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• Democrats are about to ramp up the impeachment inquiry. Here's what to watch out for

  13-10-2019 23:53 via cnn.com
  Clock is running out for Trump to stop subpoena for his financial records
  WaPo: Text message at heart of impeachment inquiry dictated by Trump, US envoy to testify
  
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• Japanese artist's decade-old doodle in New York bar skyrockets in value

  13-10-2019 23:50 via cnn.com
  The walls of most bars are adorned with artwork of some kind, including the doodles of patrons after a few drinks. But a Manhattan bar has a set of doodles that could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  
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• In or out? Court case on job bias casts pall on LGBT fests

  13-10-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  National Coming Out Day festivities were tempered this year by anxiety that some LGBT folk may have to go back into the closet so they can make a living, depending on what the Supreme Court decides about workplace discrimination law."I want all members of our community to feel supported by the government, and often for a lot of us and a lot of friends of mine, it's the first time that they feel represented," said Jessica Goldberg, a bisexual senior at the University of Colorado Denver.
  
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• Video appears to show Turkish-backed fighters killing Kurdish captives

  13-10-2019 23:39 via cnn.com
  US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say a prominent politician, her driver, members of Kurdish security forces and several civilians were killed by Turkish-backed militants in Syria on Saturday, after videos circulating online appeared to show the killings.
  
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• Graphic video appears to show Turkish-backed fighters killing Kurdish captives

  13-10-2019 23:39 via cnn.com
  US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say a prominent politician, her driver, members of Kurdish security forces and several civilians were killed by Turkish-backed militants in Syria on Saturday, after videos circulating online appeared to show the killings.
  
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• Wedding attack suspect is stepson of recently slain minister

  13-10-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The man charged with wounding a clergyman and a bride during a wedding at a New Hampshire church is the stepson of a minister from the same church who was killed earlier this month, a state prosecutor said Sunday.Dale Holloway, 37, is the stepson of 60-year-old Luis Garcia who was shot to death Oct. 1 in Londonderry, Senior Assistant Attorney General Ben Agati said in an email Sunday.
  
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• Police Respond to Reports of Mall Shooting in Florida, Confirm 1 Person Injured

  13-10-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities have not yet identified the circumstances which led to the shooting
  
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• Body found in San Jose neighborhood where Utah-based CEO went missing

  13-10-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The car was found on Bose Lane at Camden Avenue just before 4 p.m. on Saturday.
  
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• Power returns to Northern California; firefighters gain on wildfires in SoCal

  13-10-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The lights were back on for more than 2 million Northern Californians after strong winds fueling wildfire concerns prompted a preemptive outage.
  
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• A professor spoke about whiteness at Georgia Southern University. Students burned her book.

  13-10-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  A Latina author challenged students at Georgia Southern University to think about white privilege. Students burned copies of her book.
  
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• Can The U.S. Army's Latest Air Defense System Handle 21st Century Warfare?

  13-10-2019 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  A demonstration might give us hints.
  
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• Up to 35 dead as Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan

  13-10-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands of rescuers worked through the pre-dawn hours Monday to reach people trapped by landslides and floods in Japan caused by a powerful typhoon that has killed up to 35, officials and local media said.Typhoon Hagibis moved away from land on Sunday morning, but while it largely spared the capital, it left a trail of destruction in surrounding regions.More than 100,000 rescuers -- including 31,000 troops -- clawed through debris overnight Sunday to Monday to reach people trapped afte
  
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• Family ends search for missing CEO after a body is found

  13-10-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The family of a missing Utah tech executive has called off a search for her after police reported that a body was found inside a parked car in the San Francisco Bay Area. Police in San Jose said the body was discovered Saturday in an area where Erin Valenti's family had been searching. "While we were praying for a different outcome, we are so appreciative for the help and support you have given," according to a Facebook post by the group Help Find Erin Valenti.
  
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• US defense secretary says US only learned Kurds want to cut deal with Assad regime and Russia in past 24 hours. CNN reported it on Thursday.

  13-10-2019 22:10 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump is ordering most of the remaining US forces out of northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday.
  
