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• Trump administration drops citizenship question from census

  02-07-2019 23:53 via cnn.com
  The Justice Department has informed plaintiffs in the census case that it plans to print the 2020 census without a question on citizenship.
  
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• Total solar eclipse 2019: Sky show hits South America

  02-07-2019 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Skywatchers in parts of Chile and Argentina briefly saw the Moon pass directly in front of the Sun.
  
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• Prince Harry speaks about being a father

  02-07-2019 23:45 via cnn.com
  Prince Harry spoke about his "newfound clarity" as a father and role model to his newborn son Archie at a mentoring event in London.
  
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• US survive England thanks to missed penalty and overturned goal

  02-07-2019 23:42 via cnn.com
  For the ability to rise to the occasion, for the aptitude to turn a blind eye to pressure and produce on the grandest of stages, there is still no team quite like the US as the defending champion saw off a talented England team 2-1 to reach the Women's World Cup final.
  
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• UFOs: Where your state ranks for unexplained sightings

  02-07-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  The five states with the most UFO sightings per capita are in the north, a new report says. The least frequent sightings of UFOs come from the south.
  
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• US fans were upset over Rapinoe's benching. Then her replacement scored

  02-07-2019 23:41 via cnn.com
  Megan Rapinoe, the star soccer player on the U.S. Women's National Team, is not in today's starting lineup against England.
  
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• 'An honest chat got us back on track - and I wrote a song for the Barmy Army'

  02-07-2019 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  England fast bowler Mark Wood explains how an honest chat with the team psychologist helped prepare for victory over India and how he wrote a song about Liam Plunkett for the Barmy Army.
  
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• Trump administration to print census forms without citizenship question

  02-07-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration announced Tuesday that the 2020 census questionnaire will be printed without a citizenship question.
  
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• US migrant centres: Photos show 'dangerous' overcrowding

  02-07-2019 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A senior manager at one of the facilities called the situation at the US border "a ticking time bomb".
  
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• Trump baby balloon granted permit for event

  02-07-2019 23:28 via cnn.com
  A progressive group received permission for their round, diapered Donald Trump baby balloon to be present during a July 4 celebration near the location where Trump will deliver remarks celebrating the nation's birthday. CNN's Jake Tapper discusses with The Lead panel.
  
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• Baby Trump balloon granted permit

  02-07-2019 23:28 via cnn.com
  A progressive group received permission for their round, diapered Donald Trump baby balloon to be present during a July 4 celebration near the location where Trump will deliver remarks celebrating the nation's birthday. CNN's Jake Tapper discusses with The Lead panel.
  
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• One restaurant's simple approach to fighting food waste

  02-07-2019 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  With cowbells and chalkboard menus, this Toronto eatery aims to cut out unnecessary food waste.
  
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• Stunning photos of the total solar eclipse

  02-07-2019 23:24 via cnn.com
  A total solar eclipse stretched across South America on Tuesday. Just after 4:30 p.m. ET, viewers of a livestream and in parts of Chile and Argentina witnessed a stunning transformation of the sky as day turned to night and the moon progressively blocked the sun.
  
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• House Democrats Sue Treasury, IRS Head for Trump Tax Returns

  02-07-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats asked a U.S. court to force the Treasury Department to turn over six years of President Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns.The long-expected lawsuit filed in a Washington federal court on Tuesday is Congress’s latest attempt to assert oversight over the executive branch, as the Trump administration has either rejected or ignored various subpoenas since Democrats took the majority in the House in January."In refusing to comply with the stat
  
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• Russia: Fire kills 14 sailors aboard navy research submersible

  02-07-2019 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The crew members were poisoned by fumes during Monday's incident in northern Russia, officials say.
  
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• WNBA legend has had it with Trump's Megan Rapinoe bashing

  02-07-2019 23:10 via cnn.com
  Megan Rapinoe's girlfriend, basketball star Sue Bird published a World Cup article/ political rant / love letter defending Rapinoe and the USWNT against President Trump's recent criticisms, and it is a wild ride from start to finish.
  
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• Suspect in woman's death barred from campus, report says

  02-07-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  A man arrested in the death of a Utah college student whose charred remains were found in his backyard was banned from the campus of Utah State University in 2012, according to documents released on Tuesday.The school took the step after Ayoola A. Ajayi's student visa expired and he was arrested on suspicion of having a stolen an iPad, a misdemeanor, according to university police reports.Jail documents show Ajayi is now a U.S. citizen.
  
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• Christine Lagarde: The 'rock star' of finance

  02-07-2019 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Christine Lagarde is on track to become the first woman to run the European Central Bank.
  
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• EU, France, Germany and UK urge Iran to reverse uranium decision

  02-07-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  The diplomatic chiefs of the EU, France, Germany and Britain said Tuesday they were "extremely concerned" and urged Iran to reverse its decision to breach a limit on enriched uranium reserves under a 2015 nuclear deal."We urge Iran to reverse this step and to refrain from further measures that undermine the nuclear deal," said the joint statement signed by EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini and the three countries' foreign ministers -- France's Jean-Yves Le Drian, Germany's Heiko Maas and Br
  
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• Sara Hinesley: A girl with stellar handwriting - but no hands

  02-07-2019 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  This 10-year-old has no hands but won a writing competition and threw the first pitch at a baseball game.
  
