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Schumer Demands Witnesses Be Called at Senate Impeachment Trial

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By BY ERIC LIPTON AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZCv39z

Double the Federal Minimum Wage

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2SIqNUv

After Death From Falling Debris, Violations Found at 220 Buildings

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By BY AZI PAYBARAH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/36acVGp

Trump's latest call with Putin raises more questions than it answers - CNN

Trump's latest call with Putin raises more questions than it answers    CNN Kremlin posts readout of Trump-Putin call    Fox News Russian court jails 2 terrorism suspects arrested on US tip    Washington Post Putin's next aggression | TheHill    The Hill Vladimir Putin weighs future options as he marks 20 years in power    cleveland.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/35gkbj2

Woman charged with a hate crime 'for slapping three Jewish women' assaults another person - Daily Mail

Woman charged with a hate crime 'for slapping three Jewish women' assaults another person    Daily Mail from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2u08mjO

Amid Turkey deployment bid, France, Egypt urge restraint in Libya - Al Jazeera English

Amid Turkey deployment bid, France, Egypt urge restraint in Libya    Al Jazeera English Libya conflict: Turkey troop deployment bill sent to MPs    BBC News Turkey may send allied Syrian fighters to Libya: sources    Reuters Libya is at risk for becoming the site of a multinational war    The Washington Post Libya's battlefields, saturated with fighters, getting more    Los Angeles Times View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2ZCDMIJ

The Best Movies to Watch on New Year's Eve - Lifehacker

The Best Movies to Watch on New Year's Eve    Lifehacker Ryan Seacrest Prepares for BTS Mania Ahead of New Year’s Eve Times Square Celebration    Variety New Year’s Eve 2020: How to Watch, Who’s Performing, Ball Drop    Rolling Stone BTS Arrives at JFK in Unique Travel Outfits Ahead of New Year’s Eve Performance    Yahoo Lifestyle Jessie James Decker Talks 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' & How Much Coffee She'll Need to Stay Awake Till 2020    Billboard View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/37rEWtv

‘Cats’ Is A Box Office Bomb That Looked, On Paper, Like A Safe Bet - Forbes

‘Cats’ Is A Box Office Bomb That Looked, On Paper, Like A Safe Bet    Forbes 'Cats' Box Office Bust: Why Families Rejected the Movie    Hollywood Reporter ‘Cats’ Box Office Hairball: How Much Money Could Tom Hooper’s Musical Lose?    TheWrap Things Are Not Going Well for Cats    Jezebel Is "Cats" No Longer Up Purr Consideration in the Oscars Race?    NewNowNext View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2F5Cg8u

2019 Orange Bowl odds: Florida vs. Virginia picks, predictions from top expert who's 5-1 on Gators games - CBS Sports

2019 Orange Bowl odds: Florida vs. Virginia picks, predictions from top expert who's 5-1 on Gators games    CBS Sports Florida vs Virginia college football picks and Orange Bowl predictions    Covers.com Florida vs. Virginia: Orange Bowl time, TV channel, preview, prediction    NCAA.com Virginia vs. Florida: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, game time, TV channel    CBSSports.com CFT Previews: Capital One Orange Bowl    NBCSports.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2tdETCG

Steve Tisch pushing for more say in Giants' football decisions - New York Post

Steve Tisch pushing for more say in Giants' football decisions    New York Post Giants fire coach Pat Shurmur, keep GM Dave Gettleman    ESPN Giants co-owner Steve Tisch denies friction with John Mara, but says he will become ‘more involved’ in day-to-    New York Daily News An exclusive glimpse at Dave Gettleman’s new analytics department with the Giants! | Politi    NJ.com New York Giants needed to move on from Pat Shurmur | Pro Football Talk | NBC Sports    NBC Sports View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/39v1dsi

National living wage to rise by 6.2% in April

The government says it will boost pay by more than four times the rate of inflation. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SIsGR5

Record sightings of whales, dolphins and seals in UK, says Wildlife Trusts

More than 800 sightings of whales, dolphins and seals have been logged in British waters this year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2MK4OJ3

National living wage to rise by 6.2% in April

The government says it will boost pay by more than four times the rate of inflation. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2SIsGR5

