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• INSIGHT-How flawed software, high speed, other factors doomed an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX

  07-04-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  PARIS/SEATTLE/SINGAPORE, April 8 (Reuters) - Minutes after take-off, the pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX were caught in a bad situation.As soon as the pilots retracted the flaps and slats, according to flight data, a key sensor began to feed faulty information into Boeing's Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), designed to prevent stalls.Flying at full take-off power, according to the flight data, the crew then struggled with nose-down commands from MCAS, four aviation
  
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• Beto O'Rourke calls Netanyahu a racist

  07-04-2019 23:53 via cnn.com
  Former Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke offered sweeping criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, outright calling him "racist" and an obstacle to peace.
  
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• Hit-and-run driver dragged 2-year-old in a stroller about 1,000 feet, police say

  07-04-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Phoenix police say a hit-and-run driver who struck a woman and three children on Friday dragged a 2-year-old in a stroller caught underneath the vehicle.
  
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• Keep some personal space: Today's Toon

  07-04-2019 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
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• Kidnapped American tourist, guide rescued by security forces in Uganda

  07-04-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  American tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott and her guide have been rescued after being kidnapped Tuesday in a Ugandan national park.
  
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• 1 officer shot, suspect arrested: Police

  07-04-2019 22:58
  The officer was shot Sunday morning, the Hawthorne Police Department said.
  
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• Romney dismisses Democrats' 'moronic' effort to get Trump's tax returns

  07-04-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Amid a push by Democrats to look at President Trump’s tax returns, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, called their efforts “moronic” despite previously declaring that there could be an explosive revelation in them.
  
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• Samantha Vinograd: Trump's personal security breaches are a problem for all

  07-04-2019 22:35 via cnn.com
  Every week, I offer a glimpse of the kind of intelligence assessments that are likely to come across the desk of the President of the United States, modeled on the President's Daily Briefing, or PDB, which the director of national intelligence prepares for the President almost daily.
  
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• US tourist, guide, kidnapped in Uganda freed after ransom paid: safari firm

  07-04-2019 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A US tourist and a safari guide kidnapped by gunmen in a Ugandan national park have been recovered safe and sound after a ransom was paid for their release, a safari firm said on Sunday.The pair were hauled from their safari vehicle by four gunmen around dusk on Tuesday as they drove through the Queen Elizabeth National Park.Mike Walker, manager of Wild Frontiers Safaris, said US tourist Kimberly Endicott and experienced guide Jean-Paul Mirenge, were "back safe".
  
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• Tripoli Government's Counterattack Promise Lifts Oil Jitters

  07-04-2019 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The operation, dubbed “Volcano of Anger,” seeks to “cleanse all Libyan cities of the aggressors,” the Government of National Accord’s military spokesman, Mohamed al-Qonuni, said in a televised statement.Fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli showed no sign of abating despite appeals for calm by global powers and the United Nations.Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army continued its push to enter the capital Sunday, conducting airstrikes on a road leading to
  
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• 'A kind of war': Buttigieg describes struggle with sexual orientation in emotional speech

  07-04-2019 22:27 via nbcnews.com
  “If you could have offered me a pill that could make me straight, I would have swallowed it before you could give me a swig of water,” Buttigieg said.
  
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• Officer disciplined for telling black students that when they turn 18, 'you're mine'

  07-04-2019 22:22 via nbcnews.com
  "He voluntarily requested to be given the opportunity to speak to and apologize to the parents," Richmond Police Interim Chief William C. Smith said.
  