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• Toyota Prius Stalling Problems Continue, Highlighted by a Dealer’s Lawsuit over Five-Year Problem

  02-07-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Three recalls to fix more than 800,000 cars have allegedly not remedied tens of thousands of reported failures.
  
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• Harris surges, Biden slips after debates: polls

  02-07-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The two Democratic presidential candidate debates appear to have reshuffled the deck in the crowded field, with California Senator Kamala Harris surging and former vice president Joe Biden slipping.Three polls conducted since last week's debates have shown eroding support for the 76-year-old Biden, who has been the frontrunner since entering the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in late April.Harris, the 54-year-old junior senator from California, picked up substantial backing
  
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• Women's World Cup 2019: Steph Houghton is denied from the penalty spot against USA

  02-07-2019 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  England miss the chance to draw level with USA in the Women's World Cup semi-final, as Steph Houghton's VAR awarded penalty is saved.
  
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• Total solar eclipse stuns viewers in South America

  02-07-2019 22:58 via cnn.com
  On Tuesday, a total solar eclipse stretched across South America. The path of totality, where the moon visibly blocks the sun, spanned parts of Chile and Argentina. Outside the path of totality, a partial solar eclipse was visible.
  
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• Pentagon says China missile test in South China Sea 'disturbing'

  02-07-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The Pentagon said on Tuesday a recent Chinese missile launch in the South China Sea was "disturbing" and contrary to Chinese pledges that it would not militarize the disputed waterway.The South China Sea is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-China relationship, which include a trade war, U.S. sanctions and Taiwan.China and the United States have repeatedly traded barbs in the past over what Washington says is Beijing's militarization of the South China Sea by building military in
  
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• Pilot: Why stowing away in an airplane undercarriage is a fatal mistake

  02-07-2019 22:43 via cnn.com
  I confronted a lot of surprises and challenging situations over 34 years of flying commercial airplanes, but one thing never ceased to amaze me: that people will actually stow away inside the landing gear well of a commercial airliner and expect to survive.
  
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• Silver Frost 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback Will Send Chills Down Your Back

  02-07-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Better act fast on this Fastback deal. Vintage Car Collector is pleased to announce this stunning 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback for sale. It will set you back about $44,000, but it’s worth it for such a rare and sought-after classic that will only go up in value from here. This silver-on-black ’66 Mustang Fastback has under 50,000 miles on the dash and its whole life ahead of it. You will get many smiles to the gallon for years to come, as well as heads turning no matter where you take
  
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• Germany's Ursula von der Leyen nominated to lead EU Commission

  02-07-2019 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen is picked for the top EU post after a marathon summit.
  
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• Texas migrant detention facilities 'dangerously overcrowded' – US government report

  02-07-2019 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Report from government’s own auditors includes images of children and adults penned into roomsA picture of an overcrowded area holding families at a border patrol facility in Weslaco, released as part of a report by the US Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General. Photograph: Handout/ReutersNew images of children and adults in “dangerously” overcrowded US border patrol facilities in Texas have been released as part of a report from government auditors
  
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• Federal Inspectors Release Photos to Blast DHS for ‘Dangerous’ Overcrowding at Border Facilities

  02-07-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  CBPA Republican congressman dismissed a constituent’s concerns about the migrant detention crisis during a heated town hall meeting over the weekend, telling her that children being held in squalid conditions in U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities are free to leave whenever they want.“The people that are there, they can leave,” said Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), a first-term congressman. “Nobody is holding them against their will—they can leave.”The rema
  
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• Nike loses factory aid as 'racist trainer' row intensifies

  02-07-2019 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Arizona pulls factory grant after the firm's "unpatriotic" withdrawal of allegedly racist trainer.
  
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• Andy Murray to partner Serena Williams in Wimbledon mixed doubles

  02-07-2019 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Andy Murray confirms he will play mixed doubles with Serena Williams at Wimbledon.
  
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• Australia edge past England in Women's Ashes opener - highlights & report

  02-07-2019 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia take a 2-0 lead in the multi-format Women's Ashes with a nervy two-wicket victory over England in Leicester.
  
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• Trump administration charging undocumented immigrants $500,000 ahead of planned mass raids

  02-07-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s White House has sent notices of fines totalling nearly $500,000 (£396,715) to some undocumented immigrants in recent weeks, as the federal government prepares to conduct sweeping immigration raids nationwide after the 4 July holiday. Letters notifying undocumented immigrants of the administration’s intention were obtained by NPR, which included copies of the statements in a report published on Tuesday afternoon.The US department of homeland security stated the fi
  
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• The U.S. is 'headed to fascism,' says Ocasio-Cortez after tour of detention facilities at southern border

  02-07-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called the conditions at U.S. migrant detention facilities “horrifying” in an interview Monday evening and doubled down on her comparisons of the situation at the border to World War II.
  
