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• Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend

  23-12-2018 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  From the government shutdown to Brett McGurk and the tsunami in Indonesia, here's what to know from this weekend.
  
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• Documents detail how absentee ballots gathered in NC vote

  23-12-2018 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Affidavits released Sunday by North Carolina's elections board allege absentee ballots were collected from voters by the man at the center of vote fraud allegations or those working for him.
  
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• France's Macron deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria

  23-12-2018 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he deeply regretted U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
  
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• Gatwick Drone Raid's Legacy of Lost Fees, Fortified Airports

  23-12-2018 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Where services are canceled, that might mean switching passengers to later departures or booking them onto rival carriers at other airports.While Gatwick reopened for flights on Friday as police and the military deemed anti-drone measures installed at the airport sufficient to prevent further incursions, services were patchy, with dozens of jets stranded elsewhere.Only 45 percent of morning services operated as planned and the hub suffered a setback in the evening when a further drone sighting l
  
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• Just in time for Christmas, a shutdown over a wall Mexico was supposed to pay for: Readers sound off

  23-12-2018 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Going into a second day, shutdown is affecting about 800,000 government employees through furloughs, smaller paychecks
  
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• Sen. Bob Corker calls reasoning for government shutdown a 'made-up fight,' President Trump fires back

  23-12-2018 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Sen. Bob Corker told CNN the reasoning for the shutdown was a "made-up fight," and the president fired back hours later.
  
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• JD.com Averts a Crisis as Billionaire CEO Cleared in Rape Probe

  23-12-2018 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Chief Executive Officer Richard Liu won’t be charged in connection with a rape investigation in Minneapolis, ending a months-long probe that made global headlines and cast doubt over JD’s leadership.On Friday, JD gained 5.9 percent to $21.08 -- still well below roughly $30 before Liu’s arrest became public.Liu, who controls a majority of the $35 billion company’s voting rights, was arrested Aug. 31 and accused of raping a 21-year-old female Chinese undergraduate student.
  
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• Turkey bolsters military on Syrian border as U.S. readies pull-out

  23-12-2018 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkey began reinforcing its positions on both sides of its border with Syria on Sunday as Ankara and Washington agreed to coordinate a U.S. withdrawal.
  
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• British police scramble for clues in London airport drone chaos

  23-12-2018 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  British police scrambled for answers Sunday after releasing their only suspects in the London Gatwick Airport drone mystery that brought Christmas getaway flights to a standstill.Nearly 140,000 passengers were affected over three days of disruption Wednesday through Friday as Britain's second-busiest airport shut down because of repeated reports of drone sightings.A damaged drone found near the airport was being forensically examined, police said, but it was not immediately clear whether it was
  
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• Is ISIS defeated? If not, are U.S. troops in Syria the answer?

  23-12-2018 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  The questions of whether ISIS has been defeated and the value of U.S. troops in keeping ISIS down remain hot.
  
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• President Trump says Mattis' replacement will start on Jan. 1

  23-12-2018 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump is expected to announce that Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan will take over from Jim Mattis as acting secretary of defense.
  
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• Trump will continue troop withdrawal from Syria, despite military opposition, acting chief of staff says

  23-12-2018 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump campaigned to withdraw troops from Syria and will continue, despite military opposition, acting chief of staff Mulvaney said.
  
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• Trump's acting chief of staff says president will not fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

  23-12-2018 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  "He now realizes he does not have the authority," acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday on ABC's "This Week."
  
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• Frazzled by the holidays? Get out all of that unresolved hostility and celebrate Festivus today

  23-12-2018 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Frank Costanza of 'Seinfeld' got sick and tired of the consumerism that has overtaken the holidays. This is how he takes action Dec. 23 of every year.
  
