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• Illinois congressman holds Chicago immigration office sit-in

  13-03-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez was briefly handcuffed Monday during a sit-in at federal immigration offices in Chicago where activists' demands included revocation of immigration-related executive orders, no future raids and reconsideration of a deportation case.
  
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• Republican plan to repeal Obamacare would leave millions uninsured: report

  13-03-2017 23:56 via yahoo.com
  
  By David LawderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fourteen million Americans would lose medical insurance by next year under a Republican plan to dismantle Obamacare that would also reduce the budget deficit, the nonpartisan U.S. Congressional Budget Office said on Monday.The CBO report, which also dealt a potential setback to President Donald Trump's first major legislative initiative, forecast that 24 million more people would be uninsured in 2026 if the plan being considered in the House of Representativ
  
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• Iowa congressman criticized for racially charged comments

  13-03-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and some Republicans on Monday criticized a veteran GOP congressman for saying America can't restore "our civilization with somebody else's babies" and warning of a liberal effort to destroy Western civilization through immigration.
  
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• Parliament backs Brexit bill as Scotland bids to break away

  13-03-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  
  Parliament gave its approval Monday for Prime Minister Theresa May to start Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, even as Scotland signalled its opposition by announcing plans for a fresh independence vote.The House of Lords rejected a last-ditch attempt to amend a bill empowering May to begin Brexit, paving the way for it to become law as early as Tuesday.The prime minister could then trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty at any time, starting two years of talks that will end wit
  
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• ‘Robin Hood in reverse’: CBO report on GOP health care plan supports Democrats’ charges

  13-03-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Democrats seized on the Congressional Budget Office’s report estimating that 24 million fewer Americans would be insured under the Republican health care plan 10 years from now, arguing their colleagues should abandon the effort.House Speaker Paul Ryan put a positive spin on the report.The White House disputed its accuracy.
  
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• Is race important? Jury queried in Louisiana murder trial

  13-03-2017 23:25 via yahoo.com
  
  MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) — The head of the Louisiana State Police called it the most disturbing thing he's seen: a 6-year-old autistic boy's lifeless body, strapped into the front seat of a car riddled with bullets fired by two law enforcement officers.
  
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• The Latest: Trial of ex-Los Angeles sheriff goes to jury

  13-03-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the corruption trial of former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca (all times local):
  
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• Congressional Budget Office: Healthcare Replacement Plan Adds 24 Million Uninsured by 2026

  13-03-2017 23:19 via yahoo.com
  
  Two Congressional committees have already passed their legislative efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act without waiting for feedback from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on how t...
  
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• Obama Meets With Tech Leaders

  13-03-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  
  His meeting in Northern California came one day after he met with Warren Buffett.
  
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• The Latest: UK Parliament passes Brexit authorization bill

  13-03-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest developments on Britain's decision to leave the European Union: (all times local):
  
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• The Galaxy S8 won’t be able to deal with the iPhone 8’s killer feature

  13-03-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  The Galaxy S8 is supposed to be officially unveiled in just over two weeks, but we already know everything there is to know about it thanks to the plethora of leaks that hit the web recently. But a new report explains why the Galaxy S8 will not be able to match its biggest rival this year when it comes to a brand new feature.Even before the first Galaxy S8 rumors trickled out, the iPhone 8 was rumored to feature a large display that would occupy almost the entire available space on the front sid
  
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• Kellyanne Conway Blasted for Bizarre Claim Microwaves Can Be Used for Surveillance

  13-03-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump later took to Twitter to voice his support for his embattled top adviser.
  
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• Sean Spicer Ambushed by Woman Asked How It Feels to Work For A 'Fascist': 'Are You a Criminal as Well?'

  13-03-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  
  The White House press secretary responded with what many have described as a racially charged remark.
  
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• Sheriff's Deputies Heroically Save Jet Skiers in the Path of Cruise Ship in the Nick of Time

  13-03-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  
  A tourist filmed the dramatic rescue from the deck of the cruise ship as it approached.
  
