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• Russia: 4 die in building collapse; searchers race weather

  31-12-2018 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Hundreds of rescue workers raced bitterly cold weather in Russia's Ural Mountains region Monday as they searched for survivors in the hulking concrete blocks from a partially collapsed apartment building where at least four people died.
  
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• Activision Blizzard plans to terminate CFO Neumann

  31-12-2018 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Neumann has been placed on a paid leave of absence from the company, Activision Blizzard said, adding that Neumann will get an opportunity to demonstrate why termination of his employment is not justified.Neumann did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment over LinkedIn.Chief Corporate Officer Dennis Durkin will assume the duties of CFO effective Jan. 1 until the issue is resolved, Activision said in a regulatory filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718877/00011046591807
  
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• North Carolina Animal Sanctuary 'Devastated' by Death of Intern Mauled by Lion

  31-12-2018 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  The Center confirmed that Matthai was euthanized by necessity by first responders. Matthai was born at the Center not long after his mother was placed there as the result of a government-assisted confiscation in 2004.
  
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• NASA probe nears distant space rock for landmark flyby  

  31-12-2018 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  At 12:33 a.m. Eastern time (0533 GMT), the New Horizons probe will arrive at the "third zone" in the uncharted heart of the Kuiper Belt, scientists said.In this peripheral layer of icy bodies and leftover fragments from the solar system's creation, the interplanetary probe will position its seven on-board instruments for the first close-up glance of Ultima Thule, a cool mass roughly 20 miles (32 km) long and shaped like a giant peanut.Scientists had not discovered Ultima Thule when the probe was
  
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• China Seeks Talks With India to Push Asia Trade Pact, Sources Say

  31-12-2018 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The 16-country Regional Comprehensive Economic Agreement has been in the works for a while and China is keen to conclude it by end of 2019, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter is not public.India’s wariness about a possible flood of Chinese goods, and its demand for looser immigration rules for its tech professionals remain sticking points.China’s inability to close the trade deal highlights the continuing suspicion among its Asian trading partners over Beijing
  
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• 5 Died After Falling Off Cruises in 2 Months. Advocates Say Cruise Lines Can Do More to Protect Passengers

  31-12-2018 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The cruise industry says that man overboard incidents rare and caused by poor passenger behavior. But safety advocates disagree.
  
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• Nasa sends final commands to New Horizons probe before historic flyby of Ultima Thule

  31-12-2018 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Nasa flight controllers have sent their final set of commands to the space agency’s New Horizons spacecraft ahead of its planned historic flyby of the icy Ultima Thule.The spacecraft is on a path to pass by the 30-kilometre-wide body on Tuesday, marking a new record for the furthest object ever explored in the Solar System — roughly 6.5 billion kilometres from the Earth.“The spacecraft is healthy and we’re excited!” Alice Bowman, the mission operations manager, told
  
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• Your Evening Briefing

  31-12-2018 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren took a fateful step toward a White House run Monday, one where she would seek to become the nation’s first woman president.Like potential rival Senator Bernie Sanders, Warren has spent decades attacking policies that concentrate wealth among the few while leaving the rest with stagnant wages and vanishing mobility.Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, missing in action since Donald Trump’s demand for border wa
  
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• American Girl's 2019 'Girl of the Year' is a junior chef with a screen-time obsession

  31-12-2018 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Blaire Wilson has green eyes, red hair, a food sensitivity and struggles with screen time. She's also a budding chef on her family's sustainable farm.
  
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• Wall Street rises, limps across the finish line of a turbulent year

  31-12-2018 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Wall Street entered correction territory in late January and was challenged for much of 2018 by tariff jitters, rising interest rates, and fears of diminishing corporate profits."Investors got complacent," said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments in Atlanta."People were positioned for the lack of volatility, and when that changed because of trade concerns and interest rates, people started repositioning and that started the cascade."December was a particularly trying m
  
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• Aquaman: Every Comic Book Easter Egg And Reference

  31-12-2018 22:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Of course, the year's most bonkers superhero movie had to be jam packed with equally bonkers references and comic book shout-outs--what would you expect from a movie with a battle drum-playing, bejeweled octopus?Though they might not be as many direct comics winks and nods as you could find in something from the MCU, the DCEU does a fantastic job of adapting its often densely packed source material for the screen, and Aquaman is no different. Adapting Arthur's myriad stories and origins into one
  
