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• Dollar is given the green light

  13-11-2019 08:57 via Forex blog about earning and investments on financial markets
  
  Donald Trump’s threats don’t frighten either the U.S. dollar of the U.S. stock marketChina is “dying” to make a trade deal with the U.S. If they do not make a deal, the U.S. will substantially raise tariffs. And this is fair as other countries also abuse the U.S. The S&P 500 has rallied to record highs after Donald Trump’s threats, which is not surprising, at least to me. Trump pursues the politics of power, especially when the US economy is strong. If it is get
  
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• Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for Nov. 13, 2019 – Bloomberg

  13-11-2019 08:14 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  The post Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for Nov. 13, 2019 – Bloomberg appeared first on RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe.
  
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• Crowd gathers in central Hong Kong, university campus tense

  13-11-2019 07:50 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Police increased security around Hong Kong and its university campuses Wednesday as they braced for more violence after sharp clashes overnight with anti-government protesters.Many subway and rail stations were closed for the morning commute as protesters blocked train doors from closing and vandalized train cars.Police subdued a few protesters as a crowd gathered for a third straight day in a central business and high-end retail district, public broadcaster RTHK reported.
  
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• Analysis for oil, gold and EUR/USD for 13.11.2019

  13-11-2019 07:46 via Forex blog about earning and investments on financial markets
  
  New margin requirements for US Crude Oil futures are in effect from tomorrowUSCrude – oilNew margin requirements for US Crude Oil futures are in effect from tomorrow. The margin will be $4000. This is $350 less than the previous requirement.I think the volatility of this instrument should decline. The range between the zones will be narrower.Oil price is still being corrected. Enter ourchases according to the pattern either in TZ [55.86 – 55.43] or in the key support zone [53.82 &mda
  
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• 4 frat deaths this month. 2 this week alone. What's going on with fraternity hazing?

  13-11-2019 06:32 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  As a wave of young men nationally die in circumstances that appear to be related to fraternities, experts are unsure what to do next
  
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• China holding 3 Taiwanese over national security suspicions

  13-11-2019 06:31 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  China confirmed Wednesday that it is holding three Taiwanese on suspicion of committing subversion or other crimes against the Chinese state, part of a trend that has prompted a travel warning from the island's government.The three were suspected of carrying out activities harmful to national security, spokesman for the Cabinet's Taiwan Affairs Office Ma Xiaoguang told reporters Wednesday."The mainland side has consistently attacked activities harmful to national security using the law and this
  
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• Walmart, Target Stocks Look Like Winners for Holidays – Barron's

  13-11-2019 06:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  Walmart and Target stocks have been on a tear this year, and one analyst expects the momentum to last through the holidays.
  The big-box retailers are uniquely positioned to profit as Americans express more concern about the economy and look to discount stores for their holiday shopping, wrote Cowen analyst Oliver Chen.
  Walmart (WMT) is up 28% this year and Target (TGT) has gained 66%. Both have improved their web-based offerings and services, adding more options like faster delivery, and allowin
  
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• A Top Growth Stock You Might Want to Buy Right Now – Motley Fool

  13-11-2019 06:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) looked like a top growth stock at the beginning of 2019. The cloud communications specialist had delivered terrific gains last year and looked all set to do better this year thanks to its rapid pace of growth.
  Twilio stock lived up to its billing in the first half of 2019, but the chart below shows that it has lost its mojo of late.TWLO data by YCharts.
  But why has Twilio fallen from grace all of a sudden? Have investors lost confidence in the company’s ability to keep g
  
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• Stocks end nearly flat after early rally loses momentum – Los Angeles Times

  13-11-2019 06:14 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  Stocks on Wall Street closed nearly flat Tuesday after an early rally lost momentum toward the end of the day.
  The Nasdaq composite index still finished with its second record high in three days, while the Dow Jones industrial average ended at the same all-time high it set a day earlier.
  The Standard & Poor’s 500 crossed above the 3,100 level for the first time, placing the index on track for its own milestone finish, but the gains didn’t hold. Still, the benchmark index rebounde
  
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• Hong Kong stocks lead losses regionally amid civil unrest – CNBC

  13-11-2019 06:14 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  Hong Kong stocks declined by Wednesday afternoon as a recent escalation in violence amid ongoing protests weighed on investor sentiment.
  Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led losses in the region as it fell 1.76% with shares of life insurer AIA plunging 3.48%.
  The moves came after political turmoil in the embattled city escalated this week. Leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that protestors “paralyzing” the city were selfish. On Monday, protests that started nearly six months ago took an
  
