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• Michigan family of 5 killed in fiery crash caused by wrong-way driver

  06-01-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Five members of a Michigan family were killed early Sunday morning in a fiery crash on I-75 near Lexington, KY
  
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• Former Venezuela Supreme Court judge flees to U.S., denounces Maduro

  06-01-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The latest defection from the crisis-stricken OPEC nation's government comes amid growing international pressure on Maduro over his new term, which resulted from a broadly boycotted 2018 vote dismissed by countries around the world as a sham."I've decided to leave Venezuela to disavow the government of Nicolas Maduro," Zerpa said in an interview with EVTV, which is broadcast over cable and the internet."I believe (Maduro) does not deserve a second chance because the election he supposedly won wa
  
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• How Democrats could blow it in 2020

  06-01-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Don't nominate someone so far to the left that he or she could lose much of the swing vote and be cast as a liberal version of Donald Trump: Our view
  
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• MoveOn: 2020 Democratic nominee must be unapologetically progressive

  06-01-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Voters are going to back candidates who’ve got their backs, writes Karine Jean-Pierre, the chief public affairs officer for MoveOn.
  
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• Wall will be made of steel, not concrete: Trump

  06-01-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday not to bend in his demand for a wall along the southern border with Mexico but said the barrier could be made of steel instead of concrete as a potential compromise with Democrats who refuse to fund it. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• Trump holds firm on border wall, offers steel option as compromise

  06-01-2019 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump's comments came at the start of the third week of a partial government shutdown resulting from the dispute that has left hundreds of thousands of federal workers idled or without paychecks.Trump threatened again, without providing specifics on where the funding would originate, to declare a national emergency as an alternative way to build the wall, depending on the outcome of talks in the coming days.Democrats have declined to approve the $5.6 billion Trump wants to fulfill a 2016 campaig
  
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• Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport says fears death if repatriated

  06-01-2019 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport said she would be killed if she was repatriated by Thai immigration officials, who confirmed the 18-year-old was denied entry to the country on Sunday.The incident comes against the backdrop of intense scrutiny of Saudi Arabia over its investigation and handling of the shocking murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year, which has renewed criticism of the kingdom's rights record.Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun told AFP she was stopped by Saudi and Kuwaiti offici
  
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• 'The goal is not to open up the government': Sen. Graham says no shutdown end without wall

  06-01-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  "As long as the radical left is in charge we're never going to get anywhere. The president will compromise but he will not capitulate," Graham said.
  
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• How to Deal With Possible TSA Travel Delays Caused by the Government Shutdown

  06-01-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The TSA has admitted that sick calls have increased
  
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• The government shutdown is tied for third longest on record – with no end in sight

  06-01-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The partial government shutdown reached a milestone Sunday, tying for the third longest recorded with no end in sight.
  
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• Saudi Arabia to notify women of divorce via text

  06-01-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabian courts will notify women by text message when their husbands have been granted divorces under a law that took effect Sunday.
  
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• Suspects sought in California bowling alley triple homicide

  06-01-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — Police searched for suspects Sunday in a shooting that killed three men and injured four during a brawl at a popular Los Angeles-area bowling alley and karaoke bar.
  
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• Fed to Weigh on Dollar, U.S.-China Talks, Jobs Report: Eco Day

  06-01-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Welcome to Monday, Asia. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started:U.S. and Chinese officials are set to begin trade negotiations today in the hope of reaching a deal during a 90-day truce between President Donald Trump and his counterpart Xi Jinping. Here are seven issues that will be key to making headwayThe dollar may be poised to decline after comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday boosted the chances that the c
  
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• Bayern fines Ribery for comments after gold-leaf steak furor

  06-01-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich has fined winger Franck Ribery for posting expletives and insults on social media after receiving criticism online for posting a video of being served a gold-leaf steak.
  
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• National Park Service plans to use entrance fees to keep major parks open during shutdown

  06-01-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  National Park Service takes unprecedented step to use entrance fees to keep major parks open. The fees will be used for trash clean up and more. But is it legal?
  
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• Park Service to tap into entrance fees to keep operating

  06-01-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service says it is taking the extraordinary step of dipping into entrance fees to pay for staffing at its highly visited parks in the wake of the partial government shutdown.
  
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• Palestinian Authority pulls staff from Rafah border crossing

  06-01-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The Palestinian Authority said Sunday it was withdrawing staff from the Rafah border post with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip to protest against "brutal practices" by rival faction Hamas."This decision comes in the light of recent developments and brutal practices of the de facto gangs" in the Gaza Strip, said the PA's civil affairs authority in a statement, quoted by official Palestinian news agency WAFA.It accused Hamas of "summoning, arresting and abusing our employees", leading it to concl
  
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• Brother questions why American man being held by Russia

  06-01-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The brother of an American man being held in Moscow on suspicion of spying is raising the possibility that his sibling is being used as a pawn in a potential exchange for a Russian woman behind bars in the U.S.
  
