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• Conservatives rebel against Trump-backed Republican healthcare plan

  07-03-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Republican legislation to replace the Obamacare healthcare law but it faced a rebellion by conservative groups and lawmakers who denounced it, complicating its chances for passage in the U.S. Congress.Republican U.S. House of Representatives leaders on Monday unveiled legislation to do away with Obamacare, eliminating the requirement that most Americans obtain medical insurance and creating a system of tax credits to coax people to purchase private insu
  
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• Report: Immigrant in country illegally charged with murder

  07-03-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Mexican immigrant in the U.S. illegally despite being deported repeatedly is facing murder and other charges in the traffic-collision death of a Los Angeles woman, the Southern California News Group reported.
  
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• Turning the Frown Upside Down: 'Grumpy Dog' Finds Loving Home After His Adorable Photos Go Viral

  07-03-2017 23:43 via yahoo.com
  
  The dog had been living in a shelter since the end of last year.
  
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• Panama's ex-dictator Noriega 'critical' after brain surgery

  07-03-2017 23:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Panama's former military dictator Manuel Noriega is in a "critical" condition after undergoing surgery on Tuesday to remove a benign brain tumor, the 83-year-old's family and lawyer said.Frail and frequently ill from a variety of ailments, Noriega was released from El Renacer prison on the banks of the Panama Canal into home detention in January to prepare for Tuesday's operation, which had been delayed since February.
  
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• Sanders Doubles Down On Calling Trump A Liar

  07-03-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders published an essay in response to a Washington Post column on the current state of U.S. political discourse.
  
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• Elusive whale caught on video for the first time

  07-03-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  
  A rare whale species has finally made its cinematic debut. Science students captured two True's beaked whales on camera during an expedition in Portugal's Azores Islands. Their video is the first-ever recording of these elusive whales in the wild. SEE ALSO: Scientists are now spotting whales from outer space using satellitesSuch live sightings are extremely rare events. Marine experts know so little about these elephant-sized whales that the species is among the least-understood large mamma
  
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• GOP appears divided over Obamacare replacement plan

  07-03-2017 23:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Less than 24 hours after announcing its plan to replace Obamacare, the GOP scrambles to get its message right.
  
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• Senate votes to block Obama-era rule on federal land plans

  07-03-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Tuesday to block an Obama-era regulation that Republicans said could deter development of federal lands and harm local economies in the West.
  
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• Speaker Ryan says Republican healthcare plan will pass House

  07-03-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday he believes there is enough support in the House of Representatives to pass the Republican healthcare plan, which has been criticized by some conservative groups and members of Congress."This is the beginning of the legislative process ... we'll have 218 when this thing comes to the floor (of the House), I can guarantee you that," Ryan said, referring to the 218 votes needed to pass legislation in the Republican-controlled House.
  
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• Arrested Mexican 'dreamer' immigrant seeks new U.S. legal channel

  07-03-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  
  If they are successful on Wednesday, the case of Daniel Ramirez Medina, a so-called dreamer afforded some protection from deportation under an Obama-era program, could point a new way forward for thousands of people across the country threatened by stepped-up immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.Under U.S. law, deportation cases must be heard by immigration courts but Ramirez hopes to establish an alternate legal challenge over his arrest.Immigration courts, which operate separat
  
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• Ajit Pai Has Been Nominated By President Trump For A Second Term At FCC

  07-03-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump has nominated Ajit Pai, the current chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, for a second term on the commission.
  
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• Here's What Snowden Said About WikiLeaks' CIA Classified Documents

  07-03-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  
  "Still working through the publication, but what @Wikileaks has here is genuinely a big deal. Looks authentic," Snowden said on his Twitter. 
  
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• Ex-Panama dictator Noriega in critical condition after brain operation

  07-03-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, 83, is in a critical condition after an operation on Tuesday to remove a benign tumor from his brain, his family said."He has a major brain hemorrhage and is in a serious condition," his daughter Lorena Noriega told reporters outside the Santo Tomas hospital where he was operated on.Noriega ruled Panama from 1983 to 1989, and his lawyer said earlier on Tuesday the operation had been a success.
  
