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• Nancy Pelosi accuses Trump of 'betrayal' as she announces impeachment inquiry – video

  24-09-2019 23:58 via theguardian.com
  US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Donald Trump’s actions represented a 'betrayal of his oath of office, a betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections' as she said the House of Representatives will launch a formal inquiry into whether the president should be impeached, declaring that no one is above the law. The Democratic-controlled House will examine whether Trump sought Ukraine's help to smear former vice-president Joe Biden, the front-runne
  
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• She was photographing surfers, but then something else caught her lens

  24-09-2019 23:54 via cnn.com
  A photographer captured the moment a man in distress was rescued from the ocean in North Carolina. CNN affiliate WTKR reports.
  
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• Photographer captures ocean rescue in real time

  24-09-2019 23:54 via cnn.com
  A photographer captured the moment a man in distress was rescued from the ocean in North Carolina. CNN affiliate WTKR reports.
  
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• Batman shooting victim's family 'horrified' by Joker film's violence

  24-09-2019 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Relatives of those killed while watching a Batman film in 2012 write to film studio Warner Bros.
  
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• Win one of my best - Murray records first Tour level singles victory since January

  24-09-2019 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Andy Murray says victory over Tennys Sandgren at the Zhuhai Championships in China was one of his best as he continues his comeback from hip surgery.
  
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• FBI agents raid Illinois state senator's home, offices

  24-09-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  FBI agents carried materials in bankers' boxes and grocery bags out of the Illinois Capitol building on Tuesday, and multiple media outlets reported that and other raids were linked to a Democratic state senator.FBI spokesman John Althen said the agents were in the building for "law enforcement activity" but declined to elaborate.Multiple media outlets reported that the raids were conducted at Sen. Martin Sandoval's Capitol office in Springfield, his district office in the Chicago suburb of Cice
  
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• What would it take to impeach Donald Trump? Here's how the constitutional process works

  24-09-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Congressional Democrats are moving closer to opening a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Here's how the constitutional process works.
  
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• 'Just impeach him then': 5 perspectives on impeaching Trump as Pelosi announces inquiry

  24-09-2019 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Here's what people are saying about Trump's impeachment, from both sides of the aisle
  
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• US patience with Iran not inexhaustible, warns Saudi Arabia

  24-09-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi minister says military response to attack on oil facilities still being considered ‘When push comes to shove there comes a point when even America’s patience runs out,’ said the Saudi foreign affairs minister, Adel al-Jubeir.Photograph: Amr Nabil/APSaudi Arabia has said that US patience with Iran is not inexhaustible and warned military options are still being considered following the attack on the Aramco oil facilities earlier this month.The Saudi foreign affairs ministe
  
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• Spurs stunned by League Two Colchester in Carabao Cup

  24-09-2019 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  League Two Colchester United produce a huge upset as they beat Premier League Tottenham on penalties to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round.
  
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• Rashida Tlaib argues with pro-vaping witness during hearing: 'Are you a conspiracy theorist?'

  24-09-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  "Are you a conspiracy theorist?" Rashida Tlaib asked the witness. "I think my politics are entirely irrelevant to this hearing," Vicki Porter replied.
  
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• Donald Trump: How could he be impeached?

  24-09-2019 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Only two presidents have ever been impeached in the history of the US, and it's not who you think.
  
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• Joe Biden says Donald Trump must stop obstructing Congress or face impeachment - video

  24-09-2019 23:03 via theguardian.com
  Joe Biden addressed the Ukraine controversy in a statement on Tuesday, saying Congress should launch impeachment proceedings if Donald Trump continues to obstruct House Democrats’ investigations. ‘The president should stop stonewalling this investigation and all the other investigations of his wrongdoing,’ Biden said. ‘Using its full constitutional authority, Congress should demand the information it has a legal right to receive'Biden: Trump must stop
  
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• 3 US Navy sailors assigned to same carrier died by suicide in one week

  24-09-2019 22:52 via cnn.com
  The US Navy confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that three sailors assigned to the USS George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia died by suicide in "separate incidents" last week and has launched an investigation into their deaths.
  
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• 3 suicides in 1 week by sailors from aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush

  24-09-2019 22:39
  Three sailors from the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush have died by suicide in the past week.
  
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• Greta Thunberg turns Trump's attack back on him

  24-09-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  “A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future,” the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist’s bio now reads.
  
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• Chinese heiress and socialite charged with murdering her ex at a California mansion says he was killed in botched kidnap plot

  24-09-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  A Chinese heiress and Bay Area socialite charged with murdering the father of her two children at her California mansion has denied the charges.
  