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• US food stamp program could run out of funding if shutdown continues

  06-01-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The partial government shutdown could soon impact the millions of Americans who rely on the nation's food stamp program.
  
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• California mudslides shut down Pacific Coast Highway, ensnare motorists including rapper Soulja Boy

  06-01-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  A potent winter storm that hammered the West Coast over the weekend triggered mudslides in Southern California in areas scorched by wildfires.
  
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• Trump makes remarks after a working visit to Camp David, says the wall will be made out of steel being less obtrusive

  06-01-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The president says that a steel wall will give the border great strength and they will use American companies to make it.
  
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• Palestinian Authority pulls employees from Egypt-Gaza crossing

  06-01-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The dispute over the border stems from a rift between the PA, based in the occupied West Bank and headed by Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and the Islamist militant group Hamas, which took control of Gaza more than a decade ago in a civil war.Re-opening the Rafeh crossing, which according to human rights groups is the sole exit point from Gaza for an estimated 95 percent of its 2 million population, will require Egypt to agree on a new operator.It is unclear whether it will
  
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• President Trump says border wall fight is 'very important battle to win'

  06-01-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump huddles with aides at Camp David to discuss agenda, including border wall and government shutdown
  
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• Donald Trump to meet with Democrats over government shutdown

  06-01-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump remained resolute in his demand for funding for a border wall on Sunday as negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, to strike a deal and reopen the US government, stalled. Apparently content to let the shutdown continue indefinitely, he left for meetings at Camp David as determined as ever to secure the $5.6 billion requested to finance his key campaign pledge. In Washington Mike Pence, the vice president, restarted talks with key Democrat representatives in an attempt t
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro defends rule as legitimate

  06-01-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro defended his government's legitimacy Sunday as his bid for a second six-year term has come under growing fire internationally and by the country's opposition-controlled National Assembly.In another sign of turmoil around Maduro, who is to be sworn in Thursday, the Venezuelan Supreme Court confirmed that a justice who sat on a panel that deals with electoral issues has fled the county.News of the defection of Christian Zerpa came a day after the opposition-con
  
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• Phoenix police investigate after woman in coma for decade gives birth

  06-01-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Phoenix police are investigating reports of a sexual assault after a woman who has been hospitalized in a vegetative state for the past decade gave birth.
  
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• The Breakdown of U.S. Syria Policy

  06-01-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  What is clear is that the decision to withdraw is not the only thing that unraveled the policy.
  
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• Should South Korea Participate in China's Belt and Road?

  06-01-2019 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The costs involve more than money.
  
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• Trump says acting Cabinet members give him 'more flexibility'

  06-01-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The president said Sunday he was in no hurry to find permanent replacements for one-quarter of his Cabinet currently serving in an acting capacity.
  
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• Trump digs in on wall, as shutdown enters week three

  06-01-2019 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump stood firm Sunday on his demand for billions of dollars to fund a border wall with Mexico, claiming "tremendous" support inside his camp on the contentious issue which has forced a government shutdown now entering its third week."We have to build the wall," Trump told reporters as he left the White House for the Camp David presidential retreat.One prominent House Democrat, Adam Schiff, immediately rejected the talk of a national emergency.
  
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• Trump aide sets conditions for US Syria withdrawal

  06-01-2019 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump's national security adviser on Sunday set out conditions for the withdrawal of American troops from Syria, saying the defence of allies must first be assured.The comments by John Bolton during a visit to Israel signalled a far more gradual US withdrawal than initially set out by Trump, whose December 19 announcement concerned allies and led to the resignation of defence secretary Jim Mattis.Trump himself has more recently spoken of "slowly" sending troops home "over a p
  
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• Bolton says Turkey must not attack Kurdish fighters once U.S. leaves Syria

  06-01-2019 20:09 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to announce a U.S. pullout from Syria left many questions open, chiefly whether Kurdish fighters who had been operating in northern Syria alongside U.S. forces would now be attacked by their long-time enemy, Turkey.Bolton, on a trip to Israel and Turkey, said he would stress in talks with Turkish officials, including President Tayyip Erdogan, that Kurdish forces must be protected.
  
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• The Latest: Slain Houston girl's dad relieved after arrest

  06-01-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into the shooting death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes (all times local):
  
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• SAS soldiers injured and ally killed by Isil missile in Syria

  06-01-2019 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Two British Special Forces soldiers have been seriously hurt after a missile attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) in Syria. The attack was believed to have happened on Saturday morning near Deir Ezzor in the east of the country.   A Kurdish soldier fighting alongside the British forces was killed in the missile strike and five other British troops were injured. The most serious casualty, understood by the Telegraph to be from Britain’s elite 22 SAS Regiment, based
  
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• British SAS soldiers injured and ally killed by Isil missile in Syria

  06-01-2019 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Two British Special Forces soldiers have been seriously hurt with one suffering a throat injury after a missile attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) in Syria. The attack was believed to have happened on Saturday morning near Deir Ezzor in the east of the country.   A Kurdish soldier fighting alongside the British forces was killed in the missile strike and five other British troops were injured. The most serious casualty, understood by the Telegraph to be from Britain&r
  
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• Jazmine Barnes' mom speaks out about the suspects following arrest

  06-01-2019 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  The mother of a 7-year-old girl shot and killed last Sunday says the suspect they saw at first wasn't a figment of her imagination.
  
