Tuesday, June 11, 2019

FOX NEWS: Ecuador frees man wanted in US over Facebook scheme


Ecuador frees man wanted in US over Facebook scheme



Ecuador has released a New York man and turned down an extradition request from the United States, where he was arrested after falsely claiming he was owed half-ownership of Facebook.

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Corrections: June 12, 2019


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Retallick to Take Two-Year Break From New Zealand Rugby in New Deal


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Kentucky State Police: Man Killed, Trooper Hurt in Shooting


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Tesla CEO Lifts Shareholder Spirits, Takes Aim at Media


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FOX NEWS: August execution set for Florida killer who targeted gay men


August execution set for Florida killer who targeted gay men



A convicted killer in Florida who authorities say targeted gay men is scheduled to be executed later this summer.

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FOX NEWS: Montana man suing cryonics company for $1 million and return of father's frozen head 


Montana man suing cryonics company for $1 million and return of father's frozen head 



A Montana man is suing a cryonics company for $1 million and demanding his father's frozen head be returned after the company cremated the rest of his body. 

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FOX NEWS: Southern Baptists meet; endorse steps against sex abuse


Southern Baptists meet; endorse steps against sex abuse



The Southern Baptist Convention has opened a national meeting that will be dominated by discussion of a large-scale sex-abuse crisis .

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FOX NEWS: Officials: US to send about 1,000 more troops to Poland


Officials: US to send about 1,000 more troops to Poland



U.S. officials say the Pentagon expects to send about 1,000 additional troops and a squadron of Reaper drones to Poland to beef up the nation's ability to defend itself amid worries about Russian military activity.

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FOX NEWS: Jury deadlocked over Arizona border activist who allegedly helped illegal immigrants


Jury deadlocked over Arizona border activist who allegedly helped illegal immigrants



Jurors were deadlocked Tuesday in the case of an Arizona border activist accused of transporting and harboring migrants while providing them with humanitarian aid. 

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FOX NEWS: Jon Stewart lashes out at Congress over 9/11 victims fund


Jon Stewart lashes out at Congress over 9/11 victims fund



Comedian Jon Stewart is scolding Congress for failing to ensure that a victims' compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks never runs out of money.

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FOX NEWS: Chicago trial begins for man accused of shooting ATF agent


Chicago trial begins for man accused of shooting ATF agent



Federal prosecutors say a man charged with assaulting a U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent mistook the victim as a rival Chicago street gang member.

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FOX NEWS: Delta sends private plane to save stranded 5th graders on class trip


Delta sends private plane to save stranded 5th graders on class trip



Students stranded at the airport after American Airlines flight was canceled.

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FOX NEWS: Dan Crenshaw fact-checks NYT writer who wrongly accused him of not supporting 9/11 victims fund


Dan Crenshaw fact-checks NYT writer who wrongly accused him of not supporting 9/11 victims fund



Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Tex, had a sharp response to a New York Times writer who accused him of not supporting the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, urging the liberal journalist to "check his facts."

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FOX NEWS: CNN's Jim Acosta fires another shot at Trump, says media is more honest with Americans than the president is


CNN's Jim Acosta fires another shot at Trump, says media is more honest with Americans than the president is



American media outlets have been much more "honest and straightforward" than President Trump, CNN's Jim Acosta said in an interview published on Tuesday.

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FOX NEWS: Samuel L. Jackson says he hasn't been 'inspired' by any of the 2020 Dems, reveals who he wants to run


Samuel L. Jackson says he hasn't been 'inspired' by any of the 2020 Dems, reveals who he wants to run



Samuel L. Jackson said he hasn't been "inspired" by any of the Democrats running for president, but said there is still one he would like to see join the 2020 race. 

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U.S. Companies Sued Over London's Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire


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A Truce Falters, and a Plan to Raise Congress’s Pay Falls Apart


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FOX BIZ NEWS: Treasury limits state and local tax cap workarounds


Treasury limits state and local tax cap workarounds



The Treasury Department has issued final rules that would clamp down on taxpayers trying to circumvent a new cap on state and local tax deductions.

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FOX BIZ NEWS: Trump orders simpler path for genetically engineered food


Trump orders simpler path for genetically engineered food



President Trump wants to make it easier for genetically engineered plants and animals to enter the food supply, and he signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to simplify the "regulatory maze" for producers.

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No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a Flat Organization?
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