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• Trump son Donald Jr subpoenaed by Senate panel: reports

  08-05-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's son Donald Jr was subpoenaed Wednesday to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of its probe into Russian election meddling, US media reported.It was the first known legal summons issued by Congress to a member of the president's family to force testimony in the ongoing investigation, and comes after Special Counsel Robert Mueller declined to accuse Trump's 2016 campaign of criminal conspiracy to collude with the Russians.The surprise subpoena was issu
  
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• Older of two students arrested in Colorado shooting appears in court

  08-05-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The 18-year-old defendant being charged as an adult, Devon Erickson, sat silently at a small table with his head bowed and his hands shackled to his waist, flanked by two defense lawyers as a pair of sheriff's deputies stood just behind them.It was not immediately clear whether his accused accomplice, who is under the age of 18, would be charged in adult court or as a juvenile.The two teenagers are accused of opening fire on fellow students in two classrooms at the Science, Technology, Engineeri
  
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• U.S. targets Iran's metals for sanctions, Tehran relaxes nuclear deal compliance

  08-05-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran had announced hours earlier that it was relaxing some restrictions on its nuclear program, steps that stopped short of violating the deal with world powers for now, but threatening more action if countries do not shield it from U.S. sanctions.An executive order issued by Trump covers Iran's iron, steel, aluminum, and copper sectors, the government's largest non-petroleum-related sources of export revenue and 10 percent of its export economy, a White House statement said."Tehran can expect f
  
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• New York moves to release Trump’s tax returns and reduce his pardon powers

  08-05-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  New York state has steadily passed legislation in recent days that seeks to limit the president’s pardon powers and curtail his ability to withhold his tax returns from Congress. The state’s senate voted on Wednesday in favour of a bill that requires local agencies to comply with requests for state tax returns from the heads of Congress’s House ways and means committee, the Senate finance committee or the joint committee on taxation. New York’s senate also voted to suppor
  
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• Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran as nuclear tensions escalate

  08-05-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump ordered new sanctions against Iran on Wednesday hours after Tehran said it was relaxing some restrictions on its nuclear programme.The sanctions requested by the US president target Iran’s steel, aluminium, copper and iron sectors – worth around 10 per cent of the country’s economy, according to the White House.Iran had announced hours earlier that it was stepping up some of its nuclear capabilities - steps that stopped short of violating its historic deal with wor
  
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• 'Game on': Christie dares Democrats to impeach Trump

  08-05-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  The former New Jersey governor says Democrats know that impeaching Trump is "politically stupid."
  
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• Pixel 3a vs. Pixel 3: Great camera for the price makes Google's $399 phone the better buy

  08-05-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Google's Pixel 3a smartphones costs way ess than the Pixel 3. Yet you still get many of the same features, right down to the superior camera.
  
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• Key moments from the House Judiciary hearing to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt

  08-05-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Lawmakers clashed today during a hearing about holding Attorney General William in contempt of Congress.
  
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• The Latest: NY Senate OKs giving US House Trump state return

  08-05-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on the New York state Senate voting to allow congressional investigators to access President Donald Trump's state tax returns (all times local):
  
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• Democrats battle to obtain Trump tax returns as president claims huge business losses were intentional

  08-05-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats are preparing for a legal battle to obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns – an issue that has taken on outsized importance – while the president has claimed huge businesses losses he suffered during the 1980s were an intentional write off.Members of the House of Representatives are to meet to consider their next step, after Mr Trump’s treasury secretary refused to release the returns they had requested.Reports suggested Democrats will decide to head directly to cour
  
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• House Democrats vote to hold attorney general Barr in contempt of Congress

  08-05-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  ‘It was our constitutional duty to respond,’ says panel chair Jerry Nadler after Barr refused to provide unredacted Mueller reportLive: follow the latest US politics news William Barr speaks at a news conference on 18 April 2019. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersHouse Democrats voted on Wednesday to hold the US attorney general, William Barr, in contempt of Congress, citing his failure to hand over the full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russ
  
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• Hey Google, stop trying to redefine privacy

