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• Don Shirley's family dismayed by 'Green Book' Oscar wins, calls portrait of pianist false

  27-02-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  They say the filmmakers never consulted them, and they deplore what they say is the film's inaccurate depiction of pianist Don Shirley.
  
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• Cohen's closing: I made mistakes, but silence won't be one

  27-02-2019 23:40 via cnn.com
  During his public testimony to Congress, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen sent a harsh message to Trump and a warning to his supporters.
  
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• Kashmir conflict heats up as India, Pakistan claim to down each other's jets

  27-02-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Both countries have ordered air strikes over the last two days, the first time in history that two nuclear-armed powers have done so, while ground forces have exchanged fire in more than a dozen locations.Tensions have been running high since at least 40 Indian paramilitary police died in a Feb. 14 suicide car bombing by Pakistan-based militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir, but the risk of conflict rose dramatically on Tuesday when India launched an air strike on what it said was a militant tra
  
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• Wells Fargo Sees ‘Possible’ Legal Losses Rising by $500 Million

  27-02-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  The higher estimate for “reasonably possible” legal losses -- essentially a worst-case scenario -- shows risks grew as the bank and authorities examined abuses in recent months and discussed potential penalties.The change stems from “a variety of matters,” including probes of its sales to retail customers, Wells Fargo wrote Wednesday in an annual regulatory report.
  
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• Watch Ocasio-Cortez grill Cohen over Trump's finances

  27-02-2019 23:33 via cnn.com
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) questioned President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen on exact names and contacts for further information about Trump's finances and tax records.
  
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• What we know: Cohen on Trump hush money, Moscow plans and WikiLeaks

  27-02-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney and "fixer" Michael Cohen testified Wednesday before Congress about hush payments to alleged former lovers of the president and a deal to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, and said Trump knew in advance about a WikiLeaks document dump that damaged his opponent Hillary Clinton.In April 2018, reporters asked Trump on board Air Force One if he knew about $130,000 in payments made before the 2016 election to former porn actress Stormy Daniels, to keep her quiet
  
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• Liverpool 5-0 Watford: Sadio Mane & Virgil van Dijk get two each as Reds stay top

  27-02-2019 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk both score twice as Liverpool return to winning ways to stay top of the Premier League with a dominant performance against Watford.
  
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• Buttler and Gayle smash breathtaking centuries as England edge Windies in thriller

  27-02-2019 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Chris Gayle hits a superb 162 as West Indies fall agonisingly short of a famous one-day victory against a Jos Buttler-inspired England.
  
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• Man City 1-0 West Ham: Sergio Aguero scores penalty to seal win for City

  27-02-2019 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Man City keep the pressure on Liverpool at the top of the Premier League as Sergio Aguero's second-half penalty secures a deserved win over West Ham.
  
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• India demands Pakistan release pilot as Kashmir crisis intensifies

  27-02-2019 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Tensions rise over a fighter pilot being held following an exchange of fire over disputed Kashmir.
  
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• The most consequential lines from Cohen -- so far

  27-02-2019 23:22 via cnn.com
  Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's one-time personal attorney and fixer, is testifying before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday -- likely the only chance the public will have to hear from him before he is sent to jail in May for a series of tax and campaign finance charges.
  
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• Most epic Cohen lines -- so far

  27-02-2019 23:22 via cnn.com
  Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's one-time personal attorney and fixer, is testifying before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday -- likely the only chance the public will have to hear from him before he is sent to jail in May for a series of tax and campaign finance charges.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: Labour will support Brexit referendum

  27-02-2019 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  But the Labour leader says he will continue to push for other options, after Commons Brexit votes.
  
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• Risk of India-Pakistan War May Hang on the Fate of Downed Pilot

  27-02-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  India and Pakistan, which have fought three major wars since the bloody partition of 1947, regularly exchange artillery and small-weapons fire across a disputed border.India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi must contest a general election within weeks, while his counterpart, Imran Khan, faces a military that is seeking to assert its dominance when Pakistan is in the eye of a financial and economic storm.
  
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• Cohen testimony: Trump’s ex-lawyer claims ‘criminal conspiracy’ and gives dire warning to Congress in public testimony

  27-02-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer, has given dramatic testimony before the House Oversight Committee, were he discussed a criminal conspiracy involving the president, his oldest son Donald Trump Jr, and the chief financial officer of the Trump Organisation, Allen Weisselberg — and then cast the president as an existential threat to American democracy.During one particularly notable exchange, Cohen was asked by Democratic Representative Ro Khanna about a cheque making a payment
  
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• House passes first major gun control legislation in nearly quarter of a century

  27-02-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  For now the measure is a mostly symbolic gesture, not likely to be taken up in the Republican-controlled Senate.Gun control campaigners celebrated a precious win on Wednesday when the US House of Representatives passed its first major legislation on the issue in nearly a quarter of a century.Members of Congress approved a measure requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales, including online and at gun shows, by 240 votes to 190.
  
