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• After the F-35, the Navy Will Make Its Next Fighter Without the Air Force

  07-05-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The service has decided its fighter requirements are different than the Air Force’s.
  
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• Authorities say at least seven people injured, two suspects in custody after school shooting near Denver

  07-05-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Law enforcement units responded to shots fired at the STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado.
  
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• FBI chief: No evidence of illegal spying on Trump campaign

  07-05-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray said Tuesday that he does not consider court-approved FBI surveillance to be "spying" and said he has no evidence the FBI illegally monitored President Donald Trump's campaign during the 2016 election.
  
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• U.S. House Committees in Talks With Trumps About Bank Subpoenas

  07-05-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The Committee on Financial Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence asked a judge in New York for an additional 24 hours to respond to the Trumps’ request.The committees told U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that the Trumps consent to the extension, making it likely that it will be granted.
  
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• Deutsche Bank Takes ‘No Position’ on Trumps’ Bid to See Subpoena

  07-05-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The Committee on Financial Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence asked a judge in New York for an additional 24 hours to respond to the Trumps’ request.The committees told U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that the Trumps consent to the extension, making it likely that it will be granted.
  
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• Stock markets take cover as Trump trade fears escalate

  07-05-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Global equity investors ran for cover on Tuesday, fearing this week's hoped-for end to the US-China trade war could instead see an drastic escalation.
  
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• Venezuela's top court targets opposition lawmakers

  07-05-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's top court on Tuesday opened a criminal investigation against six opposition lawmakers following a failed attempt to spark a military uprising against President Nicolás Maduro.
  
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• First photos of Baby Sussex released

  07-05-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Meet Britain's youngest royal!The Duke and Duchess of Sussex introduced their newborn son to the world atSt
  
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• Report: Iran prepares to withdraw from parts of nuclear deal

  07-05-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Wednesday will announce it is partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, its state-run news agency reported, a year to the day that President Donald Trump pulled America from the accord.
  
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• Girl and Man, 18, Are Suspects in Colorado School Shooting That Left 1 Student Dead, 8 Wounded

  07-05-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Shots were fired at STEM School Highlands Ranch in suburban Denver
  
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• 'Here We Are Again.' Juvenile Female, Adult Male in Custody After Shooting at K-12 School in Denver Suburb

  07-05-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Shots were fired at STEM School Highlands Ranch in suburban Denver
  
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• Roughly 80 cats, some dead, seized from Doylestown home

  07-05-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  SPCA officials in Bucks County have seized dozens of cats from a Doylestown home on Tuesday.
  
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• Third parent pleads guilty in college admissions scandal: This one paid $400K to get son into Georgetown

  07-05-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Stephen Semprevivo pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying $400,000 to Rick Singer to get his son into Georgetown University, part of a nationwide scandal.
  
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• War without end in Gaza: Why Israeli army is battling the government

  07-05-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  It’s being described now as Israel’s longest war of attrition.Israel and Hamas, the militant Islamic group that has controlled Gaza since 2007, have been locked in conflict, punctuated with outbursts of violence, for more than a decade now.Within 48 hours this weekend, Israeli television reports lurched from updates on incoming rocket barrages that kept tens of thousands inside bomb shelters, to images of black smoke floating over the Gaza Strip from retaliatory bombings, to announce
  
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• Google debuts privacy controls, principles at I/O event

  07-05-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Alphabet Inc's Google business on Tuesday announced new privacy controls for its services, including “Incognito mode” for Google Maps, and published new privacy commitments for its hardware, showing how increased public scrutiny is forcing greater transparency in Silicon Valley.The announcements were dotted throughout nearly two hours of product updates from the search giant at its annual Google I/O developers' conference.Google also launched its lowest priced smartphone yet, the Pix
  
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• The Latest: Pence says US to lift bans on Venezuelan general

  07-05-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the United States and Venezuela (all times local):
  
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• Britain delights in birth of Meghan's royal boy

  07-05-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Delighted Britons bet on baby names and dusted off their Union Jack costumes after Prince Harry and Meghan welcomed the royal family's first known mixed-race child.Ending days of suspense, a visibly relieved Harry, 34, announced Monday the arrival of the couple's firstborn -- a son who will be seventh in the long line to the British throne.Prince Charles, on a visit to Germany, said he was "obviously delighted"and "impatient" to see his third grandchild.
  
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• Iran dismisses a U.S. announcement it is sending a naval strike group as old news

  07-05-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran on Monday dismissed as old news a U.S. announcement it is sending a naval strike group to the Middle East in order to deliver the Islamic republic a message, Tasnim news agency reported.U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday that the United States was deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a bomber task force as a "clear and unmistakable message" that it will retaliate against any attack on its interests or its allies' by Iran.
  
