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• Fujimori family pulls Peru back into political turmoil

  25-12-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  Nearly two decades since Alberto Fujimori and his family occupied Peru's presidential palace and gripped the Andean nation's attention during one of its most turbulent chapters, they are once more at the center of political upheaval.Now an ailing and grey-haired 79-year-old, Fujimori became a free man on Christmas Eve thanks to a pardon from President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, clearing him of graft and rights convictions less than halfway into a 25-year jail sentence.The decision, stunning Peruvian
  
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• PS4's PlayStation Network and Nintendo Switch's Eshop Having Some Connection Issues

  25-12-2017 23:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Both Sony's PlayStation Network and Nintendo's Eshop online services are currently suffering outages. The timing of these isn't ideal, given that it's Christmas day and many new PlayStation 4and Nintendo Switch owners are likely trying to connect to the services to redeem or play games.Sony has acknowledged the issues on Twitter, saying it is "aware that some users are having issues redeeming vouchers on PSN." However, reports from Twitter userstrying to play their PS4s suggest the issues extend
  
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• The Stranger Who Sent Steve Mnuchin A Box Of Horse Poo Has Come Forward

  25-12-2017 23:08 via yahoo.com
  On Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department and U.S. Secret Service investigated a mysterious package left outside the Bel Air home of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
  
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• AP Exclusive: Probation ending years after 8-year-old killed

  25-12-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The call came in to police dispatch just after 5 p.m. on a cold November evening in the small Arizona town of St. Johns: There was a body on the front porch of a house.
  
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• Winds scuttle Washington's crossing despite kids' efforts

  25-12-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Despite the best efforts of some Philadelphia schoolchildren, Mother Nature blew in and scuttled the annual re-enactment of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River during the Revolutionary War.
  
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• Lots of People Already Crashed Their Brand New Drones This Christmas

  25-12-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  "I owned a drone for bout 5 min before it flew in the lake"
  
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• 2 killed, 1 detained after car crash in northwest Harris County

  25-12-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  Officials with the Harris County Sheriff's Office say two people are dead after a crash Monday afternoon.
  
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• Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel

  25-12-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  By Suleiman Al-KhalidiAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushed deeper into the last rebel-held enclave near a strategic border area with Israel and Lebanon in a new expansion of Tehran's influence in the war-torn country.The army and the Shi'ite forces helped by Druze militias in the area advanced east and south of the Sunni-rebel held bastion of Beit Jin backed by some of the heaviest aerial bombing and artillery shelling since a major assault began more tha
  
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• The Most Perplexing Science Moments of 2017, in Pictures

  25-12-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  From head transplants to 28 pounds of feces.
  
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• Aston Martin to recall over 5,000 vehicles in U.S.: safety agency

  25-12-2017 20:39 via yahoo.com
  The recalls are expected to begin on Feb. 1, 2018, and come as the owners of the carmaker made famous by fictional spy James Bond prepare for a stock market listing or sale of the company.The documents on the NHTSA website say Aston Martin is recalling 3,493 DB9, DBS, Rapide, Virage and Vanquish models that were made between 2009 and 2016 due to problems that can cause the transmission park pawl to not engage, which couldmake the vehicle roll and increase the risk of a crash.
  
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• Now NORAD is Finished Tracking Santa, What Happens to All the Tech?

  25-12-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  How are satellites and jets used the other 364 days of the year?
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence Spent Her Christmas Eve with Children's Hospital Patients

  25-12-2017 20:03 via yahoo.com
  "Thank you, Jennifer! You sure do bring a smile to us all!"
  
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• Elon Musk's Australian Battery Bounced Back From Crisis in Record Time

  25-12-2017 19:52 via yahoo.com
  Not too shabby!
  
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• Minneapolis police remove memorial left by hate group

  25-12-2017 19:42 via yahoo.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police have removed a memorial that a white nationalist group created to honor an Australian woman killed by a Somali officer last summer.
  
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• The International Space Station's crew is having a very merry Christmas

  25-12-2017 19:25 via yahoo.com
  'Twas Christmas Day and all over the place,People were celebrating, even in space.The halls were all decked, the stockings were hung,And for all that we know, even carols were sung. Two-forty miles up, above Santa's sleigh,Was the International Space Station's own holiday.Gifts came on a rocket that was launched up from Earth,Bringing cosmonauts and astronauts plenty of mirth. On that zero-g station with their hearts all a-flitter,Astronaut Vande Hei shared this photo on Twitter.Merry Christmas
  
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• How Trump Created and Won His Own War on Christmas in 72 Days

  25-12-2017 18:26 via yahoo.com
  We can all rest easy now!
  
