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• Plot that wounded Ortiz unraveled because of many mistakes

  20-06-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Alberto Rodríguez Mota had one job: taking a photo of the man that his crew of hired killers was supposed to fatally shoot at an outdoor cafe, according to Dominican authorities.In the photo sent to the hit man, he looked like a dark, blurry figure in white pants, the Dominican police chief and attorney-general said.Hours later, on the evening of June 9, the hitman approached a hulking figure in a dark top and white pants and fired a single shot into his back.
  
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• Oregon's Democratic governor sends police for AWOL Senate Republicans

  20-06-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Oregon's Democratic governor dispatched the state police on Thursday to bring back to the legislature Senate Republicans who left the Capitol in order to scuttle a vote on climate change legislation.Governor Kate Brown said in a statement that Senate Democrats had requested the assistance of state police to bring their colleagues back."As the executive of the agency, I am authorizing the state police to fulfill the Senate Democrats' request," Brown said.
  
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• Was Iran’s Downing of a U.S. Drone Really a ‘Mistake’?

  20-06-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Speaking to the press today alongside Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, President Donald Trump repeatedly called Iran’s downing of an unarmed U.S. surveillance drone “a bad mistake” but held his cards close to his chest when asked what the U.S. response might be. While Trump has taken a harder line toward Iran than any of his predecessors, he did appear to leave himself some wiggle room to escape demands that U.S. credibility mandated a military response.“I have a f
  
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• Apple warns that Trump’s proposed tariff would impact its contribution to the U.S. economy

  20-06-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Over the past few weeks, Apple's stock price has been particularly volatile in light of a proposed tariff from the Trump administration that would tax devices imported from China by as much as 25%. And seeing as how the vast majority of Apple devices and accessories are manufactured in China, there's a legitimate concern among investors that the proposed tariffs would either raise the price of Apple products for consumers or force Apple to eat the additional cost.Consequently, Apple earlier this
  
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• The Latest: UN envoy: Illegal Israel settlements advancing

  20-06-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.N. Mideast envoy says Israel has taken "no steps" to stop illegal settlement activity as demanded by the Security Council and instead is moving ahead on nearly 6,000 housing units in the West Bank and east Jerusalem since late March.Hamas' chief Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday accused Israel of dragging its feet in carrying out its obligations under an indirect cease-fire for the Gaza Strip, saying the fragile deal was in danger of collapsing.
  
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• Dad of Maleah Davis, slain 4-year-old, shares photos of her 'My Little Pony'-themed casket

  20-06-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The father of Maleah Davis, the 4-year-old whose remains were found in Arkansas earlier this month, posted photos of 'My Little Pony'-themed casket.
  
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• UN Khashoggi report piles pressure on Saudi crown prince

  20-06-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia has sought to move on from the scandal triggered by journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, but a UN expert's report implicating its crown prince has heaped global pressure back on the kingdom, analysts say.UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard's report, released Wednesday, insists there is "credible evidence" to warrant further investigation and financial sanctions against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over Khashoggi's murder last October.The document detailing the dissident's murd
  
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• U.S. judge bars immigration arrests at Massachusetts courts

  20-06-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal judge on Thursday ruled that U.S. immigration authorities cannot arrest illegal immigrants at Massachusetts courthouses, the first order of its kind barring courthouse arrests.U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston issued an injunction preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, from carrying out a directive authorizing arrests of illegal immigrants in the state's courts.The judge's order did not apply to criminal arrests by ICE, although most of the agency's arrests
  
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• Roy Moore running for Senate despite discouragement from GOP

  20-06-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Roy Moore announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, defying Republican leaders who urged the polarizing jurist not to run for the Alabama seat they hope to reclaim in 2020. A former chief justice known for hardline stances against gay marriage and for the Ten Commandments, Moore is aiming for an eventual rematch against Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who beat him in the 2017 special election . Moore criticized that loss amid accusations of sexual misconduct as the result of "fraudule
  
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• Global Hawk, Northrop Grumman's sophisticated surveillance drone

  20-06-2019 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The Global Hawk drone shot down by Iran is an unmanned high-altitude surveillance aircraft capable of transmitting high-resolution images in real time for more than 30 hours.The RQ-4 Global Hawk went into service in 2001 and has been used extensively by the US Air Force in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.The US Air Force is equipped with the most modern version of the drone, the RQ-4B.
  
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• Iran Knocked Out of the Sky a Very Special U.S. Drone (And Exposed a Key Weakness)

  20-06-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The shoot-down of a U.S. Navy surveillance drone on June 20, 2019 underscores a weakness in the Pentagon’s surveillance forces.Aside from a few classified vehicles, the U.S. military largely relies on slow, non-stealthy manned and unmanned aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Those ISR systems are vulnerable to the latest Iranian, Chinese and Russian air defenses.The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it shot down a “U.S.-made Global Hawk surveillance dr
  
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• Georgia set to execute inmate for man's 1996 shotgun slaying

  20-06-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Marion Wilson Jr., 42, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection of pentobarbital at 7 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson.The parole board is the only authority in Georgia that can commute a death sentence.Wilson's lawyers asked the courts to stop his execution.
  
