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• UN chief warns of 'relentless' pushback on women's rights

  11-03-2019 23:57 via feeds.foxnews.com
  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says there is a "deep, pervasive and relentless" pushback on women's rights and is calling for a fight to "push back against the pushback."
  
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• Desperate Venezuelans swarm sewage drains in search of water

  11-03-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Tejedor, 28, joined dozens of people who had flocked to the Guaire river, which snakes along the bottom of a sharp ravine alongside Caracas' main highway, to fill up a four-gallon (15 liter) plastic container.Unlike the fetid liquid flowing through the Guaire river, the water emerging from the pipe was at least clear.It's horrible, horrible," said Tejedor, preparing to carry the container on a small hand cart back to her home in the neighborhood of San Agustin.
  
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• 6 in Canadian family killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash

  11-03-2019 23:40 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Six members of a Canadian family heading for a safari vacation were among the 18 Canadians killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet.
  
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• The non-Brits' guide to Brexit, Part II

  11-03-2019 23:28 via cnn.com
  A few years ago -- and again last year -- we published a Guide to Understanding Brexit, geared toward non-Brits.
  
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• Democrats: Milwaukee convention choice shows party values

  11-03-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee will host the 2020 Democratic National Convention, party leaders announced Monday, highlighting the battleground state of Wisconsin that helped elect President Donald Trump and now will launch an opponent who could oust him.
  
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• Google Cloud hires another Oracle veteran for top role

  11-03-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Zavery left last week as executive vice president for Oracle cloud platform.Oracle Corp declined to comment.Google gained some similar tools through its $625 million acquisition of Apigee in 2016.
  
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• U.S. says North Korea diplomacy 'very much alive,' but watching rocket site

  11-03-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Stephen Biegun told a conference in Washington that although U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un parted on good terms after their Feb. 27-28 summit in Hanoi, biggaps remained between the two sides and North Korea needed to show it was fully committed to giving up its nuclear weapons.Biegun, the U.S. special representative for North Korea, stressed that U.S.-led sanctions, which Pyongyang wants dropped, would stay in place until North Korea completed denuclearization.
  
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• Venezuela's Guaido calls for new rally as lawmakers declare 'alarm'

  11-03-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Monday called for a new mass demonstration as the country's devastating blackout that has left millions without power entered its fifth day."Tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, all of Venezuela will be on the streets" to protest against President Nicolas Maduro, Guaido said in a speech to the National Assembly legislature, which he heads.Parliament accepted the 35-year-old's request to declare a "state of alarm" to pave the way for the delivery
  
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• Harry, Meghan, Will and Kate all smiles at Commonwealth Service despite 'feud' gossip

  11-03-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The pregnant royal wore two different outfits for two different engagements related to Commonwealth Day in London.
  
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• 'He's Not Worth It.' Pelosi Says She Opposes Impeaching President Trump Because It Would Divide the Country

  11-03-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said impeaching President Trump is "not worth it," and that considering it would divide the country.
  
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• Last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria pounded in U.S.-backed assault

  11-03-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Fires raged after dark in the enclave at Baghouz near the Iraqi border as it was targeted with rockets and thick plumes of smoke rose from the area, Reuters TV footage showed.The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said earlier its fighters were encountering sniper fire and landmines and advancing slowly to avoid losses.The most hardened IS foreign fighters are still holed up in the area, the SDF has said.
  
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• Boeing jet under scrutiny after Ethiopia crash

  11-03-2019 22:58 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A spokesman says Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as a safety precaution, following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed.
  
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• Rainstorms kill at least 12 in greater Sao Paulo area

  11-03-2019 22:40 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Heavy rains deluged Brazil's biggest city, causing flooding and other damage that resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people, authorities said Monday.
  
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• Boeing stands by plane as major airlines ground aircraft

  11-03-2019 22:40 via cnn.com
  With Boeing's 737 Max 8 being involved in two crashes six months apart, numerous international airlines have grounded the best selling aircraft out of precaution. CNN's David McKenzie reports, as of now, Boeing is standing by their plane.
  
