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• Tourism industry says lethal shark control measures threaten Great Barrier Reef

  03-11-2019 23:59 via theguardian.com
  Peak Queensland tourism bodies oppose ‘unnecessary’ drum lines and say more research needed into shark behaviourPeak bodies representing the Queensland tourism industry have resisted calls for changes to Great Barrier Reef protection legislation to allow for lethal shark control measures.The strong statement, co-signed by several tourism bodies, said any such move would be an “unnecessary step” and could affect the reef’s world heritage status. Related: Queensland s
  
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• US white supremacist arrested hours before far-right conference in Norway

  03-11-2019 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  An American white supremacist was arrested hours before he was due to speak at an international far-right conference in Norway.Greg Johnson was detained under immigration law on the basis that he posed a threat to national interests, according to the police security agency PST.
  
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• ‘We'll see what happens’: Trump refuses to rule out government shutdown if Democrats continue impeachment inquiry

  03-11-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has refused to rule out forcing a government shutdown if Democrats do not stop their impeachment inquiry into him."We'll see what happens," the US president said when asked about the possibility of agencies being shuttered.
  
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• Missing New Hampshire couple found buried on Texas beach, sheriff's office says

  03-11-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Missing New Hampshire couple James and Elaine Bulter were found dead, buried on a beach in Kleberg County, Texas in an ongoing homicide investigation.
  
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• Harris Calls Buttigieg `Naive' After Comments: Campaign Update

  03-11-2019 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- California Senator Kamala Harris vowed that “we are going to end up in Iowa doing very well” after announcing plans to cut staff elsewhere and refocus her 2020 Democratic presidential effort on the state.Harris called South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s suggestion that the Democratic nomination is fast becoming a contest between Elizabeth Warren and him “naive.”Asked in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation&rdquo
  
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• Boat stuck above Niagara Falls for over a century moves downriver

  03-11-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  An iron boat stuck above Niagara Falls for more than a century has moved because of severe weather, a park official said.Known as the "Iron Scow," the boat is an iconic feature of Niagara Falls and had been stuck in the rocks about 600 meters from the edge of the falls.The boat broke loose from a tug on August 6, 1918, leaving two men stranded aboard, but they were rescued the following day, according to Niagara Parks.
  
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• Chicago teenager accused of shooting 7-year-old girl on Halloween faces court hearing Monday

  03-11-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The teenage boy accused of shooting a Chicago girl who was out trick-or-treating on Halloween faces a court hearing Monday.
  
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• Trump to California’s Governor: Get ‘Act Together’ on Fires

  03-11-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump on Sunday blasted California Governor Gavin Newsom in a series of Twitter posts for his handling of the devastating wildfires that continue to blaze across the state.Trump said Newsom, a Democrat, has “done a terrible job of forest management.” In a second tweet, the president told Newsom California will no longer receive federal money for help, adding, “Get your act together Governor.” Federal agencies own and manage 57% of the state
  
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• Warren's Medicare for All plan attacked, parodied by Republicans, Democrats and 'SNL' show

  03-11-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. presidential contender Elizabeth Warren's $20.5 trillion plan to provide healthcare for all Americans was attacked on the weekend by Republicans and fellow Democrats and parodied on "Saturday Night Live," the long-running network television comedy show.The "Medicare for All" proposal, which Warren's 2020 presidential campaign released on Friday, calls for cuts in defense spending and passing immigration reform to increase tax revenue from newly legal immigrants, two steps that would face an
  
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• PHOTOS: Jepkosgei wins NYC in 1st marathon, Kamworor takes men's

  03-11-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Joyciline Jepkosgei arrived in New York with a modest goal for her first marathon ever. Jepkosgei upset four-time champion Mary Keitany to win the New York City Marathon on Sunday with a historic debut seven seconds off the course record. Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya won the men's event for the second time in three years.
  
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• Joe Biden would beat Trump by 12% and has double-digit lead in primary, Fox News poll finds

  03-11-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Joe Biden is still the Democrat who is most likely to defeat President Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup, according to a new poll from Fox News.
  
