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• U.S. House intel panel chair Schiff says whistleblower complaint disturbing

  25-09-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The complaint, lodged by a member of the U.S. intelligence community, reportedly centered on Trump urging Ukraine to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden."I found the allegations deeply disturbing.
  
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• Intelligence panel members, including one Republican, say whistleblower complaint disturbing

  25-09-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats and one Republican on U.S. congressional intelligence panels said on Wednesday after viewing a whistleblower complaint concerning President Donald Trump that the allegations were credible and troubling.The complaint, lodged by a member of the U.S. intelligence community, centered on Trump urging Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, according to news reports.At least one Republican member of the Senate Intelligence Committee expressed dismay about the c
  
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• Stacey Abrams is breaking all the rules in the best way possible

  25-09-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  When it comes to politics, Stacey Abrams is a powerhouse -- and she has no plans on slowing down anytime soon.
  
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• Mexico searching another dump in case of 43 missing students

  25-09-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  A member of an international team supporting the search for 43 missing students in southern Mexico said Wednesday that new information has led Mexican authorities to begin working at another garbage dump.The dump outside the town of Iguala, Guerrero "is in the epicenter of the action," said former Colombian prosecutor Ángela Buitrago of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights group supporting the investigation.The administration of then-President Enrique Peña Nieto said the s
  
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• Lawmakers, staff view secret Trump whistleblower complaint

  25-09-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Members of Congress on Wednesday were able for the first time to review the secret whistleblower complaint involving President Donald Trump that has triggered a coordinated impeachment effort in the House.The whistleblower complaint was made available to members and staff of congressional intelligence committees, giving lawmakers access to the allegations ahead of testimony Thursday from acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire.Trump, whose administration had earlier balked at tur
  
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• Trump was preparing for impeachment 'weeks' before Ukraine scandal; now he wants to go 'nuclear' on Biden

  25-09-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Even before the Democrats announced plans for an impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, the White House and President Trump’s campaign were preparing a counterattack.
  
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• Iranian president warns of a region 'on the edge of collapse'; blames U.S. sanctions

  25-09-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's president warned world leaders Wednesday that security in the energy-rich Persian Gulf could collapse quickly with a "single blunder," and he accused the United States of engaging in "merciless economic terrorism" against his country.
  
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• Secretary of State Pompeo says U.S. wants peaceful resolution with Iran

  25-09-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States wants a peaceful resolution to tensions with Iran but that rests with Tehran."We want a peaceful resolution with the Islamic Republic of Iran, we're hoping we can get that way.In the end, it will be up to the Iranians to make that decision," Pompeo told a news conference on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
  
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• The defense secretary praised the crew of an attack submarine that hasn't been on a mission since 2015

  25-09-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Defense Secretary Mark Esper visited the nuclear-powered attack sub USS Boise on Wednesday, calling it an "accomplished warship."
  
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• Shep Smith Hammers Fox News Guest for ‘Repugnant’ Attack on Colleague Judge Napolitano

  25-09-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Fox News anchor Shep Smith took aim Wednesday at Trump ally and frequent Fox News guest Joe diGenova for calling his colleague, senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano, a “fool” during a Tuesday night appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight.Napolitano declared on Tuesday that Trump effectively admitted to committing a crime with his phone call to the Ukrainian president. That evening, diGenova went off on the judge while reacting to his analysis.“I think Judge Napolitano i
  
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• Meghan Markle's 24K gold plated earrings are not as expensive as you think

  25-09-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The duchess recently stepped out wearing a simple black jumpsuit by Everlane and styled it up with gold statement earrings.
  
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• Group sues US for details about impact of grazing program

  25-09-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. government is keeping details secret about a cattle grazing program in six Western states that could be harming habitat and endangered species, an environmental group says.In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Western Watersheds Project said the Interior Department is unlawfully withholding information from the public about a grazing initiative announced in 2017."This is the latest example of the (Trump) administration favoring industrial agriculture over conservation, biod
  
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• Giuliani Hunted Corruption. Now the Legal Peril May Be His

  25-09-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Rudy Giuliani, once a feared prosecutor who has relentlessly defended President Donald Trump as his personal lawyer, could now have legal woes of his own.In a call with Ukraine’s president, Trump said multiple times that Giuliani was acting on his behalf. Since the president has plenty of Justice Department officials to tap, questions arise about whether Giuliani was primarily pursuing a political goal abroad.Giuliani, who has deep ties to Ukraine and many business connectio
  
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• Trump, with Ukraine's president by his side, defends call to investigate Biden

  25-09-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Amid mounting calls for President Trump’s impeachment over his July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump met face-to-face with Zelensky on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
  
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• Mom helped daughter beat up classmate at school bus stop, police say

  25-09-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Kalina Gaines, 30, was arrested after the Monday 8:30 a.m. incident at a school bus stop.
  
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• Senate again rebukes Trump on national emergency declaration

  25-09-2019 21:35 via yahoo.com
  The president will likely veto the resolution.
  
