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• DeVos gets cold shoulder from White House after interviews

  12-03-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos got a less than ringing endorsement from the White House on Monday after a pair of uncomfortable television interviews raised questions about her commitment to help underperforming schools and support for President Donald Trump's proposal to curb school violence.
  
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• MLB's José Altuve Not Remotely Intimidated By President Trump During WH Visit

  12-03-2018 23:56 via yahoo.com
  Traditionally, when a U.S. professional sports team wins a championship, the president invites the team to the White House for a meet-and-greet.Some athletes have opted out of invitations to President Donald Trump’s White House because of his divisive politics.Many Philadelphia Eagles players have already said they would not be attending should the invitation be offered to the Super Bowl champs.
  
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• Lawsuit saying Home Depot tricks buyers of 4X4 lumber is deep-sixed

  12-03-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman in Chicago rejected plaintiff Mikhail Abramov's claim that the largest U.S. home improvement retailer should be held liable for selling lumber as 4 inches thick by 4 inches wide, when the dimensions were actually 3-1/2 inches by 3-1/2 inches.While not persuaded by Atlanta-based Home Depot that the lumber's actual size was "common knowledge," Coleman said its labels reading "4X4-6'" would not have misled reasonable consumers.
  
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• Republicans On House Intelligence Panel Find No Collusion Between Trump Campaign, Russia

  12-03-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com
  Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee say that they have completed interviews for their investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russians and that they have found no evidence of such scheming, according to multiple reports.“We have found no evidence of collusion, coordination, or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russians,” they told reporters Monday.The Republican members of the committee concluded that alth
  
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• British PM says 'highly likely' Russia behind spy attack

  12-03-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday it was highly likely that Russia was responsible for a "reckless and despicable" attack on a former double agent in Britain, an accusation rejected by Moscow as a "provocation".In a dramatic escalation of diplomatic tensions over the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter on March 4, May said the nerve agent that poisoned them was a military-grade type developed by Russia.
  
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• Police link two package bombs in Texas to earlier attack

  12-03-2018 23:20 via yahoo.com
  By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Two package bombs exploded miles apart in the capital city of Texas on Monday, killing a teenager and injuring two women in attacks that Austin police linked to a deadly blast earlier this month.In all three cases, a package was left at the front of a residence and exploded after an unsuspecting victim picked it up or tried to open it, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told reporters."We are looking at these incidents as being related," Manley said, addi
  
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• 9 Of The Best Women's Hanging Toiletry Bags

  12-03-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  Even the most practically packed person relies on a few unique travel accessories to get the job done. From packing cubes and shoe bags to travel scarfs with zippered pockets, there are all kinds of ways you can smartly pack for your next getaway. 
  
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• All 5 Passengers Killed in New York City Helicopter Crash Identified

  12-03-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  All five of the passengers who were killed when a helicopter went down in the East River have been identified.
  
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• Dramatic Video from Miami Shows Alleged Hit-and-Run Driver Attacked by Onlookers

  12-03-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  The alleged hit-and-run driver was attacked by witnesses, including one with a sledgehammer.
  
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• Federal court orders EPA to implement smog rules

  12-03-2018 23:04 via yahoo.com
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal court on Monday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to implement protections against smog set in 2015, the latest defeat in court by the agency as it rolls back environmental regulations.The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the agency led by Administrator Scott Pruitt needs to move ahead to carry out the 2015 Ozone Standards and designate areas in the country that do not meet them.The EPA has until
  
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• We're all going to die one day, much like these two merging galaxies

  12-03-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  Everything in the universe comes with an expiration date.  Our planet, for example, will likely be swallowed by the sun in 7 or 8 billion years, when it begins to run out of fuel, heading toward its own death. Milk, on the other hand, spoils after a couple of weeks. And of course, even some of the largest structures in our universe, galaxies, will also die ... some in a far more dramatic fashion than others.  SEE ALSO: 2 galaxies merge as 1 in remarkable Hubble Telescope photo Two gala
  
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• Trump ex-aide Manafort's lawyer to seek dismissal of oligarch's lawsuit

  12-03-2018 22:51 via yahoo.com
  The lawyer defending U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort against a Russian oligarch's allegations of fraud will seek to dismiss the case, he said on Monday.Jeffrey Eilender argued the claims are too old and portrayed the case as an attempt to divert attention from a federal probe into Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 election.Eilender made the comments to Reuters following a hearing in the case, a civil matter that is separate from criminal charges faced by M
  
