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• Pope greeted by thousands on Fatima pilgrimage

  12-05-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Fátima (Portugal) (AFP) - Pope Francis called for harmony "among all people" Friday after arriving at Portugal's holy site of Fatima where he was greeted by thousands of pilgrims gathered to mark 100 years since child shepherds had visions of the Virgin Mary.The Argentine pontiff flew into the central Portuguese town on board a helicopter, circling twice over a giant, 400,000-capacity, esplanade that faces the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima to enthusiastic cheering.Disembarking in a near
  
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• Protesting pensioners scuffle with police in Venezuela

  12-05-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  
  Elderly protesters braved pepper spray in scuffles with riot police on Friday as they marched in the latest anti-government protests in Venezuela.With wheelchairs and walking sticks or on their feet shouting and waving their fists, some 2,000 demonstrators challenged police who blocked their way in central Caracas and fired pepper spray to deter them."We do not want a dictatorship, we want to grow old with dignity, medicine, food and freedom," said Lourdes Parra, 77, wrapped in a red, yellow and
  
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• 8 things that actually happened after Donald Trump fired James Comey

  12-05-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey this week, in a move that has left more questions than answers.Only four years into his 10-year term, Mr Comey was leading the criminal investigation into whether Trump campaign advisers colluded with Russian operatives to influence the 2016 presidential election.While presidents have the authority to fire their FBI directors for any reason, Mr Comey is only the second FBI Director ever to be dismissed.
  
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• AG Jeff Sessions pushes for stricter sentencing for drug crimes

  12-05-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions rolls back President Obama's policy on drug crimes. ABC'S Amna Nawaz and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake report.
  
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• Trump warns sacked FBI chief over media leaks

  12-05-2017 23:39 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday warned his sacked FBI director against "leaking" information to reporters, as the White House refused to deny that the president records his conversations with visitors.Capping a week in which Trump faced a slew of criticism for firing the man investigating his campaign's possible ties to Russia, Trump told James Comey there could be retribution if he tells the press about their private conversations."James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conve
  
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• Spicer dodges questions over Trump's 'tapes' tweet during press briefing

  12-05-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump issued former FBI Director James Comey a veiled warning on Twitter.
  
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• Trump to back Palestinian 'self-determination' on Mideast trip: aide

  12-05-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  
  By Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will express support for Palestinian “self-determination” during a Middle East trip this month, a senior aide said on Friday, suggesting Trump is open to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite not having publicly embraced the idea so far.The comment by U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster came just nine days after a White House visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which Trump
  
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• No US involvement in deal with IS fighters: Pentagon

  12-05-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  
  The Pentagon said Friday it played no part in an unusual deal in which Islamic State jihadists were allowed to leave a key town in Syria -- only for some of them to be killed anyway.The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces had independently cut a deal with the jihadists that let a group of about 70 of them leave Tabqa, an important city by a dam near the IS stronghold of Raqa."This was an agreement for them to leave the Tabqa dam and to leave the remaining portions of the city that ISIS held," Pen
  
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• Historically black university in Texas cancels Senator's speech

  12-05-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Senator John Cornyn will no longer deliver the commencement address at Texas Southern University this weekend, the school said on Friday, after U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was booed at another historically black university.More than 800 people signed a petition started by a Texas Southern University student who opposed the university's invitation to the Republican senator to speak at Saturday's graduation in Houston.The petition said Cornyn's backing of DeVos and Attorney General J
  
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• The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Tapes of Wrath

  12-05-2017 23:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Today in 5 Lines President Trump suggested on Twitter that there might be tapes of his private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. When asked about the tweet, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer repeatedly refused to answer whether or not the president is recording conversations in the Oval Office. Senator Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Comey declined an invitation to testify before the panel in a closed session on Tuesday. The White
  
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• U.S. court puts hold on 'too big to fail' case involving MetLife

  12-05-2017 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday granted a 60-day pause in the long-running case in which the country's largest life insurer, MetLife Inc, has challenged the federal government's...
  