  08-05-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Privacy was one of the themes of Google's I/O keynote this year, and that's understandable given what the competition has been doing all these years. Yes, Apple -- but also the various privacy-related scandals that affected Facebook over the last year as well as Google. Sundar Pichai then doubled down on privacy by penning an opinion in The New York Times that seems to be redefining privacy in a way that fits Google's interests.The CEO also makes it all sound like Google has been protecting the
  
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• Europe hints at sanctions while urging Iran to rethink nuclear deal departure

  08-05-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain and other European allies suggested they could be forced to reapply sanctions if Iran follows through with its threat to withdraw from the nuclear deal in 60 days.  Jeremy Hunt, the Foreign Secretary, urged the Iranian regime to think “long and hard” about breaching the deal’s terms and warned there would be “consequences” to that move. French defence minister Florence Parly said the question of sanctions "will be raised" if the nuclear deal is not resp
  
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• 'This Is Unprecedented.' Why William Barr's Contempt of Congress Charge Matters

  08-05-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Tensions between the Trump Administration and Congress reached a low point when Democrats held Attorney General William Barr in contempt.
  
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• Royal Baby Archie May Not Have a Royal Title, After All. Here's Why That's Not Surprising

  08-05-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the first child born to Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is not an earl. Here's why
  
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• House panel accuses Barr of contempt as Trump invokes executive privilege

  08-05-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Throwing down another challenge to Trump, the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to recommend that the full House cite Barr, the top U.S. law enforcement official and a Trump appointee, for contempt of Congress after he defied its subpoena for the complete report and underlying evidence.In a step likely to trigger a high-stakes court battle, with fines and possible imprisonment at stake for Barr, the committee approved the recommendation on a party-line 24-16 vote, with Democrats
  
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• Donald Trump cites 'write offs' and 'depreciation' for $1 billion in business losses

  08-05-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump disputes New York Times story but doesn't say how it was wrong.
  
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• House committee votes to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt

  08-05-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over an unredacted version of the Mueller report as President Trump exerts executive privilege.
  
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• The 2021 Ford F-150, Spied Testing, Looks Pretty Evolutionary

  08-05-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The new F-150 looks pretty much like the old F-150-a wildly popular traditional pickup truck, just like God and Henry Ford intended.
  
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• UPDATE 3-Intel shares drop, three-year outlook seen lagging rivals

  08-05-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Intel Corp shares declined 2.5 percent on Wednesday after executives forecast modest profit growth over the next three years, signaling it is likely to lag big rivals as the once-dominant chipmaker catches up in technology.Intel once dominated the most important chip market with more than 90 percent share for the brains of personal computers.As PC sales have stagnated, it has expanded into data center processors, memory and networking chips.
  
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• Markets Right Now: Late selling leaves stocks slightly lower

  08-05-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Second suspect in Colorado school shooting is a girl; lone fatality a hero, sheriff says

  08-05-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  A juvenile female was identified as the second suspect in a shooting rampage at a suburban Denver school that left one student dead, authorities said.
  
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• Where to get Meghan Markle's 'mummy' necklace — and 11 others like it under $100

  08-05-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The Duchess of Sussex has been spotted wearing a gold "mummy" necklace around her neck — shop it and other looks for less.
  
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• What's in a name? Why Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor may not have a royal title after all

  08-05-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, it has been announced. The couple posted the news on their Instagram page, along with a black and white photograph of the newborn baby being introduced to the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. With the Duchess' mother Doria Ragland by their sides, the duchess held the baby in her arms as the Queen beamed. The middle name of Harrison is understood to be a conscious reference to "son of Harry", while the
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan name 'dream' son Archie

  08-05-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Wednesday announced their new "dream" son's name is Archie, hours after showing him off to the world for the first time."The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are pleased to announce they have named their first born child: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor," the couple announced on their Instagram account, ending months of speculation.Archie's proud parents emerged in front of the cameras inside Windsor Castle earlier Wednesday to show off their son, ahead of
  
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• China Threatens Retaliation as Trump Touts Chances of Deal

