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• Trump picks ex-Boeing executive Shanahan as defense secretary

  09-05-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Shanahan had been under investigation by the Pentagon inspector general for allegedly seeking preferential treatment of Boeing while at the Defense Department but he was cleared of wrongdoing in April."Based upon his outstanding service to the country and his demonstrated ability to lead, President Trump intends to nominate Patrick M. Shanahan to be the secretary of defense," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement.Early tests for Shanahan will include handling growing tensions
  
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• McConnell capitalizes on attack with 'Cocaine Mitch' shirts

  09-05-2019 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is capitalizing on a fellow Republican's attack by selling "Cocaine Mitch" shirts on his campaign's website.
  
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• Uber drivers go on strike in London and U.S. ahead of IPO, early protests sparse

  09-05-2019 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Protests were sparsely attended in London, New York and California, and rides appeared easily available in some cities where strikes were called.Drivers and regulators around the world have long criticized the business tactics of Uber Technologies Inc .The Uber app indicated fares were higher in London during a rainy morning rush hour due to increased demand.
  
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• Global stock markets fall as trade tensions fester

  09-05-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  World stock markets fell again on Thursday as Washington and Beijing worked to avert the collapse of negotiations to end their trade war.
  
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• Trump urges Iran to talk over nuclear program, cannot rule out military action

  09-05-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  At an impromptu news conference at the White House, Trump declined to say what prompted him to deploy the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group to the region over what was described as unspecified threats."We have information that you don't want to know about," said Trump."They were very threatening and we have to have great security for this country and many other places."Trump was asked whether there was a risk of military confrontation with the American military presence in the area.
  
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• We love Brandi Carlile's 'The Mother,' a spot-on mom life video just before Mother's Day

  09-05-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  The video shows moms doing the hum-drum feeding, bathing and putting kids to bed. But the melody and Carlile's voice make them seem like mini miracles.
  
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• Chevron bows out of battle over Anadarko Petroleum

  09-05-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Chevron said Thursday it will not raise its bid for Anadarko Petroleum, ending a battle for choice US shale assets and clearing the way for an offer by Occidental Petroleum that is backed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett.Chevron Chief Executive Michael Wirth, who had touted the deal with Anadarko last month, said it was now walking away because it did not want to overpay.The announcement came three days after Anadarko characterized Occidental's bid as "superior" to Chevron's, putting the o
  
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• Judge Napolitano: Barr’s ‘Foolish Attempt’ to Sanitize Mueller Report Was ‘Dumb and Insulting’

  09-05-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  In a FoxNews.com op-ed and subsequent video essay on the network’s streaming service Fox Nation, senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano shredded Attorney General William Barr for his “misleading” and “disingenuous” attempt to spin the conclusions of the Mueller report, adding that the attorney general was “deceptive” during his congressional testimony.With the House Judiciary Committee voting Wednesday to recommend the House hold Barr in contemp
  
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• Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein says farewell; Senate set to confirm his replacement

  09-05-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  In an emotional farewell ceremony, Deputy Attorney GeneralRosenstein defended the Justice Department's mission at a time when its employees face increasing criticism President Donald Trump, as well as from Democrats and Republicans."If kindness and humility are in short supply outside the halls of justice, that's all the more reason to set a good example," Rosenstein said at a ceremony that included tributes from Attorney General William Barr and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.Rosenstein
  
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• This is the group digging up videos of GOP shifts on contempt of Congress debate

  09-05-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  This activist group resurfaced videos of Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio talking about contempt of Congress — something in stark contrast with their current positions
  
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• Trump finally taps Shanahan for Pentagon chief

  09-05-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  More than 100 days since Patrick Shanahan assumed the role of acting secretary of defense, the White House announced today that President Trump will nominate the former Boeing executive to permanently fill the position.
  
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• 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Has Survived Unscathed

  09-05-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  It has been tastefully preserved for future generations to enjoy.Classic ‘Vettes are great, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find any that haven’t been adulterated with different modifications.This beautiful machine, America’s sports car, is being offered a lucky future owner by Savannah Classic Cars.
  