Bernie Sanders Condemns Rise of Anti-Semitism in Iowa Menorah Lighting

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(Bloomberg) -- Bernie Sanders helped light a menorah at a “Chanukah on Ice” event at an Iowa ice skating rink Sunday night, and condemned a rise in anti-semitism in America and “all over the world.”It’s rare to see the U.S. senator from Vermont, who is a secular Jew, in a religious setting while running for the Democratic presidential nomination.The annual Hanukkah event, organized by Des Moines Rabbi Yossi Jacobson, came less than 24 hours after an intruder stabbed five people at a rabbi’s home in the New York City suburb of Monsey Saturday night.“What we’re seeing right now -- we’re seeing it in America, we’re seeing it all over the world -- is a rise in anti-semitism. We’re seeing a rise in hate crimes,” Sanders said.“We’re seeing somebody run into a kid here in Des Moines because that child was a Latino. We’re seeing people being stabbed yesterday in New York City because they were Jewish. We are seeing people being assaulted because they are Muslim,” he told an audience of about 9...

Greta Thunberg said it would be a waste of time for her to talk to Trump about climate change

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President Donald Trump, who is withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accord, has a long record of expressing skepticism on climate science. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Q97wtQ

U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria hit sites linked to Iran

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The United States carried out airstrikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, targeting weapons and munitions depots used by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia.Over the last two months, there have been 11 rocket attacks against bases used by the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State. U.S. officials said Sunday's airstrikes were in response to an attack that took place in Kirkuk, Iraq, on Friday, which left one U.S. contractor dead and four U.S. troops injured.Kataib Hezbollah is connected to Iran's paramilitary Quds Forces, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal, and the Pentagon said the airstrikes are meant to serve as a warning to stop attacking the coalition's bases. A Kataib Hezbollah official said 25 members of the militia were killed in the airstrikes.More stories from theweek.com The best headlines of 2019 Giants, Browns fire head coaches on otherwise quiet 'Black Monday' The White House always knew Trump's order to freeze Ukraine aid could...

Hasan Minhaj’s 2020 Advice: Be Like Mitch McConnell

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Before signing off for 2019, Hasan Minhaj has turned his eye towards 2020. The host of Netflix’s Patriot Act ended his final episode of the year by sharing some updates from stories he covered earlier in the year, including an interview during which he tried to get Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accept Islam as his “one true faith.” Two weeks later, his brownface scandal erupted. “Little did I know he had actually converted decades ago,” Minhaj joked.  The biggest problem of 2019, he went on to argue, is that “we’re exposed to all the news, all the time, which makes us feel like we have to care about everything all the time.” It’s called “compassion fatigue” and Minhaj compared it to feeling like you have “50 tabs open in our mental browsers and we’re about to crash.” “You know who really figured out 2019?” he asked, before adding, “You’re not going to like this.” He was talking about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “We’ve shat on Mitch McConnell a...

Trump National Security Aide Is Rebuffed in Impeachment Lawsuit

(Bloomberg) -- A federal judge is taking a pass -- for now -- on deciding whether President Donald Trump’s former deputy national security advisor must comply with a congressional subpoena to testify at the impeachment hearings.Charles Kupperman, who served under John Bolton, sued Trump and House Democrats in October seeking a ruling on whether the president’s order for him to ignore the subpoena was legal. The president claims to have absolute power to decide whether his advisers can testify.The House ultimately withdrew its subpoena, and the Justice Department said it wouldn’t go after Kupperman for flouting it, making the dispute moot, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington said Monday in dismissing the case.“Kupperman no longer faces the ‘irreconcilable commands’ of two coordinate branches of government,” Leon wrote in a 14-page decision.The Democrats never issued a subpoena to Bolton, who was forced out of his job in September, even though testimony in the impeachment inqu...

Battle to save Australian wildlife as bushfires rage

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A possum severely burnt by bushfires in Australia's Blue Mountains laps water from a bowl as her rescuer holds her gently in a towel, while at a nearby home a kangaroo with bandaged feet is rocked like a baby by another carer. As Australia battles wildfires that have razed more than 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) across five states, volunteers are trying to save wild animals caught in the inferno. Australia's bushland is home to a range of indigenous fauna, including kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, possums, wombats and echidnas. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZALaEr

Wisconsin election officials deadlock on culling voter rolls

The Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked Monday on whether to comply with a judge's order to remove anywhere from 144,000 to more than 200,000 names from the state's voter rolls before a higher court can weigh in — a move that could influence the outcome of next year's presidential election in the key swing state. The commission's three Republicans wanted to remove the voters in question from the rolls but were blocked by the panel's three Democrats, the Milwaukee Journal Sentine l reported. The affected voters are in heavily Democratic areas of Wisconsin, a battleground state in the 2020 presidential election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QChVNu

A sports reporter who died in a Louisiana plane crash tried to contact her husband before the aircraft went down. He didn't see her text.

