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• Commentator Hugh Hewitt told not to report on Pruitt

  09-05-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post has told columnist Hugh Hewitt not to write about Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt after it was revealed that Hewitt helped arrange a meeting with the EPA chief and lawyers interested in cleaning pollution in California.
  
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• Geologist warn of possible explosive event at Hawaii volcano

  09-05-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Geologists warned Wednesday that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could erupt explosively and send boulders, rocks and ash into the air around its summit in the coming weeks.
  
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• GOP Rival Says Tammy Baldwin Is On ‘Team Terrorists’ For Her Silence On Trump CIA Pick

  09-05-2018 23:51 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Hours after President Donald Trump's CIA director nominee Gina
  
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• Veteran Malaysian leader Mahathir scores shock election win

  09-05-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  By Liz Lee and Fathin UngkuKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - An alliance of opposition parties spearheaded by Mahathir Mohamad won Malaysia's general election, official results showed on Thursday, setting the veteran strongman on course for a return to the prime minister's Office he occupied for 22 years.Mahathir's stunning defeat of the coalition that has ruled the Southeast Asian country since independence from Britain six decades ago means that, at the age of 92, he will become the oldest elected lead
  
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• The Latest: Mother, boyfriend charged with murder of toddler

  09-05-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the death of a 2-year-old Wichita boy at a time the Kansas Department of Children and Families is under fire for the deaths of young children whose abuse had previously been reported to the agency. (all times local):
  
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• Europeans work to save Iran deal, and business, after Trump pulls out

  09-05-2018 23:36 via yahoo.com
  By Yara Bayoumy and Brian LoveWASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - Dismayed European allies sought on Wednesday to salvage the Iran nuclear deal and preserve their Iranian trade after President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the landmark accord and ordered sanctions reimposed on Tehran.There's an American withdrawal from the deal but the deal is still there," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said."(Europe)... must, as quickly as possible, clarify its position and specify and anno
  
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• Hawaii volcano: Kilauea could explosively erupt sending rocks and ash for miles, says US Geological Survey

  09-05-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  An erupting Hawaii volcano that has been belching out lava and gas could see “explosive eruptions” in the coming weeks, geologists have warned.The US Geological Survey cautioned that Kilauea volcano could blast “ballistic blocks” potentially weighing multiple tonnes as far as half a mile away.The risk of explosions is rising as a lava lake within a volcanic crater drops, which could result in water seeping in and setting off steam-driven blasts.
  
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• Hawaii volcano: Kilauea could blast 'ballistic rocks' for miles in explosive eruption, geologists warn

  09-05-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  An erupting Hawaii volcano that has been belching out lava and gas could see “explosive eruptions” in the coming weeks, geologists have warned.The US Geological Survey cautioned that Kilauea volcano could blast “ballistic blocks” potentially weighing multiple tonnes as far as half a mile away.The risk of explosions is rising as a lava lake within a volcanic crater drops, which could result in water seeping in and setting off steam-driven blasts.
  
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• Ford Suspends F-150 Production After Fire At Supplier

  09-05-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  Ford’s working with other suppliers to rectify the issue.
  
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• 'Ode to Joy': 104-year-old sings cheerily on eve of suicide

  09-05-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — A 104-year-old Australian man who plans to end his life in Switzerland on Thursday cheerily sang a few bars of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony as he told reporters that medically assisted suicide should be more widely available and not only viewed as a last resort for the terminally ill.
  
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• John McCain warns that Republicans are on wrong side of immigration debate

  09-05-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  Republicans are on the “wrong side” of the immigration debate, Senator John McCain says in a forthcoming memoir that reflects on his more than 30 years in Congress.The question of immigration has long set McCain apart from his Republican colleagues, but he writes in The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations that the party will change “when the politics for them change”.The passage on immigration articulates the Arizona senator&rsquo
  
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• Indictment: Missing Florida man was killed by wife, friend

  09-05-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man reported missing 17 years ago didn't suffer a duck-hunting mishap, and he wasn't eaten by alligators.
  
