| Israel's Gaza blockade under scrutiny after latest violence Posted: 06 May 2019 12:35 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — For 12 years, Israel has maintained a blockade over the Gaza Strip, seeking to weaken the territory's militant Hamas rulers. And for 12 years, Hamas has remained firmly in power, developing a thriving homegrown weapons industry along the way.
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| Explainer: How hard-hitting are U.S. Congress subpoenas, contempt citations? Posted: 06 May 2019 01:27 PM PDT  Congress has significant, if time-consuming, powers to demand witnesses and documents. One of these is the contempt citation. Democrats in the House of Representatives are threatening to use it on multiple fronts, including against Barr for ignoring a subpoena issued by the House Judiciary Committee seeking an unredacted version of the Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and President Donald Trump.
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| Security high in restive Kashmir as India votes again Posted: 06 May 2019 02:36 AM PDT  India held the next stage of its marathon election on Monday, with 90 million people eligible to vote in key seats for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and security heavy in restive Kashmir. The world's biggest poll has been plagued by violence, with militants throwing a grenade at a voting booth Monday and shooting dead a local politician in south Kashmir over the weekend. At the 2014 election, Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 39 of the 51 constituencies up for grabs on Monday, as he swept to power and the opposition Congress party suffered its worst ever result.
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| Hero student who tackled North Carolina gunman remembered as 'selfless' Posted: 05 May 2019 07:52 PM PDT ![Hero student who tackled North Carolina gunman remembered as 'selfless']( "Hero student who tackled North Carolina gunman remembered as 'selfless'") Riley Howell, 21, was one of two people killed on Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte when a former student opened fire inside a classroom of nearly 50 students. Four other students were injured. Howell, a member of the university's Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), was given full military honors at the memorial.
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| Pompeo insists North Korea nuclear deal still possible despite weapons test Posted: 05 May 2019 11:58 AM PDT  Secretary of state echoes the president, saying 'there's opportunity to get a negotiated outcome' on a denuclearization dealThe secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said the latest missile launches 'landed in the water east of North Korea and didn't present a threat to the US or to South Korea or Japan'. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty ImagesSecretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Sunday that a nuclear disarmament deal between the US and North Korea was still possible, despite the country's launch of several short-range projectiles into the sea one day earlier."There's an opportunity to get a negotiated outcome, where we get fully verified denuclearization" and said the US hopes to "get back to the table and find the path forward," he told ABC's This Week politics program on Sunday.He also claimed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is on board with coming to an accord."Chairman Kim has repeated that," Pompeo said. "He's repeated that quite recently, in fact."Pompeo said the latest missile launch did not cross any international boundaries."That is, they landed in the water east of North Korea and didn't present a threat to the United States or to South Korea or Japan," he said. "And we know that they were relatively short-range."Pompeo's statements about brokering a deal echo those of Donald Trump, who said he still thought the US and North Korea would reach a nuclear deal despite the fact that talks have stalled since the leaders' recent unsuccessful summit meeting in Vietnam."Anything in this very interesting world is possible, but I believe that Kim Jong Un fully realizes the great economic potential of North Korea, & will do nothing to interfere or end it," Trump tweeted Saturday. "He also knows that I am with him & does not want to break his promise to me. Deal will happen!"Then on CBS's "Face the Nation," Margaret Brennan asked Pompeo whether North Korea could be trusted to abide by the conditions of any agreement.Brennan pointed to recent comments from Cindy Warmbier, whose son Otto died after being released from North Korean custody, in which she reportedly said that diplomacy with the country was a "charade.""Well, I've gotten to know the Warmbier family, especially Cindy. She's an amazing patriot and a remarkable woman and I have enormous sympathy for her and admiration for her as well, and I completely understand her remarks. We're hopeful," Pompeo said."We don't expect Chairman Kim to tell us the truth. That's why we're going to verify any denuclearization that takes place. That's why we will ensure that we see actual on-the-ground- on-the-ground outcomes.""We're not going to take anyone's word for it but we want to work to try and do that in a way that is a negotiated solution and that's our mission set," he also said.Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota also referred to Warmbier's statements during a CNN's "State of the Union" appearance on Sunday:"There isn't a plan and there isn't a real negotiating tactic…" Klobuchar said. "Maybe he [Trump] should listen to Otto Warmbier's mother who said we should be upping sanctions."A report from Pyongyang's official, state-run Korean Central News Agency said Kim watched the drill Saturday expressing "great satisfaction."Kim reportedly emphasized that his soldiers maintain a "high-alert posture." He also called for them to ramp up "defend the political sovereignty and economic self-sustenance of the country," according to reports.A diplomatic summit between Trump and Kim in Hanoi collapsed earlier this year, without a denuclearization accord. North Korea wants broad sanctions relief, but the U.S position has been that its approach to disarmament is insufficient.Experts have said these kind of provocations are likely part of North Korea's playbook to push the US into loosening sanctions, meant to be taken as a warning after the talks failed.
