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• Warren Buffett Lost More Money Than Anyone in the World on Tuesday

  06-09-2017 23:55 via yahoo.com
  The Berkshire Hathaway chairman and renowned investing genius lost $1.53 billion Tuesday, or 2% of his net worth according to Bloomberg, as markets were broadly routed on policy uncertainty and ongoing jitters over North Korea.
  
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• Trump sides with Democrats to raise debt limit and fund government for 3 months

  06-09-2017 23:52 via abcnews.go.com
  Trump bucked the GOP position after meeting with congressional leaders.
  
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• 3,500 more US troops headed to Afghanistan

  06-09-2017 23:50 via abcnews.go.com
  It's part of the troop buildup associated with Trump's strategy.
  
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• UK government accused of 'pathetic' lack of help for Anguillans hit by Irma

  06-09-2017 23:42 via theguardian.com
  Former Anguillan official Dorothea Hodge said it was disgraceful that Priti Patel had not responded more quickly to hurricaneHurricane Irma: Live
  The former UK representative to Anguilla has criticised the government’s response to Hurricane Irma in British overseas territories battered by the storm, condemning the reaction as “pathetic” and “disgraceful”.Dorothea Hodge, a former UK EU representative for the government of Anguilla, has urged the UK government to foll
  
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• California to file separate suit on immigration protections

  06-09-2017 23:36 via abcnews.go.com
  California's attorney general says a separate lawsuit he plans to file over the Trump administration's plan to end protection against deportation for young immigrants will mirror the legal arguments made in a suit already filed
  
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• The U.S. Is Covered in Wildfire Smoke

  06-09-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  There are more than 60 large fires burning in the Western U.S.—but their smoke isn't staying put.
  
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• Pope arrives in Colombia seeking to heal conflict's wounds

  06-09-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Pope Francis flew in to Colombia on Wednesday to try to help heal the wounds of Latin America's longest-running armed conflict, bolstered by a new cease-fire with a holdout rebel group but fully aware of the fragility of the country's peace process.
  
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• Facebook says likely Russia-based group paid for political ads during US election

  06-09-2017 23:11 via theguardian.com
  Company says it found no link to any presidential campaign
  Findings support conclusions Russia was active in shaping US election
  Facebook said on Wednesday that it had found that an influence operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on ads promoting divisive social and political messages in a two-year-period through May. The social media network said that many of the ads promoted 470 “inauthentic” accounts and pages that it has now suspended. The ads spread polarizing views on
  
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• Pilot killed in plane crash at Caernarfon ​airport

  06-09-2017 23:10 via theguardian.com
  Witness says light aircraft exploded after hitting the ground at Welsh airport The pilot of a light aircraft has died after it crashed into the runway at Caernarfon airport in north Wales. Police, fire crews and the ambulance service were sent to the airport at about 6.30pm on Wednesday after reports of a crash. The pilot was declared dead at the scene. Continue reading...
  
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• US seeks to cut off oil to North Korea, blacklist Kim Jong-Un

  06-09-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  The United States on Wednesday asked the UN Security Council to slap an oil embargo on North Korea and freeze the assets of leader Kim Jong-Un, in response to Pyongyang's sixth and most powerful nuclear test.A US-drafted resolution obtained by AFP also called for banning textile exports and ending payments made to North Korean laborers sent abroad, further depriving the regime of revenue to pursue its military programs.The United States circulated the proposed resolution to the 14 other council
  
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• What You Shouldn't Say To Someone Who's Had A Miscarriage (And What To Say Instead)

  06-09-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  A powerful campaign is shedding light on the good, bad and ugly things people say to individuals who’ve experienced miscarriage.
  
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• Washington National Cathedral To Remove Windows Honoring Confederate Leaders

  06-09-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  The Washington National Cathedral, a central landmark in the U.S. capital, has announced its decision to remove two stained glass windows honoring Confederate Gens.
  
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• Catalonia to hold independence vote despite anger in Madrid

  06-09-2017 23:02 via theguardian.com
  Regional parliament passes referendum law as Spain’s national government calls move ‘constitutional atrocity’The Spanish government has accused the Catalan parliament of committing a “constitutional and democratic atrocity” by approving legislation to allow next month’s bitterly disputed independence referendum to go ahead.On Wednesday night, the region’s ruling, pro-sovereignty coalition – which has a majority in the Catalan parliament – man
  
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• Paul Ryan says Dreamers should 'rest easy' over expiring Daca policy

  06-09-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  Paul Ryan speaks during a press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday.As 15 states and Washington DC filed suit against Donald Trump over the rescinding of protection for young people brought to the US illegally as children, House speaker Paul Ryan said such “Dreamers” should “rest easy” as Congress tackled immigration reform.
  
