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Lewandowski Confirms Trump Asked Him to Help Curtail Mueller Inquiry: Live Updates

Corey Lewandowski confirms Mr. Trump asked him to pressure the attorney general, but says the president never asked him to do anything illegal. Mr. Lewandowski, under sharp questioning by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, confirmed that Mr. Trump had once asked him to help pressure the attorney general to curtail the scope of the […]

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Oil prices drop ahead of update on Saudi oil production

Finance / En Sound Media

Oil prices are falling a day after their biggest single-day jump in years due to a weekend attack on a key Saudi Arabia energy facility. U.S. oil fell nearly 5% to $59.96 a barrel Tuesday while Brent, the international benchmark, is down 5.3% to $65.34. Both rose more than 14% Monday. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister

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‘Blood money’? Purdue settlement would rely on opioid sales

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

The tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would raise money to help clean up the opioid mess by … selling more OxyContin. That would amount to blood money, in the opinion of some critics. And it’s one reason two dozen states have rejected the deal. “The settlement agreement basically requires the settlement payments

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Amazon launches HD music streaming

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright AFP Image caption Taylor Swift’s music will be available in “Ultra HD” on the service from Tuesday Amazon Music has become the first of the “big three” streaming services to offer music in CD-quality audio. The service, which costs £5 more than a standard Amazon subscription, will also offer some albums in “Ultra

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These Are The Most Fun Cities In The U.S.

Travel / En Sound Media

There are countless interesting places to visit throughout the U.S., but when choosing a travel destination, there’s something to be said for the fun factor. A new report from the personal finance website WalletHub ranks the “most fun” cities in the U.S., based on metrics like restaurants and music venues per capita, movie costs and

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Facebook to train AI systems using police video

Technology / En Sound Media

Facebook will work with law enforcement organizations to train its artificial intelligence systems to recognize videos of violent events as part of a broader effort to crack down on extremism. Facebook’s AI systems were unable to detect live-streamed video of a mass shooting at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. The effort will use body-cam

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Abuse reports on rise; SafeSport Center seeks more money

Sports / En Sound Media

The U.S. Center for SafeSport is fielding 55 percent more reports of sex abuse and other misconduct in 2019 than it did last year, leading to an increasingly urgent debate over who should provide the lion’s share of money to an organization struggling to manage its caseload. This week, the 2 ½-year-old center, tasked with

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Trump Will End California’s Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules

Politics / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected on Wednesday to formally revoke California’s legal authority to set tailpipe pollution rules that are stricter than federal rules, in a move designed by the White House to strike twin blows against both the liberal-leaning state that President Trump has long antagonized and the environmental legacy of President

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How an Oil Price Surge Could Hurt the U.S. Economy

Finance / En Sound Media

[Saudi Arabia’s new energy minister is taking over in a crisis.] Changes in energy prices can cause broader economic swings, including when prices drop sharply. A plunge in oil prices to $30 a barrel in February 2016, from $106 in June 2014, dealt a blow to manufacturing as demand for oil-related products fell and, in

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Inquiry into safety and wellbeing concerns at two hospitals

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image caption Edinburgh’s new children’s hospital was due to open in 2017 A public inquiry will be held to examine safety and wellbeing issues at the new children’s hospital in Edinburgh and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. The inquiry will determine how vital issues relating to ventilation and other key building systems occurred.

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