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• Michael Avenatti says he no longer represents Stormy Daniels

  12-03-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Avenatti, who became famous as the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, said Tuesday that he no longer represents the porn actress who alleged she had an affair with President Donald Trump.
  
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• British lawmakers reject Theresa May's Brexit plan for second time

  12-03-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain's Parliament rejected for a second time Prime Minister Theresa May’s hard-won plan to leave the EU.
  
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• Hundreds surrender as Islamic State nears defeat in last enclave

  12-03-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  A Reuters journalist in Baghouz saw hundreds of people surrendering to the SDF, which launched its final attack to capture Baghouz on Sunday, backed by U.S.-led international coalition air strikes after weeks of siege.Live footage broadcast by the Kurdish Ronahi TV showed a series of large explosions lighting up the night sky over Baghouz, apparently from an ammunitions dump blowing up.SDF official Mustafa Bali said on Twitter on Tuesday that the number of Islamic State members who had surrender
  
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• The Navy Is Adding Robotic Warships to Its Deadly Arsenal

  12-03-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Navy between 2020 and 2024 wants to spend around $4 billion buying 10 large unmanned surface vessels and nine unmanned submarines.
  
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• Despite differences, Dems stick with Pelosi on impeachment

  12-03-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are largely lining up behind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her wait-and-see strategy on any impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
  
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• Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels split up

  12-03-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was first to announce she had new representation in a tweet posted Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Colombia: Even Maduro's relatives seeking relief from outage

  12-03-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The blackout engulfing Venezuela is forcing many to seek refuge — even, as it turns out, President Nicolas Maduro's own relatives.
  
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• Woman allegedly killed daughter to keep her from having sex

  12-03-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Police say a mother in Florida stabbed her young daughter fifteen times to keep the girl from having sex.
  
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• Warren reacts to Biden's potential 2020 bid, college admissions bribery

  12-03-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she welcomes Biden into the race for the presidency, talks the plane crash in Ethiopia and the college admissions cheating scandal.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez unveils stunning pictures from Alex Rodriguez's proposal

  12-03-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Now that Jennifer Lopez has "El Anillo," she is sharing gorgeous photos from fiancé Alex Rodriguez's proposal last week.
  
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• Nations, airlines grounding Boeing's 737 MAX

  12-03-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Paris (AFP) - A number of countries have banned Boeing's 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet from their airspace in response to the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board.
  
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• Birdwatch: golden plover adds sparkle to Blackford Moor

  12-03-2019 22:30
  From redwings to reed warblers, my windswept local patch produces some lovely birdsI’ve recently acquired a new local patch. Well, not exactly new, as I’ve been cycling around Blackford Moor for a few years now. But ever since we got Rosie, our red fox labrador, I’ve been doing the three-mile circuit on foot. And I’ve realised that this flat, windswept corner of the Somerset Levels can produce some good birds.In autumn and winter, loose flocks of fieldfares and redwings f
  
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• Brexit tension sends pound tumbling

  12-03-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  New York (AFP) - The pound tumbled Tuesday as Britain's exit from the EU took a step further into the unknown, with lawmakers overwhelmingly voting to reject Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal.
  
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• Oil Gains as Industry Report Shows Unexpected Cut in U.S. Supply

  12-03-2019 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Futures in New York climbed almost 1 percent from the close in after-hours trading on Tuesday.The move came after the American Petroleum Institute was said to report domestic crude inventories declined 2.58 million barrels last week, even as analysts had predicted an increase.“These are clearly bullish numbers, and if reinforced it will be more bullish," said James Williams, president at WTRG Economics in London, Arkansas.
  
