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• Republican Ron Estes wins Kansas special election

  12-04-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  
  ABC News' Amna Nawaz and MaryAlice Parks break down the results of the tight special election in Kansas for House seat.
  
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• Trump: 'We're not getting along with Russia at all'

  12-04-2017 23:48 via yahoo.com
  
  ABC News' Amna Nawaz and MaryAlice Parks discuss Trump's stance on Russia, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow and the ongoing Carter Page investigation.
  
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• Ancestry.com helps family of dead boy find man posing at him

  12-04-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who assumed the identity of a baby who died in Texas in 1972 has been arrested on charges of Social Security fraud and aggravated identity theft after the baby's aunt discovered the ruse on Ancestry.com.
  
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• Russia blocks U.N. Security Council condemnation of Syria attack

  12-04-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  
  By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia blocked a Western-led effort at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in Syria and push Moscow's ally President Bashar al-Assad to cooperate with international inquiries into the incident.It was the eighth time during Syria's six-year-old civil war that Moscow has used its veto power on the Security Council to shield Assad's government.
  
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• United: Airline won't use police to remove passengers

  12-04-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The chief executive of United Airlines said the carrier will no longer ask police to remove passengers from full flights after the uproar over a man who was dragged off a plane by airport officers in Chicago.
  
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• The Supreme Leader’s Apprentice Is Running for President

  12-04-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has everything going for him in his re-election bid – except the backing of the country’s most powerful person.
  
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• 8th Grader Tells 911 Dispatcher the Man Inside Him Killed His Dad's Girlfriend: Report

  12-04-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  "He sometimes takes control and I have no control," the boy said. "I have no control over him. It's not fair."
  
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• Florida cop charged after shooting unarmed black therapist

  12-04-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  
  A US policeman who shot and wounded an unarmed black therapist who was trying to help an autism patient has been arrested and charged with attempted manslaughter, officials said Wednesday.The shooting happened last July in Miami outside a group home where the man with autism lived and behavioral therapist Charles Kinsey worked.It triggered protests in Miami among the Black Lives Matter movement.
  
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• Wife of Man Who Was Among 13 Killed in Bus Crash Found Dead in Home

  12-04-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  
  Police said there was no sign of foul play.
  
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• Bill O'Reilly Tells Viewers He's Taking a Vacation: 'We All Need R&R'

  12-04-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  
  The "O'Reilly Factor" host made a point of saying that the vacation was planned.
  
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• Take Charge of Your Heart Health

  12-04-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  Each year, roughly 790,000 Americans suffer a heart attack and one in seven deaths continues to be caused by heart disease—making it the nation’s leading killer. The path to heart disease often f...
  
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• Philippine's Duterte pulls back from Spratlys flag vow

  12-04-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  
  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday pulled back from a vow to place his country's flag on an island in the Spratlys chain claimed by China and other regional states."Because of our friendship with China and because we value your friendship I will not go there to raise the Philippine flag," he told about 2,000 Filipinos during an official visit to Saudi Arabia.Pag-asa (Hope) is the Philippine name for "Thitu island" in the Spratlys, the largest of the islands occupied by the Philipp
  
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• The Latest: 2 girls likely dead before police fired at dad

  12-04-2017 22:48 via yahoo.com
  
  GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on the deaths of two young girls and their father (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Trump says US-Russian ties at 'all-time low'

  12-04-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow (all times local):
  
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• Republicans' narrow win for Kansas seat emboldens Democrats

  12-04-2017 22:41 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans escaped a special House election in Kansas with a single-digit victory in a district where they have romped in the past, an early warning sign for the GOP at the start of Donald Trump's presidency.
  
