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• Drunk Driver in Tesla Tells Police Officer the Car Was on Autopilot

  21-01-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  This California man just found out.
  
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• Senator says FBI lost crucial texts tied to Clinton probe

  21-01-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has lost about five months worth of text messages between two staffers who worked on probes into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails and possible collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, according to a Republican lawmaker.Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, revealed in a Jan. 20 letter that the FBI's technical system fai
  
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• Statue of Liberty to reopen; shutdown keeps other parks, monuments closed

  21-01-2018 22:34 via yahoo.com
  By Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Statue of Liberty will reopen on Monday even if the U.S. government shutdown extends into the work week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday, vowing to use state funds to keep the landmark monument in operation.Dozens of other national parks and monuments were expected to remain partially or entirely closed after Congress failed to agree on a spending plan to keep the government running past a Friday midnight deadline."Not all parks are fully open b
  
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• California highway swamped by deadly mudslides reopens

  21-01-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A coastal California highway swamped by deadly mudslides reopened Sunday after a nearly two-week closure that caused traffic headaches across the region, state officials said.
  
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• California Highway Damaged by Mudslides Reopens

  21-01-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  The nearly two-week closure caused traffic headaches across the region
  
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• Photo of Donald Trump at his desk inspires epic Twitter thread of past presidents at work

  21-01-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  The White House press team might want to ask for a mulligan on this one. One day into the U.S. government's first shutdown since 2013, the White House sent out a press blast featuring photos of Donald Trump at work. The message was simple: Look at our president working so hard to end this shutdown. SEE ALSO: Here's what kids think of Trump's first year in office It was a fine idea with only one problem. There's a photo of Trump sitting at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office where it doesn't act
  
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• Overwatch's New Epic Skins Revealed, Get Your First Look Here

  21-01-2018 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Two more days remain in the countdown to Overwatch's big cosmetics update. Today's reveal was all about epic skins, not for just one character, but five.McCree, Reaper, Junk Rat, Symmetra, and Zenyatta are all in line for new loot box grabs. These skins aren't part of a larger set, but are individualized; skin names were not revealed. You can take a peek at all of them in the tweet below.Only 2 more days until our cosmetics update arrives in Overwatch! Join us as we count down to their release w
  
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• Jeanette Epps is not the only astronaut NASA has removed from their planned flights

  21-01-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  On Jan. 18, NASA announced that astronaut Jeanette Epps would not fly, as expected, to the International Space Station in June. The mission would have been historic, since she would have become the first African-American crewmember on the orbiting outpost.  The space agency hasn't released any information about why Epps was benched from her planned mission, saying only that "these decisions are personnel matters for which NASA doesn’t provide information," according to NASA spokespers
  
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• Mattis heads to Asia to draw a contrast with assertive China

  21-01-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday began a one-week trip to Asia, hoping to strengthen defense cooperation with Indonesia and Vietnam as regional Chinese military power looms ever larger."We share the Pacific -- it's an ocean named for peace -- we would like to see it remain peaceful, so all the nations that use it and live here are prosperous," Mattis told reporters accompanying him on a military plane headed to the region.In Jakarta, where he is to arrive Monday evening, Mattis is to me
  
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• With 25,339 murders in 2017, Mexico suffers record homicide tally

  21-01-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  There were more than 25,000 murders across drug-ravaged Mexico in 2017, the highest annual tally since modern records began, government data showed.Investigators opened 25,339 murder probes last year, up nearly 25 percent from the 2016 tally, interior ministry data released on Saturday showed.Mexico has struggled with years of violence as the government has battled vicious drug cartels that have increasingly splintered into smaller, more bloodthirsty, gangs.
  
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• Turkey gave US heads-up on Syria operation: Mattis

  21-01-2018 21:09 via yahoo.com
  Turkey gave Washington advance warning before launching an operation against US-allied Syrian Kurdish forces, and Ankara has "legitimate" security concerns in the area, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday."Turkey was candid.Turkey "is the only NATO country with an active insurgency inside its borders, and Turkey has legitimate security concerns," Mattis said, referring to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been engaged in a separatist struggle against Ankara since 1984.
  
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• Inside Amazon Go, The Grocery Store Without Cashiers

  21-01-2018 20:48 via yahoo.com
  Coming to Seattle -- after a year-long delay.
  
