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‘We don’t need someone distracted with Twitter’: Ilhan Omar fights off tough primary challenge

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The Minnesota freshman and "Squad" member faces criticism that she’s too divisive to effectively represent her district. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gvCXJi via Latest News

A Black Lives Matter mural is set to be removed in Tulsa after the city received a request for a pro-police painting

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"Allowing one group to paint messages on the street means everyone would be able to do so," Tulsa City attorney said, adding that murals shouldn't be allowed for safety reasons. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/316B3bT via Latest News

Congress leaves town without a coronavirus stimulus deal, allowing $600 unemployment benefit to end

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Republicans, Democrats and the Trump administration have been meeting over what should be included in what would be a fifth round of stimulus funding. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/318sxsK via Latest News

A protester says California police forced her to drink cold water to lower her temperature so she could be put in jail

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14 protesters have accused jail staff in Sacramento of unhygienic practices, citing clogged toilets, cramped cells, and no sanitation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3fe76vu via Latest News

Kashmir's open-air classes offer stunning solution to lockdown

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Open-air schools provide a welcome respite from Covid-19 restrictions in Indian-administered Kashmir. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/316Z6rb via Latest News

Week 31 in review: Galaxy M31s, Reno4 duo debut alongside Black Shark 3S and Red Magic 5S

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Week 31 brought us a bunch of new phones, starting with the Samsung Galaxy M31s. The new leader of the Korean company's lower mid-range lineup comes with a 6.5” AMOLED, quad cameras and 6,000 mAh battery. Oppo made a couple of major announcements itself with the Reno4 and Reno4 Pro. Red Magic and Black Shark gaming brands also unveiled their latest flagships with the 5S and 3S, rounding up a pretty exciting lineup of new phones. Qualcomm had an announcement of its own - Quick Charge 5 and while it can't be seen on any phone just yet, it's certainly something to look forward... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Dwgo8J via IFTTT

Microsoft to 'continue discussions' on TikTok purchase after talking to Donald Trump - CNET

A potential purchase would involve an overhaul of "security, privacy, and digital safety protections". from CNET https://ift.tt/3fnEdgq via Mobiles

Astra readies small satellite launcher for test flight from Alaska - Spaceflight Now

Astra readies small satellite launcher for test flight from Alaska    Spaceflight Now Astra prepares to launch maiden orbital test flight    NASASpaceflight.com View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2PkStfs via Technology

Why is a Silicon Valley billionaire trying to get an immigration hawk elected to the US Senate?

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Kris Kobach, an immigration hardliner backed by the tech billionaire Peter Thiel, is battling congressman Roger MarshallIn usually deep-red Kansas, Democrats have the luxury of a sleepy primary contest for US Senate. Republicans do not.That’s because in the Democratic primary the Kansas state senator Barbara Bollier is the heavy favorite to win her party’s nomination and then run a competitive general election campaign fueled by a large war chest of cash.That prospect is sharpened because Republicans are having to go through a bloody primary between the Kansas congressman Roger Marshall and former Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach, the immigration hardliner and former Republican nominee for governor whose unpopularity – should he win the nod – could hand the Democrats a vital Senate seat they would never normally hope to win.Kobach’s candidacy is notable for its support from the billionaire Peter Thiel, the libertarian venture capitalist who has at times expressed the same type of ...

'The vice presidency is a good gig': Here's some advice for Joe Biden's 2020 running mate

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You didn’t become vice president just for future opportunities. You want to make a difference now. There’s good news and bad news. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EJ3vZO via Latest News

Gym owners defy pandemic orders, break into own business closed by state and reopen it

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Authorities closed the gym Monday, when they charged the owners with contempt and disorderly persons offenses. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gnq7gh via Latest News

Jeffrey Epstein's homes in New York and Florida on market for £84m

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Two homes owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein before his suicide in prison have gone on the market for a combined $110m (£84m).The billionaire child sex offender’s sprawling Manhattan townhouse is listed for $88m (£67m), while his waterfront estate in Palm Beach, Florida, has an asking price of $22m (£17m.) from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3fop5zc via Latest News

