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• Trump stayed at UN climate summit for under 15 minutes

  23-09-2019 23:59 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump says that while he did not put any pressure on Ukraine, he possesses the authority to do so. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports.
  
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• Lost continent found under Europe

  23-09-2019 23:44 via cnn.com
  Researchers have discovered Earth's hidden eighth continent, but it's not Atlantis. They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean region's complex geology, which rises with mountain ranges and dips with seas from Spain to Iran.
  
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• PBS film tells story of farmworker leader who preceded Cesar Chavez

  23-09-2019 23:43 via nbcnews.com
  Maria Moreno was forced into union activism following an April 1958 flood that left many farmworkers near starvation, the film's producer says.
  
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• Déjà vu all over again as Ukraine scandal erupts around Trump

  23-09-2019 23:42 via cnn.com
  In all of the drama surrounding Donald Trump's phone call with the Ukrainian president, there is one person who is apparently unmoved by it all: Trump himself.
  
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• MyPayrollHR CEO arrested and charged in $70 million bank fraud scheme

  23-09-2019 23:40 via nbcnews.com
  MyPayrollHR abruptly shuttered earlier this month, leaving hundreds of small businesses across the country scrambling.
  
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• Trump admin broke law with visa delays for Afghans, Iraqis who worked for U.S., says judge

  23-09-2019 23:29 via nbcnews.com
  Calling the government's arguments "untenable," the court ordered the Trump admin to produce a plan in 30 days on how to fix the visa application problem.
  
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• Former Texas policewoman on trial for shooting neighbor in his home

  23-09-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The case has inflamed racial tensions since former Dallas, Texas police officer Amber Guyger, 31, who is facing murder charges, is white, while the victim, Botham Jean, was black.Guyger claimed after the September 6, 2018 shooting that she mistakenly believed she had returned to her own apartment and that the 26-year-old Jean was an intruder.In fact, Guyger had entered Jean's unlocked apartment located in the same building but one floor above her own home.
  
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• The Latest: European powers push for new talks with Iran

  23-09-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  The leaders of France, Britain and Germany are urging Iran to enter talks about a new arrangement to bolster the fraying nuclear deal Tehran struck with the West in 2015 — though they said they still supported that agreement, which the U.S. has withdrawn from.Johnson went further, saying U.S. President Donald Trump should strike a new deal with Tehran.
  
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• Military strike targeting Taliban kills 40 at wedding next door

  23-09-2019 23:28 via cnn.com
  At least 40 civilians attending a wedding were killed Sunday night when Afghan military forces struck against a Taliban hideout in the building adjacent to the ceremony.
  
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• Emmy Awards ratings hit record low, drop below 10 million people

  23-09-2019 23:22 via nbcnews.com
  The ratings are part of a wider trend in the television industry, as consumers spend less time watching linear programming.
  
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• U.S. soldier allegedly spoke of targeting Beto O'Rourke, bombing major news network

  23-09-2019 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  Jarrett William Smith allegedly told an undercover agent that he wanted to build a "large vehicle bomb" to attack a major news outlet.
  
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• Iranian leader Rouhani's New York travel restricted

  23-09-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Hassan Rouhani landed in New York Monday for the UN General Assembly, but the Iranian leader won't be allowed to see much of the Big Apple while he is here. Iran's president is subject to the same strict travel restrictions imposed on staff at the Iranian mission to the United Nations in July, diplomats told AFP. Under the restrictions, Rouhani cannot venture far from the UN headquarters, which sit on the East River on the eastern side of Manhattan island.
  
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• Prosecutors reveal Amber Guyger was on phone with partner before shooting neighbor

  23-09-2019 22:58 via nbcnews.com
  Guyger was in a sexual relationship with her partner on the Dallas police force, and the pair were on the phone on the night of the 2018 shooting, prosecutors said.
  
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• Clinton Vets to Biden: Sh*t’s Just Gonna Get Worse

  23-09-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Joshua Lott/GettyAs Joe Biden’s campaign braces itself for an onslaught of highly dubious accusations from Donald Trump over Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine, Democratic veterans of the last presidential election are watching in horror. Nearly three years after their boss was on the receiving end of Trump’s attacks, former aides to Hillary Clinton recognized the current Trump playbook: allegations of corruption amplified by his allies and the conservative media, followed by
  
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• Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands bracing for Tropical Storm Karen

  23-09-2019 22:41 via nbcnews.com
  The National Weather Service warned residents Monday to seek higher ground.
  
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• Phoebe Waller-Bridge's net worth upon her big Emmy wins

  23-09-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Waller-Bridge has been around in the industry for quite some time, and she's got the credentials and capital to prove it.
  
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• Mexico braces for impact as Thomas Cook collapses

  23-09-2019 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Cancún (Mexico) (AFP) - Mexico is bracing for a "very powerful" impact from the collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook, an official said Monday, as several hundred tourists gathered at the Cancun airport looking for a way home.Britain sends more tourists to Mexico's Caribbean coast than any other European country, and more than any country in the world except the United States and Canada, according to Mexican tourism ministry figures.
  
