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• Tesla releases list of Model 3 premium features, including an optional glass roof

  29-05-2017 23:53 via yahoo.com
  
  With Tesla's final Model 3 reveal set to take place sometime in July, we won't have to wait long to see what the final version of Tesla's highly-anticipated mass market EV is going to look like. In the interim, Tesla a few days ago released an updated product sheet comparing the Model 3's specs to the Model S. In doing so, we were able to glean a treasure trove of information about what the Model 3 will bring to the table. For example, we learned that the Model 3 won't be anywhere close to as fa
  
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• Macron, Putin hold 'frank' talks on Syria, Ukraine

  29-05-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  
  This time, the handshake was warmer but the tone guarded after an hour of talks on the 300th anniversary of a visit to Versailles by tsar Peter the Great."We disagree on a number of things but at least we discussed them," Macron said.
  
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• Egypt to press ahead with air strikes after Christians attacked

  29-05-2017 23:45 via yahoo.com
  
  By Ahmed AbouleneinCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt made clear on Monday that it planned to press ahead with air strikes against Islamist militants in neighbouring Libya who it says were responsible for killing Egyptian Christians in an ambush last week.Libyan military commanders said Egyptian jets hit the Libyan city of Derna on Monday, continuing attacks that began hours after masked men boarded vehicles driving dozens of people to a monastery in the southern Egyptian province of Minya on Friday and ki
  
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• White House officials 'convinced they may be victims of deep state conspiracy'

  29-05-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  
  Top White House aides – including Mr Trump’s trusted adviser Steve Bannon – are increasingly worried that the so-called “deep state” is conspiring to bring the presidency down, sources tell Politico.In the weeks after Mr Trump dismissed former FBI Director James Comey, the White House was hit with a series of damaging leaks, from Mr Trump alleged disclosure of highly classified intelligence to Russian officials, to his son-in-law’s reported attempt to set up b
  
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• Portland Republican says party should use militia groups after racial attack

  29-05-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  
  As tensions continue in Portland following the racially charged murder of two men on Friday, the top Republican in the city said he is considering using militia groups as security for public events.Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Rick Best, 53, were stabbed to death and 21-year-old student Micah David-Cole Fletcher was injured when they came to the aid of two women being subjected to hate speech on public transport.
  
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• Sprint’s LG G6 deal is good, but Best Buy’s is even better

  29-05-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  
  Poor Sprint. It probably thought it would have a killer deal if it cut the price of the LG G6 in half forv Memorial Day, since not many people can turn down a $300 flagship phone. But unfortunately, the one thing better than a 50% off deal is the 65% off that Best Buy is offering on the Verizon version of the G6.If I didn't know better, I'd say that Best Buy is deliberately trolling Sprint here. The deal that Sprint is offering is undeniably great: $14.75 payments every month for 24 months, for
  
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• Police: Man accused of killing boyfriend then self

  29-05-2017 23:14 via yahoo.com
  
  A man found shot to death in his northwest Houston home was discovered by a concerned friend who hadn't heard from him in days.
  
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• IS shelling kills 14 civilians in east Syria city: monitor

  29-05-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Fourteen civilians were killed late Monday when Islamic State group jihadists shelled a government-controlled neighbourhood of Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor city, a monitor said.Three children were among the dead in the regime-held Al-Joura district, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights."The shelling hit just before families were gathering to break the Ramadan fast," said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
  
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• 7 Conspiracy Theories Pushed By Sean Hannity

  29-05-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  
  Sean Hannity has been promoting conspiracy theories for years, and his behavior may be catching up with him.
  
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• The Pope did not appear that thrilled to meet Justin Trudeau

  29-05-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Pope Francis is not here for your Instagram likes. The Pope was recently photographed with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was just born for the camera. But instead of smiling, the Pope decided he would put on his best "I'd rather be reading encyclicals" face. SEE ALSO: Pope Francis met President Trump and looked insanely psyched about it We all thought the Pope was just really sad about meeting President Trump. But not even Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, could win the angsty
  
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• Special counsel in Trump-Russia probe stresses value of honesty and integrity in student graduation address

  29-05-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  
  The man leading the federal investigation into possible collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign and Moscow, has stressed integrity, patience and humility in a student graduation speech.Robert Mueller, a former FBI Director, said that “nothing else matters” if people were not honest.“As the saying goes, if you have integrity, nothing else matters, and if you do not have integrity, nothing else matters,” Mr Mueller told graduating students at Tabor Academy in Massac
  
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• President Trump finally calls Portland attack 'unacceptable'—but slyly avoids his base

  29-05-2017 22:28 via yahoo.com
  
  On Friday, two men, Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, were brutally murdered while trying to confront someone hurling anti-Muslim epithets on a commuter train in Portland. The two have been widely hailed as heroes, but not by President Donald Trump — until Monday.  Trump broke his silence with a tweet from the @POTUS handle. Forgive us if this doesn't seem to have come from Trump himself. The Twitter account of Vice President Mike Pence also jumped in to comment.
  
