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• Eat healthier, and you'll help save the planet, report says

  08-08-2019 23:51 via cnn.com
  A climate change report published Thursday by United Nations scientists says that eating less meat and reducing food waste could slash global emissions and benefit our health and the environment.
  
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• Trump Can Do No Right

  08-08-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  When the El Paso shooter’s manifesto was first reported, it was an excellent time to disengage not only from social media, but also from its nominally more responsible relatives, the news giants. It was instantly obvious that 1) President Trump would be blamed for the shooting; 2) he would be called upon to unite us; and 3) no matter what he actually did, he would be blamed again for giving a lousy response.The media demanded Trump denounce white-supremacist thinking in his speech on Monda
  
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• Tiger Woods shoots four-over at first PGA Tour play-off event

  08-08-2019 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Tiger Woods shoots a 75 at the Northern Trust Open in New Jersey in his first round since The Open.
  
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• NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio pushing for 70 percent tax rate on wealthy individuals

  08-08-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Presidential race sparking new debate over taxes; panel reaction and analysis on 'Your World.'
  
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• A child's plea to ICE: 'I need my dad ... He's not a criminal'

  08-08-2019 23:44 via cnn.com
  CNN's Dianne Gallagher reports.
  
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• Trump's exceptionally weak choice for UN ambassador

  08-08-2019 23:43 via cnn.com
  The upcoming 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) will mark a coming out party for Kelly Craft, the little known former US envoy to Canada and President Donald Trump's pick for US Ambassador to the UN. The selection of Craft, a heavy donor to the Republican Party, the Republican National Committee and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, is yet another salvo in the administration's blatant denigration of the UN. It also marks the first time in recent memory that the post has gone to an
  
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• Michael Bociurkiw: Trump's exceptionally weak choice for UN ambassador

  08-08-2019 23:43 via cnn.com
  The upcoming 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) will mark a coming out party for Kelly Craft, the little known former US envoy to Canada and President Donald Trump's pick for US Ambassador to the UN. The selection of Craft, a heavy donor to the Republican Party, the Republican National Committee and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, is yet another salvo in the administration's blatant denigration of the UN. It also marks the first time in recent memory that the post has gone to an
  
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• Man who lived whole life in US dies shortly he was deported to Iraq

  08-08-2019 23:43 via cnn.com
  An Iraqi national who had lived in the US since he was an infant died shortly after being deported to Iraq as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.
  
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• Montana judge orders neo-Nazi website publisher to pay $14M

  08-08-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  A judge on Thursday ordered the publisher of a neo-Nazi website to pay a Jewish real estate agent $14 million for inciting his readers to harass her family with hundreds of threatening and anti-Semitic messages and calls.U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen entered Tanya Gersh a default judgment in her civil lawsuit after The Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin refused to appear for a scheduled deposition in the case.Anglin accused Gersh of trying to run the mother of white nationalist Richard S
  
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• Joe Biden in tense confrontation with Breitbart writer over Trump’s comments on white supremacy

  08-08-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Former vice president Joe Biden was confronted by a Breitbart writer at the Iowa State Fair, providing a tense moment on Trump and neo-Nazis
  
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• Your $2,000 beater car can have a head-up display like a $75,000 luxury car for only $40

  08-08-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Head-up displays in cars like BMWs, Mercedes, and other premium brands are so cool. They're also so expensive -- not just the cars themselves, but the extra options you need to buy to get a HUD. The TIMPROVE T600 Universal Car HUD Head Up Display, meanwhile, is only $40 on Amazon and it installs in mere minutes in any car you already have. Also of note, this model isn't like those aftermarket reflector HUDs you can barely see. It's a full-on display that's crystal clear!Here's what you need to k
  
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• Kashmir dispute: 'We've been pushed back into medieval times'

  08-08-2019 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Young people in Kashmir say they feel betrayed by India's decision to remove the area's special status.
  
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• Biden lashes out at reporter who suggested he misquoted Trump on Charlottesville

  08-08-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  At the Iowa State Fair, the former vice president snapped at a Breitbart radio host who said he misquoted President Trump's infamous statement saying there were "very fine people on both sides" of the deadly clash between neo-Nazis and counterprotesters.
  
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• 680 undocumented workers arrested in record-setting immigration sweep on the first day of school

  08-08-2019 23:21 via cnn.com
  After immigration authorities rounded up hundreds of workers in a massive sweep at seven Mississippi food processing plants, friends and family members are desperately searching for answers.
  
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• Trump brags about crowd size during hospital visit in El Paso

  08-08-2019 23:19 via cnn.com
  During a visit to the El Paso hospital treating victims of Saturday's mass shooting, President Donald Trump praised medical staff for their response to the shooting and said "they're talking about you all over the world."
  
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• Wife of US student held in Iran says husband 'not a spy'

  08-08-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  The wife of a Princeton University graduate student imprisoned in Iran said Thursday that her husband is not a spy as she appealed for international cooperation to secure his release."I plead for the gate of mercy to be opened for him, and I hope he can come back to us as soon as possible," Hua Qu said in a speech marking the third anniversary of her husband's detention.Hua also said there have been no recent productive conversations between the United States and the Iranian government about Xiy
  
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• Italy government: Salvini calls for snap election

  08-08-2019 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The deputy prime minister says differences between the coalition partners cannot be patched up.
  