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• Republicans, Democrats, "SNL" attack Warren's U.S. 'Medicare for All' plan

  03-11-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Senator Elizabeth Warren's $20.5 trillion plan to provide healthcare for all Americans was attacked and mocked over the weekend by Democrats, Republicans, and "Saturday Night Live," the long-running New York comedy show.The 20-page "Medicare for All" plan, which Warren's 2020 presidential campaign released on Friday, calls for cuts in defense spending and passing immigration reform to increase tax revenue from newly legal Americans, two steps that would face an uphill battle in Congress.Warren's
  
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• Thousands of Romanians protest against illegal logging, attacks on forest workers

  03-11-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Thousands of Romanians marched in the capital Bucharest and other cities on Sunday in protest against widespread illegal logging, which is believed to be behind the deaths of two forest workers in the past two months.The protests, organized by Greenpeace Romania and other environmental groups, demanded thorough criminal investigations into the deaths and attacks against forest workers, as well as immediate upgrades to the country's automated logging tracking system and tighter legislation.The Si
  
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• El Salvador archbishop apologizes over priest sex abuse case

  03-11-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  El Salvador's top Roman Catholic cleric apologized Sunday for the alleged sexual abuse by a priest of an unidentified minor 25 years ago."We have apologized to the victim and now I am repeating it publicly, and we also ask for forgiveness from the community for the scandal that this has caused," San Salvador Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas said in a news conference after celebrating Mass.In 2016, the church defrocked three Salvadoran priests after they were found guilty of sexually abus
  
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• How to Break the Legal Logjam in the South China Sea

  03-11-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Washington could ask New Delhi, as part of its larger Indo-Pacific strategy, to lead the effort to broker accords on two levels to help establish a rules-based order in the South China Sea.
  
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• PG&E CEO Causes Outrage After Saying Struggling California Residents’ Houses Are ‘Still There’ Because of Blackouts

  03-11-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been vocal in his criticism of PG&E
  
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• Former President Jimmy Carter is back teaching Sunday school

  03-11-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Former President Jimmy Carter taught a Bible lesson on life after death Sunday less than two weeks after breaking his pelvis in a fall.Using a walker, the 95-year-old Democrat slowly entered the crowded sanctuary at Maranatha Baptist Church in the southwest Georgia town of Plains.With help, Carter sat on a motorized lift chair at the front of the room to teach a 45-minute lesson based on the Old Testament book of Job.
  
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• Oil Spill in Brazil Hits Breeding Grounds for Humpback Whales

  03-11-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The mysterious oil spill that hit Brazil’s coastline two months ago has reached the archipelago of Abrolhos, a national marine park that’s home to the greatest biodiversity in the southern Atlantic Ocean -- the waters where humpback whales migrate to breed.Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva flew over the five islands that comprise Abrolhos park located off the southern coast of Bahia in the northeast of Brazil on Sunday to monitor the impact. Small fragments of
  
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• Venezuela Gives El Salvador’s Diplomats 48 Hours to Head Home

  03-11-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela gave El Salvadoran diplomats just 48 hours to leave the country after a similar move by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele.The meltdown in foreign relations came amid an ongoing power struggle between sitting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and National Assembly leader Juan Guaido, who has declared himself president and says Maduro’s administration is illegitimate.El Salvador is awaiting new diplomatic representation from Guaido in the near future, acco
  
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• The Reason It Took so Long for the Air Force to Beat Nazi Germany's Planes

  03-11-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Two long years of learning modern war.
  
