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• 27-year-old MLB pitcher dies

  01-07-2019 23:58 via cnn.com
  A Major League Baseball game was postponed Monday after Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died, officials said.
  
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• Dems investigate claims Pompeo's security picked up Chinese food and his dog

  01-07-2019 23:41 via cnn.com
  Democrats on a key House congressional committee are investigating allegations from a whistleblower within the State Department about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his family's use of taxpayer-funded Diplomatic Security -- prompting agents to lament they are at times viewed as "UberEats with guns".
  
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• 15-year-old making her Wimbledon debut beats Venus in straight sets

  01-07-2019 23:41 via cnn.com
  She wasn't even born when Venus Williams won her first grand slam title, but 15-year-old American Cori Gauff downed the five-time champion on her Wimbledon debut Monday.
  
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• When is Robert Mueller set to testify to Congress and what can we expect?

  01-07-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Robert Mueller will testify before the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees on July 17. The highly anticipated appearance comes three months after the special counsel released the 400-page report on Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 US presidential election.The testimony will take place over two open sessions with Mr Mueller and two closed sessions with his staff. The House judiciary committee will choose 22 of its 41 members to question the special counsel during the open sessio
  
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• New poll: Joe Biden slides, while Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren surge after debates

  01-07-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren made big gains with voters, while former Vice President Joe Biden has seen his once big lead dissipate.
  
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• Family: Woman dies from flesh-eating disease in Florida

  01-07-2019 23:29 via abcnews.go.com
  77-year-old woman fell and scraped her leg walking on a Florida beach, son says.
  
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• Police say man with knife was shot and killed by officers

  01-07-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A man with a knife was shot and killed Monday after he charged police officers in a northeast Georgia college town, the police chief said.Officers responded just after 12:30 p.m. to calls about "a man who was armed with a knife, covered in blood and acting erratically," Athens-Clarke County police Chief Cleveland Spruill said at a news conference that the department streamed on Facebook.When officers arrived, the man was still armed and the officers repeatedly ordered him to drop the knife, Spru
  
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• Florida police officer dragged by driver after traffic stop

  01-07-2019 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  A police officer found himself clinging to a vehicle after pulling over a driver for a traffic violation.
  
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• 'Precipitous' decline in Antarctica's sea ice baffles scientists

  01-07-2019 23:03 via cnn.com
  Remember when sea ice in Antarctica was increasing? Not any more.
  
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• After decades of increases, sea ice in Antarctica is now shrinking

  01-07-2019 23:03 via cnn.com
  Remember when sea ice in Antarctica was increasing? Not any more.
  
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• Iran oil minister: 'OPEC might die'

  01-07-2019 23:01 via cnn.com
  OPEC announced on Monday it will restrict the supply of oil for another nine months in a bid to support prices pressured by weakening economic growth and skyrocketing American production.
  
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• Hong Kong protests: Defiant Carrie Lam condemns storming of parliament and vows to take action

  01-07-2019 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Hong Kong protesters storm legislature, smashing doors and windows Leader Carrie Lam condemn 'extremely violent' actions Jeremy Hunt 'understands' concerns of protesters Tense calm descends on the city as roads cleared Malcolm Rifkind: Crushing Hong Kong dissent will not be as easy for China as Tiananmen  Analysis: World watches as fears of military involvement grow Spraying graffiti and expletives on the walls, smashing glass windows and destroying furniture, hundreds o
  
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• US accuses Russia of denying medical access to ex-Marine held as spy

  01-07-2019 22:54 via abcnews.go.com
  The US embassy in Moscow has accused Russia of refusing to allow a doctor to see Paul Whelan the former Marine held by Russia on espionage charges.
  
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• Biden's lead shrinks dramatically after debates

  01-07-2019 22:39 via cnn.com
  Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren have made steep gains after the first Democratic presidential debate, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. shows, with former Vice President Joe Biden's lead over the field shrinking to a narrow 5 points.
  
