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• Last stand for Greece's Tsipras after vote drubbing

  26-05-2019 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Forced into calling early elections next month after a poor showing in EU and local elections on Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be making a last stand against the odds to stay in power.Tsipras has to drag his leftist Syriza party out of a ditch after a drubbing of over nine percentage points in the European polls, and a near-sweep in regional elections by the main opposition New Democracy conservatives."Following the second round of local elections (on June 2), I will ask the p
  
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• AOC slams New York Times article for framing of Hope Hicks's 'existential question'

  26-05-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rebuked a New York Times piece about former White House communications director Hope Hicks, who was recently issued a subpoena to submit documents and testify before the House Judiciary Committee as part of its congressional investigation into possible obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by President Trump.
  
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• Buttigieg rips Trump over potential pardons, says president implies 'being sent to war turns you into a murderer'

  26-05-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Pete Buttigieg lambasted President Trump for considering pardons for accused or convicted war criminals over Memorial Day weekend.
  
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• Polish nationalists win EU vote, set stage for national ballot: exit poll

  26-05-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  An exit poll by pollster IPSOS showed PiS heading towards its best result ever in a general or European Union election with 42.4% of votes.It won 31.8% in the EU ballot five years ago and 37.6% in the 2015 parliamentary election.The opposition European Coalition, comprising the Civic Platform formerly led by European Council President Donald Tusk and a group of leftist and rural politicians, scored second with 39.1%.
  
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• 'Green wave' in EU vote amid climate crisis

  26-05-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  With double-digit scores across Europe's biggest countries including a stunning 20 percent in Germany, the Greens bagged record gains in European elections on Sunday with younger voters leading calls for action to halt global warming.The environmental party doubled its score in Germany from the last EU elections in 2014, knocking the Social Democrats off their traditional second place.In France, the Greens came in number three with 12 percent, while in Austria, Ireland and the Netherlands, they
  
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• Euro Rises as Mainstream Europe Holds Populist Parties at Bay

  26-05-2019 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The euro rose, reversing an earlier decline, as initial exit polls showed mainstream European Union parties held their ground against populists in elections for the bloc’s Parliament.
  
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• 65-year-old California man killed by shark at Maui's Ka'anapali Beach Park

  26-05-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  A California man who died after being attacked by a shark while swimming in Hawaii was pulled ashore missing a leg, according to a witness
  
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• Bud Light's message about Miller Lite and Coors Light now has limits

  26-05-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  The company behind Bud Light will not be able to use two TV ads and two billboards regarding its light beer rivals.
  
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• EU elections primer: How they work, what happened

  26-05-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European voters have turned out in record numbers to choose lawmakers to represent them at the European Parliament for the next five years.
  
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• Liberal coalition Progressive Slovakia/Together wins EU vote in Slovakia

  26-05-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Liberal, pro-European coalition Progressive Slovakia/Together won the EU election in Slovakia with 20.1 % of the vote, followed by the ruling leftist Smer party at 15.7 %, official results showed on Sunday. The non-parliamentary coalition was set up two years ago and has already beaten Smer in presidential election in March this year when its candidate, lawyer Zuzana Caputova, defeated EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic. The far-right People's Party-Our Slovakia was third in t
  
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• Qatar says invited to emergency Arab summits in Mecca by Saudi King

  26-05-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Qatar has been invited by Saudi Arabia to attend two emergency Arab summits being convened in the Saudi city of Mecca on May 30, Qatar's foreign ministry said on Sunday, after previously saying it had not been.Last week Qatar said it had not been invited to the two summits Saudi is planning in Islam's holiest site to discuss the implications of drone strikes on oil installations in the kingdom and attacks on four vessels, including two Saudi oil tankers, off the UAE coast earlier this month.
  
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• Maui woman Amanda Eller missing for more than 2 weeks found alive, police say

  26-05-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  A woman who went missing in Hawaii for more than two weeks has been found alive, Maui police said.
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump agrees with Kim Jong Un that Joe Biden is "Low IQ"

  26-05-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  When asked whether it was appropriate to agree with a "murderous authoritarian dictator," Sarah Sanders said that Trump didn't need help in assessing Biden.
  
