Friday, June 14, 2019

Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi Abha Airport with drones: Al Masirah TV

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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said early on Friday that it carried out drone attacks on Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia, the group's Al-Masirah TV reported.


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The robot that understands irony and other news

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BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some of the week's best technology stories.

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Kim Kardashian West talks criminal justice at White House

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At a White House event she promoted a new rideshare scheme that aims to help former convicts get jobs.

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UK's Andrea Leadsom considers backing Sajid Javid in leadership race: The Times

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The UK's Andrea Leadsom, who was defeated in the first round of a leadership contest, is now considering supporting interior minister Sajid Javid in the leadership race to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, The Times reported.


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#OneFairWage: Is it wrong to pay tipped staff less than others?

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Some US workers can be paid just $2.13 an hour by their bosses, but raising the rate is controversial.

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The super-tough drones and robots going where we can't

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How do you build unmanned vehicles that can withstand extreme temperatures, pressures and terrains?

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

No foul play suspected in disappearance of California automotive writer

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The search for a prominent automotive journalist missing since last week in northern California's gold country has focused on a river where his motorcycle, clothing and other belongings turned up, but no foul play is suspected, authorities said on Thursday.


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New Zealand massacre suspect set to enter pleas, face new terrorism charge

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Suspected white supremacist Brenton Tarrant is expected to enter pleas, and will face a new terrorism charge, when he appears in court on Friday over the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch.


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Thousands of Hong Kong protesters gather, government offices shut after violent protests

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A few thousand protesters in Hong Kong on Thursday readied for potentially more clashes with police over a planned extradition law with mainland China, a day after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at unarmed demonstrators.


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Suspects offered $8,000 to kill baseball's David Ortiz

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The alleged shooter of David Ortiz has been arrested along with four others in a group offered nearly $8,000 to kill the former Boston Red Sox star at a Dominican Republic bar, authorities said on Wednesday.


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Hong Kong shuts government offices, security tight after violent protests

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Hong Kong authorities were shutting government offices in the city's financial district for the rest of the week after a day of violence over an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.


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New best story on Hacker News: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is the fastest processor on Geekbench

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New best story on Hacker News: You probably don’t need ReCAPTCHA

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New best story on Hacker News: Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for productivity

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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St. Louis Blues win NHL's Stanley Cup

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Hong Kong extradition protests leaves city in shock

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Authorities have shut some government offices after the worst violence in the territory for decades.

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Mexican government accuses Carolina Herrera of cultural appropriation

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The country's culture minister wrote a letter to Carolina Herrera demanding an explanation.

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Risky partner: Top U.S. universities took funds from Chinese firm tied to Xinjiang security

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at least one other university have research partnerships with a Chinese artificial intelligence company that has business ties with police in China's Xinjiang region, where a sweeping crackdown on Uighurs has drawn international condemnation.


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Risky partner: Top U.S. universities took funds from Chinese firm tied to Xinjiang security

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at least one other university have research partnerships with a Chinese artificial intelligence company that has business ties with police in China's Xinjiang region, where a sweeping crackdown on Uighurs has drawn international condemnation.


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El Salvador's police vows to step up fight against gangs

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El Salvador's police force vowed on Wednesday that it would do more to fight organized crime in the violent Central American country, which tens of thousands have fled, amid increased pressure from the United States to stop migration north.


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U.S. safety board urges new rules after fatal Oklahoma well blast

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An investigation into an explosion at an Oklahoma natural gas drilling rig that killed five workers last year faulted inadequate training and equipment and called for new regulations, the U.S. safety regulator said on Wednesday.


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Hidden Figures: Nasa renames street after black female mathematicians

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Hidden Figures Way is named after the African-American women featured in the Oscar-nominated film.

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Advocacy groups ask Supreme Court to delay ruling on census citizenship question

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Groups challenging the Trump administration's contentious decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to consider delaying a ruling on the issue in light of new evidence.


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Alaskans find more dead seals along warming Arctic Sea

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At least 60 dead seals have been discovered along beaches of the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea in northwestern Alaska, and scientists are trying to determine what caused their deaths, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Wednesday.


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