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• Syrian jets hit south in first attacks since truce, rebels say

  12-03-2018 22:49 via yahoo.com
  By Suleiman Al-KhalidiAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian jets struck rebel-held towns in the country's south on Monday, the first aerial attacks on the area since the United States and Russia reached an agreement making it a "de-escalation zone" last year, rebels and residents said.At least eight raids struck the rebel-held towns of Busr al-Harir, Hrak, al-Gharaiya al-Gharbiya and al-Sowara in rural areas in eastern Deraa province in southern Syria, two rebel officials told Reuters.A rebel source said som
  
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• Global stocks mixed amid revived trade war worries

  12-03-2018 22:48 via yahoo.com
  New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks finished in mixed fashion Monday, with the Nasdaq pushing to a fresh record but the Dow and S&P 500 both falling on revived fears of a trade war.
  
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• Convicted 'Accountant of Auschwitz' reported dead at 96

  12-03-2018 22:47 via yahoo.com
  BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Monday they were notified that a former Nazi death camp guard dubbed the "Accountant of Auschwitz" died before he could begin serving his 4-year sentence.
  
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• S-Hooks Are for So Much More Than Just Kitchen Organization

  12-03-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  4 other ways they'll up your storage game
  
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• Trump administration broke law by not identifying parts of America with dangerous smog levels, judge says

  12-03-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  The Trump administration broke the law when it failed to meet a deadline to identify all parts of the US with dangerous levels of smog, a federal judge has said.Federal judge Haywood Gilliam of the Northern District of California ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to complete the designations by the end of April.EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was supposed to announce by 1 October which parts of the country were in and out of compliance with smog standards adopted during the Obama admini
  
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• U.S. says Broadcom review confirms security concerns

  12-03-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  The Treasury Department also said in a letter to Broadcom, dated Sunday, that a final decision on any transaction agreed by the two companies could be made by U.S. President Donald Trump.Qualcomm has rebuffed Broadcom's $117 billion takeover offer, which is under investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a multi-agency panel led by the Treasury Department that reviews national security implications when foreign entities take over U.S. corporations.
  
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• The Latest: Syria opposition urges force imposing cease-fire

  12-03-2018 22:34 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the developments in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Man with hammer tries to stop driver from fleeing a car crash

  12-03-2018 22:34 via yahoo.com
  Several people tried to stop the driver of an SUV who fled the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in Miami. One man got out of his van with a sledgehammer to smash the windows of the SUV.
  
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• Person of Interest in Nursing Student's Death ‘Never Got Over His Obsession,’ Friend Says

  12-03-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  A nursing student was found dead in an off-campus home that belonged to a man who was obsessed with her, according to her close friend.
  
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• U.S. investigators want to speak with pilot in deadly helicopter crash

  12-03-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  Federal investigators probing a deadly helicopter crash in New York City's East River have not yet spoken with the pilot who warned of engine failure before the chartered aircraft crashed into the icy water, killing all five passengers.National Transportation Safety Board officials on Monday said they are also looking into why the floatation devices installed on the helicopter did not stop it from sinking and whether the harnesses used to secure passengers on the sightseeing photography tour con
  
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• The Latest: Copter crash probe will eye floats, even photos

  12-03-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a helicopter crash in the East River off New York City (all times local):
  
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• Police link two more bombings in Texas capital to earlier attack

  12-03-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  Two package bombs exploded miles apart in the capital city of Texas on Monday, killing a teen and injuring two women in attacks Austin police linked to a deadly blast earlier this month.In all three cases, a package was left at the front of a residence and exploded after an unsuspecting victim picked it up or tried to open it, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told reporters."We are looking at these incidents as being related," Manley said, adding that federal investigators were among those looki
  
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• Chaos in 2 towns as Turkish and Syrian forces close in

  12-03-2018 22:09 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Parallel offensives waged by Turkey and the Syrian government on two separate towns in Syria on Monday pushed residents into overcrowded shelters for safety as others tried to flee the advancing forces by road.
  
