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• CBO likely to say millions lose coverage under Senate health care bill

  25-06-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  
  Experts from across the spectrum expect the CBO to predict widespread coverage loss when it scores the Senate version of the health care bill.
  
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• No Ramadan celebration at White House

  25-06-2017 23:47
  
  The White House is not holding a dinner to celebrate the end of Ramadan.
  
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• Schumer: new Democratic 'agenda' will 'resonate with the middle class'

  25-06-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Senator Chuck Schumer also talked about watching a New York Yankees baseball game alongside a man who wore pro-Trump clothing.Within a month, the Democratic party will present a “strong, bold, sharp-edged and common-sense economic agenda” to underpin its efforts against Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday.
  
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• Is Sergey Kislyak Going Home?

  25-06-2017 23:31 via yahoo.com
  
  The U.S.-Russia Business Council is throwing a retirement party at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington July 11.
  
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• Visitor numbers down but Paris Air Show was 'good vintage'

  25-06-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  
  This year's Paris Air Show at Le Bourget has proved a "good vintage" with orders up 13 percent though fewer visitors showed up, organisers said as the event wound down Sunday.Tight security owing to an ongoing state of emergency in the wake of several terror attacks in France in the past 18 months saw the number of visitors slide compared with the last edition two years ago -- the event alternates with Farnborough in England.Boeing managed to outpace its rival thanks to its new 737 MAX 10 airlin
  
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• Europeans learn to live with _ and adapt to _ terror attacks

  25-06-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The jihadis' targets in Europe are depressingly repetitive: the Brussels metro, the Champs-Elysees in Paris (twice), tourist-filled bridges in London (twice) and a U.K. rock concert. And that's just the past few months.
  
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• Iran's Rouhani backs Qatar, rejects 'siege'

  25-06-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  
  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced support on Sunday for Qatar in its confrontation with Iran's rival Saudi Arabia and its allies, saying a "siege of Qatar is unacceptable", the state news agency IRNA reported.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahraincut ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of support for Islamist militants, an allegation Qatar denies.
  
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• Philando Castile protest hits Pride as US gay rights marches get political

  25-06-2017 22:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Parade participants and protesters against Trump, guns and other issues mingle in cities across US, while Minneapolis event is disrupted by ‘die in’Anti-police protesters disrupted the Twin Cities Pride parade on Sunday, over the police shooting of Philando Castile.Related: Mormon girl who says she is gay has microphone cut off, stirring protestContinue reading...
  
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• Teen falls from amusement park ride

  25-06-2017 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  Video catches the moment a teen girl falls from a gondola ride in upstate New York.
  
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• U.S.-backed Syrian groups take Raqqa district from Islamic State

  25-06-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  
  A U.S.-backed Syrian coalition of Kurdish and Arab groups advanced against Islamic State in the jihadists' Syrian capital of Raqqa on Sunday, taking the al-Qadisia district, they said.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began its assault on Raqqa earlier this month after a long campaign to isolate Islamic State inside the city.It took Qadisia, located in the west of Raqqa, after three days of intense fighting, it said in a statement on one of its official social media feeds.
  
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• Dozens die in Portugal's worst forest fire

  25-06-2017 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Blaze follows days of excessive heat, while torrential rain brings floods to New Zealand, trapping people in their homesThe area of Pedrógão Grande in central Portugal experienced the worst forest fire the country has ever experienced last week, killing at least 64 people and injuring many more. The blazes broke out on the afternoon of Saturday 17 June and spread rapidly, trapping people in their cars. Some 350 soldiers and 1,600 firefighters battled the blaze, which is thought to
  
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• Trump: Clinton, Dems colluded against Sanders

  25-06-2017 22:22 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump lashed out at Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party in a tweet Sunday morning, saying the former secretary of state "colluded" with the party in the presidential primary to defeat Sen. Bernie Sanders. CNN's Ryan Nobles reports.
  
