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• Cuba denies military in Venezuela, charges U.S. readies intervention

  19-02-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump and members of the administration have charged that Cuba’s security forces and military control Venezuela’s and that troops are also on the ground there.“Our government categorically and energetically rejects this slander,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said at a Havana press conference, adding all of the some 20,000 Cubans in Venezuela were civilians, most health professionals.Communist-run Cuba has been a key backer of the Venezuelan
  
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• Jussie Smollett attack: Police investigate tip that Smollett, brothers seen together on night of alleged incident

  19-02-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Chicago police are investigating a tip that on the night "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett reported being attacked, he was seen in an elevator with two brothers who were arrested in relation to the probe and later released, according to a CPD spokesperson.
  
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• AP Explains: Venezuela opposition's fight to win over troops

  19-02-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela's opposition are pushing the military to let in humanitarian aid in the belief that it could break a month-long standoff over power in the troubled South American nation. But top commanders are showing no signs of breaking their loyalty to Nicolas Maduro and disgruntled rank-and-file troops have yet to act.
  
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• Trump 'in no rush' on North Korea denuclearization as envoy heads to finalize summit plans

  19-02-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said sanctions against North Korea would remain in place in the meantime and noted Pyongyang's freeze in nuclear and missile testing since 2017."I'd just like to see ultimately denuclearization of North Korea."U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said of Kim last week it was "time for him to deliver," but the Trump administration has moved away from demands that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons immediately and has appeared to adopt a more gra
  
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• O'Rourke won't rule out being vice presidential candidate

  19-02-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Beto O'Rourke said Tuesday that he hasn't ruled out being a 2020 vice presidential candidate — even as he plans to decide in the next 10 days if he'll seek the presidency.
  
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• Bernie Sanders launches second run for US president

  19-02-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Sanders, 77, joins an already crowded field of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to run against Trump in 2020.A self-described democratic socialist, Sanders made an unsuccessful run for the presidency in 2016 whose progressive themes inspired a younger generation of voters."We are living in a pivotal and dangerous moment in American history," the senator from Vermont said in a video announcing his candidacy.
  
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• California Deputies Searching for Mother Missing Since Valentine`s Day

  19-02-2019 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Investigators say there is no evidence of foul play in the disappearance of Brooke Harris, but family and friends say this is very out of character.
  
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• The Latest: Governor says reviewing lapse in retrieving gun

  19-02-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  AURORA, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on the mass shooting at a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois (all times local):
  
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• Third migrant dies in Border Patrol custody in as many months

  19-02-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A migrant man died in Border Patrol custody on Monday, following the deaths of two Guatemalan children in the agency's custody in December.
  
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• California's Lawsuit Over Trump's Border Wall Is the State's Latest Act of Resistance

  19-02-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  These six examples show no state in the union has resisted Trump as reliably as California
  
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• Trump's threat raises Venezuelan fears - and hopes

  19-02-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump's threat to the Venezuelan military enraged government loyalists on Tuesday and raised hope among its critics in a potentially volatile standoff over aid shipments.Trump raised the tension on Monday when he warned Venezuelan military commanders would have "no safe harbor" if they did not abandon Maduro and start letting US food and medical aid into the country."It would be good if we could get some of the medicine and food that we are lacking, because we need it for sur
  
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• Chilean nuns relieved by Pope's recognition of abuse

  19-02-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Three former Chilean nuns who claim to have been sexually abused over two decades ago by priests in their religious order have hailed comments by Pope Francis earlier this month in which he recognized the abuse of nuns in the Catholic Church. Havovi Cooper reports
  
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• Global stocks mixed as US-China trade talks resume

  19-02-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Global stocks finished mixed on Tuesday following a meandering session as investors eyed ongoing US-China trade talks.
  
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• Poland awaiting Israel's apology for minister's comments

  19-02-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish government official said Tuesday that Warsaw is still waiting for Israel's government to apologize for comments the acting foreign minister made about Poles and their role in the Holocaust.
  
