| Trump fires back at Clinton: ‘Perhaps Trump just ran a great campaign?’ Posted: 03 May 2017 06:00 AM PDT  Hillary Clinton predicted the president would tweet his reaction to her assertion that she would be president had it not been for FBI Director James Comey's letter and Russia's meddling in the election. And Trump delivered.
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| 7 bounty hunters shot at wrong car, charged with murder Posted: 03 May 2017 04:55 PM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Seven bounty hunters who descended on the wrong car outside a Wal-Mart have been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the killing of an unarmed man and the wounding of another, Tennessee police announced Wednesday.
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| As Trump prepares order on religious liberty, Pence’s credibility with evangelicals is at stake Posted: 02 May 2017 02:24 PM PDT  Sources say a behind-the-scenes struggle over the language of President Trump's upcoming order on "religious liberty" pitted Vice President Pence and other religious conservatives against a moderate faction led by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
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| Workmen mining sulfur from a live volcano Posted: 03 May 2017 08:27 AM PDT ![Workmen mining sulfur from a live volcano]( "Workmen mining sulfur from a live volcano") Jobs do not get too much more dangerous than pulling sulfur straight out of an active volcano — and all for $5 a day. Photographer Troyce Hoffman, 30, accidentally stumbled upon the sulfur mine on Kawah Ijen, on the Indonesian island of Java, when checking out the active volcano.
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| Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on controversial NY Times op-ed on climate change Posted: 03 May 2017 09:44 AM PDT  World-renowned astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson spoke with Yahoo News and Finance Anchor Bianna Golodryga about the controversial NY Times op-ed calling climate change into question. Tyson said if the Times wants to represent another political view, it should involve political solutions.
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| Republican Congressman suggests poor people don't deserve healthcare for not leading 'good lives' Posted: 02 May 2017 06:52 AM PDT  A Republican congressman has suggested that poorer Americans do not deserve affordable healthcare because they have not led "good lives" and so bring it on themselves when they get sick. Alabama Representative Mo Brooks made the case for Obamacare to be repealed and replaced, as President Donald Trump hopes to do, in a CNN interview. Speaking about the proposed "Trumpcare" replacement, Mr Brooks said: "It will allow insurance companies to require people who have higher healthcare costs to contribute more to the insurance pool that helps offset all these costs, thereby reducing the cost to those people who lead good lives, they're healthy, they've done the things to keep their bodies healthy.
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| Nigeria's Buhari absent again from cabinet meeting Posted: 03 May 2017 04:29 AM PDT  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari failed to show up for a weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday, despite assurances from his wife that his health was not a cause for concern. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo chaired the meeting in the absence of the 74-year-old Buhari, who has now missed the last three gatherings of senior ministers and advisors. Buhari has been under growing pressure to disclose his state of health since he returned from the British capital in early March after nearly two months away.
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| Michelle Obama explains her iconic side-eye at Trump's inauguration Posted: 02 May 2017 08:32 AM PDT  Alright, alright internet — settle down. We've had our fun. We've imagined all the things that could have been going through Michelle Obama's head on Trump's inauguration day. We've memed the hell out of the gift-giving photos. Now it's time to accept the truth. The former first lady explained at the American Institute of Architects convention Monday that - though it really, really appeared so (and we loved it) - she actually was not trying to shade the Trump family on inauguration day. Let's quickly take a look at the not shade: SEE ALSO: These Michelle Obama memes are the internet's coping mechanism the only good moment of this inauguration is michelle jim-facing the camera like "why did she give me this box" pic.twitter.com/WoGAWfKS0l — jomny sun (@jonnysun) January 20, 2017 michelle is all of us for the next 4 years pic.twitter.com/jurAn0zMz0 — joshy (@acidictly) January 20, 2017 Michelle's face pic.twitter.com/UYrcfAfm3t — The Office (@OfficeScenes) January 20, 2017 So what was really going on? The former FLOTUS explained that the beginning of the inauguration marked the final moments that her teenage daughters, Sasha and Malia, would have in the White House - the home in which they've largely grown up. Instead of shading Melania Trump's oddly timed gift, Obama was simply trying to hold it together on a tough day for her family. "That moment of transition, right before the doors opened and we welcomed in the new family," Obama explained, "Our kids were leaving out the back door in tears, saying goodbye to people." Taking it in on one last walk through the People's House. A post shared by Michelle Obama (archived) (@michelleobama44) on Jan 18, 2017 at 9:55am PST "I didn't want to have tears in my eyes because people would swear I was crying because of the new president," Obama added. (She's probably not wrong.) Though the family was sad to leave their home of eight years, Obama heartbreakingly reiterated that she has no desire to run for office in 2020. "I wouldn't ask my children to do this again," she said. Michelle, please just let us dream. WATCH: Trump thought being president would be easier than being a reality star businessman
