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• The Latest: Keselowski shakes off flu to win at Atlanta

  24-02-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (all times local):
  
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• Nigeria votes for a 2nd day in places as death toll rises

  24-02-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria faced a second day of voting in scattered areas Sunday in a presidential election seen as too close to call, while the death toll from vote-related violence mounted in Africa's largest democracy.
  
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• Trump delays tariff increase in China trade war after 'productive talks'

  24-02-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has said the US will postpone an increase in its tariffs on goods from China as a result of “substantial progress” in trade talks.“I am pleased to report that the US has made substantial progress in our trade talks with China on important structural issues including intellectual property protection, technology transfer, agriculture, services, currency, and many other issues,” the US president tweeted.
  
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• UK PM May considers plan to delay Brexit by two months: The Telegraph

  24-02-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May is considering a plan under which Britain's exit from the European Union would be delayed for up to two months, the Telegraph reported https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/02/24/exclusive-brexit-will-delayed-two-months-plans-considered-theresa on Sunday.UK government officials have drawn up a series of options, which were circulated at the weekend, in a bid to avoid resignations by ministers determined to support a backbench bid to take a "no deal" Brexit
  
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• British PM May signals she is ready to fight on

  24-02-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  May told her governing Conservatives in December last year she would not lead the party into the next election, part of a message to ease concerns among her lawmakers before they mounted, and then lost, a no confidence vote against her."I was very clear in December with the Conservative Party as far as I am concerned ... my job is not only about delivering Brexit, actually there's a domestic agenda that I am delivering on," she told reporters before arriving in Egypt for a summit.
  
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• Tornado tears through Columbus, Mississippi, leads to first tornado death of 2019

  24-02-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Stunned residents of Columbus, Mississippi, were picking up the pieces Sunday after a violent tornado ripped through town, leaving one person dead.
  
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• Dozens killed in Nigeria poll violence: observers

  24-02-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The Situation Room - which represents more than 70 civil society groups - gave the death toll the day after voting, citing data from Lagos-based consultancy SBM Intelligence.President Muhammadu Buhari, 76, a former military ruler who is seeking a second term on an anti-corruption platform, faces Atiku Abubakar, 72, a businessman and former vice president who has promised to expand the role of the private sector.The Nigeria Police Force said 128 people had been arrested nationwide for election-re
  
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• MWC 2019: All the phones and gadgets announced so far - CNET

  24-02-2019 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  At Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona, companies from all over the world gather to share new products. Here are all the phones announced there so far.
  
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• Google Assistant button coming to new phones from LG, Nokia, Xiaomi - CNET

  24-02-2019 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The search giant wants to spread its digital helper software far and wide.
  
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• Galaxy S10: Here's what photos from the camera look like - CNET

  24-02-2019 22:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  OK, the Galaxy S10 Plus to be specific.
  
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• U.S. Democrats will subpoena Mueller's Russia report if needed: Schiff

  24-02-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Schiff, a Democrat who chairs the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, said Democrats will also sue the government and call on Mueller to testify to Congress if necessary."We will obviously subpoena the report.
  
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• Oscars 2019: How to stream online, start time, nominees, red carpet, predictions and more - CNET

  24-02-2019 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  When does it begin? How can you stream it? Does Black Panther have a chance? Everything you need to know ahead of Oscars 2019.
  
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• Galaxy Fold vs. Huawei Mate X: Battle of the foldable phones - CNET

  24-02-2019 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The foldable phone wars are heating up, as Samsung and Huawei face off.
  
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• LG V50 ThinQ gets 5G at MWC 2019, will be Sprint's first 5G device this spring - CNET

  24-02-2019 21:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  LG's first 5G phone is set to go head to head with the Galaxy S10 5G. And it has a flashy new logo to prove it.
  
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• The Latest: UN rights chief condemns Venezuela violence

  24-02-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local):
  
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• Security men and metal detectors: Vietnam prepares for Trump-Kim summit

  24-02-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in Hanoi on Wednesday and Thursday, hoping to build on a commitment they made at their first meeting, in Singapore in June, to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear bombs.Vietnam has confirmed that Kim will arrive for an official goodwill visit as well as the summit with Trump, but has released no further details regarding the location of meetings.A Reuters witness saw Vietnamese soldiers in camouflaged fatigues sweeping the
  
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• MWC 2019, day 0: Here's what you missed from Microsoft, LG, Huawei and Nokia - CNET

  24-02-2019 21:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  MWC kicks off with a new AR headset, 5G phones -- including one that folds -- and a five-camera handset.
  
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• 2 women expected to testify against Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax in planned public hearings

  24-02-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax dismissed Republican calls for his sexual assault accusers to testify before the state House of Delegates, calling it "political theater."
  
