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• U.S.-China Truce, G-20 Nods to Trump, Fed's 2019 Moves: Eco Day

  02-12-2018 23:36 via yahoo.com
  Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started:The U.S.-China trade dispute is on hold for at least three months, with both sides agreeing to discuss their issues and China saying it will boost U.S. imports.Tom Orlik parses the details we know at this stageLeaders of the world’s largest economies agreed the rules that underpinned global trade for decades are flawed, in a statement the White House claimed as a win for Donald Trump’s pro
  
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• Saudi crown prince arrives in Algeria

  02-12-2018 23:30 via yahoo.com
  Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia received the prince in the capital Algiers, the state news agency APS said.Before the summit, the heir to the throne of the world's top oil exporter had visited the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Tunisia.On his way to Algeria he had stopped over in Mauritania, where Saudi Arabia pledged to build a large hospital in the capital Nouakchott, state media said.
  
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• Fallout 76 Patch Notes For December 4 Update Released

  02-12-2018 23:21 via gamespot.com
  
  The next big patch for Bethesda's multiplayer RPG Fallout 76is coming soon, and now developer Bethesda has posted the full patch notes for the December 4 update.As announced previously, this patch will increase the maximum stash storage to 600 pounds, and it could expand further down the road, Bethesda said. The update also introduces stability improvements to the Fallout 76 client and servers, which in turn should lead to a better experience overall.In terms of balance changes, the Fallout 76 p
  
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• Popular scientist Tyson rejects misconduct allegations

  02-12-2018 23:13 via yahoo.com
  Well-known author and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on Sunday denied allegations by three women of sexual misconduct spanning several decades.Tyson, 60, who has built a successful career on television and in his books explaining and popularizing science, had remained largely silent as three different women lodged complaints dating as far back as 1984.In the first case, a woman alleged that Tyson drugged and raped her when both were graduate students at the University of Texas in 1984.
  
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• New Stars TV Show The Mandalorian Adds A Three-Time Oscar Nominated Actor

  02-12-2018 22:57 via gamespot.com
  
  The new Star Wars TV show, The Mandalorian, has added another high-profile cast member. Nick Nolte is joining the cast that already includes Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano. According to The Hollywood Reporter, which revealed the news, the new show will allow actors to "come and go," while the nature of the show allows the producers to cast people later in production than normal. Nolte has been acting for decades; he's been nominated for three Oscars, for the movies The Prince of Tides, Affliction,
  
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• Iran says it will continue missile tests after U.S. allegation

  02-12-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  Iran said on Sunday it would continue missile tests to build up its defences and denied this was in breach of U.N. resolutions following U.S. allegations that Tehran had tested a new missile capable of carrying multiple warheads.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday condemned what he called Iran's testing of a medium-range ballistic missile in violation of the 2015 international agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme, from which Washington has withdrawn."Missile tests ... are carri
  
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• What George H.W. Bush's Life Can Teach America About Overcoming the Challenges It Faces Today

  02-12-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  A remembrance from Richard Haass
  
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• George H.W. Bush's life embodiment of Texas spirit

  02-12-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Although he was born and grew up on the East Coast, former President George H.W. Bush was the quintessential Texan.
  
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• PHOTOS: The world remembers George H.W. Bush

  02-12-2018 21:53 via yahoo.com
  Photos pay tribute to George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, who died at 94 on Friday.
  
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• The Latest: Earthquake doesn't disrupt supply chain of goods

  02-12-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of a powerful earthquake striking near Anchorage (all times local):
  
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• President Lopez Obrador highlights the responsibility of his position

  02-12-2018 21:51 via es-us.noticias.yahoo.com
  Mexico, Dec. 2 (Notimex).- President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pointed out the importance of the assumed position, since it is the representation of a whole people that wants justice and democracy. Interviewed at the International Airport of Mexico City, before traveling to the state of Veracruz, where he will hold his first presidential act, he explained that "it is a responsibility; what the young man said of the bicycle, there is everything". He added that he carries the responsibility, "th
  
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• Kamala Harris To Decide On 2020 White House Run 'Over The Holiday'

  02-12-2018 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said Saturday she'll decide whether to launch a
  
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• NYC cops find couple who lost engagement ring down subway grate

