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17 people were killed after a gunman stormed into Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Here are their names. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Ew0Xco via Latest News

Diana Haneski, a library media specialist at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, jumped into action when she heard the school was under lockdown on her radio. Speaking to Reuters, Ms Haneski, 57, said she knew what to do as her friend, a fellow librarian, had managed to save 22 people during the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in 2012. “She was there that day in Sandy Hook and because of her I knew what to do,” she said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BAda0Z via Latest News

Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Robert Mueller's indictment of 13 Russians is a credit to U.S. intelligence and establishes the illegality of such cyber campaigns. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GmOEzT via Latest News

A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the ground. The Oaxaca state prosecutor's office said in a statement that five women, four men and three children were killed at the crash site and another person died later at the hospital. A state government official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said the chopper crashed into a group of people who had been spending the night in an open field after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area. Aftershocks had caused people to flee their homes for fear they would collapse. The Defence Department said the Blackhawk helicopter suffered the mishap when it was preparing to land on a vacant lot in the city of Jamiltepec, about 19 miles from the area of Pinotepa Nacional. Technicians work at the site of the accident where a military helicopter fell on a van Credit: ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images The

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is still trying to pressure Congress to pass immigration legislation by March 5. Thanks to the federal courts, the impact of his deadline is less threatening than it was originally, at least for now. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GmLvjw via Latest News

Conservative political commentator Tomi Lahren has been taken to task by students at the Parkland, Florida high school where 17 people were killed. Ms Lahren tweeted in the wake of the mass shooting: “Can the Left let the families grieve for even 24 hours before they push their anti-gun and anti-gunowner agenda? Teenagers from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School responded to Ms Lahren: "This IS about guns,” wrote one student named Carly. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2F9xjLj via Latest News

The quake caused people to flee buildings and office towers in Mexico City from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2svUCvW via Latest News

By Yara Bayoumy, Orhan Coskun and Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey proposed on Friday staging a joint deployment with U.S. troops in Syria, as the two NATO allies sought to rescue a rapidly deteriorating strategic relationship that Washington acknowledged had reached a "crisis point". U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met President Tayyip Erdogan during a two-day visit that followed weeks of escalating anti-American rhetoric from the Turkish government. Relations between Washington and its main Muslim ally in NATO have been strained to the breaking point by several issues, above all Turkey's anger over U.S. support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey sees as terrorists. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2HhJtCq via Latest News

Lori Alhadeff, whose daughter, Alyssa, was killed in Wednesday's mass shooting, addressed the president directly through a HLN camera. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C0IYxn via Latest News

U.S. speedskater Maame Biney finished last in her 1,500 meter short-track heat on Saturday, ending her trailblazing run at the Winter Olympics. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Ez4mHm via Latest News

NEW YORK (AP) — Under pressure over his handling of abuse allegations against a top aide, White House chief of staff John Kelly on Friday ordered sweeping changes in how the White House clears staff members to gain access to classified information, acknowledging that the administration "must do better" in how it handles security clearances. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2szAbOR via Latest News

By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - About 300 men working for a Kremlin-linked Russian private military firm were either killed or injured in Syria last week, according to three sources familiar with the matter. A Russian military doctor said around 100 had been killed, and a source who knows several of the fighters said the death toll was in excess of 80 men. The timing of the casualties coincided with a battle on Feb. 7 near the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor where, according to U.S. officials and associates of the fighters involved, U.S.-led coalition forces attacked forces aligned with Moscow's ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C1JIlR via Latest News

He's known as "Putin's chef" - a wealthy Russian businessman and restaurateur who gained favour with Vladimir Putin through his stomach. On Friday, Yevgeny Prigozhin - along with 12 other Russians and three Russian organisations - was charged by the US government as part of a vast and wide-ranging effort to sway political opinion during the 2016 US presidential election. According to the indictment, Prigozhin and his companies provided significant funding to the Internet Research Agency, a St Petersburg-based troll farm that allegedly used bogus social media postings and advertisements fraudulently purchased in the name of Americans to try to influence the White House race. A one-time hot dog stand owner, Prigozhin opened one of the swankiest restaurants in St Petersburg and drew interest from Putin. During his first term in office, Putin took then-French President Jacques Chirac to dine at one of Prigozhin's restaurants. "Vladimir Putin saw how I built a bus

