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• Facebook Killer Promised Girlfriend He'd Change in Messages He Left Before Murder

  28-04-2017 23:47 via yahoo.com
  
  Joy Lane shared the messages with Inside Edition.
  
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• How hard is Apple’s stock going to crash?

  28-04-2017 23:46 via yahoo.com
  
  Another day, another analyst shouting BUY BUY BUY on Apple's stock, based on the upcoming iPhone 8 launch. This week, Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha raised his estimate for the firm's stock price to $170, based on his belief that "pent-up demand" for a new iPhone will create a "supercycle" of upgrades, sending Apple's profits into the stratosphere and investors into a tizzy.
  No-one's denying that Apple is going to make a dumpster-truck of money on the iPhone 8, and will continue bei
  
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• Coughing, convulsing and calls for probe after Arkansas execution

  28-04-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  
  Arkansas, which had not held an execution in 12 years, concluded its executions series by putting to death Kenneth Williams on Thursday night.Accounts of his execution raised fresh concerns about whether the sedative midazolam, a Valium-like drug, is effective in lethal injection mixes.
  
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• Syrian man who sued over travel bans brings family to US

  28-04-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for a Syrian man living in Wisconsin who sued over President Donald Trump's travel bans said Friday that the man has been reunited with his wife and young daughter after three years.
  
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• Mom tells school: My daughter will do less homework

  28-04-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Too much homework is the worst. Luckily for this 10-year-old girl, her mother has her back.
  
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• Experts: Long road ahead for Trump offshore drilling order

  28-04-2017 23:28 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Experts: Donald Trump's executive order directing his agencies to find new ocean expanses in the Atlantic and the Arctic for offshore drilling is unlikely to reach its goals anytime soon
  
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• France's Macron urges 'morally weak' rivals to unite against Le Pen

  28-04-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  
  By John IrishCHATELLERAULT, France (Reuters) - French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron launched a scathing attack on Friday against politicians who have failed to endorse him against far-right rival Marine Le Pen, saying they were making France "morally weak" and pandering to extremists.Having been caught on the hop by Le Pen since the start of the second round campaign this week, and with just over a week to go until the May 7 runoff vote, the independent centrist who is tearing up France's
  
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• Colombia clears election path for ex-rebels

  28-04-2017 23:24 via cnn.com
  
  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that the Colombian Senate has approved 10 congressional seats for former FARC combatants interested in holding elected office.
  
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• Manhunt on for escaped inmate convicted in attempting murder of cop

  28-04-2017 23:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  David M. Watson, 28, was sentenced to more than 100 years in prison.
  
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• Trump: '8-year assault' on Second Amendment is over

  28-04-2017 23:10 via cnn.com
  
  On the eve of his 100th day in office, President Donald Trump used a speech at the National Rifle Association to help renew his standing among a conservative base that's wary after watching the President reverse course on a series of campaign promises.
  
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• Trump: '8-year assault' on gun rights is over

  28-04-2017 23:10 via cnn.com
  
  On the eve of his 100th day in office, President Donald Trump used a speech at the National Rifle Association to help renew his standing among a conservative base that's wary after watching the President reverse course on a series of campaign promises.
  
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• Trump the best troll in all of politics

  28-04-2017 23:08 via cnn.com
  
  President Trump did what he does best on Friday afternoon in a speech to the National Rifle Association: He trolled other politicians.
  
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• The best troll in all of politics

  28-04-2017 23:08 via cnn.com
  
  President Trump did what he does best on Friday afternoon in a speech to the National Rifle Association: He trolled other politicians.
  
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• Your weekend hate read is this ridiculously dumb New York Times op-ed

  28-04-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  
  It didn't take long for the controversial new editorial writer a theNew York Times to deliver the goods — the goods in this case being tired and weak excuses for why mainstream media publications should give credence to climate change deniers.  On Friday afternoon, theTimes published  the first column from Bret Stephens, in which he argues "ordinary citizens also have a right to be skeptical of an overweening scientism" in relation to climate change. SEE ALSO: We’re about t
  
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• Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan may have been hit with friendly fire, says Pentagon

  28-04-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  
  Two US special operations forces soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan may have been struck by friendly fire in an operation targeting the emir of Islamic State militants in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has said.Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told reporters that the military was investigating whether the two troops may have been killed by ground fire, either by American forces or Afghan commandos taking part in the raid, though it appeared to be accidental.“We are investigating the ci
  
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• Donald Trump Is America’s Experiment in Having No Government

  28-04-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  
  Yes, it seems scary. But it’s all in the name of science.
  
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• MS-13 street gang grips Long Island suburbs in violence

  28-04-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  
  BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — Late at night, when helicopters thrum overhead and spotlights beam down onto lawns, many people here know exactly what's going on.
  
