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• Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans

  09-08-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The man accused of carrying out last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explained that he had been targeting Mexicans, authorities say.Patrick Crusius, 21, emerged with his hands up from a vehicle that was stopped at an intersection shortly after last Saturday's attack and told officers, "I'm the shooter," Detective Adrian Garcia said in an arrest warrant affidavit.Crusius later waived his Mira
  
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• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pay tribute to late Princess Diana on social media

  09-08-2019 23:50 via foxnews.com
  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are honoring the late Princess Diana.
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez claims Trump is 'radicalizing stadiums of people'

  09-08-2019 23:49 via foxnews.com
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Friday that it was "scary" and "hurtful" how many people President Trump was able to "radicalize" in the United States.
  
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• Former Dem congressional candidate pleads guilty in death of husband: reports

  09-08-2019 23:44 via foxnews.com
  A former Georgia Democratic congressional pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter in the 2018 death of her husband, according to reports.
  
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• Canada praises 'grit' of Canadians detained in China

  09-08-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Canadian consular officials meet Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig on a monthly basis, and saw them both earlier this week, but the ministry does not offer any information about their condition for privacy reasons."They are two brave Canadians who are facing a difficult situation through no fault of their own and they are conducting themselves with incredible grace and tenacity," Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters in Calgary.
  
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• Biden criticized after saying: 'Poor kids are as bright as white kids'

  09-08-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Former vice-president’s remarks prompt criticism from left and right amid Democrat’s history of gaffesJoe Biden speaks at the Iowa state fair on Thursday. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesJoe Biden, the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president, found his record on race under scrutiny again on Friday after a gaffe on the campaign trail.“We should challenge students in these schools,” the former vice-president said during a speech to the Asian & L
  
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• US intel chief interrupts meeting to urge his deputy to resign

  09-08-2019 23:32 via cnn.com
  The country's No. 2 intelligence official, Sue Gordon, knew it was likely she would have to eventually step down from her post, but the timing of that decision became more urgent on Thursday after her boss -- outgoing spy chief Dan Coats -- interrupted a meeting she was holding on election security and asked his deputy to submit her letter of resignation, sources familiar with the events told CNN.
  
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• Trump attacks Biden following the former VP's latest gaffe

  09-08-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Biden says 'poor kids' just as bright as 'white kids'; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Spy chief interrupts meeting to ask top intel deputy to resign

  09-08-2019 23:32 via cnn.com
  The country's No. 2 intelligence official, Sue Gordon, knew it was likely she would have to eventually step down from her post, but the timing of that decision became more urgent on Thursday after her boss -- outgoing spy chief Dan Coats -- interrupted a meeting she was holding on election security and asked his deputy to submit her letter of resignation, sources familiar with the events told CNN.
  
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• Arizona prosecutor who questioned Kavanaugh accuser promoted

  09-08-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  An Arizona sex-crimes prosecutor who questioned Christine Blasey Ford about her sexual assault allegation against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been promoted to a top prosecutorial job in metro Phoenix.Rachel Mitchell was named chief deputy of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office last week, taking on the top staff position with Republican County Attorney Bill Montgomery.Mitchell was chief of the county's sex crimes division when the 11 Republican men on the Senate Judiciary Com
  
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• Lara Trump: Americans are 'demanding something happen' in wake of latest mass shootings

  09-08-2019 23:28 via foxnews.com
  Some of the issues around gun crime in the country could be tackled now because "Americans are demanding change," 2020 Senior Campaign Advisor Lara Trump said Friday.
  
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• Mexico Considers Banning Cash for Gasoline Purchases, Highway Tolls

  09-08-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Mexico is considering a ban on the use of cash for purchasing gasoline and to pay for tolls as a way to fight tax evasion and money laundering, according to people with direct knowledge of the discussions.The plan, which has been discussed between the banking industry and the government, hasn’t been fully approved. A final decision may not be taken until after the central bank rolls out its digital payments platform known as CoDi next month which is part of a broader governm
  
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• A 'straight pride' leader calls his organization a 'totally peaceful racist group'

  09-08-2019 23:16 via cnn.com
  When Don Grundmann took the podium to boos and jeers at a Modesto City Council meeting Wednesday, he appeared angry that some people had called his efforts to organize a "straight pride" event in the California city racist.
  
