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Giuliani storms back into Ukraine probe with Hunter Biden documentary

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Rudy Giuliani is working on a new documentary on Hunter Biden, as President Trump’s personal attorney reemerges as the central figure behind efforts to continue to investigate Democrats’ ties to Ukraine, three Republican sources familiar with the project told Yahoo News. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2wd5rWb via Latest News

Dad Ran a Sex Cult Out of Daughter’s Sarah Lawrence Dorm, Feds Say

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The father of a former student at New York’s elite Sarah Lawrence College has been charged with starting a sex cult in his daughter’s dorm room, eventually forcing one woman into prostitution and holding a knife to a male victim’s throat until he confessed to a crime he didn’t do, authorities said Tuesday.Lawrence Ray, 60, faces nine federal charges, including sex trafficking, extortion, and forced labor for allegedly subjecting “his victims to sexual and psychological manipulation and physical abuse,” and laundering about $1 million from five different victims under the guise of self-help. One of the victims, identified in the indictment as Female Victim-2, was present at his New Jersey residence at the time of his arrest, authorities said. Beginning in 2010, prosecutors allege Ray “targeted a group of college students and others for indoctrination and criminal exploitation,” using “fear, violence, and coercion” to commit “unspeakable abuse,” Geoffrey Berman, U.S. attorney for the Sou

Angry with Trump, most New Hampshire Democratic primary voters will back party's nominee 'regardless': Edison Research

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Most voters taking part in New Hampshire's Democratic primary on Tuesday expressed deep dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump and said they would vote for the party's nominee "regardless of who it is," according to an Edison Research exit poll. Edison, which compiles exit polls and live election results for media organizations including ABC News, CBS News, CNN, NBC News and Reuters, found that 79% of those who voted in the primary were "angry" with the Trump administration and 81% would ultimately support any of the Democrats running for the chance to deny the Republican president a second term in the Nov. 3 election. Here are some highlights from the exit poll based on interviews with 2,935 New Hampshire primary voters at 45 polling locations throughout the state. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vqIdLE via Latest News

Lexus will introduce a rival to Tesla's Autopilot this year that will have one big feature that Autopilot doesn't

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Unlike Tesla's Autopilot, Lexus' Highway Teammate system will allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel in some situations. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2OOllfU via Latest News

Two dolphins found with gunshot and stab wounds in Florida

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Federal officials are offering up to $20,000 for information about the two most recent cases. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37norya via Latest News

As coronavirus spreads on cruise ships, what does it mean for cruisers and cruise lines? 'It's day-by-day'

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Coronavirus has forced the cruise industry to take measures to keep the outbreak at bay. But how will it impact the industry and cruisers? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31KkDWx via Latest News

Trump Turns to Tucker Carlson to Help Decide Roger Stone’s Fate

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If President Donald Trump ends up pardoning his former political operative Roger Stone, it could very well be—at least in part—thanks to the sustained efforts of a Fox News star and part-time Trump adviser: Tucker Carlson.For roughly a year, the primetime host has done a series of segments devoted to calling on the president to pardon the so-called “dirty trickster” Stone, a Republican consultant, Nixon enthusiast, and lobbyist who had long advised Trump. The show’s position as a platform for pro-Stone messaging is potent enough that Trump allies who seek leniency for Stone have specifically sought to appear on the Fox News show in order to get the message to the president.Stone’s situation has, of course, been of personal interest to the president for a while now. On multiple occasions over the past year, Trump, during casual conversation with White House aides and close associates, has brought up—unprompted—recent episodes of Tucker Carlson Tonight. Trump would then quickly note that

Suit: District wrong to punish students over racist posts

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Four students in a southeastern Michigan town sued their school district over discipline they received in the wake of racist social media posts directed at black students. The white students, who were not identified, were among those added to a private group on Snapchat, according to the lawsuit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SHACAi via Latest News

Migrants raped and trafficked as U.S. and Mexico tighten borders, charity says

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Central American migrants are being kidnapped, raped and trafficked in Mexico as they seek to enter the United States amid a migration crackdown, a medical charity said on Tuesday. In Mexico's Nuevo Laredo city - separated from the United States by the Rio Grande - almost 80% of migrants treated by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in the first nine months of 2019 said they had been victims of violence, including kidnapping. "They're treated as if they aren't really people," Sergio Martin, Mexico coordinator for MSF, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ur0uZr via Latest News

Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner. And moderates may be too divided to stop him.

