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Louisiana Teens Left Body of Missing ASU Professor in a Dumpster: Police

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The case of a missing Arizona State University professor who vanished in March took a dark turn on Friday as police announced the discovery of his remains in a landfill, allegedly dumped by two Louisiana teenagers.Junseok Chae, associate dean for research at ASU’s School of Engineering, was reported missing March 25 when he didn’t return home from work at the university. Authorities began searching a dump in Surprise, Arizona on May 11, but only discovered his body on July 17 after a weeks-long manhunt that involved dozens of people working 15-hour shifts and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Police say they also found related evidence in the landfill.Two teenagers, Javian Ezell, 19, and Gabrielle Austin, 18, were arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana after allegedly being caught driving the professor’s car. They face charges of first-degree murder, vehicle theft, and armed robbery. Police say the two allegedly killed Chae before leaving his body in a dumpster, which was then emptied ...

The CEOs of Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are set to testify before Congress in a historic antitrust hearing next week. Here's what's at stake for each company.

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Here's what to expect when the CEOs of Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon testify to Congress during Wednesday's big tech antitrust hearing. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZXQljO via Latest News

Hurricane Hanna slams Texas' southern coast - CNET

It strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane Saturday, making it the first of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. from CNET https://ift.tt/39tmtia via Mobiles

Hagia Sophia: Why is this museum-turned-mosque at the centre of a culture war? - BBC News

Hagia Sophia: Why is this museum-turned-mosque at the centre of a culture war?    BBC News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/32TvmAp via Technology

Samsung's Galaxy Watch 3 will let you answer calls by clenching your fist - Engadget

Samsung's Galaxy Watch 3 will let you answer calls by clenching your fist    Engadget A new leak purports to reveal the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live specs in full ahead of their launch    Notebookcheck.net Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Buds Live features revealed, courtesy of Samsung apps    gizmochina OnePlus Buds vs Apple AirPods: Which wireless earbuds are best?    Tom's Guide Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 code reveals support for hand gestures, fall detection    Digital Trends View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/337xjJV via Technology

Topps releases Nationals trading card of Dr. Fauci that's only available until 3:30 today - Russian Machine Never Breaks

Topps releases Nationals trading card of Dr. Fauci that's only available until 3:30 today    Russian Machine Never Breaks from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3f4SGO6 via Technology

LAPD officer and soon-to-be father dies of COVID-19 complications

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Officer Valentin Martinez, 45, was expecting twins with his partner and joined the force in 2007. The city's mayor has ordered flags to be lowered in his honor. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CDnQiD via Latest News

Taking cue from group in Portland, Wall of Moms forms in Chicago to protect protesters

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CHICAGO - Inspired by protesters in Portland, Oregon, a new group of mothers in the Chicago area plans to offer a human wall of protection for those protesting police brutality and broader racism. Moms attracted widespread media coverage last weekend when they linked arms at Black Lives Matters protests in Portland, and got sprayed with tear gas and pushed away by federal agents who said they ... from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZWA52v via Latest News

Elon Musk says he doesn't support another government stimulus because of 'special interests.' Most of his 44,000 employees likely benefited from it.

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The median Tesla worker makes $55,000, meaning tens of thousands of them likely benefitted from the stimulus law. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3fT67Sx via Latest News

Man arrested after pulling gun during mask argument at Florida Walmart

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Vincent Scavetta, 28, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and improper exhibition of a firearm and arrested. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D5OXT2 via Latest News

Portland protests: Federal agents swarm American-flag bearing demonstrator as clashes continue through night

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Federal agents were seen wrestling a protester holding a US flag and a leaf blower to the ground as the latest violent crackdown on demonstrations in Portland lasted through the night.The footage, posted to social media, shows at least four heavily-armoured officers subduing a protester as he lies in the road. The sounds of flash bangs can be heard in the background as other armed officers stand by and smoke from tear gas drifts past. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/330RwRc via Latest News

Vietnam bans wildlife trade to curb risk of pandemics

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Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive to ban the Southeast Asian country's wildlife trade with immediate effect in order to reduce the risk of new pandemics, a government statement said. The directive bans imports of live wild animals and wildlife products, eliminates wildlife markets, and enforce prohibitions on illegal hunting and trading of wild animals, including online sales, according to the statement issued late on Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WQWI6G via Latest News