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• Pentagon chief vows to cooperate with impeachment probe

  13-10-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Pentagon would cooperate with the congressional impeachment inquiry -- in an apparent break with President Donald Trump's policy to thwart the probe.Esper said his department would try to comply with a subpoena from House Democrats seeking records relating to the withholding of US military aid to Ukraine.Democrats are seeking information related to Trump pressing his Ukrainian counterpart to uncover dirt on 2020 US presidential contender Joe Biden
  
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• Elizabeth Warren escalates Facebook feud

  13-10-2019 21:57 via cnn.com
  A days-long feud between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Facebook intensified over the weekend as Warren openly accused the company of "taking money to promote lies."
  
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• Lindsey Graham, critical of Trump's Syria pull-back, now praises President's call for sanctions

  13-10-2019 21:44 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday ramped up their threats to sanction Turkey, responding to growing criticism over the fallout from the country's military offensive in northern Syria following Trump's decision to withdraw US forces from the area.
  
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• Here are the facts on Trump's threats to sanction Turkey

  13-10-2019 21:44 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday ramped up their threats to sanction Turkey, responding to growing criticism over the fallout from the country's military offensive in northern Syria following Trump's decision to withdraw US forces from the area.
  
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• India tightens security clampdown ahead of divisive temple ruling

  13-10-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities have tightened security restrictions in the northern Indian flashpoint city of Ayodhya ahead of a crucial Supreme Court ruling over the disputed site fiercely contested between Hindus and Muslims.Hindus and Muslims have for decades been bitterly divided over the 16th-century Babri mosque in Ayodhya, a city in Uttar Pradash state.The Supreme Court is expected to conclude on October 17 hearings into appeals against a key 2010 court ruling that both groups should split the site, with Hi
  
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• Defense secretary says Trump has expanded withdrawal of troops from northern Syria

  13-10-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkey has begun a military operation in northern Syria against Kurdish groups that were allied with the U.S. in the fight against the Islamic State.
  
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• In 1986, a Russian Submarine with 27 Nuclear Missiles Sank (And Exploded)

  13-10-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  "Seawater combined with missile fuel to produce heat and toxic gases. Despite a crewman venting the tube, an explosion erupted in the silo, ejecting the missile and its warheads into the sea."
  
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• Biden Now Seen as Hunter’s Dad and Not Obama’s VP, Conway Says

  13-10-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The suggestion that Ukraine help dig up dirt on a political rival, which has landed President Donald Trump in an impeachment inquiry, has also altered the perception of Joe Biden as the 2020 Democratic primary season draws near, a top White House aide said.“He’s now seen in the news as Hunter Biden’s father, not as Barack Obama’s vice president,” counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”
  
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• Serial killer's victim portraits could help crack cold cases

  13-10-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Most of the women in Samuel Little's hand-drawn portraits seem to be frowning.Little, whom the FBI identified this month as the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, produced startlingly detailed likenesses of dozens of women he says he strangled over the course of more than three decades.Now the FBI is publicizing his portraits — hoping that someone, somewhere, will recognize the face of a long-lost loved one in an image drawn by the killer himself.
  
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• EU Seeks to Halt U.S. Tariffs Over Airbus Aid in Last-Gasp Plea

  13-10-2019 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The European Union made a last-ditch appeal to the U.S. to refrain from triggering retaliatory tariffs over illegal subsidies to Airbus SE, warning of economic harm to both sides and repeating a call for a negotiated solution.European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom told her U.S. counterpart, Robert Lighthizer, that his plan to hit $7.5 billion of EU goods ranging from planes to whiskey with duties would compel the EU to apply countermeasures in a parallel lawsuit over market
  
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• Girl dies after being flung from festival ride

  13-10-2019 20:12 via cnn.com
  A 10-year-old girl died after she was thrown from a ride Saturday at the Deerfield Township Harvest Festival.
  
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• Trump and Mnuchin ramp up threats of sanctioning Turkey. Here are the facts

  13-10-2019 19:58 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday ramped up their threats to sanction Turkey, responding to growing criticism over the fallout from the country's military offensive in northern Syria following Trump's decision to withdraw US forces from the area.
  
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• Disney World retesting Skyliner after malfunction grounds cable cars, reports say

  13-10-2019 19:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Disney World's Skyliner system is back up and running, but without passengers, as the park begins testing the system before reopening to guests.
  
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• Google's Pixel 4 phone launch: What to expect

  13-10-2019 19:46 via cnn.com
  For months, gadget blogs and even Google itself have teased so many photos and videos and details about the Pixel 4 that one prominent tech publication called it "the most-leaked phone ever."
  