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• Krispy Kreme orders student to halt doughnut resale service

  03-11-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  An enterprising Minnesota college student who drove to Iowa every weekend to buy hundreds of Krispy Kreme doughnuts that he then sold to his own customers in the Twin Cities area has been warned by the confectionary giant to stop.There have been no Krispy Kreme stores in Minnesota for 11 years.Jayson Gonzalez, 21, of Champlin, Minnesota, would drive 270 miles (430 kilometers) to a Krispy Kreme store in Clive, Iowa, pack his car with up to 100 boxes, each carrying 12 doughnuts, then drive back up
  
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• Trump impeachment: Whistleblower offered to communicate directly with Republicans after repeated attacks

  03-11-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The US official whose whistleblower complaint led to the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, has agreed to communicate directly with members of the Republican Party on the intelligence committee leading the probe, his attorney has said.Mark Zaid said he had reached out to congressman Devin Nunes to offer to provide sworn written responses to questions from Republicans, under penalty of perjury.
  
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• Central European governments accused of abusing European agriculture subsidies

  03-11-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Central European governments have been systematically abusing the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy to enrich family members and political allies, an investigation claims.  The New York Times survey of subsidies in nine European countries found that millions of euros in agricultural subsidies had been directed to a handful of companies, often linked to national leaders. It alleged that the CAP had even underwritten “mafia-style land grabs” in Slovakia and Bulgari
  
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• Adoption Groups Could Turn Away LGBT Parents Under Proposed Rule

  03-11-2019 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  A proposed rule by the Trump administration would allow foster care and adoption agencies to deny their services to LGBT families on faith-based grounds.The proposal would have "enormous" effects and touch the lives of a large number of people, Denise Brogan-Kator, chief policy officer at Family Equality, an advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families, said Saturday.The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday released the proposed rule, which would roll ba
  
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• The World's Most Powerful Navies Of 2030 Won't Look Like Those Of Today

  03-11-2019 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Who will hold the number 1 spot?
  
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• Pay deal ends strike by UN Palestinian agency workers in Jordan

  03-11-2019 18:46 via news.yahoo.com
  An agreement was reached to end a strike in Jordan by employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, hours after the walkout began Sunday, Amman's top diplomat and a trade union leader said.Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi announced the deal with UNRWA employees, involving salary rises of between 70 and 100 Jordanian dinars (88 to 126 euros) per month from January, at a late afternoon news conference with union representatives."Consequently, it has been decided to put an end to the
  
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• Congolese anti-Ebola fighter killed as new vaccine arrives

  03-11-2019 18:33 via news.yahoo.com
  A radio host who helped spread the word in the fight against Ebola has been stabbed to death at his home in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said Sunday.The motive for the murder in the town of Lwemba in the troubled Ituri region was unknown, but it came as health authorities were set to introduce a new vaccine against the disease in unaffected areas.The attackers killed 35-year-old Papy Mumbere Mahamba and wounded his wife before burning down their home late Saturday, General Ro
  
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• As Iraq and Lebanon protests flare, Iran clings to hard-earned sway

  03-11-2019 18:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran has worked to turn sweeping anti-government protests in Iraq from a threat to its hard-earned influence over its neighbour into an opportunity for political gains, analysts say.In Lebanon too, where similar rallies against corruption and government inefficiency have broken out, Iran's main ally Hezbollah has managed to maintain its influence."Very clearly, Iran in both Lebanon and Iraq wants to protect the system and not allow it to fall apart," said Renad Mansour, researcher at London-base
  
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• ISIS Raid Canine Hero Holds Mock White House Press Briefing on 'Saturday Night Live'

  03-11-2019 18:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Conan was honored to do his job because he loves his country and belly rubs
  
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• In fading ritual, WWII rescuer reunites with Jews she saved

  03-11-2019 18:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Sunday's emotional encounter was the first time Dina had met the offspring of the Mordechai family she helped save during the Holocaust.Once a regular ritual at Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, such gatherings are rapidly dwindling due to the advanced ages of both survivors and rescuers and may not happen again."The risk they took upon themselves to take in an entire family knowing that it put them and everyone around them in danger," said Sarah Yanai, today 86, who was the oldest of the
  
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• Andrew Yang: Impeachment probe could hinder Democratic nominee

  03-11-2019 18:09 via yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said Sunday he supported the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, but acknowledged it could hurt the eventual Democratic nominee. "That's the only way we're going to win in 2020, and that's the only way we're actually going to start actually solving the problems that got him elected," Yang added.
  