Iraqi forces free German woman kidnapped in Baghdad

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A German woman kidnapped in Baghdad this week was freed overnight and handed over to her embassy, officials from the two countries said on Friday. "Security forces have freed activist Hella Mewis," Iraq's military spokesman Yahya Rasool said in a statement. Iraq's interior ministry said a joint task force, including the elite Falcons intelligence forces and federal police and anti-crime units, carried out the operation in east Baghdad. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3f2bSvU via Latest News

Christopher Columbus statues temporarily removed in Chicago

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The temporary move comes after protesters attempted to topple a statue of the Italian explorer. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WS6iWQ via Latest News

Daily coronavirus cases in Arizona are declining, but the state's fatality rate is rising fast

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Florida on Saturday reported more than 12,000 new coronavirus infections within the previous 24-hour period, bringing the the state's total number of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic to 414,511. On the other side of the Sun Belt, Arizona is seeing daily infections decline, seemingly without experiencing an elevated plateau, but the death rate -- a lagging indicator -- is increasing.With its latest tally, Florida has surpassed New York -- which has reported 411,200 cases -- as the state with the second highest number of confirmed infections behind California, which, like Florida, has seen cases surge over the last several weeks. New York has yet to see another major uptick since it mostly contained the virus after a significant epidemic in March, April, and May.Florida also reported 124 new resident deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities to 124. As of Saturday morning, nearly 9,000 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state.In Arizo...

First charges announced as part of 'Operation Legend' in Chicago

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"Operation Legend has strengthened our efforts to apprehend and charge illegal gun offenders in Chicago." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3g25k1A via Latest News

12 people infected with the coronavirus were falsely told they'd tested negative — and at least one was hospitalized

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Kevin Evans, a Delaware resident who was told he was negative on July 21, was hospitalized two days later after vomiting and falling unconscious. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BvWvy5 via Latest News

Journalist held for 6 years gains New Zealand refugee status

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A journalist who fled Iran and then exposed Australia's degrading treatment of asylum-seekers while being held against his will for six years has been granted refugee status in New Zealand. Immigration New Zealand on Friday confirmed that Behrouz Boochani had been given the status, which allows him to legally stay in the country and gives him a path to citizenship. While the numbers of asylum-seekers being held in offshore detention camps by Australia has been significantly reduced over the years, Boochani said there are still hundreds being kept in limbo on the Pacific island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, as well as within Australia. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32SfLB8 via Latest News

Fox’s Brian Kilmeade Scolds Trump Campaign Spox: ‘Don’t Call the Fox News Pollsters Fake’

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Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade stood up for his network’s polling operation on Friday morning, rebuking Trump campaign spokesperson Hogan Gidley for calling most polls “fake.”A bevy of new polls showed former Vice President Joe Biden with massive leads in key battleground states that President Donald Trump has to win in order to secure re-election. Fox News’ latest survey, for instance, found Biden comfortably beating the president in Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Appearing Friday on the president’s favorite morning show, Gidley tried to boast about the so-called enthusiasm gap between Trump and Biden voters by outrightly dismissing polls showing the ex-veep trouncing the president.“You touched on some polls. Most of those are fake,” Gidley declared. “They oversample Democrats.”The Trump spokesman would go on to talk up Trump’s social-media views and clicks in comparison to Biden’s to assert that the president has more support nationwide.Kilmeade, however, took that...

South Korea says daily coronavirus cases may top 100, driven by imported infections

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South Korean health authorities said novel coronavirus infections among people arriving from abroad could drive the number of new cases on Friday to more than 100, the first time since the beginning of April that daily cases hit triple digits. The numbers for Friday will not be announced until Saturday, but Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) deputy director Kwon Jun-wook told a briefing a large number of crewmembers on a Russian ship had tested positive, as had a number of South Korean workers brought home on military flights from Iraq. Meanwhile, two South Korean military aircraft arrived from Iraq on Friday, carrying 293 workers who were evacuated as cases swelled in that country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EgeSIr via Latest News