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• Evangelical tussling over anti-Trump editorial escalates

  22-12-2019 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As the political clamor caused by a top Christian magazine’s call to remove President Donald Trump from office continues to reverberate, more than 100 conservative evangelicals closed ranks further around Trump on Sunday.In a letter to the president of Christianity Today magazine, the group of evangelicals chided Editor-in-Chief Mark Galli for penning an anti-Trump editorial, published Thursday, that they portrayed as a dig at their characters as well as the president’s.“Your e
  
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• Death toll from New Zealand volcano eruption rises to 19

  22-12-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The death toll from a volcanic eruption in New Zealand has risen to 19 after police said Monday another person died at an Auckland hospital overnight.There were 47 people visiting the tourist destination of White Island when the volcano erupted Dec. 9, killing 13 people initially and leaving more than two dozen others hospitalized with severe burns.The latest victim is the sixth person to die in hospitals in New Zealand and Australia in the two weeks since the eruption.
  
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• NZ volcano eruption death toll rises to 17 after another person dies

  22-12-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New Zealand police said on Monday that one of those injured during the eruption of a volcano visited by tourists earlier this month died in an Auckland hospital, bringing the official death toll to 17 while two remain missing."Police can confirm a further person has died in Middlemore Hospital last night … police were advised of the death shortly before 11pm," said Police Deputy Commissioner John Tims in a statement.The majority of the previously named victims after the powerful eruption
  
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• Democratic Sen. Doug Jones may vote against convicting Trump in impeachment if 'dots aren't connected'

  22-12-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Doug Jones said the charges against the president are impeachable, but if the evidence points to innocence, "I will go that way too."
  
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• Banksy unveils 'modified nativity' scene in Bethlehem

  22-12-2019 23:05 via cnn.com
  
  Banksy wants people celebrating Christmas to consider what's happening in present-day Bethlehem.
  
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• Dean Obeidallah: The prodigal son Eddie Murphy returns to SNL and kills

  22-12-2019 22:53 via cnn.com
  
  Eddie Murphy's long-awaited return to host "Saturday Night Live" last Saturday was more than hilarious. It likely will be remembered as one of the show's best episodes. Even if you haven't watched "SNL" in years, go online and watch it as soon as you finish reading this article, "dammit!" (That "dammit!" should of course be heard in your head as being delivered in the voice of Murphy's "Gumby.")
  
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• Syrian air defense intercepts missiles from Israel: state media

  22-12-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Syrian army's air defense system intercepted missiles coming from the direction of Israel that were aimed at targets on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, state media said on Sunday.Four cruise missiles were believed to have been launched across the coast through Lebanese airspace toward Syria, a source in the regional alliance supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Reuters.It gave no further details and there was no immediate comment from Israel.
  
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• Warren, back in Oklahoma, sees tribal leaders in private

  22-12-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Returning to the state where she was born, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren met privately with Native American tribal leaders Sunday and offered no new apology for the DNA test she took to counter President Donald Trump's taunts about her claim to American Indian heritage, according to a meeting participant.Trump had long mocked the Massachusetts senator for her ancestral claims and repeatedly referred to her as "Pocahontas," a racial slur he still employs.The Cherokee Nation c
  
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• Croatia’s President Heads to Runoff as Voters Weigh Her Links to Mayor

  22-12-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic will face a runoff against a former prime minister in her bid for re-election in the European Union’s newest member-state.With almost all votes counted from Sunday’s first round, the incumbent had 26.7%, while ex-Premier Zoran Milanovic was ahead with 29.5%.A decider between the top two candidates will be held Jan. 5 as no one reached the 50% threshold for outright victory. Kitarovic could expect to win support from voters wh
  
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• Southern Venezuela military facility raided, one soldier dead: officials

  22-12-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Assailants raided a military facility in southern Venezuela early on Sunday morning, stealing weapons and killing one soldier, authorities said.Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said police and the military had detained some suspects and recovered all the stolen weapons.Venezuela, whose economy has collapsed under socialist President Nicolas Maduro, is in the midst of a deep political crisis.
  