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• Fox News condemns host Jeanine Pirro's comments about Rep. Omar's hijab

  11-03-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  "Think about it. Omar wears a hijab," Pirro said, questioning if the head covering signals an "adherence to Sharia law."
  
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• Brazil's Bolsonaro under fire for misleading tweet on media

  11-03-2019 22:18 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Brazil's Bar Association condemned President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday over a Twitter attack on a journalist who has written critical pieces about the first family for one of the country's largest newspapers.
  
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• More than 2,000 people in ICE custody quarantined for contagious diseases

  11-03-2019 22:14 via cnn.com
  More than 2,000 people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody are being quarantined amid an outbreak of mumps and other diseases.
  
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• Storm Gareth: warnings issued about power cuts and travel difficulties

  11-03-2019 22:13
  Met Office puts Britain on yellow alert as destructive weather arrives from the westForecasters have warned of possible travel disruption and power cuts as they issued a yellow weather warning for Storm Gareth, which could bring destructive weather when it hits the UK this week.The storm is expected to land on Tuesday and the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds covering almost all of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as parts of Scotland, on Tuesday and Wednesd
  
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• Grounding the Boeing 737 a touchy subject for US authorities

  11-03-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  American officials face a difficult task in reassuring the flying public, as passengers take to social media, saying they are afraid to board a 737.The Federal Aviation Administration said it has a team on-site working with investigators on the cause of the crash, and pledged to take "immediate" action if it finds any issues with the aircraft.In addition to the FAA, the US National Transportation Safety Board and Boeing all have sent officials to Ethiopia to help investigate.
  
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• White House defends Trump's claim that Cohen asked him for a pardon

  11-03-2019 22:07 via cnn.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders reasserted during Monday's press briefing that President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, lied before Congress last month when he claimed that he never asked the President for a pardon.
  
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• Here's How to See Whether You're Flying on a Boeing 737 MAX 8 on Your Next Flight

  11-03-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  If you want to know whether you are boarding a Boeing 737 MAX 8 on your next flight, there are a few of resources to help you find out.
  
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• Trump news: President demands billions for border wall as Pelosi says he 'isn't worth' impeaching

  11-03-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump will reportedly ask Congress for $8.6bn (£6.6bn) to build his southern border wall on Monday under proposals for his 2020 fiscal budget, a $3bn (£2.3bn) increase on his last estimate for the job.
  
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• Global 'pandemic' of fake drugs killing children worldwide, report says

  11-03-2019 22:00 via cnn.com
  The deaths of children are a cause for misery, and new research suggests one of the gravest perils comes in the form of falsified and substandard drugs for treating malaria, pneumonia and other diseases. Hundreds of thousands of children each year are dying due to a surge of poor-quality or outright fake medicines, the report says.
  
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• Fake drugs are killing kids worldwide: report

  11-03-2019 22:00 via cnn.com
  Hundreds of thousands of children each year are dying due to a surge of poor-quality or outright fake medicines, the report says.
  
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• Trump condemned for budget cutting welfare while boosting spending for border wall and military: ‘This is for the billionaire class’

  11-03-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has been accused of proposing a budget for the “military industrial complex and the billionaire class”, after the White House released details of a plan that would cut spending on welfare and education while boosting money for the military and a border wall.The $4.7 trillion (£3.5 trillion) budget proposal, which is all but certain to be rejected by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and once again put the president on a collision course with congre
  
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• Pelosi: 'Not worth it' to impeach Trump

  11-03-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that barring “overwhelming” new evidence she would not pursue impeachment against President Trump because it would be too divisive and “he’s just not worth it.”
  
