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- Beto O'Rourke says there is 'a lot of wisdom' in calls to abolish the Electoral College, cites Hillary Clinton's 2016 loss March 19, 2019Another 2020 Democrat has come out against the Electoral College.
- Passengers restrain woman who allegedly tried to open exit door during flight March 19, 2019Officials say fellow passengers restrained a woman after she allegedly tried to open an exit during a flight from Indianapolis to Detroit.
- Chicago woman once addicted to porn says God helped cure her March 19, 2019A teen who watched porn for up to four hours a day has vowed she won’t even kiss before marriage, now that she has conquered her addiction.
- New Zealand telecoms blast Facebook, Google and Twitter over attack video's viral spread March 19, 2019The despicable video of a gunman's rampage through two New Zealand mosques was seen by thousands of people, thanks to the rapid proliferation on platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter.
- Trump greets Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, says ‘strongly’ considering NATO privileges for Brazil March 19, 2019President Trump on Tuesday gave a warm welcome to the new Brazilian president, saying the relationship between the U.S. and Brazil has “never been better” and suggested that Brazil could be brought into the North American Treaty Organization (NATO).
- Statue of Liberty climber gets probation, community service March 19, 2019A woman who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty last July 4 to protest the separation of families at the Mexican border has been sentenced to five years' probation and 200 hours of community service.
- Teacher who had student wipe off ash cross is back at work March 19, 2019Utah officials say a teacher who asked a student to wipe an ash cross off his forehead on Ash Wenesday has returned to work.
- Carrie Underwood shares emotional post about struggling with her body image after having baby No. 2 March 19, 2019Carrie Underwood is having a bit of trouble getting her body back to where she wants it following the birth of her second child. The country star opened up about the struggle in a recent emotional post on social media.
- The Latest: Names of 37 clergy accused of abuse released March 19, 2019The Latest on a Catholic diocese in Mississippi releasing the names of clergy accused of sexual abuse (all times local): 12:25 p.m.
- 'Game of Thrones' star Kit Harington says he started therapy after filming this 'terrifying' scene March 19, 2019"Game of Thrones" lead Kit Harington admits his nearly eight-year run on the hit HBO show wasn't always easy — particularly when his character Jon Snow was front and center.
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- Pennsylvania prosecutor focuses on officer's motive in murder trial March 19, 2019A Pennsylvania prosecutor on Tuesday urged jurors in the racially-charged trial of a white police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Antwon Rose in June 2018 to focus on what motivated him to pull the trigger.
- Alan Krueger, economic adviser to Obama and Clinton, takes own life at 58 March 19, 2019Alan Krueger, a prominent Princeton University economics professor who advised U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, took his own life over the weekend, his family said in a statement on Monday. He was 58.
- West Virginia sues Catholic diocese for knowingly hiring sexual abusers of children March 19, 2019West Virginia officials sued the state's Roman Catholic diocese on Tuesday, accusing the church of knowingly employing priests and lay people in schools, parishes and camps who had admitted sexually assaulting children.
- Asylum seekers returned from Mexico for first U.S. court hearings March 19, 2019Asylum seekers sent to wait in to Mexico under a controversial new Trump administration policy crossed into the United States on Tuesday for their first hearings in U.S. immigration court, harboring hopes a judge would allow them to stay.
- Trump gets a U.S. Supreme Court victory on immigration detention March 19, 2019The Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed the U.S. government's authority to detain immigrants awaiting deportation anytime - potentially even years - after they have completed prison terms for criminal convictions, handing President Donald Trump a victory as he pursues hardline immigration policies.
- Catastrophic floods in Midwest cause widespread damage March 19, 2019Severe flooding caused by rainfall and melting snow devastated farms and towns in Nebraska and Iowa on Tuesday, leaving at least four people dead and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence prepared to tour the area.
- Houston checks air quality from Texas petrochemical fire, smoke seen miles away March 19, 2019Houston officials and environmental groups raced to expand air monitoring on Tuesday after a raging fire at a Mitsui & Co petrochemical storage site produced billowing acrid smoke that could be seen and smelled miles away.
- No re-sentencing for Chicago policeman in Laquan McDonald murder, court rules March 19, 2019The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by state prosecutors to hold a new sentencing hearing for ex-Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke who was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for murdering black teenager Laquan McDonald.
- Statue of Liberty climber sentenced to community service, probation March 19, 2019A woman convicted of trespassing and disorderly conduct after she climbed the Statue of Liberty's stone pedestal on July 4 last year to protest U.S. immigration policy was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and five years' probation on Tuesday.
- The curious case of tainted milk from a Maine dairy farm March 19, 2019For Maine dairy farmer Fred Stone, the discovery in 2016 that his cows were producing tainted milk has since brought financial ruin and threatened to shut down a century-old family business.
- California university says students tied to admissions scam could face expulsion March 19, 2019The University of Southern California said it may expel students tied to a brazen U.S. college-admissions scam after reviewing their records, which could lead the college to throw out "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin's two daughters.