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• Turkish forces push into Syria, battle Kurdish militia

  21-01-2018 20:45 via yahoo.com
  By Dominic EvansAZAZ, Syria (Reuters) - Turkey's army and rebel allies battled U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin province on Sunday, stepping up a two-day-old campaign against YPG fighters that has opened a new front in Syria's civil war.Amid U.S. calls for restraint, Turkish artillery pounded YPG positions, while rockets fired from inside Syria slammed into two Turkish border towns, wounding dozens, according to the local governor's office and a witness.Turkey began its push to clear
  
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• UK's Johnson slaps business lobby for EU customs call

  21-01-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson pushed back Sunday at calls from Britain's biggest business lobby group for the country to stay in the European customs union after Brexit.The Confederation of British Industry has said remaining in the customs union after the UK leaves the EU would be a "practical, real-world answer" to its profound challenges.Hitting back on Twitter, Johnson said it made "no sense" for the CBI to keep calling for Britain to be part of the customs bloc.
  
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• America hit hard by 2017-2018 flu season

  21-01-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  Dr. Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shares insight.
  
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• Taliban lays claim to deadly attack on Kabul hotel

  21-01-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul and killed at least 18 people, most of them foreigners, sparking a 12-hour battle with Afghan forces backed by Norwegian troops that left terrified guests scrambling to escape.Several Ukrainians were among those killed in the Taliban-claimed assault on the six-storey Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital, Ukrainian foreign ministry official Vasyl Kyrylych confirmed to AFP, adding that more information would be released Monday.Afghan interior ministry
  
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• German SPD backs coalition talks, leader vows tough approach

  21-01-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  By Paul Carrel and Holger HansenBONN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) voted on Sunday to begin formal coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, moving Europe's economic powerhouse closer to a stable government after months of political deadlock.SPD delegates voted 362 to 279, with one abstention, to press ahead with negotiations.A recount was held after an initial show of hands was too close to call for the SPD official in charge of the count and the result was s
  
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• Kentucky assistant police chief fired for racist messages

  21-01-2018 20:11 via yahoo.com
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Court documents have revealed what ended the 25-year law enforcement career of an assistant police chief in the Louisville suburb of Prospect, Kentucky.
  
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• U.S. House would accept bill funding government to Feb. 8: Ryan

  21-01-2018 20:06 via yahoo.com
  U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday that the House of Representatives would accept a bill funding the government through Feb. 8 and ending the current shutdown of federal agencies if the Senate can pass the measure."So we will see sometime today whether or not they have the votes for that (in the Senate)."Senate Republican leaders have said the chamber will vote on the measure to fund the government through Feb. 8 at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT) on Monday, unless Democrats agree to hold the vot
  
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• Six Ukrainians among 18 dead in Taliban attack on Kabul hotel

  21-01-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul and killed at least 18 people, most of them foreigners, sparking a 12-hour battle with Afghan forces backed by Norwegian troops that left terrified guests scrambling to escape.Six Ukrainians were among those killed in the Taliban-claimed assault on the six-storey Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said on Twitter.Afghan interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said 14 foreigners were among the dead, but di
  
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• Women's March Activists Rally In Las Vegas, Vow To Bring Their 'Power To The Polls'

  21-01-2018 19:50 via yahoo.com
  Women’s March activists gathered in Las Vegas on Sunday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the largest single-day protest in U.S. history and to launch a nationwide political action tour.
  
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• Leaders to meet with white separatist town official in Maine

  21-01-2018 19:44 via yahoo.com
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Leaders in a Maine town said Sunday they will meet with their town manager, who has come under fire for espousing white separatist views.
  
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• Turkish troops enter Kurdish enclave in northern Syria

  21-01-2018 19:35 via yahoo.com
  HASSA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish troops and Syrian opposition forces attacked a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria on Sunday in their bid to oust from the area a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia, which responded with a hail of rockets on Turkish towns killing at least one refugee.
  
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• The Tragedy of Mahmoud Abbas

  21-01-2018 19:35 via yahoo.com
  Picture a Palestinian leader in the twilight of his reign. Besieged on all sides and challenged by younger upstarts, he lashes out against Israel, his Arab brethren, and the United States. Other Palestinian officials jockey to replace him, convinced he’s past his prime. This is how it ended for Yasser Arafat, whose insistence on waging the second intifada left him isolated in the final years of his rule. It may well be how it ends for Mahmoud Abbas.
  