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• Minister Warns of ‘Unthinkable’ Consequences: Hong Kong Update

  13-11-2019 05:53 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s security chief John Lee cautioned that “unthinkable” consequences may come if violence continued, as crowds gathered in the city’s financial center for a third-straight afternoon of protest.The government remained confident in its ability to contain the chaos, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung -- the city’s No. 2 official -- said, as he and Lee briefed reporters following morning traffic disruptions by protesters. Demonstrators had returned t
  
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• Court rules against warrantless searches of phones, laptops

  13-11-2019 05:10 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  A federal court in Boston has ruled that warrantless U.S. government searches of the phones and laptops of international travelers at airports and other U.S. ports of entry violate the Fourth Amendment.Tuesday's ruling in U.S. District Court came in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation on behalf of 11 travelers whose smartphones and laptops were searched without individualized suspicion at U.S. ports of entry.ACLU attorney Esha Bhandari sai
  
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• Ukraine Wants to Set the Record Straight on Taylor Testimony

  13-11-2019 04:53 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Carlos Jasso/ReutersWhen Ambassador Bill Taylor testified to congressional Democrats’ closed-door impeachment inquiry, he created huge headaches for the Trump administration by detailing their efforts to push Ukraine to probe former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. But Taylor also made some problems for Ukraine’s president. And now, aides in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office are going on the record to push back. The episode shows just how complicated relations bet
  
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• Forget Apple; Microsoft Is a Better Growth Stock – Motley Fool

  13-11-2019 04:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  Finding a good growth stock is key for investors who are looking to plump up their portfolios. Dividends can be helpful, of course, but there’s no substitute for a high-flying growth stock. Here is a close look at two of the top tech stocks: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). While there’s no denying that both are great long-term investments, the edge in terms of growth has to go to Microsoft.
  Slowing growth could challenge Apple’s futureApple used to be the hot g
  
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• 8 Undervalued Consumer Services Stocks to Buy Now | Stock Market News – U.S. News & World Report

  13-11-2019 04:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  The post 8 Undervalued Consumer Services Stocks to Buy Now | Stock Market News – U.S. News & World Report appeared first on RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe.
  
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• Bolivia: Jeanine Añez claims presidency after ousting of Evo Morales

  13-11-2019 03:15 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  * Ex-president’s party refuses to recognise senator’s claim * Morales says army told him of $50,000 price on his headJeanine Añez waves from the balcony of the Quemado Palace in La Paz after claiming Bolivia’s interim presidency. Photograph: Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Bolivian senator Jeanine Añez has declared herself the country’s interim president after the resignation of Evo Morales, even though lawmakers from his party boycotted the legislative
  
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• DA: Father used baby as human shield; child shot 4 times last month in Philadelphia

  13-11-2019 02:52 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  The father of an 11-month-old boy, who was shot four times in Philadelphia last month, is now under arrest in connection with the shooting, the district attorney's office announced on Tuesday.
  
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• Ukrainian energy company tied to Hunter Biden supported American think tank, paid for trips

  13-11-2019 02:51 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Burisma gave more than $450,000 to the Atlantic Council, a prominent Washington think tank.
  
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• Morales begins Mexico exile as Bolivia moves to end vacuum

  13-11-2019 02:34 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  A deputy senate speaker proclaimed herself Bolivia's new interim president Tuesday as Evo Morales' opponents sought to end civil turmoil and fill the power vacuum left by his abrupt resignation as president.Lawmakers had been summoned to formalize Sunday's resignation and confirm Jeanine Anez, 52, as interim president.Instead, Anez declared herself interim president when the session failed to reach a quorum of lawmakers, many staying away amid blockades and continuing protests by Morales support
  
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• From 'Anonymous,' key excerpts from inside Trump White House on Putin, Hillary

  13-11-2019 02:20 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Key excerpts from "A Warning," a book by an anonymous senior administration official about President Trump and his administration.
  
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• Here's My Top Stock to Buy in November – Motley Fool

  13-11-2019 02:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  E-commerce veteran MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) is nearly always a good buy. It just happens to be an unusually fantastic investment at this very moment, making it my top stock to buy right now.
  Let me explain why.The basic investment thesis for MercadoLibreWhat started as the eBay of Latin America has diversified and grown into a leader in several important fields. MercadoPago is an online payment system supported by physical kiosks throughout key markets. The company circumvented dodgy Sout
  
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• For 25 Days in Stocks, It's Been Wait a Day and It'll Be Over – Bloomberg

  13-11-2019 02:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  The post For 25 Days in Stocks, It's Been Wait a Day and It'll Be Over – Bloomberg appeared first on RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe.
  