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• Mysterious deep space world Ultima Thule already looks weird — and we've only had a glimpse

  31-12-2018 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Ultima Thule — an uncharted world over 4 billion miles away — is coming into view. On Monday, planetary scientists released a fuzzy image of Ultima Thule, snapped the day prior by the New Horizons exploration spacecraft from some 1.2 million miles away. Previously, New Horizons swooped by Pluto in 2015, capturing the icy, mountainous world in unprecedented detail. Increasingly rich, detailed images of Ultima will start arriving on January 2, but already the deep space object looks el
  
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• As Mattis exits, he tells U.S. military to keep 'faith in our country'

  31-12-2018 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Mattis, who had been seen as a stabilizing factor in U.S. defense policy, is due to transfer authority near midnight to his deputy, Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing Co executive.Mattis, a retired Marine general who has often shied from the spotlight, did not have any sort of departure ceremony when he left the Pentagon, leaving his farewell memo as his final public remarks as defense secretary.
  
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• Oil posts first year of losses since 2015

  31-12-2018 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  "OPEC is out there cutting, but the market isn't really pricing that in."Oil prices fell more than a third this quarter, the steepest quarterly decline since the fourth quarter of 2014.Crude oil futures posted modest gains on Monday.
  
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• Vatican spokesman, deputy resign amid crisis period for pope

  31-12-2018 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican spokesman, Greg Burke, and his deputy resigned abruptly Monday amid an overhaul of the Vatican's communications operations and a crisis period in Pope Francis' papacy.
  
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• Turkish TV shows purported transfer of Khashoggi remains

  31-12-2018 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  A Turkish pro-government channel has broadcast video of men carrying suitcases purportedly containing the remains of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
  
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• New York's Times Square gears up for soggy New Year's Eve

  31-12-2018 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Hundreds of tourists, some wrapped in raincoats, clustered in a rainy Times Square on Monday afternoon to await the midnight descent of the illuminated ball that has marked the arrival of the new year in New York City for more than a century.Christina Aguilera, New Kids on the Block and Sting were among the musical performers slated to entertain throngs filling the streets ahead of the ball drop, the focal point of New Year's Eve celebrations across the United States.Steady rain was forecast in
  
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• Timetable of Trump's pullout from Syria being questioned

  31-12-2018 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid questions about the pace of his exit from Syria, President Donald Trump complained Monday that he's getting "bad press" for his decision to pull American troops out of the country and insisted he was simply making good on his campaign promise against U.S. involvement in "never ending wars."
  
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• Democrats' Plan on Day 1 Is to Make Sure Trump Keeps the Blame for the Shutdown

  31-12-2018 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  House Democrats will use their newfound power to try to reopen the government on Thursday. But they still need President Trump to sign off.
  
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• Judge rules: Kevin Spacey must appear for Nantucket arraignment; he will plead not guilty to sex-crime charge

  31-12-2018 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  The actor will plead not guilty to groping a teen boy on Nantucket, and a judge ruled he has to do it in person at his arraignment on Jan. 7.
  
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• 'Hold fast': Mattis bids farewell to Pentagon

  31-12-2018 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis bade farewell to the Pentagon on Monday, telling the US military to "hold fast" after he quit over a series of fundamental differences with President Donald Trump.Mattis resigned December 20, after Trump stunned the US establishment by ordering a full troop withdrawal from Syria."Our department is proven to be at its best when the times are most difficult," Mattis said in a brief memo to the Pentagon, an apparent reference to the turmoil in Washington.
  
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• The Latest: UN leader's office urges restraint in Bangladesh

  31-12-2018 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Latest on elections in Bangladesh (all times local):
  
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• Lion attack victim Alexandra Black 'died following her passion' at center that passed USDA inspection

  31-12-2018 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  A wild animal refuge in North Carolina was off-limits to the public  while authorities tried to determine how a lion could attack and kill an intern.
  
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• Trump appears to slow Syria troop pullout plan

  31-12-2018 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The shift came a day after a senior Republican senator said Trump had promised to stay in Syria to finish the job of defeating the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS.Trump had earlier stunned allies -- and prompted the resignation of his respected defense secretary, Jim Mattis -- by abruptly announcing that the jihadists were defeated and that US troops in Syria were ready to leave."We're slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting ISIS rem
  
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• Police seek woman who killed manicurist after failing to pay

  31-12-2018 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police searched Monday for a woman accused of using a stolen car to run over and kill a nail salon worker after failing to pay for a $35 manicure.
  