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• Man Utd resume technical director search as fan discontent sweeps social media

  08-08-2019 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United will turn their attention to appointing a technical director now that the summer transfer window is complete.
  
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• ICE released 300 of the 680 detained in raids at Mississippi food processing plants

  08-08-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 680 people at food processing plants in small towns near Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday.
  
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• Iraqi national dies 2 months after being deported from US

  08-08-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A 41-year-old Iraqi-born man who had lived in the U.S. since he was an infant but was deported in June for committing multiple crimes died in Baghdad, American Civil Liberties Union officials said Thursday.Ann Mullen, a spokeswoman for the ACLU of Michigan, said relatives of Jimmy Al-Daoud told the organization that he died this week.Al-Daoud, who lived in the Detroit area, was among hundreds of Iraqi nationals who were arrested to enforce deportation orders.
  
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• Trump laments coverage as aides concede visits to mourning cities didn't go as planned

  08-08-2019 23:04 via cnn.com
  Some of President Donald Trump's own aides conceded Thursday that his visits to two cities in mourning did not go as planned, as a new video revealed he bragged about crowd sizes while visiting patients at an El Paso hospital.
  
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• Ronan Farrow's 'Catch and Kill' book slated for October release

  08-08-2019 23:03 via cnn.com
  Ronan Farrow, the journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his work exposing sexual assault allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, will release his new book in October.
  
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• British astrophysicist died 'instantly from fall' on Greek island

  08-08-2019 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The British scientist found dead at the bottom of a ravine on a Greek island died instantly from a fall, a Greek coroner said on Thursday. Natalie Christopher, 34, was discovered on Wednesday morning on the Greek island of Ikaria, which she was visiting on holiday. Miss Christopher, an astrophysicist and avid trail runner who lived in Cyprus, had set off for a run from their hotel, her boyfriend said. The area has trails along steep cliffs and ravines, and Miss Christopher was found at the botto
  
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• Illinois Cop Shot Unarmed Black 12-Year-old in Bed During Botched Raid: Lawsuit

  08-08-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  HandoutAn Illinois mother filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing police officers of “terrorizing” innocent children after her unarmed, 12-year-old son was shot in his bed with an assault rifle during a pre-dawn raid on their home. The lawsuit alleges that nearly two dozen Country Club Hills and Richton Park SWAT officers entered Crystal Worship’s home in May with exploding flash-grenades and automatic rifles to execute a search warrant intended for her boyfriend. During the
  
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• T20 Blast: Eoin Morgan & Steven Finn star as Middlesex thrash Surrey

  08-08-2019 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan stars for Middlesex with a swashbuckling 70 alongside Steven Finn who finished with figures of 5-16 as they thrashed Surrey by 64 runs in the T20 Blast at Lord's.
  
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• UN report: Climate change threatens our food supply. Here's how we can fix it

  08-08-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The report from United Nations scientists describes a cycle in which the problems of land degradation and climate change exacerbate each other.
  
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• Foreign marines descend on Russia

  08-08-2019 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Elite soldiers from China, Iran and Venezuela take part in Russia's International Army Games.
  
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• Humans survived off rodents in the mountains during the last ice age, study says

  08-08-2019 22:50 via cnn.com
  In Ethiopia during the last ice age, our human ancestors lived high in the Bale Mountains, using obsidian tools and hunting giant rodents, according to a new study. It's the earliest evidence of high-altitude prehistoric living in a rock-type shelter.
  
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• Man believes Trump 'ordered him' to attack child for ‘disrespecting’ national anthem by keeping hat on, lawyer says

  08-08-2019 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  A man suspected of attacking a child who was wearing a hat during the US National Anthem believed he was encouraged by Donald Trump to carry out the assault, according to his lawyer. Curt Brockway, a 39-year-old US Army veteran who was charged on Monday in the assault, suffered a traumatic brain injury in a vehicle crash in 2000 that has affected his decision making, attorney Lance Jasper told the Missoulian. The lawyer said he will seek a mental health evaluation for Mr Brockway, who seemingly
  
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• Immigration: Nearly half of those arrested in raid have been released

  08-08-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said nearly half of those arrested during the largest immigration raid in a decade in the United States have been released.
  
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• Ex-FBI Deputy Director McCabe sues FBI, DOJ over firing, alleging it was political

  08-08-2019 22:35 via nbcnews.com
  The former FBI deputy director said his firing was the product of a "scheme" by Trump to remove government employees "not politically loyal to him.”
  
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• Did a friend upset you? Here's how to tell them without making things awkward

  08-08-2019 22:32 via nbcnews.com
  Addressing conflict with a friend can feel aggressive or uncomfortable. Here’s how to do it in a constructive way.
  
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• Everton confirm £34m deal for Arsenal's Iwobi four hours after window closes

  08-08-2019 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Everton confirm the signing of forward Alex Iwobi from Arsenal in a deal worth up to £34m.
  
