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• Homeland Security pick cites securing border as top priority
• Oil regains some ground after steep slides, but outlook cloudy
• Islamic State fights losing battle in eastern Mosul
• Deputy suspended over leaked airport shooting video
• Things to know about Trump's Cabinet confirmation hearings
• Anxiety in Istanbul after series of extremist attacks
• US lashes out at Russia at UN _ and Russia goes after Obama
• Skepticism about OPEC deal hits oil; global stocks mixed
• Twenty years ago, Russians loved the US. Where did it all go wrong?
• Arizona man goes on trial for helping student join Islamic State
• Is Julian Assange becoming a folk hero for Trump supporters?
• Senators join forces on legislation to punish Russia
• ‘Reject Rex’: Resistance to Trump’s secretary of state pick heats up at 11th hour
• New UN chief seeks 'whole new approach' to prevent war
• New U.N. chief urges Security Council to do more to prevent war
• Iraqi forces advance in Mosul but civilian toll mounts
• Morocco bans production and sale of burqas: reports
• IS resistance in Mosul is weakening: commander
• Iraq says Turkey relations cannot improve without troop withdrawal: TV
• Islamic State fights losing battle in eastern Mosul
• Iranians mourn as former leader Rafsanjani interred
• Iraq asks Angola firm to resume work at retaken oil fields
• Surgery Patient Gains Trump Big Pharma Losses, Anesthesia Drug Use Reduced Up To 30%
• Iraq forces advance in Mosul but civilian toll mounts
• 10 Things to Know for Today
• Danish police investigate 6 murders in 1 house
• Life or death legal journey for airport shooting suspect
• Shooting suspect's mental issues may explain little
• Today in History

Homeland Security pick cites securing border as top priority Posted: 10 Jan 2017 05:07 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security likes the idea of a wall to secure the border with Mexico but says technology and manpower are also a must.

Oil regains some ground after steep slides, but outlook cloudy Posted: 10 Jan 2017 04:48 PM PST By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices recovered slightly on Wednesday from steep slides the previous day, but traders said markets remained under pressure from signs that planned OPEC output cuts were being poorly implemented and as supplies from elsewhere rose. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures were trading at $50.98 a barrel at 0028 GMT, 16 cents above their last settlement, but 6.25 percent below the start of the year. Prices for Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were yet to trade.

Islamic State fights losing battle in eastern Mosul Posted: 10 Jan 2017 04:37 PM PST By Isabel Coles MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - The leaflet dropped from the skies over Mosul urged Islamic State militants to give themselves up. Sent by the Iraqi government, it appears to have been ignored. At the bottom of a stairwell in one of the apartment blocks lay the corpses of three militants who must have known they would lose against the overwhelming numbers and firepower of their opponents.

Deputy suspended over leaked airport shooting video Posted: 10 Jan 2017 03:39 PM PST FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a deputy assigned to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has been suspended as part of an investigation into leaked surveillance video from last week's fatal shooting.

Things to know about Trump's Cabinet confirmation hearings Posted: 10 Jan 2017 03:22 PM PST Under the U.S. Constitution, the Senate has sole authority to confirm a president's nominee to serve in the Cabinet. And while President-elect Donald Trump can't officially nominate anyone until he becomes president on Jan. 20, the Senate is getting an early start this week on his choices for several top jobs in his administration.

Anxiety in Istanbul after series of extremist attacks Posted: 10 Jan 2017 03:08 PM PST ISTANBUL (AP) — For Ethem Salli, life in what he still calls one of the greatest cities on earth has been pared back to little more than his commutes to and from work.

US lashes out at Russia at UN _ and Russia goes after Obama Posted: 10 Jan 2017 02:51 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power, in one of her last appearances at the U.N. Security Council, lashed out at Russia on Tuesday for invading and annexing Ukraine's Crimea peninsula and carrying out "a merciless military assault" in Syria.

Skepticism about OPEC deal hits oil; global stocks mixed Posted: 10 Jan 2017 02:46 PM PST New York (AFP) - Oil prices fell sharply for the second straight session Tuesday on nervousness about the OPEC agreement to cut output.

