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John Goodman's Angry Rex Tillerson Spews About Being Fired By A 'Moron' On 'SNL'

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John Goodman returned to "Saturday Night Live" as booted Secretary of State from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2pktDyI via Latest News

U.S. top court mulls free speech fight over 'crisis pregnancy centers'

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The Pregnancy Care Clinic in the Southern California city of El Cajon offers a host of services for pregnant women including ultrasound exams, prenatal vitamins and maternity clothes. There is one major exception: abortion. Now the clinic, which staunchly opposes abortion, is among of a group of Christian-based facilities, known as crisis pregnancy centers, involved in a major case that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2pijAer via Latest News

The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus have arrived. Here's what you should know

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The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus have arrived. Here's what you should know    Digital Trends Watch: iPhone X vs. Galaxy S9+ cameras compared    AppleInsider (press release) (blog) Android Circuit: Samsung's Secret Galaxy S9 Feature, Galaxy S9 Plus vs Pixel 2XL, New OnePlus 6 Leak    Forbes The OnePlus 5T Is Nearly As Good as the Galaxy S9 (for $200 Less)    Tom's Guide I went to buy a Galaxy S9 at Verizon and AT&T. It didn't go well    CNET Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2pnt0EJ via Technology

Exclusive: 'Where can I buy?' - Google makes push to turn product searches into cash

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Exclusive: 'Where can I buy?' - Google makes push to turn product searches into cash    Reuters New Google Shopping Actions: Is Organic Search for Sale?    Search Engine Journal Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2G9lgQS via Technology

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The Gambling Commission says a cut to the maximum stake would reduce risks to vulnerable consumers. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2DDiMFo via Online Shopping

Winning ticket sold as U.S. Powerball jackpot climbs to $455 million

This is one of the biggest pots in the multi-state U.S. lottery's history, after 19 straight drawings failed to produce a grand prize winner. The winning numbers were 22, 57, 59, 60, 66 and Powerball 7. The grand prize winner has the choice of taking the $455 million jackpot doled out over 29 years, or taking a one-time, lump-sum payment of $269.4 million. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2G2KQqH via Latest News

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford backs boycott of Alex Salmond's RT show

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The SNP’s Westminster leader has urged a boycott of Alex Salmond’s chat show on a Kremlin-funded channel as the former First Minister cast doubt on new evidence that Russia is responsible for the Salisbury nerve agent attack. Ian Blackford said he would not “encourage” people to go on the RT (Russia Today) programme and attempted to distance the SNP from its most successful leader by describing him as a “private individual.” The Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP hit out at the Alex Salmond Show as the former First Minister admitted it was “highly likely” that Russia was responsible for the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia. But he cast doubt on intelligence disclosed by Boris Johnson that Russia has stockpiled Novichok, the substance thought to have been used in the attack, within the past decade and has been investigating using nerve agents for assassinations. The former SNP leader claimed this was contradicted by secretary-general of the Organisation for the Pro

President Trump weighing in on Stormy Daniels case

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A new Trump legal filing seeks to move proceedings to a federal court. Stormy Daniels is seeking the ability to speak publicly about an alleged affair with the president. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FKigLo via Latest News

Walmart worker tips police to arms cache in New York college town

Authorities alerted by a Walmart worker arrested a former Cornell University student accused of stockpiling a semi-automatic rifle, more than 300 rounds of ammunition, bomb-making materials and other deadly devices at his apartment near the upstate New York elite school. Maximilien Reynolds, 20, of New Jersey, a one-time student at the Ivy League school in Ithaca, New York, now enrolled at a local community college, was federally charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device and a silencer as well as making false statements to acquire a firearm. A Walmart employee contacted authorities after Reynolds used a gift card at the Ithaca store to buy ammunition, camping gear, drill bits, hacksaw blades, knives and other "suspicious" items, according to a criminal complaint filed on Friday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2HGlZGp via Latest News

ASEAN leaders tackle Rohingya crisis and urge South China Sea calm

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Australia and its ASEAN neighbours vowed to boost defence ties while stressing the importance of non-militarisation in the disputed South China Sea Sunday at a summit where the "complex" Rohingya crisis took centre stage. Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at the three-day meeting in Sydney, also agreed to work more closely to tackle the growing menace of violent extremism and radicalisation. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have fled the troubled Rakhine state for Bangladesh since authorities launched a brutal crackdown six months ago that the UN has called "ethnic cleansing". from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FVRjQX via Latest News

The Maker of the AK-47 Just Released Footage of Its Robot Tank

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Task and Purpose, Jared Keller from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2pop1HP via Latest News

Fire at Manila hotel and casino kills at least 3 workers

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fire engulfed a hotel and casino in the Philippine capital on Sunday, killing at least three employees, trapping two others and forcing the evacuation of more than 300 guests, some by helicopter, officials said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FUKoaH via Latest News

