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• Flash Deal: Get Fire Emblem: Three Houses For $46 With Free Shipping (US)

  25-07-2019 23:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Fire Emblem: Three Houses releases Friday, July 26 on Nintendo Switch, and surprisingly, the game is already on sale at release. If you live near a Walmart, you can pick up the game for just $49.94 in stores on release day. But an even better deal is available for a limited time at MassGenie, where you can get the game for $45.95 with free shipping as part of a limited-time Power Deal. While coupon code FETHNSWITCH is technically valid until July 31, we expect this Power Deal will sell out quick
  
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• Fire Emblem: Three Houses Update Will Add An Even More Challenging Mode

  25-07-2019 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Fire Emblem: Three Houses arrives on Nintendo Switch this week. Like previous installments in the series, you'll have the option to play the game on a couple of different difficulties, but if those aren't enough of a challenge, Nintendo will be adding an additional difficulty setting post-launch.On its official Twitter account, Nintendo announced that an even more challenging difficulty mode is coming to Three Houses as part of a free update. The company hasn't announced exactly when the update
  
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• Fire Emblem: Three Houses Free Update Will Add An Even More Challenging Mode

  25-07-2019 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Fire Emblem: Three Houses arrives on Nintendo Switch this week. Like previous installments in the series, you'll have the option to play the game on a couple of different difficulties, but if those aren't enough of a challenge, Nintendo will be adding an additional difficulty setting post-launch.On its official Twitter account, Nintendo announced that an even more challenging difficulty mode is coming to Three Houses as part of a free update. The company hasn't announced exactly when the update
  
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• VIDEO: Police break window to rescue 2 girls locked in hot car outside Ohio Walmart

  25-07-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  DRAMATIC RESCUE: Police officers break window to save two young girls locked in a hot car outside a Walmart.
  
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• Two Israeli men shot dead in apparent Mexico City shopping mall hit

  25-07-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Two Israeli men were shot dead in an apparent gangland hit at a luxury Mexico City shopping mall, authorities said on Thursday, in the latest flare-up of violence convulsing the capital.Mexico City police said a woman and a man opened fire on the Israelis on Wednesday afternoon in a restaurant in the upscale Plaza Artz Pedregal in the southwest of the capital, then fled.The Israeli embassy in Mexico identified the men as Alon Azulay, 41, and Benjamin Yeshurun Sutchi, 44.
  
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• US government will execute inmates for first time since 2003

  25-07-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The Justice Department said Thursday the federal government will resume executing death-row inmates for the first time since 2003, ending an informal moratorium even as the nation sees a broad shift away from capital punishment.Attorney General William Barr instructed the Bureau of Prisons to schedule executions starting in December for five men , all accused of murdering children.Although the death penalty remains legal in 30 states, executions on the federal level are rare.
  
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• Gambia ex-president accused of ordering murder of two US businessmen

  25-07-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Former members of a Gambian death squad known as the Junglers on Thursday accused ex-president Yahya Jammeh of ordering the murder of two US citizens in 2013, having already confessed to the killing of a well known journalist.Since Monday, Gambians have been gripped by live coverage of three ex-Junglers -- Malick Jatta, Omar Jallow and Amadou Badjie -- before the West African country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.On the last day of hearings before the commission adjourns until August 5,
  
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• Woman shoots 2 Israeli men to death at Mexico shopping mall

  25-07-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  A woman wearing a blond wig disguise fatally shot two Israeli men at a restaurant in an upscale Mexico City shopping mall, and authorities said Thursday they were investigating links to organized crime.Authorities said the woman and another man sat down Wednesday at a table near the victims at a restaurant in the Plaza Artz mall.Ulises Lara, spokesman for the city prosecutor's office, said a total of four suspects were involved in either the killing, logistics or getaway.
  
