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• Big Pharma goes on trial over the opioid epidemic

  28-05-2019 23:56 via cnn.com
  Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter accused drugmakers Tuesday of a "cynical, deceitful multimillion-dollar, brainwashing campaign to establish opioid analgesics as the magic drug," kicking off a historic trial that will be the first major test in the nation of whether a state can make a pharmaceutical company pay for the opioid epidemic.
  
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• The 2020 Ford Escape Costs $25,980 to Start and More than $40,000 Fully Loaded

  28-05-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Ford's redesigned compact SUV is reasonably priced considering its myriad improvements and new hybrid model.
  
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• Rescues underway after tornadoes smash across Ohio, Indiana; 1 dead

  28-05-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  At least half a dozen communities from eastern Indiana through central Ohio suffered damage, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Kamala Harris wants some states to get preclearance before passing abortion laws

  28-05-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Harris wants Congress to pass legislation requiring some states to seek DOJ preclearance before instituting new laws impacting abortion rights.
  
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• US Supreme Court justices draw battle lines on abortion

  28-05-2019 23:37 via cnn.com
  • Court upholds block on abortion restriction
  • In 72 hours, abortion may be unavailable in Missouri
  
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• White dove helps German motorist avoid hefty speeding fine

  28-05-2019 23:34 via cnn.com
  A lucky motorist in Germany may have a higher power to thank for a blissfully unaware dove that allowed him to escape a speeding fine.
  
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• Divine intervention? White dove helps motorist avoid hefty speeding fine

  28-05-2019 23:34 via cnn.com
  A lucky motorist in Germany may have a higher power to thank for a blissfully unaware dove that allowed him to escape a speeding fine.
  
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• Border Patrol to Create New Migrant-Care Position So Agents Can Focus on Enforcement

  28-05-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Customs and Border Patrol announced Tuesday the creation of a new administrative position intended to help ease the stresses on the system created by the recent influx of asylum-seekers arriving at the southern border.The new “Border Patrol Processing Coordinator” position is designed to help alleviate the administrative duties that CBP agents have been forced to take on, often at the expense of their traditional enforcement duties, as record numbers of women and children have a
  
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• Malaysia orders tonnes of imported waste to be returned

  28-05-2019 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The country's government says it has become a dumping ground for wealthier nations.
  
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• Iran has sapped U.S. capacity for war: Revolutionary Guards chief

  28-05-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's "absolute power" in its region has sapped the capacity of arch-enemy the United States to wage war against it, the commander of its elite Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday, according to semi-official Mehr news agency.“We have been able to...empty the enemy's capacity for war.
  
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• Search for missing Utah girl stretches into day 4

  28-05-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Police believe that the 21-year-old uncle of a missing 5-year-old girl in Utah is behind her disappearance. He has been arrested, but the girl remains missing. (May 28)
  
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• New video shows aftermath of rescue when Amanda Eller, missing 17 days, found in Maui forest

  28-05-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Amanda Eller said of her rescuers, ''These guys weren't going to give up on me! Thank God!''
  
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• Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma

  28-05-2019 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The battle over who is responsible for the US opioid crisis begins playing out in an Oklahoma court.
  
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• 'Godzilla' brings more smoke than fire to the 'Monsterverse'

  28-05-2019 23:05 via cnn.com
  "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" rekindles a 1950s subtitle, but this latest addition to Warner Bros.' ambitious plans to create a lucrative "Monsterverse" generates more smoke than actual fire.
  
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• Missouri's last abortion clinic could close, making the state the only one without a facility

  28-05-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Missouri's threat to decline a license renewal may force the state's only abortion clinic to close by the end of the week, Planned Parenthood officials said.
  
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• Satellite images show fields in northwest Syria on fire

  28-05-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  New satellite images show fields, orchards and olive groves burning in northwest Syria, where the army has waged an assault against rebels in their last major stronghold.Government air strikes, backed by Russia, have focused on the south of Idlib province and nearby parts of Hama, uprooting nearly 250,000 people.The bombing has killed 229 civilians and injured 727 others, according to the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM) charity.
  
