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• NAFTA talks resume amid fears of 'zombie' deal

  07-05-2018 23:54 via yahoo.com
  By Anthony Esposito and David LawderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Canadian, U.S. and Mexican officials trying to rescue slow-moving talks to update the NAFTA trade pact met on Monday in a new bid to resolve key issues before regional elections complicate the process.With time fast running out to strike some kind of deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement, the three member nations are still far apart on major points.Discussions in Washington will center on one particularly contentious are
  
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• Former officer charged for beating man, filing false report

  07-05-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — A former Atlanta police sergeant is headed to prison for beating and arresting a man he incorrectly suspected of stealing a tomato.
  
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• Software In Fatal Uber Crash Reportedly Recognized Woman, Then Ignored Her

  07-05-2018 23:36 via yahoo.com
  A self-driving Uber that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March
  
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• Orrin Hatch Thinks John McCain’s Wish For A Funeral Without Donald Trump Is ‘Ridiculous’

  07-05-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) reported request to have Donald Trump stay away
  
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• Trump set to reveal Iran decision after slamming John Kerry's 'illegal Shadow Diplomacy' on deal

  07-05-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has accused former Secretary of State John Kerry of “shadow diplomacy” for attempting to save the Iran nuclear deal, as the president prepares to announce whether he will pull out of the historic accord.Mr Kerry, who helped negotiate the agreement under former President Barack Obama, has reportedly taken meetings with key architects of the deal in recent weeks, in an attempt to pressure the Trump administration into preserving it.Mr Trump has made no secret of his disdai
  
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• Trump anti-family border policy tramples Melania message on kids

  07-05-2018 22:51 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow juxtaposes First Lady Melania Trump's announcement supporting the wellbeing of children with announcement by Jeff Sessions soon after that it is the policy of the U.S. to remove children from their parents as part of border enforcement.
  
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• British man weds bride days after saving her life when crocodile bit her arm off

  07-05-2018 22:50 via yahoo.com
  A British man has described the moment he desperately fought to save his fiancee as her arm was bitten off by a crocodile, five days before they got married. Jamie Fox, 27, wed Zanele Ndlovu in a Zimbabwean hospital. "In one week we went from shock and agony to a truly amazing experience," he said. Fox and his then fiancée, Miss Ndlovu, 25, were canoeing in an inflatable boat on the Zambezi, one of Africa's longest rivers, when they were attacked by a crocodile on April 30. Mr Fox ma
  
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• University of Florida apologizes after professor pushes students at graduation

  07-05-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  The University of Florida is apologizing for "inappropriately aggressive" behavior by a school official at a graduation ceremony. He was caught on video forcibly pushing students -- many of whom were minorities -- across the stage.
  
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• Nigeria's Buhari to visit UK doctor

  07-05-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday he is travelling to the United Kingdom to see his doctor."I will be travelling to the United Kingdom tomorrow, to see my doctor, at his request," said Buhari on his official Twitter account.Buhari said he will be away for four days and plans to be back in Nigeria's capital of Abuja on Saturday, May 12.
  
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• Oliver North, Reagan aide implicated in Iran-Contra, to be new NRA president

  07-05-2018 22:32 via yahoo.com
  Oliver North, pictured in 1987, is ‘a legendary warrior for American freedom’, according to Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s executive vice-president.The National Rifle Association has chosen Oliver North, the disgraced marine officer who was one of the most public faces of America’s 1980s Iran-Contra arms scandal, to become its next president.
  
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• Skakel prosecutors mulling new murder trial face obstacles

  07-05-2018 22:16 via yahoo.com
  Now that a court has struck down the murder conviction of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, the next step in the decades-long legal saga is up to Connecticut prosecutors, who must decide whether to seek a new trial in the 1975 slaying.As they mull prospects for another guilty verdict they will have to consider a number of new twists that have emerged since Skakel was convicted in 2002 of killing Martha Moxley with a golf club when they were teenage neighbors in the exclusive Belle Haven shoreline s
  
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• All Of The Wacky And Wonderful Royal Wedding Memorabilia You Can Buy

  07-05-2018 22:13 via yahoo.com
  The countdown to the royal wedding is on, but just because your invite got
  
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• U.S. sanctions three Venezuelans, Pence calls for more action

  07-05-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  By Roberta Rampton and Alexandra UlmerWASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) - The United States on Monday sanctioned three Venezuelans and 20 companies with ties to socialist President Nicolas Maduro for narcotics trafficking activity, and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called for more nations to increase pressure on Caracas.The new sanctions continue a pattern of stepped-up U.S. measures on individuals connected to Maduro, who is blamed by President Donald Trump's administration for a deep recession and
  
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• Thousands rally in Armenia to support opposition MP's premiership bid

  07-05-2018 22:05 via yahoo.com
  Thousands of Armenians rallied on Monday in support of opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan, who is set to be elected prime minister after spearheading weeks of mass protests against the ruling party.Chanting Pashinyan's name and waving Armenia's tricolour national flags, demonstrators filled central Yerevan's Republic Square.Serj Tankian, the Armenian-American singer of the chart-topping California hard rock band System of a Down, who arrived in Yerevan from the United States in a show of support to P
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to killing a mom, claiming her baby

  07-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana woman will spend decades in prison for killing a mother in 2015 and trying to pass off the woman's baby as her own.
  