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• Israel attacks Syrian posts after cross-border fire from Syria

  25-06-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Israel said it had attacked Syrian military targets on Sunday after stray shells from fighting in Syria's civil war landed inside the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.The Syrian shells hit an open area in the northern Golan Heights, causing no injuries, and in retaliation the Israeli military said it "targeted two artillery positions and an ammunitions truck belonging to the Syrian regime".Syria's military later said in a statement that Israel had attacked one of its military posts in support of
  
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• As Trump tries to fix VA, GOP health care bill threatens coverage for millions of vets

  25-06-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  
  The president signed a bill to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs while a health care bill he supports threatens the care of countless vets.
  
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• Transplanted: Large Idaho sequoia tree finds new home

  25-06-2017 21:38 via yahoo.com
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A large sequoia tree with a history rooted in conservation was standing in the way of progress, so on Sunday, it was moved.
  
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• Turkey rejects Arab terms to Qatar, US urges sides to talk

  25-06-2017 21:31 via yahoo.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's president on Sunday rejected a demand by major Arab states to remove Turkish troops from Qatar, among a sweeping list of ultimatums that the United States has described as "difficult to meet."
  
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• The Latest: 153 killed in Pakistan tanker fire

  25-06-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  
  MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — The Latest on an oil tanker fire in Pakistan that killed more than 140 people (all times local):
  
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• Israel strikes targets in Syria for 2nd day

  25-06-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Sunday said it attacked a series of targets belonging to the Syrian military, after several projectiles from neighboring Syria landed in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights for a second day.
  
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• Mosul celebrates first Eid without Islamic State in years

  25-06-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  By Alaa MarjaniMOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - People in the Iraqi city of Mosul celebrated their first Muslim Eid holiday without Islamic State in years on Sunday after the militants were ejected from much of the city, and hoped the battle to recapture the remaining area would soon be over.Some played on old swings and others with toy guns and rifles, which were among the toys allowed by Islamic State militants after they took over the city in June 2014.Eid prayers were allowed under Islamic State but
  
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• Police: Girl, 4, rescued after officers fatally shoot gunman

  25-06-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old girl was saved from a hostage barricade situation in Las Vegas after police fatally shot a heavily armed man.
  
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• US high court looks to travel ban ruling and a possible retirement

  25-06-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  The White House declined to comment Sunday on speculation that a pivotal US Supreme Court justice might announce his retirement on Monday, the last day of the high court's current session.Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has cast the decisive vote in some of the court's most far-reaching decisions, turns 81 next month and is widely believed to be thinking of retiring.One of those decisions could come Monday, if the nine justices are prepared to rule on a White House challenge to lower-court findings
  
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• How the CIA hacks computers that aren’t even connected to the internet

  25-06-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  
  Air-gapped computers are supposed to be ultra-secure PCs that can’t be infected with malware that spreads with the help of the internet. That’s because of these computers, often connected to sensitive machines, aren’t also connected to the internet. You’d think these systems would be impenetrable by remote attacks and would require a hacker to be in the same room with the PC. But, unsurprisingly, the CIA developed tools that can infect air-gapped computers.Wikileaks on Th
  
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• Trump tries to shift hacking focus to Obama

  25-06-2017 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  Brian Klaas from London's School of Economics discusses President Trump's criticism of former President Obama over his handling of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
  
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• Conservative Koch network criticizes U.S. Senate healthcare bill

  25-06-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  
  By James OliphantCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Officials with the conservative U.S. political network overseen by the Koch brothers say they are unhappy with the healthcare bill that may be voted on by the Senate this week and will lobby for changes to it.At a weekend event with conservative donors, top aides to Charles Koch, the billionaire energy magnate, said the Senate bill does not go far enough to dismantle former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, also known as Obama
  
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• Theme park nightmare takes a happy turn after one attendee falls 25 feet

  25-06-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Is there any theme park horror story scarier than the one where someone falls out of a high-flying ride? That's exactly what happened at Six Flags Great Escape in Lake George, NY on Saturday — though the incident thankfully had a happy ending. As an unidentified teenage parkgoer dangled 25 feet above the ground, a crowd gathered below to catch her — which they did — once she fell. SEE ALSO: The "Stranger Things" kids keep forgetting to invite us to their fun hangouts A tense vi
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan says Arab demands on Qatar unlawful