Russian and U.S. officials exchanged barbs over the indictment of 13 Russians accused of a plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CrMHQb via Latest News

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You’ll find little in the way of silver linings in Parkland, Florida, this week, where a gunman killed 17 people and injured 15 more at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ECAVbx via Latest News

The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part of a multimillion-dollar effort by the gun group to support youth shooting clubs and other programs. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2F7Ml41 via Latest News

Borrowing a scene from an Oscar-nominated film, three red billboard-sized messages have popped up in the streets of Miami and beyond to publicly flame Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EAXVHW via Latest News

Twenty-three members of the same family have been removed from a cruise ship near Sydney after a brawl that left several injured, reports said, just days after a separate incident forced another liner to return to port. Police removed the group, which included men, women and children, from the boat on Friday after it docked in Sydney on a 10-day South Pacific cruise. One witness told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation she had seen seven separate fights break out during the trip. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BzzaJw via Latest News

It’s now common for political leaders to offer their “thoughts and prayers” online after a mass shooting. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2suXppa via Latest News

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A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Oaxaca, Mexico, on Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Eynzgt via Latest News

Two of the victims were coaches. One was a student who played trombone in the school band. Another proudly wore his ROTC uniform. Still another loved soccer. And most were so very young. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Hn00VH via Latest News

American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn has sent a message to the internet trolls who bombarded her with abuse after she missed out on a medal at the Winter Olympics on Saturday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2o7Hc4K via Latest News

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Saturday said it was too early to think about a summit with North Korea despite the Olympic-driven rapprochement with its nuclear-armed neighbour. Moon last week received an invitation from the North's leader Kim Jong Un for a summit in Pyongyang. The invitation was extended by his younger sister Kim Yo Jong, who visited as part of a high-level delegation to attend the Winter Games in the South. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EAaSh4 via Latest News

Russia’s former ambassador has dismissed allegations of a years-long campaign to disrupt the US presidential election as “fantasies” that have “spoiled the trust” between the two nations. A day after special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of potential Russian interference produced 13 indictments of Russian nationals, former ambassador Sergey Kislyak accused America of engaging in a “hunting spree throughout the world on Russian computer wizards”. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EKJzUR via Latest News

The chief of staff to U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, named in a report that found "serious derelictions" in a visit to Europe by Shulkin, will retire, the Department of Veterans Affairs said on Friday. The agency said in a statement that it had opened a formal investigation into actions by chief of staff Vivieca Wright Simpson that were detailed in a report by the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general. The report, released on Wednesday, said Shulkin improperly accepted tickets to the Wimbledon tennis tournament during a government trip to Europe last summer and that his chief of staff made false statements and altered an email so the government would pay travel expenses for Shulkin's wife. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Cq34fX via Latest News

Most people upgrade their phones every two years - half the voters in our poll do just that. It makes sense, most carriers lock you into a 2-year contract. And even if you buy a phone SIM-free, most phone makers are on a tick-tock upgrade cycle. You know how it goes - iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7... well, the iPhone 8 is 7s in all but name. Then there's the Galaxy S6 - new design but with issues, which the S7 fixed. The Galaxy S8 brought a new design and in a couple of weeks, the S9 will refine it. Then there's a nearly even split between people who change phones every year and those... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2Hr7uHk via IFTTT

Past Tense is our latest series of articles in which GSMArena veterans take you on a nostalgia-infused ride through the phones that impressed them the most through the years. Hi, my name is Peter and I will be 31 before long. I've worked here at GSMArena for nearly a decade now. I witnessed first hand the major changes in the mobile industry in that time, but I want to start this story before I started work - we're going way back to highschool. Unlike Ivan, I will start with feature phones. There's a good reason for that - I still remember arguing with a friend whether smartphones... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2o4YhfN via IFTTT

