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• The Latest: Philanthropists die in South Dakota plane crash

  26-12-2018 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on a small plane that crashed in a South Dakota city (all times local):
  
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• Stocks surge, with the Dow gaining 1,000 points, on oil rally and strong holiday sales

  26-12-2018 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Stocks roared back on Wednesday, with the Dow surging more than 1,000 points after strong holiday sales, rally in oil market.
  
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• Trump Says He Won't Relent on Shutdown Without Border Wall Money

  26-12-2018 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A deal to fund shuttered government departments still seemed out of reach Wednesday, the fifth day of the partial shutdown.The Republican House leadership informed members not to expect any votes on Thursday, with no indication that votes will be scheduled Friday.The new Congress begins on Jan. 3 with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi appearing to have secured enough votes from her party to become speaker.
  
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• Coast Guard searches for cruise ship crew member who went overboard

  26-12-2018 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday it was searching for a British crew member who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the Atlantic.
  
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• President Trump trades barbs with Democrats over partial government shutdown as battle over border funding continues

  26-12-2018 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump stands firm on border wall demands; Nancy Pelosi says the president is using scare tactics.
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Wall prototypes sit on the US-Mexico border

  26-12-2018 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Border wall prototypes stand in San Diego near the Mexico-U.S. border as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats are locked in a standoff over border wall funding that has shut down parts of the U.S. government.
  
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• Holiday cheer hits retail, with strongest seasonal sales in 6 years

  26-12-2018 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Holiday sales were up 5.1 percent to $850-plus billion in 2018 and online sales grew 19.1 percent, according to data Mastercard released Wednesday.
  
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• A Concise History of Presidential Commentary on the Stock Market

  26-12-2018 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Take Tuesday, when Donald Trump said American shares are giving investors “a tremendous opportunity to buy.” Reasonable people can differ on whether it mattered, it’s hardly the first time he’s mentioned stocks, and Trump gets a fair amount of blame lobbed at him for the sell-off as well.Whatever the case: he said it, and the S&P 500 shot up 5 percent after four straight days of losses and the worst Christmas Eve trading session ever.Perhaps the most famous instance o
  
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• How to Avoid Sneaky Car Rental Fees

  26-12-2018 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  When Stan Carpenter picked up his car from Dollar Car Rental during a trip earlier this year, he thought he knew what he'd have to shell out. But two months later, he received a letter from Dolla...
  
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• Wall Street roars back to life in best session in 9 years

  26-12-2018 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks roared back to life on Wednesday, shaking off four straight routs following strong retail sales data and White House reassurances that Fed Chair Jay Powell won't be fired.
  
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• Dow notches record point surge in dramatic rebound

  26-12-2018 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged at least 1,000 points in a single session for the first time on Wednesday.
  
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• Georgia dad charged in connection with deaths of his 2 children, worked as a Walmart Santa

  26-12-2018 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A Georgia father of two is charged with being connected to their deaths. The man also worked as a Santa Clause in the local Walmart.
  
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• Trump's visit to troops was as overdue as it was welcome

  26-12-2018 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  For service members spending the holidays far from home, the arrival of the commander in chief shows they're not forgotten: Our view
  
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• Workers fret at making ends meet as US govt shutdown persists

  26-12-2018 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  According to President Donald Trump, federal workers affected by the US government shutdown support him as he insists on no deal until Congress funds a wall on the Mexican border.After past shutdowns, Congress quickly ensured that federal workers were retroactively paid.Kevin, a statistician at the Census Bureau, said he recently relocated to Washington with his wife and two-and-a-half-year-old son from North Carolina in search of the long-term stability of a government job.
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks surge on Wall Street

  26-12-2018 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Sanofi's pediatric hexavalent vaccine approved by U.S. FDA

  26-12-2018 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sanofi's new pediatric vaccine immunizing children against six diseases, the French pharmaceutical lab said on Wednesday.Sanofi developed the new vaccine, dubbed Vaxelis, in partnership with Merck.Vaxelis is designed for children aged 6 weeks to 4 years old and is designed to keep them from contracting diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, and invasive disease due to haemophilus influenza type B.Sanofi and Merck are now working
  
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• After death of Guatemalan boy, U.S. to step up medical screenings

  26-12-2018 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Felipe Gomez Alonzo and his father, Agustin, 47, came from the municipality of Nenton in Huehuetenango province, Guatemalan Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marta Larra said.Gomez was the second child to die this month in U.S. custody after crossing from Mexico, following the death in early December of 7-year-old Jakelin Caal, a girl also from Guatemala.U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced policy changes on Wednesday aimed at preventing future deaths of children
  
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• President Trump Said Federal Workers Support the Shutdown. Not True, Say Unions Representing Hundreds of Thousands

  26-12-2018 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Union leaders who represent many of federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown dispute President Trump's claims that they support the move.
  
