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• Nation's longest-serving secretary of state faces challenge

  14-03-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The nation's longest-serving secretary of state and guardian of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary is facing a serious challenger for the first time in decades — from within his own party.
  
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• FBI officials recommend Andrew McCabe be fired

  14-03-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  FBI officials have recommended former deputy director Andrew McCabe be fired. Now, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing the recommendation, which could endanger his pension. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues has more.
  
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• NRA Tweets Photo Of AR-15 On Day Of National School Walkout For No Particular Reason

  14-03-2018 23:54 via yahoo.com
  It's probably just a coincidence, right?
  
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• Oklahoma to Use Nitrogen for Death Row Inmates Following Several Botched Executions

  14-03-2018 23:51 via yahoo.com
  Oklahoma state leaders have announced nitrogen hypoxia will replace lethal injections for death row inmates.
  
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• Navy fighter jet crashes near Key West

  14-03-2018 23:50 via yahoo.com
  A Navy fighter jet crashed near Key West, Florida, Wednesday. The two-person crew ejected before the crash, but it's unclear how they're doing.
  
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• Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Was Just Charged With 'Massive Fraud.' Here's What the SEC Says She Did

  14-03-2018 23:46 via yahoo.com
  She claimed $100 million in revenue in 2014. It was really $100,000
  
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• Nikolas Cruz Stays Silent as Judge Charges Him With 34 Counts in Florida School Shooting

  14-03-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com
  Cruz's attorney said he would plead guilty if prosecutors waived the death penalty
  
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• The Latest: US envoy says Russia is 'a growing concern'

  14-03-2018 23:20 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — The latest on the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England (all times local):
  
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• Oklahoma officials plan to use nitrogen for executions

  14-03-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After trying unsuccessfully for months to obtain lethal injection drugs, Oklahoma officials said Wednesday they plan to use nitrogen gas to execute inmates once the state resumes using the death penalty, marking the first time a U.S. state would use the gas to carry out capital punishment.
  
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• Democrats Projected To Win Pennsylvania District That Went Heavily For Trump

  14-03-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. ― Democrat Conor Lamb defeated Republican Rick Saccone
  
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• Death of puppy on United flight prompts U.S. agency probe

  14-03-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Senator John Kennedy, who earlier on Wednesday sent a letter to United Airlines President Scott Kirby demanding information on the high number of animals that have died in the carrier's care, wrote on Twitter that he planned to file a bill on Thursday that would prohibit airlines from putting animals in overhead bins.Kennedy, in his letter, said United's "pattern of animal deaths and injuries is simply inexcusable." He cited figures from the Transportation Department that of the 24 animals
  
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• The Pennsylvania Special Election Exposed a Big Flaw in GOP Campaign Spending

  14-03-2018 23:00 via yahoo.com
  The GOP's advantage in outside spending may not matter as much anymore
  
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• Britain boots 23 Russian diplomats over spy poisoning

  14-03-2018 22:51 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — Relations between Britain and Russia plunged Wednesday to a chilly level not seen since the Cold War as Prime Minister Theresa May expelled 23 diplomats, severed high-level contacts and vowed both open and covert action against Kremlin meddling after the poisoning of a former spy.
  
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• Officials: California man shot 130 hawks, birds of prey

  14-03-2018 22:38 via yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California man shot more than 130 hawks and other legally protected birds of prey on his land, leaving the carcasses to pile up at the foot of trees and telephone poles, wildlife officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Britain expels Russian diplomats over spy poisoning

  14-03-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday expelled 23 diplomats and suspended high-level contacts with Russia including for the World Cup, saying her government found Moscow "culpable" of the nerve agent poisoning of a former spy.May told parliament that Russia had failed to respond to her demand for an explanation on how a Soviet-designed chemical, Novichok, was used in the English city of Salisbury on March 4.At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, the United Stat
  
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• The Latest: Clinton saddened by Hawking's death

  14-03-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the death of Stephen Hawking (all times local):
  
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• Nikki Haley calls poisoning of former spy 'Russia's crime' as she backs Britain at UN

  14-03-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  The US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, has accused Russia of a “crime” worthy of action by the UN Security Council, as she backed Britain’s attempts to punish Moscow for the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Salisbury.The Trump administration was relatively quiet on the Russia issue for much of Wednesday after Theresa May expelled 23 Russian diplomats and blamed Moscow for this month’s nerve agent attack on the former spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter.
  
