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• UPDATE 2-China signals veto in standoff with U.S. over Afghan U.N. mission - diplomats

  16-09-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  China and the United States are deadlocked over a U.N. resolution to extend a mission in Afghanistan, with Beijing signaling it will cast a veto because there is no reference to its Belt and Road project, diplomats said on Monday.A planned vote on Monday by the 15-member Security Council to renew the U.N. mission, known as UNAMA, was delayed to Tuesday to allow for more negotiations.
  
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• Juul vape: What is it, why are teens addicted, and is it safe? - CNET

  16-09-2019 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Everything you need to know about the wildly popular USB-looking vapes, including its health effects.
  
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• Wisconsin man accused of making THC cartridges charged

  16-09-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  A Wisconsin man suspected of running an illegal operation to manufacture vaping cartridges flew to California last month to get THC oil in bulk to fill thousands of cartridges to sell, prosecutors said Monday in charging documents.Authorities in Kenosha, Wisconsin, arrested 20-year-old Tyler Huffhines on Sept. 5 after parents tipped off police when they saw their teenage son with one of the cartridges.Prosecutors say Huffhines employed 10 people to fill the cartridges with THC oil at a condo he
  
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• The Latest: GOP stands by Kavanaugh, rips NY Times

  16-09-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  The chairman of the Senate committee that hosted Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings is ripping The New York Times for publishing "unsubstantiated" allegations.Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley on Monday said the paper's publication of a new, uninvestigated allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh is a "shameful" and "irresponsible" move that undermines the paper's credibility.
  
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• Detroit mayor wants to wipe out residential blight with bonds

  16-09-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan unveiled a plan on Monday to sell up to $250 million of bonds to tackle the city's remaining blighted and abandoned houses over the next five years.If approved by the Detroit City Council, a bond measure would be placed on the March ballot, marking the first vote by residents on bonds since the city exited municipal bankruptcy in 2014.Proceeds from the 30-year bonds, along with annual appropriations from the city's budget, would be used to accelerate the demolition of 1
  
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• NASA Juno spacecraft spots moon shadow on Jupiter - CNET

  16-09-2019 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jupiter's moon Io left a sharp black spot on the gas giant.
  
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• Snowden: Jury should decide whether NSA leaks were "right or wrong." - CNET

  16-09-2019 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  The former NSA contractor reiterated his reasons for not returning to the US.
  
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• 2019 Jeep Cherokee earns Top Safety Pick, but pick the right headlights - Roadshow

  16-09-2019 23:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Like so many other Top Safety Picks, the headlights are the asterisk of the award.
  
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• AP Explains: Why auto workers went on strike against GM

  16-09-2019 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  More than 49,000 union auto workers at General Motors are walking picket lines, silencing more than 50 company factories and parts depots in a strike over contract negotiations.The dispute boils down to this: GM has been highly profitable since emerging from the Great Recession, and now that the company is healthy, workers want a bigger slice.GM, though, wants to protect profits as it faces a global sales slowdown, tariff threats and another possible recession.
  
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• Conservative group known for hardball tactics leads charge in Kavanaugh defense

  16-09-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  A conservative group that has aided the confirmation of President Trump’s judicial nominees is now leading the GOP's charge against the most recent allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
  
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• Google's $40M purchase of Fossil tech was for hybrid smartwatches, report says - CNET

  16-09-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  The tech reportedly combines digital and analog features for smartwatches.
  
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• Vaping: The deaths, illnesses and controversies in the last year - CNET

  16-09-2019 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Get up to date on this growing -- but controversial -- industry.
  
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• Senators urge FCC to scrutinize Chinese carriers operating in US - CNET

  16-09-2019 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sens. Chuck Schumer and Tom Cotton say China Telecom and China Unicom could pose a national security threat.
  
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• The Porsche Taycan's $500 sport sound option is cool, but kind of absurd - Roadshow

  16-09-2019 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  The sound seems cool, but charging for it on a car that starts at $150,000 is excessive.
  
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• Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency under scrutiny from international banks - CNET

  16-09-2019 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  The digital currency will face questions from regulators.
  
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• California homeowner scares off masked men who kicked in door

  16-09-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Two masked-man kicked in the front door of a Pleasanton home in an attempted home-invasion -- and it was all caught on surveillance video.
  
