broken nose: lawyer

  13-04-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  
  The United Airlines passenger dragged from a plane in Chicago in an incident that sparked international outrage and turned into a corporate public relations nightmare suffered a concussion and broken nose and will likely sue, his attorney said on Thursday."For a long time airlines, United in particular, have bullied us," Thomas Demetrio told a news conference in Chicago, outlining the potential causes of action they may pursue against United and the city of Chicago.David Dao, a 69-year-old Vietn
  
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• Mining The Moon

  13-04-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Trump's transition team asked NASA how its technology can be used for the private industry — and about mining on the moon.
  
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• Charlie Murphy Died of Leukemia, a Blood Cancer That Affects the Immune System

  13-04-2017 22:48 via yahoo.com
  
  Here are the facts on this cancer that has four main types, each a distinct disease.
  
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• $43 million cash found in empty apartment

  13-04-2017 22:48 via cnn.com
  
  The Nigerian anti-corruption unit discovered more than $43 million in US dollars at an upscale apartment in Lagos.
  
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• Health Inspectors Say That the Food at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort is Potentially Hazardous and More News

  13-04-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  
  Everything you need to know about Donald Trump’s potentially hazardous resort, Lorde’s split from longterm boyfriend James Lowe, how Chrissy Teigen is starting to feel like herself again following her battle with postpartum depression, and how Katy Perry may have called out Taylor Swift for being apolitical. Get all the details at MarieClaire.com!
  
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• Why I won't date hot women anymore

  13-04-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  
  When it came to dating in New York as a 20-something, entry-level social worker, I had no problem approaching the city's most beautiful women and then watching them walk away from me. I have much in common with Dan Rochkind, the 30-something, private equity executive recently profiled inThe New York Post article, "Why I won't date hot women anymore." Like Dan, I live in New York City, have a full head of hair and "realistically go for the hottest girl I can find." And also like Dan, I'm tired of
  
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• Trump lets states block some Planned Parenthood money

  13-04-2017 22:42 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Further chipping away at his predecessor's legacy, President Donald Trump signed legislation Thursday that lets states deny federal family planning money to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.
  
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• Canada unveils legislation to legalize cannabis

  13-04-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government unveiled legislation Thursday to fully legalize marijuana, making Canada only the second country to do so, after Uruguay.While medical marijuana use has been regulated in this country since 2001, cannabis remains a controlled substance.Its legalization and regulation for recreational use is expected in 2018, in time for Canada's national holiday on July 1.
  
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• Uber just added a feature to protect you from creepy drivers

  13-04-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  
  2017 hasn't exactly been kind to Uber, and while the company and its CEO can't seem to get out of each others' way, day-to-day operations continue to march on. Today, the Uber apps gets an all-new feature that, unlike almost every tidbit of Uber news so far this year, might actually make its users pretty happy. Starting today, riders who summon an Uber to their location can specify their pick-up and drop-off points without using physical street addresses, in an effort to boost user privacy and c
  
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• Pope washes feet of mafia snitches in Easter ritual

  13-04-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  
  Pope Francis washed the feet of former mafiosi on Thursday in a prison known for housing inmates who have informed on old mobster allies.The closed-door visit to Paliano prison outside Rome saw the 80-year-old pontiff kneel before a small group of inmates, pouring water over their feet, drying them with a towel and bending to kiss them in an age-old Easter tradition."We are all sinners, we all have our limits and our shortcomings," Francis told the prisoners.
  
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• 4 dead of injuries consistent with methods used by gang

  13-04-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  
  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Four young men found dead in a park from injuries inflicted by a sharp-edged object were killed in a way that is consistent with the methods of the MS-13 street gang, according to police, who declared war against gang violence in the suburbs of Long Island.
  
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• Daughter of United Victim Sounds Off on Airline as His Horrific Injuries Are Revealed

  13-04-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  
  Dr. Dao suffered a concussion, a broken nose and had his two front teeth knocked out.
  
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• Here’s How Trump Could Forge a Coherent Russia Strategy

  13-04-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  
  In an attempt to learn the lessons of years past, we’ve selected five tidbits of advice.
  
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• Marshals nab last of 'cocaine cowboys,' on lam for 26 years

  13-04-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — A quarter-century after he vanished on the eve of a major drug indictment, the last of Miami's fabled "cocaine cowboys" was in custody Thursday, nabbed on a suburban bike ride with his wife near Disney World.
  
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• Gigi Hadid Flashes Her Abs in a $4,100 Sweatsuit

  13-04-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  
  Supermodel Gigi Hadid knows a thing or two about comfort and style. The 21-year-old always manages to make comfy outfits look chic — and she makes it look easy. Check out Gigi's latest comfort-chic outfit, hint- it's super expensive.
  
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• It’s Time for America to Cut South Korea Loose

  13-04-2017 21:54 via yahoo.com
  
  The first step to solving the North Korean problem is removing U.S. troops from the middle of it.
  
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• T-Mobile just spent $8 billion to get signal across the entire country

  13-04-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  
  T-Mobile: great prices, meh coverage. That's been the general consensus for years, but things are about to change in a massive way.
  The results of the FCC's low-band spectrum auction just came out, and T-Mobile is the biggest spender by a country mile. The carrier spent $8 billion to buy 45 percent of the available spectrum, including some kind of low-band coverage in every region in America. This is a big win for T-Mobile, and assuming the company can make effective use of the spectrum, Verizon
  
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• Eyeing North Korean Nukes, Trump Abandons Hardline Stance on China

  13-04-2017 21:42 via yahoo.com
  
  If Beijing didn’t already see Trump as a paper tiger, they sure do now.
  