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• NY teamsters weigh pension cuts in groundbreaking vote

  06-09-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  Roughly 34,000 union members who work for United Parcel Service Inc and other logistics companies in New York will decide on Wednesday whether to accept deep pension cuts in what could be the start of a wave of benefit reductions to shore up union retirement plans.If approved, pensions for retired teamsters from nine New York local unions will be cut 29 percent, which the plan's trustees have said will lower the typical monthly benefit for a retiree with 30 years service to $3,550 from $5,000.Th
  
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• Iowa students disciplined after wearing hoods, burning cross

  06-09-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — A southern Iowa high school said Wednesday it had disciplined several students who appeared in a photo on social media wearing white hoods and waving a Confederate flag next to a burning cross.
  
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• Irma Could Leave Puerto Rico Without Power for 6 Months

  06-09-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  According to reports, 300,000 people are already without power on the island.
  
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• Defiant Clinton looks to explain loss in new memoir

  06-09-2017 22:25 via cnn.com
  A raw and aggrieved Hillary Clinton takes ownership -- to a degree -- for her stunning 2016 loss to Donald Trump in her upcoming book, which offers a revealing look at the campaign through the eyes of the contest's loser.
  
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• Woman Catches Mechanic Taking Joyride in Car She Brought In for Service

  06-09-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  The woman and her husband caught up with the mechanic at a fast food drive-thru.
  
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• Mom Asks Two Simple Questions To Determine If You're Doing OK As A Parent

  06-09-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  A mom of three has set out to let other parents know as long as they love their kids, they’re doing alright.
  
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• Survivors' testimony not needed in Texas truck smuggling that killed 10

  06-09-2017 22:02 via theguardian.com
  Authorities say 22 survivors of alleged human smuggling operation are no longer needed to testify against truck driver, who faces possible death penalty
  Authorities have said 22 survivors of a semitrailer found outside a San Antonio Walmart packed with immigrants are no longer needed to testify and are being turned over to immigration authorities.Ten people died in the alleged human smuggling operation discovered in July, and the driver of the truck faces a five-count indictment and the possibil
  
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• Trump bucks GOP, backs Democrat deal

  06-09-2017 21:55 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump bucked his own party Wednesday and sided with Democrats to support a deal that would ensure passage of disaster relief funding as well as raising the debt ceiling and continuing to fund the government into December.
  
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• Hurricane Irma reaches the Caribbean – video report

  06-09-2017 21:49 via theguardian.com
  Hurricane Irma hirt north-east Caribbean islands on Wednesday, battering them with heavy rain and powerful winds. Irma is the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history and is expected to make landfalls in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for FloridaHurricane Irma: devastation as ‘superstorm’ hits Caribbean and heads for Florida – live
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• One person killed in plane crash at Caernarfon ​airport

  06-09-2017 21:48 via theguardian.com
  Witness says a plane exploded after hitting the ground at Welsh airport, with police, ambulances and fire engines in attendanceEmergency services are dealing with a plane crash at Caernarfon airport in north Wales, with police, fire crews and the ambulance service all sent to the airport on Wednesday evening. Police said one person had died in the incident. Continue reading...
  
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• Hurricane Irma: 'superstorm' causes devastation in Caribbean and heads to Florida – live

  06-09-2017 21:42 via theguardian.com
  Most powerful hurricane ever recorded over Atlantic Ocean batters Caribbean islands as it moves west with category 5 winds and rainsMost powerful hurricane ever recorded in Atlantic makes landfallFlorida prepares as Hurricane Irma grows into ‘superstorm’ 8.42pm BSTThe storm was already the most powerful ever recorded in the Atlantic.#Irma has now maintained 185 mph winds for 24 hours - no Atlantic or eastern Pacific #hurricane has ever stayed this strong for so long. pic.twitter.com/
  
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• Trump Admin. Seeks U.N. Authorization to Use Military Force Against North Korean Smuggling Vessels

  06-09-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  The controversial draft is likely to get pushback from Russia and China.
  
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• Clooney candid on fatherhood, acting

  06-09-2017 21:23 via cnn.com
  George Clooney used to suffer from insomnia, but these days, he couldn't be happier about his lack of sleep.
  