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• Dow Jones Futures: Apple Chipmaker Skyworks, IPO Stocks Datadog, Huya Are Earnings Movers – Investor's Business Daily

  13-11-2019 02:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  Dow Jones futures edged lower late Tuesday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, after the stock market rally had a so-so session, even with the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq composite hitting all-time highs. Apple (AAPL) chipmaker Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) reported earnings after the close. So did recent IPOs Datadog (DDOG), SmileDirectClub (SDC), Gossamer Bio (GOSS), Huya (HUYA) and Tilray (TLRY).X
  Skyworks stock fell 4.6% overnight despite beating earnings views. S
  
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• Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: SmileDirectClub, 2U Inc., Skyworks and more – CNBC

  13-11-2019 02:14 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  Brendan McDermid | Reuters
  Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:
  Shares of 2U Inc. surged more than 15% during extended trading after the cloud-based software company reported third-quarter earnings and updated its full-year revenue and net loss outlook. 2U expects revenue between $570 million and $575 million for the year, narrower than its prior guidance range of $565.7 million to $575.7 million. The company expects adjusted net losses to range between $78.5 million and $72.
  
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• Hillary Clinton says she is being urged by 'many, many, many people' to run in 2020

  13-11-2019 01:42 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Hillary Clinton on Tuesday declined to rule out launching a future presidential campaign after her two failed bids, saying “many, many, many people” were pressuring her to enter the race.
  
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• Judge bans border activist from mentioning Trump in trial

  13-11-2019 01:26 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  A judge banned an Arizona border activist charged with harboring immigrants from mentioning President Donald Trump during his retrial, which began Tuesday.U.S. District Court Judge Raner Collins granted a motion by prosecutors to bar the mention of the president during the second trial of Scott Warren, just before opening statements began.
  
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• Tulsi Gabbard's lawyers sent a letter to Hillary Clinton demanding she retract Russia comments

  13-11-2019 01:19 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Tulsi Gabbard's lawyers want Hillary Clinton to make her retraction at a press conference and on social media.
  
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• Fox News Host: ‘If You Love Something, Do You Let Someone Pee on It?’

  13-11-2019 01:11 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Fox NewsDuring a Tuesday afternoon Fox News discussion on the San Francisco district attorney vowing not to prosecute quality of life crimes amid a growing homelessness issue in the city, Fox News host Jesse Watters turned to his colleagues to ask a very serious question. “If you love something, do you let someone pee on it?”Over the past few months, Fox News has devoted countless segments to depicting Democratic-led cities like Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles as “liber
  
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• The Latest: Mother of missing girl charged with neglect

  13-11-2019 01:02 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Authorities say they've charged the mother of a missing 5-year-old Florida girl with child neglect and giving false information to investigators.Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams announced the charges against Brianna Williams during a news conference Tuesday evening.Taylor Rose Williams was reported missing from her Jacksonville, Florida, home last Wednesday.
  
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• Italian ship attacked by pirates in Mexico, two crew hurt

  13-11-2019 00:45 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Pirates attacked an Italy-flagged offshore supply vessel in the southern Gulf of Mexico, injuring two crew members, the Mexican Navy said on Tuesday, in the latest outbreak of robbery and piracy to hit oil platforms and infrastructure in the area.Owned by Italian offshore contractor Micoperi, the boat is a supply vessel for Mexico's oil industry.Micoperi and the Italian embassy in Mexico did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
  
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• Wisconsin Assembly votes to recognize tree, Bible week

  13-11-2019 00:42 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Republicans who lead the Wisconsin Assembly voted Tuesday to call the state Capitol evergreen a Christmas tree and formally recognize National Bible Week, moves they said were necessary to ensure Christianity isn't marginalized as the holidays approach.The 64-30 vote on naming the tree was a direct response to Gov. Tony Evers' declaration last week that it would be called a "holiday tree." Evers' Republican predecessor Scott Walker, the son of a Baptist minister, declared the evergreen was a Chr
  
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• Atlanta college student Alexis Crawford was choked to death, dumped in park, police say

  13-11-2019 00:37 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Authorities say Alexis Crawford and her roommate Jordyn Jones had a physical altercation and Jones' boyfriend intervened and choked Crawford to death.
  
