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• British Parliament considers its own Brexit plans Wednesday

  26-03-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The government, which usually controls the scheduling of votes in Parliament, said the lawmakers’ move “sets a dangerous, unpredictable precedent for the future.”
  
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• Pompeo expands US ban on funding for abortion services

  26-03-2019 23:39 via cnn.com
  The US will dramatically expand its efforts to enforce a rule that denies funding to overseas aid groups and health organizations that provide or promote abortion services, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday.
  
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• Judge advises blocking some iPhones from US

  26-03-2019 23:34 via cnn.com
  A US trade judge on Tuesday recommended banning certain iPhones that are imported to the United States, saying Apple violated one of Qualcomm's patents in some devices.
  
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• A Boeing 737 Max 8 declared an emergency landing in Florida

  26-03-2019 23:31 via cnn.com
  A Boeing 737 Max-8 aircraft declared an emergency landing Tuesday in Florida after experiencing a reported engine problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
  
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• Dow Jones Industrial Average adds Dow Inc, removes DowDuPont

  26-03-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  DowDuPont, formed by the $130 billion merger of chemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont in 2017, is in the process of splitting itself up into three companies called Dow, DuPont and Corteva Agriscience.Dow Inc will also join the S&P 500 on April 2, replacing Brighthouse Financial Inc , S&P Dow Jones Indices said in a separate statement.Replacing DowDuPont with Dow will maintain the benchmark's exposure to the materials sector, and its price weight within the Dow Jones Industrial Average
  
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• Maker of OxyContin agrees to $270M settlement in Oklahoma

  26-03-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The maker of OxyContin and the company's controlling family agreed Tuesday to pay a groundbreaking $270 million to Oklahoma to settle allegations they helped create the nation's deadly opioid crisis with their aggressive marketing of the powerful painkiller.
  
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• Boeing 737 MAX makes emergency landing during US transfer: FAA

  26-03-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operated by Southwest Airlines made an emergency landing Tuesday after experiencing an engine problem as it was being ferried from Florida to California, the US Federal Aviation Agency said."The FAA is investigating," added the agency, which grounded the Boeing 737 MAX on March 13 following two deadly accidents involving Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air but continues to allow the planes to be ferried from airport to airport.It was the latest setback for Boeing's flagship
  
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• Republicans defeat Green New Deal in U.S. Senate vote Democrats call a stunt

  26-03-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The vote was 57 against the resolution in the 100-member chamber, with 43 Democrats voting "present," avoiding an up-or-down vote.Republicans won over Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema and one independent senator, Angus King, who usually votes with that party.
  
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• Ethiopian official: Preliminary report on Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash due out this week

  26-03-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  A preliminary report on the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 will be released this week, a spokesman for the country's transport ministry said.
  
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• At meeting of top spies, the focus is on China, not Mueller

  26-03-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  According to Demers, China’s public “Made in China 2025” plan is an exact roadmap for Beijing’s spies on issues ranging from space to agriculture. “I believe economic security is national security,” he said.
  
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• Lima Group concerned over Russian 'provocation' in Venezuela

  26-03-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The Lima Group condemned Tuesday the presence of Russian military planes in Venezuela as a provocation threatening regional peace.The statement was issued by the foreign ministry of group member Argentina.
  
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• Chicago Mayor Compares Smollett Case to College-Admissions Scandal

  26-03-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday blasted the Cook County state's attorney's decision to drop the charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who was alleged by police to have staged a hate crime to further his career, calling it a "whitewash of justice.""Where is the accountability in the system?" Emanuel said at a press conference on Tuesday. "You cannot have, because of a person's position, one set of rules apply to them and another set of rules apply to everybody else.""Another wa
  
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• California town buried by massive snowfall

  26-03-2019 22:38 via cnn.com
  A California community has found itself buried under massive amounts of snow, and more is likely on the way.
  
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• Russia accuses US of staging coup

  26-03-2019 22:35 via cnn.com
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and called on Russia "to cease its unconstructive behavior" in Venezuela, State Department spokesman Robert Palladino said in a statement. CNN's Paula Newton reports.
  
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• Boeing 737 Max 8 makes emergency landing in Orlando

  26-03-2019 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  ABoeing 737 Max 8 has made an emergency landing in Orlando. The plane, operated by Southwest airlines, was being transported from Orlando to Victorville, California, for grounding when the engine malfunctioned. Only two people - the pilot and co-pilot - were on board, and the plane landed safely. The 737 Max was grounded in the US on March 13 after the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10, which killed all 189 people on board. That was the second fatal crash involving the a
  
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• Get caught up on the Jussie Smollett saga

  26-03-2019 22:24 via cnn.com
  Haven't been able to keep up with the twists and turns of the Jussie Smollett case? Watch this.
  
