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• The Latest: Thousands rally in Spain to support Guaido

  02-02-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: More evacuations as storm drenches California

  02-02-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on California storms (all times local):
  
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• Venezuela crisis: Nicolas Maduro on brink as military top brass turn against him

  02-02-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Caracas to back opposition leader Juan Guaido's calls for early elections as international pressure increased on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. Mr Maduro addressed a rally in Caracas on Saturday and proposed bringing forward parliamentary elections, scheduled for 2020, to this year, as he sought to damp down demands for presidential elections. "You want elections? You want early elections? We are going to have parliamentary elections,"
  
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• Does Russia Have a Plan to Solve the North Korea Nuclear Crisis?

  02-02-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Some think so.
  
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• America's Other Big Plan for Nuclear Weapons (And It Has Nothing to Do with War or Russia)

  02-02-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Washington had all sorts of plans to use nuclear weapons for lots of things. But they never happened—for very obvious reasons.
  
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• Little Monsters Review: An Adorable, Bloody, And Brilliant Zombie Comedy

  02-02-2019 22:12 via gamespot.com
  
  I'm always tired of people complaining about the zombie genre being overdone and unoriginal. Sure, there are many zombie movies and TV shows seemingly being all the time. The Walking Dead certainly made audiences very accustomed to its type of zombie drama, while Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland make every other zombie comedy, or “zom-com”, play catch-up. But every once in a while we get a zombie film that defies what we know of the genre and dares audiences to call the zombie movie
  
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• Virginia's governor held a press conference to prove he's not a racist. It didn't go well.

  02-02-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  It hasn't been a good Saturday for Virginia Governor Ralph Northam.Northam made headlines on Friday after his personal page from a 1984 yearbook surfaced featuring a photo of two men: one wearing Ku Klux Klan robes and a hood, and the other in blackface. Hours after the offensive image surfaced, the Virginia governor released a statement.> NEW: Governor Northam Statement on Offensive Photo. "I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo and for the hurt that decis
  
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• Rose Leslie knows Jon Snow’s fate on ‘Game of Thrones,’ and seemingly doesn’t like it

  02-02-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  We know you're probably getting sick of these teases by now that hint at an epic final season of Game of Thrones without revealing really anything in the way of details. Only how gobsmacked the participating actors confess to feeling once the cameras stopped rolling. Still, this revelation from Kit Harington during a recent British radio interview is surely going to raise your eyebrows and cause you to wonder what it means.Obviously, we're not about to spoil what ultimately happens to Kit's char
  
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• SoCal storms: Evacuations issued for wildfire burn areas due to threat of mud, debris flow

  02-02-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Evacuation orders are in place in Ventura County and Burbank as a strong and damaging rainstorm doused the Southland on Saturday.
  
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• Nicolas Maduro floats early elections for opposition-controlled national assembly in desperate bid to calm protests

  02-02-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Caracas to back opposition leader Juan Guaido's calls for early elections as international pressure increased on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. Mr Maduro addressed a rally in Caracas on Saturday and proposed bringing forward parliamentary elections, scheduled for 2020, to this year, as he sought to damp down demands for presidential elections. He said the constituent assembly, which he controls, would debate ordering elections in the r
  
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• The Latest: Guaido tells Italy daily he hopes pope weighs in

  02-02-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):
  
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• Virginia's governor won't resign over blackface, KKK photo. What's next?

  02-02-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Despite facing fierce demands from across the country, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam refused to resign in the aftermath of his medical school yearbook page surfacing.
  
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• Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Denies Being in Racist Yearbook Photo and Will Not Step Down

  02-02-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  “I am asking for the opportunity to earn your forgiveness"
  
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• Deutsche Bank Denied Trump Loan During 2016 Campaign, NYT Says

  02-02-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump’s request was rejected by the bank’s top management committee, which at the time included future Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing, according to three unidentified people cited by the Times.Among its concerns was that if Trump won the election and eventually defaulted, the bank would have to choose between not collecting the debt and seizing assets of the U.S. president, the newspaper said.The Trump Organization sought a loan against its Miami resort to pay for work on a
  
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• The Latest: Flooding closes coastal California highway