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• You’ve probably never seen anything like this Windows 10 PC that’s barely bigger than a thumb drive

  20-06-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  What if the monitor in your office, the TV in your living room, and the display in your basement were all PCs? Better yet, what if they were all the same PC, give you instant access to all of your apps and files without the need to sync to some risky cloud service? With the Azulle Access Plus Windows 10 Pro Fanless Mini PC Stick, pretty much any screen you come across can instantly become your personal computer. Just plug it into any open HDMI port and you're done!Here's more info from the produ
  
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• At annual call-in show, Vladimir Putin talks Western sanctions, arrested reporter and $390B infrastructure bill

  20-06-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  At his annual call-in show, Russian President Vladimir Putin backed a $390 billion spending program  to address an array of complaints by callers.
  
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• Report: Samsung sticking with physical buttons on the Galaxy Note 10

  20-06-2019 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  We're likely just a few weeks away from Samsung's official unveiling of the Galaxy Note 10, but until then, the leaks are going to continue springing up on a weekly basis. We already wrote about a new camera feature the Note 10 is expected to ship with earlier today, and now a report about something the phone won't adopt has appeared. If you were looking forward to pressure-sensitive buttons on the Note 10, you might be out of luck.On Thursday morning, Android Police reported that the Note 10 wo
  
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• The Weird and Wonderful Hats of Royal Ascot 2019

  20-06-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Toby Melville/ReutersWho's paying attention to horses with fabulous hats like these?A guest on day three, Ladies Day, of Royal Ascot at the Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2019 in Ascot, England. Royals and horse lovers alike gather for the annual horse racing event, donning the most fashionable—and bizarre—hats.Chris Jackson/GettyAction Images via ReutersBryn Lennon/GettyBryn Lennon/GettyChris Jackson/GettyAction Images via ReutersAction Images via ReutersJonathan Brady/ReutersReutersR
  
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• These Might Be The Coolest Pair Of Corvettes On The Planet

  20-06-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Lingenfelter – yes, that Lingenfelter – is sponsoring a giveaway of a beautifully done 1961 Corvette Convertible restomod and a new 2019 Corvette ZR1, plus $60,000 in cash! The Corvette is having a great year. Enthusiasm is at an all-time high thanks to the imminent debut of the C8, the eighth generation of the Corvette's historic run. Before that car arrives, though, we should celebrate what came before it, and Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is sponsoring two amazing door priz
  
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• Roy Moore announces new Senate campaign

  20-06-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Roy Moore’s announcement that he would once again run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama sent a shudder through the Republican Party and raised a question: Could the GOP have avoided this scenario by uniting early around a credible consensus candidate?
  
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• Apple says US tariffs on China would backfire

  20-06-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple is warning the US administration that proposed tariffs on Chinese imports would be counterproductive, saying they would hurt the iPhone maker's competitiveness and "tilt the playing field" to non-American rivals.In comments filed this week to the US Trade Representative, Apple said the tariff proposal by President Donald Trump would hurt Apple's ability to compete and also end up reducing the tech giant's contributions to the US economy in taxes and investments.The Apple comments dated Jun
  
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• David Ortiz: Former Red Sox player shot by gunman who mistook him for someone else, Dominican officials say

  20-06-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz was shot in the Dominican Republic by a man who mistook him for a different person, officials say.Jean Alain Rodríguez, the Dominican Republic’s attorney general, and Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte, director of the Dominican Republic’s national police, told reporters that the attempted murder was ordered by Victor Hugo Gomez, an associate of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel.Mr Gomez, who is believed to be in the United States, had hired assassin
  
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• Senators get classified briefing on UFO sightings

  20-06-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Mark Warner’s office cites “safety concern” of “unexplained interference.”
  
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• NRA Suspends Two Leaders Amid Accusations of Coup Attempt

  20-06-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The National Rifle Association suspended its top lobbyist and one of his deputies, adding further turmoil to the gun-rights group’s leadership ranks as it wages legal battles on multiple fronts and prepares for a bruising 2020 election cycle.The NRA confirmed Thursday that it had suspended Chris Cox, the lobbying chief who was viewed widely as a future leader of the group, and his deputy chief of staff, Scott Christman.The moves came after Oliver North, the former NRA board
  
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• Blocking Robocalls: 4 Things to Know as New Rules Take Effect

  20-06-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The Federal Communications Commission recently adopted rules that allow phone companies to block robocalls by default. But that won't bring immediate relief to your robocall headaches. The FCC ru...
  