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• Warren Goes After Trump’s Sister in Anti-Corruption Push

  16-09-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Brian Snyder/ReutersSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is adding some new proposals to her anti-corruption plan, this time with one particularly provocative target: President Trump’s sister. In a Medium post published Monday, the Massachusetts Democrat proposes closing the loophole that “allows federal judges to escape investigations for misconduct by stepping down from their post.” In outlining the idea, Warren specifically references a case involving Trump’s sister
  
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• Manhattan District Attorney Issues Subpoena for Trump’s Tax Returns

  16-09-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  New York state prosecutors, led by Manhattan district attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., have subpoenaed President Trump's accounting firm for records of his tax returns for the last eight years, according to a report from the New York Times.The subpoena is part of an investigation into hush-money payments made by the president to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump's lawyer and fixer, Michael D. Cohen, was convicted in federal court of breaking campaign-fina
  
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• Study: Car ownership costs reach record high, thanks to high finance charges - Roadshow

  16-09-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  It's not only maintenance and fuel; car owners need to think about monthly payments, too.
  
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• Qatar announces new residency scheme for investors

  16-09-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Qatar announced Monday it will grant residency to foreign investors for the first time, state media reported, the latest in a series of measures designed to diversify the economy.Foreigners investing an unspecified level of "non-Qatari capital" in the economy will be eligible for renewable five-year residency permits, the state-run Qatar News Agency reported.Real estate developers active in Qatar's property market will also be eligible for the scheme, under the new law.
  
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• A top US arms maker is building a lightweight, drone-killing missile to pack onto fighter jets

  16-09-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Raytheon unveiled its Peregrine air-to-air missile, capable of hitting drones, missiles, or enemy aircraft with stunning precision.
  
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• Dutch court to hear case against Israel's Gantz

  16-09-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A Dutch court will consider on Tuesday a request to hear a civil suit seeking damages from former Israeli armed forces chief Benny Gantz, who is standing against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a parliamentary election.The hearing on admissibility will be held in a Dutch district court as voting gets under way in Israel.The case has been brought by a Dutch national of Palestinian descent using Dutch universal jurisdiction laws.
  
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• Snapshot of Mars' frozen dunes will make you scream for ice cream - CNET

  16-09-2019 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mmm, cookies and cream.
  
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• California Bans State-Sponsored Travel to Iowa over Refusal to Provide Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Reassignment Surgeries

  16-09-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  California added an eleventh state to its travel blacklist on Friday, banning state-sponsored travel to Iowa over that state's refusal to cover gender-transition surgeries under its Medicaid program.California attorney general Xavier Becerra announced the decision to add Iowa to the travel-ban list, which takes effect October 4 and means public employees and college students will not be able to travel to Iowa on the taxpayer's dime.In May, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds signed a law blocking Medicai
  
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• A new image of a mysterious object careening toward our solar system strongly suggests it's the first comet from another star system

  16-09-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  C/2019 Q4 is likely the first comet ever detected that came from another star system. Our clearest image of it shows its dust cloud and gas tail.
  
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• Drivers may choose electric car alert sounds, US proposal says - Roadshow

  16-09-2019 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  By 2020, quiet cars must emit a noise to alert others to their presence, but drivers may be able to choose the noise.
  
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• Teach kids STEM skills with monthly craft subscription box - CNET

  16-09-2019 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Joann and GoldieBlox say the box will encourage kids' development of tech skills.
  
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• U.S. utilities file legal challenge to Trump power plant rule

  16-09-2019 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  The New York-based power company said in a statement on Monday that the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule undermines efforts already under way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by investing in renewable energy, electric vehicle infrastructure and energy efficiency and other clean technologies.The group of utilities, which calls itself the Power Companies Climate Coalition, have already invested heavily in adopting those technologies because their state governments passed laws requiring them to
  
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• Judge Refuses to Scrap Plea Deal That Protected Jeffrey Epstein’s Co-Conspirators

  16-09-2019 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyA federal judge refused to scrap the controversial plea deal that granted immunity to Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators, seven months after ruling that it had violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act.Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra ruled that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami under Alexander Acosta—who later became President Trump's labor secretary—broke the law in 2007 when it devised Epstein’s secr
  
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• Brad Pitt asks NASA astronaut who chooses the tunes in space - CNET

  16-09-2019 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Actor also wants to know if he's a better Hollywood spaceman than George Clooney.
  
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• Boy Scout leader sang naked in front of kids, and organization failed to investigate: Lawsuit

  16-09-2019 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  A Boy Scout leader who was accused of singing naked in front of several young boys was not investigated by his troop despite multiple complaints.
  
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• Amazon search now ranks in-house products highest, report says - CNET

  16-09-2019 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Amazon disputes a Wall Street Journal report that says search results now favor its own brands more than in the past.
  
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• Toyota reportedly using Tesla-type Panasonic batteries for Chinese hybrids - Roadshow

  16-09-2019 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The move to use the Panasonic units comes as Toyota looks to secure battery supply for the future.
  
