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• US moving Patriot missile battery to Mideast to counter Iran

  10-05-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will move a Patriot missile battery into the Middle East to counter threats from Iran, the Pentagon said Friday, reflecting ongoing concerns that Tehran may be planning to attack America forces or interests in the region.
  
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• Disaster bill clears House of Representatives amid feud over Puerto Rico aid

  10-05-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. House of Representatives approved a multibillion-dollar disaster relief bill on Friday, continuing a quarrel with President Trump and other Republicans who oppose providing more aid to Puerto Rico.
  
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• Bodum sues Starbucks for product disparagement over French press recall

  10-05-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Bodum Holding AG sued Starbucks Corp on Friday for alleged product disparagement in connection with the coffee company's recent recall of 230,000 co-branded French presses made from recycled materials.In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, Bodum said Starbucks had no basis to "unilaterally" conduct the May 1 recall because the Bodum + Starbucks presses were not defective and met required specifications.Bodum also accused Seattle-based Starbucks of creating the impression that Bodum
  
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• Standoff intensifies as Democrats subpoena Trump tax returns

  10-05-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  US House Democrats issued subpoenas Friday against top government officials demanding President Donald Trump's tax returns, the latest twist in the sharpening battle between the White House and opponents in Congress.House Ways and Means Committee chairman Richard Neal said he subpoenaed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service commissioner Charles Rettig after they missed two congressional deadlines to turn over six years of the president's personal and business tax data.
  
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• GRAPHIC-Trade-sensitive stocks on ropes as uncertainty weighs

  10-05-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  A week of worsening fears on Wall Street leading up to Washington's increase on tariffs on Chinese goods has taken a toll on stocks that rely heavily on global trade.With U.S. President Trump saying he is in no hurry to sign a deal with China, the United States raised its tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25% from 10% on Friday, rattling financial markets already worried the 10-month trade war between the world's two largest economies could spiral out of control.China's Commerce Minist
  
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• As Maduro cracks down, Venezuela legislators see intimidation

  10-05-2019 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The country's top court this week accused 10 legislators in the opposition-run congress of treason for participating in a failed April uprising against Maduro's government, and security forces on Wednesday arrested the second-highest ranking legislator, Edgar Zambrano.Further arrests could cripple the functioning of the legislature, which has been a crucial part of the opposition's strategy to unseat Maduro amid a hyperinflationary economic collapse that has fueled an exodus of millions of citiz
  
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• Trump declares himself 'your favorite all time president' as new round of China tariffs take hold

  10-05-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  On Friday, President Trump upgraded his assessment of himself the same day that he hiked tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, a move that is likely to hurt American consumers and farmers, at least in the short run.
  
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• Pentagon bolsters force in Middle East with Marines and missiles to confront Iran

  10-05-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  The Pentagon announces more forces will be sent to confront Iran.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani planning to ask Ukraine for potentially damaging information on Biden

  10-05-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  As the 2020 Presidential race ramps up, the president's lawyer says he plans to inquire with the Ukraine government on opposition research against former Vice President Joe Biden.
  
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• Famed Apple designer says the iPhone UI is a design fail – here’s why he’s wrong

  10-05-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  In a famous 2003 interview with The New York Times, Steve Jobs laid out his -- and by extension, Apple's -- design philosophy."Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like," Jobs said. "People think it's this veneer -- that the designers are handed this box and told, 'Make it look good!' That's not what we think design is. It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."True to form, Apple's attention to detail is arguably unrivaled across the in
  
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• Toddler in Critical Condition After Being Sexually Assaulted in Virginia Motel

  10-05-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A toddler is in critical condition after being sexually assaulted in a Richmond motel.
  
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• Mueller won't testify next week, House chairman says

  10-05-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says special counsel Robert Mueller won't appear before his panel next week, despite the committee's hope that Mueller would testify May 15.
  
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• Trial date set for Elon Musk's 'pedo guy' tweet

  10-05-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The judge had on April 26 denied Musk's bid to dismiss the lawsuit brought by diver Vernon Unsworth, without explaining his reasoning.Unsworth, who said in his lawsuit he shared a house in the Thailand countryside with a 40-year-old woman who owned a nail salon, was part of a team that helped rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thailand cave last July 10.
  