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| AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile get sued for reportedly selling your location data Posted: 06 May 2019 10:42 AM PDT  AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile are accused of selling customer's location data in a lawsuit.
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| Amid U.S. measles outbreak, who needs an additional dose of the vaccine? Posted: 06 May 2019 08:25 AM PDT  The United States is in the midst of its largest measles outbreak in 25 years, with the disease mainly hitting people who have failed to receive the recommended two doses of the live measles vaccine. While the vast majority of measles patients are unvaccinated children, up to 10 percent of patients in the current outbreak are adults who received at least one dose of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued recommendations on when adults may need to seek an additional dose of the MMR vaccine: WHICH ADULTS ARE CONSIDERED AT HIGH RISK?
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| Trump picks Obama-era Border Patrol head to lead ICE after several recent Fox News appearances Posted: 05 May 2019 01:53 PM PDT  President Trump tapped former Border Patrol chief under former President Barack Obama to run the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
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| Iran dismisses US naval deployment as old news Posted: 06 May 2019 11:53 AM PDT  Iran on Monday dismissed as old news a US announcement it is sending a naval strike group to the Middle East in order to deliver the Islamic republic a message, Tasnim news agency reported. US National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Sunday that the United States was deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a bomber task force as a "clear and unmistakeable message" that it will retaliate against any attack on its interests or its allies' by Iran.
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| 9 Futuristic Airports Designed by Famous Architects Posted: 06 May 2019 09:53 AM PDT |
| Libyan commander urges troops to press fight to take Tripoli Posted: 06 May 2019 02:06 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan army commander whose forces are advancing on Tripoli is rallying his fighters on in defiance of U.N. calls for a weeklong cease-fire to coincide with the start of the fasting month of Ramadan on Monday.
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| 6 facts about bonds that you need to understand now Posted: 06 May 2019 06:43 AM PDT ![6 facts about bonds that you need to understand now]( "6 facts about bonds that you need to understand now") Conventional wisdom says bonds zig when stocks zag, smoothing out bumpy periods for investors who own both. Yet last year, that didn't happen.
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| Google launches Israel programme to help startups grow globally Posted: 07 May 2019 03:04 AM PDT  Alphabet Inc's Google said on Tuesday it has launched a four-month programme in Israel to help startups grow globally using its experts and tools. The Google Startup Growth Lab Programme has picked eight companies, after a pilot was completed in 2018. "This is a programme for startups that are beginning their growth period or have growth challenges," Lior Noy, startup growth lead at Google, told Reuters.
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| Kacey Musgraves Showed Up to the Met Gala as a Real-Life Barbie in a Pink Corvette Posted: 07 May 2019 08:40 AM PDT  The country superstar's Moschino look was complemented by a Chevy Corvette Z06 convertible.