  02-02-2019 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
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• Maduro makes first public appearance since drone 'attack

  02-02-2019 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appeared in public on Saturday for the first time since a military parade in August when he claimed to have been targeted in an attempted assassination.Dressed in a red shirt, the socialist leader took part in celebrations in central Caracas marking the 20th anniversary of his predecessor Hugo Chavez's ascent to power.Standing alongside his wife Cilia Flores, Maduro sung and rallied thousands of supporters that had come out to mark the anniversary of Chavez's
  
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• Group defends article on Henry Ford's anti-Semitic views

  02-02-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area historical group is protesting a mayor's decision to stop it from sending out the latest issue of its publication, which delves into Ford Motor Co. founder Henry Ford's anti-Semitism.
  
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• Should Trump declare a national emergency to build the border wall?

  02-02-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Talk radio host Tony Katz says that the president could face problems down the road if he decides to declare a national emergency to build the border wall.
  
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• Biden, NAACP, more: Calls for Gov. Ralph Northam to resign persist for second day

  02-02-2019 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Apologies did not stop organizations and politicians from demanding that Ralph Northam resign as Virginia governor.
  
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• The Latest: US formally suspends INF arms treaty with Russia

  02-02-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the Russia-U.S. dispute over a nuclear arms treaty (all times local):
  
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• On-Duty TSA Agent Dies in 'Apparent Suicide' at Orlando International Airport

  02-02-2019 19:44 via news.yahoo.com
  "Preliminary information suggests an apparent suicide"
  
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• 9 Scariest TV Episodes Ever, Ranked

  02-02-2019 19:43 via gamespot.com
  
  While the movie theater offers size, volume, and shared communal experience, there is an intimacy to television that can provide a very different experience to the big screen. This is especially true when it comes to scaring the audience. The screen might be smaller, but there is something that can't be matched about sitting alone, late at night, while a truly scary TV episode unfolds.There have been many terrifying TV shows over the years, but often the scariest episodes come from those shows
  
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• The case against El Chapo is headed to the jury. Here's what to know

  02-02-2019 19:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A jury will soon decide the fate of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, accused of smuggling tons of cocaine and other narcotics into the United States.
  
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• Venezuelan general backs Guaido and urges mass protests as Maduro calls for early elections

  02-02-2019 18:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A Venezuelan air force general has defected from the government of president Nicolas Maduro and urged people to join mass street protests across the country, as the president called for early parliamentary elections.Francisco Yanez, who is believed to be the highest ranking officer to desert the president, claimed in a video posted on social media that 90 per cent of the armed forces “are not with the dictator”.“The transition to democracy is imminent,” he added, referrin
  
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• Protesters mass in Venezuela, for and against Maduro

  02-02-2019 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Protesters flowed into the streets of Caracas Saturday, with flags and placards, many to support opposition leader Juan Guaido's calls for democratic elections and others to back embattled President Nicolas Maduro.Carrying Venezuelan flags and blowing horns and whistles, Guaido's supporters planned to converge on the European Union headquarters in eastern Caracas from five staging areas around the city.The EU and major European powers have given Maduro until Sunday to call "free elections" or th
  
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• Rival rallies begin in tense Venezuela as air force general defects

  02-02-2019 18:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Caracas Saturday in rival displays for and against embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as an air force general became the highest-ranking officer to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the crisis-torn country's acting president.The rival rallies, convened in different parts of the city, come on the eve of a deadline set by the EU and other European powers for Maduro to call "free elections" or have them recognize Guaido
  
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• 'Willful Ignorance.' Inside President Trump's Troubled Intelligence Briefings

  02-02-2019 18:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Briefers say President Donald Trump displays "willful ignorance" when presented with analyses generated by intelligence services.
  
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• Who's the real winner of Super Bowl LIII? Hint: It's not the Patriots or the Rams

  02-02-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Americans are expected to eat 1.38 billion chicken wings during the Super Bowl LIII weekend, according to the National Chicken Council.
  
