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• The U.S. buying Greenland: Joke or genius?

  20-08-2019 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump has floated the idea of making Greenland part of the U.S. by buying the island from Denmark. Is the notion a flight of fancy or would it be a smart acquisition?
  
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• Russia's new high-altitude drone just flew for the first time, and they want to arm it with one ton of bombs

  20-08-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  On Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense shared video of a test flight for the Altius-U, a major step forward in its drone program.
  
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• Police Arrest Two Louisiana Men in 39-Year-Old Cold Case Murder of Teen

  20-08-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Rapides Parish Sheriff's OfficeAfter nearly four decades, Louisiana police have charged two men they believe brutally raped and murdered an 18-year-old girl before disposing of her body in the woods.Leo Laird, 64, and Gary Haymon, 54, were both charged on Monday in the death of 18-year-old Donna Gayle Brazzell, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. The young woman’s skeletal remains were found near Nichols Cemetery Road in 1980, but authorities were unable to identif
  
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• Jill Biden to Democrats: Your candidate may be 'better' on some policies but Joe Biden will beat Trump

  20-08-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Joe Biden, the former vice president, is currently the front-runner in the sprawling Democratic primary field of more than 20 candidates. He has campaigned as a more centrist Democrat and denounced certain progressive policies like Medicare for All in favor of, instead, building on Obamacare.
  
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• Karl Rove warns President Trump against asking Congress to help keep the economy humming

  20-08-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  With a Democratic House bent on impeachment, Trump should focus on administrative action to strengthen the U.S. economy, says Fox News contributor Karl Rove, former White House deputy chief of staff for President George W. Bush.
  
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• Mexican court rules to allow recreational cocaine use

  20-08-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The Mexico City court ordered the national health regulator, COFEPRIS, to authorize the petitioners' cocaine use in personal, recreational doses, the organization said."This case represents another step in the fight to construct alternative drug policies that allow (Mexico) to redirect its security efforts and better address public health," Mexico United Against Crime said in a statement."We have spent years working for a more secure, just and peaceful Mexico.
  
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• 'Storm Area 51' event pushes rural Nevada county to declare emergency

  20-08-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Lincoln County commissioner pre-signed an emergency declaration ahead of the "Storm Area 51" raid event that's drawn more than 2 million RSVPs.
  
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• Marianne Williamson pledges to remove Oval Office portrait of Andrew Jackson put there by Trump

  20-08-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson pledged to remove the portrait of former President Andrew Jackson that President Donald Trump chose to hang in the Oval Office if she is elected to be its next occupant.
  
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• Trump decries 'great disloyalty' of Jews who vote for Democrats

  20-08-2019 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump said Tuesday that Jews who voted for Democrats were either ignorant or disloyal.
  
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• Two firefighters disappeared Friday on a fishing trip. The search for them continues

  20-08-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. Coast Guard, along with over a dozen other vessels, are continuing to search for two missing boaters last seen at Port Canaveral on Friday
  
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• Neo-Nazi James Fields gets life plus 419 years for murder in Charlottesville

  20-08-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  James Alex Fields Jr., a neo-Nazi who rammed his car into counterprotesters of an alt-right rally, was sentenced to life in prison in state court.https://presto.gannettdigital.com/
  
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• $700K for an apartment? The cost to solve the homeless crisis is soaring in Los Angeles

  20-08-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  With thousands living on the streets, Los Angeles is spending lavishly to try to solve the problem. But, $320,000 a year for a toilet?
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez: The Electoral College Is a ‘Scam’

  20-08-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Monday called the U.S. Electoral College "a scam" that negatively affects minorities."We're coming to you live from the Electoral College," the New York Democrat said in a video on Instagram, which featured her driving along a sparsely populated highway in what appears to be a desert somewhere in the western part of the country. "Many votes here, as you can see. Very efficient way to choose leadership of the country. I mean I c
  
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• Assad troops force Syrian rebels to retreat from key town