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| China Considers Canceling Trade Talks With U.S., WSJ Says Posted: 05 May 2019 05:16 PM PDT  Beijing was surprised by U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to levy new tariffs on trade with the country, the Journal reported, citing a person it didn't identify. The move comes after Trump ramped up pressure on China to finalize a trade deal during upcoming talks by threatening to more than double tariffs on $200 billion of the Asian nation's sales to the world's largest economy, and impose new import taxes. Chinese President Xi Jinping's top trade envoy, Liu He, was slated to return to Washington on Wednesday for what was expected to be a closing round of trade talks.
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| Joe Biden Has to Do More Than Name-Drop Obama to Win Black Voters Posted: 06 May 2019 02:06 AM PDT  Sean Rayford/GettyFormer Vice President Joe Biden's initial pitch to Democratic voters was aimed squarely at the Rust Belt working class, but on a weekend trip through South Carolina, the early frontrunner for the party's presidential nomination pivoted to courting black voters in the Palmetto State, highlighting his role in the Obama administration and warning of voting restrictions that hark back to the days of Jim Crow."Last year, 24 states introduced or enacted at least 70 bills to curtail the right the vote. And guess what—mostly directed at people of color," Biden told the crowd at a community center in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday. "We have Jim Crow sneaking back in.""You know when everybody has an equal right to vote, guess what—they lose. They lose," Biden continued, referring to Republicans, whose victories in statewide elections in nearby Georgia and Florida last year sparked accusations of systematic voter suppression. "Folks, it's just absolutely wrong."By highlighting the importance of expanding voter access, as well as his long relationship with President Barack Obama—in his speech, Biden referred to Obama as "my buddy" and "my friend" multiple times before joking that "I shouldn't be so casual"—Biden pitched himself as a candidate with a broader coalition of supporters beyond the white working class. But the former vice president's history as an architect of the modern criminal justice system has activists and academics concerned that Biden hasn't sufficiently addressed the legacy of mass incarceration in marginalized communities.Biden, who served in the U.S. Senate for three decades, was a driving force behind the implementation of aggressive criminal justice policies in the 1980s and 1990s, culminating in the writing and passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which he himself dubbed the "1994 Biden Crime Bill" in 2015. Now, 25 years after the passage of this landmark bill, criminal justice advocates say the policy led to mass incarceration that disproportionately affected black communities and are calling on him to undo that legacy in order to win their support."He's in a precarious situation," said Dr. Keneshia Grant, a professor of political science at Howard University whose research focus is the political impact of black migration in the United States. "He absolutely has to be saying things like, 'people's attempts to disenfranchise you is like Jim Crow,' but that creates a difficult situation for him." "The '94 crime bill helped shape crime policy for almost the next 20 years," said Nicole D. Porter, director of advocacy at the Sentencing Project, a Washington-based nonprofit that seeks to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system. "It was adopted at a time when the approach to crime was very punitive—there was little resistance to adopting tougher penalties at the federal and at the state level, particularly in communities that were undergoing disinvestment."The legislation, signed into law by President Bill Clinton, was the largest crime bill in American history, and included a (since expired) ban on assault weapons, the Violence Against Women Act, and created guidelines for states to track sex offenders. But the bill included controversial provisions, including a so-called "three strikes" provision, the elimination of Pell Grants for incarcerated inmates, and provided nearly $10 billion for the construction of new prisons. The bill also increased incentives for states to sentence criminals to longer sentences, leading to an era of mass incarceration: More than 2 million Americans are currently imprisoned."It's not that he was swept up on the tough on crime—he drove the train. He was chair of the Judiciary Committee, he wrote a lot of these bills," Michael Collins, director of national affairs for Drug Policy Action, told The Daily Beast. "The 'War on Drugs' has always been a war on people of color—we