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• A Top Iowa Republican Just Resigned After Getting Caught on Video Kissing a Lobbyist

  12-03-2018 22:08 via yahoo.com
  Bill Dix is married
  
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• U.S. warns it may act on Syria as onslaught against Ghouta grinds on

  12-03-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  By Michelle Nichols and Suleiman Al-KhalidiUNITED NATIONS/AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned on Monday that Washington "remains prepared to act if we must," if the U.N. Security Council fails to act on Syria, as the Syrian army's onslaught in eastern Ghouta continued unabated.The United States asked the Security Council to demand an immediate 30-day ceasefire in Damascus and rebel-held eastern Ghouta, where Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, backed
  
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• Republicans Steel For A Loss In Trump Country Special Election

  12-03-2018 21:38 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON, Pa. ― Dwight Harris, 40, is a registered Republican who enthusiastically voted for Donald Trump and is largely satisfied with the choice he made.Unions, many of which have endorsed the district’s Republican candidate in the past, have mobilized in full force against Saccone, whose anti-union record includes support for right-to-work laws.
  
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• Austin package explosions: Third bomb hits city hosting South by Southwest as officials warn residents to be wary of unexpected packages

  12-03-2018 21:15 via yahoo.com
  A third explosion has been linked to two other deadly attacks at homes in Texas this month, where police are warning residents not to touch any unexpected boxes that end up on their door steps.Austin Police Chief Brian Manley confirmed to reporters that the third blast — which followed just hours after an earlier deadly explosion Monday — is suspected of being connected to the recent explosions."This, again, is the third in what we believe to be related incidents that have occurred i
  
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• Parkland Survivor To Trump: 'Show Us That You Aren't Owned By The NRA'

  12-03-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  In a Monday interview with CNN, David Hogg and Alfonso Calderon expressed disappointment over the White House’s new gun and school safety proposals, which include arming teachers to help prevent future on-campus shootings.Trump endorsed changing the age requirement last month during a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers at the White House in the wake of the Florida shooting in which the suspected gunman used a semi-automatic rifle.
  
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• US scientists rescued in Antarctica by Argentina icebreaker

  12-03-2018 21:08 via yahoo.com
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A group of American scientists who were stranded in an ice-bound island off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula were rescued Sunday by an Argentine icebreaker, U.S. and Argentine authorities said Monday.
  
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• White House denounces U.K. nerve agent attack, mum on Russia

  12-03-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  The White House on Monday denounced the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England with a nerve agent as “an outrage” but did not echo London’s charge that Moscow was “highly likely” to be behind the attack.
  
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• Stormy Daniels offers to pay Donald Trump $130,000 for freedom to tell her story

  12-03-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  Michael Avenatti, an attorney for actress Stormy Daniels, sent a letter to the president’s counsel on Monday telling him that Ms Daniels would pay back all the money she was given in exchange for the ability to "speak openly and freely about her prior relationship with the president and the attempts to silence her”.Ms Daniels claims she and Mr Trump initiated a sexual relationship in 2006, shortly after his wife, Melania, gave birth to their son.Mr Trump has denied the affair occurre
  
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• Texas package bombs may be serial hate crimes: police

  12-03-2018 20:43 via yahoo.com
  Two parcel bombs rattled the US city of Austin on Monday, 10 days after a similar deadly blast, as Texas police said they were investigating the possibility of serial hate crimes against African Americans.A 17-year-old was killed early Monday after bringing a package into his home and opening it, while a woman living at the same address was also injured.On March 2, a first parcel bomb claimed the life of a 39-year-old man.
  
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• Bachelorette party killed in plane crash on Iranian mountain range

  12-03-2018 20:41 via yahoo.com
  A private jet slammed into a mountain range in Iran, killing all 11 people onboard, including a socialite bride-to-be and her friends. The group was heading home to Turkey after a bachelorette party in the United Arab Emirates. Anne-Marie Green has more.
  
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• This Photo of Emmanuel Macron Hugging India's Modi Gets the Royal Meme Treatment

  12-03-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  French President Macron traveled to India for a visit with Prime Minister Modi, leading to a photo op — and a new political meme.
  
