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• Where Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, Jimmy Fallon, and More Kicked Off the New Year

  03-01-2019 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Hollywood’s A-list traveled everywhere from Colorado to Switzerland, Brazil to South Africa, to ring in 2019
  
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• Delta shares fall 10 percent on lowered outlook; drags down rivals

  03-01-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The No. 2 U.S. airline said it now expected total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM) - a closely followed measure of airline performance - to rise about 3 percent, less than the 3.5 percent growth it forecast earlier."While close-in yield momentum continues, the pace of improvement in late December was more modest than anticipated," Delta said.Smaller carriers United Continental Holdings Inc slid 5 percent, Southwest Airlines Co closed down 3.2 percent, and JetBlue Airways Corp slid 1.7 per
  
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• Confused about the 'super blood wolf moon eclipse' that's coming soon? Here's your guide

  03-01-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Sure, you may know the 'super blood wolf moon eclipse' is coming to a sky near you later this month. But what does it all mean?
  
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• Detroit Three's lucrative pickup war intensifies as Ram makes big gains

  03-01-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  A distant third no more: Ram's fourth-quarter sales are tied with Silverado.
  
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• Trump pledges to work with Democrats but demands wall

  03-01-2019 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump voiced hope Thursday he could find common ground with the new Democratic-led House of Representatives but renewed demands for a border wall before the government can reopen.Shortly after Democrat Nancy Pelosi was elected again as House speaker after an eight-year gap, Trump brought the cameras to himself with a surprise press appearance announced just moments before.After an introduction from press secretary Sarah Sanders, a contingent of Border Patrol guards entered th
  
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• Italian Super Cup: Holding match in Saudi Arabia 'disgusting'

  03-01-2019 23:36 via cnn.com
  Matteo Salvini, Italy's hard-line interior minister and deputy prime minister, says the decision to play the Italian Super Cup match between Juventus and AC Milan in Saudi Arabia is "disgusting" due to the restrictions placed on female fans.
  
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• Khashoggi murder trial: Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty

  03-01-2019 23:30 via cnn.com
  Saudi prosecutors sought the death penalty for five of the 11 suspects accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday as their trial began in Riyadh, Saudi Press Agency reported.
  
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• 'Transparency will be the order of the day': Nancy Pelosi elected House speaker – video

  03-01-2019 23:19 via theguardian.com
  Democrats reclaimed power in the House of Representatives on Thursday and officially elected Nancy Pelosi as the next speaker. Pelosi, who had previously served as speaker from 2007-2011, became the first former speaker to win re-election since Sam Rayburn in 1955Democrats reclaim power as Nancy Pelosi elected House speaker Continue reading...
  
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• Top GOP senators hit back at Trump's Syria pullout with sanctions bill

  03-01-2019 23:19 via nbcnews.com
  They can't make Trump keep troops in Syria. They've asked for increased sanctions on Syria instead.
  
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• Guyana government to challenge no-confidence vote in court

  03-01-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  The Dec. 21 vote triggered new elections within 90 days, after one lawmaker from Granger's APNU-AFC coalition sided with the opposition, which accuses the government of mismanaging the country's oil resources by granting Exxon Mobil overly generous contract terms.The government plans to argue that the motion needed 34 votes to pass, rather than the 33 it received, and that the lawmaker who cast the deciding vote was ineligible to be a member of parliament because he also holds Canadian citizensh
  
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• Trump considering former Democratic Senator Webb for defense secretary: NYT

  03-01-2019 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration is considering Jim Webb, a former Democratic senator who also served as Navy secretary under Republican President Ronald Reagan, to be the next defense secretary, the New York Times reported on Thursday.Citing an unnamed official, the Times said Vice President Mike Pence and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney had reached out to Webb.
  
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• NYT: Democrat Jim Webb being floated for defense secretary

  03-01-2019 23:10 via cnn.com
  Jim Webb, a former Democratic presidential hopeful, has been floated as a potential permanent replacement for Defense Secretary James Mattis by the Trump administration, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing three officials.
  
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• Donald Trump Made His First Appearance in the White House Briefing Room

  03-01-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump made his first appearance in the White House briefing room Thursday after Democrats formally took over the House.
  
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• US scouting sites for 2nd Trump-Kim summit

  03-01-2019 23:02 via cnn.com
  The Trump administration is scouting locations for a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, despite the fact that talks between North Korea and the United States appear to be at a stalemate, according to two sources familiar with the planning process.
  
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• Senator Warren slams former Senator Lieberman for ZTE lobbying gig

  03-01-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is eyeing a presidential run, blasted former Senator Joseph Lieberman for becoming a lobbyist for ZTE Corp, a Chinese telecommunications equipment maker accused of ties to China's government.In a tweet posted on Wednesday night, Warren said Lieberman had "joined" lobbyists for ZTE, which she wrote had "violated serious U.S. sanctions" against Iran and North Korea.Lieberman, who ran unsuccessfully for vice president as a Democrat in 2000 and Kasowitz
  
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• What next for Syria's Kurds?

