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• Pope greeted by thousands on Fatima pilgrimage

  12-05-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Fátima (Portugal) (AFP) - Pope Francis called for harmony "among all people" Friday after arriving at Portugal's holy site of Fatima where he was greeted by thousands of pilgrims gathered to mark 100 years since child shepherds had visions of the Virgin Mary.The Argentine pontiff flew into the central Portuguese town on board a helicopter, circling twice over a giant, 400,000-capacity, esplanade that faces the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima to enthusiastic cheering.Disembarking in a near
  
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• Protesting pensioners scuffle with police in Venezuela

  12-05-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  
  Elderly protesters braved pepper spray in scuffles with riot police on Friday as they marched in the latest anti-government protests in Venezuela.With wheelchairs and walking sticks or on their feet shouting and waving their fists, some 2,000 demonstrators challenged police who blocked their way in central Caracas and fired pepper spray to deter them."We do not want a dictatorship, we want to grow old with dignity, medicine, food and freedom," said Lourdes Parra, 77, wrapped in a red, yellow and
  
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• 8 things that actually happened after Donald Trump fired James Comey

  12-05-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey this week, in a move that has left more questions than answers.Only four years into his 10-year term, Mr Comey was leading the criminal investigation into whether Trump campaign advisers colluded with Russian operatives to influence the 2016 presidential election.While presidents have the authority to fire their FBI directors for any reason, Mr Comey is only the second FBI Director ever to be dismissed.
  
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• Trump warns sacked FBI chief over media leaks

  12-05-2017 23:39 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday warned his sacked FBI director against "leaking" information to reporters, as the White House refused to deny that the president records his conversations with visitors.Capping a week in which Trump faced a slew of criticism for firing the man investigating his campaign's possible ties to Russia, Trump told James Comey there could be retribution if he tells the press about their private conversations."James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conve
  
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• Spicer dodges questions over Trump's 'tapes' tweet during press briefing

  12-05-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump issued former FBI Director James Comey a veiled warning on Twitter.
  
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• No US involvement in deal with IS fighters: Pentagon

  12-05-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  
  The Pentagon said Friday it played no part in an unusual deal in which Islamic State jihadists were allowed to leave a key town in Syria -- only for some of them to be killed anyway.The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces had independently cut a deal with the jihadists that let a group of about 70 of them leave Tabqa, an important city by a dam near the IS stronghold of Raqa."This was an agreement for them to leave the Tabqa dam and to leave the remaining portions of the city that ISIS held," Pen
  
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• Historically black university in Texas cancels Senator's speech

  12-05-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Senator John Cornyn will no longer deliver the commencement address at Texas Southern University this weekend, the school said on Friday, after U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was booed at another historically black university.More than 800 people signed a petition started by a Texas Southern University student who opposed the university's invitation to the Republican senator to speak at Saturday's graduation in Houston.The petition said Cornyn's backing of DeVos and Attorney General J
  
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• WATCH: Tornado causes damage to parts of Baton Rouge

  12-05-2017 23:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Tornado knocks out power and causes some damage to parts of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  
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• James Comey rejects invitation to testify before Senate committee

  12-05-2017 23:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Former FBI director James Comey will not testify before the Senate committee investigating possible links between the Trump campaign and Russia.Senator Mark Warner, the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told MSNBC that Mr Comey had rejected his invitation to testify in a closed hearing next week.Mr Warner and committee chairman Richard Burr invited Mr Comey to testify shortly after he was unexpectedly fired by President Donald Trump.
  
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• Close Encounters of the Shark Kind: Man Filming as Great White Circles Him

  12-05-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  
  In addition, news crews shot Nielsen as the beast passed under him.
  
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• Two scientists resign from EPA roles in protest at Donald Trump's climate change stance

  12-05-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  
  Two scientists who advised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have resigned over Donald Trump’s environmental policies.Dr Carlos Martin, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, and Dr Peter Meyer, President and Chief Economist of The EP Systems Group, both resigned citing political reasons.Mr Martin posted their joint resignation letter on Twitter, and in it the pair said they felt the EPA was “watering down credible science” by putting politics where it did
  
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• 74 countries hit, security firm says

  12-05-2017 23:07 via money.cnn.com
  
  Tens of thousands of ransomware attacks are targeting organizations around the world on Friday.
  