  08-05-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump said Wednesday that China indicated it hopes to “make a deal” when senior Chinese officials visit Washington for negotiations Thursday and Friday.The U.S. has said it will raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25 percent from 10 percent on Friday at 12:01 a.m. New York-time.“We have gotten an indication they want to make a deal, our teams are meeting with their team tomorrow, we will see what happens," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told re
  
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• Trump slaps new U.S. sanctions on Iran's metals industry

  08-05-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  The announcement was made on the anniversary of Trump's unilateral withdrawal of the United States from a 2015 landmark deal between Tehran and world powers to curb its nuclear program in exchange for easing some sanctions and hours after Tehran said it would no longer fully comply with the accord.Tensions were already high between Washington and Tehran when the Trump administration said last weekend that it was deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East, in response to what
  
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• The Latest: 9-year-old boy charged in mom's shooting death

  08-05-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  FAWN RIVER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on a 9-year-old boy accused in the fatal shooting of his mother in southern Michigan (all times local):
  
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• Russia planned to influence South African elections in favour of the ruling ANC, report suggests

  08-05-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A Kremlin-linked Russian misinformation outfit attempted to sway Wednesday’s general election in South Africa in favour of the ruling African National Congress, according to documents obtained by investigators. An organisation with ties to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman close to Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, allegedly drew up plans to discredit South African opposition parties, including the pro-western Democratic Alliance. The claims, which emerged as voting was underway in Sou
  
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• New Parents Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Let Their Clothes Speak for Them

  08-05-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Dominic Lipinski/GettyJust two days old, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor made his television debut swaddled in white cloth and matching his mother, Meghan Markle. The new parent, also clad in cream, wore a sleeveless trench dress for the Windsor Castle press conference. Though the midi was first reported to be from Givenchy, the house that made Markle’s wedding dress, it was later clarified to come courtesy of London-based menswear designer Grace Wales Bonner. Unlike her royal predeces
  
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• 'The FBI doesn't spy': Comey slams Barr for spying claim, 'misleading' Mueller summary

  08-05-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  "We investigated a very serious allegation that Americans might be hooked up with the Russian effort to attack our democracy," Comey said Wednesday.
  
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• Iran threatens more uranium enrichment if no new nuke deal

  08-05-2019 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal, raising regional tensions as a U.S. aircraft carrier and bombers headed to the Middle East to confront Tehran.
  
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• Mike Pompeo urges UK to help rein in 'lawless' Iran over nuclear deal

  08-05-2019 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  UK told ‘not to soothe the ayatollahs angry’ at US decision to abandon nuclear dealUS secretary of state Mike Pompeo (right) and UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt in London on Wednesday. Photograph: Hannah McKay/ReutersUS secretary of state Mike Pompeo has urged the UK to stand with Washington in reining in Iran’s “bloodletting and lawlessness”, as Tehran took the first conditional steps to extricate itself from the landmark nuclear deal it had signed with the west,
  
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• The Latest: Polls closing in South Africa's election

  08-05-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Latest on South Africa's elections (all times local):
  
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• Donald Trump asserts executive privilege over Mueller report as House panel debates holding attorney general in contempt

  08-05-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The announcement came as the House Judiciary Committee debated whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.
  
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• From Trump claiming executive privilege to William Barr and the Mueller report - here's everything you need to know

  08-05-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  The feud between Donald Trump and House Democrats is escalating, as critics of the president seek a vast trove of information related to the Mueller report, and the White House has signalled it has no plans to help in that endeavour.The latest escalation comes as Democrats have moved forward to find attorney general William Barr in contempt of Congress — an act that would make Mr Barr only the second sitting top law man in America to be hit with the charge — for failing to honour a s
  
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• The Latest: Marine recruit had no active shooter training

  08-05-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on the school shooting in Colorado in which 1 student was killed and eight were injured (all times local):
  
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• Second suspect in Colorado school shooting is a girl, sheriff says

  08-05-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  A juvenile female was identified as the second suspect in a shooting rampage at a suburban Denver school that left one student dead, authorities said.
  
