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• Some 156 people in 10 states infected with E. coli from ground beef: CDC

  23-04-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  No deaths have been reported but 20 people have been hospitalized after they were infected with the strain E. coli O103 since March 1, the CDC said on its website.The agency said an investigation is ongoing to determine the source of the contaminated ground beef that was supplied to grocery stores and restaurants."At this time, no common supplier, distributor, or brand of ground beef has been identified," the CDC said.
  
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• 'Marsquake' detected for first time, Nasa says

  23-04-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Nasa has detected a probable "Marsquake" for the first time. The suspected seismic event on the Red Planet was recorded using silicon sensors developed in the UK. A dome-shaped apparatus known as Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure [SEIS] landed on Mars last year equipped with the sensors, which were built with £4 million in funding from the UK Space Agency Nasa said the measuring of the quake, which occurred on April 6, marked the "birth of a new discipline - Martian seismology". Ch
  
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• North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet Putin in Russia on Thursday: Kremlin

  23-04-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The visit is part of Kim's effort to build foreign supportafter the breakdown of a second U.S.-North Korea summit in Vietnam in February meant no relief on sanctions for North Korea, analysts said.The summit will be the first between Putin and the North Korean leader and the nuclear row, and how to resolve it, would be the main item on the agenda, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters."In the last few months the situation around the peninsula has stabilized somewhat, thanks in large part to N
  
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• Jared Kushner Does Not 'Dispute' Saudis Behind Jamal Khashoggi's Death

  23-04-2019 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Kushner said he urged the Crown Prince to “be as transparent as possible”
  
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• NASA probe records first likely 'marsquake' detected on red planet

  23-04-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA's robotic probe InSight has detected and measured what scientists believe to be a "marsquake," marking the first time a likely seismological tremor has been recorded on another planet, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California reported on Tuesday.The breakthrough came five months after InSight, the first spacecraft designed specifically to study the deep interior of a distant world, touched down on the surface of Mars to begin its two-year seismological mission on the red planet.The faint
  
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• Tension emerges between Congress, 2020 Dems on impeachment

  23-04-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Some top Democrats vying for the White House in 2020 are clamoring for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, but many of their congressional colleagues — who would have to manage such efforts — are far more wary.
  
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• Ex-USC coach, parent to plead guilty in college bribery scam

  23-04-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — A former University of Southern California soccer coach and a California insurance executive became the latest people to agree to plead guilty in a college admissions cheating scandal that has netted prominent parents and Hollywood stars, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
  
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• Judge Andrew Napolitano breaks down debate over citizenship question in census

  23-04-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The law says you must answer census questions but the Constitution says you have the right to remain silent, explains Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano.
  
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• Delphi murders: Here's what we know about unsolved killings of two teen girls in Indiana

  23-04-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  It's been more than two years since the Delphi murders. Here's what we know now about the unsolved killings of Abigail Williams and Liberty Germany.
  
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• Mars lander picks up what's likely 1st detected marsquake

  23-04-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's InSight lander has picked up a gentle rumble at Mars, believed to be the first marsquake ever detected.
  
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• Clinton: Trump Would Have Been Indicted If He Weren’t President

  23-04-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that President Trump would have been indicted over the actions described in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report had he not been a sitting president."I think there’s enough there that any other person who had engaged in those acts would certainly have been indicted," Clinton said during her remarks at the Time 100 Summit. "The whole matter of obstruction was very directly sent to the Congress. And if you read that
  
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• Mexico tells US to invest in Central America to stem migration

  23-04-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told the United States on Tuesday that if it wants to stem the flow of Central American migrants to its southern border, it needs to invest in the region.Slowing entries from Mexico has been a major focus of President Donald Trump's administration amid numerous reports of migrant caravans heading up from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras in the hope of a better life.The migrants say they are fleeing poverty and gang violence, but Trump has character
  
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• Explainer: Can Democrats get hold of the full Mueller report?