  03-01-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Syria's Kurds have established an autonomous region during seven years of civil war, but the abrupt decision by their US ally to withdraw has thrown their political future into doubt.Kurdish-led forces control a large swathe of the country's north and northeast, some of it seized from the Islamic State group at the cost of heavy losses with backing from the US-led coalition.A US withdrawal could leave them exposed on two fronts, both to an attack by neighbouring Turkey and its Syrian proxies, an
  
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• CNN's Brianna Keilar slams Trump's 'stunt' in briefing room

  03-01-2019 22:57 via cnn.com
  CNN's Brianna Keilar called President Donald Trump's appearance in the White House briefing room a "stunt" after the White House alerted the press that there would be a briefing and the president didn't take any questions from reporters.
  
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• Rove: There are places along the border where we need a wall

  03-01-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Former deputy White House chief of staff Karl Rove weighs in on the continuous border wall battle between Democrats and President Trump.
  
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• As loans and aid dry up, U.S. farmers face fresh challenge from shutdown

  03-01-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. farmers, already battered by the U.S.-China trade war, are facing increasing anxiety as the partial government shutdown nears the two-week mark, leaving crucial aid and loan payments in limbo.The shutdown has blocked assistance for many farmers, who at this time of year apply for federal loans as they pay bills due from the previous year and begin budgeting for next season's planting.It is also affecting aid payments promised to allay the effects of the trade war.
  
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• Woman Surrenders After Missing Boy Found Dead in Denver Storage Unit

  03-01-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  A woman has surrendered in the death of what is believed to be her 7-year-old son whose body was found in a storage unit two days before Christmas, the Denver Police Department said Thursday.
  
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• Dow slides after Apple's bombshell warning

  03-01-2019 22:43 via cnn.com
  Apple is feeding some of Wall Street's biggest fears.
  
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• Mexico demands US probe on use of force against migrants

  03-01-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexico called on the United States Thursday to investigate the use of force by border patrol agents against members of a Central American migrant caravan who tried to rush the US-Mexican border on New Year's."The foreign ministry sent a diplomatic cable today to the United States embassy about the incident that occurred on January 1 in the border zone... In it, the ministry requested an exhaustive investigation of events that day," it said in a statement.Mexico also repeated its call for an inve
  
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• Power broker Nancy Pelosi: once and current US House speaker

  03-01-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Twelve years ago, Nancy Pelosi made history as the first woman elected speaker of the US House of Representatives.Keeping Donald Trump in check will be among her top challenges as she presides over the House through the 2020 elections, when her party aims to dethrone the Republican commander-in-chief.Following November's election that saw Democrats win back the House, she is again the nation's third most senior official and one of the great survivors in American politics.
  
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• Dow closes 660 points lower after Apple cuts sales outlook, weak reading on U.S. manufacturing

  03-01-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The Dow fell 660 points after Apple lowered its quarterly revenue outlook due to slowing iPhone sales in China, spooking stock market investors.
  
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• Wall Street drops more than 2 percent on slowdown fears

  03-01-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Stocks plunged on Thursday, with the S&P 500 down more than 2 percent, after slowing factory activity on the heels of a dire revenue warning from Apple.
  
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• Why You Should Be Happy About China's Historic Moon Landing

  03-01-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  China's trip to the far side of the moon is good news for space exploration
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks slide after Apple sees China slump

  03-01-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• After flying by Ultima Thule, what's next for New Horizons?

  03-01-2019 22:11 via cnn.com
  For the New Horizons spacecraft mission scientists, it has been a whirlwind week of discoveries and new views of the Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule -- including the first 3D image of the object on Thursday.
  
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• Apple's plunge has cost Warren Buffett nearly $4 billion today

  03-01-2019 22:04 via cnn.com
  Warren Buffett's devotion to Apple is taking a toll on his portfolio. The Oracle of Omaha lost almost $4 billion after Apple's sales warning.
  
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• Gilbert Gottfried: Bob Einstein viciously insulted me -- and I never laughed so hard

  03-01-2019 21:59 via cnn.com
  Every now and again, a guest comes on my podcast and I let them take the reins.Bob Einstein, also known by his characters Super Dave Osborne from David Letterman's show and Marty Funkhouser from "Curb Your Enthusiasm," was one of those.
  
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• Chuck Grassley: I'm only three heartbeats from the presidency

  03-01-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats took control of the House of Representatives on Thursday for the 116th Congress of the United States.
  
