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• Trump: 'Sad day' for North Korea if U.S. takes military action

  07-09-2017 23:53 via yahoo.com
  By James Oliphant and Christian ShepherdWASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would prefer not to use military action against North Korea to counter its nuclear and missile threat but that if he did it would be a “very sad day” for the leadership in Pyongyang.Trump again pointedly declined to rule out a U.S. military response following North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test as his administration seeks increased economic sanct
  
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• 86-Year-Old Man Beaten to Death by Roommate in Dementia Ward: Cops

  07-09-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  James Schappell was allegedly killed by his dementia ward roommate, authorities said.
  
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• Joe Biden Has Strong Words For Betsy DeVos After Her Title IX Announcement

  07-09-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  The Dear Colleague Letter is a comprehensive set of guidelines that helps survivors, the accused and universities navigate the Title IX process. Biden created the letter as part of his ongoing fight against campus sexual violence.“Sexual assault is the ultimate abuse of power, and its pernicious presence in our schools is unacceptable,” he wrote.
  
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• Amazon Is Accused Of Serious Price Gouging As Hurricane Irma Approaches

  07-09-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  Water has been listed at up to $99 a case. ??????
  
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• Michigan man gets 30 years in prison for firefighter's death

  07-09-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A mentally ill man who struck and killed a firefighter with his pickup truck during a charity collection was sentenced Thursday to at least 30 years in prison for second-degree murder.
  
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• Here Are All the Senators Who Voted 'No' on Hurricane Harvey Relief

  07-09-2017 23:11 via yahoo.com
  The bill included a measure to extend the government's borrowing limit
  
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• Chuck Schumer Channels LBJ For A Dealmaking Day

  07-09-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― After the deal was done, it was time for some New York-style ribbing.
  
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• High School Students Disciplined After Wearing KKK Hoods, Burning Cross

  07-09-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  A group of students from an Iowa high school were disciplined Wednesday after a photo of them wearing white hoods, waving a Confederate flag and burning a cross began circulating on social media, according to The Associated Press.
  
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• North Korea: Trump says a military strike would be a 'sad day' for Kim Jong-un

  07-09-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has said a US military strike against North Korea would “be a very sad day” for Kim Jong-un’s regime, but said that such action was "not inevitable".Tensions - and the strength of the rhetoric - between the two countries have flared over the past few months, with North Korea continuing to ramp up its nuclear and ballistic weapons programme despite international condemnation United Nations sanctions.The isolated country conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test l
  
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• 'DREAMers' gave up their personal info for DACA. Now, they wonder, will the U.S. use it to deport them?

  07-09-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  In order to enroll in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, Maria Praeli was required to provide the federal government a trove of personal documents, including her birth certificate, current and previous home addresses, phone numbers, school and medical records, as well as biometric data such as fingerprints and a photo ID.
  
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• Judge in Menendez case: No 'tabloid trial' in my courtroom

  07-09-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy doctor charged with bribing him lurched forward in fits and starts Thursday, as the judge twice sent the jury out of the courtroom and chided prosecutors for focusing on "irrelevant" details about swanky hotels, limestone baths and rain showers.
  
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• Tiger That Roamed Georgia Highway and Pounced on Dog Before It Was Killed ID'd as Circus Escapee

  07-09-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  Suzy the tiger appeared in the last Ringling Bros. show in May.
  
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• Irma devastated Barbuda but it didn't 'wipe the island off the map'

  07-09-2017 22:14 via yahoo.com
  The syntax and language we use during natural disasters can have a huge impact, from communicating the severity of an approaching storm to post-disaster relief efforts, and the island of Barbuda is the latest example. SEE ALSO: With Hurricane Irma, Miami could be facing its nightmare storm scenario First, make no mistake: What Irma did to Barbuda was absolutely devastating. The tiny island that makes up part of the single nation of Antigua and Barbuda was slammed head-on by Hurricane Irma at its
  
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• Conservatives Blame Ryan And McConnell For Enabling Trump’s Deal With Democrats

  07-09-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  Fiscal conservatives are disappointed in President Donald Trump for cutting a deal with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday to keep the government running and increase the debt ceiling for just three months as part of a bill to provide emergency funding for areas hit by Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• The Delta Flight That Raced Hurricane Irma - and Won

  07-09-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  Delta 302 got out of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the nick of time as Irma approached.
  
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• What would Jesus do about 'DREAMers'? Not what Trump did, Christian leaders say

  07-09-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  Prominent Catholics and evangelicals are united in their belief that ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, is contrary to the spirit of the Bible and the United States.
  
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• FBI chief sees no evidence of White House interference in Russia probe

  07-09-2017 21:47 via yahoo.com
  By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday he has "not detected any whiff of interference" by the White House into the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.Speaking publicly for the first time since being confirmed as head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wray also expressed confidence in Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia durin
  
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• Trump says war with North Korea 'could happen' but not 'inevitable'

  07-09-2017 21:38 via yahoo.com
  President Trump said Thursday that he would prefer not going to war with North Korea over that country’s escalating nuclear and missile programs, but he warned that “certainly that could happen.”
  
