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• United Technologies and Raytheon agree to merge

  09-06-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  A Raytheon and United Technologies pairing could result in an aerospace and defense powerhouse worth more than $100 billion, second only to Boeing.
  
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• George Conway to Trump: 'You would have been fired from any other job by now'

  09-06-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Outspoken Trump critic George Conway on Sunday said the president “would have been fired from any other job by now,” after Trump, in a series of tweets, lambasted media reports that devalued his deal with Mexico.
  
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• Johnson Woos Hard Brexiters as Gove Eclipsed by Cocaine Woes

  09-06-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Johnson, who also said he would scrap the Irish border backstop and withhold 39 billion pounds ($50 billion) owed to the European Union until an agreement is reached, was helped by the discomfort of Environment Secretary Michael Gove, who saw his campaign submerged under revelations that he used cocaine decades ago.“Yes, it was a crime, it was a mistake, I deeply regret it,” Gove told the BBC as he tried to switch attention away from his past drug use toward his plans to cut sales ta
  
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• United Technologies and Raytheon poised for merger

  09-06-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Raytheon and United Technologies, two major American aeronautics and defense groups, are poised to announce as early this week plans for a massive merger, according to US media.The Wall Street Journal revealed on Saturday, citing an anonymous source, that talks have been under way between the two pillars of the aeronautics and defense industries worldwide.Unless the negotiations break down, a deal is expected to be announced in the coming days, a source close to the matter told the Journal.
  
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• Senators hope to force vote on arms sales to Saudi Arabia

  09-06-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Opposition to President Donald Trump's Saudi Arabia policy and use of executive power is building in Congress, where senators have introduced more legislation aimed at blocking the sale of weapons to the kingdom.Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a Democrat, and Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, a Republican, said in a statement Sunday they hope to force a vote on U.S. security assistance to Saudi Arabia, including arms sales, after a review of the kingdom's human rights record.Anger has been mounting
  
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• Seagull photobombs professor's food porn moment

  09-06-2019 23:07 via theguardian.com
  Pepperdine scholar photobombed by lobster-hungry bird happy to see picture of roll reversal go viralAlicia Jessop knew Friday was going to be memorable, but she didn’t realize it would be a day she would never forget. Related: 'We live in a lobstocracy': Maine town is feeling the effects of climate changeContinue reading...
  
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• Food porn meets Hitchcock horror as seagull spies Maine chance

  09-06-2019 23:07 via theguardian.com
  Pepperdine professor photobombed by bird is happy to see picture of lobster roll pilferer go viralAlicia Jessop knew Friday was going to be memorable, but she didn’t realize it would be a day she would never forget. Related: 'We live in a lobstocracy': Maine town is feeling the effects of climate changeContinue reading...
  
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• Senators make bipartisan push to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia

  09-06-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The senators want to restore “congressional oversight” to arm sales.
  
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• Family in UK targeted on social media after being mistaken for animal abusers at US farm

  09-06-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  A family-run farm in Sussex has received hundreds of death threats on social media after being mistaken for a US farm at the centre of an animal cruelty video. Fair Oak Farm in Mayfield, East Sussex, came under fire this week when Twitter, Facebook and Instagram users mistook it for Fair Oaks Farms dairy farm in Indiana. The latter has come under intense scrutiny after undercover footage released by an animal rights group revealed newborn calves being abused by employees. The video shows th
  
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• Michigan Hotel Offers Free Lodging for Women Traveling to the State to Get an Abortion

  09-06-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Shelly O'Brian wanted to do something to help women unable to seek abortions in their home states
  
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• Cocaine use should disqualify you from becoming an MP, majority of the public believe

  09-06-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  More than half the public believe the admission of previously taking cocaine should disqualify people from being an MP, says a survey that will be a blow to Michael Gove’s hopes of weathering the storm over his drug revelation. The YouGov poll of 1,677 people shows 56 per cent of the population believe it is not acceptable for someone who has ever taken cocaine to be a member of Parliament. The research suggests that even if Mr Gove manages to persuade MPs to back him for Prime Minister an
  
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• Boeing's 'New' AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Might Just Be a 'Re-Run'

  09-06-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The new Block II Compound would increase aircraft speed to 185 kts, increase payload to 5,900 pounds hover-out of ground effect (HOGE) on takeoff, and increase the range to 460 nm.Boeing has released concept footage of a high-speed Apache attack helicopter during the Vertical Flight Society’s 75th Annual Forum & Technology Display- and it looks awfully familiar.(This first appeared last month.)Known as the Advanced AH-64 Block 2 Compound, the concept will serve as an interim solution i
  
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• Body of missing Kemah PD Chief Chris Reed found near Texas City Dike

  09-06-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  His body was recovered at 7:54 a.m. by the Galveston County Marine Unit Boat Crew.
  