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• Trump's Justice No. 2 rebuffs Democrats on Russia probe

  07-03-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  
  By Joel SchectmanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lawyer who will take control of an investigation into Russian meddling in last year's U.S. presidential election, if he wins Senate confirmation to become deputy attorney general, rebuffed Democrats' demands on Tuesday for the appointment of a special prosecutor in the case.Rod Rosenstein, now U.S. Attorney for Maryland, faced tough questioning, especially from Democrats, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination by President Donald Tru
  
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• State Department resumes press briefings after 6-week break

  07-03-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department resumed news briefings Tuesday after a six-week break.
  
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• Searching for Richard Simmons: Podcast Trying to Unlock Mystery of Fitness Guru's Wherabouts

  07-03-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  "Missing Richard Simmons" is the No. 1 podcast in America.
  
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• Boeing developing new mid-range plane to rival Airbus

  07-03-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  Boeing is in talks with potential clients about developing a new plane to fit into a niche category now dominated by rival Airbus, a Boeing executive said Tuesday."Boeing is actively engaged in discussions with customers about the 737 MAX 10X," Boeing's Randy Tinseth said in a company blog post.The new Boeing plane is expected to enter service in 2020, said Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing's commercial division.
  
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• U.S. congressman stirs backlash over healthcare versus iPhone comment

  07-03-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  
  A Republican congressman who said on Tuesday that some Americans should choose between spending on a new iPhone and healthcare sparked a social media backlash from people who accused him of being out of touch.Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah stepped into a minefield on CNN as he defended a Republican plan in the House of Representatives that would replace the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.The plan would replace Obamacare's income-based subsidies to buy insurance with tax credits,
  
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• Arab League to resist embassies' move to Jerusalem

  07-03-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Arab League foreign ministers adopted a resolution Tuesday against any attempt to move diplomatic missions to Jerusalem, following Donald Trump's presidential campaign pledge to move the American embassy in Israel.The status of Jerusalem is one of the thorniest issues in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Israel occupied the West Bank and east Jerusalem in 1967, later annexing east Jerusalem in a move never recognised by the international community.
  
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• Feud over Mississippi flag moves to federal appeals court

  07-03-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  A battle over a Confederate symbol on Mississippi’s flag has raged for generations, igniting divisions and reopening wounds of the state’s darker history with slavery and segregation.Now, the ideological battle becomes a legal one, making its way before a federal appeals court.The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans was slated to hear arguments Tuesday that stem from a 2016 lawsuit filed by Carlos Moore, an African-American attorney.
  
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• Israeli Travel Ban Draws Fire

  07-03-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  
  The new law would stop some pro-Israel groups from visiting the Jewish state if they have publicly called for boycotts of Israel’s settlements.
  
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• How to tell if the CIA hacked your smart TV

  07-03-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  
  Earlier today, Wikileaks dropped a massive collection of CIA documents related to the group's espionage efforts and the tools at its disposal. iOS and Android devices were high on the list of hackables, but also included was smart TVs — more specifically, Samsung smart TVs — which can be hacked to record conversations even when they appear to be powered down. The CIA calls the hack "Weeping Angel" in its internal documentation, and while you're (probably) not the target of a CIA inve
  
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• Photos of the day - March 7, 2017

  07-03-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Indian students pose with their faces painted at a college in Chennai, India ahead of International Women’s Day; Cattle graze by a wildfire near Protection, Kansas; and, Displaced Iraqis flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq. These are just a few of the photos of the day for March 7, 2017. See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Tumblr.  
  
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• WikiLeaks Says the CIA Listened in on Samsung Smart TVs

  07-03-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  
  We've been reporting on the personal information being collected and shared on smart TVs for several years now. But if a new WikiLeaks revelation is indeed true, the CIA may have been hacking int...
  
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• No Man's Sky devs announce "Path Finder Update," and it comes with a new vehicle

  07-03-2017 21:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  No Man's Sky was an ambitious game that failed to live up to fan expectations
  
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• New Orleans Confederate monuments can come down: U.S. court

  07-03-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - New Orleans can remove several high-profile monuments honoring leaders of the Confederacy, a U.S. appeals court has ruled, but critics of the decision vowed on Tuesday to keep fighting to retain them.
  
