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• Trump's Lawyers Argue It's Not Possible For The President To Obstruct Justice

  02-06-2018 23:45 via yahoo.com
  Lawyers for President Donald Trump have argued for months that because he is
  
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• Gun control activists flock to Brooklyn Bridge to demand tougher regulations on weapons

  02-06-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  Thousands of young gun control activists have converged on New York’s Brooklyn Bridge, marching across the iconic structure in the latest effort to press for tougher regulations on weapons.Youth Over Guns, a gun violence prevention organisation in New York, organised the event, which attracted campaigners from the across the city, the state and beyond.The group teamed up with March for Our Lives, the student-led organisation formed in the aftermath of the Parkland high school shooting in F
  
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• Two climbers die after falling from El Capitan

  02-06-2018 22:47 via yahoo.com
  Two climbers died this morning after falling from El Capitan.Yosemite National Park officials have confirmed that two climbers fell while climbing the Freeblast Route, on El Capitan inside Yosemite National Park this morning at 8:15 A.M.
  
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• US Treasury chief downplays discord at G7 finance meet

  02-06-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday reaffirmed Washington's commitment to the Group of Seven advanced economies, downplaying the discord that upended the agenda for talks at a ministerial meeting this week.Mnuchin's remarks came moments after Canadian, German and French ministers denounced US President Donald Trump's decision to impose punishing steel and aluminum tariffs this week, describing frustration with a perceived attack on longstanding allies.Normally a forum for consensus
  
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• Twitter's Favorite Things About The 1990s Gives Us Goosebumps

  02-06-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  There was something fun and simple about the 1990s. The internet was barely a
  
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• US isolated as G7 ministerial draws to a close

  02-06-2018 21:54 via yahoo.com
  The United States faced unified opposition from the world's top economies to President Donald Trump's escalating, multi-front trade offensive at the end of high-level meetings Saturday soured by the imposition of tariffs.G7 ministers urged US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who was at the event, to express their "unanimous concern and disappointments" to the White House over new US tariffs, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau told reporters.Morneau, speaking at the end of the Group of Seve
  
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• Gavin Newsom Is Helping His Republican Rival. Now Other Democrats Are Crying Foul.

  02-06-2018 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Gavin Newsom is doing something odd.
  
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• PHOTOS: Protesting Trump administration immigration policies

  02-06-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Friday against the Trump administration’s policy of separating asylum-seeking Central American immigrant children from their parents. (AFP)
  
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• Danes seek to limit male circumcision to those 18 and over

  02-06-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Danish group says petition seeking to set a minimum age of 18 for non-medical male circumcision in the country has gathered the required 50,000 signatures to send the proposal to Parliament for debate later this year.
  
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• 'Roseanne' Shouldn't Have Been Revived To Begin With, Says Michelle Wolf

  02-06-2018 20:45 via yahoo.com
  Comedian Michelle Wolf doesn't think we should be cheering ABC for their
  
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• Savage: Memo claims Trump is above the law as officer-in-chief

  02-06-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  President Trump’s lawyers say the president can’t obstruct justice because he controls all investigations. A confidential memo obtained by the New York Times outlines the defense strategy of the White House against Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.
  
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• Syria FM: Iran has no combat forces, bases in the country

  02-06-2018 19:49 via yahoo.com
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's foreign minister said Saturday Iranian military advisers are embedded with Syrian troops but Tehran has no combat forces or fixed bases in the country.
  
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• Why Is CNN Giving Steve Bannon A 60-Minute Infomercial?

  02-06-2018 19:38 via yahoo.com
  When Fareed Zakaria announced via Twitter on Thursday night, "CNN Exclusive -
  
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• Ford SVT Mustang Cobra vs. Pontiac GTO

  02-06-2018 19:30 via yahoo.com
  One carries on muscle-car tradition, the other seeks to redefine it.
  