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• 9-Year-Old Boy Accused of Killing Mother 'Snapped,' Sister Says

  09-05-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  A 9 year old boy in Southern Michigan who was charged with killing his 51-year old mother has mental health problems, according to his sister, who is now speaking out.
  
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• Best Gas Grills to Buy at Lowe's

  09-05-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Walk into any home improvement center and you’ll see an armada of grills—a sure sign of spring. Home Depot and Lowe’s alone account for more than 50 percent of gas grills sold in the U.S. Consume...
  
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• Best Gas Grills to Buy at Walmart

  09-05-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  You can find some terrific gas grills at your local hardware store and a dizzying array of options at home centers like Home Depot and Lowe’s. Then there’s Walmart and other discount stores, whic...
  
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• Donald Trump's team tells former WH counsel Don McGahn: Don't give Congress any records

  09-05-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Current White House counsel Pat Cipollone said Don McGahn was working on the president's behalf during special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
  
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• The Latest: Pope makes reporting child sex crimes mandatory

  09-05-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on new church laws regarding sex abuse reporting issued Thursday by Pope Francis (all times local):
  
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• Nadler threatens to hold McGahn in contempt if he does not testify to Congress

  09-05-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  "I fully expect that the Committee will hold Mr. McGahn in contempt if he fails to appear before the Committee," Nadler wrote in a letter.
  
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• T-Mobile is the exclusive carrier of the OnePlus 7 Pro in the US

  09-05-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Now that the Pixel 3a announcement has come and gone, OnePlus is next up to the plate with a phone reveal. But before the Chinese company takes the stage next week in New York City to formally unveil the OnePlus 7 series, T-Mobile has jumped the gun with an announcement of its own. According to a press release on Thursday, the OnePlus 7 Pro will be exclusive to T-Mobile in the United States. Launch events will be held in NYC on May 14th, with general availability set to follow at T-Mobile stores
  
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• Students walk out of Colorado school shooting vigil, saying their trauma was being politicized

  09-05-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Students at a vigil honoring Colorado high school shooting victim Kendrick Castillo chanted "mental health" when speakers discussed gun control.
  
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• Against the Persecution of Bill Barr

  09-05-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  The Democratic party’s current war on Attorney General William Barr is one of the most misguided, misplaced bursts of outrage that I’ve seen during the first term of the Trump administration. Barr protected the Mueller investigation, he went above and beyond legal requirements to release Mueller’s report to the public, and he has offered to congressional leaders far more details about the investigation than are publicly available. Yet now he’s subject to congressional con
  
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• STEM School was urged to investigate concerns over 'a repeat of Columbine' months before shooting

  09-05-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  A woman claiming to be a parent of a STEM School student warned school district administrators in December about her fears of a 'a repeat of Columbine.'
  
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• Trump calls for prosecuting John Kerry for talking to Iran

  09-05-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  He's talking to Iran and...has many meetings and many phone calls and he's telling them what to do.
  
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• The Range Rover Astronaut Edition Is Only for Virgin Galactic's Commercial Astronauts

  09-05-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  If you're one of the 700 people that dropped $250,000 on a ticket, you can buy this SUV.
  
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• Abortion bill delayed as Alabama Senate falls into chaos

  09-05-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The lieutenant governor agreed to remove amendments creating exceptions for rape and incest, leading to anger and arguments on the Senate floor.
  
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• Europe rejects Iran 'ultimatum' on nuclear deal, urging caution

  09-05-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  European powers rejected Iran’s “ultimatum” on the nuclear deal yesterday, urging the regime to stick to the terms of the 2015 agreement despite America’s withdrawal.  The European Union along with Britain, France and Germany – all signatories to the deal – released a statement pushing back on Iran’s warning it could start enriching uranium again in 60 days.  “We strongly urge Iran to continue to implement its commitments”, the stat
  
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• Trump says Senate subpoena of Donald Jr. left him 'very surprised'

  09-05-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump on Thursday said he was “very surprised” that the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena for Donald Trump Jr. to answer more questions about his contacts with Russia.
  
