| Senator Warren launches 2020 campaign, sounds note of economic equality Posted: 09 Feb 2019 05:51 PM PST ![Senator Warren launches 2020 campaign, sounds note of economic equality]( "Senator Warren launches 2020 campaign, sounds note of economic equality") The Massachusetts Democrat, a leader of the party's progressive wing, made her announcement from a historic site in Lawrence - a city northwest of Boston that was once the hub of textile mills and which launched the U.S. organized labor movement. The fight to build an America where dreams are possible, an America that works for everyone," Warren said. "And that is why I stand here today: to declare that I am a candidate for president of the United States of America." Warren is part of an increasingly crowded and diverse field of Democrats vying for the chance to challenge President Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal is a radical front for nationalizing our economy Posted: 11 Feb 2019 02:48 PM PST  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal is the biggest single government expansion since the 1930s, masquerading as climate policy.
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| 'A horrific week for Virginia': Gov. Ralph Northam takes on blackface scandal in first interview Posted: 09 Feb 2019 06:54 PM PST  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam sidestepped calls for his resignation, instead saying in his first interview since he admitted to wearing blackface that he would spend his term in office focused on mending racial tensions.
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| The Latest: Washington state braces for more now Posted: 11 Feb 2019 08:53 AM PST  SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on winter weather in the United States (all times local):
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| Conjoined twins die in Yemen due to lack of medical equipment Posted: 10 Feb 2019 06:24 AM PST  Conjoined twin boys born under blockade in Yemen nearly three weeks ago died on Saturday after attempts to secure a potentially life-saving evacuation failed. In a statement carried by the Houthi-run Saba news, the health ministry said the twins' deaths reflected the humanitarian situation Yemen's children are facing as a result of the war. The boys' plight and the flurry of international media it generated has cast the politics of Yemen's war and their human cost into stark relief. Abdelkhaleq and Abdelkarim were born in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, at a hospital so woefully underequipped after years of bombardment and blockade by the Saudi-led coalition that doctors could perform an MRI. The twins' doctors had begged for them to be evacuated to a hospital equipped to give them life-saving treatment. "They need to travel immediately. They will not be able to survive in Yemen under the social, political and economic circumstances in this country," said Dr Faisal al-Balbali, the head of the neonatal unit at al-Thawra hospital in Sanaa. But Yemen's airspace is controlled by the Saudi-led coalition and, following Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, no civilian flights have taken off from Sanaa since 2015. The only flights permitted in and out are those operated by the United Nations. Despite offers from a Saudi organisation, the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works, to provide the needed medical care, no way around the blockade was found. Yemen's nearly four-year war has seen the country brought to the brink of starvation, its infrastructure destroyed, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels battle the Saudi-led coalition which aims to restore the government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who was ousted by the Houthis in 2014. UN-led peace talks re-started in December 2018 and aim to implement a ceasefire and military withdrawal in Red Sea port city Hodeidah, and to reopen Sanaa airport.
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| Toppled Malaysian leader's 1MDB trial delayed Posted: 11 Feb 2019 03:01 AM PST  Former Malaysian premier Najib Razak's trial over a massive financial scandal that contributed to his government's downfall was postponed Monday, in a blow to slow-moving efforts to bring the disgraced politician to justice. Najib had been due to go on trial Tuesday for the first time over allegations linked to his involvement in the looting of Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB in a fraud that reverberated around the world. Billions of dollars were allegedly stolen by Najib and his cronies from 1MDB, which was set up to help develop Malaysia's economy, and spent on everything from high-end real estate to expensive artworks.
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| PM May to Make Statement to Parliament on Tuesday: Brexit Update Posted: 11 Feb 2019 09:15 AM PST  Jack Dromey, the Labour politician whose cross-party amendment with Conservative Caroline Spelman to block a no-deal Brexit was passed by the House of Commons last month, said he is waiting until after Theresa May speaks on Tuesday before deciding whether to propose a repeat. "Has she got the message?" Dromey said in an interview.
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| US Muslim lawmaker's tweet sparks anti-Semitism charges Posted: 11 Feb 2019 10:19 AM PST  Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in the US Congress, drew stern rebukes from Republicans and fellow Democrats Monday after suggesting US support for Israel is fueled by money from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC. "It's all about the Benjamins baby," Omar replied, referring to American $100 bills featuring the likeness of Benjamin Franklin.
