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• Buttigieg blasts Trump Iran escalation: 'This is not a game. This is not a show.'

  16-05-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential candidates took aim at President Donald Trump Thursday, suggesting the president and his national security team are recklessly escalating tensions with Iran.
  
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• Huawei ban clouds U.S.-China trade talks, tech sector

  16-05-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. bid to block China's Huawei Technologies from buying vital American technology threw into question prospects for sales at some of the largest tech companies and drew a sharp rebuke from Beijing, further ratcheting up tensions over trade.Shares of Huawei's U.S. suppliers fell on fears the Chinese firm would be forced to stop buying American chips, software and other components after the Trump administration banned it from buying U.S. technology without specia
  
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• Brexit or Death

  16-05-2019 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  There is a lesson in British politics for the rest of the world: A democratic revolt of the people against the establishment cannot be resisted forever.The immediate result of the Brexit vote in 2016 and Parliament’s decision to accede to the will of the electorate and turn in its Article 50 notice to the EU was a strengthening of the two oldest mainstream parties, Tory and Labour, against the ultra-Remain party, the Liberal Democrats, and the ultra-Brexit party, UKIP. The Tory and Labour
  
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• Boeing finishes software update for grounded airliner

  16-05-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing says it has finished with its updates to the flight-control software implicated in two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max, moving a step closer to getting the plane back in the sky.
  
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• Firefighter shot to death responding to medical call was father of 3 young kids

  16-05-2019 23:43 via abcnews.go.com
  One firefighter was killed and three others injured responding to a call Wednesday night.
  
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• A man called 911 after a comedian made 'Middle Eastern' jokes at a comedy club

  16-05-2019 23:40 via cnn.com
  Comedian Ahmed Ahmed is always working on new material for his act, but a 911 call is not his usual method for getting a laugh.
  
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• 'Horrifying': Kirsten Gillibrand denounces anti-abortion bills in Georgia

  16-05-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Gillibrand vowed to champion abortion rights in her campaign for president, calling the recent bans "horrifying" and "discriminatory."
  
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• Auto dealer on Trump's tariffs: I'm scared

  16-05-2019 23:23 via cnn.com
  An auto dealer in Kentucky reacts to President Trump's trade war with China, telling CNN's Miguel Marquez he fears for his business.
  
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• China’s lunar rover is helping to unravel a Moon mystery

  16-05-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The Chinese space program started 2019 with a major milestone when the Chang'e 4 lunar lander successfully touched down on the far side of the Moon. It was the first time any country had completed such a feat, the landing itself was just the first of many objectives China had for the mission.In the days that followed, the lander deployed a rover, snapped photos, and even grew some plants. Its rover had some work of its own to do as well, and a new research paper published in Nature reveals that
  
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• Boeing seeks regulators' OK, says 737 MAX software update complete

  16-05-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing said Thursday that it completed its software update on the 737 MAX after two deadly crashes resulted in a global grounding of the aircraft.The proposed fix, which addresses a problem with a flight handling system thought to be a factor in both crashes, must now win approval from US and international regulators before the planes can return to service.US airlines have targeted August as the date they expect to resume flying on the 737 MAX.
  
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• Is There a 5G Cellular Network Near You?

  16-05-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The age of 5G network service is finally here. As of today, you can officially buy the 5G version of the Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone, which starts at $1,300. Right now, it's exclusive to Verizo...
  
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• Trump unveils new US immigration plan including English requirement – video

  16-05-2019 23:12 via theguardian.com
  President unveiled new immigration strategy including favouring a 'merit'-based system over family ties, as well as making it a requirement that future immigrants learn English and pass a civics exam. Speaking from the White House Rose Garden, Trump said he wanted to increase the proportion of highly skilled immigration from 12% to 57%, adding: 'We discriminate against genius. We discriminate against brilliance. We won't any more.'  Continue reading...
  
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• ATF employee feels ill after opening envelope containing suspicious substance

  16-05-2019 23:09 via cnn.com
  An employee in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives headquarters building Thursday opened a package that contained a liquid substance and the employee said she felt sick right after opening it, according to law enforcement officials.
  
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• Boeing says it has completed 737 Max software fix

  16-05-2019 23:00 via cnn.com
  Boeing said Thursday it has finished the development of a software fix to its troubled 737 Max.
  
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• My kind of mix-up: $5,760 bottle of wine served by mistake

  16-05-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — A British restaurant has given some customers an unexpected treat, accidentally serving them a 4,500-pound ($5,760) bottle of red wine.
  
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• Baidu forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates, shares fall

  16-05-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Chinese search engine operator Baidu Inc on Thursday reported lower-than-expected first-quarter earnings and forecast quarterly revenue below estimates, sending its shares down 8% in extended trading. Revenue from its online marketing services business, a major contributor to overall sales, rose nearly 3% to 17.66 billion yuan ($2.57 billion), but missed estimates of $2.66 billion, according to research firm FactSet. ...
  
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• Guatemalan migrant child dies after Mexican detention

  16-05-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  A 10-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl died after being taken to hospital from a Mexico City immigration detention center, Mexican authorities said on Thursday, adding to a growing number of deaths of minors migrating from the Central American country.Three Guatemalan minors have died in U.S. custody since December, and a Guatemalan toddler died in Texas this week after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody.
  
