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Trump risks isolating critical neighbor with Mexico feud

Politico - ‎1 hour ago‎
President Donald Trump on Thursday sharply escalated his feud with the Mexican president, torpedoing a planned visit with the foreign leader next week in the first major diplomatic dust-up of his administration.
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Senators' ObamaCare replacement bills highlight GOP divide

The Hill - ‎15 minutes ago‎
As House and Senate Republicans unveiled an aggressive plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act within the next three months, disagreement over two Senate bills introduced this week shows the stark divide within the party over a way forward.
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Departure of top State officials fuels concerns about talent loss

Politico - ‎3 hours ago‎
At least four senior career State Department officials who worked under Republican and Democratic leaders have left their posts less than a week into Donald Trump's presidency, fueling questions about the new administration's plans for the department ...
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Miami-Dade mayor: Trump should pay immigration jail costs

Politico - ‎1 hour ago‎
The mayor of Miami-Dade county on Thursday ordered county jails to comply with federal detention requests, citing President Donald Trump's executive orders concerning "sanctuary jurisdictions" for illegal immigrants.
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Marketers Should Note These 5 Things From Google Parent Alphabet's Earnings

Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. reported a 22% surge in fourth-quarter revenue to $26.1 billion. While that growth exceeded analysts' expectations, the company's 8.3% increase in profit fell short of expectations and the stock fell 2.3% in late ...
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Pence, a longtime hero for the antiabortion movement, will join the March for Life

Washington Post - ‎26 minutes ago‎
Vice President Pence will join Friday's March for Life, a move from the White House considered historic by march organizers. President Ronald Reagan made a video for the march in 1988 and President George W. Bush called in to the march in 2008, but no ...
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The Doomsday Clock just advanced, 'thanks to Trump': It's now just 2½ minutes to 'midnight.'

Washington Post - ‎8 hours ago‎
It's now 2 ½ minutes to “midnight,” according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, which warned Thursday that the end of humanity may be near.
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After election crisis, newly sworn-in President Barrow finally returns to Gambia

Yahoo News - ‎2 hours ago‎
On Adama Barrow's inauguration day, there was silence on the streets of Banjul. Not so on Thursday, when thousands of people turned out to greet their new president.
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Trump pressured Park Service to find proof for his claims about inauguration crowd

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
On the morning after Donald Trump's inauguration, acting National Park Service director Michael T. Reynolds received an extraordinary summons: The new president wanted to talk to him.
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Border Patrol chief departs agency

CNN - ‎6 hours ago‎
Washington (CNN) The chief of US Border Patrol has departed the agency, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement Thursday -- the day after President Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at beefing up border security.
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Senate Dems Unanimous In Urging Trump Not To Freeze Hiring For Vets

Daily Caller - ‎6 hours ago‎
U.S. President Donald Trump (C), flanked by Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly (R), takes the stage to deliver remarks at Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, U.S.
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Starbucks sales remain slow, forecast lowered

MarketWatch - ‎1 hour ago‎
Starbucks Corp. says it has become a victim of the success of its mobile order app. The coffee chain created the app to reduce long lines at the cash register, but Starbucks Operating Chief Kevin Johnson said Thursday the lines have just shifted to the ...
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Trump Labor Pick Faces Delayed Hearing, Fresh Complaints

NBCNews.com - ‎58 minutes ago‎
As his confirmation hearing to be Labor Secretary was pushed back for a third time, workers filed more than 30 complaints against fast food executive Andy Puzder's restaurants Thursday.
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Verizon's Pipe Dream

Bloomberg - ‎5 hours ago‎
Verizon Communications Inc., the largest U.S. wireless provider, is reportedly exploring a merger of extra-mega proportions with Charter Communications Inc. Charter is the $104 billion company that not long ago bought the brand everybody loves to hate: ...
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Tesla Sues Former Autopilot Director for Improper Recruiting

Wall Street Journal - ‎3 hours ago‎
Tesla Motors Inc. is accusing the former director of its Autopilot program and the former tech guru behind Google's self-driving car of improperly recruiting the auto maker's engineers to create their own autonomous-car startup.
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Microsoft's Windows business helps power its Q2 FY17

ZDNet - ‎55 minutes ago‎
While Wall Street analysts' eyes are almost entirely trained on Microsoft's growing cloud businesses these days, the company's Windows business that delivered one the biggest surprises in Microsoft's earnings for its Q2 fiscal 2017.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 rumored to launch March 29

CNET - ‎4 hours ago‎
Samsung could introduce its upcoming Galaxy S8 and S8 Edge phones to the world as soon as March 29, according to Evan Blass, a tech writer also known for reliably leaking upcoming products under his Twitter handle @evleaks.
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Was Donald Trump's official @POTUS account registered with a Gmail address?

CBS News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Five days after an Anonymous hacker publicly revealed security flaws in U.S. government Twitter accounts, including President Donald Trump's official @POTUS account, the White House has taken action.
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Google Home's best feature? Remembering where your stuff is video - CNET

CNET - ‎3 hours ago‎
Apple has added a new feature in iOS 10.3 that lets you track down misplaced wireless earbuds. Brian Tong is using the latest... Play video.
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Butch Trucks, founding drummer of the Allman Brothers Band, dies at 69

myfox8.com - ‎29 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Musicians Butch Trucks (R) and Melinda Trucks arrives at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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Warriors, Cavaliers dominate selections for NBA All-Star 2017 reserves

NBA.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
DeMarcus Cousins will be playing in his third All-Star Game while Kevin Love gets the honor for a fourth time. Winning matters. That seems to be the message from the coaches who selected the reserves for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.
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Hydrogen Squeezed Into a Metal, Possibly Solid, Harvard Physicists Say

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
Harvard scientists used this apparatus - two diamonds with a gasket, illuminated with green laser light - to squeeze hydrogen to ultra-high pressures.
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First human-pig embryos have been made in lab, may carve path for transplants

USA TODAY - ‎5 hours ago‎
NEW YORK - Scientists have grown human cells inside pig embryos, a very early step toward the goal of growing livers and other human organs in animals to transplant into people.
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Boeing Unveils New Spacesuits for Starliner Astronaut Taxi (Photos)

Space.com - ‎Jan 25, 2017‎
The NASA astronauts who fly aboard Boeing's new spaceship will wear sleek, blue suits that are lighter, simpler and more comfortable than the bulky orange gear of the space shuttle era, company representatives said.
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'We have a fire in the cockpit!' The Apollo 1 disaster 50 years later.

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Sheryl Chaffee remembers the January evening when astronaut Mike Collins came to the door and asked to speak with her mother. The two talked in a bedroom of the Chaffee home.
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Study: Two-thirds of kids drink 1 sugary drink daily

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
About two-thirds of kids, if you stop them on a given day, have had at least one soda, fruit juice or sports drink. That's an average of about 164 calories for boys and 121 calories a day for girls, said a survey released Thursday by the U.S.
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