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Mueller court documents suggest Trump campaign advisor was tipped off about Wikileaks data dump

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Robert Mueller's office is aware of emails sent to Trump confidant Roger Stone tipping him off about "very damaging" data dumps Wikileaks released during the 2016 presidential election, a draft court document has revealed. The emails, detailed within in draft court documents, were sent by right-wing commentator Jerome Corsi to Mr Stone — who was serving as a campaign adviser to Donald Trump — two months before the data dumps were published online. Mr Stone has denied any involvement in the release of the emails. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DNQWKd

Putin defiant on Ukraine crisis despite Trump summit talks threat

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Russia seized the Ukrainian vessels and their crews on Sunday near Crimea, the Ukrainian region which Moscow annexed in 2014, over what it said was their illegal entry into Russian waters, which Ukraine denies. Some of Ukraine's Western allies have also raised the possibility of imposing new sanctions on Russia over the episode, which could deliver a blow to the Russian economy. Putin said he also still hoped to meet Trump at the G20, while the Kremlin said the meeting was still being prepared and Washington had not informed Moscow it was off. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FNccCq

Senate Advances Judicial Nominee Known For Weakening Black Voters' Rights

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WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Wednesday inched closer to confirming Thomas Farr from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FOBhwS

Merkel declines to come to Ukraine's aid amid Russian military standoff 

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Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, on Thursday declined to come to Ukraine's aid after its president appealed for help to block Russian aggression. Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, appealed to Nato on Thursday, asking for naval support in the standoff with Russia and accused the neighboring state of wanting to annex the Sea of Azov. Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Mr Poroshenko called Germany one of Ukraine's “closest allies” and urged it - together with other Nato countries - to deploy naval ships to aid his country after Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels near Crimea on Sunday. “We simply cannot accept this aggressive policy, originally there was Crimea, then eastern Ukraine, now the Sea of Azov,” he said in the interview. Mrs Merkel blamed Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, for the tensions, but warned that there is “no military solution” to the conflict in the region. Crimean bridge map “We ask the Ukrainian side too to be sensible becaus

Trump Floats Potential Pardon For Paul Manafort In Mueller Probe

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WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump publicly floated the possibility that he'd from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RigCT2

Europe rebuffs Ukrainian calls for action in Russia standoff

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European leaders rebuffed calls from Ukraine for greater support against Russia on Thursday, after Kiev urged NATO to send ships into waters disputed with Moscow. German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Kiev to be "sensible" following the request from President Petro Poroshenko, just hours after the European Union failed to agree to threaten new sanctions against Moscow. Kiev has called on Western allies to back expressions of support with concrete action after Russian forces on Sunday seized three Ukrainian ships off the coast of Crimea. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P6weax

Heatwave Britain could see rise in violence, suicide and self harm, major report warns 

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Hotter summers will drive a spike in violence, suicide and self harm, the authors of a major study into the health impacts of climate change have warned. More than 150 experts from fields including climate science, health, engineering, agriculture and transport have assessed the implications of global warming on populations and warned that sweltering summers could have unexpected side effects. The new Countdown on Health and Climate Change report published in The Lancet warns that climate change ‘aggravates’ risks to mental health and wellbeing and increases aggression, violence, self-harm and suicide. Extreme events could also spark psychological problems such post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adjustment disorder, and depression. Speaking at a briefing in Central London Dr Nick Watts, Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown, said: “Heat also has effects in terms of what it does to our mental health. “We know that in periods of hot weather there are spikes in violence, suicide

What’s Stronger Than a Blue Wave? Gerrymandered Districts

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By MAGGIE ASTOR and K.K. REBECCA LAI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TXEBsl

‘The Numbers Are So Staggering.’ Overdose Deaths Set a Record Last Year.

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By JOSH KATZ and MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2Q53Af5

Trump’s Recall of Moscow Deal Matches Cohen’s, President’s Lawyers Say

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By MAGGIE HABERMAN, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and SHARON LaFRANIERE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2BFdNpG

Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen?

