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• Elon Musk's US security clearance under review after smoking cannabis

  07-03-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Elon Musk's security clearance is under review by the US Department of Defence after he smoked marijuana on a podcast last year.  The Tesla and SpaceX founder is resubmitting a form which requires government employees or contractors with security clearance to disclose illegal drug use in recent years, Bloomberg reported. His security clearance is linked to his aerospace company SpaceX, which is launching intelligence satellites for the US government and is planning manned spaceflights for N
  
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• Killer Mike, Chance the Rapper, Meek Mill to Supreme Court: Pittsburgh rapper's lyrics are not 'a true threat of violence'

  07-03-2019 23:53 via cnn.com
  Several famous rappers are urging the US Supreme Court to take up a case involving a Pittsburgh rapper and whether his song lyrics are protected under the First Amendment.
  
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• US journalist released by Venezuela arrives in Miami

  07-03-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  A US journalist who was detained by Venezuelan security forces then deported from the country arrived in Miami Thursday, safe and with plenty to say about his interrogation.Cody Weddle, who worked in Venezuela for several years as a correspondent for a variety of US media, told reporters that Venezuelan agents were especially keen to find out about five unnamed military generals.Weddle said his head was covered as he was interrogated for 12 hours by military counter-intelligence agents in Caraca
  
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• Western concept of family needs to move the times

  07-03-2019 23:47 via cnn.com
  Nothing has made me reflect on the meaning of family as much as loss. In the space of three years, I lost three of the people that I have loved the most: my grandmother, my mother and then my uncle, who was like a second father to me.
  
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• Michael Cohen sues the Trump Organization

  07-03-2019 23:45 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, sued the Trump Organization on Thursday, saying that after he began cooperating with federal investigators, the company failed to fulfill its contractual obligations to indemnify him or pay his legal bills relating to his work
  
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• The Controversy Over Rep. Ilhan Omar's Remarks Is Over. The Argument Over Israel Is Just Starting

  07-03-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Thursday's resolution, which overwhelmingly passed 407-23, condemned hatred in multiple forms
  
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• Huawei goes on the offensive

  07-03-2019 23:36 via cnn.com
  China's Huawei shunned the spotlight as it grew to become one of the world's top tech companies. Now it's going on the offensive to counter a US campaign aimed at curbing its business.
  
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• Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for unpaid legal fees

  07-03-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  In a complaint filed in the New York state supreme court in Manhattan, Cohen said the Trump Organization stopped paying him last May after it became clear he would cooperate with various probes into his work.Cohen said the Trump Organization owes him at least $3.8 million, and its failure to pay breached a reimbursement agreement that predated his cooperation.The Trump Organization did not respond to requests for comment.
  
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• Lent is Filet-O-Fish season at McDonald's

  07-03-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  McDonald's Filet-O-Fish sandwiches are a popular Lent meal but are available year round at the fast-food chain.
  
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• Omar's comments not from 'antisemitic attitude': Nancy Pelosi – video

  07-03-2019 23:27
  Nancy Pelosi said she believes recent controversial words said by freshman congresswoman Ilhan Omar were 'not based on any antisemitic attitude'. Omar, who in January became one of the first Muslim women to serve in Congress, said Israel’s supporters push lawmakers to pledge 'allegiance to a foreign country', a remark that was viewed as playing into the antisemitic cliche of 'dual loyalty' Continue reading...
  
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• Cohen Fires New Shot at Trump With Suit for Millions in Fees

  07-03-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The breach-of-contract suit, filed Thursday, is likely to prolong the bitter feud between President Donald Trump and his former lawyer and fixer, who heads to prison in May. Cohen just wrapped up a series of appearances before Congress, where he impugned his ex-boss as a “racist,” “con man” and “cheat,” and promised to help investigators probing the president’s company.“The Trump Organization agreed to indemnify Mr. Cohen and to pay attorneys&rsquo
  
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• Scientists discover different kind of killer whale off Chile

  07-03-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, there were tales from fishermen and tourists, even lots of photos, of a mysterious killer whale that just didn't look like all the others, but scientists had never seen one.
  
