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• Researcher 'accidentally' stops spread of 'unprecedented' global cyberattack

  13-05-2017 23:38
  
  FedEx appears to be the first U.S.-based company targeted in a sophisticated global cyberattack using leaked NSA tools to infect hundreds of thousands of computers.
  
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• Apple may introduce new Siri speaker and edgeless 10.5-inch iPad Pro at WWDC

  13-05-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  
  With rumors regarding some new Apple hardware swirling overhead, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo put out a new research note reaffirming his belief that Apple will introduce a new piece of Siri-based hardware next month at WWDC. As for the design, Kuo maintains that the device will offer a premium auditory experience and will include a "touch panel", a design tidbit that Apple executive Phil Schiller seemingly suggested was in the works during an interview last week. It remains unclear, thou
  
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• Attorney: Wrong man is in prison for wounding law officer

  13-05-2017 22:58
  
  A man convicted of shooting a Washington state trooper in 2010 is seeking a new trial, saying another man confessed and that the trooper deliberately misidentified him
  
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• Russian jet 'buzzes' another US plane in Black Sea, second incident this week

  13-05-2017 22:48 via feeds.foxnews.com
  For the second time in a week, a Russian fighter jet flew up close to a US Navy reconnaissance plane in the Black Sea, a US official tells Fox News.
  
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• The high stakes of the Comey fiasco

  13-05-2017 22:14 via cnn.com
  
  A week of political bedlam has left a presidency in crisis, Washington in uproar and the national psyche increasingly addled.
  
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• Embrace being criticized, Trump tells grads

  13-05-2017 22:03 via cnn.com
  
  In his first commencement speech as president, Donald Trump encouraged graduating seniors at Liberty University to draw lessons from his example as a political outsider, telling them to embrace being criticized at the end of a week during which he very much was.
  
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• Report: North open to US talks 'under the right conditions'

  13-05-2017 22:02 via cnn.com
  
  North Korea would hold talks with the United States "under the right conditions," a senior North Korean diplomat said Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
  
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• Report: North Korea open to US talks 'under right conditions'

  13-05-2017 22:02 via cnn.com
  
  North Korea would hold talks with the United States "under the right conditions," a senior North Korean diplomat said Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
  
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• Flags, Trump, pyrotechnics & more — it happened today: May 13 in pictures

  13-05-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  
  Honor guard holds red flags, President Trump is awarded a doctorate and more of today’s news from around the world in pictures.
  
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• Julian Zelizer: Trump thinks he can get away with anything

  13-05-2017 21:24 via cnn.com
  
  President Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
  
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• West Bank votes in polls underlining Palestinian split

  13-05-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  
  Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voted Saturday in municipal elections that underscored deep rifts between president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party and Islamist rival Hamas which runs the Gaza Strip.The West Bank and Gaza have not participated in an election together since 2006, when Hamas swept Palestinian parliamentary polls, sparking a conflict that led to near civil war in Gaza the following year.
  
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• Pope says he'll seek common ground with Trump, won't preach

  13-05-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  
  ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says he won't try to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to soften his policies on immigration and the environment when they meet this month, but wants instead to find common ground and work for peace.
  
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• Four civilians killed in artillery shelling in eastern Ukraine

  13-05-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  
  Ukrainian authorities said four civilians were killed on Saturday in renewed artillery attacks in the east of the country which they blamed on pro-Russian separatists.Shelling continues in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire agreement signed in February 2015 in Minsk that aims to end the conflict between Ukrainian government forces and the rebels.The head of the Ukraine-controlled Donetsk regional administration, Pavlo Zhebrivsky, said separatists had fired on the government-held industrial town
  
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• Oregon man who threatened to kill Obama gets prison time

  13-05-2017 20:51
  An Oregon man who made threats to kill former President Barack Obama over social media will serve five years in federal prison
  
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• Designer Carolina Herrera laments murder of nephew in Venezuela

  13-05-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Venezuela-born fashion designer Carolina Herrera on Saturday lamented the killing of her nephew in the crisis-torn country, in what authorities called an apparent kidnapping.State prosecutors said the bodies of businessmen Reinaldo Herrera, 34, and Fabrizio Mendoza, 31, were found late on Thursday in a vehicle abandoned along the highway connecting Caracas to the Caribbean coast."Our only hope is that the tragic assassination of our young nephew, Reinaldo and his colleague, Fabrizio will serve t
  
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• US security officials meet to discuss global cyberattack using leaked NSA tools

  13-05-2017 20:44
  
  Hospitals across England have been hit by a "ransomware attack," according to the National Health Service.
  