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• Gay people to blame for Hurricane Harvey, say evangelical Christian leaders

  06-09-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  Despite overwhelming evidence that supports climate change as a factor in the devastating storm and subsequent flooding, a handful of evangelical leaders have ludicrously suggested the LGBT community are to blame.
  
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• Time to raise eurozone interest rates, says Deutsche Bank chief

  06-09-2017 21:15 via theguardian.com
  John Cryan says bubbles are emerging in parts of market ahead of European Central Bank monetary policy meeting It is time to start raising interest rates, the chief executive of Deutsche Bank has said, warning that bubbles are emerging in parts of the market.Speaking in Frankfurt, John Cryan said: “The era of cheap money in Europe should come to an end, despite the strong euro.” Continue reading...
  
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• The truth about wages and immigration emerges at last | Philip Inman

  06-09-2017 21:14 via theguardian.com
  Former minister Vince Cable says reports showing the influx of EU workers had minimal impact on pay were suppressedThe impact of immigration has been a running sore inside government ever since Tony Blair waived the right in 2004 to restrict access to workers from 10 new members of the European Union.Self-employed builders were the first to complain. They argued that rates of pay in the construction industry plummeted in the years that followed and failed to recover after the 2008 crash in line
  
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• Duchess Kate may use subtle trick to hide her pregnancies before they're formally announced

  06-09-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  News of Duchess Kate's pregnancy broke the internet earlier this week, but it really shouldn't come as a surprise to her biggest fans -- here's why.
  
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• States Sue Trump Administration In Attempt To Overturn DACA Elimination

  06-09-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  A coalition of 15 states, along with the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at overturning the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  
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• Iconic 9/11 images: 16 years later

  06-09-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  The 9/11 attacks in New York City were documented extensively in photographs, and rebuilding in the World Trade Center area has been too. Here, in interactive displays that combine original images and current photos, you can compare then with now.
  
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• Paul Ryan says 'Dreamers' should 'rest easy' over expiring Daca policy

  06-09-2017 21:03 via theguardian.com
  The House speaker said Donald Trump’s decision to rescind protections for young people brought to the US illegally as children was ‘right’ As 15 states and Washington DC filed suit against Donald Trump over the rescinding of protection for young people brought to the US illegally as children, House speaker Paul Ryan said such “Dreamers” should “rest easy” as Congress tackles the necessary immigration reform. Related: Fear and uncertainty for Dreamers as
  
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• Labor Day kayaking trip for 3 on Lake Ontario turns deadly

  06-09-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  SOMERSET, N.Y. (AP) — Conditions on Lake Ontario began to get rough around the time twin brothers Jacob and Nathaniel McCormick and their friend Joseph Williams launched their kayak for a Labor Day outing in western New York.
  
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• Twin megastorms have scientists fearing this may be the new normal

  06-09-2017 20:45 via theguardian.com
  Destructive force of Irma and Harvey has Trump expressing awe, but those in power should focus on the environmental causesHurricane Irma: ‘superstorm’ heads to Florida – live
  One week after the record deluge in Texas, the biggest hurricane ever measured in the mid-Atlantic is tearing through the Caribbean.Hurricane Irma, a category-five storm, is destroying homes and threatening lives in the Leeward Islands with 185mph winds and 11ft coastal surges, and in the coming days it is
  
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• Former 14-Year-Old Bride Wins $16 Million Lawsuit Against Polygamous Group

  06-09-2017 20:44 via yahoo.com
  The ceremony was overseen by polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs
  
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• Suspected Shoplifter Slips Out of Her Handcuffs, Takes SUV On High-Speed Chase: Cops

  06-09-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  The chase was caught on camera.
  
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• Southern Gas Corridor is the missing piece of Azerbaijani Laundromat puzzle | Letters

  06-09-2017 20:33 via theguardian.com
  The Azerbaijani regime wants to present a positive image in Europe because it needs support for its flagship project, write four campaigners. Plus Rebecca Gowland on British failure to crack down on those who exploit weaknesses in tax and governance lawsThe Guardian’s Azerbaijani Laundromat investigation (UK at heart of $3bn secret payments by Azerbaijan, 5 September) has uncovered thousands of covert payments as part of a European lobbying effort. But the article doesn’t mention the
  
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• Coca-Cola Gives Men Permission To Steal Water

  06-09-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Harvey relief efforts are ongoing.
  
