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• In a sit-down interview, Mayor Emanuel said he started thinking about not running again this summer

  05-09-2018 23:44 via yahoo.com
  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said that he started thinking this summer about not running for re-election with discussions with his wife Amy Rule during visits to see John McCain in Arizona and by the firepit at the couple's Michigan home.
  
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• Trump insider who wrote anonymous op-ed inspires glorious memes

  05-09-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  Season 2 ofTrump: The Administration is just as soul-crushing as ever. Every once in a while, we'll still get a decent whodunit of an episode.  On Wednesday theNew York Times published a sanctimonious op-ed written by an anonymous Trump administration official. In it, the writer describes the president's severe cognitive limitations and why he and a group of Trump administration officials haven't invoked the 25th amendment. Instead, they've chosen to continue to serve the president and prot
  
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• Donald Trump Calls Anonymous New York Times 'Resistance' Op-Ed 'Gutless'

  05-09-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Wednesday reacted to an anonymous opinion piece in
  
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• Barack Obama hits campaign trail in California and Ohio to help ‘build party’s bench’ in 2018 midterms

  05-09-2018 23:25 via yahoo.com
  Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail in California and Ohio ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.Mr Obama is hoping to inspire voters “in local, down-ballot races to build the Democratic Party’s bench”, spokesperson Katie Hill told the New York Times.
  
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• Lawyer for homeless man says $400,000 of donations raised by couple is gone

  05-09-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com
  The lawyer for Johnny Bobbitt, a homeless man whose generosity to a woman in Philadelphia sparked an online fundraising campaign amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars, says that money is gone.Chris Fallon has claimed he learned the cash raised for his client Mr Bobbitt had been depleted, during a call with lawyers for couple Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico.Shocked,” Mr Fallon said.
  
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• Emirates flight quarantined in New York as Ten passengers taken ill

  05-09-2018 23:20 via yahoo.com
  Around 100 passengers and crew were struck with a flu-like illness during an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York on Wednesday. The jet was briefly quarantined at New York's John F Kennedy airport when it landed with around 521 passengers shortly after 9am local time, US authorities said.  The jet's pilot declared a medical emergency before landing and reported two male passengers on board with extremely high fevers and approximately 100 passengers "coughing non-stop", according to local
  
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• Emirates flight quarantined in New York as 10 passengers taken ill

  05-09-2018 23:20 via yahoo.com
  Around 100 passengers and crew were struck with a flu-like illness during an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York on Wednesday. The jet was briefly quarantined at New York's John F Kennedy airport when it landed with around 521 passengers shortly after 9am, US authorities said.  The jet's pilot declared a medical emergency before landing and reported two male passengers on board with extremely high fevers and approximately 100 passengers "coughing non-stop", according to local news site A
  
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• Shout, arrest, repeat: Inside the Kavanaugh hearing protests

  05-09-2018 23:19 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's sort of a coordinated dance, but the performers are an organized group of protesters and a dozen or so uniformed Capitol Police officers. And the stage is this week's Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
  
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• Senior Trump Official Rips Administration In Anonymous Op-Ed

  05-09-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  High-level officials under President Donald Trump are actively working to
  
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• Embattled blood-testing firm Theranos to dissolve: WSJ

  05-09-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Theranos Inc, the once-celebrated Silicon Valley blood-testing firm, is about to dissolve itself months after top executives were indicted for defrauding investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.The move follows a failed attempt by Theranos to sell itself, during which it reached out to more than 80 potential buyers through Jefferies Group, the Journal reported, citing an email to shareholders from Chief Executive David Taylor.The firm will attempt to pay unsecured cr
  
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• Anonymous White House 'senior official' slams Trump in scathing NYT op-ed

  05-09-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  The New York Times publishes an anonymous essay it says was written by a member of the administration.
  
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• The 2018 Volvo S90 T6 Inscription Is an Elegant Alternative to the Luxury Status Quo

  05-09-2018 22:37 via yahoo.com
  The Swedish automaker has built a sedan that stands apart from its German competition in more ways than one.
  
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• Jordan Belliveau Case: Foster Parents Hoped to Adopt Little Boy Before He was Returned to Biological Mom

  05-09-2018 22:35 via yahoo.com
  Sam and Juliet Warren said they had watched over Jordan for more than a year of his life.
  
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• Missing Teen Kiera Bergman Found Dead in Remote Area in Arizona: Police

  05-09-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  Police are investigating her death as a homicide. 
  
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• Pressley calls upset House win 'surreal,' gets in Trump dig

  05-09-2018 22:16 via yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — The black Boston city councilor whose upset primary win over a 10-term congressman stunned Massachusetts' political establishment called her victory "surreal" Wednesday and said the wave of inclusiveness sweeping the nation is the best way to counter President Donald Trump.
  
