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• VW, Ford to reveal 'global alliance' at Detroit Auto Show, sources say

  09-01-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  'Talks are going well' for cooperation that would save billions of dollars.
  
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• Investigators Want People With Allegations Against R. Kelly to Come Forward

  09-01-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  After a Lifetime docu-series reignited interest in the singer's behavior
  
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• Rosenstein, overseeing U.S. Russia probe, set to depart post

  09-01-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Republican Lindsey Graham, the new Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, told reporters that William Barr, Trump's pick to serve as the top U.S. law enforcement official, told him Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation would continue if he is confirmed by the Senate as attorney general."I can assure you he has a very high opinion of Mr. Mueller and he is committed to letting Mr. Mueller finish his job," Graham said.Rosenstein's impending exit as the department's No. 2 official rais
  
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• Ford, VW work toward announcing alliance at Detroit auto show

  09-01-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Ford and Volkswagen are working toward a major announcement on Jan. 15 during a key car industry event, the Detroit auto show.
  
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• See the First Photo of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Cotswolds Home

  09-01-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The property includes a main farmhouse, a separate cottage for staff, and a converted barn extension
  
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• Trump, California spar over money for wildfire relief funds

  09-01-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to withhold money to help California cope with wildfires, a day after new Gov. Gavin Newsom asked him to double the federal investment in forest management.
  
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• Hear the Lexus RC F Track Edition's V-8 Roar Before Its Debut

  09-01-2019 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The 2020 RC F Track Edition is coming soon with a big wing and plenty of performance tweaks.
  
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• Trump walks out of shutdown talks after Pelosi refuses to give in on wall funding

  09-01-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump tweeted: "I asked what is going to happen in 30 days if I quickly open things up, are you going to approve Border Security which includes a Wall or Steel Barrier? Nancy said, NO. I said bye-bye, nothing else works!
  
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• Internet rips into Jeff Bezos' divorce announcement calling it an 'Alexit'

  09-01-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Unless you’ve literally been hiding under an internet-less rock, it’s safe to
  
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• 2020 Volkswagen Passat Revealed in Sketches, Will Be Evolutionary

  09-01-2019 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  These drawings make the new VW appear spicy. It isn't.
  
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• The Latest: California's McCarthy backs Trump fire comments

  09-01-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Trump's comments on California wildfires (all times local):
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stock indexes rise for 4th straight day

  09-01-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Jeff Bezos is getting divorced and of course people are making Alexa jokes

  09-01-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  People can't help but make jokes about the richest couple in the world splitting up. Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos announced their divorce on Wednesday, after 25 years of marriage and attaining a $137 billion net worth. And while ending a marriage is undoubtedly an unhappy experience for their family, Twitter users started making Amazon-themed jokes about the couple's end.Some poked fun at Amazon's mildly terrifying targeted ads. > Mrs. Bezos, Customers Who Viewed Jeff Bezos Also Viewed.
  
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• Trump Walks Out of ‘Waste of Time’ Meeting With Democrats: Shutdown Update

  09-01-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The partial U.S. government shutdown is in its 19th day, and President Donald Trump joined Senate Republicans at a private lunch before meeting later at the White House with congressional leaders of both parties.
  
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• 'I Said Bye-Bye.' President Trump Walked Out of a Meeting With Top Democrats

  09-01-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  He called it "a waste of time"
  
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• U.S. air travel concerns surface as government shutdown drags on

  09-01-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Union officials said some TSA officers have already quit because of the shutdown and many are considering quitting."The loss of (TSA) officers, while we’re already shorthanded, will create a massive security risk for American travelers since we don’t have enough trainees in the pipeline or the ability to process new hires," American Federation of Government Employees TSA Council President Hydrick Thomas said."There has been no degradation in security effectiveness and average wait ti
  
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• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie to divorce after 25 years of marriage

  09-01-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie said they are divorcing after 25 years of marriage. The couple announced their split via Twitter.
  
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• Elephants take to the road for reliable resources

  09-01-2019 20:26
  Landscapes can change from day-to-day and year-to-year, and many animals will move about according to resource availability. But do they remember past resource conditions? Just how important is memory and spatial cognition when seeking to understand wildlife movement? Researchers in Etosha National Park, Namibia, examined this question through African elephants.
  
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• 15-meter-long ancient whale Basilosaurus isis was top marine predator

  09-01-2019 20:26
  The stomach contents of ancient whale Basilosaurus isis suggest it was an apex predator, according to a new study.
  