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• Hedge fund Passport nurses fresh losses as assets shrink

  12-05-2017 23:24
  
  BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund Passport Capital, which once grabbed headlines with triple digit returns, has been hit with fresh losses and its assets continue to shrink, the firm's founder told...
  
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• James Comey rejects invitation to testify before Senate committee

  12-05-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Former FBI director James Comey will not testify before the Senate committee investigating possible links between the Trump campaign and Russia.Senator Mark Warner, the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told MSNBC that Mr Comey had rejected his invitation to testify in a closed hearing next week.Mr Warner and committee chairman Richard Burr invited Mr Comey to testify shortly after he was unexpectedly fired by President Donald Trump.
  
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• Close Encounters of the Shark Kind: Man Filming as Great White Circles Him

  12-05-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  
  In addition, news crews shot Nielsen as the beast passed under him.
  
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• Two scientists resign from EPA roles in protest at Donald Trump's climate change stance

  12-05-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  
  Two scientists who advised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have resigned over Donald Trump’s environmental policies.Dr Carlos Martin, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, and Dr Peter Meyer, President and Chief Economist of The EP Systems Group, both resigned citing political reasons.Mr Martin posted their joint resignation letter on Twitter, and in it the pair said they felt the EPA was “watering down credible science” by putting politics where it did
  
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• Laverne Cox celebrates her natural hair journey with an empowering pic

  12-05-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  
  Proud to be a #kinkychick. Laverne Cox has never shied away from prompting messages of self-love and embracing your true self so it came as no surprise that she approached the topic of her natural hair the same way. SEE ALSO: Trans Star Laverne Cox on Time Cover: 'This Is Way Bigger Than Me' TheOrange is the New Black star took to Instagram to share some pictures from a photoshoot she did in January. Cox explained in her caption that "this is the look I was most excited about" when talking about
  
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• A massive Windows hack has swept through Europe, and is starting to reach the US

  12-05-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  
  Since early Friday morning, reports have been coming in about a massive ransomware attack sweeping through Windows PCs in Europe. The National Health Service in England has had numerous hospitals and doctor's offices hit, and a number of private companies have reported a similar attack.
  According to reports from some companies, systems in the US are starting to see the attack, and IT departments are urging employees to shut down any "non-essential" systems to avoid infection.
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• Merrill Lynch to freeze costly recruiting bonuses for brokers

  12-05-2017 22:44
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch will stop paying the big upfront bonuses that Wall Street brokerages have long used to lure talent, ending a costly practice that did not...
  
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• The United States and Turkey Are on a Collision Course in Syria

  12-05-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  
  An insider’s view on how we got here — and what Trump can do about it.
  
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• You can’t stop people from calling you on your Amazon Echo

  12-05-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Earlier this week, Amazon announced the Echo Show -- the first Echo device with a touchscreen display. Alongside that announcement, Amazon revealed that voice calling and messaging would be coming to all of its Echo devices and the Alexa app as well. Unfortunately, the company appears to have made a major oversight when bringing voice calls to every Alexa device, one that threatens user privacy.As The Verge reported on Friday afternoon (in light of a Medium post from Elise Oras), there is no way
  
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• Who told Trump he was in the clear? Not us, key senators say

  12-05-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump is interviewed by NBC’s Lester Holt on Thursday.Just hours after White House spokesman Sean Spicer said President Trump had received assurances from a key senator that the idea of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia was a “hoax,” a spokesman for the senator, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, denied any such conversation.“Sen. Grassley has not spoken to President Trump about what he has learned in briefings related to investigations into Russian inte
  
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• The Latest: 30 immigrants getting 2-year extensions

  12-05-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on a Mexican immigrant leaving a Denver church after being granted a deportation delay (all times local):
  
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• As Steve Harvey Stands By Scathing Memo, Woman Shows How It Should've Been Written

  12-05-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  The host faced backlash this week after the memo was leaked.
  
