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• Warren Turns Her Ire to Trump, Stumps on Her Electability

  14-09-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Fresh off a debate performance that may have bolstered her standing in the 2020 Democratic race, Senator Elizabeth Warren returned to Massachusetts focused on strengthening her electability against President Donald Trump.Speaking at the Massachusetts Democratic Convention on Saturday, Warren said the Trump administration is “one of the darkest chapters in our nation’s modern history” and called on Democrats to unite toward a common goal: beat Trump in 2020.Warren
  
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• Pleasanton homeowner scares off masked burglars

  14-09-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Two masked-man kicked in the front door of a Pleasanton home in an attempted home-invasion -- and it was all caught on surveillance video.
  
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• Is Juul Making It Easy for Kids to Vape in School? New Study Suggests Yes

  14-09-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Young people may be vaping during school, a study of Twitter posts suggests.
  
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• Watch Out America: China Is Now Flying Russian Su-35s in Asia

  14-09-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Not good news.
  
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• Edward Snowden ‘would love’ to be granted asylum in France

  14-09-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Whistle blower Edward Snowden has said he would love to be offered asylum by France’s President Emmanuel Macron.Mr Snowden, who served as a sub-contractor for the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been living in exile in Russia since revealing details of surveillance programmes run by US Intelligence.
  
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• After U.S. court ruling, Honduran newlyweds among migrants clinging to asylum dream

  14-09-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Led by a dream of marrying on U.S. soil, a young Honduran couple traveled thousands of miles from their home in the port city of La Ceiba, narrowly escaping a kidnapping in Mexico before seeking asylum across the border in Texas.First, U.S. authorities sent them back to wait for months in a violent region of Mexico for their asylum hearings.Then a ruling on Wednesday by the U.S. Supreme Court threatened to scupper their plans -- and those of thousands of other Central American migrants who have
  
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• Tropical Storm Humberto likely to become a hurricane after skirting Bahamas

  14-09-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Tropical Storm Humberto in the Atlantic is expected to turn into a hurricane as it moves north of the Bahamas.
  
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• Trump lashes out at MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid, tweets that he 'never met' the TV host but that she has 'NO talent' and a 'bad reputation'

  14-09-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Joy-Ann Reid, who recently published a critical book about Donald Trump, was the target of the president's vitriol on Twitter Saturday morning.
  
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• Drone attack by Yemeni rebels sets off fires at major Saudi Arabian oil facilities

  14-09-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump discussed the oil facility attack with Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman after Yemen's Houthi rebels take credit
  
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• White House Confirms Key Al Qaida Figure Hamza Bin Laden Killed in U.S. Operation

  14-09-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House announced that Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
  
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• Trump confirms US has killed Osama bin Laden's son Hamza

  14-09-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Death of son of the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, was reported but not confirmed in JulyIn this image from video released by the CIA, Hamza bin Laden is seen at his wedding.Photograph: APDonald Trump confirmed on Saturday that the US has killed Hamza bin Laden, a son of the former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.Bin Laden’s death was reported in July but not confirmed by the US government. The New York Times reported then he was killed some time in the la
  
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• Trump confirms death of Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden

  14-09-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that Hamza bin Laden, the son and designated heir of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, was killed in a counter-terrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.US media reported more than a month ago, citing intelligence officials, that the younger Bin Laden had been killed sometime in the last two years in an operation that involved the United States.Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said last month that it was "his understanding" that Bin Lad
  
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• US drug companies seek removal of judge set to preside over opioids trial

  14-09-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Petition claims Judge Dan Polster’s ‘unusual level of commitment’ to reaching a settlement in the case had affected his decision-makingJudge Dan Polster in his office in Cleveland.Photograph: Tony Dejak/APUS drug companies are seeking the removal of the judge set to preside over a landmark trial in which it will be claimed deceptive marketing and a lack of oversight helped fuel the opioid addiction crisis.A 39-page petition filed in the early hours of Saturday claimed that US d
  
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• Hong Kong activist seeks U.S. support for pro-democracy protests