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| All aboard: luxury Japanese train has bath and fireplace Posted: 03 May 2017 01:38 AM PDT  It's got Michelin-starred chefs, solid cypress bathtubs and a cosy snug complete with roaring fire: the Shiki-Shima could hold its own against any five-star hotel. In a country best known for its super-fast "Shinkansen" bullet trains, the emphasis in Japan's latest extravaganza on rails is on savouring the moment, with no expense spared to create the most luxurious travelling experience. After dinner they can gather for a drink around the piano, or sit and soak up the atmosphere next to the fireplace -- actually a trick created by steam and coloured light -- on a journey that takes them from Tokyo to the northernmost island of Hokkaido and back again.
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| Hillary Clinton: I’m ‘part of the resistance’ Posted: 02 May 2017 12:15 PM PDT  Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she is now "part of the resistance" during the Women for Women International 2017 annual luncheon.
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| Attorney: Officer threatened black man before fatal shooting Posted: 03 May 2017 02:56 PM PDT  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The white police officer who shot a black man to death outside of a convenience store pointed a gun at the man's head and threatened to shoot him before they wrestled on the ground, lawyers for the slain man's family said Wednesday.
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| Trump doubles down on dubious Civil War claim Posted: 02 May 2017 06:33 AM PDT  "President Andrew Jackson, who died 16 years before the Civil War started, saw it coming and was angry. Would never have let it happen!"
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| North Korea says U.S. bomber flights push peninsula to brink of nuclear war Posted: 02 May 2017 06:47 AM PDT ![North Korea says U.S. bomber flights push peninsula to brink of nuclear war]( "North Korea says U.S. bomber flights push peninsula to brink of nuclear war") By Ju-min Park and Ben Blanchard SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war after a pair of strategic U.S. bombers flew training drills with the South Korean and Japanese air forces in another show of strength. The two supersonic B-1B Lancer bombers were deployed amid rising tensions over North Korea's pursuit of its nuclear and missile programmes in defiance of U.N. sanctions and pressure from the United States. The flight of the two bombers on Monday came as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would be "honoured" to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the right circumstances, and as his CIA director landed in South Korea for talks.
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| iPhone 8 Delayed Until 2018? Posted: 03 May 2017 02:33 AM PDT  Several reports have come out suggesting that Apple will be delaying the release of iPhone 8, while the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus are on track to be out by September.
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| Jordan Edwards: Texas police officer fired for shooting and killing black teenager Posted: 03 May 2017 03:29 AM PDT  The police officer who shot and killed a 15-year-old African American teenager in a car as he was leaving a party has been fired. Officer Roy Oliver shot high school freshman Jordan Edwards with a rifle as he sat in a car with his two brothers and two other teenagers while it drove away from a party on Saturday night. Balch Springs police chief Jonathan Haber said Mr Oliver has been fired for violating department policies in the shooting, but said he could not reveal further details of the policies as the officer can appeal his dismissal.
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| US comedian Kimmel makes tearful plea for children's health care Posted: 02 May 2017 11:27 AM PDT  Choking back tears, the star comedian Jimmy Kimmel has recounted his newborn son's brush with death -- and waded into the raging debate on health care in America -- in an emotional speech that went viral on Tuesday. One of the biggest names in American comedy and the host of last February's Oscars, Kimmel used the opening monologue of his "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show to announce the arrival last month of his son Billy, who appeared at first to be a healthy newborn. Doctors and medical staff quickly determined that Billy, Kimmel's second born child, had a serious birth defect requiring immediate open heart surgery followed by years of monitoring and future medical procedures.
