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• Trump is preparing to squander his Baghdadi victory

  28-10-2019 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  The killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a tremendous victory for US counterterrorism policy and a demonstration of the skill and capacity of US intelligence agencies and special operators.
  
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• Syrian Kurds say spy stole Baghdadi’s underpants for DNA test

  28-10-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Syrian Democratic Forces also claim they played a key role in tracking down Baghdadi to a compound in northern Syria Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces as they withdraw from the Sanjak Saadoun border area near the northern Syrian town of Amuda, on 27 October. Photograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty ImagesSyrian Kurds say they managed to place a spy in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s inner circle who stole a pair of the Islamic State leader’s underpants to prove his identity and then
  
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• U.S. military envisions broad defense of Syrian oilfields

  28-10-2019 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States will repel any attempt to take Syria's oil fields away from U.S.-backed Syrian militia with "overwhelming force," whether the opponent is Islamic State or even forces backed by Russia or Syria, the Pentagon said on Monday.The U.S. military announced last week it was reinforcing its position in Syria with additional assets, including mechanized forces, to prevent oilfields from being taken over by remnants of the Islamic State militant group or others.U.S. Defense Secretary Mark
  
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• Feds: Brothers with alleged Hezbollah ties are 'dangerous'

  28-10-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal prosecutors say two brothers charged with conspiring to export drone parts and technology from the U.S. to Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon are "dangerous" and should remain in custody while they await trial, according to a court document filed Monday.Usama and Issam Hamade are charged with conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws.Usama Hamade is also charged with smuggling.
  
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• Trump shares image of hero dog injured in Baghdadi raid

  28-10-2019 23:40 via cnn.com
  
  There are good dogs -- and then there are hero dogs who chase down the world's top terrorist to his fatal demise.
  
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• Here's what we know about Delta Force, the super secretive troops who went after ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

  28-10-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Delta Force, established in 1977, carries out some of the most challenging and dangerous missions in the world.
  
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• Former Boston College student charged in boyfriend's suicide

  28-10-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  South Korean national Inyoung You, 21, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of fellow Boston College student Alexander Urtula, 22, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said in a statement on Monday.The statement said You used her cellphone to track Urtula's location to a parking garage in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston and was present when he leapt to his death on May 20 at around 8:35 a.m., hours before he was set to attend his graduation ceremony from the private
  
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• Former Boston College student charged in suicide death of boyfriend, echoing Michelle Carter case

  28-10-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  A former Boston College student was charged in connection with the suicide death of her boyfriend, drawing comparisons to the Michelle Carter case.
  
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• Near Record-Breaking Venomous Snake Found in West Tennessee

  28-10-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  A near record-breaking copperhead snake was found in Hardeman County. The venomous snake measured 49.5 inches long, just about three inches shy of the world record. Unfortunately for the snake, it's life came to an untimely end.
  
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• Schiff to handle impeachment witness testimony in break from precedent

  28-10-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Under past precedent in 1974 and 1998 — the last two times the House conducted an impeachment inquiry — the House Judiciary Committee was the hub for investigations, hearings, and a committee vote on articles of impeachment.
  
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• Here's What California's Kincade Wildfire Looks Like From Space

  28-10-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The Bay-area's Kincade wildfire has grown so large that a satellite can record the plumes from 23,000 miles away in space.
  
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• Students run from college as wildfire approaches

  28-10-2019 22:57 via cnn.com
  Thousands of people are being forced to evacuate due to the 16 fires raging across California which have left millions without power.
  
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• South Dakota asks court to let execution proceed

  28-10-2019 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The state of South Dakota asked a judge Monday to reject an inmate's objection to the lethal drug scheduled for use in his execution.Charles Russell Rhines is scheduled to die next week for the 1992 fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old doughnut shop worker during a robbery.Rhines moved last week to block the execution by arguing that pentobarbital, commonly used to euthanize animals, doesn't act quickly enough.
  
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• Congresswoman's exit prompts question of equity amid scandal

  28-10-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The resignation of a female Democratic congresswoman over a consensual, sexual relationship with a campaign aide has sparked questions about whether women are held to higher standards in public life.At the center of the controversy is Katie Hill, a first-term lawmaker from California and a rising Democratic Party star.In a video released Monday, Hill said she was stepping down because she was "fearful of what might come next" following the online publication of explicit pictures that outed her r
  
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• Animals evacuated from wildfire have happy ending

  28-10-2019 22:56 via cnn.com
  
  Animals are returning to their sanctuary after being evacuated due to the Tick Fire in California. Watch Full Circle weeknights at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Trump shares image of hero dog who chased down Baghdadi

  28-10-2019 22:46 via cnn.com
  
  President Trump tweeted out a declassified image of the hero dog involved in the Baghdadi raid. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.
  
