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• Brazil's Bolsonaro warns of Argentina exodus after Macri defeat

  12-08-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday warned of a possible exodus from Argentina after the country's center-right leader Mauricio Macri suffered a major defeat in weekend party primaries.Populist center-left candidate Alberto Fernandez's crushing victory over the pro-business Macri ahead of Argentina's general election in October sent the country's peso and stock market plunging."We don't want our Argentine brothers fleeing here," far-right Bolsonaro said, likening
  
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• The blast that killed 5 Russian engineers was apparently caused by another failed test of Putin's doomsday missile

  12-08-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Russia's account of a deadly explosion that rocked a missile test site last week has been changing. It looks to be part of testing a new missile.
  
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• Potential for Rift Valley fever virus transmission in Colorado livestock

  12-08-2019 23:23
  Researchers found that mosquitoes that could transmit the virus were abundant in feedlots and at nearby sites in Northern Colorado.
  
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• General orders ethics review of US special operations forces

  12-08-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The head of U.S. Special Operations Command has ordered an ethics review of his commando forces, in the wake of a number of recent incidents of bad behavior and criminal allegations against troops.Army Gen. Richard Clarke said that "recent incidents have called our culture and ethics into question and threaten the trust placed in us." And, he said the review will focus on how the command recruits special operators, how it educates and trains the force and how it addresses ethical failures when t
  
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• Louisiana duo found passed out in hot car with infant and meth

  12-08-2019 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  In addition to an eight-month-old infant in the car, deputies observed a plastic bag of suspected meth and a prescription medication.
  
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• 'Torture,' 'roach motel': Conditions at jail where Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide decried by inmates for years

  12-08-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Critics have described New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center where Jeffrey Epstein died of an apparent suicide as having inhumane conditions.
  
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• Ancient pigs endured a complete genomic turnover after they arrived in Europe

  12-08-2019 21:22
  New research has resolved a pig paradox. Archaeological evidence has shown that pigs were domesticated in the Near East and as such, modern pigs should resemble Near Eastern wild boar. They do not. Instead, the genetic signatures of modern European domestic pigs resemble European wild boar.
  
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• Trump Takes Aim at Legal Immigration With Reviews on Public Aid

  12-08-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration on Monday continued its crackdown on immigration with a new rule that could block immigrants from getting green cards if they’ve used government benefits or are found likely to use them.The 837-page regulation -- known as a “public charge” rule -- likely will fall hardest on low-income legal immigrants who perform much of the country’s menial labor on farms and in the service industry.The rule replaces current policy that says immig
  
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• Vehicles With the Best Combination of Fuel Economy and Acceleration

  12-08-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Consumer Reports’ tests show that drivers don’t have to give up engine performance in exchange for good fuel economy. We compiled this list of vehicles that provided the best combination of fuel ...
  
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• Thousands of protesters shut down Hong Kong International Airport

  12-08-2019 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Protesters occupied the Hong Kong International Airport Monday, forcing officials to cancel flights. The airport is the eighth largest in the world.
  
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• 'Exemplary parents': 2 gay penguins have adopted an abandoned egg in Berlin Zoo

  12-08-2019 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Skipper and Ping, the two male emperor penguins, have taken in an abandoned egg. Zookeepers say they've been "acting like exemplary parents."
  
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• Shoplifter pointed gun at Walmart employees in Niles: police

  12-08-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  A Walmart store was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night in suburban Niles, according to the Niles Police Department.
  
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• How To Watch the Perseids Meteor Shower Tonight

  12-08-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  The shower occurs annually with the best views occurring over the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 1964 Chevy Corvette Packs A BluePrint 350

  12-08-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  It also wears the factory-original Tuxedo Black paint. One of the greatest things about America’s sports car is that it not only looks good, it has always been created for drivers. Spend some time behind the wheel of this 1964 Chevrolet Corvette and you’ll understand just how much fun it can be. This one has an upgraded engine, while preserving a shocking amount of the factory setup.The previous owner has kept the original 327ci V8, but it currently isn’t installed in the car.
  
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• UPDATE 1-U.S. transportation chief asks new FAA head to review agency in wake of 737 MAX crashes

  12-08-2019 19:43 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Monday she has asked the new head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assess the agency's performance in the wake of two fatal crashes of Boeing Co's 737 MAX planes since October.Dickson reiterated the position of his predecessor, Dan Elwell, who has been the acting FAA chief since January 2018, that the Boeing 737 MAX "will not fly in commercial service until I am completely satisfied that it is safe to do so.
  