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• Storm Irma hits Saint Martin harbour – video

  06-09-2017 20:28 via theguardian.com
  Rain and high winds hit the French island territory of Saint Martin on Wednesday as Hurricane Irma churns through the Caribbean. Amateur video shows a boats and debris in a flooded harbour, and cars stranded in flood waterCaribbean battered as Irma, most powerful hurricane ever, makes landfall
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• Taliban claim Afghan suicide attack as retaliation for US leaflet insult

  06-09-2017 20:26 via theguardian.com
  Six civilians injured in blast after US military apologises over leaflets depicting a dog bearing a passage from the Qur’anThe Taliban have claimed responsibility for an explosion near Bagram airfield in Afghanistan, saying it was retaliation for the US distributing propaganda material that insulted Islam. Six civilians were injured when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives outside an entry checkpoint to the base, according to local officials. Continue reading...
  
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• Mom's Post About Son With Autism Shows The Impact Of 'Small Victories'

  06-09-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  On August 30, Sara Farrell Baker wrote on Facebook about “one of the proudest moments” of her life.August, who has autism and sensory sensitivities, toured his school with his mother and visited one of the bathrooms he’d be using throughout the school year.Baker told her son that he had the option of using the hand dryer in the bathroom, although she knew they typically scare him.
  
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• Republican mayoral candidate in North Carolina says to vote for her because she’s white

  06-09-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  A candidate for mayor in Charlotte, North Carolina has deactivated her Facebook account after listing being “white” as one of her qualifications to run the city.Kimberley Paige Barnette, the 53-year-old running for mayor, was quickly rebuked by the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, and was forced to apologise for the remarks.“VOTE FOR ME!” Ms Barnette wrote on her Facebook page, according to the Charlotte Observer.
  
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• Key Figure Behind ‘Trump Dossier’ Stonewalled Senate Investigators

  06-09-2017 20:18 via yahoo.com
  Glenn Simpson invoked his First Amendment rights to protect sources for salacious claims of collusion.
  
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• Scenes of destruction from Irma began to trickle in

  06-09-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  While the Florida and Atlantic Coasts anxiously prepare for monstrous Hurricane Irma to decide where it will make landfall this weekend, the storm's currently buzzsawing across the Caribbean, leaving a trail of unfathomable destruction.  SEE ALSO: Historic Hurricane Irma taking a buzzsaw to Caribbean as threat grows for Puerto Rico, Florida On Wednesday, Irma rolled across small islands like Anguilla and Saint Martin as it continued to spin onward toward the U.S. and British Virgin Islands
  
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• Climate change could wipe out a third of parasite species, study finds

  06-09-2017 20:08 via theguardian.com
  Parasites such as lice and fleas are crucial to ecosystems, scientists say, and extinctions could lead to unpredictable invasionsClimate change could wipe out a third of all parasite species on Earth, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date.Tapeworms, roundworms, ticks, lice and fleas are feared for the diseases they cause or carry, but scientists warn that they also play a vital role in ecosystems. Major extinctions among parasites could lead to unpredictable invasions of surviving
  
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• 'World's hardest climb' beaten

  06-09-2017 20:02 via cnn.com
  It took four years of preparation and seven visits to Norway, but Czech rock climber Adam Ondra has finally completed what is thought to be the hardest climb in the world.
  
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• Bell Pottinger has toxified political debate in South Africa | Justice Malala

  06-09-2017 19:59 via theguardian.com
  The disgraced PR firm did not create our racial problems but it exploited them ruthlessly, giving our struggle for justice a sinister toneYou don’t have to look for racial inequality when you land in South Africa. It is everywhere. It is in the spatial arrangements: the pristine formerly whites-only suburbs (where a few of us black people now live) and their high walls, sitting miles away from the sprawling black squatter camps and townships that provide labour for the still &nda
  
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• No more nukes? Why anti-nuclear protests need an urgent revival

  06-09-2017 19:52 via theguardian.com
  Before the end of the cold war, nuclear apocalypse was a frightening possibility that overshadowed everyone’s lives. With tensions rising between the US and North Korea, we can learn valuable lessons from CND and Greenham CommonRead Polly Toynbee: ‘My father stockpiled death pills’On Monday, I was idly interrogating my children about their anxieties, when my nine-year-old son raised the prospect of a third world war. Given the current tensions between the US and North Korea, I
  
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