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A sports journalist named Carley McCord was one of five people who died in a plane crash near Louisiana's Lafayette Regional Airport on Saturday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2F4pYxi

Juul employees vape at desks despite company threat to dock bonuses for e-cigarette use, report says

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Juul banned vaping at its offices last year, but some employees continue to use e-cigarettes at their desks, in hallways and in meetings, according to the Wall Street Journal. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MJ39mW

Cyprus court finds British woman guilty of false rape claim

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A court in Cyprus on Monday found a British woman guilty of falsely claiming she was gang-raped by a group of Israeli tourists in the holiday resort of Ayia Napa. "The statements you have given were false," the judge told the defendant in remarks translated by the court interpreter. The Israelis, aged 15 to 18, were released without charge the same month after the woman was arrested on suspicion of making a false statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZBd6bh

Joe Biden walks back his remarks about defying a congressional subpoena, but adds he is 'not going to pretend' that it isn't a Republican-led stunt

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Joe Biden previously said he "wouldn't" testify as a witness and characterized it as a Republican-led diversion "to take the focus off" of Trump. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MzF5CT

Gunman Opens Fire at Texas Church and Is Shot Dead by Parishioners

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A gunman opened fire in a Texas church during services on Sunday and was then shot by “heroic” parishioners who prevented a bloodbath, law enforcement officials said.Two people, including the shooter, were killed and a third person was in critical condition.“Evil walked boldly among us,” Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn said at an afternoon press conference. “Good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.” Jeff Williams, regional director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the attendees who took action “saved countless lives.”The violence unfurled during communion at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, a suburb of Fort Worth. Video on the church’s YouTube channel, which has since been removed, showed a man clad in black take out what appeared to be a rifle and open fire. Then someone from the church shot at the assailant, WFAA reported.Worshippers dove for cover before a church leader attempted to clear the sanctuary.“Everything is under co...

5 people were stabbed during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home in what New York's governor is calling an 'act of domestic terror'

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The Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council for the Hudson Valley region said five patients — all Hasidic — had been taken to local hospitals. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Q3AQ4T

John Lewis, Congressman and Civil Rights Icon, Has Pancreatic Cancer

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Q8dTO8

Bill Barr Thinks America Is Going to Hell

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By BY KATHERINE STEWART AND CAROLINE FREDRICKSON from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2SBnazG

The Presidential Nominating Process Is Absurd

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By BY DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2MFgEEt

Trump Comes Under Fire After Sharing Name On Twitter Of Alleged Whistleblower - NPR

Trump Comes Under Fire After Sharing Name On Twitter Of Alleged Whistleblower    NPR Trump retweets post naming alleged whistleblower    CNBC Trump attacks whistleblower in tweetstorm full of rants and conspiracies    CNN GOP senator asks Trump to 'tweet a little bit less' after he posted name of alleged whistleblower    Washington Examiner Trump Faces Blowback for Outing the Alleged Whistle-Blower    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2ZzUMPN

At least 5 killed, 4 injured in Louisiana plane crash - ABC News

At least 5 killed, 4 injured in Louisiana plane crash    ABC News Carley McCord among five killed in the Louisiana plane crash    CNN Eyewitnesses share reactions to plane crash    WWLP.com Governor John Bel Edwards issues statement on fatal plane crash in Lafayette    KLFY 5 killed in Lafayette, Louisiana, plane crash    CBS Evening News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/37h6Isz

Trump Shares Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower - Wall Street Journal

Trump Shares Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower    Wall Street Journal Trump retweets link to report naming alleged whistleblower    Fox News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2rFwhV4

The 3 Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy for 2020 - Motley Fool

The 3 Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy for 2020    Motley Fool from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2SzN9HO

Don Imus leaves behind complicated shock-jock legacy - New York Post

Don Imus leaves behind complicated shock-jock legacy    New York Post National/World News DJ Don Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79 Associated    KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News Controversial radio icon Don Imus dies at age 79    CBS Evening News Don Imus was abrupt, harsh and a one-of-a-kind, fearless talent    New York Post Shock Jock Don Imus Dies At 79 | TODAY    TODAY View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2sxy52P

