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• Federal court strikes down FCC effort to relax media ownership rules - CNET

  23-09-2019 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Third Circuit once again chastises the agency for not considering how local media consolidation will affect women and minorities.
  
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• Fortnite season 10: Matchmaking update, bots and Batman crossover event - CNET

  23-09-2019 23:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  Time to level up.
  
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• The Latest: European powers push for new talks with Iran

  23-09-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  The leaders of France, Britain and Germany are urging Iran to enter talks about a new arrangement to bolster the fraying nuclear deal Tehran struck with the West in 2015 — though they said they still supported that agreement, which the U.S. has withdrawn from.Johnson went further, saying U.S. President Donald Trump should strike a new deal with Tehran.
  
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• Google Maps adds cute little UFO icon to Area 51 searches - CNET

  23-09-2019 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  "We click in peace."
  
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• Google Play Pass launches subscription service with 350 games and apps for Android - CNET

  23-09-2019 23:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  The service includes games and other types of apps.
  
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• Giuliani: 'I can't tell you if it's 100%' false Trump offered Ukraine aid for Biden investigation

  23-09-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Congressional Democrats have called for further investigation into the whistleblower complaint and Trump's communications.
  
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• Duke of York and Jeffrey Epstein's friendship 'ended in acrimony' over Central Park photograph

  23-09-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The Duke of York's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein ultimately ended in acrimony after his wife called the financier a "paedophile" and refused to retract the statement. Sarah, Duchess of York's public comment in 2011 enraged Epstein, who telephoned her publicist and threatened to sue her unless she took it back. James Henderson, the publicist, told CNN he had a "deeply unpleasant" conversation with Epstein that left him hoping he never had to speak to him again. The bitter fallout happened after
  
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• UK, France Germany blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks

  23-09-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Fallout from the Sept. 14 attacks is still reverberating as world leaders gather for their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly and international experts continue, at Saudi Arabia's request, to investigate what happened and who was responsible.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said late Sunday while flying to New York that the U.K. is now "attributing responsibility with a very high degree of probability to Iran" for the attacks by drones and cruise missiles on the world's largest oil
  
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• Clinton Vets to Biden: Sh*t’s Just Gonna Get Worse

  23-09-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Joshua Lott/GettyAs Joe Biden’s campaign braces itself for an onslaught of highly dubious accusations from Donald Trump over Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine, Democratic veterans of the last presidential election are watching in horror. Nearly three years after their boss was on the receiving end of Trump’s attacks, former aides to Hillary Clinton recognized the current Trump playbook: allegations of corruption amplified by his allies and the conservative media, followed by
  
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• Cats really do give a damn about their caregivers, scientists say - CNET

  23-09-2019 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dog lovers can quit lording it over us now.
  
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• No, Betsy DeVos’s Trip to a Catholic Elementary School Is Not a Scandal

  23-09-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Rod Dreher’s “Law of Merited Impossibility” condenses the rhetorical game played by cultural progressives to first secure, and then enforce, changes in public morality: “It will never happen, but when it does, you bigots will deserve it.” Traditionalists, in Dreher’s telling, are lulled into a truce with social revolutionaries, who mock the dystopian nightmares of social conservatives as things that “will never happen.” But when the “it&rdquo
  
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• Amazon earbuds might have fitness features, report says - CNET

  23-09-2019 22:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  The company is rumored to be working on Alexa-powered wireless earbuds.
  
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• Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G selling faster than any other 5G phone, analyst says - CNET

  23-09-2019 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  The phone's $1,299 price tag isn't keeping customers away.
  
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• Phoebe Waller-Bridge's net worth upon her big Emmy wins

  23-09-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Waller-Bridge has been around in the industry for quite some time, and she's got the credentials and capital to prove it.
  
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• Porsche wants to take passengers on a virtual reality experience - Roadshow

  23-09-2019 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Flying through a separate world in 3D? Yeah, Porsche wants to make that happen.
  
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• Some UAW leaders prepare for a long strike as negotiations with GM continue

  23-09-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  UAW strikers are preparing for a long strike against GM as talks move to day eight. Here is what one local is doing to help its members endure.
  
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• Jurors convict Iowa farmer in corn rake killing of wife

  23-09-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A jury Monday convicted an eastern Iowa hog farmer of using a corn rake to kill his wife, agreeing with prosecutors who argued he was enraged that she was having an affair.Jurors found Todd M. Mullis, 43, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Amy Mullis, according to the Telegraph Herald .Prosecutors said Mullis had wanted to kill his wife for years and was irate that she was having an affair and fearful that he'd lose their farm if she divorced him.
  