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• Aaron Hernandez's Fiancee Says She Thought Suicide Was a Hoax, Doesn't Believe He'd Kill Himself

  12-05-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  Shayanna Jenkins, the mother of Hernandez's 4-year-old daughter, spoke to him hours before his death.
  
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• Fidelity star stock pickers exit positions in Buffalo Wild Wings

  12-05-2017 22:17
  
  BOSTON (Reuters) - Two star stock pickers at Fidelity Investments exited their positions in Buffalo Wild Wingsduring the first quarter, as the restaurant chain faces pressure from an activist...
  
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• AP Explains: Why ex-NFL star's murder conviction was erased

  12-05-2017 22:14 via yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The ruling this week by a Massachusetts judge erasing the murder conviction of Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots player who took his life in prison, has angered the victim's family and roiled prosecutors.
  
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• Trump Administration Cheers ‘Herculean’ Trade Breakthroughs With China

  12-05-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Washington and Beijing are cutting pragmatic deals, but the administration keeps up a harsh tone with allies like Canada, Mexico, and Japan.
  
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• Sex Offender Arrested in Vicious New York City Assault on German Tourist

  12-05-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Keon Robinson allegedly punched out the woman's teeth during a robbery.
  
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• Michigan prison admits losing control amid inmate rebellion

  12-05-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Officials at an Upper Peninsula prison have admitted to temporarily losing control of the facility to an inmate rebellion, the Michigan Department of Corrections now says after previously denying any such incident
  
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• How to Protect Yourself as Ransomware Attack Spreads Around the Globe

  12-05-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  
  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. Hospitals and other healthcare providers across England were forced to cancel countless appointments and divert ambulanc...
  
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• 2018 BMW 2-series: Aesthetic Refresh, Manual Saved

  12-05-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  
  The biggest changes come on the inside.
  
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• Hedge funds cut long positions in U.S. crude for third week: CFTC

  12-05-2017 21:59
  
  (Reuters) - Hedge funds and money managers cut bullish bets on U.S. crude for the third straight week, as the oil market remained volatile over concerns about rising output and the effectiveness of...
  
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• Man who held cops at bay for 35 hours is charged with murder

  12-05-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A man who held officers at bay for 35 hours in a standoff in New Jersey was charged Friday with killing a bystander.
  
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• Narwhal Unicorn Tusks Are Whale Weapons

  12-05-2017 21:40 via yahoo.com
  
  For the first time, we have footage of narwhals using their unicorn-looking tusks, and the arctic whales are using them as weapons.
  
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• Sean Spicer refuses to deny that Trump is taping White House visitors

  12-05-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer repeatedly refused on Friday to deny that Donald Trump is secretly taping visitors.At the daily White House press briefing, Spicer did not answer repeated questions about Trump’s tweet threatening former FBI director James Comey.The president has insisted that Comey assured him over a private dinner at the White House that he was not subject to federal investigation over alleged contacts between Trump aides and Russia during the 2016 election campaig
  
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• Sean Spicer on why he can't provide ‘perfect accuracy’: Trump ‘keeps a very robust schedule’

  12-05-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer said it’s not always possible to provide perfectly accurate information because of President Trump’s busy schedule.
  
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• Spicer responds to Clapper’s recent comments that he does not know if there is evidence of collusion between Trump campaign and Russia

  12-05-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  
  On May 12 during the daily White House press briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked to respond to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper saying Friday that he does not know if there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Spicer “his testimony and comments on multiple occasions prior to today was ‘I have no evidence that there was any collusions’… I believe the question should be asked to him.”
  
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• Alarm grows over global ransomware attacks

  12-05-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Security experts expressed alarm Friday over a fast-moving wave of cyberattacks around the world that appeared to exploit a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency.The attacks came in the form of ransomware, a technique used by hackers that locks a user's files unless they pay the attackers in bitcoin.The scope of the attacks was not immediately clear, amid varying estimates from security researchers.
  