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• White House to Democrats seeking Trump tax returns: 'Never'

  07-04-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Asked on "Fox News Sunday" if congressional Democrats will succeed in obtaining the Republican president's tax returns, Mulvaney said: "No, never.Democrats countered that Neal's request to the Treasury Department for Trump's returns is grounded in law and a needed inquiry, given Trump's refusal to disclose his tax records and to divest himself of his business interests.This president, by the way, is the least transparent president that we've had in half a century," Democratic Representative Dan
  
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• Erdogan's party to demand total recount of Istanbul ballots

  07-04-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party said Sunday it had asked for a recount of all ballots cast in Istanbul, the country's economic capital, during last week's mayoral election after an opposition candidate claimed a slender win.The vice-president of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Ali Ihsan Yavuz made the demand for a recount going beyond one already under way.The AKP won most votes nationwide in last Sunday's election, but results showed the ruling party lost Ankara and was a
  
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• Abducted US tourist and guide have been rescued

  07-04-2019 21:42 via cnn.com
  An American tourist and her tour guide, who were abducted in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park on Tuesday, have been rescued by security forces, said Ugandan government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo.
  
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• Clashes rage in Libya despite UN truce call

  07-04-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Fighting raged south of Libya's capital Sunday despite a UN call for a two-hour ceasefire, as forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar and the internationally recognised government exchanged air strikes.The unity government said the fighting had killed 21 people, while the United Nations said there had been "no truce" despite calls for a two-hour pause in fighting for civilians and the wounded to flee.Oil-rich Libya has been riven by chaos since the NATO-backed uprising in 2011 that killed dictator Mo
  
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• Chicago shooting: At least six people including two children injured at baby shower

  07-04-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Two children were among six wounded victims in a drive-by mass shooting this weekend in Chicago. The shooting occurred on Saturday night in the city’s South Side, according to officials. Victims were reportedly at a baby shower gathering when gunfire erupted at about 6:21 pm local time in Englewood. The child victims were 8 and 10-years-old. Both were rushed to the Comer Children’s Hospital, where they were reported to be in stabile conditions. Police said both suffered gun shots, wi
  
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• Free speech means I don't have to be nice to Devin Nunes on Twitter. So why's he suing me?

  07-04-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  I didn't act like Miss Congeniality toward a member of Congress. He's upset that I did my job, so now he's trying to stifle my free speech and yours.
  
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• Joe Biden fighting to keep  presidential bid on track as interest surges in 'Mayor Pete' Buttigieg

  07-04-2019 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Joe Biden is fighting to keep his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination on track as interest surges in Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of the rustbelt city of South Bend, Indiana. Allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women have dealt a serious blow to the 76-year-old former vice-president who, even though he has still formally to declare his candidacy, is seen as Donald Trump's likeliest opponent. Mr Biden has apologised for his tactile approach, but he has found himself the but
  
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• Democrats will never see Donald Trump's tax returns vows key presidential aide

  07-04-2019 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats will "never" see President Donald Trump's tax returns, said White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday, as a new front opened in the confrontation between the administration and Congress. Mr Mulvaney accused Democrats of engaging in a "political stunt" and wanting "attention" after the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Massachussetts congressman Richard Neal, asked the IRS to provide six years of Mr Trump's personal taxreturns and the returns for so
  
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• Coachella festival worker of 20 years falls to his death in staging area

  07-04-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  A man who had worked for Coachella festival for two decades has died after falling from a stage.The employee fell to his death on Saturday while setting up for the upcoming festival in Indio in California, police spokesperson Benjamin Guitron said.The man - whose identity has yet to be disclosed to the public - was found dead when police arrived at around 9.30am local time.Goldenvoice Media Group, which promotes the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, voiced their grief over his dea
  
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• Boeing's 'single point failure': Why was there no backup system on 737 Max jet?

  07-04-2019 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing has gone to extremes to add backup systems on previous models. Why not on the 737 Max?
  
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• Democrats will 'never' obtain Trump's tax returns, chief of staff says

  07-04-2019 20:37 via cnn.com
  Congressional Democrats will "never" obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday.
  
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• Scientists capture record 17-foot python

  07-04-2019 20:33 via cnn.com
  The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. But even by python standards, this one was colossal.
  
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• 17 feet long with 73 eggs: Huge snake captured in Florida

  07-04-2019 20:33 via cnn.com
  The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. But even by python standards, this one was colossal.
  