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• US Treasury denies Congress' request for Donald Trump’s tax returns, paving way for Supreme Court battle

  07-05-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump's administration has formally refused to hand over the president's tax returns to Congress, setting up a bitter legal battle that may go all the way to the Supreme Court. Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury Secretary, wrote to the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Monday refusing the panel's request which he said "lacks a legitimate legislative purpose". Mr Mnuchin said he relied on the advice of the Justice Department in reaching the conclusion that the Treasury
  
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• Top Democrat in U.S. Senate wants hearings before any impeachment effort

  07-05-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday that Congress should thoroughly investigate the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller before deciding whether to move forward with impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday sought to slam the door on further investigations of Trump by declaring "case closed" after a two-year probe of Russia's meddling in the 2016 elections.
  
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• Congress could hold AG William Barr in contempt. How often does that happen?

  07-05-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Past cases of contempt of Congress have involved a top White House lawyer, an attorney general and an IRS official.
  
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• US farmers, industry urge Trump to resolve China trade dispute quickly

  07-05-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  US soy farmers and industry on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to pull back from his tariff threat and quickly bring an end to the trade dispute with China.Trump has vowed to more than double the tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods starting Friday, after US negotiators accused Beijing of reneging on commitments made during months of talks that aim to reduce the US trade deficit, clamp down on theft of US technology and reduce China's massive subsidies.American soy farmers have found th
  
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• B-52s added to aircraft carrier strike group rushing to Middle East to confront Iran threats

  07-05-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The Pentagon is rushing military muscle to the Middle East to counter Iranian threats to U.S. troops on the ground and at sea.
  
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• US sending B-52s to Middle East against Iran 'threat'

  07-05-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Air Force is deploying massive B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the Gulf in response to an alleged possible plan by Iran to attack American forces in the region, the Pentagon said Tuesday."The deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force are considered a prudent step in response to indications of heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against US forces and our interests," said acting Pentagon spokesman Charles Summers in a statemen
  
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• House Democrats Are Prepared to Hold William Barr in Contempt of Congress. What Does That Mean?

  07-05-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats want to hold William Barr in contempt of Congress after the DOJ failed to deliver an unredacted copy of Robert Mueller's report
  
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• James Holzhauer's 'Jeopardy!' winning streak has fueled a (continued) ratings streak

  07-05-2019 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  James Holzhauer's impressive run on "Jeopardy!" has fueled renewed interest – and ratings – for the syndicated quiz show.
  
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• France suggests sanctions could be reimposed if Iran reneges on deal

  07-05-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran dismissed a U.S. announcement of the deployment of an aircraft carrier to the Middle East as old news, recycled for psychological warfare, and said it would soon announce plans to roll back some of its commitments under the 2015 deal.Tensions have risen on the eve of the anniversary of President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the agreement, under which Iran agreed to curbs on its nuclear program in return for the lifting of international sanctions.The Trump administration has restored U.S.
  
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• Ex-White House lawyer defies House subpoena for Mueller docs

  07-05-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House counsel Don McGahn defied a House Judiciary panel subpoena Tuesday for materials he provided special counsel Robert Mueller, raising the specter of a legal fight as President Donald Trump pushes back against Democratic-led investigations.
  
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• Venezuela opposition seeks to pay PDVSA bond interest to stave off creditors

  07-05-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's National Assembly, led by opposition leader Juan Guaido, on Tuesday authorized an interest payment on an overdue bond, in an apparent bid to keep the country's crown jewel overseas asset out of creditor hands.The $71 million interest payment will be paid on state oil company PDVSA's 2020 bond, which is backed by shares in its subsidiary, U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum.
  
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• Google launches $399 Pixel phone, more U.S. carriers will sell it

  07-05-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK/MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google launched more affordable versions of its Pixel smartphone on Tuesday at about half the price of its current models, and dropped an exclusive U.S. distribution deal with Verizon Communications Inc, signaling a major shift in the tech giant's hardware strategy.
  
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• Ford plans to take medical transport venture nationwide

  07-05-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Ford Motor Co plans to expand its GoRide medical transportation service to 40 cities nationwide over the next four years, moving into Ohio and Florida this year and other large states by 2020, the company said on Tuesday.The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker has been testing various ways to grow beyond its traditional business of building and selling cars and trucks, aiming to compete with technology industry startups such as Uber Technologies Inc for a share of money spent on transportation as
  
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• Google officially unveils its brand new Pixel 3a lineup

  07-05-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Google, in stark contrast to Apple, isn't typically obsessed about keeping new technologies it has been working on under wraps. That being the case, much of what we can expect from the company's annual I/O developer conference has already leaked out. Still, Google traditionally uses I/O to officially unveil some of its more exciting new products and services -- with a focus on Android, of course -- and this year is no exception. With Google I/O already underway, the search giant earlier today un
  
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• Prince William, Kate gush over the birth of Harry and Meghan's son

  07-05-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Prince William and Duchess Kate are looking forward to meeting Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's newborn, who was born Monday.
  
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• This Roomba is the cheapest we've seen in months—but only for today

  07-05-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  This iRobot Roomba 671 is currently a Deal of the Day on Amazon, and is on sale for one of the lowest prices we've ever seen outside of Black Friday.
  
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• White House is instructing former counsel Don McGahn not to comply with subpoena

  07-05-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House is instructing former counsel Don McGahn not to comply with a subpoena for documents from the House Judiciary Committee, arguing the materials are subject to executive privilege.
  
