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• Sarah Sanders exits after two fraught years as Trump hails 'a very fine woman'

  13-06-2019 23:56 via theguardian.com
  Sanders, who made false claims on Trump’s behalf, departsPress secretary says ‘I love the president’ in emotional farewellSarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, has become the latest official to leave Donald Trump’s volatile administration, but in an emotional farewell she insisted: “I love the president.” Related: Sarah Sanders to stand down as Trump's press secretary – liveContinue reading...
  
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• Bondi-to-Manly interactive: experience Sydney’s spectacular harbour walk

  13-06-2019 23:55 via theguardian.com
  Follow the 80km coastal trek that links two of Australia’s favourite beaches and takes in the city’s iconic landmarks Continue reading...
  
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• New York ends religious exemptions for vaccine mandates

  13-06-2019 23:52 via nbcnews.com
  The US is facing its worst measles outbreak in decades, with most of the cases in Brooklyn and Rockland County, New York.
  
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• Hickenlooper denounces Sanders' democratic socialism vision

  13-06-2019 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper on Thursday attacked rival Bernie Sanders' vision of an America remade under democratic socialism and chastised others in the 2020 race for not repudiating that political philosophy.The former Colorado governor said Sanders was "wrong" to call for policies such as "Medicare for All" that would dramatically increase public spending and government involvement in Americans' daily lives."The Democratic field has not only failed to oppose Sen. Sande
  
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• Judiciary Committee lawmakers begin reviewing Mueller report evidence

  13-06-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The groups will include Democratic and Republican lawmakers.
  
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• Australia beats Brazil in Women's World Cup comeback

  13-06-2019 23:26 via cnn.com
  Not even Marta making history could stop Brazil crumbling to defeat in an astonishing Women's World Cup match against Australia.
  
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• Australia beats Brazil after brilliant Women's World Cup comeback

  13-06-2019 23:26 via cnn.com
  Not even Marta making history could stop Brazil crumbling to defeat in an astonishing Women's World Cup match against Australia.
  
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• The Yellow Part of Jupiter's Watery Moon? That's Table Salt, NASA Says

  13-06-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Europa is absolutely covered with the stuff.
  
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• Luna Lauren Velez crosses to the opposite side of the law in 'Shaft'

  13-06-2019 23:18 via nbcnews.com
  Known for playing a cop in "Dexter," Velez says her real-life cop dad will get a kick out of her criminal character in the new "Shaft" remake.
  
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• The view from one of the last abortion clinics in Louisiana

  13-06-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Now, the man known in court documents as “Dr. John Doe 1” – or “Doe” for short – is ready to retire and wondering whether anyone will be around to take his place.There are one or two local physicians who might be willing to hack it – to risk judgment from their peers and neighbors, face hostility from antiabortion extremists, and conceal their identities from the public, as Doe has done for most of his career.“We’re going to kind of face
  
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• Benghazi suspect found guilty of material support in 2012 attack on US mission

  13-06-2019 23:00 via cnn.com
  Mustafa al-Imam, a suspect in the 2012 Benghazi attacks, has been found guilty by a federal jury on two counts -- conspiracy to provide material support and resources to terrorists and maliciously destroying and property at the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi.
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Is Stepping Down as White House Press Secretary, Trump Says

  13-06-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  After more than three years in Donald Trump’s Administration, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is stepping down as White House Press Secretary
  
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• Sam Kerr: Australia's million dollar superstar

  13-06-2019 22:37 via cnn.com
  Twelve years ago, Bobby Despotovski was coming to the end of his football career. With one eye on a future in coaching, the-then Perth Glory striker went to his club's training ground to watch the youth teams play.
  
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• Fox’s Judge Napolitano: Seems Trump ‘Is Prepared to Commit a Felony to Get Re-Elected’

  13-06-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Fox NewsReacting to President Trump saying he would accept foreign intel on a political opponent if offered, and that he doesn’t feel it’s necessary to contact the FBI, Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano on Thursday said he worries the president is “prepared to commit a felony.”Napolitano was asked by Fox News anchor Shep Smith if there was any “gray area” or “wiggle room” when it comes to campaigns legally receiving “di
  
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• Mike Pompeo blames Iran for oil tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman

