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• Pope rounds off Morocco visit with mass for thousands

  31-03-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Pope Francis called Sunday for tolerance and peace at a mass for thousands of Catholics during a rare visit by a pontiff to Morocco, after warning the faithful there against trying to convert others.Ten thousand worshippers, many migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, packed a sports complex in Rabat as the pope rounded off his two-day stay in the Muslim North African state."Often we are tempted to believe that hatred and revenge are legitimate ways of ensuring quick and effective justice," the 82-ye
  
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• The Latest: Pope warns over building walls to bar migrants

  31-03-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' trip to Morocco: (all times local):
  
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• Comedian heads to run-off against incumbent for Ukraine presidency

  31-03-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky topped the first round of Ukraine's presidential election Sunday, exit polls showed, setting him up for a run-off with the incumbent after voters expressed frustration over corruption and a stalling economy.When he announced his long-shot candidacy at the start of the year, Zelensky's political experience had been limited to playing the president in a TV show."This is just a first step towards a great victory," the 41-year-old in high spirits told supporters at his ca
  
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• Alexas, stop fighting! This house is big enough for more than one voice assistant

  31-03-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Live in a multi-device household? That can spell disaster when they all respond to the same command. But a solution appears to be on the horizon.
  
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• Japan to unveil new era name ahead of abdication

  31-03-2019 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  With one month to go until the historic abdication of Emperor Akihito, Japan will Monday unveil the name of the new era that will be ushered in when his son ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne.It may appear trivial to outsiders, but the announcement of a new era name is a massive event in Japan that will be marked with special newspaper editions, calligraphy shows and public festivities.Although the Gregorian calendar is widely used in the world's third-largest economy, Japan is the only country st
  
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• Pope defends decision to reject French cardinal's resignation

  31-03-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Pope Francis on Sunday defended his decision to reject the resignation of Philippe Barbarin, the French Roman Catholic cardinal convicted on charges of failing to report sexual abuse.Speaking to reporters on the plane returning from a two-day trip to Morocco, Francis said he was obliged to give the archbishop of Lyon the benefit of the doubt until his appeal is heard."I can't accept it because in juridical terms, in classic world jurisprudence, there is the presumption of innocence as long as th
  
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• Arab leaders condemn US Golan decision at summit

  31-03-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Arab leaders slammed the US decision to recognise the Golan Heights as Israeli territory at a summit in Tunis on Sunday, but struggled for further unity as Qatar's emir left the meeting early.In a final declaration the Arab League summit said it "affirmed that the Golan is occupied Syrian territory according to international law, the decisions of the United Nations and the Security Council"."It is true that America is the strongest military force in the world, but its decision is absolutely wort
  
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• Murdered South Carolina College Student May Have Thought Suspect's Car Was an Uber

  31-03-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Police have charged a suspect with kidnapping and murder
  
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• Arab leaders to seek U.N. Security Council resolution on Golan

  31-03-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Arab leaders, long divided by regional rivalries, also ended their annual summit in Tunisia calling for cooperation with non-Arab Iran based on non-interference in each others' affairs.Arab leaders who have been grappling with a bitter Gulf Arab dispute, splits over Iran's regional influence, the war in Yemen and unrest in Algeria and Sudan sought common ground after Washington recognized Israel's sovereignty over the Golan."We, the leaders of the Arab countries gathered in Tunisia ... express o
  
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• Netanyahu embraces Brazil's far-right Bolsonaro in Israel

  31-03-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli prime minister warmly received far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday, touting newfound amity between the two countries.
  
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• EU has been patient over Brexit but patience runs out: Juncker

  31-03-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The European Union has had a lot of patience with Britain over Brexit but patience runs out, the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said in an interview on Italian state TV RAI on Sunday.Juncker, whose words were translated into Italian, said he would like Great Britain to be able to reach an agreement in the coming hours and days that could be followed."So far we know what the British parliament says no to, but we don't know what it might say yes to," he said.
  
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• Israel, Hamas take first steps toward Gaza cease-fire deal

  31-03-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A cease-fire deal appeared to take hold between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers on Sunday, with Israel expanding the permitted fishing zone and easing some tight restrictions on movement through its two main crossings with the Palestinian enclave.
  