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• I was one of the 500 people Michael Cohen threatened

  27-02-2019 23:05 via cnn.com
  When Michael Cohen called to threaten me — "You just bought yourself an f-ing lawsuit" — were his exact words, I felt a little special. How many people, I thought, had been subject to such thuggery? Surely it was a rare thing.
  
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• U.N. Security Council to vote on rival U.S., Russian proposals on Venezuela

  27-02-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The Russian draft text, seen by Reuters, expresses support for a political solution to the crisis and backs the Venezuelan government as the primary coordinator of international assistance efforts in the country.A resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, France, Britain or the United States to pass.Diplomats said the U.S. draft is likely to gain the minimum nine votes to force a likely Russian veto, while the Russian draft is expected to fail without the need for a U.
  
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• Trump and Kim set for second day of Vietnam talks

  27-02-2019 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The US and North Korean leaders are due to discuss removing nuclear arms from the Korean peninsula.
  
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• Edouard goal gives Celtic win on Lennon's return

  27-02-2019 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Odsonne Edouard's stoppage-time strike earns Celtic victory over 10-man Hearts to give Neil Lennon the perfect start to his second spell in charge.
  
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• Want to lower your taxable income? Four tax-saving investments you can still make now

  27-02-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  There are three ways that you can lower your taxable federal income and one potential way for your state taxes.
  
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• Toyota Corolla Hybrid vs. Honda Insight: How These Fuel Sippers Measure Up

  27-02-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Both Honda and Toyota now have hybrid sedans that look far more conventional than the Prius, and here's how they compare.
  
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• George H.W. Bush's former service dog Sully has a new job

  27-02-2019 22:38 via cnn.com
  Sully H.W. Bush, the former service dog to late President George H.W. Bush, has started a new job with the US Navy at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington.
  
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• Jared Kushner quietly meets with Saudi Crown prince amid day of chaos on Capitol Hill

  27-02-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Jared Kushner quietly met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during a foreign trip featuring meetings with top Middle East officials that is sure to raise controversy in the United States.The White House released a readout of the previously non-disclosed meeting between the Crown Prince and Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser just minutes after the president’s former attorney and “fixer” began a highly-anticipated public testimony before the House Oversi
  
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• Opinion: Why did Trump need to employ a professional liar?

  27-02-2019 22:02 via cnn.com
  Michael Cohen brought a series of bombshell allegations to his appearance Wednesday before the House Oversight and Reform Committee -- and touched off a bizarre partisan battle in the room.CNN's commentators weigh in on the hearing. The opinions expressed here are their own.
  
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• Church sex abuse scandal: Vatican opens investigation into Cardinal George Pell

  27-02-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's third-most powerful official, was remanded to prison in Australia for sexually abusing two choirboys.
  
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• Michael Cohen: Ex-lawyer tells Congress Trump directed lies

  27-02-2019 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Cohen says Mr Trump directed plans for a Moscow tower, while denying the fact publicly.
  
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• What a trial for treason in Russia has to do with the US 2016 election

  27-02-2019 21:42 via cnn.com
  Convictions handed down this week in a high-profile treason case in Russia have reopened questions about the Russian hacking of the 2016 US presidential election.
  
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• U.S. Seeks UN Security Council Vote on New Venezuela Resolution

  27-02-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  The resolution, which would likely face a Russian veto, stresses “the need to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Venezuela and to facilitate unhindered access and delivery of assistance to all in need,” according to a draft of the text obtained by Bloomberg.Violence has raged along Venezuela’s borders as National Assembly leader Juan Guaido and his supporters -- which include the U.S. and 50 other nations -- amassed supplies at entry points in Colomb
  
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• Marie Kondo Helps Celebs Like Jennifer Garner, Hasan Minhaj Get a Head Start on Spring Cleaning

  27-02-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The tidying expert has gone viral following the premiere of her Netflix series Tidying Up With Marie Kondo
  
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• Cohen asks for protection from threats by Trump, because he used to make them all the time

  27-02-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Cohen testified that he did this regularly. “Fifty times?” asked Rep. Jackie Speier. “More” said Cohen. “A hundred times? Two hundred times?” asked Speier. When she got to 500, Cohen agreed, “Probably.”
  