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• Best PS4, Switch, Xbox One Deals In Best Buy's Black Friday In July Sale (US)

  25-07-2019 22:57 via gamespot.com
  
  While many major retailers like Walmart, GameStop, and Ebay pulled out all the stops to compete against Amazon during Prime Day 2019, Best Buy was relatively quiet, aside from a 48-hour flash sale that didn't offer much in the way of gaming deals. Rather than attempting to break through all the Prime Day noise, Best Buy launched its sitewide Black Friday in July sale a couple weeks later, and early access is currently available for My Best Buy members. That early access period ends after July 25
  
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• The Latest: Lawmaker who asked for Epstein probe threatened

  25-07-2019 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A Florida lawmaker says she has gotten threats since asking the governor to order an investigation into why financier Jeffrey Epstein was allowed out on work release while serving a jail sentence.Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book told news outlets Thursday she has received a dozen threatening text messages and phone calls telling her to back off from pushing a probe into the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.Epstein was allowed to go to his office on work release while in the Palm Beach County
  
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• Exclusive: 15-year-old girl shot 7 times in New Jersey drive-by shooting

  25-07-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Eyewitness News has obtained exclusive surveillance video that captured the chaotic scene.
  
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• What's New To Shudder In August 2019? Horror Movies, TV Shows, And Exclusives

  25-07-2019 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  There are plenty of streaming services to choose from, like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu. However, their horror selections can be pretty weak. Luckily, AMC's Shudder exists, a service that deals only with horror movies and TV shows. The streaming service has revealed what's new for August, and there is plenty to watch, especially if you love '80s horror.When the folks at GameSpot are talking about horror movies, I try my hardest to work in a reference to the 1987 horror film/borderline
  
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• Arrow's Stephen Amell Says He's Done Wrestling, But AEW Has Other Ideas

  25-07-2019 22:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Filming on the final season of Arrow is underway, with the show's last 10 episodes set to debut in the fall. Once production on the show is wrapped, star Stephen Amell will be looking for a new job. While finding a new role on the big or small screen might be the natural place to start, there's always another more physical option for Amell.As it stands, the actor has there professional wrestling matches under his belt--one for WWE, another for ROH, and a singles match at 2018's All In. Now that
  
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• Trump speech: Staffer responsible for fake US presidential seal with Russian eagles and golf clubs fired

  25-07-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A Turning Point USA employee has been fired over their involvement in placing an altered presidential seal behind Donald Trump during a speech earlier in the week.A spokesperson for the conservative group told the Washington Post, that a member of its video team responsible for the seal, which featured a two-headed eagle similar to the one on Russia’s seal as well as a pack of golf clubs, had been dismissed.“We did let the individual go,” the spokesperson said. “I don&rsq
  
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• Trump Might Launch an Amphibious Assault Against Iran If a War Starts

  25-07-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  If tensions with Iran continue to heat up, one option would be to stage an amphibious raid against a land or sea-based Iranian military facility. One of the greatest truisms of life is that land wars in Asia are futile. The continent’s vastness allows defenders to trade space for time, extending the logistical lifelines of invaders to the breaking point. This argument holds for Iran, which at a population of one quarter that of the United States and the size of the West Coast is too large
  
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• Palestinian president says to stop agreements with Israel

  25-07-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Thursday he has decided to stop implementing agreements with Israel amid worsening relations between the two sides."We announce the leadership's decision to stop implementing the agreements signed with the Israeli side," he said in a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah.Abbas had previously not spoken so clearly and definitively of a break in cooperation, although Palestinian officials have in the past made threats to stop implementing all accords with
  
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• Glaciers Are Melting Underwater. It's Worse Than Previously Thought

  25-07-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Underwater glacier melt could be happening faster than previously thought, a dangerous finding as melting ice and glaciers raise sea levels
  
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• Is the Infamous Russian Troll Farm Pushing Deadly LGBT Hate?

  25-07-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/GettyMOSCOW—Thousands of people stood in silence at an anti-government rally in downtown St.Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday night. The demonstrators demanded an end to violence against Russia’s LGBT community and political opposition. The minute of silence was devoted to the victim of a terrible murder, Yelena Grigoryeva, a 41-year-old gay activist who was stabbed to death last week.A pedestrian found her body in some bushes near Pulkovskaya Street on Sunda
  
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• Pokemon Go: Last Chance To Get Armored Mewtwo

