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• No shutdown for Weather Service 'tirelessly' forecasting snowstorm

  12-01-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which the weather service is under, confirmed that its forecasts continued despite the shutdown.
  
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• The Real 'Wall' America Needs

  12-01-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. coasts are a terrorist's best hope of wreaking havoc on America.
  
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• Palestinians mourn woman killed by Israeli fire at protest

  12-01-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians gathered Saturday for the funeral of a woman killed by Israeli forces during a protest near the perimeter fence, this year's first fatality from the weekly mass demonstrations, and Israeli aircraft struck two Hamas targets in response to rocket fire.
  
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• The Latest: Truck crash closes highway lanes in Indiana

  12-01-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on a winter storm sweeping across parts of the Midwest this weekend (all times local):
  
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• 'I did it': Saudi teen fleeing alleged family abuse arrives in Canada as an asylum refugee

  12-01-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The 18-year-old barricaded herself in an airport hotel in Bangkok and took to Twitter when Thai authorities threatened to deport her.
  
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• Motorist arrested after boy, 11, killed in hit and run in Manchester

  12-01-2019 23:07 via theguardian.com
  Police have detained a 31-year-old man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
  A motorist has been arrested after a 11-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run collision.The child was treated by paramedics at the scene of the incident in Beswick, Manchester, but died of his injuries in hospital. Continue reading...
  
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• Everything you need to know about this month's amazing 'super wolf blood moon'

  12-01-2019 23:06
  'Super wolf blood moons' will only appear 28 times this century.
  
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• 5 killed in Afghanistan attack

  12-01-2019 22:59 via cnn.com
  Attackers killed five people at a police station in Herat, Afghanistan, on Saturday evening, Herat police Chief Aminullah Amarkhel told CNN.
  
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• 'Hero' firefighters, Spanish tourist killed in Paris gas blast

  12-01-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  A powerful gas explosion tore through a building in central Paris on Saturday killing a Spanish woman and two firefighters hailed as heroes by French President Emmanuel Macron.Dozens more were injured in the blast which also badly damaged nearby apartments, officials said.Around 200 firefighters were mobilised to battle the fire that broke out after the explosion and evacuate victims and residents in the area, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner told reporters at the scene.
  
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• 'Brave new Canadian:' Runaway Saudi woman reaches new home

  12-01-2019 22:45 via nbcnews.com
  "This is Rahaf Alqunun, a very brave new Canadian," Canada's foreign minister said with the 18-year-old who feared death if sent back to Saudi Arabia
  
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• Cowboys' front four can disrupt Rams' offense

  12-01-2019 22:33 via nbcsports.com
  Between a great secondary and a dangerous front four, the Cowboys' defense has the potential to disrupt the Rams' offense in the divisional round.
  
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• Storm dumps piles of snow on Midwest as it moves East; 5 people dead in crashes

  12-01-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  A bitter winter storm that dumped at least 10 inches of snow on St. Louis Saturday left five people dead in crashes on slick roadways in Kansas and Missouri as it spread eastward across the country.
  
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• US Secretary of State says he will meet with Saudi crown prince

  12-01-2019 22:25 via cnn.com
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and plans to address the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia, Pompeo said Saturday to CBS News.
  
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• Pompeo says he will meet with Saudi crown prince

  12-01-2019 22:25 via cnn.com
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and plans to address the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia, Pompeo said Saturday to CBS News.
  
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• Mo Salah soothes Liverpool nerves in Premier League title race

  12-01-2019 22:14 via cnn.com
  January has tended to be a tricky month for Liverpool under manager Jurgen Klopp.
  
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• 600 people leave in first evacuation from Syria IS holdout: monitor

  12-01-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Over 600 people were evacuated Saturday from the Islamic State group's remaining holdout in eastern Syria, a monitor said, as US-backed fighters prepare for a final assault on the area."More than 600 people, mainly women and children, were evacuated on 25 buses sent" by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said that several dozen jihadist fighters were among those evacuated to areas held by the Kurdish-A
  
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• Labour set to call vote to topple Theresa May’s government

  12-01-2019 22:00 via theguardian.com
  MPs told to get ready for a no-confidence vote as Tories say PM’s Brexit deal has no hopeLabour MPs have been told to prepare for Jeremy Corbyn to table a dramatic and immediate vote of no confidence in Theresa May’s government as early as Tuesday evening in an attempt to force a general election if – as expected – she suffers a heavy defeat this week on her Brexit deal.Messages have been sent to Labour MPs, even those who are unwell, to ensure their presence both for the
  
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• Granddad: Wisconsin girl has no link to suspected kidnapper

  12-01-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The grandfather of a northwestern Wisconsin girl who authorities say was abducted during a home invasion that left her parents dead said Saturday that the family has no connection to the suspect and doesn't understand why he targeted her, deepening a mystery that has captivated the state for months.
  