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• Apple, Qualcomm spar over CEOs' comments on settlement talks

  09-01-2019 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple on Wednesday said it stood by Cook's comments.The two companies are disputing comments their respective CEOs have made over settlement talks.Apple's chief on Tuesday said any talks ended in September 2018.
  
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• Police deploy ahead of Congo election result announcement

  09-01-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Riot police were deployed at the commission's headquarters in Kinshasa and elsewhere in the capital before the announcement of the outcome of the Dec. 30 vote.Pre-election polls gave businessman Martin Fayulu a healthy lead but his supporters believe President Joseph Kabila plans to rig the vote in favor of his hand-picked candidate, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, or alternatively forge a power-sharing pact with Felix Tshisekedi, head of the largest opposition party.Whoever wins would be the first l
  
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• VW, Ford to reveal deeper alliance next week - sources

  09-01-2019 20:09 via news.yahoo.com
  HAMBURG/DETROIT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AGand Ford Motor Cowill unveil a deeper alliance next week that goes beyond cooperating in commercial vehicles in a move meant to save the automakers billions of dollars as they develop new technologies, two people familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.Ford and VW have been exploring closer cooperation as trade frictions force carmakers to rethink where they build vehiclesfor Europe, the United States and China, and as software companies prepare to launc
  
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• World leaders to skip Nicolas Maduro inauguration as Venezuela prepares for 'sham presidency'

  09-01-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn-in for a second, six-year term on Thursday despite his country’s continued economic spiral that has sparked the region’s worst ever migration crisis.   Maduro’s new term will bring further international presssure on Caracas as dozens of countries have called his May re-election fraudulent and pledged not to recognise his new government. The European Union is expected to release a strongly worded warning hinting that further
  
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• Border residents react to president’s primetime speech

  09-01-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Those living in cities along the southwestern US border were surprised about what the president didn't say in his primetime remarks about the border and the government shutdown — an emergency declaration to immediately start building a wall. (Jan. 9)
  
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• As shutdown grinds on, furloughed workers rally

  09-01-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  At a rally in downtown Philadelphia, furloughed government workers joined by four members of Congress expressed frustration at the prolonged partial government shutdown.
  
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• DNA sought of males at center where comatose woman had baby; family cares for child

  09-01-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Police have served a search warrant to get DNA from all male employees at a long-term care facility in Phoenix where a patient who was in a vegetative state for years gave birth, triggering reviews by state agencies and putting a spotlight on safety concerns for severely disabled or incapacitated patients.
  
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• 'Rent Doesn’t Get Furloughed.' Federal Workers Are Missing Their First Paychecks As the Shutdown Drags On

  09-01-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  They're finding it hard to pay bills
  
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• Donald Trump Is Losing The Shutdown Fight He Started

  09-01-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Just hours before President Donald Trump's defensive and lie-packed Oval
  
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• Trump says federal workers support his govt. shutdown. Pelosi says he's 'almost' delusional.

  09-01-2019 19:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Nearly two dozen furloughed government employees appeared alongside Democratic leaders at a news conference on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., where they were asked by a reporter to raise their hand if they supported the president’s position. None of them did.
  
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• Protests over death of man who went to N..J. police headquarters asking for help

  09-01-2019 18:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Protesters in New Jersey demanded answers over the death of a young man who walked into a police station disoriented and asking for help. A short time later, he fell unconscious and never woke up.
  
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• TSA agents fall victim to government shutdown. And they just happen to be protecting our airport security.

  09-01-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Transportation Security Administration employees who keep air travel safe lose their pay during a federal shutdown over a border security standoff.
  
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• Saudi Arabia vows to slash oil exports after price slide

  09-01-2019 18:49 via news.yahoo.com
  OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it would slash its oil exports by 800,000 barrels per day in January and promised further cuts as producers move to shore up tumbling prices.Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said the kingdom, the world's top crude supplier, would cut its exports to 7.2 million bpd in January, down from 8.0 million bpd in November.Benchmark Brent crude climbed back to $60 per barrel on Wednesday for the first time in several weeks following the Saudi announcement, which cam
  
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• Boeing's 'Transonic Wings' Will Take Your Commercial Flights to Just Under the Speed of Sound

  09-01-2019 18:42 via news.yahoo.com
  How about sitting back and flying at just under Mach 1?
  
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• Boeing's 'Transonic Wings' Will Power Your Commercial Flights at Just Under the Speed of Sound

  09-01-2019 18:42 via news.yahoo.com
  How about sitting back and flying at just under Mach 1?
  
