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• 1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires

  21-07-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000 firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where more than 100 people died in huge blazes in 2017.Some 1,700 firefighters and 400 vehicles were deployed in one of the biggest mobilisations ever seen in the area to fight the blazes in the heavily forested Castelo Branco region, 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of Lisbon, the rescue services said.Around 20 people have been injured in the blaze, including eight
  
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• End in sight for US heat wave that set temperature records

  21-07-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States sweltered in dangerously hot weather on Sunday, with major cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington broiling in temperatures that rose into triple digits.An oppressive heat wave stretching from the Midwestern plains to the Atlantic coast had nearly 150 million people struggling to stay cool in stifling heat that set records in a handful of states."The dangerous heat wave which enveloped much of the Midwest to the East Coast this weekend should finally break by Mon
  
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• Mike Pence says Trump 'might make an effort to speak out' if 'send her back' chant happens again

  21-07-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump described the audience that chanted, "Send her back" about Rep. Ilhan Omar as "incredible people" and "incredible patriots."
  
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• British PM to hold emergency meeting on seized tanker

  21-07-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a meeting of Britain's emergencies committee on Monday to discuss Iran's seizure of a UK-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf.In one of her final important acts as prime minister before resigning on Wednesday, May will chair a meeting of Britain's COBR emergencies committee at around 10:30 am (0930 GMT), her Downing Street office said."As well as receiving the latest updates from ministers and officials, the COBR meeting will discuss the maintenance of the security
  
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• El Chapo complained about New York jail. Let's see how Supermax works out.

  21-07-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán probably will find his more permanent federal digs at the "Supermax" in Colorado little more amenable than his NYC jail.
  
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• UPDATE 1-UK PM front-runner Boris Johnson says trade deal can break Brexit deadlock

  21-07-2019 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Boris Johnson, favoured to become Britain's new prime minister, said on Sunday the country could agree a free trade deal to leave the European Union that would remove the need for one of the more problematic parts of a previous agreement.In his weekly column in The Telegraph newspaper, Johnson said technology could avoid having to stick to the so-called Northern Irish backstop, a part of an agreement with the EU that many lawmakers in Britain's parliament reject.The backstop, an insurance policy
  
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• Biden Leads in CBS Democratic Poll but Faces Enthusiasm Gap

  21-07-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden remains the top choice among Democratic voters in states that will hold early presidential primary and caucus contests in 2020, as four main contenders emerged as the top tier of the large field, a new CBS News poll showed on Sunday.Biden had 25% support as voters’ first choice for the Democratic nominee, with Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts at 20% and Kamala Harris of California at 16% gaining ground on the former vice president. Senator Bernie Sanders
  
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• US hotels caught in fight over housing detained migrants

  21-07-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.For decades, the U.S. government has occasionally detained migrants in hotels, and Acting ICE Director Matthew Albence says it might have to split up families if hotels don't help.American and United Airlines said last year they didn't want to fly migrant children separated from their parents.
  
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• Indiana police identify body of Detroit woman found in 1999

  21-07-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities on Sunday identified a Michigan woman who was found dead 20 years ago in a northeastern Indiana field, renewing the investigation into her "suspicious" death.The Steuben County Sheriff's Department said they followed hundreds of leads to try to identify the woman over two decades, including using an FBI lab in Virginia, the National Missing Persons DNA Database and a genetic genealogy database.Authorities were able to identify the woman — Tina L. Cabanaw of the Detroit area &md
  
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• Do Democrats believe in open borders? By not enforcing immigration law, it looks that way.

  21-07-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  For months, Republicans have falsely claimed that Democrats believe in open borders. But that's starting to have the ring of truth.
  
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• Why Pakistan Should End Its Alliance with China

  21-07-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Pakistan has made several major grand strategic mistakes since its creation in 1947, including the attack on India in 1971, which led to Pakistan’s dismemberment. However, Pakistan is in the midst of making another grave mistake, and it is one seldom discussed. This is the high cost of its alliance with China. Due to the poverty in its long-term, strategic planning, Islamabad’s conception that the Sino-Pakistani alliance is key to Pakistani security introduces dependence on Beijing a
  
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• More F-35s Are Headed to This NATO Member

  21-07-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  The Royal Netherlands Air Force soon will buy another eight or nine F-35 stealth fighters, defense minister Ank Bijleveld said in a July 2019 interview.The additional F-35s will help the Dutch air force to reequip an additional front-line fighter squadron.The decision partially restores deep cuts to the Dutch fighter fleet that began at the end of the Cold War and continued through the 2008 global financial crisis. Today the RNLAF operates around 60 F-16s in three front-line squadrons and one tr
  
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• Lightning strikes one man at Florida beach, injures 7 others

  21-07-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  The lightning strike sent one man into cardiac arrest and left others with burn injuries.
  
