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• Warren Buffett Lost More Money Than Anyone in the World on Tuesday

  06-09-2017 23:55 via yahoo.com
  The Berkshire Hathaway chairman and renowned investing genius lost $1.53 billion Tuesday, or 2% of his net worth according to Bloomberg, as markets were broadly routed on policy uncertainty and ongoing jitters over North Korea.
  
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• The U.S. Is Covered in Wildfire Smoke

  06-09-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  There are more than 60 large fires burning in the Western U.S.—but their smoke isn't staying put.
  
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• Iran Reaches Out to Saudi Arabia; Kingdom Laughs It Off

  06-09-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  Iran and Saudi Arabia back opposing factions in wars across the Middle East, and they cut relations entirely last year.
  
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• Man's Parents Flew From India To Allegedly Help Beat His 'Disobedient' Wife

  06-09-2017 23:19 via yahoo.com
  A husband and wife are accused of flying from India to Florida to help “discipline” their son’s wife, who was found badly beaten and allegedly held against her will at a Tampa Bay area home on Saturday, law enforcement authorities said.
  
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• US seeks to cut off oil to North Korea, blacklist Kim Jong-Un

  06-09-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  The United States on Wednesday asked the UN Security Council to slap an oil embargo on North Korea and freeze the assets of leader Kim Jong-Un, in response to Pyongyang's sixth and most powerful nuclear test.A US-drafted resolution obtained by AFP also called for banning textile exports and ending payments made to North Korean laborers sent abroad, further depriving the regime of revenue to pursue its military programs.The United States circulated the proposed resolution to the 14 other council
  
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• What You Shouldn't Say To Someone Who's Had A Miscarriage (And What To Say Instead)

  06-09-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  A powerful campaign is shedding light on the good, bad and ugly things people say to individuals who’ve experienced miscarriage.
  
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• Washington National Cathedral To Remove Windows Honoring Confederate Leaders

  06-09-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  The Washington National Cathedral, a central landmark in the U.S. capital, has announced its decision to remove two stained glass windows honoring Confederate Gens.
  
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• Paul Ryan says Dreamers should 'rest easy' over expiring Daca policy

  06-09-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  Paul Ryan speaks during a press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday.As 15 states and Washington DC filed suit against Donald Trump over the rescinding of protection for young people brought to the US illegally as children, House speaker Paul Ryan said such “Dreamers” should “rest easy” as Congress tackled immigration reform.
  
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• Washington GOP congressman's retirement gives Democrats hope

  06-09-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington state said Wednesday that he was retiring from Congress after seven terms, giving Democrats renewed hope of winning a district solely held by Republicans since its creation more than three decades ago.
  
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• NY teamsters weigh pension cuts in groundbreaking vote

  06-09-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  Roughly 34,000 union members who work for United Parcel Service Inc and other logistics companies in New York will decide on Wednesday whether to accept deep pension cuts in what could be the start of a wave of benefit reductions to shore up union retirement plans.If approved, pensions for retired teamsters from nine New York local unions will be cut 29 percent, which the plan's trustees have said will lower the typical monthly benefit for a retiree with 30 years service to $3,550 from $5,000.Th
  
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• Iowa students disciplined after wearing hoods, burning cross

  06-09-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — A southern Iowa high school said Wednesday it had disciplined several students who appeared in a photo on social media wearing white hoods and waving a Confederate flag next to a burning cross.
  
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• Woman Catches Mechanic Taking Joyride in Car She Brought In for Service

  06-09-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  The woman and her husband caught up with the mechanic at a fast food drive-thru.
  
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• Mom Asks Two Simple Questions To Determine If You're Doing OK As A Parent

  06-09-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  A mom of three has set out to let other parents know as long as they love their kids, they’re doing alright.
  
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• Trump Admin. Seeks U.N. Authorization to Use Military Force Against North Korean Smuggling Vessels

  06-09-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  The controversial draft is likely to get pushback from Russia and China.
  
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• Gay people to blame for Hurricane Harvey, say evangelical Christian leaders

  06-09-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  Despite overwhelming evidence that supports climate change as a factor in the devastating storm and subsequent flooding, a handful of evangelical leaders have ludicrously suggested the LGBT community are to blame.
  