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• Trump: Government shutdown will go on 'for long time unless Democrats come back from their holidays'

  12-01-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump defended his partial government shutdown strategy on Twitter on Saturday, claiming that critics were wrong to say he did not have a plan for the longest federal closure in American history as it reaches its 22nd day and counting.The shutdown, caused by an impasse between Mr Trump and Democrats over $5.6bn (£4.4bn) request for a border wall, has resulted in more than 800,000 federal workers missing their paychecks on Friday.Both Mr Trump and Congress have come out with proposed
  
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• 'Ridiculous': report Ivanka Trump could lead World Bank meets scorn

  12-01-2019 21:11 via theguardian.com
  First daughter’s name said to be ‘floating around Washington’ but it wouldn’t be her first unconventional roleThe Financial Times reported on Friday that the name of Ivanka Trump is “floating around Washington” regarding the need for a new president of the World Bank.The role will soon be open due to the surprise departure of the current president, Jim Yong Kim. But on politics Twitter, at least, the idea that his replacement might be the first daughter met wi
  
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• Julian Castro, a Texas Democrat and former Obama cabinet member, announces 2020 bid for president

  12-01-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Julian Castro, a former Obama cabinet member and San Antonio mayor, officially threw his hat in the ring on Saturday and announced he would run for president.
  
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• Snow storm marches toward Washington, after pummeling Midwest

  12-01-2019 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The weather system is forecast to affect an 1,800-mile corridor of the United States from Colorado to the mid-Atlantic.
  
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• Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting says she won't come to U.S. to fight charges

  12-01-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Natalia Veselnitskaya,the Russian lawyer who played a key role in the infamous Trump Tower meeting with Trump campaign officials, including Donald Trump Jr., tells Yahoo News she won’t return to the United States to face charges that she lied in an unrelated court case.
  
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• How the government shutdown hurts fraud victims

  12-01-2019 20:34 via nbcnews.com
  "It was like I can’t stop it and my government is not there to help," said a California woman whose information was stolen.
  
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• Trump tweets incorrect immigrant crime statistics in defence of Mexico border wall

  12-01-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has tweeted incorrect criminal statistics on immigration in as effort to support his border wall and publicly pressure Democrats to hand over $5.6bn (£4.4bn) for its construction.
  
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• The Latest: Lawyers: Treat client fairly in Jayme Closs case

  12-01-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  BARRON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on a Wisconsin teenager found alive three months after she disappeared following her parents' deaths (all times local):
  
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• Julian Castro Jumps Into 2020 Democratic Presidential Fray

  12-01-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Castro has been considered a rising star in the Democratic Party -- he was a contender to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate in 2016 -- but he’ll be entering a race that’s likely to include candidates with higher national profiles and well-established fundraising operations.“We’re going to make sure that the promise of America is available to everyone,’’ Castro said before a cheering crowd on Saturday in his home town of San Antonio, Texas.
  
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• US election 2020: The Democrat candidates who are running for president

  12-01-2019 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Tulsi Gabbard, the Democratic US Representative of Hawaii, has become the latest Democrat to throw her hat in the ring for the US presidential election in 2020.  In remarks aired by CNN on Friday, Ms Gabbard said she intended to pursue a challenge to Republican President Donald Trump. "I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week," Ms Gabbard said. She is the latest to join what is expected to be a crowded Democratic primary field before
  
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• Winter storm dumps snow on Midwest, blamed in 5 deaths

  12-01-2019 20:18 via nbcnews.com
  At least five people were killed in crashes on slick roadways in Kansas and Missouri, officials said.
  
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• No migrant children remain at Tornillo tent shelter as it heads toward closure, official says

  12-01-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The temporary tent shelter at the U.S.-Mexico border opened in June amid the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy.
  
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• The FBI's Reported Investigation of President Trump Could Take the Russia Probe to a New Level

  12-01-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The revelation of a national security component to Mueller's investigation brings the country into shocking new territory
  
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• Democrat Julián Castro announces 2020 presidential bid

  12-01-2019 20:13 via nbcnews.com
  Castro, of Mexican-American heritage, made the announcement from his hometown of San Antonio, Texas.
  
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• US Navy sub commander demoted after hiring prostitutes

  12-01-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  A US Navy sub commander was demoted after hiring prostitutes in the Philippines.
  
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• Turkey hails Pompeo comments over defence against 'terrorists'

  12-01-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkey on Saturday welcomed the latest statement made by Washington's top diplomat over Ankara's right to defend itself from "terrorists" after the US withdraws from Syria."We find correct his statement about the removal of the elements that concern Turkey," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a speech in the southern Turkish province of Antalya.Cavusoglu spoke on the phone Saturday with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was in Abu Dhabi as part of a regional tour, and they discussed
  
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• Venezuela: Pompeo calls Maduro government 'illegitimate'

  12-01-2019 19:46 via cnn.com
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro "illegitimate" and said the United States would use diplomatic efforts to try to restore democracy in the economically battered nation.
  