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• Floating Antarctic ice goes from record high to record lows

  01-07-2019 22:36 via abcnews.go.com
  Floating Antarctic ice went from record high to record lows, baffling scientists
  
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• Probe opened into Border Patrol Facebook group that mocked migrants

  01-07-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said Monday that it has launched an investigation into a secret Facebook group for current and former Border Patrol agents that is filled with racist memes and posts mocking migrants.The existence of the Facebook group called "I'm 10-15" was revealed by the nonprofit news site ProPublica.The group was created in August 2016 and has some 9,500 members, according to ProPublica, which published several examples of posts it found there.
  
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• #UnwantedIvanka edits first daughter into historic events, photos after G-20 conversations

  01-07-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump faced sharp criticism from some for her role the G-20 summit last week in Osaka, Japan.
  
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• Navy Seals discussed chief officer's alleged war crimes in WhatsApp group, trial hears

  01-07-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  A US Special Operations Chief’s trial may have shed new light on internal strife between Navy Seals, the select military group that handles select missions requiring a high level of skill.A WhatsApp group formed for Navy Seals to discuss alleged war crimes committed by their chief officer, Eddie Gallagher, eventually lead to formal allegations that he fatally stabbed a wounded Islamic State teenager being held captive and shot innocent civilians. Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to those c
  
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• Gateway Bronco Will Build The Ford Bronco Of Your Dreams

  01-07-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  These are for people who seriously love Broncos. The Ford Bronco has become a favorite for off-roaders and car collectors alike. While you can hunt down a vintage model and attempt to restore or restomod it yourself, Gateway Bronco will pump up the build to a level you’ll barely believe. With three build options, the result is a Bronco that will turn heads and perform like a true champion.Choosing the Gateway Bronco Fuelie Edition will give you a solid off-roader. While it has the classic
  
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• FDA ties three deaths to Edwards Lifesciences' recalled heart devices

  01-07-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The agency said the company's voluntary recall of its IntraClude intra-aortic occlusion device in May has now been classified by the FDA as Class I.Class I recall is the strictest form of recall issued by the FDA, where use of faulty devices may cause serious injury or death.The FDA said that recall affects more than 750 devices in the United States.
  
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• Key to a happy retirement? Fun housemates

  01-07-2019 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Four Canadian pensioners say the secret to a happy retirement is good roommates.
  
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• Biden dings Trump for his handling of North Korea and Iran

  01-07-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Biden, the 2020 presidential front-runner, said that Trump had “rushed to legitimize a dictator."
  
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• S. Nathan Park: Trump's DMZ meeting with Kim kicked diplomacy back into gear

  01-07-2019 21:54 via cnn.com
  The Twitter invitation was abrupt, even by Trumpian standards. On June 29, while visiting Japan for the G20 summit, President Donald Trump tweeted: "If Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!"
  
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• US duty free magnates fund controversial Israeli settlements

  01-07-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  When travelers shop at dozens of duty free stores at airports worldwide, they may be paying for more than a bottle of vodka or a box of chocolates.The Falic family of Florida, owners of the ubiquitous chain of Duty Free Americas shops, funds a generous and sometimes controversial philanthropic empire in Israel that runs through the corridors of power and stretches deep into the occupied West Bank.An Associated Press investigation shows that the family has donated at least $5.6 million to settler
  
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• Iran Risks Rift With Europe by Breaching Nuclear Deal Limit

  01-07-2019 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Iran said it had exceeded limits set on its enriched-uranium stockpile, a move that risks the collapse of the 2015 nuclear accord and raises concerns that a standoff with the U.S. could lead to military action.“As I was informed, Iran has crossed the 300-kilogram cap according to plan,” the Iranian Students’ News Agency cited Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying. “We have clearly expressed what we are doing and will act upon it,” he said, s
  
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• 15-year-old Cori Gauff downs Venus Williams at Wimbledon

  01-07-2019 21:33 via cnn.com
  She wasn't even born when Venus Williams won her first grand slam title, but 15-year-old American Cori Gauff downed the five-time champion on her Wimbledon debut Monday.
  
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• Mail delivery to Kentucky street suspended over dog attacks

  01-07-2019 21:27 via abcnews.go.com
  USPS suspended mail delivery to a street that has a history of dog attacks.
  
