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• Phoenix woman accused of harassing man with 159K texts, threatening to turn his kidneys into sushi, says its ‘ridiculous’ she’s in jail

  19-04-2019 23:57 via foxnews.com
  A Phoenix woman accused of harassing a man with more than 150,000 text messages - one in which she threatened to turn his kidneys into sushi - reportedly thinks its “ridiculous” that she’s been put in jail for the alleged actions.
  
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• Parents who starved and shackled children sentenced to life

  19-04-2019 23:47 via foxnews.com
  The desperate cry for help came from a girl who had lived in such isolation for 17 years that she didn't know her address, the month of the year or what the word medication meant.
  
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• A militia group detained migrants at the border. The ACLU calls it kidnapping

  19-04-2019 23:47 via cnn.com
  A militia group near the US-Mexico border detained hundreds of people this week, New Mexico's attorney general told CNN.
  
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• Records: Writer was near husband's work at time of killing

  19-04-2019 23:44 via foxnews.com
  Unsealed court documents say a self-published romance writer charged with killing her chef husband in Portland was seen near her husband's work around the time he was fatally shot there.
  
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• Iconic Salt Lake Temple closing for major 4-year renovation

  19-04-2019 23:44 via foxnews.com
  An iconic temple central to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints faith will close for four years to complete a major renovation.
  
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• Wendy Williams cuts estranged husband, Kevin Hunter, from talk show credits

  19-04-2019 23:43 via foxnews.com
  Wendy Williams is moving on with her life in record time. 
  
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• The Latest: Crown of Thorns presented at Paris service

  19-04-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the fire that ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (all times local):
  
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• Boy, 14, missing since weekend found buried on Ohio farm

  19-04-2019 23:36 via foxnews.com
  Authorities say the body of a 14-year-old boy reported missing Sunday has been found in a shallow grave on a northeast Ohio farm.
  
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• Federal opioid pill bust reveals doctors trading pills for sex, dentists pulling good teeth

  19-04-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  They're all accused of illegally prescribing pain meds, but charges against these medical professionals are the most shocking from this week's sweep.
  
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• Trump supporter threatens to kill Democratic lawmakers over Rep. Omar's 9/11 comments, docs say

  19-04-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  A South Florida man was arrested Friday after accused of threatening to kill several high-profile Democratic lawmakers, specifically citing his support for President Donald Trump and his disdain for Rep. Ilhan Omar in light of her comments about the 9/11 terror attacks.
  
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• What a Watergate Expert Thinks of the Mueller Report

  19-04-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  "I was just struck by how many echoes there were"
  
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• These baby sloths are living their best life

  19-04-2019 23:33 via cnn.com
  The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica is the original rescue center for injured, orphaned, and abandoned sloths in Costa Rica.
  
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• Storms in South kill girl in Florida, bring tornado threat

  19-04-2019 23:27 via foxnews.com
  Strong storms were still roaring across the South on Friday, after killing two Mississippi drivers and a woman in Alabama and leaving more than 100,000 people without power across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
  
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• Robert Mueller Was Wrong. President Trump Can Be Indicted

  19-04-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  According to a lawyer whose decades-old case was central to Mueller's decision
  
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• Officials accused of trying to sell alleged Robert Kraft sex tape

  19-04-2019 23:20
  Prosecutors in Palm Beach County and Jupiter Police Department accused of trying to sell video footage where Robert Kraft solicited a prostitute.
  
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• Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report: Reuters/Ipsos poll

  19-04-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump dropped by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of a special counsel report detailing Russian interference in the last U.S. presidential election, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll.The poll, conducted Thursday afternoon to Friday morning, is the first national survey to measure the response from the American public after the U.S. Justice Department released Special Counsel
  
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• The Latest: Lawyer: Shackled children want normal adulthoods

  19-04-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a California couple who starved and abused a dozen of their children for years (all times local):
  
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• Anger followed Notre Dame grief for yellow vest protesters

  19-04-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) — For many yellow vest protesters, the stinging sadness that came with the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral has quickly given way to boiling anger.
  
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• Turpin children read statements during sentencing of parents - video

  19-04-2019 22:53 via theguardian.com
  David and Louise Turpin were sentenced on Friday during an emotional hearing that saw some of the children speak publicly about the abuse for the first time. Their parents watched in tears as the children talked about being chained and beaten. The California couple's years of torture and abuse on 12 of their 13 children was only discovered when one of their daughters jumped out of a window of the family’s squalid home and called 911. The Turpins, who pleaded guilty in February to tort
  
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• Romney 'sickened' by Trump administration 'dishonesty' exposed by Mueller report

  19-04-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The senator from Utah becomes the first Republican lawmaker to criticize the president in the wake of the release of the report.
  
