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• Jeff Sessions may avoid revealing Trump conversations during testimony by invoking executive privilege

  12-06-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  
  The US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, could invoke executive privilege before Congress in response to questions about his private conversations with Donald Trump, White House press secretary Sean Spicer has suggested.“I think it depends on the scope of the questions,” Mr Spicer told reporters during a briefing.Mr Sessions will testify publicly to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its ongoing investigation into whether Trump campaign advisers colluded with the Russian gov
  
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• Virginia honors pair who challenged interracial marriage ban

  12-06-2017 23:39 via yahoo.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Richard and Mildred Loving had the audacity to marry, Virginia law officers jailed them. The state's highest court later agreed it was right to outlaw their marriage because he was white and she was black.
  
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• Two hotel guests contract Legionnaire’s Disease in Vegas

  12-06-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  
  The Rio Hotel in Las Vegas is decontaminating after two guests reportedly contracted Legionnaire’s disease
  
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• Report: IS chemical weapons capability degraded

  12-06-2017 23:18 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The siege of Mosul and targeted killings of chemical weapons experts in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes have significantly degraded the Islamic State's production capability, although the group likely retains expertise to produce small batches of sulfur mustard and chlorine agents, a London-based analysis group said Tuesday.
  
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• Family of autistic teen who died on bus receives $23.5M

  12-06-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  
  WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — The family of an autistic teenager who died after being left alone on a Whitter school bus on a sweltering day is receiving $23.5 million from the bus company, the family's attorneys announced Monday.
  
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• Tillerson, defending Trump policy, contradicted by his words

  12-06-2017 23:14 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's plans to slash spending on diplomacy won't be the only concern for lawmakers when Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears before Congress this week to defend his department's proposed budget. They'll likely question him about seemingly contradictory foreign policy messages coming from the State Department and White House.
  
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• 'Where is the Bride?' Donald Trump Becomes Real-Life Wedding Crasher

  12-06-2017 23:14 via yahoo.com
  
  'It has been a magical, monumental weekend for us,' the groom told Inside Edition.
  
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• Fresh questions for Sessions _ and he'll answer in public

  12-06-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions, facing fresh questions about his Russian contacts during the election campaign and his role in the firing of James Comey, will be interrogated in a public hearing by former Senate colleagues on Tuesday.
  
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• Judges cite recent Donald Trump tweet in their ruling against travel ban

  12-06-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump’s love of Twitter is giving his legal team some headaches.The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction placed on his so-called travel ban, and specifically referenced a tweet the President shot out in the days following the terror attacks in London that killed eight people and injured nearly 50 more.As it turns out, the judges on the 9th Circuit Court saw in that tweet a statement that undermines the whole reasoning behind the travel ban.
  
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• US cancels new protection for endangered West Coast whales

  12-06-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday threw out a new rule intended to limit the numbers of endangered whales and sea turtles getting caught in fishing nets off the West Coast, saying existing protections were already working.
  
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• Ninth Circuit cites Trump tweet in opinion blocking travel ban

  12-06-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  
  The court further cited press secretary Sean Spicer’s admission that tweets are to be considered official presidential statements.
  
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• Britain Has One More Shot at Stopping the Brexit Car Crash

  12-06-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  
  The recent electoral chaos has left europhiles an opening. Here’s how they can take advantage.
  
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• Fisker’s Tesla competitor has 400 mile range and charges in just 9 minutes

  12-06-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  
  Henrik Fisker is a bit of a legend in the automotive design world, so when he announced that he was working on an all-new electric vehicle that would both challenge Tesla's Model S, and serve as the spiritual successor to the Fisker Karma, there was plenty of interest. Fisker first teased the new car in late 2016, but now we have our first real look at the vehicle and it sure is fancy.https://twitter.com/FiskerOfficial/status/873584846324379648The car, called the Fisker EMotion, will be the firs
  
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• Tiny Puppy Rescued by Police Officers After Choking on Cheese

  12-06-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  
  The puppy's panicked owner can be seen sobbing in the background.
  
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• Apple iPhone 8 Screen Reportedly Shown In Leaked Photos

  12-06-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Leaked photos reportedly showcase the Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus.
  
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• Trump urged to cut Bears Ears monument to 'smallest area' possible

  12-06-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Interior secretary Ryan Zinke urges president to shrink 1.3m-acre national monument as administration continues push against federal public lands The two bluffs known as Bears Ears at sunset in the Bears Ears national monument. Donald Trump’s interior secretary is seeking to shrink the monument. Photograph: George Frey/Getty Images
  
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• North Korea Is About to Test a Missile That Can Reach Trump Tower

  12-06-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  
  Is the U.S. president ready to put some muscle behind his tough talk?
  