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• Missing British scientist has been found dead in Greece: Police

  08-08-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  The body of a missing British scientist has been found on the Greek island of Ikaria two days after she disappeared, Greek police said on Wednesday.
  
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• China tells US diplomats in Hong Kong to stop interfering

  08-08-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  China demanded Thursday that US diplomats based in Hong Kong "stop interfering" in the city's affairs, after reports that they met with pro-democracy activists, prompting a furious response from Washington.China's foreign ministry had expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with US authorities, citing local media reports that a US official from Hong Kong's US consulate general had met with a local "independence group".In a statement Thursday, the ministry urged the diplomatic office to "immediately m
  
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• Cats understand their names and are probably just choosing to ignore you, a study suggests

  08-08-2019 22:18 via cnn.com
  Have you ever wondered whether your cat is ignoring you because it doesn't understand its name? Several researchers from Japan did, so they tried to get to the bottom of it.
  
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• UK's new plan to attract foreign scientists

  08-08-2019 22:10 via cnn.com
  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson took to Facebook Live Thursday to announce a points-based fast-track immigration route to encourage "elite researchers and specialists in science" to move to the UK -- a move which comes just 12 weeks ahead of the UK's planned withdrawal from the European Union.
  
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• The UK's new plan to attract foreign scientists, as Brexit looms

  08-08-2019 22:10 via cnn.com
  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson took to Facebook Live Thursday to announce a points-based fast-track immigration route to encourage "elite researchers and specialists in science" to move to the UK -- a move which comes just 12 weeks ahead of the UK's planned withdrawal from the European Union.
  
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• Egypt says security forces killed 17 Islamic militants

  08-08-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Security forces killed at least 17 suspected militants in raids in Cairo and in another province, Egypt officials said Thursday, four days after a car filled with explosives wrecked outside the county's main cancer hospital, killing at least 20 people in the ensuing explosion.The Interior Ministry, which oversees the police, said in a statement that eight of the militants were killed when security forces stormed their hideout in the town of Atsa in Fayoum province, about 80 kilometers (50 miles)
  
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• Video shows Florida cop shoving handcuffed suspect face-first into wall

  08-08-2019 22:08 via nbcnews.com
  The graphic video shows the suspect begin to bleed profusely immediately after hitting the wall. The officer was arrested and charged with felony battery.
  
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• US immigration: ICE releases 300 people after Mississippi raids

  08-08-2019 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Some 300 people have been released from ICE custody, after many were separated from their children.
  
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• The U.S. is Close to a Peace Deal With the Taliban, Officials Say

  08-08-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  American troops could leave Afghanistan by November 2020, but hurdles remain and some critics are skeptical
  
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• Joe Biden atop Democratic rivals in new Iowa poll, but Elizabeth Warren is catching up

  08-08-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  As Warren starts to make headway with voters in Iowa, support for fellow progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke erodes.
  
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• Pocket knife saves Canadian man during grizzly bear attack

  08-08-2019 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Colin Dowler ended up in a life-or-death struggle with a grizzly bear in British Columbia.
  
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• Ex-FBI Head Andrew McCabe Sues, Says Trump Ordered His Firing

  08-08-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Alex Wong/GettyAndrew McCabe, the former head of the FBI, is suing the bureau and the Justice Department for his abrupt firing last year. McCabe alleges in the suit filed Thursday that he was ousted “for his refusal to pledge allegiance to a single man”—President Donald Trump.“It was Trump’s unconstitutional plan and scheme to discredit and remove DOJ and FBI employees who were deemed to be his partisan opponents because they were not politically loyal to him,&rdquo
  
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• Man Stabs 2 Women in Pennsylvania, Killing 1 of Them

  08-08-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The first woman died as a result of her wounds and the second woman, who "may have been wearing a hijab" was reported as being in "stable condition"
  
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• Airline pilot flies dad's remains home from Vietnam 52 years after seeing him off at same Dallas airport

  08-08-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  When Air Force Maj. Roy Knight, Jr., left Dallas for Vietnam 52 years ago, his 5-year-old son, Bryan, came to Dallas Love field to see him off. On Thursday, Bryan, now a captain for Southwest Airlines,  brought back his father's remains aboard a flight to the same Dallas airport.
  
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• Spy chief debacle sends Trump back to the drawing board

  08-08-2019 21:52 via cnn.com
  The White House has gone back to the drawing board in its search for a new nominee to be the nation's top intelligence official after President Donald Trump's first choice, Rep. John Ratcliffe, abruptly withdrew from consideration last week.
  
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• Four dead and two injured in California stabbing rampage

  08-08-2019 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A man is custody but a motive is unclear in what police describe as an act of "pure evil".
  
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• Dayton shooting: Man shields girlfriend from attack as Ohio gunman opens fire in unseen footage

  08-08-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A man seen in videos using his own body as a human shield to protect his girlfriend from gunfire during a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio over the weekend has recalled the harrowing experience in an interview Thursday morning. Camryn Crowder grabbed his girlfriend and fell to the floor on Sunday as a gunman shot up a popular area for nightlife in the Ohio city just yards away. He can be seen in video clips holding onto the woman as others attempt to flee from the scene. “I saw people getting
  
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