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• Yemen's rebels to begin withdrawing from ports on Saturday: UN

  10-05-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Yemen's Huthi rebels will begin a pullback from ports in the flashpoint city of Hodeida on Saturday, the first practical step on the ground since a ceasefire deal was reached in December, the head of a UN redeployment committee said.The long-delayed withdrawal of rebel forces will be completed by Tuesday, General Michael Lollesgaard said in a statement.The redeployment of forces was agreed under the ceasefire deal reached in Sweden that offered the best hope in years of moving toward an end to t
  
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• U.S., China break off latest trade talks without a deal, as new tariffs rile markets

  10-05-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Fears that the China tariffs could mean higher prices for consumers have roiled financial markets and a deleted Trump tweet added to Friday's jitters.
  
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• House passes $19 billion in disaster aid but divide over border wall funding, help for Puerto Rico hinders deal

  10-05-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  The House passed a $19-billion disaster aid package for flood, fire and hurricane victims but the assistance is stalled over border security and Puerto Rico.
  
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• Anti-abortion rally blasts lawmaker who badgered protesters

  10-05-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of anti-abortion protesters packed the street outside a Planned Parenthood clinic Friday to object to a state legislator's recent treatment of demonstrators at the site and call for his resignation.
  
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• 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Recreates A Legend

  10-05-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  At just about every general car meetup across the United States, you’re bound to get at least one or two Corvettes.While many don’t cause too big of a stir, this 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport replica really stands out from the crowd.It has the classic Sting Ray body everyone rightfully loves, plus some design twists geared towards competitive track racing.
  
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• More contempt citations ahead for Trump advisers: senior U.S. Democrat

  10-05-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said lawmakers may bundle numerous contempt citations from different committees into a single resolution that the full House of Representatives could then vote on."There obviously are going to have to be, perhaps from our committee and certainly from other committees, other contempt citations to enforce subpoenas," Nadler told reporters.
  
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• Mueller will not testify before Congress next week: Nadler

  10-05-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller will not testify before Congress next week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Friday. Nadler told reporters that he hopes not to have to subpoena Mueller to appear before lawmakers but that he would do so if necessary. He declined to characterize ongoing negotiations between his committee, Mueller and the Justice Department.
  
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• Colombia will not allow Venezuela border to be rebel sanctuary: Duque

  10-05-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Colombia will not allow its border with Venezuela to become a sanctuary for the leftist ELN rebel group, President Ivan Duque said on Friday, after local media published documents said to show Venezuela has given weapons to the group.Local media Red+ Noticias, which published the documents late on Thursday, said they are signed by Venezuelan military leaders and reference orders from President Nicolas Maduro that the armed forces treat the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels as their allies an
  
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• With the 2019 Hyundai Kona Iron Man Edition, MCU Means Marvel Car Universe

  10-05-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  It's so detailed, even Tony Stark's signature is engraved on the center console, and we love it three thousand.
  
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• What Makes a Driving Shoe a Driving Shoe?

  10-05-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  And why you should get a pair.
  
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• 'Where is my baby?': Car found, but 4-year-old Maleah Davis still missing, police say

  10-05-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Maleah Davis has been missing since last Friday after her stepfather says he was attacked on the side of the road while driving to the airport.
  
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• St. Louis Man Tracks Down, Confronts Catholic Priest He Says Abused Him in 1974

  10-05-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  An alleged abuser and his victim met face to face after 45 years. The former SLU High School student`s journey started with a message from the Catholic Church.
  
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• William Barr vs. Eric Holder: A Tale of Two Attorneys General

  10-05-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has declared it a “constitutional crisis” that Attorney General William Barr refuses to divulge the small parts of the Mueller report that contain grand-jury material. By a straight party-line vote, the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Barr in contempt of Congress.What did Pelosi think when Barr’s predecessor, Eric Holder, refused to divulge documents to a congressional committee and was held in contempt? “Ridiculous!” she sa
  
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• Giuliani urges Ukraine to investigate Democrats

  10-05-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats on Friday denounced a plan by President Donald Trump's personal attorney to push Ukraine to open investigations that he hopes could benefit Trump politically, decrying it as an overt attempt to recruit foreign help to influence a U.S. election.
  