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• Jurors convict Iowa farmer in corn rake killing of wife

  23-09-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A jury Monday convicted an eastern Iowa hog farmer of using a corn rake to kill his wife, agreeing with prosecutors who argued he was enraged that she was having an affair.Jurors found Todd M. Mullis, 43, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Amy Mullis, according to the Telegraph Herald .Prosecutors said Mullis had wanted to kill his wife for years and was irate that she was having an affair and fearful that he'd lose their farm if she divorced him.
  
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• DNC raises qualification threshold for November debate

  23-09-2019 22:24 via nbcnews.com
  The new criteria will most likely winnow the debate stage, though it's unclear by how much.
  
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• Almost 50 Baltimore schools with no AC close early as temps hit 90 on first day of fall

  23-09-2019 22:24 via nbcnews.com
  The schools that lacked air conditioning dismissed students early for the third time this month.
  
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• 'The dam could break' on impeachment this week

  23-09-2019 22:16 via nbcnews.com
  Analysis: Democrats had been holding back as they ready a slew of charges against President Donald Trump. The Ukraine affair may force them forward.
  
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• After protests, Greta Thunberg and others file UN complaint

  23-09-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  After global street protests demanding action on climate change, Greta Thunberg and 15 other young activists on Monday filed a complaint at the UN against five countries for not doing enough to ward off global warming.The complaint accused Germany, France, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey of failing to uphold their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed 30 years ago.The complaint, filed by the 16-year-old Swedish activist and 15 other petitioners from 12 different countr
  
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• Israel's Netanyahu, Gantz agree to explore unity government in first meeting

  23-09-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz agreed to explore options for a unity government Monday as they met for the first time since last week's election at the request of Israel's president.The key meeting came as the deadlocked vote results threatened Netanyahu's long tenure in office, though he has shown no sign of being willing to give up his post.President Reuven Rivlin ushered both men into his office in Jerusalem around 8:00 pm (1700 GMT) after shaking
  
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• Boris Johnson calls for new Iran nuclear deal, says Trump is the 'one guy' to get it done

  23-09-2019 22:09 via nbcnews.com
  In an interview with "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt, the Conservative prime minister praised President Donald Trump's negotiating skills.
  
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• Kidnapped Mexican police commander found beheaded in Cancun

  23-09-2019 22:05 via feeds.foxnews.com
  The beheaded body of a top law enforcement officer in Mexico was found Sunday - four days after he was kidnapped, tortured and killed by cartel gunmen in Cancun. 
  
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• School resource officer suspended after arresting two 6-year-olds

  23-09-2019 21:55 via cnn.com
  An Orlando elementary school resource officer has been suspended after arresting two 6-year-old children and accusing them of misdemeanors in separate incidents.
  
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• GM furloughs 1,225 more workers as strike enters 2nd week

  23-09-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  General Motors temporarily laid off an additional 1,225 workers in Canada and the United States on Monday as a strike entered its second week.The actions affect 525 hourly workers at its DMAX engine plant in Moraine, Ohio, a GM spokesman said.DMAX is a joint venture owned 60 percent by GM and 40 percent by Isuzu.
  
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• White House press secretary: Trump stopped briefings because reporters were mean

  23-09-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Any hope that Americans may one day see Trump’s new press secretary taking questions from reporters in a formal White House press briefing went out the window on Monday morning when Stephanie Grisham sat down for her first appearance on "Fox & Friends" since taking over for Sarah Huckabee Sanders earlier this year.
  
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• These DIY instant noodles are healthier than the store-bought versions and so easy to make

  23-09-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  These homemade ramen noodle recipes are quick and easy, and you can make them up to four days in advance.
  
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• A Russian navy boat was attacked and sunk by a walrus protecting her cubs in the Arctic

  23-09-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  In a kind of odd man-versus-nature moment, a Russian navy boat was attacked and sunk by a walrus during an expedition in the Arctic, the Barents Observer reported Monday.
  
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• Lawsuit calls for full public view of executions in Virginia

  23-09-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Prison officials are unconstitutionally limiting public access to executions in Virginia by blocking witnesses from seeing certain steps in the process, four news organizations allege in a federal lawsuit filed Monday.The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Richmond allegesthe department is violating the First Amendment by using curtains to block witnesses from seeing "crucial steps" in carrying out a lethal injection or electrocution — the two execution methods allowed under state law
  
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• At UN, Trump focuses on religious freedom, not climate

  23-09-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump made his political priorities clear Monday within an hour of arriving at the United Nations for a three-day visit: He breezed by a major climate change summit to focus instead on religious persecution, an issue that resonates with his evangelical supporters.The climate summit, a centerpiece of this year's U.N. schedule, was not on Trump's agenda at all.Trump said it was an "urgent moral duty" for world leaders to stop crimes against faith, release prisoners of conscience a
  
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• 'Write something funny': Teacher investigated for slavery assignment

  23-09-2019 21:33 via nbcnews.com
  An investigation was opened into an assignment given to eighth grade students at a middle school in Freeport, N.Y.
  
