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• As CBS Decides Les Moonves’ Fate, Women Demand ‘No Reward’ For Alleged Misconduct

  09-09-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  As CBS reportedly finalizes Les Moonves' departure as the network's chairman
  
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• Ford will not build new Focus cars in US, despite Trump tariffs tweet

  09-09-2018 23:42
  President says tariffs mean cars can be ‘BUILT IN USA’Ford: ‘Not profitable to build the Focus Active in the US’Ford will not be moving production of a hatchback to the US from China – despite Donald Trump’s claim on Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the Focus Active can be built in America.Related: Donald Trump: Apple should make products in the US to avoid tariffsContinue reading...
  
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• Kim Jong-un gets his kicks but rockets absent at North Korea's 70th birthday bash

  09-09-2018 23:37 via yahoo.com
  North Korea on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the country’s founding with a parade of goose-stepping soldiers, tanks and military hardware, but it held back on displaying its intercontinental ballistic missiles, believed to be capable of hitting the United States.  The parade was considerably more muted than the bombast seen in previous years and much of the mass public event was devoted to lauding civilian efforts to strengthen the local economy.  Analysts said the s
  
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• Sweden faces political deadlock after far-right gains

  09-09-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com
  Far-right parties have made spectacular gains throughout Europe in recent years amid growing anxiety over national identity and the effects of globalization and immigration following armed conflict in the Middle East and North Africa.In Sweden, an influx of 163,000 asylum seekers in 2015 - the most in Europe in relation to the country's population of 10 million - has polarized voters and fractured the political consensus.The Sweden Democrats, a party founded by white supremacists, rose to 17.8 p
  
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• Far-right party with neo-Nazi roots surges in Swedish election: exit poll

  09-09-2018 22:45 via cnn.com
  An exit poll has put the far-right Sweden Democrats in second place in Sunday's elections, marking a surge of support for a party with roots in the neo-Nazi movement, as anti-migrant sentiment in the Scandanavian country grows.
  
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• Serena is being punished for speaking her truth

  09-09-2018 22:41 via cnn.com
  The unfair treatment displayed toward Serena Williams at the US Open is further proof that, in tennis, women are subjected to a double standard. That standard is particularly glaring in the case of female athletes of color.
  
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• Serious new allegations against CBS chief amid departure talks

  09-09-2018 22:38 via yahoo.com
  Six more women have stepped forward to accuse influential CBS chairman Leslie Moonves of sexual harassment and assault, as reports circulated that his negotiated departure from the network might be imminent.The New Yorker reported Sunday that the women say they were harassed or assaulted between 1980 and the early 2000s by Moonves, who in more than two decades with the network helped lift it from last place to profitable status as America's most-watched.The accusations were more serious than tho
  
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• Williams claimed during and after match that her male counterparts have gotten away with far worse

  09-09-2018 22:23 via cnn.com
  The US Open has fined Serena Williams $17,000 for three code violations during her loss in Saturday's women's singles final, the United States Tennis Association said.
  
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• Hundreds of protesters arrested on Russian polling day

  09-09-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  Hundreds were arrested in Russia during nationwide protests against unpopular pension reforms as the country voted in local elections.
  
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• North Korea holds 70th anniversary parade, without ICBMs

  09-09-2018 22:09 via yahoo.com
  North Korea refrained from displaying its intercontinental missiles in a massive military parade through Pyongyang celebrating its 70th birthday Sunday -- a conspicuous absence touted by US President Donald Trump as "a big and very positive statement".Thousands of North Korean troops marched through Pyongyang, followed by artillery and tanks but not the long-range missiles that have been a bone of contention in its nuclear tensions with Washington."This is a big and positive statement from North
  
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• Iran completes facility to build centrifuges: nuclear chief

  09-09-2018 22:07 via yahoo.com
  Iran has completed a facility to build advanced centrifuges, Iran's nuclear chief was quoted on Sunday as saying, as Tehran prepares to increase its uranium-enrichment capacity if the nuclear deal collapses after the United States exits.In June, Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said the facility at the Natanz nuclear plant would be completed within a month.Salehi's statement in June came days after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he had ordered pre
  
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• Wildfire threat keeps California highway closed Sunday

  09-09-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) — A highway running the length of California remained closed for a fifth day Sunday near the Oregon border as a wildfire smothered rural forestlands in smoke and flame.
  