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• McConnell Says 'Case Closed,' But is It?

  07-05-2019 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The two-word Republican mantra has changed from “no collusion” to “case closed.” This morning, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expounded on the congressional Republican near-consensus.With the conclusion of the special counsel investigation, congressional Republicans believe it’s time to move on. McConnell quoted the primary conclusion of the Mueller Report, that “the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or
  
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• DoubleLine's Gundlach says new U.S. tariffs on China likely

  07-05-2019 19:32
  Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive officer at DoubleLine Capital, said on CNBC on Tuesday that he sees a better than 50% chance that new tariffs will happen.
  
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• Former self-help guru was a 'predator' who preyed on women as young as 15: Prosecutor

  07-05-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Former self-help guru Keith Raniere was a "predator" who preyed on young women, including a 15-year-old girl, and turned them into sex slaves as part of a cult-like organization, a federal prosecutor told a jury at the start of the trial on Tuesday."The defendant took advantage of them emotionally and sexually," Assistant U.S. Attorney Tanya Hajjar said in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. "He sold himself as the smartest, most ethical person in the world. ... He compared himself to Einstein and
  
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• EU-Iran trade vehicle unlikely to meet anti-money-laundering norms: U.S.

  07-05-2019 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  France, Britain and Germany have set up the special purpose vehicle called Instex, a conduit for barter-based trade with Iran, in an effort to protect at least some of Iran's economy from sweeping U.S. sanctions and keep alive a big-power nuclear deal that Washington is about to quit.The three European Union members have been trying to get Iran to keep its commitments under the deal to cut back its nuclear program - which Washington distrusts - by helping it to circumvent the trade sanctions tha
  
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• All the new Search features Google just announced at I/O 2019

  07-05-2019 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Google's annual developer conference got under way in earnest Tuesday in Mountain View, with Google I/O 2019 promising a slew of important news covering all aspects of the search giant's business -- everything from details about its newest handsets that leaked in the runup to the conference to the next version Android. Artificial intelligence and software have tended to come in for outsized emphasis at past conferences, but the company kicked things off with updates to its signature product, Sea
  
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• White House Directs McGahn Not to Turn Over Documents to House

  07-05-2019 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House on Tuesday directed former White House counsel Don McGahn to ignore a congressional subpoena seeking documents related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report.“The White House provided these records to Mr. McGahn in connection with its cooperation with the special counsel's investigation and with the clear understanding that the records remain subject to the control of the White House for all purposes,” White House Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote to Representativ
  
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• Donald Trump's team tells former WH counsel Don McGahn: Don't give Congress any records

  07-05-2019 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Current White House counsel Pat Cipollone said Don McGahn was working on the president's behalf during special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
  
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• Mike Pompeo rejects Canada's claims to Northwest Passage as 'illegitimate'

  07-05-2019 19:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Speech to Arctic Council delegates prompted frustration and surprise among experts and government officialsSecretary of state Mike Pompeo giving a speech to delegates from the Arctic nations in Rovaniemi in northern Finland on Monday. Photograph: Vesa Moilanen/Rex/ShutterstockMike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, has rejected Canada’s claims to the Northwest Passage as “illegitimate”, in a high-profile foreign policy speech that prompted frustration and surprise among experts
  
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• Radical opposition party advocating seizure of white-owned farms set to surge in South Africa's election

  07-05-2019 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  When South Africa goes to the polls on Wednesday, only one party looks certain to increase its share of the vote. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) advocates the seizure of all white-owned farms and the nationalisation of much of the economy.  Its leader Julius Malema frequently indulges in race-baiting rhetoric to advance his cause, once declaring that “we are not calling for the slaughtering of white people — at least for now”. That a party whose red-bereted followers
  
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• A sixth US state enacts 'heartbeat' abortion ban

  07-05-2019 19:02 via news.yahoo.com
  The governor of the US state of Georgia on Tuesday signed into law a ban on abortion from the moment a fetal heartbeat is detected -- one of the most restrictive such laws in the country.The signing makes Georgia the sixth US state to enact a law banning abortion after six weeks of gestation, despite adverse court rulings and a welter of legal challenges."We protect the innocent, we champion the vulnerable, we stand up and speak for those unable to speak for themselves," Governor Brian Kemp said
  
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• Mother's Day #GiftingGoals: Problem-solving gadget gifts for Mom

  07-05-2019 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Jennifer Jolly polled thousands of Moms across social media, and then tried every single one of these top suggestions herself. Here are the results.
  
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• Noah gives Meghan and Harry the ultimate royal baby name suggestion

  07-05-2019 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The comics congratulate, share excitement over 'best type of British baby' in Best of Late Night.
  
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• Top Republican McConnell: 'Case closed' on Trump-Russia probe

  07-05-2019 18:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the US Congress, said Tuesday it was "case closed" regarding the special counsel's report on Russian interference and urged Democrats to drop their investigations of President Donald Trump.The Senate majority leader laid out his argument for turning from "unhinged partisanship" and paralysis after a 2016 election that did not go Democrats' way to cooperating on legislation now that the two-year investigation has run its course.Democrats "told everyone there
  
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