knew that back in the 1990s, and it didn't stop Joe Biden then, and this is why we have this mass incarceration mess right now."Biden's legacy on criminal justice may complicate efforts to capitalize on high initial approval ratings among black voters, who make up more than half of registered Democrats in South Carolina."He's going to have to run a very issue-oriented campaign if he's going to win black voters in South Carolina. He can't just show up and say, I was Barack Obama's vice president, because that ain't going to work," former South Carolina state legislator Bakari Sellers, who has endorsed Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) for president, told The Daily Beast. "I find it ironic that Hillary [Clinton] got pure hell for the '94 crime bill when Joe Biden actually wrote the '94 crime bill," Sellers said. "He's going to have to answer those questions, and he's going to have to answer with policy points… He has to reconcile with his record, and he's not answering those questions now."Advocates were quick to point out that as the Democratic consensus on criminal justice has changed, so too have Biden's views—to a point."Biden has followed the politics on this issue," Porter said. "As vice president in 2010, he anchored a reform... to scale back the 100-to-one crack cocaine-to powder disparity."The former vice president has indicated that there are certain positions he has taken on crime that he now disavows. At the National Action Network's Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in January, Biden said that on criminal justice reform, "I know we haven't always gotten things right, but I've always tried," alluding to the crime bill as "a big mistake when it was made."But undoing the legacy of "tough-on-crime" legislation, criminal justice reform advocates said, requires more than an apology."A stopped clock can be right twice a day, but when you look at the totality of Biden's career, he has been one of the top cheerleaders in the War on Drugs," Collins said. "The only reason we're seeing any contrition here is because he's running for president—if he was retired, we wouldn't be seeing apologies or any of these explanations."If Biden is serious about mitigating his role in the modern carceral state, Sellers said, he'll begin detailing concrete policy proposals to "unravel some of the damage that he's done.""Moving forward, when he does talk about criminal justice, he's going to have to talk about it in ways that are first, apologetic, and two, super clear about policy proposals to mitigate the effects of his past positions," Grant echoed.To "account for the harm done in this country during the era of mass incarceration," Porter suggested the elimination of mandatory minimums across the board, redirecting resources to focus on crime prevention and helping people who exit the prison system successfully enter into society, and full sentencing parity in drug possession cases—as well as provisions making such changes retroactive."It would take 75 years for the country to get back to the incarceration rates of the early '80s" at current rates of release, Porter said, which means that undoing mass incarceration requires policies "as substantial and muscular as the politics that drove the punitive reforms in the '80s and '90s."The Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment on the former vice president's views on such proposals by press time.There is historical precedent for a president undoing the damage caused by previous positions and policies, Grant said, citing the case of President Lyndon Johnson, who signed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act into law."Lyndon Johnson starts out as a legislator who is not particularly helpful in the civil rights movement," Grant noted. "Now when you think about him and think about his evolution on race, you can point to the Civil Rights Act to say, this is something he did to make up for his past or change his trajectory."Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here
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| France suggests Europe will reimpose sanctions if Iran reneges on deal Posted: 07 May 2019 09:52 AM PDT  Iran dismissed a U.S. announcement of the deployment of an aircraft carrier to the Middle East as old news, recycled for psychological warfare, and said it would soon announce plans to roll back some of its commitments under the 2015 deal. Tensions have risen on the eve of the anniversary of President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear deal, under which Iran agreed to curbs on its nuclear program in return for the lifting of international sanctions. The Trump administration has restored U.S. sanctions and extended them, effectively ordering countries around the world to stop buying Iranian oil or face sanctions of their own.
