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• Amazon Considers Opting Out of Queens, BROOKLYN DESIGNS Finds New Location, and More News This Week

  08-02-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
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• Trump May Ignore Deadline on Khashoggi Murder Report to Congress

  08-02-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The official said in an emailed statement that Trump maintains his discretion to decline to act on congressional committee requests when he feels it’s appropriate.The official said the White House would continue to consult with Congress on the murder of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist.
  
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• Teen Girls, Young Boy Punch and Rob Woman Over $12 at NYC Subway Station

  08-02-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Police are looking for the teen girls and a boy who allegedly attacked and robbed a woman at a Brooklyn subway station.
  
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• Amid sanctions calls, Saudis deny prince had role in slaying

  08-02-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Saudi official on Friday insisted his country's crown prince had no role in the October slaying of a Washington Post columnist, saying the trial of the suspects and the ongoing investigation would show it was a "rogue operation" with no official backing.
  
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• Acting AG overseeing Mueller probe says he's not interfered

  08-02-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said on Friday that he has "not interfered in any way" in the special counsel's Russia investigation as he faced a contentious and partisan congressional hearing in his waning days on the job.
  
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• New pressure over Khashoggi death, Trump ignores deadline

  08-02-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  With pressure mounting in Washington and Riyadh, the US president theoretically had until the end of the day to designate those responsible for the murder of the Washington Post columnist, who was strangled and dismembered by Saudi agents in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October 2."Consistent with the previous administration's position and the constitutional separation of powers, the president maintains his discretion to decline to act on congressional committee requests when appropriat
  
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• Second Woman Accuses Fairfax of Sexual Assault

  08-02-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A second woman has come forward to allege that Virginia’s embattled lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, sexually assaulted her.Meredith Watson’s lawyers put out a statement on Friday detailing her claim that she was raped by Fairfax in 2000 when they were both undergraduates at Duke University.“Mr. Fairfax’s attack was premeditated and aggressive,” Watson’s lawyers said.
  
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• Venezuela's Guaido won't rule out authorizing US intervention

  08-02-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's self-proclaimed acting leader Juan Guaido refused to rule out Friday the possibility of authorizing a US intervention to help force President Nicolas Maduro from power and alleviate a humanitarian crisis.Under Maduro's stewardship, Venezuela's economy has collapsed leaving the country wracked by hyperinflation, recession and shortages of basic necessities such as food and medicine.Earlier, Maduro vowed not to let in "fake humanitarian aid" and claimed Venezuela's crisis has been "fab
  
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• Volunteers ready US aid set for Venezuela as Maduro digs in

  08-02-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — Dozens of volunteers prepared sacks of rice, canned tuna and protein-rich biscuits for malnourished children at a warehouse on the Colombian border on Friday as Venezuela's opposition vowed to deliver the U.S. humanitarian aid to their troubled nation, even if it means mounting a mass mobilization of their countrymen to carry it in.
  
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• Son Accused of Killing, Burning Mother Before Hanging Her Upside Down in Closet

  08-02-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  A man has been arrested after his mother was found to stabbed to death, her body badly burned and hanging upside down in a closet at a home in Crown Heights, sources told PIX11 News Friday.
  
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• AP Explains: Venezuela's humanitarian aid standoff

  08-02-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido declared himself Venezuela's interim president last month, vowing to oust President Nicolas Maduro from power and end the once-wealthy nation's deepening political and humanitarian crisis.
  
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• Second woman accuses Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax of sexual assault

  08-02-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Woman claims she was raped by Justin Fairfax in 2000 while they were both students at Duke University; Trace Gallagher reports.
  
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• Frozen Cat Survives After Vets Thaw Her

  08-02-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Veterinarians in Montana revived a cat that was nearly frozen alive in Montana.
  
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• 6 heated moments during Whitaker's testimony, including a call to end the hearing before it started

  08-02-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Matthew Whitaker's appearance gave Americans a front-row seat to the fraught relationship between the Trump administration and the Democratic majority in the House.
  
