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Why the U.S. DOJ and AT&T trial could decide the future of media
AT&T faces off in court against the U.S. Justice Department in a test of the government’s effort to block its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner and the phone giant’s bid to become a telecom and media powerhouse that can compete in the digital age.
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Cynthia Nixon announces her candidacy for New York governor
Politics 1 hour ago
The Sex and the City actor and activist announced her candidacy for governor against incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo with an ad.
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Time's Up calls for investigation into attorney who failed to prosecute Weinstein
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The members of the Time's Up movement penned a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to start an investigation into district attorney Cyrus Vance and his office's reported mishandling of a sexual assault case involving Ambra Battilana and Harvey Weinstein.
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Jim Carrey shares controversial portrait assumed to be Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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The comedian, actor and artist's portrait of a "so-called Christian" has sparked debate. A spokesperson for Carrey didn't confirm if it was a depiction of the press secretary.
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Trump wants to use the death penalty to 'keep the damn drugs out'
In his first visit to New Hampshire as president, Trump announced new steps for addressing the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic, including minimizing opioid prescriptions and sentencing drug traffickers to the death penalty.
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New York City could face a Frito-Lay shortage. Here's why
Frito-Lay owner PepsiCo cut pay for drivers in August by as much as 33%, prompting dozens of drivers in its Brooklyn depot and other locations to quit, according to the New York Post.
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Uber halts autonomous-car testing after fatal crash
An Uber self-driving car hit and killed a woman in Arizona in what is likely the first pedestrian fatality involving a driverless vehicle. Uber said it's halting tests of all autonomous cars in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Toronto and the Phoenix area.
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A black boy in the US will never earn as much as a white one with the same background, study shows
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Black boys raised in America, even those who belong to privileged backgrounds, still earn less in adulthood than white boys with similar backgrounds, concludes a study led by researchers at Stanford, Harvard and the Census Bureau.
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Why the driverless revolution will begin with packages, not people
Early conversations around driverless cars have focused on robot taxis because taking the human driver out of a cab seemed like the quickest path to profitability. But an increasing number of firms are seeing autonomous delivery as more lucrative.
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Austin police say city is clearly dealing with a 'serial bomber'
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At a briefing on Monday, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said that 500 agents are working on leads in the Austin bombing cases and that the use of trip wires in the most recent incident shows sophistication and skill. There have been four bombings in less than three weeks in Austin, Texas.
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E-cigs breed more smokers than they stop, study shows
Researchers at Dartmouth College’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center said vaping has led more people to start a real smoking habit, rather than avoid tobacco or quit in favor of e-cigarettes, according to a new study.
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Two injured in an explosion in Austin
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Two people were left with serious injuries after an explosion in Austin Sunday night, authorities said. Austin Police said the blast may have been triggered by a “trip wire,” and investigators are “working under the belief” it is connected to three previous incidents in the city.
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China has built a new route to access South Doklam, report says
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China has built a new road that can give its troops access to the southern part of the Doklam plateau, reports Vinayak Bhatt (@rajfortyseven). In August last year, India and China had agreed to pull back their troops from a face-off in the border area where China, India and Bhutan meet.
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What you need to know about Novichok, Russia's deadly nerve agent
A former Russian spy and his daughter were found unresponsive on a shopping-center bench in Salisbury, U.K. PM Theresa May said they had been poisoned with a deadly nerve agent Novichok, developed by Russia. Moscow denies any involvement.
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Inside Apple's secret plan to develop and build its own screens
Apple is designing and producing its own displays for the first time, using a secret manufacturing facility near its California headquarters to make small numbers of the screens for testing purposes, according to people familiar with the matter.
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A 'decisive step' has been made on Brexit, says chief EU negotiator
UK news This morning
The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier announced he and Brexit Secretary David Davis have been able to agree on "a large part of what will make up an international agreement for the orderly withdrawal of the UK." Speaking at a joint press conference in Brussels, Barnier added that a lot of work is still to be done on important issues such as the Irish border.
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What 'Trump whisperer' Hope Hicks knows, New York Magazine reports
US news This morning
The piece details what prompted the former White House communications director's resignation, her brand of Trump loyalty and what lies ahead after her Capitol exit.
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Evacuations as erosion pulls houses closer to UK cliff edge
UK news This morning
Some houses in Hemsby, United Kingdom, were evacuated after erosion brought them closer to the edge of a cliff. Some house foundations have been exposed and recent bad weather in the area has made it worse.
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Helicopter carrying Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump experiences engine failure
US news Last night
The couple was flying from Washington to New York on Thursday afternoon in a two-engine helicopter when one engine failed, causing the chopper to return to Washington.
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What you need to know Monday
US news Last night
Two injured in explosion in Austin, Putin wins Russian election, fourth nor'easter expected this week and a look at the day ahead.
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