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• Lesbian couple turned away by Indiana tax preparer four years after Mike Pence signed anti-LGBTQ law

  19-02-2019 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A married lesbian couple in Indiana were turned away by a tax preparer when they attempted to file their taxes jointly last week, making them one of many victims of the state’s anti-LGBTQ laws.Bailey and Samantha Brazzel got married last July and decided to file their taxes jointly for the first time.The couple went to Carter Tax Service in Russiaville to meet with Nancy Fivecoate, a tax preparer Ms Bailey used for the last four years.
  
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• Venezuela shuts border with Caribbean islands ahead of aid efforts

  19-02-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Maduro has rejected offers of foreign aid, denying there are widespread shortages and insisting that the country's economic problems are the result of sanctions by Washington.Opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has been recognized by dozens countries as the legitimate head of state, has said that food and medicine provided in part by the United States will enter Venezuela by land and sea on Saturday.The closure blocks movement of boats and aircraft between the western Venezuelan coastal state of
  
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• US urges Pakistan to punish those behind Kashmir attack

  19-02-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States threw its support behind India on Tuesday and pressed Pakistan to punish those behind a suicide attack in Kashmir that killed 40 Indian security personnel."We have been in close communication with the government of India to express not only our condolences but our strong support for India as it confronts this terrorism," deputy State Department spokesman Robert Palladino told reporters.Palladino said that the United States has been in contact with both countries since the Febru
  
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• President Trump 'in no rush' to have North Korea denuclearize – as long as it doesn't test weapons

  19-02-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump speaks to the president of South Korea a week before another summit with the leader of North Korea.
  
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• Ford Deals a Blow to Bolsonaro With Plan to Shutter Brazil Plant

  19-02-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The automaker expects to record $460 million in charges related to exiting the heavy-truck business in all of South America, according to a statement.It’s halting production this year at its São Bernardo do Campo assembly plant, which employs almost 2,800 workers building Cargo, F-4000 and F-350 trucks, plus the Fiesta small car.“We know this action will have a major impact on our employees in São Bernardo and we will be working closely with all our stakeholders on the
  
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• Andrew McCabe: Top lawmakers were told the FBI was investigating Trump and 'no one objected'

  19-02-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Former acting FBI director says Congressional leaders in both parties did not object to FBI inquiry into whether Trump was working for Russia
  
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• The Latest: Consultant unaware how ballots were collected

  19-02-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a hearing outlining a ballot fraud investigation in an undeclared North Carolina congressional race for which a winner hasn't been finalized (all times local):
  
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• White House 'tried to rush' sale of nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia, report says

  19-02-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House has been accused of pushing a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite objections from national security officials. A report released by a Democrat-controlled congressional committee said whistleblowers within the administration had witnessed "abnormal acts" regarding the White House's proposal to build dozens of nuclear reactors across the kingdom. Democrats and some Republicans have expressed concerns that Saudi Arabia could develop nuclear weapo
  
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• Walmart's grocery delivery pays off in fight with Amazon as online sales soar

  19-02-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Shoppers increasingly buying bread, milk and other groceries online, helped boost Walmart's e-commerce sales 43 percent in the last quarter
  
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• Chilean nuns find 'relief' in Pope's recognition of Church abuse

  19-02-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Three former Chilean nuns who claim to have been sexually abused over two decades ago by priests in their religious order have hailed comments by Pope Francis earlier this month in which he recognized the abuse of nuns in the Catholic Church.The three nuns, who had been members of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan order in the Chilean city of Molina, 130 miles south of Santiago, told Reuters in an interview on Friday that they were embraced and fondled during the 1990s and 2000s by several pries
  
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• Polar Vortex may have killed off majority of stink bugs, experts find

  19-02-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Researchers say the recent Polar Vortex may have killed 95% of stink bugs that hadn't found shelter to stay warm.
  
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• Karl Lagerfeld Lived in Extravagant Mansions, Sold $1,800 Keychains and Owned a Wealthy Cat. Here's What We Know About His Money

  19-02-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  When fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld died Tuesday in Paris, he left behind an impressive legacy — and a sizable fortune.The German may have been famous for his creative direction at brands like Chanel and Fendi and his white-hair-black-sunglasses uniform
  
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• Meghan McCain stuns Andrew McCabe on 'The View' with uncomfortable question

  19-02-2019 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  'The View' co-host Meghan McCain made former FBI director Andrew McCabe uncomfortable during an interview Tuesday when she directly asked if he was a source for The New York Times. McCabe denied the allegations and attempted to explain his side of the story saying he was unsure as to why James Comey remembered their conversations differently.
  
