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• Warren Buffett Lost More Money Than Anyone in the World on Tuesday

  06-09-2017 23:55 via yahoo.com
  The Berkshire Hathaway chairman and renowned investing genius lost $1.53 billion Tuesday, or 2% of his net worth according to Bloomberg, as markets were broadly routed on policy uncertainty and ongoing jitters over North Korea.
  
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• The U.S. Is Covered in Wildfire Smoke

  06-09-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  There are more than 60 large fires burning in the Western U.S.—but their smoke isn't staying put.
  
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• The Story Behind That Viral Photo of Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office

  06-09-2017 23:31 via yahoo.com
  A photograph going viral Wednesday appears to show Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer aggressively making a point to President Trump.
  
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• Man's Parents Flew From India To Allegedly Help Beat His 'Disobedient' Wife

  06-09-2017 23:19 via yahoo.com
  A husband and wife are accused of flying from India to Florida to help “discipline” their son’s wife, who was found badly beaten and allegedly held against her will at a Tampa Bay area home on Saturday, law enforcement authorities said.
  
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• US seeks to cut off oil to North Korea, blacklist Kim Jong-Un

  06-09-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  The United States on Wednesday asked the UN Security Council to slap an oil embargo on North Korea and freeze the assets of leader Kim Jong-Un, in response to Pyongyang's sixth and most powerful nuclear test.A US-drafted resolution obtained by AFP also called for banning textile exports and ending payments made to North Korean laborers sent abroad, further depriving the regime of revenue to pursue its military programs.The United States circulated the proposed resolution to the 14 other council
  
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• What You Shouldn't Say To Someone Who's Had A Miscarriage (And What To Say Instead)

  06-09-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  A powerful campaign is shedding light on the good, bad and ugly things people say to individuals who’ve experienced miscarriage.
  
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• Washington National Cathedral To Remove Windows Honoring Confederate Leaders

  06-09-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  The Washington National Cathedral, a central landmark in the U.S. capital, has announced its decision to remove two stained glass windows honoring Confederate Gens.
  
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• Ryan sees compromise on immigration after Trump forces issue

  06-09-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday he sees the possibility for compromise after President Donald Trump gave Congress six months to resolve the status of young immigrants living in the country illegally. And he called on Trump to work with the House to get there.
  
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• Washington GOP congressman's retirement gives Democrats hope

  06-09-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington state said Wednesday that he was retiring from Congress after seven terms, giving Democrats renewed hope of winning a district solely held by Republicans since its creation more than three decades ago.
  
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• NY teamsters weigh pension cuts in groundbreaking vote

  06-09-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  Roughly 34,000 union members who work for United Parcel Service Inc and other logistics companies in New York will decide on Wednesday whether to accept deep pension cuts in what could be the start of a wave of benefit reductions to shore up union retirement plans.If approved, pensions for retired teamsters from nine New York local unions will be cut 29 percent, which the plan's trustees have said will lower the typical monthly benefit for a retiree with 30 years service to $3,550 from $5,000.Th
  
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• Iowa students disciplined after wearing hoods, burning cross

  06-09-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — A southern Iowa high school said Wednesday it had disciplined several students who appeared in a photo on social media wearing white hoods and waving a Confederate flag next to a burning cross.
  
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• Irma Could Leave Puerto Rico Without Power for 6 Months

  06-09-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  According to reports, 300,000 people are already without power on the island.
  
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• Woman Catches Mechanic Taking Joyride in Car She Brought In for Service

  06-09-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  The woman and her husband caught up with the mechanic at a fast food drive-thru.
  
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• Trump sides with Democrats in government funding deal

  06-09-2017 22:20 via yahoo.com
  President Trump sided with Democratic leadership in a deal to keep the government open another three months.
  
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• Mom Asks Two Simple Questions To Determine If You're Doing OK As A Parent

  06-09-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  A mom of three has set out to let other parents know as long as they love their kids, they’re doing alright.
  
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• Norwegian wealth fund appoints two for international property push

  06-09-2017 21:52
  $1tn fund has doubled down on its original London property investment
  
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• Morgan Stanley: There is a 10% chance of no Brexit

  06-09-2017 21:49
  Bank warns that the terms of any Brexit deal could depend on a new government in Westminster
  
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• Saving hurts, and so do the errors of self-invested plans: James Saft

  06-09-2017 21:43
  (Reuters) - A little thought experiment for retirement savers:
  
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• Prosecutors: Sen. Menendez 'sold his office' for ritzy trips

  06-09-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez "sold his office for a lifestyle he couldn't afford" by accepting luxury trips from a wealthy doctor seeking political influence in return, a government prosecutor told jurors Wednesday during opening statements of the Democrat's corruption trial.
  