  23-04-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Attorney General William Barr must decide by May 1 whether to comply with a subpoena from Democrats and hand over the whole Mueller report into Russia's role in the 2016 election, most of which was released last week.In his report, Mueller did not establish that the Trump campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy with Russians to influence the election.The report also provided extensive details on Trump’s efforts to thwart Mueller’s investigation but the special counsel stopped
  
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• We've Found the First Real Traces of "Marsquakes"

  23-04-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Working together, two space agencies find evidence that has eluded scientists for years.
  
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• Democrats want truth but are split on Trump's impeachment

  23-04-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump's approval rating has slid since release of the Russia investigation report, but instead of emerging bolstered in the 2020 presidential race, Democrats are torn over triggering impeachment proceedings that risk muddling their electoral message.While special counsel Robert Mueller's report released last week stopped short of reaching a judgment on whether Trump committed crimes, many Democrats say it detailed extensive presidential wrongdoing that highlights his lack of fitness for o
  
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• Hillary Clinton: Russian interference 'certainly had an impact' on the 2016 election

  23-04-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Amid efforts by President Trump and the White House to downplay the effectiveness of Russian meddling during the 2016 presidential election, Clinton said it's clear that Moscow's efforts affected the outcome.
  
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• All not in favor of Trump's Buckingham Palace dinner date

  23-04-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump finally has a date on the calendar for a state dinner at Buckingham Palace — a visit more than two years in the making. The mere announcement of his June visit as the guest of Queen Elizabeth II stirred up fresh anti-Trump sentiment Tuesday among Brits who want to deny him a seat at the table.
  
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• Trump son-in-law calls probe worse than Russian meddling

  23-04-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  In a rare public speaking appearance, Kushner dismissed Russia's impact during the 2016 election, saying that credit for the victory lay with the Trump campaign."You look at what Russia did -- you know, buying some Facebook ads to try and sow dissent and do it.
  
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• Neo-Nazi linked to group who said Prince Harry was a race traitor for marrying Meghan pleads guilty

  23-04-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Two teenage neo-Nazis, linked to a group that called Prince Harry a "race traitor"  for marrying Mehgan Markle, are facing jail after admitting terror charges. Polish national, Michal Szewczuk, 19, admitted two counts of encouraging terrorism and five of possessing documents that could be useful to a terrorist, when he appeared at the Old Bailey. His co-defendant, Oskar Dunn-Koczorowski, 18, had previously pleaded guilty to encouraging terrorism. The charges relate to a neo-Nazi group calle
  
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• Buttigieg's rise surprises rivals; Warren says she won't get 'Hillary-ed'; Klobuchar seeks applause

  23-04-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Campaign Trail Mix: Democratic presidential candidates are reportedly looking into where Mayor Pete Buttigieg might be vulnerable; Sen. Elizabeth Warren vows not to fall victim to sexist attacks; Sen. Amy Klobuchar has a 'please clap' moment.
  
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• DHS Secretary: Separating Migrant Families ‘Not Worth It’

  23-04-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan said Tuesday that border authorities are not considering resuming the separation of migrant families, a practice that was ended by the Trump administration last year after it drew outrage from both sides of the aisle."We're not pursuing that approach," McAleenan said. "Prosecuting violations of the law does have a consequence and it does deter behavior but it [does] not work if you lose the public trust."The DHS secretary added that the
  
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• Saudi Arabia Executes 37 People For Terrorism-Related Crimes

  23-04-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says 37 Saudi citizens were beheaded on Tuesday, all accused of terrorism.
  
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• Brothers sue Jussie Smollett over 'staged attack' as prosecutor receives death threats for dropping charges

  23-04-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Two brothers who said they helped “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett stage what he had claimed was a racist and homophobic attack, have sued the celebrity’s lawyers for allegedly making statements about them they knew were untrue.As it was reported that a prosecutor who decided to drop charges against the 36-year-old actor had received death threats, brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, filed a suit accusing Mr Smollett’s legal team of defamation.In a suit filed in Chica
  
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• Amazon customers can now return their items at Kohl's

  23-04-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Kohl's announced Tuesday that Amazon customers will be able to return items atall of its stores beginning in July
  
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• Jenna Bush Hager's mom Laura Bush has beautiful response to pregnancy guilt and infertility

  23-04-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Jenna Bush Hager is expecting her third child, and said she felt guilty knowing other women "want these babies." So she called her mom Laura Bush.
  