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• White House defends aid cuts to Central America

  31-03-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to cut off aid to three small Central American countries, insisting they weren't doing enough to stop the flow of migrants to the United States.Trump announced the aid cut-off to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala last week and threatened once again to close the US border with Mexico in response to the migrant surge.
  
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• Beto O'Rourke rallies in Texas kick off in El Paso, blocks from US-Mexico border

  31-03-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Beto O'Rourke's presidential campaign rally in El Paso, blocks from the U.S.-Mexico border, challenged President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
  
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• National Enquirer: Bezos' girlfriend's brother 'single source' for reports

  31-03-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The publisher of the National Enquirer on Sunday said its reports on Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos' private life were based on information from a single source, the brother of Bezos' girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez.The statement from American Media Inc. followed publication by Bezos security chief Gavin De Becker of an article in the Daily Beast in which he said the government of Saudi Arabia had accessed private information from Bezos' phone.
  
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• Final day! Remaining Charlotte Russe stores set to close March 31

  31-03-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  The liquidation of the fast-fashion retailer Charlotte Russe has moved fast. Remaining stores that haven't already closed will be shuttered March 31.
  
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• Who else gets a Jussie Smollett deal?: Today's Toon

  31-03-2019 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
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• Joe Biden denies kissing activist without consent but admits 'I may not recall these moments the same way'

  31-03-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Former vice president Joe Biden – a man who would start as favourite among Democratic presidential candidates – has denied kissing a political activist without her consent, an accusation that could create problems for him if he enters the 2020 race.Two days after Lucy Flores, a Democratic activist and elected politician from Nevada, claimed Mr Biden had kissed her on the head at an event in 2014 and made her feel uncomfortable, he said he did not believe he had ever once “acted
  
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• A Stealthy F-15X: A Good Idea or a Waste of Time for the Air Force?

  31-03-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  We have a look.
  
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• Pope Francis urges Moroccan Christians against converting others

  31-03-2019 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Pope Francis on Sunday warned Catholics in Morocco against trying to convert others to boost their small numbers, during a rare visit by a pontiff to the North African country. Speaking in Rabat's cathedral on his second day in the Moroccan capital, Francis insisted trying to convert people to one's own belief "always leads to an impasse". "Please, no proselytism!" he told an audience of around 400, who greeted the pope's arrival by ululating and applauding, while hundreds more gathere
  
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• Factbox - Brexit multiple choice again: How will UK parliament's indicative votes work?

  31-03-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The first phase of so-called indicative votes held on March 27 did not show majority support for any options, but lawmakers hope a second round, likely on a narrower range of options, could see parliament coalesce behind a way forward.Since the last round of votes, May's deal has been rejected for a third time.Last week, speaker John Bercow selected eight Brexit options to be put to a vote, from a list of 16 proposals put forward by lawmakers.
  
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• American Airlines flight makes emergency landing following bird strike after takeoff

  31-03-2019 19:46 via news.yahoo.com
  A bird strike on an American Airlines flight from Boston's Logan Airport to New York's LaGuardia forced the plane to return to the airport Sunday.
  
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• Immune system therapy shows wider promise against cancer

  31-03-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — A treatment that helps the immune system fight deadly blood cancers is showing early signs of promise against some solid tumors, giving hope that this approach might be extended to more common cancers in the future.
  
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• Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party leads Turkish election viewed as referendum on presidency

  31-03-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party is leading in Sunday's municipal elections that he has depicted as a fight for Turkey's survival, and which are seen as a crucial test of the strongman's own support amid a sharp economic downturn. State broadcaster TRT says Mr Erdogan's conservative Islamic-based party has garnered nearly 47.5 per cent of the votes with about 35 per cent of the more than 194,000 ballot boxes counted. According to the early results, the main opposition p
  
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• Ex-U.S. Vice President Biden denies inappropriate conduct over alleged kiss

  31-03-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Biden has said he does not recall the 2014 incident.The allegation was made in an online essay published on Friday by Lucy Flores, a party activist who was running to be Nevada’s lieutenant governor.Flores said Biden also touched her shoulders and smelled her hair when they appeared at an event together, making her feel uncomfortable.
  