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By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2KGOuXm

Sheryl Sandberg Is Said to Have Asked Facebook Staff to Research George Soros

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By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MATTHEW ROSENBERG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2AC3UHw

Trump Is Compromised by Russia

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By MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Q4HZDs

What Cohen’s Deal Means for Trump

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By BARRY BERKE, NOAH BOOKBINDER and NORMAN EISEN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2KHQC14

Europe’s Jew Hatred, and Ours

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By BARI WEISS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Q2nMhJ

The Rapid Rise and Sudden Fall of 6ix9ine

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By ALI WATKINS and JOE COSCARELLI from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2E7cy5c

Cohen Pleads Guilty and Details Trump’s Involvement in Moscow Tower Project

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By MARK MAZZETTI, BENJAMIN WEISER, BEN PROTESS and MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2FKXOKZ

Jewish Professor Finds Swastikas Spray-Painted in Office at Columbia

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By MICHAEL GOLD from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2KIBd0m

You Don’t Want Fries With That

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By CHRISTOPHER MELE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2FOgWI5

Deutsche Bank Offices Are Searched in Money Laundering Investigation

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By JACK EWING, MELISSA EDDY and AMIE TSANG from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2BFSHYA

The 10 Best Books of 2018

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By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2rcAJXl

Senators, Furious Over Khashoggi Killing, Spurn President on War in Yemen

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By GARDINER HARRIS, ERIC SCHMITT, HELENE COOPER and NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2P73IFy

What Is Robert Mueller Thinking?

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By CRISTIAN FARIAS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2PYg8EY

Trump Cancels Meeting With Putin Amid Ukraine-Russia Conflicts

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President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he is canceling a previously from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Qq9pD7

Yahoo News Explains: The cost of Trump’s tariff war

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General Motors recently announced its plan to cut more than 14,000 jobs. Earlier this year, the car manufacturer warned the Trump administration about the cost of his tariff war. Trump lashed out at GM after its job reduction announcement and allegedly told its CEO that she “better” reopen plants in the U.S. soon. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Q4l4bu

Trevor Noah Blasts Paul Manafort For 'Resting Snitch Face'

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Trevor Noah, host of "The Daily Show," has refocused his attention on the from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KJgadW

Safely on Mars, InSight unfolds its arrays and snaps some pics

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After safely landing on Mars following its nearly seven month journey, NASA has released the first pictures taken by its InSight spacecraft, which has opened it solar arrays to charge batteries. The $993 million lander, which landed on Monday and appears to be in good shape, will soon begin unfolding its robotic arm and deploying its quake-sensors on the Martian surface. NASA engineers are planning to begin work with its robotic arm soon, but are proceeding with caution. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rf7TWd

US indicts Iranians over hospital ransomware attacks

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The US Justice Department charged two Iranian hackers Wednesday with extorting at least $6 million from hospitals, city governments and public institutions in the US and Canada by remotely locking down their computer systems. The DOJ said Faramarz Shahi Savandi and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri deployed the SamSam Ransomware into the systems of more than 200 institutions, encrypting their operations to make them inaccessible until the owners paid ransoms by bitcoin. Victims included the city governments of Atlanta, Georgia and Newark, New Jersey, the University of Calgary in Canada, major US hospitals in Los Angeles and Kansas City, and Laboratory Corporation of America, or LabCorp, one of the world's largest medical testing businesses. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P8fqzV

Soaking rain, flash floods in California could pose a risk of mudslides near wildfire-scorched areas

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Wildfire survivors and residents within the proximity of fire-scorched areas in California have to deal with yet another potentially deadly threat. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RnOkXv

Nancy Pelosi Wins Democratic Speaker Nomination

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WASHINGTON ― Despite a group of Democrats vowing to block her, Nancy Pelosi from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FMxJey

Trump vows to retaliate against GM

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President Trump threatened to cut GM subsidies after the automaker announced thousands of job cuts. ABC News' Lana Zak reports. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Q1C2az

Senate Panel Delays Vote On Trump's Pick To Lead ICE Over Tweet Critical Of President

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President Donald Trump's newest pick to lead Immigration and Customs from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AvQLjm

Attorney's plea caused by Trump's dream of a Moscow tower

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Donald Trump for decades dreamed of building a Trump Tower in the heart of Moscow, a plan that flared and fizzled several times over the years, most recently when his presidential campaign was gaining momentum.