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• Russia's Lavrov favors resumption of direct flights to Georgia: Kommersant

  25-09-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov supports the resumption of direct flights from Russia to Georgia that Moscow suspended in July, the Kommersant daily cited him as saying in an interview published on Wednesday."It seems to me that it will be right (to restore flights) after the majority of the Georgian population realized the counterproductive and provocative nature of the trick that took place in the Georgian parliament," Lavrov said, according to Kommersant.Russian President Vladimir Puti
  
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• Intel IG Found Whistleblower Has ‘Arguable Political Bias’ against Trump, But Complaint Is Still ‘Credible’

  25-09-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The intelligence community inspector general (ICIG) found that the Ukraine whistleblower exhibited "arguable political bias" but said the allegations included in his complaint were nevertheless worthy of investigation, according to a Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel opinion released Wednesday.“Although the ICIG’s preliminary review found ‘some indica of an arguable political bias on the part of the Complainant in favor of a rival political candidate,’ the ICIG c
  
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• Nancy Pelosi's impeachment waiting game paid off. Americans will turn on Donald Trump.

  25-09-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Nancy Pelosi waited to launch an impeachment inquiry because she knew Donald Trump would do something to hang himself. He didn't disappoint.
  
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• Former rebel stronghold in Syria begins to rebuild

  25-09-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad adorn a few buildings still intact after years of fighting and Russian soldiers hand out food and other supplies to residents of this Syrian town that was recently captured by the Syrian army.Khan Sheikoun, which holds a strategic position in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, fell to Assad's forces last month following weeks of a massive offensive by Syrian troops backed by Russian military support.
  
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• Tropical Storm Karen is expected to loop-de-loop back towards the Bahamas after soaking Puerto Rico

  25-09-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Tropical Storm Karen may loop around in the Atlantic, heading back towards the Bahamas, after hitting Puerto Rico with serious rain on Tuesday.
  
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• Poll: Warren ahead of Biden nationally, with the two in a virtual tie

  25-09-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Wednesday's poll follows several early state polling where Warren has jumped ahead of Biden after trailing the former Vice President.
  
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• China Launched a Special Type of Warship That Can Help Invade Taiwan

  25-09-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Beijing now has an 'assault ship'. It probably can accommodate dozens of helicopters and landing craft and hundreds of marines.
  
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• Here's what the US Air Force has planned for all its bombers

  25-09-2019 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  From the venerable B-52 to the future B-21, the US leads the way in firepower and stealth technology. This is what the US has in the skies.
  
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• Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Tapped to Form New Government After Repeat Election

  25-09-2019 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Corinna Kern/ReutersIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been nominated to form a new government, the country’s president, Reuven Rivlin, announced Wednesday. “The meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz has concluded. In a short time, the responsibility for forming the government will be given to Benjamin Netanyahu, after which President Rivlin and Prime Minister Netanyahu will give remarks,” Rivlin tweeted on Wednesday.Shortly thereafter, Netanyahu made a
  
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• In seeking Ukraine favor, Trump was vulnerable to foreign spies: watchdog

  25-09-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump potentially exposed himself to "serious national security and counter-intelligence risks" when he pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate a leading political rival, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden, and his son, the intelligence community's inspector general warned.The previously undisclosed warning, included in a Justice Department legal opinion released on Wednesday, reflected the concerns of a whistleblower who filed a complaint about a July 25 ca
  
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• 'Nothing call.' Trump strikes defiant tone after release of details of call with Ukraine's Zelenskiy

  25-09-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump took a defiant tone Wednesday, dismissing the contents of a controversial call he took months ago with the president of Ukraine.
  
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• Comey: Trump shouldn't be impeached because the 'American people would be let off the hook'

  25-09-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  When asked about impeaching Trump, the former FBI director answered “as a citizen, I hope not because I think the American people would be let off the hook."
  
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• 'Historic' September blizzard, bitter cold to wallop northern Rockies this weekend

  25-09-2019 20:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Heavy snow – up to 3 feet in some areas – and temperatures in the 20s and 30s will bring an early taste of winter to Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
  
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• Rouhani at UN demands Saudis end war in Yemen

  25-09-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday demanded that Saudi Arabia end its offensive in Yemen after an attack in the oil-rich kingdom which Washington blamed on Tehran."The security of Saudi Arabia will be guaranteed with the termination of aggression in Yemen, rather than by inviting foreigners," he told the UN General Assembly.Saudi Arabia is leading an air campaign aimed at defeating Iranian-backed Huthi rebels who control much of Yemen, contributing to a humanitarian crisis in which th
  
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• Juul CEO resigns, vaping company suspends advertising as crisis continues

  25-09-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The CEO of Juul Labs has been ousted as the e-cigarette company remains embroiled in a crisis over its vaping products.
  
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• Meghan Markle shares emotional group hug with young women in Cape Town: 'You guys are going to make me cry'

  25-09-2019 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle had an adorable moment with young women outside of mothers2mothers in Cape Town.
  
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• Details emerge on Mama June Shannon's court appearance after crack cocaine arrest

  25-09-2019 19:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Mama June Shannon, who is reportedly estranged from her children, and her boyfriend are facing felony charges.
  