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• Second Woman Accuses Virginia Lt. Governor of Sexual Assault

  08-02-2019 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  A second woman has come forward accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault.
  
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• US step closer to developing hypersonic missile that travels at five times the speed of sound

  08-02-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States is racing to develop hypersonic missiles that can travel at five times the speed of sound, officials have confirmed.Heather Wilson, secretary of the US Air Force, said the effort was being made to keep pace with other nations like Russia and China while speaking on Friday at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.The US Air Force currently operates 80 satellites in space, the secretary added.
  
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• Northam Tells Staff He Won’t Resign over Racist Yearbook Photo

  08-02-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  During a cabinet meeting Friday afternoon, Virginia governor Ralph Northam told his staff that he will not resign despite the overwhelming condemnation he’s received from fellow Democrats this week following the emergence of a racist photo on his 1984 medical-school-yearbook page, according to the Associated Press.The yearbook photo, which depicts one man in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan uniform, was first published on Friday by the right-wing website Big League Politics.Imm
  
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• The latest: Second woman accuses Fairfax of sexual assault

  08-02-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the fallout after two top Virginia Democrats admitted wearing blackface and another was accused of sexual assault (all times local):
  
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• Groom charged with assaulting teen at wedding reception

  08-02-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  A newlywed man is now facing a list of charges in Bucks County for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager at his own wedding.
  
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• The 'who gon' check me, boo?' meme is a modern masterpiece

  08-02-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Nothing like a fresh meme to revive the senses and inspire some genuine chuckles.This week, a new meme went viral on Twitter, inspiring some very important tweets. The format is simple and allows for a myriad of possibilities, as any hearty format should. It goes like this: Twitter users come up with a protagonist to ask, "who gon' check me, boo?" along with a villain to answer, made up by a face of emojis, depending on the answer. > fourteenth century europeans: who gon check me boo?>
  
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• Larger groups seen crossing border as overall arrests drop

  08-02-2019 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Central Americans are increasingly entering the United States illegally in groups of at least 100 people in rugged, remote stretches of the Mexican border, authorities said Friday upon releasing January figures that show total arrests fell for a second straight month.
  
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• FDA questions Juul, Altria commitment to combat teen vaping

  08-02-2019 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration is questioning whether electronic cigarette maker Juul and its new partner Altria are following through on pledges to help reverse the boom in underage vaping.
  
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• 2020 Vision: Klobuchar, Warren would like a moment of your time this weekend

  08-02-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  After a week in which the news was dominated by the State of the Union speech, focus will likely shift back to the 2020 race, as Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar are expected to formally announce their campaigns.
  
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• Whitaker has time on his mind under Democratic grilling

  08-02-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tick-tock.
  
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• Feds reportedly investigating whether publisher of the National Enquirer violated agreement with prosecutors

  08-02-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  AMI, the publisher of the Enquirer, and its owner, David Pecker, made a deal with prosecutors over the tabloid's involvement in hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential election; analysis from former prosecutor Katie Cherkasky.
  
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• Acting U.S. attorney general snaps at Democrats over Russia probe

  08-02-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  In a combative congressional hearing, Whitaker said he had not talked to Trump about the probe into whether Moscow tried to tip the 2016 presidential election, or "interfered in any way" in the investigation since taking his role in November.Democrats, who took over the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee after last year's midterm elections, accused Whitaker of being evasive in front of the panel and frequently clashed with him.The hearing room erupted in gasps when Whitaker pushed back
  
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• The Best Specialty REITs With High Yields

  08-02-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Specialty REITs can yield sweet dividends.
  