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| 6 Reasons You're Getting a Smaller Social Security Check Posted: 11 Feb 2019 07:49 AM PST ![6 Reasons You're Getting a Smaller Social Security Check]( "6 Reasons You're Getting a Smaller Social Security Check") Most workers are eligible to create a my Social Security account and get a personalized estimate of their future Social Security payments at various ages. -- Medicare Part B premiums withheld. Read on to find out more about the reasons your Social Security payments could be reduced.
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| New government shutdown looms as negotiators fail to reach deal over Trump border wall funding Posted: 11 Feb 2019 05:39 AM PST  A new US government shutdown looks increasingly likely as negotiations reached an impasse on whether to limit the number of undocumented immigrants that can be detained. The two sides also remain separated on how much spending to allocate for president Donald Trump's promised border wall. Mr Trump used the dispute to cast the Democrats as being soft on criminals.
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| Zimbabwe teachers' unions suspend national strike Posted: 10 Feb 2019 10:36 AM PST  Zimbabwean teachers have suspended a national strike seeking better pay, unions said on Sunday, but warned that they could walk out from their jobs again if the government did not meet their demands. Teachers went on strike on Feb. 5 after negotiations between the government and public-sector workers broke down, heightening political tension after last month's violent protests that were met by a security crackdown. Teachers' unions met Education Minister Paul Mavima in Harare and agreed to return to work on Monday.
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| Rep. Tim Ryan: I am not for releasing violent offenders Posted: 10 Feb 2019 10:12 AM PST  Ohio Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan says he and other Democrats would not support the release of violent offenders from ICE detention facilities.
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| Virginia lieutenant governor wants accusations investigated Posted: 09 Feb 2019 09:37 PM PST  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's embattled lieutenant governor on Saturday called for authorities, including the FBI, to investigate sexual assault allegations made against him while defying widespread calls for his resignation with a plea for "space in this moment for due process."
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| Blizzard blankets Seattle, more snow forecast Posted: 09 Feb 2019 05:59 PM PST ![Blizzard blankets Seattle, more snow forecast]( "Blizzard blankets Seattle, more snow forecast") Seattle residents woke on Saturday to the rare sight of their city covered in white as the National Weather Service kept winter storm warnings in effect for much of the region. Washington Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency on Friday as the first powerful winter storm approached, warning it could be unlike any Seattle had seen in many years. A record 6.4 inches (16 cm) of snow piled up at the Seattle-Tacoma International airport on Friday, the biggest accumulation since 2014, the National Weather Service said.
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| Fleeing IS holdout, French women say foreigners still inside Posted: 11 Feb 2019 10:00 AM PST  Two French women who fled the Islamic State group's last pocket in Syria told AFP on Monday more foreigners were trapped inside, barred from leaving by Iraqi jihadists. The Muslim converts said they paid smugglers to take them out of the battered IS-held holdout of Baghouz to territory held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
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| The Latest: Bahrain says it could still pursue refugee Posted: 11 Feb 2019 02:56 AM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the release of Bahraini soccer player with refugee status in Australia who was released from Thai detention after extradition request was withdrawn (all times local):
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| Elizabeth Warren Says Trump 'May Not Even Be a Free Person' by 2020 Posted: 11 Feb 2019 05:05 AM PST  As she kicks off her presidential campaign in Iowa
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| Lawyer denies tabloid blackmailed Amazon boss Bezos Posted: 10 Feb 2019 02:21 PM PST  A lawyer denied Sunday allegations by Jeff Bezos that the National Enquirer tabloid had tried to extort and blackmail him, insisting that embarrassing photographs were obtained from a "reliable" source. "What happened was the story was given to the National Enquirer by a reliable source that had been given information to the National Enquirer for seven years prior to the story.
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| Ralph Northam: Virginians split on calls for governor to resign after blackface scandal, poll finds Posted: 10 Feb 2019 05:27 AM PST  Virginians are deadlocked over whether Governor Ralph Northam should step down after the emergence of a racist photo from the Democrat's 1984 medical school yearbook, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. Following the release of the image last week, which shows a man in blackface next to another in a Ku Klux Klan outfit, there have been demands for Mr Northam to resign. Mr Northam counts higher support among black residents – who say he should remain in office by a margin of 58 per cent to 37 per cent – than among whites, who are more evenly divided.
