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• All 4 prosecutors quit Stone case after DOJ's stunning sentencing reversal

  11-02-2020 23:55 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department will backtrack on its request that longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone get up to nine years in prison, a senior department official said Tuesday, contradicting its own federal prosecutors in a highly unusual and politically charged move.
  
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• Trump wants Bernie over Bloomberg – and suggests Vindman be punished

  11-02-2020 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump said he would rather run against Michael Bloomberg than new Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders – and suggested the US military punish an Army officer who testified against him during House Democrats' impeachment inquiry.As the 2020 race heats up, the president said he wants to face Mr Sanders because "Bernie has real followers," taking a backhanded swipe at the former New York City mayor before taking a direct one when he accused Mr Bloomberg of "buying his way in" to the D
  
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• A new report slams the FAA for failing to properly supervise Southwest Airlines, leading to a range of safety risks

  11-02-2020 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FAA said it agreed with all 11 recommendations listed in the Department of Transportation Inspector General's report.
  
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• Trump says military may consider disciplinary action against Vindman

  11-02-2020 23:40 via politico.com
  
  The comments came days after the star impeachment witness was ousted from the White House.
  
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• Nelson Mandela released from prison: This Day in History

  11-02-2020 23:40 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Nelson Mandela was released 30 years ago Tuesday from a South African prison after serving 27 years amid a struggle to the country's discriminatory apartheid policy. 
  
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• Jussie Smollett indicted over allegedly staged racist and homophobic attack

  11-02-2020 23:40 via cnn.com
  
  A Cook County, Illinois, grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against actor Jussie Smollett for making false reports, a special prosecutor said Tuesday.
  
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• U.S. Cruise Ship Finally Docks in Cambodia After Being Denied Entry 5 Times Over COVID-19 Fears

  11-02-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The ship docked in Cambodia after rejections from Thailand, Japan, Guam, the Philippines and Taiwan over coronavirus fears
  
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• 2,000 People Stranded on a U.S. Cruise Ship Will Dock in Cambodia After 4 Countries Reject Entry Over Coronavirus Fears

  11-02-2020 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  No one on board has yet to be diagnosed with the deadly virus
  
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• Democrats slam 'stomach churning' DOJ reversal on Roger Stone prosecution

  11-02-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democrats apparently don't think an angry presidential tweet should reverse the entire prosecutorial outcome for a convicted felon.That's what seemed to happen Tuesday when federal prosecutors recommended a 7–9 year sentence for President Trump's indicted friend Roger Stone and Trump condemned the "horrible and very unfair situation." The Department of Justice then took a step back and asked for "far less" time in prison for Stone, and it all has top Democratic lawmakers looking for answer
  
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• Leeds stay second in Championship with draw at Brentford

  11-02-2020 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Faltering Leeds recover from a goalkeeping blunder to earn a point at Brentford that keeps them second in the Championship.
  
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• Swiss machines 'used to spy on governments for decades'

  11-02-2020 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Secret control of a Swiss device enabled the US and Germany to collect classified information, reports say.
  
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• Actor Jussie Smollett Indicted Again for Making Up Hate-Crime Attack: Special Prosecutor

  11-02-2020 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nearly a year after Chicago prosecutors made the shocking decision to drop all charges against Jussie Smollett for allegedly faking a hate crime against himself, a special prosecutor has indicted the former Empire actor for the January 2019 incident.Smollett has been indicted on six counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly making false statements to the Chicago Police Department, according to Special Prosecutor Dan Webb, a former U.S. Attorney who was appointed to continue investigating the ca
  
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• Woods approached by proposed Premier Golf League tour

  11-02-2020 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former world number one Tiger Woods has been approached by the organisers of the Premier Golf League - a proposed tour to rival the PGA Tour.
  