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| 2 Children Taken From Home of Couple Blasted for Controversial YouTube Prank Videos Posted: 03 May 2017 11:58 AM PDT  Michael and Heather Martin gained hundreds of thousands of followers by playing pranks on their children, many that were seen as cruel.
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| Toddler accidentally locks himself in car, has a great time getting rescued Posted: 02 May 2017 02:40 PM PDT  Fourteen-month-old Brandon Emery unwittingly locked himself in the car last week during a shopping trip with his mom. Don't worry, though — he made it out just fine. And he seems to have had an extremely fun experience. According to CBS News, the toddler climbed from the backseat into the front of his mother's unlocked car while she unloaded groceries at a store in Bude, United Kingdom. After she closed the trunk, but before she got back into the car, Brandon pushed the "lock" button. Whoops. SEE ALSO: People are sharing the weird little things that really annoy their mums Luckily, firefighters arrived quickly to save the day. And when Brandon decided to put a coin in his mouth, they swiftly broke the car window and pulled him to safety — making what could have been a terrifying experience a pretty funny one instead. Brandon, for his part, looked thrilled the whole time. "He was clearly traumatised by the whole ordeal," his mom joked on Facebook. And he got some early driving practice! Nice. WATCH: This night light goes inside your toilet bowl because why not
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| James Comey defends Clinton email decision but warns of threat from Russia Posted: 03 May 2017 11:52 AM PDT  FBI director James Comey on Wednesday described Russia as "the greatest threat" to US democracy, but defended his decision to keep secret an investigation into the Trump campaign's links to Moscow despite revealing details of an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's handling of classified emails. Giving evidence to a hearing of the Senate judiciary committee, Comey offered his most extensive explanation to date of the thinking behind his different approaches to the two investigations.
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| India summons Pakistan envoy over killing of 2 soldiers Posted: 03 May 2017 03:42 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (AP) — A top Indian diplomat Wednesday summoned Pakistan's ambassador to demand that Islamabad take action against soldiers and officers responsible for the killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers.
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| Putin, Merkel struggle to move past differences in tense meeting Posted: 02 May 2017 08:08 AM PDT  By Andreas Rinke and Denis Pinchuk SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a rare visit to Russia, said that Berlin and Moscow had to keep talking despite their disagreements, but those same differences overshadowed her talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. At a news conference following a meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, diverging positions were aired over Syria, Ukraine, Russian respect for civil rights, and allegations Moscow is interfering in other countries' elections.
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| Police change account of fatal shooting of 15-year-old boy near Dallas Posted: 02 May 2017 12:02 PM PDT  A suburban Dallas police chief acknowledged that an officer who fatally shot a black 15-year-old in a moving vehicle fired as the car was driving away - not as it reversed toward officers, as the department had previously asserted.
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| Inmate dehydration death erupts into US scandal Posted: 02 May 2017 01:03 PM PDT  Shortly after Terrill Thomas was put in solitary confinement, US prison guards deemed him too noisy and cut off his water supply. The stunning details of Thomas' dehydration death have sparked national outrage in a country with an already controversial criminal justice system. Thomas died on April 24, 2016, but it took a year before an independent jury examined the circumstances of his final days.
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| White House warns of government shutdown if Democrats 'don't behave better' Posted: 02 May 2017 03:51 PM PDT  Speaking during the daily White House press briefing, Mr Mulvaney sought to clarify an earlier tweet series from President Donald Trump in which he said that the US needs a "good 'shutdown' to fix mess!" after Congress reached a budget deal that will keep the government open until September but didn't include funding for some of the president's top spending priorities. Mr Trump also suggested in the tweets that removing the the Senate filibuster might be a good strategy to pushing through his policies. "I think the president is frustrated with the fact that he negotiated in good faith with the Democrats and they went out to try to spike the football and make him look bad," Mr Mulvaney said.
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| Same-sex couple can seek damages from Kentucky clerk: U.S. appeals court Posted: 02 May 2017 12:01 PM PDT  A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a damages lawsuit against Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 refused to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples because it conflicted with her Christian beliefs. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati said a lower court judge erred in finding that damages claims by David Ermold and David Moore became moot, after a new state law last July excused clerks like Davis, from Rowan County, from having to sign marriage license forms. While the couple eventually did get a license, a three-judge appeals court panel said they could sue over Davis' initial refusal to grant one, after the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2015 said the Constitution guaranteed a right to same-sex marriage.
