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• Scientists have found that anorexia is linked to metabolism

  15-07-2019 23:58 via cnn.com
  The way we treat anorexia may be changing, thanks to a new study linking the illness to metabolism.
  
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• SpaceX: Leaky valve caused crew capsule to explode in test

  15-07-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  A leaky valve caused a SpaceX crew capsule to explode during a ground test back in April, destroying the spacecraft and dealing a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts.SpaceX's crew Dragon capsule had just returned, minus astronauts, from a successful test flight to the International Space Station and was undergoing a ground test April 20 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.Hans Koenigsmann, a SpaceX vice president, said a check valve allowed a slug of liquid oxidizer to leak into th
  
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• Trump Says ‘Many People’ Are Racist Like Him… and He’s Right

  15-07-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Photo Getty“If you’re not happy, you can leave.”Those are the words of an American president, spoken from the steps of the White House this morning. Even for someone like Donald Trump, a man with a long history of bigotry and racism, the scene was breathtaking. This is who he is, and who his supporters are.  “If you’re not happy in the U.S., if you’re complaining all the time—very simply,” he said. &l
  
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• Anti-Semitism event at Justice Department turns into pro-Israel rally

  15-07-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  As the public grappled with President Trump’s latest insulting tweetstorm, widely condemned as racist, the Department of Justice held a Monday event billed as a summit on combating anti-Semitism.
  
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• New Elvis biopic casts its lead

  15-07-2019 23:27 via cnn.com
  After a long search, Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley movie has crowned Austin Butler as its King.
  
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• The mountain climbers showing diabetes doesn't have to be an uphill struggle

  15-07-2019 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Why two men with type one diabetes are hiking to the the highest points in all 50 US states - in 50 days.
  
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• Imagine If Russia and China Built Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers Together

  15-07-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  China could partner with Russia in order to develop nuclear-powered icebreakers.While the vessels would be useful in their own right, the main benefit could be to help Beijing refine reactor technology for use in a future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to the Hong Kong South China Morning Post.The Chinese navy already possesses two conventionally-powered flattops and is building a third.But naval expert Li Jie told the newspaper that to be truly competitive, the Chinese navy needs a
  
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• Government restrictions on religion increasing worldwide

  15-07-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Government restrictions on religion have increased markedly in many places around the world, not only in authoritarian countries, but also in many of Europe's democracies, according to a report surveying 198 countries that was released Monday.The report released by the Pew Research Center, covering developments through 2017, also seeks to document the scope of religion-based harassment and violence.This was Pew's 10th annual Report on Global Restrictions on Religion.
  
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• Italian police seize 'arsenal' of military weapons and Nazi paraphernalia from 3 men

  15-07-2019 22:59 via cnn.com
  Italian police have seized "an arsenal of military weapons" and Nazi paraphernalia from three men, one a former political candidate for an extreme right party.
  
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• An anonymous Democratic group leaked a poll that shows swing voters deeply dislike Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the left wing, widening the party's rift

  15-07-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The poll found that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a 22% approval rating among 1,003 white non-college-educated voters who knew of her.
  
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• Iran Loves This: The Royal Navy Doesn’t Have Enough Ships to Patrol Persian Gulf

  15-07-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The Royal Navy plans briefly to double its number of warships in the Persian Gulf following an attempted attack by Iranian forces on a British oil tanker on July 20, 2019.But the temporary increase in British warships in the region, from one to two, underscores just how few ships the Royal Navy can deploy even in an emergency.Iranian boats tried to “impede” the British oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, the BBC reported. HMS Montrose, a Type 23 frigate, “was forced to move b
  
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• Facing new asylum curb, nerves for those waiting at U.S.-Mexico border

  15-07-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Number 12,026 - better known as Marcial Artigas, 33, from Holguin, Cuba - waited nervously at a migration office at the U.S.-Mexico border as a Mexican official called out numbers from a long list of hopefuls waiting to cross to the United States.Artigas said he was praying his number would be called next, before a new U.S. policy announced on Monday enters into force that bars almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the country's southern border.The Trump administration's interim rule
  
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• Britain to put WWII codebreaker Alan Turing on 50-pound note

  15-07-2019 22:48 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Alan Turing is considered a pioneer in the computing field, but died at age 41 after being forcibly treated with female hormones.
  