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• Is America entitled to a Trump impeachment trial?

  22-12-2019 22:36 via cnn.com
  
  The US House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump last week, but the road to a trial in the Senate and its eventual shape is still hazy. To gain more insight, CNN Opinion has been asking two prominent Washington legal experts to bat the issues back and forth in a series of email exchanges.
  
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• Syrian state media says Israel is firing missiles into Syria

  22-12-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Syrian air defenses opened fire Sunday night on missiles fired from inside Israel, state media reported.Syrian state TV gave no further details but residents of Damascus said explosions could be heard near the capital.State TV said one of the Israeli missiles was shot down near the Damascus suburb of Aqraba.
  
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• Doug Jones says he'll vote to acquit Trump if ‘dots aren't connected’

  22-12-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Doug Jones dismissed concerns that’ll he lose his seat if he votes to remove President Trump in a Senate trial, but said he would acquit the president if "dots aren't connected" over “gaps” in the impeachment case.
  
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• Boeing Starliner capsule softly lands in New Mexico after dramatic mission

  22-12-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After a dramatic mission that saw a failure to reach the proper orbit, Boeing's Starliner successfully landed in White Sands, New Mexico, on Sunday.
  
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• Pirates kill one, kidnap four in attacks off Gabon capital

  22-12-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pirates attacked four ships in the harbour of the Gabon capital Libreville overnight, killing a captain and kidnapping four Chinese workers, the government said Sunday."Pirate attacks were perpetrated... against four ships," government spokesman Edgard Anicet Mboumbou Miyakou said, adding that a Gabonese captain was killed and four Chinese sailors were abducted.Pirate attacks are unusual in the harbour, but extremely frequent in the surrounding Gulf of Guinea.
  
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• Israel to grant holiday travel permits to Gaza Christians

  22-12-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israel announced on Sunday that it will allow Christians in the Gaza Strip to travel to Jerusalem and the West Bank for Christmas.Until its notice just two days before the holiday, it was unclear whether Israel would grant permits to members of Gaza's tiny Christian community to leave the Hamas-ruled coastal territory.
  
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• CNN panel clashes: 'You're abusing power on air!'

  22-12-2019 22:16 via cnn.com
  
  CNN political analyst Hilary Rosen interrupts former Trump White House lawyer James Schultz during a discussion on impeachment, accusing him of "filibustering" while anchor Fredricka Whitfield tried to ask a question.
  
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• Sen. Doug Jones says he is keeping an open mind when it comes to impeachment trial over 'gaps' in case

  22-12-2019 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama on Sunday described the allegations against President Donald Trump as "serious" but said he is keeping an open mind when it comes to the Senate impeachment trial.
  
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• Democrat Sen. Doug Jones says he may vote to acquit Trump

  22-12-2019 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  Analysis: Trump is gaining ground heading into 2020
  
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• Banksy recreates the nativity in Bethlehem

  22-12-2019 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  The artist Banksy has installed a new work in Bethlehem just in time for Christmas
  
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• Turkey cannot handle new Syria refugee flow alone: Erdogan

  22-12-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday warned Europe that Turkey could not handle alone a new wave of Syrian refugees fleeing increased bombardment in the northwestern Idlib province.Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled towards the Turkish border following heightened regime and Russian bombardment of the Maaret al-Numan region since December 16."Turkey cannot handle a new refugee wave from Syria," Erdogan said, adding that over 80,000 people from Idlib had fled to areas near the Turk
  
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• Iraqis step up protests as deadline for new PM looms

  22-12-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands took to the streets in Iraq's capital and across the south Sunday to protest against Iran's kingmaking influence, as the latest deadline for choosing a new prime minister loomed.Anti-government rallies have rocked Baghdad and the Shiite-majority south since October 1, with demonstrators calling for a complete overhaul of a regime they deem corrupt, inefficient and overly beholden to Tehran."The revolution continues!" shouted one demonstrator at a protest encampment in central Diwaniyah
  
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• New NATO surveillance drones bet on Italian safety ruling

  22-12-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Can the fleet of Alliance Ground Surveillance drones fly routinely in European airspace?
  
