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• Canada prosecutor: Serial killer staged photos of victims

  04-02-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  TORONTO (AP) — Serial killer Bruce McArthur staged photos of some of his victims after they died, posing corpses in fur coats and cigars in their mouths, a prosecutor said Monday as the sentencing hearing began for the former gardener who preyed on men from Toronto's Gay Village district.
  
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• US will keep troops in South Korea after agreement reached

  04-02-2019 23:53 via cnn.com
  The US and South Korea have reached a preliminary agreement on the cost of keeping nearly 30,000 troops in South Korea, two State Department officials said, alleviating fears among President Donald Trump's advisers that he could move to withdraw US troops during his upcoming summit with North Korea's leader.
  
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• What Michelin chef Dominique Crenn wants to change

  04-02-2019 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  San Francisco-based Dominique Crenn is the first female chef in the US to receive three Michelin stars.
  
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• Two things that explain the Saudi-US alliance

  04-02-2019 23:49 via cnn.com
  Saudi Arabia has oil, the United States has arms, and each has what the other wants. CNN looks at the history of the Saudi-US alliance.
  
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• Pilot killed in Yorba Linda plane crash ID'd as retired Chicago police officer Antonio Pastini; 4 others killed inside home were attending Super Bowl party

  04-02-2019 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  The pilot who crashed a small plane into a house in Yorba Linda, California Sunday was a retired Chicago police officer. He was identified as 75-year-old Antonio Pastini.
  
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• How US arms end up in the wrong hands in Yemen

  04-02-2019 23:48 via cnn.com
  The US sold weapons to the Saudis and Emiratis. Now, some are in the hands of fighters linked to al Qaeda and Iran. See the full report here.
  
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• Among 2020 Democrats, a debate over 'Medicare-for-all'

  04-02-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — "Medicare-for-all" is quickly becoming a rallying cry for many Democratic White House hopefuls, but there are growing questions about how to pull off such a dramatic switch to a government-run health care system.
  
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• Armada of tankers with Venezuelan oil forms in U.S. Gulf: sources, data

  04-02-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration's move to impose sanctions last week was meant to undercut support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by targeting the Latin American nation's oil exports to the United States, the source of most of its foreign revenue.The sanctions aim to block U.S. refiners from paying into PDVSA accounts controlled by Maduro - one reason numerous tankers are waiting in limbo off Venezuela with payments unclear.U.S. customers of Venezuela's state-run PDVSA are required by sanction
  
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• Armada of tankers with Venezuelan oil forms in U.S. Gulf: sources

  04-02-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration's move to impose sanctions last week was meant to undercut support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by targeting the Latin American nation's oil exports to the United States, the source of most of its foreign revenue.The sanctions aim to block U.S. refiners from paying into PDVSA accounts controlled by Maduro - one reason numerous tankers are waiting in limbo off Venezuela with payments unclear.U.S. customers of Venezuela's state-run PDVSA are required by sanction
  
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• 'El Chapo' jury ends first day of deliberations without verdict

  04-02-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The 12 jurors began deliberating at about 1 p.m. (1800 GMT)after receiving instructions from U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan.Guzman, 61, is accused of leading Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, which became one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world.The 11-week trial, which featured testimony from more than 50 witnesses, offered the public an unprecedented look into the inner workings of the cartel, named for the state in northwest Mexico where Guzman was born in a poor mountain
  
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• Early Facebook investor blasts company in new book 'Zucked'

  04-02-2019 23:40 via cnn.com
  Facebook is bad for democracy and its executives have put profits over their civic responsibilities, an early investor in the company charges in a new book.
  
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• Bruce McArthur: Door knock saved serial killer's victim

  04-02-2019 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Toronto police swooped after Bruce McArthur brought a potential ninth victim back to his flat.
  
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• MS-13 Member Killed Rival on NYC Subway Platform Shooting: Police

  04-02-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  An MS-13 gang member is in custody Monday for allegedly shooting and killing a rival gang member on a crowded subway platform in Queens over the weekend.
  
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• Global warming predicted to melt massive Himalayan glaciers, disrupt food production

  04-02-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  In fact, a whopping two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt by 2100 if global warming continues, according to a new report.
  
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• Pilot in Yorba Linda plane crash that killed 5 ID'd as retired Chicago police officer Antonio Pastini

  04-02-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities have identified the pilot of the small plane involved in Sunday's fatal plane crash as retired Chicago Police Officer Antonio Pastini, 75.
  
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• 21 questions about 21 Savage

  04-02-2019 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Officials say the rapper didn't leave the US when his visa expired 13 years ago.
  
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• Jurors in El Chapo's federal trial end first day of deliberations with no verdict

  04-02-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal jury ends the first day of deliberations in the trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán without a verdict.
  
