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• 'We cannot have perfection as a litmus test': Stacey Abrams defends Biden amid allegations

  04-04-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Abrams said there was no truth to the reports that Biden approached her about entering the 2020 race as his vice presidential running mate.
  
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• Trump: US and China close to final trade deal

  04-04-2019 23:47 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump on Thursday hinted the United States and China may be inching closer to finalizing a deal to end a year-long trade impasse between the world's two largest economic superpowers within weeks.
  
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• Turkey expands Istanbul vote recount after ruling party challenges losses

  04-04-2019 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Erdogan's AK Party said it would also demand a wider check on votes across the capital Ankara - which initial results suggested it also narrowly lost in Sunday's vote in a major blow to the establishment.On Wednesday, Turkey's High Election Board had ordered a full recount in three of Istanbul's 39 districts and a recount of just invalid ballots in 15 districts after an appeal from Erdogan's AKP.
  
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• DNA test dashes the hopes of  Timmothy Pitzen's family after boy claimed to be their son

  04-04-2019 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The family of a boy who vanished at the age of six in 2011 had their hopes dashed last night when it emerged a teenager, who claimed to be the missing child, was not telling the truth. The youth claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, whose disappearance from Aurora, Illinois, became a high-profile case. But the FBI said DNA tests showed he was not. An FBI spokesman said: "DNA results have been returned indicating the person in question is not Timmothy Pitzen. A local investigation continues into this pe
  
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• A real-life fairy tale in New York City

  04-04-2019 23:35 via cnn.com
  Ahead of her first visit to New York City, Becca Joyner is nervous.
  
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• Pilots of doomed Boeing 737 MAX fought the plane’s software and lost

  04-04-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  New details into the horrific crash of a Boeing 737 MAX commercial airliner reveal just how messed up the plane's flight control software really was when it brought the plane crashing down in early March. A preliminary look at the crash report for Ethiopia Airlines flight 302, obtained by CNN, suggests that the pilots of the doomed airliner were absolutely powerless to keep the plane in the air, and it was Boeing's flight software that was to blame.The investigation reportedly revealed that the
  
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• How college students are rethinking using Uber, Lyft after tragic death of Samantha Josephson

  04-04-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  For college students, using ride-share apps has become a way of life. But, in the wake of Samantha Josephson's death, many are now concerned.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic drops logo for diverse new look

  04-04-2019 23:29 via cnn.com
  Virgin Atlantic is ditching its famous emblem after 35 years.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks popcorn, politics and DIY with Instagram followers – video

  04-04-2019 23:29 via theguardian.com
  In her latest Instagram live, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes questions from followers while assembling furniture in her chair-less Washington DC apartment. Covering topics from popcorn flavours to staying focused on the issues that matter,  Ocasio-Cortez demonstates her ability to use social media in an authentic way that engages potential young votersOcasio-Cortez discusses policy, popcorn and Republican critics on Instagram Continue reading...
  
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• UN head 'shocked' by suffering at migrant camp in Libya

  04-04-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday he was "shocked" by the level of suffering of migrants at a detention centre in Tripoli which he visited during a visit to the Libyan capital."I was very moved and shocked by the level of suffering and especially by the level of despair that I found," Guterres told reporters during the second day of trip to Tripoli during which he visited the Zara detention centre."This is, of course, not only a responsibility for Libya, it’s a responsibi
  
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• Preliminary crash report says problems on Ethiopian Airlines flight similar to doomed Lion Air 610. Boeing CEO said he is 'sorry' for lives lost in 737 Max accidents

  04-04-2019 23:23 via cnn.com
  The pilots on board Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 battled the plane's automated trim system for nearly the entire duration of the 6-minute flight, according to a preliminary report obtained by CNN Thursday.
  
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• FBI: Teen found by police isn't Timmothy Pitzen, DNA tests show

  04-04-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  "DNA results have been returned, and the person in question is not Timmothy Pitzen," FBI Louisville spokesman Timothy Beam said.
  