  02-12-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  New York City police on Sunday located a tourist couple whose unlucky marriage proposal went viral after their engagement ring fell down a Times Square subway grate.A video of the incident shared on Twitter by the New York City Police Department on Saturday collected more than 20,000 retweets, made headlines and managed to reach the newly engaged pair who had returned to the United Kingdom."The (now) happy couple is back in their home country, but thanks to your retweets they heard we were looki
  
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• Macron surveys damage after Paris riots, calls for talks

  02-12-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday surveyed the damage from a day of riots across Paris and led a crisis meeting that ended with a call for further talks with anti-government activists who have staged two weeks of protests.Macron met with the prime minister, interior minister and top security service officials to forge a response to the violence that left hundreds injured nationwide.Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has been asked to meet protest organisers and party leaders as part of a "
  
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• Temperatures to plunge in D.C. as George H.W. Bush lies in state at Capitol Rotunda

  02-12-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  The late President George H.W. Bush will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., early this week, and the temperature is expected to plummet.
  
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• Temperatures to plummet in D.C. as George H.W. Bush lies in state at Capitol Rotunda

  02-12-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  The late President George H.W. Bush will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., early this week, and the temperature is expected to plummet.
  
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• Flip Grip: A $12 Switch Accessory That Drastically Improves Dozens Of Games

  02-12-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Switch may appear to live in the same family as tablets and smartphones at first glance, but Nintendo, perhaps wisely, has kept those comparisons at arm's length. The Switch OS doesn't react when you pivot the system from landscape to portrait orientation, and the vast majority of Switch games feature only minimal support for touchscreen interaction. These limitations aren't generally an issue, but there is a subset of Switch games that may cause you to question Nintendo's apparent rigid vie
  
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• Tekken 7 - Negan Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer

  02-12-2018 20:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Negan gameplay has been revealed for Tekken 7 at the Tekken World Tour 2018. Take a look a The Walking Dead character in action as he recreates the tragic Glenn scene in this trailer.
  
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• Comey Ends His Subpoena Fight, to Speak Behind Closed Doors

  02-12-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  Comey had sued to block the summons last week, contending that the sealed testimony would be leaked and distorted by Republicans for political purposes.Early on Sunday, two days after Comey’s attorney conceded in court that no federal trial judge had ever batted down a House subpoena, the former Federal Bureau of Investigations chief -- who was fired by President Donald Trump in 2017 -- withdrew his request.
  
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• Mexico's new president takes aim at violence during first day in office

  02-12-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  In a Sunday morning speech, Mexico's first leftist president in decades continued to pivot from an emphasis during the campaign on peaceful reconciliation and even amnesty for some involved in the country's grueling drug war to a more traditional approach defined by more soldiers and police."We must adjust to a new era," he said, flanked by generals at a military base in the capital, while emphasizing that his security policy will also respect human rights.In the first phase of his plan, a 60,00
  
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• Damaging police report looms over Netanyahu re-election bid

  02-12-2018 20:43 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges, adding to a growing collection of legal troubles that have clouded the longtime leader's prospects for pursuing re-election next year.
  
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• George H.W. Bush Funeral Details Released

  02-12-2018 20:36 via yahoo.com
  Former President George H.W. Bush will be laid to rest on Thursday at his
  
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• Angry Democrats look to settle score in Georgia after 'voter suppression denied Stacey Abrams victory'

  02-12-2018 20:15 via yahoo.com
  On a day when it felt the rain would never stop, John Barrow was rallying his team for the final days of battle.In a campaign office 20 miles north-east of Atlanta, he was talking like a high school American football coach in the movies, urging his team to believe in themselves.Mr Barrow, a Democrat running to be Georgia’s secretary of state, is desperate to win.
  
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• Some evacuation orders lifted for California wildfire area

  02-12-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are lifting evacuation orders for some Northern California communities ravaged by the state's deadliest wildfire but said no traffic will be allowed into the town of Paradise, which was the most devastated community in last month's blaze.
  
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• Colin Powell recalls George H.W. Bush's humility as central to his success

  02-12-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  Colin Powell said that George H.W. Bush will be remembered for his remarkable humility as well as his foreign policy expertise.
  
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• Key Democrats Say Cohen Plea Shows Russia ‘Compromised’ Trump

  02-12-2018 19:14 via yahoo.com
  The relationship between Trump and Russia outlined in a guilty plea last week by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, “is so deeply compromising,” said Representative Adam Schiff, who is expected next year to take over the House Intelligence Committee.
  
