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• Twitter Users Rib Ted Cruz For Joking Beto O'Rourke Will Ban BBQ

  18-09-2018 23:54 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) must be getting desperate in his re-election bid for
  
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• Tesla confirms criminal probe into Musk talk of going private

  18-09-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  Tesla confirmed Tuesday that US Justice Department officials were looking into possible criminal aspects of a seemingly spontaneous, and later aborted, announcement by chief executive Elon Musk on taking the electric automaker private.Tesla shares ended the formal Nasdaq trading day down 3.35 percent to $284.96.Tesla said it was confident the matter would be quickly resolved with the Justice Department.
  
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• Slaying of star golfer from Spain shocks Iowa college town

  18-09-2018 23:45 via yahoo.com
  AMES, Iowa (AP) — A star collegiate golfer from Spain was attacked and killed by a homeless stranger while she was playing a round alone near her campus in Iowa, police said Tuesday.
  
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• NOT REAL NEWS: Anderson Cooper didn't fake flood broadcast

  18-09-2018 23:32 via yahoo.com
  Several online sites have shared photos of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, falsely claiming the images prove he faked the wrath of Hurricane Florence on air.
  
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• Brett Kavanaugh In 2015: 'What Happens At Georgetown Prep Stays At Georgetown Prep'

  18-09-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  Brett Kavanaugh bragged in 2015 about remaining tight-lipped about what he got up to while in high school.
  
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• Republican men — and not a single GOP woman — will be Christine Blasey Ford's interrogators on the Senate Judiciary Committee

  18-09-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  Next week, Christine Blasey Ford will likely face intense questioning from Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee about the truthfulness of her accusations against Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee, who she says attempted to rape her during a party in the 1980s. Her turn on Capitol Hill could decide Kavanaugh’s suddenly uncertain fate, as well as the Supreme Court’s direction for a generation.
  
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• Republicans Consider Using Female Staffers To Question Christine Blasey Ford

  18-09-2018 23:19 via yahoo.com
  Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are considering having their
  
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• Arrest shows challenge of keeping rogues off Border Patrol

  18-09-2018 23:16 via yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — The arrest of a Border Patrol supervisor on allegations that he killed four women calls new attention to the agency's problems keeping rogue officers off its force as it faces intense pressure to hire thousands more agents.
  
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• Doubts arise over whether Trump court nominee's accuser will testify

  18-09-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  Christine Blasey Ford, a university professor in California whose allegations have put Kavanaugh's once-safe nomination in jeopardy, has not responded to attempts by the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee to contact her about appearing at the hearing, committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Tuesday.Trump stepped up his defense of Kavanaugh and expressed sympathy toward his nominee, who met with officials at the White House for a second straight day though not with the president."I feel
  
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• Ted Cruz claims barbecue-lover Beto O'Rourke will ban BBQs in Texas if elected senator

  18-09-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  Let’s set the record straight: Beto O'Rourke is a big fan of BBQ.The Texas Democrat has consistently expressed his appreciation for smoked meats over the years, and has continued to show love for the art of barbecue throughout his senatorial campaign against Ted Cruz.Mr Cruz was meeting supporters at a campaign event in Columbus, Texas on Saturday as the animal rights group PETA protested outside, reportedly serving tofu next to the Schobels restaurant where the senator was speaking.
  
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• Wall Street bounces back as investors shrug off trade tensions

  18-09-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street rebounded on Tuesday in a broad-based rally as investors brushed aside intensifying trade rhetoric between the United States and China. All three major U.S. indexes closed higher following Monday's sell-off. Late Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion in imports from China would go into effect next week, escalating the tit-for-tat trade spat between the world's two largest economies. China responded o
  
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• Mark Judge, Key Witness To Alleged Brett Kavanaugh Assault, Refuses To Testify

  18-09-2018 22:50 via yahoo.com
  Mark Judge, the man who Christine Blasey Ford has said was in the room while
  
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• Lawmakers Judging Kavanaugh Accuser Still Can’t Fix Their Own Harassment Policy

  18-09-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The Senate is rushing to address a sexual assault allegation
  
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• Over 324,000 customers without power in Carolinas after Florence

  18-09-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  Florence has killed at least 33 people since coming ashore as a hurricane on Friday, including 26 in North Carolina and six in South Carolina.One person was killed when Florence spawned at least 16 tornadoes on Monday in Virginia, the National Weather Service said.
  
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• 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLE43 / GLE43 Coupe

  18-09-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  A compelling combo that straddles the line between zesty and aging.
  
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• CBS' Julie Chen leaves daytime's 'The Talk' in taped message

  18-09-2018 22:28 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Julie Chen announced Tuesday that she was leaving the cast of the CBS daytime show "The Talk" a week after her husband, CBS Corp. boss Leslie Moonves, was ousted from the company due to sexual misconduct allegations.
  
