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US police expect to charge suspect in killing of New York mob boss

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US police on Saturday arrested a man whom they expect to charge with the murder of reputed New York mafia boss Francesco "Frank" Cali. The purported head of the Gambino crime family, also known as "Franky Boy," was shot repeatedly outside his home in the New York borough of Staten Island late Wednesday. Anthony Comello, 24, was taken into custody in neighboring New Jersey, apparently without incident, and had not yet been returned to New York, a New York Police Department official told AFP, on the condition of anonymity. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ub3dCp via Latest News

Trump denies 'rising threat' from white nationalism in wake of Christchurch mosque atrocity

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Donald Trump has said he does not see white nationalism as a rising global threat, after 49 people were killed in a racist attack on two mosques in New Zealand. Speaking to journalists following the shootings in Christchurch, the US president claimed white supremacists were “a small group of people that have very, very serious problems”. Asked by a reporter on Friday if he saw “white nationalism as a rising threat around the world”, Mr Trump replied: “I don’t really. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2W5aMGG via Latest News

Federal Reserve and Friends to Sound Dovish: Global Economy Week

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The Federal Reserve is set to reinforce the view that it’s not raising interest rates for a while as policy makers gather this week. The U.S. central bank is predicted to keep rates steady on Wednesday and potentially change its projections to show it hiking once or not at all in 2019. It will also detail when it will stop reducing its balance sheet and Chairman Jerome Powell will talk to reporters. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CnCk2s via Latest News

Palestinian kills Israeli soldier in West Bank knife and gun attack

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A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier to death in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and used his rifle to wound another soldier and a Jewish settler before escaping, Israeli officials said. The incident began at an intersection near Ariel, a large settlement, where the Palestinian, having carried out the stabbing and grabbed the slain soldier's gun, fired at three vehicles, hitting a civilian, the Israeli military said. In public remarks at the weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of several assailants, saying: "Security forces are pursuing the attackers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Y4xGja via Latest News

Casino robbery suspect dies after shootout with police

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a robbery suspect died Saturday following brief shootout outside the Bellagio hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip while an officer who was shot in his bulletproof vest escaped serious injury. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TL6bMv via Latest News

College admissions scandal: Why the meritocracy should look in the mirror

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For one day last week, a divided country was briefly united — in outrage — at the college admissions scandal implicating dozens of wealthy parents (including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman) who were accused of bribing and cheating their children’s way into some of America’s most elite universities. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JhGK0I via Latest News

Scientists are discovering the secrets behind whole-body DNA regeneration - CNET

A team at Harvard has released a study on panther worms which revealed a regenerative master switch called early growth response, or EGR. from CNET https://ift.tt/2CtfxT3 via Mobiles

2020 Cadillac CT5 sedan to debut at New York Auto Show - Roadshow

Cadillac's starting the slow social-media tease for the car today. from CNET https://ift.tt/2TI7fBn via Mobiles

Captain Marvel's early suit concepts are way different to the comic - CNET

Concept artist Aleksi Briclot releases early iterations of what Brie Larson's superhero could have looked like. from CNET https://ift.tt/2O9Iw2U via Mobiles

Scientists found a new venomous snake that can strike sideways - CNET

Like other stiletto snakes, this new species can inject venom into prey without even opening its mouth. from CNET https://ift.tt/2FlSbRj via Mobiles

Star Wars Resistance Episode 20: No Escape (Part 2) brings Season 1 to a thrilling end - CNET

The Season 1 finale is out of this world... and might offer a hint of Episode 9. from CNET https://ift.tt/2ue9IUV via Mobiles

PUBG players in India are being arrested just for playing the game - CNET

The mobile battle royale game was banned in the state of Gujarat on March 6, with at least 16 arrests being made thus far. from CNET https://ift.tt/2Jnhgzc via Mobiles

Captain Marvel belts out 'Just a Girl' and Gwen Stefani approves - CNET

No Doubt's lead singer tweets her approval of Brie Larson's Carpool Karaoke rendition of the song that featured on the Captain Marvel soundtrack. from CNET https://ift.tt/2TIQ4Qc via Mobiles

Google Doodle pays tribute to Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake - CNET

His invention -- the Tenji block -- changed the way the visually impaired interact with the world. from CNET https://ift.tt/2UGTteO via Mobiles

Elon Musk shows off fiery SpaceX Starship heatshield test - CNET

Feeling hot, hot, hot. from CNET https://ift.tt/2Y552yo via Mobiles

Theranos documentary The Inventor diagnoses Silicon Valley schadenfreude - CNET

Review: This might sting a bit. Elizabeth Holmes built her startup Theranos on lies, but the fraud exposes bigger problems. from CNET https://ift.tt/2YcK7K2 via Mobiles

Audio Technica's new ATH-M50x headphones sound good with or without wires video - CNET

The Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT are tweaked Bluetooth version of a well-loved headphone and involves very little compromise. from CNET https://ift.tt/2ucrQP2 via Mobiles

Selection Sunday 2019: How to stream today's NCAA Selection Show - CNET

Find out the start time and streaming options for setting the field for March Madness. from CNET https://ift.tt/2FiCNF0 via Mobiles

Want a Galaxy S10 Plus? Great! We're giving one away! - CNET

The grand prize for this online giveaway is the new Galaxy S10 Plus, and a second winner gets the Galaxy S10. This sweepstakes ends March 20, 2019. from CNET https://ift.tt/2F8RYQ1 via Mobiles

Huawei P30 Pro in a gorgeous orange finish leaks - CNET

Or is it red? from CNET https://ift.tt/2CozeeR via Mobiles