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• Top Trump aide says government shutdown may go into New Year

  23-12-2018 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  "It's very possible this shutdown will go beyond (December) the 28th and into the new Congress," Mick Mulvaney said on Fox News Sunday."I don't think things are going to move very quickly here for the next few days" because of the Christmas holiday, added Mulvaney, who serves as director of the Office of Management and Budget and was named acting White House chief of staff 10 days ago.Mulvaney said the White House made a "counter-offer" to Democrats on funding for border security that fell betwe
  
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• Turkey Edges Closer to Attacking Kurdish Stronghold in Syria

  23-12-2018 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Soldiers in a convoy of around 200 vehicles including howitzers, armored military personnel carriers and artillery advanced to reinforce the military’s presence in areas close to Manbij, TRT said on Sunday.The state broadcaster broadcast video from the outskirts of Manbij, located on the western flank of the Euphrates River that splits northern Syria roughly into two halves.The town was a source of tension between the U.S. and Turkey because Ankara accused Washington of stalling on a June
  
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• Trump forces Mattis out of Pentagon early as Turkish troops mass on Syrian border

  23-12-2018 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he was replacing James Mattis as secretary of defence two months earlier than had been expected, amid what officials said was anger at the general's resignation letter and the attention it had received. Mr Trump's new appointment, the current deputy secretary of defence, Patrick Shanahan, will begin work on January, pushing out his boss from the post he was due to hold until the end of February. Though Mr Shanahan's appointment had been widely
  
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• Google now has a fun ‘Seinfeld’ themed Easter egg you should try

  23-12-2018 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Google loves a good Easter egg, and with the holiday season in full swing, the search giant resurrected a fun little surprise that you may remember from previous years. If you open up a new tab in your web browser of choice -- it doesn't have to be Chrome -- and type in 'Festivus' into Google, you'll see an aluminum pole positioned on the left-hand side of your browser. Yep, it's a Festivus pole, an homage to the famous -- and dare I say, overrated -- Seinfeld episode where we learn that Festivu
  
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• France's Macron says deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria

  23-12-2018 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he deeply regretted U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.In an abrupt policy shift, Trump announced on Wednesday that Washington would withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, upending a pillar of American policy in the Middle East and alarming U.S. allies."I very deeply regret the decision made on Syria," Macron said during a news conference in Chad.
  
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• Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held Syrian town

  23-12-2018 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey is massing troops near a town in northern Syria held by a U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force, a war monitor said as Turkish media reported Sunday new reinforcements crossing the borders.
  
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• Who is Patrick Shanahan? Trump's acting replacement for Mattis came to the Pentagon after decades with defense contractor Boeing

  23-12-2018 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump’s choice to take over for outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spent more than 30 years working for Boeing, a major defense contractor.
  
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• President Trump Pushes Mattis Out of the Pentagon Two Months Earlier Than Planned

  23-12-2018 19:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Anger has mounted in the West Wing administration officials told TIME
  
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• Group that escorts migrant caravans draws more scrutiny

  23-12-2018 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Thousands of Central Americans journeying toward the United States were 2,500 miles from their destination in October when they reached a moment of decision: Should they press on toward the U.S. border? Or should they stop and put down roots in Mexico, where the government offered to let them stay?
  
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• Trump Team Attempts to Assure Markets That Powell's Job Is Safe

  23-12-2018 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a pair of tweets Saturday evening that he’d spoken with the president about the matter, and he quoted Trump saying he didn’t believe he had the authority to remove the central bank chief.Mick Mulvaney, the incoming White House chief of staff, said Sunday he’d spoken to Mnuchin and that Trump “now realizes he does not have the ability” to fire a Fed chairman.
  
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• Trump voices support for Indonesia after tsunami's 'unthinkable devastation'

  23-12-2018 19:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Sunday offered a message of support after a volcano-triggered tsunami left 222 people dead and hundreds more injured in Indonesia's Sunda Strait.
  
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• No, Netflix and Spotify weren't spying on your Facebook Messenger account

  23-12-2018 19:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Facebook's latest scandal surrounding is Messenger app is overblown, but there are still plenty of other reasons to distrust the company.
  
