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Don't Want To Unlock Your Device For Customs? New Zealand May Fine You $3,300

Wednesday, October 03, 2018

The government says customs will search the phone in flight mode and not look at data stored in the cloud. But civil liberties advocates are calling the law "a grave invasion of privacy."

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4 California Men Charged With Rioting At Last Year's Rally In Charlottesville, Va.

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

The men are said to be linked to a militant white supremacist street-fighting club based in Southern California. "They were essentially serial rioters," said U.S. Attorney Thomas Cullen.

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Amazon Sets $15 Minimum Wage For U.S. Employees, Including Temps

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

The retail giant, run by the world's richest man, was criticized earlier this year after revealing its workers' median pay was $28,446.

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California Becomes 1st State To Require Women On Corporate Boards

Monday, October 01, 2018

A quarter of the 445 publicly traded companies in California don't have any women on their boards. Opponents say the law is unconstitutional and confusing for companies incorporated in other states.

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'Everyone Is Just Completely Captivated': Americans React To Ford And Kavanaugh

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearing was suddenly the symbol and microcosm of national divisions — and across the country, people were rapt.

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A Nation Is Riveted As Christine Blasey Ford Testifies

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Across the country, Americans tuned in to watch the testimony given by Ford, who says she was sexually assaulted decades ago by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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Health And Human Services Says It's Reviewing Use Of Fetal Tissue For Research

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

The audit has been called a political gesture to placate anti-abortion groups that oppose use of the tissue. Fetal tissue has played a part in developing vaccines and medical treatments.

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German Bishops' Report: At Least 3,677 Minors Were Abused By Clerics

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

The study found that 5 percent of priests in the country's dioceses had been accused of abuse. Germany's justice minister said the study was "shocking and probably just the tip of the iceberg."

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Virginia Prisons Ban Visitors From Wearing Tampons, Citing Contraband Concerns

Monday, September 24, 2018

A spokeswoman said that visitors wearing tampons will be offered pads.

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'Lion King' Puppet Technician Arrested After Allegedly Printing 3D Gun At Theater

Monday, September 24, 2018

Ilya Vett, 47, said he was printing the gun for his brother who has a firearms license, according to police. Vett has been charged with attempted criminal possession of a firearm.

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3 Babies, 2 Adults Stabbed At Queens Day Care

Friday, September 21, 2018

Officers who arrived at the house in New York City found multiple people with stab wounds, including three infants ranging from 3 days to 1 month old.

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After The Rains, Casualties Mount Amid Florence's Still-Rising Floodwaters

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

In South Carolina, two women being taken for mental health care died when the van they were being transported in met high waters. Sunny skies have returned, but flooding problems are just beginning.

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Doctor, Girlfriend Charged With Drugging, Raping Women; Hundreds Of Victims Possible

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Grant Robicheaux, 38, is an orthopedic surgeon who appeared on a 2014 reality TV show. Prosecutors say videos found on his phone show the apparent assaults of many women too intoxicated to consent.

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Floodwaters Rise In Carolinas, Taking Lives And Prompting Environmental Concerns

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

The storm is blamed for 37 deaths in three states. More than 10,000 people in North Carolina are living in shelters, and thousands of people have been rescued from their homes.

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Dozens More Feared Dead In The Philippines After Typhoon Triggers Mudslide

Monday, September 17, 2018

Gold miners and their families had sought shelter in a bunk house that doubled as a church on Sundays. The storm has caused more than 60 deaths, and flooding could endanger the country's food supply.

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After Mysterious Closure, Solar Observatory In New Mexico Reopens

Monday, September 17, 2018

A telescope in Sunspot, N.M., will have additional security for now, after "an unusual number of visitors" showed up at the site. Conspiracy theories had proliferated about its sudden closing.

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September Is Peak Hurricane Season. Why Is That?

Friday, September 14, 2018

September 10 is the day you're statistically most likely to find a tropical cyclone somewhere in the Atlantic basin. The reason has to do with both wind and water.

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NPR Promotes COO Loren Mayor To President Of Operations

Thursday, September 13, 2018

The promotion reflects the increasingly prominent role that Mayor plays in the company. But it doesn't indicate significant changes to the division of responsibilities of Mayor and CEO Jarl Mohn.

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'60 Minutes' Executive Producer Jeff Fager Out At CBS

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

CBS said Fager's exit was not directly related to allegations that he had ignored complaints about harassment from a number of women, but instead that he had "violated company policy."

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Novelist Who Penned 'How To Murder Your Husband' Essay Charged With Husband's Murder

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Chef Daniel Brophy was shot dead in June at the culinary institute where he was an instructor. In 2011, his wife wrote a blog post imagining different methods and motives for killing one's spouse.

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