- Puerto Rico debt adjustment plan not 'realistic' in April: official March 19, 2019The executive director of Puerto Rico's federally created financial oversight board said on Monday that a plan to restructure the U.S. commonwealth's core government debt likely cannot be done by the end of April.
- Flooded U.S. Air Force base underscores climate risk to security: experts March 19, 2019Flooding at a U.S. Air Force base in Nebraska that damaged buildings and forced the removal of a plane integral to the nation's nuclear attack response highlight the risks climate change poses to national security, experts said on Monday.
- Three dead, one missing in devastating floods across U.S. Midwest March 19, 2019At least one person was missing on Monday after devastating floods across the U.S. Midwest that killed three others and inflicted hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in what Nebraska's governor called a disaster of historic proportions.
- Texas petrochemical storage fire rages, may burn for two days March 19, 2019A fire at a Houston-area petrochemical storage site continued to rage late on Monday and is expected to burn for up to two more days, officials said, sending thick black smoke into the air for miles around.
- Poppy apocalypse: Crowds descend on California city to see 'superbloom' March 18, 2019Spring has arrived in Southern California and with it a crisis has blossomed in the small city of Lake Elsinore, where tens of thousands of visitors have flocked to see a "superbloom" of poppies in a desert canyon.
- Peruvian ex-president arrested for being drunk in public in California March 18, 2019Peru's former president, Alejandro Toledo, considered a fugitive in Peru, was arrested for being drunk in public in California and released early on Monday, authorities in California said.
- Former UAW vice president charged in U.S. corruption probe March 18, 2019U.S. prosecutors in Detroit on Monday charged a former high-ranking United Auto Workers official in charge of the labor union's relations with Fiat Chrysler (FCA) of misusing funds for lavish purchases for himself and other union officials.
- U.S. top court hands defeat to Hawaii B&B that spurned lesbian couple March 18, 2019The U.S. Supreme Court handed a defeat on Monday to a bed and breakfast owner in Hawaii who turned away a lesbian couple due to her Christian beliefs, but it could soon take up another major case on the conflict between gay and religious rights.
- U.S. high court takes up sentencing appeal in 'D.C. Sniper' case March 18, 2019The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a man serving life in prison over his role in a deadly 2002 shooting spree in the Washington area should be resentenced because he was only 17 years old at the time.
business news
- FedEx is set to report earnings after the bell March 19, 2019FedEx is set to report earnings after the bell
- White House expected to pick Steve Dickson as permanent FAA head: WSJ, citing sources March 19, 2019
- Here's why Levi Strauss, the world's biggest denim brand, is going public March 19, 2019For the first time in more than three decades, investors can buy shares of Levi Strauss & Co., the world's biggest jeans seller.
- Altria shares fall after FDA's Gottlieb describes 'difficult' meeting on Juul March 19, 2019Altria shares dropped after the FDA Commissioner said a meeting last week with the company and its e-cigarette unit Juul was "difficult."
- Lyft IPO could be '$1 billion or more' windfall for California's coffers March 19, 2019California could reap a bonanza of "$1 billion or more" in new taxes from the upcoming stock offering of ride-hailing service Lyft, according to former California State Treasurer John Chiang.
- Transportation Department seeks audit of FAA's certification of Boeing 737 Max 8 March 19, 2019Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Tuesday sent a memo to Calvin Scovel, inspector general for the department, formalizing the request.
- Levi Strauss IPO comes as denim market braces for year of corporate shakeups March 19, 2019Levi Strauss is expected to begin trading on Thursday. The move comes as its next closest U.S. competitors, VF Corp and Gap Inc., plan corporate shake-ups of their own and customers shift their shopping habits.
- Trump grants Iraq a new 90-day sanctions waiver to buy Iranian energy March 19, 2019The administration is granting Iraq a renewed 90-day waiver exempting it from U.S. sanctions on Iran, a senior state department official told CNBC on Tuesday.
- Facebook overhauls ad targeting to prevent discrimination in housing, credit and employment March 19, 2019It's not yet clear how well the safeguards will work.
- Tesla and Elon Musk face dozens of lawsuits and investigations far beyond the SEC court fight March 19, 2019Tesla and its CEO face dozens of investigations and lawsuits from government agencies, former employees, shareholders and more.
sports news
- Cowboys agree to 1-year deal with WR Cobb March 19, 2019The Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal with veteran wide receiver Randall Cobb, filling a need after the team lost slot receiver Cole Beasley in free agency.
- Sources: Iaquinta, Cerrone agree to May 4 fight March 19, 2019Top UFC lightweights Al Iaquinta and Donald Cerrone have verbally agreed to fight as the main event of UFC Fight Night: Ottawa on May 4, multiple sources told ESPN. Cerrone had been vocal about fighting Conor McGregor.