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• French prosecutor opens investigation over suspected Monsanto file

  10-05-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The French prosecutor on Friday said it had opened a preliminary investigation into a suspected file assembled by Bayer's seed maker Monsanto to influence various personalities in France.The probe was opened after a complaint was filed by daily newspaper Le Monde.According to Le Monde and other French media, Monsanto built up a file of some 200 names that includes journalists and law makers in the hope of influencing their positions on pesticides.
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks end volatile week with a late gain

  10-05-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Venezuela reopens borders with Brazil and Aruba, official says

  10-05-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela is reopening its borders with Brazil and the Caribbean island of Aruba, Venezuela's Economy Vice President Tareck El Aissami said on Friday, though Aruba's government said it did not consider a re-opening "opportune."The government of President Nicolas Maduro shut those borders in February amid an opposition campaign to bring humanitarian aid into the country, which is suffering from a hyperinflationary economic collapse amid a power struggle between Maduro and opposition leader Juan G
  
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• UPDATE 4-U.N., Houthis say Yemen ports withdrawal to start on Saturday

  10-05-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Yemen's Houthi group will on Saturday start to unilaterally redeploy forces out of three key ports, the United Nations and a Houthi spokesman said, a move to pave the way for political negotiations to end Yemen's four-year war.The statement from the U.N.'s Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) said the Houthis would make an "initial unilateral redeployment" between May 11 and May 14 from the ports of Saleef, which is used for grain, and Ras Isa, used for oil, as well as the country's main po
  
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• Nadler: Mueller will not testify before Congress next week

  10-05-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Nadler said he will subpoena Mueller if necessary.
  
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• Top Trump Ally on Rudy's Ukraine Gambit: I'm Not Sure About That One

  10-05-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Alex WongOne of President Donald Trump’s top allies on Capitol Hill expressed discomfort on Friday with Rudy Giuliani’s decision to travel to Ukraine in an attempt to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden. “I don’t know that he needs to go there and encourage that investigation. There’s plenty that’s going on right now with regards to the Ukrainian involvement in a variety of aspects,” Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), told The Daily Beast. “Mr.
  
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• U.S. House could slap $25,000 per day contempt fines on Trump advisers: Democrat

  10-05-2019 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Expanding on an idea floated days ago by Democrats as a way of putting some teeth into various inquiries of Trump, his turbulent presidency, his family and his business interests, Representative Adam Schiff spoke in two interviews about reviving the "inherent contempt" power of Congress."We would levy fines on those who are not cooperating," Schiff, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee told Axios in an interview published on Friday.Republicans have accused Dem
  
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• Federal judge keeps UAW lawsuit over plant closings in Ohio

  10-05-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the United Auto Workers against General Motors over the closing of three plants should be heard in Ohio. The Warren Tribune Chronicle reports U.S. District ...
  
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• Bloomberg: Three new iPhone 11 models coming with reverse charging, big camera upgrades

  10-05-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  We're still several months out from the unveiling of Apple's next smartphones, but Bloomberg is out today with a new report detailing the three iPhone models the Cupertino company apparently has in store for later this year. According to Bloomberg, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has already begun production of the A13 processor that will power the 2019 iPhone models.The report goes on to note that all three iPhone models released this year will come equipped with the A13 chip,
  
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• House passes $19.1 bn disaster relief, Trump opposed

  10-05-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  The US House on Friday approved $19.1 billion in disaster relief to help hard-hit communities like Puerto Rico, but President Donald Trump opposes the package which faces party bickering over funding.On the eve of the vote in the Democratic-controlled chamber, Trump urged Republicans to reject the "BAD DEMOCRAT Disaster Supplemental Bill" and continue negotiating on the emergency package aimed at providing recovery assistance to Americans affected by storms, wildfires and floods.At a Florida ral
  
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• Stand Out Form The Crowd With This Restomod Chevrolet Aerosedan

  10-05-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Classic cars are intriguing things to look at, but often at big shows you’ll find several versions of the same model — not ideal if your aim is to stand out from the crowd.Restomod cars are more popular than ever, giving enthusiasts the opportunity to own something totally bespoke.Currently for sale with Lost and Found Classic Car Co, the resto-mod machine in question is based on Chevy’s Fleetline Aerosadan.
  
