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• Producer-in-chief puts on a 4th of July show — with emphasis on the military

  04-07-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump pays tribute to America’s armed forces in Independence Day address on the Mall, replete with tanks and flyovers.
  
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• Harris clarifies stance on federally mandated school busing

  04-07-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Kamala Harris on Thursday clarified her position on federally mandated school busing, saying it's only necessary in cases where local governments are actively opposing integration.Harris said that in the 1960s and '70s, institutions "were literally working against integration of our schools." That's why she supported busing then, she said, but now thinks it should just be a "tool" available to local governments and school districts to address segregation."Today it is very rare that we requi
  
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• Honeymoon over? North Korea says US 'hell-bent on hostile acts'

  04-07-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  North Korea's regime accused the U.S. of being 'hell-bent on hostile acts' against the secluded nation, just days after their historic meeting.
  
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• Buttigieg hits back at ‘black people’ question: ‘Racism is not going to help’

  04-07-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  “Sir, I think racism is not going to help us get out of this drama,” Buttigieg said.
  
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• We have a wiener! Joey Chestnut eats 71 hot dogs for title

  04-07-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at Nathan's Famous annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest on Thursday, just a few hot dogs shy of breaking the record he set last year.When asked how he felt after the contest, Chestnut, 35, said, "I feel like I should eat a couple more.Miki Sudo won the women's competition by chomping down 31 hot dogs.
  
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• Who needs Prime Day when the Echo Dot is already half off at $25?

  04-07-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  It pretty much goes without saying that the Echo Dot was one of the best-selling products last year during Amazon's Prime Day extravaganza. After all, it's one of the best-selling products of all time on Amazon in any category, and Amazon dropped it to its lowest price ever. The Dot will undoubtedly be a big seller again this year, but you actually don't even have to wait for Prime Day to pick one up. Why? Because it's already on sale with a massive 50% discount. That's $24.99 to add Alexa to an
  
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• Love of country? Or a political stunt? Trump holiday speech divides Americans

  04-07-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Jan Shairrick and two friends drove more than a thousand miles from southern Arkansas to join President Donald Trump's "Salute to America" Independence Day celebrations in Washington.Some residents of the capital, however, stayed well away from the nearby festivities for fear of being wrongly identified as Trump supporters.Trump has injected himself into this year's Fourth of July celebrations by planning a speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial and organizing a show of military power that incl
  
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• The Biggest Earthquake in 20 Years Hit Southern California. Here's What to Know

  04-07-2019 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Southern California and Nevada Thursday morning, rattling people as far as Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
  
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• Fortnite Season 9: Launch 3 Fireworks Along The River | 14 Days Of Summer Challenges

  04-07-2019 22:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's 14 Days of Summer Challenges are quickly going by, and for a special 4th of July challenge, we have the easiest way to get 3 fireworks along the riverbed. Here's where to go - no battle pass required!
  
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• What’s Fortnite’s Giant Rubber Duck All About?

  04-07-2019 22:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite is known for its wild and sometimes wacky teasers of events to come, but the latest is a real sitting duck. An actual, gigantic rubber duckie, to be precise, relaxing in his stylish green shades near Tilted.It's not clear exactly what the rubber duckie does. It does appear to have a health bar with a whopping 1 million health, and only damage from pickaxes appears to stick. Nothing around the duck seems to clearly indicate what will happen if the community chips it down to zero health,
  
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• Southern California struck by strongest earthquake in 25 years

  04-07-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Southern California was rocked by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years on Thursday, touching off fires, damaging buildings and forcing the evacuation of a hospital in a desert town northeast of Los Angeles. The 6.4 magnitude quake struck about 113 miles northeast of Los Angeles near the city of Ridgecrest at around 10:30am, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The epicentre was on the edge of Death Valley National Park. The Kern County Fire Department said it was deal
  
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• Flames engulf home in Ridgecrest, California in aftermath of powerful earthquake

  04-07-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Emergency crews are responding to fire and medical incidents in Southern California after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake; reaction from the Southern California Earthquake Center.
  