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• Google is about to launch 'the most-leaked phone ever'. Will it live up to the hype?

  13-10-2019 19:46 via cnn.com
  For months, gadget blogs and even Google itself have teased so many photos and videos and details about the Pixel 4 that one prominent tech publication called it "the most-leaked phone ever."
  
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• Saudi Arabia opens tourist visas to U.S., European visa holders

  13-10-2019 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Tourist visas for Saudi Arabia are now available online and on arrival to holidaymakers who already hold a visa from the United States, Britain or the EU's Schengen zone, expanding eligibility beyond an initial list of 49 countries.The conservative Muslim kingdom, relatively closed off for decades, launched a new visa regime last month for nationals from countries in Europe, North America and much of Asia to boost foreign tourism and diversify the economy away from oil.Executive regulations publ
  
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• Samantha Vinograd: This is just the tip of the impeachment inquiry iceberg

  13-10-2019 19:26 via cnn.com
  Size does matter. As President Donald Trump tries to slash drastically the size of the National Security Council and make way for more political appointees instead, he's going to lose out on the important expertise and valuable relationships that career government employees bring to the NSC.
  
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• Women's world marathon record shattered

  13-10-2019 19:24 via cnn.com
  Kenya's Brigid Kosgei shattered the women's marathon world record by more than a minute Sunday in winning the Chicago Marathon.
  
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• Harry Dunn: Parents reject apology from Anne Sacoolas as they fly to the United States

  13-10-2019 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The mother of Harry Dunn has rejected an apology from the woman suspected of involvement in his fatal car accident, saying "sorry doesn't cut it". Charlotte Charles made the comments as she flew out to the United States, in a further attempt to secure justice for her son. Harry, 19, died when his motorcycle was hit by a car allegedly driven by Anne Sacoolas, 42, the wife of an American intelligence officer based at RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire on August 27. Mrs Sacoolas, who claimed di
  
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• US President pulls most of remaining forces out after initially only pulling about 50 troops

  13-10-2019 19:20 via cnn.com
  President Donald Trump is ordering most of the remaining US forces out of northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday.
  
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• $20,000 worth of ride props were reportedly stolen from Walt Disney World

  13-10-2019 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The Orlando Sentinel reported on Thursday that the items were taken from a shed behind Test Track in Epcot.
  
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• Coco Gauff, 15, becomes youngest tennis titlist in 15 years

  13-10-2019 18:58 via cnn.com
  A tournament that began in defeat for Coco Gauff ended with the popular teen claiming her first tennis title.
  
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• 15-year-old tennis sensation wins her first title

  13-10-2019 18:58 via cnn.com
  A tournament that began in defeat for Coco Gauff ended with the popular teen claiming her first tennis title.
  
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• Schiff Says Secret Testimony Aimed at Keeping Trump in the Dark

  13-10-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff defended holding testimony behind closed doors in the impeachment inquiry he’s heading up against President Donald Trump, likening this phase of the investigation to a “grand jury.”“We want to make sure that we meet the needs of the investigation and not give the president or his legal minions the opportunity to tailor their testimony and in some cases fabricate testimony to suit their interests,” the
  
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• Take It From a Former Moonie: Trump Is a Cult Leader

  13-10-2019 18:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Jim Watson/GettyOn the afternoon of Nov. 18, 1978, Jim Jones called his followers to the central pavilion of Jonestown, a sprawling outpost in the jungles of Guyana, and ordered them to drink a lethal mixture of cyanide and fruit punch. Over 900 people perished that day, more than a third of them children. As he lay dying of a bullet wound to the head—a less painful way to go than cyanide and one that he probably orchestrated—Jones told his followers that it was “all the media&
  
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• Water Finds Its Level as Fox News Hires Dictator-Loving, Deep State-Loathing John Solomon

  13-10-2019 18:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyOver the weekend, Fox News announced that it had made a new hire: John Solomon, the self-proclaimed journalist at the heart of the unfolding scandal involving Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani, and the impending impeachment of Donald Trump. It’s not hard to see why Fox executives may have wanted to bring him aboard. Solomon’s work has underpinned the entire cascade of lies the White House and Trump in particular have pushed over the past few weeks.&nbs
  
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• Deadly Los Angeles wildfire burns with subdued fury after change in weather