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• A year later, Trump's 'zero tolerance' border policy frays

  04-04-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy hits its anniversary, the promise to criminally prosecute everyone who crosses the Mexico border illegally has been forced to evolve. Today the reality is families come first.
  
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• Will Mueller report ever be released?

  04-04-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  As a battle wages on between Congress and the Department of Justice over Robert Mueller’s report, investigators for the special counsel appear to be taking a stand. But what will it take in order for politicians – and the public – to see their findings? A new report describes “simmering frustrations” at the special counsel’s office after attorney general William Barr released a four-page summary of its findings, effectively concluding Donald Trump was cleared
  
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• Boeing Takes Full Responsibility For Two Plane Crashes That Killed 360 People

  04-04-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing's CEO apologized for the two incidents and says a software update is imminent.
  
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• Turkey criticizes U.S. readout of foreign ministers' meeting

  04-04-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkey's foreign minister on Thursday criticized a statement from the U.S. State Department about his meeting with his U.S. counterpart, saying references to Syria and detained U.S. consular staff did not reflect the truth.Turkey and the United States have been at loggerheads over a host of issues, including differences over policy in Syria, the fate of detained U.S. consular staff in Turkey over terror links, and Turkey's purchase of Russian missile defense systems.
  
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• US judge orders talks between Tesla's Musk, securities regulators

  04-04-2019 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal judge on Thursday gave Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and US securities regulators two weeks to resolve their differences over Musk's prolific social media use.The Securities and Exchange Commission had said Musk should be held in contempt of court for allegedly violating an earlier settlement on tweeting potentially market-sensitive information.Musk told CNBC on the courthouse steps he was "impressed" with the judge and would "most likely" be able to resolve his differences with the
  
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• Female medical students get graduation 150 years late

  04-04-2019 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The University of Edinburgh is to "right a wrong" after the UK's first female medical students were refused the right to graduate.
  
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• Under pressure, U.S. Justice Department defends handling of Mueller report

  04-04-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The department said Attorney General William Barr must strike confidential information from the nearly 400-page document as reports surfaced in the news media that members of Mueller's team were unhappy with the way Barr had characterized its main conclusions.House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, already pressing Barr to release the entire unredacted report to Congress, expanded his demands.Nadler, a Democrat, called on Barr to immediately release summaries of the
  
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• The Latest: Boeing stock rise despite preliminary report

  04-04-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The Latest on the reactions to the preliminary report issued by the Ethiopian government on the March 10 crash of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 jet shortly after takeoff which killed all 157 people on board. (all times local):
  
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• Ethiopian Airlines disaster: Read the full preliminary crash report

  04-04-2019 22:47 via cnn.com
  Investigators have completed their preliminary report into the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 that crashed six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa on a flight to Nairobi on March 10. The report shows how the two pilots battled the Boeing 737 Max 8's automated flight control systems almost from the start of the flight.
  
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• Senators want sanctions on China over fentanyl

  04-04-2019 22:44
  Congress is ramping up pressure on China to crack down on the shipment of the deadly, synthetic opioid fentanyl.
  
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• A New Strongman Marches on the Libyan Capital

  04-04-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Abdullah Doma/GettyROME–The orders in Libya are clear: “Don’t shoot civilians if they are waving a white flag.” But what’s not clear is whether Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar’s rogue Libyan National Army will listen as it advances toward Tripoli, guns blazing. The militia army, which is known to have some ISIS fighters in its ranks, has taken the town of Gharyan, about 50 miles from Tripoli, and is moving west toward the Libyan capital.“We hear your cal
  
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• NATO plans for Russian 'aggression' on 70th anniversary

  04-04-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  NATO said Thursday it was taking new action to counter Russia's "aggression," finding a united message amid other differences within the Western alliance on its 70th anniversary.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance approved new surveillance measures and naval exercises in the Black Sea to back Ukraine and Georgia, aspiring members of NATO that are facing Russian-backed separatist forces.Stoltenberg urged Russia to return three Ukrainian navy vessels and its sailors which it
  
