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• Judge: Clerk doesn't have to pay legal fees for gay couples

  07-03-2017 23:55 via yahoo.com
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a county clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015 doesn't have to pay legal fees for the couples who sued her.
  
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• Conservatives rebel against Trump-backed Republican healthcare plan

  07-03-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Republican legislation to replace the Obamacare healthcare law but it faced a rebellion by conservative groups and lawmakers who denounced it, complicating its chances for passage in the U.S. Congress.Republican U.S. House of Representatives leaders on Monday unveiled legislation to do away with Obamacare, eliminating the requirement that most Americans obtain medical insurance and creating a system of tax credits to coax people to purchase private insu
  
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• Report: Immigrant in country illegally charged with murder

  07-03-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Mexican immigrant in the U.S. illegally despite being deported repeatedly is facing murder and other charges in the traffic-collision death of a Los Angeles woman, the Southern California News Group reported.
  
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• Missile tests put North Korea on Trump's front burner

  07-03-2017 23:47 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump is facing his biggest foreign policy challenge yet after North Korea fired a ballistic missile salvo in a supposed training run for an attack on US bases in Japan.Pyongyang blasted at least four missiles across the ocean toward its eastern neighbor on Monday, and three of the rockets splashed down into waters within Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone.The latest tests mark the end of what had been a quiet spell in North Korean weapons testing -- with little activity since Trum
  
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• Trump's promises vs. the Republican plan on health care

  07-03-2017 23:46 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was "proud to support" House Republicans' proposal for replacing the Affordable Care Act," though he noted that he considered it the first phase of his planned health care overhaul and the beginning of a "negotiation."
  
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• Turning the Frown Upside Down: 'Grumpy Dog' Finds Loving Home After His Adorable Photos Go Viral

  07-03-2017 23:43 via yahoo.com
  
  The dog had been living in a shelter since the end of last year.
  
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• Trump’s Silence on Russian Missiles Makes America Less Safe

  07-03-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Russia presents security challenges to the United States and its allies for which the Trump administration has yet to indicate any kind of a policy direction or goals.
  
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• Panama's ex-dictator Noriega 'critical' after brain surgery

  07-03-2017 23:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Panama's former military dictator Manuel Noriega is in a "critical" condition after undergoing surgery on Tuesday to remove a benign brain tumor, the 83-year-old's family and lawyer said.Frail and frequently ill from a variety of ailments, Noriega was released from El Renacer prison on the banks of the Panama Canal into home detention in January to prepare for Tuesday's operation, which had been delayed since February.
  
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• Sanders Doubles Down On Calling Trump A Liar

  07-03-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders published an essay in response to a Washington Post column on the current state of U.S. political discourse.
  
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• Elusive whale caught on video for the first time

  07-03-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  
  A rare whale species has finally made its cinematic debut. Science students captured two True's beaked whales on camera during an expedition in Portugal's Azores Islands. Their video is the first-ever recording of these elusive whales in the wild. SEE ALSO: Scientists are now spotting whales from outer space using satellitesSuch live sightings are extremely rare events. Marine experts know so little about these elephant-sized whales that the species is among the least-understood large mamma
  
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• Industry questions higher insurance costs under Republican plan

  07-03-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  
  By Michael Erman and Caroline HumerNEW YORK (Reuters) - The House Republican health insurance plan suggests health insurance after Obamacare will be less affordable, investors, insurers and industry sources said on Tuesday, raising questions about future enrollment and insurance company participation.The draft legislation, released on Monday night, rolls back some of the key tenets of former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, known as Obamacare, including the individual mandate a
  
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• GOP appears divided over Obamacare replacement plan

  07-03-2017 23:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Less than 24 hours after announcing its plan to replace Obamacare, the GOP scrambles to get its message right.
  