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• Stock Market Mixed On Trump Comments; Disney Jumps On New Streaming Service – Investor's Business Daily

  13-11-2019 00:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  The stock market moved mostly higher after President Trump told the Economic Club of New York that the U.S. is close to signing the “phase one” trade deal with China. Trump also said that the U.S. “will only accept a deal if it’s good for the United States and U.S. workers” — and that stock prices would be 25% higher if not for the Fed’s tardiness in cutting interest rates.X
  But markets eased late in the session following Trump’s speech. Among Dow
  
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• Nasdaq logs 15th record of 2019 but stocks lose steam as Trump offers no new details on China trade deal – MarketWatch

  13-11-2019 00:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  U.S. stock markets finished with lackluster gains on Tuesday but enough to push markets to levels at or near records. President Donald Trump said the U.S. and China are close to completing “phase one” of their trade deal, but didn’t offer any fresh details. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.00% finished the session virtually unchanged at around 27,691, narrowly missing its 10th record close of 2019. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.26% closed up 0.3% to en
  
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• Nasdaq Closes at Record, Dow Flat as Trump Teases China Trade Pact, Slams Fed – TheStreet.com

  13-11-2019 00:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right NowStocks ended mixed Tuesday after President Trump in a speech touched on the U.S.-China trade war and the Federal Reserve. The Nasdaq closed at a record while the Dow ended flat. Disney (DIS – Get Report) climbed after the entertainment company’s Disney+ streaming service went live. CBS (CBS – Get Report)   fell even after posting stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings in its final stand-alone report before th
  
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• Dow Industrials End Session Unchanged – The Wall Street Journal

  13-11-2019 00:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  ByKaren Langley and Karen Langley The Wall Street Journal Biography @karen_langleykaren.langley@wsj.com Caitlin Ostroff Caitlin Ostroff The Wall Street Journal Biography @ceostroffcaitlin.ostroff@wsj.com Updated Nov. 12, 2019 5:15 pm ET
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed unchanged for the first time in more than five years Tuesday, hovering at its all-time high.
  President Trump’s speech at the Economic Club of New York was expected to be the highlight of the session, but he said littl
  
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• Do NOT show these ominous charts to stock-market bulls, says strategist who sees a correction forming – MarketWatch

  13-11-2019 00:15 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  He’s not exactly a doom-and-gloomer, but Lance Roberts, chief strategist at RIA Advisors and author of the Real Investment Advice blog, just placed bets against the S&P 500 in all his portfolios to guard against a looming downturn.
  “Given the fact that the short, intermediate, and long-term indicators have all aligned, the risk of running portfolios without a hedge is no longer optimal,” Roberts wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. “My job, like every portfolio manager, i
  
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• Stock market news: November 12, 2019 – Yahoo Finance

  13-11-2019 00:14 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  The S&P 500 and Nasdaq eked out gains at the end of a choppy session of trading Tuesday, as investors digested public remarks from President Donald Trump on the U.S. economy.
  Earlier in the session, both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 clinched fresh record intraday highs. The blue-chip index reached as high as 3,102.61, up from its previous all-time high of 3,097.77 from Nov. 7. The Dow ended unchanged, to the hundredth decimal point, for the first time since April 2014.
  Here’s where the m
  
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• ESG Stocks Are Having A Fantastic Year – Forbes

  13-11-2019 00:14 via Stock Market News | RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe
  
  ESG funds are raking in the dough in 2019, pulling in $13.5 billion in new investor money in the first three quarters of the year, according to a recent report by Morningstar. But how is the “typical” ESG portfolio doing? It’s handily besting the S&P 500, returning more than 32% to the S&P’s 22%, through October.
  Microsoft is the most widely held ESG stock.Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesSome explanation on the calculation is needed: Unlike the br
  
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• Hillary Clinton Says ‘Many People’ Urging a Run: Campaign Update

  13-11-2019 00:11 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she is being urged by “many, many, many people” to enter the 2020 presidential race and wouldn’t rule out a third White House bid, though she has no plans for a run.“I, as I say, never, never, never say never,” Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee, told BBC Radio 5 Live. “I will certainly tell you, I’m under enormous pressure from many, many, many people to think about it.”“But,” she adde
  