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• After killing TPP, Trump to meet Xi, reassure allies

  13-03-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping early next month, a potentially pivotal summit as the White House tries to reassure allies that the United States will stay engaged in the region after backing out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.The two leaders are tentatively expected to meet April 7-8, potentially at Trump’s luxury Mar-a-Lago private club in Florida, a U.S. official confirmed on Monday.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will lock down the exact dates
  
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• Turkey targets Dutch with diplomatic sanctions as 'Nazi' row escalates

  13-03-2017 22:48 via yahoo.com
  
  By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Tulay KaradenizANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday it would suspend high-level diplomatic relations with the Netherlands after Dutch authorities prevented its ministers from speaking at rallies of expatriate Turks, deepening the row between the two NATO allies.The sanctions - which include a ban on the Dutch ambassador and diplomatic flights from the Netherlands but do not appear to include economic measures or travel restrictions for ordinary citizens - mark another l
  
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• AP Explains: CBO's independent views can rankle lawmakers

  13-03-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office is a scorekeeper suddenly in the spotlight.
  
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• Indiana winner of $435M Powerball jackpot stays anonymous

  13-03-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana man who won last month's $435.3 million Powerball jackpot has chosen to remain anonymous, collecting the 10th largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history through a limited liability corporation, officials said Monday.
  
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• Photos of the day - March 13, 2017

  13-03-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  
  Displaced Iraqis who had fled their homes wait to move to a safe place, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq; Chinese President Xi Jinping, foreground center, Premier Li Keqiang, foreground center right, and delegates attend a closing session for the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing; and, An Indian reveller covered with powdered colors celebrates the Holi festival in Bangalore, India
  
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• JP Morgan prepares wealth clients for change in IRAs

  13-03-2017 22:32
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has sent some wealth management customers letters this month notifying them that they could be moved to the firm's self-directed platform soon ahead of a...
  
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• Channing Tatum is Basically the Cutest Dad Ever and Here’s the Proof

  13-03-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Check out why Channing Tatum is the most adorable dad!
  
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• Trump to announce review of vehicle emissions rules: sources

  13-03-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to formally announce a review of vehicle fuel efficiency rules locked in at the end of the Obama administration when he meets with automaker chiefs this week, according to two sources briefed on the matter.The move by Trump would be a victory for automakers after months of pushing the new administration to reconsider the rules, which they say would be too expensive, could cost jobs and are out of step with vehicles cons
  
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• 14 mn more uninsured under Republican plan in 2018: US budget office

  13-03-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  
  About 14 million fewer Americans will have health insurance next year under the new Republican plan to replace the Obamacare reforms, Congress's nonpartisan budget analysis office projected Monday.It also said that enacting the legislation currently before Congress -- a measure backed by President Donald Trump -- would reduce the federal deficit by some $337 billion over the next decade, a relatively small savings given the massive size of the US economy."In 2018, 14 million more people would be
  
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• U.S. Republican Obamacare repeal would benefit wealthiest: study

  13-03-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  
  A Republican plan to repeal taxes set under Obamacare would benefit the wealthiest U.S. households at more than five times the rate for middle-income families, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.All told, the tax portion would eliminate levies worth $600 billion in revenues over a decade.
  
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• Parents outraged over 5th grade ‘slave posters’ assignment

  13-03-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  
  New Jersey elementary school is under fire for its ‘slave auction poster’ assignment. Parents calls into question whether controversial class project is appropriate for fifth graders
  
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• Making autonomous car play, Intel offers $15B for Mobileye

  13-03-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Computer chip maker Intel paid handsomely for a piece of the next big thing Monday as it offered more than $15 billion for Mobileye, an Israeli company at the forefront of autonomous vehicle technology.
  
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• Poland to seek extradition from United States of suspected Nazi commander

  13-03-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Poland plans to seek the extradition of an American on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity in the World War Two deaths of 44 Polish villagers, Poland's government-affiliated history institute said on Monday.The man, identified as Michael K., is suspected of ordering the killings in 1944 in eastern Poland when he was a commander in the Nazi's SS-led Ukrainian Self Defence Legion, the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) said in a statement.
  
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• Minneapolis hits rogue liquor store with 30-day suspension

  13-03-2017 21:54 via yahoo.com
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minneapolis liquor store that opened for Sunday business nearly four months before a new state law allowed it will lose its license for 30 days.
  