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| Barack Obama tweets at Jimmy Kimmel after his moving speech about the ACA Posted: 02 May 2017 11:21 AM PDT  Well this is touching. After his incredibly moving opening monologue last night about his newborn son's open heart surgery and his support for the Affordable Care Act, late night host Jimmy Kimmel got a tweet from the man who made it happen, former President Barack Obama. SEE ALSO: That awkward moment when Republicans failed to kill Obamacare but they bought boastful TV ads anyway and now they're airing, LOL In case you haven't seen the monologue (and truly, it's a must-watch), Kimmel reveals that his son was born with a heart defect that required emergency open heart surgery. After thanking the wonderful doctors and nurses who saved his son's life, Kimmel talked to his audience about the incredible importance of the ACA. "If your baby is going to die and it doesn't have to - it shouldn't matter how much money you make," the tearful host said. "I think that's something that whether you're a Republican or Democrat or something else, we all agree on that." "No parent should ever have to decide if they can afford to save their child's life...it just shouldn't happen," he pleaded. Obama, seeing Kimmel's impassioned speech (which, again is a must-watch), responded in a tweet Tuesday afternoon. Well said, Jimmy. That's exactly why we fought so hard for the ACA, and why we need to protect it for kids like Billy. And congratulations! https://t.co/77F8rZrD3P — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 2, 2017 Like Kimmel said, let's take care of each other. WATCH: Trump thought being president would be easier than being a reality star businessman
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| FBI Director Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill, and more: May 3 in photos Posted: 03 May 2017 11:55 AM PDT ![FBI Director Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill, and more: May 3 in photos]( "FBI Director Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill, and more: May 3 in photos") FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 election; French soldiers patrol near the Eiffel Tower as part of the "Sentinelle" security plan in Paris; President Trump shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they deliver a statement at the White House. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters/Zuma)
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| This sophisticated phishing scam has the entire internet terrified Posted: 03 May 2017 12:33 PM PDT  A dangerous email phishing scam is doing the rounds today. Employees at multiple organizations that use Google for email, as well as thousands of personal Gmail customers, are all reporting the same scam. It starts with an email from a known contact, which says that the person has shared a Google Doc with you. You're invited to click the link to open, which redirects you to a legitimate Google sign-in page. You're prompted to select one of your Google accounts (remember: this is all using Google's normal sign-in system), and then authorize a legit-looking app called "Google Docs" to manage your emails. That's how the scam works: the app called "Google Docs," which requests permission to read, send and delete emails, isn't really a Google app. Rather, it's an app controlled by the hackers. It seems that once it has permission to manage your email, it secretly sends out a bunch of emails to all your contacts, with the same phishing link. https://twitter.com/zachlatta/status/859843151757955072 Once the hackers have control of your Gmail account, the possibilities are scary. Personal and business email accounts are commonly used as the recovery email on a number of digital accounts, which means that hackers could potential get control over your Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter or personal Google account. Anything linked to a compromised Gmail account is potentially at risk. To protect yourself, the most obvious thing to do is to delete any email about a shared Google Doc, unless you can personally verify with the sender that it's not a phishing email. If you already clicked on the link, you should set up two-factor authentication, using a cell phone number, on any critically important account. You can also remove permissions for the fake "Google Docs" app from your Google account. Go to myaccount.google.com, Sign-In and Security, and Connected Apps. From there, look at the list of connected apps, and ensure that anything you don't recognize is deleted.
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| Trump Set To Sign Religious Freedom Executive Order? Posted: 03 May 2017 05:18 AM PDT  The executive order, backed by Vice President Pence, has been criticized for the broad exemptions it provides to people and groups on religious grounds.
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| Made-in-China passenger jet set to take wing Posted: 02 May 2017 11:20 PM PDT  China is expected this week to conduct the maiden test flight of a home-grown passenger jet built to meet soaring domestic travel demand and challenge the dominance of Boeing and Airbus. The C919, built by state-owned aerospace manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), was set to take wing over Shanghai on Friday, the company said on Wednesday, according to the official Xinhua news agency. "If weather conditions are not suitable, the maiden flight will be rescheduled," COMAC said, adding that engineers had completed some 118 tests.