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• Clashes undermine fragile truce over Jerusalem holy site

  12-08-2019 19:32 via news.yahoo.com
  It wasn't inevitable that the overlap of Jewish and Muslim holidays would lead to clashes at a Jerusalem site deeply revered by both faiths.After an outcry by right-wing Israeli leaders, the police reversed an earlier decision to bar the Jewish visitors and let them in, as stun grenades echoed and tear gas filled the air.
  
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• Gabon court sets date for Bongo health case

  12-08-2019 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  A Gabon court will shortly hear a petition for President Ali Bongo Ondimba to undergo medical tests to prove his fitness to govern after suffering a stroke last year, lawyers said Monday.The case will be heard by the Court of Appeal in Libreville starting August 26, attorneys for both sides said.Speculation about Bongo's ability to rule the small oil-rich country has surged since he fell ill while in Saudi Arabia last October.
  
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• Mueller ties on display at jury selection for Greg Craig trial

  12-08-2019 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  How many potential jurors raised concerns about the Mueller links is unclear because the judge had them flag such concerns in writing on index cards they were given.
  
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• Teen dies in pit bull attack while trespassing in Texas backyard

  12-08-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The incident took place early Saturday morning as Irving, Texas police arrived to the scene in Irving. The teen was trespassing, the owner claimed.
  
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• Norway mosque "terror attack" suspect remanded in custody

  12-08-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and opening fire in a mosque near Oslo this weekend was remanded in custody Monday, suspected of murder, and a "terrorist act" that police say he filmed himself.The man, identified as 21-year old Philip Manshaus, appeared in the Oslo court with two black eyes and scrapes and bruises on his face, neck and hands, probably obtained when he was overpowered at the mosque.The Norway incident comes amid a rise in white supremacy attacks around the wor
  
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• Diarrhea-causing bacteria adapted to spread in hospitals

  12-08-2019 19:09
  The gut-infecting bacterium Clostridium difficile is evolving into two separate species, with one group highly adapted to spread in hospitals, according to new research.
  
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• De Blasio protesters blanket Iowa State Fair with fake money

  12-08-2019 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Demonstrators at the Iowa State Fair protest the amount of taxpayer money being blown on the New York City mayor's presidential run.
  
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• Freshly Restored 1968 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS Pro Touring

  12-08-2019 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Low miles with modern performance and luxury upgrades. Flemings Ultimate Garage is pleased to announce this 1968 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS Pro Touring model up for sale. For the 1968 model year, Chevrolet could leave well enough alone with the Camaro; it was an instant hit and racking up strong sales numbers and track figures against the Mustang. After all, the saying does go “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The changes from 1967 to 1968 were subtle, but thoughtful nonethe
  
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• Friend of gunman in Ohio mass shooting to face federal gun charges: prosecutors

  12-08-2019 18:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The Aug. 4 attack, which ended when police shot and killed the gunman, was one of a series of three-high profile mass shootings that stunned the United States and stoked its long-running debate on gun rights.The office of U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman said charges against the friend, who was not identified, would be unsealed at 2 p.m. (1800 GMT) in Dayton.The FBI said last week that the slain suspect, 24-year-old Connor Betts, had a history of violent obsessions and had mused about committing
  
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• President Trump Says Wind Turbines Cause Cancer. 99% of Iowans Disagree

  12-08-2019 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  In Iowa, only 1% of registered voters agree with Donald Trump that wind turbines cause cancer, according to a new poll.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Indian authorities lock down Kashmir's major city on Eid holiday

  12-08-2019 18:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Indian security forces kept disputed Kashmir's biggest city of Srinagar largely locked down on Monday, the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, to prevent any major protests against a decision that scrapped the Himalayan region’s special rights.Frustration is growing in Muslim-majority Kashmir, which is also claimed by Pakistan, over India’s move last week to curtail autonomy for the state of Jammu and Kashmir, including a bar on non-residents buying property.
  
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• New Zealanders have turned in more than 10,000 guns after mass shooting in Christchurch

  12-08-2019 18:29 via news.yahoo.com
  More than 10,000 firearms have be turned in as part of an effort to buy back guns after the deadly Christchurch shooting in March, police said.
  