- Canes' Martell eligible after NCAA grants waiver March 19, 2019QB Tate Martell, who transferred to Miami from Ohio State in January, is eligible to play the 2019 season and is in the mix to win the Hurricanes' starting job.
- A $430M bargain? Why Mike Trout might be worth a billion dollars March 19, 2019What if L.A. had given the outfielder $600 million? $700 million? Heck, with what the Angels will get for the next 12 years -- and beyond -- they could've handed him 10 figures.
- Notable March Madness bets from U.S. sportsbooks March 19, 2019Duke is the overwhelming public favorite to win the tourney at U.S. sportsbooks, but what's the rest of the betting action like? Here's an action report on the notable bets.
- Source: Cards, with No. 1 pick, meet with Murray March 19, 2019Former Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray, who is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, is meeting with Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury and GM Steve Keim, a source told ESPN.
- Follow live: First Four tip off tourney in Dayton March 19, 2019Prairie View A&M, winners of 21 of its last 22 games, has seen a comfortable lead dwindle in the First Four opener.
- Teaira McCowan is center of attention in women's NCAA tournament March 19, 2019Once so self-conscious about her height she hid in her room, 6-foot-7 Teaira McCowan is finally at ease in the spotlight for Mississippi State.
- 'Mr. Ichiro is like a god': Japanese players on Mariners icon, Japan series March 19, 2019We checked in with Ichiro Suzuki's countrymen about the importance of MLB's regular-season return to Tokyo and his role.
- Plea deal offers to drop charges against Kraft March 19, 2019Florida prosecutors have proposed dropping charges of soliciting prostitution against Robert Kraft and others in exchange for the men admitting they would have been proved guilty at trial, according to a report.
games & hollywood news
- Rumor: GoT Showrunners’ Star Wars Films to Be Set in The Old Republic March 20, 2019A new rumor has suggested that the upcoming series of Star Wars films by Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will take place during the Old Republic era.
- The Flash Proves the Arrowverse Has a Speed Problem March 20, 2019For a guy with super-speed, Barry Allen sure doesn't like to move very quickly.
- Konami Anniversary Collections Include Castlevania, Contra, and Arcade March 20, 2019Konami, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, will be releasing three Anniversary Collections that highlight Castlevania, Contra, and its Arcade Classics.
- The Division 2 - Final Review March 20, 2019By genre standards, this shared-world shooter has launched fully loaded.
- Are You an Artist? IGN Is Hiring!IGN is hiring a part-time, freelance artist to help create the images on our site.
- Anthem Was the Best-Selling Game of February 2019 March 19, 2019BioWare’s Anthem was the top-selling game in the United States for February 2019.
- Disney Completes Acquisition of 21st Century Fox March 19, 2019Disney has officially announced the completion of their acquisition of 21st Century Fox's film and TV assets.
- How Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice adds to the FromSoftware formula March 19, 2019Style is a major factor that separates Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice from its FromSoftware predecessors
- Konami Code Shows Up on Google's New Streaming Controller March 19, 2019Does this mean we all get 30 lives with every game now?
- Save on Surround Sound Stereo Set-Ups at Amazon Right Now March 19, 2019Build your surround sound home theater system, or grab a standalone Bluetooth speaker on sale at Amazon today.
tech news
- HP’s New Reverb VR Headset Bumps Up the Resolution March 19, 2019The price has swelled too. The Reverb bundle will cost between $599 and $649 when it ships in late April.
- With Google Stadia, Gaming Dreams Head For the Cloud March 19, 2019The company this morning introduced Stadia, its new vision for anywhere, any-device gaming.
- The Deeper Education Issue Under the College Bribery Scandal March 19, 2019There’s a vast pool of talent out there. But they need access to courses that suit their learning style and schedules, according to Sebastian Thrun.
- Trump’s Casinos Couldn’t Make Atlantic City Great Again March 19, 2019Photographer Brian Rose turns his lens on the city where Donald Trump built (and nearly destroyed) his reputation.
- Sikorsky's Self-Flying Helicopter Hints at the Flying Future March 19, 2019The Lockheed Martin subsidiary has made giving flight a whirl a matter of tapping on a tablet.
- Ooni Koda Pizza Oven Review: A Backyard Pie Party March 19, 2019Can a home pizza oven be easy and convenient? With this backyard Ooni oven, it can.
- Apple iMac 2019: Specs, Price, Release Date March 19, 2019Apple just refreshed its desktop computers. One of them now runs on Intel’s 9th-generation processor.
- Instagram's New Shopping Feature Works Like a Digital Mall March 19, 2019Because #capitalism.
- The Read/Write Metaphor Is a Flawed Way to Talk About DNA March 19, 2019Among both scientists and laypeople, DNA is a language, one which we “read,” “write,” and “edit.” The metaphor may distort our understanding of genetics.
- Beyond Cas9: 4 Ways to Edit DNA March 19, 2019As Crispr wends its way out of the petri dish and into our genes, scientists are searching for even sharper tools.