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• Venezuela's Guaido defends planned talks with Maduro representatives

  26-05-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  "We have to play on all the boards... we have to have an active presence in all places," Guaido told hundreds of supporters in Barquisimeto in Venezuela's Lara state.Guaido, recognized by the United States and dozens of other countries as Venezuela's interim president, said Saturday that the opposition delegation will be headed by deputy legislative speaker Stalin Gonzalez and the ex-deputy Gerardo Blyde.
  
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• Greek PM says will call early election after vote defeat

  26-05-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he would call snap elections following the defeat of his Syriza party in European Parliament elections. Results showed his party trailing by up to nine points behind the opposition New Democracy party. Under normal circumstances, Tsipras's mandate ends in October. In a speech Tsipras said he would meet with the Greek President to discuss calling elections immediately after the conclusion of a second round of local Greek elections schedu
  
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• Big win for Orban's party in Hungary EU vote

  26-05-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The Fidesz party of Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban scored a big win in European parliament elections, according to results published by Hungarian media on Sunday.With 98 percent of the vote counted, Fidesz has won 52 percent according to the Magyar Nemzet newspaper, up from the 51 percent it won in 2014.The left-wing Democratic Coalition (DK) is far behind in second place with 16.3 percent and the small liberal Momentum party is set to break into the European parliament for th
  
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• West Point Just Graduated the Most Diverse Class in its History

  26-05-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  On Saturday, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point graduated the most diverse class in the academy's history.Of the 980 cadets who are commissioning into the U.S. Army as second lieutenants, there was the highest number of African American women, Hispanic women, and highest number of women overall since the first class of women graduated in 1980, according to a West Point press release.Frank Demaro, West Point spokesman, told CNN that last year's class had 27 African American women g
  
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• 1 Dead, 9 Wounded in Mass Shooting at Party in Virginia

  26-05-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  A mass shooting at a party in Virginia has left one dead and another 9 injured.
  
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• Rescuers search for survivors after Oklahoma tornado kills at least two

  26-05-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  The tornado that hit El Reno on Saturday night was the latest in a barrage of violent weather that is expected to continue after pounding the Central Plains states last week with deadly tornadoes, high winds, drenching thunderstorms and widespread flooding.In addition to the two fatalities, 29 people suffered minor to critical injuries in the El Reno twister and hundreds more were displaced, the city's mayor said.People have absolutely lost everything."Rescue workers searched the debris field th
  
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• Race to succeed UK PM May centers on 'no deal' Brexit battle

  26-05-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  May said on Friday she was quitting over her failure to deliver Brexit, potentially opening the way for a new leader who could seek a more divisive split with the European Union and lead to confrontation with the bloc or a possible parliamentary election.Setting out their pitch to the Conservative Party's largely pro-Brexit membership who will decide the outcome of the contest, four of the leadership hopefuls have said Britain must leave the EU on Oct. 31 even if this means a no-deal Brexit."If
  
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• Greek EU vote slams Tsipras, rewards conservatives: exit polls

  26-05-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Greek voters on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' Syriza party in EU parliament and local elections, giving the opposition conservative New Democracy party a solid lead, exit polls and early results indicated.The exit polls for European parliament elections gave New Democracy 33.5 percent compared to 25 percent for Syriza, according to a combined survey by the five main private TV stations.
  
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• UPDATE 2-Race to succeed UK PM May centers on 'no deal' Brexit battle

  26-05-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The prospect of a "no deal" Brexit was fast becoming the central battle of the race to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday, as environment minister Michael Gove became the eighth candidate to declare.May said on Friday she was quitting over her failure to deliver Brexit, potentially opening the way for a new leader who could seek a more divisive split with the European Union and lead to confrontation with the bloc or a possible parliamentary election.Setting out their pitch to t
  
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• UPDATE 1-EU election turnout rises for the first time, hits 50%

  26-05-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Around half of eligible voters cast their ballot in European elections, a bloc-wide estimate showed on Sunday, the first time turnout has risen in four decades of continent-wide voting.For 27 of the 28 EU states - all except the United Kingdom - the estimate came at 51%, a European Parliament official said.Turnout in the last European elections in 2014 hit a historic low of below 43%.
  