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• Comey don’t play that: ex-FBI director defies Trump | The minute

  12-05-2017 22:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Got a minute? ‘He hopes there are tapes’, Comey reportedly replies to Trump ... after threat of recorded conversations … and everything else in politics. By Tom McCarthy 9.51pm BSTDonald Trump threatened James Comey with “tapes” of their conversations, after reports surfaced that Trump had demanded a personal loyalty pledge from the FBI director, and that Comey had refused to make such a pledge. Trump threatens ‘tapes’ 9.51pm BSTJames Comey better hope
  
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• Was Chelsea's title triumph down to one word?

  12-05-2017 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  A year on from one of the worst top flight title defenses in the history of English football, the Premier League trophy is once again in the hands of Chelsea.
  
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• How Conte led Chelsea to title

  12-05-2017 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  A year on from one of the worst top flight title defenses in the history of English football, the Premier League trophy is once again in the hands of Chelsea.
  
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• Chelsea clinch Premier League title: Was it down to one word?

  12-05-2017 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  A year on from one of the worst top flight title defenses in the history of English football, the Premier League trophy is once again in the hands of Chelsea.
  
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• The United States and Turkey Are on a Collision Course in Syria

  12-05-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  
  An insider’s view on how we got here — and what Trump can do about it.
  
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• Who told Trump he was in the clear? Not us, key senators say

  12-05-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump is interviewed by NBC’s Lester Holt on Thursday.Just hours after White House spokesman Sean Spicer said President Trump had received assurances from a key senator that the idea of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia was a “hoax,” a spokesman for the senator, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, denied any such conversation.“Sen. Grassley has not spoken to President Trump about what he has learned in briefings related to investigations into Russian inte
  
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• The Latest: 30 immigrants getting 2-year extensions

  12-05-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on a Mexican immigrant leaving a Denver church after being granted a deportation delay (all times local):
  
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• Aaron Hernandez's Fiancee Says She Thought Suicide Was a Hoax, Doesn't Believe He'd Kill Himself

  12-05-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  
  Shayanna Jenkins, the mother of Hernandez's 4-year-old daughter, spoke to him hours before his death.
  
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• Costa Concordia captain hands himself into prison

  12-05-2017 22:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Francesco Schettino turns himself in after Italian court upholds 16-year sentence for his role in cruise liner tragedyThe captain of the doomed Costa Concordia cruise liner has turned himself in after Italy’s highest court upheld his 16-year prison sentence for his role in the 2012 tragedy that killed 32 people.Francesco Schettino, described as “Captain Coward” by the press for abandoning the stricken ship, passed through the gates of the Rebibbia jail in Rome as soon as the ju
  
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• Trump Administration Cheers ‘Herculean’ Trade Breakthroughs With China

  12-05-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Washington and Beijing are cutting pragmatic deals, but the administration keeps up a harsh tone with allies like Canada, Mexico, and Japan.
  
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• Sex Offender Arrested in Vicious New York City Assault on German Tourist

  12-05-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Keon Robinson allegedly punched out the woman's teeth during a robbery.
  
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• Michigan prison admits losing control amid inmate rebellion

  12-05-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Officials at an Upper Peninsula prison have admitted to temporarily losing control of the facility to an inmate rebellion, the Michigan Department of Corrections now says after previously denying any such incident
  
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• Top Mexican officials to visit Washington next week

  12-05-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  
  Three senior Mexican officials will visit Washington next week to meet U.S. counterparts, Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray told reporters on Friday, as the two countries warm up to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.Videgaray said Mexico's finance, economy and interior ministers will make the trip to the U.S. capital, just days after the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert Lighthizer as U.S. Trade Representative, bringing the negotiations a step closer.In a sign of the friction in the U
  
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• How to Protect Yourself as Ransomware Attack Spreads Around the Globe

  12-05-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  
  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. Hospitals and other healthcare providers across England were forced to cancel countless appointments and divert ambulanc...
  
