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Officer Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Justine Damond

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The Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman in July from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2u4iesF via Latest News

Two wounded in Maryland school shooting; student gunman dies

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A 17-year-old student opened fire at a Maryland high school on Tuesday, in an attack that left two fellow students wounded, then died after a gunfight with an officer stationed there, amid a renewed debate over gun violence in schools. The shooting in St. Mary's County followed last month's Florida high school massacre and came just days ahead of a national march backing stronger gun laws. The gunfire erupted shortly before 8 a.m. (1200 GMT) at Great Mills High School, about 70 miles (110 km) south of Washington, county Sheriff Timothy Cameron said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2puaU3E via Latest News

A Russian Perspective on the Skripal Attack

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The former Russian colonel, a British intelligence agent, and his daughter were both poisoned near a local pizzeria in the small town of Salisbury. Without even waiting for a full investigation of the incident, Foreign Minister Boris Johnson announced that Russia was the culprit. Next, Prime Minister Theresa May presented an ultimatum to Russia. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2IA9i1c via Latest News

Shooting At Maryland High School Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured

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A shooting at a high school in Great Mills, Maryland, on Tuesday left one from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DHMSY2 via Latest News

Trump touts weapons deals with Saudi Arabia as peace groups accuse US of fuelling kingdom's war on Yemen

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Donald Trump has bragged about how Saudi Arabia is a “big purchaser” of American armaments as peace groups assert that the weapons the US is selling to the kingdom are being used to kill thousands of innocent people in Yemen. “A lot of people are at work” because of Saudi Arabia’s business, Mr Trump said while welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to the White House, adding that the kingdom has finalised $12.5bn in purchases of planes, missiles and frigates from US companies. “I would really have to say the relationship was to put it mildly the relationship was very very strained during the Obama administration, and the relationship now is probably as good as it’s really ever been, and think will probably only get better,” Mr Trump said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2u7Inqk via Latest News

USS Juneau discovered: The five brothers who went down together with the sunken battleship  

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The USS Juneau is the latest Second World War wreck to be discovered by a team funded by billionaire Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen. The discovery on March 17 locates another mass grave of American servicemen, as only 10 of its almost 700-strong crew survived its sinking during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. Among the hundreds who went down with the ship were five brothers, the Sullivans, who had insisted on serving together despite US military policies designed to avoid multiple losses to a single family. The story of the siblings had a profound effect on the American public and prompted the implementation of the Sole Survivor Policy, which led to the events that the film Saving Private Ryan is based on. The Sullivans have since been feted in the US as “epitomising the service and sacrifice of our nation’s greatest generation”. The brothers and the other sailors on the USS Juneau gave their lives in the bloody efforts to wrestle the Solomon Islands from Japanese Imperial control

Charles Manson cremated following brief, private funeral

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson was cremated and his ashes scattered following a brief, private funeral four months after the death of the man who gained worldwide infamy for the 1969 Los Angeles killings of actress Sharon Tate and others that he hoped would spark a race war. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2pqUr10 via Latest News

Xi warns Taiwan will face 'punishment of history' for separatism

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By Philip Wen and Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told self-ruled Taiwan on Tuesday that it would face the "punishment of history" for any attempt at separatism, offering his strongest warning yet to the island claimed by China as its sacred territory. The government of Taiwan, one of China's most sensitive issues and a potentially dangerous military flashpoint, responded that it hoped China could "break free" of the old clichés of threats and force. China's hostility towards Taiwan has risen since the 2016 election of President Tsai Ing-wen, a member of the island's pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2IC2cJF via Latest News

Federal Judges Won't Block Fix To Pennsylvania's Gerrymandered Congressional Map

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A federal court in Pennsylvania unanimously declined to step in and block the from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FVgvr4 via Latest News

Cambridge Analytica: Facebook row firm boss suspended

Alexander Nix appeared to suggest tactics his company could use to discredit politicians online. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2u6ZicE via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Is leaving Facebook the only way to protect your data?

What can users do to gain back control of their data or limit how much is shared? from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2FR2jn2 via Online Shopping in Pakistan

What does the future hold for humanoid robots?

Machines that can fully mimic natural body movements are still a long way off, says Will Jackson. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2FP0MO8 via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Should social media stars face tougher advertising rules?

The regulator says social media stars are still not clearly labelling advertising in posts. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2IB0rfG via Online Shopping in Pakistan

#DeleteFacebook trends in response to Cambridge Analytica

#DeleteFacebook trends after Cambridge Analytica is accused of using personal data of 50 million Facebook users. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2FWWXSZ via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Test tube meat

The sci-fi food of the future could change the way we eat forever, and it is going to be up to food designers to convince us it's not just an acquired taste. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2FY8JfT via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Blizzard pushing back on Pepe the Frog memes in Overwatch - CNET

You'll be seeing a lot less Pepe at Overwatch events, and from Overwatch pro players. from CNET http://ift.tt/2GOviEW via Mobiles

Google doodle honors Mexican astronomer Guillermo Haro - CNET

Among his greatest contributions, Haro discovered the existence of flare stars -- red and blue stars that experience dramatic increases in brightness. from CNET http://ift.tt/2ppe9dO via Mobiles

Are driverless cars safe? Uber fatality raises questions - CNET

After a woman is killed by a self-driving car in Arizona, police investigate whether a human or the car was at fault. from CNET http://ift.tt/2GNVL5I via Mobiles

Whistleblower Wylie: Facebook can 'delete you from the internet' - CNET

During a London press conference, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Chris Wylie talks about Facebook’s massive power. from CNET http://ift.tt/2FYnBuO via Mobiles

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plays ping-pong with robot - CNET

Commentary: Yesterday, it was a walk with a robot dog and beer pong. Now, Bezos appears to be stepping up his game. from CNET http://ift.tt/2FSbIdN via Mobiles