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• Sean Spicer Throws In the Towel

  13-04-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  
  When the president of the United States makes several major shifts on policy in the course of the week, it’s bound to raise a series of questions. Luckily, there’s someone whose job is to answer those questions, giving the press information about the president’s thinking and direction: the White House press secretary.
  
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• Trump changes policies and abandons campaign pledges

  13-04-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  ABC News' Amna Nawaz and Rick Klein discuss President Trump's recent flip-flopping on key policy issues and campaign promises.
  
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• We just got closer to finding some form of life beyond Earth

  13-04-2017 21:28 via yahoo.com
  
  Evidence is increasing that liquid water and other building blocks for life exists on two icy moons in our solar system, NASA researchers announced. The exciting new insights, revealed in a Thursday news conference, came from data gathered by the Cassini spacecraft probing Saturn and the Hubble Space Telescope. SEE ALSO: Amazing Video of Planets, Stitched Together from NASA Photos The Cassini scientists said Saturn's moon Enceladus appears to play host to both liquid water and chemical energy th
  
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• Trump won't say if he signed off on bomb use

  13-04-2017 21:21 via cnn.com
  
  The United States on Thursday dropped the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in its military arsenal for the first time in history.
  
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• Sessions announces revamp of immigration law system. Will it help?

  13-04-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  
  While President Trump’s promises to crackdown on illegal immigration have put his administration at odds with immigrants and their advocates, a new Justice Department policy could bring additional resources to an overtaxed legal system burdened with a backlog of cases.At a Tuesday visit to the US-Mexico border, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for a revamping of the immigration law system, including an $80-million plan that would add 75 additional teams of judges to immigration court
  
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• Mom Shares Heartbreaking 'Before-and-After' Photos Following Death of 4-Year-Old Son

  13-04-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Nolan Scully lost his battle with cancer in February.
  
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• US berates Syria at OPCW meeting on Syrian chemical attack

  13-04-2017 21:20 via yahoo.com
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Syrian authorities — "abetted by Russia's continuing efforts to bury the truth" — still possess and use chemical weapons, an American diplomat told the international chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday.
  
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• Rare Photo of Ella Fitzgerald Reveals a Brief Moment of Discord

  13-04-2017 21:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  In celebration of the legendary jazz singer's 100th birthday, the National Portrait Gallery releases rare photo of EllaFitzgerald.
  
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• Mom shares dying son's last days

  13-04-2017 21:18 via cnn.com
  
  It's been two months since Ruth Scully lived every parent's nightmare. Now, she is sharing her story on Facebook in hopes that it can bring change.
  
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• Improperly stored raw meat among violations found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago

  13-04-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  
  By Bernie WoodallFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - Undercooled meat, potentially dangerous raw fish and broken coolers were among 13 violations found by restaurant inspectors at Mar-a-Lago, the exclusive Florida resort owned by President Donald Trump, during visits in late January, state officials said on Thursday.Mar-a-Lago representatives did not respond to requests for comment on the problems discovered at the private club, which charges $200,000 in initiation fees and has been dubbed the Sou
  
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• NASA identifies 2 moons as most likely places for life beyond Earth

  13-04-2017 21:02 via cnn.com
  
  NASA has new evidence that the most likely places to find life beyond Earth are Jupiter's moon Europa or Saturn's moon Enceladus. In terms of potential habitability, Enceladus particularly has almost all of the key ingredients for life as we know it, researchers said.
  
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• Killer whales toss boats like toys while hunting a sea lion

  13-04-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  
  A couple of boaters found themselves directly in the middle of a pod of orca whales hunting a sea lion off of the coast of Bowyer Island in British Columbia, Canada.  According to Viral Hog, the man filming the incident spotted a few whale watching boats and went to go check out the action. After observing the orcas from a distance for 30 minutes, things took a turn when a sea lion sought refuge under one of the boats. The orcas bashed the boats like toys in a bathtub while trying to hunt t
  
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• Microsoft says U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance requests more than doubled

  13-04-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  
  By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corpsaid on Thursday it had received at least a thousand surveillance requests from the U.S. government that sought user content for foreign intelligence purposes during the first half of 2016.The amount, shared in Microsoft's biannual transparency report, was more than double what the company said it received under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) during the preceding six-month interval, and was the highest the company has listed si
  
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• Fifth Person Dies in Venezuela as Protests Spread

  13-04-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Protests spread to low income neighborhoods, perhaps signalling trouble ahead for Nicolás Maduro.
  
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• $43 million cash found in Lagos apartment

  13-04-2017 20:54 via cnn.com
  
  The Nigerian anti-corruption unit discovered more than $43 million in US dollars at an upscale apartment in Lagos.
  
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• US drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan

  13-04-2017 20:51 via cnn.com
  
  The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission.
  
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• Meningitis kills hundreds in Nigeria

  13-04-2017 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  A meningitis outbreak has killed 489 people in Nigeria this year, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The country's Center for Disease Control reported 4,637 suspected cases.
  
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• Tesla jumps after Elon Musk teases commercial truck, pickup

  13-04-2017 20:38 via yahoo.com
  
  By Noel RandewichSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Teslajumped nearly 3 percent on Thursday after Chief Executive Elon Musk said the electric car company expects to unveil its planned commercial truck in September.Musk last year announced plans for electric vehicles ranging from a commercial truck called the Tesla Semi to a public transport bus, a "new kind of pickup truck" and a compact sport utility vehicle."Tesla Semi truck unveil set for September.
  
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• President Trump shifts tone on China and NATO

  13-04-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  
  ABC News' Mary Bruce questions press secretary Sean Spicer following Trump's conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  
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