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Trump Resists Pressure to Force Companies to Make Coronavirus Supplies

The Defense Protection Act gives presidents extraordinary powers to make supplies like masks. But some of Mr. Trump’s advisers suggest they are adhering to long...

Subtropical Storm Alberto: Florida, Mississippi declare states of emergency

Governors in Flordia and Mississippi have declared a state of emergency ahead of Subtropical Storm Alberto as it makes it way toward the Gulf of Mexico. Tropica...

Exit polls suggest Ireland has voted to repeal its abortion ban

It has had one of the strictest abortion laws in the developed world. ref:https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ireland-abortion-referendum-polls-close/20...

Amazon explains how Alexa recorded a private conversation and sent it to another user

Amazon’s Alexa assistant recorded a private conversation and sent it to another user by mistake ref:https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/24/17391898/amazon-alexa-pri...

NFL players, teams offer varying reactions to new national anthem policy

Team officials look to keep protests from being a distraction, while players say they didn't have a voice in the issue. ref:https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...

Trump Denies Reaching Deal With China on ZTE

The president said that there had been no agreement to provide relief to the Chinese telecom firm in return for trade concessions, though he left the door open ...

Teen who started fire that burned 48000 acres ordered to pay $36 million

When you play with fire, there are bound to be consequences. ref:https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/us/teen-ordered-to-pay-millions-for-starting-eagle-creek-wildfir...

NYPD Officer Dies in Violent Rollover Crash Hours After His Own Wedding Reception; NYPD Detective Also Killed

An NYPD officer who had just gotten married died along with an NYPD detective when their rented Maserati veered off the road and flipped into the woods after th...

Gaston Co. deputy identified as one of the victims killed in Bessemer City incident

The Gaston County Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of one of its own Sunday afternoon. ref:https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/gaston-co-deputy-identif...

93-year-old ex-president Bush arrives in Maine for summer

Former President George H.W. Bush is in Maine for the summer. ref:https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/93-year-old-ex-president-bush-arrives-in-maine-for-sum...

China agrees to buy 'significantly' more from the US, but doesn't commit to specific amount

The U.S. and China announced Saturday afternoon that two days of "constructive" talks between American and Chinese officials in Washington had led to an agreeme...

Hand-Me-Down Plane That Crashed Reflects a Cuban Airline in 'Crisis'

The 39-year-old plane is a powerful symbol of the troubled aviation industry. As tourism surges, Cuba’s national airline struggles to buy planes and maintain it...

Melania Trump Returns to White House in 'High Spirits' After Kidney Procedure

The White House has not explained what led the first lady to seek treatment or whether its reference to her “benign kidney condition” meant she had a tumor. ref...

Who Is Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the Texas Shooting Suspect?

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said the suspect’s Facebook page, along with a journal that he prepared outlining plans for a shooting, may prove to be important clue...

At least 20 injured after reported flash fire at plant near Pasadena

A flash fire was reported in southeast Harris County, authorities say. ref:http://abc13.com/at-least-20-injured-after-reported-flash-fire-at-plant-near-pasadena...

Israel and Evangelicals: New US Embassy Signals a Growing Alliance

The opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem marks the increasing importance of conservative Christians to Israel, at the risk of upsetting American Jews. ref:h...

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it

Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return...