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• Trump’s 2020 Budget Asks Congress for $8.6 Billion for Border Wall

  11-03-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump released his $4.7 trillion 2020 budget proposal to Congress Monday, requesting $8.6 billion for border security.The plan includes funding for 722 miles of wall at the southern border, an issue that caused a record 35-day partial government shutdown beginning just before Christmas. In that fight, Trump requested $5.7 billion to build the wall, while Democrats refused to approve more than $1.6 billion for non-wall border security. Trump eventually relented, signing a bill
  
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• Countries ground planes after Ethiopian Airlines crash

  11-03-2019 21:40 via cnn.com
  Two flight data recorders from Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 have been found, as airlines around the world ground Boeing 737 MAX 8s like the one which crashed Sunday, killing all 157 people on board.
  
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• Algerian President Bouteflika pulls candidacy for fifth term

  11-03-2019 21:34 via cnn.com
  Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has announced that he will not seek a fifth term in office, after weeks of protests surrounding his candidacy.
  
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• US envoy: NKorea denuclearization must not be incremental

  11-03-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will insist North Korea follow through on its commitment to completely eliminate its nuclear weapons before the U.S. agrees to the lifting of international sanctions, the State Department's special envoy for North Korea said Monday.
  
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• Sarah Sanders deflects when asked about Trump calling Democrats 'anti-Jewish'

  11-03-2019 21:32 via cnn.com
  After President Donald Trump accused Democrats of becoming an "anti-Jewish party," the White House refused Monday to tamp down his claim, insisting the party's refusal to specifically condemn a freshman lawmaker for her controversial comments amounted to an "abhorrent" display.
  
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• Disabled former UK Royal Marine breaks Atlantic rowing record

  11-03-2019 21:14 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A former British Royal Marine who lost part of his right leg in a car accident five years ago completed the fastest-ever solo rowing trip across the Atlantic Ocean early Monday.
  
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• Canada transport minister says won't ground planes after Ethiopia crash

  11-03-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Canada's transport minister said Monday he won't ground dozens of Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliners operated by three Canadian carriers, unless an investigation into a deadly Ethiopia crash gives him reasons.Safety doubts over Boeing's best-selling model drove several carriers to ground the aircraft after a new jet crashed in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board, including 18 Canadians.Air Canada, Westjet and Sunwing operate 41 of the jetliners in this country.
  
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• George Osborne: Saudi and Russian investors don't control London's Evening Standard

  11-03-2019 21:08 via cnn.com
  A former UK Treasury boss who re-invented himself as an influential editor says that Saudi and Russian investors won't be allowed to interfere with coverage at his newspaper.
  
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• Climate change will make a walk in the woods a much rarer pleasure

  11-03-2019 21:08 via cnn.com
  If you like to take a walk in the woods in the United States or you prefer to decorate a Douglas fir at Christmas, you should know that climate change is making both of those activities a lot harder.
  
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• White House won't say if Trump thinks Democrats hate Jews

  11-03-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  All nine of the Jews in the U.S. Senate are Democrats, and all but two of the 36 members of Congress. Jews overwhelmingly supported Democrat Hillary Clinton over Trump in 2016.
  
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• Apple says 'it's show time' March 25; TV service announcement expected

  11-03-2019 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Sources previously told Reuters that the company is targeting April for the launch of a streaming television service that will likely include subscription TV service.Apple often launches products and services in the weeks following an event.In its invitation, Apple did not specify the focus of the event and gave a single-line description: "It's show time."Apple has long hinted at a planned video service, spending $2 billion in Hollywood to produce its own content and signing major stars such as
  
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• HBO Theranos documentary goes inside the secretive, controversial company

  11-03-2019 20:55 via cnn.com
  Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes shimmying into a room filled with her employees to the tune of "Can't Touch This" is one of the more memorable, ironic scenes in an upcoming documentary about her now-disgraced startup.
  