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• Much can be dung to resolve the cow poo problem | Letters

  31-03-2019 18:51
  Readers respond to the news that animal excrement is mucking up the environmentThe problems caused by apparent overabundance of cow faeces (Turd world: how poo is mucking up the environment, 25 March) are at least partly in the control of the farmers, who feed a broadband insecticide (Dimilin) to their cows.The purpose is to stop flies and beetles from feeding in the dung and thus breaking it down, a crucial step in the removal of the dung. Flies and beetles are thus no more a problem in intensi
  
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• Florida meteor burns brilliant blue-green in the night sky: VIDEO

  31-03-2019 18:24 via news.yahoo.com
  A dashboard camera in Gainesville caught a glimpse of the meteor, which appeared as a bright blue-green orb of light.
  
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• Fox News apologizes after graphic says Trump cuts aid to '3 Mexican countries'

  31-03-2019 18:18 via news.yahoo.com
  “We had an inaccurate graphic on screen … we just want to be clear the funding is being cut off to three Central American countries. We apologize for the error, it never should have happened.”
  
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• Why 'Florida Man' is a thing: Weirdness in other states goes unnoticed

  31-03-2019 18:08 via news.yahoo.com
  There's just as much weirdness in every other state, but Florida has more people — and most important, wide-open public records laws.
  
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• Ukraine police seize $60mn of heroin, say 'never seen so much'

  31-03-2019 17:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Ukraine police seized heroin worth about $60 million -- over half a tonne of the powder -- in raids in the country's centre and west, officials said Sunday, describing it as the biggest haul they had ever seen."I have never seen so much heroin seized by the Ukrainian police," Knyazev said.In a separate investigation, officials found "almost 130 kg of heroin worth $10 million" at a house in a village in the western Transcarpathia region, Larysa Sargan, spokeswoman for the Prosecutor-General wrote
  
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• Joe Biden says he 'never' acted inappropriately after an ex-Nevada state rep. claims he gave her an unwanted kiss

  31-03-2019 17:17 via news.yahoo.com
  "I felt — I felt powerless.”
  
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• Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border on migrant crisis

  31-03-2019 17:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration on Sunday doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries which President Donald Trump blasted for deliberately sending migrants to the United States.Faced with a surge of asylum seekers from Central American countries who travel through Mexico, Trump said on Friday there was a "good likelihood" he would close the border this coming week if Mexico does not stop unauthorized immigrants from reac
  
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• American tourist visiting Australia beaten unconscious

  31-03-2019 17:09 via news.yahoo.com
  An American tourist was beaten unconscious while visiting Melbourne, Australia, in what police describe as a random attack.
  
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• Conversion is not your mission, pope tells Catholics in Morocco

  31-03-2019 17:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Morocco's 23,000 Roman Catholics - most of them French and other European expatriates and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa - make up less than one percent of the population of 35 million.Conservative Catholics have criticized the pope's opposition to organized or aggressive recruiting of potential converts.
  
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• Logitech Harmony remotes cost hundreds, but this best-selling remote is only $10

  31-03-2019 16:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A decent Logitech Harmony remote is going to set you back well over $100. In fact, a top-of-the-line model can cost up to $350. That's fine if you have the cash to spend and you have a real need for all the bells and whistles that come along with a remote like that. But most of us really just want to control a TV, a set-top box, and maybe a Blu-ray player or a DVD player. If that describes you, definitely pick up a GE 33709 4-Device Universal Remote on Amazon for under $10. Or if you want to kic
  
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• Rep. Eric Swalwell says if Attorney General Bill Barr won’t release an unredacted Mueller report he will subpoena it

  31-03-2019 16:25 via news.yahoo.com
  California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell vows to subpoena an unredacted version of the Mueller report.
  
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• China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Might Have Some F-35 'DNA' After All

  31-03-2019 16:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The new photos of the J-20 provide an up close and personal look at the fuselage of the new interceptor.
  
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• EXPLAINER-Breaking the deadlock over Brexit: Is Britain heading for a general election?