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• Pennsylvania Congressional Upset Undercuts GOP Messaging On Tax Law

  14-03-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Early in their efforts to push through tax reform last year,
  
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• US says Russia 'responsible' for spy attack in Britain

  14-03-2018 21:38 via yahoo.com
  The United States said Wednesday that Russia was "responsible" for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England, and urged the UN Security Council to hold Moscow accountable."The United States believes that Russia is responsible for the attack on two people in the United Kingdom, using a military-grade nerve agent," US Ambassador Nikki Haley told an emergency council meeting.
  
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• Ellen DeGeneres And Sean Hayes Have A 'Battle Of The Gays'

  14-03-2018 21:38 via yahoo.com
  Ellen DeGeneres and Sean Hayes exchanged barbs Wednesday, teasing one another
  
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• The pendulum is swinging back to Democrats. Will it stay that way?

  14-03-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  The resistance is strong after Pennsylvania’s special election.What happens when there is no Trump to resist any more?Tuesday night’s was significant, however, regardless of whether Democrat Conor Lamb ultimately takes Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district over Republican Rick Saccone.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn accused of being an 'apologist' for Kremlin as his MPs turn on him over claims British intelligence is 'problematic'

  14-03-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  Jeremy Corbyn was yesterday accused of being an "apologist for Russia" after suggesting Moscow may not be responsible for a nerve agent attack, as furious Labour MPs turned on him in the House of Commons.  The Labour leader and his spokesman Seumas Milne repeatedly failed to accept that Russia is responsible for the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter and later called British intelligence "problematic", warning another state could be to blame.  Labour MPs called for Mr Milne's&nb
  
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• Trump reportedly says PA Democrat won because he's 'like Trump'

  14-03-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  The Atlantic reports President Trump broke his silence on the GOP PA-18 defeat at a closed-door fundraiser, insisting that Democrat Conor Lamb won because he said, "Oh, I'm like Trump." Did the audience buy it?
  
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• Trump loses in Trump country

  14-03-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  Democrats turned out to lead Conor Lamb to an apparent victory in Pennsylvania's special election, but he couldn't have done it without some GOP votes in spite of the president's personal pleas.
  
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• Amb. Nikki Haley: Russia must account for its actions

  14-03-2018 21:15 via yahoo.com
  U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says Russia must fully cooperate with the U.K.'s investigation into the assassination attempt of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.
  
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• Horror, bewilderment after bulldog pup dies on United plane

  14-03-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  Shock over a puppy's death on a United Airlines plane has renewed scrutiny over airline handling of pets, after a flight attendant demanded the animal travel in an overhead bin where it apparently suffocated.A string of calamities linked to pets on planes has inflamed a grim public relations nightmare for United, which in the past year has dealt with the death of a valuable giant rabbit, outrage over its refusal to allow an "emotional support" peacock to board, and now the death of a 10-month ol
  
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• Fifty, fit and female? You have five times less chance of dementia  

  14-03-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Women who are fit at fifty are five times less likely to get dementia, research suggests. The Swedish study of 191 women examined their fitness levels in mid life, before tracking them for 44 years. Participants were asked to carry out exercise tests on a bike to measure their cardiovascular activity. The research found that those with the highest fitness levels when first assessed had just a five per cent chance of developing dementia in subsequent decades. This compared with rates of 25 p
  
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• Girl, 11, Agonizes Over Death of French Bulldog on United Flight: 'It Can't Breathe There!'