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• House intelligence chief has seen no evidence to back Trump's wiretap charge

  07-03-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  
  The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee said on Tuesday he had seen no evidence to support President Donald Trump's allegation he was wiretapped by then-President Barack Obama during the 2016 presidential campaign.Republican Representative Devin Nunes told reporters that if Trump's assertion were true, the leaders of Congress and the chairman of its two intelligence committees, known collectively as the "Gang of Eight," should have been briefed."I have not seen t
  
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• State Department hold first news briefing of Trump era

  07-03-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  
  After 45 days of silence the US State Department held its first news briefing of Donald Trump's presidency on Tuesday, forced to deny suggestions that it is sliding into irrelevance.What foreign policy there has been since Trump came to office on January 20 has been driven by his personality, his inner circle of advisers and relatives and his Twitter account.Meanwhile, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has cut a discreet figure, shunning the media and public appearances while working to recruit a
  
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• Speaker Ryan says Republican healthcare plan will pass House

  07-03-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday he believes there is enough support in the House of Representatives to pass the Republican healthcare plan, which has been criticized by some conservative groups and members of Congress."This is the beginning of the legislative process ... we'll have 218 when this thing comes to the floor (of the House), I can guarantee you that," Ryan said, referring to the 218 votes needed to pass legislation in the Republican-controlled House.
  
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• Three days after Trump accused Obama of wiretapping and White House has no evidence

  07-03-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  
  In the first on-camera news briefing since President Trump’s fiery accusation involving President Obama wiretapping, press secretary Sean Spicer did not point to specific evidence of that accusation. Spicer said the Senate and House Intelligence Committees were looking into the concern and would report back.
  
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• Senate revokes Obama federal land-planning rule

  07-03-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday revoked a rule that aimed to give the public more input into federal land management decisions, the latest move by the Republican-led Congress to undo Obama administration environmental regulations it sees as a burden.The Senate voted 51-48 to approve a resolution to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s Resource Management Planning rule, known as BLM 2.0, finalized in December by the Obama administration.The rule updat
  
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• Arrested Mexican 'dreamer' immigrant seeks new U.S. legal channel

  07-03-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  
  If they are successful on Wednesday, the case of Daniel Ramirez Medina, a so-called dreamer afforded some protection from deportation under an Obama-era program, could point a new way forward for thousands of people across the country threatened by stepped-up immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.Under U.S. law, deportation cases must be heard by immigration courts but Ramirez hopes to establish an alternate legal challenge over his arrest.Immigration courts, which operate separat
  
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• Eastern European diplomats appeal for U.S. help against Russia

  07-03-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  
  By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diplomats from six Eastern European countries appealed to U.S. senators on Tuesday to help them stand up against interference from Russia, including cyber attacks, and insisted that sanctions imposed on Moscow should not be lifted anytime soon.The foreign minister of Ukraine as well as the ambassadors to Washington from Poland, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia appeared at a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on Russian activity in their co
  
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• The Latest: New Jersey mayor is charged in overtime scheme

  07-03-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  
  PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on charges against the mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, (all times local):
  
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• Ajit Pai Has Been Nominated By President Trump For A Second Term At FCC

  07-03-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump has nominated Ajit Pai, the current chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, for a second term on the commission.
  
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• Here's What Snowden Said About WikiLeaks' CIA Classified Documents

  07-03-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  
  "Still working through the publication, but what @Wikileaks has here is genuinely a big deal. Looks authentic," Snowden said on his Twitter. 
  
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• Ex-Panama dictator Noriega in critical condition after brain operation

  07-03-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, 83, is in a critical condition after an operation on Tuesday to remove a benign tumor from his brain, his family said."He has a major brain hemorrhage and is in a serious condition," his daughter Lorena Noriega told reporters outside the Santo Tomas hospital where he was operated on.Noriega ruled Panama from 1983 to 1989, and his lawyer said earlier on Tuesday the operation had been a success.
  
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• Airbus Reveals Pop.Up Concept: Autonomous Car Airlifted By Drone To Fly Over Traffic

  07-03-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Airbus and Italdesign unveiled a concept that includes a self-driving car that connects to a drone to fly over traffic.
  