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• Donald Trump makes surprise visit to Iraq over Christmas to meet US soldiers

  26-12-2018 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has made a surprise trip to Iraq, meeting American soldiers in what was his first visit to a conflict zone since becoming US president. Mr Trump and his wife Melania took off from Washington DC late on Christmas day and arrived on Boxing Day for a visit that was kept closely under wraps.  While there Mr Trump confirmed that he would not be pulling US troops out of Iraq, despite his decision earlier this month to withdraw from Syria.  That choice had split his administ
  
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• 'I was mad as hell': Woman chases down porch pirate and gets package back

  26-12-2018 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Renee Abeyta says she dropped everything she was doing to go after the woman. "I was mad as hell. There was no way I was going to let her go."
  
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• The best-selling cold brew coffee maker on Amazon is on sale for $20

  26-12-2018 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  If you want to jump on the cold brew coffee bandwagon but you don't want to spend an arm and a leg on a new coffee maker, you definitely need to check out this Amazon best-seller. The Takeya 10310 Deluxe Cold Brew Coffee Maker with Airtight Lid & Silicone Handle is the single most popular model on all of Amazon, and it only costs $19.99. Definitely check it out.Here's what you need to know from the product page: * THE NEW DELUXE cold brew coffee maker is a durable BPA-Free Tritan pitcher wit
  
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• Meghan McCain claps back at Twitter troll who criticized Christmas tribute to her dad

  26-12-2018 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  "If there's one thing I'm doing in 2019 it's to continue to destigmatize talking about grief, death and cancer," Meghan McCain replied to her critic.
  
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• How many immigrant children need to die before border policies change?: Today's talker

  26-12-2018 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  A second Guatemalan child has died shortly after crossing the U.S. border. Who should be held responsible?
  
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• 4 killed when car, tanker collide on New Jersey highway

  26-12-2018 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey state police say four people are dead after a crash involving a car and a tanker truck on the Garden State Parkway.
  
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• Trump defends Syria pullout during surprise visit to Iraq

  26-12-2018 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump made the decision on Syria abruptly last week, against the advice of top aides and commanders, including Defense Secretary James Mattis, who resigned the next day.Trump said he had told his advisers, "let's get out of Syria," but was persuaded to stay, before deciding last week to bring the 2,000 troops home.It's time for us to start using our head," the president told reporters at the Al Asad Air Base west of Baghdad where he and first lady Melania Trump spent a little more than three hou
  
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• Alleged victim of Spacey sexual assault filmed part of incident

  26-12-2018 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  A young man who accusedKevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him at a seaside restaurant near Boston in 2016 filmed part of the incident, according to court filings obtained by AFP.If found guilty, Spacey could face up to five years in jail.Spacey then allegedly invited him back to his place, along with some other friends.
  
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• Stocks rise in afternoon trading, buoyed by oil rally and strong holiday retail sales

  26-12-2018 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Stocks rose Wednesday trading, two days after the Standard & Poor's 500 teetered on the brink of bear territory.
  
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• Why America Should Fear Russia's New Avangard Hypersonic Weapon: "We Don't Have Any Defense"

  26-12-2018 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Is the U.S. falling behind Russia and China in hypersonic weapons development? 
  
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• Israeli raids inside Syria since 2013

  26-12-2018 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel has carried out numerous raids inside war-torn Syria since 2013, targeting regime forces and their allies Iran and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.In January 2013 Israeli planes hit a surface-to-air missile site and military complex near Damascus suspected of holding chemical agents, according to a US official.Israel later implicitly confirms the strike -- its first since the start of the Syrian war in 2011.
  
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• How Russia Views Mattis' Departure

  26-12-2018 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Moscow isn't exactly jumping for joy.
  
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• US President Donald Trump visits Iraq

  26-12-2018 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Al-Asad Air Base(Iraq) (AFP) - President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to Iraq on Wednesday, his first trip to US troops deployed in a war zone since being elected two years ago.Trump landed at 7:16 pm local time at Al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq, accompanied by his wife Melania Trump, an AFP correspondent said.
  
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• Trump visits U.S. troops in Iraq, his first trip as president to a combat zone

  26-12-2018 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump made a surprise visit to Iraq amid controversy over his planned troop withdrawal in Syria.
  
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• PHOTOS: Trump and first lady Melania make a surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq

  26-12-2018 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump and first lady Melania Trump made a surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018.
  
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• President Trump and First Lady Melania Make Surprise Visit to U.S. Troops in Iraq

  26-12-2018 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The trip marks Trump's first to meet with troops in a combat zone
  
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• 8 Ways to Earn Miles Without an Airline Credit Card

  26-12-2018 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Airline credit cards are a great way to earn miles with your favorite frequent flyer program.You can get miles if you provide your frequent flyer number when you book your trip and pay out of pocket.Each airline has a different rate for which you'll earn miles, and how much you earn can depend on your status with the airline, the type of fare, the ticketing airline and the operating airline.
  