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• HomeStreet defeats activist Roaring Blue Lion in proxy contest

  20-06-2019 21:32
  HomeStreet Inc defeated Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management's campaign to unseat one director and install its own candidate, ending a two-year standoff between the financial services company and the...
  
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• A US attack could be imminent after Iranians shoot down drone over international waters

  20-06-2019 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  The Pentagon has called Iran's downing of a drone over international waters a "dangerous and escalatory attack," suggesting a retaliatory strike is coming.
  
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• In rare rebuke, Senate votes to block Trump administration's weapons deal with Saudi Arabia

  20-06-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The unusual rebuke by the GOP-run Senate highlights a rift between Congress and the White House over the Trump administration's pro-Saudi policies.
  
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• 9 Best Low-Cost Index Funds

  20-06-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Low-cost, passive index funds can be a great investment.Low-cost index funds offer investors a diversified mix of holdings and help them retain more money so their earnings can compound faster.Many of the top ETF index funds that follow the S&P 500 have costs under 0.1%, meaning they cost $10 for every $10,000 invested.
  
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• UPDATE 2-EU agrees to extend economic sanctions on Russia until 2020

  20-06-2019 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to prolong until the end of January 2020 economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine, a spokesman for the bloc said.The EU first slapped sanctions on Russia after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 and supported rebels fighting Kiev troops in the east of the country."Russia sanctions unanimously extended for another six months because of a lack of Minsk Agreements implementation," said the spokesman, Preben Aman, referring
  
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• UPDATE 1-EU agrees to extend economic sanctions on Russia until 2020

  20-06-2019 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to prolong until the end of January 2020 economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine, a spokesman for the bloc said.The EU first slapped sanctions on Russia after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 and supported rebels fighting Kiev troops in the east of the country."Russia sanctions unanimously extended for another six months because of a lack of Minsk Agreements implementation," said the spokesman, Preben Aman, referring
  
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• 2 killed when semitrailers explode on Wisconsin interstate

  20-06-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Two semitrailers exploded into flames Wednesday on an interstate in southeastern Wisconsin, killing both drivers and setting other vehicles on fire, authorities said.
  
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• The Latest: Lawmakers getting briefed on Iran at White House

  20-06-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Top administration officials and lawmakers are arriving at the White House for a briefing about Iran's downing of an American surveillance drone in the Middle East amid mounting tension between the U.S. and Iran. The White House invited House and Senate leaders of both parties and Democrats and Republicans on the House and Senate intelligence and Armed Services committees to meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday.
  
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• Iran shoots down US surveillance drone, heightening tensions

  20-06-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time the Islamic Republic directly attacked the American military amid tensions over Tehran's unraveling nuclear deal with world powers.The two countries disputed the circumstances leading up to an Iranian surface-to-air missile bringing down the U.S. Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk, an unmanned aircraft with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 737 jetliner and costing over $100 million.
  
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• NRA Suspends Chief Lobbyist Accused of Assisting Coup Attempt

  20-06-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Chris Cox, the National Rifle Association’s chief lobbyist who was viewed widely as a future leader of the gun-rights group, has been suspended from his job.The move came after Oliver North, the former NRA board president, was ousted from the organization in April for attempting to lead a coup against Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the NRA who has long served as the organization’s leader. North alleged that LaPierre used the group to enrich himself. As
  
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• The U.S. Drone Shot Down by Iran Is a $200 Million Prototype Spy Plane

  20-06-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Bloomberg via GettyThe U.S. military drone Iran shot down over the Persian Gulf on Thursday was a high-flying prototype model belonging to the Navy.The Navy for years has deployed the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator, or BAMS-D, drones on an emergency basis, stationing the 737-size unmanned aerial vehicles to watch over Syria and Iran.The unarmed BAMS-D drone “was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile system while operating in international airspace over the Strait of
  
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• US Senate votes to block Saudi arms sales, UK suspends licenses

  20-06-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia's controversial military campaign in Yemen suffered a double blow Thursday as US lawmakers voted to block President Donald Trump's arms sales to Riyadh hours after Britain temporarily suspended similar sales.In Washington, the Senate voted to prevent $8.1 billion in US arms in a symbolic bipartisan rebuke to the president and his close ties with the kingdom.A handful of Republicans joined Democrats in voting against 22 separate sales of aircraft support maintenance, precision-guided
  
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• India warships sent to strategic Gulf waters: navy

  20-06-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  India has sent warships and stepped up aerial surveillance in strategic Gulf waters, the Press Trust of India reported on Thursday, with global tensions rising in the region."INS Chennai and INS Sunayna have been deployed in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to undertake maritime security operations," the navy said, quoted by PTI.The aim is "to re-assure the Indian-flagged vessels operating/transiting through the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, following the maritime security incidents in
  
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• Witness at Navy SEAL trial admits killing teenage prisoner

