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• Teacher faces assault charges after fighting student

  17-11-2019 23:34 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  A teacher at Largo High School, Maryland, is facing assault charges following a violent incident involving a 17-year-old student that was caught on camera.
  
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• Johnson Offers Tax Cuts to Business as Olive Branch After Brexit

  17-11-2019 23:30 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson will try to win business leaders to his side Monday, offering them tax cuts as an olive branch for the disruption caused by Brexit.The prime minister will address the Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference in London, four years after pro-Brexit campaigners interrupted a speech there by his predecessor David Cameron to denounce the body as the “Voice of Brussels.”“Let’s not beat around the bush, big business didn’t wa
  
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• Hong Kong police storm Polytechnic University as protesters set fires to entrance

  17-11-2019 23:30
  
  Hong Kong authorities on Monday stormed Polytechnic University where anti-government protesters have hunkered down for days amid violent clashes with police.
  
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• Woman stole NBA player's identity and tried to get $2.5 million loan

  17-11-2019 23:29 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  An Atlanta woman faces at least 20 years in prison after she admitted to using the stolen identity of an NBA player in an application for a $2.5 million loan, according to a US attorney's office.
  
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• Verstappen wins Brazilian GP in wild finish

  17-11-2019 23:24 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  Max Verstappen won a brilliant Brazilian Grand Prix as the drama unfolded behind him like an episode of Wacky Races.
  
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• Democrats invite Trump to testify in impeachment inquiry

  17-11-2019 23:08 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House impeachment inquiry ahead of a week that will see several key witnesses appear publicly.Pushing back against accusations from the president that the process has been stacked against him, Pelosi said Trump is welcome to appear or answer questions in writing, if he chooses.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer echoed that suggestion.
  
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• Conservative radio host says he was cut off mid-show for criticizing Trump

  17-11-2019 22:56 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  Conservative radio host Craig Silverman says that for three hours every Saturday, he wanted to talk about the facts of the Trump impeachment case. But as he was doing that on November 16, Silverman was abruptly taken off the air in the middle of his show.
  
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• Trump dismisses Mike Pence aide Jennifer Williams, who overheard Zelensky call, as 'Never Trumper'

  17-11-2019 22:53 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  In her testimony, Jennifer Williams said Trump's July 25 call with Ukraine's president "struck me as unusual and inappropriate."
  
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• Tsitsipas becomes youngest to win ATP FInals in debut since 1978

  17-11-2019 22:52 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  Stefanos Tsitsipas said he would love to have the fan base of Roger Federer one day. That would take some doing.
  
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• Schumer to Trump: Don't tweet -- testify

  17-11-2019 22:45 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that President Donald Trump should not voice his concerns about the impeachment hearings on Twitter but instead should appear before Congress to testify.
  
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• White House defends Trump's surprise medical exam amid skepticism online

  17-11-2019 22:43
  
  "Also began phase one of my yearly physical," Trump tweeted early Sunday morning. "Everything very good (great!). Will complete next year."
  
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• Trump to Tour Apple’s Austin Manufacturing Plant on Wednesday

  17-11-2019 22:34 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. President Donald Trump is scheduled to tour an Apple Inc. manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, the White House said Sunday.The president plans to visit the plant along with Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, according to a tweet by spokesman Judd Deere. The Austin American-Statesman newspaper reported that Trump will travel with Treasury Secretary Steven
  
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• Child abuse victims should have right to sue paedophiles caught with images of them, children charities say

  17-11-2019 22:30 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Child abuse victims should be given new rights to sue paedophiles caught viewing or sharing indecent images of them, children charities have said. The Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety (CCCIS) called for the initiative arguing it would act as a deterrent for offenders, who now know they are unlikely to go do jail, as it could mean potentially losing their homes and pensions if caught with abuse material. The CCCIS, which represents charities such as the NSPCC and Bar
  
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• Rights group: Nicaragua plans charges for detained activists

  17-11-2019 22:28 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Authorities will file charges against a group of anti-government opposition activists, including 13 who were arrested for supporting protesters demanding freedom for people they consider political prisoners, a rights group said Sunday.María Oviedo, a lawyer with the Permanent Commission on Human Rights in Nicaragua, said charges would be formally presented Monday.Police have maintained a tight cordon around the area, and water and electricity services have been cut.
  