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• Ten people on board Emirates treated in New York hospital

  05-09-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  Ten people on board a 14-hour Emirates flight from Dubai were taken to hospital in New York on Wednesday after US health authorities mobilized to meet the jet ferrying sick passengers.Images of the double-decker A380 aircraft isolated on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy International Airport were broadcast by US media, which reported that the plane had been quarantined.Emirates initially announced that 10 passengers on board flight EK203 were ill.
  
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• Sen. Leahy: Withheld Emails Show Brett Kavanaugh May Have Perjured Himself

  05-09-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Wednesday that emails being withheld by Senate
  
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• Calls mount to avert 'massacre' in Syria's Idlib

  05-09-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  International calls mounted Wednesday to avoid a "massacre" by regime forces in Syria's last rebel-held province of Idlib, two days before a summit between key powers backing the government and opposition.The United Nations says nearly three million people live in Idlib and global concern has risen in recent days over a threatened regime assault to oust rebels and jihadists from the northwestern province and surrounding areas.US President Donald Trump warned "the world is watching" as Syrian tro
  
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• Watch Marco Rubio's Bizarre Run-In With InfoWars Host Alex Jones Outside a Senate Hearing

  05-09-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  When Jones asks if he is going to get arrested, Rubio responds, "You're not gonna get arrested man, I'll handle it myself"
  
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• Trump slams Bob Woodward's book as 'a work of fiction'

  05-09-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  President Trump continues to fume over Bob Woodward’s explosive new book that paints a dysfunctional picture of his presidency.
  
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• Judge orders pair who fundraised for homeless man to testify

  05-09-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — The couple responsible for raising $400,000 online for a homeless good Samaritan must give sworn testimony over what happened to the cash, an at-times irritated New Jersey judge ordered Wednesday.
  
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• The Latest: Pressley suffering from dehydration, exhaustion

  05-09-2018 21:05 via yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on Ayanna Pressley's upset primary victory over Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano (all times local):
  
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• 'Some are offended, some aren't': Vet who suggested Kaepernick kneel reacts to Nike deal

  05-09-2018 21:05 via yahoo.com
  Nate Boyer, a former Green Beret and ex-NFL player, is urging people to not assume that all veterans are upset about Colin Kaepernick being named as the face of their 30th anniversary "Just Do It" ad campaign.
  
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• Tough guys Alex Jones and Marco Rubio had an awkward confrontation

  05-09-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  We needCelebrity Deathmatch more than ever. DeplatformedInfowars host Alex Jones and the Senate's most milquetoast Senator, Marco Rubio, got into it today after Jones confronted Rubio in front of the press. Rubio, clearly irritated by Jones' loud interruptions while being interviewed, threatened to "handle" Jones himself after the host touched him. SEE ALSO: Brett Kavanaugh snubs Parkland victim's father at Senate confirmation hearingJones pressed Rubio on why he wasn't doing more to protect con
  
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• Vanilla Ice Says He Was on Flight From Dubai in Which More Than a Dozen People Fell Ill

  05-09-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  The rapper tweeted from the runway after the plane landed Wednesday.
  
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• Low-income college students can fall into 'bad hole' with loans

  05-09-2018 20:54
  Neither of Deanna Brooks’ parents finished college, but they had high hopes for her.
  
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• What Russia's Vostok-18 Exercise with China Means

  05-09-2018 20:53 via yahoo.com
  Moscow knows what it is doing and Washington should take note.
  
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• Rightwing author Jerome Corsi subpoenaed in Mueller investigation

  05-09-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  Jerome Corsi, seen here in 2004, was asked to appear in Washington on Friday.Jerome Corsi, a rightwing author and conspiracy theorist, has been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury as part of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.Corsi, an associate of the longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone, was asked to appear at 9am in Washington on Friday, according to his attorney, David Gray.
  
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• After 4 Years, 3 Miscarriages and 1,616 Injections, Couple Welcomes Baby Girl

  05-09-2018 20:26 via yahoo.com
  The couple was determined to start a family.
  
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• Wife Accused of Poisoning Husband With Eye Drops Shot Him With Crossbow in 2016: Officials

  05-09-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  At the time, Lana Clayton said she had accidentally shot her husband Stephen with the device as he slept.
  