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• Trump's Justice No. 2 rebuffs Democrats on Russia probe

  07-03-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  
  By Joel SchectmanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lawyer who will take control of an investigation into Russian meddling in last year's U.S. presidential election, if he wins Senate confirmation to become deputy attorney general, rebuffed Democrats' demands on Tuesday for the appointment of a special prosecutor in the case.Rod Rosenstein, now U.S. Attorney for Maryland, faced tough questioning, especially from Democrats, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination by President Donald Tru
  
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• 2018 Audi RS5 Debuts with Fewer Cylinders, Angrier Styling

  07-03-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Its new twin-turbo V-6 makes 444 horsepower and 443 lb-ft.
  
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• Instagram Has Another Snapchat-Like Feature, Geostickers

  07-03-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  
  A new Instagram update began rolling out Tuesday and it features a Snapchat-like feature, called geostickers. Here’s how to use the new Instagram update.
  
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• State Department resumes press briefings after 6-week break

  07-03-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department resumed news briefings Tuesday after a six-week break.
  
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• The Latest: WH making no promises on Trump tax returns

  07-03-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest news on the Trump administration (all times local):
  
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• Live: Biloxi Bus Crash Leaves 4 Dead

  07-03-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Two people had to be removed from the wreckage by a Jaws of Life. Thirty-five people were hospitalized, several airlifted from the scene.
  
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• Searching for Richard Simmons: Podcast Trying to Unlock Mystery of Fitness Guru's Wherabouts

  07-03-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  "Missing Richard Simmons" is the No. 1 podcast in America.
  
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• Boeing developing new mid-range plane to rival Airbus

  07-03-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  Boeing is in talks with potential clients about developing a new plane to fit into a niche category now dominated by rival Airbus, a Boeing executive said Tuesday."Boeing is actively engaged in discussions with customers about the 737 MAX 10X," Boeing's Randy Tinseth said in a company blog post.The new Boeing plane is expected to enter service in 2020, said Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing's commercial division.
  
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• U.S. congressman stirs backlash over healthcare versus iPhone comment

  07-03-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  
  A Republican congressman who said on Tuesday that some Americans should choose between spending on a new iPhone and healthcare sparked a social media backlash from people who accused him of being out of touch.Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah stepped into a minefield on CNN as he defended a Republican plan in the House of Representatives that would replace the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.The plan would replace Obamacare's income-based subsidies to buy insurance with tax credits,
  
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• Arab League to resist embassies' move to Jerusalem

  07-03-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Arab League foreign ministers adopted a resolution Tuesday against any attempt to move diplomatic missions to Jerusalem, following Donald Trump's presidential campaign pledge to move the American embassy in Israel.The status of Jerusalem is one of the thorniest issues in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Israel occupied the West Bank and east Jerusalem in 1967, later annexing east Jerusalem in a move never recognised by the international community.
  
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• Man Accused of Assaulting Hotel Worker Charged With Sexual Assault and False Imprisonment

  07-03-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  
  Zachary Person was arrested was arrested for the terrifying attack that was caught on surveillance video.
  
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• Feud over Mississippi flag moves to federal appeals court

  07-03-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  A battle over a Confederate symbol on Mississippi’s flag has raged for generations, igniting divisions and reopening wounds of the state’s darker history with slavery and segregation.Now, the ideological battle becomes a legal one, making its way before a federal appeals court.The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans was slated to hear arguments Tuesday that stem from a 2016 lawsuit filed by Carlos Moore, an African-American attorney.
  
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• Israeli Travel Ban Draws Fire

  07-03-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  
  The new law would stop some pro-Israel groups from visiting the Jewish state if they have publicly called for boycotts of Israel’s settlements.
  