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| Brexit referendum spurs British companies into investing in EU: research Posted: 10 Feb 2019 05:18 PM PST  The 2016 Brexit vote spurred British companies into increasing investment in European Union countries sharply, likely at the expense of spending at home, an academic study showed on Monday. The referendum result led to a 12 percent increase in foreign direct investment transactions from Britain into the EU between mid-2016 and September 2018, researchers from the London School of Economics' Center for Economic Performance said. Although the authors could not be certain if this would have otherwise been spent in Britain, they cited business survey evidence and media reports that suggested spending often took place at the expense of British.
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| Zimbabwe Teachers Call Off Strike, to Return to Work Monday Posted: 10 Feb 2019 10:14 AM PST  The strike, which follows a stay away by state doctors and fuel price protests last month that left 12 dead, was marred by intimidation from military officials and politicians, the unions have previously said. "The employer is thus advised to take advantage of this detente to introspect and come up with a well thought out meaningful and long lasting solution on the salary grievances," the Zimbabwe Teachers Association and Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe said in a jont statement.
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| Key moments in Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution Posted: 10 Feb 2019 10:22 PM PST  Forty years ago, Iran's military said it wouldn't stand in the way of revolutionaries and returned to its barracks, signaling the end of the rule of the shah.
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| Potential dangers of not removing the snow, ice off your vehicle before driving Posted: 11 Feb 2019 06:54 AM PST  The accumulation of snow and ice on the vehicle can have significant impacts on both the driver and those around. Experts explain why it is important to remove all the ice and snow from your vehicle before driving.
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| U.S. lawmakers meet on border security, scrambling to avert shutdown Posted: 11 Feb 2019 02:35 PM PST  The talks, which had broken down over the weekend, restarted in the U.S. Capitol just hours before a scheduled rally in the Texas border city of El Paso, where President Donald Trump will promote his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a proposal opposed by Democrats. In Washington, the lawmakers hope to reach an agreement on Monday to allow time for the legislation to pass the House of Representatives and Senate and get Trump's signature by Friday, when funding is due to expire for the Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department and several other federal agencies. Trump, who in December said he would be "proud" to shut the federal government over border security, took a different tack on Monday.
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| Teen arrested after hit-run leaves Thousand Oaks school employee in critical condition Posted: 09 Feb 2019 11:47 PM PST  A teen has been arrested for running over a woman at Thousand Oaks High School and fleeing the scene.
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| Rick Steves: The pros and cons of cruising in Europe Posted: 11 Feb 2019 09:21 AM PST ![Rick Steves: The pros and cons of cruising in Europe]( "Rick Steves: The pros and cons of cruising in Europe") Cruising might not be for everyone, but it's an economic, efficient and popular of mode of travel in Europe and beyond.
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| Venezuela's Guaido warns military on blocked aid Posted: 10 Feb 2019 02:42 PM PST  Caracas (AFP) - Opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by some 50 countries as Venezuela's interim president, warned the military Sunday that blocking humanitarian aid from entering the country is a "crime against humanity."
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| Photos of Our New Long-Term 2019 Honda Insight Posted: 11 Feb 2019 08:30 AM PST |
| U.S. Warships Patrolling Beijing-Claimed Waters Prompt Chinese Protest Posted: 11 Feb 2019 01:31 AM PST  China's foreign ministry said the country's navy "warned off" off the U.S. warships Monday as they attempted to assert free navigation rights in the disputed South China Sea. The ships sailed close by Mischief Reef, where China has built an airbase on reclaimed land, and the adjacent Second Thomas Shoal, which is occupied by the Philippines.
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| More snow for storm-buried Pacific Northwest Posted: 10 Feb 2019 04:28 PM PST  SEATTLE (AP) — Pacific Northwest residents who are more accustomed to rain than snow were digging out from a winter storm and bracing for more on Sunday.
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| Racism and redemption: Virginia blackface row stirs painful past Posted: 10 Feb 2019 11:49 AM PST  Can a politician be forgiven for racist behavior from the past? What if that behavior evoked the darkest chapters of American history, from slavery to segregation? The 59-year-old Democrat is refusing to resign over a yearbook photograph showing a person in blackface and another wearing Ku Klux Klan robes -- denying either was him.