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• Parliament Again Votes Down May’s Brexit Deal

  12-03-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.K. Parliament defeated Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit proposal for the second time on Tuesday.Members nixed the proposal in a 391–242 vote, a smaller margin than the 432–202 defeat it suffered in January. The move sets up another crucial vote on Wednesday, in which MPs will decide whether to move forward with Brexit on March 29 despite the lack of a Parliament-approved agreement between the U.K. and the E.U. The outcome of that vote could then prompt a vote to delay Brexit
  
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• 'Almost certain extinction': 1,200 species under severe threat across world

  12-03-2019 22:16
  Scientists map out threats faced by thousands of species of birds, mammals and amphibiansMore than 1,200 species globally face threats to their survival in more than 90% of their habitat and “will almost certainly face extinction” without conservation intervention, according to new research.Scientists working with Australia’s University of Queensland and the Wildlife Conservation Society have mapped threats faced by 5,457 species of birds, mammals and amphibians to determine wh
  
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• Elon Musk's defense of his Tesla tweet will get SEC response

  12-03-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - The top U.S. securities regulator received permission from a federal judge on Tuesday to respond to Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk's arguments that his Twitter post about the electric vehicle maker’s production volume did not violate his recent fraud settlement. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has until March 19 to file a brief, and U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan gave both parties until March 26 to request an evidentiary hearing. The SEC had asked the court
  
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• Airlines waive fees as blizzard threatens Denver, Great Plains

  12-03-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Airlines waived change fees ahead of a winter storm expected to bring blizzard conditions to Denver and other parts of the Rockies and the Plains.
  
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• Dozens of Dogs Rescued from Filthy Conditions at Virginia Home During Dog Fighting Investigation

  12-03-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Investigators seized 33 dogs from a Portsmouth home during an investigation into dog fighting, according to a search warrant.
  
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• Three Gulf countries ban Boeing's 737 MAX after crash

  12-03-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman on Tuesday banned Boeing's 737 MAX jet from their airspace following a second deadly crash involving the model within five months.The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority said the move was a "precautionary measure aimed at protecting public safety," state news agency WAM reported.Budget airline flydubai said it had grounded 13 of its aircraft and would operate flights using alternative Boeing jets in its fleet.
  
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• Safety fears about Boeing 737 MAX grip US passengers

  12-03-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  New York (AFP) - US airlines are standing behind Boeing despite the wave of countries and carriers that have grounded the 737 MAX, but fear has gripped crews and passengers, and many are refusing to fly on the plane.
  
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• EU warns of no-deal Brexit, says cannot offer more

  12-03-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The British parliament's rejection of the Brexit agreement makes crashing out of the EU without a deal much more likely, the bloc said Tuesday, as it warned there is no more it can do.Lawmakers inflicted another crushing defeat on beleaguered Prime Minister Theresa May, voting to reject the divorce deal, even after she secured further guarantees from Brussels.Senior EU officials lined up to voice regret at the result, and to hammer home the message that Brussels would not make any further conces
  
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• May 'regrets' parliament voting down EU deal

  12-03-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  British lawmakers crushingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's deal to quit the European Union on Tuesday, thrusting Brexit into turmoil just 17 days before the planned departure date. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• AP Explains: What's behind Venezuela's historic blackout?

  12-03-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A massive blackout that left millions of Venezuelans without power has triggered one persistent question: How could a country with the world's largest proven oil reserves go dark?
  
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• Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Routed With Extension Now Seen as ‘Inevitable’

  12-03-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected once again by Parliament, throwing the country deeper into political crisis and raising the prospect that the divorce will be delayed or even reversed.In fact with the deal all but dead, Parliament will probably vote to postpone Brexit this week, and lawmakers -- including some of May’s own Cabinet -- will likely try to maneuver to force the government to rip up its Brexit plans and start again.Members of Parliament are expec
  
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• Ethiopian Air Pilots Got More 737 Max Training After Lion Crash

  12-03-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  "For the Max, we were given extra training by Boeing," Tewolde GebreMariam, Chief Executive of Ethiopian Airlines told reporters in a broadcast on state-controlled ETV.“We are currently in the first stage of the investigation, which is mainly collecting evidence and information,” Tewolde said.
  
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• US sends mixed messages on potential for force in Venezuela

  12-03-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly belligerent tweet by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about pulling American diplomats out of Venezuela prompted further criticism on Tuesday of an administration that has sent mixed messages about what it might do as it seeks the ouster of the South American nation's leader.
  
