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Facebook's prototype VR bangle squeezes and vibrates your wrists - Engadget

Facebook's prototype VR bangle squeezes and vibrates your wrists    Engadget If VR is ever going to go mainstream, it's going to need to ditch the bulky accessories while still letting people interact with the virtual world. It's an idea... from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/30RPr67 via Technology

Ousted Planned Parenthood president said she faced opposition for trying to work with pro-lifers in new op-ed

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Former Planned Parenthood director turned pro-life advocate Abby Johnson says Planned Parenthood is terrified of former employees because they know all the dirty laundry. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YkNRMf via Latest News

UPDATE 1-Panama says withdrawing flag from tanker towed to Iran, cites violations

Panama's maritime authority said on Saturday it had begun the process of withdrawing the registration of an oil tanker called MT Riah, which was towed to Iran after it disappeared from ship tracking maps in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14. Panama began the flag withdrawal process on Friday after an investigation determined the tanker had "deliberately violated international regulations" by not reporting any unusual situation, the authority said in a statement. Panama, which has the largest shipping fleet in the world, has recently withdrawn flags from dozens of vessels, some of which were operated by Iran. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2y221TG via Latest News

Mike Pence says Trump 'might make an effort to speak out' if 'send her back' chant happens again

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Trump described the audience that chanted, "Send her back" about Rep. Ilhan Omar as "incredible people" and "incredible patriots." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XTvqiw via Latest News

Son of Australian police chief, US girlfriend found dead in Canada

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Two homicide victims found this week in western Canada are the son of a high-ranking Australian police official and the young man's US girlfriend, Canadian police said. The bodies of Lucas Robertson Fowler, a 23-year-old Sydney native, and Chynna Noelle Deese, 24, from the US state of North Carolina, were discovered Monday along a remote stretch of highway in northern British Columbia province, the police said in a statement late Friday. A blue Chevrolet minivan registered in neighboring Alberta province was found on the side of the road, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said, without confirming whether the van belonged to the couple. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Yi0SGn via Latest News

Huawei secretly helped North Korea build, maintain wireless network: Washington Post

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Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], the Chinese company put on a U.S. blacklist because of national security concerns, secretly helped North Korea build and maintain its commercial wireless network, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing sources and internal documents. The Chinese telecommunications giant partnered with a state-owned Chinese firm, Panda International Information Technology Co Ltd., on a number of projects in North Korea over at least eight years, the Post reported. Sources briefed on the matter confirmed the Commerce Department has been investigating Huawei since 2016 and is reviewing whether the company violated export control rules in relation to sanctions on North Korea. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YbGN4L via Latest News

Millions of Barrels of Iranian Oil Are Piled Up in China’s Ports

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(Bloomberg) -- Tankers are offloading millions of barrels of Iranian oil into storage tanks at Chinese ports, creating a hoard of crude sitting on the doorstep of the world’s biggest buyer.Two and a half months after the White House banned the purchase of Iran’s oil, the nation’s crude is continuing to be sent to China where it’s being put into what’s known as “bonded storage,” say people familiar with operations at several Chinese ports. This supply doesn’t cross local customs or show up in the nation’s import data, and isn’t necessarily in breach of sanctions. While it remains out of circulation for now, its presence is looming over the market.The store of oil has the potential to push down global prices if Chinese refiners decide to draw on it, even as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies curb production as growth slows in major economies. It also allows Iran to keep pumping and move oil nearer to potential buyers.“Iranian oil shipments have been flowing into

Trump has not built single mile of new border wall since taking office

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It was the controversial campaign promise that Donald Trump built his 2016 electoral success on: to build what he called a “big beautiful wall” on the US border with Mexico.But, two and half years after he took office, supporters – who were so enamoured by the idea, they regularly chanted in favour of the structure – may be forgiven for wondering where exactly it is.Now, it has emerged that not a single new stretch of border wall has been built since Mr Trump took office in January 2017.A statement released by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency confirmed the 51 miles of fencing completed since Mr Trump took power has simply replaced barriers that already existed.No original wall or fencing has been created in areas that previously did not have any, it said.That is despite the fact that a total of 205 miles of both new and replacement wall and fencing has already been budgeted for since Mr Trump took office – including via the Treasury Forfeiture Fund which the president

Conspiracy theorist punched by Buzz Aldrin still insists moon landing was fake

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Bart Sibrel, a filmmaker and conspiracy theorist punched by Buzz Aldrin, has centered his career around disproving the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32DwKVc via Latest News

