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• Iraq: Protests continue in Basra

  05-09-2018 23:51 via cnn.com
  Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition Wednesday as demonstrators took to the streets for a third day in the southern city of Basra, activists said.
  
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• In a sit-down interview, Mayor Emanuel said he started thinking about not running again this summer

  05-09-2018 23:44 via yahoo.com
  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said that he started thinking this summer about not running for re-election with discussions with his wife Amy Rule during visits to see John McCain in Arizona and by the firepit at the couple's Michigan home.
  
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• Donald Trump denies discussing assassination of Syria's Assad

  05-09-2018 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  A new book on Trump's White House says he ordered the assassination of Bashar al-Assad.
  
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• Student and salesman turn out for Denmark

  05-09-2018 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Denmark field a student, a salesman and an internet star for a 3-0 defeat by Slovakia - with senior players unavailable amid a commercial dispute.
  
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• Denmark field a student and internet star during 3-0 defeat by Slovakia

  05-09-2018 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Denmark field a student, a salesman and an internet star for a 3-0 defeat by Slovakia - with senior players unavailable amid a commercial dispute.
  
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• An anonymous official wrote a NYT op-ed claiming to be one of many thwarting parts of Trump's agenda

  05-09-2018 23:26 via cnn.com
  An anonymous senior White House official claimed to be part of a resistance inside President Donald Trump's White House, thwarting parts of the President's agenda, in a New York Times op-ed Wednesday.
  
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• Barack Obama hits campaign trail in California and Ohio to help ‘build party’s bench’ in 2018 midterms

  05-09-2018 23:25 via yahoo.com
  Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail in California and Ohio ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.Mr Obama is hoping to inspire voters “in local, down-ballot races to build the Democratic Party’s bench”, spokesperson Katie Hill told the New York Times.
  
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• Lawyer for homeless man says $400,000 of donations raised by couple is gone

  05-09-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com
  The lawyer for Johnny Bobbitt, a homeless man whose generosity to a woman in Philadelphia sparked an online fundraising campaign amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars, says that money is gone.Chris Fallon has claimed he learned the cash raised for his client Mr Bobbitt had been depleted, during a call with lawyers for couple Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico.Shocked,” Mr Fallon said.
  
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• Donald Trump just wondered why protests are allowed. Yes, really.

  05-09-2018 23:04 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for NFL players protesting police treatment of African-Americans by kneeling during the playing of the National Anthem. "As far as the NFL is concerned, I just find it hard to watch, and always will, until they stand for the FLAG!" Trump tweeted on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Ryder Cup 2018: Thomas Bjorn says he felt sick telling players they had missed out

  05-09-2018 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Europe captain Thomas Bjorn says he "felt sick" when telling Rafa Cabrera-Bello he would be left out of his Ryder Cup squad.
  
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• Black 'hairy' tongue: What is it?

  05-09-2018 23:00 via cnn.com
  When Dr. Yasir Hamad heard that a patient's tongue had turned black, he decided he needed to see it for himself.
  
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• Time for a truce? 'Scallop wars' appear over

  05-09-2018 22:50 via cnn.com
  The so-called "scallop wars" appear to have ended peacefully. Following confrontations between British and French fishermen last week, the two countries announced a compromise Wednesday: British vessels will stay out of French waters in exchange for compensation.
  
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• Paraguay and Israel in spat over Jerusalem embassy

  05-09-2018 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Paraguay's president says he will move its embassy back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem, angering Israel.
  
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• Senior Trump Official Rips Administration In Anonymous Op-Ed

  05-09-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  High-level officials under President Donald Trump are actively working to
  
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• Embattled blood-testing firm Theranos to dissolve: WSJ

  05-09-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Theranos Inc, the once-celebrated Silicon Valley blood-testing firm, is about to dissolve itself months after top executives were indicted for defrauding investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.The move follows a failed attempt by Theranos to sell itself, during which it reached out to more than 80 potential buyers through Jefferies Group, the Journal reported, citing an email to shareholders from Chief Executive David Taylor.The firm will attempt to pay unsecured cr
  
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• Anonymous White House 'senior official' slams Trump in scathing NYT op-ed

  05-09-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  The New York Times publishes an anonymous essay it says was written by a member of the administration.
  