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• Why I'm voting No 1 regent honeyeater in the Australian bird of the year poll | Andrew Stafford

  03-11-2019 18:00 via theguardian.com
  They’re an eye-popping treat, but drought and the bulldozer have thinned their numbers. Now a coal plant and dam wall threaten their survival
  • Cast your vote in bird of the year 2019 hereA few months ago, the bird-watching community in south-east Queensland went into a twitching frenzy. Two regent honeyeaters, a critically endangered species, had been discovered feeding on ironbark blossoms in the suburban heart of Springfield Lakes, on Brisbane’s south-western outskirts, near
  
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• Five ways to make horse racing more humane right now

  03-11-2019 18:00 via theguardian.com
  In the wake of shocking footage of racehorses going to slaughter, animal rights advocates offer solutions to improve welfareAnimal welfare will be in the spotlight on Melbourne Cup day after footage from a Queensland abattoir showed ex-racehorses allegedly being mistreated and slaughtered.Here are five changes that animal welfare organisations say could be instituted immediately to make racing more humane. Related: Prosecutions 'should occur' after footage reveals racehorse slaughter and cruelty
  
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• Plan With Many Zeros Cements Democrats' Bet on Taxing Rich

  03-11-2019 17:55 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON -- Three years after President Donald Trump rode a wave of populist anger into office, some of his top Democratic challengers are calling for a fundamental reordering of U.S. capitalism, arguing that voters will embrace bold plans to reverse decades of rising inequality by raising taxes on corporations and the rich.The $20.5 trillion proposal for "Medicare for All" released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Friday is the most prominent example of how a party that once bet o
  
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• Leading Democrat Says Impeachment Poses Risk for Elections

  03-11-2019 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- A top Democratic lawmaker says the potential impeachment of Donald Trump poses political risks to his party, at a time surveys shows nearly half of Americans -- but few Republicans -- support the president’s removal.Moving ahead with a mostly party-line impeachment inquiry could damage Democrats at the polls in 2020, Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.“Sure it could. And that would make this who
  
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• Late-week storm could spell wintry weather for the mid-Atlantic

  03-11-2019 17:39 via news.yahoo.com
  A storm budding in the south-central U.S. earlier in the week, will take aim at the East Coast, and could deliver both heavy rain and wintry weather.An active pattern will continue to bring several storms from the center of the country to the Eastern Seaboard throughout the week. The presence of many moving parts makes for a more long-term complex pattern.One such moving part is a high pressure system that will move across the northern half of the country late in the week."The strength and locat
  
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• Time ticks away at wild bison genetic diversity

  03-11-2019 17:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Evidence is mounting that wild North American bison are gradually shedding their genetic diversity across many of the isolated herds overseen by the U.S. government, weakening future resilience against disease and climate events in the shadow of human encroachment.The extent of the creeping threat to herds overseen by the Department of Interior — the backbone of wild bison conservation efforts for North America — is coming into sharper focus amid advances in genetic studies.It does n
  
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• Bannon advised Kushner to avoid Paul Manafort 'like the plague'

  03-11-2019 17:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Breitbart founder and former Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon told Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner to avoid former campaign leader Paul Manafort "like the plague," according to documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.
  
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• CVS rejects Purdue student's Puerto Rican ID, asks for immigration papers to buy cold medicine

  03-11-2019 17:13 via news.yahoo.com
  CVS apologized after a Puerto Rican Purdue student said employees said he needed to show immigration papers to buy cold medicine.
  
