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• Prada apologizes for 'Pradamalia' toys that evoke racist blackface imagery

  15-12-2018 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  On the heels of Dolce & Gabbana's disastrous Chinese ad campaign, Prada found itself embroiled in its own controversy over monkey toys and keychains accused of evoking racist imagery.The company later apologized on Twitter, promising to recall the offensive figurines from its new "Pradamalia" line of collectibles."The Pradamalia are fantasy charms composed of elements of the Prada oeuvre.
  
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• Nations at UN climate talks agree on universal emissions rules

  15-12-2018 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Officials from around the world have agreed upon a set of rules to govern the 2015 Paris climate accord after two weeks of U.N. climate talks.
  
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• Baylor ties pervade rape case that sparked uproar

  15-12-2018 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The Texas judge who approved a plea deal allowing a former Baylor University student accused of rape to avoid jail time holds three degrees from Baylor. The criminal district attorney overseeing the case holds two. The prosecutor who agreed to the plea agreement graduated from Baylor law school.
  
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• Here Are All the Controversies That Led to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's Resignation

  15-12-2018 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Zinke stands out among the Trump administration in the diversity of scandals that follow him
  
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• Mick Mulvaney, new chief of staff, once called Trump 'terrible human being'

  15-12-2018 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Mick Mulvaney was tapped this week to replace Gen. John Kelly as acting chief of staff. As a congressman, he wasn't a fan of Donald Trump.
  
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• 2 women in custody in death of 4-month-old boy at NYC hotel

  15-12-2018 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A 4-month-old boy died Saturday after he was found unconscious and unresponsive in the lobby of a New York City hotel. Police apprehended two women who were with him, and they're expected to face charges.
  
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• Mueller's rush to sentence Trump associates - an unusual way to treat cooperating witnesses - suggests Russia investigation is ending

  15-12-2018 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Amid the whirlwind of hearings, guilty pleas and sentencing memos that has been Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe in the last few weeks, an unusual pattern has emerged.One of Mueller’s biggest successes as his team investigate 2016 election meddling and possible collusion between Moscow and Donald Trump’s campaign team, has been his ability to get former associates of the president to “flip” and cooperate with him.Among the more high-profile are Trump&rs
  
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• President Trump: Ruling against Obamacare offers another chance for repeal and replace

  15-12-2018 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump hails as 'great news for America' a ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
  
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• Trucker saves dogs thrown from vehicle on New York highway

  15-12-2018 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of beagle mixes are on the mend after authorities say someone threw them out of a moving vehicle on a snowy New York highway. The dogs were rescued by a passing trucker, but one was so badly mangled that a front leg had to be amputated.
  
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• Outraged Democrats vow to challenge court ruling undercutting Obamacare

  15-12-2018 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  US District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled late Friday that the health insurance reform, officially known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is unconstitutional.The White House said it expects the ruling to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
  
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• Dead Guatemalan girl part of 'endless' migrant exodus from poor village

  15-12-2018 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Described as inseparable by the girl's grandfather, Nery Caal, 29, and his daughter Jakelin were in a group of more than 160 migrants who handed themselves in to U.S. border agents in New Mexico on Dec. 6.Jakelin developed a high fever and died hours later while in the care of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol."My husband went because of the extreme poverty that we live in," said Claudia Maquin, who has three remaining children.
  
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• Qatar says Gulf Arab bloc needs reform to give it teeth

  15-12-2018 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Qatar was still counting on Kuwait and other regional powers to help solve the row that has seen Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and non-GCC member Egypt impose a political and economic boycott on Doha since June 2017."They have mechanisms in place and never trigger them (to hold people accountable) because some countries believe they are non-binding, so we need to make sure all the rules we are submitting to are bind
  
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• Democrats Vow Rapid Action After Obamacare Tossed by Judge

  15-12-2018 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump termed the ruling “a big big victory by a highly respected judge” and an alternative path to the long-time Republican goal of repeal-and-replace.“We’ll be able to get great health care,” Trump said Saturday during an unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery, where a “Wreaths Across America” holiday wreath-laying event was under way.The decision Friday finding the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional comes at the tail end of
  
