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After Brigitte's panda, Emmanuel Macron engages in 'horse diplomacy' with China

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President Emmanuel Macron of France has responded to China's "panda diplomacy" by offering counterpart Xi Jinping a horse of the elite Republic Guard. The offer of Vesuvius, an eight-year old brown gelding from the presidential cavalry corps, came as Mr Macron embarked on a three-day visit to China with his wife Brigitte. The French First Lady in November became the godmother of a baby panda lent by Beijing to a zoo near Paris. The choice of the horse was an "unprecedented diplomatic gesture" according to the French presidency; it came after the Chinese president heaped praise on the 104 horsemen who escorted him during his last visit to Paris in 2014. "It mattered a lot for the president, even if it was very complicated to import a horse for sanitary reasons. It's a symbol of French excellence," said an Elysee official. The horse, which was flown in a special plane, is currently stuck in quarantine. It came with a special harness and sword from Mr...

A Highly Classified Spy Satellite Has Been Destroyed. Probably.

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SpaceX launched a classified, multibillion-dollar spy satellite for the U.S. government on Sunday ― and then something went wrong. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CZuJsq via Latest News

In photos: Top rising destinations of 2018

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New Hampshire winner of $559M Powerball jackpot a mystery

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MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — No one has come forward yet to claim the lone Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire that matched all six numbers for a $559.7 million jackpot, lottery officials said Monday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DcHwpo via Latest News

Iran has foiled plot to use protests to overthrow system, leader says

By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran has foiled attempts by its foreign enemies to turn legitimate protests into an insurgency to overthrow the Islamic Republic, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday. "Once again, the nation tells the U.S., Britain, and those who seek to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran from abroad that 'you've failed, and you will fail in the future, too'," Khamenei tweeted. The Revolutionary Guards, the military force loyal to Khamenei, said on Sunday security forces had put an end to the unrest that it also said had been whipped up by foreign enemies. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CWEiIQ via Latest News

US police shot and killed 987 people in 2017: newspaper

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Police officers shot and killed nearly 1,000 people in the United States in 2017, slightly more than the previous year, according to a tally published on Monday by The Washington Post. The newspaper has been logging details of shootings by police in the United States since 2015, tracking local news reports, public records and social media. Black men, both armed and unarmed, accounted for 22 percent of all people shot and killed by US police last year but make up just six percent of the total US population. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CUJ2P5 via Latest News

Jared Kushner's company under renewed scrutiny over Chinese and Israeli deals

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Last year, the Guardian reported on an event staged by the Kushner family in China to woo wealthy investors into luxury developments. Jared Kushner’s business dealings are under renewed scrutiny amid reports that the US’s top financial watchdog is looking into an investment-for-visa program run by the Kushner family’s real estate company and questions have been raised about his business dealings in Israel. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CHeAVi via Latest News

New York Times Responds To Backlash From Mormons Over Late Leader's Obit

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More than 160,000 people have signed a petition urging The New York Times to rewrite its obituary for Mormon leader Thomas Monson, who died last week. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2mjvsvf via Latest News

Watch for Falling Iguanas! Bomb Cyclone Drops Frozen Lizards

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You know what they say: When it rains, it pours — and when it snows in Florida, it hails frozen iguanas. As a so-called bomb cyclone continues lashing the U.S. East Coast with historic cold temperatures, weird weather abounds. Photos posted on social media show the green reptiles lying belly-up and stock-still on lawns, seemingly dead. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2AJJMl2 via Latest News

'Ask This Guy.' Thailand's PM Leaves a Life-Size Cardboard Cut-Out to Answer Questions

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Prayuth Chan-ocha has previously joked about executing journalists from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Df4pIO via Latest News

Amazon's superhero 'The Tick' causes chaos in new trailer - CNET

Watch The Tick try to save the world with his madcap team of superhero pals in new adventures, starting Feb. 23 on Amazon Prime Video. from CNET http://ift.tt/2CXX0zG via Mobiles

HP adds some Intel to its Envy X2 2-in-1 tablet PC video - CNET

Following the launch of HP's first Qualcomm-based detachable two-in-one by the same name, this X2 has an Intel Core i-series CPU inside. from CNET http://ift.tt/2qQLgdC via Mobiles

Asus' ROG kit doesn't look much better than the bezels it hides - CNET

Judge for yourself. from CNET http://ift.tt/2CVwg30 via Mobiles

Feel Somnox breathe, and it'll help you fall asleep - CNET

Hold this robot pillow tight and it'll actually breathe in and out to help you regulate your own breath. from CNET http://ift.tt/2DdzMDt via Mobiles

Show the Zotac Mek 1 who's boss at CES by poking it in the eye - CNET

This gaming PC is a baleful cyclops. from CNET http://ift.tt/2DcTSO2 via Mobiles

VR, smart displays and even smart toilets at CES 2018 (The 3:59, Ep. 336) - CNET

A look at a bunch of the big trends at CES, including lots more features for voice assistants from Google and Amazon. from CNET http://ift.tt/2CMBpH0 via Mobiles

Quartz is a water bottle that cleans itself - CNET

It also purifies your water thanks to a UV-C light in the cap. from CNET http://ift.tt/2DcRwPp via Mobiles

Dreamlight mask uses light, sound to lull you to sleep at CES - CNET

The mask hugs your entire head to get you to calm down and get some shut-eye. Plus, its app tracks how well you've slept. from CNET http://ift.tt/2ALCWeD via Mobiles

The Coros Pace fitness watch wants to give Garmin a good run - CNET

With a plethora of modes for tracking running, swimming and cycling plus the promise of a whopping thirty days of battery life, this smart watch wants to be a triathlete's best friend. from CNET http://ift.tt/2D0vG4M via Mobiles

SimplySmart Home brings truly wireless DIY security to CES - CNET

SimplySmart Home displayed its wire-free Cube security camera and security pack at CES. The camera includes two-way audio and doorbell functionality. from CNET http://ift.tt/2AKSOhw via Mobiles