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• This revolutionary Galaxy S11 design could succeed where the Galaxy Fold failed

  15-07-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  With the release of the Galaxy S10 earlier this year, Samsung made its biggest leap forward in terms of design since the launch of the Galaxy S6 edge in 2015. From the phone's Infinity-O display to its ultrasonic fingerprint sensor to its triple rear camera, it quickly became one of the most advanced smartphones on the market. But if newly-discovered patents are any indication, Samsung has even bigger plans in store for its 2020 flagship.Over the weekend, Dutch technology blog LetsGoDigital shar
  
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• 'You can leave': Trump doubles down on racist tweets

  15-07-2019 22:42 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump redoubled his racist attacks on a quartet of Democratic congresswomen Monday, insisting they leave the United States if they continue complaining about his policies.
  
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• Trump Aide Kellyanne Conway Skips House Hearing Despite Subpoena

  15-07-2019 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- White House counselor Kellyanne Conway won’t appear at a House hearing Monday on whether she violated a law prohibiting administration officials from engaging in political work while on the public payroll.President Donald Trump directed her to skip the hearing “in order to protect the prerogatives of the Office of the President,” White House Counsel Pat Cipollone said in a letter to House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings.The Department of
  
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• Trump’s ‘blatantly illegal’ immigration rules end asylum protections

  15-07-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The ACLU has vowed to sue the administration over the ‘unlawful’ new rules, which raise the asylum eligibility barImmigrants seeking asylum are taken into custody by border patrol agents in McAllen, Texas. Photograph: John Moore/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has announced new immigration rules ending asylum protections for almost all migrants who arrive at the US-Mexico border, in violation of both US and international law.According to the new rules, any asylum seekers who pas
  
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• 'Snakes and other critters' join flooding, tornadoes as Barry's latest threat

  15-07-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Hurricane Barry, quieted to a tropical depression Monday, remained a dangerous storm that threatened flooding, tornadoes and snakes.
  
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• Man Murdered Teen Star and Posted Instagram Photos, Cops Say

  15-07-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Photos via InstagramAn upstate New York man is accused of brutally slaying a teenage internet personality he met online and posting pictures of her body to the internet, according to police.Authorities say Brandon Clark slashed Bianca Devins’ throat early Sunday, nearly decapitating her. They first met online, and met in person two months ago, police told The Daily Beast. Shortly after her murder, Clark posted pictures of her corpse online. He then stabbed himself in front of officers who
  
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• Italy seizes 'combat-ready' missile and automatic weapon stash in raids on far-Right figures

  15-07-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Italian police have seized a large arsenal of weapons, including an air-to-air missile, in raids on neo-Nazi sympathisers, they said on Monday. Elite police forces searched properties across northern Italy following an investigation into Italians who had fought alongside Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, a police statement said. Three men were arrested, including a customs officer who has previously stood for parliament for an extreme right party. Duri
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein: diamonds, cash and fake passport found in raid, prosecutors say

  15-07-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Accusers ask judge not to release him before trial and prosecutors say ‘many individuals’ have come forward who say they are victimsIn response papers filed on Friday, prosecutors said Jeffrey Epstein is dangerous and poised to flee. Photograph: Handout/ReutersTwo Jeffrey Epstein accusers offered emotional entreaties in court on Monday, asking a judge not to release the financier before his trial on sex trafficking charges.One alleged victim, who identified herself as Courtney Wild,
  
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• Trump racism row: BBC audiences on being told to 'go home'

  15-07-2019 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The president's suggestion that four politicians leave the country has prompted an outpouring of stories.
  
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• U.N. concerned by U.S. curbs on Iranian foreign minister while in New York

  15-07-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The United Nations told the United States it is concerned by tight travel restrictions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during his visit to New York this week, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said on Monday.Zarif arrived in New York on Sunday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed off on the visit amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
  
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• Neo-Nazi James Fields get life plus 419 years in state court for murder in Charlottesville

  15-07-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  James Alex Fields Jr., a neo-Nazi who rammed his car into counterprotesters of an alt-right rally, was sentenced to life in prison in state court.
  