Trump's TikTok threat may just be a 'negotiation tactic'

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President Trump on Friday said he will ban the popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States, either via executive order or another method, such as a designation. But its loyal users may not have too much to fear in the long run — Trump's threat may be a "negotiation tactic" to make sure the app is sold to a U.S. company and completely severs ties with China.> Sources tell @KurtWagner8 and me they believe Trump’s pledge to ban Tiktok is *negotiation tactic.* He’s pressuring TikTok owner into selling 100% to a US company/fully disentangling from Chinese—which they haven’t yet agreed to. Transfer details big issue for @stevenmnuchin1.> > — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 1, 2020As Tiktok, which is owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance, has increased in popularity, the Trump administration has increasingly scrutinized the app, which appears to be a result of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing. Earlier in July, Secretary ...

Bass addresses past remarks praising Scientology

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The top-tier contender to be Joe Biden's running mate said in a statement she was trying to find an “area of agreement” with the church. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DmcMX0 via Latest News

Marine Corps Plan to Ditch Tanks Could Burden the Army, Experts Say

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Some Marine Corps tank companies have cased their colors, winding up decades-long missions. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39Lqv5Z via Latest News

New probe into reports Bay Area police badges mark killings

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Florida couple busted for breaking COVID-19 quarantine insists they were just walking the dog

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California, which has been hard hit by the pandemic, reported its first teen fatality, while Jim Jordan sparred with Dr. Anthony Fauci at House hearing. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PfvxOG via Latest News

Bill Clinton's spokesperson again denies the former president ever visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island

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A recently unsealed interview revealed that Virginia Giuffre alleged she saw Bill Clinton on the private island with "two young girls." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3fmXE9d via Latest News

China uses Hong Kong security law against US and UK-based activists

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* Arrest warrant issued for campaigner and US citizen Samuel Chu * Britons also among those wanted for ‘incitement to secession’Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for six pro-democracy activists living in exile, the first time the city’s authorities have used a sweeping new law to target campaigners living outside Hong Kong.They include Samuel Chu, an American citizen who lives in the US, Nathan Law, a prominent campaigner who recently relocated to the UK after fleeing Hong Kong, and Simon Cheng, a former British consular staffer who was granted asylum in the UK after alleging he was tortured in China.Chinese state media reported that the six men were wanted for “incitement to secession and collusion with foreign forces”.The move comes a month after China introduced a controversial national security law in Hong Kong. China said the legislation targets the crimes of “secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces” and carries penalties as severe as life in ...

Homeland Security official reassigned after intelligence reports on journalists covering protests

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A US intelligence official with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been reassigned following revelations that his office compiled "intelligence reports" on journalists and analysed communications between protesters amid ongoing demonstrations in Portland, Oregon.Brian Murphy was removed from his post following a report in The Washington Post revealing that the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis sent open source intelligence reports to federal law enforcement agencies containing information from two reporters who had published leaked unclassified government documents while covering Black Lives Matter protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DsFvtn via Latest News

Dangerous heat wave forecast for south-western areas of US

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Forecasters say temperatures could rise to 50C on Saturday in parts of Utah, Nevada and California. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Xe86JG via Latest News

Letters to the Editor: John Lewis deserves to be remembered as a modern-day founding father

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A reader says "thank you" is not enough to convey the gratitude this country ought to have for the late Rep. John Lewis. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XldDP0 via Latest News

Mexican army arrests drug lord in losing battle against increasingly violent cartels

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The Mexican Army and state security forces captured Jose Antonio Yepez, a notorious drug gang leader blamed for helping fuel a surge in violence that has severely tested the government of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the Mexican president. Widely known as "El Marro" (The Mallet), Yepez was captured early on Sunday morning, according to the federal government and authorities in the central state of Guanajuato, one of the principal flashpoints of gang violence in Mexico. "This is a tremendously successful blow for the government," said Raul Benitez, a security expert at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Yepez, boss of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, a Guanajuato-based gang, has been engaged in a bloody struggle for criminal control of the state with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the country's most powerful and violent groups. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Duhzpe via Latest News