Scott Neuman

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North Korea Conducts 2nd Missile Test In A Week

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

The latest test of two short-range missiles follows a similar launch last week. It comes as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he is "hopeful" talks between Washington and Pyongyang will resume soon.

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Woman Charged As Hacker In Capital One Data Breach Exposing Over 100 Million Customers

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

The country's seventh-largest bank says the information was taken from a hack of credit card applications submitted over a 14-year period.

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Prison Riot In Northern Brazil Leaves At Least 57 Inmates Dead

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Authorities say inmates belonging to one gang at the prison in Pará state set fire to a building housing members of a rival gang. At least 16 of the dead were found decapitated, officials said.

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Rapper A$AP Rocky Charged With Assault In Sweden

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The high-profile incident, which the musician and record producer insists is a case of self-defense, has seen celebrities and even President Trump rally to his cause.

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North Korea Conducts Missile Tests While Bolton Meets With Officials In Seoul

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The test of short-range missiles — one of which may be a new design — is seen as a pressure tactic on Washington as Pyongyang warns against a resumption of U.S.-South Korea military exercises.

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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Resigns In Wake Of Text Message Scandal

Thursday, July 25, 2019

His resignation comes after nearly two weeks of street protests. On Monday, hundreds of thousands of people shut down a large highway.

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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Abortion Restrictions

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

The restrictions would have required physicians performing abortions to be board-certified and prevented abortions after 18 weeks or for the sole reason that the fetus has Down syndrome.

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Cambodia Denies Report Of Deal With China For Use Of Naval Base

Monday, July 22, 2019

Prime Minister Hun Sen called the report, which appeared Sunday in The Wall Street Journal, "made up news." The report cited unnamed U.S. officials.

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As NASA's Apollo Space Program Grew, Alabama Was Pressured To Desegregate

Monday, July 22, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of jobs were created for the Apollo space program. As the program ramped up, leaders in Huntsville, Ala., realized they needed to desegregate to attract talent.

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Yukiya Amano, The Head Of U.N. Nuclear Watchdog, Dies At 72

Monday, July 22, 2019

Amano, who was director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was instrumental in negotiations leading to the 2015 deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program.

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Ukrainian President's Party Wins Snap Elections In Bid To Consolidate Power

Monday, July 22, 2019

President Volodymyr Zelensky, who gained fame by playing a fictional president on television, hopes a new parliament will give him the clout to follow through on his promise to tackle corruption.

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Meet John Houbolt: He Figured Out How To Go To The Moon, But Few Were Listening

Thursday, July 18, 2019

In the early 1960s, NASA was considering three different ideas for landing a man on the lunar surface. Houbolt's plan ultimately won out despite concerns within NASA that it was too risky.

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The Camera That Went To The Moon And Changed How We See It

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Astronaut Walter Schirra's decision to bring a Swedish-made Hasselblad on his Mercury spaceflight set the course for NASA's choice of the camera for the Apollo lunar program.

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House Passes $4.5 Billion In Emergency Border Aid

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

President Trump has threatened to veto the measure in favor of a Senate Republican version of the bill that would include about $50 million more for immigration courts.

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Illinois Governor Signs Law Legalizing Recreational Use Of Marijuana

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

The state becomes the 11th in the country to legalize recreational pot. The Illinois law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, also expunges the criminal records of some 800,000 past offenders.

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Iran Says Trump's New Sanctions Have Ended Diplomacy

Monday, June 24, 2019

Tehran says Trump's sanctions to cut off the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei marks "the permanent closure of the path of diplomacy."

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South Bend Town Hall To Discuss Shooting Of Black Man Gets Heated

Monday, June 24, 2019

Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg held a town hall meeting in South Bend, Ind., where he is mayor to discuss the fatal shooting of a black man by a white officer.

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FAA Orders U.S. Airlines To Bypass Iranian Airspace After Drone Shot Down

Friday, June 21, 2019

The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. carriers from overflying Iran "until further notice, due to heightened military activities and increased political tensions."

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New Zealand's Plan To Buy Back Illegal Firearms Angers Gun Advocates

Thursday, June 20, 2019

The country's equivalent of the NRA says the government isn't paying enough for weapons that became illegal under a new law passed in April.

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Trump Says, 'You'll Soon Find Out' If U.S. Will Strike, After Iran Shoots Down Drone

Thursday, June 20, 2019

The U.S. says Iran's claims that the drone was in its airspace are false. On Twitter, President Trump said, "Iran made a very big mistake!"

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