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Apple Card: How to view your card number in the Wallet app - 9to5Mac

Apple Card: How to view your card number in the Wallet app    9to5Mac Apple Card Unboxing & Impressions!    Marques Brownlee You'll Probably Get Approved for an Apple Card—but Be Wary    Gizmodo Goldman Sachs, bank of the rich and powerful, is dipping into subprime lending with Apple Card    CNBC The Apple Credit Card Is Here, but Is It Any Good?    GQ Magazine View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2YBHy7U via Technology

Roadmap for India's troubled Kashmir under its new status

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised early elections for the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir days after stripping the Muslim-majority region of statehood and turning it into a federally administered territory. Under its new status, the territory will have an elected assembly but will function under the control of the federal government in New Delhi. The constitutional changes also eliminate Kashmir's right to its own constitution, limit its decision-making power and allow non-Kashmiri Indians to settle there. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YwffI2 via Latest News

Border Patrol Agents Shot at from Mexican Side of Rio Grande

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A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol boat patrolling the Rio Grande was shot at Friday morning, the agency has announced.“Early this morning, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Station Marine Unit patrolling near Fronton, Texas, reported they were fired upon from the Mexican riverbank,” CBP said in a statement released Friday morning. “Agents saw four subjects with automatic weapons who shot over 50 rounds at them. The boat was hit several times but no one on board was injured.”Running along the Texas–Mexico border, the Rio Grande is a hotbed of illegal immigration. Smugglers routinely expose migrants to unsafe conditions in order to raft them across the river into U.S. territory. The perilous but common journey captured national attention in June after a photo emerged of a father and daughter who drowned while trying to cross the river. The photo, which went viral on social media and appeared in newspapers around the world, showed 25-year-old Oscar Ramirez face down on the river b...

Verdict set for Cambodians who worked for US-funded radio

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Two Cambodian journalists charged with espionage who had worked for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia said they were hopeful they will go free after their trial concluded Friday. Rights groups have characterized the case against Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin as a flagrant attack on freedom of the press. Prosecutor Seng Heang said in his closing argument that the two had been arranging to secretly send news to Radio Free Asia after it had closed its office in the Cambodian capital in September 2017. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KoUFk7 via Latest News

Man believes Trump 'ordered him' to attack child for ‘disrespecting’ national anthem by keeping hat on, lawyer says

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A man suspected of attacking a child who was wearing a hat during the US National Anthem believed he was encouraged by Donald Trump to carry out the assault, according to his lawyer. Curt Brockway, a 39-year-old US Army veteran who was charged on Monday in the assault, suffered a traumatic brain injury in a vehicle crash in 2000 that has affected his decision making, attorney Lance Jasper told the Missoulian. The lawyer said he will seek a mental health evaluation for Mr Brockway, who seemingly became caught up in the heightened animosity and rhetoric gripping the nation, and convinced himself that he was following the president’s orders.“His commander in chief is telling people that if they kneel, they should be fired, or if they burn a flag, they should be punished,” Mr Jasper said.He added that Mr Brockway “certainly didn’t understand it was a crime.”Mr Brockway told a sheriff’s deputy that he asked the boy to remove his hat out of respect for the national anthem before the start of...

Armed man arrested at Walmart in Springfield, Missouri, charged with felony

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Dmitriy N. Andreychenko, 20, was charged with making a terrorist threat after allegedly carrying loaded rifle into Walmart in Springfield, Missouri. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KBjTL3 via Latest News

'I Was Scared to Death': Former Neighbor of Escaped Tennessee Inmate Speaks Out

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Curtis Ray Watson's lengthy criminal history in Tennessee reveals run-ins with the law that began with a conviction for driving under the influence in 1999. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MNcZoV via Latest News

8 things science has shown to be strongly linked with more gun violence — and 2 things that are not

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Mental illness and video games are not linked to gun violence. But domestic abuse and access to guns are. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YRnTwh via Latest News

Thousands protest in Indian Kashmir over new status despite clampdown

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Indian police used tear gas and pellets to fight back at least 10,000 people protesting Delhi's withdrawal of special rights for Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir state in its main city of Srinagar on Friday, a police official and two witnesses said. The demonstration soon after Friday prayers was the largest since authorities locked down the revolt-torn region five days ago, cutting off telephone and internet services and detaining more than 500 political and separatist leaders. Seeking to tighten its grip on the region also claimed by neighboring Pakistan, India this week scrapped Jammu and Kashmir's right to frame its own laws and allowed non-residents to buy property there. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YCOhOU via Latest News

Frontier Airlines will let you fly for free if you have this last name

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Is your last name Green or Greene? If so, you've lucked out because Frontier Airlines will give you a free flight. Find out how to claim it. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GWlzxG via Latest News

White House meets with social media giants on predicting mass shootings - CNET

It was a "productive discussion" on combating hateful and violent content online, says lobbying group the Internet Association. from CNET https://ift.tt/2YAA0lX via Mobiles

Visa Checkout will be shutting down sometime in 2020, Google Pay removing support - 9to5Google

Visa Checkout will be shutting down sometime in 2020, Google Pay removing support    9to5Google Visa Checkout to shut down in 2020    Engadget View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2MclqdQ via Technology