  31-03-2019 15:49 via news.yahoo.com
  With Britain's parliament deadlocked over the way forward on Brexit, speculation was growing on Sunday that Prime Minister Theresa May could call a snap election to try and break the impasse.Last week, after her Brexit deal was rejected by parliament for a third time, May's comment that she feared "we are reaching the limits of this process in this House," was seen by many as a hint she could be moving towards an election.The Sunday Times reported her media chief, Robbie Gibb, and her political
  
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• In an uncertain era, expressing certainty is a potent weapon

  31-03-2019 15:28 via news.yahoo.com
  In the course of a single week, there has been all of this:
  
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• From victory to vengeance: Trump scents blood in 2020 fight

  31-03-2019 15:17 via news.yahoo.com
  The president celebrated the Mueller report – but then his latest effort to invalidate Obamacare left some feeling he ‘stepped all over that message’Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 28 March.Photograph: Cory Morse/APIt felt like a victory lap. At a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday night, surrounded by a sea of red Make America Great Again hats, a defiant Donald Trump held the podium before a raucous crowd.“After three years of lies
  
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• Boston Uber driver arrested for allegedly raping woman

  31-03-2019 15:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Boston Uber driver arrested for allegedly raping woman.
  
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• Study This Submarine (It Destroyed a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier in a War Game)

  31-03-2019 14:45 via news.yahoo.com
  In 2005, USS Ronald Reagan, a newly constructed $6.2 billion dollar aircraft carrier, sank after being hit by multiple torpedoes. Fortunately, this did not occur in actual combat, but was simulated as part of a war game.
  
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• Comic, Billionaire, Comeback Queen Vie in Ukraine Election

  31-03-2019 14:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Five years after a violent revolution demanding political re-alignment with Europe and an end to post-communist corruption, voters aren’t happy.Anti-establishment fervor has made Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a 41-year-old TV comic with no political experience, the front-runner.Who leads Ukraine is of global significance since the country of 42 million people, locked between Russia and the European Union, became a geopolitical battleground.
  
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• Campaign questions mental fitness of Netanyahu's rival

  31-03-2019 14:31 via news.yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Down in the polls, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party has released a new campaign trying to paint his main rival, former military chief Benny Gantz, as mentally unstable.
  
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• Forest fire continues to burn in Burlington County, New Jersey

  31-03-2019 14:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A forest fire in Burlington County has grown to more than 5,000 acres, forcing a road closure and voluntary evacuations.
  
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• Erdogan Makes a Stand as Ballot Puts Biggest Cities in Play

  31-03-2019 14:09 via news.yahoo.com
  On the defensive in recent weeks as the economy slipped into recession and the lira lurched from one crisis to another, Erdogan has lashed out at enemies at home and abroad, warning bankers of a “heavy price” to pay for feeding the currency chaos.At stake is control over hundreds of mayoral districts and local councils across Turkey’s 81 provinces, which stretch from its borders with Greece to Syria.Against the backdrop of a worsening economic downturn, the opposition is workin
  
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• EU's Mogherini says ignoring U.N. resolutions on the Golan 'not a solution'

  31-03-2019 14:07 via news.yahoo.com
  European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Sunday that ignoring United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Golan Heights was "not a solution".Mogherini also said a two state solution for Israel and Palestine was "the only viable and realistic solution ... we have a responsibility to prevent the two state solution from being irreversibly dismantled," she told an Arab League summit in Tunis.
  
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• Mutilated dolphins wash up on French coast in record numbers

  31-03-2019 12:51
  Activists say 1,100 dolphins found since January - but real figure may be 10 times higherA record number of dolphins have washed up on France’s Atlantic coast in the last three months, many with devastating injures.Environmental campaigners say 1,100 mutilated dolphins have been found since January, but the real figure could be 10 times higher as many bodies sink without trace. Activists warn the marine slaughter could threaten the extinction of the European dolphin population in the regio
  
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• Driver fled scene of deadly hit-and-run in the Heights, police say

  31-03-2019 12:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Houston police say they are searching for the suspected driver, with front end damage to their car.
  
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• U.K. Conservatives Not Planning for Snap Election: Brexit Update

  31-03-2019 12:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Deputy Labour Party Leader Tom Watson said that whatever comes out of Parliament’s attempts to find a new way forward on Brexit should be put to a second referendum.The question should pit “Theresa May’s deal, maybe with concessions, and Remain” against each other, he said.
  
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