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• The Last Front-Engined Chevrolet C7 Corvette Just Sold for $2,700,000

  28-06-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  All proceeds from the sale of the final C7 Corvette will go to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
  
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• Suspect Arrested, Charged With the Kidnapping and Murder of MacKenzie Lueck

  28-06-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  "This is one of the most difficult phone calls I've ever made," Brown said at the press conference about notifying the family. "We are devastated and heartbroken by this news,"
  
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• Long Island Mother Allegedly Admitted to Killing Twins with Her 'Bare Hands'

  28-06-2019 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A mother allegedly admitted to killing her twins with her "bare hands" before attempting suicide by cop, court documents and officials revealed Friday.
  
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• US beats France to reach Women's World Cup semifinals

  28-06-2019 23:34 via cnn.com
  The most anticipated match of this Women's World Cup did not disappoint. In a colossal contest on a balmy summer night in Paris, the US prevailed over host France to move a step closer to successfully defending its title.
  
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• Venezuela crisis: US announces sanctions against Maduro's son

  28-06-2019 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The socialist leader's 29-year-old son "Nicolasito" becomes latest figure to be hit with US sanctions.
  
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• Harris vs. Biden showdown was most-watched Democratic primary debate in history

  28-06-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Kamala Harris sparring with former vice president Joe Biden apparently made good TV.
  
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• After clash with Kamala Harris, Joe Biden pushes back on race criticism

  28-06-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  One day after difficult debate, Joe Biden says exchange with Kamala Harris doesn't "do justice to a lifetime committed to civil rights."
  
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• S&P 500 ends up 17% in year's first half, best since 1997

  28-06-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Wall Street stocks advanced Friday, concluding a banner first half of the year even as a prolonged US-China trade war led to losses on the week.The broad-based S&P 500 finished the session at 2,941.76, up 0.6 percent for the day.As it has all week, Friday's session was shadowed by anticipation of talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  
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• A swarm of bees interrupts a Cricket World Cup match

  28-06-2019 23:21 via cnn.com
  From afar, it looked like players were taking a group nap in Durham, England, at the Cricket World Cup on Friday.
  
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• Alabama district attorney may not pursue charges against woman whose unborn baby was shot

  28-06-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Marshae Jones was indicted this week on manslaughter charges after her unborn child was shot and killed.
  
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• The Party of Illegal Immigration

  28-06-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  There didn’t seem much room for Democrats to move left on immigration, but they’ve found it.On the first night of the Democratic debates, Julian Castro made a big issue of his call to repeal Section 1325 of Title 8 of the United States Code, which says it’s a federal crime to enter the country without authorization. This felt like a ploy for attention from the periphery of the second-tier debate stage, yet last night seven out of the ten candidates raised their hands for the id
  
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• Vincent Lambert: French court ends life support tug-of-war

  28-06-2019 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Doctors can now end Vincent Lambert's life support, in a high-profile right-to-die case.
  
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• Landfill Investigated Amid Search for Missing Virginia 2-Year-Old

  28-06-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The search is still on for a Hampton toddler who went missing Monday morning. Hampton Police focused on the city landfill on Thursday four days days after 2-year-old Noah Tomlin went missing.
  
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• 'A colossal mistake': GOP-controlled Senate votes down measure blocking Iran military strike

  28-06-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  The GOP-controlled Senate defeated a bill that would have required Donald Trump to get explicit congressional approval for a military strike on Iran.
  
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• European heatwave: France hits record temperature of 45.9C

  28-06-2019 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The new record, equivalent to 114.6F, was measured in southern France amid a Europe-wide heatwave.
  
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• Texas priest accused of exposing himself to teen during confession

  28-06-2019 23:05
  A priest at the center of an alleged child sex scandal in Houston has been indicted on charges of exposing himself to a teen during confession.
  
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• Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace: Joe Biden ‘Looked Like a Wimp’

  28-06-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Fox News anchor Chris Wallace didn’t hold back on Friday while talking about Thursday night’s Democratic primary debate, highlighting a much-discussed moment to call Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden a “wimp.”At the end of a contentious debate exchange with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), in which the California lawmaker called him out for opposing federally mandated school busing, Biden abruptly cut himself off. “My time’s up, I’m sorry,” the ex-ve
  
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• Administration forecasts decrease in migrant apprehensions

  28-06-2019 22:54 via cnn.com
  Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Friday that it appears there will be a 25% decrease in June in numbers of migrants crossing at the US-Mexico border.
  
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• Hedge-Fund Heir Found Guilty of Murdering Father After Allowance Was Cut

  28-06-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Thomas Gilbert Jr., the adult son of a successful New York City hedge-fund manager, has been found guilty of the 2015 murder of his father after an alleged dispute over his weekly allowance.The New York jury reportedly found him guilty of three out of four charges, including “second-degree murder and weapon possession charges.” Gilbert’s five-week trial had been delayed in the years since the murder in order to determine whether or not he was mentally fit to stand trial.Af
  
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• Report: Apple to shift assembly of Mac Pro from US to China

  28-06-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple will manufacture its new Mac Pro computer in China, shifting away from a U.S. assembly line it had been using for that product in recent years, according to a report published Friday.The company intends to assemble the new Mac Pro in a factory near Shanghai, according to The Wall Street Journal , which cited unidentified people familiar with the plan.Apple issued a statement saying the new Mac Pro will be designed and engineered in California, but wouldn't say where it will be assembled.
  