  25-07-2019 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Go's latest Legendary Pokemon, Armored Mewtwo, has been a regular presence in Raid Battles for the past couple of weeks, but it won't be around for much longer. This special version of the Legendary Psychic-type will only be available until 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM BST on July 31, making this your last opportunity to add one to your collection.Unlike a standard Mewtwo, this version of the Legendary Pokemon is sporting the power-suppressing armor it wears in the Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolu
  
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• Pokemon Go: Last Chance To Catch Armored Mewtwo

  25-07-2019 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Time is running out to catch Pokemon Go's latest Legendary Pokemon, Armored Mewtwo. This special version of the Legendary Psychic-type will only be available until 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM BST on July 31, making this your last opportunity to add one to your collection.Unlike a standard Mewtwo, this version of the Legendary Pokemon is sporting the power-suppressing armor it wears in the Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution movie. Not only is its appearance different, but it has more defense-oriented st
  
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• Giant dinosaur bone found in southwestern France

  25-07-2019 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  The thigh bone of a giant dinosaur was found this week by French paleontologists at an excavation site in southwestern France where remains of some of the largest animals that ever lived on land have been dug up since 2010.The two-meter long femur at the Angeac-Charente site is thought to have belonged to a sauropod, herbivorous dinosaurs with long necks and tails which were widespread in the late Jurassic era, over 140 million years ago."This is a major discovery," Ronan Allain, a paleontologis
  
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• Avatar: The Last Airbender Complete Series On Sale Right Now (US)

  25-07-2019 20:59 via gamespot.com
  
  There's a discount for the complete series of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Amazon right now. The Blu-ray is 43 percent off, knocking down the price of the beloved series to $25.73 USD.Composed of three phenomenal seasons, Avatar: The Last Airbender takes place in a world where certain people are born with the gift of telepathically manipulating one of the four elements--earth, fire, water, and air--by performing a martial art called bending. The series stars Aang, a 12-year-old airbender who's
  
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• Avatar: The Last Airbender Complete Series Nearly 50% Off At Amazon Right Now (US)

  25-07-2019 20:59 via gamespot.com
  
  There's a discount for the complete series of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Amazon right now. The Blu-ray is 43 percent off, knocking down the price of the beloved series to $25.73 USD.Composed of three phenomenal seasons, Avatar: The Last Airbender takes place in a world where certain people are born with the gift of telepathically manipulating one of the four elements--earth, fire, water, and air--by performing a martial art called bending. The series stars Aang, a 12-year-old airbender who's
  
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• Wolfenstein: Youngblood Review - Blood In, Blood Out

  25-07-2019 20:55 via gamespot.com
  
  In Wolfenstein's alternate 1980s, Nazis remain a tyrannical force of evil and oppression across Europe, even after Hitler was killed by series protagonist BJ Blazkowicz. Thus, the Nazi killing continues as the Blazkowicz twins, Jess and Soph, pick up where their parents left off for a spin-off in Wolfenstein: Youngblood--a relentless co-op shooter driven by an unapologetic, youthful attitude. It may not reach the same narrative heights of its predecessors or land every idea borne out in its new
  
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• Russia warns of 'consequences' after Ukraine seizes tanker

  25-07-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Ukraine on Thursday seized a Russian tanker it said was used in a naval confrontation last November amid sensitive prisoner swap talks between the two countries who have been at loggerheads since 2014.Kiev's SBU security service said it stopped the tanker, the Neyma, as it entered the port of Izmail in the southern Odessa region.Investigators seized documents onboard and questioned crew members, an SBU statement said.
  
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• Chris Wallace says Mueller's testimony does not give Trump a 'clean bill of health'

  25-07-2019 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Chris Wallace says former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Capitol Hill testimony was a win for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi because she doesn't want to spend the political capital on impeachment.
  
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• Ally Kostial murder: Former-neighbor shares dark details about suspect in Ole Miss student's death

  25-07-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The former dorm neighbor of Brandon Theesfeld spoke out on the suspected killer Wednesday, calling him "arrogant" and "misogynistic."
  