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• Mike Pompeo calls Nicolas Maduro government in Venezuela 'illegitimate'

  12-01-2019 19:46 via cnn.com
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro "illegitimate" and said the United States would use diplomatic efforts to try to restore democracy in the economically battered nation.
  
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• The FBI's counterintelligence work is often hidden. Trump is changing that.

  12-01-2019 19:38 via nbcnews.com
  It is crucial that we have a robust counterintelligence capability housed within the FBI, even if you may not see most of its work.
  
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• Mother of journalist killed by ISIS concerned about Syria withdrawal

  12-01-2019 19:37 via cnn.com
  As the United States prepares to withdraw troops from Syria, the mother of a journalist murdered by ISIS is concerned about the impact the withdrawal could have on the fight to get justice for her son.
  
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• PHOTOS: ‘Peter Turnley — Refugees’

  12-01-2019 19:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The work of internationally acclaimed photojournalist Peter Turnley is celebrated at an exhibit at Bates College in Maine.
  
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• Shutdown puts strain on hundreds of Native American tribes

  12-01-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Fallout from the federal government shutdown is hurting Native Americans as dwindling funds hamper access to health care and other services. The pain is especially deep in tribal communities with high rates of poverty and unemployment, where one person often supports an extended family.
  
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• Man arrested after abuse of British pro-EU lawmaker Soubry

  12-01-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  A man was arrested on Saturday after a video of a group of men verbally abusing pro-European lawmaker Anna Soubry prompted calls for the police to do more to protect politicians outside parliament.A group of Brexit supporters was filmed on Monday asking Soubry questions about her pro-European Union stance and support for a new Brexit referendum, with some calling her a fascist and chanting "scum".Earlier in the day, a BBC interview with Soubry was interrupted by chants that she was a Nazi, and l
  
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• SpaceX is laying off 10 percent of its workforce

  12-01-2019 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  After a banner year of successful rocket launches for Elon Musk's private space flight company SpaceX, so far 2019 sees the company coming back down to Earth hard and fast. The company announced on Friday that it would be laying off 10 percent of its workforce, according to Reuters. SpaceX currently has about 6,000 employees, so that 10 percent layoff number means that roughly 600 people will  lose their jobs. SEE ALSO: Watching SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch to space was like seeing into the
  
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• Huawei sacks Polish worker arrested over claims of spying

  12-01-2019 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has sacked a Polish employee accused by the country's security services of spying. The telecoms company, which has been at the centre of a dispute over spying fears, sacked Wang Weijing, a sales manager at the firm for bringing the company into disrepute. Mr Wang and a former member of Poland's intelligence services were arrested on Friday, accused of spying. Huawei, one of the world's leading telecoms companies that has been heavily involved in the launch of t
  
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• Wreck of WWI German U-boat revealed

  12-01-2019 19:00 via cnn.com
  Low tides have revealed a relic from World War I -- the skeleton of a German U-boat visible again off the coast of northern France.
  
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• Turkey's military reinforces on border with Syria's Idlib

  12-01-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkish troops and tanks carried out military exercises on the border with Syria on Saturday, state-run media reported, while a monitoring group said a Turkish convoy had crossed the frontier into northern Syria.Turkey's military sent tanks and armored vehicles to the border in the second day of reinforcements near the province of Idlib, the last major rebel stronghold in Syria.On Friday, a Turkish security source said the Turkish army had been rotating forces in and out of the region, and decli
  
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• Trump responds to report that FBI investigated if he worked on behalf of Russia

  12-01-2019 18:48 via nbcnews.com
  The New York Times reported that the FBI decided to open an investigation into President Trump after he fired James Comey from his position as FBI director in 2017.
  
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• Syrian army shells areas held by insurgents in northwest

  12-01-2019 18:37 via news.yahoo.com
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Artillery shelling by government forces pounded parts of the northwestern Idlib province on Saturday, thwarting an infiltration attempt by militants as tension rises in the region following victories by al-Qaida-linked militants against Turkey-backed opposition fighters, Syria's state news agency reported.
  
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• 3 killed as explosion tears through Paris bakery; dozens injured

  12-01-2019 18:36 via nbcnews.com
  Firefighters were already responding to a call of a gas leak at the scene when the blast struck.
  
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• When Jayme Closs escaped, 'I know exactly how she felt': Past kidnap survivors speak out

  12-01-2019 18:28 via nbcnews.com
  Elizabeth Smart and Michelle Knight told NBC News they are overjoyed that the Wisconsin teen was found safe and recalled their own escapes from captivity.
  
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• Saudi teen who fled family welcomed as 'brave new Canadian' in Toronto

  12-01-2019 18:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun grabbed international attention this week after she barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room to resist being sent home to her family, which denies any abuse.Qunun refused to meet her father and brother, who arrived in Bangkok to try take her back to Saudi Arabia.Qunun arrived at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Saturday morning, smiling and wearing a hoodie emblazoned with the word Canada in red, and a blue UNHCR cap.
  
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