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• Deputy slain in Mississippi rampage had worked in ministry

  29-05-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  
  BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi deputy killed in a shooting rampage had worked in Christian ministry before going into law enforcement, and liked doing puppet shows to deliver uplifting messages to children.
  
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• AP Exclusive: Suspected drug thefts persist at VA centers

  29-05-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating dozens of new cases of possible opioid and other drug theft by employees at Veterans Affairs hospitals, a sign the problem isn't going away as more prescriptions disappear.
  
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• UN pulls backing for Palestinian women's center over naming

  29-05-2017 21:54 via yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. has stopped supporting a Palestinian community center in the West Bank that was named for a woman who participated in a deadly 1978 attack in Israel.
  
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• In shadow of Mosul fight, Iran establishes Nineveh foothold

  29-05-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — While Iraq's conventional military has been slowly clearing the Islamic State group from inside Mosul's complex urban terrain, Iraq's Iran-backed Shiite paramilitary forces have been working their way through less glamorous territory: vast deserts west and south of the city that run along and across Iraq's border with Syria.
  
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• New ‘Judy’ malware on Android may have infected 36 million devices

  29-05-2017 21:39 via yahoo.com
  
  There's a new piece of Android malware on the loose and it's a doozy. Originally discovered by researchers at Check Point last week, the malware has been dubbed "Judy" and is potentially one of the most widely spread pieces of Android malware we've seen to date. It's currently believed that upwards of 36.5 million Android devices may have already been infected.
  According to Check Point, the malware -- which is seemingly designed to underhandedly generate ad revenue -- was found lurking on 41 sep
  
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• The Latest: Republican says shooting threat was self-defense

  29-05-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a protest at the Texas state Capitol over a new law that compels local police to enforce federal immigration law (all times local):
  
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• Venezuela opposition accuses Goldman Sachs of financing dictatorship

  29-05-2017 21:23 via yahoo.com
  
  The president of Venezuela's opposition-run Congress on Monday accused Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs of "aiding and abetting the country's dictatorial regime" following a report that it had bought $2.8 billion in bonds from the cash-strapped country.The Wall Street Journal on Sunday said Goldman paid 31 cents on the dollar for bonds issued by state oil company PDVSA that mature in 2022, or around $865 million, citing five people familiar with the transaction."Goldman Sachs' financial
  
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• France's Le Pen won't use Russia contacts during Putin visit

  29-05-2017 21:19 via yahoo.com
  
  NANTERRE, France (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen had no plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin or his aides during Putin's visit to France, a top official of her National Front party said Monday.
  
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• After talks, France's Macron hits out at Russian media, Putin denies hacking

  29-05-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  
  By Michel Rose and Denis DyomkinVERSAILLES, France (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron rolled out the red carpet for Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday, but past suspicions ofRussian meddling in the French election resurfaced with Macrondenouncing Russian media and Putin denying hacking allegations.The newly elected Macron hosted Putin at the sumptuous 17th century palace of Versailles outside Paris for his first meeting with the Kremlin leader which he had earlier said would be marked b
  
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• Trump has 'weakened' the West, hurt EU interests: German FM

  29-05-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  Germany unleashed a volley of criticism Monday against US President Donald Trump, slamming his "short-sighted" policies that have "weakened the West" and hurt European interests.The sharp words from Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel came after Trump concluded his first official tour abroad which took him to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Brussels and then Italy for a G7 summit.Germany's exasperation was laid bare after the G7 summit which wrapped up on Saturday with the US refusing so far to sign up to uph
  
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• Rice Was First Grown At Least 9,400 Years Ago

  29-05-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Around ten thousand years ago, as the Pleistocene gave way to our current geological epoch, a group of hunter-gathers near China’s Yangtze River began changing their way of life. They started to grow rice.
  