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• Spicer on accuracy during press briefings: ‘Every word is picked apart’

  12-05-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  
  On May 12 during the daily White House press briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked to comment on tweets from President Trump about accuracy during press briefings. Spicer responded that, “we do our best to give you the answer and every word is picked apart to try to figure out how to make an issue out of it as oppose to allowing us to talk to the president, get his current thinking and updates if we hadn’t had an opportunity to do that at this time.”
  
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• Why Texas ban on 'sanctuary cities' divides local law enforcement

  12-05-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  
  From his 844-square mile territory of Texas cordgrass marshes and mesquite prairies, Jackson County Sheriff Andy Louderback responded to a ban on "sanctuary cities" in his state with a virtual tip of the Stetson.A number of Texas sheriffs and most major city police chiefs opposed the groundbreaking law signed on Sunday by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
  
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• Spicer says Trump has ‘nothing further to add’ on tweet about potential ‘tapes’ of Comey and his conversation

  12-05-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  
  On May 12 during the daily White House press briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked to comment on President Trump’s tweet that reads, “James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!” Spicer repeatedly said that Trump has “nothing further to add” about that tweet at this time.
  
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• Ethics experts alarmed by Trump adviser Carl Icahn’s big bet on biofuels

  12-05-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Experts in government accountability warn that billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s status as an unpaid White House adviser represents a serious conflict of interest.
  
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• Sean Spicer refuses to confirm or deny if Trump has secret recording devices in White House

  12-05-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  The White House has refused to confirm or deny whether someone in the West Wing is in possession of a recording of a dinner between President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey that Mr Trump has implied could challenge Mr Comey’s description of that evening.
  
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• Donald Trump firing Comey has Republicans calling for official investigation – into Clinton's emails

  12-05-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey has left many conservatives hoping the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server can be reopened.Lots of Republicans, and others on the right, were furious when Mr Comey announced last summer, that after probing her actions, he had decided against bringing criminal charges.The decision infuriated Donald Trump and his supporters, who started to to chant “lock her up” at his election rallies.
  
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• Trump threatens ex-FBI head Comey with possible 'tapes' of conversations

  12-05-2017 20:51 via yahoo.com
  
  ‘As a very active president with lots of things happening, it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy!’ Trump tweeted.Donald Trump threatened former FBI director James Comey on Twitter on Friday morning.The tweet, which if taken at face value would suggest Trump has been secretly taping White House meetings, came after the New York Times reported that he demanded “loyalty” from Comey in a private dinner held shortly after Trump took offi
  
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• Spy who was “unmasked” says Susan Rice did nothing wrong

  12-05-2017 20:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Valerie Plame was a covert CIA officer until her true identity was publically “unmasked” by Bush administration officials in 2003. With former National Security Advisor Susan Rice under fire for looking into the identities of Trump campaign officials possibly tied to Russia, Plame tells Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric that Rice’s actions were “absolutely legal and appropriate.”
  
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• Dems Push for Special Trump-Russia Prosecutor

  12-05-2017 20:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Senator Amy Klobuchar, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about the pressure Democrats are exerting on the Department of Justice for a special prosecutor in the Trump-Russia investigation.
  
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• Trump lawyers push back against Russia ties in letter

  12-05-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump said Friday that a review of his last 10 years of tax returns did not reflect "any income of any type from Russian sources," but the letter included exceptions related to previously cited income generated from a beauty pageant and sale of a Florida estate.
  
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• White House won’t say if Trump secretly recorded Comey

  12-05-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Sean Spicer refused to say whether President Trump recorded conversations with fired FBI Director James Comey.
  
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• Parents sue U.S. Palestine group over son's death linked to Hamas

  12-05-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  
  An American couple whose teenage son was fatally shot in 1996 at a bus stop near Jerusalem on Friday filed a lawsuit to force a U.S.-based Palestinian group to pay a $156 million judgment they obtained over the attack, which they blame on Hamas.Stanley and Joyce Boim called American Muslims for Palestine and its affiliated Americans for Justice in Palestine Educational Foundation the "alter egos" of now-defunct groups that a jury found liable in 2004 for the death of their 17-year-old son David.
  
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