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• Trump Considered Firing Intelligence Community IG after He Reported Whistleblower Complaint to Congress: Report

  13-11-2019 00:03 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  President Trump considered firing Intelligence Community inspector general Michael Atkinson after Atkinson reported the whistleblower complaint that touched off the House's presidential-impeachment inquiry to Congress, according to the New York Times.According to the report, Trump originally discussed firing Atkinson in September, at about the time the whistleblower complaint became public. Sources cited by the Times said that Trump has continued to bring up the possibility of firing Atkins
  
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• Report: Loud fight with detective preceded chief's death

  12-11-2019 23:37 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  A maintenance man checking on a noise complaint at a Florida beachfront hotel Sunday night walked into the room where a small-town Oklahoma police detective killed his boss in a drunken brawl, authorities said.The noises coming from room 527 at the Hilton on Pensacola Beach on Sunday night were so loud that the couple staying next door asked to switch rooms, according to an arrest report released to The Associated Press on Tuesday.Miller was later pronounced dead.
  
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• Most distant world ever explored gets new name: Arrokoth

  12-11-2019 23:36 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  The most distant world ever explored 4 billion miles away finally has an official name: Arrokoth.NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past the snowman-shaped Arrokoth on New Year's Day, 3 ½ years after exploring Pluto.At the time, this small icy world 1 billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) beyond Pluto was nicknamed Ultima Thule given its vast distance from us.
  
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• Clinton says she is being urged by ‘many, many, many people’ to run in 2020

  12-11-2019 23:19 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  Hillary Clinton on Tuesday declined to rule out launching a future presidential campaign after her two failed bids, saying “many, many, many people” were pressuring her to enter the race.“I, as I say, never, never, never say never,” the former secretary of State said on BBC Radio 5 Live.“But as of this moment, sitting here in this studio talking to you, that is absolutely not in my plans,” Clinton added.
  
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• Is the Boeing 737 Max safe? 2 big reasons the plane is still grounded by FAA after crashes

  12-11-2019 23:14 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Twice in 40 years had entire plane types been grounded, both to fix mechanical issues. Why it's harder with the Boeing 737 Max
  
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• Woman who spoke at Epstein's bail hearing sues his estate

  12-11-2019 23:13 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  A woman who confronted Jeffrey Epstein at a July bail hearing to tell a judge he touched her inappropriately when she was 16 sued his estate Tuesday, alleging he had subjected her to sex trafficking as part of his attacks on young women and girls.Lawyers for Annie Farmer filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court, along with a lawsuit on behalf of her sister, Maria Farmer, and Teresa Helm, an Ohio woman.A lawyer for Epstein's estate did not return a message seeking comment.
  
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• Trump wants to fire the intelligence watchdog who told Congress about the whistleblower's complaint

  12-11-2019 22:36 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Trump is reportedly furious with Michael Atkinson, the inspector general of the intelligence community, and believes he's disloyal to the president.
  
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• Morales begins Mexico exile as Bolivia senate moves to end vaccum

  12-11-2019 22:28 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Evo Morales vowed on Tuesday to continue "the struggle" after arriving in Mexico where he has been granted political asylum, as Bolivia's senate sought to end civil turmoil and fill the power vacuum left by his abrupt resignation as president.Morales thanked left-wing ally and Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, saying "he saved my life," and vowed to remain in politics despite having left his homeland.In his absence, lawmakers were summoned to ratify Morales's resignation and appoint
  
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• Chinese national pleads guilty in U.S. court to stealing Phillips 66 trade secrets

  12-11-2019 22:28 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  A Chinese national pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing trade secrets from U.S. petroleum company Phillips 66 , where he worked on the research and development of next generation battery technologies, the U.S. Justice Department said.Hongjin Tan, 36, stole information regarding the manufacture of a "research and development downstream energy market product" that is worth more than $1 billion, the department said in a statement.The department identified the company where he worked as Phillips 66
  
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• Trump news: President attacks impeachment inquiry witnesses as ‘Never Trumpers’ in baseless smear and stalls new Ukraine transcript release

  12-11-2019 22:26 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Donald Trump has attacked House impeachment inquiry witnesses as “Never Trumpers” without basis and delayed the release of a transcript of his first call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a gesture his supporters had hoped would prove the president’s intentions towards the country were entirely innocent.Kiev was reportedly alarmed by the hold-up of $400m (£312m) in American military aid this summer and reached out to Washington for answers, according to t
  
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