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Arrest made after firefighter’s wallet stolen as he battled wildfires, CA officials say

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The thief drained the bank account of the firefighter after the wallet was lifted from his vehicle. officials said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32ztprh via Latest News

Proving "a different world is possible," ExxonMobil dropped From Dow Jones after 92-year run

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"Big Oil has fallen. Our job is to make sure they don't take us down with them." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34OZluj via Latest News

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta fears attendees of Trump's RNC speech will get COVID-19 and 'may even die'

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CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta couldn't be more exasperated by President Trump's decision to speak before a packed crowd at the Republican National Convention, fearing some attendees could die from COVID-19 as a result.Trump on Thursday delivered his acceptance speech at the RNC before a crowd of about 1,500 people who weren't practicing social distancing and few of whom were wearing masks, a fact Gupta sounded the alarm about on Friday morning, expressing deep frustration that such an event took place during the coronavirus pandemic."The history books will be written about this chapter in our lives at some point, and it will show events like that and say that in the middle of a pandemic ... at a time when there were more than 5 million infected, we started having events like that again," Gupta said. "It's really frustrating. It's mind-boggling."Gupta went on to say that this demonstrates that some people still haven't "learned" how dan...

Hong Kong: China arrests 10 after intercepting boat 'fleeing Hong Kong'

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Activists were among those detained off Guangdong province on Sunday, Hong Kong media say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2G2SYJE via Latest News

'More Than 30' rapists: Israel's #MeToo campaign

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Allegations of a horrific hotel gang-rape in Israel where 30 men reportedly waited in line to assault a teenage girl have triggered an outraged campaign echoing the global MeToo movement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lwrJam via Latest News

The best standing desk converters for 2020 - CNET

Your workstation doesn't need a complete overhaul to get you standing up for a healthier, happier you. from CNET https://ift.tt/3gHH6JI via Mobiles

Tweet honoring actor Chadwick Boseman becomes most-liked Twitter post ever - CNET

"A tribute fit for a king." from CNET https://ift.tt/34MFg86 via Mobiles

The best tower fans of 2020 (and 4 you should skip) - CNET

Tower fans are the unsung heroes of a summer stuck at home -- so we tested a bunch out to find our favorites. Here's what we recommend. from CNET https://ift.tt/34HhxWR via Mobiles

Twitter forces Ann Coulter to delete tweet fêting alleged Kenosha shooter as ideal president

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"The tweet glorified violence, specifically condoning an act of violence that may be replicable by a civilian" from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31xYDjc via Latest News

Trump resumes campaign rallies and utters the unthinkable: 'If Biden wins...'

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One night after accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump resumed campaigning for reelection as though the coronavirus pandemic was a thing of the past, rallying hundreds of supporters at New Hampshire airport hangar. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jpQ1kJ via Latest News

McConnell campaign hires student from viral DC encounter

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign has hired a Kentucky teenager known for his viral encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial last year. Nick Sandmann landed a paid position as grassroots director for McConnell's reelection effort in Kentucky, the senator's campaign said Friday. Sandmann started his new role this month, and McConnell campaign manager Kevin Golden said they're “excited" to have him on board. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lwIfHt via Latest News

Does Kyle Rittenhouse Have a Self-Defense Claim?

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Kenosha, a city of 100,000 in Wisconsin’s southeastern corner, now confronts the question of when lethal force is justified in two different cases. One, the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer, I addressed yesterday. The other is the case of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is alleged to have killed two people and injured one during the civil unrest this week, and who has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, reckless homicide, and other offenses.Rittenhouse is a 17-year-old from Antioch, Ill., about a half hour’s drive from Kenosha. Inexplicably, this underage police cadet from out of state wound up on the streets after curfew in a place where a riot was likely imminent, doing interviews with journalists and openly carrying an AR-15–style rifle.There can be no question that Rittenhouse and whatever adults were in charge of him made idiotic decisions. Minors should not stand guard at riots play-acting at being cops. But even people who knowingly put themselves in the wrong ...

26 children — one as young as 3 — rescued in Georgia sex trafficking sting, feds say

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“Operation Not Forgotten” helped locate nearly 40 missing kids. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EMsPhG via Latest News

Right-wing extremists far greater threat than antifa, says former DHS senior official

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Elizabeth Neumann, former Assistant Secretary for Threat Prevention and Security Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, tells Yahoo News Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman and Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff that right-wing extremists pose a far greater threat to national security than antifa. According to Neumann, during her time in the Trump administration, she regularly received briefings on right-wing threats but says, "Nobody ever once told me: You know who we gotta watch out for? That antifa." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32JmAn8 via Latest News

Virtually the Best: Kids’ Furniture for an A+ Home-Learning Setup

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Hurricane Laura's winds batter Louisiana, killing six

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Flooding is less than feared, but Governor John Bel Edwards warned people to stay vigilant. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hzsahM via Latest News

'How dare we not vote?' Black voters organize after DC march

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Tears streamed down Brooke Moreland’s face as she watched tens of thousands gather on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to decry systemic racism and demand racial justice in the wake of several police killings of Black Americans. As the campaign enters its latter stages, there's an intensifying effort among African Americans to transform frustration over police brutality, systemic racism and the disproportionate toll of the coronavirus into political power. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lFi1Ts via Latest News

California residents didn't want controlled burns near their homes. Some of those homes then burned in a wildfire.

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Experts say prescribed burns are key to avoiding destructive wildfires. But the concerns of some homeowners sometimes stands in the way. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YLPK3G via Latest News

Men accused of helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape face U.S. extradition hearing

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A U.S. judge on Friday will hear arguments over whether two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd <7201.T> Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country to avoid facing financial charges. U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, have been held without bail since their arrests May after being accused of smuggling Ghosn out of Japan in December in a box on a private jet. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jowcdo via Latest News

Jerry Falwell Jr 'enjoyed watching' his wife have sex, alleged lover says

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Giancarlo Granda says Liberty University head, who quit over sex scandal, knew of his relationship with Becki Falwell ‘from day one’Giancarlo Granda, the man at the center of a sex scandal involving Jerry Falwell Jr, detailed on Friday how the evangelical leader and outspoken ally of Donald Trump “enjoyed watching” his wife and Granda having sex.In an interview with ABC News, Granda said he met Becki Falwell and Jerry Falwell, who resigned as president of the Christian, uber-conservative Liberty university this week, at a hotel in Florida in 2012.Granda, who was 20 at the time, said a relationship developed, which centered around him and Becki Falwell having sex while Jerry Falwell was in the room.“He was aware from day one of our relationship, and he did in fact watch,” Granda said.Falwell, one of the most influential evangelical figures in the US whose endorsement of Donald Trump in 2016 helped the president win the Republican primary, has had a remarkable fall from grace over the co...

Anti-government protesters in Thailand tussle with police

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Anti-government protesters tussled with police in the Thai capital on Friday as 15 leaders of their movement turned themselves in at a police station to answer a summons linked to a demonstration last month. The protesters are part of a student-led pro-democracy movement demanding new elections, amendment of the constitution and an end to intimidation of government critics. The economy has struggled to compete with its neighbors even before the damage inflicted by measures to counter the coronavirus pandemic, which include shutting down Thailand to foreign tourists. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2G3EGby via Latest News

Best places to sell your used electronics in 2020 - CNET

Do you have old gadgets collecting dust in a junk drawer? Turn them into extra cash without any hassles. from CNET https://ift.tt/3gHH6ZY via Mobiles

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Department store chain closed its last stores in 2016 but finding new uses is a lengthy process. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3lxldQH via Online Shopping