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• WestJet aims to lure Canadians from U.S. airlines with no-frills carrier

  06-09-2017 21:15
  MONTREAL, Sept 6 (Reuters) – WestJet Airlines Ltd’splanned ultra-low-cost carrier will target Canadian passengerswho currently cross the border into the United States forcheaper fares, the company’s chief financial officer said onWednesday.
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• UPDATE 1-Home Depot, Lowe’s ship emergency material to Florida ahead of hurricane

  06-09-2017 21:15
  CHICAGO, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Home improvement retailers HomeDepot Inc and Lowe’s Inc said on Wednesday theyhave started shipping emergency material to Florida inanticipation of Hurricane Irma, even as they continue recoveryefforts after Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
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• Buckeye Partners shuts Puerto Rico oil terminal ahead of Hurricane Irma

  06-09-2017 21:15
  HOUSTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Buckeye Partners hasshut its Yabucoa oil terminal in Puerto Rico ahead of HurricaneIrma and is preparing for the storm at two other marineterminals in Florida and the Bahamas, the company said onWednesday.
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• BRIEF-Toys R Us weighs possible bankruptcy filing – CNBC

  06-09-2017 21:15
  * Toys R Us weighs possible bankruptcy filing – CNBC, citingsourcesSource text : http://cnb.cx/2vMCEXgFurther company coverage:
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• BRIEF-Spotify picks Courtney Holt from Disney to lead its efforts around original video and podcast programming- source

  06-09-2017 21:15
  * Spotify picks Courtney Holt from Disney to lead itsefforts around original video and podcast programming- sourceSource
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• US STOCKS-Wall St bounces back as energy, financials lead

  06-09-2017 21:14
  * Indexes up: Dow 0.39 pct, S&P 0.41 pct, Nasdaq 0.4 pct(Updates to late afternoon)
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• UPDATE 2-United orders more Airbus A350s but drops largest model

  06-09-2017 21:14
  PARIS, Sept 6 (Reuters) – United Airlines has ordered 10extra Airbus A350 jetliners, while ditching the largestmodel, the A350-1000, in favour of the smaller and more popularA350-900 and delaying deliveries to save cash, the companiessaid on Wednesday.
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• CORRECTED-Amazon Prime customers get access to Brown Sugar movie service

  06-09-2017 21:14
  Sept 5 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s Prime customerswill get access to the African-American movie-focused BrownSugar service on Amazon Channels.
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• BRIEF-Union Pacific sees Gulf Coast weather costing around 5 cents/share on Q3 results

  06-09-2017 21:14
  * Says it expects Gulf Coast weather to cost around fivecents per share on its Q3 results – SEC filing ​
  The post BRIEF-Union Pacific sees Gulf Coast weather costing around 5 cents/share on Q3 results appeared first on RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe.
  
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• BRIEF-TMX Group announces trading statistics for August 2017

  06-09-2017 21:14
  * Transactions for ‍all TMX Equities Marketplaces for August2017 was 17.8 million versus 15.5 million in July 2017​
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• States Sue Trump Administration In Attempt To Overturn DACA Elimination

  06-09-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  A coalition of 15 states, along with the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at overturning the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  
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• Iconic 9/11 images: 16 years later

  06-09-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  The 9/11 attacks in New York City were documented extensively in photographs, and rebuilding in the World Trade Center area has been too. Here, in interactive displays that combine original images and current photos, you can compare then with now.
  
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• Labor Day kayaking trip for 3 on Lake Ontario turns deadly

  06-09-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  SOMERSET, N.Y. (AP) — Conditions on Lake Ontario began to get rough around the time twin brothers Jacob and Nathaniel McCormick and their friend Joseph Williams launched their kayak for a Labor Day outing in western New York.
  
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• Former 14-Year-Old Bride Wins $16 Million Lawsuit Against Polygamous Group

  06-09-2017 20:44 via yahoo.com
  The ceremony was overseen by polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs
  
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• Coca-Cola Gives Men Permission To Steal Water

  06-09-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Harvey relief efforts are ongoing.
  
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• Mom's Post About Son With Autism Shows The Impact Of 'Small Victories'

  06-09-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  On August 30, Sara Farrell Baker wrote on Facebook about “one of the proudest moments” of her life.August, who has autism and sensory sensitivities, toured his school with his mother and visited one of the bathrooms he’d be using throughout the school year.Baker told her son that he had the option of using the hand dryer in the bathroom, although she knew they typically scare him.
  
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• Republican mayoral candidate in North Carolina says to vote for her because she’s white

  06-09-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  A candidate for mayor in Charlotte, North Carolina has deactivated her Facebook account after listing being “white” as one of her qualifications to run the city.Kimberley Paige Barnette, the 53-year-old running for mayor, was quickly rebuked by the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, and was forced to apologise for the remarks.“VOTE FOR ME!” Ms Barnette wrote on her Facebook page, according to the Charlotte Observer.
  
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• Key Figure Behind ‘Trump Dossier’ Stonewalled Senate Investigators

  06-09-2017 20:18 via yahoo.com
  Glenn Simpson invoked his First Amendment rights to protect sources for salacious claims of collusion.
  