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• Authorities: Suspect said he used AK-47 in El Paso shooting

  09-08-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities say the man accused of killing 22 people and injuring about two dozen others in a Texas Walmart shooting told detectives he used an AK-47 assault rifle in the attack.In an arrest warrant affidavit, a detective writes that 21-year-old Patrick Crusius described how he entered the store last weekend in the border city of El Paso with the weapon and multiple magazines."The defendant stated once inside the store he opened fire using his AK-47 shooting multiple innocent victims," the detec
  
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• EPA won't approve warning labels for Roundup chemical

  09-08-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration says it won't approve warning labels for products that contain glyphosate, a move aimed at California as it fights one of the world's largest agriculture companies about the potentially cancer-causing chemical.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency disagrees, saying its research shows the chemical poses no risks to public health.California has not enforced the warning label for glyphosate because Monsanto, the company that makes Roundup, sued and a federal judge tempor
  
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• History repeats itself as Liverpool opens title campaign with easy win

  09-08-2019 22:57 via cnn.com
  Liverpool is now unbeaten in its last 13 games against Norwich City as it started its English Premier League campaign with a dominant 4-1 victory over the newly-promoted side.
  
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• Election panel complaint focuses on Castro release of Trump donor IDs

  09-08-2019 22:56 via foxnews.com
  Rep. Joaquin Castro has been hit with a Federal Election Committee complaint after publishing the names of Trump donors.
  
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• Miranda Lambert drops 'Mess With My Head,' reveals how spending time in New York City inspired her

  09-08-2019 22:54 via foxnews.com
  Miranda Lambert's newest single is here! 
  
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• Raul A. Reyes: Trump's cruelty never stops

  09-08-2019 22:51 via cnn.com
  The cruelty never stops.
  
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• Father of black man killed by US police in 2014 demands answers

  09-08-2019 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The father of Michael Brown, the black American whose killing by police triggered countrywide protests, on Friday marked the fifth anniversary of his son's death by calling on the Justice Department to re-open its investigation into the shooting.Prosecutors dropped the case against the officer who shot the unarmed 18-year-old, sparking riots in Ferguson, a suburb of St Louis in the conservative state of Missouri."I am demanding evidence to be reanalyzed, and accountability to follow," Michael Br
  
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• Bristol Palin opens up about growing up in the public eye in Fox Nation's latest episode of 'MOMS'

  09-08-2019 22:42 via foxnews.com
  Bristol Palin, daughter of former Governor Sarah Palin, and single mom of three said she feels fortunate to have grown up in the public eye, despite the constant struggles that came along with the lifestyle.
  
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• Repeating outbursts of 40,000-degree wind discovered near black hole

  09-08-2019 22:41 via cnn.com
  About 25,000 light-years from Earth, astronomers have discovered intensely hot, screaming winds near a black hole. And those outbursts repeat every eight minutes. It's the first time researchers have observed this around a black hole, according to a new study.
  
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• Mexico detains migrant children in cramped holding center despite court ruling

  09-08-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Overcrowding, prison-like conditions, bed bugs and illness are among the complaints of migrants in a Mexico City detention center that holds dozens of minors two months after a court ruled it was unconstitutional.Under the threat of economic sanctions from U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexico has stepped up migrant detentions this year to stem a surge in asylum-seekers from Central America.Known as Las Agujas, the Mexico City holding center enclosed by spike-topped walls in the eastern district o
  
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• Canadian man's pocketknife helps him survive grizzly attack

  09-08-2019 22:38 via foxnews.com
  A Canadian man biking through a remote part of British Columbia late last month used a pocketknife to stave off a potentially fatal grizzly bear attack, according to reports.
  
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• Julian Castro attacks Trump while defending brother's decision to publish donor names

  09-08-2019 22:36 via foxnews.com
  Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary (HUD) Julian Castro defended his brother's controversial decision to publish the names of some President Trump donors, arguing it was important for people to know about businesses in San Antonio that donated to the president.
  