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• The Supreme Court is about to hear 3 cases that could decide if people can be fired for being LGBTQ. Here's everything you need to know.

  24-09-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Here's a breakdown of the 3 court cases being heard, the civil rights law in question, and what outcomes could mean for LGBTQ people in the US.
  
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• Amazon rainforest belongs to Brazil, says Jair Bolsonaro

  24-09-2019 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  President Jair Bolsonaro insists that the Amazon rainforest is his country's sovereign territory.
  
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• WeWork's embattled CEO steps down

  24-09-2019 21:54 via cnn.com
  After a disastrous attempt at going public, the chief executive of WeWork's parent company, Adam Neumann, is stepping down, the company confirmed Tuesday.
  
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• China steals US designs for new weapons, and it's getting away with 'the greatest intellectual property theft in human history'

  24-09-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  At the National Cybersecurity Summit on Thursday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper sounded the alarm over China's growing 5G dominance.
  
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• The Latest: Source says Pelosi to pursue Trump impeachment

  24-09-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to announce a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump over allegations that he pressured the leader of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden's family.Pelosi's likely decision was described to The Associated Press by a person familiar with the decision who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.Pelosi is set to make an announcement at 5 p.m.
  
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• 'Keep calm': 6.0 earthquake rattles jittery Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Karen strengthens

  24-09-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  A magnitude 6.0 quake rattled Puerto Rico hours before Tropical Storm Karen was forecast to pound an island still recovering from Hurricane Maria.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Saudi to consider 'all options' in response to attack on oil facilities -official

  24-09-2019 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia believes Iran conducted the recent attacks on its oil facilities and will consider a military response once its investigation is complete, the kingdom's minister of state for foreign affairs said on Tuesday.Jubeir said the United Nations was helping it identify the launch site for the Sept. 14 attacks, which temporarily knocked out over 5 percent of global oil production and sent petroleum prices spiking higher.Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attacks
  
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• Demi Moore reveals older man paid her mother for 'access' when she was 15

  24-09-2019 21:23 via cnn.com
  Actress Demi Moore alleges that she was sexually assaulted as a child. Her upcoming memoir touches on her troubled past, as well as her marriages.
  
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• A New Threat to Navy Aircraft Carriers? This Chinese Bomber Could Sink Them.

  24-09-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The Chinese air force has modified a small number of H-6 bombers apparently to carry a very large new anti-ship missile. The new munition, possibly a variant of the DF-21D ballistic anti-ship missile, could pose a serious danger to U.S. Navy vessels operating in the western Pacific.
  
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• Saudi to consider 'all options' in response to attack on oil facilities: official

  24-09-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia believes Iran conducted the recent attacks on its oil facilities and will consider a military response once its investigation is complete, the kingdom's minister of state for foreign affairs said on Tuesday.Jubeir said the United Nations was helping it identify the launch site for the Sept. 14 attacks, which temporarily knocked out over 5 percent of global oil production and sent petroleum prices spiking higher.Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attacks
  
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• US Coast Guard captures 'narco' sub

  24-09-2019 21:08 via cnn.com
  The Coast Guard cutter Valiant seized a a 'narco sub' carrying 12,000 pounds of cocaine worth over $165 million, according to a news release.
  
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• Jessica Simpson has lost 100 lbs in 6 months: 'Yes, I tipped the scales at 240'

  24-09-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  During her third pregnancy, Jessica Simpson 'tipped the scales at 240,' but she's spent the last six months getting back on track.
  
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• Will and Jada Pinkett Smith staged dietary intervention with son Jaden

  24-09-2019 20:47 via cnn.com
  Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and husband Will Smith had to stage an intervention for their son Jaden over his eating habits.
  
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• Postal rates: Why is the US threatening to leave the UN system?

  24-09-2019 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The US has threatened to quit the "broken" 145-year-old scheme that sets postal rates.
  
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• Why impeachment should still worry Nancy Pelosi

  24-09-2019 20:32 via cnn.com
  Sometime late Tuesday afternoon, House Democrats are likely to take steps toward impeaching, or at least beginning the process of impeaching, President Donald Trump.
  
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• Scramble to save girl under subway train

  24-09-2019 20:19 via cnn.com
  A 5-year-old girl's rescue was captured on video after she was pulled down to subway tracks in her father's arms. The girl's father was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Department of Homeland Security Effectively Ending ‘Catch and Release’ of Illegal Migrants

  24-09-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration announced Tuesday that a combination of restrictive immigration policies has effectively concluded the status quo "catch and release" system that prevailed under the Obama administration.Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan explained during a speech before the Council on Foreign Relations that the vast majority of migrant families who enter the country illegally will no longer be eligible for "catch and release" due to the implementation of policies such as the "Migrant Prot
  
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• Watch Out: Ukraine's Military Is Much Better Than It Was in 2014

  24-09-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  A vast improvement.
  