  20-06-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  A Navy SEAL called by prosecutors to testify at the murder trial of a decorated comrade dropped a bombshell Thursday when he acknowledged killing a wounded militant in what he described as an act of mercy.Special Operator 1st Class Corey Scott, who got an immunity deal for his testimony, said he asphyxiated the teenage Islamic State fighter after Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher unexpectedly stabbed him.Before the stabbing, Gallagher and Scott had stabilized the prisoner and he was brea
  
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• Downed drone was some 34 km (21 miles) from Iran coast: US general

  20-06-2019 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  A US spy drone was some 34 kilometers (21 miles) from the nearest point in Iran when it was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz by an Iranian surface-to-air missile Thursday, a US general said."This dangerous and escalatory attack was irresponsible and occurred in the vicinity of established air corridors between Dubai, UAE, and Oman, possibly endangering innocent civilians," said Lieutenant General Joseph Guastella, who commands US air forces in the region.The Pentagon released a graphic pinpoi
  
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• US Navy Seal 'stabbed injured prisoner in neck and claimed he was just an Isis dirtbag'

  20-06-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  A US Navy Seal chief has been accused of spontaneously killing an injured teenage Islamic State prisoner by stabbing him repeatedly and calling him an “Isis dirtbag” in the process, his former comrades said in court this week. The San Diego court-martial trial began this week for Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, accused of killing the boy during his 2017 tour of duty in Iraq. Prosecutors said the 39-year-old briefly treated the young Islamic State fighter, then pulled out h
  
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• The Quick Read About… President Xi Jinping’s Trip to North Korea

  20-06-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  What is China's President Xi Jinping hoping to achieve when he visits North Korea? Ian Bremmer breaks down this high stakes meeting.
  
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• Pelosi slams Trump administration for delaying Harriet Tubman on $20 bill: 'An insult to the hopes of millions'

  20-06-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called out the Trump administration’s decision to delay putting former slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, calling it “an insult to the hopes of millions.”
  
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• Russian President Putin says use of U.S. force against Iran would be 'disaster'

  20-06-2019 19:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said any use of force by the U.S. against Iran would lead to "disaster" as tensions escalate between Washington and Tehran.
  
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• Former patriarch threatens future of new Ukraine church

  20-06-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The former head of Ukraine's breakaway independent church held a rare conference of clerics Thursday with the aim of restoring his religious leadership, threatening the future of Ukraine's new unified Orthodox Church.Archbishop Filaret, 90, brought together some 100 clerics in Kiev's Saint Vladimir Cathedral, in a bid to annul a decision that merged the Kiev patriarchy that he previously led with another Orthodox church.The joining of the churches paved the way for the creation of a new unified
  
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• Woman whose dead babies were found in home cleared of murder

  20-06-2019 19:32 via news.yahoo.com
  A Massachusetts woman who lived in a squalid, vermin-infested home where authorities found the remains of three babies was cleared Thursday of second-degree murder, but was convicted of lesser charges. Judge Janet Kenton-Walker said prosecutors did not prove that 35-year-old Erika Murray caused the death of one of the babies whom she had been charged with killing and hiding in her home filled with rodents, dead animals, dirty diapers and trash. Kenton-Walker called the case "senseless" and "trag
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won't back down on comparing border detention facilities to concentration camps

  20-06-2019 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The progressive freshman Democrat lawmaker says she will never apologize for the remark after receiving criticism from both sides of the aisle.
  
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• Trump Again Downplays Iranian Attack After Navy Drone Shot Down

  20-06-2019 19:26 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump downplayed Iran’s attack on a Navy drone in the Persian Gulf that escalated regional tensions and fueled a surge in oil prices, suggesting a “loose and stupid” individual may have been responsible for the strike.“I would imagine it was a general or somebody who made a mistake by shooting that drone down,” Trump said during an Oval Office meeting Thursday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “I find it hard to belie
  
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• UPDATE 1-Israel's Netanyahu urges support for U.S. against Iran's "aggression"

  20-06-2019 19:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called on the international community to support the United States against Iran as tensions between the two countries escalated after the downing of a U.S. drone by Iran."In the last 24 hours Iran has intensified its aggression against the United States and against all of us.
  
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• Pentagon releases footage of US drone being shot down by Iran

  20-06-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Jennifer Griffin predicts Trump's military response to Iran shooting down a U.S. drone would be much different if an American had been injured or killed.
  
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• 'You'll soon find out' if US retaliates after Iran shoots down drone, Trump warns

  20-06-2019 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S.-Iranian tensions heightened Thursday when a  U.S. Global Hawk spy drone was shot down by Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
  
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• The Kia Seltos Is Yet Another Small Crossover to Fit between the Soul and Sportage

  20-06-2019 19:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Kia is doubling down on small SUVs with this new model that's likely to come to the U.S. next year.
  
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