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• A licker in Lufkin? Texas police believe they've ID'd woman in 'disturbing' viral ice cream-licking video

  04-07-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Blue Bell Creameries has removed all half-gallon containers of "Tin Roof" from a Walmart in Lufkin, Texas, police said.
  
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• Alaska heat wave: Coldest state could see all-time record today

  04-07-2019 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Anchorage, Alaska's biggest city, is struggling with dry conditions, wildfires and what could become the hottest day on record.
  
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• Texas sheriff: Brother kills sister, self at party

  04-07-2019 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  A Texas sheriff says a brother fatally shot his sister and wounded three others before killing himself at a housewarming party. The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to the home late Wednesday night. (July 4)
  
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• UN Says ‘Grave Violations’ of Rights Committed in Venezuela

  04-07-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations called on the Venezuelan government to take “immediate, concrete measures to halt and remedy the grave violations” of economic, social and civil rights, in a report following High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s visit to Venezuela last month.Nicolas Maduro’s regime has used social programs in a discriminatory manner based on political grounds as a tool for social control, the report said. At the same time, the ruling aut
  
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• Migrants still detained at site of deadly Libyan air strike

  04-07-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Hundreds of migrants were still held Thursday in a centre days after it was hit by an air strike that killed 44 people, amid outrage over the plight of those still trapped in Libya.The announcement by a UN agency came as the internationally recognised government based in the capital Tripoli said it is considering closing migrant detention centres in the North African country.The Government of National Accord "is currently reviewing the closure of shelters and the release of illegal migrants to e
  
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• 2 charged with vandalizing 'The Bean' in Millennium Park, Maggie Daley Park

  04-07-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Two people have been charged with the vandalizing of 'The Bean' in Millennium Park and the Cancer Survivor's Garden at Maggie Daley Park, Chicago police said Thursday.
  
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• Fortnite: Visit A Solar Array In The Desert, Snow, and Jungle | Season 9 Week 9 Challenge Guide

  04-07-2019 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  We're fast approaching the end of this season in Fortnite Battle Royale, but not without a few more challenges to hunt for. Here's where to go to find a solar array in a desert, snow, and jungle location to get one step closer towards your free tier Battle Star.
  
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• California earthquake: Powerful 6.8 magnitude quake hits near city of Ridgecrest

  04-07-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck southern California, one of the most powerful to hit the region in nearly 20 years.The US Geological Survey said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.6, was very shallow – only 8.7 km (5.4 miles) – which would have amplified its effect.The tremor, which was felt as far as Los Angeles, was quickly followed by several smaller aftershocks in the area.The earthquake lead to some fires in Ridgecrest, a town near the epicentre of the quake.Br
  
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• Fortnite Guide: Where Are Solar Arrays? (Season 9, Week 9)

  04-07-2019 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite: Battle Royale is continuing to roll out new challenges new weekly challenges. The Solar Arrays challenge is part of the latest batch of weekly challenges, as opposed to the separate set of challenges for the 14 Days of Summer event. Nothing says summer like a sweltering sun, so the latest challenge has you going green by finding a set of solar arrays.Like many recent Fortnite challenges, the criteria itself is simple enough, but it helps if you know just where to go. In this case you j
  
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• Big quake rattles area of 20 million people in California; no one killed

  04-07-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  A powerful earthquake jolted Southern California on Thursday, touching off fires, damaging buildings and forcing the evacuation of a hospital in a desert town northeast of Los Angeles, but there were only minor injuries.The epicenter was on the edge of Death Valley National Park.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Europe trade channel with Iran close to 1st deal in days - France

  04-07-2019 19:54 via news.yahoo.com
  French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday he hoped a special trade channel set up with Iran would complete a first, limited transaction in the coming days.Set up by France, Britain and Germany, Instex is a barter trade mechanism that aims to avoid direct financial transfers by offsetting balances between importers and exporters on the European side.The mechanism is aimed at making it possible for trade between European Union members and Iran to continue in the face of stiff U.S san
  