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• 'We need to know why': Lawmakers wary as Trump aides weigh military options for Venezuela

  09-05-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump administration plans range of U.S. military options in Venezuela after the country’s U.S.-backed opposition leader failed to oust the president.
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. seen resisting Senate committee subpoena: sources

  09-05-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The sources said Trump Jr is expected to cite his Fifth Amendment constitutional right to avoid self-incrimination, a day after reports that the Republican-led panel had issued what is the first publicly known subpoena for a member of the president's family.Trump, who has blasted the investigations into him and Russia, defended his son, who runs the Trump Organization - a private business that the Republican president still owns."I was very surprised," Trump said at a White House event intended
  
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• Don't send a 'bishop to the crime scene': Church sex abuse survivors blast Pope Francis' new law on reporting

  09-05-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking law on reporting of clergy sex abuse. Survivors say the church still doesn't get it.
  
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• Arabs in Israel mourn birth of Jewish state

  09-05-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Thousands of Arabs rallied in Israel on Thursday to mark the 1948 Nakba, or "catastrophe", which left hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the war accompanying the birth of the Jewish state.As Israeli Jews celebrated Independence Day, Israeli Arabs and Palestinians from annexed east Jerusalem protested at the site of a Palestinian village that was demolished in the war.Under the slogan "Your Independence Day is our Nakba", demonstrators gathered near the northern Israeli Arab town
  
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• Pope changes Church law to make reporting sex abuse obligatory

  09-05-2019 19:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Pope Francis on Thursday passed a landmark new measure to oblige those who know about sex abuse in the Catholic Church to report it to their superiors, in a move which could bring countless new cases to light.Every diocese in the world will now be obliged to have a system for the reporting of abuse, under a new law published by the Vatican following a global clerical paedophilia scandal.It is time to learn from the "bitter lessons of the past", Francis said in the text of the legal decree, which
  
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• Explainer: What would it take for U.S. regulators to break up Facebook?

  09-05-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Facebook Inc co-founder and Mark Zuckerberg's former college roommate Chris Hughes urged U.S. regulators to break up the social media company in a New York Times opinion piece on Thursday.It is rare to break up a company but not unheard of, with Standard Oil and AT&T being the two biggest examples.Hughes' call to split Facebook from WhatsApp and Instagram followed a March pledge by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination for the 2020 election,
  
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• Trump got the crisis he wanted in Iran. Now what?

  09-05-2019 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  With both sides reacting to each other with provocations and rhetorical bluster, foreign-policy experts are concerned the situation is one miscalculation from spinning out of control.
  
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• Prankster poses as Walmart manager and fires employees

  09-05-2019 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  "YOU'RE FIRED": A Richmond Walmart employee was brought to tears after a prankster posed as an executive and fired her.
  
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• The 2020 BMW M8 Will Have Adjustable Brake-Pedal Feel

  09-05-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The brakes are just one of the M8's long list of configurable settings and features.
  
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• Church of England 'put reputation before abuse victims': report

  09-05-2019 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The Church of England "put its own reputation above the needs of victims" of sexual abuse by clergy, a damning report found Thursday.Its response was marked by "secrecy, prevarication and avoidance of reporting alleged crimes", an inquiry into abuse in the diocese of Chichester found.The report also criticised Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, for his "misguided" support along with others of Bishop Peter Ball, a prolific sex offender.
  
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• White House misspells 'Red Sox' ahead of team's championship visit

  09-05-2019 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House made a mistake ahead of the Boston Red Sox' visit on Thursday that the internet won't soon let it forget. 
  