  14-09-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said on Saturday he was seeking the support of U.S. lawmakers for the demands of his fellow protesters who have led months of streets demonstrations, including a call for free elections.Wong, who spoke to Reuters in New York ahead of a planned visit to Washington, led Hong Kong's pro-democracy "Umbrella Movement" in 2014.The latest protests, which began over a now-withdrawn extradition bill but grew into demands for greater democracy and independence
  
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• Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong seeks U.S. support for protests

  14-09-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said on Saturday he was seeking the support of U.S. lawmakers for the demands of his fellow protesters who have led months of streets demonstrations, including a call for free elections.Wong, who spoke to Reuters in New York ahead of a planned visit to Washington, led Hong Kong's pro-democracy "Umbrella Movement" in 2014.The latest protests, which began over a now-withdrawn extradition bill but grew into demands for greater democracy and independence
  
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• W.African leaders agree billion-dollar anti-jihadist plan

  14-09-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  West African leaders on Saturday announced a billion-dollar plan to fight the rising problem of jihadist violence in the region, at a summit in Burkina Faso.The plan, to be funded from 2020 to 2024, was announced at end of the Economic Community Summit of West African States in Ouagadougou, where the ECOWAS nations were joined by Mauritania and Chad.ECOWAS had decided to mobilise "the financial resources of up to a billion dollars for the fight against terrorism", said Niger's President Mahamado
  
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• Ohio teen apologizes, sentenced for baby's death

  14-09-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Brooke Skylar Richardson apologized to an Ohio courtroom for what she'd done. The young woman was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter charges tied to the death of her baby in May 2017.Richardson was sentenced to a week in jail for gross abuse of a corpse. After she gave birth to the stillborn, she buried the body in the backyard of her family's house. One of the prosecutors said that the case failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Richardson killed her baby.Tracy Johnson, who wou
  
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• The Latest: Trump calls Saudi crown prince after attack

  14-09-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received a telephone call from President Donald Trump in the wake of a Houthi rebel drone attack on Saudi oil facilities.The Saudi Embassy in Washington says in a news release that Trump expressed his country's readiness to cooperate with the kingdom in supporting its security and stability following the attack Saturday.The drone attack hit the world's largest oil processing facility and another major oil field Saturday, sparking huge fires at
  
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• White House says bin Laden son killed in US operation

  14-09-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden , the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.A statement issued in President Donald Trump's name gave no further details, such as when Hamza bin Laden was killed or how the United States had confirmed his death.Administration officials would provide no more information beyond the three-se
  
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• Bernie Sanders bashes Joe Biden, embraces Trump supporter during Nevada campaign stop

  14-09-2019 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Bill Herron told Sanders he lost his insurance and job. He wondered what the senator could do to help. It ended with the pair locked in a half-hug.
  
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• Yemeni rebel drones spark fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities

  14-09-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Drone attacks launched by Yemeni rebels sparked fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities on Saturday, in a new escalation that follows a spike in regional tensions with Iran.Huge palls of smoke rose into the sky after the pre-dawn attacks on Abqaiq and Khurais, two key Aramco facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia as the state-owned giant prepares for a much-anticipated stock listing.
  
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• French group to open two hotels in Damascus as airstrikes kill civilians

  14-09-2019 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Louvre Hotels Group, owned by China's Jin Jiang, has signed an agreement to open two hotels under its own name in Damascus, it said on Saturday, a day after the UN announced an internal investigation into the bombing of hospitals in Syria.The confirmation of the two hotels opening, after recent media reports, also came as at least six civilians were killed by the Syrian regime and Russian fire in northwestern Idlib province in the past days, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.T
  
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• Lying prisoners: New laws crack down on jailhouse informants

  14-09-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  A movement to put jailhouse informants under a more powerful microscope before they testify is gaining traction around the country, a byproduct of new DNA testing technology that has exonerated dozens of people wrongly locked up based on informants' lies.Several states have moved to toughen regulations on the use of such informants, whose credibility has always been an issue because they're motived to get their sentences reduced.The new rules include requiring pretrial hearings on whether prison
  
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• Analysis: Why Julian Castro's attack on Joe Biden's age fell flat at Democratic debate

  14-09-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Julian Castro decided to strike hard in the most blatant shot at Joe Biden’s age by a fellow Democratic contender since he entered the race.
  