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• Pence calls on US Supreme Court to take up 'selective' abortion

  28-05-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday waded into the growing debate in the United States about the hot-button issue of abortion, urging the Supreme Court to bar "selective" abortions based on sex, race or potential disability of the fetus.The comments by Pence, a devout Christian who signed anti-abortion bills while serving as governor of Indiana, coincide with moves by Republican-led legislatures in several states to restrict access to the procedure.Opponents of abortion are seeking to eventuall
  
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• Howard Kurtz: Even some conservatives don’t want Trump quoting dictator

  28-05-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  'MediaBuzz' host Howard Kurtz weighs in on the bipartisan criticism of President Trump agreeing with Kim Jong Un's insults toward former Vice President Joe Biden.
  
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• NASA just released a hype video for a Moon mission that probably won’t happen

  28-05-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA has planned on returning to the Moon for some time now, hashing out plans for its Lunar Gateway which will eventually serve as a jumping-off point for travelers headed to the Moon's surface. Then, back in March, the current presidential administration decided it wanted NASA to complete a return to the Moon as soon as possible, offering a mere five years to complete the task.The request was, to put it bluntly, absurd. NASA doesn't have the funding to pull it off, and even if it did it would
  
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• British sailor whose wife vanished on honeymoon jailed for eight years after 'deliberately sinking their yacht'

  28-05-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A newlywed British sailor whose wife died after their yacht sank off the coast of Cuba has been jailed for eight years in the US for her manslaughter. Lewis Bennett, 42, was sentenced on Tuesday at a Miami court for the killing of Isabella Hellmann, 41. Bennett, of Poole, Dorset, was initially accused of murder and intentionally scuttling the catamaran before he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. He must also pay $22,910 (about £18,000) in restitution and will
  
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• The last of the 'Gorillas in the Mist' is presumed dead

  28-05-2019 22:35 via cnn.com
  The last of the "Gorillas in the Mist" -- made famous by renowned American primatologist Dian Fossey -- is believed to have died.
  
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• U.S. presidential hopeful Harris to unveil plan to protect abortion rights

  28-05-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. senator from California says that if elected president, she will force states with a history of hostility toward Roe v. Wade - the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to an abortion - to first obtain approval from the U.S. Justice Department before a law restricting abortion could take effect.Harris will announce her plan on Tuesday night to an audience at a live town hall in Spartanburg, South Carolina, aired on MSNBC, her campaign said in a statement.
  
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• Rescue team that saved Hawaii hiker after 17 days searches for another missing hiker

  28-05-2019 22:31 via cnn.com
  Fresh off their dramatic rescue of a woman lost in the Maui forests, a civilian search team is scouring the thick terrain for another missing hiker.
  
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• Ellen DeGeneres recounts assault by her stepfather in David Letterman interview

  28-05-2019 22:20 via cnn.com
  Ellen DeGeneres revisits abuse she experienced as a teenager in an upcoming episode of David Letterman's Netflix show, "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction."
  
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• What's keeping Harriet Tubman off the $20?

  28-05-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Harriet Tubman, the famed abolitionist who freed slaves using the Underground Railroad, was scheduled to replace Andrew Jackson as the face of the $20 bill in 2020. However, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said during a congressional hearing last week that the redesign had been delayed until at least 2028.
  
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• 'It is about a big trophy' - Chelsea and Arsenal eyes on distant Europa League prize

  28-05-2019 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The two London rivals are both determined to land Europe's second-tier trophy in far-away Baku.
  
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• Sears buyer Eddie Lampert wants to avoid up to $43M in severance pay from bankruptcy

  28-05-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The investor who bought Sears' assets out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy is now trying to back out of an agreement to pay severance to laid-off workers.
  