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• 2018 BMW 2-series: Aesthetic Refresh, Manual Saved

  12-05-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  
  The biggest changes come on the inside.
  
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• Massive ransomware cyber-attack hits 74 countries around the world

  12-05-2017 21:57 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 45,000 attacks recorded in countries including the UK, Russia, India and China may have originated with theft of ‘cyber weapons’ from the NSAGlobal cyber-attack – live updates
  A ransomware cyber-attack that may have originated from the theft of “cyber weapons” linked to the US government has hobbled hospitals in England and spread to countries across the world. Security researchers with Kasperksy Lab have recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries,
  
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• Lawyers who said Trump has no ties to Russia named Russian law firm of 2016

  12-05-2017 21:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Morgan Lewis honored with prize by Chambers EuropeLaw firm said Trump had no financial ties to Russia ‘with a few exceptions’Sean Spicer refuses to deny that Trump is taping White House visitorsThe law firm that said Donald Trump has no financial ties to Russia “with a few exceptions” was recognized in 2016 as Russia law firm of the year. Related: Trump threatens ex-FBI head Comey with possible 'tapes' of conversationsContinue reading...
  
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• WATCH: The non-mother who started Mother's Day

  12-05-2017 21:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Championed by Anna Jarvis, the holiday has a surprising history.
  
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• Narwhal Unicorn Tusks Are Whale Weapons

  12-05-2017 21:40 via yahoo.com
  
  For the first time, we have footage of narwhals using their unicorn-looking tusks, and the arctic whales are using them as weapons.
  
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• Aleppo 'Twitter girl' gets Turkish ID

  12-05-2017 21:39 via cnn.com
  
  The 7-year-old Syrian girl whose photos and tweets have made her one of the most prominent faces of the Syrian civil war was granted Turkish citizenship on Friday, according to the Turkish government.
  
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• 7-year-old refugee gets Turkish ID

  12-05-2017 21:39 via cnn.com
  
  The 7-year-old Syrian girl whose photos and tweets have made her one of the most prominent faces of the Syrian civil war was granted Turkish citizenship on Friday, according to the Turkish government.
  
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• Sean Spicer says 'no comment' when asked about Trump taping FBI director – video

  12-05-2017 21:31 via theguardian.com
  
  The White House press secretary Sean Spicer offered no comment when asked whether Donald Trump has used recording devices in the Oval Office. His remarks follows a recent tweet from the president suggested there may be taped conversations involving himself and former FBI director James Comey. ‘The president has nothing further to add on that,’ says Spicer. ‘The tweet speaks for itself,’ he addsTrump threatens ex-FBI head Comey with possible ‘tapes’ of conversa
  
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• Sean Spicer refuses to deny that Trump is taping White House visitors

  12-05-2017 21:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Spokesman parries questions on tweeted threat to ex-FBI director that raised Watergate echoes, as Democrats demand tapes be given to Congress – if they existWhite House press secretary Sean Spicer repeatedly refused on Friday to deny that Donald Trump is secretly taping visitors. Related: Trump threatens ex-FBI head Comey with possible 'tapes' of conversationsContinue reading...
  
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• Sean Spicer on why he can't provide ‘perfect accuracy’: Trump ‘keeps a very robust schedule’

  12-05-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer said it’s not always possible to provide perfectly accurate information because of President Trump’s busy schedule.
  
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• Analysis: Washington's WTF week

  12-05-2017 21:23 via cnn.com
  
  Remember that time when former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified in front of a Senate committee that she had warned White House counsel Don McGahn that national security adviser Michael Flynn was compromised by the Russians and was a potential blackmail target?
  
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• Alarm grows over global ransomware attacks

  12-05-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Security experts expressed alarm Friday over a fast-moving wave of cyberattacks around the world that appeared to exploit a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency.The attacks came in the form of ransomware, a technique used by hackers that locks a user's files unless they pay the attackers in bitcoin.The scope of the attacks was not immediately clear, amid varying estimates from security researchers.
  