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• UPDATE 1-Ethiopian crash families criticise Boeing over donation plan

  04-07-2019 19:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The families of victims of an Ethiopian air disaster on Thursday criticised Boeing's plan to donate $100 million to unspecified charities and communities affected by two crashes, saying it was too vague and that families should have been consulted first.Some of the families said Wednesday's announcement from the U.S. planemaker also triggered an avalanche of unwelcome phone calls from relatives and acquaintances who believed they had just received compensation.The crash of the Boeing 737 MAX jet
  
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• Sony WH1000XM3 noise cancelling headphone refurbs are back down the lowest price of 2019

  04-07-2019 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Look, at this point pretty much everyone knows that the Sony WH1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones are the best noise cancelling headphones on the planet. In fact, Bose just released a brand new pair of wireless noise cancelling headphones, but Sony's are still better. The noise cancellation tech Sony uses is pretty much wizardry, and it comes at a price: $350 if you buy them new. Head over to Amazon right now though, and you'll find refurbs available at the lowest price of 2019!Just sc
  
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• Police: Bodies of married couple pulled from Delaware River, child found alone in car

  04-07-2019 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The bodies of a husband and wife were discovered in the Delaware River Thursday morning and their child was found alone in a car near the scene, Philadelphia police confirm to Action News.
  
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• Biden Begins Drawing Contrasts With His Democratic Rivals

  04-07-2019 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden returned to the campaign trail with a new drive to contrast his views with those of other Democratic presidential hopefuls after a rough debate performance last week highlighted his tenuous grasp on front-runner status.After spending the first two months of his campaign focused on attacking President Donald Trump, the former vice president turned his attention to rivals in his own party. He began a two-day swing across Iowa to make his case for moderation as other leadin
  
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• Gulf Coast beaches closed after 'toxic' algae bloom

  04-07-2019 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Mississippi officials are closing more than a dozen beaches on the gulf coast after the discovery of a 'toxc' algae bloom along the shoreline.
  
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• As Trump plans July 4 speech, his challengers march to a different drummer

  04-07-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden and two Democratic rivals marched on Thursday in the same 4th of July parade in Iowa, a small-town scene in sharp contrast with Republican President Donald Trump's plan to speak at Washington's Lincoln Memorial accompanied by battle tanks and military flyovers.Barbecue and marching bands mixed with presidential politics during Independence Day celebrations in the Midwestern farming state that in seven months kicks off the Democratic presidential nominating r
  
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• US pride hits record low, poll shows

  04-07-2019 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  As the US celebrates Independence Day, a new poll suggests less Americans feel pride in their country than at any other time since 2001. While 70 per cent of US adults claim to be proud to be Americans, only 45 per cent identified as “extremely proud” in the survey, marking the second consecutive year that this falls below the majority level. The highest reported levels of pride in the US government and being an American came in 2002 and 2004, after the 9/11 attacks. During those yea
  
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• The Game That Tears Relationships Apart Is Free From Epic Now

  04-07-2019 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Like clockwork, another free PC game is available from the Epic Games Store this week, replacing last week's offering, Last Day of June. The game in question is Overcooked, the critically acclaimed, co-op cooking simulator from Ghost Town Games that spawned an equally good sequel, Overcooked 2. Now until July 11, the original Overcooked is completely free to claim and keep--all you need to do is create a free Epic account (if you don't already have one) and add it to your library.Overcooked's pr
  
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• Man has life support accidentally cut off by wrong family after being mistaken for someone else

  04-07-2019 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  A man died without his relatives knowing after a mix up led to another family turning off his life support.Relatives say Elisha Brittman, 69, was misidentified as Alfonso Bennett after he was found naked and unresponsive with serious facial injuries beneath a car in Chicago in April.He was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he was listed as John Doe while his family continued their desperate search for him, according to the CBS 2 news channel.Mr Bennett’s family later received a phone call fro
  
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• President Trump Boasts About What He's Done for the World. But These 6 Hotspots Are Still Simmering

  04-07-2019 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Here’s a snapshot of how global hot spots, from North Korea to Iran and Venezuela, have fared since President Donald Trump took office.
  