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• Iran's nuclear deal breach not significant, EU chief says

  15-07-2019 21:40 via cnn.com
  The European Union's foreign policy chief has said that none of the signatory parties to the Iran nuclear deal believe that the country's breach of the agreement are "significant."
  
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• Man confesses to murdering American scientist in Crete

  15-07-2019 21:39 via cnn.com
  A 27-year-old man has confessed to killing US scientist Suzanne Eaton on the Greek island of Crete, a police spokesperson told CNN Monday.
  
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• When Russia came knocking for Julian Assange

  15-07-2019 21:31 via cnn.com
  New documents obtained exclusively by CNN reveal that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received in-person deliveries, potentially of hacked materials related to the 2016 US election, during a series of suspicious meetings at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
  
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• How Julian Assange rocked the 2016 US election from inside Ecuador's Embassy

  15-07-2019 21:31 via cnn.com
  New documents obtained exclusively by CNN reveal that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received in-person deliveries, potentially of hacked materials related to the 2016 US election, during a series of suspicious meetings at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
  
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• US President says he's not bothered by support from white nationalists 'because many people agree with me'

  15-07-2019 21:30 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump redoubled his racist attacks on a quartet of Democratic congresswomen Monday, insisting they leave the United States if they continue complaining about his policies.
  
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• Australian model sentenced for airline flight disturbance

  15-07-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  An Australian model was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles to community service and probation for slapping a flight attendant and going on an obscene tirade during a flight, with a federal judge saying he believed she was deeply remorseful and did not deserve fines or prison time.U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney sentenced Adau Mornyang to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service.Prosecutors had sought a month in jail for Mornyang.
  
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• Republican muted response to Trump’s tweets reveals party’s ingrained racism

  15-07-2019 21:25 via theguardian.com
  Trump telling four politicians of color to ‘go back’ to countries they came from shows more than just his own nativist instincts
  In an unfashionable corner of Washington, with African American community activists standing behind him, House speaker Paul Ryan described Donald Trump’s view that an American-born judge was not qualified to preside over a case because of his Mexican heritage as the “textbook definition of a racist comment”. Related: 'You can leave': Trump
  
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• After Supreme Court ruling, NC gerrymandering case begins

  15-07-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A partisan gerrymandering trial began Monday in North Carolina, where election advocacy groups and Democrats hope state courts will favor them in a political mapmaking dispute that the U.S. Supreme Court just declared is not the business of the federal courts.Lawyers for Common Cause, the state Democratic Party and more than 30 registered voters who sued contend Republican lawmakers so etched politics into the state House and Senate district lines that the constitutional rights of Democratic vot
  
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• Mom wants health industry to focus on protein-packed diet after daughter’s unexpected death

  15-07-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A heartbroken Australian mother is speaking out about the potential dangers of protein shakes and supplements after she says her 25-year-old daughter’s diet triggered an undiagnosed condition which ultimately contributed to her death two years ago.
  
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• Babysitter charged with homicide over death of two-year-old at unlicensed day care

  15-07-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  A man has been charged with homicide after a toddler died at an unlicensed day care in Wisconsin.Hunter Jones was charged earlier this month with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of 2-year-old Matthew Bolinski.A criminal complaint said Mr Jones called 911 on 27 March to say the child had jumped out of his playpen and hit his head. The complaint also said Mr Jones was on the phone with a dispatcher for four minutes before he revealed the child wasn’t breathing.Katherine Bolinski,
  
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• AOC, Omar, Pressley, Talib: Who are 'the squad' of congresswomen?

  15-07-2019 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Who are the four US congresswomen who President Trump told to "go back" to their countries?
  