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• Howard Kurtz: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knows one thing—impeaching Trump would backfire

  12-03-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  'MediaBuzz' host Howard Kurtz weighs in on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying it wouldn't be worth impeaching President Trump.
  
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• British Politics Enters the Meltdown Phase

  12-03-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Theresa May promised lawmakers as many as three votes on Brexit this week, but it was the first that counted most. On Tuesday, MPs used it to deliver a second defeat to her Brexit agreement.
  
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• U.K. Parliament Just Turned Down Another Brexit Deal 17 Days From the Deadline

  12-03-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  U.K. lawmakers voted down May's deal with the European Union for a second time in just two months, with just 17 days to go before Brexit.
  
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• Ethiopian Airlines crash: What is the MCAS system on the Boeing 737 Max 8?

  12-03-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes have focused attention on an anti-stalling system used in the new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is an automated safety feature on the 737 Max 8 designed to prevent the plane from entering into a stall, or losing lift.Both the Lion Air jet, which crashed in October, killing 189 people, and the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft, which went down on Sunday, leaving 157 people dead, were
  
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• The Emerging Democratic Minority

  12-03-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The biases of the media are so pervasive that there is little recognition of the steady disintegration of the Democrats, though it is occurring every day. Rational and intelligent members of the center-Left write to me every week with new concerns about where the Left is going. The Democratic National Committee’s decision not to allow Fox News to put on one of their candidates’ debates confirms the weakness of the party and of its leaders. The process of atomizing society into smalle
  
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• This Instant Pot rival costs over $200… and it’s totally worth it

  12-03-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  We're huge Instant Pot fans here at BGR Deals, and our regular readers probably know that. It's not often we would recommend another brand over Instant Pot -- especially one that's even pricier -- but there are exceptions to every rule. The Breville BPR700BSS Pro Multi Function Cooker is one of the most advanced and consistent multi-use cookers we've ever come across. It has 11 different cooking modes, a nice big color-changing LCD display that indicates what the cooker is doing, and precise con
  
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• U.S. immigration agency to close its overseas offices

  12-03-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The move is the latest from an administration that has worked to limit both legal and illegal immigration since Trump took office in January 2017, including cuts to the U.S. refugee program and heightened vetting of U.S. visa applications.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Francis Cissna, in an email message to agency employees, announced plans for closure of the international field offices.The agency, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, currently operates 2
  
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• Xerox - yes, Xerox - leads 2019 gains in S&P tech index

  12-03-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - ** Xerox Corp is leading the S&P 500 information technology index so far in 2019, boasting a gain of 57.4 pct as the printer maker plans to restructure** Programmable chipmaker Xilinx is up 43.6 pct YTD, the second-best performer in the S&P tech index, which itself is up 15.5 pct YTD, leading the other 10 S&P sectors** 112-year old XRX said on Mar 7 that it would become a wholly owned unit of a new holding company, with the new company trading under its curr
  
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• The Latest: India grounding Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft

  12-03-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local):
  
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• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Trump 'not worth' the 'divisive' costs of impeachment

  12-03-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told The Washington Post she is "not for impeachment" of President Donald Trump. "He's just not worth it," she said.
  
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• Celebs charged with fraud in buying their children's admission to top colleges

  12-03-2019 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal authorities on Tuesday charged 50 people, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and college coaches and administrators in an alleged scheme to win admission to prestigious universities for the children of wealthy parents.
  
