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• Police want to question Lesotho PM in ex-wife's killing

  21-01-2020 23:51 via cnn.com
  
  Police in Lesotho want to question Prime Minister Thomas Thabane as part of an investigation into the killing of Thabane's former wife.
  
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• Feds: White supremacists hoped rally would start civil war

  21-01-2020 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday.
  
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• Trump impeachment: False claims from the start by president's legal team

  21-01-2020 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Adam Schiff's basement" was back in the impeachment spotlight as senators began a trial that will decide whether Donald Trump becomes the first president to be removed from office.Mr Trump for months mocked what is known officially as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, or SCIF, where House Democrats and Republicans for weeks late last year heard from current and former Trump administration officials about just what the president wanted from Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky durin
  
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• McConnell Bows to GOP Moderates in Senate Trial Rules Change

  21-01-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial formally opened in the Senate with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell making last-minute changes to the ground rules, which could still allow the proceedings to wrap up within days.Responding to objections from within Republican ranks, McConnell altered the trial resolution to give both House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense 24 hours spread over three days to make their cases, rather than the two days he initially propose
  
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• Tekashi 6ix9ine won't be allowed to serve the rest of his 2-year sentence in home confinement even though his prison has a lot of Blood gang members

  21-01-2020 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A judge dashed the controversial rapper's hopes that he could spend the rest of his two-year prison sentence away from the gang he once betrayed.
  
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• Hillary Clinton kicks off the 'stop Sanders' movement. Will Obama follow her lead?

  21-01-2020 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sanders himself has been dismissive of Clinton’s comments. And then there’s Obama himself to consider. Clinton’s timing is conspicuous.
  
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• Republicans reject Dems' amendment for White House subpoena after last-minute changes made to trial rules

  21-01-2020 23:33 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • How the impeachment trial will work
  • About half of Americans want Trump convicted
  
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• Senate Republicans Block Schumer’s Attempt to Subpoena White House Witnesses, Docs

  21-01-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) proposed an amendment Tuesday to the rules for President Trump’s impeachment trial in order to subpoena witnesses and documents from the White House, it failed in a party-line vote.All 53 Republicans in the GOP-controlled Senate voted against Schumer’s amendment, which asked for any records created by former national-security adviser John Bolton, Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, and Mulvaney aide Robert Blair regarding the Whi
  
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• Migrants clash with Mexican troops at the Guatemala border

  21-01-2020 23:31 via cnn.com
  
  Tensions flared on Mexico's southern border Monday as troops tried to intercept a large group of migrants who'd crossed into the country.
  
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• The Saudi crown prince reportedly personally hacked Jeff Bezos' phone. He may have done the same thing to Jared Kushner.

  21-01-2020 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Just call him the crown prince of hacking.Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reportedly had his phone hacked after receiving what was apparently an infected video file over WhatsApp from none other than Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in 2018, sources told The Guardian. An analysis of Bezos' phone reportedly revealed that following a seemingly friendly conversation between the two men, the video file sent by the crown prince corrupted Bezos' phone and made large amounts of data vulnerable, eventua
  
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• A Michigan state senator who said boys could 'have a lot of fun' with a female reporter has now been accused of sexual harassment

  21-01-2020 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Michigan Sen. Peter Lucido who came under fire for sexist comments made to a female reporter faces sexual harassment accusations from a fellow senator.
  
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• 3-year-old becomes youngest ever member of Mensa UK

  21-01-2020 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  A 3-year-old Malaysian boy living in the UK has become the youngest member to join Mensa UK, the largest and oldest international high IQ society in the world, Mensa officials said.
  
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• Watch Greta hit back at Trump on climate change

  21-01-2020 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump made his address at Davos and was quickly countered by climate activist Greta Thunberg in a speech of her own.
  
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• After tweaks, Trump trial format will be similar to Clinton

  21-01-2020 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After some last-minute tweaks on Tuesday, the proposed rules for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial now largely mirror the ones used for the trial of former President Bill Clinton.After approving the rules, the Senate will hear arguments from lawyers on both sides before debating whether to seek witness testimony and documents.Clinton's Republican prosecutors already had evidence that was compiled by then-Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr.
  
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• It’s here. The coronavirus is in the US.

  21-01-2020 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A mysterious virus from China has arrived in America. A fiery debate at Trump's impeachment trial. It's Tuesday's news.
  
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• Toyota recalls 3.4 million vehicles worldwide because air bags may not deploy in crashes

  21-01-2020 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it will recall 3.4 million vehicles worldwide because of an electronic glitch that can result in air bags not deploying in crashes.
  
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• Senators reportedly wore Apple Watches to the impeachment trial, seemingly violating the electronics ban

  21-01-2020 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The senators, plus one aide, were reportedly wearing smart watches that could be used to text and make calls.
  