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• U.S. warns if Security Council doesn't act on Syria, it will

  12-03-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned on Monday that if the U.N. Security Council fails to act on Syria, Washington "remains prepared to act if we must," just as it did last year when it bombed a Syrian government air base over a deadly chemical weapons attack."It is not the path we prefer, but it is a path we have demonstrated we will take, and we are prepared to take again," Haley told the 15-member Security Council."When the international community consistently fails to act
  
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• Schiff blasts GOP over premature Russia probe shutdown

  12-03-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  Rep. Adam Schiff talks with Rachel Maddow about the Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee shutting down their Trump Russia investigation with witnesses yet to interview and questions left unanswered.
  
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• The Latest: Vet gunman lost guard, gun permits over fees

  12-03-2018 20:12 via yahoo.com
  YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the triple killing at a California veterans home (all times local):
  
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• US proposes new Ghouta ceasefire at UN and signals readiness to act on its own

  12-03-2018 20:03 via yahoo.com
  Nikki Haley speaks at a security council meeting on the the situation in Syria at the United Nations on 12 March.The United States has proposed a new binding resolution imposing an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta, adding that if the UN security council fails to agree, Washington is prepared to act unilaterally – as it did when it fired missiles at a Syrian government air base last year.
  
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• Convicted 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' dies aged 96, German media reports

  12-03-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  A former Nazi SS guard dubbed the "Bookkeeper of Auschwitz" has died aged 96 nearly three years after his conviction for being an accessory to murder, German media said Monday. A spokesman of the prosecutor's office in the northern city of Hanover told AFP that Oskar Groening's lawyer had informed him of his death but he was unable to confirm it officially. Groening worked as an accountant at Auschwitz, sorting and counting the money taken from those killed or used as slave labour, and shipping
  
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• 'Black Panther' smashes past the $1 billion mark at the box office

  12-03-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  Marvel's "Black Panther" film has broken a number of records. But none may be greater than surpassing the $1 billion mark at the global box office. In just four weeks, "Black Panther" has become the first movie to do what critics said wasn't possible — prove that black films can travel overseas and sell big.
  
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• Death penalty sought in case of 8 Mississippi killings

  12-03-2018 19:45 via yahoo.com
  BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man accused of eight killings pleaded not guilty Monday to all charges, including four counts of capital murder for which prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty.
  
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• Harvey Schwartz quits race to be Goldman CEO

  12-03-2018 19:34
  Co-president was one of the frontrunners to succeed Lloyd Blankfein as the boss of Goldman Sachs
  
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• March Madness odds: Which team has the best chances to win the title?

  12-03-2018 19:32 via yahoo.com
  After months of competition, the 68 teams selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament were revealed on Sunday night.After defeating North Carolina to claim the ACC championship, the Virginia men's basketball team secured the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.
  
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• Five people killed in New York City helicopter crash

  12-03-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Officials say a helicopte carrying six people crashed in New York City's East River, killing all five passengers while the pilot freed himslf with few injuries. Lisa Bernhard reports
  
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• Seoul sees North Korea caution in talks silence; Tillerson expects contact

  12-03-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  By Christine Kim and Paul CarstenSEOUL/ABUJA (Reuters) - North Korea's silence on summits with the United States and South Korea is probably due to caution in organising its stance for the meetings, Seoul said on Monday, while U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson said Washington expected to hear directly from Pyongyang.A South Korean delegation that visited North Korea last week said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed a wish to meet U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korea's president to
  
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• Here's The Reason Oprah Is So Dang Big In 'A Wrinkle In Time'

  12-03-2018 19:27 via yahoo.com
  Ava DuVernay’s new take on the classic, however, does. While DuVernay’s movie is largely faithful to the beats of Madeleine L’Engle, it also includes some notable changes ― actually, some giant ones.In the novel, Oprah’s magical character, Mrs. Which, struggles to appear in a set form and speaks in a drawn-out voice.Writer Jennifer Lee recently opened up to HuffPost about this inarguably important question, as well as a few other major diversions from the book
  
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• Meet David Solomon, CEO-elect at Goldman Sachs

  12-03-2018 19:25
  Not your typical investment banker, two weeks ago David Solomon was DJing at one of Brooklyn's hippest venues
  
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• 1968 LA school walkout protesters see link to Parkland teens

  12-03-2018 19:23 via yahoo.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Participants in a 1968 Los Angeles high school walkout to protest dropout rates and paddle beatings for speaking Spanish that ended up prompting a wave of Mexican-American youth activism say they hear echoes of their demonstrations in the voices of outraged students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died in a mass shooting.
  
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