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• What Americans Should Do on Memorial Day

  26-05-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  This Memorial Day put aside the politics and the shopping sprees. This day is about remembering one thing and one thing only: those who gave their lives in the service of their fellow Americans.That’s actually a lot to take in. So many wars. So many causes. So many lives. It’s impossible to remember them all. But for those looking for a place to start, here’s one you can remember, even if you’ve never heard of him.We’ve all heard of O’Hare, the nation’s
  
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• UPDATE 1-Polish nationalists win EU vote, set stage for national ballot - exit poll

  26-05-2019 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) came out narrowly ahead in Sunday's European Parliament vote, seen as test of the party's nationalist, eurosceptic platform before a national election later in the year.An exit poll by pollster IPSOS showed PiS winning 42.4% of votes, up from 31.8% in the EU ballot five years ago and 37.6% during Poland's 2015 parliamentary election.The opposition European Coalition, comprising the Civic Platform formerly led by European Council President Donald Tusk a
  
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• Hawaii woman rescued from forest told self not to give up

  26-05-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii woman who was found alive in a forest on Maui island after going missing more than two weeks ago said she at times struggled not to give up.
  
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• Algeria to block Total from buying Anadarko’s Algerian assets - minister

  26-05-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Algeria will block Total from acquiring Anadarko’s assets in Algeria, energy minister Mohamed Arkab told reporters on a sidelines of a conference on Sunday.Occidental Petroleum has agreed to sell Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's assets in Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique and South Africa to Total for $8.8 billion if the U.S. oil company succeeds in completing its plan to take over Anadarko.
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez slams New York Times for framing of Hope Hicks's 'existential question'

  26-05-2019 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rebuked a New York Times piece about former White House communications director Hope Hicks.
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez slams New York Times for framing of Hope Hicks' 'existential question'

  26-05-2019 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rebuked a New York Times piece about former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks.
  
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• Facebook defends decision to leave up fake Pelosi video, saying it has no policy that posts must be 'true'

  26-05-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Facebook defends decision to leave up fake Pelosi video, saying it has no "policy that stipulates that the information you post on Facebook must be true."
  
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• FACTBOX-EU vote: the domestic fall-out across Europe

  26-05-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  European Parliament elections not only determine the make-up of the next EU assembly and help decide who ends up running top European institutions but can also play back into the national politics of the bloc's 28 member states.FRANCE: Emmanuel Macron's allies put on a brave face as exit polls showed a narrow defeat at the hands of Marine Le Pen's far-right Rassemblement National party.
  
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• European elections 2019 results: Brexit Party expected to win most UK seats

  26-05-2019 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Nigel Farage's Brexit Party is tipped to win the most UK seats in the European Parliament elections, with establishment parties forecast to lose their majority across the European Union. Official exit polls are revealing a tough night for establishment parties across the continent, while voter turnout is at 51 per cent according to the EU Parliament - its highest since 1994. In France, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party will take top spot, with 23.2 per
  
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• Michael Gove enters Conservative race to succeed Theresa May

  26-05-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — British Environment Secretary Michael Gove on Sunday became the eighth lawmaker to enter the race to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, as other contenders staked out uncompromising positions on Brexit.
  
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• The Latest: European Election turnout is highest in 20 years

  26-05-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on elections for the European Parliament (all times local):
  
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• New York's De Blasio, At 0.5%, Skirts Likability Issue for 2020

  26-05-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Asked on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday about poor favorability ratings and an April 3 Quinnipiac University survey showing that 76% of voters in his own city don’t think he should run, de Blasio said he won two elections in New York overwhelmingly, and that voters will get to know him.“The more folks hear the message and look at the experience I’ve had and done for working people, the more they will come to this side,” de Blasio said.De Blasio, 58, s
  
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• Houthi leader says drone attacks a response to spurned Yemen peace moves

  26-05-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  A leader of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday it had resumed drone strikes deep inside Saudi Arabia this month in response to what he called the Saudi-led coalition's spurning of "peace initiatives" by his group.Mohammed Ali al-Houthi dismissed Saudi accusations that the attacks had been carried out on the orders on Iran - at a time of growing tension between Tehran and Riyadh alongside its Western and regional allies.Saudi Arabia, leading a Western-backed Sunni Muslim coalitio
  