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| Watch a Tesla Model 3 quickly swerve on its own to avoid an accident at the last second Posted: 06 May 2019 04:06 PM PDT  It's a shame that much of the narrative surrounding Tesla these days centers on the company's stock price, Elon Musk's shenanigans on Twitter, or other trivial details that don't truly capture some of the impressive automotive innovations Tesla has rolled out at a slow and steady pace over the years.Even today, a talking head on CNBC proclaimed that the 'Tesla dream' had come to an end and that the reality is that Tesla simply is unable to execute as promised. But if we move past the talking points, there's a lot of good news lurking beneath the surface. As a prime example, the number of Tesla vehicles on the road has exploded in recent years. To this point, Tesla deliveries from Q1 of 2018 to Q1 of 2019 jumped by an astounding 110%. In turn, we've seen a discernible uptick in videos depicting Tesla vehicles on Autopilot avoiding potentially tragic collisions.The latest example was posted to Reddit earlier today and depicts a Model 3 swerving out of harm's way after being rear-ended and almost careening into a car ahead:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVdTAwU07Jc"This morning I was rear ended coming to a stop by a lady driving about 40-50 mph," the uploader of the video notes. "The swerve in the video is not me. I don't really remember in the moment but I think it was the Tesla that avoided the front collision. Saved me from bigger damage."Now is it possible that the driver instinctively swerved to the left to avoid the car ahead and simply doesn't remember? Of course. That said, there are rumblings on the Reddit thread that Tesla will take a look at the logs and see exactly what happened.Interestingly enough, this is the second Autopilot video we've seen make the rounds in just the last two weeks:https://twitter.com/RaghuKonka/status/1120209206995406848
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| 9 Home Decor Sales We’re Excited About This Week Posted: 06 May 2019 02:50 PM PDT  Consider us your personal shoppers
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| Cory Booker proposes national license for all gun owners Posted: 06 May 2019 06:03 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is proposing that all gun owners be licensed by the federal government, a process that would include an interview and safety training.
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| Robert Zubrin makes 'The Case for Space' Posted: 07 May 2019 05:25 AM PDT  Sure we should go to space for the knowledge and the challenge, but it will also ensure our survival and protect our freedom.
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| Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen, off to prison, says still 'much to be told' Posted: 06 May 2019 10:06 AM PDT  Donald Trump's one-time personal lawyer Michael Cohen entered federal prison to serve a three-year sentence Monday for a crime he said was ordered by the US president, suggesting he still has more to tell about his former boss. Cohen, 52, was sentenced to prison in December after admitting he paid hush money during the 2016 presidential election -- in violation of electoral laws -- to two women who said they had had affairs with Trump, committed tax fraud, and lied to Congress.
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| Gandhi Family Faces Tough Fight to Secure Key Seats in India’s Elections Posted: 05 May 2019 02:00 PM PDT  Rahul Gandhi is contesting for the fourth time from the seat of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh -- a family bastion that he has not lost since his first election in 2004. A former model and television soap opera actress, the outspoken Irani was beaten in 2014 but narrowed Gandhi's margin of victory.
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| UPDATE 3-Anadarko backs Occidental's revised bid, pressuring Chevron to respond Posted: 06 May 2019 04:33 PM PDT ![UPDATE 3-Anadarko backs Occidental's revised bid, pressuring Chevron to respond]( "UPDATE 3-Anadarko backs Occidental's revised bid, pressuring Chevron to respond") Anadarko Petroleum Corp's board on Monday backed a $38 billion bid from Occidental Petroleum Corp, adding pressure on rival Chevron Corp to raise its offer or walk away from the takeover contest. The decision capped a series of moves by Occidental to finance and reduce hurdles before its $38 billion deal after Anadarko balked at several earlier offers. Occidental received the board's endorsement after raising $18.8 billion in cash pledges that allowed it to avoid a vote by its shareholders on the deal.
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| The Met Museum Pulls Out All the Stops in Its Quest for Camp Posted: 06 May 2019 01:16 PM PDT  Go inside this year's Met Costume Institute exhibition and gala with head curator Andrew Bolton and acclaimed theatrical designer Jan Versweyveld
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| House Democrats put Attorney General William Barr on the clock Posted: 06 May 2019 03:20 PM PDT  The 27-page report from House Democrats lays out their legal and political road map to hold the Attorney General William Barr in contempt over lack of access to the full special counsel report and underlying evidence; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports.