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• Land crabs infest Florida man's house after heavy rainfall

  15-07-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A man in Florida recently received hundreds of crabs as unexpected house guests.Heavy rain fall in south Florida forced hundreds of land crabs, which burrow underground, out of their holes and into the property of Dan Skowronski, a resident of of Port St Lucie. In a video shared to Facebook, the Florida man witnessed the home invasion with a surprising calm.“They must have got rained out of their holes,” he said while filming the crabs, which were scurrying all over his house and pro
  
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• These are the Republicans who have condemned Trump

  15-07-2019 21:01 via cnn.com
  Lawmakers are returning to Congress on Monday following a racist series of tweets from President Donald Trump aimed at four Democratic lawmakers, and Republican leaders as well as rank-and-file members are feeling the pressure to weigh in on the President's comments.
  
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• U.S., Russia to discuss nuclear arms limits in Geneva on Wednesday: officials

  15-07-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Representatives from the United States and Russia are set to meet in Geneva on Wednesday to explore the concept of a new accord limiting nuclear arms that could eventually include China, senior U.S. officials said on Monday.U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he would like to see a "next generation" arms control deal with Russia and China to cover all types of nuclear weapons.
  
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• Georgia man dies in Dominican Republic after drinking soda that didn't 'taste right'

  15-07-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Another American tourist has died suspiciously in the Dominican Republic, bringing the total number of mysterious deaths in the country to well over 10. 
  
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• Off-duty New Jersey police lieutenant in custody after fatal shooting at ex-wife's home

  15-07-2019 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  An off-duty Newark police lieutenant surrendered to police after a shooting at his ex-wife's home. Newark has since suspended him without pay.
  
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• Serial killer linked to Arkansas woman's 1994 slaying

  15-07-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities are investigating whether possibly the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history is behind the death of an Arkansas woman in 1994.Police in Pine Bluff are reviewing the case of Jolanda Jones's death after Samuel Little confessed to her killing, which had been determined to be drug-related.According to a police memo, when Little was in custody in Dallas, Texas, in October 2018, he indicated that he killed Jones, the Pine Bluff Commercial reported .
  
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• Construction workers catch dangling kids

  15-07-2019 20:52 via cnn.com
  Two men are being hailed for their bravery in helping to rescue a baby and a toddler who were dropped from a burning building.
  
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• 17 seemingly suspicious cases of tourists getting sick, assaulted, and dying in the Dominican Republic since June 2018

  15-07-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  At least 13 Americans have died in the Dominican Republic under suspicious circumstances since June 2018.
  
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• The Latest: Elders brace for arrest for blocking summit road

  15-07-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Hawaii officials have closed a road leading to the summit of the state's tallest mountain, the site of an embattled giant telescope project.The road was officially closed Monday, but protesters who say they're protecting Mauna Kea from desecration had already blocked it.Hundreds gathered to protest the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope, hoping to stop construction convoys from delivering equipment to the top.
  
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• Lyft broke the law when it failed to tell Chicago about a driver it kicked off its app. A month later he was accused of killing a taxi driver while working for Uber. (LYFT, UBER)

  15-07-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Lyft could be fined up to $10,000 for failing to report the driver, who has since been charged with murder.
  
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• Back in time inside Tehran’s captured US embassy

  15-07-2019 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC has been given rare access inside the country as tensions with the United States and its allies increase.
  
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• Joe Biden worried in 1977 that certain de-segregation policies would cause his children to grow up 'in a racial jungle'

  15-07-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  "Unless we do something about this, my children are going to grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle," Biden said.
  
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• Greek man detained in US scientist's murder in Nazi bunker on Crete

  15-07-2019 20:23 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Police on the Greek island of Crete have detained a man in the killing of an American scientist who was reported missing and later was found dead in an abandoned bunker used by the Nazis during World War II, it was reported Monday.
  
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• Bill McGurn: Trump tweet allows media, Democrats to return to calling Republican president a racist

  15-07-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump doubles down on tweets telling Democratic congresswomen to 'go back' where they came from; reaction and analysis from Fox News contributor Bill McGurn, Wall Street Journal columnist.
  
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• Ari Fleischer: President Trump's 'go back' tweet went too far

  15-07-2019 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  No one in American politics should challenge their opponents based on where they are from, says Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary for President George W. Bush.
  
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