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• The 2018 Volvo S90 T6 Inscription Is an Elegant Alternative to the Luxury Status Quo

  05-09-2018 22:37 via yahoo.com
  The Swedish automaker has built a sedan that stands apart from its German competition in more ways than one.
  
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• Jordan Belliveau Case: Foster Parents Hoped to Adopt Little Boy Before He was Returned to Biological Mom

  05-09-2018 22:35 via yahoo.com
  Sam and Juliet Warren said they had watched over Jordan for more than a year of his life.
  
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• 5 things to watch in the Trump-Woodward saga

  05-09-2018 22:29 via cnn.com
  The battle lines have been drawn. On one side, President Donald Trump and his allies and enablers. On the other, Bob Woodward, hundreds of hours of taped interviews and dozens of sources and a book that reads as a comprehensive indictment of Trump's first 19 months in office.
  
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• Congressman fakes auction at hearing

  05-09-2018 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  When a protester interrupted a hearing, a congressman dealt with the disruption in a novel way.
  
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• Congressman 'auctions' shouting protester out of hearing

  05-09-2018 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  When a protester interrupted a hearing, a congressman dealt with the disruption in a novel way.
  
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• Missing Teen Kiera Bergman Found Dead in Remote Area in Arizona: Police

  05-09-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  Police are investigating her death as a homicide. 
  
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• Book prompts West Wing witch hunt, sources say

  05-09-2018 22:24 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump, showing his outrage over Bob Woodward's explosive new book, is ordering a real witch hunt in the West Wing and throughout his administration, asking loyal aides to help determine who cooperated with the book.
  
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• NHS chief calls for Premier League clubs to tackle gambling addiction

  05-09-2018 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Simon Stevens described gambling addiction as one of the "new threats" facing the health service.
  
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• WATCH: Powerful typhoon strikes Japan

  05-09-2018 21:55 via abcnews.go.com
  Typhoon Jebi is said to be the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years.
  
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• Sen. Leahy: Withheld Emails Show Brett Kavanaugh May Have Perjured Himself

  05-09-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Wednesday that emails being withheld by Senate
  
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• Calls mount to avert 'massacre' in Syria's Idlib

  05-09-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  International calls mounted Wednesday to avoid a "massacre" by regime forces in Syria's last rebel-held province of Idlib, two days before a summit between key powers backing the government and opposition.The United Nations says nearly three million people live in Idlib and global concern has risen in recent days over a threatened regime assault to oust rebels and jihadists from the northwestern province and surrounding areas.US President Donald Trump warned "the world is watching" as Syrian tro
  
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• Trump warns Assad against assault, denies wanting to assassinate him

  05-09-2018 21:54 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump warned the Syrian regime on Wednesday that "the world is watching" as government forces prepare to assault the last rebel stronghold of Idlib.
  
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• Florida mom charged with murder in case of missing son

  05-09-2018 21:46 via yahoo.com
  LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say they have a prime suspect in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found Tuesday in the woods near St. Petersburg — the child's 21-year-old mother Charisse Stinson.
  
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• Matt Tootle: Notts County defender says gambling 'rife in football'

  05-09-2018 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Notts County defender Matt Tootle says gambling is "rife in football" as he reveals his own problems with betting.
  
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• Twitter: Algorithms were not always impartial

  05-09-2018 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Jack Dorsey denies censoring conservative voices but accepts the company "made mistakes".
  
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• Watch Marco Rubio's Bizarre Run-In With InfoWars Host Alex Jones Outside a Senate Hearing

  05-09-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  When Jones asks if he is going to get arrested, Rubio responds, "You're not gonna get arrested man, I'll handle it myself"
  
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• Trump slams Bob Woodward's book as 'a work of fiction'

  05-09-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  President Trump continues to fume over Bob Woodward’s explosive new book that paints a dysfunctional picture of his presidency.
  