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• Lawyer: Britain plans to strip IS teen of UK citizenship

  19-02-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — Shamima Begum, a London teenager who left Britain four years ago to join the Islamic State group, is to be stripped of her U.K. citizenship by the government, her family's lawyer said Tuesday.
  
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• 'Malthouse Compromise' on Brexit not dead: UK lawmaker after PM May talks

  19-02-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  A eurosceptic British lawmaker said the "Malthouse Compromise" - an attempt to redraft the contentious Irish backstop in the Brexit deal - was "alive and kicking" after a meeting withPrime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday.Steve Baker, a member of a euroskeptic group in May's ruling Conservative Party, said: "The Malthouse Compromise is alive and kicking.
  
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• De Blasio Doesn’t Endorse Bernie Sanders, Is Weighing His Own Run

  19-02-2019 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  “I think Bernie did an incredible service for this country in his campaign in 2016, and it fundamentally changed the debate,” de Blasio said of the Vermont senator during a news conference in Brooklyn on Tuesday.In 2016, de Blasio attracted wide attention when he delayed endorsing Hillary Clinton for several months in her race against Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, even though de Blasio had served as campaign manager during her 2000 election to the U.S. Senate, a
  
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• Pressure builds to get civilians out of last IS-held enclave

  19-02-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  AL-OMAR OIL FIELD BASE, Syria (AP) — Dozens of trucks arrived Tuesday at the outskirts of a besieged enclave held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, signaling renewed efforts to evacuate hundreds of civilians trapped in the militants' last patch of territory along the Euphrates River.
  
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• Venezuela military backs Maduro, on 'alert' for border violations

  19-02-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's military reaffirmed its support for embattled President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday and said they were on "alert" for border violations following threats by US President Donald Trump who urged them to back opposition leader Juan Guaido."The armed forces will remain deployed and on alert along the borders ... to avoid any violations of territorial integrity," said Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino, reading out a statement in a public appearance alongside top commanders."We reiterate unr
  
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• Maryland town hopes to build Civil War memorial featuring large portrait of John Wilkes Booth

  19-02-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  A small Maryland town is considering a controversial proposal to build a new Civil War memorial that would feature John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln's assassin, along with other famous figures from the conflict.
  
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• Benetton's new French flair colours debut in Milan

  19-02-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Benetton took to the catwalk in Milan for the first time Tuesday with its debut collection by French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac in a bid to revive the historic Italian brand.The show, which kicked off Milan fashion week, opened with a homage to Karl Lagerfeld, who died Tuesday aged 85."Thank you, Karl," Castelbajac said.
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court bars Texas from executing death row inmate

  19-02-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Texas cannot execute a black death row inmate convicted in the 1980 Houston murder of a grocery store clerk, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, concluding that he is intellectually disabled and therefore exempt from capital punishment.The divided court ruled that a Texas appeals court misapplied the law by again rejecting an appeal brought by inmate Bobby Moore, 59, seeking to avoid execution on the basis of intellectual disability.Texas has executed more prisoners than any other state sin
  
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• The Mysterious RBG returns, alive, to Supreme Court bench, refuting conspiracy theories

  19-02-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the Supreme Court bench Tuesday to hear oral arguments for the first time since undergoing cancer surgery in December.
  
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• Jussie Smollett case: Police investigating tip actor was seen with alleged assailants

  19-02-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Over the weekend, Chicago police said the "trajectory" of their investigation had shifted to include the possibility that the Jan. 29 attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was faked. Here's where things currently stand.
  
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• Conspiracy theorists are claiming Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dead. She isn’t.

  19-02-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the Supreme Court bench Tuesday to hear oral arguments for the first time since undergoing cancer surgery in December.
  
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• Jussie Smollett attack: Brothers claim 'Empire' actor staged attack after threatening letter, source says

  19-02-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Two brothers told police Smollett staged an attack on himself because he was upset a threatening letter he received a week prior did not get enough attention, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told ABC News.
  