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• Justice Department sides with lower court, says Obamacare should end

  26-03-2019 22:17
  The U.S. Department of Justice now says it supports a federal judge's ruling that the entire Affordable Care Act should be overturned.
  
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• Google, McClatchy collaborating on local news experiment

  26-03-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Google and the McClatchy publishing company say they will work together on an experiment launching three digital-only outlets to provide local news in U.S. communities that are currently news "deserts."
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘green New Deal’ blocked by Senate Republicans

  26-03-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Senate has defeated a proposal to take up the so-called Green New Deal as both parties shunned an opportunity to debate a comprehensive climate change plan offered by liberal Democrats.Majority Republicans forced the vote on Tuesday as they tried to turn the far-reaching Green New Deal into a wedge issue in the 2020 elections.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been leading the charge with the ambitious package.
  
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• Trump administration limits on global health funds tied to abortion

  26-03-2019 22:12
  The Trump administration is expanding its restrictions on U.S. funding for international health care providers and non-profits that perform or promote abortion.
  
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• Barr Didn’t Answer These 16 Questions. Mueller’s Report Could

  26-03-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Barr delivered a verdict on it in 48 hours, leaving many questions unanswered.Many of those could be revealed when Barr releases a more detailed accounting of Mueller’s probe in a matter of weeks, not months, a Justice Department official said.1. Why didn’t Mueller reach a finding on whether Trump tried to obstruct justice?
  
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• 'Whitewash of justice': Mayor lashes out after Smollett charges dropped

  26-03-2019 22:06
  The actor was charged with felony disorderly conduct for filing a false report.
  
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• Sackler family pausing donations as top museums cut ties to OxyContin maker

  26-03-2019 22:00
  Comes as museums like The Met, Guggenheim and Tate stopped taking donations.
  
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• Mayor Emanuel: Whitewash of justice in Smollett case

  26-03-2019 21:59 via cnn.com
  Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said he does not believe justice was served in the case of Jussie Smollett, after all charges against Smollett were dropped, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel added that the outcome was a "whitewash of justice."
  
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• Yale rescinds admission of student whose family allegedly paid $1.2M to bribe entry

  26-03-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Yale University has rescinded the admission of a student whose family allegedly paid $1.2 million in bribes to get her into the Ivy League school.
  
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• Huawei unveils new smartphones in Europe

  26-03-2019 21:52 via cnn.com
  Huawei announced the latest versions of its flagship smartphone, the P30 and P30 Pro, on Tuesday.
  
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• Amazon sale gets you an extra large $150 air fryer for just $90

  26-03-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  If you want a well-reviewed air fryer that has huge capacity that costs less than most models half it's size, we've got just what the doctor ordered. The Power Air Fryer XL 5.3 Quart Fryer retails for $150, and it's worth every penny. It cooks up wonderfully crispy food with little or even no oil, so it's much healthier than traditional deep fryers. It also has plenty of capacity -- 5.3 quarts is enough room to feed a large family, and then some. The $150 price tag is more than fair, but hurry u
  
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• Anger, shock, confusion among reactions after charges against Smollett dropped

  26-03-2019 21:33
  "Every narrative angle of the Jussie Smollett debacle stinks," one person wrote.
  
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• Prize-winning show dog found after vanishing at airport for 3 days

  26-03-2019 21:25
  The American Staffordshire named Gale escaped from her crate before she was loaded onto a flight bound for Amsterdam.
  
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• Utah bans abortions after 18 weeks, teeing up legal showdown

  26-03-2019 21:16
  Opponents say the ban is unconstitutional and promise to sue.
  
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• 'It's not about the Benjamins,' Netanyahu says of U.S. support for Israel

  26-03-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "it's not about the Benjamins" as he hit back on Tuesday against any suggestion that U.S. politicians are paid to support Israel.A tweet in February by Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, a freshman legislator from Minnesota, was widely seen as echoing an anti-Semitic slur that Jews influence governments through money."It's all about the Benjamins baby," Omar wrote, using a slang term for $100 bills.
  
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• This website keeps track of every product and service that Google has ever killed

  26-03-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  We're still a few months away from the halfway mark of 2019, and already Google has sent some pretty high-profile products to an early grave -- products that the company had high initial hopes for, like its Inbox email service and its failed Facebook killer Google+. But this, as we all know, is really par for the course when it comes to the search giant, which has tried so many experiments over the years with products, apps and services that didn't quite work out as planned that it's ended up bu
  
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• No plan yet for Barr to brief U.S. Congress on Mueller findings: sources

  26-03-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Barr said Mueller concluded there was no collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign team and Moscow.Mueller did not decide one way or the other on whether Trump was guilty of obstruction of justice, but Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein decided there was not enough evidence to charge the president.
  