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• The Latest: Trump 'sad' about Russian plane downing in Syria

  18-09-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on a Russian military aircraft shot down over the Mediterranean Sea and other issues related to Syria (all times local):
  
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• Blackhawk ride along reveals extent of Florence flooding

  18-09-2018 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Rescue operations continue in communities swamped by flooding from Hurricane Florence; chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt reports from over Pender County, North Carolina.
  
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• Congress must oppose Trump's record low refugee cap, Amnesty International says

  18-09-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  Human rights activists have called on members of congress to fight Donald Trump’s effort to reduce the number of refugees permitted to enter the US to a record low, even as the number of such individuals around the world continues to soar.Secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced this week that for the second year in succession, the number of refugees will be cut, from 45,000 to 30,000.It will be the lowest number permitted since the the refugee programme began in 1980.
  
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• The Best Ways to Help in the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence

  18-09-2018 21:50 via yahoo.com
  Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but flood waters are still a threat. And across the Southeast, especially in the Carolinas and Virginia, residents face a long and...
  
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• Trump accuses China of influencing elections amid escalating trade war

  18-09-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump has accused China of trying to influence US elections, just hours after slapping tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods in an escalating trade war between the two countries.“China has openly stated that they are actively trying to impact and change our election by attacking our farmers, ranchers and industrial workers because of their loyalty to me,” the president tweeted.The White House announced a 10 per cent tariff on $200bn worth of Chinese goods on Monda
  
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• All-time low ratings for Emmys

  18-09-2018 21:34 via yahoo.com
  The Emmy Awards, television's biggest night, provided plenty of surprises -- from an onstage marriage proposal to trophies for several fan favorites -- but viewers simply did not tune in, with the three-hour show plummeting to all-time low ratings.An average of 10.2 million viewers watched the Emmys Monday night on NBC, down roughly 11 percent from the 11.4 million who watched the gala last year, according to Nielsen figures released Tuesday.NBC tried to put a brave face on the data, noting that
  
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• Julie Chen Confirms 'The Talk' Exit After Husband Les Moonves Forced Out Of CBS

  18-09-2018 21:24 via yahoo.com
  TV personality Julie Chen confirmed her departure from "The Talk," the CBS
  
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• How the Designer of Meghan Markle's Super-Trendy Trench Coat Dress Made a Splash at Fashion Week

  18-09-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  The blush trench coat dress sold out immediately over the summer.
  
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• Putin sees chance circumstances behind downing of Russian plane off Syrian coast

  18-09-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  The ministry said that while Syrian anti-aircraft had mistakenly shot down the plane of a close ally, Israeli jets flying nearby had put the Russian jet in the path of danger, and it threatened to retaliate over what it called a hostile act."As for retaliatory measures, they will be aimed first and foremost at further ensuring the safety of our military personnel and facilities in Syria.
  
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• Daycare owner arrested after allegedly tying infants to car seats for 7 hours and giving children drugs

  18-09-2018 20:59 via yahoo.com
  A Texas daycare centre owner has been arrested on child endangerment charges after she was accused of keeping infants and toddlers tied to their car seats for hours.Rebecca Anderson, 60, kept the small children tied up in car seats for at least seven hours a day at her Mesquite daycare centre, Becky’s Home Child Care, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.The affidavit also alleged the daycare centre owner yanked a six-month-old child by the bib around his neck, tying laces around the y
  
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• Being 'Young And Stupid' Has Nothing To Do With The Brett Kavanaugh Assault Accusations

  18-09-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  Since the news of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's allegations of attempted rape
  
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• What happens if Kavanaugh's accuser does not attend hearing?

  18-09-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  Josh Holmes and Mary Anne Marsh debate the politics of the Kavanaugh hearing.
  
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• This Series of Photos Shows the Dramatic Flooding After Hurricane Florence – and the Water Is Still Rising

  18-09-2018 20:50 via yahoo.com
  A series of photos of a rising North Carolina river over three days shows the historic scale of the flooding in parts of North Carolina – even as the storm formerly known as Hurricane Florence moves slowly out of the Carolinas.
  
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• Netanyahu and Putin defuse crisis after Syria downs Russia warplane

  18-09-2018 20:47 via yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to defuse a crisis on Tuesday after Syrian defences mistakenly downed a Russian warplane after Israeli air strikes.The incident late Monday was the deadliest known case of friendly fire between Syria and its key backer Russia since Moscow's game-changing 2015 military intervention.The Ilyushin plane dropped off the radar over the Mediterranean after Turkey and Russia announced a deal that offered millions of pe
  
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• At Least 1.7 Million Chickens Drown in Flooding From Florence Aftermath

  18-09-2018 20:36 via yahoo.com
  Many hogs have also died
  
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• Wall Street Journal Goes All Out To Defend Kavanaugh Amid Sexual Assault Allegation

  18-09-2018 20:35 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee is facing an allegation of
  
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• Senate backs bill to avert shutdown, boost military spending

  18-09-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging, $854 billion bill that funds the military and a host of civilian agencies for the next year and provides a short-term fix to keep the government open through early December.
  