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| US tests nuclear-capable missile with the range to strike North Korea Posted: 03 May 2017 04:36 AM PDT  The US has test-fired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile from a site in California, the second such launch in a week, amid rising tensions with North Korea. The unarmed Minuteman 3 missile has a range of around 8,000 miles, putting it within striking distance of Pyongyang. It blasted off just after midnight from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles, and delivered a single projectile to a target approximately 4,200 miles away at Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, US Air Force Global Strike Command said.
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| Score a First Look at McDonald's New Gourmet Burgers Posted: 02 May 2017 05:38 AM PDT  Eat This, Not That! got an inside look at the new McDonald's menu items, made with "all-natural" ingredients. McDonald's is trying to shake up Shake Shack...and Five Guys, and Burger King, and Wendy's, and Red Robin, and the whole burger world. Today, the fast food chain will begin selling a new series of premium burgers they call Signature Crafted.
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| OnePlus 5 Rumors: Outgunning Galaxy S8 for Much Less Posted: 02 May 2017 04:34 AM PDT  The OnePlus 3T is the best unlocked phone available for less than $500. The OnePlus 5 should offer less bezel and a bigger screen than the 3T. As spotted by BGR, Chinese site PCPop reports that OnePlus will go with an expanded screen on the OnePlus 5 that all but eliminates the front bezel on the phone.
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| Former Obama security adviser declines invite to testify Posted: 03 May 2017 05:06 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice, on Wednesday declined an invitation to testify at an upcoming Senate hearing on Russia's interference in the 2016 election.
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| Bill Maher says Democrats made white people 'feel like a minority' in 2016 election Posted: 03 May 2017 10:07 AM PDT  "The View" co-hosts discuss what factors swayed the election.
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| Dad Allegedly Drowns Newly Adopted 10-Year-Old Son: 'You're Going to Die Tonight' Posted: 02 May 2017 04:57 PM PDT  A father killed a 10-year-old boy he'd just adopted, police said.
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| UK will not pay 100 billion euro EU exit bill, says Brexit minister Posted: 03 May 2017 01:43 AM PDT  Britain will not be paying 100 billion euros ($109.14 billion) to leave the European Union, Brexit minister David Davis said on Wednesday after the Financial Times reported that the EU was preparing to demand that amount. The FT said that after requests from member states, EU negotiators had revised their initial calculations to maximise the liabilities Britain would be asked to cover, including post-Brexit farm payments and EU administration fees in 2019 and 2020.
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| 'Drunk' American arrested over Japan flight brawl Posted: 02 May 2017 09:47 PM PDT  Japanese police have arrested a drunken American man over a punch-up with another passenger on an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight, which caused a delay, officers said Wednesday. The man, whose name has not been released, was pulled off the Boeing 777 that was due to fly from Tokyo's main gateway Narita airport to Los Angeles, after the brawl erupted before takeoff. "I will kill you!" the male passenger, wearing a red Hawaiian shirt, is seen yelling in video footage filmed by another passenger, who uploaded it on social media.
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| Top Paying Internship Programs Released Posted: 02 May 2017 02:04 PM PDT  Unsurprisingly, most of the positions are in technology and finance.
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| Google Docs Big Phishing Scam: What You Need to Know Posted: 03 May 2017 02:35 PM PDT  A widespread phishing scam involving Google Docs made its way across the internet today (May 3), with multiple Twitter users and at least two Reddit threads documenting spam messages coming from "hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh@mailinator.com". Google appeared to have shut down the phishing campaign within about an hour. The phishing email arrived in your inbox and said that someone you knew had shared a Google Doc with you.
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| The Latest: Comey says WikiLeaks isn't journalism Posted: 03 May 2017 09:40 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on FBI Director James Comey's appearance Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee (all times EDT):
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| 2018 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Spied Inching Closer to Production Posted: 02 May 2017 03:12 PM PDT  We catch Ford's most powerful Mustang roaming the streets of Dearborn.
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