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• Senate backs Trump court nominee over home-state objections

  12-03-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's nominee for a Philadelphia-based appeals court won Senate confirmation Tuesday, despite opposition from the two senators representing his home state of New Jersey.
  
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• Michael Avenatti splits with Stormy Daniels for 'various reasons that we cannot disclose'

  12-03-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Porn star Stormy Daniels announced on Tuesday that she and her attorney Michael Avenatti were parting ways after about a year working together.
  
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• Boeing 737 Max: How many of those planes fly for Southwest, American, United, and where?

  12-03-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Southwest and American Airlines operate a combined 58 Boeing 737 Max 8s and United has 14 of the larger Max 9s.
  
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• Michael Avenatti says he no longer represents Stormy Daniels

  12-03-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Avenatti, who became famous as the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, said Tuesday that he no longer represents the porn actress who alleged she had an affair with President Donald Trump.
  
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• Hundreds surrender as Islamic State nears defeat in last enclave

  12-03-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  A Reuters journalist in Baghouz saw hundreds of people surrendering to the SDF, which launched its final attack to capture Baghouz on Sunday, backed by U.S.-led international coalition air strikes after weeks of siege.Live footage broadcast by the Kurdish Ronahi TV showed a series of large explosions lighting up the night sky over Baghouz, apparently from an ammunitions dump blowing up.SDF official Mustafa Bali said on Twitter on Tuesday that the number of Islamic State members who had surrender
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Police say suspect in murder of SJ woman was deported previously

  12-03-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Police say 24-year-old Carlos Eduardo Arevalo Carranz, who was arrested for the murder of San Jose mother Bambi Larson, was deported previously and has a long criminal history.
  
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• Airline pilot: Is it still safe to fly in a Boeing 737 Max? Don't worry about it just yet.

  12-03-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Recent crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia of Boeing's 737 Max aircraft have passengers worried. But air travel has actually never been safer.
  
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• Android apps are now available on Windows 10 for Windows Insiders

  12-03-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Microsoft might lack a mobile OS of its own, but that doesn't mean the company is ignoring smartphones and tablets. The software maker is behind several popular mobile apps for iPhone and Android, and even sells select Android handsets in its stores. In the future, Windows 10 users will also be able to enjoy Android apps on their laptops and desktops, as Microsoft has started testing the Your Phone feature it first teased a few months ago.According to The Verge, Microsoft's update for the Your P
  
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• The Navy Is Adding Robotic Warships to Its Deadly Arsenal

  12-03-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Navy between 2020 and 2024 wants to spend around $4 billion buying 10 large unmanned surface vessels and nine unmanned submarines.
  
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• Despite differences, Dems stick with Pelosi on impeachment

  12-03-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are largely lining up behind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her wait-and-see strategy on any impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
  
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• Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels split up

  12-03-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was first to announce she had new representation in a tweet posted Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Colombia: Even Maduro's relatives seeking relief from outage

  12-03-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The blackout engulfing Venezuela is forcing many to seek refuge — even, as it turns out, President Nicolas Maduro's own relatives.
  
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• Woman allegedly killed daughter to keep her from having sex

  12-03-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Police say a mother in Florida stabbed her young daughter fifteen times to keep the girl from having sex.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez unveils stunning pictures from Alex Rodriguez's proposal

  12-03-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Now that Jennifer Lopez has "El Anillo," she is sharing gorgeous photos from fiancé Alex Rodriguez's proposal last week.
  
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• Nations, airlines grounding Boeing's 737 MAX

  12-03-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Paris (AFP) - A number of countries have banned Boeing's 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet from their airspace in response to the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board.
  
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• Oil Gains as Industry Report Shows Unexpected Cut in U.S. Supply

  12-03-2019 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Futures in New York climbed almost 1 percent from the close in after-hours trading on Tuesday.The move came after the American Petroleum Institute was said to report domestic crude inventories declined 2.58 million barrels last week, even as analysts had predicted an increase.“These are clearly bullish numbers, and if reinforced it will be more bullish," said James Williams, president at WTRG Economics in London, Arkansas.
  
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• Parliament Again Votes Down May’s Brexit Deal

  12-03-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.K. Parliament defeated Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit proposal for the second time on Tuesday.Members nixed the proposal in a 391–242 vote, a smaller margin than the 432–202 defeat it suffered in January. The move sets up another crucial vote on Wednesday, in which MPs will decide whether to move forward with Brexit on March 29 despite the lack of a Parliament-approved agreement between the U.K. and the E.U. The outcome of that vote could then prompt a vote to delay Brexit
  
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• Britain in Brexit chaos: parliament crushes May's EU deal again

  12-03-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers crushed Prime Minister Theresa May's European Union divorce deal on Tuesday, thrusting Britain deeper into crisis and forcing parliament to decide within days whether to back a no-deal Brexit or seek a last-minute delay. Lawmakers voted against May's amended Brexit deal by 391 to 242 as her last-minute talks with EU chiefs on Monday to assuage her critics' concerns ultimately proved fruitless. ...
  