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• Trump declares himself 'your favorite all time president' as new China tariffs take hold

  10-05-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The president upgrades his own status in a Friday tweet.
  
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• Trump declares himself 'your all time favorite president' as new China tariffs take hold

  10-05-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The president upgrades his own status in a Friday tweet.
  
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• The Latest: Charges delayed in Colorado school shooting

  10-05-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at a Colorado school that killed one student and injured eight (all times local):
  
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• After Southwest Airlines family boarding policy change, here are policies on other airlines

  10-05-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Southwest updated its family boarding policy after a same-sex couple said they faced discrimination by a boarding agent two years ago.
  
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• Judge Steps Aside from Decision on Special Prosecutor in Jussie Smollett Case

  10-05-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  A Cook County judge has denied a motion to recuse himself from the latest aspect of the Jussie Smollett case. However, JudgeLeRoy Martin Jr. said he will "transfer" the case to another judge in order to avoid the appearance of impropriety, as his son works for the Cook County State`s Attorney`s Office.
  
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• Iran Guards reject U.S. talks, senior cleric threatens carrier

  10-05-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that Tehran would not negotiate with the United States, and a senior cleric warned that a U.S. Navy fleet could be “destroyed with one missile,” as a U.S. aircraft carrier headed toward the Gulf.
  
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• South Korea orders arrest of two Samsung Electronics officials over affiliate's accounting scandal

  10-05-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  A South Korean court said on Saturday it had approved warrants to arrest two senior officials at Samsung Electronics in relation to an alleged accounting fraud at the tech giant's biopharma affiliate.The Seoul Central District Court said in a statement it had granted warrants to arrest the officials suspected of destroying evidence in the case.Prosecutors accused the two Samsung Electronics officials of ordering employees at biopharmaceutical firm Samsung BioLogics to destroy internal documents,
  
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• Democrats Bully Barr

  10-05-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats have lashed Attorney General William Pelham Barr to the horns of a dilemma: He must choose either to violate or to obey federal law, and then await the consequences.House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York and other Democrats subpoenaed Barr for a pristine copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russiagate report, complete with grand-jury testimony. Barr did not budge. The committee then voted 24–16 Wednesday to hold Barr in contempt of Congress.A
  
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• Anker’s $270 Eufy RoboVac 30 robot vacuum is down to $199.99

  10-05-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Anker doesn't only make the best charging accessories in the world, you know. It also has an excellent smart home brand called Eufy, and one of the brand's best robot vacuums is on sale right now with a big discount. The Eufy RoboVac 30 Super-Thin Robot Vacuum Cleaner retails for $270, but it's down to just $199.99 right now ahead of Mother's Day 2019. Definitely check it out.Here are the bullet points from the product page:* Worry-Free Cleaning: Set Boundary Strips to focus your cleaning, and t
  
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• They may not have birthed their kids, but all mothers deserve to be celebrated

  10-05-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Erin and Kelly Meek have adopted three children and fostered more than 20, but they still have a hard time connecting with Mother's Day.
  
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• Comey Acknowledges Strzok, Page Damaged FBI: ‘It Made Us All Look Bad’

  10-05-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Former FBI director James Comey conceded Thursday night that former FBI agent Peter Strzok and his mistress, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, damaged the Bureau's reputation through their political partisanship.Strzok and Page have been publicly excoriated by Republicans and allies of President Trump ever since the release of anti-Trump text messages they exchanged while they were working on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team.“Considering the high standards that we set for law enforcement,
  
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• Here Comes the World’s First AI-Generated Whisky

  10-05-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  But robots aren’t stealing master blenders’ jobs … yet.
  
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