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• How to choose a frozen meal that isn't terrible for you

  09-09-2018 21:55 via nbcnews.com
  Frozen meals have come a long way since the TV dinners you ate as a kid. These smart picks get the stamp of approval as a quick and healthy option.
  
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• Aaron Rodgers vs. Khalil Mack will highlight 'Sunday Night Football'

  09-09-2018 21:55 via nbcsports.com
  The Bears enter the 2018 NFL season with a new and improved defense, thanks to the addition of Khalil Mack, but Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are on a Super Bowl mission.
  
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• I'll take lie-detector test over unsigned article, says Mike Pence

  09-09-2018 21:54 via yahoo.com
  The vice president of the United States said on Sunday he was willing to take a lie detector test to prove he did not author the damning New York Times article that rocked the White House last week. Mike Pence is one of a handful of senior administration officials who have publicly denied they wrote the op-ed that stated there had been discussions to invoke the 25th amendment, which allows for removal of the president if he or she was deemed unfit to carry out the duties of t
  
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• Fighting child abuse must be Church's priority: Vatican panel

  09-09-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  A Vatican commission on child protection set up by Pope Francis said Sunday that the fight against abuse must be the priority of the Catholic Church and emphasised the importance of listening to victims.The Church has been deeply shaken by a series of child abuse scandals across the world, and the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors was created in 2014 and renewed earlier this year to address the issue."We make a real effort to bring the voices of the survivors to church leadershi
  
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• Russian police detain hundreds protesting against pension reform

  09-09-2018 21:07 via yahoo.com
  The protests, organized by jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his supporters, were a challenge to the authorities who were hoping for a high turnout at regional elections also being held on Sunday, despite anger over the pension move.Footage of the protests, which were held in more than 80 towns and cities, showed the police sometimes using force to disperse rallies, beating participants with batons and dragging them away.The authorities refused to authorize most of the meetings, declar
  
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• Lawyer: Dallas cop who killed man at home should be charged

  09-09-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The lawyer for the family of a man who was gunned down at his home by a Dallas police officer is calling for her to be arrested and charged, saying the fact that she remains free days after the shooting shows she's receiving favorable treatment.
  
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• Far-right party with neo-Nazi roots surges in Swedish vote

  09-09-2018 20:49 via cnn.com
  An exit poll has put the far-right Sweden Democrats in second place in Sunday's elections, marking a surge of support for a party with roots in the neo-Nazi movement, as anti-migrant sentiment in the Scandanavian country grows.
  
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• In rare event, Atlantic, Pacific churn with storms at same time

  09-09-2018 20:36 via nbcnews.com
  Storms in the northeast Pacific have generated the most 'accumulated cyclone energy' on record for the season thus far.
  
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• Hundreds of Roman gold coins found in basement of old theater

  09-09-2018 20:22 via cnn.com
  Archaeologists are studying a valuable trove of old Roman coins found on the site of a former theater in northern Italy.
  
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• Debate over sexism takes the spotlight after Serena Williams' U.S. Open loss

  09-09-2018 20:20 via nbcnews.com
  “There’s men out here who do a lot worse,” Williams said. “But because I’m a woman ... you’re going to take this away from me? That is not right.”
  
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• Trump aides: anonymous 'resistance' op-ed is national security risk

  09-09-2018 20:11
  Hunt for author of piece depicting sidelining of president
  Pence: ‘We’ll find out if criminal activity involved’The Trump administration warned of a potential national security risk related to an opinion piece published last week in which an anonymous administration official declared he or she was working from the inside to subvert the president. Related: Fear review: Bob Woodward's dragnet descends on Donald TrumpContinue reading...
  
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• Trump aides: anonymous 'resistance' op-ed is national security risk

  09-09-2018 20:11 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump speaks in North Carolina last month.The Trump administration warned of a potential national security risk related to an opinion piece published last week in which an anonymous administration official declared he or she was working from the inside to subvert the president.“We’ll find out if there was criminal activity involved,” Vice-President Mike Pence told Fox News Sunday.
  