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• People Across the Country Are Celebrating a White Christmas Today

  25-12-2017 18:21 via yahoo.com
  Check out the festive photos
  
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• Dark, desperate life without power in Puerto Rico

  25-12-2017 18:08 via yahoo.com
  MOROVIS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three days before Christmas, Doris Martinez and daughter Miriam Narvaez joined their neighbors in a line outside city hall in Morovis, a town of 30,000 people still living without electricity in the mountains of central Puerto Rico more than three months after Hurricane Maria battered the U.S. island.
  
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• Flight attendant sings 'I'll Be Home For Christmas'

  25-12-2017 18:00 via yahoo.com
  Southwest employee Charise Miles sang to passengers flying out of Houston, Texas.
  
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• Buoyed by Alabama win, Democrats eye Tennessee Senate race

  25-12-2017 17:47 via yahoo.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Democrats eager to take control of the Senate next year are turning to the state of Tennessee, where a popular Democratic former governor is running for the seat being vacated by the retirement of Republican Sen. Bob Corker.
  
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• 'We Wish You Joy and Peace.' See the Obamas' Festive Holiday Photo

  25-12-2017 17:33 via yahoo.com
  "On behalf of the Obama family, Merry Christmas!"
  
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• Saudi Arabia Pressured Lebanese Prime Minister To Resign: Report

  25-12-2017 17:31 via yahoo.com
  Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his short-lived resignation in early November under heavy duress from the Saudi Arabian government, according to a New York Times report based on the accounts of Lebanese, Western and regional officials, as well as other figures close to Hariri.
  
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• CHP officer killed in crash on southbound I-880 lanes in Hayward

  25-12-2017 17:21 via yahoo.com
  Officials say all southbound I-880 lanes in Hayward are closed following a crash that left one CHP officer dead and another injured early this morning.
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Lingering drought threatens Holy Land's waters

  25-12-2017 17:15 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel heads into its fifth consecutive year of drought, the Sea of Galilee stands at a century low, much of the Jordan River is a fetid trickle and the Dead Sea is rapidly shrinking.
  
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• Archbishop of Canterbury decries deceitfulness of populist leaders

  25-12-2017 17:13 via yahoo.com
  The Archbishop of Canterbury has used his Christmas Day sermon to reflect on the deceitfulness of populist leaders and a year of terrorist atrocities. The Most Rev Justin Welby told the congregation at Canterbury Cathedral of the contrast between the humility of the Nativity story and many of the world’s leaders. He spoke as the Roman Catholic Church's most senior cleric used his own address to call on people to move away from "radical individualism" in society, which is demonstrated by co
  
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• Four dead after Moscow bus ploughs into underpass

  25-12-2017 17:11 via yahoo.com
  Four people were killed Monday when a Moscow bus ploughed into a pedestrian underpass in the west of the city, officials said."Nine people are currently in the city's clinics... four people died on the spot," the Moscow city hall said in a statement on the website.Moscow police said in a statement they were looking into two possible causes -- the driver losing control of the vehicle and a technical problem with the bus.
  
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• Pope Francis takes swipe at Donald Trump and calls for a two-state solution to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict

  25-12-2017 17:05 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis has taken another swipe at President Donald Trump, appearing to rebuke the US leader’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.In his traditional Christmas message, the Pope called for a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – an issue that became further ensnared in contention earlier this month after Mr Trump changed the diplomatic status of Jerusalem and said the American embassy in Israel would be moved to the holy city.Following
  
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• Suspected murderer who evaded capture for 12 years by pretending to be mute loses voice from underuse 

  25-12-2017 17:04 via yahoo.com
  A Chinese murder suspect has been apprehended after evading police for 12 years partly by pretending to be mute - leading to the genuine loss of his ability to speak . The man, identified by his surname Zeng, has been charged with murdering his wife's uncle, identified as Mr Chai,in 2005, after a dispute over a 500 yuan (£57) rent payment. The disagreement escalated, and Mr Zeng allegedly stabbed Mr Chai to death. Mr Zeng then went on the run from his home in Hangzhou in the eastern Zhejia
  