  25-06-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  
  By Mehmet CaliskanISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday dismissed calls for Turkey to close a military base in Qatar and said a wider list of demands issued by four Arab states was an unlawful intervention against the Gulf state's sovereignty.In his strongest statement of support for Qatar in the nearly three-week-old crisis centered on the Gulf state, Erdogan said the call to withdraw Turkish forces was disrespectful and that Doha - which described the demands as unreasonable
  
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• Italy to wind up two failing banks at potential cost of €17bn

  25-06-2017 20:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza, blighted by bad loans and a mis-selling scandal, will open as usual on Monday, says finance minister The Italian government is stepping in to wind up two failing lenders and prevent a bank run, at a total cost of up to €17bn (£15bn).After an emergency cabinet meeting on Sunday, ministers agreed to a decree splitting Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ banks, keeping branches open. Continue
  
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• 60 UK high-rise buildings fail fire safety tests

  25-06-2017 20:20 via cnn.com
  
  Fallout from this month's catastrophic apartment tower fire keeps spreading across the UK, with more inspection failures and an order to vacate unsafe apartment buildings.
  
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• New York City gay pride parade

  25-06-2017 20:19 via yahoo.com
  
  Gay pride parades in New York and other cities are spotlighting resistance to what participants see as new pressure on gay rights. But the event organizers and participants are also facing the prospect of protests against their own diversity and direction.
  
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• U.S. top court to rule on last cases as talk about Kennedy swirls

  25-06-2017 20:09 via yahoo.com
  
  By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to issue the final rulings of its current term on Monday, including one on religious rights, amid talk that swing voter Justice Anthony Kennedy is considering retirement.The court in the coming days is also expected to act on President Donald Trump's emergency request seeking to revive his travel ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority countries, which was blocked by lower courts.Although there are n
  
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• Qataris rally around their leader amid crisis

  25-06-2017 20:04 via cnn.com
  
  Qataris stand united with their leader amid a worsening diplomatic crisis in the Gulf. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.
  
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• Martha The Neapolitan Mastiff Is Crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog'

  25-06-2017 20:04 via yahoo.com
  
  Martha beat out 13 dogs at this year's Sonoma-Marin Fair in California.
  
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• US urges Qatar and Saudi-led group to 'lower rhetoric'

  25-06-2017 19:59 via yahoo.com
  
  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Sunday for a "lowering of rhetoric" between Qatar and a four-nation group led by Saudi Arabia after Doha denounced their sweeping list of demands.Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt want Qatar to meet their 13-point ultimatum -- ostensibly aimed at fighting extremism and terrorism -- in return for an end to a nearly three-week-old diplomatic and trade "blockade" of the emirate.
  
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• 2 key GOP senators express doubts about Senate health care bill

  25-06-2017 19:55
  
  Sens. Rand Paul and Susan Collins are interviewed on "This Week."
  
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• Russia Investigation Should Have Been Disclosed Earlier, Schiff Says

  25-06-2017 19:42 via yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Joe Munchin says Russian President Vladimir Putin is no friend and treating him as an ally is a mistake.
  
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• Girl Falls Out Of Six Flags Ride As Bystanders Catch Her From Below

  25-06-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  
  "It was horrifying," a witness said.
  
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• 93-year-old mom's sign has become iconic

  25-06-2017 19:05 via cnn.com
  
  Frances Goldin has carried the same sign in New York City's gay pride parade every year since the early 1970s.
  
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• Watch SpaceX Launch The Second Iridium Satellite Load Live

  25-06-2017 19:00 via yahoo.com
  
  SpaceX is launching the second round of Iridium communication satellites live Sunday. Watch here live.
  