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• Turkey asks Germany not to preach about democracy

  07-03-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  
  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu asked Berlin not to preach about democracy and human rights amid a mounting row sparked by Germany's refusal to allow meetings aimed at gathering votes to extend the Turkish president's powers."Please, don't give us lessons in human rights and democracy," the minister said, as he spoke to a crowd of some 200 Turkish government supporters gathered at the residence of their country's consul in the northern city of Hamburg.The comments came after German loc
  
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• Why did Chance the Rapper give $1 million to Chicago public schools?

  07-03-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  Rihanna, the pop singer who accepted Harvard University's Humanitarian of the Year award last Tuesday, is apparently not the only artist dedicated to philanthropy work.Amid an ongoing funding battle, Chance the Rapper announced on Monday that he would donate $1 million to the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system."I'm challenging major companies in Chicago and across the United States to donate and to take action.
  
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• House GOP health bill adds up to big tax cut for the rich

  07-03-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republicans' health care bill adds up to big tax cuts for the rich.
  
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• EU consumer agencies to join forces to press VW over dieselgate scandal

  07-03-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  By Alissa de CarbonnelBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European national consumer agencies plan joint action to seek compensation for Volkswagendrivers who bought emissions-cheating diesel cars on the strength of their green credentials, the European Commission said on Tuesday.At a meeting of the EU's 28 consumer protection authorities in Brussels, Dutch officials agreed to prepare "joint enforcement action" against the German carmaker, a spokesman for Europe's Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said."Commis
  
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• Appeals court rules that Confederate monuments can come down in New Orleans

  07-03-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  A federal appeals court has ruled that the city of New Orleans can take down three Confederate monuments that have stood in the city for more than a century.In December 2015, the city council voted to remove four monuments, including statues of Confederate figures Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard, and Jefferson Davis, immediately triggering backlash and death threats against the contractors hired to do the job.A lawsuit filed by three historic preservation organizations and a Sons of the Co
  
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• Take this poll and tell us if your Nintendo Switch is having problems or doing fine

  07-03-2017 21:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lots of video game consoles have problems when they first launch and it looks like Nintendo Switch is no different
  
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• Women's March organizers proposing 'A Day Without a Woman'

  07-03-2017 21:25 via yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Organizers of the January Women's March are calling for women to take the day off and encouraging them not to spend money Wednesday to show their economic strength and impact on American society.
  
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• Iraqi forces retake government HQ, museum in Mosul

  07-03-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Iraqi forces said Tuesday they had seized the main government offices in Mosul and its famed museum as they made steady progress in their battle to retake the city's west from jihadists.The advances, which also included the recapture of three neighbourhoods, were announced on the third day of a renewed offensive against the Islamic State group in west Mosul -- the largest remaining urban stronghold in the "caliphate" IS declared in 2014.Supported by the US-led coalition bombing IS in Iraq and Sy
  
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• Amazon sale drops popular iPhone 7, 7 Plus and Pixel XL cases to under $4

  07-03-2017 21:20 via yahoo.com
  
  The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are the best iOS smartphones on the planet. The Google Pixel and Pixel XL are the best Android smartphones on the planet. What do these four superphones all have in common other than being the best? They can all be covered with some of the most popular protective cases on Amazon for less than $4 shipped.There's a big sale going right now on Amazon on a wide range of cases for popular smartphones, and we're focusing on the cream of the crop. Below, you'll find links
  
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• Study: American blacks disproportionate victims of judicial errors

  07-03-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  
  A black man named Ulysses Charles was wrongfully identified by three female rape victims in Boston as their attacker and spent 20 years in prison before being exonerated by DNA tests.In America, tragic judicial errors like this are not simply random: African Americans are much more often the victim of such mistakes than whites, and before being cleared they spend more time behind bars, according to a study released Tuesday.The case of Charles -- a native of Trinidad and Tobago who still speaks w
  
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• Israel steps up battle against boycott movement

  07-03-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has stepped up its battle against outside supporters of an international boycott movement against the Jewish state with a new law that would bar entry to them.
  