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• Pence would take lie detector test over anonymous op-ed 'in a heartbeat' as he plays up national security risk

  09-09-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Mike Pence has said he would submit to a lie detector test “in a heartbeat” to prove he was not the author of an anonymous op-ed describing an apparent “resistance” movement within the Trump administration.Calling the article an “assault on our democracy”, the vice president dismissed a theory he was the potential author of the piece because it uses the word “lodestar” – a word Mr Pence has repeatedly used in speeches – as a mere effort
  
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• With or without bikinis, the Miss America pageant simply isn't worth saving

  09-09-2018 19:55 via nbcnews.com
  Beauty pageants are rooted in the sorts of attitudes that movements like #MeToo seek to eradicate.
  
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• Les Moonves to leave CBS after six more women accuse him of sexual abuse – report

  09-09-2018 19:54
  Ronan Farrow reports new allegations going back to the 1980sCBS board reportedly offering $100m exit packageLeslie Moonves, the chairman and chief executive of CBS, has reportedly reached a deal to leave the corporation. Six more women stepped forward on Sunday to accuse him of sexual harassment or assault going back to the 1980s. Related: CBS boss brushes aside allegations he forcibly kissed womenContinue reading...
  
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• Naomi Osaka reacts to controversial win

  09-09-2018 19:47 via cnn.com
  Japan's Naomi Osaka talks with CNN's Andy Scholes about her controversial victory over US tennis star Serena Williams.
  
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• Celebrities divided over Serena's loss

  09-09-2018 19:47 via cnn.com
  Tennis great Billie Jean King is one of many weighing on social media about Serena Williams' loss at the US Open final.
  
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• Rescued Thai boys crawl in cave replica

  09-09-2018 19:31 via cnn.com
  The 12 Thai boys along with their soccer coach and the rescuers who helped extract them from a cave this summer were honored by Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha in a lavish ceremony.
  
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• Dallas officer who shot man in his home remains free as calls for arrest grow

  09-09-2018 19:22
  Amber Guyger wounded man in 2017 in on-duty incident Mother: ‘If it was a white man would it have been different?The lawyer for the family of a man who was shot dead at his home by a Dallas police officer is calling for her to be arrested and charged, saying the fact that she remains free days after the shooting shows she is receiving favorable treatment. Related: Mother of black man killed by Dallas officer ponders role of race in shootingContinue reading...
  
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• Armed groups agree to keep Tripoli ceasefire: U.N

  09-09-2018 19:22 via yahoo.com
  Armed groups vying for control of the Libyan capital have agreed to set up a mechanism to "consolidate" a recently agreed ceasefire, the United Nations' Libya mission, UNSMIL, said on Sunday.On Tuesday, the United Nations persuaded various armed groups to halt fighting that had killed dozens in Tripoli, one of the many sites of unrest gripping the oil producer."Parties agreed today to freeze their forces' movements, a monitoring & verification mechanism to consolidate the ceasefire + develop
  
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• Tories in civil war after Boris Johnson Brexit 'suicide vest' remarks

  09-09-2018 19:20
  Criticism of ex-minister’s attack on Chequers plan prompts counter-accusations of ‘project smear’ by No 10The Conservative party has erupted into open civil war after forceful criticism of Boris Johnson over his description of Theresa May’s Brexit plan as a “suicide vest” prompted counter-accusations of a “project smear” by Downing Street.The furious exchanges, in which a leading Tory backbencher said she would probably quit the party if Johnson be
  
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• Egypt set to release Lebanese tourist jailed over Facebook post

  09-09-2018 19:07 via yahoo.com
  A Lebanese tourist who was sentenced to eight years in prison for posting a video on Facebook the authorities claimed had insulted the country is set to walk free after a court cut the prison term and suspended it, the state-run MENA news agency said on Sunday.A Cairo court in July found Mona el-Mazboh guilty of deliberately spreading false rumors that would harm society, attacking religion, and public indecency.El-Mazboh was arrested at Cairo airport in June at the end of her stay in Egypt afte
  
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• Protestors block Serbian leader on Kosovo trip

  09-09-2018 19:05 via yahoo.com
  Hundreds of Kosovar Albanians blocked access to a village due to be visited by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic Sunday, an AFP journalist said, as a festering row over Kosovo independence clouds hopes that the war foes can normalise relations.Demonstrators used vehicles and tree trunks to create a barricade on the main road between Mitrovica, in the north of Kosovo, and the village of Banje, a Serbian enclave some 60 kilometres (40 miles) away."Vucic does not pass" and "Those who committed gen
  
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• PUP RESCUE: Nearly 100 Chihuahuas rescued after being dumped throughout Houston area

  09-09-2018 18:50 via yahoo.com
  Houston animal rescuers have been responding to large groups of dogs that they believe were dumped.
  