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• 'Sting' operation leads to recovery of stolen bees

  13-05-2017 20:44
  A Montana beekeeper has recovered hives that were stolen from him in California, thanks to an agricultural sting operation
  
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• Trump plans likely to aggravate U.S. inequality: Nobel winner Deaton

  13-05-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  
  By William SchombergBARI, Italy (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's economic policies risk creating growth that mostly benefits the rich and aggravates income inequality in the United States, Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton said.Trump was swept to power on promises of help for poorer Americans but Deaton said his proposals to roll back regulations on finance and industry and cut healthcare benefits would mostly help corporate groups with political influence.Trump's plans to cut
  
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• OnePlus 5 leak shows specs and price that would make it crazy to buy a Galaxy S8 instead

  13-05-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  
  If any Android phone is going to topple the Galaxy S8 this year, it's the OnePlus 5. Despite the fact that we're likely months out from an official unveiling of the phone from OnePlus, leaks have been springing from all around the internet for the past several weeks. This week is no different, as a listing for the OnePlus 5 at online reseller Geekbuying's site appears to confirm price and specification rumors.According to the listing, the OnePlus 5 will feature a 5.5-inch QHD display,
  
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• Stoke City 1-4 Arsenal

  13-05-2017 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Champions League-chasing Arsenal move within a point of fourth-placed Liverpool with a comfortable Premier League victory over Stoke.
  
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• Turkey tourist bus falls from cliff, killing 23

  13-05-2017 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 23 people die as the vehicle falls from a road near a popular seaside resort.
  
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• Trump finally tweets (and promptly deletes) a unifying message

  13-05-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump is all about togetherness this weekend. POTUS woke up, skipped his usual vicious Saturday morning tweetstorm, and instead, waited until the afternoon to tweet a simple, yet powerfully unifying two letters in the form of the word: "We."Image: screengrab/twitterNow, we're assuming this was an accidental tweet — which Trump, along with his Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, are very familiar with — because the message was promptly deleted. President Trump has already p
  
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• Woman admits to defacing property on Hawaii mountain

  13-05-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  
  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A woman has confessed to writing graffiti on a Hawaii mountain area considered sacred by some natives.
  
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• Buemi, Heidfeld light up Monaco ePrix

  13-05-2017 20:20 via cnn.com
  
  Defending world champion Sebastien Buemi led from start to finish to win the Formula E Monaco Grand Prix Saturday after a thrilling duel with his arch-rival Lucas di Grassi of Brazil.
  
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• Buemi and Heidfeld light up Monaco ePrix

  13-05-2017 20:20 via cnn.com
  
  Defending world champion Sebastien Buemi led from start to finish to win the Formula E Monaco Grand Prix Saturday after a thrilling duel with his arch-rival Lucas di Grassi of Brazil.
  
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• Designer Carolina Herrera's nephew killed after abduction in Venezuela

  13-05-2017 20:06 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A nephew of world-renowned fashion designer Carolina Herrera was found dead inside a truck on a road near Venezuela’s capital city.
  
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• Trump gives himself a pep talk at Liberty University commencement

  13-05-2017 20:04 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump got a badly needed boost of support from a friendly audience Saturday as gave the commencement address at Liberty University.
  
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• European Champions Cup: Saracens beat Clermont 28-17 to retain European title

  13-05-2017 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saracens become back-to-back champions of Europe as they beat Clermont Auvergne in a pulsating Champions Cup final at Murrayfield.
  
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• France's Macron meets supporters ahead of inauguration

  13-05-2017 19:56 via yahoo.com
  
  French president-elect Emmanuel Macron met party supporters Saturday on the eve of his inauguration and told candidates contesting key parliamentary elections next month that they had an "immense responsibility".The 39-year-old, who beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in a second round vote last week, was received "triumphantly" according to tweets by those attending the meeting."You are the new faces of French politics," they quoted him as saying.
  
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• ISIS downs Iraqi helicopter west of Mosul

  13-05-2017 19:52 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  An Iraqi air force helicopter has been downed west of Mosul Saturday afternoon after coming under fire from the Islamic State group, according to Iraq's joint operations command.
  
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• FBI chief sacking: Comey replacement could be appointed 'next week'

  13-05-2017 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Interviews have begun as President Trump looks to replace the man he sacked, James Comey.
  
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• Hunger and fear in Syria's Tabqa after IS defeat

  13-05-2017 19:36 via yahoo.com
  
  When Dalal Ahmad heard that the fighters who expelled the Islamic State group from the Syrian town of Tabqa were distributing food, she began to run, desperate for any scraps.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, seized the town of Tabqa and the nearby dam on Wednesday after fierce fighting.The city has been ravaged by the clashes, and trash and dead bodies were visible on the streets 48 hours after the SDF announced Tabqa's capture.
  
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• Global cyber-attack: Security blogger halts ransomware 'by accident'

  13-05-2017 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old UK researcher tells how he stopped a global cyber-attack by spending £8.
  