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• Trump is third American president to visit Iraq

  26-12-2018 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Wednesday to meet U.S. troops. It's the sixth time that a U.S. president has visited Iraq.
  
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• Israeli army says it destroys another Hezbollah tunnel

  26-12-2018 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday destroyed another cross-border tunnel it says was built by Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, sending a loud explosion throughout the volatile area.
  
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• What does it mean if the hole in the ISS was drilled from the inside?

  26-12-2018 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  There isn't much contest for the most bizarre space news story of the year. If anyone were to give away such an award it would definitely be handed to the bizarre saga of the leak that spontaneously appeared in the hull of a Soyuz spacecraft that was attached to the International Space Station several months ago. Now, with the ship itself safely back on Earth and the portion of the spacecraft that held the hole jettisoned during reentry, it's up to Russia to determine how the hole was created, w
  
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• Marine among 4 killed in Garden State Parkway crash

  26-12-2018 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  New Jersey State Police have identified the four young men killed in a horrific crash on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County, New Jersey.
  
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• On shutdown, Trump vows to wait as long as it takes for wall funding

  26-12-2018 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  With no immediate end to the shutdown in sight, Trump made his remarks during a surprise visit to Iraq and blamed the shutdown on Democrat Nancy Pelosi, who was expected to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3.Trump had previously said he was prepared for a lengthy shutdown and when asked on Wednesday how long he would wait to get what he wants, he said, "Whatever it takes.""Nancy is calling the shots," said the Republican president, suggesting that her opposition to his
  
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• Timeline shows final hours of second Guatemalan child to die in US custody

  26-12-2018 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  On 24 December, according to Customs and Border Protection’s timeline, Felipe Gómez Alonzo and his father arrived at the hospital at 11.07pm, where staff were unable to revive the eight-year-old.Eight-year-old Felipe Gómez Alonzo’s first week in the US ended up being the last week of his short life.With his father, he had traveled 2,000 miles from his home in Guatemala to reach the US border, where the pair were apprehended by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents.
  
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• US conducts medical checks on children after 2 deaths

  26-12-2018 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities said Wednesday that they have done new medical checks on nearly every child in Border Patrol custody after the death of a second youngster in the agency's care in the span of less than three weeks.
  
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• U.S. fund investors sold most bonds in seven weeks on Fed hike: ICI

  26-12-2018 19:34
  U.S. fund investors battered bond markets with the biggest withdrawals in seven weeks and snatched the most cash from foreign stocks since mid-2015 as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates,...
  
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• India tightens e-commerce rules, likely to hit Amazon, Flipkart

  26-12-2018 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India will ban e-commerce companies such as Amazon.comand Walmart -owned Flipkart Group from selling products from companies in which they have an equity interest."An entity having equity participation by e-commerce marketplace entity or its group companies, or having control on its inventory by e-commerce marketplace entity or its group companies, will not be permitted to sell its products on the platform run by such marketplace entity," the commerce ministry said i
  
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• Woman chases down porch pirate, gets package back

  26-12-2018 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  A Colorado woman chased down a porch pirate and got her package back.
  
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• PHOTOS: Partial government shutdown continues as Congress and president fail to reach deal

  26-12-2018 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Christmas has come and gone, but the partial government shutdown is just getting started.Wednesday brings the first full business day after several government departments and agencies closed up over the weekend due to a budgetary stalemate between President Trump and Congress.Trump said Tuesday that the closed parts of the government will remain that way until Democrats agree to his demand for $5 billion to construct a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to deter criminal elements.
  
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• Migrant boy who died in U.S. left Guatemala's migrant heartland

  26-12-2018 19:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Felipe Gomez Alonzo and his father, Agustin, 47, came from the municipality of Nenton in Huehuetenango province, said Guatemalan foreign ministry spokeswoman Marta Larra.
  
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• Russia says Israeli strikes on Syria threatened two civilian flights: Ifax

  26-12-2018 18:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Russia's Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that Israeli missile strikes in Syria the previous day had directly threatened two civilian flights, Interfax news agency reported.The ministry, which did not specify which flights had been threatened, added that Syrian air defenses had destroyed 14 of 16 Israeli missiles launched against unspecified targets near Damascus on Tuesday.Three Syrian soldiers were injured in the strikes, Syrian state media reported.
  
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• Lebanon condemns Israeli strikes against Syria

  26-12-2018 18:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Lebanon's foreign ministry condemned on Wednesday Israeli air raids against Syria from its airspace and said it supported Syria's right to defend its sovereignty.Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has instructed Lebanon's envoy to the U.N. to submit a complaint to the Security Council against the "dangerous Israeli violations that threaten stability in the region", the foreign ministry said in a statement.
  
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• No One Wants to Spend Christmas Like Mom-to-Be Amy Schumer Did

  26-12-2018 18:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Amy Schumer shared her miserable Christmas with followers on Instagram – including a video of her getting sick on the side of a road.
  
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