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• Senate vote on Yemen rebukes Trump administration's pro-Saudi stance

  28-11-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  Mike Pompeo repeated administration claims that there was no direct evidence connecting the Saudi crown prince to Jamal Kahshoggi’s murder.The Senate has delivered a significant rebuke to the Trump administration by defying the advice of its top officials and advancing a measure that would cut US military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.The Republican-majority chamber voted 63-37 to allow the measure, which invokes the War Powers Resolution, stopping all involvement of US arme
  
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• Trump Administration May Reshape Next Federal Climate Report: EPA Chief

  28-11-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  Environmental Protection Agency acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler said
  
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• Border Patrol Arrests MS-13 Member Who Traveled with Caravan

  28-11-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested a member of the infamous Salvadoran MS-13 gang who admitted to authorities that he traveled with a caravan of Central American migrants who were hoping to qualify for asylum in America.Agents arrested Jose Villalobos-Jobel, 29, shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday east of the Calexico Port of Entry on the U.S. side of the border, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement Wednesday.During questioning at the El Centro station, the Honduran citizen c
  
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• If Trump Doesn't Draw a Red Line on Ukraine, Putin Will Only Get Bolder

  28-11-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  Moscow’s strategy in Ukraine and elsewhere is to push, in a slow creep fashion, to test the West
  
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• How WikiLeaks, Paul Manafort And Roger Stone Fit Into The Mueller Investigation

  28-11-2018 23:27 via yahoo.com
  Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the
  
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• The Latest: City meets with family of man killed by police

  28-11-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a black man at an Alabama shopping mall (all times local):
  
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• Redesigned 2020 Kia Soul Remains Stylish, Practical, and Distinct

  28-11-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  The new 2020 Kia Soul retains the blend of personality and versatility that it has been known for, with its familiar boxy shape and focus on style.Although the new Soul may look familiar, it ri...
  
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• The 2020 Kia Soul Crossover Is All New and Funkier Than Ever

  28-11-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  A new platform and a 2.0-liter base engine are chief among the changes.
  
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• 2019 Kia Niro EV Completes the Lineup with a Specialty Green Model

  28-11-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  Battery-electric model joins hybrid and PHEV, uses 64.0-kWh battery pack and offers DC fast charging.
  
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• Pelosi takes big step toward reclaiming House speaker's job

  28-11-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  Pelosi, who made history as the first woman to hold the post when she was speaker from 2007 to 2011, won the Democratic nomination by a vote of 203-32, putting her in contention in the early January contest in which both Democrats and Republicans will vote.Pelosi is attempting the rare feat of securing the speaker's gavel for a non-consecutive term.After the secret-ballot voting concluded, Pelosi said: "I'm proud to be the nominee of the House Democratic caucus once again for speaker of the Hous
  
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• Audi e-tron GT Concept Brings Sportback Style to the Four-Ring EV Offensive

  28-11-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  This all-electric concept is far more attractive than the e-tron crossover and is a sure bet to reach production.
  
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• Half Christmas trees hope to stop your pets and kids from messing with the tree

  28-11-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  Concerned that your pet or toddler will destroy your beloved Christmas tree and everything on it? Then perhaps a half Christmas tree is for you? Two different varieties of half Christmas trees are currently being sold on the UK-based online retailer Argos for £33.33 and £37.50. Each one stands six-feet tall and only contains branches and leaves on the top half of the tree.  Curious as to what they look like? Well, just take a peak at these gangly, fake evergreens. There's the lu
  
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• Kate Middleton Rises Above Rumors Of A Meghan Markle Feud

  28-11-2018 22:56 via yahoo.com
  Since Meghan Markle began dating Prince Harry, she's been compared to ― and
  
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• The 2019 Nissan Maxima Shows Off a New Look and Nicer Interior Trim

  28-11-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  The updated sedan has more active-safety tech, plus it looks dapper in orange.
  
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• Big Senate Majority Rebukes Trump Administration, Saudi Arabia Over Yemen War

  28-11-2018 22:27 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― A striking majority of senators voted Wednesday afternoon to move
  
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• Pelosi Wins Democrats' Nomination for Speaker as Opponents Fade

  28-11-2018 22:11 via yahoo.com
  Democrats voted 203-32 to nominate the California lawmaker during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday."Our diversity is our strength but our unity is our power," Pelosi told reporters as the votes were being counted.Although Pelosi, 78, ran unopposed, a core group of Democrats argue the party needs new leadership from a younger generation of lawmakers.
  
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• Reporter's Notebook: One-on-one with Ivanka Trump

  28-11-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  An inside look at ABC News' exclusive interview with the president's daughter.
  
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• Argentine judge seeks help from Turkey, Yemen in Saudi crown prince case

  28-11-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  The office of federal judge Ariel Lijo confirmed the request to Reuters just hours after bin Salman landed in Buenos Aires for the G20 summit of industrialized nations.Human Rights Watch asked Argentina on Monday to use a war crimes clause in its constitution to investigate any involvement by the crown prince in possible crimes against humanity in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has launched a military campaign, and the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Saudi Arabia has said the prince, the k
  
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• Ex-Rep. Ed Pastor, Arizona's 1st Hispanic congressman, dies

  28-11-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  PHOENIX (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, who championed liberal causes as Arizona's first Hispanic member of Congress but was known for his bipartisanship, died after suffering a heart attack, his family said Wednesday. He was 75.
  