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| This U.S. Ally Could Buy Russia's Su-57 Stealth Fighter and S-500 Air Defense System Posted: 06 May 2019 12:40 AM PDT  Turkey's plans to purchase the Russian S-400 missile system marked a major shift in Ankara's defense orientation, eliciting a sharp response from Washington. Nonetheless, the S-400 deal barely scratches the surface of the blooming Turkey-Russia defense relationship and the threat that it poses to NATO's military coherence.The Kremlin and Rosoboronexport-- Russia's state arms exporting agency—are seeking to capitalize on the political goodwill from the S-400 sale with several other high-profile contracts, including Russian jet fighters and next-generation missile defense system. When the US defense department suspended F-35 transfers to Ankara "pending an unequivocal Turkish decision to forego delivery of the S-400" early last month, Russian and western defense commentators speculated that Russia would pounce with a snap Su-35 offer. It now appears, however, that Moscow has its sights set on a bigger deal. In an interview given to Turkish state media, Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov suggested that Moscow is open to inking a Su-57 contract: "These fifth-generation Russian fighter jets [the Su-57] have outstanding qualities, and show promise for export."
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| Kacey Musgraves Casually Rolled Up to the 2019 Met Gala in a Barbie Convertible Posted: 06 May 2019 04:40 PM PDT  She teased the look on Twitter hours before
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| Christian-Muslim clashes rock Easter attacks town in Sri Lanka Posted: 06 May 2019 01:17 AM PDT  Hundreds of security forces entered Negombo to impose a curfew after dozens of Muslim-owned shops, homes and vehicles were attacked. "I appeal to all Catholic and Christian brothers and sisters not to hurt even a single Muslim person because they are our brothers, because they are part of our religious culture," said Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo.
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| Trump taps former border patrol chief as ICE Director Posted: 05 May 2019 05:18 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's latest choice to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a former border patrol chief under the Obama administration who has publicly backed the president's border wall.
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| Sanders Pitches to Iowa, Wants Halt to Agriculture Mega-Mergers Posted: 05 May 2019 12:37 PM PDT  Speaking to supporters in tiny Osage, Iowa -- a farming community with about 4,000 residents -- Sanders also promised to steer more farm subsidies away from bigger companies and to strengthen antitrust laws governing the industry. "In rural America, we are seeing giant agribusiness conglomerates extract as much wealth out of small communities as they possibly can, while family farmers are going bankrupt and in many ways are being treated like modern-day indentured servants," Sanders said at an event that is part of a days-long sweep through the state.
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| UPDATE 3-Kinder Morgan's $1.75 bln gas pipeline hit with steel tariff -filing Posted: 06 May 2019 01:14 PM PDT ![UPDATE 3-Kinder Morgan's $1.75 bln gas pipeline hit with steel tariff -filing]( "UPDATE 3-Kinder Morgan's $1.75 bln gas pipeline hit with steel tariff -filing") U.S. pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc will pay a tariff on imported steel used in a $1.75 billion natural gas pipeline project, the U.S. Department of Commerce ruled on Monday, dealing a setback to energy industry efforts to avoid the penalties. The Trump administration last year slapped a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum in a bid to safeguard U.S. jobs against overseas rivals. Energy companies have opposed the tariffs, saying they add cost to businesses contributing to the nation's energy security.