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• New bomb threats made against Jewish centers across U.S., Canada

  07-03-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  
  By Laila KearneyNEW YORK (Reuters) - A new round of bomb threats against Jewish community centers across the United States and in Canada forced lockdowns and evacuations on Tuesday, and all 100 U.S. senators asked the federal government to help them enhance security.Threats were phoned in or emailed to JCCs in states including New York, Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida overnight and early on Tuesday.U.S. federal authorities have been investigating a surge of threats against Jewish organizations,
  
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• Lords defy May for a second time on Brexit

  07-03-2017 21:04 via yahoo.com
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May suffered her second defeat in a week over Brexit Tuesday when the House of Lords voted to give parliament the final say on how Britain leaves the European Union.Peers voted by 366 to 268 to amend the bill empowering May to trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty -- the formal notification of Brexit, which she has promised to issue by the end of March.The amendment would give parliament the power to reject the final Brexit deal agreed with the EU -- a move critics
  
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• Manufacturer Sends Details Citing Apple's iPad Pro 2 10.5-Inch Model Set To Launch This Year

  07-03-2017 20:42 via yahoo.com
  
  An unknown manufacturer sent details about Apple's iPad Pro 2 10.5-inch model to a Spanish retailer.
  
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• Uber seeks a second-in-command to steady the wheel

  07-03-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Uber on Tuesday began searching for a second-in-command to help embattled chief executive Travis Kalanick steady the wheel at the fast-growing on-demand ride service.Analysts say Uber's rocky past month -- marred by disclosures about a culture of sexism and its covert use of law enforcement-evading software -- underscores the need for more mature management at the world's most valuable venture-backed startup.Kalanick, known for being brash and aggressive in propelling Uber's rise, also poses pot
  
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• Star Trek: Discovery's new captain is Lucius Malfoy and this couldn't possibly spell disaster

  07-03-2017 20:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  The main captain of Star Trek: Discovery is a Slytherin
  
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• Ukraine eyes sanctions on subsidiary of Russia's Sberbank

  07-03-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  
  Ukraine's central bank said on Tuesday it was likely to recommend the introduction of sanctions on the local subsidiary of Sberbank over the Russian lender's decision to recognize passports issued by separatists in eastern Ukraine.On Tuesday, Kremlin-owned Sberbank said it would comply with an order from President Vladimir Putin in February for Russian authorities to recognize identity documents issued in the separatist-held regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in east Ukraine.
  
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• Hyperloop One Reveals Images Of Progress At Nevada DevLoop Site

  07-03-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Hyperloop One has revealed photos of its nearly completed DevLoop test tube in Nevada.
  
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• The Latest: Price says GOP health care a 'work in progress'

  07-03-2017 20:09 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on new Republican legislation to replace the health care law (all times local):
  
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• U.S. judge rules against tribes seeking to stop Dakota pipeline

  07-03-2017 20:08 via yahoo.com
  
      Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the tribes' request for an injunction to withdraw permission issued by the Army Corps for the last link of the oil pipeline under Lake Oahe in North Dakota.Energy Transfer Partners LPis building the $3.8 billion pipeline to move crude from the Northern Plains to the Midwest and then on to the Gulf of Mexico.
  
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• Dalai Lama Interview Fuels New Fire in China-Tibet Spat

  07-03-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Tibet’s spiritual figurehead ridicules Chinese officials on HBO show.
  
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• Chrissy Teigen Opens Up About Her Painful Battle With Postpartum Depression

  07-03-2017 19:37 via yahoo.com
  
  The supermodel shares that she suffered from postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter Luna.
  
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• Senate Democrats grill key Trump Justice Dept. pick about Russia

  07-03-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  
  Rod Rosenstein, President Trump’s nominee for deputy attorney general, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 7, 2017.WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee failed on Tuesday to gain assurances from Rod Rosenstein, President Trump’s nominee for deputy attorney general, that he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Russia’s influence in the 2016 election if he’s confirmed.
  
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• Naughty Dog says more Uncharted after The Lost Legacy is unlikely, but "never say never"

  07-03-2017 19:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Uncharted 4: A Thief's End gave the world a conclusion to the tale of Nathan Drake, fortune hunter and all-around handsome guy
  
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