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• Trump Slams Pence Aide Set to Testify at Impeachment Hearing

  17-11-2019 22:27 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump used Twitter on Sunday to slam Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, who’s due to testify in the public impeachment inquiry into the president’s actions with Ukraine.Trump called Williams a “Never Trumper.” The longtime State Department employee -- currently a special adviser to Pence -- was on the July 25 phone call that’s at the center of the inquiry, and said in closed-door testimony on Nov. 7 that she found some of
  
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• Greece marks 1973 student uprising anniversary; 28 arrested

  17-11-2019 22:21
  
  Heavy police presence prevented escalation of clashes with anarchists, leftists.
  
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• Man shoots brother after mistaking him for hurt deer

  17-11-2019 22:14
  
  A man shot his brother after mistaking him for an injured deer in a hunting accident .
  
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• China sails carrier fleet through Taiwan Strait in apparent message days after US warship crossed

  17-11-2019 22:13
  
  China has sailed an aircraft carrier fleet through the Taiwan Strait -- just days after a U.S. warship crossed the waterway -- in an apparent message to the self-ruled island and its allies ahead of the Asian nation's 2020 presidential election.
  
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• Bloomberg apologizes for ‘stop and frisk’ police practice

  17-11-2019 22:10
  
  Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is reversing his longstanding support of the controversial “stop and frisk” police strategy ahead of a potential Democratic presidential run
  
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• Republican alarmed by new Trump details

  17-11-2019 22:05 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  A Republican member of one of the House committees involved in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump said Sunday that information provided about Trump during a closed-door deposition of a former National Security Council official "is alarming" and "not okay."
  
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• House member involved in impeachment inquiry calls information revealed in closed-door deposition 'not OK'

  17-11-2019 22:05 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  A Republican member of one of the House committees involved in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump said Sunday that information provided about Trump during a closed-door deposition of a former National Security Council official "is alarming" and "not okay."
  
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• 'Anonymous' Trump book offers eye-popping insider details

  17-11-2019 22:05 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  On Nov. 19, one of the most anticipated political books of the year hits store shelves with the publication of "A Warning" by Anonymous.
  
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• Rouhani warns protest-hit Iran cannot allow 'insecurity'

  17-11-2019 22:02 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  President Hassan Rouhani warned Sunday that riot-hit Iran could not allow "insecurity" after two days of unrest killed two people and saw authorities arrest dozens and restrict internet access.Rouhani defended the controversial petrol price hike that triggered the protests -- a project which the government says will finance social welfare spending amid a sharp economic downturn.It is a rise many consumers can ill afford, given that Iran's economy has been battered since May last year when Presid
  
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• Federal charges link New Jersey man to synagogue vandalism

  17-11-2019 22:01
  Vandalism attacks two months ago against synagogues in Michigan and Wisconsin.
  
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• American Submarines Are in the Crosshairs of China

  17-11-2019 22:00 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  China will deploy a force of aerial drones to stalk American submarines in the Western Pacific.
  
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• A Strongman Returns to Sri Lanka, Raising Fears of Tilt to China

  17-11-2019 22:00 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Gotabhaya Rajapaksa won Sri Lanka’s bitterly contested presidential poll, bringing with him a family of strongmen that could shift the island nation back toward China and reignite racial tensions that have divided the country for decades.Rajapaksa, 70, won 52.3% of the vote, while the ruling alliance candidate Sajith Premadasa trailed with 42% at the final count, according to state-run television station Rupavahini. He is due to take the oath of office Monday where he will f
  
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• Iranian police officer dies in clash with oil price protesters as supreme leader hints at crackdown

  17-11-2019 21:56 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Iran's supreme leader on Sunday backed the government's decision to raise gasoline prices and called angry protesters who have been setting fire to public property over the hike "thugs," signaling a potential crackdown. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's comments came as authorities shut down the internet across Iran to smother the protests in some two dozen cities and towns over the rise of government-set prices by 50 per cent as of Friday. One firm said it was the biggest internet outage ever seen in Ir
  
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• No 'answers' after university freshman found dead in gorge after frat party

  17-11-2019 21:55
  
  A Cornell University student has died after attending an off-campus frat party. Now, his parents are demanding answers.
  