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• Warren, DNC Use Cohen Testimony in Fundraising Pleas

  27-02-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The Democratic National Committee and Senator Elizabeth Warren both used Michael Cohen's highly anticipated congressional testimony in fundraising pleas addressed to supporters Wednesday.“Under oath and in an open session of Congress, one of Donald Trump’s most trusted advisors implicated him in criminal activity while he’s been in the White House,” read an email from Warren asking for donations. “Our criminal justice system is hanging on and doing its job – t
  
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• The Brexit battlefield has got less muddy, but more vicious

  27-02-2019 20:59 via cnn.com
  The Brexit battle lines just got a lot clearer.
  
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• Here are 9 of the world's most fascinating frozen wonders

  27-02-2019 20:59 via cnn.com
  Winter is Mother Nature's time to shine: Lighthouses, bridges, fountains and cliffs can turn into frosted marvels. Here are just a few favorites for travelers and photographers.
  
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• Florida sheriff: 'Manifestly obvious' this is human trafficking, but need victim cooperation for case

  27-02-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  In many cases, Florida officials used the term "human trafficking" in connection with the investigations, but trafficking arrests have been limited.
  
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• Jared Kushner meets Saudi crown prince

  27-02-2019 20:44 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner met with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Tuesday in their first face-to-face encounter since the October 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
  
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• N.J.'s Record High Property Tax Bills Show a Glint of Good News

  27-02-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  For the first time in at least a decade, one-year growth fell below 1 percent, according to a Bloomberg analysis of state Department of Community Affairs data.Trump’s $10,000 limit on residents’ deductions on their federal tax returns is being felt widely in the Garden State.It may also make it harder for New Jersey to balance its budget this year because income-tax revenue has fallen short of expectations after some people shifted income into 2017 before the tax overhaul took effect
  
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• How Trump did business: Cohen offers a fresh look

  27-02-2019 20:40 via cnn.com
  Trump's former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen accuses Trump of being a "cheat" -- inflating and deflating his net worth to suit his needs.
  
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• Steven Avery attorney: 'We won!'; court to hear new evidence in 'Making a Murderer' case

  27-02-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Kathleen Zellner, attorney for "Making A Murderer" subject Steven Avery, tweeted "We won!" after the Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision.
  
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• What we've learnt from the Nigerian election

  27-02-2019 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Five lessons from a controversial election.
  
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• Analysis: 27 most consequential lines from Cohen's testimony

  27-02-2019 20:31 via cnn.com
  Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's one-time personal attorney and fixer, is testifying before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday -- likely the only chance the public will have to hear from him before he is sent to jail in May for a series of tax and campaign finance charges.
  
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• Michael Cohen: Trump, ties and decoding the president

  27-02-2019 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Cohen talks Trump, ties and how he learned to decode the indirect demands of the president.
  
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• Trump and Kim Jong Un might officially end the Korean War. Here's why that could matter.

  27-02-2019 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  After 66 years, a peace declaration at the Vietnam summit could lead to negotiations and more normal relations between the two Koreas and America.
  
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• Key moments from Michael Cohen's explosive testimony – video

  27-02-2019 20:19
  From his business dealings with Russia to illegal hush money for adult film star Stormy Daniels – watch the highlights from former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's blockbuster testimony to congressDonald Trump 'a racist, a conman' who committed crimes as president – Cohen Continue reading...
  
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• Watch: GB's Barker wins 10km scratch gold after huge crash

  27-02-2019 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Great Britain's Elinor Barker wins the gold medal in the 10km scratch race, following a huge crash and pile-up in the final laps at the 2019 World Track Cycling Championships.
  
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• 27,000-year-old giant ground sloth tooth is like a climate time capsule

  27-02-2019 20:08 via cnn.com
  Fossil discoveries are exciting on their own, but sometimes, they carry even more information about the past. Newly uncovered fossils from an extinctgiant ground sloth that lived in Belize 27,000 years ago provide a portrait of what the climate was like for the last year that the sloth was alive, according to a new study.
  
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• Two days after resigning, Iran's Foreign Minister returns to work

  27-02-2019 20:06 via cnn.com
  Just two days after announcing his resignation on Instagram, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has returned to work, according to the country's state news agency Press TV.
  
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• There's a rise in shark attacks, but the risk is low

  27-02-2019 20:00 via cnn.com
  Shark attacks have increased around the globe over the past 55 years, but that doesn't mean you need to cancel your beach vacation, according to a new study. The actual attack rate is low, and the risk varies, depending on your location.
  
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• Sweden arrests suspected Russian spy in Stockholm

  27-02-2019 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The employee of a Swedish high-tech company was reportedly seized in a restaurant in Stockholm.
  
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• Doctor uses 5G to direct surgery live

  27-02-2019 19:41 via cnn.com
  In front of an audience at Mobile World Congress, the chief of Hospital Clinic Barcelona's gastrointestinal surgery unit used 5G technology to direct an operation via a live video link.
  
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