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Chicago officer fatally shoots armed black man running away

June 8, 2018 admin Comments Off on Chicago officer fatally shoots armed black man running away

A Chicago police officer fatally shot a 24-year-old black man who authorities said pulled a gun while running away, prompting questions from the man’s family about why the encounter turned deadly. Sgt. Rocco Alioto said the “armed confrontation” Wednesday evening on the city’s South Side happened as officers conducted a narcotics investigation. Alioto said in a statement that officers told the man to stop and he “produced a weapon,” so the officer shot him. …read more […]

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U.S. senator queries Alphabet, Twitter on ties with Huawei

June 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on U.S. senator queries Alphabet, Twitter on ties with Huawei

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. senator said on Thursday that he has asked Google parent Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc for information about any data sharing agreements they have with Chinese vendors, after Facebook Inc this week disclosed such partnerships with several Chinese companies.

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Tiger Woods yacht 'Privacy'

June 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on Tiger Woods yacht 'Privacy'

In case you were wondering if Tiger Woods is still rich… by the look of his yacht the answer is yes. Ahead of the U.S. Open that starts next week in Shinnecock Hills, Tiger has docked the 155-foot ‘Privacy’ in Montauk. The 155-foot vessel was purchased for $20 million dollars and costs $2 million a year to run…

But this is nothing compared to the superyacht that was seen anchored in the Hudson this week… ‘Aviva III’ is the 223-foot yacht owned by British billionaire Joe Lewis.

So who wins the battle of the boats… …read more […]

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Feds: Tesla accelerated, didn’t brake ahead of fatal crash

June 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on Feds: Tesla accelerated, didn’t brake ahead of fatal crash

A Tesla SUV using the company’s semi-autonomous Autopilot driving system accelerated just before crashing into a California freeway barrier, killing its driver, federal investigators have determined. The National Transportation Safety Board, in a preliminary report on the March 23 crash, also said that data shows the Model X SUV did not brake or try to steer around the barrier in the three seconds before the crash in Silicon Valley. The NTSB says it now will examine the cause of the crash. …read more […]

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U.S. antitrust official says worries over limiting vertical deals ‘misplaced’

June 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on U.S. antitrust official says worries over limiting vertical deals ‘misplaced’

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A top antitrust official at the U.S. Justice Department attempted to reassure investors on Thursday that worries that regulators would crack down on proposed combinations of two companies on a supply chain — known as vertical mergers — were overblown.

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New Mars discoveries advance case for possible life

June 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on New Mars discoveries advance case for possible life

New Mars discoveries are advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, past or even present. Scientists reported Thursday that NASA’s Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed. The organic molecules preserved in 3.5 billion-year-old bedrock in Gale Crater — believed to once contain a shallow lake the size of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee — suggest conditions back then may have been conducive to life. …read more […]