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• What we know about the military dog injured in the al-Baghdadi raid

  28-10-2019 22:40 via abcnews.go.com
  The Belgian Malinois wounded during the raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi hasn't been identified, but President Trump tweeted a declassified photo.
  
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• U.S. Spies Say Turkish-Backed Militias Are Killing Civilians As They Clear Kurdish Areas in Syria

  28-10-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Officials fears the groups could be using American-made weapons to conduct potential war crimes
  
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• The World’s Largest Treehouse Burned to the Ground in Less Than 15 Minutes

  28-10-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Investigators are still unsure what sparked the fire in Crossville, Tennessee
  
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• Thousands forced to flee as Getty Fire threatens Los Angeles

  28-10-2019 22:12 via abcnews.go.com
  All day the conditions in Los Angeles, California, will be extremely dangerous for fire growth.
  
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• New diverse Apple emoji feature interracial couples and disability themes

  28-10-2019 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  After previewing new emoji this summer, Apple released nearly 60 new characters on Monday, many with a focus on inclusion and diversity.
  
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• Apple's iOS 13.2 introduces more inclusive emoji, privacy features and camera tools

  28-10-2019 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  After previewing new emoji this summer, Apple released nearly 60 new characters on Monday, many with a focus on inclusion and diversity.
  
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• Bernie Sanders won key endorsements from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib by defending them when few others would

  28-10-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The key endorsements were motivated by personal loyalty and a mutually beneficial political relationship between the lawmakers.
  
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• Former Sen. Kay Hagan has died at 66, after complications from a prolonged illness

  28-10-2019 22:03 via abcnews.go.com
  Former North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan has died at 66 after complications from a prolonged illness.
  
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• Boeing's CEO to face an angry US Congress

  28-10-2019 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  When Boeing's CEO lands in the hot seat this week, members of Congress have pointed questions for him, such as: "How the hell did this happen?"
  
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• Baby Shortage Prompts China’s Unwed Mothers to Fight for Change

  28-10-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next.For generations, a Chinese woman who gave birth out of wedlock was shunned by society and discriminated against by authorities. Now, as the Communist Party seeks to boost a slowing birthrate, that is starting to change.Yue Li, based in the southern port city of Guangzhou, thought she would face a range of obstacles in getting her son legal documents after she gave birth last year follow
  
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• In Chicago, Trump blasts city's police superintendent - and actor Jussie Smollett

  28-10-2019 21:58 via abcnews.go.com
  "Afghanistan is a safe place in comparison," President Donald Trump said in Chcago.
  
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• Pope declares Vatican's Secret Archive not so secret anymore

  28-10-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Pope Francis has declared that the Vatican Secret Archive isn't so secret after all.Francis on Monday officially changed the name of the Holy See archive to remove what he said were the "negative" connotations of having "secret" in its name.In a new law, Francis noted that the archive has long been open to scholars and that he himself has decreed that the archives of World War II-era Pope Pius XII, accused by some of not speaking out enough about the Holocaust, would open to researchers ahead of
  
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• Syrian Kurds beef up security in Isil detention centres in anticipation of riots over Baghdadi killing

  28-10-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Syrian Kurdish forces said on Monday they are beefing up security in prisons and detention camps where tens of thousands of Isil militants and their supporters are held, fearing a reaction to the death of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. An official with the Kurdish-led internal security agency said forces were "on high alert" in anticipation of possible riots or attacks on the guards. The news that the Islamic State chief died in a US special forces raid on Sunday morning has not been officially an
  
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• Judge to allow portion of Nick Sandmann lawsuit against Washington Post to continue

  28-10-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal judge is allowing a portion of Covington Catholic student Nathan Sandmann's lawsuit against the Washington Post to continue.
  
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• Trump shows off 'wonderful' dog used in al-Baghdadi raid

  28-10-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The president declassified a picture of the Belgian Malinois that helped the U.S. military track down the ISIS leader.
  
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• William Barr: ‘I act on behalf of the United States’

  28-10-2019 21:35 via politico.com
  Attorney General William Barr on Monday said that he is not acting as President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, after accusations from Democrats that he’s working in the president’s favor.“That’s completely wrong and there is no basis for it, and I act on behalf of the United States,” Barr told Fox News.Barr’s defense comes days after the news that the Justice Department’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe had transitioned from a
  
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• Bannon to escalate Trump impeachment defense with his own political operation

  28-10-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is launching an increasingly aggressive defense of President Trump, promising to soon open a staffed “war room” that will forcefully counteract the fast-moving Democratic impeachment effort.
  