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• Dave Rubin responds to violent attack on Andy Ngo, weighs in on conservatives facing opposition from Big Tech

  01-07-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Dana Perino sits down with Dave Rubin, host of 'The Rubin Report.'
  
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• Freak summer hailstorm engulfs Guadalajara's cars, streets in up to 6 feet of ice

  01-07-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Guadalajara, the capital city of the Mexican state Jalisco, was battered with a freak summer hailstorm that left up to 6 feet of ice in some areas.
  
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• ANALYSIS-Disappointed Venezuelans lose patience with Guaido as Maduro hangs on

  01-07-2019 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Interviews with more than two dozen people across Venezuela - as well as fresh polling data - suggest that many people have grown frustrated by the slow pace of change amid the hardships of daily life."We're on track but it's the wrong track," said Rafael Narvaez, a taxi driver in the western coastal city of Punto Fijo.Analysts said the most likely outcome now is for the status quo to continue as Maduro gains confidence that his crackdown on the opposition will go relatively unpunished and Guaid
  
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• As U.S. Forces Gather Near Iran (Think F-22s and F-35s), Russia Jams Their GPS

  01-07-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian forces have been jamming GPS systems in the Middle East. The electronic-warfare campaign could affect U.S. forces gathering in the region in advance of potential strikes on Iran.“Since last spring, pilots flying through the Middle East, specifically around Syria, have noted that their GPS systems have displayed the wrong location or stopped working entirely,” The Times of Israel reported in late June 2019.> The signal that has been disrupting satellite navigation for plane
  
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• Japan catches first whales after ban lifted

  01-07-2019 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The five ships that set sail are the first to commercially hunt whales in Japan in more than 30 years.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says migrant women told to 'drink out of toilets' and subjected to 'psychological warfare', after detention centre visit

  01-07-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has described the living conditions inside a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention centre in Texas, saying migrants are “drinking out of toilets” and describing officers using “psychological warfare” to intimidate and torture detainees.Ms Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive New York congresswoman, has repeatedly railed on US immigration detention programmes that she compares to concentration camps within the United States.In a
  
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• Civil Rights Watchdogs Say Facebook Is Still Failing on White Supremacy

  01-07-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  David McNew/Getty ImagesSome civil rights watchdogs say Facebook’s “Civil Rights Audit,” which recommends a crackdown on white nationalism and related ideologies, is a step in the right direction but doesn’t go far enough.On Sunday, Facebook released a progress report about its ongoing internal investigation into how the company handles civil rights issues on the platform. With contributions from more than 90 civil liberties organizations, the report suggests a blueprint
  
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• Suspected Russian-made missile explodes over northern Cyprus

  01-07-2019 20:46 via cnn.com
  A suspected Russian-made missile has exploded over northern Cyprus, in an incident which officials believe is linked to military operations in Syria.
  
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• Missile explodes over northern Cyprus

  01-07-2019 20:46 via cnn.com
  A suspected Russian-made missile has exploded over northern Cyprus, in an incident which officials believe is linked to military operations in Syria.
  
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• W.House hopeful Buttigieg raises $25M, cements top tier status

  01-07-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  White House hopeful Pete Buttigieg, who if elected would be the first openly gay US president, raised $25 million in the second quarter, his campaign announced Monday, anchoring him firmly in the top tier of Democratic contenders.Virtually unknown at the beginning of the year, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who at 37 is the youngest of the two dozen Democrats in the 2020 race, saw his campaign rocked by the fatal police shooting of a black man in his city last month.The announcement follows a
  
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• Trump lashes out at New York’s attorney general and defends his shuttered family foundation

  01-07-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump lashed out at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, saying he uses the state attorney general "as a bludgeoning tool for his own purposes."
  
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• Trump lashes out at New York's attorney general and defends his shuttered family foundation

  01-07-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump lashed out at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, saying he uses the state attorney general “as a bludgeoning tool for his own purposes.”
  
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• How Kamala Harris conspiracies festered online before making it to Trump Jr.

