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• Europe tries to sway Trump views

  02-03-2017 23:53 via cnn.com
  
  In the weeks after President Donald Trump's victory, European governments adopted a wait-and-see attitude, telling envoys not to react to every presidential tweet and watching for actual action.
  
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• AG Sessions says he 'didn't recall' several times during press conference

  02-03-2017 23:53 via yahoo.com
  
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from any future investigation involving Russia and the 2016 Presidential Election. But throughout his press conference, he seemed to have a little trouble with his memory saying he "didn't recall" on several occasions.
  
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• Partisanship rift continues in House panel probing Russia

  02-03-2017 23:48 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Republican and Democrat on the House intelligence committee had conflicting messages Thursday when they emerged from a 31/2-hour closed-door briefing with FBI Director James Comey on Russian activities during the presidential election.
  
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• Oscar blunder duo given bodyguards after 'death threats'

  02-03-2017 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accountants Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz are reported to have received threats on social media.
  
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• Dubai Championships: Andy Murray beats Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach semi-finals

  02-03-2017 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray saves seven match points in a 31-minute tie-break before beating Philipp Kohlschreiber in the Dubai Championships.
  
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• 95-year-old comes out as gay and melts all our hearts

  02-03-2017 23:43 via yahoo.com
  
  It's never too late to accept yourself. In his latest video, popular Youtuber Davey Wavey sat down with 96-year-old Roman, who shares his beautiful coming out story — that took place only one year before.SEE ALSO: 'Beauty and the Beast' director reveals Disney's first openly gay characterRoman explains that at 95 years old — after being married to his wife for 67 years and having two children and five grandchildren — he finally felt ready to show the world a part of himself he
  
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• Exclusive: Spirit Aero tells suppliers jobs may go offshore - sources

  02-03-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  
  Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc , a major supplier to Boeing Coand Airbus , is demanding steep price cuts from its hundreds of parts suppliers, forcing them to re-bid for their current work against global competitors, according to a document seen by Reuters and three sources familiar with the matter.Spirit is asking for price cuts of 15 to 35 percent in meetings this week in Wichita, Kansas, where it is based, according to the sources and to a Feb. 13 letter Spirit sent tosuppliers.Spirit declin
  
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• How To Uninstall Native Apps on iOS, Android

  02-03-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Native iOS and Android apps that come pre-installed on devices can take up valuable space. Here's how to get rid of them.
  
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• Why China doesn't want you to meet 'the petitioners'

  02-03-2017 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's John Sudworth is attacked and forced to sign a confession for trying to interview a 'petitioner'.
  
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• Sen. Cortez Masto says Jeff Sessions should resign to protect Justice Dept.’s ‘integrity’

  02-03-2017 23:18 via yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is calling for Jeff Sessions to resign as attorney general.“He’s been the attorney general now for less than a month, and we’re questioning whether the top law enforcement official in the country … has committed a crime,” Cortez Masto told Yahoo News on Thursday afternoon.Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., also called for Sessions to resign Thursday.
  
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• Aboard aircraft carrier, Trump pushes for more military spending

  02-03-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced from the deck of America's newest aircraft carrier Thursday that he had spoken with maritime leaders to discuss plans for a "major expansion" of the Navy.Trump spoke against the military backdrop as he pushes for a hike in defense spending that is likely to meet with stiff opposition in Congress."In these troubled times, our Navy is the smallest it's been since World War I," Trump told sailors aboard the Gerald R. Ford.
  
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• Thailand Bear Dies After Falling From Helicopter

  02-03-2017 22:58 via yahoo.com
  
  The bear, which allegedly had been sedated, woke up in the middle of the trip and panicked once it saw itself swaying in a net attached to the helicopter.
  