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• Trump Admin. Seeks U.N. Authorization to Use Military Force Against North Korean Smuggling Vessels

  06-09-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  The controversial draft is likely to get pushback from Russia and China.
  
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• Another HSBC banker joins fintech firm

  06-09-2017 21:26
  Dublin-based firm named former HSBC capital finance chief as vice-chairman earlier this year
  
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• Gay people to blame for Hurricane Harvey, say evangelical Christian leaders

  06-09-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  Despite overwhelming evidence that supports climate change as a factor in the devastating storm and subsequent flooding, a handful of evangelical leaders have ludicrously suggested the LGBT community are to blame.
  
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• Duchess Kate may use subtle trick to hide her pregnancies before they're formally announced

  06-09-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  News of Duchess Kate's pregnancy broke the internet earlier this week, but it really shouldn't come as a surprise to her biggest fans -- here's why.
  
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• States Sue Trump Administration In Attempt To Overturn DACA Elimination

  06-09-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  A coalition of 15 states, along with the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at overturning the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  
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• Iconic 9/11 images: 16 years later

  06-09-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  The 9/11 attacks in New York City were documented extensively in photographs, and rebuilding in the World Trade Center area has been too. Here, in interactive displays that combine original images and current photos, you can compare then with now.
  
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• Labor Day kayaking trip for 3 on Lake Ontario turns deadly

  06-09-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  SOMERSET, N.Y. (AP) — Conditions on Lake Ontario began to get rough around the time twin brothers Jacob and Nathaniel McCormick and their friend Joseph Williams launched their kayak for a Labor Day outing in western New York.
  
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• Trump says military action against North Korea is not the ‘first choice’

  06-09-2017 20:52 via yahoo.com
  Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Wednesday, President Trump said that military action against North Korea isn’t the U.S.'s “first choice,” but “we will have to see what happens.” His comments came after a phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping that included a “strong discussion” about North Korea.
  
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• Former 14-Year-Old Bride Wins $16 Million Lawsuit Against Polygamous Group

  06-09-2017 20:44 via yahoo.com
  The ceremony was overseen by polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs
  
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• Donald Trump reaches deal with Democrats to avoid US government shutdown

  06-09-2017 20:42 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump, siding with Democrats over his fellow Republicans, reached  a deal with Democrats in Congress to pass an extension of the US debt limit until Dec. 15, potentially avoiding an unprecedented default on US government debt. After meeting with congressional leaders from both parties at the White House, Mr Trump said he also agreed on a funding bill until mid-December that would avert a government shutdown, and disaster aid for Hurricane Harvey victims. "We have an ex
  
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• Suspected Shoplifter Slips Out of Her Handcuffs, Takes SUV On High-Speed Chase: Cops

  06-09-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  The chase was caught on camera.
  
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• Coca-Cola Gives Men Permission To Steal Water

  06-09-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Harvey relief efforts are ongoing.
  
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• Mom's Post About Son With Autism Shows The Impact Of 'Small Victories'

  06-09-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  On August 30, Sara Farrell Baker wrote on Facebook about “one of the proudest moments” of her life.August, who has autism and sensory sensitivities, toured his school with his mother and visited one of the bathrooms he’d be using throughout the school year.Baker told her son that he had the option of using the hand dryer in the bathroom, although she knew they typically scare him.
  
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• Republican mayoral candidate in North Carolina says to vote for her because she’s white

  06-09-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  A candidate for mayor in Charlotte, North Carolina has deactivated her Facebook account after listing being “white” as one of her qualifications to run the city.Kimberley Paige Barnette, the 53-year-old running for mayor, was quickly rebuked by the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, and was forced to apologise for the remarks.“VOTE FOR ME!” Ms Barnette wrote on her Facebook page, according to the Charlotte Observer.
  
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• Key Figure Behind ‘Trump Dossier’ Stonewalled Senate Investigators

  06-09-2017 20:18 via yahoo.com
  Glenn Simpson invoked his First Amendment rights to protect sources for salacious claims of collusion.
  