  13-06-2019 22:35 via theguardian.com
  US secretary of state accuses Tehran of ‘lashing out’Iran denies responsibility for early morning attackThe US has blamed Iran for an early-morning assault on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, which ended a Japanese mediation effort and raised fears over the safety of vessels passing through the key oil artery to the west.The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said the US believed blasts on the two tankers were carried out by Iran “based on intelligence, the weapons used, the l
  
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• Kamala Harris Runs for Queen

  13-06-2019 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  I’m going to let you in on a secret about the 2020 presidential contest: Unless unforeseen circumstances lead to a true wave election, the legislative stakes will be extremely low. The odds are heavily stacked against Democrats’ retaking the Senate, and that means that even if a Democrat wins the White House, there will be no Medicare for All, no free college, and no “democratic socialism.” Democratic candidates are racing to the legislative left for the sake of programs
  
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• Venezuelans flock to Peru before new entry requirements

  13-06-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuelan citizens were rushing to enter Peru Thursday less than two days before it imposes new entry requirements on migrants fleeing the crisis-wracked South American nation.Long lines of people carrying blankets and suitcases had formed at a border post in northern Peru, while humanitarian groups set up activities for their children under a white tent.Gen. Raul Alfaro, the police chief for the Tumbes region, said 4,000 Venezuelans entered Peru's northern border on Wednesday, doubling the nor
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband live apart and swear by it. Does it work?

  13-06-2019 22:33 via nbcnews.com
  Can a couple thrive when they’re only sleeping over at one another’s place rather than building a shared space together? It depends.
  
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• The rising risk of war in the Middle East

  13-06-2019 22:29 via cnn.com
  Recent attacks on shipping, including oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, and missile attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels directed at targets inside Saudi Arabia are ratcheting up tensions in the Middle East.
  
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• Broadcom sees chip demand slowing down, shares fall 8%

  13-06-2019 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Shares of the San Jose, California-based company fell 8% to $258.75 in extended trading and the remarks dragged down stocks of other chipmakers, including Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Skyworks Solutions."It is clear that the U.S.-China trade conflict including the Huawei export ban is creating economic and political uncertainty and reducing visibility," Chief Executive Officer Hock Tan said on a conference call with analysts.
  
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• California Rep. Hunter's wife may have flipped on him in corruption case

  13-06-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  When Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., was indicted in August 2018 on 60 criminal counts alleging that he spent more than $250,000 in campaign donations on luxury trips, tequila shots, Costco shopping sprees and other personal items, his first reaction was to blame his wife.
  
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• Argentinian ex-army officer accused of murder found on holiday in Sicily

  13-06-2019 22:18 via theguardian.com
  Reporters discovered Carlos Luis Malatto, accused of five counts of crimes against humanity, in MessinaHuman rights groups have expressed outrage after a former Argentinian army officer accused of committing murder and forced disappearances during the 1976-83 military dictatorship was found enjoying a beach holiday in Sicily.Reporters from la Repubblica discovered Lt Colonel Carlos Luis Malatto in a tourist village in the province of Messina, even though he is currently on trial in Rome for crim
  
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• Michigan prosecutors dismiss all criminal charges in Flint water investigation

  13-06-2019 22:13 via nbcnews.com
  At least 12 people died and more than 70 became sick during the Flint water crisis.
  
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• Jury: Man held stepdaughter for 19 years, fathered her 9 children

  13-06-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  A 64-year-old man accused of abducting his stepdaughter and holding her captive for 19 years in Mexico and elsewhere while fathering her nine children has been found guilty of kidnapping and other charges.
  
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• South Carolina father who killed his 5 kids gets death sentence

  13-06-2019 22:08 via nbcnews.com
  The mother of the children, his ex-wife Amber Kyzer, had asked the jury to spare his life Tuesday in the sentencing phase of his trial but said she'd respect the jury's decision.
  
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• Hill push to battle foreign election interference is stuck at McConnell roadblock

  13-06-2019 22:02 via nbcnews.com
  The Senate majority leader has not allowed a vote on any of the bipartisan measures to strengthen election systems and make it harder for hostile powers to manipulate social media.
  