  20-08-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Bashar al-Assad has vowed to recapture all of Syria as his forces made significant battlefield gains and drove rebel fighters out of a strategic town he once attacked with chemical weapons. Syrian regime troops pushed rebel forces from Khan Sheikhoun, a town where Assad’s jets once dropped chemical weapons and killed nearly 100 people, prompting Donald Trump to launch retaliatory airstrikes in 2017.  The town has been under rebel control since 2014 and its fall marks a victory fo
  
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• Missing employee of UK consulate in Hong Kong detained: family

  20-08-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  The family of a missing employee of Britain's consulate in Hong Kong said Wednesday that authorities told them he was detained while returning from a business trip but do not know why, where or how long he will be held.
  
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• Phoenix police must now report whenever they point a gun at someone

  20-08-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Chief Jeri Williams provided an update on Phoenix Police Department changes following a record number of police shootings in 2018.
  
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• Spain sends navy to save migrants as Italian justice intervenes

  20-08-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Spain on Tuesday deployed a naval patrol boat to pick up migrants on a charity rescue boat that has been stranded off Italy's Lampedusa island for days after numerous people jumped overboard in a desperate bid to swim ashore.Prosecutor Luigi Patronaggio also ordered the Open Arms charity vessel preventatively seized after inspecting the Spanish boat on which migrants have spent 19 days and "given the difficult situation on board", a judicial source said.Against the backdrop of a major political
  
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• A man walked into a sheriff's office and said he killed his daughter that day, police say

  20-08-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  A North Carolina father told a dispatcher that he was there to turn himself in for murder. The victim was his 15-year-old daughter.
  
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• Suspect in Utah student Mackenzie Lueck's death is charged in a second case

  20-08-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  The man suspected of killing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck was charged Tuesday with sexual abuse and kidnapping of another woman.
  
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• Huawei’s founder just sent a desperate but brutal memo to workers

  20-08-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  When he was a younger man, Huawei's billionaire founder Ren Zhengfei joined China's People's Liberation Army as an engineer, at one point heading out with the army for China's frigid north as part of a crew tasked with building a synthetic fiber factory.That background no doubt inspired the overtly military-themed tone of a desperate memo Zhengfei distributed internally at the company on Monday as the US ban against it lingers, with the company founder warning that workers need to band together
  
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• The police officer who fatally choked Eric Garner has been fired. The guy who filmed it is still in prison.

  20-08-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Former NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo escaped criminal prosecution. Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the deadly encounter, has been locked up for years.
  
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• The Latest: Public weighs in on guns after Virginia shooting

  20-08-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  A commission tasked with studying gun safety proposals after a mass shooting left 12 people dead in Virginia Beach is hearing from members of the public and special interest groups from across the ideological spectrum.The Virginia State Crime Commission was scheduled to hear hours of testimony from dozens of speakers Tuesday and then review bills introduced during a special legislative session in July.Members of the public and interest groups are expected to testify during a hearing before a Vir
  
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• Guns are a huge part of American society; taking them away won't help: Today's talker

  20-08-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Guns are vital for protection in America. The acts of the few shouldn't affect citizens' rights to guns, which is protected by the Second Amendment.
  
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• Trump vows to continue China trade war even if recession hits US, as he says Russia should be readmitted to G7

  20-08-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has said he will continue with his trade war with China even if it means the United States falling into recession.The president stressed that he thought the US was “very far” from a recession but acknowledged that his administration was looking at a payroll tax cut to boost the economy, something that had previously been denied. And he said he was pressing on with his trade policies "whether it's good or bad for" the prospects of a recession.
  
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• Texas school district sued for coloring black pupil's scalp with marker

  20-08-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Parents of a black teenager in Texas are suing their Houston-area school district after three white middle school personnel used a marker to blot out a design in their son's scalp.The federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Sunday against the Pearland Independent School District and the three staff members of Berry Miller Junior High who used the marker to color the student's scalp.The three claimed that his "common African American 'fade' haircut violated the Pearland ISD dress code policy," the
  
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• Sketch of suspect released in California campus slaying

  20-08-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Police on Tuesday released a sketch and surveillance images of a suspect in the stabbing death of a retired college administrator at California State University, Fullerton.Authorities were trying to identify the man a day after Steven Shek Keung Chan, the university's former budget and finance director, was stabbed numerous times inside his silver Infiniti in a campus parking lot.The attacker targeted Chan specifically, although investigators were still trying to determine a motive, police said.
  