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• Remembering 1999: The Games That Turn 20 This Year

  02-02-2019 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  In The Year 1999
  Throughout the final year of the 20th century, there was an incredible amount of anticipation for what was to come in the approaching new millennium. However, 1999 was an interesting period in its own right, and closed the book on the '90s-era of gaming in a strong way. With the Sega Dreamcast making a solid debut, the PC offering more engaging online experiences, and the Sony PlayStation finishing up its period of dominance prior to the launch of the PS2, 1999 was a remarkable
  
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• 26 Years Later, Groundhog Day Movie Gets A Sequel...And It's A VR Game

  02-02-2019 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has announced and released the first trailer for the upcoming video game Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son. The VR game is a sequel to the 1993 Groundhog Day movie, taking place many years after the events of the film.According to Sony, you play "as the charming but arrogant Phil Connors Jr., who grew up in the shadow of his father--a man who spent a lifetime repeating a single day until he had made it perfect." Just like his dad, Phil Jr. finds himself stuck living the same day over and
  
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• Meghan Markle wrote uplifting notes on bananas bound for sex workers in need

  02-02-2019 17:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is giving back to the community and adding her own personal touch along the way.On Friday, she and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, visited the One25 organization in Bristol, which works to "reach out to women trapped in or vulnerable to street sex-work, supporting them to break free and build new lives away from violence, poverty and addiction."During the unplanned visit, the Duchess helped volunteers pack bags of food for women in need. As they went about the work,
  
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• EU Nations May Recognize Guaido as Venezuela Leader Amid Split

  02-02-2019 17:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Foreign ministers from the EU’s 28 countries discussed the statement at an informal meeting in Bucharest on Thursday and Friday, and only Italy objected to the wording, according to a diplomat familiar with the matter.In recognizing Guaido, the EU nations would be following the U.S. and more than a dozen other nations, adding to pressure on Maduro to step down.The political crisis in oil-rich Venezuela has set down worldwide battle lines, with a U.S.-led group of nations that recognize Gua
  
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• True Detective Season 3 Episode 5 Breakdown "If You Have Ghosts"

  02-02-2019 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  An explosive showdown at Brett Woodard's house, some evidence goes missing, Tom Purcell gets a phone call and a reunion of old friends. Ryan and Greg breakdown the latest True Detective, Episode 5 "If You Have Ghosts."
  
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• Shiffrin says 'every race a fight' after 13th win of season

  02-02-2019 16:46 via news.yahoo.com
  MARIBOR, Slovenia (AP) — After celebrating her personal-best 13th World Cup victory of the season and 56th overall, Mikaela Shiffrin spoke out Saturday against critics suggesting her wins and records are turning women's ski racing into a "boring" sport.
  
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• Who is Ralph Northam, the Virginia governor who faces resignation calls after racist yearbook photo?

  02-02-2019 16:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The photo was part of Ralph Northam's 1984 yearbook during his last year at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
  
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• Groundhog Day prediction is for an early spring but Twitter's not buying it this year

  02-02-2019 16:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania groundhog we let decide our seasons for us, is officially predicting an early spring. On Saturday morning, the famous groundhog awoke at sunrise to celebrate Groundhog Day anddid not see his shadow. This, his male handlers in top hats dramatically said, signals an early start to spring and an end to winter. But don't gettoo excited.JUST IN: Punxsutawney Phil sees no shadow, predicts early spring. pic.twitter.com/BsMser58Rt — NBC News (@NBCNews) February
  
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• Groundhog Day prediction is for an early spring but Twitter's not buying it this year

  02-02-2019 16:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania groundhog we let decide our seasons for us, is officially predicting an early spring.On Saturday morning, the famous groundhog awoke at sunrise to celebrate Groundhog Day and did not see his shadow. This, his male handlers in top hats dramatically said, signals an early start to spring and an end to winter. But don't get too excited.> JUST IN: Punxsutawney Phil sees no shadow, predicts early spring. pic.twitter.com/BsMser58Rt
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• Boko Haram kill 6 in southeast Niger

  02-02-2019 15:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Boko Haram islamists have shot dead six people in a village in south Niger, near the border with Nigeria, a local official said Saturday."Six people were killed Friday night by Boko Haram at Bague Djaradi," a village in Toumour commune, the official told AFP, adding the assailants were on foot.
  