  14-03-2018 20:45 via yahoo.com
  The family says their dog, Kokito, barked for about an hour while in the overhead bin before his death.
  
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• Nikolas Cruz's Brother Cries in Court as Parkland School Shooting Suspect Appears at Arraignment Hearing

  14-03-2018 20:41 via yahoo.com
  The shooting suspect kept his head down during the hearing.
  
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• FBI Official Trump Loathes May Be Fired For Disclosing Info That Helped Trump's Campaign

  14-03-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Andrew McCabe, who took over as acting head of the FBI after
  
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• European Parliament in 'secret' talks with North Korea

  14-03-2018 20:27 via yahoo.com
  A European Parliament delegation said Wednesday it has been conducting secret talks with North Korea over the last three years to try to persuade Pyongyang to negotiate an end to its nuclear programme. The group led by British MEP Nirj Deva has met senior North Korean officials, including ministers, 14 times and plans another meeting in Brussels in the near future. News of the below-the-radar diplomacy effort comes after the surprise announcement that US President Donald Trump plans a summit wit
  
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• Donald Trump’s mid-term hopes take a hit as Democrats claim victory in Pennsylvania election

  14-03-2018 20:26 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s hopes of keeping control of Congress have taken a major blow after a Democrat claimed victory in a district the president won by 20 points in 2016.  Conor Lamb was just ahead of his Republican rival Rick Saccone in the Pennsylvania 18th district election with almost every vote counted.  The result was yet to be formally announced on Wednesday, with Mr Lamb only 641 votes ahead and a handful of postal ballots still to be logged.  But the closeness of the race i
  
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• Stormy Daniels set up a crowdfunding page to pay her legal fees against Donald Trump

  14-03-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  The adult film star who is suing President Donald Trump for the right to talk about their alleged affair has started a crowdfunding campaign to pay her legal bills.Stephanie Clifford, better known by stage name Stormy Daniels, sued Mr Trump this week over a nondisclosure agreement she claims he paid her to sign in the months before the election.Mr Trump, through spokespeople, has said the affair never happened.
  
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• NRA tweets glamour shot of AR-15 while students hold National School Walkout protesting gun violence

  14-03-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  The NRA had a pretty tactless response to the National School Walkout on Wednesday.  March 14 marks one month since the tragic mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. that left 17 people dead, and students nationwide are walking out of classes to honor those who died and protest gun violence.   On a day being used to remember children killed by an AR-15, the National Rifle Association, a pro-gun lobbying group, tweeted a photo of an AR-15 with the caption, "I'll control my own guns, thank you.
  
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• House passes bill to prevent gun violence in schools in rare bipartisan vote

  14-03-2018 20:24 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to increase federal funding of programs to help schools and local law enforcement prevent gun violence following last month's Florida school shooting that resulted in 17 deaths. By a rare bipartisan vote of 407-10, the House passed the bill, which does not allow any of the $50 million to be authorized annually to be used to arm teachers or other school officials. The full Senate has not yet
  
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• The bet that undid Lloyd Blankfein at Goldman Sachs

  14-03-2018 20:16
  The chief executives’s departure comes after painful dry spell for the Goldman Sachs' prized fixed income division
  
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• Meet the man whose voice became Stephen Hawking's

  14-03-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  Stephen Hawking's computer-generated voice is so iconic that it's trademarked — The filmmakers behindThe Theory of Everything had to get Hawking's personal permission to use the voice in his biopic. But that voice has an interesting origin story of its own. SEE ALSO: The world reacts to the death of the much-loved Stephen Hawking Back in the '80s, when Hawking was first exploring text-to-speech communication options after he lost the power of speech, a pioneer in computer-generated speech
  
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• Pencil in Pa. election winner, but soon erase the district?

  14-03-2018 19:56 via yahoo.com
  CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pencil in Democrat Conor Lamb or Republican Rick Saccone as the next congressman in a U.S. House district in southwestern Pennsylvania. But erase their congressional district.
  