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• Trump’s acting attorney general shuts down Congress questions on Mueller investigation: ‘Your five minutes is up’

  08-02-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Matthew Whitaker’s hearing in the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee became combative on Friday as Democrats pressed the acting attorney general for information on the Russia probe led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.Mr Whitaker, an appointee of Donald Trump, at one point caused the committee and audience members to gasp in disbelief when he avoided answering a question from the chairman by telling him his time had run out.“Mr Chairman, I see that your five minutes is
  
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• National Enquirer publisher denies breaking law in Jeff Bezos 'blackmail photos' row

  08-02-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  The owner of the National Enquirer on Friday said it would investigate claims by Jeff Bezos that the tabloid had attempted to blackmail the billionaire by threatening to release sexually explicit photographs. American Media Inc (AMI) said it believed it had “acted lawfully” after Mr Bezos published emails appearing to show the tabloid asking him to retract suggestions that political motives drove their decision to reveal his extramarital affair, in return for not publishing the image
  
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• How FDR’s New Deal Laid the Groundwork for the Green New Deal—in Good Ways and Bad

  08-02-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The Green New Deal, championed by politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is in some ways a product of the programs that inspired its name
  
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• Acting attorney general's fiery hearing

  08-02-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Matthew Whitaker is grilled by the House Judiciary Committee and Virginia's governor faces intense pressure to resign.
  
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• Wells Fargo fixes outage issue that caused some paychecks not to appear in accounts

  08-02-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Wells Fargo say the issue that caused some trouble seeing paychecks and direct deposits in online and mobile banking accounts has been corrected.
  
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• National Enquirer owner responds to Bezos post, says it 'acted lawfully' in its reporting

  08-02-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  American Media Inc., owner of the National Enquirer, says in a statement that it "acted lawfully" after Jeff Bezos blasted the company Thursday.
  
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• Blood sugar tied to fracture risk in type 1 diabetes

  08-02-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Researchers examined data on more than 47,000 people with diabetes, including 3,329 with type 1, the less common form, which typically develops in childhood or young adulthood when the pancreas can't produce insulin.The rest had type 2 diabetes, which is linked to obesity and aging and happens when the body can't properly use or make enough insulin to convert blood sugar into energy.All of these patients were diagnosed with diabetes in the UK between 1995 and 2015.
  
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• Border Patrol overwhelmed by large groups of migrant families

  08-02-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Border Patrol said on Friday its resources were being stretched thin by larger and larger groups of Central American families left by smugglers in remote locations along the U.S. Mexico border.Until recently, most people caught crossing the border illegally were men from Mexico, but now Central American families and unaccompanied minors make up some 60 percent of those apprehended, data from the agency show.Many of the migrants who may seek passage with smugglers in their journey through Me
  
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• US envoy in Taliban talks seeks peace deal before July vote

  08-02-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States is hoping Afghanistan can strike a peace agreement including the Taliban before elections scheduled for July, US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday."It will be better for Afghanistan if we could get a peace agreement before the election, which is scheduled in July," the negotiator said, adding that there remained "a lot of work" to do.Khalilzad, who is leading talks with the Taliban, was at the US Institute of Peace in Washington to discuss an ongoing push for a political se
  
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• The Latest: Booker stresses social justice in Iowa stop

  08-02-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on Sen. Cory Booker's first presidential campaign visit to Iowa (all times local):
  
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• Is Russian support for Venezuela's Maduro waning?

  08-02-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The symbolism of aid lorries, halted by barricades on the Venezuela-Colombia border, would have been familiar enough for anyone watching from the Kremlin.It told the story of an outmanoeuvred regime, a default defensive response, and terrible PR.Russia, one of Venezuela’s major backers since Hugo Chavez took power in 1998, finds itself holding an increasingly toxic asset.
  
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• What we know about Bezos' letter accusing National Enquirer parent of blackmail

  08-02-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  On Thursday night, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos published a letter accusing the parent company of the National Enquirer of blackmail. Here are 6 takeaways.
  