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• MacMall’s new sale slashes up to 30% off everything you can think of… except Macs

  13-05-2017 19:15 via yahoo.com
  
  The name "MacMall" obviously hearkens back to the retailer's origins, when it primarily sold... you guessed it... Macs. Apple computers and other Apple products are still a core part of the company's business, of course, and you'll always find prices on Apple gear that are lower than what you would pay even if you buy directly from Apple. But MacMall has grown a lot in the past few years, and the company's weekend-long sale on new arrivals is a perfect reminder of the wide range of products MacM
  
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• 30 Mother’s Day Quotes

  13-05-2017 18:40 via yahoo.com
  
  “I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.”
  
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• Mummies in ancient Egypt burial site

  13-05-2017 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As many as 32 mummies may be in the chamber, according to Professor Salah Al-Kholi, of Cairo University.
  
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• The most popular baby names in 2016

  13-05-2017 18:31 via cnn.com
  
  The third -- and fourth -- time's the charm for Emma and Noah.
  
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• Most popular baby names

  13-05-2017 18:31 via cnn.com
  
  The third -- and fourth -- time's the charm for Emma and Noah.
  
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• FBI: Tad Cummins Had Sex With Elizabeth Thomas 'Most Nights'

  13-05-2017 18:25 via yahoo.com
  
  The 50-year-old teacher said the two began having a sexual relationship the night they disappeared.
  
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• Officer Buys Groceries For Mom Caught Stealing Food For Infant: 'I Felt So Grateful'

  13-05-2017 18:21 via yahoo.com
  
  The pair now talk daily.
  
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• IS downs Iraqi helicopter west of Mosul

  13-05-2017 18:16 via yahoo.com
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi air force helicopter has been downed west of Mosul Saturday afternoon after coming under fire from the Islamic State group, according to Iraq's joint operations command.
  
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• Kurdish-led forces advance on IS-held Raqqa, say activists

  13-05-2017 18:14 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian Kurdish-led forces were closing in Saturday on the de-facto capital of the Islamic State group in Syria, seizing a cotton mill only a couple of miles north of the city and clashing with the militant group on a number of fronts, activists and Kurdish media reported.
  
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• Microsoft re-releases security update after cyberattacks

  13-05-2017 18:07 via yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft has taken the unusual step of re-releasing security updates for some older versions of its Windows platforms to counter a massive global wave of cyber ransomware attacks.In a blog post, the US tech giant recalled that it had published an update in March to address the weakness exploited in Friday's attacks, a security flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency."Those who have Windows Update enabled are protected against attacks on this vulnerability," the com
  
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• Nadal beats Djokovic jinx to reach final

  13-05-2017 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic for the first time in three years to reach the final of the Madrid Open.
  
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• Cyber-attack: Europol says it was unprecedented in scale

  13-05-2017 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Europe's police agency says a "complex international investigation" is needed to catch the culprits.
  
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• Cyberattack: major cyber attacks over the past 10 years

  13-05-2017 17:43 via yahoo.com
  
  A huge range of organisations and companies around the world have been affected by the WannaCry ransomware cyberattack, described by the EU's law enforcement agency as "unprecedented".One of the first massive cyberattacks to hit a state occurred in spring 2007 in the Baltic nation of Estonia, when a spate of intrusions forced the closure of government websites and disrupted leading businesses.Estonia, which was in the midst of a diplomatic dispute with Russia, blamed Moscow for the attacks, whic
  
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• Ex-teacher planned to take abducted teen to Mexico

  13-05-2017 17:38 via cnn.com
  
  Former teacher Tad Cummins, who allegedly abducted his student in Tennessee and vanished for five weeks, planned to kayak to Mexico with the 15-year-old girl, authorities said.
  
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• Ex-teacher aimed to take abducted teen to Mexico

  13-05-2017 17:38 via cnn.com
  
  Former teacher Tad Cummins, who allegedly abducted his student in Tennessee and vanished for five weeks, planned to kayak to Mexico with the 15-year-old girl, authorities said.
  
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• Ivory Coast: Soldiers cut off second city Bouaké

  13-05-2017 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mutiny over a pay dispute enters a second day, with the country's second largest city now cut off.
  
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• How a security researcher miraculously and accidentally killed the ‘WannaCry’ ransomware

  13-05-2017 17:25 via yahoo.com
  
  The massive ransomware hack targeting Windows machines across the globe was stopped dead in its tracks by a security expert who inadvertently activated a "kill switch" built into the malware's code. The ransomware, dubbed "WannaCry", made headlines on Friday after infecting computers in nearly 100 countries across the world, with Russia and England reportedly seeing the highest number of infections. The ransomware effectively locks users out of their machines, encrypts their files, and inst
  
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