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• The Latest: Mom charged with murder in case of missing son

  05-09-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  LARGO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a Florida woman who is accused of killing her child (all times local):
  
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• Judge orders pair who fundraised for homeless man to testify

  05-09-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — The couple responsible for raising $400,000 online for a homeless good Samaritan must give sworn testimony over what happened to the cash, an at-times irritated New Jersey judge ordered Wednesday.
  
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• Rubio gets into confrontation with Alex Jones

  05-09-2018 21:16 via cnn.com
  Sen. Marco Rubio got into a back-and-forth Wednesday with far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a Capitol Hill hallway.
  
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• Asia Argento's attorney says 17-year-old sexually 'attacked' her

  05-09-2018 21:02 via cnn.com
  In a lengthy letter posted to his website on Wednesday, Asia Argento's attorney disputes allegations from actor Jimmy Bennett that his client sexually assaulted Bennett in 2013.
  
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• Argento's attorney says client is the victim

  05-09-2018 21:02 via cnn.com
  In a lengthy letter posted to his website on Wednesday, Asia Argento's attorney disputes allegations from actor Jimmy Bennett that his client sexually assaulted Bennett in 2013.
  
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• Kardashian returns to the White House

  05-09-2018 21:01 via cnn.com
  Kim Kardashian West renewed her call for sentencing reform and clemency review during a visit to the White House.
  
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• What Russia's Vostok-18 Exercise with China Means

  05-09-2018 20:53 via yahoo.com
  Moscow knows what it is doing and Washington should take note.
  
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• Rightwing author Jerome Corsi subpoenaed in Mueller investigation

  05-09-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  Jerome Corsi, seen here in 2004, was asked to appear in Washington on Friday.Jerome Corsi, a rightwing author and conspiracy theorist, has been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury as part of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.Corsi, an associate of the longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone, was asked to appear at 9am in Washington on Friday, according to his attorney, David Gray.
  
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• After 4 Years, 3 Miscarriages and 1,616 Injections, Couple Welcomes Baby Girl

  05-09-2018 20:26 via yahoo.com
  The couple was determined to start a family.
  
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• Aquatic Florida fugitive begs for help after swallowing algae

  05-09-2018 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A Florida suspect was trying to swim from police when he swallowed toxic algae and begged for help.
  
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• Wife Accused of Poisoning Husband With Eye Drops Shot Him With Crossbow in 2016: Officials

  05-09-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  At the time, Lana Clayton said she had accidentally shot her husband Stephen with the device as he slept.
  
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• Over $400,000 raised online for US homeless man 'gone'

  05-09-2018 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The couple behind the online campaign have been ordered to testify about what happened to the money.
  
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• Trump Says Nike Is ‘Getting Absolutely Killed’ Due To Colin Kaepernick Ad

  05-09-2018 20:04 via yahoo.com
  It took a few days, but President Donald Trump has finally tweeted about
  
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• Days of clashes with security forces in Basra

  05-09-2018 20:01 via cnn.com
  Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition Wednesday as demonstrators took to the streets for a third day in the southern city of Basra, activists said.
  
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• 7,200-year-old cheese stands alone among world's oldest

  05-09-2018 20:00 via cnn.com
  The earliest evidence for cheese making in the Mediterranean has been found in pottery from Croatia's Dalmatian coast, according to a new study.
  
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• Boom: A supersonic flight revival

  05-09-2018 19:59 via cnn.com
  Boom Supersonic is set to reinvent supersonic travel and cut flight times in half, its founder and CEO Blake Scholl tells CNN how.
  
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• The 3D digital models taking the fashion industry by storm

  05-09-2018 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Shudu is among the digitally-created 3D models used in fashion brand Balmain's latest campaign.
  
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