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• Why Uzbekistan is a top travel destination for 2020

  22-12-2019 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  Uzbekistan, long unknown to most Westerners, is already shaping the travel scene for 2020.
  
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• Democratic Sen. Doug Jones says he'll vote to acquit President Trump if 'dots aren't connected'

  22-12-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Doug Jones dismissed concerns that he will lose his seat if he votes to remove President Trump in a Senate trial, but said he would acquit Trump if "dots aren't connected" over “gaps” in the impeachment case.
  
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• Remains found in Joshua Tree National Park

  22-12-2019 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  Human remains have been found at Joshua Tree National Park in California, the National Park Service announced Saturday.
  
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• Human remains found in Joshua Tree National Park

  22-12-2019 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  Human remains have been found at Joshua Tree National Park in California, the National Park Service announced Saturday.
  
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• Chelsea-Spurs clash marred by racist abuse claims

  22-12-2019 21:36 via cnn.com
  
  • AC Milan suffers worst defeat in 21 years
  
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• Warren criticizes Buttigieg over Swarovski crystal-encrusted wine cave fundraiser

  22-12-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been criticized by his Democratic opponents for holding a fundraiser at a winery owned by billionaires this past week.
  
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• Fog and ice cause 35-car pile-up

  22-12-2019 21:15 via cnn.com
  
  Between 35 and 45 vehicles crashed in a chain reaction on I-64 in eastern Virginia on Sunday morning because of fog and ice, authorities said.
  
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• Rove: Pelosi has no constitutional role in the Senate so she's trying to create one

  22-12-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Karl Rove reacts to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holding impeachment articles from the Senate.
  
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• How Joe Biden went from 'Stutterhead' to the presidential debate stage

  22-12-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden was teased throughout his childhood about his debilitating stutter. Overcoming this impediment became a transformative time in his life.
  
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• A 6-year-old girl found a disturbing handwritten note in a Christmas card that claimed foreign prisoners were being forced to work in China

  22-12-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The UK-based grocery chain Tesco is investigating a Chinese factory after the girl from London found the note in a pack of charity Christmas cards.
  
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• A 6-year-old girl found a disturbing hand-written note in a Christmas card that claimed foreign prisoners were being forced to work in China

  22-12-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The UK-based grocery chain Tesco is investigating a Chinese factory after the girl from London found the note in a pack of charity Christmas cards.
  
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• Democrats ratchet up criteria for making the debate stage in 2020

  22-12-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The debate will be hosted by CNN, in partnership with the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network.
  
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• Thirty-five people injured in 63-vehicle pileup on Virginia highway

  22-12-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  All westbound lanes of Interstate 64 in York County, Virginia, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Richmond, remained closed Sunday afternoon as authorities worked at the scene of the pileup, which began shortly before 8 a.m. EST, the Virginia State Police said on Twitter.Fog and icy conditions were present on the road at the time of the accident, police said in a tweet.A representative for the state police could not immediately be reached for comment.
  
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• Navy Seal accused of war crimes meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago to thank him for his support

  22-12-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A former Navy Seal accused of war crimes in Iraq has met Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort to thank him for personally intervening to stop military chiefs stripping him of his Trident pin.Eddie Gallagher reportedly gave the president a gift from his time serving in the Battle of Mosul, when the serviceman allegedly repeatedly stabbed a prisoner of war with a hunting knife before posing for photos with his dead body.
  
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• French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro dies

  22-12-2019 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro, who founded his namesake line in 1965, has died.
  