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• Former DOJ prosecutor weighs in on Felicity Huffman's 14-day prison sentence

  14-09-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  James Trusty weighs in on the college admissions scandal defense strategy.
  
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• Beto O'Rourke vows to confiscate AR-15s, AK-47s

  14-09-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic strategist Jessica Ehrlich and Republican strategist John Thomas weigh in on the political impact of Beto O'Rourke's plan to confiscate some guns on the Democratic Party.
  
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• Iran says it will adopt maximum crude output policy if U.S. lifts sanctions

  14-09-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran will adopt a policy of maximum crude production if the United States lifts sanctions on the country's oil industry, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Saturday."Maximum production would be the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum's policy in case (U.S.) sanctions are eased on Iran's oil industry," the ministry's official news website SHANA quoted Zanganeh as saying.
  
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• Golden Toilet Stolen From the U.K.'s Blenheim Palace, Birthplace of Winston Churchill

  14-09-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The artwork has not been recovered, and the investigation remains ongoing
  
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• Judge rules Confederate statues will remain in Charlottesville despite deadly white nationalist rally

  14-09-2019 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A pair Confederate statues will remain standing in the city of Virginian city Charlottesville where clashes over their removal left a young woman dead.After city officials decided to remove statues of Confederate American Civil War generals Robert E Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, one resident filed a lawsuit to prevent this.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez makes a stark prediction about climate change

  14-09-2019 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggests Miami, Florida will 'not exist' in a few years.
  
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• Texas State Republican challenges Beto's proposed gun ban, receives death threats

  14-09-2019 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Texas State Rep. Briscoe Cain says the way to stop violence is not to take guns and property away from people.
  
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• Mike Pence said in the 1990s that being gay was 'a choice' or a 'learned behavior,' but the White House says he isn't 'anti-gay'

  14-09-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House said Mike Pence couldn't be called 'anti-gay' after dining with the Irish prime minister and his partner despite Pence's track record.
  
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• Trump says he discussed 'mutual defense' treaty with Netanyahu

  14-09-2019 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump said Saturday he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the possibility of moving forward on a "mutual defense" treaty between the allies, just three days before Israeli voters go to the polls."I had a call today with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Israel," Trump tweeted."I look forward to continuing those discussions after the Israeli Elections when we me
  
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• Empty seats give Robert Mugabe fitting farewell in stadium funeral

  14-09-2019 18:32 via news.yahoo.com
  They came in their thousands, but not - as hoped - in their tens of thousands. There were presidents and heads of government, but none from outside Africa. There was a fly past - but by only six planes. Robert Mugabe’s funeral was a subdued, low energy affair that reflected the host of conflicting emotions surrounding this most divisive of African statesman. It was a fitting send off for a man whose achievements as an African liberation hero and founding father of Zimbabwe will be forever
  
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• Tropical disturbances continue to stir over central Atlantic

  14-09-2019 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  In addition to Humberto and the feature in the Gulf of Mexico, there are a few other tropical disturbances that bear watching over the central Atlantic for possible impact later in the week.There are three disturbances being monitored over the central Atlantic this weekend. These are located between 1,000 and 1,500 miles east of the Lesser Antilles as of Saturday afternoon.This image, taken during the midday hours on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, shows much of the tropical Atlantic Basin. Africa can b
  
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• Trump confirms death of Osama bin Laden's son in counterterrorism operation

  14-09-2019 18:19 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump announced Hamza bin Laden's death in a statement Saturday that did not provide details about how or when he was killed.
  
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• Man Arrested After Wielding Sword on the Empire State Building's Observation Deck

  14-09-2019 18:19 via news.yahoo.com
  New York City Police arrested a 35-year-old man on Friday on the observation deck of the Empire State Building for wielding a sword and placing it across his chest, a spokesperson for the NYPD tells TIME.
  