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• New details reveal suspects fired at Jazmine Barnes' vehicle by mistake

  06-01-2019 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  During court, it was revealed the suspects learned they had fired into the wrong vehicle after watching the news.
  
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• Trump: Weakness in China economy gives Beijing incentive for trade deal

  06-01-2019 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump said Sunday that weakness in the Chinese economy gave Beijing a reason to work toward a deal.
  
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• Florida man shoves pizza in dad’s face after learning he helped deliver him at birth

  06-01-2019 19:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Robert Houston was arrested after attacking his father with a pizza after finding out his father delivered him at birth.
  
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• US Syria withdrawal must be done with allies' defence 'assured': Bolton

  06-01-2019 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Sunday during a visit to Israel that the American withdrawal from Syria must be done with the defence of allies "assured"."We're going to be discussing the president's decision to withdraw, but to do so from northeast Syria in a way that makes sure that ISIS is defeated and is not able to revive itself and become a threat again," John Bolton said when meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
  
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• France's Macron reeling as tough stance against 'yellow vests' backfires

  06-01-2019 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The anti-government protesters on Saturday used a forklift truck to force their way into a government ministry compound, torched cars near the Champs Elysees and in one violent skirmish on a bridge over the Seine punched and kicked riot police officers to the ground.On Sunday evening, Macron wrote on Twitter: "Once again, the Republic was attacked with extreme violence - its guardians, its representatives, its symbols."His administration had hardened its stance against the yellow vests after the
  
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• Orthodox patriarch hands over decree on independent Ukraine church

  06-01-2019 18:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Priests and politicians on Sunday celebrated the creation of an independent Ukrainian church, in a move that while popular in Kiev has been angrily condemned by the church in Russia.The Istanbul-based Orthodox patriarch handed over a formal decree confirming the creation of an independent Ukrainian church to its leader, Metropolitan Yepifaniy.The decree was signed at a landmark ceremony on Saturday, putting the formal stamp on a break with the Russian Orthodox church which has infuriated Moscow.
  
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• Photos: Wind, mudslides slam West Coast triggering power outages, rescues

  06-01-2019 18:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A strong winter storm caused over a hundred thousand power outages in Washington and triggered mudslides in Southern California earlier this weekend.
  
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• The Latest: Dems say declaring emergency over wall dubious

  06-01-2019 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the government shutdown (all times local):
  
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• Collins 'getting ready' for 2020 run, splits shutdown blame

  06-01-2019 18:12 via news.yahoo.com
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins is "getting ready to run" for re-election, she said during a television appearance Sunday, but she reiterated that she won't make a decision until the end of the year.
  
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• Washington Man Shoots Sister, Kills Himself in Restaurant Parking Lot

  06-01-2019 18:06 via news.yahoo.com
  A chaotic scene unfolded along the Edmonds waterfront when police say a man in his 50s shot his sister, then turned the gun on himself.
  
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• Everything new coming to Netflix this week, and everything leaving (week of Jan. 6)

  06-01-2019 18:05 via news.yahoo.com
  There aren't many quiet weeks on Netflix any more, but this coming week falls into that category. By my count, there are only eight new shows and movies hitting the service this week, though seven of them are originals. On the bright side, some of that content looks pretty exciting, including the final movie in the intriguing Godzilla anime series, and the second season of the comedy Friends from College, starring Keegan-Michael Key.The sole licensed movie this week is none other than Solo: A St
  
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• Russia 'not ruling out prisoner exhange' for Briton held on spying charges

  06-01-2019 17:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Russia’s foreign ministry has not ruled out a prisoner exchange for the British citizen held on apparent charges of espionage. Paul Whelan, a former US marine, was arrested in Moscow on December 28th. Russian media reported claims that the 48-year-old was apprehended in possession of a USB drive containing the names of Russian security agents. Since his arrest Mr Whelan, who also holds US, Canadian and Irish passports, has been kept in the notoriously brutal Lefortovo prison in the Russian
  
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• Reports: 2 British soldiers wounded in IS attack in Syria

  06-01-2019 17:54 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — A missile attack by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria killed at least one Kurdish fighter and wounded two British soldiers embedded with them, according to reports Sunday, amid fierce fighting in the strategic area near the Iraqi border.
  
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