Greeks delve back into Thessaloniki's Jewish heritage

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Thessaloniki (Greece) (AFP) - "The voices of 50,000 deported Thessaloniki Jews must not be forgotten. Sunday saw residents gather at the city's old railway station in memory of the first of 19 convoys of Jewish residents deported to Auschwitz under Nazi occupation. Thessaloniki had a population of more than 50,000 Jews before World War II some 46,000 of whom were deported and killed at German Nazi death camps. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FNcGIw via Latest News

Bangladesh sentences seven militants to death for killing shrine worker

A court in Bangladesh sentenced seven militants to death on Sunday after finding them guilty of killing a shrine worker in 2015, court officials said. Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority country of 160 million people, is facing what appears to be a growing threat of militant violence and has seen a string of incidents in recent years. Shrine caretaker, Rahamat Ali, 60, was hacked to death in November 2015 in the northern district of Rangpur. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FZFxbR via Latest News

Android P feature: Very old apps won't open on your phone

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Android P feature: Very old apps won't open on your phone    International Business Times, India Edition Android P Will Prevent Apps Built For Android 4.1 Or Lower From Running    Ubergizmo Google claims Android is “as safe as the competition” despite its outdated install base    Apple News (blog) Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2IATsDI via Technology

Facebook and Trump data firm accused of 'misleading' MPs

A committee asks more questions over the alleged access of millions of Facebook profiles without consent. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2G19zMa via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Facebook may have broken FTC deal in Cambridge Analytica incident

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Facebook may have broken FTC deal in Cambridge Analytica incident    Engadget Now is a Good Time to Check What Third-Party Apps You Have Connected to Facebook    Lifehacker Whistleblower Christopher Wylie says he's now been blocked by Facebook    CNBC How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions    New York Times How your Facebook 'likes' helped Trump steal the 2016 election | Will Bunch    Philly.com Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2FLXgUE via Technology

Apple Is Secretly Developing Its Own Screens for the First Time

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Apple Is Secretly Developing Its Own Screens for the First Time    Bloomberg Apple developing MicroLED tech at secret facility, likely to debut in Apple Watch    AppleInsider (press release) (blog) Apple is developing its own MicroLED displays for the Apple Watch    Digital Trends Apple is working on its own device displays to replace Samsung screens    The Indian Express Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2GHrAwM via Technology

I went to buy a Galaxy S9 at Verizon and AT&T. It didn't go well

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I went to buy a Galaxy S9 at Verizon and AT&T. It didn't go well    CNET The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus have arrived. Here's what you should know    Digital Trends Watch: iPhone X vs. Galaxy S9+ cameras compared    AppleInsider (press release) (blog) The OnePlus 5T Is Nearly As Good as the Galaxy S9 (for $200 Less)    Tom's Guide Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2G7JeMJ via Technology

'Pokémon GO' Makes People Violent? Washington Man Allegedly Assaults Other Players After Losing Gym

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'Pokémon GO' Makes People Violent? Washington Man Allegedly Assaults Other Players After Losing Gym    Tech Times Men Reportedly Attacked by Stranger Armed with Tire Iron over "Pokemon Go"    HardOCP Pokemon GO Dispute Leads to Man's Attack with a Tire Iron    COGconnected Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2FU1WUo via Technology

Tinder's parent company is suing Bumble for patent infringement

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Tinder's parent company is suing Bumble for patent infringement    The Verge Match Group sues Bumble for alleged patent infringement    Digital Trends Tinder sues dating app Bumble for allegedly copying them    myfox8.com Tinder's parent company, Match Group, is suing dating app Bumble for patent infringement    Recode Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2FTniRO via Technology

If you bought an original PlayStation 3, you could be $65 richer

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If you bought an original PlayStation 3, you could be $65 richer    Digital Trends PlayStation 3 Phat owners have a month left to claim 'OtherOS' class action settlement    Polygon PS3 OtherOS settlement claims end next month    SlashGear Sony paying up to $65 to people who purchased the original PlayStation 3    WDIV ClickOnDetroit Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2u6DwG7 via Technology

Report: Next Assassin's Creed Game Takes Place in Greece, Out in 2019

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Report: Next Assassin's Creed Game Takes Place in Greece, Out in 2019    PlayStation LifeStyle Next Assassin's Creed Rumored To Take Place In Greece, Coming In 2019    Ubergizmo This 'Curse of the Pharaohs' DLC Cipher Might Change Everything We Know About Assassin's Creed    Gameranx (blog) Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2HIS4gW via Technology

iPhone X SE Leak Reveals Apple's Design Decision

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iPhone X SE Leak Reveals Apple's Design Decision    Forbes LG G7 to use LCD to reduce costs despite OLED benefits    SlashGear LG G7 OLED Display Ruled Out    Ubergizmo Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2tZX2DW via Technology

