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• Reports: Over 1 million power outages expected as final evacuations begin ahead of Hurricane Florence

  12-09-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  Final preparations are being made across the eastern United States as Hurricane Florence approaches, posing a major risk to life and property across the region.
  
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• New 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV Adds Space and Tech to Close Gap With Rivals

  12-09-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  Mercedes-Benz today unveiled its next-generation GLE SUV, adding a range of convenience, performance, and safety technologies, along with some all-new engines. The automaker says the midsized GLE...
  
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• More migrant families crossing Mexican border despite Trump crackdown

  12-09-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  The Trump administration called for tougher immigration laws Wednesday after fresh data indicated more migrant families than ever are attempting to cross the Mexican border into the United States illegally.Border Patrol data showed that arrests of families illegally entering the United States across the southern border jumped 38 percent in August from July, despite President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on the flow.The number jumped after US courts ordered the administration to stop sepa
  
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• Hurricane Florence: Strong winds a threat for North Carolina

  12-09-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  The latest track for Hurricane Florence continues to trend south, but damaging winds will still be a threat for parts of central North Carolina.
  
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• Trump authorizes sanctions for foreign election meddling

  12-09-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday allowing punitive sanctions on foreigners who interfere in US elections, two years after Russia allegedly meddled in his favor in the presidential campaign.The order sets up a formal process to attack the business and assets of actors seen trying to hack into voting systems and those spreading disinformation through media and online -- both of which took place in the 2016 election.Fifty-five days before the November 6 midterm congression
  
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• After months of tensions, US and Germany talk trade

  12-09-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Top economic advisors to US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- whose relations have been strained at best for months -- met Wednesday at the White House to boost trade ties.Since taking office in January last year, and especially in recent months, the US leader has not held back, attacking Germany and Merkel on trade, Berlin's military spending (too low for Trump) and immigration.Senior White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow and his German counterpart Lars-Hendrik R
  
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• I Just Tried the New Apple Watch. Here's What I Think So Far

  12-09-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  Is it worth the upgrade?
  
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• Germany's Merkel condemns far-right xenophobia, Nazi slogans

  12-09-2018 22:37 via yahoo.com
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned xenophobic attacks and the use of Nazi slogans in a robust speech to parliament on Wednesday after the most violent far-right demonstrations in decades exposed deep divisions in the country.In an unusually rowdy session in the Bundestag (lower house) later, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) deputies stormed out of the chamber after a Social Democrat (SPD) accused them of being "unsavory" right-wing radicals.Protests by right-wing militants in the e
  
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• Germany's top spy under spotlight amid rise of far-right

  12-09-2018 22:36 via yahoo.com
  Secret services typically work away from the limelight, but Germany's top domestic spy Hans-Georg Maassen has repeatedly crashed into the public eye, with his latest outing pitting him directly against Chancellor Angela Merkel.For critics, Maassen's claim played into the hands of the far-right and his attitude was viewed as symptomatic of a domestic intelligence service widely believed to be riddled with far-right sympathisers.As pressure mounted on him to prove the video was a fake, Maassen den
  
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• Ousted EPA head Pruitt denies getting improper gifts, income

  12-09-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Pruitt, the scandal-ridden former Environmental Protection Agency chief, denied on Wednesday that he had obtained any out-of-the-ordinary gifts as a result of his Cabinet-level post, dismissing allegations he received perks in office ranging from much-sought sport tickets to a job for his wife.
  
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• France to put 8 billion euros into fighting poverty: report

  12-09-2018 22:09 via yahoo.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron's government plans to spend 8 billion euros ($9.3 billion) to tackle poverty, its spokesman said in a newspaper interview released on Wednesday."Our poverty plan is worth 8 billion euros, spread over four years," government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux told the free newspaper 20 Minutes.
  