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• Jared Kushner heading to the Middle East for talks

  21-07-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Jared Kushner will return to the Middle East later this month as he pushes his controversial plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, a senior official in President Donald Trump's administration said Sunday."Kushner will travel to the region at the end of July for discussions to continue the momentum of the successful Bahrain workshop on the economic plan," the official said on condition of anonymity.
  
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• Mexico Says Pompeo Recognizes Progress on Migration Issues

  21-07-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Michael Pompeo acknowledged that Mexico has achieved “significant” progress in controlling the flow of migrants to the U.S., according to a statement Sunday by Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.The advances mean there’s no need to start negotiations for a “safe third country” agreement that would require Mexico to process paperwork for asylum seekers to prevent them from applying in the U.S, Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo E
  
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• Citizen journalist among 18 civilians killed in northwest Syria

  21-07-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  A young citizen journalist was among 18 civilians killed in air raids on Syria's jihadist-run Idlib region Sunday, rescue workers and a monitor said, as he filmed the bombardment of the battered enclave.Anas al-Dyab, a photographer and videographer in his early 20s, was a member of the White Helmets rescue group who also contributed to AFP.The White Helmets, rescue workers in rebel areas named after their distinctive hard hats, said the group "mourns the fall of a hero Anas al-Dyab, a volunteer
  
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• Father of 6 dies after wave breaks his neck in 'freak accident' on North Carolina coast

  21-07-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  A Raleigh man was killed Friday after he was hit by a strong wave at Oak Island, his family said.
  
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• Miss Michigan stripped of title over 'offensive' social media posts

  21-07-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Kathy Zhu received an email Thursday dismissing her as a Miss World America pageant participant and revoking her Miss Michigan World America title.
  
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• 'Alter your course': Dramatic audio released of Iran seizing British ship

  21-07-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  An audio recording reveals the tense moments before a British-flagged oil tanker was seized by Iranian forces rappelling to the ship's deck.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Saudi minister says Iran's actions are unacceptable

  21-07-2019 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia's minister of state for foreign affairs on Sunday condemned Iran's seizure of a British flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and urged the international community to take action to deter such "unacceptable" behaviour."Any attack on the freedom of navigation is a violation of international law," Adel Aljubeir said in a Twitter post."Iran must realise its acts of intercepting ships, including most recently the British ship, are completely unacceptable.
  
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• Amid Dangerous Heat Wave, Hundreds of Thousands of Michigan Homes Are Without Power After Severe Storms

  21-07-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  DTE Energy says it hopes to restore power to 80% of affected customers by Monday
  
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• Iran probes seized ship as UK rejects Tehran's version of events

  21-07-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran warned Sunday that the fate of a UK-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf depends on an investigation, as Britain rejected Tehran's version of events.Authorities impounded the Stena Impero with 23 crew members aboard off the port of Bandar Abbas after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized it Friday in the highly sensitive Strait of Hormuz.Video footage released by the Guards showed a ship with the oil tanker's markings being surrounded by speedboats, before troops in balaclavas descen
  
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• Pete Buttigieg: white supremacy could be the end of America

  21-07-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  South Bend mayor says this ‘is the only issue that almost ended this country’ amid controversy over Trump’s racist remarksDemocratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at the AARP presidential candidates forum in Iowa, on Saturday. Photograph: Olivia Sun/APWhite supremacy “could be the lurking issue that ends this country”, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has said. He added: “The entire American experiment is at stake.”The mayo
  
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• New German defence chief pledges to speed up race to Nato 2pc spending target