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• West Virginia invites NRA as Virginia plans for gun-control

  21-01-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A West Virginia senator is inviting the National Rifle Association to move to his state as lawmakers pursue gun-control measures in neighboring Virginia, where the group now has its headquarters.The invitation came in a Monday letter from Republican Sen. Randy Smith to NRA leadership that said his home state lets residents carry guns without permits and its lawmakers have pushed to allow firearms on college campuses.“Where Virginia is pushing for stricter gun laws, West Virginia has worked
  
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• Pro-Trump Super PAC Buys Anti-Impeachment Ads: Campaign Update

  21-01-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- The nonprofit arm of a pro-Trump super PAC said Tuesday it will spend $1 million on anti-impeachment ads in three key states in the November election.America First Policies said it will run the ads in Alabama and Michigan, where Democratic Senators Doug Jones and Gary Peters are running for re-election, as well as Pennsylvania, a key swing state for the president’s re-election. The Alabama ad advises viewers to call Jones and “tell him to stop standing with the radical
  
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• Republicans reject Democrats' amendment to subpoena the White House after last-minute changes made to trial rules

  21-01-2020 23:12 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • How the impeachment trial will work
  • About half of Americans want Trump convicted
  
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• Jeff Bezos’s Phone Hacked by Saudi Crown Prince: Report

  21-01-2020 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's phone was hacked by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2018, five months before the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the Guardian reported on Tuesday.According to the report, Bezos and bin Salman were having a friendly discussion on Whatsapp when on May 1 bin Salman sent the Amazon CEO a video file. That file was likely infected with malware, and in a matter of hours large amounts of data were extracted from Bezos's phone.Bin Salman is
  
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• Russia admits its deadly Zircon hypersonic missile is suffering from 'childhood diseases'

  21-01-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The weapon which is expected to eventually arm the country's newer frigates is apparently experiencing developmental challenges.
  
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• As impeachment trial starts, senator-jurors running for president get creative

  21-01-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Iowa caucuses are less than two weeks away, and several senators are stuck in Washington, D.C., for President Trump's impeachment trial.
  
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• Senate tables Chuck Schumer's first impeachment amendment along party lines

  21-01-2020 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  That's one down.The Senate stuck to party lines Tuesday as President Trump's impeachment trial got under way. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced an amendment to the rules dictating the impeachment proceedings which called for the Senate to subpoena White House documents related to the events. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) then responded with a motion to table the proposal.There wasn't much drama after that. The motion to table passed 53-47, as every member
  
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• China's Fighters Are Getting Better (And They Might Be All Over Africa and Latin America)

  21-01-2020 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Effective and affordable.
  
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• U.S. deports Iranian student despite ACLU efforts to block his removal

  21-01-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. immigration officials on Monday deported an Iranian student headed to a Boston university despite efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocates to block the removal.The deportation of Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein Abadi, a 24-year-old Iranian citizen enrolled at Northeastern University, comes after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced an "enhanced security posture" amid heightened tensions with Iran.The case had raised new questions about fair treatment
  
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• As Trump trial starts, Pelosi's star rises with opening of one-woman theatrical show

  21-01-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "The Adult in the Room," which started to take shape about a year ago, was "fast-tracked" to keep pace with the events leading to the president's impeachment by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, playwright Bill McMahon told WBBM radio. McMahon's play primarily tells the story of Pelosi, a Democrat who is now serving her 17th term representing a California congressional district.
  
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• Hamas official threatens more explosive balloons into Israel

  21-01-2020 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Incendiary balloons Palestinians launched from the Gaza Strip recently were a signal to Israel to accelerate unofficial “understandings” meant to ease the crippling blockade on the Hamas-ruled territory, a senior official from the Islamic militant group said Tuesday.
  
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• Russian-American Lobbyist of Trump Tower Meeting Fame Forms His Own ‘Anti-Defamation League’

  21-01-2020 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Russian-American dual citizen who found himself at the center of allegations of Kremlin meddling in the 2016 presidential election has established a new nonprofit to combat the political vilification of his erstwhile countrymen.Rinat Akhmetshin is a Washington-based lobbyist and former Soviet military officer whose 2016 meeting with Trump campaign hands including the president’s son and son-in-law was a major subject of interest for investigators into Russian election meddling. Last week
  
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• New, detailed pictures of planets, moons, and comets are neither photos nor animations — they're made using data from 50 years of NASA missions

  21-01-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On January 21, the American Museum of Natural History debuts a new planetarium show that displays the solar system with stunning accuracy.
  
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• Clinton rips Sanders and won't commit to backing him if he's the Democratic nominee

  21-01-2020 22:40 via cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton blasts Sen. Bernie Sanders in a new documentary, saying "nobody likes him" and declining in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to say whether she would endorse and campaign for him if he's the Democratic 2020 nominee.
  
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• 4 wild stories we've learned so far from 'A Very Stable Genius,' a new book on the Trump White House

  21-01-2020 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The book tells never-before-heard stories about the Trump White House, and confirms anecdotes that were detailed in other books and reporting.
  
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• What you need to know about the mysterious virus

  21-01-2020 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  A new Chinese coronavirus, a cousin of the SARS virus, has infected hundreds since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December. Scientist Leo Poon, who first decoded the virus, thinks it likely started in an animal and spread to humans.
  