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• Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says Mueller team is trying to intimidate president’s allies

  02-12-2018 19:06 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer has accused special counsel Robert Mueller of trying to intimidate allies of the president as he reiterated his belief that the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election is simply a “witch hunt”.Rudy Giuliani made the remarks during an appearance on New York’s AM 970's The Answer, where he was asked about the recent guilty plea of Michael Cohen in relation to the investigation.Mr Cohen unfortunately has a history of
  
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• Michelle Obama surprises NYC teen girls before book tour

  02-12-2018 18:52 via yahoo.com
  In kicking off her book tour, Michelle Obama held a conversation at the Barclays Center with hundreds of ticket holders who spent big bucks for this coveted event.
  
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• France’s Dangerous Yellow Vest Protesters

  02-12-2018 18:46 via yahoo.com
  It was Macron whose election in May 2017 all but obliterated the two establishment parties that had run France for 30 years.The “Yellow Vests”—“gilets jaunes” in French—reflect France’s frustration at a young leader whose agenda is perceived as favoring the rich and whose manner is regarded as aloof and arrogant.
  
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• Ex-FBI head Comey drops challenge to U.S. House panel subpoena

  02-12-2018 18:44 via yahoo.com
  Former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday withdrew a legal challenge that sought to quash a congressional subpoena.
  
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• Trump at the G20: Is He Following In George H.W. Bush’s Footsteps?

  02-12-2018 18:38 via yahoo.com
  Trump has been extolling Bush as a great leader.
  
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• The Media Is Erasing George H.W. Bush's Catastrophic Harm To LGBTQ People

  02-12-2018 18:35 via yahoo.com
  It's no surprise that after the death of former president George H.W. Bush
  
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• Number of missing in California's deadliest wildfire drops to 25

  02-12-2018 18:35 via yahoo.com
  The death toll from the Camp Fire that all but obliterated the mountain town community of Paradise in northern California stood unchanged at 88, the Butte County Sheriff Department said late on Saturday in a statement.On Wednesday, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said search and recovery teams had finished going through the ruins of some 18,000 homes and other buildings that were incinerated.
  
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• Woman shot dead by husband's ex-wife as she decorated Christmas tree with his children

  02-12-2018 18:30 via yahoo.com
  A woman who was shot to death in Utah while making Christmas decorations with her boyfriend's young children was allegedly killed by his ex-wife, according to local police officers.Lisa Vilate Williams had been in a relationship with Travis Cook, her alleged killer's ex-husband, for six months.Mr Cook took his ex-wife's gun away and pinned her to a wall to stop her escaping until police arrived, officials said.
  
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• Google CEO hearing in U.S. House likely to be postponed - Goodlatte

  02-12-2018 18:30 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will likely put off until next week a hearing with Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on the Alphabet Incunit’s social media practices because of the state funeral of former President George H.W. Bush, Chairman Bob Goodlatte said on Sunday.Pichai had agreed to testify before the panel over Republican concerns that the company is biased against conservatives after it skipped a high-profile Senate hearing.Google has denied it is biased toward conservative
  
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• Be celibate or leave the priesthood, pope tells gay priests

  02-12-2018 18:28 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis said there was "no room for" homosexual acts in the lives of the Catholic church's nuns and priests.
  
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• Comey makes deal over House subpoena, backs off legal fight

  02-12-2018 18:12 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey has reached a deal to testify privately to the House Judiciary Committee, backing off his legal fight for an open hearing, his attorney said Sunday.
  
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• Netanyahu's legal troubles mount as police seek new bribery charges

  02-12-2018 18:04 via yahoo.com
  Israeli police on Sunday said they had found enough evidence for bribery and fraud charges to be brought against the leader and his wife.
  
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• Roger Stone: I would never 'bear false witness' against Trump

  02-12-2018 18:02 via yahoo.com
  Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone said Sunday morning that he would never testify against the president.
  