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• Trump's State of the Union - has he kept his promises?

  04-02-2019 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  We fact-check three pledges made in the US president's first State of the Union speech a year ago.
  
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• EU nations back Venezuela's Guaido as Maduro faces rising pressure

  04-02-2019 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The coordinated recognition by a flood of European Union nations including Britain, Germany, France and Spain followed the expiration of an ultimatum for Maduro to call a new presidential election, aligning them with Washington and against Russia and China."From today, we will spare no effort in helping all Venezuelans achieve freedom, prosperity and harmony," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said as he announced Madrid had recognized Guaido, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly who dec
  
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• Person upset by abortion stance tipped site to racist photo

  04-02-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  A "concerned citizen" upset by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's recent comments on abortion legislation tipped off a conservative news site about a racist yearbook photo now threatening the governor's career, the site's editor said Monday.
  
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• European nations recognize Guaido as interim president

  04-02-2019 23:04 via cnn.com
  A group of major European nations recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's interim president on Monday, urging him to hold free and fair elections.
  
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• Why you should care about Venezuela

  04-02-2019 23:03 via cnn.com
  Venezuela has the largest growing refugee crisis in the world, with millions of citizens fleeing the country after years of corruption.
  
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• Graham Warns GOP to Back Trump on Wall Emergency

  04-02-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  "To every Republican, if you don’t stand behind this president, we’re not going to stand behind you, when it comes to the wall," Graham said in a speech in Greenville, South Carolina, of the political fight with Democrats over a border barrier.Graham said he doesn’t expect Congress to come up with a deal that would provide money for a wall in spending negotiations to avert another government shutdown after Feb. 15.Trump has mused for weeks about invoking emergency authority to
  
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• Why Virginia's governor thinks he can wait out blackface scandal (he's wrong)

  04-02-2019 22:55 via cnn.com
  It's been more than 72 hours since a photo of two men -- one in blackface, the other in the white robes of the Ku Klux Klan -- on the medical school yearbook page of Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam went viral. In that time, virtually every major figure within the Democratic Party in Virginia and nationally (not to mention Republicans) has called for Northam to step aside.
  
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• Quadriga: Cryptocurrency exchange founder's death locks $140m

  04-02-2019 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Court documents say Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Quadriga cannot access or secure the coins.
  
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• Liam Neeson expresses regret for once contemplating racist revenge

  04-02-2019 22:43 via cnn.com
  Liam Neeson has revealed that years ago he contemplated carrying out a racist revenge attack after someone close to him was raped.
  
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• Google parent Alphabet earnings shine but market wary

  04-02-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Google parent Alphabet reported quarterly earnings beating Wall Street expectations on Monday, but shares slipped, with investors apparently focused on rising costs at the technology giant.Alphabet reported a profit of $8.9 billion in the fourth quarter on revenue that was up 22 percent to $39.3 billion from the same period a year earlier."With great opportunities ahead, we continue to make focused investments in the talent and infrastructure needed to bring exceptional products and experiences
  
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• Fairfax: Sexual-Assault Claim a ‘Smear’ Meant to Block Path to Governor’s Mansion

  04-02-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax on Monday called the sexual-assault allegation leveled against him Sunday night a “smear” and implied the claim was publicized by political enemies intent on blocking his ascent to the governorship.“Does anybody think it’s any coincidence that on the eve of potentially my being elevated that that’s when this uncorroborated smear comes out?” Fairfax told reporters at the state capitol when asked if he believed the cla
  
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• Alphabet beats Wall St estimates, but spending worries investors

  04-02-2019 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Alphabet Inc's fourth-quarter revenue and profit beat Wall Street's expectations on Monday but sharply higher spending, as it added data centres and marketed its services heavily during the holidays, worried investors.Partly because of the higher spending, Alphabet reported an operating margin of 21 percent in the fourth quarter, down from 24 percent a year ago.Facebook Inc's better-then-expected fourth-quarter results last week had lifted expectations for Alphabet as they suggested that concern
  
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• DASHCAM VIDEO: Plane bursts into flames midair before crash

  04-02-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Dashcam video shows the moment a twin-engine Cessna 414A bursts into flames in midair before crashing into a Yorba Linda neighborhood.
  
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• Body visible in wreckage of plane carrying soccer player

  04-02-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — One body is visible in the seabed wreckage of a plane that went missing carrying Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot two weeks ago over the English Channel.
  
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• Walmart's New Sick Pay Plan Isn't Good Enough for Bernie Sanders

  04-02-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Earlier today, Sanders and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they’ll introduce legislation barring companies from buying back their own stock unless they first increase workers’ pay and benefits.Writing in a New York Times opinion piece, the senators said their plan would require companies to implement actions such as a $15-an-hour minimum wage or offering seven days of paid sick leave.
  