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• 'Empire' star Terrence Howard supports Smollett with post

  24-02-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Actor Terrence Howard, who plays the father of Jussie Smollett's character on "Empire," has expressed support for his fellow cast member amid allegations that Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself.
  
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• Oscar winners, no one cares about your speech. You just need to go viral - CNET

  24-02-2019 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Commentary: Forget genuine emotion and thanking your peers. The perfect Oscars speech is about easily tweetable GIFs.
  
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• Pompeo Says ‘More Sanctions to Be Had’ to Pressure Venezuela

  24-02-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  The steps outlined by Pence may include forms of economic or diplomatic pressure by the U.S., a second official said.Secretary of State Michael Pompeo also said earlier on CNN’s “State of the Union” that more sanctions are possible on Venezuela without offering details on what measures the U.S. may be planning, as regional leaders prepare to meet in Colombia.Pence’s announcement will come more than a month after the U.S. recognized Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim
  
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• Microsoft Kinect is back, as a $399 IoT device - CNET

  24-02-2019 21:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Azure Kinect has the sensors of the HoloLens 2, for a fraction of the price.
  
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• LG shows twinning is winning with Dual Screen attachment for its 5G V50 phone - CNET

  24-02-2019 21:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  The optional accessory is LG's MWC strategy for providing more screen, but without making a foldable phone.
  
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• 5 dead in Kashmir, shops stage boycott of crackdown by India

  24-02-2019 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Three rebels, a counterinsurgency police officer and an army soldier were killed Sunday during a gunbattle in Kashmir, officials said, as shops and businesses shut down to protest a sweeping and ongoing crackdown against activists seeking the end of Indian rule in the disputed region.
  
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• U.S. to announce 'concrete steps' for Venezuela crisis on Monday: official

  24-02-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The official declined to comment on what the new measures would entail ahead of Pence's speech, to be delivered to a summit of the Lima Group around 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT) after he meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido.The meeting come after convoys of U.S. aid were blocked at the Venezuelan border by forces and gangs loyal to President Nicolas Maduro.The United States and most other Western nations no longer recognize Maduro as the country's leader.
  
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• Pope vows to end abuse cover-ups but victims disappointed

  24-02-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis closed out his extraordinary summit on preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing Sunday to confront abusers with "the wrath of God" felt by the faithful, end the cover-ups by their superiors and prioritize the victims of this "brazen, aggressive and destructive evil."
  
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• Galaxy Fold vs. TCL foldable phone battle: Price, specs, design compared - CNET

  24-02-2019 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Turns out, there are many ways to fold a phone.
  
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• EU Considers 21-Month Delay If May Can't Get Brexit Done

  24-02-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  The European Union is considering telling Theresa May that if she can’t get her Brexit deal through Parliament and wants to delay the departure date, the country will have to stay in the bloc until 2021.Three European officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said senior EU figures and several governments back an extension of as much as 21 months beyond the scheduled March 29 exit day.
  
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• Microsoft's HoloLens 2 feels like practical magic - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  No space spiders or Minecraft this time -- but it's much more comfortable.
  
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• HoloLens 2 AR headsets announced for $3,500, available to preorder now, ship later this year - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Here's everything you need to know about Microsoft's next-generation mixed reality headsets.
  
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• These Oscar-nominated women make Black Panther and Avengers look fierce - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  We talk to the Marvel designers who make your favorite superheroes look badass from head to toe.
  
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• HoloLens 2 isn't meant for you. But HoloLens 3 might be - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  The software giant doesn't plan to sell its $3,500 augmented reality headset to you and me. Yet.
  
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• Harry and Meghan meet Moroccan girls during official tour

  24-02-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The British royals' trip, their last official foreign tour before becoming parents, was set to focus on initiatives promoting girls' education, women's empowerment and the inclusion of people with disabilities.A heavily pregnant Meghan, with henna on one hand, accepted flowers from one of the girls in Asni while she and Harry chatted outside to a group from the programme Education For All Morocco.The organisation runs free boarding houses to give girls aged 12 to 18 from the High Atlas region ac
  
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• Venezuela aid boat reaches Curacao after reported standoff

  24-02-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Willemstad, Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) (AFP) - A boat carrying aid from the United States docked at the island of Curacao on Sunday after officials said the Venezuelan military had stopped it reaching the crisis-hit country.The shipment was part of a broader drive to take food and medicine into Venezuela in defiance of its President Nicolas Maduro.The Midnight Stone supply ship, loaded with nine cargo containers, entered the harbor on the Caribbean island 40 miles (65 kilometers) from
  
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• Microsoft's HoloLens 2 pulls us further into an augmented reality - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  A close-up look at Microsoft's next-gen headset and how it works.
  