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• More than 2,400 fetuses found at Illinois home to be buried

  11-02-2020 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In what's sure to be a politically charged ceremony, more than 2,400 fetuses found last year at the suburban Chicago home of one of the Midwest's most prolific abortion doctors will be buried Wednesday in Indiana, a state with some of the nation's toughest anti-abortion laws.Indiana's top law enforcement official will preside over the mass burial in South Bend.The service comes five months after relatives sorting through Dr. Ulrich Klopfer's belongings after his Sept. 3 death came across 2,246 s
  
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• Bill Barr blasted the leniency of sanctuary cities the same day DOJ asked for a shorter sentence for Roger Stone

  11-02-2020 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Attorney General William Barr thinks some places are too lenient when it comes to criminal offenses, but his department has the opposite concern when it comes to President Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone.Barr on Tuesday gave a speech at the Major County Sheriffs of America Winter Conference in Washington, D.C., where he criticized so-called sanctuary cities — which limit cooperation with federal agencies when it comes to immigration laws — for resisting the federal government's
  
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• Virginia House of Delegates Passes Sweeping Gun-Control Bill

  11-02-2020 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In a raucous session on Tuesday, the Virginia House of Delegates passed gun-control legislation that would ban the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles and make the possession of magazines holding more than twelve rounds a felony.The House voted to approve the legislation 51–48, with all Republicans and some Democrats voting against. Capitol police removed gun-rights supporters from the chamber due for the manner in which they protested the bill's passage.The bill would require any owner
  
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• Israel ex-PM Olmert defiantly rallies behind Palestinian leader

  11-02-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israel's former prime minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday called Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas a partner for peace, defiantly rejecting efforts by Benjamin Netanyahu's government to sideline the veteran leader.Olmert, Netanyahu's centrist predecessor who led Israel from 2006 to 2009, met with Abbas in New York hours after the Palestinian leader went before the UN Security Council to denounce US President Donald Trump's Middle East plan.
  
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• Romney escapes Republican retaliation despite Trump attacks

  11-02-2020 23:13 via politico.com
  
  Even Mitt Romney is ready to move on and promote Trump's agenda.
  
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• Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in Chicago

  11-02-2020 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police when he reported a racist and homophobic attack last year, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday.Smollett faces six counts of disorderly conduct, special prosecutor Dan Webb said in a statement.Smollett, who is black and gay, was originally charged with disorderly conduct last February for allegedly staging the attack and lying about it to investigators.
  
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• Virus death toll continues steady rise but WHO says 'realistic chance' of stopping it

  11-02-2020 23:11 via cnn.com
  
  • Man tied to 9 cases after travel to 3 countries
  • Analysis: What's really behind Xi's masked appearance
  
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• DOJ stuns with reversal on Roger Stone after Trump called its request 'horrible'

  11-02-2020 23:07 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department will backtrack on its request that longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone get up to nine years in prison, a senior department official said Tuesday, contradicting its own federal prosecutors in a highly unusual and politically charged move.
  
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• Trump denies altering Roger Stone's sentence and mocks 'ridiculous' Justice Department

  11-02-2020 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump denied instructing top Justice Department officials to recommend a softer sentence for Roger Stone, a former political adviser – but he defied his detractors by saying he has the right to do so.The comment is sure to draw new concerns about Mr Trump's view of presidential powers just hours after he appeared to signal to DOJ leaders that they revise their nine-year sentencing recommendation for Stone. Federal prosecutors stated in a court ruling that the eccentric adviser had c
  
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• Roger Stone sentencing: Trump administration 'gravest threat to rule of law in America in a generation', say Democrats

  11-02-2020 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump’s administration is the gravest threat to the rule of law in a generation, a top Democrat has claimed amid outcry over the sentencing of Roger Stone.One prosecutor has quit and at least one other withdrawn from the case, after the department of justice announced it would seek a shorter sentence for the onetime Trump ally and confidant.
  
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• Infected woman put back into quarantine instead of isolation

  11-02-2020 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  The first US evacuee from China known to be infected with the Wuhan coronavirus was mistakenly released from a San Diego hospital after an initial test found the person had not been infected, local health officials said Monday.
  