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• Insurance, medical groups urge Trump to keep funding Obamacare subsidies

  12-04-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  
  Major medical groups kept up the pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday to maintain funding Obamacare subsidies that are paid directly to insurers, warning that not doing so would destabilize the individual insurance markets that millions of people use to buy health insurance.America's Health Insurance Plans, the American Medical Association, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians were among eight organizations that penned a letter to Trump
  
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• Walmart has a new program that’s the opposite of Amazon Prime

  12-04-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Amazon's yearly Prime subscription is supposed to be the ultimate in lazy shopping: pay an annual fee, and in return order as much stuff as you want for home delivery, thanks to the free two-day shipping.
  In Amazon's model, you trade a modest fixed fee for ultimate convenience and the wonders of never having to put on clothes and leave your home. But Walmart is trying something different.Pickup Discount is a new Walmart program that offers customers a discount on items bought online, but only if
  
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• Tillerson goes to Russia and more: April 12 in photos

  12-04-2017 22:32 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands prior to their talks in Moscow, Russia; Hooded penitents from “La Paz” brotherhood take part during a Holy Week procession in Cordoba, Spain; and, Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, left, is presented with an honorary Canadian citizenship by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
  
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• Subaru Ascent SUV Goes Big

  12-04-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  
  Following up the Viziv 7 SUV Concept is the Subaru Ascent, a closer-to-production show vehicle that portends of a three-row model to be offered in 2018. The Ascent is based on a global platform t...
  
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• The Latest: Russia vetoes UN condemnation of Syria attack

  12-04-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
  
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• New Burger King ad tricks ‘OK Google’ voice assistant on purpose, Google shuts it down

  12-04-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Voice-activated assistants like Siri and Alexa offer the ultimate in convenience since you can access a wealth of info and powerful usability features with nothing but a few spoken words. Unfortunately, that ease of use also makes them particularly vulnerable to trolling, and while you might expect such shenanigans from a bored friend, you probably won't be prepared for a Burger King commercial to attempt a hijack of your know-it-all speaker. Unfortunately, that's exactly what was about to happe
  
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• Power from California sun turns wholesale electricity prices negative

  12-04-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  
  The amount of solar power generated by California sunshine has been driving wholesale electricity prices down to zero and even into the negative at times.
  
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• United Airlines Dragging Passenger Off Plane Was Illegal

  12-04-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  
  The airline was not within its rights to forcibly remove a seated passenger from an "overbooked" flight, says lawyer Brian Mahany.
  
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• Trump asks government agencies for plans to cut spending

  12-04-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  
  By Ayesha RascoeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, who has proposed cuts to an array of government agencies, is asking department heads to offer up plans to operate more efficiently.Trump's budget director, Mick Mulvaney, told reporters on Tuesday he would be instructing agencies to outline how they will comply with the president's budget, which slashed spending for foreign aid and many domestic programs.The federal hiring freeze imposed shortly after Trump entered office will be lif
  
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• United CEO Says Airline Won't Use Law Enforcement Officers to Remove Passengers

  12-04-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  
  When the news broke that a United Airlines passenger had been forcibly dragged out of his seat and down the aisle of a plane to make room for airline crew members, United CEO Oscar Munoz put the ...
  
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• Russia and USA, after Tillerson talks, agree modest steps to mend ties

  12-04-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  
  By Yeganeh Torbati and Denis DyomkinMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States agreed to set up a working group to try to mend their battered ties on Wednesday after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held lengthy talks in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin and the Russian foreign minister.It was not clear until the last minute whether Putin would grant Tillerson an audience, but the fact that he did is likely to be seen as a sign that Moscow has not given up on the new U.S. administra
  
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• Why Surveillance of Carter Page Is Such a Bombshell

  12-04-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  
  You don’t get slapped with a FISA warrant unless the court thinks you could be the agent of a foreign power.
  