Pixel 2 XL on Google Store gets credit promo, free 18W charger

Pixel 2 XL on Google Store gets credit promo, free 18W charger    SlashGear Get $200 back and a free charger w/ purchase of a Pixel 2 XL from the Google Store    9to5Google Bug alert: Pixel XL draws more current while charging after Android 8.1 update    Digit Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2HM2bl3 via Technology

Exciting New God of War Commercial Stars Atreus

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Exciting New God of War Commercial Stars Atreus    PlayStation LifeStyle Watch the New God of War TV Commercial!    ComingSoon.net The New God Of War Trailer Brings All The Hype    Press Start Australia Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2GGiTDf via Technology

These Google employees used their '20 percent' time to improve Maps for people in wheelchairs

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These Google employees used their '20 percent' time to improve Maps for people in wheelchairs    CNBC Google Maps' wheelchair feature was a part of the 'Twenty Percent Project' created by a small team    Firstpost 'Wheelchair accessible' option on Google Maps    Deccan Chronicle Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2HFFfUz via Technology

Sonic The Hedgehog Is Getting A New Racing Game

Sonic The Hedgehog Is Getting A New Racing Game    Cinema Blend Rumor: Sega's New Sonic Racing Game May Have an Official Title    Comicbook.com Sonic Mania Plus announced, coming this Summer    The Tech Bulletin Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2GF0uXr via Technology

Google's Android Auto update now lets you swipe to unlock your phone

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Google's Android Auto update now lets you swipe to unlock your phone    Digital Trends Google adds 'swipe to unlock' feature to Android Auto    Mashable Android Auto is adding a 'swipe up to unlock' gesture that lets you use your phone while connected    9to5Google Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2HIt1KO via Technology

Advertisement Confirms LEGO The Incredibles Game is in Development

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Advertisement Confirms LEGO The Incredibles Game is in Development    PlayStation LifeStyle LEGO The Incredibles video game heading to PC, consoles    Stevivor Leaked: LEGO The Incredibles game on the way    Vooks Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2FTSsbZ via Technology

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Has a Better Save System Now

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance Has a Better Save System Now    Twinfinite This realism mod makes Kingdom Come: Deliverance brutally hard    PC Gamer Kingdom Come Deliverance 1.05 Patch Notes: Read All of the Update Changes Here    Game Revolution Kingdom Come: Deliverance explores medieval life with a dash of Game of Thrones    NEWS.com.au Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2GFo06w via Technology

2018 Honda Accord Hybrid sedan to go on sale Friday, March 23

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2018 Honda Accord Hybrid sedan to go on sale Friday, March 23    Green Car Reports Lowest Priced Most Powerful 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid Available March 23    Torque News Critics love new Honda Accord, but good reviews haven't moved cars    The Columbus Dispatch Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2ply65d via Technology

Fortnite (for PC)

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Fortnite (for PC)    PCMag Fortnite brings out the 10-year-old fort builder in all of us    Ars Technica Fortnite Just Pulled A Weapon Due To A Bug    Cinema Blend Fortnite Mobile: Download For Android / iPhone, Compatibility, Invite Code    ValueWalk Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2FK00C4 via Technology

Android P to block apps built for Android 4.1 or lower versions

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Android P to block apps built for Android 4.1 or lower versions    Gizbot Google claims Android is “as safe as the competition” despite its outdated install base    Apple News (blog) Invest $15 in your future and get working as an Android developer now    TNW Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2HKOz9O via Technology

People are accidentally setting off Apple's Emergency SOS alert

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People are accidentally setting off Apple's Emergency SOS alert    The Verge Apple devices accidentally sending emergency SOS alerts    The New Indian Express Apple Watch users are accidentally setting off emergency SOS alert    Gadgets Now Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2tZozoX via Technology

Leaf SUV will be 'breakthrough model' to make BEVs mainstream, says Nissan Design Europe boss

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Leaf SUV will be 'breakthrough model' to make BEVs mainstream, says Nissan Design Europe boss    Autocar Professional Nissan Leaf 2018: How does the new model compare with its earliest predecessor?    Express.co.uk Nissan IMx EV concept gets green light for production    SlashGear Full coverage from Technology - Google News http://ift.tt/2GGalfs via Technology

James Comey Fires Back At Trump, Vowing To Reveal Who's 'Honorable' — And Who Isn't

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Former FBI director James Comey fired back at President Donald Trump Saturday, from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2HLuFeJ via Latest News

NBC/WSJ Poll shows trouble for GOP in key suburban districts

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President Trump’s job approval is up to 43 percent in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, but Republicans are seeing their 2018 prospects worsen. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ploXIM via Latest News