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• New Hampshire primary: Bernie Sanders’ son Levi loses bid in congressional election

  12-09-2018 22:08 via yahoo.com
  Levi Sanders, son of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, has lost his bid in New Hampshire’s congressional primary on Tuesday.The younger Sanders was one of the 11 Democratic candidates vying for the nomination for the state’s 1st Congressional District.The current Democrat in the seat, Representative Carol Shea-Porter, is retiring.
  
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• Merkel: Migrant debate 'no excuse' for far-right violence

  12-09-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel assured parliament Wednesday that she takes seriously Germans' concerns about crimes committed by migrants and pledged a strong response, but condemned recent demonstrations as "hateful," saying there is "no excuse" for expressions of hate, Nazi sympathies or violence in response.
  
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• UN commission calls on rebels to leave cities in Syria's Idlib

  12-09-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  A UN commission called on rebel groups in Syria's Idlib province to leave urban areas to protect civilians from any looming regime assault.
  
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• Indiana teen charged in suffocation deaths of his 2 siblings

  12-09-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  VERSAILLES, Ind. (AP) — A 14-year-old Indiana boy charged in the suffocation deaths of his two young siblings told investigators that he killed them so that they wouldn't "have to live in the hell that he did," prosecutors allege.
  
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• Oath CEO Tim Armstrong Is Leaving Verizon

  12-09-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  Tim Armstrong, the CEO of Verizon subsidiary Oath, the parent company of
  
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• Armstrong out at Verizon's Oath after integrating AOL, Yahoo

  12-09-2018 21:40 via yahoo.com
  Tim Armstrong, head of the Verizon unit that included faded internet stars AOL and Yahoo, is leaving the company at the end of the year, the telecom and media giant announced Wednesday.Armstrong was the first chief executive at Oath, the name chosen when Verizon acquired Yahoo and incorporated the internet pioneer into a new division that had promised to innovate in online media.
  
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• European NATO jets showcase unified Russian deterrence

  12-09-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  Fighter pilots carrying air-to-air missiles from 10 NATO nations took turns to simulate the interception of a Belgian air force transport plane en route to Spain, performing visual inspections of the aircraft's status by hovering off the wings at speeds of 900 km/hour (560 mph).Some 60 NATO jets, mainly from European allies, are on alert to defend alliance airspace, as NATO deals with a dramatic increase in Russian air activity on its borders since Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014, with a r
  
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• How to Care for Succulents (And Not Kill Them): 9 Plant-Care Tips

  12-09-2018 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Succulents are the ideal houseplant, especially if you don’t have a green thumb. Learn how to care for them and keep your plants alive and thriving
  
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• The Latest: Experts prepare plan to capture, treat sick orca

  12-09-2018 21:29 via yahoo.com
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on efforts to save a sick whale (all times local):
  
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• Eric Trump Accused Of Anti-Semitism For Bob Woodward 'Shekels' Criticism

  12-09-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's son, Eric, is accused of making anti-Semitic comments
  
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• Talking Cars 168: Lexus UX and Preparing Your Car for a Storm

  12-09-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  Main themes: As the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic states prepare for Hurricane Florence, we discuss how to prep your vehicle to deal with a natural disaster. We cover things to think about before, d...
  
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• Boston-Area Catholic Priest Charged With Sexually Assaulting Young Girl

  12-09-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  A Roman Catholic priest and Boston hospital chaplain has been charged with
  
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• Bob Woodward's new book reveals intimate details of President Trump and first lady Melania's relationship

  12-09-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Bob Woodward's explosive new novel released on Tuesday provides a glimpse into
  
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• German MPs accuse nationalist AfD party of 'tactics of fascism' that belong on 'dunghill of history' 

  12-09-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  The nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is using the “tactics of fascism” and “belongs on the dunghill of history”, rival MPs charged on Wednesday as they rounded on the party in parliament after weeks of simmering tensions over far-Right protests. Alexander Gauland, the AfD leader, tried to use a budget debate to criticise Angela Merkel’s handling of riots which followed the suspected killing of a man by migrants in the east German city of Chemnitz. But
  
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• The Latest: Angry protesters bring halt to council meeting

  12-09-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting in Dallas involving an off-duty police officer (all times local):
  
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• Hurricane Florence Is Headed Straight for North Carolina's Nuclear Reactors

  12-09-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  Company officials say they’re ready for the storm
  
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• COLUMN: U.S. government seeks to help small-business workers save for retirement

  12-09-2018 20:52
  Both approaches have advocates when it comes to a critical retirement security goal: getting more workers at small businesses to save for retirement.
  