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• A woman caught a rare flesh-eating bacteria from a manicure, and doctors had to remove chunks of her thumb

  24-09-2019 20:09 via news.yahoo.com
  The infection can be deadly if not caught early and treated. The woman's doctor said she was lucky she didn't need her arm amputated.
  
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• Senate Intel panel seeks interview with Ukraine whistleblower

  24-09-2019 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The Senate Intelligence Committee has opened its own inquiry and is seeking a quick interview with the whistleblower who filed the initial complaint with the intelligence community’s inspector general, according to a letter obtained by Yahoo News.
  
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• Long-lost Italian painting could fetch $6 million at French auction

  24-09-2019 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A long-lost painting by a 13th century Italian master discovered in the kitchen of an elderly French woman has been valued at up to six million euros and will be sold at auction next month.The "Christ Mocked" painting by early Renaissance artist Cimabue was valued at 4 to 6 million euros ($6.6 million) by Paris old masters specialist Eric Turquin and will be sold by auction house Acteon in Senlis, north of Paris, on Oct. 27.For years, the painting had hung close to a cooking plate in the kitchen
  
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• Disney's US theme parks go vegan

  24-09-2019 19:57 via cnn.com
  In a sign that veganism is making its way into the American mainstream, Disney announced Tuesday that plant-based food options will be added to every dining location in their US theme parks.
  
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• Shark Tank star's wife charged in Canada fatal boat crash

  24-09-2019 19:54 via news.yahoo.com
  The wife of Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary has been charged with careless operation of a vehicle, after she was involved in a boat crash that resulted in two deaths, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said on Tuesday.Police said Linda O'Leary was driving a boat that struck a second boat on a lake in Muskoka, a popular cottage country part of Canada, in late August.If Linda O'Leary is convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison and C$1 million ($755,000) fine, police said.
  
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• The moment Haiti politician opened fire in crowd

  24-09-2019 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  An Associated Press photographer is hit in the face after a senator drew a gun outside Congress.
  
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• Cannes to start banning some cruise ships

  24-09-2019 19:47 via cnn.com
  The French Riviera city of Cannes, best known for the A-list film festival held there each year, is making moves to ban some cruise ships from its port.
  
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• Strong earthquake jolts Pakistan, kills 22 and injures 700

  24-09-2019 19:45 via news.yahoo.com
  A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pakistan on Tuesday, badly damaging scores of homes and shops and killing at least 22 people and injuring over 700, officials said.The quake badly damaged a key road leading to the town of Mirpur in the Pakistan-administered part of Kashmir and adjoining villages, where most of the damage was located.Mahboob Ahmed, a doctor at a village hospital near Mirpur, said they treated 700 people and most of them were later discharged or referred to the
  
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• 'How I photographed Haitian parliamentary shooting'

  24-09-2019 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Andres Martinez Casares describes how he reacted as a senator started shooting outside parliament.
  
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• Fired police officer defends KKK application, Confederate flags in his Michigan home

  24-09-2019 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Former police officer Charles Anderson said the Confederate flags are a part of his extensive "Dukes of Hazzard" collection.
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion teams up with Jimmy Fallon for 'Hot Girl Fall'

  24-09-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Though summer has officially ended, Megan Thee Stallion's "hot girl" moment isn't over just yet. Megan and Fallon have teamed up for "Hot Girl Fall."
  
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• There but for the grace of Brexit goes Boris Johnson

  24-09-2019 19:22 via cnn.com
  • What happens now after PM's Parliament suspension ruled unlawful
  • 'Wow!' CNN anchor reacts live to ruling
  
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• How long can Boris Johnson cling to power?

  24-09-2019 19:22 via cnn.com
  • What happens now after PM's Parliament suspension ruled unlawful
  • 'Wow!' CNN anchor reacts live to ruling
  
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• Canadian man who won $10M lottery mysteriously dies in Ethiopia, family says

  24-09-2019 19:21 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A Canadian man who won a life-changing $10.7 million lottery in 2017 has died in his native Ethiopia under mysterious circumstances, his family told a local news outlet Friday.
  
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• Tekashi 6ix9ine trial: 'They're calling him Tekashi Snitch 9ine'

  24-09-2019 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The rapper has "snitched" on alleged gang members as part of a plea deal.
  
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