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• Boy, 15, Arrested in Death of 10-Year-Old Missing Girl

  12-06-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com
  
  Kiaya Campbell was last seen leaving her father's home with his girlfriend's 15-year-old son to walk to a nearby shopping center Wednesday.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Doesn't March At The Pride Parade, She Dances

  12-06-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren showed off her best moves Saturday at Boston’s Pride Parade. 
  
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• Defense: Teen who sent texts urging suicide 'very troubled'

  12-06-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  
  TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A young woman charged with sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to kill himself was a "very troubled youngster" who eventually went along with his plan to take his own life, a psychiatrist testified for the defense Monday.
  
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• The largest planet in the solar system could also be the oldest

  12-06-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  
  Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and it might also be the oldest. According to a new study published inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week, researchers have found evidence that Jupiter is the oldest of the planets thanks to an analysis of 19 meteorite samples on Earth. The new analysis suggests that Jupiter formed only about 1 million years after the dawn of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. SEE ALSO: Jupiter is the gigantic, stormy hellscape we alwa
  
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• Maryland, DC attorneys general sue Trump over business ties

  12-06-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump, alleging he violated the Constitution by retaining ties to his sprawling global business empire and by accepting foreign payments while in office.
  
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• Woman Calls 911 Over Chicken Nuggets Order That Took Too Long: Cops

  12-06-2017 21:58 via yahoo.com
  
  An angry woman called 911 to complain her fast-food order wasn't quick enough, police said.
  
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• Trump to host Indian PM Modi at White House in late June

  12-06-2017 21:58 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington this month, seeking closer economic and defense ties and cooperation in fighting terrorism, the White House said Monday.
  
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• Secret Service says it has no audio tapes of Trump's conversations with James Comey

  12-06-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  
  The US Secret Service reportedly has no audio tapes from Donald Trump’s White House, but questions remain about whether another entity or person recorded conversations between the President and former FBI Director James Comey.During a White House briefing, the President's press secretary, Sean Spicer, refused to confirm whether Mr Trump is in possession of such tapes.“The President made clear in the Rose Garden last week that he would have an announcement shortly,” Mr Spicer sa
  
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• Justices strike down gender differences in citizenship law

  12-06-2017 21:47 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of an unusual immigration law that treats fathers and mothers differently when it comes to conferring citizenship on children born outside the U.S.
  
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• Did Donald Trump Jr. contradict his father's account of conversation with Comey?

  12-06-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  
  "The View" co-hosts discuss Donald Trump Jr.'s statement that appeared to contradict his father's flat-out denial.
  
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• Attorney: Officer 'did what he had to do' in driver shooting

  12-06-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black motorist seconds after the man informed him he was carrying a gun "did what he had to do" in a thoroughly justified use of force, a defense attorney argued Monday.
  
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• Kidnap Victim Katie Beers Reacts to Kala Brown Rescue Video: 'It Floods Me With Emotions'

  12-06-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Brown, 30, was found chained by the neck inside a shipping container.
  
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• Trump Biographer: I Was Threatened With Made-up Tapes Too

  12-06-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Trump biographer Tim O'Brien has been sued by Donald Trump – and threatened with nonexistent tapes – before. He says the president does this to intimidate people and former FBI Director James Comey shouldn't hold his breath for tapes.
  
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• Schumer mocks bizarre Trump Cabinet meeting

  12-06-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer posted video of a Cabinet meeting at which each official was called on to offer praise to the leader of the free world.
  
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• New photos give us a closer look at the iPhone 8’s genuinely new design

  12-06-2017 21:35 via yahoo.com
  
  The iPhone 8 is arguably Apple's most hotly anticipated device in quite a few years. While the excitement surrounding the Apple Watch in 2014 was certainly significant, the actual release was a bit underwhelming relative to the hype. With the iPhone 8, we likely won't have to worry about the hype eclipsing the product itself.
  After all, the iPhone design has essentially remained unchanged since Apple released the iPhone 6 back in 2014, which is to say that millions of iPhone owners have been pat
  
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• US sanctions IS members accused of making chemical arms

  12-06-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  
  The United States on Monday slapped financial sanctions on two suspected Islamic State militants accused of manufacturing chemical weapons, the Treasury Department announced.It was the first time the Treasury Department had imposed sanctions on an IS member accused of involvement in chemical weapons, the department said.The sanctioned men included senior IS leader Attallah Salman Abd Kafi al-Jaburi, who is in charge of bomb-making facilities in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk, Treasury said in a st
  
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• Macron rivals warn against parliamentary monopoly

  12-06-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron's rivals on Monday warned against handing him an overwhelming parliamentary majority that would stifle debate, after his party cruised to victory in the opening round of elections to the National Assembly.Macron's year-old centrist Republic on the Move (REM) party and its allies are tipped to clean up in the 577-member lower house of parliament, winning up to 445 seats -- an unprecedented total for a post-war president.Record low turnout of 49 percent in Sunday's
  
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• One dead after strong quake strikes Greece, Turkey

  12-06-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  
  A t least one person is reported dead after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lebos on Monday. Officials say at least ten people were injured. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• For Trump, new week brings series of especially steep tests

  12-06-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  
  This could be another big week for President Trump.The context is crucial: Time is beginning to work against the White House.There are reports the president has told Chief of Staff Reince Priebus he has until the holiday to get the White House staff straightened out and end internal bickering – or else he’ll be fired.
  