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• Congress to sue to block Trump border wall funding action: Pelosi

  04-04-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. House of Representatives will sue to block President Donald Trump's transfer of money to pay for a border wall along the border with Mexico, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday.The Republican president in February declared a national emergency at the border to secure the money that Congress refused to give him for the wall."The President's action clearly violates the Appropriations Clause by stealing from appropriated funds, an action that was not authorized by constitutional or
  
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• Norway hits electric car milestone: Almost 60% of cars sold last month run on batteries

  04-04-2019 22:18 via cnn.com
  Electric vehicles outsold gas and diesel models in Norway for the first time ever last month, accounting for 58.4% of all vehicle sales.
  
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• Norway hits electric car milestone

  04-04-2019 22:18 via cnn.com
  Electric vehicles outsold gas and diesel models in Norway for the first time ever last month, accounting for 58.4% of all vehicle sales.
  
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• Woman fired after berating man with pro-Trump hat at Starbucks

  04-04-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Victor, a 74-year-old man from Palo Alto, California, said a woman began screaming and calling him a racist after she spotted him wearing a 'Make America Great Again' hat outside a Starbucks. Victor, who is Jewish, also said the woman called him a Nazi. The woman was later fired from her job at a guitar sales and repair shop, after the store owner was made aware of the altercation.
  
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• Timmothy Pitzen vanished in 2011. His mom wrote a note that said 'you will never find him'

  04-04-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  “You will never find him.” That was the startling claim in a suicide note discovered in a hotel room in Rockford, Illinois in 2011.
  
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• Trump rails over Mueller cover-up reports, as Republican senator brands him 'idiotic' over windmill cancer comments

  04-04-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Investigators working for FBI special counsel Robert Mueller say attorney general William Barr has misrepresented just how damaging their report really is to Donald Trump, according to reports.Mr Barr’s four-page letter to Congress summarising its contents last month stated Mr Mueller had reached a “no collusion” conclusion regarding the president’s relationship with Russia, but stopped short of exonerating him on obstruction of justice charges.In response to that limitd
  
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• 'I'm coming back': Girl who was plowed into by car in front yard on road to recovery

  04-04-2019 21:58 via nbcnews.com
  "I'm not going to be in the hospital for too long," said LaDerihanna Holmes.
  
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• California Man Doesn’t Want Neighbors to Know He Lent Paul Manafort $1 Million

  04-04-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The lender is “a U.S. citizen residing in Southern California, where President Trump is highly unpopular,” according to the filing on Thursday in response to a request by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors.“It is well known that friendships and other relationships have shattered over political views in our current ‘tribal’ society,” and so the man doesn’t want his name made public, Woodlawn’s lawyer, David Smith, wrote.
  
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• Putin says body of missing Israeli soldier found by Russian army

  04-04-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The body of an Israeli soldier missing since the 1982 Lebanon War was found by the Russian and Syrian armies and returned, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.Sergeant First Class Zachary Baumel had been listed as missing along with two other Israeli soldiers after a deadly battle with Syrian forces in a Lebanese village.Russia said it handed over the remains to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is visiting Putin five days before he is to seek a fifth term in office in a difficul
  
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• Trump says will impose car tariffs if Mexico doesn't control border

  04-04-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Thursday retreated from his threat to close the US-Mexican border imminently, warning he will instead impose car tariffs if the major US trading partner doesn't do more to stop undocumented migrants and drug smugglers."If Mexico doesn't give the help, that's OK, we're going to tariff their cars," Trump said at the White House.Trump said he was giving Mexico one year to get the cross-border drug trade down before he imposes tariffs.
  
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• What 2020 Democrats are saying about the allegations against Joe Biden

  04-04-2019 21:21 via nbcnews.com
  The former vice president responded to the allegations with a two-minute video on Twitter.
  
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• 12-year-old girl dies after 2 sisters struck by big rig while walking to school east of Exposition Park

  04-04-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A 12-year-old girl died after she and her sister were struck by a big rig while walking to school east of Exposition Park Thursday morning, police said.
  