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• Chief Justice Roberts emerges as key figure on U.S. Supreme Court

  08-02-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The role of Supreme Court swing vote had been filled by Justice Anthony Kennedy, who sided with its liberal bloc on divisive issues including abortion and gay rights before retiring last July.Following Republican President Donald Trump's appointment in the past two years of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who replaced Kennedy, and Justice Neil Gorsuch, Roberts now appears to be the most centrist of the five conservative justices who make up the court's majority.
  
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• Kurdish-led forces ready for push on last IS pocket

  08-02-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria prepared Friday for a push on the last remaining speck of the Islamic State group's "caliphate" where diehard jihadists and their families are holed up.US President Donald Trump predicted that the once-sprawling proto-state's official defeat could be proclaimed as early as next week but operations have been paused for days on the main front line.Four years ago, IS controlled territory the size of Britain and administered millions of people, but the US-led coal
  
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• Tyson Told Five People of Fairfax Allegations before Going Public

  08-02-2019 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Several months before going public with her sexual-assault claim against Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax, Vanessa Tyson described the alleged attack to several of her colleagues at Stanford University, the New York Times reported Friday.During a lunch she hosted in the fall for fellow academics, Tyson described being sexually assaulted during the 2004 Democratic National Convention by a man who has since enjoyed political success.“What she told us was pretty much
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro spurns U.S. aid, rival warns military not to block it

  08-02-2019 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  A day after the aid convoy arrived in the border city of Cucuta, President Nicolas Maduro ridiculed the United States for offering small amounts of assistance while maintaining sanctions that block some $10 billion of offshore assets and revenue.Rival Juan Guaido, who is recognized by dozens of countries as Venezuela's legitimate leader, warned military officers against blocking the arrival of aid amid spiraling disease and malnutrition brought on by a hyperinflationary collapse."Take all that h
  
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• Lawmakers Aim for Deal by Monday to Avoid Another Shutdown

  08-02-2019 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Representative Steven Palazzo, a GOP member of the House-Senate panel holding the talks, said he expects a deal “before the end of the weekend” that could be finalized on Monday.Another Republican on the negotiating panel, Representative Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee,said the GOP wants as much barrier funding as possible, and he hopes that the final amount is above $2 billion.House Appropriations Committee spokesman Evan Hollander said in a statement that Democrats want the figure t
  
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• Forget chocolate, how about a cockroach for Valentine's?

  08-02-2019 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Forget chocolate, flowers or a romantic dinner.A zoo in Texas is offering singles the chance to name a cockroach after their ex and see it fed to a meerkat live on camera on Valentine's Day.In a campaign dubbed "Quit Bugging Me!!!" the El Paso Zoo says the roach is a perfect Valentine's gift for those needing closure on a past relationship that didn't make the grade.
  
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• Manafort Prosecutors Have Questions About $1 Million Condo Loan

  08-02-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Mueller’s prosecutors on Thursday told a court they needed to know more about the August 2017 loan, from a Nevada company called Woodlawn LLC. Manafort, the onetime chairman of President Donald Trump’s campaign, guaranteed the loan, which was secured by the family’s interest in a Manhattan condominium, according to court papers.As Manafort’s legal problems escalated, Woodlawn installed a Hollywood bit player named Joey Rappa as its “managing member” in public
  
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• Acting Attorney General Whitaker draws gasps for telling Chairman Nadler that his 5 minutes are up

  08-02-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker tried to call time on the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports.
  
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• Virginia Dems brace for 2020 political fallout from scandal

  08-02-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  The political crisis in Virginia threatens to turn a state that has trended Democratic back into a battleground, a development that could complicate the party's effort to defeat President Donald Trump next year.
  
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• Turkey, others to press for UN probe into Khashoggi killing

  08-02-2019 20:13 via news.yahoo.com
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and other countries will soon submit a formal request to establish a U.N. committee to investigate the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Turkish foreign minister said Friday.
  
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• Virginia's black caucus, House Dems, in go-slow move, call for Ralph Northam's ouster. But governor stays silent

  08-02-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The measured approach could slow the sobering prospects for Democrats that the top three executive positions might be vacated..
  
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