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• 21 Savage: What we don't know about US rapper

  04-02-2019 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Allegations the Atlanta-based rapper is actually from the UK have left fans confused.
  
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• Jury weighs fate of Mexican drug kingpin

  04-02-2019 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  A New York jury began deliberating the fate of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Monday after a three month drug trial that laid bare the loves, schemes and escapes of Mexico's most famous drug lord.Journalists, huddled in sleeping bags against the cold, camped overnight outside the Brooklyn federal court to assure a seat in Judge Brian Cogan's courtroom.Before instructing the jury, Cogan asked whether any of them had read or heard about an "offensive or suspect article" related to the trial.
  
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• Dead Hand: This Might Be Russia's Scariest Doomsday Weapon

  04-02-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  This system would automatically launch missiles—without the need for a human to push the button—during a nuclear attack.
  
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• Trump: Can't impeach somebody for doing the best job ever

  04-02-2019 22:13 via cnn.com
  CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin and Editor-at-large Chris Cillizza react to a new CNN poll where 12 percent of respondents had never heard of Vice President Mike Pence.
  
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• US prepares to start building portion of Texas border wall

  04-02-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, likely on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property.
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks shake off early slide, end higher

  04-02-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Women's brains appear 'years younger' than men's: study

  04-02-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Women tend to outlive men and stay mentally sharp longer, and a new study out Monday could explain why: female brains appear on average about three years younger.The study enrolled 121 women and 84 men, who underwent PET scans to measure brain metabolism, or the flow of oxygen and glucose in their brains.Subjects ranged from their 20s to 80s, and across those age spans, women's brains appeared metabolically younger than men's, said the findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Scien
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro says Trump making mistakes that will 'stain his hands with blood'

  04-02-2019 22:03 via cnn.com
  Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has warned US President Donald Trump that he risks staining "his hands with blood" should he pursue military action in the crisis-hit South American nation.
  
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• Rapper 21 Savage has long rhymed about Atlanta upbringing, but ICE says he's British

  04-02-2019 22:03 via cnn.com
  Rapper 21 Savage, whose musical persona revolves heavily around the drug and gang life he purportedly weathered coming up on the east side of Atlanta, is British and in the country illegally, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement told CNN.
  
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• Brexit will hit these countries the hardest

  04-02-2019 22:02 via cnn.com
  The potential fallout from Brexit won't stop with the UK and the European Union, a new study has found. The UK's departure from the EU may also pose a serious threat to developing countries that depend on trade with Britain, a new report has found.
  
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• Porsche Classic Fully Restored a Carrera GT, and It Is Spectacular

  04-02-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The restoration was commissioned by a customer, and Porsche's Classic division gave it a number of unique touches.
  
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• Body seen in plane wreckage in search for missing footballer

  04-02-2019 22:00 via cnn.com
  A body has been seen in the wreckage of the plane which was carrying missing footballer Emiliano Sala, the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has said.
  
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• 'Young & the Restless' star dead at 52

  04-02-2019 21:55 via cnn.com
  Kristoff St. John, who played played Neil Winters on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young & the Restless," has died, according to his attorney Mark Geragos.
  
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• What Hawaii calls 'the deadliest artifact in human history'

  04-02-2019 21:55 via cnn.com
  "The legislature finds that the cigarette is considered the deadliest artifact in human history."
  
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• Hawaii is considering a bill that bans cigarette sales to anyone under 100

  04-02-2019 21:55 via cnn.com
  "The legislature finds that the cigarette is considered the deadliest artifact in human history."
  
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• Hawaii: 'Deadliest artifact in human history'

  04-02-2019 21:55 via cnn.com
  "The legislature finds that the cigarette is considered the deadliest artifact in human history."
  
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• Congress negotiators struggle to reach border security deal

  04-02-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Congressional aides on Monday said that while constructive negotiations were held by staffers over the past weekend, it is now up to the lawmakers themselves to tackle the thorniest disagreements before a Feb. 15 deadline.Seventeen Republican and Democratic members of the Senate and House of Representatives are tasked with finding a compromise border security deal with the allocation of Department of Homeland Security funds through Sept. 30.The toughest unresolved disputes include the type of ne
  
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• The El Chapo trial's most shocking and bizarre moments

  04-02-2019 21:44 via theguardian.com
  As the jury begins deliberations, we recap three months of amazing stories and allegationsUntil his trial began, much of the public perception of accused Mexican drug lord El Chapo, real name Joaquín Guzmán, had come from rumours and legend. But over the past three months we have heard what the lead prosecutor, Andrea Goldbarg, called “a mountain of evidence” against the notorious leader of the Sinaloa cartel, including allegations of decades of murder, torture, bribery
  
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