Twenty years ago, Russians loved the US. Where did it all go wrong? Posted: 10 Jan 2017 02:44 PM PST I know it's hard to imagine today, but 20 years ago, Russians loved America. And Americans were pretty eager to see where a Russia emerging from Soviet rule would head. But what was seen as US 'help' in some areas now is viewed as interference – and has helped sow some of the ill will we're seeing from some Russians now.   – Amelia Newcomb, World editor

Arizona man goes on trial for helping student join Islamic State Posted: 10 Jan 2017 02:41 PM PST An Arizona man went on trial on Tuesday on charges that he provided support to Islamic State by helping a New York college student travel to Syria, where he died fighting for the militants. In his opening statement, a prosecutor told jurors in Manhattan federal court that Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal, 44, had in 2015 helped the student, whom he met online, to join Islamic State. It controls parts of Syria and Iraq and has claimed responsibility for bombings and shootings of civilians in other countries.

Is Julian Assange becoming a folk hero for Trump supporters? Posted: 10 Jan 2017 02:36 PM PST On the heels of a declassified US intelligence report alleging Russia exploited WikiLeaks to damage Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, founder of the antisecrecy site Julian Assange has rebuffed US intelligence agencies findings as highly "speculative" and containing "literally zero" evidence.

Senators join forces on legislation to punish Russia Posted: 10 Jan 2017 01:11 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans and Democrats joined forces Tuesday to directly challenge President-elect Donald Trump over Russia's interference in U.S. elections and for ongoing aggression in other parts of the world.

‘Reject Rex’: Resistance to Trump’s secretary of state pick heats up at 11th hour Posted: 10 Jan 2017 12:33 PM PST Environmentalists are mobilizing against President-elect Donald Trump's nomination for secretary of state, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, in the hours leading up to his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday. A collection of green and liberal organizations — including Greenpeace USA and Oil Change International — projected "Reject Rex" and similar messages on the side of the Harry S. Truman Building, the headquarters of the State Department, in Washington, D.C., on Monday night. Naomi Ages, the climate liability campaigner for Greenpeace USA, said it's ridiculous that the chief executive of an oil company would be selected to succeed John Kerry as secretary of state, the chief diplomat representing the interests of the American people around the world.

New UN chief seeks 'whole new approach' to prevent war Posted: 10 Jan 2017 12:23 PM PST UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a "whole new approach" to prevent war, vowing to boost the world body's mediation capacity to tackle global conflicts. Making his first address to the Security Council since taking office, Guterres said too much time and too many resources were being spent on responding to crises rather than preventing them. The ex-prime minister of Portugal and former head of the UN refugee agency took over from Ban Ki-moon on January 1 with a promise to shake up the world body.

New U.N. chief urges Security Council to do more to prevent war Posted: 10 Jan 2017 12:01 PM PST By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - New United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council on Tuesday to take more action to prevent conflicts instead of just responding to them as he pledged to strengthen the world body's mediation capacity. "The United Nations was established to prevent war by binding us in a rules-based international order. Today, that order is under grave threat," Guterres said in his first address to the 15-member council since taking office on Jan. 1.

Iraqi forces advance in Mosul but civilian toll mounts Posted: 10 Jan 2017 10:07 AM PST By Stephen Kalin and John Davison ERBIL, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces pushed Islamic State fighters back further in Mosul on Tuesday in a renewed effort to seize the northern city and deal a decisive blow to the militant group, though progress was slow in some districts, the army said. Iraqi forces and their allies have captured villages and towns surrounding Mosul and seized at least two-thirds of its eastern districts, military officials say, reaching the eastern bank of the Tigris river for the first time on Sunday. The government had initially hoped to retake Mosul by the end of 2016 but three months into the U.S.-backed campaign, the militants control the territory to the west of the Tigris that bisects the city from north to south.

Morocco bans production and sale of burqas: reports Posted: 10 Jan 2017 10:01 AM PST Morocco has banned the production and sale of burqa full-face Muslim veils, apparently for security reasons, media reports said Tuesday. While there was no official announcement by authorities in the North African nation, the reports said the interior ministry order would take effect this week. "We have taken the step of completely banning the import, manufacture and marketing of this garment in all the cities and towns of the kingdom," the Le360 news site quoted a high-ranking interior ministry official as saying.