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• After protests, Greta Thunberg and others file UN complaint

  23-09-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  After global street protests demanding action on climate change, Greta Thunberg and 15 other young activists on Monday filed a complaint at the UN against five countries for not doing enough to ward off global warming.The complaint accused Germany, France, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey of failing to uphold their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed 30 years ago.The complaint, filed by the 16-year-old Swedish activist and 15 other petitioners from 12 different countr
  
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• Israel's Netanyahu, Gantz agree to explore unity government in first meeting

  23-09-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz agreed to explore options for a unity government Monday as they met for the first time since last week's election at the request of Israel's president.The key meeting came as the deadlocked vote results threatened Netanyahu's long tenure in office, though he has shown no sign of being willing to give up his post.President Reuven Rivlin ushered both men into his office in Jerusalem around 8:00 pm (1700 GMT) after shaking
  
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• You can now get a Gorilla Glass windshield for your F-150 - Roadshow

  23-09-2019 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aftermarket glass company Hyperformance is offering Gorilla Glass windshields in partnership with Corning.
  
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• GM furloughs 1,225 more workers as strike enters 2nd week

  23-09-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  General Motors temporarily laid off an additional 1,225 workers in Canada and the United States on Monday as a strike entered its second week.The actions affect 525 hourly workers at its DMAX engine plant in Moraine, Ohio, a GM spokesman said.DMAX is a joint venture owned 60 percent by GM and 40 percent by Isuzu.
  
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• Why vaping is so addictive, according to doctors - CNET

  23-09-2019 21:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s more than nicotine that keeps you coming back for more.
  
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• White House press secretary: Trump stopped briefings because reporters were mean

  23-09-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Any hope that Americans may one day see Trump’s new press secretary taking questions from reporters in a formal White House press briefing went out the window on Monday morning when Stephanie Grisham sat down for her first appearance on "Fox & Friends" since taking over for Sarah Huckabee Sanders earlier this year.
  
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• These DIY instant noodles are healthier than the store-bought versions and so easy to make

  23-09-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  These homemade ramen noodle recipes are quick and easy, and you can make them up to four days in advance.
  
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• Mazda patent application suggests it may have RX-9 in mind - Roadshow

  23-09-2019 21:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  It's not concrete evidence, but boy, does this seem like it's intended for a sports car.
  
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• A Russian navy boat was attacked and sunk by a walrus protecting her cubs in the Arctic

  23-09-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  In a kind of odd man-versus-nature moment, a Russian navy boat was attacked and sunk by a walrus during an expedition in the Arctic, the Barents Observer reported Monday.
  
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• Lawsuit calls for full public view of executions in Virginia

  23-09-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Prison officials are unconstitutionally limiting public access to executions in Virginia by blocking witnesses from seeing certain steps in the process, four news organizations allege in a federal lawsuit filed Monday.The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Richmond allegesthe department is violating the First Amendment by using curtains to block witnesses from seeing "crucial steps" in carrying out a lethal injection or electrocution — the two execution methods allowed under state law
  
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• Amazon looks to expand Alexa's world amid growing privacy concerns - CNET

  23-09-2019 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  The online retailer will hold a product launch Wednesday, with Alexa expected to go into earbuds and maybe even a robot.
  
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• 'How dare you?' Sweden's Greta Thunberg thunders at UN and world leaders on climate change

  23-09-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Swedish activist Greta Thunberg gave an angry and emotional speech to hundreds of world leaders at the United Nations in New York City on Monday.
  
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• Indonesia fires turn sky a horrifying blood red - CNET

  23-09-2019 21:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  "This is Earth, not planet Mars."
  
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• Might Tesla have a million-mile battery in the works? New evidence supports claim - Roadshow

  23-09-2019 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Elon Musk said one was coming, and a research paper seems to confirm its existence.
  
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• Macron urges French climate protesters to target Poland

  23-09-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron has annoyed Poland and irritated France's climate activists by urging them to move their protests from Paris to Poland, a European Union nation that is heavily dependent on coal.Poland, which relies on coal for some 80% of its energy, is treading cautiously on cutting coal.The country has a long tradition of coal mining, a major employer that offers tens of thousands of jobs in the southern Silesia region.
  