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• The Latest: 1 hurt by driver firing AK-47 on Florida highway

  29-05-2017 20:42 via yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on a shooting on a Florida highway (all times local):
  
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• Pick up a new 9.7-inch iPad Pro for $150 off at B&H today only

  29-05-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple is expected to unveil new iPad Pro models in the coming weeks at WWDC, but if you don't mind being a generation behind, you can pick up an LTE version of the 9.7-inch iPad Pro with 32GB of storage for just $579 at B&H today only (h/t 9to5Toys). That's $150 off the standard retail price of $729.Although it can't replace your laptop in the way that a Surface tablet can, the iPad Pro received extremely positive reviews from critics back when it launched in 2016. It's the fastest iPad on t
  
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• 'Atlanticist' Merkel rams home frustration with Trump after summits

  29-05-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  
  By Paul Carrel and Andreas RinkeBERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel underlined her doubts about the reliability of the United States as an ally on Monday but said she was a "convinced trans-Atlanticist", fine-tuning her message after surprising Washington with her frankness a day earlier.In a speech in Berlin, Merkel showed how seriously she is concerned about Washington's dependability under President Donald Trump by repeating the message she delivered a day earlier that the days
  
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• Oil inches up in quiet holiday trade, focus on crude glut

  29-05-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Oil prices rose slightly on Monday, barely paring last week's steep losses with the market remaining cautious as increases in U.S. drilling activity have undercut an OPEC-led push to tighten supply.Trading was subdued due to public holidays in China, the United States and Britain.The market remains uncertain about whether the extension of output cuts by OPEC and other producing countries will be enough to support prices.
  
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• A sampling of VA drug-theft prosecutions

  29-05-2017 20:11 via yahoo.com
  
  Government data obtained by The Associated Press show more cases of opioid drug theft or missing prescriptions at Veterans Affairs health facilities despite new prevention efforts. The VA inspector general's office opened 36 new criminal investigations into possible drug theft from Oct. 1 to May 19. Doctors, nurses or pharmacy staff in the VA's network of more than 160 medical centers and 1,000 clinics are suspected of siphoning away controlled substances for their own use or street sale —
  
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• Nobody wants to buy this Connecticut ghost town that's on sale for $2.62 million

  29-05-2017 20:10 via yahoo.com
  
  Johnsonville, Connecticut, looks straight out of an episode of “Twin Peaks” — old mill included. But unlike the small town on TV, Johnsonville has been abandoned for nearly 20 years.
  
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• Gay Father Plans To Sue United Airlines Following Incident

  29-05-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  
  A gay father has reportedly hired a lawyer and is planning to sue United Airlines after he was falsely accused of inappropriately touching his own son during a May 20 flight.
  
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• Opponents of Texas immigration disrupt legislative session

  29-05-2017 20:03 via yahoo.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Hundreds of protesters opposing Texas' tough new anti-"sanctuary cities" law launched a raucous protest from the public gallery in the Texas House on Monday, briefly halting work during the final, largely ceremonial day of the legislative session.
  
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• Trudeau seeks papal apology over Canada school abuse

  29-05-2017 19:39 via yahoo.com
  
  Pope Francis on Monday met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who sought an apology over the abuse of indigenous Canadians at church-run boarding schools.A Canadian truth and reconciliation commission wanted an apology from the Roman Catholic Church in its extensive list of recommendations in a 2015 report.The report into a "cultural genocide" of more than a century of abuse collated evidence over six years from some 7,000 former students in Canada.
  
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• Paris mayor says 'solution' found for black feminist event

  29-05-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The mayor of Paris said Monday that a "clear solution" has been found with organizers of a festival for black feminists, an event that had aroused her ire because four-fifths of the festival space was to be open exclusively to black women.
  
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• The Booker-Kushner Link

  29-05-2017 19:33 via yahoo.com
  
  The Democratic senator refused to back his party's push to punish Kushner. Booker got Kushner campaign cash.
  
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• Researchers test self-destructing moth pest in cabbage patch

  29-05-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Researchers in a New York cabbage patch are planning the first release on American soil of insects genetically engineered to die before they can reproduce.
  
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• Donald Trump hails America’s war heroes as cloud of controversy hangs over White House

  29-05-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump used America’s Memorial Day to momentarily remove himself from the controversy surrounding his administration over alleged links to Russia – visiting Arlington National Cemetery and honouring those who had died in war.It was Mr Trump’s first Memorial holiday as President, and at Arlington he laid a wreath and paid special tribute to Robert Kelly, the son of his Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.“I especially want to extend our gratitude to General Kelly
  
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• White House braces for more scrutiny, Trump defends Kushner

  29-05-2017 19:02 via yahoo.com
  
  A rattled White House braced Monday for a fresh wave of scrutiny in the ever-widening investigation into Russian election meddling, as President Donald Trump rallied behind his embattled son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner.The US leader visited Arlington National Cemetery to mark Memorial Day, a day of remembrance for the nation's war dead, but had to quickly pivot his attention to the Russia scandal after returning to Washington late Saturday from his first international trip since taking off
  
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• 6.6-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Sulawesi

  29-05-2017 18:39 via yahoo.com
  
  A shallow, 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit inland on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi Monday, US seismologists said, causing people to panic but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.Muhammad Guntur, who lives on the outskirts of the town, said it was felt strongly.A hotel worker in Poso also said that people panicked when the quake struck but that things had returned to normal there.
  