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• 13 people shot at a Chicago home

  22-12-2019 20:53 via cnn.com
  
  At least 13 people were shot early Sunday morning at a residence located on the 5700 block of South May Street in Chicago, Chicago police said.
  
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• Barber shot over 13-year-old's haircut

  22-12-2019 20:41 via cnn.com
  
  Texas law enforcement officials are searching for a suspect accused of shooting a barber over his 13-year-old son's haircut, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Romanians pay tribute to victims of 1989 revolution

  22-12-2019 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of people marched in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Sunday to remember those who lost their lives in the revolution 30 years ago that ended the communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu.President Klaus Iohannis and several ministers from his centre-right administration laid commemorative wreaths and lit candles in front of a monument to the victims."We want to know the truth about December 1989," Iohannis said a few hours earlier, as he opened an exhibition on the revolution.
  
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• Police investigating 63-car pileup on Virginia interstate that left multiple people injured

  22-12-2019 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Raw video: Police investigating 63-car pileup on Virginia interstate that left multiple people injured.
  
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• Effort to freeze Ukraine aid began about 90 minutes after call between Trump and Zelensky

  22-12-2019 20:24 via cnn.com
  
  Roughly 90 minutes after President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25, Trump's political appointees at the White House's budget office were already ordering the Pentagon to freeze security funding for Ukraine, newly released government documents show.
  
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• Effort to freeze Ukraine aid began 90 minutes after Trump call

  22-12-2019 20:24 via cnn.com
  
  Roughly 90 minutes after President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25, Trump's political appointees at the White House's budget office were already ordering the Pentagon to freeze security funding for Ukraine, newly released government documents show.
  
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• Man accidentally shoots himself while trying to steal puppy

  22-12-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An armed robber accidentally shot himself in the leg while trying to steal a puppy from its owner.The owner had arranged to sell the nine-week-old American bulldog, named Tarzan, to a man through who made contact through a buying-and-selling website.
  
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• Don't worry, Modi tells India's Muslims

  22-12-2019 20:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought Sunday to reassure India's Muslims over a new citizenship law that has sparked deadly protests and put his Hindu nationalist government under pressure like never before.At least 25 people have died in almost two weeks of demonstrations and violence after Modi's government passed the law criticised as anti-Muslim."Muslims who are sons of the soil and whose ancestors are the children of mother India need not to worry," Modi, 69, told the crowd of thousands.
  
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• Christian Editor Doubles Down on Trump as Being ‘Morally Unfit'

  22-12-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- The editor-in-chief of evangelical magazine “Christianity Today” doubled down Sunday on his rebuke of Donald Trump.Mark Galli appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” days after arguing in an editorial that Trump should be removed from office because the nation’s trust was betrayed by his attempts to “use his political power to coerce a foreign leader” to discredit one of his political opponents.“I am making a moral judgment that h
  
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• Netanyahu accuses ICC of anti-Semitism in pursuit of war crimes probe

  22-12-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Criminal Court of anti-Semitism on Sunday over its chief prosecutor's plan to pursue a war crimes probe in the Palestinian Territories."New edicts are being cast against the Jewish people - anti-Semitic edicts by the International Criminal Court telling us that we, the Jews standing here next to this wall ... in this city, in this country, have no right to live here and that by doing so, we are committing a war crime," he said."
  
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• Trump, Giuliani Spoke Briefly at Mar-a-Lago Party on Saturday

  22-12-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump spoke briefly with personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who’s under federal investigation, on Saturday night during a gathering at his private resort in Palm Beach, Florida.Trump and the former New York mayor saw each other at the event, a Studio 54-themed party at the Mar-a-Lago club, said Giuliani spokeswoman Christianné Allen.The president and Giuliani said a quick hello but didn’t have a full meeting, said a person familiar with the matter.
  
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• Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate winter solstice

  22-12-2019 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  On the shortest day of the year, 5,000 people gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice Sunday.
  
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