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• 12 photos show thousands of protesters flooding into Hong Kong's airport, leading to hundreds of canceled flights

  12-08-2019 18:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Protests have been held nearly every day for the past two months over China's tightening grip on the island.
  
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• Deadly explosion at Russian test site involved nuclear power source, reports say

  12-08-2019 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  An explosion at a Russian base that killed at least five people last week involved a small nuclear reactor, state nuclear officials said.
  
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• 9-year-old Georgia girl hospitalized after trying to save dad who drowned in pool

  12-08-2019 18:15 via news.yahoo.com
  A 9-year-old girl who tried to save her father from drowning in a pool overthe weekend was hospitalized in critical condition, according to the AtlantaJournal-Constitution
  
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• Activists Fight to Ensure Victims of Color Aren’t Ignored in New Focus on Gun Violence

  12-08-2019 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Michael A. McCoy/ReutersBy Champe BartonThis article is published in partnership with The Trace.Earlier this week, black and brown community organizers gathered on a conference call urgently convened in the wake of last weekend’s mass shootings. But they spent little time discussing El Paso and Dayton. While acknowledging the devastation gunmen had wrought on those places, they instead focused on the drumbeat of gunfire in some of America’s city neighborhoods, and on the  p
  
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• The father of one of the Canadian teen murder suspects praised his son and his childhood friend for evading police days before learning their bodies had been found

  12-08-2019 18:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Alan Schmegelsky spoke to Australia's "60 Minutes" his son, Bryer, and his friend, Kam McLeod, after bodies believed to be of the teens were found.
  
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• All new Odyssey minivans to get 10-speed automatic transmission as the model turns 25

  12-08-2019 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  On Monday, Honda announced that the Odyssey minivan will celebrate its 25-year anniversary this year.In honor of this milestone, the company announced that all new Odysseys will come standard with 10-speed automatic transmission and Idle Stop, features previously only available on the upper-tier models.For over a third of its lifetime, the Honda Odyssey has been the top-selling minivan in the US.
  
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• 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Super Cobra Jet Has Modern Performance

  12-08-2019 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  It has the looks to kill and the engine to back it up!In order to revamp the image of the Mustang, Ford gave it a complete restyling for 1969, and the top dog of this newly revamped model was the 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Super Cobra Jet. The Mach 1’s livery worked in perfect conjunction with the new lines and longer body that was introduced in 1969. This particular example is one that got the magical 428 cubic-inch engine upgrade, over the stranded 351cid V8, and also gets the goods that c
  
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• Stock markets worry about Hong Kong protests as airport closes

  12-08-2019 17:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Global stock markets dropped Monday as escalating protests in Hong Kong forced the closure of the financial hub's airport, adding geopolitical worries to ongoing trade war tensions.
  
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• Turmoil calms as Puerto Rico governor turns to policy

  12-08-2019 17:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Puerto Rico's political turmoil seemed to be at least temporarily easing on Monday with attention shifting to policy rather than protests following the replacement governor's move to suspend a hurricane recovery contract.In one of her first moves as governor, Wanda Vázquez announced late Sunday that she was scrutinizing a pending $450,000 contract that is part of the program to rebuild and strengthen the island's power grid, which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria nearly two years ago."The
  
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• California Dreamin’ In A 1961 Chevrolet Impala

  12-08-2019 17:57 via news.yahoo.com
  This early ‘60s sedan is the perfect beach cruiser.AutoBarn Classic Cars is offering you the opportunity to own this gorgeous 1961 Chevrolet Impala. Beach days are ahead with this partially restored sedan from the early '60s, and it comes complete with a surfboard attached to the roof. And with a spacious interior, you can fit all your friends along with everything else needed for the perfect beach adventure.This stylish Impala features original Ermine White paint, but some
  
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• UPDATE 1-Viral clip of Russian policeman punching female protester stirs anger

  12-08-2019 17:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Video footage of a Russian police officer punching a young woman in the stomach has stirred anger among many Russians who believe the authorities have used excessive force to disperse weeks of political demonstrations in Moscow.The clip, filmed on Saturday and later circulated online by Russian celebrities with millions of followers, shows the moment two helmeted riot policemen drag the woman, Daria Sosnovskaya, to a waiting police bus.Sosnovskaya, 26, is seen struggling to break free and trying
  