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• Neo-Nazi arrested over threat to exterminate Hispanics said 'I thank God every day Trump is president'

  20-08-2019 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  A man arrested by the FBI on suspicion of threatening to kill Hispanic people in Miami allegedly wrote that he thanked God every day that Donald Trump was president.Eric Lin, 35, made a series of threats against the Hispanic community in the Miami area before being arrested in Seattle.
  
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• India's Moon probe enters lunar orbit

  20-08-2019 19:54 via news.yahoo.com
  India's Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft entered lunar orbit on Tuesday, executing one of the trickiest manoeuvres on its historic mission to the Moon.After four weeks in space, the craft completed its Lunar Orbit Insertion as planned, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a statement.ISRO chief K. Sivan said the manoeuvre was a key milestone for the mission, adding he was hoping for a perfect landing next month.
  
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• New York Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Migrants Who Use Public Services

  20-08-2019 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  New York joined Vermont and Connecticut Tuesday in filing a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's attempt to crack down on immigrants who rely on public services.New York attorney general Leticia James announced Tuesday that she, along with the attorneys general of Vermont and Connecticut, has filed suit against the federal agencies responsible for expanding the public-charge rule to make it more difficult for immigrants who rely on public services to obtain a visa.“Quite simply, und
  
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• U.S. removed almost 2.7 million barrels daily of Iranian oil from market: Pompeo

  20-08-2019 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has removed nearly 2.7 million barrels of Iranian oil from global markets daily as a result of Washington's decision to reimpose sanctions on all purchases of Iran's crude, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.
  
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• 23 towns in Texas were hit by possibly the largest-ever ransomware attack, in what could be the first coordinated cyberattack of its kind

  20-08-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The coordinated ransomware attack on 23 Texas towns was carried out by a "single threat actor," the Texas Department of Information Resources said.
  
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• Space Force, newest branch of the military, will launch Aug. 29

  20-08-2019 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence announced that the Space Force, officially known as the U.S. Space Command, would be established next week.
  
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• El Paso mass shooting suspect on suicide watch, sheriff's office says

  20-08-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  The 21-year-old man from a Dallas-area neighborhood was placed on a suicide watch today under the recommendation of medical staff at the jail.
  
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• Eric Garner's family, fired officer both vow to keep fighting after NYPD decision

  20-08-2019 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Both Eric Garner's family and Daniel Pantaleo's legal team said they would keep fighting after the NYPD announced the decision to fire the officer.
  
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• A man lost his wife in the El Paso Walmart shooting, then his car was stolen during her funeral. His community came together to replace it.

  20-08-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Antonio Basco's Ford Escape was stolen after a funeral for his wife, Margie Reckard, in El Paso. The community banded together to find him a new one.
  
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• African elephants demonstrate movements that vary in response to ecological change

  20-08-2019 19:10
  Wild African elephants show markedly different movements and reactions to the same risks and resources, according to a new study.
  
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• CNN Pundit’s Bodyguard Charged with Assault after Removing Reporter Covering Her Speech

  20-08-2019 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  CNN pundit April Ryan's security guard has been charged with assault after he forcibly removed a local New Jersey reporter from an event at which Ryan was delivering a speech.Charlie Kravotil, editor of New Brunswick Today, claims that Ryan's bodyguard, 30-year-old Joel Morris, approached him during Ryan's speech at The Heldrich Hotel on August 3 and stole his camera after he refused to stop filming.A video of the incident shows Kravotil, who secured press credentials for the event, fo
  
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• Trump: Tlaib 'hates Israel' and 'I don't buy [her] tears'

  20-08-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  At a press conference addressing Israel’s decision to bar her and Rep. Ilhan Omar from visiting the country, Rep. Rashida Tlaib fought back tears while recalling her experiences visiting Jerusalem as a child. The president was unmoved.
  