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• FDA chief outlines new ways to speed cancer drug approvals

  02-06-2018 19:10 via yahoo.com
  By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to streamline the approval process for cancer drugs, reviewing clinical trial data up front to make sure applications companies submit are complete.The new approach, outlined on Saturday in a speech by FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago, is part of an effort to remove regulatory barriers that drag out reviews of promising new cancer
  
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• Internet boyfriend Benedict Cumberbatch literally fought off a bunch of muggers

  02-06-2018 19:09 via yahoo.com
  Benedict Cumberbatch helped fight off a group of muggers attacking a cyclist in London, a mere stone's throw from Sherlock Holmes' Baker Street home. “The cyclist was lucky, Benedict’s a superhero," said Cumberbatch's Uber driver, who witnessed the whole thing and eventually joined to help. Yeah, we know. SEE ALSO: Benedict Cumberbatch takes a strong stand on equal pay Cumberbatch reportedly leapt out of his Uber to help the struggling cyclist, who was being attacked by no less than
  
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• Bobcats Die After ‘Rescue’ By Woman Who Says She Thought They Were Domestic Kittens

  02-06-2018 19:01 via yahoo.com
  Two bobcat kittens have died after a Texas woman said she thought they were
  
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• Saudi Arabia names businessman as labor minister, boosts culture and environment

  02-06-2018 18:51 via yahoo.com
  By Stephen Kalin and Marwa RashadRIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Saturday named a prominent businessman as labor minister in a move welcomed by the private sector, as the kingdom seeks to diversify the economy away from oil and create jobs for an overwhelmingly young population.King Salman also issued royal orders setting up state bodies to promote culture and protect the environment, and appointed a cleric known for moderate views to lead the Islamic affairs portfolio at a time when the deep
  
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• Busboy who held dying RFK speaks of lingering pain

  02-06-2018 18:40 via yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Juan Romero was a teenage Mexican immigrant working as a hotel busboy 50 years ago when he was thrust into one of the seminal moments of the decade.
  
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• Health care, immigration dominate California governor race

  02-06-2018 18:34 via yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — No topic has dominated California's governor race like President Donald Trump. The Republicans want to be like him; the Democrats want to oppose him. But whoever wins will face a long list of challenges from housing and homelessness to health care.
  
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• Pope to meet 5 abused Chilean priests

  02-06-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis will on Saturday meet five Chilean priests who were sexually abused by another priest, Fernando Karadima, in an effort to heal their wounds and those of the church, the Vatican said.In a letter to Chileans issued last week, the pope had voiced his "shame" that the Catholic church had failed "to listen and react in time" to allegations of sexual abuse by Chilean clergy.Several members of the Chilean church hierarchy are accused by victims of ignoring and covering up child abuse by Ka
  
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• Two bodies found at Circus Circus hotel in Las Vegas

  02-06-2018 18:06 via yahoo.com
  Police are investigating the stabbing deaths of a couple found in a Las Vegas Strip hotel room.
  
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• $4 verdict shocks family of man fatally shot by police

  02-06-2018 17:49 via yahoo.com
  The family of Gregory Hill, who was killed in 2014 after two Florida sheriff’s deputies responded to a noise complaint at his home, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the sheriff’s office. The jury awarded his family $4.
  
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• Woman drives onto Maine little league field, killing one

  02-06-2018 17:47 via yahoo.com
  Cell phone video shows a car swerving onto the field during a Little League game, then hitting and killing a man. The driver left the scene and was arrested at her home, now charged with manslaughter.
  
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• What does it take to prepare for a summit with North Korea?

  02-06-2018 17:46 via yahoo.com
  NBC News’ David Gura speaks to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and others about their preparation for high-stakes meetings with North Korea.
  
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• China 'intimidating' neighbours with South China Sea military build up, US secretary of defense says

  02-06-2018 17:20 via yahoo.com
  China is expanding its military presence in the South China Sea in order to intimidate and coerce its neighbours, the US’s most senior defence official has claimed.“China’s policy in the South China Sea stands in stark contrast to the openness that our strategy promotes, it calls into question China’s broader goals,” said James Mattis, the US defence secretary.
  
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• Investigators Collected the Suspected Golden State Killer's DNA While He Shopped at Hobby Lobby

  02-06-2018 17:11 via yahoo.com
  He was arrested in April
  
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• 'Sherlock' star Cumberbatch praised for tackling muggers

  02-06-2018 17:05 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — The food-delivery firm Deliveroo thanked Benedict Cumberbatch on Saturday after a newspaper reported that the "Sherlock" star had fought off muggers who were attacking one of its cyclists.
  