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• Can Sessions Explain Removal of US Attorneys?

  12-06-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  
  Rachel Maddow reviews many of the lingering questions that follow Attorney General Jeff Sessions into his Senate Intelligence Committee hearing tomorrow, not the least of which is why the Trump administration abruptly got rid of dozens of U.S. attorneys.
  
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• 2018 Volkswagen Atlas Is an SUV Done the American Way

  12-06-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  
  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. For years Volkswagen chose to market European-developed, driver-focused vehicles at a premium price rather than build th...
  
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• Pic Of Husky With Shaved Body Causes Concern

  12-06-2017 20:47 via yahoo.com
  
  A viral photo of a shaved Siberian husky is getting a hair-raising reaction.The bizarre image of the breed’s familiar fur-coated head atop a completely shorn body has sparked concern among some viewers that such a severe haircut may pose a health risk to the dog.
  
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• Donald Trump's cabinet heaps praise on him as he claims to be best President in modern times

  12-06-2017 20:39 via yahoo.com
  
  Mr Trump took the opportunity to try and use his full first meeting to make the case that, despite the problems created by the controversy over his campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia, the administration was making rapid progress.“Never has there been a president, with few exceptions - case of FDR, he had a major depression to handle - who has passed more legislation and who has done more things than what we’ve done,” said Mr Trump, in a reference to Franklin D Roose
  
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• Sean Spicer delivers the daily White House press briefing on June 12, 2017

  12-06-2017 20:38 via yahoo.com
  
  On Monday, June 12, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer delivers his daily press briefing to the White House press corp.
  
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• Old Mutual adds emerging market funds team

  12-06-2017 20:37
  
  Buxton's latest new team will take over management of Old Mutual's currently-outsourced emerging markets fund
  
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• After Several Delays NASA, Scheduled To Launch A Rocket To Color The Clouds

  12-06-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  
  NASA's Wallops rocket launch of colored clouds was rescheduled for Monday night after several delays.
  
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• Could Trump Really Fire the Special Counsel?

  12-06-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  
  Matt Miller, former Department of Justice spokesman, talks with Rachel Maddow about the technical rules of the special counsel in the Trump-Russia investigation.
  
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• Oscar-winner Stone brings Putin to US television

  12-06-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Oliver Stone, the Hollywood director and triple Oscar winner, puts Russian President Vladimir Putin in US living rooms on Monday by broadcasting interviews with a leader who fascinates and repels many Americans in equal measure."The Putin Interviews" is the product of 12 conversations between the Russian leader and Stone between July 2015 and February 2017, cut into four one-hour programs shown from Monday to Thursday on cable network Showtime.If Putin offers few revelations about policy, staunc
  
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• India's Modi to meet President Trump for first time

  12-06-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House this month, US and Indian officials said Monday, as the world's two-largest democracies diverge on tackling climate change.In a statement, India's foreign ministry said the two leaders would meet on June 26 for the first time after Modi arrives in Washington for a two-day visit.White House spokesman Sean Spicer later said that Trump wanted the meeting to advance "our common priorities fighting terrorism, promoting econ
  
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• No Galaxy S8 batteries have exploded since the phone’s release

  12-06-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  
  It’s pretty common to hear about smartphone batteries exploding, considering the large number of devices out there. But it’s pretty rare to see the number of explosions and fires become a statistical anomaly for a single device, as it was the case for the Galaxy Note 7 last year. Samsung was forced to pull the phone and come up with new security measures and quality assurance practices in order to make sure that no other smartphone suffers the same fate. And it looks like Samsung lea
  
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• The Latest: UN chief working to resolve Gulf dispute

  12-06-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Latest on developments related to the diplomatic crisis engulfing energy-rich Qatar (all times local):
  
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• Jana Duggar Has Yet To Find The One

  12-06-2017 20:02 via yahoo.com
  
  Jana Duggar is the last adult Duggar daughter still single.
  
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• Syrian troops battle rebels in Daraa, advance on Iraq border

  12-06-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces and rebels were locked in their heaviest fighting yet in Daraa on Monday, as opposition activists feared troops would try and retake the southern city despite a "de-escalation agreement."
  
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