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• Parents Of 12-Year-Old Say Son Killed Himself After Being Bullied Over Sexuality

  14-03-2018 19:52 via yahoo.com
  The parents of a 12-year-old Mississippi boy say he killed himself last week
  
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• Pennsylvania takeaways: GOP reaches for the panic button

  14-03-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The special election in Pennsylvania's 18th district has made one thing clear: Democrats turned a region that overwhelmingly backed President Donald Trump just 16 months ago into a dead heat. It didn't matter that this congressional district will effectively disappear next year. Each side fought hard and spent big knowing that the race would help shape the national political landscape heading into the November midterm elections.
  
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• Stoneman Douglas shooter appears in court

  14-03-2018 19:41 via yahoo.com
  Accused Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz was arraigned in a Florida court.Cruz faces the death penalty in the shooting deaths of 17 people.
  
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• Senate confirmation fights ahead on Trump's State, CIA picks

  14-03-2018 19:41 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Back in 2017, the Senate gave quick confirmation to President Donald Trump's national security team and his first secretary of state. But it's not likely to go as smoothly for Trump's new nominees to run State and the CIA.
  
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• World mourns British scientist and cultural icon Hawking

  14-03-2018 19:39 via yahoo.com
  World dignitaries, celebrities and academics on Wednesday mourned Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who died aged 76 after a cosmic career in which his mental genius transcended his physical disability to probe the secrets of the universe.Propelled to stardom by his 1988 book "A Brief History of Time", an unlikely worldwide bestseller, Hawking's genius and wit won over fans from far beyond the rarefied world of astrophysics.As a scientist he earned comparisons with Albert Einstein and Isaac
  
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• Rand Paul Goes to War against Pompeo and Haspel

  14-03-2018 19:37 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Rand Paul appeared on the Hill Wednesday to hold an extraordinary press conference.Not only would Paul announce his opposition to Mike Pompeo as secretary of state and Gina Haspel as CIA director, but he also attacked their selections in the most specific terms possible.“I think it goes against most of the things President Trump campaigned on,” the senator told gathered reporters.
  
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• Gulf Arabs relish Tillerson firing; Iran weighs nuclear deal

  14-03-2018 19:37 via yahoo.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's firing is reverberating across a Middle East where Iran fears his replacement will fight to end the 2015 nuclear deal, a hope of Gulf Arab states as Palestinians worry about a further-emboldened nationalist Israeli government.
  
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• Kendall Jenner Addresses Gay Rumors: 'I Have Literally Nothing To Hide'

  14-03-2018 19:32 via yahoo.com
  Being part of the Kardashian-Jenner family means getting used to hearing
  
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• Outgoing FCA chair warns against Brexit deregulation

  14-03-2018 19:30
  Outgoing senior executive uses his last speech to warn against a 'race to lower standards'
  
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• UK expelling 23 Russian diplomats after poisoning of ex-spy in England

  14-03-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  Britain is expelling 23 Russian diplomats after the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy - the single biggest such expulsion since the Cold War.
  
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• Former biotech star charged with fraud over blood-testing claims

  14-03-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  Holmes and Theranos made a deal to settle the case against them, with the penalty including her surrendering majority voting control of the company, according to a statement by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.Founded in 2003 by Holmes when she was only 19, the company had been seen as a rising star but came under scrutiny after The Wall Street Journal published articles questioning the reliability of its technology.Theranos, which had touted a new way of testing that uses far less bloo
  
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• Russia's Putin, in home straight of election campaign, visits Crimea

  14-03-2018 19:17 via yahoo.com
  By Polina Nikolskaya and Darya KorsunskayaTHE KERCH STRAIT/SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea on Wednesday, touting his annexation of the peninsula to voters days before an election all but guaranteed to deliver him a second consecutive term in power.Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine drew international condemnation and sanctions, but many Russians saw it as restoring Moscow's rule over a region they regard as being historically Russian.Ap
  
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