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• What to expect — or fear — when Trump meets Kim again

  02-02-2019 15:00 via news.yahoo.com
  America’s national security establishment warily eyes the prospect of another summit between President Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
  
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• Cory Booker becomes latest Democrat to declare his candidacy for 2020

  02-02-2019 14:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Independent Women's Forum visiting fellow Kelsey Harkness looks at the growing field of candidates and their platforms.
  
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• Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for tax of 70, 80 or 90 percent on the wealthiest Americans

  02-02-2019 14:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar says the one percent must pay their fair share.
  
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• Super Bowl LIII, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Groundhog Day: 5 things to know this weekend

  02-02-2019 14:24 via news.yahoo.com
  The Rams and Patriots square off in Super Bowl LIII, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam faces resignation calls and more things to start your weekend.
  
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• Venezuelan general deserts Nicolas Maduro in highest ranking military defection to hit regime

  02-02-2019 14:20 via news.yahoo.com
  A general from the Venezuelan air force has announced he no longer recognises Nicolas Maduro as the country's president, in what appears to be the highest ranking military defection to hit the regime.  In a video circulating on social media on Saturday ahead of mass protests planned in Caracas, General Francisco Esteban Yanez Rodriguez says he has disavowed the "dictatorial" authority of Mr Maduro and now recognises Juan Guaido, the self-declared interim president, as Venezue
  
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• Rival rallies set up tense standoff in Venezuela

  02-02-2019 14:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands of protesters were set to pour onto the streets of Caracas on Saturday to back opposition leader Juan Guaido's calls for early elections as international pressure increased on President Nicolas Maduro to step down.Major European countries have set a Sunday deadline for Maduro to call snap presidential elections.Failing that, they will join the United States in recognizing National Assembly speaker Guaido as Venezuela's interim president.
  
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• This video shows the hilarity of teaching parents how to use technology

  02-02-2019 14:00 via news.yahoo.com
  This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week.* * *While there are plenty of differences between Millennials and Gen Z, as digital natives we can all relate to one thing -- being the in-house IT department for our parents. We've all been there: When your mom wants to change her Facebook profile pic, you're the expert. But one wrong click and suddenly -- you've broken her entire phone, all her photos are gone, and it's some
  
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• Russia to abandon nuclear arms treaty after US accuses Moscow of deploying banned missiles

  02-02-2019 13:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Vladimir Putin has said Russia will develop nuclear weapons prohibited by a centerpiece arms treaty, after Moscow and Washington both abandoned the pact amid a dispute over alleged violations. The Kremlin said on Saturday that it was pulling out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty a day after the US announced its withdrawal, accusing Russia of deploying  missiles that violated the terms of the Cold War agreement. In a deepening standoff that has pr
  
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• Congresswoman Gabbard to officially declare 2020 candidacy

  02-02-2019 12:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Gabbard, 37, will officially launch her candidacy in Hawaii, where she has served as a congresswoman since 2013.A Samoan-American, she was the first Hindu elected to Congress.Gabbard then endorsed Sanders for president, becoming one of the few members of Congress to do so.
  
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• Fever Dream: Mueller’s Collusion-Free Collusion Indictment of Roger Stone

  02-02-2019 11:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of Roger Stone may be the most peculiar document to emerge from the Trump–Russia “collusion” saga.It is an instant classic in the Mueller genre: lots of heavy breathing, then sputtering anti-climax.After a 20-page narrative about Russian cyber-ops, WikiLeaks’ role as a witting anti-American accomplice, and Trump supporters enthralled by thousands of hacked Democratic emails and visions of the Clinton campaign’s
  
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• Red Cross talks to US about risks of sending Venezuela aid

  02-02-2019 11:02 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross has talked to the United States about the risks of delivering humanitarian aid to Venezuela without the approval of security forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro, an official with the agency said Friday.
  
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• Venezuela's Guaido extends olive branch to China

  02-02-2019 07:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido has promised China he will honour bilateral agreements and said he was ready to start a dialogue with Beijing "as soon as possible".Guaido's comments to the South China Morning Post, published Saturday, appear aimed at laying to rest questions over whether his political challenge to President Nicolas Maduro would disrupt ties with Venezuela's main creditor.Maduro visited China in September, striking energy and gold mining deals as he sought Beiji
  
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