  01-07-2019 20:39 via cnn.com
  Attempts to undermine Sen. Kamala Harris' racial identity had been festering on conspiratorial corners of the internet for months before being elevated to the mainstream by Donald Trump Jr. during last week's debate, an expert that tracks online misinformation tells CNN.
  
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• Trump nepotism attacked after 'out-of-her-depth' Ivanka given key summit role

  01-07-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  * Experts say first daughter’s presence reflects gravely on US* Opinion: Laugh at Ivanka – to take her seriously is frighteningIvanka Trump with national security adviser John Bolton in South Korea on Sunday. On stage later, Donald Trump introduced his daughter and said: ‘She’s going to steal the show.’ Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersDonald Trump has been accused of taking nepotism to alarming new depths after giving his daughter, Ivanka, a prominent role in meet
  
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• Alleged mastermind negotiated $30K bounty in hit that injured David Ortiz

  01-07-2019 20:32 via cnn.com
  The man accused of conspiring to have his cousin killed, in a shooting that left former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz badly injured, negotiated a $30,000 bounty with a group of hit men, Dominican police said.
  
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• Salvadoran President on Death of Drowned Father and Daughter: ‘It Is Our Fault’

  01-07-2019 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The newly elected president of El Salvador has taken responsibility for the deaths of a father and daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande while trying to reach the U.S., telling the BBC that the tragedy could have been avoided if conditions in the Central American country were not so dire.A photo of Oscar and Valeria Martinez lying face down in the Rio Grande went viral last week, stirring outrage among activists and political figures who were quick to cite the Trump administration's immigration
  
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• Insane stunts at 'world's most famous helipad'

  01-07-2019 20:23 via cnn.com
  Dubai in 1993 was a world away from the global capital of today.
  
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• Top Selling Cars From Barrett-Jackson Northeast Auction

  01-07-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  It was a big weekend for Barrett-Jackson!As we reported on Friday, the last front engine, C7 Chevrolet Corvette crossed the auction block at Barrett-Jackson and received a staggering $2.7 million bid, but it wasn’t the only car in Mohegan Sun in Connecticut worth watching. The docket represented a diverse group of cars, and six of the ten sold set new auction records for the company. “We’re so appreciative of all our guests, sponsors and exhibitors who contributed to this
  
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• Trump’s Whirlwind Diplomacy Means Great Photos, Unclear Results

  01-07-2019 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump had a whirlwind weekend of diplomacy that restarted talks with China on trade and North Korea on nuclear weapons, but critics say he offered concessions with no concrete path for reaching deals with either country.Trump’s historic stroll into North Korea with Kim Jong Un was a public-relations coup for the reclusive leader, providing the recognition on the world stage that he craves. U.S. officials were unable to articulate how Trump’s gambit wou
  
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• World watches China's reaction to Hong Kong protests as fears of military involvement grow

  01-07-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The storming of Hong Kong’s legislative building on Monday was a severe escalation of recent demonstrations, which will give Beijing reason to consider using stronger force – perhaps even calling on the military in a move that would be reminiscent of the bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square three decades ago. Over the last few weeks, Hong Kong police have fired tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bag rounds on protesters who have been asking city leaders to withdraw an extradition bill
  
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• Dear Kamala Harris, here's why Joe Biden worked with segregationists in the Senate

  01-07-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Harris criticized Biden for working with segregationist senators. But she would have done the same. It was then the only way to advance civil rights.
  
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• Man falls to death from airplane in London

  01-07-2019 19:58 via cnn.com
  A man is believed to have dropped to his death from a plane flying over London, after his body was discovered in a residential garden on Sunday.
  
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• CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-UN calls for independent probe into Venezuelan navy captain's death

  01-07-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS/GENEVA, July 1 (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities must conduct an independent and transparent investigation into the death in custody of a navy captain amid allegations of torture, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.President Nicolas Maduro's government over the weekend confirmed the death on June 29 of Rafael Acosta, arrested eight days earlier for alleged participation in a coup plot, without providing details on the cause of death or commenting on the torture acc
  
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