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• Israel's Netanyahu said would not resign during possible indictment hearing

  31-12-2018 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would not resign from office should the attorney general accept police recommendations to indict him before his side of the case is heard.Netanyahu last week announced a snap election would be held in April, seeking a fresh political mandate that could help him weather possible charges in corruption investigations.Should Israel’s attorney-general decide to press charges against Netanyahu, he would announce the indictment pending a
  
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• Democrat Warren takes step to challenge Trump in 2020

  31-12-2018 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Warren said she had formed an exploratory committee, which will allow her to begin raising money to compete in what is expected to be a crowded Democratic primary field before the November 2020 presidential election.Warren, 69, a senator from Massachusetts since 2013, became one of Trump's fiercest critics during the 2016 presidential race and they have continued to exchange biting insults during his presidency.Trump mockingly refers to her as "Pocahontas" because of her claim to Native American
  
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• Netanyahu rules out stepping down if indicted in graft probes

  31-12-2018 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he would not resign if indicted on corruption charges, as police continue to investigate several cases involving him ahead of April polls.Netanyahu said he would not step down "in the event of being summoned for a hearing by the prosecutor general before the elections", a necessary step ahead of being formally charged.The veteran premier was speaking in a press conference streamed online from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, where he is on an offici
  
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• Trade optimism lifts stocks at end of tumultuous year

  31-12-2018 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Equities around the world rose on Monday as possible progress in resolving the trade dispute between the United States and China engendered some investor optimism in what has been a punishing end of year for markets.The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 stock index advanced in light volume after U.S. President Donald Trump said he held a "very good call" with China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday to discuss trade and claimed "big progress" was being made.
  
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• Judge rejects Kevin Spacey's plea to avoid court appearance as actor confirms he will plead not guilty to sexual assault

  31-12-2018 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A judge in Nantucket has ordered Kevin Spacey to appear in court next week for his arraignment on sexual assault charges, denying the two-time Oscar winner’s plea for him to be excused from what he described as a media circus. Spacey said in court documents, filed on Monday, that will plead not guilty to indecent assault. The 59-year-old actor is accused of groping an 18-year-old employee of the Club Car, a restaurant and bar on the island of Nantucket, in July 2016. In the court documents
  
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• Mega Millions New Year's Day jackpot jumps to $425M

  31-12-2018 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  The jackpot rose to $425 million from $415 million for the New Year's Day drawing. The jackpot is now the eighth largest in Mega Millions history.
  
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• 'My Ears Aren't Popping': Passenger Describes Nightmare Frontier Flight

  31-12-2018 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  A Frontier flight from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Denver on Christmas Day had to turn around after the airplane failed to pressurize. It was the beginning of a terrible travel day for passengers.
  
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• Bangladesh PM says 'conscience is clear' as opposition claims election rigged

  31-12-2018 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday rejected calls for a new vote after being declared landslide winner in an election marred by deadly violence that the opposition slammed as "farcical" and rigged.Having secured a record fourth term, Hasina swept aside opposition protests over clashes between rival supporters that left at least 17 dead and allegations of ballot box stuffing and intimidation.There is no doubt about it," the 71-year-old Hasina said.
  
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• Woman slain with 2 children, mother was recently widowed

  31-12-2018 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — The man accused of killing a suburban St. Louis woman, her children and her mother began dating the woman as she rebuilt her life following her husband's death from cancer.
  
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• French defence minister in Jordan to visit troops fighting IS

  31-12-2018 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  France's defence minister arrived in Jordan on Monday to visit troops battling the Islamic State group, showing Paris's determination to continue the fight after a shock US decision to withdraw from Syria.After a stopover in Amman, where Florence Parly is set to meet with Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz, she is expected to visit the H5 airbase from which French fighter jets take off for sorties against the jihadists.The minister's last-minute trip to Jordan comes on the heels of US Presi
  
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• Trump closes out 2018 with a litany of complaints

  31-12-2018 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The president spends New Year's Eve on his favorite social media platform.
  