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• Yemenis fear collapse of UN-backed ceasefire accord

  15-12-2018 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Residents of Yemen's flashpoint port of Hodeida and other cities fear a UN-brokered ceasefire could collapse at any moment, saying that after four years of conflict any accord is deeply fragile.The Red Sea port of Hodeida, a main frontline between rebels and loyalist forces backed by a Saudi-led military coalition and a key conduit of aid, had woken to calm after weeks of confrontation.Saturday morning saw calm return to Hodeida, but shops and schools remained shuttered as gunmen deployed in the
  
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• Rebels hail Yemen ceasefire accord a 'success', despite skirmishes

  15-12-2018 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Huthi rebels on Saturday hailed a ceasefire accord for a vital Yemeni port agreed at UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden, although the deal's implementation remained fragile.The breakthrough agreement at the first round of negotiations since 2016 was a "success", said Daif Allah al-Shami, information minister for the rebels' unrecognised national salvation government.Reached Thursday between the Huthis and a delegation for the internationally recognised government, the accord called for an "immedi
  
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• Trump spreads fake right wing claim about missing text messages between FBI agents

  15-12-2018 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has falsely claimed texts between former FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were "wiped clean and gone" – despite a new report revealing the messages were not initially included in a Justice Department probe due to a technical error.“Such a big story that will never be covered by the Fake News,” he continued.The FBI’s automated collection tool failed to collect five months of text messages between the agents due to a technology failure, according to a repo
  
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• President Trump's cabinet shake-up continues: Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke out amid ethics cloud

  15-12-2018 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Zinke, a former Montana congressman, faces numerous investigations looking into whether he used his office for personal gain.
  
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• Harris: Republicans were ill prepared to deal with Obamacare

  15-12-2018 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Harrisburg talk radio host RJ Harris weighs in on why Republicans have had a hard time repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.
  
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• French 'yellow vests' protest in their thousands for fifth Saturday

  15-12-2018 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  In Paris, police were out in force to contain outbursts of violence.Police fired water cannon and teargas in the afternoon to disperse groups of protesters in sporadic, brief clashes with riot police on the Champs-Elysees and adjacent streets.Topless feminist activists braved the cold to face off with security forces, a few meters away from the Elysee Palace, the president's residence.
  
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• This high school taught 'adulting' for a day: How to cook, do resumes, taxes and more

  15-12-2018 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Some millennials are seeking out classes for skills like sewing, cooking and relationship building. One school offered those classes on "adulting" day
  
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• Salazar: I believe Trump is trying to end the problem

  15-12-2018 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Florida House of Representatives candidate Maria Elvira Salazar weighs in who is responsible for the death of 7-year-old girl who died upon arriving at the U.S. border.
  
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• Egypt unveils "one of a kind" ancient tomb, expects more finds

  15-12-2018 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Egypt has discovered a 4,400-year-old-tomb and expects to find more buried treasure. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• Rep. Stefanik: We know the Affordable Care Act is failing

  15-12-2018 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik reacts to the Texas court ruling that Obamacare is unconstitutional.
  
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• Judge Throws Political Bomb in Trump's Lap by Voiding Obamacare

  15-12-2018 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The case may not be resolved in the courts before 2020, legal experts said, which could make it a defining issue in the race for the White House and Congress.Democrats immediately jumped on the Friday night ruling to warn that health care coverage for millions of Americans was at stake due to the Republican-led lawsuit that sought to void popular parts of Obamacare, including protections for pre-existing conditions and a ban on annual lifetime limits.Also at risk are provisions that affect the w
  
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• Parents say priest told mourners that son may be kept from heaven over suicide

  15-12-2018 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The parents of a young teen who committed suicide say the priest told the mourners that their son may be kept out of heaven over his suicide.
  