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• Russia doesn’t appear thrilled with SpaceX Crew Dragon’s success

  07-03-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  SpaceX made history earlier this week with a successful launch of its Crew Dragon capsule, sending it to the International Space Station where it successfully docked and allowed ISS crew members to explore its interior. It's a major step for both NASA and SpaceX, but Russia's space agency might not feel the same way.Roscosmos, the state-owned space corporation of Russia, and its Soyuz rockets have been the one and only ride available to NASA astronauts since the Space Shuttle program was shut do
  
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• Why Sherrod Brown Decided Not to Run For President

  07-03-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Brown concluded his path to the nomination was too narrow to be viable.
  
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• A government-funded Swedish art project will pay you to do whatever you want

  07-03-2019 22:52 via cnn.com
  A Swedish art project is offering the ultimate dream job for slackers.
  
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• 'Tim Apple' goes viral on social media after Trump gaffe

  07-03-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple chief executive Tim Cook turned into "Tim Apple" on social media Thursday after a slip-up by US President Donald Trump sparked a viral moment on Twitter.The Twittersphere reacted after a Wednesday White House meeting where the US president thanked "Tim Apple" for the tech giant's investments and job creations.Cook changed his Twitter display name the following morning, using his first name followed by the Apple icon to get in on the fun.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expertly shuts down conservatives calling for boycott after learning she was a Girl Scout

  07-03-2019 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will happily buy all the cookies from the Girl Scouts of America.The freshman Democrat shot down calls to boycott the nationwide organisation after conservative columnist Jane Chastain wrote that the group has become “a far cry from those of my youth, which trained us to put God and country before everything else”.Sharing a headline that read “Conservative calls for cookie boycott because AOC used to be a Girl Scout,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez posted a ser
  
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• Conservative Group Hits AOC with Ethics Complaint

  07-03-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  A conservative watchdog group called Thursday for an ethics investigation of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, alleging that she employed improper fundraising techniques.The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics that accused the freshman New York Democrat of "improperly using taxpayer-funded resources and official action for political purposes in violation of numerous House ethics rules."At issue is Oc
  
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• Little Earth's big week on the space station

  07-03-2019 22:20 via cnn.com
  This week, Earth was introduced to something adorably wonderful: Little Earth.
  
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• American Airlines cancels 40 flights amid aircraft issue, takes planes out of service

  07-03-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The airline is removing more than a dozen planes from service after discovering an overhead-bin issue that led to cancellation of nearly 40 flights.
  
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• Scientists find new type of killer whale off Chile

  07-03-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Scientists have found a new type of killer whale in the waters off South America. The type D or subantarctic killer whale has a more rounded head, a narrow dorsal fin and a small white eye patch. (March 6)
  
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• Chris Watts confesses to killing daughters for first time: 'I didn’t want to do this, but I did it'

  07-03-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Christopher Watts drove his daughters to an oil site after killing wife, Shanann, in their Colorado home, Watts recently told investigators.
  
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• Mexico's 'hearts and minds' battle to loosen organized crime's grip

  07-03-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The central town of Santa Rosa de Lima, a few miles east of Salamanca, home to one of the nation's main oil refineries, is close to a center of the nation's auto industry.It is also a microcosm of the lawlessness permeating swathes of Mexico where cartels have for years replaced the state as benefactors, providing jobs and handouts in return for residents' loyalty.Lopez Obrador said he was winning the battle for hearts and minds against a gang of fuel thieves in Santa Rosa.
  
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• Hear audio of convicted killer's confession

  07-03-2019 21:25 via cnn.com
  The Colorado Bureau of Investigation released several hours of audio from an interview with Chris Watts where he detailed how he murdered his wife and two daughters.
  