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• Turkish police break up gay pride protest in Istanbul

  25-06-2017 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Police thwart LGBT activists’ attempted parade planned in defiance of an official ban from local authoritiesTurkish police have thwarted an attempt by gay pride activists to hold a parade in Istanbul in defiance of an official ban from the local authorities.Police fired rubber bullets at a group of around 40 activists in the country’s largest city, an AFP journalist reported, a day after the city governor’s office banned the march citing safety and public order concerns.Continu
  
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• At least 140 killed in Pakistan explosion after villagers try to collect fuel leaking from crashed tanker

  25-06-2017 18:58 via cnn.com
  
  At least 120 people died and 130 were injured when an oil tanker truck exploded in Bahawalpur city in eastern Pakistan, according to officials.
  
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• Palestinian event in London faces ban over Hamas links

  25-06-2017 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Communities secretary Sajid Javid has raised concerns that organisers of event at the South Bank support proscribed groupsOne of the biggest Palestinian events in Europe scheduled to start in less than a fortnight is in doubt after intervention by the British government.Palestinian Expo, which includes political discussions, concerts, comedy acts, workshops, a food court and other events, is scheduled to run at the QE2 centre in London on the weekend of 8 and 9 July. The organisers are expecting
  
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• Israel targets Syria after fresh stray fire: army

  25-06-2017 18:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Israeli forces fired on Syrian regime positions after projectiles from the war-torn country hit the occupied Golan Heights on Sunday, the army said, in the second such exchange in two days.The military "targeted two artillery positions and an ammunitions truck belonging to the Syrian regime," a statement read, noting the army had also ordered Israelis to keep away from open areas near Quneitra, where internal fighting was heavy.Hours earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed t
  
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• Police chase wild boar in Hong Kong

  25-06-2017 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  It wasn't your typical police chase in Hong Kong.
  
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• UAE president receives Eid al-Fitr greeting in rare appearance since 2014 stroke

  25-06-2017 18:34 via yahoo.com
  
  The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, made a rare public appearance on Sunday since suffering a stroke in 2014, state news agency WAM said, receiving well-wishers for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr feast.The agency posted photos of Sheikh Khalifa, who is also the ruler of Abu Dhabi, greeting rulers of other emirates in the seven-member UAE federation at a traditional reception for the feast that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.In a vide
  
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• F1 title rivals row as Ricciardo wins in Baku

  25-06-2017 18:28 via cnn.com
  
  Daniel Ricciardo won a chaoticAzerbaijan Grand Prix Sunday as Sebastian Vettel increased his F1 title lead over Lewis Hamilton in controversial circumstances.
  
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• Erdoğan rejects Saudi demand to pull Turkish troops out of Qatar

  25-06-2017 18:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Turkey’s president condemns request as a ‘very ugly approach’ and dismisses other demands made of Qatar by Gulf statesTurkey’s president has described as disrespectful a demand by Saudi Arabia and its allies that it withdraw its troops from Qatar as a step towards ending a deepening dispute with the besieged Gulf state. Related: Qatar given 10 days to meet 13 sweeping demands by Saudi ArabiaContinue reading...
  
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• Trump complains about Democrats’ rallying cry to ‘resist’

  25-06-2017 18:15 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump admitted that he likes divisive rhetoric as a campaign tactic, but now finds it frustrating when it is used by Democrats to counter his agenda.
  
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• Top Democrat Schiff criticizes Obama over reaction to Russian hacks

  25-06-2017 18:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Adam Schiff speaks during a discussion in Washington earlier this month.The Obama adminstration “should have done a lot more” to combat Russian interference in the 2016 US election before the result was known, a top congressional Democrat said on Sunday.Adam Schiff, the ranking member of the House intelligence committee, also said Donald Trump’s complaints about White House inaction, tweeted after the Washington Post reported that Barack Obama knew about Russian interference as
  
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• Pakistan Tanker Explosion: at Least 153 Killed

  25-06-2017 18:09 via yahoo.com
  
  An oil tanker truck crashed on a busy highway in Pakistan Sunday, killing at least 153 people when it exploded as crowds rushed to the scene to collect leaking fuel.
  
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• Air Asia Pilots Asks Passengers ‘To Pray’ During Wild Flight

  25-06-2017 18:04 via yahoo.com
  
  The pilot twice asked passengers to pray on Air Asia flight D7237 from Australia to Malaysia as the plane shook like a "washing machine" for two hours, according to passengers.
  
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