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• Volkswagen Golf Adopts Less Powerful 1.4-Liter Engine for 2019

  18-09-2018 20:32 via yahoo.com
  New six-speed manual and eight-speed automatic transmissions should make up for the deficiency.
  
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• Richmond tornado: At least one dead after Hurricane Florence aftermath hits Virginia

  18-09-2018 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Officials have reported that at least one person was killed after tornadoes hit Virginia in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which was downgraded to a tropical depression.Chesterfield County Lieutenant Jason Elmore confirmed the reports of the death via Twitter.The Wakefield, Virginia National Weather Service had previously issued multiple tornado warnings to various areas in Virginia, warning residents to take cover.
  
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• Footage shows massive colonies of fire ants floating in Hurricane Florence floodwaters

  18-09-2018 20:31 via yahoo.com
  In wake of Hurricane Florence, victims in the storm's path are being warned of
  
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• White House sets 'new direction' in biodefense strategy

  18-09-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday released a new biodefense strategy that it said takes a more comprehensive approach to preparing the nation for deliberate biological attacks and natural outbreaks of infectious disease.
  
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• Turner dismisses complaints over release of FISA documents

  18-09-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  Democrats' claims that declassifying documents related to the Russia probe will reveal sources and methods are 'laughable,' says Republican member of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner.
  
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• Palestinians say Israeli troops fire on Gaza protesters killing two

  18-09-2018 20:23 via yahoo.com
  Israeli forces opened fire during a demonstration in the northern Gaza Strip near a border crossing on Tuesday, killing two Palestinian protesters and injuring 46 others, the Palestinian health ministry said.The Israeli military had no initial knowledge of any casualties or that live fire had been used, a spokeswoman said.Israel was marking the Yom Kippur fast day from dusk on Tuesday, when very few officials are available for comment.
  
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• Lithuania Says Walmart Has Agreed To Stop Selling Soviet-Themed T-Shirts

  18-09-2018 20:22 via yahoo.com
  Lithuanian officials said that Walmart has agreed to remove Soviet-themed
  
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• Victoria Beckham and sushi hats: London Fashion Week wraps up

  18-09-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  Long-awaited debuts, sushi-themed hats and mums as models were the standout themes of London Fashion Week, which ended on Tuesday.This year's Fashion Week saw notable debutants turning heads.Italian designer Riccardo Tisci put his own twist on Burberry's classic style as he presented his much anticipated first collection of streetwear and luxury fashion for the venerable British company.
  
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• Florence's water, not winds, will be the long-term problem

  18-09-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  Like Hurricanes Harvey and Katrina before it, most of Hurricane Florence's damage will not be from the wind but the water.
  
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• Julie Chen Announces She's Leaving 'The Talk' in Videotaped Goodbye Message

  18-09-2018 20:08 via yahoo.com
  The message was played at the end of Tuesday's show.
  
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• Elizabeth Smart speaks out on release of her ‘dark’ and ‘evil’ kidnapper

  18-09-2018 20:08 via yahoo.com
  Sixteen years after kidnapping Elizabeth Smart in Utah, Wanda Barzee will be freed from prison — and Ms Smart is speaking out about the horrors she endured during captivity.Barzee is set to be freed from a Utah prison on Wednesday, after having served concurrent sentences stemming from federal and state convictions.Ms Smart, 30, has spoken out in light of the upcoming release, telling CBS that Barzee had a “dark” and “evil” feeling that radiated from her during her
  
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• Floating fire ants clump into 'rafts' in Florence floodwaters in North Carolina

  18-09-2018 20:06 via yahoo.com
  During a flooding event like Hurricane Florence, floodwaters can be full of hazards: sewage, debris, animals and even floating clumps of fire ants.
  
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• Exclusive: Qualcomm prepares to add new board directors - sources

  18-09-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  Qualcomm has been forced to defend its track record this year after upsetting some investors by rebuffing a $120 billion takeover bid from rival Broadcom Inc, failing to secure Chinese regulatory approval for its $44 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors NV, and failing to resolve a longstanding patent dispute with Apple Inc.Investors expressed dissatisfaction with the company last March when most of Qualcomm's board directors, including Chief Executive Steve Mollenkopf, were elected with vo
  
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• Price of saving road to Myrtle Beach: Flooding nearby town?

  18-09-2018 19:49 via yahoo.com
  South Carolina officials insist they must keep the road open, or hundreds of thousands of people would be isolated.
  
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• Trump 'seriously' considering boosting US military in Poland

  18-09-2018 19:48 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was "very seriously" considering a greater U.S. troop presence in Poland as he conferred with a top NATO partner at the White House.
  
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• Hurricane Florence: Desperate Woman, Who Is 8 Months Pregnant, Rescued From Rising Floodwaters

  18-09-2018 19:40 via yahoo.com
  The family was clinging to a tree in North Carolina amid flooding from the dangerous storm.
  
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• Trump on Kavanaugh: 'I feel so badly for him'

  18-09-2018 19:35 via yahoo.com
  President Trump is standing by Brett Kavanaugh amid sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court nominee.
  
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