Miles Sanders injury: Eagles running back hurts ankle in Giants game - Bleeding Green Nation

Miles Sanders injury: Eagles running back hurts ankle in Giants game    Bleeding Green Nation Carson Wentz Goes DEEP to Josh Perkins!    NFL Eli Manning likely making his final NY Giants appearance    Fox News Zach Ertz injury: Eagles tight end reportedly suffered lacerated kidney in addition to cracked rib    Bleeding Green Nation Eagles’ Carson Wentz breaks 2 major single-season franchise passing records (UPDATE) | Here’s who he jumped t    nj.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2u2OI6U

Ten questions from the past 10 years

How well do you remember events in England from the past decade? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2F6emK4

Navy Seal Edward Gallagher described by his own unit as 'evil', 'toxic' and 'perfectly OK with killing anybody'

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The navy SEAL whose demotion after being convicted of posing next to the corpse of a captured Islamic State prisoner was overturned by Donald Trump has been described as “toxic” and “evil” by members of his own unit. Explosive testimony obtained by the New York Times has reignited the controversy over Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher, one of three US servicemen facing war crimes allegations who were pardoned by the American president. The Gallagher case polarised American public opinion with Fox News taking up his case as well as the US president. Mr Trump’s intervention angered the Pentagon with senior figures fearing it would undermine military discipline. The row culminated in the sacking of the US Navy Secretary, Richard Spencer. Gallagher, 40, had been accused of war crimes following the fatal stabbing of a captured ISIS fighter and the shooting of two civilians in Iraq in 2017. At a court-martial in July he was acquitted of six out of seven charges, including murder and attemp...

NTSB: Poor condition of wreckage will slow plane crash probe

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The lack of a distress call and flight data recorder coupled with mangled and charred wreckage will make finding the cause of a fiery airplane crash in Louisiana extremely challenging, federal officials said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said at a press conference that it could take 12 to 18 months to figure out why the two-engine Piper Cheyenne fell from the sky about a minute after taking off from the Lafayette Regional Airport on Saturday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3562JO6

Scores in Turkey protest Russia over Idlib assault

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Several hundred Turkish and Syrian protesters held an anti-Russia demonstration in Istanbul on Saturday against intensified Russian and regime bombardment in Syria's rebel bastion of Idlib. The protesters -- mostly Syrians living in Turkey -- gathered close to the Russian consulate in Istanbul, shouting "Murderer Putin, get out of Syria!", referring to the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Since mid-December, regime forces and their Russian allies have heightened bombardment on the southern edge of the final major opposition-held pocket of Syria, eight years into the country's devastating war. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SyizhJ

Ukraine, Rebels Complete Prisoner Swap Under Deal With Putin

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(Bloomberg) -- Ukraine and two breakaway regions supported by the Kremlin exchanged prisoners on Sunday under an agreement reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month as the former allies seek an end to more than five years of war in the Donbas area.Ukraine received 76 captives from the Russian-backed rebels, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said Sunday when announcing the completion of the swap. Ukraine returned 127 captives to the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics, Ukrainian Hromadske TV reported, citing Serhiy Sivokho, adviser to the head of the National Security and Defense Council.Zelenskiy and Putin met with the leaders of France and Germany in the first week of December in an effort to resume the peace process, which has become a main point of division between Russia and the West. The U.S. and European Union accuse the Kremlin of stoking the conflict and responded with economic sanctions that are still in place.Putin and German Chancellor A...

Police: All 7 killed in Hawaii tour helicopter crash

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Tour helicopter operations in Hawaii have come under increased scrutiny after the deadly crash this week, one of several recent accidents in the state, with a congressman calling the trips unsafe and lacking proper oversight. There were no survivors of a Thursday tour helicopter crash that killed three minors and four adults, officials confirmed Saturday. The helicopter that was set to tour the rugged Na Pali Coast, the picturesque and remote northern shoreline of Kauai that was featured in the film “Jurassic Park,” crashed on a mountaintop Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3644tbR

Turkey evacuates wounded after deadly Mogadishu blast

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A Turkish military cargo plane landed in the Somali capital on Sunday to evacuate people badly wounded in a devastating truck bombing that killed at least 90 people including two Turkish nationals. The plane also brought emergency medical staff and supplies, the Turkish embassy said in a tweet, adding these had been taken to a Turkish-run hospital in Mogadishu. Somali Information Minister Mohamed Abdi Hayir Mareye told state media that 10 Somalis who were badly wounded in Saturday's blast would be evacuated to Turkey. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2F54cJY