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• Kim Jong Un Leaves China After Talks With Xi on Trump Sanctions

  09-01-2019 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Kim spent a little more than a day in the Chinese capital and was en route to Pyongyang by 2 p.m. Wednesday local time, Yonhap News Agency of South Korea reported, citing unidentified officials.The trip -- Kim’s fourth to China since March -- suggests negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear arsenal are gaining momentum after months without high-level diplomatic exchanges.
  
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• Woman Survives After Freeway Sign Falls and Crushes Her Car in Freak Accident

  09-01-2019 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  The roof of the car was caved in
  
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• Half those 600,000 residents aided by NYC Care are undocumented immigrants

  09-01-2019 18:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The comprehensive health care plan ceremoniously unveiled by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is drawing skepticism from some voices in his city.
  
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• House Democrats to test Republicans on Trump's wall demand

  09-01-2019 18:12 via news.yahoo.com
  House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats, who took control of the chamber last week, plan to advance a bill to immediately reopen the Treasury Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission and several other agencies that have been partially shut down since Dec. 22.Democrats are eager to force Republicans to choose between funding the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service - at a time when it should be gearing up to issue tax refunds to millions of Americans - and
  
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• Storm to return mudslide, flood danger in Southern California Friday, Saturday

  09-01-2019 18:09 via news.yahoo.com
  A storm is forecast to dip far enough south to bring soaking rain to much of the California coast, including Southern California from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning.
  
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• Chicago Woman with Concealed Carry License Shoots, Kills Would-Be Robber: Police

  09-01-2019 18:01 via news.yahoo.com
  A 25-year-old Chicago woman with a concealed carry license shot and killed a man who tried to rob her.
  
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• 1 year after the devastating mudslides: Then-and-now photos capture Montecito, California

  09-01-2019 17:57 via news.yahoo.com
  On Jan. 9, 2018, the Southern California town of Montecito became overwhelmed with destructive mudslides after a potent storm prowled through the area.
  
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• Amazon's Bezos, world's wealthiest man, to divorce

  09-01-2019 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, rated the world's wealthiest person, announced Wednesday on Twitter that he and his wife MacKenzie Bezos were divorcing after a long separation."We want to make people aware of a development in our lives," Jeff Bezos, 54, and MacKenzie Bezos, 48, said in joint statement posted to Bezos' Twitter feed.
  
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• 'Forrest Trump.' Everyone's Making the Same Joke About President Trump's Spelling Error

  09-01-2019 17:51 via news.yahoo.com
  #ForrestTrump is trending on Twitter
  
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• Change of teeth causes yo-yo effect in elephants' weight

  09-01-2019 17:48
  The weight of elephants living in zoos fluctuates over the course of their adult lives in cycles lasting around a hundred months, researchers have found. The fluctuation is linked to the particular pattern of tooth change in elephants, which results in them having more or less chewing surface available.
  
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• Beech trees are dying, and nobody's sure why

  09-01-2019 17:47
  A confounding new disease is killing beech trees in Ohio and elsewhere, and plant scientists are sounding an alarm while looking for an explanation. Researchers and naturalists in northeastern Ohio report on the emerging 'beech leaf disease' epidemic, calling for speedy work to find a culprit so that work can begin to stop its spread.
  
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• The Latest: US to citizens in Congo: 'Depart the country'

  09-01-2019 17:44 via news.yahoo.com
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Latest on Congo's presidential election (all times local):
  
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• If you’re a coffee drinker, you’d be crazy to pass up this Contigo travel mug sale

  09-01-2019 17:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Whether you drink piping hot coffee or ice-cold water or soda on the go, Contigo makes a travel mug that's perfect for you. It's the world's most popular brand of travel mugs, as we're sure you all know, and there's really nothing else that compares. The best products in any category typically come with hefty price tags, but you'll be surprised at how affordable Contigo's travel mugs are -- especially today, when our two favorite models are both on sale on Amazon. The ridiculously popular Contig
  
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• Trump threatens to cut FEMA funding for California wildfires

  09-01-2019 17:40 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump threatened to cut federal emergency funding for California’s firefighters in the middle of a partial government shutdown.
  
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• Trump's Oval Office Address Revealed The Nation's Real Emergency

  09-01-2019 17:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump delivered his emergency address to the nation. Turns out, there
  
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• The Australian Prime Minister Gets Roasted for Major 'Shoegate' Photoshop Fail

  09-01-2019 17:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is being called out for photoshopping his shoes, in what some are now calling #shoegate.
  
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