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• Jussie Smollett Indicted by Special Prosecutor over Alleged Hate Crime Hoax

  11-02-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday in Chicago by special prosecutor Dan Webb on charges relating to accusations that the actor paid two acquaintances to stage an anti-gay and racist attack on him in January of last year."A Cook County grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Jussie Smollett with making four separate false reports to Chicago Police Department officers related to his false claims that he was the victim of a hate crime," Webb's office said.The former “Empire
  
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• 'Friday' almost ruined Rebecca Black's life. 9 years later, she's addressing it

  11-02-2020 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  Partyin', partyin', YEAH! "Friday," the accidental anthem of 2011 and an ode to the best day of the week, is officially nine years old.
  
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• Arkansas lawmaker calls for changes after police encounter

  11-02-2020 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A black Arkansas lawmaker plans to introduce legislation next year aimed at changing police tactics after officers drew guns on her and another black politician who had called 911 to report that they were being harassed.Democratic state Rep. Vivian Flowers, from Pine Bluff, said the planned legislation would address the use of police body-cameras; police increasingly collecting data; penalties for filing false police reports; and creating limits to police use of force.At a news conference Monday
  
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• Samsung goes big on 5G, cameras with the Galaxy S20, unveils folding Z Flip phone

  11-02-2020 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Samsung's Galaxy S20 could be the first 5G smartphone you consider. Will next generation wireless and promising camera drive you to buy the flagship?
  
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• US, Taliban close to 'reduction in violence' agreement

  11-02-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Robert O'Brien was asked whether Trump would sign off on an agreement where both the Taliban and U.S. forces would pledge to adhere to a “reduction in violence" — a move that could lead to all-Afghan negotiations to end the decades-long conflict and outline a political future for the country.The agreement would call for the Taliban and U.S. forces to refrain from conducting attacks or combat operations for seven days, according to a person familiar with the ongoing discussions who wa
  
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• This couple made history Northern Ireland

  11-02-2020 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  A Belfast couple made history after British MPs voted to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland last July.
  
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• This couple made history in Northern Ireland

  11-02-2020 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  A Belfast couple made history after British MPs voted to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland last July.
  
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• They are the first same-sex couple to tie the knot in Northern Ireland

  11-02-2020 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  A Belfast couple made history after British MPs voted to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland last July.
  
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• Aberdeen up to third with win at Hamilton

  11-02-2020 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Aberdeen find the net in the league for the first time this calendar year to beat Hamilton and move into third in the Scottish Premiership.
  
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• Planned Parenthood Sues Trump Administration over Rule Requiring Separate Abortion Billing for Obamacare Insurers

  11-02-2020 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, objecting to the administration's rule requiring Obamacare insurers to bill separately for abortions.The rule, scheduled to take effect June 27, would require health-insurance companies that participate in the Affordable Care Act marketplace to send a second bill to patients for abortions, separate from their bill for other healthcare. Patients will have to pay using two separat
  
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• How China Is Making the Coronavirus an Even Bigger Problem

  11-02-2020 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The International Civil Aviation Organization appears more concerned with doing China’s bidding by prioritizing Beijing’s political priorities over a global health emergency.
  
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• Samsung takes second crack at a foldable smartphone with Galaxy Z Flip

  11-02-2020 22:24 via cnn.com
  
  Samsung has a new weapon in the flip phone wars.
  
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• All 4 Roger Stone prosecutors quit over Justice Department sentencing reversal

  11-02-2020 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Justice Department's decision to reportedly back off its sentencing recommendation for President Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone apparently wasn't well-received by all of his prosecutors.Upon learning the Department reversed course and said seven to nine years was "grossly disproportionate" given Stone's offenses — which include lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstructing a House investigation related to 2016 Russian election interference — prosecutor Special Assis
  
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• Church of England to apologize for being 'deeply institutionally racist'

  11-02-2020 22:18 via cnn.com
  
  The Church of England has decided to apologize for racism experienced by "countless black, Asian and minority ethnic people" over the past 70 years.
  