'Impeachment is about Trump’s conduct, not mine': Biden expands on subpoena remarks

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"The subpoenas should go to witnesses with testimony to offer to Trump’s shaking down the Ukraine government," former Vice President Joe Biden said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rzqDnd

In 2010, The Navy Surfaced 3 Nuclear Submarines To Scare China

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Submarines are good for more than defense. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2F3fEFT

Louisa May Alcott’s Courageous Career as a Civil War Nurse

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The Christmas release of director Greta Gerwig’s new film version of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women presents a fresh opportunity for Alcott’s 19th-century classic to be read as a book that speaks to the present feminist moment. But it will be a shame if the renewed interest in Alcott that Gerwig has sparked does not also lead to a long-overdue appreciation of Alcott’s heroism in the Civil War.In 1862, two weeks before Christmas, Alcott left her home in Concord, Massachusetts, to serve the Union cause by working in a military hospital in Washington, D.C.  In Little Women Alcott made the Civil War the background for her story of the March sisters and their mother, but in 1862 the Civil War became central to Alcott’s life.In the Union Hotel Hospital, a former Georgetown tavern in which she worked, Alcott saw death firsthand, and, like the doctors and nurses in the hospital, became vulnerable to the disease and infection the wounded troops brought with them.Men Will Love ‘Little Wome...

Trump faces raft of foreign policy challenges in new year

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President Donald Trump starts the new year knee-deep in daunting foreign policy challenges at the same time he'll have to deal with a likely impeachment trial in the Senate and the demands of a reelection campaign. American troops are still engaged in America's longest war in Afghanistan. Add to that simmering tensions with Iran, fallout from Trump's decision to pull troops from Syria, ongoing unease with Russia and Turkey, and erratic ties with European and other longtime Western allies. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Q62XjX

Man who made 27,000 crosses for shooting victims is retiring

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An Illinois man who made more than 27,000 crosses to commemorate victims of mass shootings across the country is retiring. Greg Zanis came to realize, after 23 years, his Crosses for Losses ministry was beginning to take a personal and financial toll on him, according to The Beacon-News. “I had a breaking point in El Paso,” he said, referring to the mass shooting outside of a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MzABw5

Marines in California took the Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle out for a nighttime test in the ocean

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The Corps has used the Amphibious Assault Vehicle since 1972. But starting in late 2020, the Amphibious Combat Vehicle will carry Marines into battle. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/376JDZw

North Korea Could Have 100 Nuclear Warheads (And Soon)

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What can America do? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Q2wGu3

US saw highest number of mass killings on record in 2019, database reveals

Researchers say 41 mass killings claimed 211 lives this year, even as the overall homicide rate fell. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2stFRuy

Trump attacks whistleblower in now-removed tweetstorm full of rants and conspiracies - CNN

Trump attacks whistleblower in now-removed tweetstorm full of rants and conspiracies    CNN A Gangster in the White House    The Atlantic Trump and Pelosi trade blows on Twitter over the holidays    Fox News Trump is trying to out the alleged Ukraine whistleblower on Twitter    Vox.com Trump retweets a post naming the alleged whistleblower    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/361AyRw

Biden attempts to clarify remarks that he wouldn't comply with subpoena in a Senate impeachment trial - CNN

Biden attempts to clarify remarks that he wouldn't comply with subpoena in a Senate impeachment trial    CNN Impeachment at standstill as Pelosi withholds articles    CBS News Trump impeachment: Senate GOP reportedly unites behind a no-witness trial    New York Post If Mitch McConnell is Biased on Impeachment, Then So Is Almost Every Democratic Senator | Opinion    Newsweek No, the Senate is not a jury, and other misconceptions about impeachment    Washington Examiner View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2skk1K3

Theon Greyjoy's Body Double on 'Game of Thrones' Died on Christmas Eve - TMZ

Theon Greyjoy's Body Double on 'Game of Thrones' Died on Christmas Eve    TMZ View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/353Ie4r

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to make ‘pregnancy announcement’ in 2020 - Express