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• American Airlines cancels 737 MAX flights through September 3

  09-06-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  American Airlines has canceled all scheduled flights with Boeing 737 MAX jets through September 3, extending the grounding of its fleet after two crashes involving the same aircraft model killed 346 people.The airline had previously canceled all 737 MAX flights through August 19 as it awaited recertification of the aircraft in the wake of the crashes.The extension means that American Airlines will have canceled 115 flights since grounding its 14 737 MAX aircraft.
  
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• Democrats to call Watergate witness for Mueller Report hearing as pressure mounts on Trump

  09-06-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats are calling a witness from the Watergate era as they prepare for a hearing on Robert Mueller’s Russia report, the latest attempt to intensify pressure on Donald Trump.Politicians on Capitol Hill had hoped both Mr Mueller and former White House counsel Don McGahn would give testimony before the House judiciary committee.But because the two men have declined to appear, Democrats will instead question John Dean, 80, who served as counsel to Richard Nixon, and who served time in jail
  
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• Puerto Rican Day Parade honors arts, culture trailblazers

  09-06-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  With Puerto Rican pride on full display along New York City's Fifth Avenue, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday he's returning to the island to help rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Maria.Speaking at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Cuomo said he's also appointing a commission to oversee the construction of a memorial, located in Manhattan's Battery Park City, to victims of the 2017 storm.Cuomo, a Democrat, said more than 300 students from state-run colleges will travel to Puerto Rico over
  
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• The Polaris ACE 900 XC Is the Ultimate Bug-Out Buggy

  09-06-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Whether you consider it an ATV with a steering wheel or a single-seat side-by-side, the ACE 900 is a lot of fun on the trails.
  
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• Kroger recalls some of its frozen berries after FDA warns about possible Hepatitis A contamination

  09-06-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Kroger said Friday it's recalling three varieties of Private Selection frozen berries due to possible Hepatitis A contamination.
  
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• The SIG P210 Gun: Quite possibly the Most Accurate Service Pistol in the World?

  09-06-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  There the story of the P210 ends, for now. Produced by four different companies: the original SIG, Swiss Arms, SIG Sauer GmbH, and SIG Sauer Inc, the pistol remains one of the most accurate in the world today.The SIG P210 is quite possibly the most accurate service pistol in the world.(This first appeared last month.)Designed to Swiss Army specifications to replace the Swiss variant of the Luger, the design saw service in multiple national militaries and has been produced in three different coun
  
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• The Iran Pressure Plan Will Fail

  09-06-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  In early May, officials from Iran and the United States intensified their rhetoric and the two archenemies seemed to be on the course to engage in a military confrontation. The Trump administration decided not to renew the waivers it had previously granted to a few countries to import Iranian oil and Tehran responded by suspending some of its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)/nuclear deal. Furthermore, the Islamic Republic was accused of being behind mysterious att
  
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• Sunday marks moment for 2020 prospects to show Iowa strength

  09-06-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  In five-minute chunks of speaking time, nearly 20 Democratic presidential candidates are getting the chance to make their case before hundreds of party leaders at an important testing ground in early-voting Iowa.Absent from Sunday's event is Joe Biden, who leads in early polling, and that promises to give the gathering the look of an audition for the former vice president's would-be top challengers heading into the summer campaign season in the leadoff 2020 caucus state.The high-profile campaign
  
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• New Huawei phones won't have Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram pre-installed, report says

  09-06-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Facebook has stopped letting its apps come pre-installed on Huawei smartphones in order to comply with government restrictions.
  
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• Four Democratic presidential candidates reach double digits in new Iowa poll

  09-06-2019 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Talk radio hosts John Hancock and Richard Eeds weigh in on the growing field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
  
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• Key poll in early voting state has five US Democrats emerging

  09-06-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  As the two dozen Democrats aspiring to the US presidency struggle for attention, a new survey in the first state to vote in 2020 shows five of them, led by former vice president Joe Biden, emerging with early leads.The CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of Iowa voters comes a full eight months before they convene in caucuses to pick a favorite, but it carries weight since Iowa's early voting status helps shape voter impressions nationwide.Virtually tied with Sanders are Senator Elizabeth Warr
  
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• Iran unveils new air defence system as it warns Europe to normalise ties