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• How to tell if the CIA hacked your smart TV

  07-03-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Earlier today, Wikileaks dropped a massive collection of CIA documents related to the group's espionage efforts and the tools at its disposal. iOS and Android devices were high on the list of hackables, but also included was smart TVs — more specifically, Samsung smart TVs — which can be hacked to record conversations even when they appear to be powered down. The CIA calls the hack "Weeping Angel" in its internal documentation, and while you're (probably) not the target of a CIA inve
  
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• Photos of the day - March 7, 2017

  07-03-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Indian students pose with their faces painted at a college in Chennai, India ahead of International Women’s Day; Cattle graze by a wildfire near Protection, Kansas; and, Displaced Iraqis flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq. These are just a few of the photos of the day for March 7, 2017. See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Tumblr.  
  
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• WikiLeaks Says the CIA Listened in on Samsung Smart TVs

  07-03-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  
  We've been reporting on the personal information being collected and shared on smart TVs for several years now. But if a new WikiLeaks revelation is indeed true, the CIA may have been hacking int...
  
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• New Orleans Confederate monuments can come down: U.S. court

  07-03-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - New Orleans can remove several high-profile monuments honoring leaders of the Confederacy, a U.S. appeals court has ruled, but critics of the decision vowed on Tuesday to keep fighting to retain them.
  
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• Turkey asks Germany not to preach about democracy

  07-03-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  
  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu asked Berlin not to preach about democracy and human rights amid a mounting row sparked by Germany's refusal to allow meetings aimed at gathering votes to extend the Turkish president's powers."Please, don't give us lessons in human rights and democracy," the minister said, as he spoke to a crowd of some 200 Turkish government supporters gathered at the residence of their country's consul in the northern city of Hamburg.The comments came after German loc
  
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• Why did Chance the Rapper give $1 million to Chicago public schools?

  07-03-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  Rihanna, the pop singer who accepted Harvard University's Humanitarian of the Year award last Tuesday, is apparently not the only artist dedicated to philanthropy work.Amid an ongoing funding battle, Chance the Rapper announced on Monday that he would donate $1 million to the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system."I'm challenging major companies in Chicago and across the United States to donate and to take action.
  
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• House GOP health bill adds up to big tax cut for the rich

  07-03-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republicans' health care bill adds up to big tax cuts for the rich.
  
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• Judge won't stop construction of Dakota Access pipeline

  07-03-2017 21:34 via yahoo.com
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge declined Tuesday to temporarily stop construction of the final section of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, clearing the way for oil to flow as soon as next week.
  
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• Ceasefire announced in Syria's Eastern Ghouta: Russia

  07-03-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  
  A ceasefire has been declared in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, a rebel bastion near Damascus, to run from midnight last Sunday to March 20, Russia's defence ministry said."A 'regime of silence' has been introduced from 00:01 on March 6 to 23:59 on March 20 (Damascus time) in the area of Eastern Ghouta," the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.The Army of Islam (Jaish al-Islam), a powerful rebel faction, is headquartered in Eastern Ghouta, the last opposition stronghold near Damascus.
  
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• EU consumer agencies to join forces to press VW over dieselgate scandal

  07-03-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  By Alissa de CarbonnelBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European national consumer agencies plan joint action to seek compensation for Volkswagendrivers who bought emissions-cheating diesel cars on the strength of their green credentials, the European Commission said on Tuesday.At a meeting of the EU's 28 consumer protection authorities in Brussels, Dutch officials agreed to prepare "joint enforcement action" against the German carmaker, a spokesman for Europe's Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said."Commis
  
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• Appeals court rules that Confederate monuments can come down in New Orleans

  07-03-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  A federal appeals court has ruled that the city of New Orleans can take down three Confederate monuments that have stood in the city for more than a century.In December 2015, the city council voted to remove four monuments, including statues of Confederate figures Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard, and Jefferson Davis, immediately triggering backlash and death threats against the contractors hired to do the job.A lawsuit filed by three historic preservation organizations and a Sons of the Co
  
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• Women's March organizers proposing 'A Day Without a Woman'

  07-03-2017 21:25 via yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Organizers of the January Women's March are calling for women to take the day off and encouraging them not to spend money Wednesday to show their economic strength and impact on American society.
  
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• White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily briefing on March 7, 2017

  07-03-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  
  On Tuesday, March 7, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing with the White House press corp.
  
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