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• Elon Musk just unveiled the first photo of Tesla’s upcoming semi-truck

  28-04-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Earlier today, Elon Musk delivered an engrossing TED Talk under the following umbrella theme: The Future You. While TED Talks have arguably reached a saturation point these days, any time Musk is given a platform to discuss his vision for the future, it's always worth paying attention to.While Musk's talk was predictably far-ranging, he did take some time to not only confirm the development of a Tesla semi-truck, but to also give us a teaser photo of what the company's all-electric semi-truck is
  
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• Pope Francis pleads for 'holy' peace during Egypt visit

  28-04-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Pope Francis pleaded for peace in a visit to Egypt on Friday as he attended a service in solidarity with the embattled Coptic minority at a church bombed by the Islamic State group.Last December, the Saint Peter and Saint Paul church was itself targeted by a suicide bomber in an attack that killed 29 people.Francis had earlier met President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of the Al-Azhar institution, one of Muslim world's leading authorities, to push for dialogue between
  
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• Trump speaks at NRA meeting and more: April 28 in photos

  28-04-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  
  The president speaks to the NRA convention; Japanese and U.S. naval ships engage in joint maneuvers; the pope meets an imam during a peace conference in Egypt.
  
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• Secretary of State Rex Tillerson calls on UN to step up pressure on N. Korea

  28-04-2017 22:20 via abcnews.go.com
  
  "The policy of strategic patience is over," Rex Tillerson said.
  
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• Fitbit Murder Case: Husband Pleads Not Guilty in Wife's Death

  28-04-2017 22:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Data from the workout tracker poked holes in the suspect's story, documents show.
  
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• 'Horrifying' execution of US inmate: lawyer

  28-04-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  
  The last of four US prisoners rushed to death by the state of Arkansas after intense legal battles, jerked and convulsed in a "horrifying" end to his life, his lawyer said Friday, as the UN and EU renewed their opposition to the death penalty.Kenneth Williams, a 38-year-old convicted multiple murderer, was the last of four inmates put to death over the space of a week -- the first such executions by the conservative southern state since 2005."Press reports state that within three minutes into th
  
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• Bill Cosby: Judge rules Quaaludes comments are admissible; Spanish fly jokes aren't

  28-04-2017 22:12 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The comedian has been accused of drugging and molesting Andrea Constand in 2004.
  
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• Trump on his first 100 days in office: ‘I thought it would be easier’

  28-04-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  
  As Trump's first one hundred days in office come to a close, Americans are reflecting on what the president and his administration have been able to accomplish since stepping into the White House. To call these first hundred days tumultuous would be an understatement, as Trump's attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare collapsed before it was even voted on and tensions with North Korea, Russia and even Canada have ratcheted up considerably. What does Trump think of all this?"I loved my
  
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• Trump lagging behind Obama on illegal immigration crackdown

  28-04-2017 21:47 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump has made cracking down on illegal immigration a centerpiece of his administration -- but so far his administration is deporting fewer people than his predecessor.
  
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• Deportations slow under Trump

  28-04-2017 21:47 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump has made cracking down on illegal immigration a centerpiece of his administration -- but so far his administration is deporting fewer people than his predecessor.
  
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• Andmesh’s cool elastomer cases are finally available for the iPhone 7 Plus

  28-04-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  
  We’ve covered Andmesh's elastomer iPhone cases a few times before here on the site. They’re like no other cases out there, both in terms of their design and the material they’re made from. Elastomer is a cool rubbery substance that’s harder than silicone but still flexible and grippy. The pattern is another unique aspect, with a cool design that spreads different sized holes across the back of the phone. It still covers your iPhone, but you can still see the Apple logo th
  
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• Trump tells gun owner's convention '8-year assault' on right to bear arms is over

  28-04-2017 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump declared Friday that an "eight-year assault" on Second Amendment rights had come to a "crashing end" with his election.
  
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• Trump hints at Elizabeth Warren as possible 2020 opponent

  28-04-2017 21:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  He took a dig at the senator he calls "Pocahontas" during NRA speech.
  
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• Tad Cummins' Wife Says She Warned Her Husband About Getting Too Close to Teen

  28-04-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  Jill Cummins says the girl was like a daughter to her.
  
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• Trump: I’m ‘disappointed’ with the speed of congressional Republicans

  28-04-2017 21:35 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump said he is disheartened with the pace of the Republican-controlled Congress, which has yet to send a signature piece of legislation to his desk.
  
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• Judge Lets White Alabama Town Secede From School District

  28-04-2017 21:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Alabama federal judge has given a mostly white town the green light to secede from the racially mixed county school district and start its own system.
  