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• The Latest: Leahy backs Sanders in shift from 2016

  19-02-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential bid (all times local):
  
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• The Best Thing in IKEA's New Summer Collection Is . . .

  19-02-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Hint: It's going to transform your backyard BBQ setup
  
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• Giant statue of Trump as Warhammer warrior revealed at parade in Italy

  19-02-2019 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A gigantic statue of what appears to depict President Donald Trump as a horrifying Twitter sword-wielding “God-Emperor” character from the Warhammer 40,000 video games loomed over Italy during a weekend parade over the weekend.The Trump-like statue is carrying a sword with the Italian phrase “dazi vostri,” inscribed and blue Twitter birds fluttering around the weapon.The Twitter sword is “a joke,” the Italian artist said.
  
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• Air strikes hit Islamic State pocket as Syrian fighters press attack

  19-02-2019 20:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Dozens of trucks earlier headed toward Baghouz, a village on the banks of the Euphrates at the Iraqi border where hundreds of Islamic State militants were making their last stand.Islamic State's defeat in Baghouz would herald the final collapse of a project declared in 2014, when their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi stood in a Mosul pulpit to declare himself caliph, claiming sovereignty over all Muslim people and land.Nearly five years later, that dream has been crushed by separate military campaig
  
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• Trump might have a solid case for emergency declaration, analysts say

  19-02-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Many legal analysts who watched Donald Trump declare a national emergency over immigration on Friday thought the president had weak legal grounds for doing so.“This quote should be the first sentence of the first paragraph of every complaint filed this afternoon,” tweeted George Conway, a top Washington lawyer and the husband of Trump aide Kellyanne Conway.
  
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• Dozens of civilians, fighters quit Syria jihadist holdout: SDF

  19-02-2019 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  US-backed forces said several jihadists and dozens of civilians quit the Islamic State group's last patch of territory in Syria Tuesday, and warned remaining fighters should surrender or face death.Backed by air strikes by the US-led coalition, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have trapped the jihadists in a segment of Baghhouz village that is less than half a square kilometre (a fifth of a square mile)."Dozens of civilians and some fighters have handed themselves over", SDF spokesman Ad
  
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• Weld Says He Can Beat Trump With Help From Independent Voters

  19-02-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  “That is an opening,” he said of the independent voters in a Bloomberg Television interview.Weld, 73, who served as Massachusetts governor from 1991 to 1997, declared Feb. 15 at a New Hampshire breakfast that he’s formed an exploratory committee to consider running as a Republican against Trump.
  
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• India's Modi breaks protocol to welcome Saudi's crown prince

  19-02-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Modi is due to hold talks on Wednesday with the crown prince, who has already visited Pakistan, where he also received a lavish reception.The trip has taken on extra dimension after a bombing in the disputed Kashmir region on Thursday that India blamed on Pakistan.The neighbors are each keen to cement ties with Saudi Arabia even as tensions between them have risen sharply.
  
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• Almost 100 Jewish graves desecrated hours before French march against 'unprecedented' anti-Semitism surge

  19-02-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  President Emmanuel Macron has promised to punish vandals who daubed swastikas on almost 100 graves at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France just hours before nationwide rallies to denounce an “unprecedented” wave of anti-Semitic acts. "We shall act, we shall pass laws, we shall punish," Mr Macron told Jewish leaders while inspecting the 96 tombstones daubed with blue and yellow swastikas in the village of Quatzenheim, near the Alsatian city of Strasbourg. His words came before almost a
  
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• Subaru's Mysterious Concept SUV Will Show Off New e-Boxer Hybrid Tech

  19-02-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The lifted plug-in hybrid from the all-wheel-drive specialist is set to debut at this year's Geneva auto show.
  
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• Iran Guards: Pakistani behind suicide attack on troops

  19-02-2019 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The suicide bomber who carried an attack that killed 27 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards last week was a Pakistani national, the elite force said Tuesday."The suicide bomber was named Hafez Mohammad-Ali and was from Pakistan," said Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Guards' ground forces, quoted by the force's Sepah news agency.
  
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