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• Trump Had 'Informal' Conversation With Putin At G-20 Summit

  02-12-2018 18:00 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump had an "informal" conversation with Vladimir Putin at the G-20
  
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• Israel police recommend indicting Netanyahu in third graft probe

  02-12-2018 17:56 via yahoo.com
  Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara for bribery and other offences, the third such move against the premier in recent months.Netanyahu immediately rejected the accusations, but the cases against him have led to speculation that they could eventually force the long-serving prime minister to step down.The head of the opposition Labour party, Avi Gabbay, renewed his call for Netanyahu to resign.
  
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• Macron tells PM to hold talks after worst unrest in Paris for decades

  02-12-2018 17:33 via yahoo.com
  Riot police on Saturday were overwhelmed as protesters ran amok in Paris's wealthiest neighborhoods, torching dozens of cars, looting boutiques and smashing up luxury private homes and cafes in the worst disturbances the capital has seen since 1968.After a meeting with members of his government on Sunday, the French presidency said in a statement that the president had asked his interior minister to prepare security forces for future protests and his prime minister to hold talks with political p
  
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• Murdered British radio host laid to rest in Lebanon

  02-12-2018 17:27 via yahoo.com
  British radio presenter Gavin Ford was laid to rest Sunday near Beirut in a ceremony that brought together dozens of fans, friends and family members days after his murder.Ford's lifeless body was discovered Tuesday at his home in Beit Meri, a mountain town east of the capital where his employer Radio One is also based.Ford had worked since the 1990s at the station, where hosted one of Lebanon's most popular shows.
  
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• Researchers say ancient ring may bear Pontius Pilate name

  02-12-2018 17:12 via yahoo.com
  Israeli researchers say an inscription on an ancient ring discovered near Jerusalem may include the name of Pontius Pilate, the Roman official who Biblical accounts say sentenced Jesus to death.It would be a rare example still in existence of an inscription with the name of the man believed to have sent Jesus to his crucifixion.The researchers recently announced their analysis of the inscription on the ring -- which was actually found some 50 years ago -- in Israel Exploration Journal.
  
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• Senior U.S. admiral found dead in Bahrain, no foul play suspected

  02-12-2018 17:03 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Navy admiral overseeing American naval forces in the Middle East has been found dead at his residence in Bahrain, the Navy said on Saturday, adding that foul play was not suspected.Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, a Chicago native, was the commander of the U.S. Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet."The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bahraini Ministry of Interior are cooperating on the investigation, but at this time no foul play is suspected," said Chief of Naval Operations Admiral
  
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• Big Brussels climate march marks COP24 start

  02-12-2018 16:44 via yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands of marchers took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday to mark the start of the UN climate summit in Poland.Speaking through a blow-horn, activist Evert Nicolai of Oxfam Action urged leaders to do what was needed towards fighting climate change.The march, dubbed Claim The Climate, ended with speeches and performances at the Parc Cinquantenaire that overlooks the European Union institutions.
  
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• US airstrike kills key Taliban leader in Afghanistan

  02-12-2018 16:31 via yahoo.com
  A senior Taliban military commander has been killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday.Abdul Manan, who was the Taliban's 'shadow governor' in the southern Helmand province, died of wounds sustained during an airstrike late on Saturday said Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the official governor of the province.Manan's death was also confirmed by the Taliban who in a statement described it as a "big loss" for the group but vowed that it will not affect their military operations.
  
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• Arc de Triomphe: site of joy, pride and tear gas

  02-12-2018 16:26 via yahoo.com
  The image of the Arc de Triomphe, which pays homage to France's war dead, has appeared on television screens across the world through a cloud of tear gas, as violent protests erupted in Paris.The Arc is located in the 8th arrondissement in Paris on the Place de l'Etoile, at the top end of the famed Champs-Elysees avenue, lined today with high-end shops and restaurants.The final design is attributed to Jean Chalgrin.
  
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• Ukraine urges German naval presence in Black Sea

  02-12-2018 16:18 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine's leader called on Germany and its allies to boost their naval presence in the Black Sea to deter Russia from further aggression in the region and said Russia was blockading Ukrainian ports on the nearby Sea of Azov.
  
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• Man drops engagement ring down drain moments after proposing in New York's Times Square

  02-12-2018 16:15 via yahoo.com
  Police in New York City are searching for a man and woman who lost an engagement ring down a drain during a proposal that took a disastrous turn.The couple's engagement was caught on camera after the man got down on one knee in Times Square on Friday evening.According to the New York City Police Department (NYPD), the woman said yes.
  
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