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• Man arrested for murder, kidnapping of missing Utah student

  28-06-2019 22:47
  Ayoola Ajayi, 31, was taken into custody Friday for allegedly killing missing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck, according to the Salt Lake City police.
  
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• Tesla provides update on the Model S that burst into flames for no apparent reason

  28-06-2019 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  This past April, a parked Model S in Shanghai caught fire for seemingly no reason at all. The harrowing incident, which was captured on video, occurred in a parking garage and generated a lot of unanswered questions about the safety of Tesla vehicles. Indeed, we've seen a handful of stories involving Tesla vehicles spontaneously catching fire in the past and, more often than not, we get nothing from Tesla aside from a quick blurb that a given incident represented an "extraordinarily unusual occu
  
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• Charlottesville car rammer sentenced to life in prison

  28-06-2019 22:30
  James Alex Fields, who slammed a car into a crowd during white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville, received his life sentence today for his federal charges.
  
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• David Ortiz shooting: one of the 'masterminds' arrested, police say

  28-06-2019 22:20
  Police also announced the arrest of another suspect in connection with the case.
  
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• Kamala Harris-Joe Biden row: What is desegregation bussing?

  28-06-2019 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Bussing was one answer to the question of how to desegregate schools across the nation.
  
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• Conservative organization using claims of 'secret list' of liberal judges to rally Republican base

  28-06-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative organization instrumental in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight, is calling on 2020 Democratic candidates to release what it says is a secret list of potential nominees for the Supreme Court.
  
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• All of the Reasons Why the Glock 46 Gun Dominates

  28-06-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The striker is also significantly redesigned, with a new backplate on the rear of the slide.Glock GmbH is criticized by some for being one of the least innovative companies in the gun industry. The basic design of a Glock pistol has changed very little from the original Generation 1 Glock: the majority of changes through the generations are slight changes to the trigger layout and the addition of rails and other ergonomic features. This has led some to say that Glock cannot innovate.However, the
  
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• Bodies of father and daughter taken home as Trump blamed for migrant chaos

  28-06-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The bodies of a young father and his tiny daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande have been repatriated to their native El Salvador, two days after shocking images of their deathly embrace galvanized debate over America’s migration crisis.
  
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• Senate fails to limit Trump war powers amid Iran tensions

  28-06-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Political unease over the White House's tough talk against Iran is reviving questions about President Donald Trump's ability to order military strikes without approval from Congress.The Senate fell short Friday, in a 50-40 vote, on an amendment to a sweeping Defense bill that would require congressional support before Trump acts.
  
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• Google Maps can now predict how crowded your bus or train will be

  28-06-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Living in New York, there are times when I plan my entire day around whether or not public transportation is going to be a pain to deal with. Unfortunately, online notifications and social media posts don't always tell the full story, which means I often have to take a chance and hope for the best (along with millions of other New Yorkers). But Google's latest addition to Google Maps might make all of our lives slightly less stressful.This week, Google introduced crowdedness predictions in Googl
  
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• Strong reaction from Berkeley to Senator Kamala Harris's debate performance

  28-06-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Senator Kamala Harris stirred up some emotions in Berkeley during the debate Thursday night when she talked about being bused to school. That school was Thousand Oaks Elementary in Berkeley.
  
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• Watch This Controversial Electric Shelby Cobra Daytona In Action

  28-06-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  It’s fast, but there are some drawbacks. Renovo, a company better-known for creating software for self-driving cars, caused a huge wave of praise and despair when it revealed a fully-electric Shelby Cobra Daytona it had created. While this isn’t the first classic car to be given the electrification treatment, the fact the racer is rare and highly coveted is what really angered some enthusiasts. To them, it’s the equivalent of drawing on the Mona Lisa with crayon. Renovo said it
  
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• Famous 1965 Kirkham Cobra Could Be All Yours

  28-06-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  This car rose to notoriety when it was showcased by Ford at SEMA. You don’t really get many chances in life to own a celebrity, but this 1965 Kirkham Cobra is just one of those opportunities. While some might dismiss it as just another Cobra replica, this one stands apart from others in quality and some critical details. Thanks to Fast Lane Classic Cars Inc. this amazing roadster will pass into the hands of someone new.While some Cobra replicas might look a lot like the original but are de
  
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• Charlottesville attacker apologises as he is jailed for life

  28-06-2019 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  James Fields Jr, who drove his car into anti-racism protesters, killing one, is jailed for life.
  