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• Kidnapped US tourist, guide, safe after ransom paid: safari firm

  07-04-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  An US tourist and a safari guide kidnapped by gunmen in a Ugandan national park have been recovered safe and sound after a ransom was paid for their release, a safari firm said on Sunday.The pair were hauled from their safari vehicle by four gunmen around dusk on Tuesday as they drove through the Queen Elizabeth National Park.Mike Walker, manager of Wild Frontiers Safaris, said US tourist Kimberly Endicott and experienced guide, Jean-Paul Mirenge, were "back safe".
  
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• Democrats will ‘never’ get a hold of Trump’s tax returns, White House says

  07-04-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House acting chief of staff has said Democratic lawmakers probing Donald Trump’s financial dealings will “never” get a hold of the president’s tax returns. Mick Mulvaney lambasted the congressional investigations during a Fox News Sunday interview, suggesting efforts by the House Oversight Committee to request the president’s tax documents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) were nothing short of a “political hit job.”Democrats “knew
  
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• Fighting flares in battle for Tripoli despite UN appeal for ceasefire in Libya

  07-04-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Fighting has flared in southern Tripoli as General Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National  Army (LNA) intensified its assault on the capital despite a United Nations appeal for a cease fire.  The United Nations mission to Libya (Unsmil) called for an "urgent" two hour truce to allow the evacuation of civilians and wounded from Tripoli's southern suburbs on Sunday, where troops loyal to the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) were battling to halt
  
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• Joe Biden Fails Sensitivity Training on 'Saturday Night Live'

  07-04-2019 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  "I'm a hugger, I'm a kisser and I'm a little bit of a sniffer."
  
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• Pakistan FM claims India planning military aggression

  07-04-2019 19:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday claimed his government had reliable intelligence that India was planning to carry out aggression against Pakistan later this month.Relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours nose-dived after a suicide bombing in Indian-administered Kashmir in February killed 40 Indian security personnel and was later claimed by a Pakistan-based militant group.Pakistan has denied any role in the attack and Prime Minister Imran Khan offered cooperation
  
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• Trump peace plan's fate at stake in Israeli election Tuesday

  07-04-2019 19:45 via news.yahoo.com
  What happens in the Israeli elections on Tuesday could both foreshadow and affect President Trump’s fate.
  
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• Nadler: Barr is 'biased' and Mueller's Trump-Russia report must be released

  07-04-2019 19:43 via news.yahoo.com
  * Democrat: attorney general is ‘agent of the administration’* President tweets angrily about leaks to ‘fake news media’ The attorney general, William Barr, speaks at a justice department event in February. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/ReutersSenior Democrats are keeping up pressure on the attorney general, William Barr, to release the full Mueller report, claiming collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia happened “in plain sight”.More than two weeks af
  
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• The Latest: Rwandan genocide survivor recounts horror

  07-04-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The Latest on the commemorations to mark the start of Rwanda's genocide 25 years ago. (all times local):
  
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• U.S.-China Trade Deal Is Getting ‘Closer and Closer,’ Kudlow Says

  07-04-2019 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Larry Kudlow’s “guarded optimism, maybe more than guarded optimism” on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday came after China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported that progress was made during talks in Washington that ended Friday.
  
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• Trade Deal Moves Closer as China and the U.S. Plan More Talks

  07-04-2019 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Larry Kudlow’s “guarded optimism, maybe more than guarded optimism” on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday came after China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported that progress was made during talks in Washington that ended Friday.
  
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• American Tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott and Tour Guide Jean Paul Mirenge Reportedly Found Alive in Uganda

  07-04-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  ISAAC KASAMANI/GettyKimberly Sue Endicott, the American tourist from Costa Mesa, California, who was kidnapped along with her tour guide on a safari in Uganda were rescued alive, according to local authorities.“She has been located and rescued unharmed,” Uganda military spokesman Brigadier Richard Karemire told Reuters. Police said on Twitter that the Endicott and her Congolese tour guide “are in good health” and “in the safe hands” of security officials. Citi
  
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• US attorney general pressed for evidence clearing Trump