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• 'Dead on arrival': Democrats dismiss Trump budget plan with $8.6bn for wall

  11-03-2019 20:52
  President’s 2020 plan signals intent to reignite a political fight that has already led to a record 35-day partial government shutdownDonald Trump’s latest budget request, which demands billions of dollars for a border wall at the expense of social safety nets and environmental protections, was dismissed on Monday as “dead on arrival” and “breathtaking in its degree of cruelty”. Related: Fox News condemns host Jeanine Pirro's attack on Ilhan Omar – liveC
  
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• Apple confirms March 25th ‘It’s show time’ event with media invites

  11-03-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  News that Apple would host a March event to discuss its latest services broke last month via a BuzzFeed report, but on Monday, Apple confirmed the date and location of the event by sending out invites to the press. As expected, the event will take place on March 25th at 10 a.m. from the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino. Apple, unsurprisingly, only hinted at the contents of the event with the following phrase: "It's show time."The initial report claimed that Apple's paid news subscription service
  
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• Tucker Carlson is another victim of the leftist mob: Today's talker

  11-03-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  'Carlson's comments could have been brought up when he was an employee of other networks, but they weren't,' argues Tim Young.
  
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• Israel's Netanyahu to face indictment hearing after polls

  11-03-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face a hearing after polls to defend himself against corruption allegations which have dogged his election campaign, the justice ministry said Monday.Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit last month announced his intention to indict the premier on charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery, following up on police recommendations."The hearings shall take place before July 10," the justice ministry said in a statement which told the relevant parties
  
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• How to know if you're flying a 737 MAX 8

  11-03-2019 20:20 via cnn.com
  Two US airlines fly the 737 MAX 8 -- the type of jet that crashed last year in Indonesia killing 189 people and on Sunday in Ethiopia killing all 157 on board.
  
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• Guaido calls mass demos in Venezuela to protest blackout

  11-03-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called for mass demonstrations throughout the country on Tuesday to protest against a blackout that has left millions without power for the past four days."Tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, all of Venezuela will be on the streets," Guaido -- recognized as interim president by more than 50 countries -- said in a speech to the National Assembly.The 35-year-old National Assembly leader has challenged President Nicolas Maduro by calling on the oppos
  
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• Boeing 737 Max crash prompts 'critical safety concerns' from flight attendants union

  11-03-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The union representing American Airlines flight attendants told members they will not be forced to work on Boeing 737 Max airplanes.
  
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• 'Wonder Woman' urges calm in Israeli civil rights fight

  11-03-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Hollywood star Gal Gadot has leapt to defend a fellow actress who was chided by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for challenging his party's treatment of Arab citizens.Netanyahu and his Likud party have been accused of using scare tactics and demonising Israel's Arab population ahead of April 9 elections in a bid to motivate their right-wing base."Love your neighbour as yourself," Israeli-born Gadot wrote on Instagram late Sunday after popular Israeli model and television actress Rotem
  
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• Kurd-led Syria force pounds final IS redoubt

  11-03-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Kurdish-led forces on Monday pounded the last scrap of land held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria after hundreds more people surrendered.The jihadists once ruled over millions in a swathe of Syria and Iraq, but they have since lost all that territory except for a riverside slither of land near the Iraqi border.The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces paused its months-old offensive against the shrinking holdout multiple times for thousands of dust-covered women, children and men to flee
  
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• Israeli President and Gal Gadot among those warning of 'anti-Arab rhetoric' after Netanyahu comments

  11-03-2019 19:57 via cnn.com
  Israel's President, a leading US-based organization fighting anti-Semitism, and Hollywood star Gal Gadot are among those warning of the dangers of political rhetoric aimed at dividing Israel's Jews and Arabs. This follows comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he seemed to say that Israel's Arab population could not fully be considered citizens of the country.
  
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• Gal Gadot among those warning of 'anti-Arab rhetoric' after Netanyahu comments

  11-03-2019 19:57 via cnn.com
  Israel's President, a leading US-based organization fighting anti-Semitism, and Hollywood star Gal Gadot are among those warning of the dangers of political rhetoric aimed at dividing Israel's Jews and Arabs. This follows comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he seemed to say that Israel's Arab population could not fully be considered citizens of the country.
  
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• Design Talk Series, Michael Menn Honored with Award, and More News This Week

  11-03-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
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