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• Pretender pulls ahead in crucial hustings to decide Angela Merkel's successor 

  28-11-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  The pretender came out fighting on Wednesday night at the most important hustings in the race to succeed Angela Merkel. Friedrich Merz, an old rival of the German chancellor, is vying to make a remarkable comeback by replacing her as leader of her Christian Democrat party (CDU). And he didn’t hesitate to attack her record as leader, claiming she has abandoned the party’s conservative profile. “You don't need to copy every single Social Democrat policy, that just doesn't ha
  
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• Pimco buys all of $3 billion UniCredit bond: sources

  28-11-2018 21:41
  U.S. fund Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco) has bought all of a $3 billion, five-year bond offered with a hefty return by Italy's top bank UniCreditto comply with capital buffer rules, two...
  
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• Cloud software stocks rise after upbeat Salesforce results

  28-11-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Shares of cloud software makers rose on Wednesday after Salesforce.com Inc'supbeat quarterly earnings boosted Wall Street's expectations for the fast-growing sector that came under pressure in the recent selloff in technology stocks.
  
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• Trump Floats Potential Pardon For Paul Manafort In Mueller Probe

  28-11-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump publicly floated the possibility that he'd
  
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• House Democrats Choosing Party Leaders for New Majority in 2019

  28-11-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  The full House will vote Jan. 3 for the speaker, and thus far it’s uncertain whether Pelosi will have enough support within her party to win.Future Democratic leaders are jockeying for position in the lower levels of House leadership.One of them could eventually emerge as the next top Democrat following Pelosi’s description of herself as a “transitional leader,” although she has resisted spelling out when she may leave.Senate Republicans and Democrats, and House Republica
  
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• Argentina prosecutor takes on case against Mohammed bin Salman

  28-11-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, ahead of the G20 summit.A prosecutor in Argentina has accepted a request to prosecute Mohammed bin Salman for alleged crimes against humanity, hours after the Saudi Arabia crown prince arrived in the country for the G20 summit.
  
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• CIA says White House did not block its director from briefing Senate

  28-11-2018 21:15 via yahoo.com
  The White House did not block CIA Director Gina Haspel from participating in a briefing on Wednesday for the U.S. Senate about the war in Yemen and U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia, a spokesman for the agency said."The notion that anyone told Director Haspel not to attend today's briefing is false," agency spokesman Timothy Barrett said in a statement.
  
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• Doomed Lion Air jet was 'not airworthy' on penultimate flight: investigators

  28-11-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  A preliminary report unveiled fresh details of efforts by pilots to steady the jet as they reported a "flight control problem", including the captain's last words to air traffic control asking to be cleared to "five thou" or 5,000 feet.Indonesia's transport safety committee (KNKT) focused onairline maintenance and training and the response of a Boeing anti-stall system to a recently replaced sensor but did not give a cause for the crash that killed all 189 people on board."At this stage I do not
  
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• 2020 Porsche 911 Gains Power and Mystique

  28-11-2018 21:11 via yahoo.com
  Porsche unveiled the redesigned 911 sports car at the 2018 LA Auto Show, highlighted by more powerful and efficient engines as well as a new interior layout. And let’s get this out of the way: Po...
  
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• Nancy Pelosi Wins Democratic Speaker Nomination

  28-11-2018 21:03 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Despite a group of Democrats vowing to block her, Nancy Pelosi
  
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• The 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro Is Lighter, Faster, Racier

  28-11-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  The limited-run model will only be available for one model year.
  
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• Napolitano: The Chief Justice takes on Trump

  28-11-2018 20:59 via yahoo.com
  Judge Napolitano's Chambers: Judge Andrew Napolitano explains why Chief Justice John Roberts should stay out of the political fray and not engage in public political arguments with the president.
  
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• Pelosi re-elected to lead Democrats, eyes US House speaker

  28-11-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking woman in the history of US politics, was re-elected Wednesday to lead congressional Democrats, a major step on her march toward once again becoming speaker of the House of Representatives.The 78-year-old California lawmaker overcame a robust resistance movement that has been demanding a new generation of leadership following a strong showing in this month's midterm elections, when Democrats snatched the House majority from President Donald Trump's Republicans.Pe
  
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• Beyoncé Pens Letter To Nelson Mandela: 'Your Work And Your Sacrifices Were Not In Vain'

  28-11-2018 20:53 via yahoo.com
  Beyonce is honoring the late Nelson Mandela with a powerful open letter ahead
  
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• 90-year-old woman dies in collision with electric scooter

  28-11-2018 20:47 via yahoo.com
  A 90-year-old Spanish woman has died after a collision with an electric scooter in what is believed to be the first accident of its kind in the world. Two men were sharing a scooter when they smashed into the woman, who hit her head on the ground and died of her injuries in hospital a few days later. The pair are facing trial for manslaughter.  According to the police investigation cited by the Spanish newspaper El País, the two unnamed men were travelling at more than 30 kilome
  
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• Jerome Corsi, Roger Stone, and the Austin Powers Theory of Russian Collusion

  28-11-2018 20:45 via yahoo.com
  At the risk of oversimplifying, there are two broad “Russian collusion” theories.The other just got a slight boost yesterday when Jerome Corsi provided to the Washington Post what appears to be a draft statement of offense from the special counsel’s office.The James Bond theory is fading.
  
