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‘Jeopardy!’ icon Ken Jennings jokes he has a James Holzhauer voodoo doll, says faceoff would be ‘irresistible’ With James Holzhauer coming just shy of landing the top spot in regular-season “Jeopardy!” earnings last week, Ken Jennings -- the man who owns the show’s longest winning-streak and highest winnings -- can finally breathe a sigh of relief knowing he’ll remain atop the program's leaderboard.

El Salvador's police force vowed on Wednesday that it would do more to fight organized crime in the violent Central American country, which tens of thousands have fled, amid increased pressure from the United States to stop migration north. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2wREdBw

Hidden Figures Way is named after the African-American women featured in the Oscar-nominated film. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2MKrLyp

Tucker: The left gets high marks for message discipline Democratic presidential candidates focus on talking points about Trump and the law.

Pataki calls on Cuomo to intervene in parole board’s decision to release 16-year-old girl's convicted killer A former New York governor on Tuesday demanded his successor, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, intervene in the controversial decision by the state parole board to release a man convicted of brutally killing a 16-year-old girl decades ago.

Schiff threatens to subpoena FBI's Wray for info on counterintel probes into Trump's campaign House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said on Wednesday that he was "running out of patience" and might subpoena FBI Director Christopher Wray after his agency gave unsatisfactory answers to inquiries surrounding counterintelligence probing into then-candidate Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Trump says he would 'want to hear' dirt on 2020 rivals from foreign governments, suggests he wouldn't contact FBI President Trump said he would be willing to listen to foreign governments if they approached him with information on a political rival.

Maine is 8th state to legalize assisted suicide Maine became the eighth state in the U.S. to legalize medically assisted suicide after Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill into effect on Wednesday.

Questions surround Obama administration's support for Joe Biden's 2020 Bid Panel of former Obama staffers react to Joe Biden's campaign on 'The Story.'

Duncan Hunter’s wife to plead guilty in corruption case Margaret Hunter, the wife of U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., will change her not guilty plea in a federal case alleging her and her husband spent campaign funds on vacations and other personal expenses. 

Greg Gutfeld: Kamala Harris looks 'desperate' saying she would have 'no choice' but to prosecute Trump Fox News' host Greg Gutfeld dismissed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' comments saying her DOJ would have "no choice" but to prosecute President Trump comparing her to a desperate man trying to meet women at a bar.

Man arrested in deaths of Dallas transgender woman, 2 others Dallas police have arrested a 33-year-old man in the slayings of three women, including a transgender woman.

Man convicted of Paula Bohovesky's murder set to be released from prison Calls mount for New York Gov. Cuomo to block release of convicted murderer.

The Latest: Deputy shooting suspect eyed in other crimes The Latest on the arrest of a Utah man accused of shooting an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy and killing another man (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Police in San Diego County are investigating whether the man who allegedly shot an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy and killed another man an hour earlier may have also committed five armed robberies there earlier this month.

House panel unanimously passes 9/11 Victim Fund extension following Jon Stewart's emotional testimony 9/11 first responders react to Victim Compensation Fund passing the first hurdle on 'The Story.'

Democrats rebuff GOP push for low-yield nuclear weapons House Democrats are rebuffing attempts by Republicans to authorize funding for so-called low-yield nuclear weapons that the Trump administration says are key to deterring Russia.

Woman convicted of killing abducted Indiana woman in 1988 A jury has convicted a woman of murder in the 1988 beating death of a pregnant mother abducted while walking her dog in northern Indiana.

The government releases dozens of activists arrested during anti-government protests. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WBTw0A

Hong Kong authorities were shutting government offices in the city's financial district for the rest of the week after a day of violence over an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2wNIq9g

Protests in Hong Kong over planned new extradition laws with China are "hammering" the city's reputation, with outbreaks of "lawlessness" undermining rule of law, Chinese state media said in editorials published on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2IHfju1

'Balloon bomb' launched from Gaza explodes in Israel, report says A “balloon bomb” launched from the Gaza Strip reportedly exploded over a community in southern Israel on Wednesday, as tensions along the border escalated.

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Forward-thinking builders are looking at the ways technology can help the construction industry. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2X7Idwp