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• Author predicts how Trump's presidency will end

  05-06-2019 23:58 via cnn.com
  Michael Wolff says that the accounts in his second book on Donald Trump's presidency are "crazier and crazier" than the first as Trump becomes more isolated in the White House.
  
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• You might have missed the most promising new feature of iOS 13

  05-06-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  iOS 13 might not be the huge leap forward that some Apple fans anticipated, but it does include a range of upgrades that will greatly improve the iOS experience. One that we've yet to highlight is called Optimized Battery Charging, and while it doesn't sound all that exciting, it might be the best addition of iOS 13.As MacRumors explains, Optimized Battery Charging can be found in the Battery Health section of the Settings app. "To reduce battery aging," the description reads, "iPhone learns fro
  
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• Senior House Democrat says support lacking for formal Trump impeachment inquiry

  05-06-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday there did not appear to be support at the moment for a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump following the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia probe."It very well may come to a formal impeachment inquiry," Democratic Representative Jerrold Nadler told CNN in an interview.
  
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• 5 genius Father's Day gifts that Dad will actually use

  05-06-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Welcome to "Add to Cart," a video series that features must-have products forevery occasion from graduations and weddings to holiday essentials
  
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• Trump admin to cease use of fetal tissue in government research

  05-06-2019 23:00 via abcnews.go.com
  The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it is suspending the use of fetal tissue in research conducted by government scientists.
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez: Serious climate plan to cost at least $10T

  05-06-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Any plan to adequately address climate change would likely cost at least $10 trillion, freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday as she responded to a flurry of climate proposals from Democratic presidential candidates.The New York Democrat, a co-author of the Green New Deal, is seen as an influential voice on climate policy, especially among Democrats.The Green New Deal would shift the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels such as oil and coal and replace them with renewable sources s
  
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• FBI tested alleged potential Bigfoot fur in 1970s

  05-06-2019 22:59 via cnn.com
  The FBI analyzed a sample of alleged Bigfoot hairs in the 1970s "in the interest of research and scientific inquiry" that turned out to be deer hairs, according to newly released records.
  
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• US oil prices in 'bear' market as Dow rises again

  05-06-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The US oil price dove into a "bear market" on Wednesday following a surprising jump in US petroleum inventories and as myriad trade conflicts dim the outlook for global growth.
  
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• Shelters Are Overcrowded With Migrant Children. Now the Trump Administration Is Scouting Military Bases

  05-06-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump Administration is assessing whether military bases in Oklahoma, Montana and Georgia are suitable to shelter migrant children.
  
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• GOP fractures over Trump’s tariffs

  05-06-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The divide risks embarrassing the president and his party.
  
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• Explainer: Impeachment is not a quick 'bye, bye birdie' - Pelosi

  05-06-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  "Do you know most people think that impeachment means you’re out of office?" she asked reporters.The U.S. Constitution empowers Congress to impeach and remove the president from office, but no president has ever been removed as a direct result of a Senate impeachment trial.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Boeing's 777X faces engine snags, questions rise over delivery goal

  05-06-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing Co's effort to build the world's largest twin-engined jet, the 777X, continues to be hampered by challenges with General Electric Co's new GE9X turbine engine, a top Boeing executive said on Wednesday.Boeing is facing testing glitches on the GE9X after assembly delays on the engine and the plane's carbon-composite wings.Dubai's Emirates has said it expects to fly its first 777X in June 2020, a date now widely seen in doubt.
  
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• The truth is out there: FBI releases its file on Bigfoot

  05-06-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The FBI on Wednesday released correspondence it had in the mid- to late 1970s with an organization that conducted research into the existence of Bigfoot.
  
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• Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Vegas moved from Nevada to US court

  05-06-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  A lawsuit by a Nevada woman accusing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her in 2009 at a Las Vegas Strip resort has been moved from state to federal court in Las Vegas, her lawyer said Wednesday."We basically just switched venues, but the claims remain," said attorney Larissa Drohobyczer, who represents former model and schoolteacher Kathryn Mayorga and sought the change in venue for the civil filings seeking money.Ronaldo's attorney Peter Christiansen declined to comment about the change o
  
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• YouTube updates hate speech guidelines to prohibit videos

  05-06-2019 22:31 via abcnews.go.com
  YouTube is updating its hate speech policies to prohibit videos with white supremacist and neo-Nazi content
  
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• Joe Biden Is on Top of the Democratic Primary Field. How Does He Stay There?

  05-06-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  During a recent campaign swing, Joe Biden showed some vulnerabilities that, while not fatal on their own, could be major obstacles.
  
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• Ivanka Trump wears over $22,000 in outfits during three days in the UK

  05-06-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Ivanka Trump headed to the UK for an official state visit with her father, and her outfits totaled over $22,000 in just two days.
  