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• Israeli defence chiefs warn Iran, Syria after air strike

  07-09-2017 21:38 via yahoo.com
  Israel's defence minister on Thursday issued a veiled warning to Syria, without confirming or denying what Damascus said was an Israeli air strike on its territory.Syria's army accused Israel of hitting one of its positions, killing two people in an attack earlier the same day that a monitor said targeted a site where the regime allegedly produces chemical weapons."We are determined to prevent our enemies harming, or even creating an opportunity to harm, the security of Israeli citizens," Avigdo
  
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• Democrats Duck Questions About Sen. Bob Menendez's Corruption Trial

  07-09-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― An incumbent Democratic senator is on trial this week on charges of federal bribery, and his colleagues in the Senate would rather not talk about it.
  
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• Southwest Airlines Just Flew A Cabin Full Of Animals Out Of Storm-Hit Houston

  07-09-2017 20:40 via yahoo.com
  It was wheels up for around 80 orphan dogs and cats this week as they were flown from overcrowded shelters in storm-hit Houston to new lives in California.The people of @hwac stepped up to take in these pets that were relocated to different shelters, but they needed a ride to San Diego.Dozens of animal crates packed the cabin of a donated San Diego-bound Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday, thanks to volunteers with the airline and various animal rescue groups.
  
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• Some Florida Grocery Stores Are Rationing Water Ahead Of Hurricane Irma

  07-09-2017 20:37 via yahoo.com
  Many supermarkets can't keep bottled water in stock.
  
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• Donald Jr.'s Excuses on Russia Meeting Keep Changing

  07-09-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  His latest explanation: He was worried about Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Betsy DeVos Says The Title IX System Has 'Failed' Both Survivors And The Accused

  07-09-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  During a planned press conference on Thursday, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that “the era of rule by letter is over” with regards to campus sexual assault.
  
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• Aerial photos of Hurricane Irma destruction

  07-09-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  The islands of St. Martin and Barbuda were especially hard hit in the storm and officials there are continuing to assess the damage.Irma delivered massive destruction to St. Martin, and at least eight people were killed and 21 more injured on the small island, according to French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb.One person was also killed in Barbuda on Wednesday.
  
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• Police Dispute Michael Bennett's Claims Of Racial Profiling, Brutality

  07-09-2017 20:19 via yahoo.com
  The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday rejected NFL star Michael Bennett’s claim that Las Vegas officers violently detained him late last month because he’s black.
  
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• Coalition targets IS fighters from stranded convoy

  07-09-2017 20:11 via yahoo.com
  The US-led coalition has killed dozens of jihadists linked to a convoy of Islamic State buses stranded in the middle of the Syrian desert, a US military official said Thursday.US officials say about 300 IS jihadists were initially aboard, along with a similar number of civilians, likely family members.Colonel Ryan Dillon, a US military spokesman, said the coalition has not targeted the convoy itself and was permitting food and supplies to reach the stranded vehicles, but he noted about 85 IS fig
  
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• New Revelations in Trump Jr. Senate Interview

  07-09-2017 20:04 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow looks at Donald Trump Jr.'s statement to Senate investigators about his meeting with Russians at Trump Tower and notes not only a new story, but new revelations about contacts he had with Russians.
  
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• X-37B Space Plane: What We Know About SpaceX's Secret Payload

  07-09-2017 19:56 via yahoo.com
  The mini-shuttle has spent 2,000 days in space already.
  
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• Trump says talked with congressional leaders about ending debt ceiling

  07-09-2017 19:54 via yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he and congressional leaders had discussed the possibility of jettisoning a long-standing cap on U.S. government debt, saying it is not really needed."It could be discussed," Trump told reporters as he sat down to meet with the ruler of Kuwait.It's really not necessary."On Wednesday Trump agreed with Democratic leaders in Congress on a three-month extension of the debt ceiling tied to hurricane relief legislation and funding for government operat
  
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• Georgia orders evacuation of Savannah, coastline as Irma nears

  07-09-2017 19:49 via yahoo.com
  The governor of the southern US state of Georgia on Thursday ordered the mandatory evacuation of the city of Savannah and other coastal areas ahead of Hurricane Irma."I encourage all Georgians in our coastal areas that could be impacted by this storm to evacuate the area as soon as possible," Governor Nathan Deal said in a statement.Citing potential storm surge, Deal said a mandatory evacuation would take effect beginning on Saturday for Chatham County, which includes Savannah, and other coastal
  
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• DOJ: Admitting Existence Of A Sessions Resignation Letter Would Violate His Privacy

  07-09-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice is refusing to confirm or deny the existence of a letter of resignation that Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly prepared at the request of President Donald Trump.
  
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• Ohio Taco Bell Workers Kill Armed Robber as Second Flees

  07-09-2017 19:36 via yahoo.com
  Three Cleveland Taco Bell employees opened fire on two armed robbers, killing one, according to police.
  