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• US Border Patrol boat fired on from Mexico

  09-08-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  A US Border Patrol boat came under heavy gunfire from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande early Friday, but no injuries were reported, the Customs and Border Protection agency said.Agents saw four assailants with automatic weapons shoot more than 50 rounds at the marine unit as it patrolled the river demarcating the border near Fronton, Texas, a CBP statement said.There was no information on who fired on the vessel and the CBP did not say whether the US agents returned fire.
  
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• Broke and sleeping rough, he talked his way into an NFL tryout then scored on an 86-yard run

  09-08-2019 21:56 via cnn.com
  Cleveland Browns rookie wide receiver Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi stole the show Thursday in the team's first preseason game with an 86-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Washington Redskins. But even the most diehard fans didn't know his name before that play. 
  
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• A guy who talked his way into a tryout scored an 86-yard touchdown

  09-08-2019 21:56 via cnn.com
  Cleveland Browns rookie wide receiver Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi stole the show Thursday in the team's first preseason game with an 86-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Washington Redskins. But even the most diehard fans didn't know his name before that play. 
  
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• Trump Administration Re-Authorizes Using 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill Coyotes and Dogs. Here's What to Know

  09-08-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Environmentalist groups have raised concerns about the traps' effectiveness and safety
  
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• Officer on leave after apparent Klan document seen at home

  09-08-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  A white police officer in western Michigan was placed on paid administrative leave after a house hunter who was viewing the officer's home said he saw a framed Ku Klux Klan application and multiple Confederate flags.The Muskegon Police Department opened an internal investigation after Robert Mathis, who is black, posted a picture of the document on Facebook after touring Officer Charles Anderson's Holton-area home, which was for sale."I was just so disgusted," Mathis told MLive.com.
  
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• 1990 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Is A '53 Throwback

  09-08-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  This C4 is rocking an iconic C1 color combination!When Chevrolet first introduced the Corvette in 1953, all of the cars that year came in a Polo White paint job with a red interior and a black top. Fast forward to 1990, and the 1990 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible where this white over red color combination is one of the most popular for that year. Aside from some of the special edition and low-volume, these were pretty common sports cars, but this particular car is in great condition. The odomet
  
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• Against Universal Background Checks

  09-08-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Mitch McConnell has confirmed that when the Senate reconvenes in September to discuss new federal gun-control measures, “universal background checks” will “lead the discussion.” If that is the case, the Senate should listen carefully to the proposals on offer, and then politely decline to assent.Absent further examination, “universal background checks” appear to represent the inoffensive extension of an already existing principle. At p
  
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• Texas shooting suspect told police he targeted 'Mexicans': report

  09-08-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The newspaper said it obtained an arrest warrant affidavit in which police also said the suspect, Patrick Crusius, 21, confessed to carrying out the shooting rampage.Crusius has been charged with capital murder."I'm the shooter," Crusius told police when they apprehended him, according to the Post's account of the affidavit written by Detective Adrian Garcia on Sunday, one day after the shooting.
  
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• Trump says students returning to school have 'nothing to worry about' after the recent mass shootings

  09-08-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Friday assured students going back to school that they “have nothing to worry about,” as the nation continues to reel after numerous mass shootings.
  
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• The inside story of how a kosher meat kingpin won clemency under Trump

  09-08-2019 21:26 via cnn.com
  It was presented as a bipartisan slam dunk; that rarest of moments when President Donald Trump was apparently swayed by letters of support from over 30 members of Congress, including his nemesis, then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, as well as dozens of legal experts. Now-Attorney General William Barr was on board with the decision. Pugnacious pundit and defense attorney Alan Dershowitz publicly took credit for persuading the President.
  