  09-06-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  An increasingly isolated Iran unveiled a new “domestically produced” air defence system on Sunday, hours after urging European countries to uphold commitments made under the nuclear deal, or face the consequences. The new system, the Khordad 15, can trace six targets at the same time – including fighter jets, bombers and drones – and destroy them with missiles. "Iran will increase its military capabilities to protect its national security and inte
  
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• Iran gears up for high-stakes diplomacy amid tension with US

  09-06-2019 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  As its nuclear deal with world powers unravels amid heightened tensions with the U.S., Iran will see a week of high-stakes diplomacy capped by the first visit of a Japanese prime minister to Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.Shinzo Abe will arrive on Wednesday in Iran after earlier meeting with President Donald Trump, whose maximalist approach toward the Islamic Republic has seen America re-impose sanctions once lifted by the 2015 accord and create far-reaching newer ones.German Foreign M
  
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• Mother calls for investigation after she says officer pulled gun on her black son

  09-06-2019 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  A mother wants an independent investigation Friday after she says a Utah police officer pointed a gun at her 10-year-old son's head in what she calls a racially motivated incident.
  
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• Sanders on bills with Hyde Amendment: 'Sometimes ... you have to vote for things you don't like'

  09-06-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  The senator from Vermont went on to emphasize his support for abortion rights.
  
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• 'No credit!': Trump compares himself and his 'record-setting economy' to President Obama

  09-06-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump compared his record to that of former President Barack Obama while defending his new deal with Mexico to reduce illegal immigration, and in Trump’s opinion, it’s no contest.
  
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• Senate GOP to meet with Trump White House on spending bills

  09-06-2019 18:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The meeting is to be held Tuesday.
  
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• Trump lashes out after New York Times casts doubt on his Mexico tariff deal

  09-06-2019 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump ripped into the New York Times after the newspaper questioned his new deal with Mexico to avoid the tariffs he threatened to impose in retaliation to illegal immigration.
  
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• Joe Biden’s lead slips as Elizabeth Warren surges, Iowa poll shows

  09-06-2019 18:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Former VP at 24% and Sanders second on 16%, but Massachusetts senator and Buttigieg close behind as race tightens Presidential Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden.Photograph: Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty ImagesOn the heels of a major Iowa poll which showed a big slip in his big lead over the Democratic field, Joe Biden was conspicuous by his absence from the guest list for a big party event in the state on Sunday. Nineteen candidates for the presidential nomination were due to give five-minute speeche
  
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• Kroger recalls 3 varieties of frozen berries after positive hepatitis A test

  09-06-2019 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The recall includes the store's Private Selection brand of 16-ounce frozen blackberries and its 48-ounce and 16-ounce frozen berry medleys.
  
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• Despite Trump Administration Request Denials, U.S. Embassies Are Displaying Pride Flags Around the World

  09-06-2019 17:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump's State Department has denied requests by U. S. embassies around the world to fly rainbow flags on embassy flagpoles
  
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• Democrats start public airing of Mueller report

  09-06-2019 17:13 via news.yahoo.com
  House Democrats have scheduled a series of hearings this coming week on the special counsel's report as they intensify their focus on the Russia probe and pick up the pace on an investigative "path" — in the words of Speaker Nancy Pelosi — that some of them hope leads to impeachment of the president.
  
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• Four men arrested in attack on two LGBT women who refused to kiss on London bus

  09-06-2019 16:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Melania Geymona, one of the victims, says she shared the gruesome image on Facebook to show how common violence is towards marginalized groups.
  
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• American Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX cancellations through September 3

  09-06-2019 16:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The largest U.S. airline had previously said it was cancelling flights Aug. 19 after the Boeing Co plane was grounded worldwide in March following two deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.American Airlines said Sunday it is extending those cancellations through Sept. 3.Boeing has yet to complete a certification test flight and formally submit its software upgrade and training changes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for approval.
  
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• This Lifted Honda Civic Type R Is a Rally Fantasy Come to Life

  09-06-2019 16:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Everything's better with big flares and all-terrain tires.
  
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• Democratic Hopefuls Fan Out Looking for Elusive Edge in Iowa

  09-06-2019 15:37 via news.yahoo.com
  “I wasn’t sure who he was, because there are so many of them,” said Eason, a retired teacher from nearby Waukee, Iowa.Iowa, the first-in-the nation caucus state, is hosting 19 presidential hopefuls this weekend for its annual Hall of Fame celebration, a fundraiser for the state Democratic Party in Cedar Rapids on Sunday.
  
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• Trump says there’s more in Mexico deal but doesn’t say what

  09-06-2019 15:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The president mounts a Twitter offensive on behalf of his agreement with Mexico.
  