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• NFL defensive back Ha Ha Clinton-Dix's college degree withheld for $1 debt

  19-04-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Chicago Bears defensive back Ha Ha Clinton-Dix tweeted Thursday that the University of Alabama is holding his degree, which he earned in 2018, over a $1 unpaid debt. It's unclear why Clinton-Dix owes Alabama a single dollar but he should have no problem finding the pocket change as he recently signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Bears in the offseason.
  
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• Child victim in Mall of America incident 'showing real signs of recovery': Family

  19-04-2019 22:30
  The suspect was being held on felony charges of premeditated murder.
  
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• Disney is having an amazing April. Now here comes 'Avengers: Endgame'

  19-04-2019 22:21 via cnn.com
  Disney's awesome month is about to get even better.
  
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• California couple sentenced to life in prison in severe child abuse case

  19-04-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  David Turpin, 57, and his wife Louise Turpin, 50, had agreed to be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison as part of an agreement with Riverside County prosecutors that saw them plead guilty in February to torture, child abuse and false imprisonment charges.The couple cried during the sentencing hearing, where they listened to statements from their children and delivered statements of their own, according to video footage from ABC News."I'm sorry for everything I've done to hurt my children.
  
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• Two top deputies resign from Chicago prosecutor's office

  19-04-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Two top deputies to the Chicago prosecutor whose office handled the Jussie Smollett case are resigning.
  
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• The Quick Read About… Ukraine’s Run-Off Presidential Elections

  19-04-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Here's what you need to know about the Ukrainian presidential election run-off between insider candidate and a popular comedian.
  
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• Wife of Missouri Ku Klux Klan Leader Admits to Fatally Shooting Him

  19-04-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  A woman in Missouri admits she fatally shot her husband, a Ku Klux Klan leader, after initially blaming her son for the murder.
  
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• Scott Jennings: Mueller's report looks bad for Obama

  19-04-2019 21:59 via cnn.com
  The partisan warfare over the Mueller report will rage, but one thing cannot be denied: Former President Barack Obama looks just plain bad. On his watch, the Russians meddled in our democracy while his administration did nothing about it.
  
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• Saving sloths in Costa Rica

  19-04-2019 21:57 via cnn.com
  It's pretty surprising to see a 27-year-old jump into her mother's arms and insist on being held like a baby.
  
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• Donald Trump golfs with Rush Limbaugh day after Mueller report is released

  19-04-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The conservative radio talk show host has been another critic of the Robert Mueller report.
  
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• Trump's 'total and complete exoneration' turns out to be fake news

  19-04-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The president returned to his portrayal of Robert Mueller's report as "fabricated & totally untrue."
  
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• Ukrainian presidential candidates trade insults in rowdy stadium debate

  19-04-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The debate, held in a hulking football stadium, was one of the last opportunities for incumbent President Petro Poroshenko to try to overhaul a significant lead in the opinion polls enjoyed by his challenger Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comic.At stake in Sunday's election is the leadership of a country on the frontline of the West's standoff with Moscow following 2014 protests that caused Poroshenko's Kremlin-backed predecessor to flee into exile, and foreshadowed Moscow's annexation of Crimea.Zelensk
  
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• It’s Not All About Trump. The Mueller Report Has a Message for You, Too

  19-04-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Don't just skip to the obstruction of justice section
  
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• UPDATE 1-Ukrainian presidential candidates trade insults in rowdy stadium debate

  19-04-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The two men vying to be Ukraine's next president traded insults in a raucous debate on Friday in front of thousands of supporters before an election that could put a comedian with no political experience in charge of a country at war.The debate, held in a hulking football stadium, was one of the last opportunities for incumbent President Petro Poroshenko to try to overhaul a significant lead in the opinion polls enjoyed by his challenger Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comic.At stake in Sunday's election
  
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• Parents sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after children testify about years of torture

  19-04-2019 21:20 via cnn.com
  David and Louise Turpin already pleaded guilty to horrific acts against 12 of their 13 children, including torture.
  
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• Spy game? Can China's Huawei be trusted with our 5G?

  19-04-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Depending on whom you believe, Huawei is either a key provider of cellular equipment in the transition to 5G, or a Chinese agent of espionage
  
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• CNN reporter 'attacked' by lizard on air

  19-04-2019 21:08 via cnn.com
  CNN's Abby Phillip maintained her composure as a lizard climbed on her while she was reporting on live television.
  