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• At U.N., Trump pushes religious freedom at event slamming China over Uighurs

  23-09-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump called for an end to religious persecution on Monday at a U.S. event on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations featuring a woman whose Uighur father has been imprisoned in China.China has been widely condemned for setting up complexes in remote Xinjiang that it describes as "vocational training centers" to stamp out extremism and give people new skills.The United Nations says at least 1 million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims hav
  
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• Greta Thunberg glares at Donald Trump arriving at United Nations after scolding international politicians over climate change

  23-09-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  A clip showing climate activist Greta Thunberg giving Donald Trump an ice-cold glare has gone viral, just after the Swedish 16-year-old told the United Nations that the leaders of the generations before hers had stolen her childhood and her dreams.The video of Ms Thunberg shows her standing in the United Nations lobby in New York, just as Mr Trump arrived.
  
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• White House weighs releasing transcript of Ukraine call

  23-09-2019 21:14 via cnn.com
  White House officials are considering releasing a transcript of President Donald Trump's call with the Ukrainian President, multiple sources have told CNN, amid mounting scrutiny over the interaction.
  
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• Macron urges French climate protesters to target Poland

  23-09-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron has annoyed Poland and irritated France's climate activists by urging them to move their protests from Paris to Poland, a European Union nation that is heavily dependent on coal.Poland, which relies on coal for some 80% of its energy, is treading cautiously on cutting coal.The country has a long tradition of coal mining, a major employer that offers tens of thousands of jobs in the southern Silesia region.
  
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• UN General Assembly poses tricky security challenge as world's leaders descend on New York

  23-09-2019 21:12 via feeds.foxnews.com
   It's been almost a year of planning for one of the most high-security events in the world.
  
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• Nestlé launches $17 KitKat bars

  23-09-2019 21:10 via cnn.com
  KitKats are getting fancy.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren is a bigger Iowa front-runner than you think

  23-09-2019 21:10 via cnn.com
  The headlines coming off a new poll in Iowa -- sponsored by CNN and the Des Moines Register -- largely focus on the fact that Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is now at the top tier of the 2020 field in the crucial Iowa caucuses. That notion drastically undersells how strong a position Warren is actually in.
  
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• Britain's Labour Party won't campaign against Brexit -- for now

  23-09-2019 21:09 via cnn.com
  Britain's Labour Party is staying put on Brexit.
  
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• Netanyahu, Gantz in unity talks; may rotate as Israel PM

  23-09-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz launched negotiations on Monday over a proposed Israeli unity government and a key politician said the focus was on who would lead it first under a rotation deal.After failing to secure a clear victory in the second election in six months, Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving premier, seems to reckon he can stay in power only by sharing it.Going solo, neither he nor ex-general Gantz have enough support from respective allies for a majori
  
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• Attacks on Saudi Oil – Why Didn’t Prices Go Crazy?

  23-09-2019 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The attack on the Abqaiq oil facilities in Saudi Arabia has sparked geopolitical tensions but has had only a minor impact on oil prices.
  
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• Kasich Scolds Republicans for Lack of Response to Trump-Ukraine Call: ‘What Are They, Hiding?’

  23-09-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Ohio governor and presidential candidate John Kasich wondered aloud in an interview Monday why Republicans weren't doing more to pressure President Trump to reveal details regarding a whistleblower complaint against him."This needs to be investigated: if in fact the President of the United States pressured the leader of another country to investigate his [Trump's] political enemy," Kasich said in the interview with CNN.> John Kasich calls out GOP for not pressuring President Trump to h
  
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• More blood pressure medicines recalled over possible cancer-causing impurity

  23-09-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Three additional lots of losartan potassium tablets and two additional lots of losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets were under recall.
  
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• Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

  23-09-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The president lashes out at the Nobel Peace Prize committee for giving the award to his predecessor.
  
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• Holding a Young Girl's Hand, A Man Reportedly Jumped in Front of a New York City Subway Train. The Girl Survived

  23-09-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Video footage from the scene shows the child being rescued from under the train
  
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• Three tropical storms are spinning in the Atlantic

  23-09-2019 20:43 via cnn.com
  Tropical Storms Karen, Jerry and Lorenzo are spinning across the Atlantic Basin Monday and two of the storms threatened islands.
  
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• I tried to storm Area 51, but all I got was some lousy 'alien poop'

  23-09-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  After responding to the viral Area 51 event on Facebook, I actually went out to Nevada to check things out. I made it as far as the gate.
  
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• The best headphones of 2019

  23-09-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Picking the right headphones can be tricky business. We've tested hundreds of them to help you find the right ones for you.
  
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