Tomorrow's bionic eyes will have 'Predator' vision - Engadget

Tomorrow's bionic eyes will have 'Predator' vision    Engadget Whether through illness or injury, 36 million people suffer from blindness worldwide, and until just a decade ago those afflicted had little chance of regaining... View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2YU5Xox via Technology

‘Number neighbors’ is the internet’s latest obsession - BGR

‘Number neighbors’ is the internet’s latest obsession    BGR If you've heard of number neighbors recently, you're not the only one, as the whole thing went viral on social media this past week. But as you'll see in some ... from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2ONfquc via Technology

Motorola One Action rumored to launch in India on August 23

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Motorola is working on a few new members of its One family of smartphones. Like their names imply, these are part of the Android One program, getting an unadulterated version of the OS and the promise of swift updates. Alongside the One Pro (also known as One Zoom) that's on the way, the One Action is clearly due to become official very soon, based on how much it's been leaking lately. Now a new report from India says the Motorola One Action's launch event in the subcontinent will take place on August 23. Based on previous leaks, its price in Europe is expected to be €299 for the top of... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2ZST9fK via IFTTT

We Asked Trump to Recognize That Words Matter. His Refusal to Do So Has Led to More Tragedy

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Members of the Tree of Life community in Pittsburgh demanded that Trump recognize that words matter and denounce white nationalism, but he didn't. Now people have died in El Paso and other cities across the country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KnlV2H via Latest News

Child pornography was found on a man's phone that was accidentally left on a bus. Authorities say his arrest may have prevented a hate crime.

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A federal judge ordered Wesley David Gilreath to be held without bail, arguing his actions and behavior demonstrated a threat to the community. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33ljxRm via Latest News

Man fights off grizzly bear by stabbing it in neck with pocket knife as it savaged him

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A man savaged by a grizzly bear while mountain biking fought off the animal by stabbing it with a 2in pocket knife – and then cycled four miles to get help.Colin Dowler was out in the backwoods of British Columbia exploring possible hiking routes when he turned a corner and encountered the huge grizzly at a distance of about 30m, the BBC reported.He had hoped the bear would avoid confrontation and pass him by, or retreat into trees near the logging trail on Mount Doogie Dowler, named for his grandfather.But the animal approached him with “methodical, heavy swats” of its paws, Mr Dowler told the broadcaster. He tried talking it down, he said, telling it: ”I know this is your territory, I’m just passing through, we don’t have to do this.”When the grizzly did not retreat the 45-year-old tried throwing his bike at it, to no avail. Then it lunged, sinking its teeth into his stomach.Mr Dowler told Canadian broadcaster CBC: “It grabbed me by the stomach and kind of pushed me down and dragged ...

Biden in Iowa Says ‘Poor Kids’ Are Just as Smart as ‘White Kids’

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(Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden told a group of mostly Asian and Hispanic voters in Iowa on Thursday that “poor kids are just as bright” as white children.The former vice president, known for his verbal gaffes, made the remarks to the Asian & Latino Coalition in Des Moines, Iowa, where he’s on a four-day campaign swing for the Democratic presidential nomination.“We should challenge students in these schools and have advanced placement programs in these schools,” Biden said. “We have this notion that somehow if you’re poor, you cannot do it. Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented, as white kids.” He quickly added, “Wealthy kids, black kids, Asian kids, no I really mean it, but think how we think about it.”“We think how we’re going to dumb it down. They can do anything anybody else can do given a shot."Biden, 76, has been criticized for his tendency to say awkward, sometimes surprising, things. When his future boss, Barack Obama, was running for president, Biden once remarke...

Donald Trump names Joseph Maguire acting spy chief after succession turmoil

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Donald Trump has named Joseph Maguire, a retired Navy officer, as his acting Director of National Intelligence following a series shakeups for the job. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33odxqS via Latest News

Joe Biden’s Latest Slip-Up: Telling Iowa Voters ‘Poor Kids Are Just as Bright’ as ‘White Kids’

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Scott Morgan/ReutersJoe Biden raised eyebrows Thursday night after telling a crowd made up mostly of Asian and Hispanic voters that “poor kids are just as bright” as “white kids.” The former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate was speaking at a town hall for the Asian & Latino Coalition PAC in Des Moines, Iowa, when he made the gaffe.“We should challenge students in these schools and have advanced placement programs in these schools,” the 2020 frontrunner said. “We have this notion that somehow if you’re poor, you cannot do it. Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.” He quickly corrected himself, adding “Wealthy kids, black kids, Asian kids” to the list. “No I really mean it, but think how we think about it,” he said.President Trump’s re-election campaign was quick to seize on the slip-up and share a video of the remarks. “Yikes… have fun mitigating that one,” Andrew Clark, rapid response director for the Trump campaign, wrote on Twit...

Man in anthem attack convinced Trump ordered it, lawyer says

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A Montana man charged with assaulting a 13-year-old boy who refused to remove his hat during the national anthem believed he was doing what President Donald Trump wanted him to do, his attorney said. Attorney Lance Jasper told the Missoulian he will seek a mental health evaluation for Curt Brockway, a U.S. Army veteran who became caught up in the heightened animosity and rhetoric gripping the nation, and convinced himself that he was following the president's orders. Brockway suffered a traumatic brain injury in a vehicle crash in 2000 that has affected his decision making, and Jasper said he plans to raise that in his client's defense. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MMTmNJ via Latest News