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is the next model in the lineup that made the whole bezelless craze mainstream (because just how much reach does Sharp have as a smartphone brand?), and we have a pretty good idea how it'll look thanks to a seemingly official render from a week ago. But it's even better to see the actual phone, live, on video, right? The folks over at OnPhones have gotten their hands on a Mi Mix 2S, by the looks of it, and have shared a short, yet revealing clip. The big news is that the bezelless phone will employ gestures, not unlike the ones found on the iPhone X - for accessing the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2GnKEyO via IFTTT

Huawei's P20 family of smartphones is scheduled for a March 27 announcement in Paris and we're expecting three phones to go official then and there - a 'regular' P20, a Lite and a Plus (or maybe Pro?). It's this latter version that we have some new bits on, courtesy of @funkyhuawei. The flashing/unbricking/assorted-software-tinkering service that specializes in Huawei phones has allegedly dug up P20 Plus firmware files and inside those - a mention of a 4,000mAh battery. On top of that, a reference to an always on display feature has also been found in the files. Huawei P10 Plus -... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2C3NIC5 via IFTTT

The Meizu 15 Plus has been a regular at the rumor mill since December last year, and even posed for some live shots a couple of weeks ago. In today's installment of the saga of pre-announcement leaks, we're treated to a few renders of the phone with some glass screen protectors meant to cover its dual-curved screen. Meizu 15 Plus screen protector renders Screen protector manufacturers aren't ones to care for specs as long as they have the cutouts right, so no additional info on hardware comes from these images. That said, the renders do confirm a design that features minimal... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2obdniY via IFTTT

Update: As our reader Hafiz Ng pointed out, the phone in question appears to be a Huawei Mate SE, which has a US support page, but not an actual product page just yet. The original article follows. Renders of a yet-to-be-announced Huawei phone have surfaced online - in high resolution and two color schemes. Now, not to be ungrateful to Evan Blass for digging up the images, but we're inclined to disagree with the leaker calling the phone a 'Huawei-branded Honor 8 Pro' - it's more of a Huawei-branded Honor 7X in our book. Unnamed Huawei phone, model number BND-L34 Of... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2EtNUYX via IFTTT

Looks like the Pixel 2 February update has brought along some major issues. A lot of users, both at Reddit as well as Google's own forums, are complaining about their units getting warm (even with normal usage) and battery draining comparatively faster. If you take a detailed look at these online communities, there are some users who say they aren't facing any such issues, but their number is pretty small compared to those who are complaining. And many have confirmed these issues while the device is in safe mode, so the possibility of third-party apps being culprit is clearly ruled... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2ExwcYF via IFTTT

If you are a Samsung or Google fan in the US, and are planning to purchase a new high-end smartphone, you might want to check the deals being offered on the Galaxy S8 and Pixel 2 XL. Starting with the Pixel 2 XL, retailer Best Buy is offering the deal that'll save you a total of $400 on your purchase of the device. So as clear from the screenshot above, the $400 discount comes in the form of "$300 in bill credits and $100 instant savings when you buy and activate with a monthly installment plan for Verizon." Oh, and yes, the deal ends today. So act fast. Moving on to the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2Exnslj via IFTTT

We live in a world where Uber and Facebook are able to get much more accurate location information than where it is realty needed, in the event of an emergency. Apple and Google have both faced pressure in the past few years to make Android and iOS' comprehensive location information available to 911 dispatchers. Google is the first to address this by tackling a very pressing issue that faces emergency responders in the United States. When you call 911 during an emergency, the call center receives carrier information of the location of the caller. However, the problem is that the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2C5Uo2A via IFTTT

When the Essential PH-1 launched, it was available in Black Moon and Pure White. Yesterday, Essential announced three new color options for its PH-1 including Ocean Depths, Stellar Gray, and Copper Black, all of which are limited editions. This a nice contrast to all the bright red color coats we've seen pop up over the past few months. Today, Essential launched a new Amazon-exclusive surprise color option called Halo Gray. It features a matter gray ceramic back with a matte silver titanium frame. Additionally, the Amazon model will come with the Alexa App pre-installed. This color will... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2HpbvMo via IFTTT