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• Walgreens to hike minimum age for store tobacco sales

  23-04-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Walgreens has decided to raise its minimum age for tobacco sales several weeks after a top federal official chastised the drugstore chain for violating laws restricting access to cigarettes and other tobacco products.
  
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• White House economist sees no impact on oil prices from Iran sanctions

  23-04-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Washington (AFP) - The decision to tighten sanctions on Iran will have "no material impact" on oil prices given the large US supply of petroleum, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Tuesday.
  
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• Two more defendants agree to plead guilty in college admissions bribery case

  23-04-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  A former women's soccer assistant coach at USC and another parent have agreed to plead guilty in the nation's college admissions bribery case.
  
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• Unspeakable grief: 5 members of 1 family killed in Sri Lanka

  23-04-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The dark wooden coffins, sitting side by side, attested to one family's unspeakable grief.
  
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• Sen. McConnell: 'Think of me as the grim reaper' of socialism

  23-04-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promises that if Republicans remain in control of the Senate, the Democrats' progressive agenda won't land on the president's desk.
  
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• UPDATE 2-U.S. House panel to vote on holding White House ex-official in contempt

  23-04-2019 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A U.S. House committee will vote on holding a former White House security director in contempt for failing to appear for questioning on allegations the Trump administration inappropriately granted clearances to some of the president's advisers, the panel's chairman said on Tuesday."We will hold a vote of our committee shortly to hold him in contempt and then we will check with House counsel ... to see where we go from there," House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elija
  
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• Democrats decide next moves on investigating Trump

  23-04-2019 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  House Democrats subpoena former White House counsel Don McGahn while they debate how to move forward with the president.
  
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• Trump’s Iran Sanctions Are a Risk Worth Taking

  23-04-2019 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  After months of debate inside his administration, President Trump has finally decided to further tighten sanctions on Iran. Iran hawks have for months been urging the president to end the waivers that granted eight nations to continue importing Iranian oil, the Islamist regime’s main source of foreign cash. In doing so, Trump is taking a substantial risk. But it is one worth taking.The fallout from the move could lead to a substantial hike in oil prices this summer. It could also greatly c
  
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• Trump’s attorney general gave ‘mischaracterisation’ of Mueller report, Watergate prosecutor says

  23-04-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A former Watergate prosecutor has spoken out about Attorney General William Barr’s handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, calling his analysis of the comprehensive document a ‘mischaracterisation of the conclusions.’ Richard Ben-Veniste said Tuesday that Donald Trump’s attorney general was likely “banking on” the “suspicion that most Americans will be too lazy to read the report” when he released a four-page analysis of the docu
  
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• Watch the Easter Bunny throw punches in a street brawl, because Florida

  23-04-2019 18:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Of all the holidays on the U.S. calendar, Easter is definitely one of the most low-key. Families gather, eat some ham, and maybe the kids hunt for colored eggs or eat a bunch of candy, but it's generally pretty chill. That is, unless you're in Florida, where being in the holiday spirit and donning an Easter Bunny costume doesn't stop anyone from getting into a heated street brawl in Orlando.A video, which was first posted by Instagram user Workfth but subsequently removed due to a perceived "com
  
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• U.S. to Reciprocate on ‘Unfair’ EU Harley Tariffs, Trump Says

  23-04-2019 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  “So unfair to U.S. We will Reciprocate!” Trump said Tuesday on Twitter in a post that quoted a person speaking on Fox Business Network.Harley-Davidson reported slumping first-quarter profit Tuesday, though it beat analysts’ expectations.Harley is moving some U.S. production overseas to sidestep EU tariffs that jumped to 31 percent from 6 percent after Trump hiked levies on steel and aluminum imports.
  
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• IS claims Sri Lanka bombings, releases photo of attackers

  23-04-2019 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed a series of bombings that killed more than 320 people in Sri Lanka, and released a photo and video of the men it said were responsible.The massive casualty toll would make the Easter Sunday attacks the deadliest overseas operation claimed by IS since the group proclaimed its caliphate in mid-2014."Those that carried out the attack that targeted members of the US-led coalition and Christians in Sri Lanka the day before yesterday are Islamic State group f
  
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• Jared Kushner: Russia investigations 'more harmful' than 'a couple of Facebook ads'

  23-04-2019 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner believes the investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election have had “a much harsher impact on our democracy” than the interference itself.
  