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• Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, embassy not moving yet

  15-12-2018 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Australia formally recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reversing decades of Middle East policy, but will not move its embassy there immediately, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday.Israel described the move as a step in the right direction.Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said the announcement was born of Australian "petty domestic politics.""Australia now recognizes west Jerusalem, being the seat of the Knesset and many of the institutions of government, is the cap
  
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• Gandhi dynasty returns from the shadows as reluctant heir finds golden touch

  15-12-2018 19:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The Gandhi clan is back. Following a period in the doldrums under the bombastic rule of their arch-rival, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a series of intriguing victories in state elections has put India's first family back in the political spotlight. Shock wins by Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Party in state elections this week germinated what many thought impossible just a few weeks ago - a palpable threat to Mr Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in next year's general el
  
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• Egypt unearths tomb of ancient high priest 

  15-12-2018 18:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a priest dating back more than 4,400 years in the pyramid complex of Saqqara south of the capital Cairo, authorities said Saturday. "Today we are announcing the last discovery of the year 2018, it's a new discovery, it's a private tomb," Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany told an audience of invited guests including reporters. "It is exceptionally well preserved, coloured, with sculpture inside. It belongs to a high official priest... (and) i
  
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• EU urges Turkey to refrain from 'unilateral' Syria move

  15-12-2018 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The European Union's foreign policy chief on Saturday asked Turkey to forgo any unilateral military action in Syria, where Ankara has threatened a fresh offensive against a US-backed Kurdish militia."The statements of a possible Turkish military operation in northeast Syria are a source of concern," Federica Mogherini said in a statement."We share the goal of ending violence, defeating terrorism and promoting stability in Syria and the wider region.
  
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• How Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke came undone

  15-12-2018 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  He arrived on a horse for his first day on the job and was welcomed at the Interior Department by an honor song. Zinke's departure is unlikely to be so ceremonial.
  
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• France faces 'yellow vests' for a fifth week

  15-12-2018 18:39 via news.yahoo.com
  France is experiencing yet another wave of discontent as riot police try to disperse groups with tear gas. Lauren Anthony reports.
  
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• Federal judge strikes down Obamacare

  15-12-2018 18:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. was unconstitutional based on its mandate requiring that people buy health insurance, a decision in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Tamara Lindstrom reports.
  
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• Ryan Zinke, Donald Trump's cowboy-booted interior secretary, becomes latest Cabinet member to leave office 

  15-12-2018 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump announced the departure of another member of his Cabinet, Ryan Zinke, the latest in a series of high profile departures from his administration. As interior secretary Mr Zinke, 51, a former Navy SEAL from Montana, wore cowboy boots to the office. He spearheaded a rolling back of environmental regulations, and an expansion of oil and gas drilling, but was facing a host of ethics investigations relating to business dealings. Mr Zinke said he would be leaving his post at the end of the
  
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• As Zinke departs, Trump says he will name new interior secretary next week

  15-12-2018 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump did not give a reason for Zinke's departure."Ryan has accomplished much during his tenure and I want to thank him for his service to our Nation," Trump said on Twitter."The Trump administration will be announcing the new secretary of the Interior next week."Zinke has run the Interior Department, which oversees America’s vast public lands, since early 2017.
  
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• Obamacare to be considered by new-look  US Supreme Court after Texas judge rules it is unconstitutional

  15-12-2018 18:10 via news.yahoo.com
  America's new-look conservative-leaning US Supreme Court looks set to rule next year whether to overturn Barack Obama's flagship Obamacare policy. The highest court in America is expected to consider Mr Obama's signature political legacy after a judge in Texas declared it unconstitutional. Donald Trump, who tipped the balance in the court with controversial appointments, called the Texas ruling "Great news for America!" and said Obamacare was an "unconstitutional disaster". In Texas, J
  
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• At least 20 Afghan civilians killed in airstrike: officials

  15-12-2018 17:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The strike, against local Taliban commander Sharif Mawiya, was the latest in a series targeting senior insurgents, including the shadow governor of the strategic southern province of Helmand, who was killed on Dec. 2.Several Taliban military commanders have been killed this month by Afghan forces, backed by U.S. advisers and air power.The tactic has raised the risk of civilian casualties and Abdul Latif Fazly, a member of the provincial council, said eight women and 12 children were killed and m
  
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• Video shows Trump's next chief of staff calling him 'terrible human being'

  15-12-2018 17:49 via news.yahoo.com
  One of Mick Mulvaney’s first tasks as acting chief of staff to Donald Trump will perhaps be explaining why he previously publicly called his boss “a terrible human being”.Video has emerged of Mulvaney, previously a Republican congressman, admitting his disdain for Trump shortly before the presidential election in November 2016.
  