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• Stock markets confident Fed will seal deal

  13-03-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - World stock markets mostly rose Monday as investors priced in the near-certainty of a US rate rise this week following a forecast-busting US jobs report.
  
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• Several states jointly sue to block Trump's revised travel ban

  13-03-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  
  A group of states renewed their effort on Monday to block President Donald Trump's revised temporary ban on refugees and travelers from several Muslim-majority countries, arguing that his executive order is the same as the first one that was halted by federal courts.Court papers filed by the state of Washington and joined by California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Oregon asked a judge to stop the March 6 order from taking effect on Thursday.An amended complaint said the order was simil
  
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• How Much Caffeine Is Too Much?

  13-03-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  
  How much caffeine should you actually be drinking in a day? Health's resident medical editor weighs in.
  
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• Thousands petition New York to keep 'Fearless Girl'

  13-03-2017 21:43 via yahoo.com
  
  A sculpture of a courageous young girl installed temporarily in New York to champion gender diversity is so popular that thousands of people have signed a petition demanding it remain permanently.Called "Fearless Girl" and created by US artist Kristen Visbal, the bronze girl stands defiant, hands on hips and chin jutting out, directly challenging the famous "Charging Bull" statue that is a symbol of Wall Street.It was installed on March 7 by investment company State Street Global Advisors on the
  
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• Republican senators wobble on House Obamacare plan

  13-03-2017 21:38 via yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - If the Republicans' plan to dismantle most of Obamacare is approved later this month by the U.S. House of Representatives, where it cleared initial hurdles last week, it would go next to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.At least nine Republican senators have expressed concerns about the plan, which is moving forward in the House without a clear assessment of its impact on the federal budget or how it would impact the level of health insurance among Americans.The plan would rol
  
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• ‘Well, history’: Fox’s Shep Smith says he tries to avoid quoting Kellyanne Conway

  13-03-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  
  Fox News anchor Shep Smith dismissed White House counselor Kellyanne Conway’s credibility on air Thursday, saying, “We don’t really quote [her] anymore, because, well, history.”The barbs were in response to Conway’s defense of President Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that President Obama ordered a wiretap of the phones in Trump Tower.“There are many ways to surveil each other,” Conway said in a Sunday interview with the Record, a New Jersey newspape
  
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• House Completely Covered by Ice in Astonishing Viral Images

  13-03-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  
  John Kucko said the ice is up to six inches thick on his lakeside property in upstate New York.
  
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• Sean Spicer says you can trust Trump ‘if he’s not joking’

  13-03-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended President Trump’s sometimes-tenuous relationship with the truth by saying that he can be taken at his word — unless he’s joking.Amid confusion over several of Trump’s fact-free assertions, Peter Alexander of NBC News asked Spicer on Wednesday whether people should trust the president to tell the truth.“If he’s not joking, of course,” Spicer said to laughter of disbelief from the press corps.
  
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• How to Get Rid of Frizzy Hair

  13-03-2017 21:19 via yahoo.com
  
  Does your hair look great when you walk out the door and poufy three minutes later? These styling maneuvers will keep your strands under control in all kinds of weather.
  
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• CBO: 14 million people would lose coverage next year under GOP health care plan

  13-03-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  
  House Speaker Paul Ryan uses charts and graphs to make his case for the GOP’s long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on March 9, 2017, during a news conference in Washington.The Congressional Budget Office’s report on the American Health Care Act estimates that if the GOP plan passes, 14 million more people would be without health insurance in 2018 than under Obamacare, and 24 million more would be uninsured by 2026 than under the current law.The 28-page repo
  
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• Leaked images show the Galaxy S8’s software in intimate detail

  13-03-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  
  The Galaxy S8 launch is just weeks away at this point, and the leaks are coming thick and fast. We've seen basically everything there is to see about the outside of the phone, so it's about time we peeked under the hood.
  Thanks to a series of images ripped from a new APK of Samsung Smart Switch, an app that helps you transfer data between devices, we have a good idea of what the software will look like on the S8 and S8+.The images show the main home page and and the app launcher, along with a bu
  