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• Early F-150 Lightning Up For Auction With GT40 Cylinder Heads

  08-05-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  This 1993 Lightning comes in black and looks ready for both the builders merchant and the drag strip.Out of all the names seen on special production vehicles over the years, Lightning has to be one of the coolest.In 1993, Ford decided to drop their first performance orientated truck, the F-150 Lightning, like the one featured here by GAA Classic Cars.
  
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• The Next-Gen Honda Fit Debuts This October—but Will It Come to the U.S.?

  08-05-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  The new Fit will offer a new hybrid drivetrain, but what we still don't know is when-or if-it will come to America.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Pompeo calls support in Britain for Venezuela's Maduro 'disgusting'

  08-05-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was disgusted to see politicians in Britain, as well as in the United States, continue to support Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.Responding to a reporter who asked about support for Venezuela's government by Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Pompeo was blunt in his criticism.
  
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• Pompeo calls support in Britain for Venezuela's Maduro 'disgusting'

  08-05-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was disgusted to see politicians in Britain, as well as in the United States, continue to support Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.Responding to a reporter who asked about support for Venezuela's government by Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Pompeo was blunt in his criticism.
  
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• Colorado police identify school shooting victim as 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo

  08-05-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities say two suspects used a number of weapons to open fire at the Highlands Ranch STEM School, killing one student and wounding eight others; Alicia Acuna reports from Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
  
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• At least 2 handguns used in STEM school shooting

  08-05-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Two high school students used at least two handguns in the shooting at a charter school that killed one of their classmates and injured eight others in a Colorado community that just weeks ago marked the 20th anniversary of one of the nation's worst school shootings, at nearby Columbine High School, authorities said Wednesday.
  
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• Iran challenges Europe and China to stand up to US over nuclear deal

  08-05-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran is now giving them 60 days to take significant strides or face a potentially severe new crisis in the Middle EastThe initial two steps the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, has announced are at the very low end of the scale of available measures. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesBy taking a couple of small, carefully calibrated steps towards the exit from the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran has given Europe and China a two-month ultimatum to stand up to the US on the world stage, or risk a s
  
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• Hello, Archie! Meghan and Harry name son Archie Harrison

  08-05-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — Tired but beaming, new parents Meghan and Prince Harry presented their 2-day-old son to the world as he slumbered Wednesday and also revealed his name: Archie.
  
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• Best Buy already has a great deal on Google’s brand new Pixel 3a phones

  08-05-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  For the first time, Google yesterday used its annual I/O developer event to introduce new smartphone hardware in the form of the Pixel 3a and the Pixel 3a XL. The names don't exactly roll off the tongue but the devices themselves are quite compelling. In a nutshell, Google's new Pixel 3a line is designed to give users a premium smartphone experience at a more affordable price point. In many ways, the Pixel 3a is being positioned in a similar vein as the iPhone SE that Apple inexplicably and frus
  
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• South Africa's ANC seen winning election but support faltering

  08-05-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The vote for a new parliament and nine provincial legislatures is the toughest electoral test yet for the African National Congress, which has ruled South Africa since that 1994 vote.Nelson Mandela's former liberation party is hoping to reverse or at least arrest a slide in support.The way they run the state, mishandling state funds, they’ve lost their morals."The elections are the first test of national sentiment since President Cyril Ramaphosa replaced scandal-plagued Jacob Zuma as head
  
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• NY Senate Passes Bill Allowing Congress Access to Trump’s State Tax Returns

  08-05-2019 19:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The New York state Senate on Wednesday passed legislation that would give Congress unfettered access to President Trump's state tax returns.The bill, which passed 39–21, must now pass the state Assembly before being signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo.If passed, the bill would allow the New York commissioner of taxation and finance to provide an individual's state tax returns to the chairmen of Congress's tax committees provided they serve a legitimate legislative purpose, and as long
  
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• Rep. John Garamendi warns assertion of executive privilege over Mueller report could set powerful precedent

  08-05-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic Congressman John Garamendi fears a radical shift in the balance of power between Congress, the judiciary and the presidency.
  
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