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to make ‘pregnancy announcement’ in 2020    Express Meghan Markle, Prince Harry File Trademark After Split from Kate Middleton, Prince William's Charity    PEOPLE.com Meghan Markle Reportedly Mulling Launching Her Own Newspaper    Sputnik International Why Meghan and Harry Got Turned Down for a Reservation in Canada    ELLE.com Why 2020 Won't Be a Better Year for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry    Showbiz Cheat Sheet View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/361nagh

NFL odds, picks, lines, spreads for Week 17: Advanced computer model unveils top predictions - CBS Sports

NFL odds, picks, lines, spreads for Week 17: Advanced computer model unveils top predictions    CBS Sports Giants vs. Eagles: Week 17 staff picks and predictions    Giants Wire Key questions for NFL Week 17    msnNOW Week 17 NFL odds, picks, schedule, how to watch and stream: Expert picks against the spread, lines and more    CBS Sports NFL Playoff Picture: What to Watch for, What’s at Stake in Week 17    Sports Illustrated View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2takUox

49ers vs. Seahawks: 3 biggest difference-makers for 49ers offense - Niners Wire

49ers vs. Seahawks: 3 biggest difference-makers for 49ers offense    Niners Wire 49ers vs Seahawks: Five Keys to Victory and Score Prediction    49ers Webzone 49ers lose DL Jullian Taylor for season with torn ACL    ESPN The Seahawks are winning and rebuilding at the same time    Field Gulls The 5 best Week 17 rivalry games in NFL primetime history (so far)    SB Nation View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2SvaWZs

Striking photojournalism from around the world in 2019

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world in 2019. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Qp7lJI

Blumenthal: Some GOP 'have very severe misgivings' about McConnell impeachment strategy

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Richard Blumenthal stated he believes some Senate Republicans are concerned with McConnell working with the White House on Trump's impeachment trial. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MyfFpx

A New York Times column exploring why 'Jews are smart' is prompting heavy criticism and canceled subscriptions

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Columnist Bret Stephens relied on a study about IQ tests written in part by a professor who is associated with white supremacist groups. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ta1MHe

Pete Buttigieg's Christmas tweet inadvertently sparked a war over whether Jesus was a poor refugee

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Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and top-tier 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, tweeted a Christmas message: "Today I join millions around the world in celebrating the arrival of divinity on earth, who came into this world not in riches but in poverty, not as a citizen but as a refugee. No matter where or how we celebrate, merry Christmas." In 2019, those are apparently fighting words.Some conservative Christians protested that Joseph, the terrestrial father of Jesus of Nazareth, wasn't poor — though it's hard to see how a carpenter from an otherwise insignificant village in Galilee would be well-off — or faulted Buttigieg for not saying "Jesus" in his tweet. "But it was perhaps Buttigieg’s classification of Jesus as a refugee — a common line among the Christian left — that received almost immediate pushback from evangelicals," says The Washington Post's Eugene Scott.The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh tied the criticisms togethe...

Netanyahu’s Big Win Means His Party Is in Real Trouble

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JERUSALEM—After weeks of bad news, Thursday was a very good night for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faced the first serious challenge to his leadership of the Likud party since 2005.At the end of a tense, stormy primary day, in which Netanyahu’s side emitted text messages with invented commandments—“thou shalt not betray”—and supporters of his opponent, Gideon Saar, cried foul over electoral misbehavior, Netanyahu won, convincingly.The final result was 72.5 percent for Netanyahu, and 27.5 percent for Saar, a former minister who ran on a nationalist agenda a notch harsher than Netanyahu’s and argued for a return to civility and decency in politics.The only way to guarantee the continuation of the right-wing’s monopoly over the Israeli government was for new leadership to take over in the Likud, Saar said.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Will Be Indicted. But Will He Step Down?Netanyahu failed to win a majority of votes in two successive elections held this year...

McDonald's workers assist woman after she mouths 'help me' in drive-through

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A woman was able to escape from a life-threatening situation on Christmas Eve thanks to the quick thinking of McDonald’s employees. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rF6rk2

'Impeachment is about Trump’s conduct, not mine': Biden expands on subpoena remarks

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"The subpoenas should go to witnesses with testimony to offer to Trump’s shaking down the Ukraine government," former Vice President Joe Biden said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rzqDnd

Photos show scenes of devastation after a plane carrying 98 people crashed in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12

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The Bek Air flight from Almaty to Nusultan plunged into a building in the village of Almerek just after take-off on Friday, amid foggy conditions. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Q21N92