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• Amazon blames human error for cloud-service disruption

  02-03-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Incblamed human error for the disruption in its cloud services that resulted in widespread glitches for its clients from news sites to government services on Tuesday. An incorrect command led to the removal of a larger set of servers than intended, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. (http://amzn.to/2melOup) The disruption in the company's Simple Storage Service, or Amazon S3, lasted for more than 3-1/2 hours and impacted sending and receiving clients' data. The c
  
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• The Latest: Le Pen lays out platform for French economy

  02-03-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French presidential election campaign (all times local):
  
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• US attorney general Jeff Sessions recuses himself from Russia inquiry – video

  02-03-2017 22:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Jeff Sessions on Thursday recuses himself from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections. Many have called on the attorney general to resign after it was disclosed that he had spoken with the Russian ambassador to the US twice during the election campaignJeff Sessions recuses himself from Russia inquiry amid calls for resignationContinue reading...
  
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• US AG Sessions won't oversee any inquiries into Russia and Trump campaign

  02-03-2017 22:48 via cnn.com
  
  The Russian cloud hovering over the Trump White House engulfed Attorney General Jeff Sessions Thursday following revelations he failed to disclose pre-election meetings with the Kremlin's ambassador to Washington.
  
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• Australian housing market crash could lead to broader downturn, OECD warns

  02-03-2017 22:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Paris-based economic organisation says boom may end in ‘significant downward correction’ and government policy should limit investor lendingA crash in Australia’s “unprecedented” housing market could lead to a broader economic downturn, according to a report from the OECD.In its first major review of the Australian economy since 2014, the OECD warned the housing market was showing “hints of a slowdown”, in what it identified as an “extreme vulnerab
  
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• Photos of the day - March 2, 2017

  02-03-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Tour guides wearing traditional Chinese dress practice smiling by biting chopsticks at Qingming Grand-River Park in Kaifeng, central China’s Henan Province; Cheryl Kreiser of Silver Spring, Md. holds up a sign outside Justice Department,as she joined a group to protest Attorney General Jeff Sessions; and, An Iraqi special forces soldier fires a sniper rifle during a battle with Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq. These are just a few of the photos of the day for March 2, 2017. See more
  
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• Trump’s Military Buildup Threatens to Gut U.S. Coast Guard

  02-03-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  
  The armed services’ poor cousin is fixing to get a whole lot poorer.
  
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• Trump’s Military Build-Up Threatens to Gut U.S. Coast Guard

  02-03-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  
  The armed services’ poor cousin is fixing to get a whole lot poorer.
  
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• Man who lied about role in Rwandan genocide faces deportation after prison

  02-03-2017 22:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Gervais Ngombwa, who claimed he was a victim in 1994 mass killing in order to gain refugee status, was actually ‘an active participant’, Iowa judge saidA Rwandan man who lied to gain entry into the US after helping slaughter scores of people during his country’s 1994 genocide must serve 15 years behind bars before facing deportation, a judge ruled on Thursday.Gervais Ngombwa, 57, “is a violent individual who presents a danger to the community”, US district judge Lin
  
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• 3 Mali Islamic extremist groups merge, pledge to al-Qaeda

  02-03-2017 22:37 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Three Islamic extremist factions in Mali announced that they have merged into one group and pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda's leader, according to a group that monitors jihadist websites.
  
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• Opinion: Time for Watergate-style committee on Russiagate

  02-03-2017 22:36 via cnn.com
  
  With every new revelation about contacts between the Trump campaign and Russians, it becomes clearer that it's time for Congress to set up a bipartisan select committee to investigate. Relying on the standing committees, which are locked into a strongly partisan approach, will very likely block any serious investigation of this explosive topic.
  
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• Francois Fillon: French conservative candidate's home raided

  02-03-2017 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The search comes as police investigate allegations his wife received public money for a fake job.
  
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• Amazon's fulfillment centers will soon run on solar energy

  02-03-2017 22:32 via yahoo.com
  
  Our president might not believe in climate change, but Amazon does.  The tech giant on Thursday announced a new commitment to clean energy. Amazon will install solar panels on 15 of its U.S. fulfillment centers this year, and 50 worldwide by 2020.  Amazon's solar panels at centers in California, Delaware, Maryland, Nevada and New Jersey could power up to 80 percent of the energy needed at each fulfillment center.  Amazon has other renewable energy projects in the works, too. The t
  
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• Zara uses skinny models to promote 'curves'

  02-03-2017 22:28 via cnn.com
  
  Fashion retailer Zara is urging women to "Love your curves," but that body-positive message may be overshadowed by the slender models featured in the campaign.
  