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• Microsoft investigating overlooked sexual harassment claims, report says

  04-04-2019 21:16 via foxnews.com
  Microsoft is investigating claims that its human resources department overlooked sexual harassment claims made by female employees, according to a news report.
  
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• Olivia Jade once said her parents lectured her that ‘you only get one reputation’ in resurfaced video

  04-04-2019 21:15 via foxnews.com
  Olivia Jade Giannulli once spoke on her YouTube channel about her parents’ warnings that “you only get one reputation.”
  
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• Barr Looks Like He’s Trying to Protect Trump, Not Get Out the Mueller Report

  04-04-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Yuri Gripas/ReutersAttorney General Bill Barr's handling of the Mueller report has confirmed the worst suspicions of his critics, and is doing further damage the reputation of the Department of Justice. When Barr was nominated to be attorney general, many argued that he should not be confirmed or only confirmed if he agreed to recuse himself from overseeing the special counsel’s investigation into Russia’s attack on the 2016 election, as well as possible obstruction of justice by Pre
  
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• Sherri Shepherd reveals she ‘cried for 3 years straight’ while working on ‘The View’

  04-04-2019 21:09 via foxnews.com
  Former “View” host Sherri Shepherd revealed she “cried for three years straight” while working on the show.
  
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• Police: Road rage eyed in shooting that killed 10-year-old

  04-04-2019 21:08 via foxnews.com
  A 10-year-old girl died after being shot along with her father in what may have started with a traffic dispute, Phoenix police said Thursday.
  
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• Trump mocks Biden's statement on 'personal space' with doctored video

  04-04-2019 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump shared a crude video on Twitter mocking former Vice President Joe Biden’s statement acknowledging allegations from multiple women of inappropriate behavior.
  
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• Great white sharks have ‘toxic’ heavy metals in their blood, study finds

  04-04-2019 21:05 via foxnews.com
  What do mercury, arsenic and lead have in common? If you guessed they’re all heavy metals, you’re right -- at least in part. These elements are also found in the blood of great white sharks, according to a recent study.
  
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• Maryland newspaper shooting trial delayed until November

  04-04-2019 21:01 via foxnews.com
  A judge has delayed the trial of a man charged with killing five people at a Maryland newspaper office.
  
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• Famous YouTube parents apologize for 'cruel' April Fools' joke on daughter after backlash

  04-04-2019 21:01 via foxnews.com
  The couple convinced their 6-year-old daughter that they were giving away the family dog.
  
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• Mormons repeal ban on baptisms for children of gay parents

  04-04-2019 21:00 via foxnews.com
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is repealing rules unveiled in 2015 that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and made gay marriage a sin worthy of expulsion.
  
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• Kevin Spacey's lawyers returning to court in bar groping case

  04-04-2019 21:00 via foxnews.com
  A judge will consider motions filed by lawyers for Kevin Spacey, who's charged with groping an 18-year-old man on Nantucket in 2016.
  
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• Beyoncé partners with Adidas to relaunch athleisure brand Ivy Park

  04-04-2019 21:00 via foxnews.com
  Beyoncé will be partnering with Adidas to relaunch her Ivy Park brand, the athletic brand announced Thursday.
  
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• BB&T, Wells Fargo Get Failing Grades From Gun-Control Group

  04-04-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. also received an F, for providing $273 million in financing and failing to ban gun-company investments, while Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bank of America Corp. received C grades.Citigroup Inc. got a B, the highest grade among the banks scored.Key InsightsThe scorecard comes as corporate America faces pressure to take stands on controversial political issues.
  
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• In a blow to Boeing, problems with Ethiopian Airlines flight mirror those on doomed Lion Air 610, report says

  04-04-2019 20:58 via cnn.com
  The pilots on board Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 battled the plane's automated trim system for nearly the entire duration of the 6-minute flight, according to a preliminary report obtained by CNN Thursday.
  
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