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• The Army's 'Big Six': America Plan to Wipe Out Russia or China In a War

  09-06-2019 15:00 via news.yahoo.com
  To avoid the earlier dramatic failure of “super programs” like the Future Combat System, the Army plans to adopt off-the-shelf solution where possible, and operationally test numerous projects before deciding which merit the funding to ramp up to full-scale development and production.The U.S. Army is at a crossroads as the Pentagon is reorienting itself to fight a capable great power opponent after nearly two decades focused on counter-insurgency conflicts.(This first appeared last m
  
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• Trump defends Mexico migration deal and pledges more detail

  09-06-2019 14:56 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump defended his administration's deal with Mexico against criticism that there were no major new commitments to stem a flow of Central American migrants crossing into the United States, and said on Sunday more details would soon be released.Key aspects of the agreement are still unclear, including whether Mexico has pledged to buy more U.S. agricultural products and if the deal materially expanded a previous commitment by Mexico to more vigorously police its southern bor
  
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• Case opened: Democrats begin public airing of Mueller report

  09-06-2019 14:21 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump says it's "case closed." But Democrats are just getting started with Robert Mueller .House Democrats have scheduled a series of hearings this coming week on the special counsel's report as they intensify their focus on the Russia probe and pick up the pace on an investigative "path" — in the words of Speaker Nancy Pelosi — that some of them hope leads to impeachment of the president.In doing so, they are trying to draw the public's attention on the allegations
  
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• Notorious gangster wrote letter praising Trump and complaining about Mueller investigation

  09-06-2019 14:14 via news.yahoo.com
  As a man who ordered the murder of at least 19 people and spent more than two decades running one of America’s most deadly crime gangs, James “Whitey” Bulger is not someone most politicians would want an endorsement from.But the notoriously ruthless Boston crime lord was, it seems, a big supporter of Donald Trump.The gangster – who was murdered, aged 89, in prison last year – praised the US president in a series of letters written from his cell.He called the entrepr
  
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• Factbox: How will Britain's Conservative Party choose PM May's successor?

  09-06-2019 13:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain's ruling Conservative Party will decide the country's next prime minister in late July in a contest that will bring in a new leader who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union.Theresa May resigned as the party's leader on Friday, having failed to deliver Brexit on schedule or find a way to get parliament to approve her exit plan.Candidates putting themselves forward for the leadership must be backed by eight other Conservative lawmakers.
  
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• Panic at DC pride parade sends people running

  09-06-2019 13:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A panic caused by a mistaken belief that a gun had been fired during a pride parade in the nation's capital sent people running through the city's streets, authorities said.Police said some who fled had minor injuries and seven were taken to hospitals."As the officers were going to the scene, there was a crowd of people going away from it and some of the individuals in the crowd said there was a man with a gun and that someone had fired a shot," said Guillermo Rivera, a commander with the Metrop
  
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• Civil disobedience campaign empties streets of Sudan's capital

  09-06-2019 13:06 via news.yahoo.com
  A campaign of civil disobedience to demand civilian rule left the streets of Sudan's capital Khartoum largely deserted as the working week began on Sunday, while a 20-year-old man was shot dead in Omdurman, witnesses and opposition medics said.Opposition and protest groups had called for workers to stay at home after security forces stormed a protest camp on Monday, killing dozens and dealing a blow to hopes of a peaceful transition after the overthrow of president Omar Hassan al-Bashir in April
  
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• Trump backlash sparks avalanche of 2020 policy proposals

  09-06-2019 13:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The sheer multitude of policy proposals is staggering.
  
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• India's Modi visits bombed Sri Lanka church, vows support after attacks

  09-06-2019 12:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday honored those killed by Islamist militants in Sri Lanka's Easter bombings, vowing support for the island nation as Delhi seeks to counter the rise of China in the region.The hours-long stop in Sri Lanka was part of Modi's first overseas trip after winning a second term.In recent years, China's presence has grown in both in Sri Lanka and in the Maldives as Beijing financed infrastructure projects and sought closer military ties, especially for its nav
  
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• ‘Straight Pride’ organisers revealed to have links to far-right and white nationalist groups

  09-06-2019 12:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The organisers of a controversial Straight Pride rally proposed for the city of Boston, in the US, are heavily linked with far-right movements and nationalist protests, it has emerged.Plans for the parade were widely shared on social media this week, despite no date yet being set and no permit being granted by the city council.Organisers – a newly-formed group calling itself Super Happy Fun America – suggested the event would be a chance to celebrate being heterosexual.They have alre
  
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