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• Scouted: Amazon’s Day-Long Sale Gets You Up to 45% Off Top-Rated Running Shoes From Reebok, adidas, PUMA, and More

  05-06-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Summer’s a perfect occasion to upgrade your running shoes, whether you use them to run in the city or on trails or casually around your home — there’s really no wrong way to wear running shoes. And Amazon’s massive day-long sale on men’s and women’s running shoes is a perfect opportunity to add to your shoe collection or upgrade your current pair. A Runner’s Guide to Running Shoes: Road Vs. Trail and Everything In BetweenWith more than 30 options, your n
  
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• Denmark's center-left set for election victory after tacking hard to the right on immigration

  05-06-2019 21:59 via cnn.com
  The leader of Denmark's center-left Social Democratic party, 41-year-old Mette Frederiksen, is on course to become the Nordic country's youngest Prime Minister, after adopting a hardline stance on immigration during the election campaign, according to exit polls.
  
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• They were 19 when they died on D-Day. 75 years later, twins are finally reunited at Normandy cemetery

  05-06-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  They had been buried in different countries. Now they are at the Normandy American Cemetery, where thousands are expected for the 75th anniversary.
  
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• The match that forever changed women's football

  05-06-2019 21:48 via cnn.com
  For a brief moment, it felt like time had stopped in the summer of 1999.
  
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• The match that changed women's football forever

  05-06-2019 21:48 via cnn.com
  For a brief moment, it felt like time had stopped in the summer of 1999.
  
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• 22 indicted on heroin, fentanyl drug trafficking charges with link to Mexican cartel

  05-06-2019 21:40 via abcnews.go.com
  Roberto Gonzalez Franco, who has ties to the Sinaloa cartel, among 22 people indicted on fentantyl and heroin drug trafficking charges from Mexico across the Northeast.
  
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• Youth basketball coach gunned down in front of his home

  05-06-2019 21:39 via abcnews.go.com
  The 38-year-old was found shot in front of his California home Saturday night.
  
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• A teacher was fired for asking Trump to deport undocumented students

  05-06-2019 21:38 via cnn.com
  A Texas high school teacher who thought she was private messaging anti-immigration tweets to President Donald Trump has been fired for asking the President to deport undocumented students
  
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• A teacher just got fired for asking Trump to deport undocumented students

  05-06-2019 21:38 via cnn.com
  A Texas high school teacher who thought she was private messaging anti-immigration tweets to President Donald Trump has been fired for asking the President to deport undocumented students
  
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• How Trump used the royal family to gin up publicity for his properties for years

  05-06-2019 21:34 via cnn.com
  • Poll: Most in US think Trump will win in 2020
  • ... and he has an excuse ready if he loses
  
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• Amazon says drone deliveries coming 'within months'

  05-06-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Amazon said Wednesday it expects to begin large-scale deliveries by drone in the coming months as it unveiled its newest design for its "Prime Air" fleet.Jeff Wilke, head of Amazon's consumer operations, told the company's Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics and Space conference in Las Vegas that drones would play a role in ramping up efforts to shorten delivery times for many items to just one day for Amazon Prime members.Amazon offered no details about where or when the drone deliveries wou
  
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• Veteran, 97, parachutes into Normandy

  05-06-2019 21:33 via abcnews.go.com
  Tom Rice of San Diego was among some 200 parachutists who filled the skies.
  
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• Ex-NFLer accused of rape and other sex crimes against older women awaits jury's decision

  05-06-2019 21:25 via cnn.com
  A jury continued deliberations Wednesday in the case of Kellen Winslow II, who is accused of three counts of rape and other charges involving multiple alleged victims, some much older than the former NFL player.
  
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• Give Dad the Gift of Silence With Noise-Canceling Headphones for Father's Day

  05-06-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  With Father's Day approaching, now's the time to find the perfect present. One option that's sure to bring a smile to any music-loving dad's face: noise-canceling headphones. Whether dad needs a ...
  
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• Trump administration suspends U.S. educational programs for migrant children

  05-06-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration is suspending educational, legal and recreational programs for migrant children in its custody, saying an influx of children crossing the border without a parent or legal guardian was putting a "tremendous strain" on the resources of the agency tasked with housing them.The agency that houses migrant children - the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) - asked Congress for an additional $2.88 billion to increase shelter capacity, HHS spok
  
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• Trump administration scales back on migrant child education as apprehensions soar

  05-06-2019 21:16 via abcnews.go.com
  The Trump administration is “scaling back” paying for activities for 13,000 undocumented migrant kids living in shelters as total apprehensions soared in May.
  
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• French Open: Rain keeps Djokovic, Halep off court in wet Paris

  05-06-2019 21:15 via cnn.com
  Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep have to wait until Thursday to resume their bids to win a second French Open title after rain completely washed out the four remaining Wednesday quarterfinals.
  
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• Former exec sues Goldman Sachs after allegedly being fired for being 'too gay'

  05-06-2019 21:13 via abcnews.go.com
  A former Goldman Sachs executive sued the bank for discrimination on Wednesday, saying he was fired after reporting repeated instances of homophobia and discrimination.
  