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• Ilhan Omar: Pelosi joins Sanders and AOC in defence of Congresswoman, saying comments were not 'intended in any anti-semitic way'

  07-03-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Prominent progressives including Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have come to the defence of Representative Ilhan Omar amid controversy following her criticism of pro-Israel groups and politicians, which some have deemed anti-semitic.Meanwhile, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has suggested that Ms Omar may not have understood the full weight of what she was saying at the time."I don't think that the congresswoman perhaps appreciates the full weight of how it
  
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• House Republican lays into Democrats' corruption probe of Trump

  07-03-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  The House Judiciary Committee's ranking Republican, Doug Collins, said the panel's investigation into obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power under Trump surpasses the scope of legitimate legislative inquiry and violates the U.S. Constitution.Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler launched the investigation on Monday by sending document requests to 81 government agencies, business entities and individuals associated with Trump, including his adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Er
  
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• Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization to pay his legal bills

  07-03-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The president's former lawyer contends that the Trump Organization broke its promise to cover his legal bills.
  
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• R. Kelly's girlfriends defend him and blame their parents in CBS interview

  07-03-2019 20:46 via cnn.com
  There were more tears and recriminations in the second portion of the CBS News interview with R. Kelly that aired Thursday.
  
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• Megaphones and more: Mueller details Russian U.S. election meddling

  07-03-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  While Mueller has yet to submit to U.S. Attorney General William Barr a final report on his investigation into Russia's role in the election, the former FBI director already has provided a sweeping account in a pair of indictments that charged 25 Russian individuals and three Russian companies.Key questions still to be answered are whether Mueller will conclude that Trump's campaign conspired with Moscow and whether Trump unlawfully sought to obstruct the probe.Russia has denied election interfe
  
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• To understand Trump's China tariffs, look at Ohio

  07-03-2019 20:37 via cnn.com
  Ohio is the type of state that steel tariffs are supposed to help, with a smattering of mills that have struggled for decades against brutal competition from China.
  
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• French court convicts cardinal of not reporting child abuse

  07-03-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  LYON, France (AP) — In a surprise ruling, France's senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, was convicted Thursday of failing to report a known pedophile priest to police, the latest high-ranking churchman to fall in the global reckoning over clergy sex abuse and cover-ups.
  
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• Huawei Sues to Challenge U.S. Law Banning Its Products

  07-03-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Huawei's complaint was filed in the Eastern District of Texas, which includes its U.S. headquarters. It objects to Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) signed into law in August, which prohibits federal agencies and related contractors from doing business with the company.The State Department has expressed concerns that President Xi Jinping's government could use Huawei's smartphones to spy on Americans. Huawei has in turn brushed that worry aside, claiming that as a
  
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• A New Gargantuan Drone Is Ready To Beam Internet From the Sky

  07-03-2019 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  AeroEnvironment's newest UAV is rumored to look at lot like the Helios Prototype, which crashed in 2007.
  
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• R. Kelly says he has $350K in the bank: 'People have been stealin' my money'

  07-03-2019 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  R. Kelly told Gayle King he has approximately $350,000 in a bank account. Wednesday he was jailed for failure to pay child support.
  
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• Top US general says fight against ISIS 'far from over'

  07-03-2019 19:57 via cnn.com
  The top US general overseeing military operations in the Middle East warned Thursday that despite the terror group's territorial losses the fight against ISIS is "far from over," cautioning that the remnants of the group are positioning themselves for a potential resurgence.
  
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• Message to China behind Singapore's F-35 jets

  07-03-2019 19:57 via cnn.com
  They are at the cutting-edge of America's elite stealth jet technology, capable of seamlessly connecting pilots for co-ordinated missions.
  
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• There are no gay people in Malaysia, tourism minister says

  07-03-2019 19:55 via cnn.com
  Malaysia's tourism minister has denied the existence of gay people in the country, according to reports in German media.
  
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• Saudi Arabia criticized over human rights by 36 countries

  07-03-2019 19:55 via cnn.com
  At least 36 countries have signed an open letter criticizing Saudi Arabia's human rights record at the United Nations Human Right Council on Thursday.
  
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• Heads bowed to the ground, suspected IS members surrender

  07-03-2019 19:53 via news.yahoo.com
  OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Suspected Islamic State group members, including foreign fighters, sat in a long line in a field of bright yellow flowers, exhausted and hunched over as they were questioned and searched Thursday by U.S.-led coalition members and Kurdish fighters. They were the latest group to surrender from the besieged final pocket of Syrian territory held by the militant group.
  