IS resistance in Mosul is weakening: commander Posted: 10 Jan 2017 09:23 AM PST The number of jihadist car bomb attacks against Iraqi forces advancing in Mosul has fallen sharply to just a few a day, a top special forces commander said Tuesday. Major General Maan al-Saadi of the elite Counter-Terrorism Service, which has done much of the fighting in east Mosul, said the Islamic State group's defence of its last major Iraqi bastion was weakening. "Car bombs have been a key component" of IS's defence system since a broad offensive, Iraq's largest military operation in years, was launched on October 17 to retake Mosul, Saadi told AFP inside the city.

Iraq says Turkey relations cannot improve without troop withdrawal: TV Posted: 10 Jan 2017 07:32 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday relations with northern neighbour Turkey could "not move forward one step" without a withdrawal of Turkish forces from a camp in northern Iraq, state television reported. Turkish forces have been stationed at Bashiqa camp near Mosul since before the start of an offensive against Islamic State. (Reporting by John Davison and Saif Hameed; Editing by Dominic Evans)

Islamic State fights losing battle in eastern Mosul Posted: 10 Jan 2017 07:15 AM PST By Isabel Coles MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - The leaflet dropped from the skies over Mosul urged Islamic State militants to give themselves up. Sent by the Iraqi government, it appears to have been ignored. At the bottom of a stairwell in one of the apartment blocks lay the corpses of three militants who must have known they would lose against the overwhelming numbers and firepower of their opponents.

Iranians mourn as former leader Rafsanjani interred Posted: 10 Jan 2017 07:13 AM PST TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of thousands mourned former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday, wailing in grief as his body was interred at a Tehran shrine alongside the leader of the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Iraq asks Angola firm to resume work at retaken oil fields Posted: 10 Jan 2017 07:06 AM PST Iraq's oil minister called Tuesday for Angolan energy firm Sonangol to resume work at fields south of Mosul where the Islamic State group had set wells alight, sparking months-long infernos. Iraqi forces recaptured the Qayyarah and Najmah fields last year, but oil wells have burned long after IS was pushed back, blanketing areas for miles around in a haze of smoke. Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi "called on Angolan company Sonangol to resume work in developing the Qayyarah and Najmah fields in Nineveh province," the oil ministry said in a statement.

Surgery Patient Gains Trump Big Pharma Losses, Anesthesia Drug Use Reduced Up To 30% Posted: 10 Jan 2017 06:13 AM PST NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Surgery patients are routinely exposed to up to 30% more anesthetic drugs than needed when anesthetized for major surgery without benefit of an anesthesia brain monitor, the best available technology to avoid (or minimize) over medication, in a study published by board-certified anesthesiologist, Dr. Barry Friedberg.40M patients undergo anesthesia every year for major surgery. 40% of them (16M) experience 'brain fog' or postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), likely from too much anesthesia. ...

Iraq forces advance in Mosul but civilian toll mounts Posted: 10 Jan 2017 03:56 AM PST By John Davison and Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces fought their way into more districts of Mosul but advances in the city's southeast were being slowed by Islamic State's use of civilians for cover, military officials said on Tuesday. The United Nations said civilian casualties had streamed into nearby hospitals in the last two weeks as fighting intensified in the jihadist group's last major stronghold in Iraq. Advances by elite forces in the city's east and northeast have picked up speed in a new push since the turn of the year, and U.S.-backed forces have for the first time reached the Tigris river, which bisects the city.

10 Things to Know for Today Posted: 10 Jan 2017 02:23 AM PST Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

Danish police investigate 6 murders in 1 house Posted: 10 Jan 2017 02:01 AM PST COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police are investigating the deaths of six members of a family and are treating it as a murder case.

Life or death legal journey for airport shooting suspect Posted: 10 Jan 2017 01:30 AM PST FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A legal journey that could mean life or death for the suspect in the Florida airport mass shooting has begun with appointment of a public defender to represent the Iraq war veteran blamed for killing five people and wounding six more.

Shooting suspect's mental issues may explain little Posted: 10 Jan 2017 01:11 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Esteban Santiago, the 26-year-old man held in the fatal shootings last week at Fort Lauderdale's airport, reportedly has a history of mental difficulties and it's tempting to assume they explain the crime. Experts say: Don't.

Today in History Posted: 09 Jan 2017 09:01 PM PST Today in History

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