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• This is the best photo of the Model 3 interior we’ve seen yet

  29-05-2017 18:09 via yahoo.com
  
  When Tesla first introduced the Model 3 last year, the response was immediate and immense. Reservations quickly began to skyrocket, besting even the most optimistic of analyst projections in the process. Even Tesla CEO Elon Musk was taken aback by the massive interest in the company's mass market EV. With Model 3 mass production slated to begin in just a few weeks, it's believed that the current tally of Model 3 reservations is somewhere in the 400,000 range.That said, the original Model 3 intro
  
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• Merkel warns against "simple answers" after Trump meetings

  29-05-2017 17:58 via yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel cautioned Monday against seeking "simple answers" to complex global issues, a day after suggesting that Europe's relationship with the U.S. had shifted significantly following NATO and G-7 meetings with President Donald Trump that produced disappointing results.
  
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• S. Africa's Zuma survives renewed calls to resign

  29-05-2017 17:51 via yahoo.com
  
  South African President Jacob Zuma survived fresh calls within the ruling ANC party for him to resign, party officials said Monday, as they acknowledged support was "drifting away" from the movement.Senior figures in the African National Congress met over the weekend after Zuma endured months of criticism over his sacking of respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan."There was a call made in the national executive committee for the president to consider stepping down," said ANC secretary general
  
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• Key figures in trial of officer who killed Philando Castile

  29-05-2017 17:44 via yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota police officer goes on trial this week in the killing of a black motorist that drew additional attention when video of the shooting's aftermath was streamed live on Facebook.
  
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• 20,000 Kids Will Be Rushed to ERs for Gunshot Wounds, Report Says

  29-05-2017 17:39 via yahoo.com
  
  While almost half of US homes have guns, new research from the Children’s National Hospital reveals that 40 percent of parents wrongly assume their children do not know where the weapons are stored.
  
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• Minnesota officer charged in Castile shooting goes on trial

  29-05-2017 17:37 via yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The graphic video showing Philando Castile's final moments after he was shot by a Minnesota police officer made headlines nearly a year ago and led to calls for changes in policing. But another video could emerge as key evidence in the case against St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez, who goes on trial for manslaughter this week.
  
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• Boy Thrown From Water Slide at California Water Park

  29-05-2017 17:34 via yahoo.com
  
  The opening of a highly anticipated water park in Dublin, California took a frightening turn Saturday when a boy was flung from the bottom of a three-story slide before skidding across the concrete.
  
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• Pres. Trump’s First Memorial Day Marked by Kushner Controversy

  29-05-2017 17:31 via yahoo.com
  
  While the president partook in traditional Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday, turmoil continued behind the scenes as questions circulated about conversations Jared Kushner had with Russian officials.
  
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• Portland attack: Donald Trump responds

  29-05-2017 17:28 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump has released his first official statement on the attack in Portland, Oregon, more than 48 hours after the two victims died."The violent attacks in Portland on Friday are unacceptable," Mr Trump tweeted.Three days earlier, an Oregon man was accused of fatally stabbing two men and injuring one on a Portland commuter train.
  
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• Memorial Day observed across the U.S.

  29-05-2017 17:27 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump lays a wreath at Arlington and more Memorial Day observances from across the U.S.
  
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• Trump has 'weakened' the West, hurt EU interests: German Foreign Minister

  29-05-2017 17:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Germany on Monday unleashed a volley of criticism against US President Donald Trump, slamming his "short-sighted" policies that have "weakened the West" and hurt European interests.The sharp words from Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel came after Trump concluded his first official tour abroad which took him to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Brussels and then Italy for a G7 summit.Germany's exasperation was laid bare after the G7 summit which wrapped up on Saturday with the US refusing to sign up to upholdi
  
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• Iran-backed Iraqi force says takes Islamic State villages near Syria

  29-05-2017 17:19 via yahoo.com
  
  By Maher ChmaytelliBAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi Shi'ite force backed by Iran said it pushed Islamic State out of several villages on the border with Syria on Monday, potentially reopening a supply route to send Iranian weapons to President Bashar al-Assad.The maneuver could also be the prelude to a connection with the Assad's Iranian-backed forces, although they are yet to reach the Iraqi border from the Syrian side.The territory taken by the Popular Mobilisation force on Monday is located north
  
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