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• Journalist who covered Columbine reflects on lives unlived

  19-04-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel. Rachel. Isaiah.
  
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• Children of California 'house of horrors' parents beg judge for more lenient sentence

  19-04-2019 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The children of a California couple sentenced to life in prison for torturing them in a case that has shocked the US said they "forgive" their parents as they begged the judge for a more lenient sentence.  David and Louise Turpin's 13 children were discovered malnourished, shackled to their beds and living in filthy conditions when their 17-year-old daughter escaped the home and raised the alarm last January. "I love both of my parents so much," said one of the daughters, in a statement rea
  
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• Ukraine comedian vows to break old system in pre-vote debate

  19-04-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  A comedian tipped to take over Ukraine's presidency vowed on Friday to dismantle the old political system as he went head-to-head with his incumbent rival in an extraordinary stadium debate before this weekend's vote.The hour-long debate at Kiev's Olympic Stadium capped a weeks-long sensational campaign in a war-torn country seen as a buffer between the European Union and Russia."I am not a politician," said Zelensky, opening the first and only policy debate of the presidential race.
  
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• Mystery specimens found at 'haunted' hotel

  19-04-2019 20:51 via cnn.com
  Bottles and jars containing possible human medical specimens were discovered in Arkansas by workers at the Crescent Hotel, which calls itself "America's Most Haunted Hotel."
  
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• Mali's PM and his entire government resign

  19-04-2019 20:45 via cnn.com
  Mali's Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga and his entire government have resigned, said the country's secretary general in a statement.
  
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• 2020 Vision: Warren is first major candidate to call for impeachment as Mueller fallout continues

  19-04-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren focused on Attorney General William Barr’s conduct — and not one mentioned impeachment.
  
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• Israeli tank, aircraft hit Gaza after cross-border fire: army

  19-04-2019 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel on Friday struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip with tank and aircraft fire after troops were shot at on the Israeli side of the border, the army said.The Israeli military said in a statement that "no injuries to soldiers were reported" after its troops came under fire.Palestinian security sources in Hamas-ruled Gaza told AFP that the Israeli strikes hit Hamas military observation posts at three locations along the frontier.
  
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• Northern Ireland must seize this moment of unity

  19-04-2019 20:28 via cnn.com
  It could have been different.
  
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• ‘I Still Have Nightmares’: Tortured Turpin Children Speak at Parents’ Sentencing in ‘House of Horrors’ Case

  19-04-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Damian Dovarganes/ReutersThe children of David and Louise Turpin shared emotional statements in court Friday as their parents were sentenced to life in prison for torturing, starving, and holding them hostage for years.In February, the California couple pleaded guilty in Riverside County Superior Court to torture and dependent abuse as well as several counts of false imprisonment, child endangerment, and adult abuse in the “house of horrors” case that shocked the country. The abuse c
  
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• Harry and Meghan's royal baby: What we know, what we don't know, and why

  19-04-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Duchess Meghan's American royal baby will be unprecedented, but she and Prince Harry aren't answering all questions, including where it will be born.
  
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• Tawdriness Is Not a High Crime

  19-04-2019 20:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Impeachment? Nah. Not gonna happen. What possible basis for impeachment could there be?“Well, you see, the president ordered Don McGahn to fire Robert Mueller.”“Did McGahn actually fire Mueller?”“Well, no . . .”“Did anyone else fire Mueller?”“Well, no . . .”“So you’re charging him with what, exactly?”“Thinking about firing Mueller!”One of the most hilarious aspects of President Trump’s personality is
  
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• Mueller Report Has a Hidden Message for Barr

  19-04-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photo by Getty/FBIRobert Mueller’s report contains a catalog of misconduct by President Trump, detailing repeated efforts to undermine law enforcement investigations. But the special counsel also provides a detailed brief against a leading Washington lawyer who pursued an unsuccessful campaign to cause the Justice Department to shut down Mueller’s obstruction of justice investigation:William Barr. Last summer, Barr, a former attorn
  
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• Speed test between the US Galaxy S10 and the global version might surprise you

  19-04-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Every year, Samsung releases two versions of its flagship phones: One with a Qualcomm processor, and one with its own Exynos processor. This is once again the case for the Galaxy S10, which comes equipped with the Snapdragon 855 in the United States, and the Exynos 9820 in several other regions around the world.In past years, the Exynos chipset has often outperformed Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon, but there were signs early on that Samsung's new processor might struggle to match Qualcomm's in 201
  
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