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• Ally Kostial murder: Former-neighbor shares dark details about suspect in Ole Miss student's death

  25-07-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  " "I'm not going to sugar coat it, he was pretty much a daddy's boy type,"University of Mississippi student Rex Ravita told KMOV
  
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• From impeachment to indictment: 5 repercussions from Robert Mueller's testimony

  25-07-2019 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  From impeachment to indictment, 5 ways Robert Mueller's long-awaited testimony is likely to resonate down the road
  
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• What's New To Hulu In August 2019? Movies, TV Shows, And Originals

  25-07-2019 20:21 via gamespot.com
  
  August is right around the corner, and that means streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu have revealed what's coming to its services for the upcoming month. And if you're a Hulu subscriber, you're in luck because there are plenty of movies you'll want to watch.Right at the beginning of the month, Hulu is dropping a ton of movies and roughly 12% of those movies are Star Trek-related. That's right, Spock, Kirk, and the gang will be invading your screen as Hulu releases nine
  
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• US ship sails through Taiwan Strait after threat of force from China against independence

  25-07-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  An American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the US Navy and Taiwanese authorities said on Thursday, a day after China - which views Taiwan as a renegade province - unveiled a defence white paper threatening to use force to thwart any move towards the self-ruled island's independence, and accusing the United States of undermining global stability. It also followed an unprecedented joint Chinese-Russian air force exercise this week that triggered furious protests of airspace violations f
  
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• Four teens charged over London bus attack on lesbians

  25-07-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  British police on Thursday charged four teenage boys over an alleged homophobic attack on a lesbian couple who refused to kiss in front of them on a London night bus.Melania Geymonat, 28, said she and her girlfriend Chris were robbed and left covered in blood after the incident in the trendy Camden Town area on May 30.The four boys, aged between 15 and 17, were all charged with committing "an aggravated hate crime", London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
  
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• Ford's "Baby Bronco" Compact SUV Shows Off Its Off-Road Chops

  25-07-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  This Escape-based crossover could be called Bronco Scout, Bronco Sport, or Adventurer.
  
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• Reps. Tlaib, Jordan clash over subpoena for Ivanka Trump's private emails

  25-07-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Raw video: Heated exchange between progressive 'Squad' member Rashida Tlaib and Republican Congressman Jim Jordan at House Oversight hearing.
  
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• The death of Neil Armstrong and a $6 million secret

  25-07-2019 19:43 via news.yahoo.com
  When Neil Armstrong died in 2012, it was officially put down to complications arising from heart surgery.The Cincinnati Enquirer also received the documents, which were sent anonymously.According to the newspapers, the family had threatened to publicly accuse the hospital of medical malpractice.
  
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• Ukraine’s Rookie Leader Ups the Ante in Match-Up With Putin

  25-07-2019 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Best known as a TV comic before he shot to power this spring, Ukraine‘s leader isn’t joking any longer.Looking for a quick win early in his presidency, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has prioritized freeing the Ukrainian sailors held by Russia after a naval clash in 2018. Talks last week with Vladimir Putin yielded little, but the stakes rose dramatically on Thursday when Ukraine seized a Russian oil tanker and its crew.It’s a bold gambit. Putin is comfortable locking horns
  
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• 16 Marines Arrested After Being Tied to Smuggling of Undocumented Immigrants from Mexico

  25-07-2019 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Sixteen Marines with 1st Marine Division were arrested on Thursday at a battalion formation for "alleged involvement in various illegal activities ranging from human smuggling to drug-related offenses," the Corps said in a press release.Another eight Marines were questioned about their involvement in alleged drug offenses, the release said, which added that "information gained from a previous human smuggling investigation precipitated the arrests."The arrest of the 16 can be traced back to the c
  
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• US long-term mortgage rates fall; 30-year average at 3.75%

  25-07-2019 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, edging toward three-year lows amid signals from Federal Reserve officials that they could cut their benchmark interest rate at their meeting next week.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on the key 30-year mortgage dipped to 3.75% from 3.81% last week.On Thursday, the European Central Bank joined the Fed in making clear that more stimulus could be coming soon to support an economy weakening in the face of global trade tensions.
  
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• Zombieland 2 Trailer Sends The Gang To Washington, DC To Clean House

  25-07-2019 19:02 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a decade since the first Zombieland movie premiered and in October, fans will be able to get a second helping when Zombieland: Double Tap hits theaters--with the four principal stars returning. The first trailer for the sequel has arrived, catching viewers up on what Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma Stone), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) have been up to in the last year. It's about what you'd expect.In the first look at the movie, the gang arr
  
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• Fmr. Trump national security adviser reacts to Mueller hearing

  25-07-2019 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Tom Bossert discusses what he views as "collective disappointment" over Mueller's testimony not differing from what was written in the report.
  