  07-04-2019 18:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Two weeks after he cleared President Donald Trump in the Russia meddling investigation, Attorney General Bill Barr faces mounting pressure to show the full evidence behind his decision.Allegations this week that the US Justice chief played down serious evidence of illegal obstruction by Trump in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report are fueling demands that he release the entire, unexpurgated document to Congress."He's a biased defender of the administration, and he's entitled to be a de
  
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• Trump's economic adviser to Mexico: 'You better listen to him'

  07-04-2019 18:53 via cnn.com
  White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday he doesn't believe President Donald Trump will make good on his threat to impose a 25% tariff on cars made south of the border if Mexico doesn't help stem the flow of undocumented immigrants into the United States, saying it's just a "warning" that should be heeded.
  
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• Man tackles pro wrestler during WWE Hall of Fame speech

  07-04-2019 18:49 via cnn.com
  A man rushed the stage and tackled pro wrestler Bret "The Hitman" Hart as he was speaking at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in New York on Saturday night.
  
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• How to pay less in taxes by making smart investment decisions

  07-04-2019 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  This time of year, it's natural to think of tax-shaving strategies. Various types of investments can help lower your bill.
  
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• Journalist claims award was rescinded over tweet to Trump

  07-04-2019 18:27 via cnn.com
  Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro says that a response to Donald Trump on Twitter resulted in the State Department rescinding her "Woman of Courage" honor.
  
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• Cain, Moore nominations for Federal Reserve seats on track: Kudlow

  07-04-2019 18:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Top White House officials on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's plan to name two political loyalists to the Federal Reserve board of governors, brushing aside controversies over their personal lives and qualifications to help run the world's most powerful central bank.White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney used appearances on Sunday morning talk shows to defend Trump's plan to nominate economic commentator Stephen Moore and businessman
  
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• Man tackles pro wrestler Bret Hart during WWE Hall of Fame speech

  07-04-2019 18:16 via cnn.com
  A man rushed the stage and tackled pro wrestler Bret "The Hitman" Hart as he was speaking at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in New York on Saturday night.
  
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• US pulls troops from Libya amid a surge in violence

  07-04-2019 18:14 via cnn.com
  The United States military pulled a contingent of its troops from Libya on Sunday amid a surge in violence in the capital city of Tripoli, America's top commander for Africa said.
  
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• Apple cuts HomePod price by $50 as smart speaker battle intensifies

  07-04-2019 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple's HomePod is officially getting a bit cheaper. The Siri-powered speaker now costs $299.
  
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• Divorce or break-up? How to consciously uncouple your digital life

  07-04-2019 18:12 via news.yahoo.com
  These days, former sweethearts find themselves tangled up in gadgets, passwords, and online accounts. Here are tips to separate your digital assets.
  
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• 'Both sides' must compromise in cross-party Brexit talks: British PM

  07-04-2019 18:07 via news.yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday conceded that concluding a Brexit deal with the main opposition will need "compromise on both sides" as she faced criticism for being inflexible.The embattled leader opened negotiations this week with the Labour Party in a bid to end months of political crisis over her divorce deal struck with European leaders last year but repeatedly rejected by MPs.
  
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• Iran vows to retaliate if US lists Revolutionary Guards as terror organisation

  07-04-2019 18:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran has threatened to retaliate against the US if it designates its elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation.Washington is reportedly expected to designate the IRGC as terrorists next week, marking the first time it has formally labelled another country’s military a terror group.In response, a majority of Iranian parliamentarians said: “We will answer any action taken against this force with a reciprocal action.”The statement was issued by 255
  
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• US hotel chain will pay $12M after locations gave guest lists to ICE

  07-04-2019 18:01 via cnn.com
  Motel 6 will pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit that said several Washington state locations gave their guest lists to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the state attorney general's office.
  
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• Suspected poacher killed by elephant and eaten by lions

  07-04-2019 18:00 via cnn.com
  Only a skull and a pair of trousers remained after a suspected rhino poacher was killed by an elephant, then eaten by lions in Kruger National Park, South African National Parks said.
  
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