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• Taliban suicide attack on US base in Afghanistan over leaflet 'insult'

  06-09-2017 19:25 via yahoo.com
  A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up outside an American base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, Afghan officials said, in an attack the Taliban claimed was revenge for a US leaflet deemed highly offensive to Muslims.US and Afghan authorities confirmed several people were wounded in the late afternoon attack at Bagram Airfield, America's largest base in the country.The Taliban claimed responsibility and said it was in retaliation for "their insult to the Islamic creed".
  
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• NFL Player Michael Bennett Says Police Threatened To 'Blow My F*****g Head Off'

  06-09-2017 19:03 via yahoo.com
  Seattle Seahawks defensive end and activist Michael Bennett posted a letter to Twitter on Wednesday stating that a Las Vegas cop threatened to shoot him in the head after the Mayweather-McGregor fight in late August.
  
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• Vanity Fair's International Best-Dressed List 2017: See the honorees!

  06-09-2017 18:50 via yahoo.com
  Vanity Fair just released its 2017 International Best Dressed List Wednesday, and a number of famous faces made the cut.
  
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• These Photos Show Hurricane Irma's Destructive Path Across The Caribbean

  06-09-2017 18:47 via yahoo.com
  As Hurricane Irma sweeps over the Caribbean, images are starting to surface of the damage that has taken place on the shared island of Saint Martin and Sint Maarten.
  
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• Florida Sex Offenders Not Allowed At Hurricane Irma Shelters, Sheriff Says

  06-09-2017 18:36 via yahoo.com
  One Florida Sheriff is seeking to arrest people — Hurricane Irma or not.
  
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• Bernie Sanders dismisses Hillary Clinton's comments blaming him for her election loss

  06-09-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  The Vermont senator says he isn’t interested in rehashing the 2016 presidential race and is too busy protecting progressive interests from Trump’s legislative agenda.
  
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• Researchers Just Invented A Whole New Chocolate And It's Pink

  06-09-2017 18:24 via yahoo.com
  Barry Callebaut, a global supplier of cocoa products, has invented a whole new type of chocolate adding a fourth choice to the current line up of dark, milk and white varieties.
  
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• Putin Has a Plan to Avoid War With North Korea

  06-09-2017 18:18 via yahoo.com
  The Russian president has championed “economically beneficial” projects between Russia, South Korea and North Korea.
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Sun unleashes most powerful category of solar flare, prompting fear of communications chaos

  06-09-2017 18:00 via yahoo.com
  The sun has unleashed the most powerful category of solar flare, potentially disrupting communications as Hurricane Irma wreaks destruction across the Atlantic.The sudden blast of energy was sent out by the sun and could interfere with radio and satellite communications as it passes by Earth, experts warn.Nasa's Space Weather Prediction Centre (SWPC) said that the energy of the flare had knocked out radio communications on Earth.
  
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• How can US stop North Korea nukes? 3 experts have ideas

  06-09-2017 17:53 via yahoo.com
  If the U.S. attacks North Korea, the world could see another nuclear war. Yet negotiations won't work — leader Kim Jong Un won't live up to his promises even if he were to make any. And China — if only it would help more!
  
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• Irma: At Least 3 Dead in Caribbean Islands, Heads Toward Puerto Rico

  06-09-2017 17:31 via yahoo.com
  Irma made landfall in St. Maarten as a Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph winds destroying everything in its path before making its way to Puerto Rico, where the governor urged all to stay inside.
  
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• This Couple's Planet Fitness Wedding Photos Will Live Forever As Their Fitspo

  06-09-2017 17:28 via yahoo.com
  Fitspo goals to the max.
  
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• Delta Air Lines Price Gouges Hurricane Irma Evacuee’s Plane Ticket 600%

  06-09-2017 17:23 via yahoo.com
  Delta did not immediately respond for request to comment.
  
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• Here’s What Happened When I Gave Up Negative Self-Talk For A Month

  06-09-2017 17:20 via yahoo.com
  In our monthly series, GIVING UP, newsroom staffers deprive themselves of a habit and track how it went.
  
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• Donald Trump Falsely Claims U.S. Is The Highest-Taxed Nation

  06-09-2017 17:17 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Wednesday morning that the United States has the highest taxes of any country.
  
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• Wells Fargo scandals are sabotaging Trump’s deregulation push

  06-09-2017 17:16
  President Trump’s deregulation agenda is being undermined by a steady string of scandals at Wells Fargo.
  The post Wells Fargo scandals are sabotaging Trump’s deregulation push appeared first on RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe.
  
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• Chinese billionaire sues social media accounts over ‘malicious rumors’

  06-09-2017 17:16
  Wang Jianlin’s company is suing Chinese social media accounts, accusing them of spreading false reports that he was barred from leaving China.
  The post Chinese billionaire sues social media accounts over ‘malicious rumors’ appeared first on RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe.
  
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