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• Elon Musk "super serious" about starting candy company

  07-05-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  Perhaps we'll soon see yet another ambitious project from Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk.The outspoken executive recently took to Twitter to announce he's "super serious" about starting...a candy company.Where did the idea for a candy company originate?
  
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• The World's Strongest Man Is 'The Mountain' From 'Game Of Thrones' (Seriously)

  07-05-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  Hafþor Julius Bjornsson, who plays Gregor Clegane aka "The Mountain" in "Game
  
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• The Kia Niro EV Makes the Transition from Concept to Reality

  07-05-2018 21:58 via yahoo.com
  Kia Niro EV
  
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• Oliver North, Key Player In Iran-Contra Scandal, Named NRA President

  07-05-2018 21:54 via yahoo.com
  Oliver North, a Fox News contributor who was a central figure in the Iran-
  
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• Putin sworn in for fourth term as Russian president

  07-05-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president for a fourth term on Monday, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years at a time of high tension with his Western rivals.The 65-year-old, in power since 1999, is on course to become the longest-serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin after his victory in March elections.Putin won nearly 77 percent of the vote in polls in which his most vocal opponent, Alexei Navalny, was banned from running.
  
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• Florida deputy killed after responding to dispute over cat

  07-05-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  LAKE PLACID, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff's deputy died Monday afternoon, a day after being shot in the head while responding to a dispute over a cat, authorities said.
  
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• Overprotective Raccoon Mama Sends Cops and Firefighters Running

  07-05-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  The new mom even bit through the glove of a firefighter.
  
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• Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Video, Explained

  07-05-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  Childish Gambino took the internet by storm this weekend with the release of
  
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• How to Get the Best Fuel Economy Now

  07-05-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Motorists face rising gasoline prices as the summer travel season gets underway, so fuel efficiency is as important as ever. CR has gathered its best test-based tips and techniques for getting th...
  
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• Princess Charlotte And Prince Louis Wear Hand-Me-Downs In New Royal Photos

  07-05-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge released the first official photos of the
  
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• U.S. imposes sanctions on three Venezuelans under drug kingpin rules

  07-05-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  By Roberta Rampton and Alexandra UlmerWASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) - The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three Venezuelans and 20 companies for narcotics trafficking activity, as it seeks to increase pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro.Of the newly sanctioned companies, 16 are based in Venezuela and four in Panama."We will deny corrupt Venezuelan regime officials access to the U.S. financial system as we work with international partners to support the Venezuelan people in
  
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• From prison to politics: Chelsea Manning runs for US Senate

  07-05-2018 21:09 via yahoo.com
  NORTH BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Chelsea Manning is no longer living as a transgender woman in a male military prison, serving the lengthiest sentence ever for revealing U.S. government secrets. She's free to grow out her hair, travel the world, and spend time with whomever she likes.
  
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• Court says schools can be liable for suicides but clears MIT

  07-05-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — Schools can be held liable for student suicides in certain circumstances, Massachusetts' highest court said Monday in a ruling that also cleared the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of responsibility for the death of a graduate student who killed himself on campus in 2009.
  
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• NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigns after abuse report

  07-05-2018 21:03 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports breaking news that after a report in the New Yorker of four women accusing him of physical abuse, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced his resignation.
  
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• Putin takes delivery of his new presidential limo

  07-05-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin was once again elected President of his nation, and he took the oath of office on Monday.With that title came a swanky new set of wheels that Putin used for his ride to his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin.The Russian Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automobile Engines Institute (NAMI) early this decade commanded a consortium of automakers to produce Putin's new presidential limo under the title Project Kortezh.
  
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• Waffle House hero raises more than $225,000 for victims

  07-05-2018 20:59 via yahoo.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man being hailed as a hero for wrestling an assault-style rifle away from a gunman at a Tennessee Waffle House has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for the victims.
  
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• The Latest: Hezbollah gains, PM loses in Lebanon elections

  07-05-2018 20:55 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Lebanon's elections (all times local):
  
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• Sessions says border crossers will face prosecution

  07-05-2018 20:53 via yahoo.com
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday that the Department of Homeland Security had agreed to refer anyone who enters the United States illegally on the Mexican border to his office for prosecution.
  
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• Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe Laps Nürburgring In 7:30... Something

  07-05-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  Depending on the "something," it could be the second fastest sedan around the track.
  
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• Graduation Uproar as Black University of Florida Students Say They Were Yanked Offstage During Diploma Ceremony

  07-05-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  Critics called out the school for not exhibiting the same aggressive behavior toward white students.
  
