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The New Xbox Has a Name and a Questionable Shape - WIRED

The New Xbox Has a Name and a Questionable Shape    WIRED from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2EieQg0 via Technology

The Best Sales on Xbox, PS4, and Switch for Christmas 2019 (Consoles and Games) - WIRED

The Best Sales on Xbox, PS4, and Switch for Christmas 2019 (Consoles and Games)    WIRED PS4 games shock as top exclusive heading to Xbox and Nintendo Switch    Express Switch tribute pops up in Dr. Stone anime    GoNintendo Nintendo Switch Lite - For Gaming On-The-Go    Nintendo View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2qNTvYu via Technology

The new Google Assistant is now available in Canada, the UK, and more - Android Central

The new Google Assistant is now available in Canada, the UK, and more    Android Central View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/34m4o1s via Technology

How to Build a Smart Home the Easy (and Cheap) Way - Gear Patrol

How to Build a Smart Home the Easy (and Cheap) Way    Gear Patrol View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/35mQ61L via Technology

The CEO of a Silicon Valley startup was quietly fired after allegedly spending over $75,000 at strip clubs and charging it to a company credit card

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Turvo named a new CEO in November named Scott Lang. The company was last valued at $435 million, according to Pitchbook. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PJ9gZb via Latest News

New Zealand volcano eruption: elite military team recovers six bodies from White Island as divers continue hunt

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A team of expert divers will continue looking for the last two missing victims of the White Island eruption on Saturday, after the New Zealand Defence Force and police recovered six bodies from the island on Friday in a high-risk operation.  Deputy Commissioner of Police Mike Clement had warned that “a lot will have to go right” for the mission to succeed, and scientists had alerted police to a 50-60 per cent chance of another eruption, but the operation went to plan.  On Friday morning Police Commissioner Mike Bush said in a statement that “at least one body is in the water” and divers on the police vessel Deodar were attempting to recover that body.  “We're making every effort to locate and recover the two remaining deceased,” Commissioner Bush said.“This has been a harrowing event for the Whakatane community and those family and friends directly impacted by the eruption of White Island [also known as Whakaari] on Monday,” he said. This aerial photo shows White Island after its v

Greta Thunberg apologizes for comment

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Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has apologized for saying that politicians should be put “against the wall” after critics took it to mean that she was advocating violence. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2sqDBE4 via Latest News

Joe Biden told a protestor at his Texas campaign rally that he's 'just like Donald Trump' for asking about corruption in Ukraine

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At a campaign event in San Antonio, Joe Biden was interrupted by a protestor. Biden told the crowd not to hurt him, because it wasn't a 'Trump rally.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EfkE9W via Latest News

How to Get a Green Deal Done: Europe’s Lessons for U.S. Democrats

(Bloomberg) -- When it comes to Green Deals, Europe has a lesson or two for liberal politicians in the U.S. trying to engineer far-reaching policies to address climate change.An American lawmaker, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, may have done more than anyone else to popularize the concept of a sweeping “green deal” to shift away from fossil fuels. But now the European Union is much closer to translating the goal into concrete policies that have a decent chance of actually being implemented.Both the U.S. Green New Deal resolution and the European Green Deal, which was unveiled this week by the EU’s executive arm, share the same targets: limiting global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, in line with the landmark Paris climate accord. To meet this objective, backers of the plans in the EU and the U.S. aim to eliminate emissions by 2050 at the latest. Both plans trace their lineage explicitly to the New Deal of the 1930s, a series of social programs,

Will the Navy's New LRASM Missile Change the Balance of Power?

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Or will it keep the status quo? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35nmt0n via Latest News

Dems: Postponing impeachment vote was tactical

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After a marathon session of debate, the House Judiciary Committee abruptly postponed a historic vote late Thursday on articles of impeachment against President Trump. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38DlOtG via Latest News

Gaetz brought up Hunter Biden's substance abuse issues at impeachment but it backfired

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After GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz brought up Hunter Biden's substance abuse during Thursday's impeachment hearing, things got personal. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36x2uN3 via Latest News

Dare to Dream: The organisation getting women into aviation

Captain Phatsima founded Dare to Dream, an organisation trying to get women into aviation. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2RUQiBt via Online Shopping in Pakistan

5 Android apps you shouldn't miss this week! - Android Apps Weekly - Android Authority

5 Android apps you shouldn't miss this week! - Android Apps Weekly    Android Authority How to Work Around the Android Bug That Disables Your PIN    Lifehacker Android update: Crucial change means your phone could upgrade itself behind your back    Express Who's going to score the final Strictly top score?    BBC News 5 sneaky ways hackers can steal your data    Komando View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/34rXs36 via Technology

Kamala Harris flames out: Black people didn't trust her, and they were wise not to

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Younger blacks and black progressives took a deeper, dispassionate dive into Kamala Harris’ real-world record. They didn’t like what they found from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EfFpSL via Latest News

Pirates release three oil tanker crew kidnapped off Togo

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A fourth hostage, a Filipino, died from illness during captivity, European Products Carriers Ltd added. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EfmGXx via Latest News

Mike Huckabee says Trump has begun 2024 campaign

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he has been “named to head up a 2024 re-election” campaign for President Trump. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ec0b5Y via Latest News

US Pacific commander says China seeks to intimidate region

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China's activities in territory it claims in the South China Sea are meant to intimidate other nations in the region, the commander of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet said Friday. Adm. John Aquilino said China's actions, including constructing islands in the disputed waters, are intended to project its military capacity. China's vast territorial claims, far beyond its shores, have been challenged by other claimants, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Plswx5 via Latest News

Google’s Shopping Comparison Draws Justice Department Scrutiny

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(Bloomberg) -- U.S. antitrust enforcers are examining Google’s conduct in the online shopping comparison market as they continue their probe of the search giant.Richard Stables, chief executive officer of the shopping comparison site Kelkoo Group, said he spent more than an hour with Justice Department officials on Thursday to discuss how Alphabet Inc. allegedly hurt his European-based business.The meetings show that the Justice Department, which opened its investigation of Google with a document seeking a wide swath of information on the company, has an interest in at least one of three landmark European antitrust cases.A Justice Department spokesman said the department has had numerous productive meetings with third parties, but declined to comment on specific discussions.Stables said he also met with congressional staff members for lawmakers on antitrust committees in the House and Senate earlier this week.In 2017, the European Union fined Google 2.4 billion euros ($2.8 billion) and

US-led forces had to bomb a clinic being built to care for local Afghans to stop a Taliban assault

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This battle highlights the difficult trade-offs the US and its partner forces face even after 18 years of war in Afghanistan. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34mePCa via Latest News

China welcomes preliminary deal in trade war it blames on US

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China expressed cautious optimism Saturday about a first-step trade agreement that dials down a trade war it blames the U.S. for starting. Chinese experts and news media joined government officials in saying the deal would reduce uncertainty for companies, at least in the short term. “It at least stabilizes the situation and lays a foundation for the next round of trade talks or canceling additional tariffs in the future," said Tu Xinquan, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35gG5Dr via Latest News

Senior China diplomat says U.S. seriously damaged hard-won mutual trust

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Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday that the United States had seriously damaged the hard-won mutual trust between the countries by criticizing Beijing over issues such as Hong Kong and the treatment of Muslim Uighurs. "Such behavior is almost paranoid, and is indeed rare in international exchanges, seriously damaging the hard-won foundation of mutual trust between China and the United States, and seriously weakening the United States' international credibility," said State Councillor Wang. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YKLujS via Latest News