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• Jussie Smollett case: Brothers accused of carrying out attack sue actor's legal team for defamation

  23-04-2019 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The two brothers who say "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett paid them to stage his Jan. 29 assault announced that they are filing a federal defamation lawsuit against his legal team, including celebrity attorney Mark Geragos.
  
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• Jared Kushner: Mueller Investigation 'More Harmful' Than Russia

  23-04-2019 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  White House senior advisor Jared Kushner downplayed Russian interference in the 2016 election at the inaugural TIME 100 Summit Tuesday in New York.
  
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• Google self-driving unit Waymo picks Detroit factory site

  23-04-2019 18:28 via news.yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo says it will reopen an axle plant in Detroit to convert conventional vehicles so they can drive autonomously.
  
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• Calculating Kamala Harris

  23-04-2019 18:27 via news.yahoo.com
  If you want to know which way the wind is blowing in the Democratic primary, just watch Kamala Harris.Asked about impeaching President Trump on Saturday, the California senator and presidential candidate said: “I believe that there is room for that conversation, but right now what I want is, I want Mueller to come before Congress to testify. I want to be able to see the full unredacted report, and specifically also the underlying evidence.” But by the time Harris appeared on CNN Mond
  
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• Turning up the Heat on North Korea

  23-04-2019 18:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The inability of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un to reach a denuclearization deal in Hanoi leaves the international community searching for a solution to the North Korean nuclear conundrum. The recent erosion of international efforts to enforce economic sanctions make efforts to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons through bargaining is more challenging. A North Korean charm offensive and, perhaps, a desire among some to see this longst
  
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• Kohl's expands Amazon returns program to all stores, shares jump

  23-04-2019 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  The returns program with Amazon.com, launched in 2017, is currently available in 100 Kohl's stores mostly concentrated in the Los Angeles, Chicago and Milwaukee markets.The new program will allow returns at Kohl's all 1,159 stores in the United States."This new service is another example of how Kohl's is delivering innovation to drive traffic to our stores and bring more relevance to our customers," said Kohl's Chief Executive Officer Michelle Gass.
  
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• Coachella woman arrested after allegedly tossing bag of 7 live puppies into dumpster

  23-04-2019 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A woman allegedly caught on camera tossing seven live puppies into aCoachella, Calif
  
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• Modi among tens of millions to vote in India's 'Super Tuesday' polls

  23-04-2019 18:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Tens of millions of Indians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, voted on India's "Super Tuesday" in the latest round of polls when the biggest number of seats are decided in the country's marathon election.Nearly 190 million voters were eligible to vote on 117 seats spread across 15 Indian states, stretching from the Himalayas to the Indian ocean, in the third of the seven phases of the mega polls.Heavy security has been put in place, with violent clashes erupting between rival groups in ea
  
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• Kushner: Mueller Probe Worse for U.S. Than ‘a Few Facebook Ads’ From Russia

  23-04-2019 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior adviser to President Trump, on Tuesday claimed that the Russia investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been “way more harmful to our country” than any Russian meddling in the 2016 election.“I thought the whole thing was nonsense to be honest,” Kushner said of the two-year investigation, which concluded with the release of a 448-page report released last week. “It’s been very, very thoroughly investigated.&rd
  
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• Oil prices shoot to 2019 highs on US Iran sanctions move

  23-04-2019 17:52 via news.yahoo.com
  World oil prices struck fresh 2019 highs on Tuesday after the US cracked down on Iranian oil exports while stock markets were buoyed by a raft of positive US corporate results.
  
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• Student sues Apple for $1 billion, claims face-recognition caused false arrest

  23-04-2019 17:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple is being sued for $1 billion by a college student who blames the company's facial recognition software for his wrongful arrest.
  
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• Mother of Missing Illinois Boy to Face 2 Court Appearances

  23-04-2019 17:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The mother of a missing 5-year-old boy from Crystal Lake, Illinois faces two court appearances Tuesday.
  
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