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| SanDisk’s most popular memory cards start at just $6 right now on Amazon Posted: 07 May 2019 06:03 AM PDT ![SanDisk's most popular memory cards start at just $6 right now on Amazon]( "SanDisk's most popular memory cards start at just $6 right now on Amazon") Look, if you're in need of microSD cards in pretty much any size, today is definitely the day you should buy them. Why? Because Amazon is running a big sale on SanDisk digital storage that slashes prices of a bunch of different sizes to all-time lows. 16GB cards cost $5.77 in the sale, but definitely don't buy one because 32GB cards are somehow only $7! 64GB cards are an absolute steal at $11.75, and $19.95 for 128GB cards matches the lowest price ever. 200GB cards cost $32.48, 256GB cards are down to $37.99, and you can get a massive 400GB card for $73 and change. What are you waiting for!?Here are the highlights from the product page: * to 400GB (1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.) to store even more hours of Full HD video (Approximations; results and Full HD (1920x1080) video support may vary based on host device, file attributes and other factors.) * Class 10 for Full HD video recording and playback (Full HD (1920x1080) video support may vary based upon host device, file attributes, and other factors.) * Up to 100MB/s transfer read speed (Based on internal testing; performance may be lower depending on host device, interface, usage conditions and other factors.) lets you move up to 1200 photos in a minute (Based on 4.1GB transfer of photos (avg. file 3.5MB) with USB 3.0 reader. Results may vary based on host device, file attributes and other factors.) * Load apps faster with A1-rated performance (Results may vary based on host device, app type and other factors.) * Ideal for Android smartphones and tablets, and MIL cameras.Form Factor:microSDXC * SanDisk Memory Zone app for easy file management (Download and Installation Required) * 10-year limited manufacturer warranty
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| Pompeo: Russia is "aggressive" in Arctic, China's work there also needs watching Posted: 06 May 2019 01:16 PM PDT  Speaking as he arrived in northern Finland for a meeting of nations with territory in the Arctic, Pompeo said China appeared to have national security aims there, and Russia's activities, including plans for new shipping channels from Asia to northern Europe, deserved a closer look. "The United States and Arctic nations welcome transparent Chinese investment that reflect economic interests, not national security ambitions," Pompeo said in a speech. Countries have been scrambling to claim territory or, like China, boost their presence in the region as thawing ice raises the possibility of exploiting much of the world's remaining undiscovered reserves of oil and gas, plus huge deposits of minerals such as zinc, iron and rare earth metals.
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| F1 Champ Button's Old Honda NSX Has Racked Up Crazy Mileage Posted: 06 May 2019 05:54 AM PDT  This probably isn't the highest mileage Honda NSX around, as the host of the video below suggests — it is, however, impressive that this NSX has its original clutch, flywheel, suspension, and even bushings, with 170,000 miles already on the clock. The 2002 year model NSX was hanging out at Minutia Detailing, where the owner of both shop and car explains how he got his hands on the NSX. Current owner Mike bought the car from the second owner, and the first owner was world-famous racing driver Jenson Button, winner of the 2009 Formula 1 world title.
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| Doug Schoen cautions Democrats: Let's hear from Robert Mueller, but then let's move on Posted: 06 May 2019 01:49 PM PDT  Fox News contributor Doug Schoen points to the price Republicans paid for pushing impeachment against the popular will.
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| Violence mars 5th phase of India's marathon elections Posted: 06 May 2019 10:46 AM PDT  LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Scattered bomb explosions and clashes between rival political groups marred voting Monday in the crucial fifth phase of India's marathon elections, which also saw Congress party President Rahul Gandhi and his mother, Sonia Gandhi, trying to keep their seats.
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| U.S. House panel readies contempt vote against Barr over Mueller report Posted: 06 May 2019 05:25 PM PDT ![U.S. House panel readies contempt vote against Barr over Mueller report]( "U.S. House panel readies contempt vote against Barr over Mueller report") The Democratic-led House Judiciary Committee released a report citing Barr, an appointee of President Donald Trump, for contempt of Congress after the expiration of a second deadline to produce the full report. Barr also skipped a hearing before the committee last week. The panel will vote on whether to move ahead with a contempt citation on Wednesday, and if it does so, the full House will vote on the issue.
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| Libya air strikes point to possible UAE involvement: UN report Posted: 06 May 2019 03:24 PM PDT  United Nations experts are investigating missile strikes near Libya's capital that were fired likely using Chinese-made drones and point to possible involvement by the United Arab Emirates, a confidential report shows. The April 19-20 missile attack on the southern suburbs of Tripoli was carried out as forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar battled to seize the capital from the UN-recognized government. A UN panel of experts said in the report to the Security Council, a copy of which was seen by AFP, that it had examined photographs of missile debris and had identified the weapon as a Blue Arrow air-to-surface missile, which has not been used in Libya before.
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