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• Student whose wife is missing charged with child abuse

  28-10-2019 21:32 via abcnews.go.com
  A University of Missouri student has been charged with abuse or neglect of a child as authorities continue searching for his wife, a graduate of the school who is from China
  
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• US proposes cutting off funds for Chinese telecom equipment

  28-10-2019 21:30 via abcnews.go.com
  U.S. regulators cite security threats of Chinese equipment in telecom networks.
  
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• The best celebrity costumes this Halloween season

  28-10-2019 21:28 via cnn.com
  
  Halloween 2019 may still be a few days away, but that hasn't stopped the rich and famous demonstrating their dedication to the holiday by celebrating in advance.
  
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• Boris Johnson fails -- again -- to secure an early election

  28-10-2019 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  Boris Johnson's list of losses is getting longer.
  
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• ... but immediately vows to pursue the same date by a different procedure

  28-10-2019 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  Boris Johnson's list of losses is getting longer.
  
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• Pelosi announces full House vote on impeachment inquiry

  28-10-2019 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought Monday to deprive President Trump of a legal and political argument against the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, announcing she would hold a vote in the full House this Thursday that “affirms the ongoing, existing investigation.”
  
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• Impeachment: DOJ appeals order to release secret evidence gathered by Robert Mueller in Russia investigation

  28-10-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The Department of Justice says it shouldn't turn evidence over to a House committee contemplating Trump's impeachment because it wouldn't be kept confidential.
  
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• Raid photos highlight stark differences between Trump and Obama

  28-10-2019 21:05 via cnn.com
  
  • LIVE: Top US general doesn't know where Trump got 'whimpering' claims
  • Inside the raid that killed Baghdadi
  
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• Microsoft says Russia-linked hackers target sports organizations

  28-10-2019 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The group, also called APT28, has been linked to the Russian government, Microsoft said in a blog post.At least 16 national and international sporting and anti-doping organizations across three continents were targeted in the attacks which began on Sept. 16, according to the company.Microsoft has notified all customers targeted in these attacks.
  
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• Meet the LRASM: The U.S. Navy's Powerful New Missile

  28-10-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  It's a killer.
  
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• Man dies after getting trapped at the top of a 290-foot chimney

  28-10-2019 20:59 via cnn.com
  
  Emergency services in England are fighting to rescue a man who has become stuck at the top of a 290-foot industrial chimney.
  
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• House to vote on affirming impeachment inquiry and detailing next steps

  28-10-2019 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  • LIVE: 4 key developments in the inquiry
  • ANALYSIS: Why booing Trump doesn't mean what you think
  
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• Emotional Katie Hill condemns 'horrible smear campaign' by rightwing foes

  28-10-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic congresswoman decries ‘coordinated campaign’ by conservative media and Republicans that forced resignationThe Democratic congresswoman Katie Hill, who has quit amid allegations of an inappropriate sexual relationship with a member of her staff, released an emotional video on Monday, attacking what she called a “coordinated campaign” by Republicans and rightwing media.Hill, 32, was elected in California last year and was seen as a rising millennial star. But las
  
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• Mexico City investigates 42 skulls in drug lair

  28-10-2019 20:13 via abcnews.go.com
  Mexico City to run DNA tests 42 skulls in drug lair
  
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• Over 40 skulls found in den of Mexico cartel suspects

  28-10-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Police found more than 40 skulls, dozens of bones and a fetus in a glass jar next to an altar in the den of suspected drug traffickers in Mexico City during a raid this week, authorities said on Sunday.
  
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• Man pleads not guilty in deaths of 4 sleeping on NYC streets

  28-10-2019 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  A homeless man charged in the beating deaths of four men as they slept on the New York City streets may pursue a mental health-related defense, his lawyer told a judge Monday at his arraignment.Randy Santos, 24, pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges during a brief excursion to court from the psychiatric ward, where he has been held since shortly after his arrest in the Oct. 5 killings in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood.Santos appeared in an orange jail suit and gray undershirt with h
  
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• The story behind Delta Force, the unit that carried out the al-Baghdadi raid

  28-10-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  While SEAL Team 6 made headlines for the 2011 Osama bin Laden operation in Pakistan, Delta Force, the unit that hunted ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been quietly at the heart of the more recent campaign that destroyed the Islamic State’s physical caliphate.
  
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