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• Scouted: Yes, You Can Get A Top-Rated Coffee Table on Amazon

  28-05-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Getting the right coffee table for your couch requires careful deliberation, as does choosing which coffee table books to adorn it with, whether they’re essential must-haves, travel-specific, or focused on the art of science fiction. And while we’re fans of several furniture retailers, we felt we had to show some love to the coffee table universe over at Amazon, where you can get any of the styles you like with the two-day shipping and easy returns Prime members are used to. So we co
  
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• Illinois House Passes Bill Repealing Partial-Birth-Abortion Ban

  28-05-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The Illinois House on Tuesday passed a bill that would repeal the state's previous partial-birth-abortion ban and require that insurance providers cover contraception and abortion services.The Reproductive Health Act, which passed 64–50, removes virtually all restrictions on late-term abortions and the penalties currently imposed on doctors who perform them. The legislation must now receive majority support in the state Senate before it can be signed into law.The bill's proponents have arg
  
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• Huawei reviewing ties with FedEx after two packers were 'diverted to America'

  28-05-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Huawei is reviewing its relationship with FedEx after it claimed two of its packages were "diverted to America", amid rising tensions between the Chinese technology company and the US government.  Donald Trump's administration has repeatedly warned that Huawei's equipment could be used for spying by China, and earlier this month the US president signed an executive order which effectively banned the company from America's 5G network. Huawei has maintained it is independent of the Chinese st
  
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• Kamala Harris targets abortion bans with ‘Reproductive Rights Act,’ focusing on constitutionality behind restrictions

  28-05-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Kamala Harris has unveiled a new proposal targeting state abortion bans amid a wave of new restrictions being passed across the country. The 2020 presidential hopeful’s “Reproductive Rights Act” would shift the burden from abortion providers to states attempting to pass bans by forcing them to prove the constitutionality behind the restrictive measures. If a state is unable to do so, they will not receive a pre-clearance requirement from the California Democrat’s Justice
  
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• France says signs of Syria chemical attack, but still checking

  28-05-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  France's foreign minister said on Tuesday there were signs that chemicals had been used in attacks by Syrian government forces on rebels in northwest Syria, but they still needed to be verified.The United States said on May 23 it had received numerous reports that appeared consistent with chemical exposure after forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad launched an offensive on the rebel stronghold."We have a sign of the use of chemical weapons in the Idlib area but for now there isn't ve
  
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• Israeli election rerun looms as Netanyahu talks falter

  28-05-2019 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urgently worked to break a deadlock in coalition negotiations Tuesday as the once far-fetched possibility of fresh general elections only months after April polls loomed ever larger.Netanyahu has until Wednesday night to reach a coalition deal, but he has been unable to convince ex-defence minister Avigdor Lieberman to abandon a key demand and allow a government to be formed.Failing to do so would be a major setback for Netanyahu, and the stakes are espe
  
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• Graduate honors immigrant parents by posing in the fields where they work

  28-05-2019 21:26 via cnn.com
  Erica Alfaro graduated from San Diego State University with a master's degree in education, with a concentration in counseling. She decided to honor her parents in her graduation photos, standing in her cap and gown with her parents, in work clothes, in the middle of the fruit fields where her mother still works.
  
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• Supreme Court upholds part of Indiana anti-abortion law requiring disposal of fetal remains by burial or cremation

  28-05-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court upheld an Indiana law Tuesday that required the burial or cremation of fetal remains following an abortion.
  
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• 'America's Got Talent' features familiar faces and new judges in Season 14

  28-05-2019 21:12 via cnn.com
  Get set for danger and all new judges.
  
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• Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, others flouted 2008 restrictions

  28-05-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Email correspondence shows disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was placed under Vatican restrictions in 2008 for sleeping with seminarians, but regularly flouted those travel rules with the apparent knowledge of Vatican officials under Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.
  
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• Aaron David Miller: Trump's arms sale to Saudis undermines US values

  28-05-2019 21:05 via cnn.com
  Aaron David Miller says it's hard to see much benefit in Donald Trump's recent decision to make an end run around Congress and push through billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. And pretty easy to envision the downsides, particularly regarding munition sales to the Saudis.
  