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• Beloved California teacher shot to death in front of 5-year-old son 'for no reason'

  20-08-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  California teacher Nancy Magaña, 24, was shot to death in front of her boyfriend and five-year-old son early Saturday morning.
  
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• Girlfriend of U.K. Consulate Worker Says China Has Detained Him

  20-08-2019 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- China has detained an employee of the U.K. consulate in Hong Kong during a trip to the mainland, according to his girlfriend, in a case that threatens to further strain ties between Beijing and London.Simon Cheng, 28, was reported missing after failing to return from an Aug. 8 meeting in the adjacent city of Shenzhen. The Hong Kong police said it has launched a “missing person” investigation and was keeping “close contact” with Chinese authorities. News sit
  
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• 2 Proud Boys Convicted in 2018 NYC Clash with Protesters

  20-08-2019 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Two members of the alt-right Proud Boys have been found guilty of charges including attempted gang assault for their part in a New York City attack.
  
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• Mueller-targeted Russian firm seeks April 2020 trial

  20-08-2019 17:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The trial would test allegations that Concord Management and Consulting financed and organized an army of internet trolls to disrupt the 2016 election.
  
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• French model tycoon at heart of Epstein scandal accusations

  20-08-2019 17:55 via news.yahoo.com
  A formerly powerful French modelling tycoon has emerged as a key figure in the scandal surrounding US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide in jail while facing charges of sexually trafficking minors.Jean-Luc Brunel, regarded as a close friend and ally of the disgraced US financier, has been accused in court documents of procuring young girls for Epstein, as well as of rape.The model scout, an influential figure in the industry, has always been a low-profile figure and like some oth
  
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• Animal native to South American rainforests waits outside Florida man’s front door then barges in and repeatedly charges him

  20-08-2019 17:25 via news.yahoo.com
  An animal native to South America’s rainforests has attacked a man after invading his second-floor Florida apartment.The kinkajou – often known as a honey bear - ran into the home, in Lake Worth Beach, through an open door and launched itself at Michael Litersky’s legs, inflicting bites and scratches.
  
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• Sanders knocks Harris on Medicare for All: 'I don't raise money from billionaires'

  20-08-2019 17:22 via news.yahoo.com
  When Sen. Kamala Harris, in her latest effort to define her position on health care insurance, told a big-dollar Hamptons fundraiser she still wasn’t “comfortable” with the Medicare for All plan she has endorsed, her rival Bernie Sanders was quick to fire back.
  
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• Missing firefighter's tackle bag found floating off Florida coast

  20-08-2019 17:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The family of missing Florida firefighter Brian McCluney believes the discovery of his tackle bag is a bread crumb left behind by the pair; Phil Keating reports on the search in Florida.
  
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• Woman Taking Over a Subway for Her Glamorous Selfie Photoshoot Is the Latest Example of Knowing One's Worth

  20-08-2019 17:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A hero and an icon
  
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• Gunmen kill 16 villagers in northern Nigeria: officials

  20-08-2019 17:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Bandits have killed 16 people in separate attacks on remote villages in northern Nigeria's Katsina state, an area wracked by cattle-rustling and kidnappings, officials said Tuesday.Gunmen on motorcycles separately stormed the Dantakuri, Tsayau, Barza and Zakka villages late on Sunday through Monday, shooting residents and stealing cattle, they said.The worst attack happened in Dantakuri, the area's political administrator Sanusi Dangi Abbas told AFP.
  
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• Now You Can Buy Your Very Own F-16 Fighter Jet

  20-08-2019 16:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Is $8.5 million a lot of money for an old jet? That depends.
  
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• Rep. Steve King wants media to apologize for reporting what he said about rape and incest

  20-08-2019 16:50 via news.yahoo.com
  King was arguing in favor of an abortion ban with no exceptions for pregnancies that resulted from rape or incest when he made the comment at an Iowa event last week.
  
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