  13-10-2019 18:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Firefighters have tightened their grip on a deadly Los Angeles wildfire burning with subdued fury on Sunday after extremely dry desert winds that had stoked the flames gave way to moister, gentler breezes blowing in from the Pacific.The so-called Saddleridge fire, which erupted Thursday night and raced across the northern edge of L.A.'s San Fernando Valley, had scorched nearly 8,000 acres (3,237 hectares) by Sunday but was mostly confined to foothills and canyons away from populated areas, fire
  
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• Jake Tapper Exposes Pompeo, Graham and Giuliani’s ‘Stunning’ Hypocrisy

  13-10-2019 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  It’s easy to forget just how different some of President Trump’s most loyal servants felt about oversight and impeachment when there were Democrats in the White House. On Sunday morning, CNN anchor Jake Tapper made sure his viewers remembered. In the final moments of his State of the Union broadcast this week, Tapper said that the White House’s outright refusal to “participate” in the House impeachment inquiry means that the president is “seemingly thumbi
  
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• Black Woman, 28, Shot and Killed by Police Officer in Her Texas Home While Watching Her 8-Year-Old Nephew

  13-10-2019 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The white officer responded to a report that the front door of her house had been left open
  
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• California power outages highlight economic disparity

  13-10-2019 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  When the nation's largest utility warned customers that it would cut power to nearly 2 million people across Northern California, many rushed out to buy portable generators, knowing the investment could help sustain them during blackouts. Others had the security of knowing they could rely on solar panels and batteries installed in their homes. Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area are already reeling from economic imbalance as the tech industry has drawn well-off workers to the region, pushi
  
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• Voters weary of more investigations as impeachment ramps up

  13-10-2019 18:28 via news.yahoo.com
  As Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump intensifies, Mark Stenske feels like he's seen this movie before, and the storyline is getting old.First, there was the nearly two-year investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and Trump's possible role in it.Then came the accusations against Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, and contentious hearings before a Senate committee.
  
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• Adam Schiff says whistleblower may not testify in impeachment probe

  13-10-2019 18:24 via politico.com
  House IntelligenceChairman Adam Schiff indicated Sunday that the whistleblower at the heart of Democrats’ impeachment inquiry againstPresident Donald Trump might not testify over concerns about the person’s safety.Schiff’s remarks come after Trumpdramatically escalated his attacks on the whistleblower and as he repeatedly calls for the official to be unmasked.Trump’s unrelenting barrage has spurred worries from Democrats that congressional Republicans might try to reveal
  
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• Police officer stabbed in the neck in latest Hong Kong clashes

  13-10-2019 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  A Hong Kong police officer was stabbed in the neck on Sunday in one of the worst acts of violence against the authorities during the 19th straight weekend of civil unrest in the global financial hub. Graphic footage emerged of the policeman being stabbed in the neck from behind with a sharp object as his team retreated towards Kwun Tong metro station.  The police confirmed that two people had been arrested at the scene and the officer had been transferred to hospital “in a consci
  
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• Cybersecurity whiz: Combined threats endanger 2020 vote

  13-10-2019 18:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Alex Stamos served as chief security officer at Facebook for three years before joining Stanford University, where he studies internet security, including systems related to conducting elections.Q. Can you summarize the chilling scenario you recently penned on how the 2020 presidential elections might be thrown into turmoil?
  
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• One Doctor. 25 Deaths. How Could It Have Happened?

  13-10-2019 18:06 via news.yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Dad was dying, the doctor told James Allen's family members as they clustered by his hospital bed.Allen's family was stunned. He had suffered a heart attack and was on a ventilator in the hushed intensive care unit of Mount Carmel West, a Catholic hospital in a working-class corner of Columbus. But Allen, 80, had been stabilized, his family said. He could squeeze his son's hand. His family still believed he would return home to his bedridden wife and his backyard tomatoes.But a
  
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• Porn Producers Are Charged With Sex Trafficking

  13-10-2019 18:02 via news.yahoo.com
  In a case that could test the online pornography industry, the owners and two employees of two popular pornographic websites were charged this week with sex trafficking and other crimes, accused of coercing several women to engage in sex videos that were posted on the internet.According to a criminal complaint, the owners and employees "used deception and false promises" to lure women who had answered modeling advertisements on Craigslist to participate in the videos, telling them that their ide
  
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