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• After a family vacation in Italy, U.S. congressman's wife admits to misusing campaign funds

  13-06-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The wife of a U.S. representative pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges alleging misuse of $250,000 in campaign funds and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors who are also bringing charges against her husband.The move by Margaret Hunter, wife of Republican U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, came after she and her husband entered not guilty pleas in August 2018 that they spent campaign funds on items ranging from a holiday in Italy to Minnie Mouse ear headbands at Disneyland.The plea agre
  
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• Pelosi names members of key trade working group

  13-06-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  House Democrats want to reopen negotiations on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
  
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• On Painting Air Force One

  13-06-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  And so it has come to this.Two oil tankers were just attacked in the Gulf of Oman, presumably by Iran. The United States and China are facing off in a confrontation that is about far more than trade. The southern border remains anarchic and uncontrolled.And Congress is asking: “Can I get the icon in cornflower blue?”Here is the situation: The president of these United States gets from place to place in one of two Boeing jets designated “Air Force One” when the president i
  
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• Tankers struck near Strait of Hormuz; US blames Iran

  13-06-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Two oil tankers came under a suspected attack Thursday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, with one of them set ablaze, and the U.S. blamed Iran in what it called a campaign of "escalating tensions" in a region crucial to global energy supplies.The U.S. Navy rushed to assist the stricken vessels in the Gulf of Oman off the coast of Iran.The ship's operators offered no immediate explanation on what weapons caused the damage or who used them against the MT Front Altair and the Kokuka Courageous.
  
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• Beto O'Rourke attacks 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden

  13-06-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Antjuan Seawright and Lawrence Jones say that Beto O'Rourke has fallen from double digit polling while Joe Biden is still the frontrunner.
  
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• Pompeo blames Iran for attack on tankers in Gulf

  13-06-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  As his secretary of state spoke, President Trump said it is "too soon to even think about making a deal" with Iran.
  
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• REFILE-UPDATE 1-South Carolina man who killed his five children sentenced to death

  13-06-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A South Carolina jury sentenced a man to death on Thursday after convicting him of murdering his five young children at their mobile home in 2014 before driving their decomposing bodies through several states and dumping them in Alabama.The jurors voted unanimously to give Timothy Jones the death penalty.Jurors considered whether to give Jones the death penalty or life in prison without possibility of parole.
  
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• US blames Iran for attacks on 2 tankers near Persian Gulf

  13-06-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the United States government blames Iran for attacks on two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf, casting it as the latest in a series of "provocative actions" that have sharply raised tensions in the region.A U.S. assessment of Iran's responsibility for the attacks, which forced the evacuation of the crews in international waters, was based in part on intelligence as well as on the expertise needed to carry out the operation, Pompeo told reporters
  
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• Dems assail Trump on being open to foreign election help

  13-06-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's assertion that he would be open to accepting a foreign power's help in his 2020 campaign ricocheted through Washington on Thursday, with Democrats condemning it as a call for further election interference and Republicans struggling to defend his comments.Trump seemed to dismiss the threat posed by Russia's interference in the 2016 election, one that led to sweeping indictments by special counsel Robert Mueller, and his incendiary remarks come as congressional investigati
  
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• The Latest: Death sentence for father who killed his 5 kids

  13-06-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  A jury says a South Carolina father should be executed for killing his five children.The jury unanimously agreed on the death penalty Thursday for 37-year-old Timothy Jones Jr. in the slayings of his children, ages 1 to 8, in their Lexington home in August 2014.Although Jones is heading to death row, South Carolina hasn't executed an inmate since 2011.
  
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• Dominican Republic resort deaths mystery: timeline

  13-06-2019 21:07 via feeds.foxnews.com
  The Dominican Republic, long one of the top Caribbean destinations for U.S. travelers, is in the spotlight for reasons no country heavily dependent on tourism ever wants to be associated with – a rash of deaths of seemingly healthy people who succumbed under oddly similar circumstances.
  
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• Arab League: Israel-Palestinian peace must have 2 states

  13-06-2019 21:07 via feeds.foxnews.com
  The head of the Arab League is warning against any peace plan that ignores a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
  
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• Trump Is a Walking, Talking National-Security Danger

  13-06-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos GettyAfter two years of investigations, President Donald Trump remains unconvinced that there is anything wrong with accepting help from a foreign government to win an election. During a television interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Trump said he would not tell the FBI if he were offered information on a political opponent from a foreign government. He said “Give me a break, life doesn’t work that way.”
  