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• Malala Yousafzai becomes honorary Canadian citizen

  12-04-2017 21:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai became only the sixth person to receive honorary Canadian citizenship Wednesday, as she called on the country to be bold in advocating for girls' education.Wearing a bright orange scarf to cover her head in accordance with Muslim tradition, the Pakistani activist was welcomed to the seat of Canada's democracy by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.At age 19, Yousafzai is the youngest person to speak to Canadian members of parliament and senators in a joint session
  
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• Venezuela protests spread to poor areas, two more deaths amid unrest

  12-04-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  
  By Alexandra Ulmer and Corina PonsCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans in poor areas blocked streets and lit fires during scattered protests across the country on Tuesday night, and two people were killed during the growing unrest in the midst of a crippling economic crisis.In a worrying sign for leftist President Nicolas Maduro, groups in Caracas' traditionally pro-government hillside slums and low-income neighborhoods took to the streets, witnesses and opposition lawmakers reported.Maduro foes were
  
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• Trump doesn't hit Mexico hard but stirs up old resentments

  12-04-2017 21:27 via yahoo.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is mobilizing to resist President Donald Trump's policies in ways that range from the sensible to the strange.
  
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• Boy, 8, Drives His 4-Year-Old Sister to McDonald's After Watching YouTube Instructional Videos

  12-04-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  
  An 8-year-old boy managed to drive himself and his 4-year-old sister to McDonald's without hitting anything, police said.
  
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• Automakers unveil new SUVs at New York auto show but also focus on EVs

  12-04-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  
  By David ShepardsonNEW YORK (Reuters) - Automakers unveiled new sport utility vehicles at the New York auto show on Wednesday, boosted by low fuel prices and increasing demand, but said they were also moving ahead with new U.S. electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles for the U.S. market.Ford Motor Co showed off a redesigned Lincoln Navigator luxury SUV with an aluminum body that cuts nearly 200 pounds (90.72 kg) off its weight.Subaru Corp unveiled a concept seven-passenger Ascent SUV Concept, meanw
  
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• Genesis GV80 Concept Revealed!

  12-04-2017 21:20 via yahoo.com
  
  A preview of its first luxury SUV, because a brand cannot live on sedans alone.
  
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• Wall Street's 'Charging Bull' artist challenges 'Fearless Girl' sculpture

  12-04-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  
  The sculptor of Wall Street's "Charging Bull" statue is seeing red over New York City's decision to keep in place the "Fearless Girl" sculpture that now stares it down, saying the adjacent art has changed the meaning of his work and violated his legal rights.The city's ruling to let the bronze depiction of a defiant girl remain until February 2018 just feet from the bull's flaring nostrils should be reviewed, said a lawyer for sculptor Arturo Di Modica."How did the process happen and should perm
  
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• Orlando Bloom Opens Up About His Breakup With Katy Perry and More News

  12-04-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Get all the details on Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry’s amicable breakup, Ivanka Trump possibly wearing colored contacts, and Chrissy Teigen zipping herself into a jumpsuit. Check out all the specifics at MarieClaire.com!
  
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• New Jersey gang-related murder adds to FBI's 'Most Wanted' list

  12-04-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Walter Yovany Gomez, who appears to be in his 20s, is wanted on a federal arrest warrant for violent crime in aid of racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering for the May 8, 2011 killing, the FBI said.Gomez, who is from Honduras and is in the U.S. illegally, is a member of the Plainfield Locos Salvatrucha (PLS) gang, a New Jersey branch of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) transnational gang, the FBI said.
  
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• 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Family Charges Ahead

  12-04-2017 20:55 via yahoo.com
  
  Honda reaffirmed its commitment to hydrogen-powered vehicles a few years back with the redesigned Clarity fuel-cell car. Now it’s turning that car into an environment-friendly mini-brand with a p...
  
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• Room 211: The massacre at Virginia Tech remembered 10 years later

  12-04-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  
  April 16, 2017, marks the 10th year since the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.
  
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• Secretary Tillerson and Foreign Affairs Minister of Russia Lavrov hold a joint press conference

  12-04-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  
  On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russia's Minister Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov hold a joint press conference from Moscow.
  