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• Get Me Roger Stone review – grim if gripping profile of the man who made Trump

  12-05-2017 21:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Netflix’s new documentary provides a thorough history of the ‘sinister Forrest Gump of American politics’, who has had a hand in everything from Watergate to the rise of the current presidentFortuitously timed doesn’t begin to describe the release of this new Netflix documentary about America’s smear-campaigner-in-chief Roger Stone. It lands on the streaming platform at the end of a week in which the man who the lobbyist and consultant first introduced to politics,
  
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• Why Texas ban on 'sanctuary cities' divides local law enforcement

  12-05-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  
  From his 844-square mile territory of Texas cordgrass marshes and mesquite prairies, Jackson County Sheriff Andy Louderback responded to a ban on "sanctuary cities" in his state with a virtual tip of the Stetson.A number of Texas sheriffs and most major city police chiefs opposed the groundbreaking law signed on Sunday by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
  
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• 'What is wrong with you?' Michelle Obama savages Trump's gutting of her legacy

  12-05-2017 21:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Former first lady attacks president’s reversal of regulations to help improve school lunches: ‘Think about why someone is OK with your kids eating like crap’Michelle Obama has made her strongest political intervention since leaving the White House, stating bluntly at a health conference: “Think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap.”One of the former first lady’s signature legacies was an effort to reduce childhood obesity. Earlier this month, Don
  
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• Ethics experts alarmed by Trump adviser Carl Icahn’s big bet on biofuels

  12-05-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Experts in government accountability warn that billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s status as an unpaid White House adviser represents a serious conflict of interest.
  
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• Sean Spicer refuses to confirm or deny if Trump has secret recording devices in White House

  12-05-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  The White House has refused to confirm or deny whether someone in the West Wing is in possession of a recording of a dinner between President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey that Mr Trump has implied could challenge Mr Comey’s description of that evening.
  
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• Trump threatens ex-FBI head Comey with possible 'tapes' of conversations

  12-05-2017 20:51 via theguardian.com
  
  President’s tweet suggests he had been secretly taping White House meetings, after the New York Times reported that he demanded ‘loyalty’ from ComeySean Spicer refuses to deny that Trump is taping White House visitorsDonald Trump threatened former FBI director James Comey on Twitter on Friday morning.Related: James Comey's firing puts Trump's vexed relationship with the media in focusContinue reading...
  
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• Spy who was “unmasked” says Susan Rice did nothing wrong

  12-05-2017 20:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Valerie Plame was a covert CIA officer until her true identity was publically “unmasked” by Bush administration officials in 2003. With former National Security Advisor Susan Rice under fire for looking into the identities of Trump campaign officials possibly tied to Russia, Plame tells Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric that Rice’s actions were “absolutely legal and appropriate.”
  
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• Pope Francis arrives in Portugal to canonise children at Fátima shrine

  12-05-2017 20:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Pontiff hopes message of young shepherds who saw Virgin Mary apparition 100 years ago still resonates with CatholicsPope Francis has arrived in the Portuguese town of Fátima to honour two children whose visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago marked one of the most important events of the 20th-century Catholic church. Tens of thousands of devotees lined the pontiff’s route and tossed petals as his motorcade drove past.Continue reading...
  
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• Ebola kills at least one in DRC, WHO says

  12-05-2017 20:33 via cnn.com
  
  An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo that began April 22 has resulted in at least one death and possibly two others, according to the World Health Organization.
  
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• Comey responds: Ex-FBI Director is 'not worried about any tapes'

  12-05-2017 20:12 via cnn.com
  
  Former FBI Director James Comey is "not worried about any tapes" of conversations between him and President Donald Trump, a source familiar with the matter told CNN Friday, adding that "if there is a tape, there's nothing he is worried about" that could be on it.
  
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• 5 Possible Reasons Sean Spicer Is Getting Fired

  12-05-2017 20:10 via yahoo.com
  
  Spicer could be the next person to get canned by President Donald Trump.
  
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• The Latest: Ex-LA sheriff says sentencing was 'interesting'

  12-05-2017 20:08 via yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca (all times local):
  
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