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• As coronavirus spreads on cruise ships, what does it mean for cruisers and cruise lines? 'It's day-by-day'

  11-02-2020 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Coronavirus has forced the cruise industry to take measures to keep the outbreak at bay. But how will it impact the industry and cruisers?
  
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• Former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan says Joe Biden is the Democrat with the best chance to beat Trump

  11-02-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "I'd say he's probably the most likely one to have a chance at beating Donald Trump, but I don't see Joe getting the nomination," Ryan said.
  
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• A cruise ship has been turned away by 5 countries despite no passengers testing positive for the coronavirus

  11-02-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The WHO said that there's "no such thing as zero risk" and that countries should uphold the "human rights of travelers" amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Biden Braces for Setback in Crucial New Hampshire Primary

  11-02-2020 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidates made their closing arguments to voters in New Hampshire on Tuesday as a national poll showed a reshaped race with Bernie Sanders opening a 10-point lead over Joe Biden.Sanders is favored to win in the state, though he is closely trailed by Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar, who has recently surged into third place. But with 40% of voters undecided in recent days, the result is far from certain.Biden, the longtime national front-runner, announced t
  
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• Texas Attorney General asks Supreme Court to repeal a California travel ban

  11-02-2020 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Texas attorney general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a California law prohibiting state employees from using taxpayer-funded business trips to expos or conferences in Texas.
  
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• Inbreeding among the last woolly mammoths may have led to extinction

  11-02-2020 22:04 via cnn.com
  
  Some of the last mammoths on Earth suffered from mutated genes that reduced fertility, caused diabetes, affected their development and even kept them from being able to smell flowers, according to a new study.
  
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• McConnell Urges Defeat of Measure Limiting Trump’s Iran Options

  11-02-2020 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged senators to reject a measure that would restrict President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran without congressional authorization.A small group of Republicans have joined with Democrats to rein in the president after expressing frustration with the administration’s justification for the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.The resolution, which the Senate will take up this week, “would s
  
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• Fallen Jewish American World War ll soldiers, POWs finally to be buried under Star of David

  11-02-2020 21:57 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Some 75 years later – after a series of recent serendipitous moments and intensive research – five fallen Jewish-American soldiers from World War II finally will be buried beneath a Star of David.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi gives boost to Michael Bloomberg's fortune-funded 2020 campaign

  11-02-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As Michael Bloomberg's presidential bid encounters the first major headwinds – including allegations from Donald Trump that he's a "racist" – the former New York mayor got an assist from Washington on Tuesday.Audio and video recordings are circulating social media sites from Mr Bloomberg's time as the Big Apple's chief executive in which he defends sending more NYPD officers into communities with large minority populations."That's where the crime is," Mr Bloomberg is heard saying.
  
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• Votes are already rolling in for the New Hampshire primaries

  11-02-2020 21:55 via cnn.com
  
  • Biden to bail and head to South Carolina
  • Analysis: An era may be ending today
  • Trump voters might vote for this Democrat
  
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• The starting price of Samsung's new Galaxy S20 Ultra is $300 more than Apple's most expensive iPhone

  11-02-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At $1,400, Samsung's Galaxy S20 Ultra is even more expensive than Apple's iPhone 11 Pro Max, which starts at $1,100.
  
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• Coronavirus expert says he knows when the virus 'will burn itself out,' according to leaked analysis

  11-02-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A traffic policeman adjusts his mask on a street in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. China's coronavirus death toll on Sunday has surpassed the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic, but fewer new cases were reported in a possible sign its spread may be slowing as other nations step up efforts to block the disease. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)With the death toll climbing each day, fear and uncertainty have spread farther and farther around the globe as coronavirus continues to captivate the
  
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