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• Very good boy crashes high school graduation, ‘waters’ the plants in the middle of class photo

  26-05-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Graduation is a big day in the life of a high school student. It's the final step in a journey that takes years and regardless of what lies beyond -- be it college, technical training, or a plunge into the workforce -- it's cause for celebration. Charlie feels the same way.Charlie is a dog. More specifically, he's the Walls family dog and Logan Walls, a member of the class of 2019, is a student at Horseshoe Bend High School in Alabama. The school, which is just a stone's throw from the Walls hom
  
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• 8 killed in crash over Memorial Day weekend: CHP

  26-05-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Eight people died in a crash within the first six hours of the holiday weekend enforcement period, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  
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• HBO Executive Reveals If There Will Be A 'Game Of Thrones' Sequel After Awful Ending

  26-05-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  This could get ugly.Don’t expect a “Game of Thrones” sequel about Arya to ever happen.At the end of the series, the younger Stark girl turns into Dora the Explorer and decides to hop on a ship to head west. That’s left the door open to some thinking there might be a sequel on the way, but HBO programming president Casey Bloys has now made it clear that won’t happen.“Nope, nope, nope. No. Part of it is, I do want this show — this Game of Thrones, Dan and
  
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• VP Pence tells West Point grads they should expect to see combat

  26-05-2019 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence told the most diverse graduating class in the history of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that the world is "a dangerous place" and they should expect to see combat.
  
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• Is impeachment a winning or losing 2020 campaign strategy for Democrats?

  26-05-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  A growing number of Democrats, including White House hopefuls, are calling for impeachment proceedings to start.
  
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• Rep. Riggleman says criticism of Barr handling classified Russia documents is 'ridiculous'

  26-05-2019 19:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Denver Riggleman gives his take on President Trump giving the attorney general authority over the investigation documents.
  
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• Democrats continue to call for President Trump's impeachment

  26-05-2019 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The calls in the Democratic Party appear to be growing even larger ahead of the 2020 election.
  
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• Impeach Trump? Most 2020 Democrats tiptoe past the question

  26-05-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders in Congress have argued that impeaching President Donald Trump is a political mistake as the 2020 election nears. Most of the candidates running to succeed him seem to agree, for now.
  
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• 'Game of Thrones': There were clues to the surprise finale all along

  26-05-2019 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Spoiler alert! The finale of "Game of Thrones" may have been shocking, but there were a few clues to the endgame along the way.
  
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• Regime bombardment kills 12 civilians in northwest Syria

  26-05-2019 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Maaret al-Numan (Syria) (AFP) - Regime air strikes killed 12 civilians including four at a market on Sunday in a jihadist bastion in northwest Syria, a war monitor said.A young girl was among those killed at the market in the town of Maaret al-Numan in Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.Eight other civilians were killed elsewhere by government fire in Idlib, a stronghold of Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Britain-based monitor said.
  
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• Magnitude 8 Earthquake Strikes Amazon Jungle in Peru

  26-05-2019 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck the Amazon jungle in north-central Peru early Sunday, the U.S. Geological survey reported, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler and Renault talk of linking businesses is heating up, report says

  26-05-2019 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and French automaker Renault are in talks that could result in a tie-up of their operations, the Wall Street Journal reports
  
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• White House renews Trump's criticism of Biden from Tokyo

  26-05-2019 18:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The longtime Washington adage that politics should stop at the water's edge took a new beating over the weekend, as US President Donald Trump cited the North Korean dictator as agreeing with his own dim view ofDemocrat Joe Biden.A White House spokeswoman on Sunday brushed off criticism of Trump's remark and confirmed the two leaders' critical opinion of the former US vice president.Trump later corrected the spelling of Biden's name, but his reliance on a dictator's opinion to ambush a political
  
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• Support for abortion rights grows as some U.S. states curb access: Reuters/Ipsos poll

  26-05-2019 18:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The poll found that 58% of American adults said abortion should be legal in most or all cases, up from 50% who said that in a similar poll that ran in July 2018.While support broke down along partisan lines, passions were higher among registered Democrats, with 81% saying abortion should be legal in most or all cases, while 55% of registered Republicans said it should be illegal in most or all cases.This year, eight Republican-led states have passed new restrictions on abortion, measures that ac
  
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