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• Yahoo News Explains: The cost of Trump’s tariff war

  28-11-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  General Motors recently announced its plan to cut more than 14,000 jobs.Earlier this year, the car manufacturer warned the Trump administration about the cost of his tariff war.Trump lashed out at GM after its job reduction announcement and allegedly told its CEO that she “better” reopen plants in the U.S. soon.
  
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• 2020 Jeep Gladiator Enters the Midsized Pickup Truck Arena

  28-11-2018 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Jeep is building on the success of its Wrangler SUV by creating the Gladiator pickup truck. This model has been long anticipated by Jeep enthusiasts who fondly recall past off-road-ready trucks f...
  
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• UN chief: UN close to starting Yemen peace talks in Sweden

  28-11-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is close to creating conditions for the start of peace talks in Sweden between Yemen's warring parties December but there is no agreement yet, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday.
  
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• Senators Clash with State Department over Saudi Arabia

  28-11-2018 20:21 via yahoo.com
  A bipartisan group of senators emerged frustrated from a briefing with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saudi Arabia policy Wednesday, with some even saying the classified meeting convinced them to buck the administration by publicly opposing the longtime U.S. ally.The Senate is considering a vote on a resolution that would end U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s proxy war with Iran in Yemen. The contentious issue of the Yemen war was further complicated by the murder of Washington
  
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• Border Patrol's Use Of Tear Gas On Civilians Is A Grim Warning About America's Future

  28-11-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  You've already seen the photo: A woman on the U.S.-Mexico border grips two
  
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• U.S. defense chief: 'No smoking gun' linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi killing

  28-11-2018 20:12 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said on Wednesday the United States has "no smoking gun" that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the killing of U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month.Asked about reports that a CIA assessment earlier this month concluded the crown prince had ordered Khashoggi's death, Mattis referred journalists back to the intelligence agency.There is no smoking gun," Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon, adding that the Unite
  
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• Russia-Ukraine crisis turns on Kiev politics, irreconcilable views of Crimea

  28-11-2018 20:07 via yahoo.com
  As military engagements go, this past weekend’s action, in which Russian forces seized three small Ukrainian naval vessels near the disputed Kerch Strait, was a small skirmish on the edges of a simmering conflict zone.The invocation of martial law underscores just how shaky Ukraine’s democratic institutions remain, despite almost five years of aspiring to European standards.More seriously, critics worry that Mr. Poroshenko might use his strengthened powers to reshape the politic
  
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• This website will send you to the most remote island in the entire world for free

  28-11-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Our daydreams can often take us to far away lands and uncharted territories
  
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• Graham Vows to Block GOP Agenda Until CIA Briefs Congress on Khashoggi Murder

  28-11-2018 19:53 via yahoo.com
  Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Wednesday that he would not support a new government-funding bill or the confirmation of Republican judicial nominees until the CIA is allowed to brief lawmakers on the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.If that briefing is not given soon, it’s gonna be hard for me to vote for any spending bill,” Graham told reporters on Capitol Hill.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis gave Congress a classi
  
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• Pompeo says no hard evidence Saudi prince ordered Khashoggi killing

  28-11-2018 19:50 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that there was no direct evidence connecting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month in Istanbul."There is no direct reporting connecting the crown prince to the order to murder Jamal Khashoggi," Pompeo said."I don't think there's anybody in the room that doesn't believe he was responsible for it," Senator Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told
  
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• Senate Advances Judicial Nominee Known For Weakening Black Voters' Rights

  28-11-2018 19:46 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Wednesday inched closer to confirming Thomas Farr
  
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• Melania Trump Thinks White House's Red Christmas Trees 'Look Fantastic'

  28-11-2018 19:43 via yahoo.com
  Although Melania Trump is getting criticized for putting red Christmas trees
  
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• Melania Trump defends her blood red Christmas trees

  28-11-2018 19:41 via yahoo.com
  Melania Trump doesn't care what you think of her morbid Christmas decorations. She likes them. On Wednesday morning, after the internet dragged the first lady's selection of White House Christmas decorations — mainly those 40 blood red trees that looked like they came straight out ofThe Shining — she came to their defense and explained they look beautiful in person. "We are in 21st century and everybody has a different taste," Trump said while speaking at Liberty University. "I think
  
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• DWS makes changes to senior executive team

  28-11-2018 19:39
  The boardroom changes come after Deutsche Bank’s fund management arm got a new CEO last month
  
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• Miguel And Nazanin Mandi Wed In 'Unforgettable' Day

  28-11-2018 19:37 via yahoo.com
  Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Miguel has married his longtime girlfriend,
  
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