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• Zara criticized for skinny models in 'curves' campaign

  02-03-2017 22:28 via cnn.com
  
  Fashion retailer Zara is urging women to "Love your curves," but that body-positive message may be overshadowed by the slender models featured in the campaign.
  
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• Former 'Dancing with the Stars' competitor named Secretary of Oops, we mean Energy

  02-03-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Rick Perry is now in charge of the very department he couldn't even remember: the U.S. Department of Energy. But don't worry, Perry, everyone else has remembered your embarrassing gaffe for you.  In honor of Perry's confirmation as Energy Secretary in President Donald Trump's cabinet, someone on Capitol Hill had some fun with his Wikipedia page. Instead of displaying his new title, "Secretary of Energy" he was briefly described as "Secretary of Oops."Rick Perry's Wikipedia page — brie
  
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• Jeff Sessions recuses himself from Russia inquiry amid calls for resignation

  02-03-2017 22:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Donald Trump calls revelations about attorney general’s contact with Russian ambassador ‘total witch hunt’ as Democrats continue to demand he step downSessions did not disclose meetings with Russian ambassador during Trump campaignAttorney general Jeff Sessions announced he would recuse himself from investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election, after revelations that he held two undisclosed meetings with the Russian ambassador last year – and despite the
  
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• Trump says wants defense buildup to project U.S. power abroad

  02-03-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  
  By Ayesha RascoeNEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants a U.S. military buildup of more ships and planes to "project American power in distant lands," making his case for a proposed $54 billion increase in defense spending that has U.S. lawmakers squabbling.Wearing an olive military jacket and hat aboard a new aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, in Newport News, Virginia, Trump said he wanted the U.S. military to have the finest equipment in the world.Tru
  
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• Merkel in Egypt to reduce migrant flows

  02-03-2017 22:14 via yahoo.com
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks Thursday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on stemming illegal migration to her country, during a two-day trip that will also include Tunisia.Turmoil exploited by people smugglers since the 2011 overthrow of Moamer Kadhafi has made Libya, which neighbours Egypt and Tunisia, the main gateway for African migrants seeking to make dangerous Mediterranean crossings.
  
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• Teen and 4-Year-Old Niece Unharmed After Hiding in Bathroom During Home Invasion

  02-03-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Savannah Jones, 14, was babysitting her sister's 4-year-old daughter after school when she heard a loud knock on her on the door of her Montclair home.
  
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• Computer beats poker champ with 'intuition'

  02-03-2017 22:07 via cnn.com
  
  Poker expert Martin Sturc may have finally met his match: a computer program called DeepStack.
  
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• Why George Bush adores Michelle Obama

  02-03-2017 22:06 via cnn.com
  
  Former President George W. Bush and Michelle Obama are surprisingly close considering their political differences, and the 43rd president credits the former first lady's appreciation for his sense of humor as a key reason.
  
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• George W. Bush explains his fondness for Michelle Obama

  02-03-2017 22:06 via cnn.com
  
  Former President George W. Bush and Michelle Obama are surprisingly close considering their political differences, and the 43rd president credits the former first lady's appreciation for his sense of humor as a key reason.
  
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• Klimt's 'Bauerngarten' sells for $59m

  02-03-2017 21:54 via cnn.com
  
  A painting by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt has become the third most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in Europe.
  
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• Trump backs Attorney General as Reps turn up heat

  02-03-2017 21:52 via cnn.com
  
  The Russian cloud hovering over the Trump White House engulfed Attorney General Jeff Sessions Thursday following revelations he failed to disclose pre-election meetings with the Kremlin's ambassador to Washington.
  
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• Egypt's Mubarak acquitted in final ruling on protester deaths during 2011 uprising

  02-03-2017 21:52 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Egypt's top appeals court issued a final ruling Thursday that effectively acquits former President Hosni Mubarak on charges of killing protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign.
  