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• Uber driver arrested after passenger shot dead in US

  02-06-2018 16:39 via yahoo.com
  Police in the US city of Denver have arrested an Uber driver for first-degree murder in the shooting death of his passenger.Local media, citing the medical examiner's office, identified the victim as Hyun Kim, 45.A witness called police shortly before 3:00 am Friday from Interstate 25, a highway in the Colorado city, to report that "an Uber driver... said his ride tried to attack him and the driver shot him," an officer stated in a court document.
  
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• Ute Park Fire burns nearly 32,000 acres; Sunday's storms to be double-edged sword for firefighters

  02-06-2018 16:27 via yahoo.com
  Needed rain but gusty winds can be produced by the thunderstorms targeting the Ute Park Fire in northeastern New Mexico, which has charred nearly 32,000 acres and buildings on the famed Philmont Scout Ranch.
  
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• Ute Park Fire burns 30,000 acres; Sunday's storms to be double-edged sword for firefighters

  02-06-2018 16:27 via yahoo.com
  Needed rain but gusty winds can be produced by the thunderstorms targeting the Ute Park Fire in northeastern New Mexico, which has charred 30,000 acres and buildings on the famed Philmont Scout Ranch.
  
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• Melania Trump unseen in public for 22 days as she skips Camp David trip

  02-06-2018 16:17 via yahoo.com
  Melania Trump will not join her husband at the Camp David presidential retreat this weekend, extending to 22 days the time since she last appeared in public.  The First Lady was last seen on May 10 and underwent surgery for a “benign” kidney issue on May 14, spending a few days in hospital before being released.  Mrs Trump’s lack of appearance at events she would normally be expected to attend has created headlines in the US media and triggered conspiracy theories.&nb
  
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• Hurricane Maria's Death Toll Was Decades In The Making

  02-06-2018 15:00 via yahoo.com
  The New England Journal of Medicine released a study Tuesday estimating that
  
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• Al Shabaab fighters seize town in central Somalia - residents

  02-06-2018 14:49 via yahoo.com
  By Feisal Omar and Abdi SheikhMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's militant Islamist group al Shabaab has retaken a small town in the centre of the country after it was abandoned by government troops, residents said on Saturday."Al Shabaab attacked from various sides.After one hour of fighting, the government forces left and al Shabaab seized control," Hussein Nur, a local elder, told Reuters by phone.
  
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• Israeli military says to probe killing of Gaza nurse

  02-06-2018 14:48 via yahoo.com
  By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-MughrabiJERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Saturday it was investigating the apparent killing by its troops of a Palestinian nurse on Friday during protests along the Gaza border.Health officials and witnesses said Israeli forces shot dead 21-year-old Razan al-Najar, a volunteer medic, as she ran toward the border fence, east of the south Gaza city of Khan Younis, in a bid to reach a casualty.The Israeli military said Palestinian militants had a
  
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• Ex-CIA director Brennan blasts Trump’s ‘highly abnormal behavior’ in op-ed

  02-06-2018 14:17 via yahoo.com
  Former CIA Director John Brennan sharply criticized President Trump in a
  
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• Five dead as E coli outbreak spreads across the US in contaminated lettuce

  02-06-2018 14:12 via yahoo.com
  Five people have died due to an E coli outbreak across the United States, thought to be spread by romaine lettuce.The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 197 cases of the deadly disease across 35 states, making it the largest E coli outbreak since 2006, when 200 people were affected.Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says there is no single grower or distributor to be blamed for the outbreak, and is still investigating, Arizona’s Yuma growing region
  
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• Saudi warns of military action if Qatar gets Russian missiles: report

  02-06-2018 13:50 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia has threatened military action against Qatar if it goes ahead and acquires Russia's top of the range S-400 air defence missile system, Le Monde daily reported.Citing information it had obtained, Le Monde said Friday that Riyadh had written to French President Emmanuel Macron asking him to intervene to prevent the deal going ahead and to help preserve regional stability.There was no immediate official reaction from the president's office or the French foreign ministry to the report.
  