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• Orange-bellied 'starry dwarf frog' discovered in Indian mountains

  12-03-2019 18:42
  Astrobatrachus kurichiyana lurks in leaf litter and is sole member of an ancient lineageAn orange-bellied frog with a brown back, covered in tiny spots that resemble a starry sky, has been discovered in a mountain range in India, surprising researchers who said its ancestors branched off on the evolutionary tree from other members of the same frog family tens of millions of years ago.The frog, which is about 2cm to 3cm long, has been named Astrobatrachus kurichiyana, although some might prefer i
  
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• The Latest: Smollett's lawyer welcomes cameras in courtroom

  12-03-2019 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the case against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett (all times local):
  
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• Wave of countries ban Boeing 737 MAX jets after Ethiopia crash

  12-03-2019 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain, France and Germany joined a growing list of countries to ban Boeing 737 MAX planes from their airspace on Tuesday as airlines around the world grounded the jets following a second deadly accident in just five months.On Sunday a new Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 went down minutes into a flight to Nairobi, killing all 157 people on board, from 35 countries.The widening airspace closures puts pressure on Boeing, the world's biggest planemaker, to prove 737 MAX planes are safe as increasing
  
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• Jussie Smollett arrives in court for hearing; Cameras allowed for future hearings

  12-03-2019 18:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Actor Jussie Smollett walked back into court in Chicago Tuesday morning, days after he was charged with 16 felony counts related to that alleged hoax.
  
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• Sale somehow slashes this 60-inch Sony 4K TV to just $798, today only

  12-03-2019 18:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The Sony XBR60X830F 60-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV is one of the best TVs on the market right now, hands down. For just $1,100, you get stunning Sony picture quality and 4K resolution on a huge 60-inch panel. Just a few short years ago, a TV like this would have easily cost around $2,000! While there's no question that the $1,100 price point is impressive enough, Amazon is running a one-day sale that slashes the price of this excellent Sony TV to just $798. If you're in the market for a new bi
  
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• Woman attacked by jaguar says Arizona zoo should consider 'moving fence'

  12-03-2019 18:02 via news.yahoo.com
  A woman who was mauled by a jaguar at an Arizona zoo said she was in the “wrong” but that the zoo should consider moving the fence.The woman, identified as Leanne, was visiting the Wildlife World Zoo near Phoenix on Saturday when she decided to take a selfie with a black jaguar.
  
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• Little owls on the move

  12-03-2019 17:37
  New study on an owl's re-colonization of northern Switzerland.
  
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• Mowing for monarchs

  12-03-2019 17:36
  You might think that mowing fields wouldn't benefit monarch butterfly populations. New research, however, shows that disturbances like mowing -- at key times -- might help boost the iconic butterfly's numbers.
  
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• Hollywood stars among dozens charged over college entrance scam

  12-03-2019 17:26 via news.yahoo.com
  New York (AFP) - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman and fellow Hollywood actress Lori Loughlin were among 50 people indicted Tuesday in a multi-million dollar scam to help children of the American elite cheat their way into top universities.The accused, who also include chief executives, financiers, a winemaker and fashion designer, allegedly cheated in admissions tests or arranged for bribes to get their children into prestigious schools including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the Un
  
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• Trump on Boeing crash: 'Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly'

  12-03-2019 17:25 via news.yahoo.com
  “Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT," Trump tweeted. "I see it all the time in many products. Always seeking to go one unnecessary step further, when often old and simpler is far better.”
  
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• New sale saves you $30 on Instant Pot’s most advanced model

  12-03-2019 17:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The Instant Pot DUO60 is by far the best-selling model Instant Pot sells, but there's another version of this popular multicooker that you might not even be aware of. It's called the Instant Pot DUO Plus 60, 6 Qt 9-in-1 Multi- Use Programmable Pressure Cooker and it's basically a supercharged version of the DUO60. It has additional cooking modes and more advanced settings, and it's on sale right now on Amazon with a $30 discount.Here are the highlights from the product page:* Duo Plus is the lat
  
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• Euroskeptic Rees-Mogg says May's position as PM not in danger in Brexit storm

  12-03-2019 17:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Conservative euroskeptic lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg said he did not believe the position of Theresa May as Britain's prime minister was endangered by the prospect of a likely loss in Tuesday evening's key Brexit vote.In January, May lost in a parliamentary vote on her EU exit deal by 230 votes.Asked what would happen if she lost by more than 100 votes this time, Rees-Mogg told Sky News: "I think that if (the loss) is by less than 230 votes, she will be able to say 'we've made some progress' and I
  
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