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• LA repeals requirements for contractors to reveal NRA ties

  21-01-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Los Angeles City Council is repealing a law requiring companies that want city contracts to disclose whether they have ties to the National Rifle Association, weeks after a federal judge blocked the city from enforcing the ordinance.It required firms seeking deals with the city to disclose contracts or sponsorships between them or their subsidiaries and the NRA.In a lawsuit seeking to block the ordinance, the NRA said the requirements violated the constitutional First Amendment right to free
  
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• Journalist Glenn Greenwald Vows to Fight Criminal Charges in Brazil

  21-01-2020 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Glenn Greenwald, the American journalist who founded The Intercept, on Tuesday vowed to fight criminal charges that he alleged were being brought by Brazil’s government in retaliation for a series of exposes that highlighted corruption in the administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.“We’re going to defend a free press like we always have,” Greenwald said in a video message posted on his Twitter account. “We’re not going to be intimid
  
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• Jeff Bezos' phone was reportedly hacked by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2018

  21-01-2020 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Bezos reportedly had a friendly WhatsApp exchange with the crown prince, whose phone sent a file thought to have infiltrated Bezos' phone when opened.
  
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• Bernie Sanders said 'on a good day, my wife likes me' in response to Hillary Clinton's statement that 'nobody likes him'

  21-01-2020 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday did not seem fazed by the latest round of criticism directed at him by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Last-minute changes were made to trial rules resolution regarding evidence and opening arguments

  21-01-2020 22:29 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • How the impeachment trial will work
  • About half of Americans want Trump convicted
  
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• The U.S.'s Next Aircraft Carrier Named After Doris Miller, Hero of Pearl Harbor

  21-01-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Miller heroically fought back against the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor.
  
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• Ivanka Trump ignores questions on President's impeachment trial

  21-01-2020 22:28 via cnn.com
  
  In Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum, CNN's Jim Acosta asked Ivanka Trump to comment on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
  
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• Ivanka Trump ignores impeachment questions at Davos

  21-01-2020 22:28 via cnn.com
  
  In Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum, CNN's Jim Acosta asked Ivanka Trump to comment on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
  
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• Two more Mississippi inmates killed in prison: 9 inmates dead in less than a month

  21-01-2020 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The most recent deaths appear to be "an isolated incident," the Mississippi Department of Corrections said in a tweet.
  
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• Boeing Hiked Fourth-Quarter Lobby Spend With 737 Crisis Flaring

  21-01-2020 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co.’s spending on federal lobbying rose to $3.4 million in the last quarter of 2019 as the embattled plane-maker faced new threats in Washington after its 737 Max jetliner was grounded following two fatal crashes.The aerospace giant’s lobbying outlay in the last three months of 2019 jumped 8% compared with the third quarter as the company’s crisis over the 737 Max deepened.Former chief executive officer Dennis Muilenburg faced a bipartisan pummeling in two
  
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• One of Lindsey Graham's potential Senate opponents has a new impeachment ad consisting almost entirely of Graham’s own words

  21-01-2020 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Anything you say can and will be held against you.Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) got a little taste of that Tuesday when Jaime Harrison, who is running to challenge Graham's Senate seat, launched a new campaign ad. In the video, the Democratic candidate begins reading a statement, as Graham's voice creeps into the scene. Viewers are then transported back in time to 1998 as Graham, then a member of the House, advocates for a thorough impeachment case against then-President Bill Clinton in which "ev
  
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• Trump and top officials run for impeachment cover in Davos

  21-01-2020 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  Making a quick escape to the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland, President Donald Trump brought with him a large delegation that includes his daughter and adviser Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner as well as four Cabinet secretaries. But there was one subject that sent nearly all of those officials running for cover -- Trump's impeachment trial back in Washington.
  
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• Ivanka Trump ignores questions on impeachment trial at Davos

  21-01-2020 22:14 via cnn.com
  
  In Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum, CNN's Jim Acosta asked Ivanka Trump to comment on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
  
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• Halkbank Hit With U.S. Demand for Millions in Contempt Fines

  21-01-2020 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s Halkbank should pay millions of dollars in fines for its continued failure to respond to U.S. sanctions-evasions charges, federal prosecutors in New York said.In a court filing Tuesday, the government asked a federal judge to impose a daily $1 million fine that would double each week the bank refuses to appear in the case.Prosecutors charged the bank in October with aiding a yearslong scheme to help Iran evade U.S. economic sanctions and access $20 billion in frozen
  
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• US National Weather Service warns of falling iguanas

  21-01-2020 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  As the coldest air of the season spreads across the Eastern US, even some southern states are feeling the chill.
  
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• From Clinton investigator to Trump impeachment defender: The life of controversial attorney Ken Starr

  21-01-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kenneth Starr became a household name in the 1990s when he investigated then-President Bill Clinton in the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky scandals.
  
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• US confirms its first case of deadly new virus from China

  21-01-2020 22:07 via cnn.com
  
  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce this afternoon that the first case of Wuhan coronavirus has been reported in the United States, in Washington state, a federal source outside the CDC tells CNN.
  
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