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• Safety fears about Boeing 737 MAX grip US passengers

  12-03-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  US airlines are standing behind Boeing despite the wave of countries and carriers that have grounded the 737 MAX, but fear has gripped crews and passengers, and many are refusing to fly on the plane.Following the second deadly crash of one of its aircraft, some US politicians also have called for the plane to be grounded while the investigation continues, but regulators so far have not taken that step.A growing number of Americans are expressing similar doubts on social media, and some are cance
  
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• TV stars and coaches charged in college bribery scheme

  12-03-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the nation's most elite schools.
  
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• Elon Musk's defense of his Tesla tweet will get SEC response

  12-03-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - The top U.S. securities regulator received permission from a federal judge on Tuesday to respond to Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk's arguments that his Twitter post about the electric vehicle maker’s production volume did not violate his recent fraud settlement. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has until March 19 to file a brief, and U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan gave both parties until March 26 to request an evidentiary hearing. The SEC had asked the court
  
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• Airlines waive fees as blizzard threatens Denver, Great Plains

  12-03-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Airlines waived change fees ahead of a winter storm expected to bring blizzard conditions to Denver and other parts of the Rockies and the Plains.
  
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• EU warns of no-deal Brexit, says cannot offer more

  12-03-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The British parliament's rejection of the Brexit agreement makes crashing out of the EU without a deal much more likely, the bloc said Tuesday, as it warned there is no more it can do.Lawmakers inflicted another crushing defeat on beleaguered Prime Minister Theresa May, voting to reject the divorce deal, even after she secured further guarantees from Brussels.Senior EU officials lined up to voice regret at the result, and to hammer home the message that Brussels would not make any further conces
  
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• Dozens of Dogs Rescued from Filthy Conditions at Virginia Home During Dog Fighting Investigation

  12-03-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Investigators seized 33 dogs from a Portsmouth home during an investigation into dog fighting, according to a search warrant.
  
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• Rep. Al Green: We have a responsibility to prevent an unfit president from staying in office

  12-03-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Texas Rep. Al Green on Speaker Pelosi saying impeachment would be too divisive for the country.
  
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• No-deal or delay? Brexit deal defeat leaves UK in limbo

  12-03-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  London (AFP) - A hard no-deal Brexit or a delay on Britain leaving the European Union? The British parliament's thumping defeat of Theresa May's Brexit deal increases the likelihood of both options.
  
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• Three Gulf countries ban Boeing's 737 MAX after crash

  12-03-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman on Tuesday banned Boeing's 737 MAX jet from their airspace following a second deadly crash involving the model within five months.The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority said the move was a "precautionary measure aimed at protecting public safety," state news agency WAM reported.Budget airline flydubai said it had grounded 13 of its aircraft and would operate flights using alternative Boeing jets in its fleet.
  
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• May 'regrets' parliament voting down EU deal

  12-03-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  British lawmakers crushingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's deal to quit the European Union on Tuesday, thrusting Brexit into turmoil just 17 days before the planned departure date. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• AP Explains: What's behind Venezuela's historic blackout?

  12-03-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A massive blackout that left millions of Venezuelans without power has triggered one persistent question: How could a country with the world's largest proven oil reserves go dark?
  
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• Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Routed With Extension Now Seen as ‘Inevitable’

  12-03-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected once again by Parliament, throwing the country deeper into political crisis and raising the prospect that the divorce will be delayed or even reversed.In fact with the deal all but dead, Parliament will probably vote to postpone Brexit this week, and lawmakers -- including some of May’s own Cabinet -- will likely try to maneuver to force the government to rip up its Brexit plans and start again.Members of Parliament are expec
  
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• Trump's conservative judges begin takeover of federal appeals courts

  12-03-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump's signature achievement since taking office – making the federal courts more conservative – crossed a major threshold Tuesday.
  
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• Ethiopian Air Pilots Got More 737 Max Training After Lion Crash

  12-03-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  "For the Max, we were given extra training by Boeing," Tewolde GebreMariam, Chief Executive of Ethiopian Airlines told reporters in a broadcast on state-controlled ETV.“We are currently in the first stage of the investigation, which is mainly collecting evidence and information,” Tewolde said.
  
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• Pound Holds Losses as U.K. Parliament Rejects Revised May Deal

  12-03-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The pound held its losses after U.K. lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s revised Brexit deal.
  
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• US sends mixed messages on potential for force in Venezuela

  12-03-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly belligerent tweet by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about pulling American diplomats out of Venezuela prompted further criticism on Tuesday of an administration that has sent mixed messages about what it might do as it seeks the ouster of the South American nation's leader.
  
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• British Politics Enters the Meltdown Phase

  12-03-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Theresa May promised lawmakers as many as three votes on Brexit this week, but it was the first that counted most. On Tuesday, MPs used it to deliver a second defeat to her Brexit agreement.
  