  21-07-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Germany’s new defence minister has picked an early fight inside the country’s troubled coalition, pledging to beef up military spending against the will of junior partners the Social Democrats. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will make it a priority to allocate a budget equivalent to 2 percent of the German economy to the Bundeswehr, the 56-year-old told the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper in an interview published on Sunday. The woman known as “mini-Merkel” due to her loyalt
  
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• U.S. to press Pakistan PM on Afghan peace, terrorism crackdown

  21-07-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to press Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan for help on ending the war in Afghanistan and fighting militants when the two leaders meet at the White House on Monday amid their countries' strained relations.Last year, Trump cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in security assistance to Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of offering "nothing but lies and deceit" while giving safe haven to terrorists, a charge angrily rejected by Islamabad."The purpose of the visi
  
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• Thousands without power after explosion, fire at Madison Gas and Electric

  21-07-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Two fires are burning at downtown Madison properties of the Madison Gas and Electric company.
  
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• The Latest: Ukraine's president outlines main priorities

  21-07-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Ukraine's president, buoyed by an exit poll showing his party taking the largest share of votes in parliamentary elections, says fighting corruption and establishing peace in the war-wracked east will be the country's top tasks.An exit poll showed Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party getting about 44% of the nationwide party-list vote on Sunday, distantly followed by four other parties crossing the 5% threshold necessary to get seats.
  
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• 'Flesh-eating' bacteria: Here's how you can avoid contracting necrotizing fasciitis

  21-07-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Across the U.S., there appears to be a rise in cases of people contracting 'flesh-eating' bacteria. Experts weigh in on the cause of the bacteria and what families can do to stay safe while enjoying the rest of summer vacation.
  
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• 'A freak accident:' Wave off Oak Island breaks Raleigh man's neck, kills him

  21-07-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  A Raleigh man was killed Friday after he was hit by a strong wave at Oak Island, his family said.
  
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• France braces for second heatwave amid fears of pollution spike

  21-07-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  As France braces for its second heatwave this summer, with air pollution expected to spike again, Marseille has imposed speed limits on ships entering its port in an effort to curb emissions. Cruise liners cause more nitrogen dioxide pollution in the Mediterranean city than cars, according to a recent survey by a government-approved air quality monitoring organisation.  Marseille has lowered the speed limit for ships entering its port from 10 to 8 knots. Jean-Marc Fornieri, the head of the
  
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• Conspiracy theorist punched by Buzz Aldrin still insists moon landing was fake

  21-07-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Bart Sibrel, a filmmaker and conspiracy theorist punched by Buzz Aldrin, has centered his career around disproving the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969.
  
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• Horse kicks man in groin at popular Maryland beach

  21-07-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  A tourist was kicked in the crotch by a wild horse on the beach of Assateague Island, located off the coast of Maryland, after the man attempted to pet the animal.
  
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• UPDATE 2-U.S. says Venezuelan plane aggressively shadowed a U.S. military aircraft

  21-07-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. military on Sunday accused a Venezuelan fighter aircraft of "aggressively" shadowing a U.S. Navy EP-3 Aries II plane over international airspace, a fresh sign of growing hostility between the two countries.The encounter between the two planes occurred on Friday, the same day that the Trump administration announced it was imposing sanctions on four top officials in Venezuela's military counterintelligence agency.
  
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• Original moon landing tapes fetch $1.82 million at New York auction

  21-07-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Original videotapes of the Apollo 11 moon landing which a NASA intern bought for $217.77 (£174.14) were sold for $1.82 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Saturday. They were bought by Gary George at a government surplus auction in 1976. Lasting two hours and 24 minutes, the tapes are far sharper than those seen around the world at the time of the moon landing on July 20 1969. The footage broadcast across the globe lost quality by the time they were seen on television sets, becau
  
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• 4 teens escape juvenile justice facility in Florida after staging a fight

  21-07-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Two of the teenagers who escaped a juvenile justice facility in Florida have been located. The other two and a stolen vehicle 'could be anywhere.'
  
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• Fears over Alaska's shrinking glaciers fuels tourism boom

  21-07-2019 19:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Fears over melting glaciers are also fuelling a tourism boom in Alaska, with visitors flocking to the region to see the spectacular formations in their current glory. Rising summer temperatures in recent years have contributed to the rapid decline of a number of storied glaciers, as well as making them harder for travellers to access.  Climate scientists have warned that Alaska's glaciers are uniquely vulnerable to the warmer summer seasons and are losing mass at an increasingly fast pace.
  