Final Victims Recovered From Florida Bridge Wreckage

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Following an around-the-clock rescue effort at the site of a collapsed from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DBXd8d via Latest News

Russia expels British diplomats amid growing tension after former spy poisoning

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The move is latest in a growing feud between Russia and the United Kingdom after the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter — with Prime Minister Theresa May saying there is “no alternative conclusion” than Russia being responsible. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GCbWCZ via Latest News

Full Brown Interview: 'Hillary and Trump Ought To Quit Talking About' 2016

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Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) appeared on Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to talk about what Democrats need to do, if they want to win over Trump voters. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DCBT2m via Latest News

Missing 16-Year-Old Amy Yu Found, 45-Year-Old Man Arrested

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She'd been missing since March 5. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GF7VxB via Latest News

Winning ticket sold as U.S. Powerball jackpot climbs to $455 million

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This is one of the biggest pots in the multi-state U.S. lottery's history, after 19 straight drawings failed to produce a grand prize winner. The winning numbers were 22, 57, 59, 60, 66 and Powerball 7. The grand prize winner has the choice of taking the $455 million jackpot doled out over 29 years, or taking a one-time, lump-sum payment of $269.4 million. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2tZWE8u via Latest News

EXCLUSIVE: Couple at center of Vallejo kidnapping police called hoax speaking out

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The couple at the center of the 2015 kidnapping case the Vallejo Police Department called a hoax is speaking publicly for the first time. Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins will be on "Good Morning America" on Monday. We have an exclusive sneak peek of that interview. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FKTpHC via Latest News

The Children Of Eastern Ghouta Are Living In Their Own Tombs

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The people of eastern Ghouta are living in their own tombs. That's what it from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2poqein via Latest News

Saudi Crown Prince Must Answer For Atrocities In Yemen

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Saudi Arabia's much-discussed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is coming to from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2HLJ4r9 via Latest News

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar joins St Patrick's Parade

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NEW YORK (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar joined along as Manhattan's Fifth Avenue came alive with the sound of bagpipes, trumpets and lots of green Saturday at the 257th running of New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2pjNNtn via Latest News

Landmark protest in Angola targets amnesty for 'stolen money'

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Angola saw its first authorised anti-government protest in decades with about 10 people demonstrating Saturday in the capital against an amnesty those who have stashed vast wealth abroad. Such an event would have been unthinkable during the regime of former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos who ruled the oil-rich country with an iron fist for 38 years until he stepped down late last year. Some of the demonstrators held up portraits of dos Santos' succcessor Joao Lourenco disfigured with red paint. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2IAU1gq via Latest News

Ryan Zinke Defends ‘Konnichiwa’ Comment To Hawaii Congresswoman

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke defended his "konnichiwa" response to a House from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FSYjhs via Latest News

Astronaut’s DNA different than his twin’s after year in space

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NASA researchers found that astronaut Scott Kelly experienced molecular changes during his groundbreaking space flight, and while most of his genes returned to normal 7% have not yet changed back. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DBPFlB via Latest News

Miami bridge collapse: engineer's answerphone message about crack not heard

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Homicide detectives opened an investigation on Friday into the collapse of a new footbridge that killed at least six people at Miami’s Florida International University (FIU), as questions began to swirl about the companies behind the structure’s controversial design and construction. Juan Perez, the director of Miami-Dade police department, said criminal charges were possible once exhaustive inquiries by his detectives and state and federal authorities were complete. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2HHGId7 via Latest News

Russia summons British ambassador as it readies to expel diplomats

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Russia's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to the country, Laurie Bristow, for a meeting on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, citing an unidentified ministry source. Russia is expected to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to kick out 23 Russians, as relations between the two countries crash to a post-Cold War low over an attack involving a military-grade nerve agent on English soil. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday Moscow had already decided on retaliatory measures, which she said Britain would be informed of in the near future. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2powab4 via Latest News

Navy's new attack submarine named Colorado joins the fleet

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GROTON, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Navy's newest attack submarine, the USS Colorado, joined the fleet Saturday in a ceremony at Connecticut's Naval Submarine Base. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2plQgDK via Latest News

Cambridge Analytica: Massachusetts attorney general promises investigation after Facebook suspends data company used by Trump campaign

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The attorney general of Massachusetts has said she will be opening an investigation into a data firm used by Donald Trump’s campaign during the 2016 presidential election, after Facebook suspend the company from the platform. The social media giant said they suspended Cambridge Analytica and its parent group trategic Communication Laboratories (SCL) over reports that data privacy policies had been violated after data from users was not deleted. Facebook has said the violations relates to information collected in a personality app downloaded by 270,000 users, although information could have potentially been harvested from tens of millions of people. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DyXOap via Latest News