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• Newly Appointed Women’s March Board Member Accused FBI of Recruiting for ISIS

  16-09-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The Women's March announced the introduction of 16 new members to its board on Monday, one of whom once accused the FBI of recruiting for ISIS.Zahra Billoo, a civil-rights attorney who is also the director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations's San Francisco chapter, made the accusation in a 2015 tweet.> I'm more afraid of racist Zionists who support Apartheid Israel than of the mentally ill young people the FBI recruits to join ISIS. CVE> > -- Zahra Billoo (@ZahraBilloo) Februa
  
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• Former Ohio judge gets life in prison for killing ex-wife in front of daughters

  16-09-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A former Ohio judge was given life in prison last week over the brutal 2018 stabbing death of his ex-wife and the mother of his children.
  
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• California governor acts to stem 'epidemic' of youth vaping

  16-09-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  California's governor on Monday ordered a public awareness campaign on health risks posed by a "youth epidemic" of vaping, but said he lacked authority to unilaterally ban flavored e-cigarettes that he said were deliberately marketed to children.Governor Gavin Newsom, acting a day after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced such a ban, became the latest politician seeking to crack down on e-cigarettes and other electronic inhaling - or vaping - devices, which have exposed a new generation of
  
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• Arrested Canadian police official had access to foreign intelligence

  16-09-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A senior Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) intelligence officer arrested last week for allegedly stealing sensitive documents had access to information from Canada's foreign allies, the RCMP said Monday.Cameron Ortis, who was arrested Thursday, served as the Director General of the RCMP's National Intelligence Coordination Centre and "had access to information the Canadian intelligence community possessed," the RCMP commissioner said in a statement.
  
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• Boris Johnson’s Foray Into Brexit Talks Ends in Retreat From Protests

  16-09-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson said he is optimistic about reaching a deal with the European Union even though a day of Brexit talks descended into disarray as he canceled a news conference after it was ambushed by protesters.A noisy demonstration, in which protesters could be heard shouting “dirty liar” as music blared, prompted Johnson’s team to ask their hosts in Luxembourg to move the presser indoors -- but the request was denied.Johnson departed the chaotic scene, leaving be
  
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• Mexico: 5 shot dead in Tabasco bar amid holiday celebrations

  16-09-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The prosecutor's office in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco said in a statement that the victims were all adult males, three of them brothers.It added that the attack took place in Rio Tinto, outside the state capital of Villahermosa.The federal Department of Security and Citizen Protection had said previously that the shootings happened in Villahermosa.
  
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• Shinsekai Into the Depths delivers Apple Arcade's most console-like game - CNET

  16-09-2019 20:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Capcom's underwater action-adventure game lets you explore the fate of humanity.
  
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• Ford v Ferrari's second trailer is here, and this time the focus is on people - Roadshow

  16-09-2019 20:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  The first trailer was all banging music and revving engines, but the second trailer looks more closely at the relationship between Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles.
  
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• China Might Not Actually Be Able to Hold Its South China Sea Bases but That's Not the Point

  16-09-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  What does Bejing plan to do with them?
  
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• 4 ways to check for skin cancer with your smartphone - CNET

  16-09-2019 19:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Your phone can help you recognize suspicious moles and marks, but you should still see a dermatologist or doctor.
  
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• GOP 2020 candidate Joe Walsh: 'The Republican Party is a cult'

  16-09-2019 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Republican leaders in South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Kansas have all canceled their party's presidential primary.
  
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• Smart swim goggles give you real-time metrics during your workout - CNET

  16-09-2019 19:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Finally, an activity tracker made explicitly for swimmers.
  
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• Trump lashes out at Kavanaugh accusers as pressure builds for justice's impeachment

  16-09-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has tweeted an angry defence of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over fresh sexual misconduct allegations as pressure to impeach the controversial judge continues to build.At the weekend the New York Times published new accusations suggesting that Mr Kavanaugh exposed himself to a woman during his time at America's prestigious Yale University, and that his genitals were thrust into the woman's hands by his classmates.
  
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• Spinning neutron star spotted that's almost too massive to exist - CNET

  16-09-2019 19:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  A superdense pulsar sits right on the line between normal and the weirdest objects in the universe.
  
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• Mazda's first electric car will debut at Tokyo Motor Show - Roadshow

  16-09-2019 19:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  There will likely be a fully electric model and one with a range extender.
  
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• Spain won't extradite Venezuela's ex-spymaster to US

  16-09-2019 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Spain's National Court on Monday rejected the extradition to the United States of a former Venezuelan military spy chief accused of drug smuggling and other charges.The court released retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal, who denies the charges and says that they were politically motivated.María Dolores Argüelles, a lawyer for Carvajal, said she had no immediate details of the ruling beyond that a release order had been issued for the retired general.
  
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• Obama’s team lines up to defend Andrew McCabe in court

  16-09-2019 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Obama-era national security leaders would testify on behalf of McCabe should he face trial over allegations that he misled officials about leaks to the media.
  
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