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• Scenes of destruction from Irma began to trickle in

  06-09-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  While the Florida and Atlantic Coasts anxiously prepare for monstrous Hurricane Irma to decide where it will make landfall this weekend, the storm's currently buzzsawing across the Caribbean, leaving a trail of unfathomable destruction.  SEE ALSO: Historic Hurricane Irma taking a buzzsaw to Caribbean as threat grows for Puerto Rico, Florida On Wednesday, Irma rolled across small islands like Anguilla and Saint Martin as it continued to spin onward toward the U.S. and British Virgin Islands
  
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• NYT Opinion Piece Nails Why Ivanka Trump Is ‘Never Going To Come Through’

  06-09-2017 19:51 via yahoo.com
  Or, at least, that’s the opinion of writer Lindy West in Wednesday’s very funny New York Times’ opinion piece “The Ivanka Trump Guarantee.”
  
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• Donald Trump finally tweeted about Hurricane Irma ... and boy are they strange

  06-09-2017 19:30 via yahoo.com
  There's no denying Donald Trumploves to tweet, but when given the opportunity to craft 140-character messages to comfort those in need, he hasn't been very reliable. As the potentially catastrophic Hurricane Irma slams islands in the Caribbean, likely heading towards the U.S. east coast, President Trump has sent out two tweets about the storm ... and boy are they weird.Watching Hurricane closely. My team, which has done, and is doing, such a good job in Texas, is already in Florida. No rest for
  
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• Trump Sides With Democrats On Government Funding, Debt Ceiling Hike

  06-09-2017 19:25 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Democratic leaders found themselves in the unusual position of being on the same side as President Donald Trump Wednesday, reaching agreement on a plan to keep the government funded and raise the debt ceiling.
  
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• Taliban suicide attack on US base in Afghanistan over leaflet 'insult'

  06-09-2017 19:25 via yahoo.com
  A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up outside an American base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, Afghan officials said, in an attack the Taliban claimed was revenge for a US leaflet deemed highly offensive to Muslims.US and Afghan authorities confirmed several people were wounded in the late afternoon attack at Bagram Airfield, America's largest base in the country.The Taliban claimed responsibility and said it was in retaliation for "their insult to the Islamic creed".
  
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• These Satellite Images Show the Massive, Destructive Scale of Hurricane Irma

  06-09-2017 19:04 via yahoo.com
  And it's just getting started.
  
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• NFL Player Michael Bennett Says Police Threatened To 'Blow My F*****g Head Off'

  06-09-2017 19:03 via yahoo.com
  Seattle Seahawks defensive end and activist Michael Bennett posted a letter to Twitter on Wednesday stating that a Las Vegas cop threatened to shoot him in the head after the Mayweather-McGregor fight in late August.
  
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• Betsy DeVos May Rescind Title IX Guidelines. Here's What That Could Mean.

  06-09-2017 19:01 via yahoo.com
  Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will reportedly make a major announcement this Thursday regarding the department’s stance on Title IX.
  
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• Hillary Clinton Opens Up About Bill's Affair

  06-09-2017 18:51 via yahoo.com
  Hillary Clinton opens up about her marriage to Bill Clinton in her new memoir, revealing that she stayed with the former president through the hard times because she loves him
  
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• Vanity Fair's International Best-Dressed List 2017: See the honorees!

  06-09-2017 18:50 via yahoo.com
  Vanity Fair just released its 2017 International Best Dressed List Wednesday, and a number of famous faces made the cut.
  
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• These Photos Show Hurricane Irma's Destructive Path Across The Caribbean

  06-09-2017 18:47 via yahoo.com
  As Hurricane Irma sweeps over the Caribbean, images are starting to surface of the damage that has taken place on the shared island of Saint Martin and Sint Maarten.
  
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• Florida Sex Offenders Not Allowed At Hurricane Irma Shelters, Sheriff Says

  06-09-2017 18:36 via yahoo.com
  One Florida Sheriff is seeking to arrest people — Hurricane Irma or not.
  
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• Bernie Sanders dismisses Hillary Clinton's comments blaming him for her election loss

  06-09-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  The Vermont senator says he isn’t interested in rehashing the 2016 presidential race and is too busy protecting progressive interests from Trump’s legislative agenda.
  
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• Researchers Just Invented A Whole New Chocolate And It's Pink

  06-09-2017 18:24 via yahoo.com
  Barry Callebaut, a global supplier of cocoa products, has invented a whole new type of chocolate adding a fourth choice to the current line up of dark, milk and white varieties.
  
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• Putin Has a Plan to Avoid War With North Korea

  06-09-2017 18:18 via yahoo.com
  The Russian president has championed “economically beneficial” projects between Russia, South Korea and North Korea.
  
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• President Trump Said Hurricane Irma Is 'Not Good.' Here's What Else He's Called That

  06-09-2017 18:18 via yahoo.com
  President Trump said that Hurricane Irma will be "not good."
  
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