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• Tear gas and rubber bullets fired as Hong Kong returns to chaos

  21-07-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Hong Kong descended into chaos Sunday night as riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti-government protesters hours after China's office in the city was daubed with eggs and graffiti in a vivid rebuke to Beijing's rule.Acrid clouds of tear gas wafted through the city's densely packed commercial district as police battled masked protesters after another huge protest march, with seemingly no end in sight to the turmoil engulfing the finance hub.A group of masked, stick-wielding govern
  
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• Biden Leads in New CBS Democratic Poll But Faces Enthusiasm Gap

  21-07-2019 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden remains the top choice among Democratic voters in states that will hold early presidential primary and caucus contests in 2020, as four main contenders emerged as the top tier of the large field, a new CBS News poll showed on Sunday.Biden had 25% support as voters’ first choice for Democratic nominee, with Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts at 20% and Kamala Harris of California at 16%, gaining ground on the former vice president. Senator Bernie Sanders of
  
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• California couple arrested after strangling newborn baby in hospital, police say

  21-07-2019 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  An Oxnard couple has been arrested in connection with the death of a newborn baby, police said Friday.
  
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• President Trump's 2020 Campaign Is Now Selling Plastic Straws: 'Liberal Paper Straws Don't Work'

  21-07-2019 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign store sells “Make America Great Again” hats, T-shirts, cups, towels and even dog leashes. But one of its newest items might be one of the campaign’s biggest attempt to troll: Trump-branded plastic straws.
  
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• 90% of Border Crossers Aren’t Referred for Asylum Interviews

  21-07-2019 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The government is implementing a new proposal that would ban asylum for immigrants coming to the United States through Mexico. It pins the uptick in border crossers on the asylum process, but the government’s statistics reveal that 90 percent of crossers in 2019 were not referred for an asylum interview at the border, and the highest share ever referred was just 19 percent in 2018.In fact, the rate of referral was just 7 percent in March 2019. This strongly indicates that the asy
  
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• Libya halts loading at key oil terminal as pipeline closed

  21-07-2019 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Libya's National Oil Company said it had stopped loading crude at a key government-controlled shipping terminal, declaring "force majeure" after a pipeline closure halted operations at its main oil field.The NOC "hereby declares a state of force majeure on crude oil loadings at Zawiya port," it said in a statement on its website late Saturday."This is the result of an unlawful Sharara pipeline valve closure by an unidentified group between Hamada and the Zawiya port (on Friday evening), resultin
  
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• Britain tells UN tanker seizure was 'illegal interference'

  21-07-2019 19:01 via news.yahoo.com
  A top British representative to the United Nations has declared in a letter to the Security Council that Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker amounted to "illegal interference," and he rejected Tehran's version of events.Iranian authorities impounded the Stena Impero with 23 crew members aboard after patrol boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized it Friday in the highly sensitive Strait of Hormuz.
  
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• US accuses Venezuela of aggression in skies over Caribbean

  21-07-2019 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  "The EP-3 aircraft, flying a mission in approved international airspace, was approached in an unprofessional manner by the SU-30... The US routinely conducts multi-nationally recognized and approved detection and monitoring missions in the region to ensure the safety and security of our citizens and those of our partners," it added.It also revealed Maduro's "recklessness & irresponsible behavior, which undermines int'l rule of law & efforts to counter illicit trafficking," it added.
  
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• U.S. Rejects Caracas’s Claim It Breached Venezuelan Airspace

  21-07-2019 18:57 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. military rejected Venezuela’s claim that a U.S. intelligence aircraft flew over the South American nation’s airspace on Friday, saying the American jet was over international waters and had been “aggressively shadowed.”The U.S. Southern Command said Sunday on Twitter that the U.S. EP-3 “was performing a multi-nationally recognized & approved” mission when shadowed “at an unsafe distance” by a Venezuelan SU-30 Flanker, &l
  
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• Fox News host presses WH adviser Stephen Miller on 'Send her back!' chant at Trump rally

  21-07-2019 18:57 via news.yahoo.com
  White House adviser Stephen Miller in an interview Sunday defended President Trump’s attacks against four Democratic lawmakers of color that were condemned as racist by Democrats and civil rights groups.
  
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