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• School board member longs for Muslim congresswoman's death in post: 'My life would be complete'

  25-07-2019 18:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Toms River Regional Board of Education member Dan Leonard has come under fire for a series of posts against Muslims.
  
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• These 2 PC Games Are Free To Claim At Epic Starting Today

  25-07-2019 18:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Over the past eight months or so that the Epic Games Store has been in business, the PC game retailer has slowly ramped up its offering of free games for its users, first giving away a game every two weeks and then transitioning to a weekly giveaway. Now, it appears Epic is testing the waters of giving away two free games on a weekly basis, if the offerings this week and next are any indications of its future plans. From now through August 2, you can claim Moonlighter and This War of Mine for fr
  
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• Giuliani Says He Had to Borrow From Trump Lawyer to Pay Taxes

  25-07-2019 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Rudy Giuliani said he was forced to borrow $100,000 from President Donald Trump’s lawyer Marc Mukasey to pay his taxes after his wife tied up a joint bank account in their bitter divorce case.Giuliani, who has been working as a lawyer for Trump free of charge, discussed the loan outside New York state court in Manhattan after his wife’s lawyer raised it at a hearing on Thursday.Giuliani, 75, argues his income is drying up as the divorce case drags on, and that $800,000
  
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• The Latest: Juncker: EU won't reopen talks on Brexit deal

  25-07-2019 18:42 via news.yahoo.com
  EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has told Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the bloc's member nations will not give in to his demand to renegotiate the Brexit withdrawal treaty.Juncker and Johnson had their first phone conversation late Thursday since Johnson took over from Theresa May as Britain's leader.
  
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• Paris sets new temperature record at 108 as Europe heat wave continues to sizzle

  25-07-2019 18:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Paris soared to a record high of 108 degrees as most of Europe sizzled under its second heat wave of the summer.
  
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• Meghan McCain Confronts Adam Schiff: Show Me Your ‘Smoking Gun’ on Trump Collusion Now

  25-07-2019 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  The View’s Meghan McCain pressed House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Thursday to reveal his “smoking gun” that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 election, prompting the congressman to say the “evidence is in plain sight.”“You have claimed for years now you have a smoking gun of evidence of collusion,” McCain said to Schiff. “Your quote is, ‘ample evidence of collusion.’ You said that, but Ro
  
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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg Insists She’s Not Going Anywhere

  25-07-2019 18:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed this week that she dreams of serving on the Supreme Court for another decade.Ginsburg, age 86, traveled to Portugal with Justice John Paul Stevens — who died July 16 at the age of 99 — during the last week of his life. She recounted a story from the trip at a Washington, D.C., event hosted by Duke Law School on Wednesday night: “As we were leaving the U.S. ambassador’s residence our last evening in Lisbon, I said to John, ‘My dre
  
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• Germany ready to take part in Hormuz naval mission: RND media group

  25-07-2019 18:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Germany is ready to take part in a British plan for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, media group RND reported, citing participants in a meeting of parliament's foreign relations committee.A mandate for joining the mission would be voted on in parliament, RND added.There was no immediate comment available from the German Foreign Ministry, when contacted by Reuters.
  
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• Kellyanne Conway signals the GOP line on Mueller: He 'may be feeble'

  25-07-2019 18:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House counselor on Thursday endorsed a talking point that has emerged in the aftermath of the former special counsel’s testimony before Congress.
  
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• Pakistan opposition parties hold protest rallies against PM Khan

  25-07-2019 18:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Pakistan's main opposition parties held protest rallies in cities across the country on Thursday, accusing Prime Minister Imran Khan's government of ruining the economy and seeking to intimidate and silence its opponents.The so-called "Black Day" protests, a year after Khan's PTI party swept to power following a bitterly contested election, come amid mounting economic problems for Pakistan and a political climate that has grown increasingly angry."Every day in the presence of Imran Khan is a bla
  
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