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• In Arizona Senate race, a battle over political evolution

  12-09-2018 20:47 via yahoo.com
  The contest for Jeff Flake’s Senate seat is between two women who’ve evolved over time: a Republican who has tilted toward Trump and hardened on immigration, and a Democrat who has become more moderate and centrist.
  
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• Pressure Mounts On Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski To Block Brett Kavanaugh

  12-09-2018 20:39 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has received 3,000 coat hangers in the mail.
  
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• FDA gives e-cigarette makers 60 days to prove how they will keep product away from children amid teen use 'epidemic'

  12-09-2018 20:39 via yahoo.com
  The US Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes and has given manufacturers 60 days to prove the companies can keep their products away from minors.The agency said the ban consideration was due to an “epidemic” of young people using the products, citing data that showed more 2 million middle school and high school students had used e-cigarettes in 2017.Juul Labs Inc., Vuse, MarkTen XL, Blu and Logic are the top five companies making the e-cigarettes
  
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• The Carolinas and Virginia brace for Hurricane Florence's impending landfall

  12-09-2018 20:38 via yahoo.com
  1.7 million people have been ordered to evacuate North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia ahead of Hurricane Florence's projected landfall Friday.
  
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• Poland worried by EU vote to censure Hungary

  12-09-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  Poland on Wednesday said it was very worried by the European Parliament's rare decision to launch a procedure against Hungary for posing a "systemic threat" to the EU's founding values.The vote took the first steps under Article 7 of the European Union Treaty, known by some in Brussels as the "nuclear option", which could ultimately strip Hungary of its EU voting rights.Other EU governments could halt any further action, however, and Poland -- a fellow ex-communist state that is also facing an A
  
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• Morgan Stanley shuns London for new trading venue

  12-09-2018 20:32
  Move underscores how investment banks are responding to new trading rules under Mifid II
  
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• EU lawmakers move to punish Hungary over rule of law

  12-09-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suffered a rare political setback Wednesday as European Union lawmakers voted to pursue unprecedented action against his government for allegedly undermining the bloc's democratic values and rule of law. Hungary called the action fraudulent and vowed to challenge it.
  
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• The DF-26 Missile: China's Ultimate Weapon (It Can Kill an Aircraft Carrier or Nuke a City)

  12-09-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  Here is what we know. 
  
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• Pope summons bishops for sex abuse scandal meeting as thousands of cases emerge in Germany

  12-09-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis has summoned senior Catholic bishops from around the world to the Vatican to discuss the protection of minors, in his latest attempt to come to grips with a spreading sexual abuse crisis. The heads of the national Catholic bishops' conferences will meet with Francis from February 21-24 next year, a Vatican spokeswoman said. The announcement came at the end of a three-day meeting of the "C-9", a group of nine cardinals from around the world who members meet about four times a ye
  
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• Stormy Daniels announces memoir she says will 'blow minds'

  12-09-2018 20:11 via yahoo.com
  ‘It will blow your minds,’ Daniels said in an appearance on ABC’s The View.Stormy Daniels intends to tell all.The pornographic film actor who alleges she had a brief affair with Donald Trump will publish a memoir titled Full Disclosure next month, she said Wednesday.
  
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• That Racist Serena Williams Cartoon Is So Very Australian

  12-09-2018 20:06 via yahoo.com
  By now, you have probably seen the Australian newspaper cartoon about the U.S.
  
