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Indicted former cop in Breonna Taylor case said he thought at the time he fired his gun that officers were being 'executed' with an AR-15

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Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, has said he was "scared to death" during what he thought was a home invasion. He fired a handgun. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ld30Ht via Latest News

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta puts Trump's odds of surviving COVID-19 at 'greater than 90 percent'

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President Trump tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday night, and "obviously, given the president's age and his pre-existing illnesses, he's going to be at increased risk from this disease," CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said on Friday morning's New Day. "Still, the odds are very much in his favor ... greater than 90 percent, 95 percent chance that he will get through this."We know that his age, 244 pounds of weight, heart disease, and cholesterol level put Trump at higher risk, Gupta said. "When you're at his age, 65 to 74, it's about a five times greater likelihood that somebody will be hospitalized for this, as compared to somebody younger." But we don't know lots of other important information, he added, like whether he has symptoms or when he was infected, and "we still don't have full vision on his past medical history," including the story behind "that strange visit to Walter Reed back

ICE put up billboards with the mugshots of immigrants who were released from police custody

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The immigrants featured on the billboards in Pennsylvania had been released from jails either by serving their sentences or paying their bond. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EWHN4T via Latest News

Flashback: the Nexus 4 cost less than half what the Pixel 5 costs, but it had a flagship chipset

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The Nexus line may have had a rocky start, but it elicits love from fans in a way that the Pixels never quite managed. The trouble with the Pixels is that they are premium phones with premium prices whereas the Nexus line invented the “flagship killer” in all but name. That came about with the Nexus 4, which launched at a price of $300/€300/£280 (for the 8GB model, $350/€350 for 16GB). A year after launch you could have it for as little as $200, but even the launch price is less than half of what Google is asking for the new Pixel 5 unveiled earlier this week. It’s less than what the Pixel... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/30z3YpA via IFTTT

Stimulus check money: What we know about how much your second relief payment could be - CNET

Washington leaders are pressing to make a deal on a new relief package soon. Here's what we know about the possible size of a future direct payment and how the IRS could get it to you. from CNET https://ift.tt/3iwMfFc via Mobiles

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Singaporean digital music company BandLab says it sees opportunities and challenges in the Covid-19 crisis. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2SqXGUw via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

Americans saved at record rates when the pandemic started - but circumstances are changing. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/30w0zYG via Online Shopping

North Korea's Kim tours flood-hit town, sister reappears in public

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected recovery efforts in a flooded village, his latest visit to areas damaged by recent typhoons, while his sister reappeared in public for the first time in about two months, state media said on Friday. Kim praised the speed of reconstruction work in Kimhwa County in the country's southeast during the visit with Kim Yo Jong, KCNA reported. Summer storms and floods have hit North Korea hard, destroying thousands of homes and raising concerns of a worsening of the country's chronic food shortages. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36nxpyn via Latest News

Syria rebels sign up to fight for Azeris to feed families

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Desperate to help his family displaced by Syria's war, pro-Turkey rebel fighter Abu Ahmad is waiting to be deployed to Azerbaijan hoping to earn almost 80 times his current salary. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EWPZSR via Latest News

Deaths at Saudi Arabia detention centre for Ethiopians - Amnesty

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Thousands of Ethiopian detainees are facing "unimaginable cruelty", Amnesty International says. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ihXukU via Latest News

‘Take it! Take it!’ Watch a man get violently carjacked in front of his Florida home

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A terrifying carjacking went down for a Florida man right in front of his Windermere-area home Monday night. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3nbZWNw via Latest News

Bosnia: Unnerved by virus denial, survivors mourn their dead

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Denis Zekic was on his daily video call with his parents in Bosnia in early August when his father said he might be coming down with a fever. Less than a month later, both of Zekic’s parents were dead, joining the people who would be counted as the coronavirus pandemic’s global toll climbed toward 1 million. Zekic says his mother, Sefketa, and father, Muharem, both were comparatively healthy before they died at age 68. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34nCdRF via Latest News

Louisville cops repeatedly told Breonna Taylor was not receiving suspicious packages tied to drug investigation, report says

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Louisville police officers carried out a no-knock raid at the home of Breonna Taylor despite the fact that they were repeatedly told there were no packages, "suspicious or otherwise," delivered to the residence that could be tied to their drug investigation, according to a new report. The 26-year-old EMT was fatally shot March 13 after three Louisville Metropolitan Police officers burst into ... from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33nTvPk via Latest News

Mexico deploys military to block migrant caravan

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Mexico on Friday ordered the military to deploy along its southern border to block a migrant caravan that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador suggested was linked to the US election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ispT7Y via Latest News

Germany says it expects EU to impose sanctions against Russia over Navalny case

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Germany expects the European Union to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internationally banned nerve agent, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday. Navalny emerged from a coma in early September after suddenly falling ill during a flight in Siberia on Aug. 20 and later being airlifted to Berlin for treatment. German doctors say he was poisoned with Novichok, a Russian nerve agent. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ixhDDr via Latest News

Activists seek justice on anniversary of Khashoggi killing

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The activists denounced the journalist's slaying, which cast a shadow over the reputation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and criminal proceedings in Saudi Arabia as inadequate. “Justice has still not materialized,” journalist Turan Kislak, who was a friend of Khashoggi’s, said. Last month, a court in Saudi Arabia issued final verdicts convicting eight unnamed Saudi nationals in Khashoggi's 2018 killing. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33ljdEd via Latest News

Armor attrition in Nagorno-Karabakh battle not a sign US should give up on tanks, experts say

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As Armenia and Azerbaijan trade deadly blows in what many worry could turn into full-scale war, America’s military experts take notes on what not to do. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34jsOus via Latest News

Firefighter's girlfriend watched live video as he saved home surrounded by flames

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Grant Newnom successfully fought off the flames surrounding the house in Santa Rosa, California, for hours, at times with nothing more than a garden hose. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36uCHs2 via Latest News

Police activity at San Francisco's Union Square, official says

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SFPD says there is an active scene at Union Square, and that traffic will be impacted in the area. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3inkj6D via Latest News

US election 2020: 'Why I bought a voting machine on eBay'

Volunteer hackers and security experts are working together to help protect the presidential election. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3cZOboO via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Best juicers of 2020: Breville, Hamilton Beach, Oster and more - CNET

We tested the most popular juicers on the market to find out if the juice is really worth the squeeze. from CNET https://ift.tt/33u3K4E via Mobiles

Every new Amazon Alexa feature for Echo and how to use them - CNET

Turns out you can teach your old Echo new tricks. We'll show you what they are. from CNET https://ift.tt/3niAaXI via Mobiles

NASA launches new $23 million space toilet to ISS. It should arrive Monday - CNET

The loo better accommodates female astronauts with a tilted seat. from CNET https://ift.tt/36wgolW via Mobiles