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• Sen. Tom Cotton: ‘I was not offended’ by Trump's 'cursing' at meeting

  21-01-2018 19:34 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said that President Trump’s language during a closed-door meeting 10 days ago did not offend him, and that Trump’s actual words have been grossly misrepresented.The Arkansas Republican offered this defense of the commander in chief while discussing immigration reform on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” with moderator Chuck Todd.
  
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• Germany's centre-left backs formal coalition talks with Merkel

  21-01-2018 19:32 via yahoo.com
  Germany's centre-left Social Democrats voted Sunday to begin formal coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, bringing Europe's top economy a step closer to a new government after months of deadlock.At a special party congress in the western city of Bonn, 372 out of 642 delegates (56 percent) backed SPD chief Martin Schulz's appeal to approve a preliminary coalition deal painstakingly hammered out with Merkel's CDU/CSU bloc.The veteran chancellor, in power for more than 12 y
  
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• Turpin family home was 'littered with faeces and dead cats and dogs'

  21-01-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Former Texan neighbours of David and Louise Turpin, the American couple whose 13 children were discovered chained and malnourished last week, have described a previous home littered with faeces, dead animals and a makeshift classroom. Ricky Vinyard, a tree feller from Rio Vista also told how one Christmas eight bikes arrived but remained untouched outside until they bleached in the sun.  And that one of the daughters once ran away from home, only to be returned to her parents by another loc
  
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• Russia's Lavrov says 'unilateral actions' by U.S. in Syria made Turkey furious: report

  21-01-2018 19:30 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - "Unilateral actions" by the United States in Iran and Syria have infuriated Turkey, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Kommersant newspaper in an interview."Many political scientists are asking why do we care and say that the worst is the best: let the United States prove its inability to find an agreement, (to show) its destructive role in global affairs, let it be in Iran or Syria and where the unilateral actions have already infuriated Turkey," he said.
  
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• Reasons, risks and consequences of Turkey's Syria operation

  21-01-2018 19:30 via yahoo.com
  The Turkish military has started an air and ground operation against Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia whom Ankara views as "terrorists" linked to outlawed militants.Turkey's last such cross-border operation -- against the Islamic State extremist group and the Kurdish militia -- was between August 2016 and March 2017.Launched together with Syrian rebels, Turkish officials hailed its completion as a great success.
  
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• Lawyers: Firing squad must be option for condemned killer

  21-01-2018 19:16 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Attorneys for a condemned killer whose execution was stopped last year after 25 minutes of unsuccessful needle sticks are once again recommending the firing squad as an alternative.
  
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• The Latest: Russia warned Kurdish officials of Turkey attack

  21-01-2018 19:12 via yahoo.com
  HASSA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
  
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• Hunt: Showdown's Closed Alpha Testing Begins This Month On PC

  21-01-2018 19:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Hunt: Showdown has had a bit of a rocky past, but things are looking up for the four-to-ten-player monster hunting title. Starting January 31, closed alpha testing will begin on Steam for PC.As alpha testing usually goes, this period will test gameplay, balancing, and backend functionality. New weapons, equipment, traits, and ranks will be continuously refreshed. Invitations are already being sent out randomly, but if you'd like to get on the list, signup is here.Hunt: Showdown is the revival of
  
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• The Populist President Goes To Davos

  21-01-2018 19:05 via yahoo.com
  Against the backdrop of a paralyzed government at home, Donald Trump is planning to attend the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, this week, where he’ll be the first American president to address the gathering since Bill Clinton spoke in 2000.
  
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• Manifestaciones masivas en la segunda Marcha de las Mujeres

  21-01-2018 18:29 via es-us.noticias.yahoo.com
  Miles de personas participan en la “Marcha de las mujeres, en Washington, EEUU. EFE
  
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• Pence arrives in Israel for delayed visit

  21-01-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Israel on Sunday for a visit that will see him warmly welcomed by Israeli leaders but snubbed by the Palestinians, deeply angered by the White House's Jerusalem recognition.Pence received a red-carpet welcome at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport before entering his motorcade for travel to Jerusalem.
  
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• White House Tries To Distance Itself From Trump Campaign Ad Calling Democrats 'Complicit' In Murder

  21-01-2018 18:19 via yahoo.com
  A top White House aide defended an online ad by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign saying Democrats are culpable for murder if they refuse to support the administration’s immigration proposals.
  