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• Tory leadership rivals discuss alliance to stop Boris Johnson

  13-06-2019 21:04 via theguardian.com
  Decision on ‘consolidation’ imminent after former foreign secretary’s crushing victoryConservative leadership candidates are in talks about joining forces to provide the strongest challenge to Boris Johnson, who looks all but certain to be Britain’s next prime minister after trouncing rivals in the first MPs’ ballot.Johnson hoovered up the votes of 114 MPs, more than a third of the parliamentary Tory party, and enough backers to guarantee him a place in the final tw
  
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• Kellyanne Conway violated US law and should be fired, federal watchdog says

  13-06-2019 21:04 via theguardian.com
  White House spokesman says the agency’s report that the counselor had violated the Hatch Act was ‘deeply flawed’Follow the latest in US politics – liveA US federal watchdog is recommending that Donald Trump fire one of his most ardent and high-profile defenders, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, for repeatedly violating a law that limits political activity by government workers.Conway should be removed from federal office, the US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) anno
  
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• Canadian minister dismisses suggestion to block Huawei CFO’s extradition

  13-06-2019 20:59 via theguardian.com
  Chrystia Freeland said move would set a dangerous precedent while Meng Wanzhou will challenge extradition requestCanada’s foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, has dismissed a suggestion that Ottawa block the extradition of a top executive from China’s Huawei to the US, saying it would set a dangerous precedent.Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested on US fraud charges in Vancouver last December, will challenge Washington’s extradition request at
  
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• Pinterest Is Latest Tech Company Drawn Into U.S. Culture Wars

  13-06-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The anti-abortion organization, Live Action, and conservative activist James O’Keefe allege Pinterest targeted the group for its abortion stance, not for the reasons the company claims.The dust-up is the latest in a wave of conservative complaints of social media bias.
  
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• Taiwan complains about Spain's extraditions to China

  13-06-2019 20:53 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Taiwan is accusing Spain of double standards when it comes to extraditing criminal suspects to China after the government in Madrid sent to Beijing a group of 94 Taiwanese citizens accused of telephone and online fraud.
  
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• Memphis riots: Chaos erupts after police shoot and kill 20-year-old black man Brandon Webber

  13-06-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Chaos erupted in a neighbourhood in Memphis, Tennessee after US Marshals shot and killed a young black man. Brandon Webber, 20, was getting into his car when US marshals approached and attempted to take him into custody. Webber was wanted on several felony warrants. When the marshals tried to make their arrest, “he reportedly rammed his vehicle into the officers’ vehicles multiple times before exiting with a weapon,” says the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.At that point, &ld
  
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• Leaked Verizon timeline reveals release dates of Pixel 4 and iPhone 11

  13-06-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Just hours after Google shocked all of us by partially unveiling the design of the Pixel 4 months ahead of schedule, confirming many of the leaks that had sprung up in recent weeks in the process, a release date for the phone might have emerged. On Thursday morning, VentureBeat's Evan Blass shared a screenshot of what seems to be a leaked Verizon marketing calendar containing the release dates of multiple "tier 1" mobile devices. In addition to featuring the May launch of the Pixel 3a, the calen
  
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• Jordan says still undecided on Mideast peace conference

  13-06-2019 20:48 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Jordan says it has not decided whether to attend the Trump administration's Mideast peace conference, appearing to contradict White House claims.
  
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• Pompeo Claims Iran Is Responsible for Oil-Tanker Attacks

  13-06-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. intelligence community has concluded that Iran is responsible for the oil-tanker attacks that occurred in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday morning, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a press conference hours after the attack.Two oil tankers were attacked within the space of 45 minutes in the Gulf of Oman, off of the coast of Iran, where four oil tankers were similarly attacked last month by Iranian forces.Addressing reporters at the State Department, Pompeo explained that the asses
  
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• Amanda Knox: Kercher family lawyer labels return to Italy 'inappropriate'

  13-06-2019 20:45 via theguardian.com
  Knox, twice acquitted of killing Meredith Kercher, is to attend a debate on ‘trial by media’ Amanda Knox’s return to Italy has been described as “inappropriate” and “very painful” by a lawyer for the family of the murdered British student Meredith Kercher.Knox was twice convicted and twice acquitted of killing Kercher, 21, in the home they shared in the university town of Perugia in November 2007. The body of Kercher, a student from Coulsdon, Surrey, who
  
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• Perfectly preserved head of Ice Age wolf found in Siberia

  13-06-2019 20:42 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Russian scientists have found the furry head of an Ice Age wolf perfectly preserved in the Siberian permafrost.
  
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