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• Identity Verification Firm Evident Raises $20 Million

  09-05-2019 19:01
  Evident ID, an Atlanta-based company that specializes in identity and credential verification, on Thursday announced that it raised $20 million in a Series B funding round.
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• North Korea Tests Two Short-Range Missiles

  09-05-2019 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  North Korea launched "two short-range missiles" early Thursday morning, conducting its second weapons test in less than a week, South Korea's military said.The missiles, which had a range of approximately 420 kilometers and 270 kilometers, were fired at 4:29 p.m. and 4:49 p.m. local time, a statement from South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said."The US and South Korean intelligence authority is conducting analysis for additional information," the JCS said. "Our military has currently heigh
  
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• Big Bang Theory 's Kaley Cuoco Selling Mediterranean-Style Villa for $6.9 Million

  09-05-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The actress just wrapped the final season of her hit TV show
  
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• The Economy Is Doing Well. That May Lead Trump to Escalate His Trade Fight With China Even More

  09-05-2019 18:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Experts say that Trump may be emboldened by the strength of the stock market and jobs numbers
  
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• Key Democrat Demands Mueller's Counterintelligence Findings

  09-05-2019 18:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Senator Mark Warner told reporters Thursday the committee has compiled “much greater detail” than Mueller’s report described about what the senator called an organized effort by the Russian government and Russian oligarchs to interfere in the 2016 election on behalf of President Donald Trump.Warner noted at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast that Mueller’s report mentioned a team of agents who worked on counterintelligence alongside prosecutors, and said the Intelligen
  
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• Trump is ‘almost self-impeaching’ by refusing subpoenas and protecting Mueller report, Nancy Pelosi says

  09-05-2019 18:37 via news.yahoo.com
  House speaker Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump is digging his own grave, even if she and her fellow Democrats in the House are resisting impeaching the president so far.With Washington still reeling in the wake of the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report — and attorney general William Barr’s decision to snub the House Judiciary Committee leading to contempt votes — Ms Pelosi has said she is waiting for congressional investigations to uncover all the evidence.I
  
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• Sextortion mail from yourself? It doesn’t mean you’ve been hacked…

  09-05-2019 18:37
  Here's a 30-second video you can show your friends and family if they freak out after receiving a scam email apparently from themselves...
  
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• Pelosi agrees that the country is in a 'constitutional crisis'

  09-05-2019 17:57 via news.yahoo.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she agreed with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler who declared that the country is in a “constitutional crisis.”
  
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• EU urges Iran to respect nuclear deal, regrets US sanctions

  09-05-2019 17:55 via news.yahoo.com
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday urged Iran to respect the international agreement curbing the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions, and added that the bloc aims to continue trading with the country despite U.S. sanctions.
  
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• Kim Foxx in Court Today to Make New Requests in Jussie Smollett Case

  09-05-2019 17:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Illinois State Attorney Kim Foxx heads to court to make new requests regarding the Jussie Smollett case. Foxx is requesting that a judge unseal documents in the case so that an Independent Inspector General can review them. It's a move many people have been waiting for, but it doesn't look like the public would have access to those documents.
  
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• Did Google just show us a Pixel 4 prototype at I/O 2019?

  09-05-2019 17:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Google’s I/O 2019 keynote brought us several major announcements from the company, most of which focused on exciting innovations on the software front. Google Assistant was one of the show’s highlights as Google found a way to reduce the size of the voice recognition software, and make it all happen on-device. The real-time on-device voice recognition demo on stage was easily one of the best things Google showed us. Google Assistant was able to deal with voice commands in rapid succe
  
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• Pope Francis issues law forcing clergy to report sexual abuse

  09-05-2019 17:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Pope Francis has decreed that all suspected cases of sex abuse and cover-ups by Catholic clergy must be reported to Church authorities, in what the Vatican portrayed as a muscular response to the scandals that have shattered faith in the Catholic Church around the world. But there is no obligation under the new rules to report sex abuse cases to the police and civil authorities, an omission that bitterly disappointed campaign groups, who argue that Catholic priests and bishops should not be cons
  
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