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• US-Mexico border: How hope, aspiration and love drives migrants through a perilous journey

  02-06-2018 13:47 via yahoo.com
  As Donald Trump stood before his jubilant supporters at the end of his thank you tour in Alabama in December 2016 chants of “build the wall” echoed around the Ladd-Peebles Stadium.The boisterous crowd interrupted the then president-elect to remind him of the promise he had made during the election campaign: to clamp down on people illegally crossing the border into the US.The infamous structure, despite being practically impossible to deliver, serves as a physical and metaphorical bl
  
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• Israel says troops in West Bank kill Palestinian attempting ramming attack

  02-06-2018 13:35 via yahoo.com
  Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who tried to ram a tractor into soldiers and civilians in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli military said."An additional soldier who was positioned on top of the roof of a nearby building identified the threat to the civilians who stood nearby and, in response, fired at the terrorist."Hebron is the largest Palestinian city in the West Bank with a population of some 200,000.Footage circulating on social media showed Israeli soldiers pulling a m
  
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• Mattis accuses China of S. China Sea 'intimidation and coercion'

  02-06-2018 13:30 via yahoo.com
  China's military build-up in the South China Sea and its deployment of high-end weapons systems in the disputed waters is designed to intimidate and coerce neighbours, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday.Speaking just 10 days before President Donald Trump is due to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Mattis also said the US military continues to support diplomats pushing for the "complete, verifiable and irreversible" denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.Beijing has deployed a ra
  
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• Britain says North Korean surveillance 'vitally important'

  02-06-2018 13:23 via yahoo.com
  SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain's defense secretary said Saturday that his country's military will continue monitoring North Korean vessels suspected of carrying prohibited goods as it is "vitally important" that his country helps enforce international sanctions.
  
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• Iran says it supports Russian efforts to bring south Syria under army control

  02-06-2018 12:58 via yahoo.com
  Iran supports a Russian-led effort to impose Syrian government control over the south of Syria, a senior Iranian security official was quoted as saying on Saturday, amid reports that Damascus is preparing a major military offensive in the area.Russia said last week that only Syrian army troops should be on the country's southern border with Jordan and Israel.Syrian government forces, in their strongest position since the early months of the seven-year conflict, have driven rebels out of all terr
  
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• Palestinian tries to hit Israeli soldiers with tractor, shot dead: army

  02-06-2018 12:38 via yahoo.com
  A Palestinian man who tried to hit Israeli soldiers with a small tractor in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron was shot dead, the army said."The 35-year-old terrorist from Beit Ummar, northwest of Hebron, attempted to run over an (Israeli military) officer and soldier with a small Bobcat tractor," the army said, correcting an earlier statement saying the alleged assailant was driving a car.Neither the Israeli army nor Palestinian officials published the alleged attacker's name.
  
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• Saudi Arabia reshuffles cabinet with eye on culture

  02-06-2018 12:01 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia announced another cabinet reshuffle Saturday with a heavy focus on culture and religion, as the kingdom undergoes a major image overhaul.This is the second significant government change since the appointment of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, son of the king, as heir to the region's most powerful throne.State news agency SPA announced King Salman had replaced the country's labour and Islamic affairs ministers -- and named a prince linked to the purchase of a Leonardo da Vinci painting o
  
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• Pompeo’s Iran speech backs European leaders into a corner, Gulf states welcome Pompeo’s hard line on Iran, Some steps Maduro could take, Spiritual and ecological improvement are connected, Diana’s legacy was fulfilled when Harry wed Meghan

  02-06-2018 12:00 via yahoo.com
  “Only three years ago, [Mike] Pompeo had ranted against the Iran deal...,” writes Matthias von Hein.“On [May 21], he took the very same line – though this time, he carried the weight of his office [as US secretary of State] and had the backing of the president.
  
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• U.S. In Early Talks To Arrange Trump, Putin Summit: Report

  02-06-2018 08:35 via yahoo.com
  American officials are in initial talks with Russian representatives in a bid
  
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• Trump's 'tragic' policies likely to make child poverty much worse, says UN

  02-06-2018 07:00 via yahoo.com
  A school bus in Cleveland, Mississippi, where 12% of teens were not in school in 2015.The Trump administration must pay urgent attention to the shockingly high number of children living in poverty in the US, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty declares in a heavyweight report on the condition of America today – warning of the prospect of the American dream “becoming the American illusion”.
  
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• Bill Maher Calls Roseanne's Ugly Tweet 'Abhorrent, Bordering On Presidential'

  02-06-2018 06:44 via yahoo.com
  "Real Time's" Bill Maher took a few cutting swipes at his pal Roseanne Barr --
  
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• Hawaii volcano lava burns 2 buildings at geothermal plant

  02-06-2018 05:44 via yahoo.com
  HONOLULU (AP) — Lava has burned down two buildings at a geothermal plant near Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano.
  
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