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• Indiana abortion: Mike Pence 'commends' Supreme Court for upholding foetal burial law

  28-05-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence has commended the Supreme Court for upholding a part of an Indiana law requiring the burial of foetal remains after abortions.Now he's encouraging the court to review state laws that restrict when and why an abortion can be performed, and says he hopes that "legal protections against discrimination based on sex, race, or disability will someday be extended to unborn Americans."Mr Pence signed the burial measure into law in 2016, when he was governor of Indiana.On Tuesda
  
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• Venezuela talks in Norway must focus on Maduro departure: US

  28-05-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Talks in Norway between Venezuela's government and the US-backed opposition should focus only on President Nicolas Maduro's removal, Washington said Tuesday."We note the talks in Norway.As we have repeatedly stated, the United States believes the only thing to negotiate with Nicolas Maduro is the conditions of his departure," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters.
  
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• Iran deputy foreign minister says ready for dialogue with Gulf Arab countries: statement

  28-05-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that his country was ready to engage in dialogue with Gulf Arab countries in order to address escalating tensions in the region.Araqchi met Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha, where the two sides "expressed their concern about escalations and problems in the region", a Qatar Foreign Ministry statement said.Tensions have risen between Iran on one side and the United States and its Gulf allies Saudi A
  
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• Jailed banker's wife spent $20M at Harrods

  28-05-2019 20:27 via cnn.com
  The details of an Azerbaijani woman's £16 million ($20 million) spending spree in luxury London department store Harrods have been revealed, as part of the UK's first investigation into unexplained wealth.
  
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• Harris Proposes Requiring DOJ Clearance for State Abortion Restrictions

  28-05-2019 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  California senator and Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris is set to announce Tuesday a proposal that would require the Justice Department to approve new state laws restricting abortion before they could be implemented.Harris's proposal would require states and localities with a history of attempting to crack down on abortion access to obtain approval from the Justice Department before enacting laws restricting the procedure. Under the plan, the DOJ would determine if a res
  
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• Court papers reveal how jailed banker's wife spent $20M at Harrods

  28-05-2019 20:27 via cnn.com
  The details of an Azerbaijani woman's £16 million ($20 million) spending spree in luxury London department store Harrods have been revealed, as part of the UK's first investigation into unexplained wealth.
  
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• Court papers reveal how a jailed banker's wife spent $20 million at Harrods

  28-05-2019 20:27 via cnn.com
  The details of an Azerbaijani woman's £16 million ($20 million) spending spree in luxury London department store Harrods have been revealed, as part of the UK's first investigation into unexplained wealth.
  
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• Pope says he would confront Trump directly on border wall

  28-05-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  In a wide-ranging television interview with Mexico's Televisa aired on Tuesday, the pope also shrugged off criticism from ultra-conservative Roman Catholics who call him a heretic.Francis, who has clashed with Trump before on migration issues, discussed the situation at the U.S.-Mexican border with veteran Vatican reporter Valentina Alazraki, who is Mexican."I don't know what's happening with this new culture of defending territories by building walls.
  
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• BBC accused of 'ripping off' title of book on black women for ad supporting female athletes

  28-05-2019 20:22 via cnn.com
  The BBC has been accused of plagiarizing the title of a best-selling book about young black women finding success in an advertising campaign aimed at celebrating female athletes.
  
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• BBC accused of 'ripping off' title of book on black women for ad

  28-05-2019 20:22 via cnn.com
  The BBC has been accused of plagiarizing the title of a best-selling book about young black women finding success in an advertising campaign aimed at celebrating female athletes.
  
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• BBC accused of 'ripping off' title of book for ad

  28-05-2019 20:22 via cnn.com
  The BBC has been accused of plagiarizing the title of a best-selling book about young black women finding success in an advertising campaign aimed at celebrating female athletes.
  
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• BBC accused of plagiarizing

  28-05-2019 20:22 via cnn.com
  The BBC has been accused of plagiarizing the title of a best-selling book about young black women finding success in an advertising campaign aimed at celebrating female athletes.
  
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