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While liberals rally for the Vermont senator, moderate and conservative Democrats are divided among Buttigieg, Biden and Bloomberg. The party establishment is worried. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SD25Dr via Latest News

Australia's government listed 113 native animal species that need 'emergency intervention' in order to survive after its devastating bushfires

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Koalas, platypuses, and some species of echidna, possum, potoroo, and dunnart were listed as "high-priority" for government intervention. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ULMNz1 via Latest News

House Intel Committee Republicans Boycott Hearing Due to Schiff’s Refusal to Address FISA Abuses

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Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee boycotted a hearing on Wednesday, complaining that the committee's Democratic chairman Adam Schiff has neglected proper oversight of the intelligence community by failing to hold a hearing on the Justice Department inspector general’s report detailing the FBI's FISA abuses.“Under your chairmanship, the House Intelligence Committee has strayed far from its mandate of overseeing the Intelligence Community,” the panel's nine GOP members wrote in a letter to Schiff obtained by the Daily Caller.“Until the Committee prioritizes oversight activities related to urgent and critical concerns, Republican Members cannot support distractions from our core responsibilities,” they added.The Republican representatives afterwards boycotted a hearing of the Strategic Technology and Advanced Research Subcommittee on the development of artificial intelligence for national security, criticizing the hearing as a “publicity event.”In December, the J

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The number of people in their 20s with county court judgements against them has risen sharply in the last year. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2HffzQy via Online Shopping

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Andy Rubin's Essential says it will cease operations after finding "no clear path forward". from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3bzyWSn via Online Shopping

New iPhone Information Confirms Apple’s Design Decision - Forbes

New iPhone Information Confirms Apple’s Design Decision    Forbes DigiTimes: Apple Suppliers Gearing Up for iPhone SE 2, But iPhone 12 Production May Fall Behind Schedule    MacRumors Coronavirus outbreak might make the iPhone 12 almost impossible to find at launch    BGR Forget Apple’s iPhone 11, This Is The Smartphone To Buy    Forbes Why You're Smart to Buy Apple Stock    Motley Fool View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/38iliRf via Technology

Which computer should I buy? How to find the iPad, Chromebook, Mac or Windows PC that's right for you - ZDNet

Which computer should I buy? How to find the iPad, Chromebook, Mac or Windows PC that's right for you    ZDNet from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3bwsGKY via Technology

Pixar's Onward: Release date, plot, cast, pictures, trailers, soundtrack and everything else we know - CNET

The urban fairy tale starring Chris Pratt and Tom Holland hits screens in March 2020. from CNET https://ift.tt/2p74pHR via Mobiles

Buy an Apple Watch or Galaxy Watch Active2 and get one free for Valentine's Day - CNET

AT&T's BOGO deal on smartwatches can save you up to $500, but there are a lot of strings attached. from CNET https://ift.tt/2Sq2pXr via Mobiles

The best USB-C PD chargers of 2020 - CNET

Need to charge your phone? Wireless headphones? Laptops? These chargers can do it all. from CNET https://ift.tt/2QohjLe via Mobiles

Best high-tech ski gear: 2020 edition - CNET

With more winter sports gear going high-tech, we thought we'd have some fun rounding up some of the more innovative ski gear available today. from CNET https://ift.tt/2i6wnLP via Mobiles

Silicon Valley continues losing people as costs rise, report says - CNET

But the region is seeing employment growth, according to Joint Venture. from CNET https://ift.tt/37lWB5d via Mobiles