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• Bernie Sanders denounces 'outrageous' Trump ad as 'so sad for our country'

  21-01-2018 18:06 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Bernie Sanders condemned as “nonsense” a new ad from President Trump accusing Democrats of being “complicit” in murders in the United States by undocumented immigrants.
  
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• Paul Ryan Declines To Say If He'll Run For Another Term In Congress

  21-01-2018 18:02 via yahoo.com
  House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Sunday he wasn’t planning on leaving Congress any time soon, but he also didn’t disclose whether he will serve another term in the House of Representatives.
  
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• Jordan's king tells Pence U.S. must rebuild trust after Jerusalem decision

  21-01-2018 17:59 via yahoo.com
  By Jeff MasonAMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah told U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday he looked to Washington to rebuild "trust and confidence" in moving toward a two-state solution in Israel after President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the country's capital.With Pence sitting across from him in the royal palace, King Abdullah said Jordan viewed the Israel-Palestinian conflict as a "potential major source of instability".
  
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• 'Snow Tornado' Blows Through Picturesque Alpine Village

  21-01-2018 17:43 via yahoo.com
  Residents of the snow-covered Austrian village of Stall witnessed what's called a 'gustnado.'
  
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• Turkish tanks roll into Syria to fight Kurdish militia

  21-01-2018 17:37 via yahoo.com
  Turkish troops and tanks entered Syria on Sunday to push an offensive against Kurdish militia as France warned over the risks of the operation and rockets hit border towns in apparent retaliation.Turkey on Saturday launched operation "Olive Branch" seeking to oust from the Afrin region of northern Syria the Peoples' Protection Units (YPG) which Ankara considers a terror group.
  
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• Canadian billionaire and his wife were murdered, private investigators say

  21-01-2018 17:34 via yahoo.com
  A billionaire and his wife found dead side-by-side were both murdered, a report by private investigators has said.
  
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• Nazis March In Tennessee Today. Last Time That Happened, I Ended Up With Antifa In A High-Speed Car Chase

  21-01-2018 17:30 via yahoo.com
  Tennessee antifa mobilizing tomorrow to meet Nazis planning to protest the Women's March in Knoxville.
  
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• Away from the adoring crowds, an elusive George Weah is leading Liberia into the unknown

  21-01-2018 17:24 via yahoo.com
  As the morning sun beat down on a small training stadium in Monrovia,the capital of Liberia, a steady trickle of black SUVs with tinted windows appeared in the heavy humid heat, meandering between the stands and the pitch before coming to a halt in precision formation. George Weah, the former World Footballer of the Year and president-elect, had already alighted in his bright red football kit. Then out stepped his team, the Weah All Stars, streaming onto the pitch to play their final game before
  
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• Brash ex-Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke faces civil trial

  21-01-2018 17:19 via yahoo.com
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke's run-in with a 25-year-old man who shook his head at him while boarding a flight last year is headed to trial.
  
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• Black Mirror Timeline Explained

  21-01-2018 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Season 4 finally confirmed that Black Mirror takes place in a shared universe. Here's how all of the episodes connect to each other, and a timeline of the events in the show.
  
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• Ex-Revel customers tell what they want in new Ocean Resort

  21-01-2018 16:37 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — There were many reasons why Atlantic City's former Revel casino failed after little more than two years in business, including its choking debt, an oversaturated casino market in the northeastern U.S., and a fundamental misreading of their main clientele.
  
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• Mick Mulvaney, Supporter Of 2013 Government Shutdown, Blames Obama For That One

  21-01-2018 16:30 via yahoo.com
  White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Sunday the current government shutdown was different than the one that occurred in 2013 because then-President Barack Obama wanted a closure to hurt Republicans.“I will look you in the eye and tell you President Obama wanted that shutdown.
  
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• Fiona The Hippo Gets Her Own Cake at Birthday Bash Marking Her Remarkable First Year

  21-01-2018 16:26 via yahoo.com
  America's favorite hippo sure has grown.
  
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• Nintendo's Weekly News Roundup Is Filled With Upcoming Switch Titles

  21-01-2018 16:06 via gamespot.com
  
  This week's Nintendo news is a tidal wave of forthcoming titles. From a new Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition trailer following last week's reveal, to the quirky and creative Nintendo Labo announcement, Switch players have a lot to be excited for this year.Other titles revealed this week that are coming to the Switch soon are Night in the Woods and Scribblenauts Showdown. Our list of the most anticipated Switch exclusive titles coming this year is out now as well. Switch owners aren't the only
  
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