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• Jared Kushner goes rogue in Saudi Arabia, prompting national security concerns

  07-03-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Jared Kushner has gone rogue.The 38-year-old adviser also discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the US’ economic investment in the Middle East with Saudi royalty, including King Salman, according to a White House readout from the trip that was released just as the president’s former lawyer Michael Cohen began his explosive public testimony on Capitol Hill last week.Mr Kushner’s quiet undertaking of such high-profile meetings has raised national security concerns from m
  
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• Sherrod Brown surprises Democrats by announcing he will not run for president

  07-03-2019 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Brown, 66, plans to remain in US Senate but says he will ‘keep calling out Donald Trump and his phony populism’* Paul Manafort sentencing – follow it liveBrown’s appeal among working-class voters should position him to play an influential role in the election. Photograph: John Locher/APSenator Sherrod Brown, one of the Democratic party’s progressive stalwarts, has announced he will not run for president in 2020.Brown, a three-term senator from the swing state of Ohi
  
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• Is the US-Mexico border already at breaking point?

  07-03-2019 19:20
  February was the busiest month since April 2008 – but is the government equipped to respond to an influx of families?The US Department of Homeland Security announced this week that February was the busiest month for apprehensions at the US-Mexico border since April 2008, a staggering increase driven by Central American families. Related: Inside America's biggest facility for migrant teensContinue reading...
  
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• Florida teen accused of allegedly setting caged cat on fire and feeding it to dogs

  07-03-2019 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Alarming alleged case of animal abuse caught on surveillance camera in Miami. Prosecutors accuse Roberto Hernandez of dousing a cat with a flammable liquid, setting it on fire and then feeding it to his dogs.
  
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• Utah teacher forces boy to wipe Ash Wednesday cross off his forehead

  07-03-2019 19:09 via news.yahoo.com
  An elementary school teacher may face disciplinary action after she allegedlymade a young student wipe a religious symbol off his head in front of hisclass
  
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• Europe will fight Mark Zuckerberg's plan for Facebook

  07-03-2019 18:57 via cnn.com
  Mark Zuckerberg has put Facebook on a collision course with European regulators.
  
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• Smart LED bulbs can cost as much as $60 each, but this one is just as good for $17

  07-03-2019 18:54 via news.yahoo.com
  I recently was at a friend's house, and they were talking about how much they loved their new LIFX smart LED bulbs. Yeah, it took all of my willpower to bite my tongue and keep my mouth shut. Spending $60 a bulb is absolutely crazy when you can get MagicLight WiFi Smart Light Bulbs for just $17 each. You can do everything with these bulbs that you can do with LIFX bulbs, but you can get seven MagicLight bulbs for the price of just two LIFX bulbs. It's definitely a no-brainer.Here are the bullet
  
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• No 2020 White House run for Dem Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio

  07-03-2019 18:48 via news.yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said Thursday he will not run for president in 2020, becoming the latest Democrat to bow out of the White House race.
  
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• What it was like to fly Pan Am in the 1970s

  07-03-2019 18:44 via cnn.com
  It's a Saturday in the outskirts of Los Angeles, and about 50 people are ready to board an airplane for a colorful and memorable journey back to the 1970s.
  
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• Scientists solve weighty matter of Milky Way mass

  07-03-2019 18:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Astronomers said Thursday they had accurately calculated the mass of the Milky Way for the first time, using new data sets that include the weight of dark matter.In a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency's Gaia observation craft, a team of experts calculated our galaxy to be around 1.5 trillion solar masses.Pervious estimates put the mass of the Milky Way ranging between 500 billion and 3 trillion times the mass of the Sun.
  
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• Religious school that India says it bombed looks undamaged and deserted

  07-03-2019 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  A Reuters team saw the madrasa, or religious school, on Thursday from 100 meters away at the site of a crater where two Indian missiles struck.High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday also showed that the madrasa, said to be run by militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad, appears to be still standing and virtually unchanged from an April 2018 satellite photo of the facility.Local residents told Reuters the school, near Jaba village and the town of Balakot in Pakistan's Khyber Pa
  
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