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• Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin: What do feds allege they did and what happens next?

  12-03-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Big-buck bribes, lots of lies alleged by feds against Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and Massimo Giannulli in scheme to get their kids into elite colleges.
  
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• U.K. Parliament Just Turned Down Another Brexit Deal 17 Days From the Deadline

  12-03-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  U.K. lawmakers voted down May's deal with the European Union for a second time in just two months, with just 17 days to go before Brexit.
  
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• Ethiopian Airlines crash: What is the MCAS system on the Boeing 737 Max 8?

  12-03-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes have focused attention on an anti-stalling system used in the new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is an automated safety feature on the 737 Max 8 designed to prevent the plane from entering into a stall, or losing lift.Both the Lion Air jet, which crashed in October, killing 189 people, and the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft, which went down on Sunday, leaving 157 people dead, were
  
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• The Emerging Democratic Minority

  12-03-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The biases of the media are so pervasive that there is little recognition of the steady disintegration of the Democrats, though it is occurring every day. Rational and intelligent members of the center-Left write to me every week with new concerns about where the Left is going. The Democratic National Committee’s decision not to allow Fox News to put on one of their candidates’ debates confirms the weakness of the party and of its leaders. The process of atomizing society into smalle
  
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• More nations ban Boeing 737 MAX jets after Ethiopia crash

  12-03-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The EU closed its airspace to Boeing 737 MAX planes on Tuesday, joining similar action by nations across the globe following a second deadly accident in just five months.Fleets of the best-selling workhorse plane were also grounded by airlines as safety concerns swirled, sending Boeing shares tumbling another seven percent in Tuesday trading and wiping billions more off its market value.
  
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• This Instant Pot rival costs over $200… and it’s totally worth it

  12-03-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  We're huge Instant Pot fans here at BGR Deals, and our regular readers probably know that. It's not often we would recommend another brand over Instant Pot -- especially one that's even pricier -- but there are exceptions to every rule. The Breville BPR700BSS Pro Multi Function Cooker is one of the most advanced and consistent multi-use cookers we've ever come across. It has 11 different cooking modes, a nice big color-changing LCD display that indicates what the cooker is doing, and precise con
  
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• Venezuela: Guaidó under investigation for 'sabotage' of power grid

  12-03-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Thursday’s blackout left most of Venezuela in the darkUS pulls staff as Maduro accuses Trump of ‘demonic’ plot Venezuelans head to collect water from a sewage canal at the river Guaire in Caracas. President Nicolás Maduro has alleged a US attack crippled the country’s electrical system. Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty ImagesVenezuela’s chief prosecutor has asked the country’s supreme court to open an investigation into opposition leader Juan Guaid&oa
  
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• U.S. immigration agency to close its overseas offices

  12-03-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The move is the latest from an administration that has worked to limit both legal and illegal immigration since Trump took office in January 2017, including cuts to the U.S. refugee program and heightened vetting of U.S. visa applications.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Francis Cissna, in an email message to agency employees, announced plans for closure of the international field offices.The agency, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, currently operates 2
  
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• Police identify suspect arrested in murder of San Jose mother Bambi Larson

  12-03-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Police say 24-year-old Carlos Eduardo Arevalo Carranz was arrested after San Jose mother Bambi Larson was found murdered in her home.
  
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• Will Boeing 737 Max 8 Groundings Cause Flight Cancellations or Delays? Here's What You Should Know

  12-03-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Flights have been cancelled or delayed as numerous countries ground the Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes. Here's how it could impact air travel.
  
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• Xerox - yes, Xerox - leads 2019 gains in S&P tech index

  12-03-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - ** Xerox Corp is leading the S&P 500 information technology index so far in 2019, boasting a gain of 57.4 pct as the printer maker plans to restructure** Programmable chipmaker Xilinx is up 43.6 pct YTD, the second-best performer in the S&P tech index, which itself is up 15.5 pct YTD, leading the other 10 S&P sectors** 112-year old XRX said on Mar 7 that it would become a wholly owned unit of a new holding company, with the new company trading under its curr
  
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• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Trump 'not worth' the 'divisive' costs of impeachment

  12-03-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told The Washington Post she is "not for impeachment" of President Donald Trump. "He's just not worth it," she said.
  
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• Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin: Why are they under arrest and what do feds allege they did?

  12-03-2019 19:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Big-buck bribes, lots of lies alleged by feds against Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and Massimo Giannulli in scheme to get their kids into elite colleges.
  
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• Ethiopian crash victims include decorated U.S. military captain who had served in Afghanistan, international humanitarian workers

  12-03-2019 19:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Among the 157 people who died in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner Sunday were dozens of international aid workers.
  
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• Trump cites debunked Greenpeace 'co-founder' to discredit 'the whole climate crisis'

  12-03-2019 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  “The whole climate crisis is not only Fake News, it’s Fake Science,” Trump tweeted, attributing the quote to Patrick Moore, a climate change denier.
  
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