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• The Latest: 10 sick crew members, passengers go to hospital

  05-09-2018 20:05 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the emergency response around a plane carrying sick passengers (all times local):
  
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• Trump Says Nike Is ‘Getting Absolutely Killed’ Due To Colin Kaepernick Ad

  05-09-2018 20:04 via yahoo.com
  It took a few days, but President Donald Trump has finally tweeted about
  
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• Meghan Markle Presents Flower to 7-Year-Old Girl With Spina Bifida

  05-09-2018 19:55 via yahoo.com
  Seven-year-old Matilda Booth was touched by the gesture, her mother said.
  
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• Colin Kaepernick Unveils An Emotional New Nike Ad Amid Controversy

  05-09-2018 19:52 via yahoo.com
  Colin Kaepernick just tweeted a powerful full-length advertisement for Nike.
  
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• At least 19 on Emirates flight confirmed ill: New York mayor's office

  05-09-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  At least 19 people aboard an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York were confirmed ill when the aircraft landed on Wednesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport, after as many as 100 passengers and crew reported feeling sick, authorities said.Ten of the 19 people on Emirates airline [EMIRA.UL] Flight 203, which landed with at least 521 passengers around 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT), were taken to hospitals, while the other nine declined treatment, said Raul Contreras, a spokesman for the New York
  
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• Florida mom charged with murder in case of missing son

  05-09-2018 19:49 via yahoo.com
  LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say they have a prime suspect in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found Tuesday in the woods near St. Petersburg — the child's 21-year-old mother Charisse Stinson.
  
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• Friendly Lion Invades Safari, Nuzzling Up to Driver and Even Licking a Tourist

  05-09-2018 19:40 via yahoo.com
  The bizarre situation took place at the Taigan Safari Park in Crimea.
  
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• 2-Year-Old Girl Killed After Being Backed Over by Vehicle Driven by Mother

  05-09-2018 19:32 via yahoo.com
  A 2-year-old Colorado girl was hit and killed after a vehicle driven by her mother backed over her on Wednesday morning, the Westminster Police Department said.
  
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• The 2019 Acura ILX Finally Looks Like a Sports Sedan

  05-09-2018 19:30 via yahoo.com
  It gets Acura’s new grille and some new tech, but no mechanical upgrades.
  
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• Marco Rubio To Alex Jones: 'Don't Touch Me'

  05-09-2018 19:08 via yahoo.com
  Video of the exchange shows Rubio finally breaking with reporters to confront Jones.
  
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• Woman Dips Chicken Finger in Coke at U.S. Open, Blowing Up the Internet

  05-09-2018 19:04 via yahoo.com
  After Alexa Greenfield was seen dipping the chicken finger into Coke at the famed tennis match, a collective "eww!" resonated on social media.
  
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• Investors back off U.S. stock funds for first time in three weeks: ICI

  05-09-2018 18:32
  Investors spooked by trade-war fears took a cautious stance, pulling cash from U.S.-based stock funds for the first time in three weeks, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) said on Wednesday.
  
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• Google A No-Show As Facebook, Twitter Executives Testify To Senate Panel

  05-09-2018 18:30 via yahoo.com
  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg appeared at a Senate
  
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• The Latest: Pressley calls upset primary win 'surreal'

  05-09-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on Ayanna Pressley's upset primary victory over Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Mom charged with murder in case of missing son

  05-09-2018 18:21 via yahoo.com
  LARGO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a Florida woman who is accused of killing her child (all times local):
  
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• Paul Ryan Offers Limp Criticism Of Trump Advocating For Corruption

  05-09-2018 18:15 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) lightly distanced himself on
  
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• GoFundMe Gives Homeless Veteran $20,000 as Lawyers Fight Over $400,000 Raised for Him

  05-09-2018 18:05 via yahoo.com
  Johnny Bobbitt's lawyer said the $400,000 raised on GoFundMe last year is all gone
  
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• CDC Responds to Emirates Airlines Sick-Passenger Disaster

  05-09-2018 18:03 via yahoo.com
  As many as 100 of the passengers had reported being sick.
  
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• US calls for halt to military campaign in Syria's Idlib

  05-09-2018 17:59 via yahoo.com
  The United States on Wednesday urged Syria and its backers to halt plans for an all-out military attack against rebel-held Idlib as the UN Security Council prepared to address the crisis."With millions of civilians at risk, an offensive against Idlib would be a reckless escalation," US Ambassador Nikki Haley said in a statement.
  
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• Emirates jet lands in New York with 10 ill passengers

  05-09-2018 17:53 via yahoo.com
  Emirates announced Wednesday that 10 passengers were taken ill on a 14-hour flight from Dubai to New York, where US health authorities met the aircraft and ambulances ferried sick people to hospital.US media showed images of the double decker A380 aircraft isolated on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy International Airport and reported that the jet had been quarantined."Emirates can confirm that about 10 passengers on EK203 from Dubai to New York were taken ill.
  
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