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• Oscar Dayus's Most Anticipated Game Of 2019: Pokemon For Nintendo Switch

  23-12-2018 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  I know Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee have only just been released, and I've enjoyed diving back into Kanto all over again, but more than anything else that journey has just made me crave a brand-new adventure. Seeing old creatures brought to life in ways we've not seen before with the Switch's superior graphical capabilities was thrilling, and while the nostalgia Kanto carries with it is welcome, I feel a new region with all-new monsters would help use the Switch's hardware in a m
  
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• In areas backed by Turkey, Syrians welcome US withdrawal

  23-12-2018 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Residents and fighters in territory held by pro-Turkish rebels in northern Syria cautiously welcomed Washington's decision to pull out troops, viewing it as a chance to push further into Kurdish territory."The withdrawal is positive", said Mustafa Hamush, a resident of Azaz, a city at the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in Syria's bewilderingly complex civil war."When the US withdraws its forces, the Kurdish authorities will automatically be weakened," said the 20-year-old fashion designer,
  
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• Edmond Tran's Most Anticipated Game Of 2019: In The Valley Of Gods

  23-12-2018 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Campo Santo's Firewatch is one of my favorite games in recent memory. It tells a memorable, heartfelt story, exploring solitude and human relationships through a unique premise--You're a fire lookout in 1989, and the only emotional connection you have is restricted to a single person on the other end of a walkie-talkie. Its art direction is superb, its music is evocative, and the way it comes together to tell its story is unforgettable. We heralded it as one of our top games of 2016, and perhaps
  
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• AHS: Asylum Season 2 Episode 13 Season Finale Breakdown!

  23-12-2018 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  "Madness Ends" wraps up American Horror Story's incredible season of Asylum. Ryan and Greg return to to Briarcliff for one last time!
  
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• Free PS4 And Xbox One Codes For Subnautica Giveaway

  23-12-2018 18:43 via gamespot.com
  
  We're giving away free PS4 and Xbox One codes for Subnautica to twenty (20) lucky fans! (Scroll down to enter below.)Subnautica is an underwater adventure game set on an alien ocean planet. A massive, open world full of wonder and peril awaits you!This is not an instant win. No purchase necessary. Competition ends at 12:00 PM PT on January 7, 2019, in which 20 winners will be chosen at random and emailed a code for the full game (MSRP: $30).Enter below:More about the game:Subnautica lets PlaySta
  
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• Macron says 'an ally must be reliable' after US Syria pullout announcement

  23-12-2018 18:42 via news.yahoo.com
  N'Djamena (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticised US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, saying "an ally must be reliable".In a sign of the growing diplomatic rift between the two leaders, Macron said "I deeply regret the decision" by Trump to pullout US troops.Trump last week ordered a complete troop pullout from Syria, asserting that the Islamic State group had been defeated, as well as a significant withdrawal from Afghanistan.
  
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• Mattis' departure from White House expedited as Trump announces replacement

  23-12-2018 18:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump, the US president, on Sunday said he was replacing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Jan. 1 with deputy defense secretary Patrick Shanahan in an acting capacity after Mr Mattis resigned over policy differences and offered to stay in his post for two more months. A source familiar with the situation told Reuters that Trump was irked by the attention given to Mr Mattis' resignation letter, which implicitly criticized Trump's foreign policies and his treatment of
  
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• This story of a noisy neighbor — and cake — shows the power of kindness over anger

  23-12-2018 18:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Writer Candice Marie Benbow chose to handle what could have been a sticky situation with a neighbor with kindness, and, also, cake.On Dec. 15, Benbow shared an unusual (and hilarious) letter she wrote to her downstairs neighbor on Twitter.Or, in Benbow's words, "But last night... fam, you tried it.
  
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• PHOTOS: Volcano-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia's Sunda Strait, killing hundreds

  23-12-2018 17:55 via news.yahoo.com
  A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fears that the toll would rise further.
  
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• How Gramps' Great Depression stories saved a Great Recession Christmas

  23-12-2018 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  My kids weren't the only ones who learned a lesson in 2008. Christmases since have included more helping others and less filling our house with stuff.
  
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• Trump's Wall Shutdown Sets Table for a Risky 2020 Gamble

  23-12-2018 17:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump won the White House in part by depicting the nation as beset by uncontrolled immigration that was the root of a complex set of problems, from lost jobs, to crime, to the opioid epidemic, that drove the economic and cultural grievances of his voters.The border wall -- whether it’s a concrete barrier or “artistically designed steel slats,” as Trump recently described it -- has become a potent symbol of that for the president and his supporters.“Immigration is the poli
  
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• 2 opposing views of Syria and Mattis, from Bob Corker and Rand Paul

  23-12-2018 17:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee accused President Trump of making a hasty decision, whereas Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky applauded the president’s decision to withdraw from Syria.
  