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• From Software's Classic Metal Wolf Chaos Re-Releasing Soon

  04-07-2019 18:27 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software's wild mech game Metal Wolf Chaos is coming next month, the studio and publisher Devolver Digital have announced. It will hit PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on August 6, for $25. If you pre-order you'll get a platform-exclusive mech skin.The re-release of Metal Wolf Chaos updates the visuals, revises the save system, and bumps the resolution to 4K with 16:9 support. The 2004 release was exclusive to Xbox in Japan, and became notoriously difficult to find outside of its home countr
  
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• This Is the Devastating Aftermath of an Airstrike That Killed 53 Migrants at a Libyan Detention Center

  04-07-2019 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  These photographs capture the devastation of the airstrike in Libya on Wednesday, that left at least 53 dead and 130 injured.
  
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• Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge crowds smaller than anticipated

  04-07-2019 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Disneyland carefully prepped for legions of fans, yet demand for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge has been lighter than anticipated.
  
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• Russia: Nuclear reactor safe on fire-hit submersible

  04-07-2019 18:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The nuclear reactor on one of the Russian navy's research submersibles hasn't been damaged in a fire that killed 14 seamen, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Thursday, adding that the vessel would be put back into service after repairs.The Defense Ministry said the 14 seamen were killed by toxic fumes from Monday's blaze, the navy's worst accident in more than a decade.Russian media reported that it was the country's most secret submersible, a nuclear-powered research submarine called the Losh
  
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• Oklahoma presses opioid case against Johnson & Johnson

  04-07-2019 17:23 via news.yahoo.com
  So far, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has secured about $355 million from two groups of defendant drugmakers in the state's lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, and he's trying to make the case that even more money should come Oklahoma's way in the first such state case to go to trial.While Hunter presses the claim that Johnson & Johnson is to blame for Oklahoma's opioid epidemic, he's also facing criticism, some from his own Republican colleagues, about his team's deal making and g
  
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• Trump’s undocumented former employees call on president to spare them from deportation

  04-07-2019 17:11 via news.yahoo.com
  More than 20 undocumented workers previously employed by President Donald Trump’s company have requested a meeting with their former boss to discuss how to update the country’s immigration system and to ask for protection from deportation.The Wednesday letter to the White House – from former groundskeepers, maids and kitchen staffers at the Trump Organisation’s golf courses – also asks the president to recall their years of service and “do the right thing&rdqu
  
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• Iran is Stepping Up Its Cyber Attacks

  04-07-2019 17:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Days earlier, Trump abruptly called off a plan for airstrikes against the Islamic Republic based on the concept of proportionality after Iran shot down a U.S. Navy drone.WASHINGTON — State-backed Iranian hackers have stepped up cyberattacks on the U.S., according to the Department of Homeland Security's cyberagency.There has been a "recent rise in malicious cyberactivity directed at United States industries and government agencies by Iranian regime actors and proxies," Christopher Krebs, t
  
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• #ArrestAntiPakjournalists tops Twitter trends in Pakistan

  04-07-2019 16:56 via news.yahoo.com
  A hashtag calling for the arrest of journalists briefly became the top Twitter trend in Pakistan Thursday, deepening concern over a shrinking space for dissent in the country.Many users accompanied it with a composite photograph of prominent journalists and TV anchors, some of whom regularly criticise the governing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of Prime Minister Imran Khan and the powerful military establishment.Last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report that t
  
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• Betsy Ross shoe: Did Nike cave to PC culture?

  04-07-2019 16:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Nike pulled a shoe featuring a historical version of the American flag from stores after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick reportedly told the company it is an offensive symbol to some people. The 13-star "Betsy Ross" flag represents to many an era of slavery, Kaepernick, a Nike client, reportedly said. There are also reports the design has become a popular symbol used by white supremacist groups.
  