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• Speculation grows over Hope Hicks' return

  09-09-2018 18:42 via cnn.com
  CNN's Brian Stelter and guests Sarah Ellison and Patrick Healy discuss reports that President Donald Trump is unhappy with the performance of White House communications director Bill Shine and is calling for Hope Hicks to return.
  
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• North Korean 70th anniversary parade – in pictures

  09-09-2018 18:39
  North Korea staged a military parade in the capital, Pyongyang, on Sunday to mark 70 years since the nation’s founding Continue reading...
  
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• Sanctions, sex abuse and silence: A primer on the pope saga

  09-09-2018 18:37 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two weeks after Pope Francis' papacy was thrown into crisis by accusations that he covered up sexual misconduct by ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Francis has refused to respond, his accuser has changed his story and a host of new characters have entered the fray.
  
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• Serena Williams fined $17,000 for 3 U.S. Open violations

  09-09-2018 18:35 via olympics.nbcsports.com
  Serena Williams has been fined a total of $17,000 for three code violations during the U.S. Open final.
  
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• Mike Pence Says He's 'More Than Willing' To Sit Down With Robert Mueller

  09-09-2018 18:30 via yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence said on Sunday he's "more than willing" to be
  
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• Florence becomes hurricane, heads toward the Carolinas

  09-09-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  Forecasters say Tropical Storm Florence has turned into a hurricane and is swirling toward the East Coast for what could be a direct hit toward the end of the week.
  
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• Despite massive deforestation in Colombia, hope remains for conservation

  09-09-2018 18:24 via nbcnews.com
  More than 40 soccer fields' worth of forest are lost every day in Colombia, as a peace has made previously inaccessible areas more open to exploitation.
  
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• Is WH producing Fox News segments?

  09-09-2018 18:19 via cnn.com
  CNN's Brian Stelter talks about White House deputy chief of staff Bill Shine, and whether he works with Fox News to 'produce' segments involving President Trump.
  
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• Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian at Gaza border: army

  09-09-2018 18:18 via yahoo.com
  The Israeli army said Sunday that it shot and fatally wounded a Palestinian man who sought to damage the fence on the flashpoint Israel-Gaza border."Troops recognised a suspect who approached the security fence and attempted to sabotage it," an English-language army statement said, adding that they opened fire at the man.Palestinian security officials said that the dead man was Atef Mohammed Saleh, 32, from Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip, near the border with Israel.
  
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• Texas Cop Who Fatally Shot Man After Entering Wrong Apartment Identified

  09-09-2018 18:16 via yahoo.com
  Police in Texas have identified the officer accused of fatally shooting a man
  
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• Vice President Pence Says He's '100% Confident' the New York Times Op-Ed Writer Is Not on His Staff

  09-09-2018 18:14 via yahoo.com
  'I know them. I know their character,' Pence said in a taped interview
  
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• Bob Woodward speaks out on his book

  09-09-2018 18:14 via cnn.com
  In an interview with CBS, journalist Bob Woodward discusses his new book 'Fear' and how people who work for President Trump are worried that the President will sign something or give orders that threaten the national security of the country.CNN's Brian Stelter has more.
  
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• Trump spooked Pentagon with almost-sent tweet on N.Korea: Woodward

  09-09-2018 18:10 via yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump spooked the Pentagon leadership with a tweet that -- had it been sent -- North Korea would have read as a sign of an imminent US attack, journalist Bob Woodward said in an interview that aired Sunday.Woodward, whose new book "Fear: Trump in the White House" hits book stores on Tuesday, described the incident in the interview with CBS as the most dangerous moment of Trump's nuclear standoff with North Korea."He drafts a tweet saying 'We are going to pull our dependents f
  
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• Russian police arrest hundreds protesting against Putin pension plan

  09-09-2018 18:08
  Unrest breaks out as Google pulls YouTube ads by Putin critic Alexei NavalnyPolice detained more than 800 people across Russia during protests against government plans to raise the national retirement age that have resulted in President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings slumping to a four-year low.Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Sunday in dozens of towns and cities after Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin critic, called for nationwide rallies against the pension reforms. Navalny wa
  
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