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• The Top 10 Movies of 2017

  25-12-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Must-See Movies Of The Past Year
  WARNING: THERE WILL BE SPOILERS AHEAD. BE WARNED.If 2017 was an outstanding year for games, then the same can surely be said for movies. It's a great time to be a fan of superhero, sci-fi, horror, action, and other genre films, with some truly memorable releases giving us laughs, thrills, chills, and excitement during the last 12 months. It was so good, in fact, that you'll surely disagree with our list of the best 10 movies for 2017, as some clear fan favori
  
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• GameSpot Universe's Top 10 Movies Of 2017

  25-12-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  From fantastic sequels to superhero movies to directorial debuts, 2017 was an amazing year for films! Which were the absolute best? Here are our top 10 movies of 2017!
  
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• Biggest Hardware Releases Of 2017

  25-12-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Looking Back At Gaming Hardware In 2017
  Looking Back At Gaming Hardware In 2017
  2017 will be remembered as one of the greatest years for games, but we shouldn't overlook the achievement in tech and gaming hardware. New consoles changed the way we play; Nintendo let us take our favorite games on the go and Microsoft launched the most powerful console yet. A resurgence of competition in the PC hardware market gave us better performance both in terms of processors and graphics cards. There's a lot
  
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• MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!’ President Trump, First Lady Share Holiday Greetings

  25-12-2017 16:29 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump wished “America and the entire world” a merry Christmas in a holiday address posted on Twitter on Monday.
  
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• The True Story of the Kidnapping Behind All the Money in the World

  25-12-2017 16:00 via yahoo.com
  How the real story of John Paul Getty III's kidnapping—the subject of 'All the Money in the World'—was reported as it was happening in 1973
  
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• Israel PM says Guatemala embassy move 'just the start'

  25-12-2017 15:54 via yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday hailed Guatemala's decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem, saying other nations would also follow Washington's recognition of the city as Israel's capital."Other countries will recognise Jerusalem and announce the relocation of their embassies.A second country did it and I repeat it: there will be others, it's just the start and it's important," Netanyahu said in a statement.
  
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• Five dead after bus ploughs into Moscow underpass

  25-12-2017 15:35 via yahoo.com
  Five people were killed when a city bus ploughed into a pedestrian underpass in western Moscow on Monday, traffic police said. It was not immediately clear what caused the accident as authorities said they were looking into several possibilities, including a technical malfunction. "A bus drove into a pedestrian underpass," a traffic police spokesman, Artyom Kolesnikov, told AFP. "According to preliminary information, five people died." Footage broadcast on national television showed a
  
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• Pope laments 'winds of war' blowing around the world

  25-12-2017 15:29 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Lamenting "the winds of war" blowing around the world, Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Monday called for a two-state solution to find peace in the Middle East and prayed that confrontation can be overcome on the Korean Peninsula.
  
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• Pardoned by Christie, woman pushes for change to US gun laws

  25-12-2017 15:12 via yahoo.com
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The handgun that Shaneen Allen was carrying when she was pulled over on a New Jersey highway could have sent her to prison for years if not for a pardon from Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
  
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• US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin 'gifted' a pile of manure for Christmas

  25-12-2017 15:07 via yahoo.com
  A Los Angeles psychologist has "outed" himself as the man behind the Christmas gift for Steven Mnuchin, the treasury secretary - a pile of manure. President Donald Trump has described his tax cuts as a Christmas present for the American people. In response, Robby Stone ordered a gift-wrapped bag of manure to be delivered to Mr Mnuchin's Bel Air mansion on Saturday night. The treasury secretary called the police on finding the parcel, who discovered that it in fact contained a stinking "pres
  
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• 50 Years Ago This Week: 1967 in Review

  25-12-2017 15:00 via yahoo.com
  Also in this issue: alcohol consumption and the end of an era
  
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• Javelin: The Tank-Killer Missile Russia Hates Most

  25-12-2017 14:52 via yahoo.com
  The U.S.-made FGM-148 Javelin is one of the premier portable anti-tank missile systems in the world.When Russia provided military support to separatists in Ukraine, columns of Russian tanks were instrumental in turning back Ukrainian Army offensives and seizing government strongpoints, notably the Donetsk International Airport in January 2015.For hawks like Senator John McCain pushing for the United States to provide direct military aid to Ukraine, Javelin missiles were cited
  
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• UAE has information Tunisian women may commit 'terrorist acts', Tunisia says

  25-12-2017 14:49 via yahoo.com
  The United Arab Emirates has information that Tunisian women or women traveling on Tunisian passports might commit "terrorist acts" in the Gulf country, Tunisia's state news agency TAP said.Tunisia late on Sunday suspended flights from Dubai carrier Emirates to Tunis, with officials saying the airline was refusing to carry female Tunisian travelers.A spokesman for Tunisia's presidency did not elaborate on the security threat in a brief TAP article.
  