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• Chelsea Manning ordered back to jail for defying grand jury subpoena

  16-05-2019 22:49 via abcnews.go.com
  Chelsea Manning, the anti-secrecy activist, was remanded again Thursday afternoon after a federal judge held her in contempt of court.
  
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• Trump's financial report shows earnings and losses but misses tax return details

  16-05-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  As the president continues to refuse to release tax documents, this filing is a yearly requirement and showed mixed business results Donald Trump’s 2018 financial disclosure report was released on Thursday. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s 2018 financial disclosure report was released on Thursday by the Office of Government Ethics, shedding light on the president’s earnings and losses in the second year of his presidency. The form, which is required to b
  
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• Bob Hawke, ex-Australian PM, dead at 89

  16-05-2019 22:40 via cnn.com
  Bob Hawke, one of Australia's longest-serving Prime Ministers and a champion of the trade union movement, has died peacefully at the age of 89.
  
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• China's US Treasury holdings lowest since 2017

  16-05-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  China's US Treasury holdings fell in March to their lowest level in two years, with Beijing trimming its lending to the United States amid a protracted trade war, government data shows.In March, China's Treasury holdings fell by $10.4 billion to $1.12 trillion, the lowest level since May 2017, according to Treasury Department data released Wednesday.
  
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• Alabama abortion law draws some criticism, mostly silence from national Republicans

  16-05-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Alabama's governor on Wednesday signed the bill to ban abortions, except when a mother's life is in jeopardy, in the latest challenge by conservatives to the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade that established a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy.Asked about the new law at a Thursday news conference in Washington, House of Representatives Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California said that while he opposes abortion, Alabama's law "goes further than I believe.""In my w
  
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• This $42 serum sold out in just ten days -- and has 20,000 'loves' at Sephora

  16-05-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Skincare may be as divisive as the beauty world gets.
  
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• Father of slain pregnant teen Marlen Ochoa-Lopez blames 'these anti-immigrant laws' for delay in investigation

  16-05-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The father of a pregnant teenager found dead with her baby cut from her womb on Wednesday spoke out during a press conference.
  
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• P&G unveils new $400 million R&D center, the company's largest in the world

  16-05-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The new and improved Mason facility is 2 million square feet – twice the size of the Kenwood Towne Centre, a shopping mall in Cincinnati.
  
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• Just Say Nyet: Russia Wants to Become a Stealth Fighter Superpower

  16-05-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian president Vladimir Putin made a big show on May 14, 2019 of visiting the 929th Chkalov State Flight-Test Center in Russia's Astrakhan region.Six Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighters -- fully half of the Su-57s that Sukhoi has built since the type first flew in 2010 -- escorted Putin’s Il-96 VIP plane on the trip from Moscow to Astrakhan.Speaking on May 15, 2019, Putin said the Kremlin would buy scores of Su-57s over the next eight years. If Putin is serious and the Russian defense ministr
  
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• See Michael Jackson's sons in new video

  16-05-2019 22:06 via cnn.com
  Bigi and Prince Jackson have teamed up to start a movie review channel.
  
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• Samsung's first 5G phone is out

  16-05-2019 22:04 via cnn.com
  It's a big day for the future of wireless internet connectivity.
  
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• Democrats read Mueller report aloud in U.S. Capitol hearing room

  16-05-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The reading began at noon EDT (1700 GMT) and was expected to take 12 to 14 hours.For those who could not make it to the Capitol hearing room to listen, it was being broadcast on C-SPAN and lawmakers plan to release a podcast version.Representative Mary Gay Scanlon, one of the top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, started the reading and nearly two dozen of her colleagues were to take part."There [are] a lot of average people who have not seen the Mueller report," Representative Sylvia
  
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• Philippines recalls Canadian ambassador over trash row

  16-05-2019 22:02 via cnn.com
  The Philippines has recalled its ambassador to Canada in an escalating row after Ottawa missed a deadline and failed to reclaim garbage shipped to Manila about six years ago, the country's presidential spokesperson said.
  
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• The Many Downsides of War with Iran

  16-05-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The news from the Middle East is grim. Last week, national-security adviser John Bolton announced that the United States was sending a carrier group and a bomber force to the Persian Gulf region in response to a “number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings” from Iran. Over the weekend, four tankers were sabotaged in an Emirati port. U.S. officials blamed Iran or Iranian allies. Yesterday, the State Department ordered all “non-emergency” personnel from Iraq
  
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• New Trump financial disclosure details money made at properties, golf clubs

  16-05-2019 22:00 via abcnews.go.com
  A new personal financial disclosure report filed with the federal Office of Government Ethics and released Thursday details money made at President Trump's businesses.
  
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• Cardi B has a message for moms: 'Stop leaving your kids with ya boyfriends! PERIOD.'

  16-05-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  A few people on social media connected her message with the Maleah Davis case where a 4-year-old went missing.
  