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• 'I Just Have to Sit Here and Twiddle My Thumbs.' Scientists Face Delays and Uncertainty As Government Shutdown Continues

  03-01-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Agencies including the National Science Foundation remain closed
  
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• GM, Ford, Toyota sales fall in December, but auto industry posts surprisingly solid 2018

  03-01-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. auto sales may have enjoyed a surprising, albeit slight uptick in 2018, according to analyst forecasts.
  
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• Mexico urges thorough probe into border tear gas incident

  03-01-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's foreign affairs ministry has formally asked the United States government to conduct a thorough investigation into a Jan. 1 incident in which U.S. agents fired tear gas into Mexico to stop crossing migrants.
  
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• Petrobras, Brazil government expect to resolve dispute within 100 days: minister

  03-01-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Brazil's government and state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SAexpect to resolve a dispute over the oil producing zone known as the 'transfer-of-rights' area within 100 days, a minister said on Thursday.A dispute over the oil in the zone, and the price of it, dates back to 2010, when the Brazilian government granted Petrobras the right to extract 5 billion barrels of oil and gas in the offshore Santos Basin.Both the government and Petrobras had claimed to be creditors.
  
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• US warns travelers of China's 'coercive' use of exit bans

  03-01-2019 21:34 via cnn.com
  The US Department of State is urging those traveling to China to "exercise increased caution," warning that US citizens could be prevented from leaving China due to its "coercive" use of exit bans.
  
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• Brain death debate: When are we truly dead?

  03-01-2019 21:34 via youtu.be
  Taquisha McKitty was declared brain dead in 2017 following an overdose. Her family went to court to stop doctors from taking her off life support, claiming that because she still had a heartbeat, she was still alive.
  
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• Pelosi quotes Reagan, calls out Republicans for not clapping

  03-01-2019 21:31 via cnn.com
  Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke about the DREAMers after being elected Speaker of the House and quoted former President Reagan. She then called out GOP lawmakers for not applauding the sentiment.
  
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• These 6 vehicles were the hottest-selling cars of 2018: Jeep, Toyota, Tesla make the list

  03-01-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  So it should come as no surprise that four of the six vehicles on our list of the hottest selling models of 2018 are SUVs or crossovers.
  
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• These Democrats didn't vote for Nancy Pelosi for House speaker

  03-01-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats who didn't vote for Pelosi offered strikingly similar reasons.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi elected to lead US House

  03-01-2019 21:21 via cnn.com
  Nancy Pelosi was officially elected the new House speaker on Thursday in a majority vote by the House of Representatives on the first day of the 116th Congress.
  
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• Democratic speaker will lead historically diverse and energized majority to counter Trump

  03-01-2019 21:21 via cnn.com
  Nancy Pelosi was officially elected the new House speaker on Thursday in a majority vote by the House of Representatives on the first day of the 116th Congress.
  
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• Muslim congresswoman sworn in on Thomas Jefferson's Quran

  03-01-2019 21:12 via cnn.com
  Rashida Tlaib likes to tell a story about how when she found out she had been elected to Congress, her 13-year-old son whispered in her ear, "See mama, bullies don't win."
  
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• Nancy Pelosi repeats history, recaptures the speaker's gavel

  03-01-2019 21:04
  Nancy Pelosi's election on Thursday as House speaker makes her the only woman and one of six lawmakers to return to the post -- the first in more than a half-century.
  
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• Last publicly sold Shelby 289 Cobra expected to pull huge bids at auction

  03-01-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Will the very last publicly sold Shelby 289 Cobra find a new home when it goes up for auction, once again?
  
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• Most diverse freshman class of House lawmakers sworn in amid shutdown

  03-01-2019 20:56
  Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar first landed in Washington as a Somali refugee 23 years ago. Now she's here to be the first Somali-American member of the House of Representatives.
  
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• This Is Toyota's New Lexus LS Autonomous Test Car

  03-01-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  It has more advanced tech than before and additional cameras, and it looks better, too.
  
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• Trump's ever-shifting shutdown blame game

  03-01-2019 20:42 via cnn.com
  First, President Donald Trump said he would take responsibility for any potential government shutdown. Later, as the partial shutdown got underway, it was top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer's fault. Then Trump placed the blame on top House Democrat and now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
  
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• Why All Those Photos of Mike Pence Swearing In Newly Elected Senators Aren't What They Seem

  03-01-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The tradition of faking it goes back to as early as the 1930s
  
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• Hurry, the $18 Crock-Pot with 7,000 5-star reviews is back on Amazon

  03-01-2019 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  If you want a great multi-use cooker that can perform all sorts of great cooking functions, there are plenty of options out there. The Instant Pot DUO60 is the most popular one, and Crock-Pot has a comparable model that's even more affordable. But if you just want a no-fuss slow cooker, then you don't have to spend anywhere close to $100. In fact, if you grab the Crock-Pot SCR300-SS 3-Quart Manual Slow Cooker right now while it's back in stock and on sale at a discount, you'll only pay $18.49!He
  
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