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• John Biskupic: How John Roberts controls the US Supreme Court

  02-07-2019 21:52 via cnn.com
  Chief Justice John Roberts' announcement last week forbidding -- at least for now -- a citizenship question on the 2020 census echoed his surprise affirmation of the Affordable Care Act in 2012.
  
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• Alex Morgan scores winning goal on her birthday

  02-07-2019 21:51 via cnn.com
  IT. IS. ALEX. MORGAN'S. BIRTHDAY!!! AND SHE'S BRINGING THE GOALS!
  
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• Alex Morgan gives herself a birthday present to remember

  02-07-2019 21:51 via cnn.com
  IT. IS. ALEX. MORGAN'S. BIRTHDAY!!! AND SHE'S BRINGING THE GOALS!
  
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• Hong Kong grapples with protest aftermath as China demands criminal probe

  02-07-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Hong Kong on Tuesday grappled with the aftermath of unprecedented anti-government protests which saw parliament ransacked, as Beijing called for a criminal probe into the unparalleled challenge to its authority.The semi-autonomous financial hub has been thrown into crisis by weeks of demonstrations over a bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland, with the issue becoming a lightning rod for resentment towards Beijing.On Monday -- the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover to Ch
  
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• 'Baby Trump' balloon gets permit to make DC appearance

  02-07-2019 21:45 via cnn.com
  A progressive group received permission Monday for their round, diapered Donald Trump baby balloon to be present during a July 4 celebration near the location where Trump will deliver remarks celebrating the nation's birthday.
  
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• Kellyanne Conway Calls AOC a Liar for Claim That Migrants Are ‘Drinking Out of Toilets’

  02-07-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Kellyanne Conway deftly pivoted from defending President Donald Trump’s photo-op with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to defending Customs and Border Patrol from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Fox & Friends Tuesday morning.“Chuck Schumer wants to talk about photo-ops?” Conway said, referring to criticism of her boss from the Senate minority leader. “I saw one yesterday. And it’s called Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez going down to one of these facilities and making
  
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• Departing advisers urged John Hickenlooper to quit White House race: source

  02-07-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Hickenlooper's campaign confirmed the departures on Tuesday.On Monday, the candidate announced he was hiring M.E. Smith to succeed former campaign manager Bradley Komar.The centrist former governor, one of 25 Democrats seeking the party's nomination to run against incumbent Republican Donald Trump, would not quit, the source said.
  
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• Christine Lagarde faces ECB test of legendary diplomatic skills

  02-07-2019 21:40
  European Central Bank provides an arena split between anti-austerians and expansionistsChristine Lagarde will take up the position of head of the European Central Bank as a self-confessed economic outsider who has preferred to emphasise her ability as a listener and tough negotiator during her seven years as managing director of the International Monetary Fund.A lawyer by training, the former French finance minister is credited with turning around the Washington-based IMF after it was thrown int
  
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• It's Trump's Fourth of July now

  02-07-2019 21:38 via cnn.com
  The reality TV president wasn't made for PBS and the Fourth of July will prove it yet again.
  
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• Khalid Al Qasimi: UAE sheikh and fashion designer dies

  02-07-2019 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  A funeral will be held on Wednesday for Mr Al Qasimi, who died "unexpectedly" in London aged 39.
  
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• Iran trying to 'blackmail' world by violating nuclear deal: Netanyahu

  02-07-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Iran of breaching the nuclear deal in order to "blackmail" the international community into relieving economic pressure on the Islamic republic."This week Iran openly violated the nuclear deal by increasing the stockpile of enriched uranium (to beyond that) allowed under the deal," Netanyahu said at an early reception in Jerusalem marking the United States' July 4 independence day.Iran said Monday it had exceeded a limit on its enriche
  
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• Two women will take top EU posts for the first time

  02-07-2019 21:29 via cnn.com
  European leaders have agreed to give two of the top four EU jobs to women, after a marathon series of negotiations that had appeared deadlocked.
  
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• EU picks women for top jobs after marathon negotiations

  02-07-2019 21:29 via cnn.com
  European leaders have agreed to give two of the top four EU jobs to women, after a marathon series of negotiations that had appeared deadlocked.
  
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• 1968 Chevrolet C10 Pro Street Pickup Contains Nitrous Stroker V8

  02-07-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  High-impact blue exterior and a customized white interior. It seems like the Chevy C10 pickups are widely admired, and for good reason. If you have been in search of one for yourself, then look no further. Streetside Classics is proud to offer up this beautiful blue 1968 Chevrolet C10 step-side pickup for sale for $48,995. Featuring a blue on white color scheme, this pickup has just 16,550 miles on the odometer (since built) and is going to make someone a very happy owner for years to come. This
  
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• Wimbledon 2019: Royals, Aussie antics & cheeky children - day two funnies

  02-07-2019 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the quirkier moments from day two at Wimbledon as Angelique Kerber returns to Centre Court and the Duchess of Cambridge makes an appearance.
  
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