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• Rachel Dolezal, activist who identified as black, changes name

  02-03-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  
  Diallo, 39, was profiled in a story last week by British newspaper The Guardian that mentioned she had changed her name on legal documents.Court records posted online by Spokane County, in Washington state, indicated that Dolezal petitioned to change her name to Diallo, which has African roots, and that a judge granted the request last Oct. 7.Dolezal resigned in 2015 as president of the Spokane chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, following an uproar when me
  
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• 'Jesus would say let them in' – Father Bob Maguire answers your questions

  02-03-2017 21:49 via theguardian.com
  
  How would Jesus treat the refugees held on Manus Island and Nauru? Do pets go to heaven? How can I stop binge watching The Golden Girls and make a difference in the world? How do you keep the faith in light of scandals in the Catholic church? Melbourne’s maverick Catholic priest and former Triple J radio co-host, 82-year-old Father Bob Maguire, answers your questions• Father Bob Maguire is hosting an interfaith panel discussing the role of religion in environmental responsibility at t
  
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• Live coverage: Trump speaks aboard aircraft carrier

  02-03-2017 21:45 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump gave his first address to Congress. Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian ambassador. And we're still waiting on that revised travel ban. Here's the latest from President Trump's sixth week in office.
  
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• US strikes pound AQAP targets in Yemen

  02-03-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  
  US forces on Thursday struck a series of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula targets in Yemen, the Pentagon announced, part of a broader increase in attacks against the civil-war-torn nation's jihadists.Local officials said at least 12 AQAP members were killed in the strikes, which came barely one month after a botched US commando raid against the group left multiple civilians and a Navy SEAL dead."More than 20 strikes targeted AQAP militants, equipment and infrastructure in the Yemeni governorate
  
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• Senate confirms Trump pick Perry as energy secretary

  02-03-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm President Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Energy, former Texas Governor Rick Perry, who has promised to renew America’s nuclear weapons arsenal.Perry's rise to America’s top energy official came against opposition from Democrats worried about his ties to oil companies, his doubts about the science of climate change, and the fact that he once called for the department’s total elimination – a comment he has since sa
  
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• Agency reports rare jaguar sighting in mountains of Arizona

  02-03-2017 21:39 via yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Wildlife officials say they have evidence of a rare jaguar sighting in the United States, giving conservationists hope that the endangered cat is re-establishing itself here.
  
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• Trump: I have total confidence in Sessions

  02-03-2017 21:32 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump said Thursday he has "total" confidence in Attorney General Jeff Sessions following accusations that he misled Congress by failing to disclose pre-election meetings with the Kremlin's ambassador to Washington.
  
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• Trump, aboard Navy carrier, vows to boost defense spending

  02-03-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump pledged to boost defense spending as he basked in the nation's military might aboard a next-generation Naval aircraft carrier on Thursday.
  
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• 10 Myths About Marijuana

  02-03-2017 21:28 via yahoo.com
  
  Many myths have arisen about smoking week; here are 10 that you should stop believing.
  
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• Google’s Pixel didn’t just copy the iPhone 6 design, it copied a crazy iPhone 4 ‘feature’ as well

  02-03-2017 21:27 via yahoo.com
  
  It's pretty strange how defensive Android fans get when you make an observation that is beyond obvious to anyone with two eyes. Actually, it's pretty obvious to anyone with one eye, too. The Google Pixel copied Apple's iPhone 6 design. You should've seen the emails and tweets we got after running this post. Seriously, is it even really such a big deal? HTC cloned Apple's iPhone 6, and that phone ended up selling quite well for the struggling smartphone maker. What's funny is that Apple
  
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• Poll Indicates Americans Leery Of Giving President More Power

  02-03-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  
  All three branches of the U.S. government are co-equal under the Constitution although presidents have tried to usurp more power through executive actions.
  
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• Polish conservatives take on the Supreme Court

  02-03-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Poland's governing conservatives on Thursday questioned the legitimacy of Supreme Court chief justice Malgorzata Gersdorf, who had been critical of judicial measures introduced by the Law and Justice (PiS) party.Gersdorf had condemned PiS reforms of the Constitutional Court, which include changing the order in which cases are heard and how the chief justice is chosen in a move which had also drawn concern from the European Commission.
  
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