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• New Delhi enveloped by toxic smog as pollution reaches 'unbearable levels'

  03-11-2019 17:08 via news.yahoo.com
  India's capital New Delhi was enveloped in heavy, toxic smog yesterday/SUN - the worst levels in recent years - with flights diverted or delayed as politicians blamed each other for failing to tackle the crisis. Every winter, the megacity of 20 million people is blanketed by a poisonous smog of car fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from stubble burning at farms in neighbouring states. Concentrations of particles measuring less than 2.5 microns hit the highest level of this season, exacerbate
  
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• Nigeria's border closure to last at least until end-Jan - spokesman

  03-11-2019 16:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Nigeria will keep its land borders closed to trade until at least January 31, 2020, the customs spokesman told Reuters on Sunday.Nigeria launched a partial border closure in August to tackle smuggling of rice and other goods.Last month the head of customs confirmed that all trade via land borders was halted indefinitely.
  
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• Vigil held in UK for 39 Vietnamese who died in a truck

  03-11-2019 16:52 via news.yahoo.com
  London's Vietnamese community has gathered at a vigil and a service to honor the 39 Vietnamese victims who died in a refrigerated truck container in southeastern England.The community is mourning the unidentified victims, who were trying to enter Britain in hopes of finding greater opportunities.Rev. Simon Nguyen offered prayers for the victims and for their loved ones in Vietnam.
  
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• Saudi Arabia officially kicked off Saudi Aramco's IPO, which could be the largest in the world

  03-11-2019 16:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Aramco's public listing is a major part of the kingdom's economic plans going forward. The Tadawul All Share Index fell 2.4% on the news.
  
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• Five wounded as knife attack caps day of Hong Kong political chaos

  03-11-2019 16:48 via news.yahoo.com
  A man went on a knife rampage in Hong Kong late Sunday leaving at least five people wounded, including a local pro-democracy politician who had his ear bitten off, capping another chaotic day of political unrest in the city. The violence was less sustained than Saturday when police and protesters fought hours of cat and mouse battles after thousands took the streets for an unsanctioned march. Live footage showed Andrew Chiu, a local pro-democracy councillor, having his ear bitten off after tryin
  
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• UPDATE 6-Whistleblower offers Republicans testimony as Trump pushes for unmasking

  03-11-2019 16:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. official whose whistleblower complaint led to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump offered to communicate directly with Republicans on the intelligence committee leading the inquiry, his lawyers said on Sunday.The action was in response to Republican efforts, led by Trump, to unmask the whistleblower, a member of the U.S. intelligence community whose identity has not been released, lawyer Mark Zaid said.Republicans have "sought to expose our client's identity which cou
  
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• Assad praises Trump as ‘most transparent president’ after Syria troop withdrawal

  03-11-2019 16:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has praised Donald Trump, saying the billionaire real estate magnate is the “best” US president he has dealt with “because he is the most transparent”.“He’s the best American president,” Mr Assad told NBC News from Damascus. ”Not because his policies are good, but because he’s the most transparent president.”
  
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• 'Saturday Night Live' Pokes Fun at Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Very Ambitious Medicare for All Plan

  03-11-2019 16:10 via news.yahoo.com
  “Your insurance is like a bad boyfriend”
  
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• 'SNL' applauds Trump's leaving New York for Florida

  03-11-2019 16:09 via news.yahoo.com
  “Weekend Update” returned on this weekend’s episode of "Saturday Night Live." Colin Jost and Michael Che focused on Trump’s decision to officially leave New York City for Florida.
  
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• Goodbye, Beto O'Rourke. What a sad end to a pointless campaign

  03-11-2019 16:00 via news.yahoo.com
  There was no reason for Beto O’Rourke to run for president. But he was convinced we needed him‘After the initial burst of publicity, Beto fizzled quickly.’ Photograph: Larry W Smith/EPAWhen Bernie Sanders was first asked about Beto O’Rourke entering the presidential race, his reply was dismissive: “Free country, anybody can run.” But others thought O’Rourke was a powerful new rival. The New York Times said that Sanders’ “stronghold on the par
  
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• Southwest goes all out for Halloween: Free drinks, decorated gates, CEO in 'Star Wars' costume

  03-11-2019 15:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Southwest Airlines goes all out for Halloween, with airport employees encouraged to decorate gates and airline executives parading around in costume.
  
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