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YOUTUBE (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) - Tabletop fire pit flame-jetting demonstration

This is flame-jetting. Flame-jetting can lead to serious third degree burns and even death. Tabletop fire pits that do not meet safety standards are dangerous and should be thrown away. Never pour fuel over an open flame.

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - House Votes to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers After Four Republicans Join Dems.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution on Thursday aimed at limiting President Donald J. Trump's ability to wage war against the Islamic Republic of Iran without congressional approval. The resolution passed in a 214-208 vote, with most lawmakers voting along party lines but four Republicans defectors flipping the chamber to the Democrats.

House Democrats passed a resolution to curb military actions in Iran without congressional approval, with support from four House Republican rebels. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution on Thursday aimed at limiting President Donald J. Trump’s ability to wage war against the Islamic Republic of Iran without congressional approval. The resolution passed in a 214-208 vote, with most lawmakers voting along party lines but four Republicans defectors flipping the chamber to the Democrats. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The measure was led by Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO) and Pramila Jayapal (D-A), with support from four Republicans: Reps. Warren Davidson (R-OH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Tom…Open

NYTIMES (Alex Marshall) - ‘The Odyssey’ Hired Their Viking Ship. They Say It Came Back Damaged.

A Swedish Viking center said its vessel was used in the filming of Christopher Nolan’s epic but needed repairs when it was returned. Now, the center is seeking compensation.

NYTIMES (Kenneth Chang) - Four Young Mathematicians Receive Prestigious Fields Medals

The awards are bestowed only once every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40.

NYTIMES (Alice Callahan and Caroline Hopkins Legaspi) - F.D.A. Announces New Cyclosporiasis Outbreak With 72 Cases

Health officials did not identify the location of the outbreak, or what they believed was causing it.

NYTIMES (Steve Lohr) - China Rewrites the ‘Soft Power’ Playbook for the A.I. Age

China is seeking global influence and good will with its open, low-cost artificial intelligence software.

NYTIMES (Choe Sang-Hun) - For South Korea, U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Exposes a Double Standard

President Trump has put Saudi Arabia on the path to enriching uranium on its own soil, a demand South Korea has been making for years.

NPR (Jan Camenzind Broomby) - In a first, Chinese woman wins the prestigious Fields Medal

Despite criticisms of a brain drain from China to the U.S., the awards come at a time when several high-profile Chinese scholars have returned home, some citing an increasingly hostile academic environment in America.

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - House passes measure requiring Trump to get congressional approval for continuation of war in Iran

The votes are symbolic and meant to signal to President Donald Trump that support for ongoing military action is waning as the war drags on.