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• Inside Microsoft's HoloLens development lab - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  A tour of the Human Factors Lab and early HoloLens prototypes.
  
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• Roma best-picture Oscar may be Netflix's last step to conquering Hollywood - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  A best-picture win would mark Netflix entering Hollywood's most hallowed sanctum. That may mean more Romas (and possibly more Bird Boxes) for you to stream.
  
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• Bangladesh commandos shoot purported hijacker of Biman Bangladesh plane

  24-02-2019 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  The passenger, who had said he had a personal issue with his wife and told the pilot he wanted to speak to Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, died later from the injuries suffered after the commandos stormed the plane at Chittagong's Shah Amanat International Airport, officials said."We tried to arrest him or get him to surrender but he refused and then we shot him," said Major General S M Motiur Rahman of the Bangladesh Army.The man's threat to blow up the plane, which was on its way to
  
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• Nokia 9 PureView has 5 rear cameras: *yawn* - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Phones are already camera-studded in 2019, and now we have this.
  
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• LG G8 ThinQ can unlock by scanning the veins in your hand - CNET

  24-02-2019 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  New sensors on the G8's front camera offer a whole new way to interact with your phone.
  
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• Exodus from last IS enclave overwhelms Syria force

  24-02-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  US-backed Syrian forces warned Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from the Islamic State group's imploding "caliphate", urging governments to take responsibility for their citizens.The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have evacuated nearly 5,000 men, women and children from the jihadist redoubt since Wednesday, moving closer to retaking the last sliver of territory under IS control."The numbers of foreign fighters and their relatives that we are holding is i
  
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• LG G8 ThinQ debuts at MWC in sapphire blue - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  The G8 has a 6.1-inch display, a Snapdragon 855 chipset and a front-facing camera with 3D-mapping capabilities.
  
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• Venezuela: At least 100 soldiers 'flee to Colombia' as two killed and hundreds injured in humanitarian aid clashes

  24-02-2019 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  At least 100 Venezuelan soldiers have deserted the country, reports suggest, as Nicolas Maduro faces increasing public pressure to abandon his presidency.The defections came as Juan Guaido, the country’s opposition leader, called on security forces to abandon Mr Maduro and to allow humanitarian aid into the nation – amid violent clashes at the border that saw two people killed and one shipment burned.Some 104 soldiers have now fled across the border into Colombia, according to CNN en
  
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• Schiff vows lawsuit for Mueller report if it's not released

  24-02-2019 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top House Democrat threatened Sunday to call special counsel Robert Mueller to Capitol Hill, subpoena documents and take the Trump administration to court if necessary if the full report on the Russia investigation is not made public.
  
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• North Korea warns U.S. skeptics as Kim heads for summit with Trump

  24-02-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The two leaders will meet in Hanoi on Wednesday and Thursday, eight months after their historic summit in Singapore, the first between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader, where they pledged to work toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.The North's KCNA state news agency said such opposition was aimed at derailing the talks."If the present U.S. administration reads others' faces, lending an ear to others, it may face the shattered dream of the improvement of
  
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• Nigerian Rivals Claim Successes as They Await Vote Outcome

  24-02-2019 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  As many as 73 million people were eligible to vote Saturday in a tight race between Buhari, 76, an ex-general who campaigned on an anti-graft platform, and Abubakar, a 72-year-old businessman and former vice president.The National Independent Electoral Commission will start announcing results Monday from 11 a.m., its chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said at the opening of the national collation center in the capital, Abuja.
  
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• Oscars 2019: Breaking down Black Panther's chances for best picture - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Commentary: If any superhero movie can take home major awards, Black Panther is the one. But should the Academy Awards resist Marvel's cultural domination?
  
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• The Latest: Victims disappointed by lack of concrete action

  24-02-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' summit at the Vatican on preventing clergy sex abuse (all times local):
  
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• Anger as UK's May asks for yet more time to amend Brexit deal

  24-02-2019 19:09 via news.yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday called for still more time to renegotiate her Brexit deal, and drew outrage by suggesting parliament may not be able to vote on the text until just 17 days before Britain leaves the EU.Business leaders and MPs reacted with anger and dismay at the news, which also prompted fresh calls to delay Brexit to avoid a damaging "no deal" exit on March 29.Three of May's ministers had earlier warned that the House of Commons would seek a delay if there was no br
  
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• Mate X foldable phone is Huawei's bid to be seen as innovator, not spy - CNET

  24-02-2019 19:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  It's trying to change the conversation.
  
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