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• Trump attacks Pence aide who said Ukraine call was 'unusual and inappropriate'

  17-11-2019 21:50
  
  Trump referred to Jennifer Williams as a Never Trumper in what has become a common attack on officials cooperating with the probe.
  
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• Hong Kong protesters with bows, arrows battle police for control of university, dozens arrested

  17-11-2019 21:43 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Hong Kong students shot arrows at police firing tear gas as escalating violence paralyzed the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's educational system.
  
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• Hong Kong police threaten to fire live ammunition at democracy protesters

  17-11-2019 21:43 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Hong Kong police and pro-democracy protesters were fighting into the early hours of Monday morning, with police threatening to use live ammunition against protesters in the face of barrages of Molotov cocktails from demonstrators who have occupied a university campus.  While three protesters have been shot during the 24 weeks of protests so far, this is the first time in the crisis the police have issued the stark warning.  "If they (protesters) continue such dangerous actions, we woul
  
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• Racist, anti-Semitic incidents prompt Syracuse to halt fraternity activities; Alpha Chi Rho suspended

  17-11-2019 21:36 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Syracuse suspended a fraternity and halted social activities at all of them for the semester after a series of racist and anti-Semitic incidents.
  
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• Boeing, Airbus kept in suspense over big Dubai jet deals

  17-11-2019 21:25 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Airbusand Boeingfought to save billions of dollars of jet deals on Sunday as host airline Emirates kept the Dubai Airshow in suspense over dozens of tentative orders designed to fine-tune the world's largest international airline network.The world's top jetmakers are trying to win final approval for more than $30 billion in orders from Emirates that have been on ice for up to two years as Emirates protests about industrial delays.Interlocking deals involving a total of 110 Boeing 787 and Airbus
  
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• HK activist urges Germany to halt Chinese army training

  17-11-2019 21:11 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong urged Germany Sunday to stop military training assistance to China after its troops appeared in the protest-hit Asian financial hub, a German daily reported.The sudden emergence of soldiers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army on the streets of Hong Kong Saturday rattled nerves in the semi-autonomous territory, rocked by months of increasingly violent anti-government protests.
  
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• Michigan man accidentally shoots brother after mistaking him for deer

  17-11-2019 21:05
  
  The victim was airlifted to a hospital and reported to be in "serious but stable condition."
  
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• UPDATE 2-HP says open to exploring bid for Xerox

  17-11-2019 21:00 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  HP Inc said on Sunday it was open to exploring a bid for U.S. printer maker Xerox Corp after rebuffing a $33.5 billion cash-and-stock acquisition offer from the latter as "significantly" undervaluing the personal computer maker.Xerox made the offer for HP, a company more than three times its size, on Nov. 5, after it resolved a dispute with its joint venture partner Fujifilm Holdings Corp that represented billions of dollars in potential liabilities.Responding to Xerox's offer on Sunday, HP said
  
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• Nancy Pelosi says Trump's Yovanovitch tweet was about his 'own insecurity as an impostor'

  17-11-2019 20:54 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  "I think part of it is his own insecurity as an imposter. I think he knows full well that he's in that office way over his head," Pelosi said.
  
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• At least 19 injured in Virginia when bus and tractor-trailer collide

  17-11-2019 20:47
  
  No fatalities have been reported, and officials say bad weather conditions are to blame for the accident.
  