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• Alabama lawmakers pass bill requiring chemical castration for child sex offenders

  05-06-2019 21:07 via abcnews.go.com
  Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill that requires chemical castration for child sex offenders. The treatment would be a requirement for parole.
  
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• Swastika symbol in California man's front yard has some neighbors upset

  05-06-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A massive swastika in the front yard of a California man's home is upsetting some neighbors but he insists it's Tibetan symbol.
  
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• House Democrat says support lacking for Trump impeachment inquiry

  05-06-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A top U.S. House Democratic committee chairman on Wednesday appeared to rule out any imminent impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, but vowed quick court action to obtain the full, unredacted Mueller report on Russian election interference.House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler told reporters that he could ultimately pursue a formal impeachment inquiry against Trump, a move that progressive Democrats and outside groups have increasingly sought since the release of a redacted ve
  
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• Xi meets 'best and bosom friend' Putin amid raging US trade war

  05-06-2019 21:01 via cnn.com
  Destroying arms control treaties is "unacceptable," Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin.
  
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• Before Trump Threat, Mexico Agreed on Migrant Detention Target

  05-06-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House and Mexican foreign ministry didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.Migration has been an increasingly contentious issue for the bilateral relationship, with Trump expressing frustration over the arrival of increasing numbers of undocumented migrants.
  
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• Here's how not to get sick while traveling abroad (and steps to take if you do)

  05-06-2019 20:46 via cnn.com
  What you can do before, during and after your trip to stop sickness.
  
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• CNN Sues FBI for Access to Reports on 500 Mueller Witnesses

  05-06-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation failed to respond to CNN’s Freedom of Information Act request for the documents, known as "302s," the news organization said in a suit filed Tuesday in Washington.CNN is seeking a court order forcing the FBI to hand the documents over.
  
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• Biden sets off storm for supporting abortion funding ban

  05-06-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Abortion-rights groups slammed Biden’s stance as unacceptable.
  
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• Trump-Macron meeting in Normandy: Look for fireworks

  05-06-2019 20:43 via cnn.com
  On May 22, as early planning for the D-Day anniversary celebration kicked into gear, Donald Trump Jr. retweeted a cartoon that, intentionally or not, suggested the impending tone for the upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and President Emmanuel Macron -- two individuals who see themselves as leaders of the Western world.
  
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• Trump visit avoids major pitfalls despite usual blunders

  05-06-2019 20:39 via theguardian.com
  US president’s behaviour seemed tame in comparison with disastrous visit last yearHe insulted London’s mayor, abused an American actor on Twitter at 1.20am, turned Brexit into a threat to the National Health Service, described Meghan Markle as nasty, and behaved as if he was a kingmaker offering audiences to aspirants from the 51st state, and yet to Whitehall’s diplomats Donald Trump’s state visit was by no means the worst in living memory.It may be that the bar had been
  
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• Trump compares post-Brexit Irish border issue to plans for US-Mexico wall – video

  05-06-2019 20:38 via theguardian.com
  Donald Trump has started his visit to Ireland by comparing the country's post-Brexit border with Northern Ireland to the US border with Mexico, along which the US president wants to build a permanent wall. The Irish taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, who looked visibly uncomfortable at the joint press conference, responded by saying that 'the main thing we want to avoid, of course, is a wall or a border' Donald Trump likens Irish border issue to wall between US and Mexico Continue reading...
  
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• D-Day 75th anniversary reminder to Donald Trump: Embrace US allies, not authoritarians

  05-06-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  America and WWII Allies triumphed on D-Day by working together. Trump is the first president in 75 years who doesn't see the value in reliable friends.
  
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• David A. Andelman: Look for fireworks at Trump-Macron meeting in Normandy

  05-06-2019 20:19 via cnn.com
  On May 22, as early planning for the D-Day anniversary celebration kicked into gear, Donald Trump Jr. retweeted a cartoon that, intentionally or not, suggested the impending tone for the upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and President Emmanuel Macron -- two individuals who see themselves as leaders of the Western world.
  
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• Man sentenced to life in prison for joyriding freed after 23 years, including solitary confinement

  05-06-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A California man has been freed from prison after serving 23 years for a nonviolent crime, including eight years in solitary confinement for possessing a banned book.The man, Kenneth Oliver, was first given a life sentence under California’s “three strikes” sentencing law for repeat felony offenders — with his third infraction being joyriding.Oliver’s release comes seven years after voters in the state voted to reform the three strike rule, making the punishment onl
  
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• Biden: Democratic candidate criticized for supporting abortion funding ban

  05-06-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Campaign confirms Biden still supports the Hyde Amendment, a law that bars the government from paying for abortion services Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden. His support of the Hyde Amendment sets him apart from the rest of his Democratic competitors. Photograph: Brian Snyder/ReutersReproductive rights groups have criticized US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for supporting an abortion restriction called the Hyde Amendment. The 40-year-old law bars the US government f
  
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