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• Felicity Huffman's two-week jail sentence triggers claims of  'white privilege'

  14-09-2019 18:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Actress Felicity Huffman has been accused of benefiting from “white privilege” after getting just a two-week jail sentence over paying to inflate her daughter’s exam results.  US congressman Hakeem Jeffries, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, and Martina Navratilova, the tennis player, were among those who took to Twitter to suggest Ms Huffman had got off lightly given her background.  There was also criticism of the minimum-security prison she will be incarcera
  
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• Experts warn US vaping backlash is turning people back to cigarettes

  14-09-2019 18:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Smokers are turning back to traditional cigarettes amid health scares over vaping, US experts have warned. Vaping has been linked to six deaths across the United States, and 380 people have been hospitalised with lung illnesses in what the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called an "outbreak". This week, Donald Trump moved to ban flavoured e-cigarettes in a bid to deter teenagers from taking up vaping. Three-quarters of the market is controlled by the e-cigarette company Juul. S
  
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• UPDATE 3-Trump floats possible defense treaty days ahead of Israeli elections

  14-09-2019 18:01 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a possible mutual defense treaty between the two nations, a move that could bolster Netanyahu's re-election bid just days before Israelis go to the polls."I had a call today with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Israel, that would further anchor the tremendous alliance between our two count
  
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• Mine shutdowns in top US coal region bring new uncertainty

  14-09-2019 18:01 via news.yahoo.com
  At two of the world's biggest coal mines, the finances got so bad that their owner couldn't even get toilet paper on credit.Warehouse technician Melissa Worden divvied up what remained, giving four rolls to each mine and two to the mine supply facility where she worked.Then mine owner Blackjewel LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 1.
  
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• Can't Get an F-35? Russia Wants to Sell Its Fifth-Generation Su-57 Stealth Fighter

  14-09-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Middle East is looking to buy.
  
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• Conflict Breaks Out in Hong Kong Mall Amid Counter Protests

  14-09-2019 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Skirmishes broke out Saturday at a shopping mall in Hong Kong between supporters of the ongoing protests for democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory and people backing the central government in Beijing.
  
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• Egypt's Sisi denies graft accusations

  14-09-2019 17:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday flatly denied allegations of corruption made by an Egyptian businessman, assuring he was "honest and faithful" to his people and army.Videos posted online from outside the country since early September accusing Sisi and Egypt's military of graft have gone viral, sparking rare debate about the army's growing economic empire.The man behind them, 45-year-old construction contractor Mohamed Aly, claims that authorities have misappropriated millions
  
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• African leaders laud Mugabe at state funeral in divided Zimbabwe

  14-09-2019 17:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Zimbabwe gave former president Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man lauded as a liberation hero but whose 37-year rule was defined by repression and economic turmoil.Mugabe, who died in Singapore last week aged 95, left Zimbabwe deeply torn over his legacy as the country still struggles with high inflation and shortages of goods after decades of crisis.Mugabe's casket, draped in the green, black, gold and red Zimbabwe flag, was marched slowly int
  
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• DOJ releases part of Mueller’s conflict of interest waiver

  14-09-2019 17:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Top Justice Department ethics official concluded it was unlikely any reasonable person would doubt Mueller's independence.
  
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• What El Paso residents really think of hometown presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke

  14-09-2019 17:09 via news.yahoo.com
  The El Paso native has fought President Trump’s negative portrayal of the border city, but what do residents really think of their hometown presidential hopeful?
  
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• Solid gold toilet stolen from English stately home

  14-09-2019 17:03 via news.yahoo.com
  A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from Britain's Blenheim Palace, police said, causing flooding that damaged the world-famous stately home.The fully-functioning toilet, dubbed "America", was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and estimated to be worth around £1 million.The toilet was one of the star attractions in an exhibition of Cattelan's works that opened on Thursday at the palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  
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• Tropical Storm Humberto likely to become a hurricane after passing over Bahamas

  14-09-2019 17:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Tropical Storm Humberto in the Atlantic is expected to turn into a hurricane as it moves past the Bahamas
  
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• How to Sink a 'Battleship': Why Sea Mines Can Sink Any Navy in a War

  14-09-2019 17:00 via news.yahoo.com
  A cheap way to deny an enemy access to vital seas.
  
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