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• Chelsea Clinton Calls Former Press Secretary 'Vile' For Gross Tweet About Vanessa Trump

  09-05-2018 23:00 via yahoo.com
  Chelsea Clinton may not be a fan of the Trump family, but that won't stop her
  
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• Senators Force A Vote That May Ultimately Reverse FCC, Restore Net Neutrality

  09-05-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Prodded by Democrats, the Senate is set late next week to vote on what could
  
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• Southwest Pilot Speaks Out For the First Time Since Her 'Heroic' Emergency Landing

  09-05-2018 22:51 via yahoo.com
  Tammie Jo Shults safely landed the plane after one of the engines blew out
  
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• 11-Year-Old Girl Seen Jumping From Family SUV During Carjacking at Gas Station

  09-05-2018 22:37 via yahoo.com
  The child jumped from the backseat of her family's Jeep as it was being carjacked, police said.
  
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• Happy Mother's Day - paying the 'motherhood penalty'

  09-05-2018 22:33
  CHICAGO - If mom arrives at this year’s Mother’s Day gathering looking like she needs less stress and more relaxation, resist the urge to tell her to leave her job.
  
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• The Latest: Trump to greet NK detainees upon return to US

  09-05-2018 22:31 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the release of three Americans from North Korea (all times local):
  
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• Cohen says document on payments to his company is inaccurate

  09-05-2018 22:19 via yahoo.com
  President Trump's personal attorney says Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti doesn't have his facts straight; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports.
  
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• Avenatti: Michael Cohen only really has one employer

  09-05-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, talks with Rachel Maddow about what conclusions can be drawn from the financial information that has been made public so far about Donald Trump confidant Michael Cohen.
  
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• Avenatti: Cohen selling access to the highest office in the land

  09-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, talks with Rachel Maddow about the revelations in a document he published to the web about money paid to Michael Cohen...
  
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• Status on a Budget: 2018 Cadillac XTS in Depth

  09-05-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  The XTS may not be the best of its high-luxury bunch, but it is one of the cheapest.
  
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• Risk of explosive eruptions for Hawaii's Kilauea volcano: USGS

  09-05-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  By Terray SylvesterPAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - The eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could intensify in the coming weeks, possibly spraying pebble-sized projectiles miles around and dusting nearby towns with ash, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday.Kilauea, the U.S. state's most active volcano, erupted on Thursday, and lava flows from fissures on its eastern flank have destroyed at least 36 homes and other buildings and caused the evacuation of about 2,000 residents.The USGS warned tha
  
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• U.S. bond funds take in cash for eleventh straight week: ICI

  09-05-2018 21:45
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. fund investors are shifting from stocks to bonds and piled into debt markets for an 11th straight week, Investment Company Institute (ICI) data showed on Wednesday.
  
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• Russian firm pleads not guilty to election meddling charge

  09-05-2018 21:40 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian company accused of funding a conspiracy to meddle in the 2016 presidential election pleaded not guilty Wednesday in federal court in Washington.
  
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• 104-Year-Old Man Sings Beethoven the Day Before His Planned Assisted Suicide in Switzerland

  09-05-2018 21:38 via yahoo.com
  He also said assisted suicide should be more widely available
  
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• Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could see explosive eruptions: U.S. agency

  09-05-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - There is a growing chance of explosive eruptions of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano in coming weeks that could shoot rocks for miles and cause ashfall for dozens of miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday.Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, erupted on Thursday and lava flows from fissures have destroyed at least 36 structures and caused the evacuation of about 2,000 residents.Explosive eruptions could occur if the lava lake in Kilauea’s crater continues to f
  
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• Police Officer Buys Family Groceries After Man's Card Gets Declined

  09-05-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  He said he felt God told him to do it.
  
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• Putin voices 'deep concern' at Trump Iran move: Kremlin

  09-05-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks, after expressing his "deep concern" over US President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.Netanyahu, who has backed Trump's decision on Iran, Israel's arch-foe, said after the meeting that he shared his "views on issues that include Iran's secret nuclear archive" and the "current tension" with the Russian leader."I presented Israel's obligation and Israel's right to defend
  
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• The Latest: Dems use attacks by GOP rivals against Braun

  09-05-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on Indiana's Senate race (all times local):
  
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• Town & Country Magazine Uninvited Monica Lewinsky From An Event Because Of Bill Clinton

  09-05-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Town & Country magazine disinvited Monica Lewinsky from its annual
  
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• Police called on black student sleeping in her Yale dorm

  09-05-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A white graduate student at Yale called police on a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in a common area of their campus residence — an episode that a dean said shows the need for efforts to make the Ivy League university a more inclusive place.
  