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• Trump Hotels, Golf Clubs and Resorts Saw a $35 Million Income Drop in 2018

  16-05-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  AFP/GettyPresident Donald Trump’s income from his hotels, resorts, and golf clubs declined substantially last year, according to newly filed financial disclosure forms.Trump brought in about $352 million last year from 30 companies that own or manage those properties, down from nearly $387 million in 2017. That included seven-figure drops in income at some iconic Trump resorts. His Mar-a-Lago club brought in about $2.5 million less than it did in 2017. Income from the Trump National Golf C
  
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• The Latest: Trump vows to pass merit-based immigration plan

  16-05-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's immigration plan (all times local):
  
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• Who gets Venezuela's oil?

  16-05-2019 21:16 via cnn.com
  Venezuela's future is in limbo, as its embattled president continues to fend off a national movement for regime change. And whether President Nicolas Maduro consolidates his power, or opposition leader Juan Guaido takes control of the government, one longterm question hangs over the country's fate: "Who gets Venezuela's oil?"
  
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• Susan Meiselas wins photography prize

  16-05-2019 21:10 via cnn.com
  American documentary photographer Susan Meiselas won the prestigious 2019 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize at a ceremony in London on Thursday.
  
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• Tiger Woods struggles as Brooks Koepka coasts clear in US PGA

  16-05-2019 21:09 via cnn.com
  Tiger Woods cut a frustrated figure as the magic of the Masters eluded him on day one of the 101st US PGA Championship.
  
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• Bomb-laden drones of Yemen rebels threaten Arabian Peninsula

  16-05-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Yemen rebel drone strike this week on a critical Saudi oil pipeline shows that the otherwise-peaceful sandy reaches of the Arabian Peninsula now are at risk of similar assault, including an under-construction nuclear power plant and Dubai International Airport, among the world's busiest.
  
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• House GOP leader says Alabama abortion law goes too far

  16-05-2019 21:00 via abcnews.go.com
  The top House Republican says Alabama's new state law banning almost all abortions goes too far
  
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• EPA improperly spent an extra $140,000 on travel under Scott Pruitt: Report

  16-05-2019 20:59 via abcnews.go.com
  A report from the Environmental Protection Agency watchdog found former chief Scott Pruitt and his staff spent an estimated $124,000 more than necessary on travel.
  
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• 2-year-old dies after family apprehended at southern border

  16-05-2019 20:45 via abcnews.go.com
  A 2-year-old boy from Guatemala died in Texas on Tuesday after being released from U.S. custody at a hospital near the border, according to a Guatemalan official.
  
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• Susan Collins has faith Kavanaugh won't uphold Alabama abortion law

  16-05-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The senator from Maine stands by her belief that Kavanaugh will be compelled by court precedent when it comes to abortion rights.
  
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• Bill de Blasio, New York mayor, announces White House run

  16-05-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, has joined the increasingly crowded race for the Democrat presidential nomination in 2020. Mr de Blasio, the 23rd candidate to declare, presented himself as the person with the most ability to "take on" Donald Trump. The 6ft 5in mayor, known as "Big Bird," said: "I'm a New Yorker, I've known Trump's a bully for a long time, this is not news to me or anyone else here, and I know how to take him on. Donald Trump must be stopped. "He's trying to convince
  
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• Greek reporter's car targeted in bomb attack

  16-05-2019 20:36 via cnn.com
  A car belonging to a reporter was targeted by a bomb blast in northern Athens, CNN affiliate CNN Greece reported.
  
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• Correction: Texas-Police Shooting story

  16-05-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — In a story May 15 about the shooting of a Houston-area woman by a police officer, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Pamela Turner was shot in the parking lot of an east Houston department store and a rally was held there Wednesday. The demonstration was held in the parking lot of the Baytown apartment complex where Turner was shot.
  
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• New York Mayor Bill de Blasio becomes 24th Democrat to seek White House

  16-05-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio entered the crowded 2020 presidential race on Thursday, arguing that his record of progressive accomplishments in the country's biggest city positioned him as the perfect foil to President Donald Trump.De Blasio, 58, launched his candidacy with the central campaign message, "Working People First," becoming the 24th Democrat seeking to take on Trump in next year's election.In a video released on Thursday, de Blasio returned to the theme of income inequality that
  
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• Former METRO police officer sentenced in assault on man at train station

  16-05-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Surveillance video showed the officer hitting a man with a baton while he was sleeping at the Burnett METRO station.
  
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• Iran tells Middle East militias: prepare for proxy war

  16-05-2019 20:17 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Top military leader delivers message at Baghdad meeting as tensions rise
  Iran’s most prominent military leader has recently met Iraqi militias in Baghdad and told them to “prepare for proxy war”, the Guardian has learned.Two senior intelligence sources said that Qassem Suleimani, leader of Iran’s powerful Quds force, summoned the militias under Tehran’s influence three weeks ago, amid a heightened state of tension in the region. The move to mobilise Iran&
  
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• Man Who Shot Uber Driver Had 7-8 Shots of Tequila Before Accidentally Firing Gun

  16-05-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The man who shot his Uber driver in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood early Monday morning told police he`d had seven or eight shots of tequila before he called an Uber then accidentally shot his driver as he was getting out of the vehicle, according to court documents.
  
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