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• Accused abroad, Russians become celebrities at home

  12-09-2018 20:06 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The last time Britain accused two Russians of an assassination, one of them ended up in the Russian parliament.
  
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• 2 wounded in fatal Cincinnati shooting are back home

  12-09-2018 19:37 via yahoo.com
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A woman who survived at least 12 gunshots in a downtown Cincinnati attack was back home Wednesday and helped get her two children ready for school, kissing them as she sent them off, a spokeswoman said.
  
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• Mac Miller's Friend Says Ariana Grande Was 'Unbelievably Involved' In His Sobriety

  12-09-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  Ariana Grande was "deeply helpful" and "effective" in getting Mac Miller sober
  
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• Apple unveils new smartwatch, nears 2 bn devices

  12-09-2018 19:27 via yahoo.com
  Apple unveiled a redesigned smartwatch on Wednesday as the California tech giant said it was nearing its two billionth device for its mobile operating system."We are about to hit a major milestone, we are about to ship our 2 billionth iOS device," Apple chief executive Tim Cook said as he opened a media event expected to unveil a new lineup of iPhones.
  
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• Tim Cook trolled us all with a fake Twitter DM fail right before the Apple event

  12-09-2018 19:26 via yahoo.com
  The 2018 Apple event at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California has finally arrived, and minutes before it began, CEO Tim Cook didn't seem prepared. Just before the event was set to begin, Cook tweeted a cryptic and confusing message that the world assumed was meant to be a direct message.Image: screengrab/twitterIt happens to the best of us, but unfortunately Cook has 10.9 million followers watching from around the world, so...embarrassing, right? Well, not so fast... SEE ALSO: Live from Ap
  
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• Newspaper reprints controversial cartoon of Serena Williams

  12-09-2018 19:24 via yahoo.com
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A cartoon of Serena Williams that has been widely condemned as a racist depiction of the tennis great has been partially reprinted on the front page of the Melbourne-based newspaper that initially published it.
  
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• Botham Jean Shooting: Family's Attorney Claims Witnesses Contradict Amber Guyger's Account

  12-09-2018 19:13 via yahoo.com
  Jean, 26, was in his home when he was shot and killed by Officer Amber Guyger, who said she believed he was an intruder.
  
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• Daily Digit: Activists raise thousands for anti-Ted Cruz billboard

  12-09-2018 19:03 via yahoo.com
  Daily Digit is the story behind the numbers that make our world work. Today we’re looking at the senate race in Texas. Nearly $10,000 was raised to put one of Donald Trump’s anti-Ted Cruz tweets on a billboard. A GoFundMe page organized by political group USA Latinx surpassed its $6,000 goal in less than 24 hours with help from Parkland survivor David Hogg and Claude Taylor, chairman of Mad Dog PAC. The group’s goal is to remind Texans of how Trump really feels about Cruz even
  
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• Russia says joint war games with China will be routine

  12-09-2018 19:01 via yahoo.com
  CHITA, Russia (AP) — Russia and China intend to regularly conduct joint war games similar to the massive ones being held this week, the Russian defense minister said Wednesday.
  
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• Turkey reinforces military in Syria's Idlib after ceasefire call fails

  12-09-2018 18:59 via yahoo.com
  President Tayyip Erdogan has warned that an assault by the army and its Russian and Iran-backed allies on Idlib, home to around 3 million people, will uproot hundreds of thousands in one of Syria's last rebel strongholds.Already hosting 3.5 million Syrians - the world's biggest refugee population - Turkey says it cannot absorb more victims of the war and has accused the West of abandoning it to face the consequences of President Bashar al-Assad's reconquest of Syria.At a meeting in Tehran on Fri
  
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• Tennis Umpires Fear 'No One Has Their Back' After Serena Williams Controversy

  12-09-2018 18:49 via yahoo.com
  The Serena Williams controversy has stirred resentment among tennis umpires ―
  
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