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• Report: Prosecutor used daughter as bait to catch molester

  17-11-2019 20:39 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  A Northern California prosecutor used his 13-year-old daughter to lure a man back to the spot where she said he had molested her, so the man’s incriminating actions could be recorded on video, according to a newspaper report Sunday.The suspect has been arrested but the Santa Clara County prosecutor is under scrutiny for possibly endangering his child, the Mercury News reported, citing police reports and sources familiar with the case.Ali Mohammad Lajmiri, 76, of San Jose is charged with le
  
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• HP says open to exploring bid for Xerox

  17-11-2019 20:38 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Xerox made the offer for HP, a company more than three times its size, on Nov. 5, after it resolved a dispute with its joint venture partner Fujifilm Holdings Corp that represented billions of dollars in potential liabilities.Responding to Xerox's offer on Sunday, HP said in a statement that it would saddle the combined company with "outsized debt" and was not in the best interest of its shareholders."With substantive engagement from Xerox management and access to diligence information on Xerox,
  
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• Bloomberg Apologizes for N.Y. ‘Stop and Frisk’: Campaign Update

  17-11-2019 20:37 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized for not moving faster to reduce police stops under a “stop-and-frisk” policy while he was in office that critics said targeted blacks and Hispanics.Bloomberg spoke as he considers a late bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential contest.“Over time, I’ve come to understand something that I long struggled to admit to myself: I got something important wrong. I got something important really wrong,” Bloomb
  
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• White House insiders, including a Mike Pence aide, are testifying that Trump's Ukraine interactions seemed 'inappropriate' and 'irregular'

  17-11-2019 20:32 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Pence aide Jennifer Williams testified that Trump's efforts to persuade Ukraine to examine his political rivals were "unusual and inappropriate."
  
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• Stelter: This is when Trump needs to have credibility

  17-11-2019 20:32 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  Brian Stelter unpacks Trump's surprise visit to a military hospital for what the White House says was a "routine visit." Hopefully that's true and all is well, he says, but the White House "gives us new reasons to distrust it almost every day. So skepticism is not just understandable, it's not just acceptable, it is necessary." Abigail Tracy and Dan Rather also weigh in.
  
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• CNN's Stelter: This is when Trump needs to have credibility

  17-11-2019 20:32 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  Brian Stelter unpacks Trump's surprise visit to a military hospital for what the White House says was a "routine visit." Hopefully that's true and all is well, he says, but the White House "gives us new reasons to distrust it almost every day. So skepticism is not just understandable, it's not just acceptable, it is necessary." Abigail Tracy and Dan Rather also weigh in.
  
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• Prince Andrew Says He Doesn't Regret His 'Very Useful' Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein

  17-11-2019 20:30 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Prince Andrew was grilled by journalist Emily Maitlis in a BBC interview
  
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• Two yachts worth over $20 million destroyed in fire

  17-11-2019 20:28 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  Over $20 million worth of property went up in flames early Saturday in Florida, where two multimillion-dollar yachts were destroyed in a fire.
  
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• Panorama Investigation: War crimes scandal exposed

  17-11-2019 20:23
  
  British Special Forces have been accused of covering up the killings of four young Afghans in 2012.
  
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• 2 chem professors arrested for allegedly making meth at Arkansas university

  17-11-2019 20:21
  
  The two men were placed on leave from the school on Oct. 11, three days after an investigation of a chemical odor at Henderson State University.
  
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• Vigil planned for victims of California school shooting

  17-11-2019 20:18
  
  A candlelight vigil is planned Sunday evening to remember two students shot and killed by a classmate at his Southern California high school as investigators try to determine what prompted the deadly attack that left three other teens wounded
  
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• Trump's Pardons of Servicemen Raise Fears That Laws of War Won't Apply

  17-11-2019 20:04 via Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  
  Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance changed out of the drab inmate's uniform he had worn for six years Friday and left the military prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas a free man. He arrived minutes later at a nearby hotel, where his family swallowed him in a group embrace, crying tears of joy."I want to say thank you to President Trump," he said amid a throng of well-wishers. "And I want the rest of the country to do that, too."The president Friday cleared Lorance and two other servicemen accused or co
  
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