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• Fortnite Week 9 Challenge List (Season 9) - Visit A Solar Array, Search Chests, More

  04-07-2019 16:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Death; taxes; Fortnite challenges--the three certainties of life. Like clockwork, new Fortnite: Battle Royale challenges arrive every week, and Season 9, Week 9's set is now live.In the free section (challenges that anyone can do without buying the Battle Pass), you'll need to use a chug jug or chug splash in three different matches. You'll also need to visit a solar array in the snow, the desert, and the jungle. Finally, make sure you're getting lots of kills with common, then uncommon, rare, e
  
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• Fortnite Season 9, Week 9 Challenge List - Use A Chug Jug, Visit A Solar Array, More

  04-07-2019 16:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Death; taxes; Fortnite challenges--the three certainties of life. Like clockwork, new Fortnite: Battle Royale challenges arrive every week, and Season 9, Week 9's set is now live.In the free section (challenges that anyone can do without buying the Battle Pass), you'll need to use a chug jug or chug splash in three different matches. You'll also need to visit a solar array in the snow, the desert, and the jungle. Finally, make sure you're getting lots of kills with common, then uncommon, rare, e
  
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• Today’s top deals: $7 wireless charger, $9 LED smart bulbs, $25 true wireless earbuds, AA and AAA batteries, more

  04-07-2019 16:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Happy July 4th, everyone! Before you run off to grill up a feast and blow stuff up, check out the best daily deals you'll find on this Independence Day. Highlights include multi-color LED smart light bulbs just as good as $50 Philips Hues for just $8.75 each with coupon code 2UFP7Q6R, super popular true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.0 for only $25.49 with coupon code 3DT28K4C, Alexa and Google enabled Wi-Fi smart plugs for $6.37 each when you use the coupon code Y7N39M3T on a 4-pack, Anker A
  
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• Australian student released in North Korea says 'I'm OK'

  04-07-2019 16:31 via news.yahoo.com
  An Australian student released after a week in detention in North Korea arrived in Tokyo on Thursday after telling reporters he was in "very good" condition, without saying what happened to him.Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced to Parliament that Alek Sigley, 29, had been released following intervention from Swedish diplomats and had been taken to the Australian Embassy in Beijing.Later Thursday, Sigley flew to Tokyo's Haneda airport to reunite with his Japanese wife.
  
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• Australian student detained in North Korea released

  04-07-2019 16:24 via news.yahoo.com
  A 29-year-old Australian student detained in North Korea arrived in Tokyo on Thursday, hours after surfacing in Beijing where he said he felt "great" after being released.For days Sigley's family received no word about his whereabouts or wellbeing, stoking fears he may have been the latest in a long line of foreigners to become entangled in North Korea's police state.Earlier, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told lawmakers that Sigley had "been released from detention in the Democratic P
  
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• Justin Amash quits Republican party to fight ‘partisan death spiral’

  04-07-2019 16:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Congressman, who supported the impeachment of Trump, says the two-party system champions party loyalty above serving AmericansJustin Amash: ‘The two-party system has evolved into an existential threat to American principles and institutions.’ Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/APJustin Amash, the only Republican in Congress to support the impeachment of Donald Trump, said on Thursday that he was leaving the party and becoming an independent to fight the “partisan death spiral&rdquo
  
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• The Latest: Australian held in North Korea arrives in Japan

  04-07-2019 15:51 via news.yahoo.com
  An Australian student released from detention in North Korea has arrived in Tokyo.Alek Sigley left North Korea via Beijing on Thursday and was reuniting with his Japanese wife.Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed he had been detained in announcing his release on Thursday.
  
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• Iran Will Only Negotiate With U.S. If Supreme Leader Gives Nod

  04-07-2019 15:42 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Iran will only negotiate with the U.S. if the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei agrees to it, a minister said.“Negotiation between Iran and America will take place if the supreme leader gives the permission,” Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi was cited as saying by state-run IRNA news agency on Thursday. “The U.S. president thought that sanctions would bring Iran to its knees but the Islamic Republic will not succumb to negotiations under the pressure of gl
  
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