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• Netanyahu tapped by Israel's president to form new government

  25-09-2019 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel's president tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday with assembling a new government after power-sharing talks with his strongest rival, Benny Gantz, failed following an inconclusive election.Accepting the mandate from President Reuven Rivlin at a televised ceremony, a politically weakened Netanyahu said his chances of success were only marginally higher than those of Gantz, a former general who heads the Blue and White party.In his remarks, Netanyahu seemed to envision a sc
  
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• Doctors in India are stunned by baby born with 4 legs and 3 hands

  25-09-2019 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  The mother was expecting triplets, but ended up delivering twins — one of which seemed to have absorbed extra limbs from the third unborn fetus.
  
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• Young boys tortured in Kashmir clampdown as new figures show 13,000 teenagers arrested

  25-09-2019 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  A new report claiming thousands of Kashmiri children have been incarcerated has cast doubt on claims life is returning to normal in the state. After visiting Kashmir, activists found around 13,000 boys have been detained since its autonomous status was revoked on Aug 5. The report, led by the National Federation of Indian Women, detailed claims that boys - some as young as 14 - had been imprisoned for up to 45 days. It also claimed that families were paying up to 60,000 rupees (£678)
  
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• Demi Moore and Bruce Willis pose together with daughters and Willis' wife: Pic!

  25-09-2019 18:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Demi Moore, Bruce Willis and their daughters were all smiles at the book launch party for Moore's memoir, 'Inside Out.'
  
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• Emaciated elephant forced to perform during religious festival in Sri Lanka has died

  25-09-2019 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  A sickly elephant whose photos went viral in August after she was forced to walk in a Sri Lanka festival, despite her skeletal frame, died on Tuesday.
  
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• 'One of those days': United Airlines CEO details dealing with his flight being diverted

  25-09-2019 18:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Everyone knows it's a pain to have their flight diverted — even United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz.
  
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• Hong Kong Protests Threaten Billionaires' Ties With Beijing

  25-09-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Less than a decade ago, Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, was granted an exclusive audience with China’s then-President Hu Jintao, a rare honor. State television lauded the September 2010 meeting, saying Hu lavished praise on the tycoon for contributing to the city’s prosperity and stability.These days, as Hong Kong reels from months of violent demonstrations, China’s government is weaving a much harsher narrative around the billionaires who dominate th
  
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• Death Match: America's F-16s vs. China and Russia's Best Planes (Who Wins?)

  25-09-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Could America's legendary fighter make it?
  
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• Iran's Rouhani says no to talks under U.S. pressure

  25-09-2019 17:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran will never hold talks with the United States under pressure, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, but added that lifting all the sanctions Washington imposed on Tehran and respecting a U.N. Security Council resolution could pave the way for talks."Our response to talks under pressure is NO," said Rouhani, but warned that Iran might exit a 2015 nuclear deal if the European powers failed to salvage the deal."We are committed to the nuclear de
  
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• Mother of boy killed in Sandy Hook shooting pays touching tribute: 'I feared today'

  25-09-2019 17:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The mother of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in a 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook paid a touching tribute to him on Twitter this week.
  
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• 2020 Vision Wednesday: Trump says impeachment will be 'a positive for me in the election.' Will it?

  25-09-2019 17:44 via news.yahoo.com
  There are many things that can derail a political career. Being found in bed with “a dead girl or a live boy” (in the immortal phrasing of Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards) is one. Impeachment is usually considered another. Yet there was President Trump on Tuesday, telling reporters at the United Nations that impeachment will be “a positive for me in the election.”
  
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• Meghan Markle just wore the 'perfect work shirt' and it's super affordable

  25-09-2019 17:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Just because Meghan Markle is English royalty doesn't mean she always breaks the bank when it comes to her wardrobe.
  
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• The world's first floating nuclear power plant, which activists dubbed 'Chernobyl on ice,' has docked in Russia. Photos show its journey.

  25-09-2019 17:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Environmentalists have criticized the concept of floating nuclear plants, arguing that they could be harder to reach during an accident.
  
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• Read the full memo of Trump's call with Ukraine

  25-09-2019 17:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House on Wednesday released a summary of President Trump's controversial July 25 call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in which Trump repeatedly urged Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Biden's son.
  
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• Amputee woman recreates iconic Cinderella scene with gorgeous glass prosthetic arm

  25-09-2019 17:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A woman who is missing part of her arm became fed up with a lack of amputee representation in media, so she decided to create her own.
  
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• New burial rules seek to extend Arlington Cemetery lifespan

  25-09-2019 17:03 via news.yahoo.com
  In an effort to save dwindling space, the Army is proposing new rules to limit who can be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.Under the current rules, the cemetery would run out of space by the mid-2050s, the Army says."Arlington National Cemetery is a national shrine for all Americans, but especially those who have served our great nation," Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy said in a statement.
  
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• Top 5 Weapons of War India Would Use in a War (Think Pakistan or China)

  25-09-2019 17:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Powerful and deadly.
  
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