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• You should probably update your iPhone. It needs a bunch of critical security fixes

  26-03-2019 21:12 via cnn.com
  At the same timeApple was promoting its new streaming TV offerings Monday, it pushed a massive amount of security fixes along with its newest operating system -- 51 to be exact.
  
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• NY county issues measles state of emergency, bans unvaccinated minors from public

  26-03-2019 21:10
  Anyone unvaccinated person under 18 will be barred from public places until the declaration expires in 30 days or they are vaccinated.
  
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• Bump stock ban looms as request for temporary emergency stay denied

  26-03-2019 21:10
  Late Monday, the Supreme Court was considering an emergency request from gun advocates to stay the ban on bump stocks while cases challenging the ban are on appeal.
  
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• Widespread computer outage briefly affects passengers on American, Alaska and JetBlue airlines

  26-03-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The troubles, which lasted about 30 minutes, were due to a technical glitch at Sabre, a major airline reservations system.
  
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• What's in your wallet? Apple wants you to add an Apple Card credit card, coming in summer

  26-03-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple is partnering with Goldman Sachs on its own Apple Card Mastercard, coming this summer. Its 2 percent rebate goes to 3 percent on Apple products.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz Recalls Cars Over Seat Lock Issue

  26-03-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Mercedes-Benz Recalls Cars Because Seats Don't Lock Into PlaceMercedes-Benz is recalling 22,637 cars and convertibles because the front seats might not lock into place as expected. As a result,...
  
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• New Trump attack on Obamacare leaves Dems wondering: Why now?

  26-03-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The unexpected filing in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, where a challenge to the ACA is being heard, came in the middle of the administration’s victory lap over the conclusion of the special counsel's investigation.
  
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• Millions of Venezuelans endure second power blackout – video

  26-03-2019 20:49 via theguardian.com
  Officials blamed an attack on a hydroelectric plant for an outage that resulted in businesses having to close, plunged Venezuela's main airport into darkness and left commuters stranded in Caracas. Power went out in much of the capital and nearly a dozen states in the early afternoon. It came after a week-long blackout earlier in March that was the most severe in the country's historyVenezuela: call for calm amid blackouts and anti-Maduro protests Continue reading...
  
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• UPDATE 3-Russian deployment in Venezuela includes 'cybersecurity personnel' -U.S. official

  26-03-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A Russian military contingent that arrived in Venezuela over the weekend, drawing U.S. condemnation, is believed by the U.S. government to be made up of special forces including "cybersecurity personnel," a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the United States was still assessing the Russian deployment, which Washington has called a "reckless escalation" of the situation in Venezuela.Two Russian air force planes landed outside Caracas on S
  
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• Top Reasons Your Dishwasher Isn't Drying

  26-03-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  You'd think that cleaning would be the most difficult—and important—task for a dishwasher. It turns out, maybe not. “Drying is harder than cleaning because dishes and glasses have areas that trap...
  
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• Sam Bookman: Why New Zealand isn't a model for US gun reform

  26-03-2019 20:30 via cnn.com
  Americans rarely pay much attention to New Zealand. That changed over a week ago, following the alleged white supremacist attack on two mosques in the city of Christchurch. Within days, American media outlets were searching for lessons that could be drawn from these horrific events, with a particular emphasis on how the two countries have responded to mass shootings.
  
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• What happened? Timeline of investigation into Jussie Smollett's attack claim

  26-03-2019 20:23
  The ongoing probe has been replete with one stunning twist after another.
  
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• Was Viking Cruises equipped to brave Norway's winters with Viking Sky cruise ship?

  26-03-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  "It would be foolish if they were ever going to do winter in Norway again," one cruise expert said after Viking Sky's evacuation and rescue.
  
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• Israel's Netanyahu to Rep. Ilhan Omar: 'From this Benjamin: It’s not about the Benjamins!'

  26-03-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Netanyahu's jab was a response to a tweet Omar wrote in February about the influence of AIPAC. “It’s all about the Benjamins baby,” she wrote, suggesting lawmakers were beholden to the group because of campaign contributions.
  
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• Largest Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered

  26-03-2019 20:10 via cnn.com
  Paleontologists have discovered the biggest Tyrannosaurus rex fossil yet found, according to a new study. The fossil is also the largest dinosaur ever uncovered in Canada.
  
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• Yale rescinds admission of a student whose family paid $1.2 million to get her in

  26-03-2019 20:05 via cnn.com
  • Racketeering suspects all plead not guilty in college admissions scheme
  • Dr. Dre celebrates his daughter getting into USC 'on her own' years after his donation
  
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• Yale rescinds student's admission in wake of scandal

  26-03-2019 20:02 via cnn.com
  Yale University has rescinded the admission of a student who was admitted as part of the ongoing college admissions scandal, the first instance of a school doing so since the scheme became public two weeks ago. CNN's Brynn Gingras reports.
  
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