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• Trump Jr. Took Russia Meeting To Get Info On Clinton's 'Fitness,' He Tells Senate

  07-09-2017 19:14 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump Jr., the oldest son of President Donald Trump, met with a Russian lawyer in June 2016 because he hoped to get damaging information about Hillary Clinton’s “fitness” for the White House, he told Senate investigators Thursday, according to a report from The New York Times.
  
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• T-Mobile on top in yet another wireless network test

  07-09-2017 19:07 via yahoo.com
  Two things are certain in the wireless industry: your bill will never be right the first time, and every carrier will claim it has the best service. Measuring cell coverage and speeds is a fiendishly tricky business: one set of results will claim that T-Mobile is the best, while another has it languishing in last place.
  Thanks to the difficulty in testing and vastly different methodology used by different third-party test firms, there's no such thing as a definitive ranking of the big four netwo
  
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• Syria opposition slams 'shocking' UN envoy statement

  07-09-2017 19:03 via yahoo.com
  Syria's opposition on Thursday criticised the UN's Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura after he urged it to be "realistic" and said it had not won the country's six-year war."These statements are, to say the very least, shocking and disappointing," said Nasr al-Hariri, head of the opposition's negotiations delegation, at a press conference in Istanbul.De Mistura on Tuesday urged the still-fractured Syrian opposition to form a unified delegation ahead of a next round of peace talks tentatively schedul
  
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• The Coming Solar Storm Could Be Intense

  07-09-2017 19:00 via yahoo.com
  Solar eruptions are going to cause a geomagnetic storm on Earth, and you might see auroras in the lower 48 states of the U.S.
  
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• Man Takes A Selfie Every Day, From Age 12 To Wedding

  07-09-2017 18:53 via yahoo.com
  Hugo Cornellier has taken one selfie a day since he was 12 years old to document the passage of time.
  
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• Betsy DeVos to revamp Obama-era campus sexual assault policy

  07-09-2017 18:45 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Thursday the Trump administration's plan to overhaul Obama-era policy relative to sexual assault on college campuses.
  
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• Sinead O'Connor details abuse by her mother on 'Dr. Phil': 'She ran a torture chamber'

  07-09-2017 18:43 via yahoo.com
  A bombshell interview between Dr. Phil and Sinead O'Connor is shedding light on the singer's lifelong battles with depression, suicide attempts and other severe mental issues that led to her online breakdown earlier this year.
  
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• Column: Report card on aging nations gives U.S. mixed grades

  07-09-2017 18:35
  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Which nations are doing the best job adapting to their aging populations?
  
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• The Latest: Trump Jr. says he was open to Clinton info

  07-09-2017 18:31 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Donald Trump Jr.'s private interview scheduled Thursday with Senate Judiciary Committee staff (all times local):
  
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• Ex-Charles Manson Follower Must Get Past Governor to See Freedom

  07-09-2017 18:25 via yahoo.com
  Getting the approval of a parole panel was the easy part for Leslie Van Houten
  
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• Rescue mission underway for rare wine collections menaced by Irma

  07-09-2017 18:20 via yahoo.com
  Swooping in ahead of Hurricane Irma's feared weekend arrival, an emergency response team is rescuing rare treasures - some of them survivors of world wars and all of them liquid - from harm's way in Florida and Louisiana.Wine collections worth millions of dollars are being stashed out of reach of the Category 5 hurricane, moved from homes to local bunker-like storage units or shuttled to temperature-controlled warehouses as far away as New Jersey.Many are owned by philanthropists aging the wine
  
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• Israel strikes deep in Syria, said to hit military facility

  07-09-2017 18:15 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck a military position near the Mediterranean coast in western Syria Thursday, killing two soldiers, the Syrian army said, in a stronghold of President Bashar Assad that is also heavily protected by the Russians and Iranians.
  
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• Germany disputes size of Russian wargames, predicts 100,000 troops

  07-09-2017 18:13 via yahoo.com
  By Robin EmmottTALLINN (Reuters) - Germany said on Thursday that Russia was planning to send more than 100,000 troops to war games on NATO's eastern flank this month, disputing Moscow's version that only 13,000 Russian and Belarussian servicemen would participate.The Sept. 14-20 exercises known as Zapad, or "West" in Belarus, the Baltic Sea, western Russia and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, are stirring unease in NATO despite Moscow's assurances troops would rehearse a purely defensive scen
  
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• Man Group wins rare China funds license

  07-09-2017 18:07
  Listed hedge fund group is one of a small number of western fund managers to win approval to manage domestic private funds
  
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• Fox News Is Now Attacking Republicans

  07-09-2017 18:01 via yahoo.com
  Fox News and the Democratic Party finally agree on something.
  
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• Pregnant Woman Reportedly Denied Service At Restaurant For Wearing A Crop Top

  07-09-2017 17:59 via yahoo.com
  An expectant mother in Washington was reportedly denied service at a restaurant for wearing a crop top.
  
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• Russia tells NATO not to worry over war games

  07-09-2017 17:55 via yahoo.com
  Moscow (AFP) - Russia's military chief on Thursday brushed off NATO concerns about Moscow's war games with Belarus next week at a rare meeting with a senior commander from the US-led alliance.
  
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