Indian farmers march seeking better prices for produce

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Thousands of farmers are marching to India's Parliament demanding higher prices for their produce and a government waiver on their farm loans to alleviate hardships.

Pakistan's currency plunges again as country seeks IMF loan

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Pakistan's currency has plunged further as the country is mired in a financial crisis and seeking an $8 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund.

Questions surround scuttled Trump Tower Moscow deal

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There is no Trump Tower Moscow.

Asia shares mixed ahead of Trump-Xi meeting at G-20 summit

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Share prices were mixed Friday in Asia ahead of the planned meeting by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 major economies summit this weekend.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) Q1 2019 Earnings Conference Call Transcript

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PANW earnings call for the period ending October 31, 2018.

Trump barrels into G-20 summit after nixing Putin meeting

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President Trump kicks off two days of diplomacy at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina on Friday after his abrupt decision to cancel a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin overshadowed the proceedings before they even started.

Forget the chocolate: Advent calendars go for booze, cheese

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Advent calendars are hitting the bottle.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript

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OCSL earnings call for the period ending September 30, 2018.

China factory gauge lower, adding to economic gloom

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A measure of China's factory activity slipped to its lowest level in more than two years in November, adding to pressure on Beijing amid a tariff battle with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Melania Trump Thinks White House's Red Christmas Trees 'Look Fantastic'

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Although Melania Trump is getting criticized for putting red Christmas trees from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Sgtn0v

EU plays it cautious over Ukraine-Russia tensions

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The European Union is aiming to de-escalate tensions between Kiev and Moscow this week after Russia seized three Ukrainian navy ships and their crew, worrying about putting fuel on the fire, diplomats and analysts say. The bloc is aware of the risk of playing hardball against Russia, which has been locked in a low-level militarised conflict with Ukraine for nearly five years. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Bild newspaper she wanted Ukraine to be "sensible" and help lower tensions through dialogue. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KH17Bx

Trump Floats Potential Pardon For Paul Manafort In Mueller Probe

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WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump publicly floated the possibility that he'd from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RigCT2

California AG Considering Legal Challenge to Use of Force on Border

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California attorney general Xavier Becerra said Wednesday that his office is “monitoring” the use of force against a caravan of migrants and the possible closure of the southern border and considering filing a legal challenge. “We have been approached by folks who have expressed complaints,” Becerra told Reuters in an interview. Becerra, a Democrat and former member of Congress, suggested that president Trump’s threat to close the border in response to the influx of central American migrants arriving in caravans might provide a legal avenue to challenge the administration, provided the border closure affects a California resident. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FJcA4O

Mandatory evacuations underway in California due to mudslides

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Burn areas face flash flood warnings in the first round of rain. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QtmwUd

Trump outsources his Twitter rage to fan and parody accounts

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President Trump, who usually composes his own Twitter diatribes, relied on fan accounts and supporters Wednesday morning to attack Hillary Clinton, General Motors, Robert Mueller’s investigation and the migrant caravans. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rcQv4K

Federal authorities raid office of Chicago alderman

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Chicago Alderman Ed Burke has done property tax work for President Trump. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DSVcYJ

Trump says he may pull out of Putin meeting over Russia-Ukraine crisis: 'I don't like aggression'

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Donald Trump has suggested he may cancel a planned meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in response to Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian naval ships. “Maybe I won’t even have the meeting,” he told The Washington Post. The comments were Mr Trump’s strongest criticism of the Kremlin since Russian border forces shot at and seized the Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea on Sunday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FMHYzz