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• Burst Pipe Floods Carnival Cruise Ship in a Scene Right Out of 'Titanic'

  07-05-2018 20:29 via yahoo.com
  Water was seen spewing out of the walls as a result of the mishap.
  
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• The Latest: Parents urge Penn State frat death ruling appeal

  07-05-2018 20:24 via yahoo.com
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a judge's ruling in a Penn State fraternity hazing death case (all times local):
  
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• Groot’s Last Line In ‘Infinity War’ Has Been Revealed And It Will Wreck You

  07-05-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  Spoilers ahead for "Avengers: Infinity War."
  
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• National Rifle Association names Fox News contributor Oliver North as new president

  07-05-2018 20:12 via yahoo.com
  The National Rifle Association (NRA) has named Oliver North — a Fox news contributor and central figure in the Iran-Contra scandal — as its new president.The decision was announced by the NRA’s executive vice president and CEO, Wayne LaPierre in a statement announcing the pick Monday.“Oliver North is, hands down, the absolute best choice to lead our NRA Board, to fully engage with our members, and to unflinchingly stand and fight for the great freedoms he has defended his
  
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• Jake Tapper Says John McCain Not Wanting Donald Trump At Funeral Is 'A Real Moment For The Country'

  07-05-2018 19:52 via yahoo.com
  Journalist and "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper said that Sen. John
  
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• Parkland survivor urges Congress to act to curb gun violence

  07-05-2018 19:45 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventeen-year-old Aalayah Eastmond hid beneath the lifeless body of a classmate as a gunman opened fire at her Parkland, Florida high school in February.
  
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• Nurse accused of spreading Hepatitis C

  07-05-2018 19:39 via yahoo.com
  Attorney Bryan Hershman says MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup and health officials are looking to pin the blame of a Hepatitis C scare on his client.
  
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• Walmart to restrict opioid dispensing at its pharmacies

  07-05-2018 19:36 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Monday it would restrict initial acute opioid prescriptions to no more than a seven-day supply as the retailer aims to curb an opioid epidemic that has plagued the United States.The supply limit will begin within the next 60 days, the company said.In January , Walmart said it would provide its customers filling prescriptions for opioids with a packet of powder that would help them dispose of leftover medication.
  
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• Canada looks to stem illegal migration from Nigeria

  07-05-2018 19:36 via yahoo.com
  Canada is trying to curb the number of asylum seekers from Nigeria who are flooding into Canada via the United States, officials said Monday.About 2,500 migrants, mostly Nigerian nationals, entered Canada illegally in April, bringing the total so far this year to more than 7,300.At Ottawa's request, US authorities have also recently tightened their visa rules for Nigerians to try to prevent tourists from flying to the US and then hopping across the border to file Canadian refugee claims.
  
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• Hawaii volcano destroys dozens of homes and forces evacuations of more than 1,800 residents

  07-05-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  DESTRUCTION IN PARADISE: At least 30 homes have been destroyed and some 1,800 residents evacuated as lava continues to flow out of the Kilauea volcano
  
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• Erdogan rejects main Turkey opposition's TV debate challenge

  07-05-2018 19:15 via yahoo.com
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected a challenge from the main opposition party's presidential candidate to hold televised debates ahead of snap polls on June 24.Muharrem Ince, the Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate running against Erdogan, earlier on Monday urged the president to take part in a TV debate.Erdogan is known for his fiery rhetorical skills but Ince is also popular as an effective orator.
  
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• Man accused of shooting interior minister appears in Pakistan court

  07-05-2018 19:07 via yahoo.com
  A man accused of shooting Pakistan's interior minister in a suspected assassination attempt possibly linked to blasphemy appeared in court Monday, with the attack seen as an ominous sign for security ahead of nationwide elections.Abid Hussain appeared before the anti-terror court in Gujranwala city in Punjab province, where he was remanded into custody for ten days, police official Chaudhry Tariq told AFP.A man identified by police as Hussain, said to be in his early 20s, was wrestled to the gro
  
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• Watch Hawaii's Lava Flow Engulf Cars And Roads

  07-05-2018 19:06 via yahoo.com
  More than 26 homes have been destroyed by the natural disaster.
  
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• The First Big GOP Primaries Of The Trump Era Are All About The President. Just Look At Indiana.

  07-05-2018 19:04 via yahoo.com
  WARSAW, Ind. -- Rep. Todd Rokita, campaigning in this town in northeastern
  
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• Irish campaigners in abortion referendum vie for online impact

  07-05-2018 18:53 via yahoo.com
  Leading Irish actors have urged voters in a video posted online Sunday to legalise abortion in the country, as campaigning intensifies ahead of a referendum later this month on the issue.The black-and-white video features an ensemble of screen stars voicing their opposition to laws making abortion illegal in Ireland unless there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother."In Ireland today", begins "Game of Thrones" actor Liam Cunningham, "if the woman sitting next to you is pregnan
  
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