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• Dutch leaders clash in tense elections debate

  13-03-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte clashed with his main rival anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders on Monday, as they laid out starkly opposing visions of their country's future in an election campaign now consumed by a diplomatic row with Turkey.Two days before Wednesday's crucial general election, The Netherlands is mired in a war of words with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which has provided fodder for Wilders and his uncompromising anti-immigration stance.Close the Dutch borders," Wilders tol
  
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• Heart failure patients may benefit from fish oil: advisory

  13-03-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  By Gene Emery(Reuters Health) - A new American Heart Association report says people with heart failure may live longer by taking omega-3 fish oil supplements because they seem to reduce the heart disease death rate by almost 10 percent.The association had previously concluded that such supplements may prevent death from heart disease in people who have already had a heart attack, but warned there is no solid evidence that fish oil can prevent heart disease in the first place, primarily because t
  
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• An intense cold snap turned this waterfront home into a striking ice castle

  13-03-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  
  While a good chunk of the Northeast is prepping for a storm, some New York residents are dealing with another winter nuisance: ice.  A home situated directly on Lake Ontario in Webster, New York, has turned into an almost literal ice house after strong winds coupled with low temperatures over the course of multiple days encased the home with a thick blanket of ice. Bad will soon get worse on Lake Ontario. A foot of snow is on the way for parts of #WNY @spann @JimCantore @StormHour @New
  
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• Chinese Officials Call For 'People's War' Against Islamic State

  13-03-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Communist Party officials cited President Trump’s recent travel ban as an  example of how to prevent “religious extremism from seeping into all of American culture.”
  
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• 3 iPad Pro Models Expected To Launch Next Week

  13-03-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Analysts are saying new Apple products are scheduled to arrive next week, fueling previous rumors about three iPad Pro models that were believed to be arriving this month.
  
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• Deadly car bomb blast kills 6 near hotel in Somalia's capital

  13-03-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  
  A suicide car bomber detonated near a hotel in Somalia’s capital Monday morning, killing at least six people and injuring four others, police said.
  
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• Death toll in Ethiopian garbage dump landslide rises to 65

  13-03-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  
  "My babies, my babies, my little daughter," cried one man wandering through the garbage dump in the Ethiopian capital, tears streaming down his face.The landslide late on Saturday destroyed 49 dwellings and left 28 people injured, city spokesman Amare Mekonen said.Hundreds of people live on the 50-year-old Reppi dump, the city's only landfill site, scavenging for food and items they can sell such as recyclable metal.
  
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• Iraq forces advance in Mosul, search for militants and bombs

  13-03-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Iraqi forces said Monday that they have taken more territory from jihadists and were searching for militants and bombs on the edge of the Old City as they press an offensive in west Mosul.West Mosul is the most-populated urban area still held by the jihadists, followed by Syria's Raqa, which is also a key target in the US-led anti-IS campaign.Iraq's Joint Operations Command announced additional gains on Monday, saying that forces from the elite Counter-Terrorism Service had recaptured Al-Nafat a
  
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• Watch John Oliver rip Samsung to shreds over Galaxy Note 7 recall

  13-03-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  
  Mercifully for Samsung, attention has finally shifted away from the exploding Galaxy Note 7 to the upcoming Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. At least, it had, until John Oliver decided to dedicate an entire segment on this weekend's episode of Last Week Tonight to the phone makers high-profile incidents over the past year.Though the American Health Care Act took center stage on Sunday night's edition of Last Week Tonight, Oliver took a few minutes to look back on what has been a no good, very bad stret
  
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• Carlos the Jackal regrets not killing 'people I should have'

  13-03-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Once the world's most-wanted fugitive, the man known as "Carlos the Jackal" appeared in a French court Monday for a deadly 1974 attack on a Paris shopping arcade, a trial that victims' families awaited for decades.
  
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• Spicer on Apple store confrontation: ‘it’s a free country’

  13-03-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  
  During the White House daily press briefing Monday, press secretary Sean Spicer responds to the Apple store confrontation he experienced over the weekend and said, “it’s a free country, and the beauty of it is that people can act how they want.”
  
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