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Judge who sentenced swimmer recalled amid #MeToo movement

The beginning of the end for the first California judge recalled since 1932 began almost exactly two years ago, when Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced a former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault to six months in jail instead of a long prison term. “You took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice, until today,” she said in a statement read in court before the June 2016 sentencing of Brock Turner. On Tuesday, Santa Clara County voters agreed and recalled the judge from office after his nearly …read more […]

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Apple's amazing AirPods are taking a baby step towards their full potential (AAPL)

Apple will reportedly add Live Listen technology to its AirPods later this year. The addition of Live Listen to the AirPods was first reported by TechCrunch earlier on Tuesday. The AirPods, which have been hailed as one of Apple’s greatest inventions in recent memory, will expand the reach of Live Listen, and let far more people take advantage of a potentially very handy feature. …read more […]

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Aiming at Trump strongholds, Mexico hits back with trade tariffs

Mexico put tariffs on American products ranging from steel to pork and bourbon on Tuesday, retaliating against import duties on metals imposed by President Donald Trump and taking aim at Republican strongholds ahead of U.S. congressional elections in November. Mexico’s response further raises trade tensions between the two countries and adds a new complication to efforts to renegotiate the trillion-dollar North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico. American pork producers, for whom Mexico is the largest export market, were dismayed by the move. …read more […]