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• Wife, mother meet with jailed Indian officer in Pakistan

  25-12-2017 14:45 via yahoo.com
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — The wife and mother of an imprisoned Indian naval officer facing the death penalty in Pakistan for espionage and sabotage were allowed to meet with him on Monday in what the Foreign Ministry said was a "humanitarian gesture."
  
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• China Just Added An "Enormous Dragon" to Its Military Arsenal

  25-12-2017 14:38 via yahoo.com
  Known as “enormous dragon”,  the AG600 is the world’s largest amphibious aircraft in production after finally taking off on its maiden flight during the Christmas holidays.“Its successful maiden flight makes China among the world’s few countries capable of developing a large amphibious aircraft,” Huang Lingcai, the chief designer at Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC), told the government-controled Xinhua news agency.
  
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• Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 6 in Kabul

  25-12-2017 14:34 via yahoo.com
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck Monday near an office of the Afghan intelligence service in the capital, Kabul, killing at least six people, including a woman in a passing vehicle, officials said.
  
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• China Would "Pay a Very High Price" If It Invades, Taiwan Warns

  25-12-2017 14:32 via yahoo.com
  Taiwan’s mainland affairs minister, also called on the United States not to use the self-governed island as a bargaining chip in negotiations with China.A senior Taiwanese minister has declared that China would “pay a very very high price” if it invaded Taiwan.Chang Hsiao-Yueh, Taiwan’s mainland affairs minister, also called on the United States not to use the self-governed island as a bargaining chip in negotiations with China.
  
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• Iran confirms upholding death sentence for academic over spying

  25-12-2017 14:22 via yahoo.com
  Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a Sweden-based Iranian academic convicted of spying for Israel, the Tehran prosecutor was quoted as saying on Monday, confirming reports by Amnesty International and his family.Ahmadreza Djalali, a medical doctor and lecturer at the Karolinska Institute, a Stockholm medical university, was accused of providing information to Israel to help it assassinate several senior nuclear scientists.Djalali was arrested in Iran in April 2016 and later
  
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• Tunisia says UAE attack fears behind female flyer row

  25-12-2017 14:03 via yahoo.com
  Controversial security measures taken by the United Arab Emirates against Tunisian women trying to travel to the Gulf state were prompted by fears of a terrorist attack, Tunisia said Monday.Since Friday Tunisian women and girls have been delayed for hours as they look to board planes for the UAE, sparking outcry in the North African nation that led to the suspension of Emirates airline flights to Tunis."The UAE authorities have serious security information about the possibility of terrorist atta
  
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• China calls for constructive efforts to ease Korean tensions

  25-12-2017 13:52 via yahoo.com
  China called on Monday for all countries to make constructive efforts to ease tension after North Korea said the latest U.N. sanctions against it are an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade.The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for its recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to limit its access to refined petroleum products and crude oil and its earnings from workers abroad.The U.S.-drafted resolution also caps c
  
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• An order from the Chinese emperor: find immortality

  25-12-2017 12:57 via yahoo.com
  New archeological research has shed fresh light on China's first emperor -- creator of the world-famous terracotta army -- and his quest for eternal life, state media reported.A set of wooden slips found in the central province of Hunan contain an executive order from emperor Qin Shihuang for a nationwide search for the elixir of life, along with replies from local governments, according to Xinhua news agency on Sunday.
  
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• Julian Assange's Twitter account is back, but the mystery remains

  25-12-2017 12:50 via yahoo.com
  UPDATEDDec. 25, 2017, 11:04 a.m. ET It's back now. With little fanfare and zero explanation, Julian Assange's Twitter account reappeared on Monday morning. It's a Christmas something-or-other. The WikiLeaks founder has tweeted two times since his account came back online, though neither one addresses the reason for the disappearance. One tweet features a cartoon of Santa Claus adding WikiLeaks to his "Nice" list as he stares at the organization's Wikipedia entry. The other is a request for donat
  
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