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• Over 350 migrants onboard charity ship after new rescue in Med

  12-08-2019 17:46 via news.yahoo.com
  French charities SOS Mediterranea and MSF rescued another 105 migrants off the coast of Libya on Monday, bringing to 356 the number of those aboard the Ocean Viking now seeking a safe port.The rescue was complicated by the migrants' blue rubber dinghy starting to sink as the charity vessel approached in international waters around 40 nautical miles from Libya, an AFP journalist said.The rescues come at a time of tension between Italy and other EU states, with the Italian government refusing to l
  
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• Brick thrown through windshield of Illinois State Police car in Morgan Park

  12-08-2019 17:34 via news.yahoo.com
  A brick crashed through the rear windshield of an Illinois State Police squad car Monday morning in the Morgan Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
  
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• Brazil Central Bank Is Caught Between Trade War and Weak Growth

  12-08-2019 17:28 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Brazil’s central bank will have to weigh potential price pressures from the U.S.-China trade war against prospects of a disappointing recovery when determining how long its easing cycle will last.On one hand, worsening trade tensions - coupled with Argentina’s shock primary election result - may push Brazil’s real lower and consequently dissuade policy makers f
  
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• Trump officials weaken protections for animals near extinction

  12-08-2019 17:17 via theguardian.com
  Changes to how Endangered Species Act is implemented come as world scientists warn biodiversity crisis will put humanity at riskThe Trump administration is scaling back the US government’s latitude to protect species nearing extinction, as world scientists warn that a biodiversity crisis will soon put humanity at risk.The changes to how the government implements the Endangered Species Act, lauded by industry, will make it harder to protect the most vulnerable creatures. Related: Last chanc
  
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• A Massachusetts man is the first person this year to be diagnosed with EEE, a rare mosquito-borne virus that can cause personality changes, paralysis, and death

  12-08-2019 17:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Eastern equine encephalitis has also been found in mosquitos in Florida, Delaware, and New York. It has no cure.
  
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• US says will deny citizenship to immigrants who use public benefits

  12-08-2019 17:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The administration of US President Donald Trump announced Monday new rules that aim to deny permanent residency and citizenship to migrants who receive food stamps, Medicaid and other public welfare.The new rules threatened to set back the citizenship hopes of millions of mostly Hispanic migrants who work for low wages and depend in part on public services to get by.Announcing a new definition of the longstanding "public charge" law, the White House said migrants will be blocked from entering th
  
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• Taking away law-abiding citizens' guns is not the answer, Florida Sen. Rick Scott says

  12-08-2019 17:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who was governor during the Parkland shooting tragedy, says Democrats are more interested in taking away guns instead of solving problems with common sense solutions.
  
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• BMW to Debut Inductive Charging on the 530e

  12-08-2019 17:06 via news.yahoo.com
  The model will be the first to offer the technology in the U.S.
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein's cause of death is 'pending further information': What we know about his apparent suicide

  12-08-2019 17:01 via news.yahoo.com
  The FBI and U.S. Inspector General's office will investigate the circumstances of Jeffrey Epsteiin's apparent suicide while in federal custody, officials said
  
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• Father praises Canadian murder suspects for evading police: 'These boys are smart'

  12-08-2019 16:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The father of one of the Canadian teenage boys accused of murdering a coupleand a 64-year-old man recently commended the suspects for eluding authorities
  
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• Scaramucci Says He Won’t Vote for Trump, GOP May Need Substitute

  12-08-2019 16:54 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Anthony Scaramucci, who lasted only 11 days as Donald Trump’s communications director, said he won’t support the president’s re-election and suggested the Republican Party consider a different 2020 nominee.“At this time I cannot support his re-election and we need to think about someone new to be at the top of the ticket,” Scaramucci said in an interview Monday. He doesn’t intend to support a Democrat.The loyalist’s break with Trump came a
  
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• Scaramucci breaks with Trump and tells Republicans to consider 2020 change

  12-08-2019 16:53 via news.yahoo.com
  * Former PR chief says he no longer actively supports Trump* Says of Trump: ‘He’s sounding more and more nonsensical’Anthony Scaramucci said on Monday: ‘The guy’s dissembling a little bit, and he’s sounding more and more nonsensical.’ Photograph: Pablo Martínez Monsiváis/APAnthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director, has lashed out at Donald Trump, suggesting the president will one day “turn” on those he c
  
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