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• EU and Mercosur agree huge trade deal after 20-year talks

  28-06-2019 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker says it is the biggest deal the EU has ever concluded.
  
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• Catholic Bishop Escorts Migrants over Border to Protest U.S. Immigration Policy

  28-06-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  A Catholic bishop escorted migrants across a bridge spanning the U.S.–Mexico border on Friday in an act of protest against U.S. immigration policy.El Paso bishop Mark Seitz escorted groups of migrants back and forth across the Lerdo International Bridge as part of his “Faith Action” protest against the Trump administration's Migrant Protection Protocols, which require that certain asylum-seekers remain in Mexico while their claims are being adjudicated.Some 15,000 asylum-s
  
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• Aaron David Miller: If Trump can negotiate with Kim Jong Un, why not Iran?

  28-06-2019 21:22 via cnn.com
  Aaron Miller asks: If Donald Trump can summit, negotiate and send self-described love letters to Kim Jong Un, one of the word's last true authoritarians, why can't he sit down with senior Iranian officials to figure a way out of the current crisis?
  
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• Joe Biden tries to clarify views on busing after tense exchange with Kamala Harris

  28-06-2019 21:17
  Joe Biden On Friday tried to clarify his views on busing after a tense exchange with Kamala Harris at Thursday's Democratic debate.
  
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• NYC Rejects Federal Funds Over Abortion Doctors' ‘Gag Rule’

  28-06-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- New York City’s public hospital system will reject $1.3 million in federal funds after President Donald Trump’s administration imposed a “gag rule” preventing doctors and nurses from giving their patients information and counseling about abortion, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.The rule, upheld in a June 20 decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit, allows the Trump administration to enforce a rule finalized earlier this year that
  
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• 'I told him not to' go: Mother of migrant man who drowned alongside daughter

  28-06-2019 21:10
  'I told him not to' go, mother of drowned migrant laments
  
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• Ford Cutting 12,000 Jobs in Europe as Global Restructuring Continues

  28-06-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Plant closings and production cuts in Europe will also happen by the end of 2020 while "Smart Redesign" continues at the automaker, even as demand for its SUVs and pickups continues to rage in the U.S.
  
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• Ford Adds 12,000 Job Cuts in Europe to Its Global Restructuring Plans

  28-06-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Plant closings and production cuts in Europe will also happen by the end of 2020 while "Smart Redesign" continues at the automaker, even as demand for its SUVs and pickups continues to rage in the U.S.
  
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• US sanctions Maduro's son as it raises pressure on Venezuela

  28-06-2019 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a move to increase pressure on family members of top officials backing the socialist leader and suspected of corruption.The action by the U.S. Treasury Department freezes any U.S. assets belonging to Nicolas Maduro Jr. and prohibits American from doing business with him."Maduro's regime was built on fraudulent elections, and his inner circle lives in luxury off the proceeds of corruption w
  
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• France fries: Record heat hits tourists, schools, hospitals

  28-06-2019 20:47
  The French weather service activated its highest-level heat danger alert.
  
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• Man found with dismembered wife gets 9-year prison sentence

  28-06-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  A man who was found at a Kansas storage unit with his dismembered wife's remains and two of their children was sentenced Friday to nearly nine years in prison for charges not related to his wife's death.Justin Rey, 26, was sentenced on three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child, as well as misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and contributing to a child's misconduct.The exploitation charges do not involve Rey's children and instead stem from photos of teenagers found on Rey's phon
  
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• See Jackie Kennedy's $65M estate

  28-06-2019 20:38 via cnn.com
  Jackie Kennedy Onassis' oceanfront estate on Martha's Vineyard is listed for $65 million.
  
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• 2020 Vision: Kamala Harris takes a victory lap

  28-06-2019 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Fresh off her commanding performance at Thursday night's debate, the California senator appeared on several morning talk shows, and responded to criticism Joe Biden's campaign that her attack on his record on race was a "low blow."
  
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• Congress ethics panel probes Gaetz over ex-Trump lawyer Cohen

  28-06-2019 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Friday it will investigate Republican lawmaker Matt Gaetz after allegations he tried to threaten and influence the congressional testimony of President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen.Gaetz came under scrutiny earlier this year for a Twitter post that critics said was meant to intimidate Cohen the night before his public testimony on Capitol Hill.The tweet suggested that compromising information about Cohen's private life migh
  
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• Iran complains to UN over US spy drone

  28-06-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran said Friday it had formally lodged a complaint to the UN Security Council over a US drone it says violated its airspace, Tasnim news agency reported.Iran "filed a complaint to the UN Security Council and the organisation's Secretary General after a US spy drone violated Iran's airspace and was shot down," Tasnim quoted deputy foreign minister Gholamhossein Dehghani as saying.
  
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• Billie Jean King keen to talk to Trump

  28-06-2019 20:19 via cnn.com
  Billie Jean King says she would relish the chance to talk about equality with US President Donald Trump as the tennis great threw her support behind US soccer star Megan Rapinoe
  
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