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• New U.S. Ambassador To Germany Offends Hosts Just Hours Into His First Day

  09-05-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  The new U.S. ambassador to Germany upset his host country's business and
  
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• 'This is a grave site': Michigan police

  09-05-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer says authorities are cautiously optimistic that they will find the remains of up to five missing girls at a field in Macomb County, Michigan. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• Trump says he wants 'victory for the world' more than a Nobel Prize

  09-05-2018 20:48 via yahoo.com
  The president told reporters that “everyone thinks” he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on an agreement with North Korea but that he's more interested in "victory for the world" than in honors for himself.
  
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• 3 men found not guilty of raping girl, 9, as mom smoked meth

  09-05-2018 20:31 via yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three men accused of raping a 9-year-old Utah girl while her mother was smoking methamphetamine in a garage were found not guilty Wednesday after their lawyers argued they couldn't be convicted without physical evidence.
  
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• Hennessey Dodge Demon Clocks Crazy 9.14-Second Quarter-Mile Time

  09-05-2018 20:28 via yahoo.com
  The laws of physics are a fallacy.
  
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• Hamas leader: Next week's protests will be 'decisive'

  09-05-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza leader of the Hamas militant group on Wednesday said that a mass protest on the Israeli border will be "decisive," vowing that he and other top officials were "ready to die" in a campaign to end Israel's decade-old blockade of the territory.
  
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• Mini Designs A Car For Harry And Meghan's Royal Wedding

  09-05-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  The one-off hatch will be donated to a charity chosen by the newlyweds.
  
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• What Limits Can Your Landlord Put on Gun Possession?

  09-05-2018 19:44 via yahoo.com
  Gun control has been a hot topic of debate in the U.S. for decades, though it recently received renewed fervor following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, where 17 people were killed and 17 more were wounded.The tragedy sparked heated debate on both sides -- while some are calling for stricter laws regarding gun ownership, others fear such laws will take away their right to bear arms.For tenants in apartments or rental homes, depending
  
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• Turkey opposition candidate visits jailed Kurdish leader

  09-05-2018 19:39 via yahoo.com
  The candidate of Turkey's main opposition in presidential polls visited Wednesday the jailed ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish party, in a symbolic move aimed warming ties between rivals of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Republican People's Party (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem Ince met with the Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) charismatic former leader Selahattin Demirtas, who is also standing for the presidency in the June 24 elections, the HDP said.
  
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• Selena Gomez Pokes Fun At Her Met Gala Spray Tan Mishap

  09-05-2018 19:35 via yahoo.com
  Let's get something out of the way: Selena Gomez is a goddess among us mere
  
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• Man 'tried to strangle female driver with her niqab' when she delivered him food

  09-05-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  A female food delivery driver has claimed a customer tried to strangle her by grabbing her niqab.Sonya King, who works for a restaurant delivery service called DoorDash, said she was making a delivery at a house in northwest Atlanta when Rick Painter assaulted her.Ms King said he told her he would give her a cash tip as she headed towards the door.
  
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• 104-year-old Australian breaks into joyful song as he awaits death

  09-05-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  A 104-year-old Australian scientist burst into song Wednesday as he told a roomful of journalists that he was looking forward to finally being allowed to end his life.David Goodall does not have a terminal illness but says his quality of life has deteriorated significantly in recent years and that he wants to die.
  
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• Liquid Chocolate Gushes From Truck Overturned on Highway

  09-05-2018 18:15 via yahoo.com
  Sweet, sweet chocolate.
  
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• The Kilauea Eruption Has People Worried About Volcanic Smog. Here’s How Dangerous ‘Vog’ Really Is

  09-05-2018 18:06 via yahoo.com
  And how it can affect health
  
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• Police Officer Gets Emotional in Final Sign Off After 20 Years on the Force

  09-05-2018 18:05 via yahoo.com
  Sgt. Kevin Rorie says the final call wasn't planned.
  
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• Societe Generale hires head of equities trading

  09-05-2018 18:03
  Ex-BAML trader joins French bank as senior execs trade jobs across the industry
  
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• More Proof The Cadillac ATS Sedan Could Be Getting The Axe

  09-05-2018 18:00 via yahoo.com
  A spokesperson has reportedly confirmed the ATS Sedan is being discontinued.
  
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