Sanders campaign announces it will cut hours to pay staffers $15 minimum wage

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Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will cut staffers' hours so they can effectively be paid the $15-an-hour minimum wage he champions on the campaign trail. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30YwDCj via Latest News

Explainer: What it would take for Congress to impeach Trump

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One, President Richard Nixon, resigned before he could be removed. Two, presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, were impeached by the House, but not convicted by the Senate. Since he took office in January 2017, Trump has been under investigation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LAYWTG via Latest News

The Latest: Hospital sued over school principal's death

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A hospital sued by the family of a New Jersey high school principal who died after a procedure to donate blood marrow to an anonymous French teenager says it is saddened by the tragic death. Hackensack University Medical Center is a defendant in the suit filed by the fiancee and family of Derrick Nelson, who fell into a coma in February and died in April. A spokeswoman for Hackensack Meridian Health says the hospital isn't commenting on the lawsuit but says it has been in touch with Nelson's family and fiance Sheronda Braker. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2M7kIO6 via Latest News

'Outrageous': Convicted criminals serve as Alaskan police amid public safety crisis, investigation finds

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Dozens of police officers with criminal records have worked in Alaska, despite state law that should have disqualified them, an investigation finds. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32Htc4A via Latest News

Trump Makes His Peace With Pakistan’s Deception

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- When Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan visits Washington this week, he will have the benefit of meeting an American president with a short memory.Just a year and a half ago, Donald Trump tweeted that the U.S. “has foolishly given Pakistan 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit.” He then announced a suspension of that aid until Pakistan ended its relationship with various terrorist groups.Now Trump is changing his tune. Last week he welcomed Pakistan’s arrest of the leader of the terrorist group that went on a four-day killing spree in Mumbai in 2008, despite the fact that he has been arrested and released several times before. Trump tweeted that the arrest was the result of pressure building over the last two years.Some of this change in tone is to recognize the baby steps Islamabad has taken to address longstanding U.S. concerns. Khan’s government recently announced that it was investigating the fu

Widespread blackout hits Venezuela, first major outage since March

At least 14 Venezuelan states lost power on Monday, according to Reuters witnesses and reports on social media, the first nationwide blackout to include the capital Caracas since March. Venezuela suffered a series of blackouts in March, the worst in decades, that left millions of people without running water and telecommunications. The Information Ministry did not respond to a request to comment on the latest outage. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2K14PX3 via Latest News

Meet the woman who ties Jeffrey Epstein to Trump and the Clintons

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Heiress Ghislaine Maxwell paved the way to presidents. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2M5ii2u via Latest News

Iran claims arrest of 17 CIA spies; Pompeo: Iran has 'long history of lying'

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Iran claims its authorities arrested 17 spies recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the Middle East nation's nuclear and military sites. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Glr48M via Latest News

Horse kicks man in groin at popular Maryland beach

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A tourist was kicked in the crotch by a wild horse on the beach of Assateague Island, located off the coast of Maryland, after the man attempted to pet the animal. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YhflCl via Latest News

Internal Probe Reveals SEAL Team 10 Operators’ Cocaine Use

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AFPSome SEAL Team 10 special warfare operators allegedly used cocaine or spiked their alcohol with it, according to an internal investigation obtained by the Navy Times following a Freedom of Information Act Request. In Little Creek, Virginia, six SEALs were caught using cocaine and other illicit substances, the report says. SEALs told investigators that the urinalysis tests were easy to beat, as they were not screened very often, and when they were, they’d often switch out tainted urine for clean urine samples, according to the report. No SEALs went to court-martial in the wake of the urinalysis screening, in Virginia, Naval Special Warfare Command spokeswoman Commander Tamara Lawrence told Navy Times, adding that four were administratively separated from the sea service. The urinalysis program has now been updated, said Lawrence, and will be given more often. The test administers will also be retrained. A command report obtained by the Navy Times shows that in mid-2018, the testing p

Lawyer: Man who killed mob boss thought he was helping Trump

A man charged with killing a reputed New York mob boss was deluded by internet conspiracy theories and thought he was helping President Donald Trump defend Democracy, his attorney said in court papers filed Friday. Anthony Comello is facing murder charges in the March 13 shooting of Francesco "Franky Boy" Cali, an alleged leader in the Gambino crime family. In a legal filing, attorney Robert Gottleib said Comello was gripped by an irrational belief that Cali was part of a "deep state" that secretly controls the U.S., and went to the gangster's home on Staten Island with handcuffs with the intention of arresting him. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Z3SZSh via Latest News