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Murder Suspect Used Dating Apps to Prey on Women, Police Say

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By ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2KbEEL8 via IFTTT

More to Come

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By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2v4Zabw via IFTTT

Bob Woodward’s New Book Will Detail ‘Harrowing Life’ Inside Trump White House

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By MATT STEVENS and JASON M. BAILEY from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2vjb15l via IFTTT

Messi has a kickabout with his dog

A video posted by Lionel Messi's wife, of the footballer playing football with his dog, has gone viral. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ArbmZu via IFTTT

Four people, including boy, killed in New York City shooting

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Four people, including a young boy, were shot and killed on Monday in a New York City apartment, police said. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Kcjahe via IFTTT

Calmer winds help firefighters battling deadly California blaze

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An army of firefighters in northern California gained ground on Monday against a wildfire that has killed six people and caused far more devastation over the past week than any of the scores of blazes raging across the tinder-dry American West this summer. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2LCp9Bq via IFTTT

Ron Dellums, U.S. lawmaker who led push for sanctions against South Africa, dead at 82

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Former California congressman Ron Dellums, who first won election to Capitol Hill as an anti-Vietnam War candidate and later led a 15-year effort to enact U.S. sanctions against South Africa's apartheid government, died on Monday at age 82. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2mXJAKm via IFTTT

U.S. states make last-minute legal bid to halt 3-D online guns

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Several U.S. states said on Monday that they would jointly sue the Trump administration in a last-ditch effort to block the public from being able to download blueprints for 3-D printable guns. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2K9hoxx via IFTTT

Chipotle shuts Ohio restaurant after reports of illness

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc has shut a restaurant in Ohio following reports of customers falling sick after eating there, the burrito chain said on Monday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2OtiyXX via IFTTT

U.S senators call for investigation of road toll systems vendor

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Two U.S. senators on Monday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate an electronic toll systems vendor, accusing the company of mismanaging road toll systems in several states. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Kb4nnb via IFTTT

Trump administration eyes capital gains tax cut for wealthy: NY Times

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The Trump administration is considering bypassing Congress to grant a $100 billion tax cut to wealthy Americans by allowing taxpayers to account for inflation while determining capital gains tax liabilities, the New York Times reported on Monday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2mWppg5 via IFTTT

Accused gunman in Annapolis newsroom shootings pleads not guilty

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The man accused of shooting five people to death last month at a newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, entered a plea of not guilty on Monday to all 23 felony charges against him, including five counts of first-degree murder. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2NWFhua via IFTTT

Families of Missouri 'duck boat' sinking victims sue tour company

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The families of four of the 17 people killed when a World War Two-style tourist "duck boat" sank on a Missouri lake during a storm this month have sued the tour operator, saying it recklessly allowed the vessel out in dangerous weather. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2K9Cz2u via IFTTT

Democrats' support for abortion grows, low election priority: Reuters/Ipsos poll

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U.S. Democrats' support for abortion rights grew in the last two years, but for most it will be a low priority in the November mid-term election compared with issues such as healthcare and the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2NVFSfS via IFTTT

California museum can keep Cranachs looted by Nazis: U.S. appeals court

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A federal appeals court on Monday said the Norton Simon Museum can keep two 16th century masterpieces depicting Adam and Eve by the German Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach the Elder, which had been looted by the Nazis during World War Two. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2OtzVba via IFTTT

Six-year-old YouTube star brings his own toy line to Walmart

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A 6-year-old boy whose toy reviews have drawn billions of views on YouTube will debut his own line of slime, stuffed animals and other merchandise at Walmart Inc next month, the retailer said on Monday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2NTeTBy via IFTTT