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• Netanyahu, Gantz in unity talks; may rotate as Israel PM

  23-09-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz launched negotiations on Monday over a proposed Israeli unity government and a key politician said the focus was on who would lead it first under a rotation deal.After failing to secure a clear victory in the second election in six months, Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving premier, seems to reckon he can stay in power only by sharing it.Going solo, neither he nor ex-general Gantz have enough support from respective allies for a majori
  
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• A Ukraine gas company tied to Joe Biden's son is at the center of the Trump-whistleblower scandal

  23-09-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Burisma Holdings is among Ukraine's largest independent natural gas companies, and it's now linked to a whistleblower scandal tied to President Trump.
  
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• Attacks on Saudi Oil – Why Didn’t Prices Go Crazy?

  23-09-2019 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The attack on the Abqaiq oil facilities in Saudi Arabia has sparked geopolitical tensions but has had only a minor impact on oil prices.
  
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• SpaceX Starship's new fins bode well for Elon Musk and his Mars rocket - CNET

  23-09-2019 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Starship Mk1, a cross between a Dragon, Falcon and a skydiver, is coming together quickly in Texas.
  
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• Twitter bans financial scams in new policy - CNET

  23-09-2019 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Don't believe every tweet you read.
  
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• OFFICIAL CORRECTION-UPDATE 2-Boeing to pay 737 MAX crash victims' families $144,500 each

  23-09-2019 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing Co will pay the families of 346 people killed in two fatal 737 MAX crashes $144,500 each from a $50 million financial assistance fund announced in July, the fund's administrators said on Monday.The fund, overseen by Washington lawyers Ken Feinberg and Camille S. Biros, will begin accepting claims from family members immediately.The 737 MAX has been grounded since March after fatal crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
  
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• Feds to investigate Jeep Wrangler over vehicle frame concerns - Roadshow

  23-09-2019 20:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  After numerous complaints, NHTSA has opened an investigation into alleged frame and steering issues.
  
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• More blood pressure medicines recalled over possible cancer-causing impurity

  23-09-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Three additional lots of losartan potassium tablets and two additional lots of losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets were under recall.
  
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• Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

  23-09-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The president lashes out at the Nobel Peace Prize committee for giving the award to his predecessor.
  
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• Holding a Young Girl's Hand, A Man Reportedly Jumped in Front of a New York City Subway Train. The Girl Survived

  23-09-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Video footage from the scene shows the child being rescued from under the train
  
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• I tried to storm Area 51, but all I got was some lousy 'alien poop'

  23-09-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  After responding to the viral Area 51 event on Facebook, I actually went out to Nevada to check things out. I made it as far as the gate.
  
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• The best headphones of 2019

  23-09-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Picking the right headphones can be tricky business. We've tested hundreds of them to help you find the right ones for you.
  
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• With military parade, Iran warns U.S. and other Western forces to leave the Persian Gulf

  23-09-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  As Iran paraded its troops and its arsenal of various weapons Sunday, the country's president demanded the U.S. and other Western nations leave the Persian Gulf.
  
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• Critical Vulnerability Addressed in Jira Service Desk

  23-09-2019 20:32
  Atlassian has released a security update for Jira Service Desk and Jira Service Desk Data Center to address a critical vulnerability resulting in information disclosure.
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• Factbox: Lessors scramble to recover dozens of jets from Thomas Cook

  23-09-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Aircraft leasing companies are launching moves to recover dozens of Airbus passenger planes after the collapse of British travel group Thomas Cook, market sources said. They are operated by three 100% Thomas Cook subsidiaries in the UK, Scandinavia and Spain.
  
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• Fox’s Judge Napolitano: Trump’s ‘Act of Corruption’ With Ukraine Is ‘Most Serious Charge’ He’s Faced Yet

  23-09-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano put some distance between himself and many of his Fox colleagues when it comes to President Donald Trump seeking assistance from a foreign leader in the upcoming election, describing it as an “act of corruption” that is the “most serious charge” yet against the president.Appearing Monday on the Fox Business Network, Napolitano—who warned in June that Trump was “prepared to commit a felony to get re-elect
  
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• Microsoft to Provide Free Security Updates for Voting Systems Running Windows 7

  23-09-2019 20:19
  Microsoft will continue to provide some Windows 7 machines with security updates beyond the January 2020 end-of-support date, and voting systems are among them, the company has announced.
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• 'You Have Stolen My Dreams and My Childhood': Greta Thunberg Gives Powerful Speech at UN Climate Summit

  23-09-2019 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Thunberg cited 30 years of scientific evidence showing the consequences of a warming globe
  
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