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• If you think Samsung didn’t improve the Galaxy S8’s camera, these photos will change your mind

  12-04-2017 20:52 via yahoo.com
  
  On Tuesday, we shared a video of a camera showdown pitting the Galaxy S8 against the iPhone 7 Plus. The results were somewhat inconclusive when it came to deciding on a winner, but it appears that the Galaxy S8 features a better camera than the iPhone 7 for certain environments and slightly worse in others.
  While the camera might not be the most hyped feature of the upcoming Galaxy S8, it's still a vital component for any smartphones. That's why Samsung commissioned a study to determine the twen
  
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• The Latest: Russia says Assad's removal benefits extremists

  12-04-2017 20:49 via yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow (all times local):
  
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• Tesla investor group seeks to limit Musk sway on board

  12-04-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  
  A group of Tesla shareholders has urged the electric-car maker to recruit two independent directors to add to the company's board to limit the influence of co-founder and chief executive Elon Musk.The shareholders, who together manage $721 billion through public and private investment organizations, said in an April 10 letter to Tesla lead independent director Antonio Gracias that the electric car maker needed to update its seven-member board, which is largely unchanged from the days before the
  
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• The Trump Administration Is Heading for a 100-Day Train Wreck

  12-04-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  
  The White House has few wins, no strategy, and one big problem that can't be fixed: the president himself.
  
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• Mexican court blocks drug lord's extradition to U.S.

  12-04-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  
  A Mexican court has blocked efforts by the foreign ministry to extradite jailed drug lord Hector Beltran Leyva to the United States, judicial authorities said on Wednesday, just a few months after top kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sent north.The Mexico City court granted Beltran Leyva, one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords until his capture in 2014, an injunction in his appeal against extradition due to technicalities involving a failure to follow due process.In a statement, Mexico's fe
  
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• United will no longer use police to remove passengers from overbooked flights

  12-04-2017 20:28 via yahoo.com
  
  Two days after a United Airlines passenger refused to give up the seat he paid for and was subsequently dragged off of the flight, CEO Oscar Munoz pledges that United will no longer call upon law enforcement to remove passengers from overbooked flights in the future. This announcement comes just hours after the airline said that it would be reviewing its policies to make sure this incident wouldn't be repeated.“We’re not going to put a law enforcement official on to take th
  
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• Seeking to salvage ties, US and Russia agree on Syria probe

  12-04-2017 20:28 via yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Striving to salvage ties amid a fierce dispute over Syria, the United States and Russia on Wednesday agreed to work together on an international investigation of a Syrian chemical weapons attack last week that prompted retaliatory American missile strikes. Washington blames Russia's ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad, while Moscow says Syrian rebels are responsible.
  
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• Astronomers piece together first image of black hole

  12-04-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  
  After training a network of telescopes stretching from Hawaii to Antarctica to Spain at the heart of our galaxy for five nights running, astronomers said Wednesday they may have snapped the first-ever picture of a black hole."Instead of building a telescope so big that it would probably collapse under its own weight, we combined eight observatories like the pieces of a giant mirror," said Michael Bremer, an astronomer at the International Research Institute for Radio Astronomy (IRAM) and a proje
  
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• Melania Trump wins damages from Daily Mail publisher

  12-04-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — U.S. first lady Melania Trump has accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper for reporting rumors about her time as a model, the two parties in the lawsuit said Wednesday.
  
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• Undocumented Mother of 4 to Be Deported After Losing Court Battle

  12-04-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Maribel Trujillo Diaz's youngest child is just 3 and has special needs.
  
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• No easy way for US to back military threats to Pyongyang

  12-04-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump is raising pressure on North Korea, touting the US naval "armada" he ordered to the troubled peninsula and promising America will "solve the problem" if China won't help.The situation has the makings of a stand-off, with Kim expected to conduct another nuclear test soon, and Washington aware that any military action would trigger an unknowable set of potentially catastrophic consequences.
  
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