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• Inside the threatened Kurdish proto-state that holds the keys to defeating Isil

  15-12-2018 17:11 via news.yahoo.com
  On one end of Qamishli’s main street flies the two-starred Syrian national flag. On the other, that of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party. “One flag represents our past oppression, the other our freedom,” says Mahmoud, who owns a clothing shop which sits between the two.   Before the civil war, it would have been unthinkable for the Kurdish minority to openly pledge allegiance to anything other than the President Bashar al-Assad's Syrian Arab Republic. But seven years into
  
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• Ryan Zinke: Trump announces Secretary of Interior is to step down

  15-12-2018 16:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Ryan Zinke will be leaving Donald Trump’s White House administration amid pressure to step down from the Interior Department over allegations of ethics violations.It was originally believed the US interior secretary would announce the decision on Wednesday, but on Saturday morning the president tweeted: “Secretary of the Interior @RyanZinke will be leaving the Administration at the end of the year after having served for a period of almost two years.The move arrived amid vows from De
  
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• Police use teargas on 'yellow vest' protesters on Champs Elysees

  15-12-2018 16:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Police use teargas on protesters on the boulevard Champs Elysees while demonstrators gathered near Paris Opera House. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• Trump says interior secretary to leave in latest high-profile departure

  15-12-2018 16:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump said Saturday that his interior secretary will be leaving soon -- the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the US president's turnover-plagued administration."Secretary of the Interior @RyanZinke will be leaving the Administration at the end of the year after having served for a period of almost two years," Trump wrote on Twitter, highlighting the fact that Zinke's tenure was substantially longer than that of some other former top officials in the administration.The an
  
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• US Official: 'End days' nearing for Islamic State in Syria

  15-12-2018 15:45 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting against the Islamic State group in its last enclave in eastern Syria "is going very well," a U.S. official said Saturday as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battled the extremists on the edge of the largest urban area they still hold.
  
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• What the New Court Ruling Striking Down the ACA Means for Your Health Insurance

  15-12-2018 15:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Just as the sign-up window for individual health insurance for 2019 is closing, a legal ruling is creating new uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and could potentially ...
  
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• Federal judge in Texas declares Affordable Care Act unconstitutional

  15-12-2018 15:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal judge in Texas ruled President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act "invalid" Friday, the eve of the sign-up deadline for coverage next year.
  
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• The history of government shutdowns

  15-12-2018 14:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Adjunct history professor at Columbia University David Eisenbach explains Trump wouldn't be the first president to shut down the government.
  
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• University suspends externship program with ICE

  15-12-2018 14:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Seattle University Law School ends it's externship program with ICE after a student complained; CampusReform.org correspondent Thomas Reinhard reacts.
  
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• Russia Is Trying to Make Its Very Own Glock Firearms

  15-12-2018 14:12 via news.yahoo.com
  More like Glock-alikes.
  
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• Inside Polo Storico - where classic Lamborghinis are reborn

  15-12-2018 14:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Polo Storico is Lamborghini's in-house restoration program that can facilitate everything – from vehicle history to complete rebuilds using original parts. We went for a closer look
  
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• Brexit, Huawei Arrests, Trump’s Legal Troubles: Weekend Reads

  15-12-2018 14:00 via news.yahoo.com
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• For 76-year-old Joe Biden, age a factor as he mulls 2020 run

  15-12-2018 13:33 via news.yahoo.com
  As he considers running for president, Joe Biden is talking with friends and longtime supporters about whether, at 76, he's too old to seek the White House, according to several sources who have spoken with the former Democratic vice president.
  
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