Since the G6 was unwrapped at MWC last year, you might expect LG to unveil the G7 at the end of this month in Barcelona, but you'd be wrong. The Korean company has recently decided to overhaul its launch strategy, so all we're getting at MWC 2018 is apparently an AI-infused iteration of the V30. LG's true next flagship smartphone is set to arrive in June, according to a new report from VentureBeat's Evan Blass, a.k.a. @evleaks. This device will not be called G7, which means we may bid farewell to the G series. Right now it's known only by its codename: Judy. LG V30, Judy's... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2EwHpZw via IFTTT

This one's perhaps a little unexpected given it was rumored to be the Enjoy 7S. It's by no means a nasty surprise though. In fact, quite the opposite. You see, Huawei's Enjoy phones aren't getting much love usually - either because they're a strictly domestic lineup, known as the Y-series globally, or because they're ...well... easily eclipsed by the flagship P's and the Mates. from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2ofBXiX via IFTTT

While everyone is looking forward to the grand unveiling of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ at MWC next week, Samsung is also busy working on other, lower-end smartphones. One such model is the upcoming Galaxy J4, which may launch under the J4 (2018) moniker. It bears the model number SM-J400, and its existence has been revealed by the Geekbench database. The benchmark run that a prototype was put through helpfully tells us a couple of things about the phone. It's powered by the Exynos 7570 chipset, an entry-level part announced in 2016. It is built on the 14nm process, making it quite power... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2obIXxb via IFTTT

If you're interested in picking up a Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL with a discount, you may have seen yesterday's one-day only deal for a refurbished unit of the smaller model. If you missed that or want the XL variant, Google has something new and exciting in store for you. That is, if you are deemed by the company to be a "loyal Nexus owner". Many people in the US have received emails from the search giant which look like the screenshot below. You get a 20% discount on any storage version of the Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL. Here's the catch, however. You can only take advantage of this deal if... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2ENMJHc via IFTTT

ZTE's nubia line has some striking designs that house the powerful chipset of the day - for the Z17 that was the Snapdragon 835 and for this newly leaked nubia NX606J it's the Snapdragon 845. The nubia Z17s was the first in the line to feature a tall screen, 17:9. The new device - let's call it the nubia Z19 because its model name is clunky - has an 18:9 screen. Its resolution is 1,080 x 2,160px. The Snapdragon 845 chipset runs Android 8.0, though this being a nubia means the OS is heavily customized. There's 6GB of RAM (good) with 32GB of storage (half what the Z17s had). ZTE... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://ift.tt/2Eu7LXT via IFTTT

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a party at Mar-a-Lago on Friday just hours after visiting first responders and wounded survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 people. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EKHcBt via Latest News

The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges on Friday against 13 Russians and three Russian entities for allegedly carrying out an elaborate plot to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2sE6BaO via Latest News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ― Something powerful is happening in Florida. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2F8uTwh via Latest News

Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about the possibility of new allegations of bank fraud against Paul Manafort could be a sign of cooperation by Rick Gates or Robert Mueller. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C2C1vu via Latest News

announced Friday that she is introducing legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase rifles — including military-style assault weapons — from 18 to 21. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ocYeOg via Latest News

Alleged Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has admitted carrying out the attack that left 17 pupils and teachers dead and several more injured, according to police. Cruz has appeared in court accused of shooting dead 14 pupils and three members of staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Wednesday, where he had studied before being expelled. Sheriff Scott Israel said Cruz fired into five classrooms, four on the first floor and one on the second floor, before dropping the backpack and his AR-15 semi-automatic rife – purchased legally a year ago – and fleeing. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CqtLkG via Latest News

In her first interview since release, Graswald talks about the kayak incident and her future. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2C5vC2R via Latest News