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| Withdrawal of U.S. forces in Syria likely to start in 'weeks': U.S. general Posted: 10 Feb 2019 07:14 PM PST  U.S. Army General Joseph Votel, head of the U.S. Central Command, cautioned that the exact timing would depend on the situation in Syria, where U.S.-backed fighters have launched a final assault against Islamic State enclaves near the Iraqi border. The U.S. military has already started withdrawing equipment from Syria. Asked whether the withdrawal of America's more than 2,000 troops would begin in days or weeks, Votel said: "Probably weeks.
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| Tax refund advance loans are often too good to be true. Here's what you should know Posted: 10 Feb 2019 09:39 AM PST  Demand for tax refund advances could go up, thanks to the government shutdown. But read the fine print carefully and watch out for high tax prep fees.
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| UK's May to promise new Brexit debate in push for more negotiating time Posted: 10 Feb 2019 03:34 AM PST  May wants to win over lawmakers in her Conservative Party with changes relating to the Northern Irish border, but the EU has refused to reopen that part of the deal and instead wants May to pursue a compromise with the main opposition Labour Party by agreeing closer UK-EU ties. Housing minister James Brokenshire said on Sunday May would commit to giving parliament another debate on Brexit with the chance to vote on alternative options, if a deal had not yet been agreed and voted upon by then. "That gives that sense of timetable, clarity, and purpose on what we're doing with the EU - taking that work forward and our determination to get a deal - but equally knowing that role that parliament very firmly has," Brokenshire told the BBC.
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| Teenager secretly gets vaccinated and blasts 'conspiracy theory-believing' anti-vax parents: 'God knows how I'm still alive' Posted: 11 Feb 2019 01:35 PM PST  A teenager has told how be secretly got vaccinated against the wishes of his parents, who he claimed believed debunked anti-vaccine "conspiracy theories", they read on the internet. Ethan Lindenberger, 18, appealed for help on a Reddit forum, asking which vaccines he should obtain as he said had never received any, because "my parents are kind of stupid and don't believe in vaccines". After reading the advice, and consulting with a pastor, the teenager last December walked into a department of heath office in Norwalk, Ohio, and obtained vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza and HPV.
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| As Maduro Digs In, His Aides Hunt for an Emergency Escape Route Posted: 11 Feb 2019 09:36 AM PST  The financial noose is tightening globally, many neighbors and western nations are calling on him to hold elections or step aside, and the opposition has galvanized under Juan Guaido into a more cohesive force. Maduro has insisted publicly he's going nowhere and a departure could be several steps away, if it happened at all. Any potential safe havens bring risks, both for Maduro and the countries involved.
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| This Week: Job openings, consumer prices, Coca-Cola results Posted: 11 Feb 2019 05:02 AM PST  A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators coming up this week:
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| VIDEO: Woman struck in Wilmington hit-and-run while walking with driver's ex-boyfriend, police say Posted: 11 Feb 2019 10:47 AM PST  Police have identified the at-large suspect in a dramatic hit-and-run that was caught on surveillance video last week in Wilmington.
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| The 2020 BMW Alpina B7 Is the Fastest Sedan You Can Buy Posted: 11 Feb 2019 08:33 AM PST  Alpina's latest luxurious creation will top out at 205 mph.
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| Israel extends detention of Palestinian over teen murder Posted: 11 Feb 2019 08:37 AM PST  An Israeli court Monday extended by 10 days the detention of a Palestinian over the brutal murder of an Israeli woman that has gripped the country, Shin Bet security services said. The body of 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher was found on Thursday south of Jerusalem and her suspected murderer Arafat Irfaiya, 29, was arrested on Saturday. The Israeli intelligence service Shin Bet has labelled it a "nationalist" attack, a phrase used to refer to violence related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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| Thai election panel disqualifies princess as PM candidate Posted: 11 Feb 2019 02:40 AM PST  The Election Commission released the official list of parties' candidates for prime minister without the name of Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi, 67, the king's elder sister. The list excluded Ubolratana "because every member of the royal family comes within the application of the same rule requiring the monarch to be above politics and to be politically neutral," the panel said in a statement after a meeting. The princess had accepted the nomination of the Thai Raksa Chart party, a populist movement drawn from supporters of ousted ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been at the center of more than a decade of turmoil in Thai politics.
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