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• Get ready for all the wireless carriers to get worse

  28-04-2017 21:34 via yahoo.com
  The last couple months have seen a welcome change in the wireless industry. Instead of massively confusing bills and data caps, we've had prices slashed across the board and unlimited data plans for all. But thanks to the unending drive for consolidation and profits, the good times aren't going to last.
  During the recent 600MHz spectrum auction, which ran from the end of 2016 all the way to last week, the government imposed a "quiet rule" on carriers. They couldn't talk about the auction, their
  
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• $12k luxury festival in paradise turns to chaos

  28-04-2017 21:30 via cnn.com
  
  If you turned up at the Fyre Festival wooed by its ads -- and many, many fans did -- you'd think you were in for a weekend of top-notch acts playing for your entertainment, as models in bikinis paraded around and private jets and yachts ferried you to and from the beautiful Caribbean paradise. Everything any good millennial needs for a strong Instagram post.
  
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• NRA’s LaPierre: Greatest U.S. ‘domestic threats’ are political, academic and media elites

  28-04-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  
  National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre urged gun owners to stand up to “academic elites, political elites and media elites” at the annual convention.
  
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• Apple joins Tesla in letter begging California to change its self-driving car rules

  28-04-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple hasn't publicly stated that it's working on self-driving vehicle technology quite yet, but it's giving the world plenty of reason to think it's doing just that. Earlier this month, Apple scored a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California, and now the company is showing its hand once again by joining the likes of Tesla, Uber, Ford, and Alphabet-owned Waymo in formally requesting that the state rethink its rules and regulations regarding driverless car testing.As Reuters report
  
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• Macedonian violence elicits diverging international response

  28-04-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia's night of violence that saw protesters storm parliament and attack lawmakers elicited diametrically opposed reactions from world powers Friday, with Russia blaming the West for meddling in the Balkan nation's internal affairs and the European Union and United States saying the events were inconsistent with democracy.
  
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• Barack Obama says Obamacare is more popular than Trump in first attack on president

  28-04-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Barack Obama and Donald Trump have had something of a testy relationship since the New York businessman assumed the presidency.
  
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• Trump 'proud' to be 1st president to address the NRA in 34 years

  28-04-2017 21:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  President Donald Trump is following in the footsteps of former President Ronald Reagan by speaking at a National Rifle Association event.
  
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• 'Stealthing' or sexual assault?

  28-04-2017 21:11 via cnn.com
  
  Some people call it "stealthing" -- a practice where men secretly remove or damage condoms without their partners' knowledge. Others call it sexual assault.
  
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• Iran candidates square off in first TV debate

  28-04-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  The six candidates standing in Iran's presidential election squared off in their first ever live television debate Friday, with moderate President Hassan Rouhani coming under fire from a key rival.Televised debates are a relatively new feature of Iranian presidential elections, and are believed to have influenced the results of votes in 2009 and 2013.Ahead of the May 19 poll, the interior ministry had announced a ban on live television debates, triggering an outcry that prompted a reversal of it
  
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• 2 Army Rangers may have been killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan

  28-04-2017 21:04 via abcnews.go.com
  Raid targeted top ISIS leader in Afghanistan.
  
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• 100 Days in, Trump Misses His Old Life

  28-04-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump says he thought the presidency would be far easier than it's actually been. He says he misses his old life. But will he actually learn anything from these reflections? Lawrence O'Donnell speaks with Nicholas Kristof and Charlie Sykes.
  
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• Trump Again Calls Elizabeth Warren 'Pocahontas'

  28-04-2017 21:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday told the National Rifle Association's leadership forum that "the eight-year assault on your Second Amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end." He then returned to one of his most derogatory campaign insults, referring to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren as "Pocahontas" -- a jab at her Native American ancestry.
  
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• ‘It may be Pocahontas’: Trump attacks Warren as potential 2020 rival

  28-04-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump insulted Sen. Elizabeth Warren by calling her “Pocahontas” again during a speech at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting in Atlanta.
  
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• Who'd have predicted it? One moment from each day

  28-04-2017 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  The first 100 days of a new administration come at you fast, so look back at one moment from each day from the Trump presidency so far.
  
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• One moment from each day

  28-04-2017 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  The first 100 days of a new administration come at you fast, so look back at one moment from each day from the Trump presidency so far.
  
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• US Congress averts shutdown, passing stopgap spending bill

  28-04-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  
  The US Congress easily passed a one-week stopgap spending bill Friday, assuring there is no embarrassing government shutdown on the 100th day of Donald Trump's presidency.With lawmakers mindful of the midnight deadline, the measure cleared the House of Representatives 382 to 30, with broad bipartisan support.Minutes later, the Senate approved it by a simple voice vote.
  
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• NRA’s Wayne LaPierre calls academic and media elites ‘America’s greatest threat’

  28-04-2017 20:55 via yahoo.com
  
  Executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre spoke ahead of President Trump at an NRA meeting and said academic and media elites are “America’s greatest domestic threats.”
  
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