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• Best Buy's PS4, Xbox One, And Nintendo Switch Deals This Week

  31-12-2018 19:24 via gamespot.com
  
  It's a new week, which means you can find a new set of deals on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch games at Best Buy. Maybe you got a gift card over the holidays, maybe you're planning to return something and you'll have store credit, or maybe you're just looking to save some cash on a game. Whatever the case, here are this week's video game discounts worth checking out.You can save $40 on the PlayStation Classic mini console, bringing the price down to a much more reasonable level at $60. Selec
  
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• What the Latest Court Ruling on the ACA Means for Your Health Insurance

  31-12-2018 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  A Texas judge who declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional earlier this month says the ACA can remain in place while legal challenges to his ruling play out. Late Sunday, Judge Reed O’Co...
  
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• It's Already 2019 Across the World: Here's What the New Year Looks Like in Sydney, Tokyo and Other Cities

  31-12-2018 19:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Celebrations have already begun in countries like Samoa, Sydney, North Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia.
  
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• 2018's Biggest Entertainment Controversies, From James Gunn To WWE Crown Jewel

  31-12-2018 18:47 via gamespot.com
  
  2018 is coming to a close and it's been a year of many ups and downs in the world of entertainment. While the box office is breaking records and TV continues to get better and better, producing a wide array of shows for a variety of audiences, there was still plenty of controversy behind the scenes.Whether it was the continuation of the #MeToo movement, Hollywood power players coming to regret their social media outbursts, or even an ill-advised WWE pay per view, the year was fraught with drama
  
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• We're proud to be in the Fiesta Bowl, but fostering social mobility matters more

  31-12-2018 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The power of education isn’t about picking the student who’s already most likely to succeed. It’s about identifying talent with grit and spirit.
  
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• New for New Year's Eve Times Square: NYPD drone will watch over crowd

  31-12-2018 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  As revelers in New York City's Times Square sway to old acquaintances they don't want to forget, there will be a new one on hand: a tethered drone.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Is Running And There's No Democrat More Qualified

  31-12-2018 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Now that Elizabeth Warren has declared she's considering a run for president,
  
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• Tesla reportedly has 3,000 Model 3s in stock at tax-credit deadline

  31-12-2018 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Elon Musk promised to pay the difference on cars ordered but not delivered.
  
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• House Democrats to Vote on Ending Shutdown as They Take Majority

  31-12-2018 18:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The plan is to pass two separate bills, one reopening eight departments -- which have been closed since Dec. 22 -- through September 2019 and another temporarily reopening the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 8, two House Democratic aides said Monday.The partial government shutdown is an unwelcome gift for the new Congress, which opens Jan. 3 with the House and Senate politically split.
  
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• Hunt for dozens missing in deadly Russia high-rise blast

  31-12-2018 18:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Rescuers hunted for survivors on Monday after a gas explosion tore through a high-rise residential building in central Russia, killing at least four people and leaving dozens unaccounted for.A large section of the building collapsed after the explosion around 6:00 am local time (1100 GMT) at the high-rise in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk, nearly 1,700 kilometres (1,050 miles) east of Moscow in the Ural mountains.President Vladimir Putin rushed to the city, where the blast left hundreds of
  
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• Donald Trump complains about criticism of Syria withdrawal as Graham says it is on 'pause'

  31-12-2018 18:07 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump has declared that US troops will stay in Syria to fight Isis "remnants", apparently backtracking on his promise of hasty withdrawal. The president, cooped up in the White House on New Year’s Eve while his wife Melania rang in the new year at Mar-a-Lago without him, issued a volley of tweets yesterday defending the drawdown. In noticeably more measured language, however, he said that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil) was “mostly” defeated &nd
  
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• New Year's resolutions we'd like to see

  31-12-2018 17:51 via news.yahoo.com
  For 2019, USA TODAY Editorial Board's wish list begins with Mueller and ends with a suggestion for an FBI agent who did a backflip. Happy New Year!
  
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• Russia Cites Espionage Probe in Detaining U.S. Citizen in Moscow

  31-12-2018 17:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The investigation department of the FSB, as the domestic security service is widely known, started a criminal case and investigations are underway, Interfax said, citing the FSB.The charges he faces could carry a prison term of as much as 20 years, according to Russia’s criminal code.
  
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• Former Bernie Sanders Staffers Voice Concerns About 'Sexual Harassment and Violence' on 2016 Campaign

  31-12-2018 17:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The letter states that the signers aim to meet in person with Sanders and other campaign staffers, including Jeff Weaver, the Senator's 2016 campaign manager.
  
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