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• Chris Christie: 'This wasn't one of the best weeks' for President Trump

  23-12-2018 17:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The "This Week" Powerhouse Roundtable analyzes the week in politics.
  
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• Former Interior Department Official Warns Against Keeping National Parks Open During Government Shutdown

  23-12-2018 17:26 via news.yahoo.com
  "If someone falls, gets lost, or has any issue... they’re on their own"
  
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• Trump loses US envoy to anti-IS coalition over Syria plan

  23-12-2018 17:19 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, joining Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in an administration exodus of experienced national security figures. McGurk described Trump's decision as a "shock."
  
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• Pair freed without charge in London airport drones probe

  23-12-2018 17:09 via news.yahoo.com
  A man and a woman arrested over the drone disruption that brought Christmas getaway flights to a standstill at London's Gatwick Airport were released without charge on Sunday, police said.A 47-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman from the town of Crawley, near Britain's second-busiest airport, were arrested on Saturday."Both people have fully co-operated with our enquiries and I am satisfied that they are no longer suspects in the drone incidents at Gatwick," Sussex Police detective chief superi
  
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• Goose, gull recover after ingesting pills left discarded at California park

  23-12-2018 17:06 via news.yahoo.com
  A Canada goose and gull recovered at an animal care center after they both ingested discarded pills left on the grass at a California park.
  
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• I’m sort of obsessed with these LED light bulbs that look like real flickering flames

  23-12-2018 16:34 via news.yahoo.com
  If you're looking for LED light bulbs that offer ambiance like nothing you've ever seen before, you've got to check out my latest obsession. They're LED bulbs that are designed to look like real flickering flames, and they really do! CPPSLEE LED Flame Effect Light Bulbs have an E26 base to fit any standard E26 socket, and KINDEEP LED Flame Light Bulbs have an E12 base so they replace candelabra bulbs. They look so cool, and they're discounted right now on Amazon.## CPPSLEE - LED Flame Effect Lig
  
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• Rep. Meadows: Pelosi is driving conversation over partial government shutdown negotiations

  23-12-2018 16:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Mark Meadows says Democrats’ vote does not match their rhetoric on border security.
  
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• 2018's white Christmas restricted to the Northeast, Upper Midwest and mountainous West

  23-12-2018 16:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Those hoping for a white Christmas this year may be disappointed unless they live in the northern tier of the country or in the higher elevations.
  
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• FBI backflip agent who accidentally shot man in nightclub spared jail

  23-12-2018 16:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The FBI agent who went viral when he accidentally shot someone as he performed a back flip on a dance floor will not be sent to jail, a court has ruled. Chase Bishop was on holiday when he visited the Mile High Spirits nightclub in Denver, Colorado one evening last June With a crowd of late night revellers cheering him on, the 30-year-old showed off the impressive gymnastic manoeuvre during which his loaded gun fell from the waistband of his trousers. As Bishop bent down to pick up the weapon fr
  
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• Gov. John Kasich 'seriously look at' running for president in 2020, says dysfunction in Washington is 'very disturbing'

  23-12-2018 16:01 via news.yahoo.com
  The Ohio governor speaks out on 'Fox News Sunday' on his timeline for making a decision to challenge President Trump.
  
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• Huawei Gear Pulled From $3 Billion U.K. Police Phone Network

  23-12-2018 15:53 via news.yahoo.com
  BT Group Plc., the company delivering the 2.3-billion-pound ($3 billion) project, has been pulling equipment from the Chinese tech giant out of its own core structure since the 2016 acquisition of mobile carrier EE, which used Huawei gear throughout its systems.While BT says it’s been an ongoing process to remove some Huawei gear and the ESN decision aligns with a long-standing corporate policy to keep the Chinese company out of the core, critics of Huawei will be emboldened by the step to
  
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• SpaceX launches first U.S. national security space mission

  23-12-2018 15:50 via news.yahoo.com
  A SpaceX rocket carrying a U.S. military navigation satellite blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Sunday.
  
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