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• Border Patrol Agents Shot at from Mexican Side of Rio Grande

  09-08-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol boat patrolling the Rio Grande was shot at Friday morning, the agency has announced.“Early this morning, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Station Marine Unit patrolling near Fronton, Texas, reported they were fired upon from the Mexican riverbank,” CBP said in a statement released Friday morning. “Agents saw four subjects with automatic weapons who shot over 50 rounds at them. The boat was hit several times but no one on board was inj
  
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• Trump gives thumbs-up as Melania Trump holds infant orphaned by El Paso killer

  09-08-2019 21:23 via cnn.com
  First lady Melania Trump on Thursday posted previously unseen images of the trip she made with President Donald Trump to visit shooting victims at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, including one photo where she's holding a baby who was orphaned as a result of the deadly shooting there last week.
  
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• Photo shows Melania Trump holding infant orphaned by El Paso killer

  09-08-2019 21:23 via cnn.com
  First lady Melania Trump on Thursday posted previously unseen images of the trip she made with President Donald Trump to visit shooting victims at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, including one photo where she's holding a baby who was orphaned as a result of the deadly shooting there last week.
  
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• Baby orphaned in El Paso shooting brought back to hospital for pics with Trump

  09-08-2019 21:23 via cnn.com
  First lady Melania Trump on Thursday posted previously unseen images of the trip she made with President Donald Trump to visit shooting victims at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, including one photo where she's holding a baby who was orphaned as a result of the deadly shooting there last week.
  
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• Typhoon Lekima makes landfall after China issues red alert

  09-08-2019 21:18 via cnn.com
  Typhoon Lekima made landfall in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang early Saturday morning, hours after China issued a red alert about the storm.
  
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• Richard Gere boards humanitarian ship carrying 121 migrants amid standoff with European countries

  09-08-2019 21:18 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Richard Gere on Friday boarded a Spanish humanitarian ship that has been stuck in the Mediterranean Sea for more than a week because no European government will welcome the 121 migrants on board.
  
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• Mississippi immigration raids thrust kids into adult roles

  09-08-2019 21:18 via cnn.com
  Even the youngest children of the undocumented immigrants swept up in workplace immigration raids across Mississippi were suddenly thrust into adulthood. But they're still kids.
  
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• Fisherman catches rare purple lobster -- again

  09-08-2019 21:17 via cnn.com
  Maine lobsterman John McInnes seems to have a knack for catching colorful crustaceans.
  
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• Fisherman catches rare purple lobster

  09-08-2019 21:17 via cnn.com
  Maine lobsterman John McInnes seems to have a knack for catching colorful crustaceans.
  
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• A Russian military ammo depot that blew up earlier this week just exploded again

  09-08-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The ammo depot, believed to house tens of thousands of artillery shells, exploded on Monday. It just exploded again, injuring at least ten more people.
  
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• Explosion at interracial couple's home treated as hate crime after swastika painted on garage

  09-08-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  An explosion which destroyed the home of an interracial couple after a swastika and a racial slur were found painted on the garage, is being investigated by the FBI.The suspected arson attack on the house of Brad and Angela Frase in the township of Sterling in Wayne County, Ohio, as a hate crime, investigators said. Police were called to the scene by a neighbour who reported a blast and fire at the building in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames bu
  
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• Affidavit says fugitive Curtis Ray Watson strangled, sexually assaulted Tennessee corrections employee

  09-08-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Affidavits from the Lauderdale County Clerk's Office details charges against Curtis Watson, a fugitive who escaped at West Tennessee prison.
  
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• Russian pharmacies report rise in sales of iodine near site of mysterious military explosion

  09-08-2019 20:57 via feeds.foxnews.com
  Civilians of two northern Russian cities flocked to pharmacies Friday to purchase large quantities of iodine after a Russian rocket engine mysteriously exploded in the area Thursday.
  
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• The Latest: Strict curfew eased in Kashmir, tensions high

  09-08-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  In Iran's capital, the leader of Friday prayers cautioned India over its sudden downgrading of Indian-administered Kashmir, the Hindu-majority nation's only Muslim-majority region.The semiofficial Fars News Agency said he cautioned India not to provoke a confrontation with Muslims.
  
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• Why a lioness ate her cubs days after birth

  09-08-2019 20:54 via cnn.com
  A lioness ate her cubs just days after giving birth to them, but the incident is not as uncommon as it might sound.
  
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