Friday, December 22, 2017

UK's Boris Johnson to Russia: Stop destabilizing Europe or else

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - British foreign minister Boris Johnson will tell his Russian counterpart on Friday that there can be no "business as usual" until Moscow stops "destabilising" Europe and that Britain is ready to retaliate against any cyber attacks.


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Judge dismisses suits claiming Trump violated emoluments clause - Politico

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Judge dismisses suits claiming Trump violated emoluments clause
Politico
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a pair of lawsuits claiming that President Donald Trump's failure to divest himself of his real estate empire and other business holdings violated the Constitution's provision banning receipt of foreign “emoluments ...
Judge dismisses lawsuit alleging Trump violated ConstitutionWashington Post
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Trump Over Business DealingsNew York Times
Trump Wins First Round In Legal Battle Over EmolumentsNPR
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Obamacare Sign-Ups Stay Strong at 8.8 Million - Bloomberg

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Obamacare Sign-Ups Stay Strong at 8.8 Million
Bloomberg
Demand for Obamacare coverage remained relatively strong despite a year-long effort by President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to gut the health law. The number of people signing up for insurance on the federal healthcare.gov marketplace ...
Repealing the Individual Health Insurance Mandate: An Updated Estimate - Congressional Budget OfficeCongressional Budget Office

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India woman burned to death during argument in Hyderabad

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A man arrested for the alleged attack in Hyderabad is said to be a former colleague.

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Exclusive: State Department tells refugee agencies to downsize U.S. operations

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(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has told refugee agencies it will sharply pare back the number of offices across the country authorized to resettle people in 2018 as President Donald Trump cuts the number of refugees allowed into the United States.


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Trump rail safety oversight in focus after Amtrak crash

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As investigators sift through the wreckage of this week's Amtrak train crash in Washington state, critics have begun questioning President Donald Trump's recent efforts to roll back or delay finalizing U.S. rail safety regulations.


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Sports broadcaster Dick Enberg, 82, dies in San Diego: ESPN

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(Reuters) - Broadcaster Dick Enberg, who charmed sports fans with his "Oh My!" declaration as he called some of the most memorable sporting events during the last five decades, died on Thursday, ESPN reported. He was 82.


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California wildfire crews gain edge as last evacuation orders lifted

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Crews battling to subdue the remnants of a sprawling Southern California wildfire gained more ground on Thursday after a resurgence of winds proved weaker than expected, allowing officials to lift all remaining evacuation orders and warnings.


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Boston-area paramedics on front lines of U.S. opioid crisis

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(Reuters) - The paramedics find them everywhere - slumped over car steering wheels, barely breathing in doughnut shop bathrooms or dead in derelict apartments and expensive mansions.


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Second U.S. judge blocks Trump administration birth control rules

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A second U.S. judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing new rules that undermine an Obamacare requirement for employers to provide insurance that covers women's birth control.


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California manhunt under way after random shootings target 10 drivers

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police in California's Central Valley have launched a manhunt for at least one suspect after a series of 10 random shootings on vehicles left one woman wounded this holiday season, officials said on Thursday.


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Some U.S. automakers go slow on automatic emergency braking systems

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. automakers installed automatic emergency braking technology that experts said could prevent thousands of deaths and injuries in just 19 percent of new vehicles sold in the 2017 model year, regulators and safety advocates said on Thursday.


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Robot growing pains: Two U.S. factories show tensions of going digital

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COLUMBUS, Ind. (Reuters) - When Sandy Vierling took a job at a new robot-packed factory her company built just a few miles from an older plant where she made automotive exhaust systems, she crossed into the future of manufacturing in the United States.


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Chicago police say Facebook 'secret groups' traffic in guns and drugs

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(Reuters) - Police in Chicago said on Thursday they have arrested 50 people suspected of using "secret groups" on Facebook to deal in guns and drugs, and have teamed up with the world's largest social media network to crack down on criminal trafficking online.


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South Korea's Lotte Group founder jailed for embezzlement

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The case is part of a wider crack down on financial crime at South Korea's biggest firms.

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Catalonia election: Puigdemont hails 'defeat' for Spanish state

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Separatist parties retain a slim majority but face tough coalition talks to form a government.

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Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski survives impeachment vote

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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski denies receiving illegal payments from Brazilian building giant Odebrecht.

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Italian 'ambulances of death' worker arrested

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The Sicilian suspect injected air into patients' veins to earn cash from a funeral parlour, police say.

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Melbourne attack an isolated incident, says PM Turnbull

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Australia's prime minister says the attack was "shocking" but there were no known extremist links.

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UK 'ready to retaliate' against Russian cyber attacks

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Boris Johnson says Britain is ready to retaliate over threats to UK national security and the West.

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Australia methamphetamine seizure 'worth a record A$1bn'

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Eight men are arrested over the largest seizure of the drug in national history.

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Slender Man stabbing: Girl gets 25 years in mental hospital

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The Wisconsin teen was convicted of helping stab a classmate to please the horror character in 2014.

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Ukraine accuses government interpreter of spying for Russia

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A senior government interpreter is arrested in Kiev amid claims he passed information on.

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Eric Schmidt quits as Google owner chair

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The executive chairman of Google-owner Alphabet will remain on the board as a technical adviser.

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Jerusalem: UN resolution rejects Trump's declaration

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States overwhelmingly call on the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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Australia to end air strikes against IS in Iraq and Syria

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Canberra will recall six fighter jets after a "brutal" campaign against so-called Islamic State.

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Rohingya crisis: Myanmar general hit by US sanctions

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Maung Maung Soe is accused of leading an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya people.

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US police officer's bodycam records him clinging to speeding car

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Police officer hangs on to open car door as the driver attempts to escape.

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Australian WW1-era submarine found after 13th search mission

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The discovery of the first Allied submarine lost in World War One solves Australia's oldest naval mystery.

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Philippines ferry: Deaths as boat capsizes off Quezon

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Several people have died and many more are missing as boat capsizes off Philippines coast.

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Kaci Sullivan: 'I gave birth as both genders'

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Kaci Sullivan's second child came after he began to transition and start living as a man.

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Bitcoin: My 400 coin bet paid off, but is it too late for others?

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An entrepreneur funded her business by speculating on the crypto-currency, but is it too late for others?

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Karaoke comes to China's shopping centres

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In China, karaoke has become so popular that people can now sing inside booths in shopping centres.

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The sea rangers safeguarding the Great Barrier Reef

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The Indigenous Sea Rangers work to protect the Queensland coast and the Great Barrier Reef.

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Baby elephants bundle up in woolly jumpers

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It's winter in parts of South East Asia, so hand-knitted blankets come in handy for baby elephants.

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Green light for Trump's Irish wall at Doonbeg

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County Clare planners grant permission for a 1km coastal wall to protect US president's Doonbeg golf course.

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North Korean calendars show no birthday for Kim Jong-un

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North Korean citizens still in the dark about the Supreme Leader's date of birth.

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Where to now?

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The regional election fails to quell calls for independence from Spain, Kevin Connolly reports.

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Myanmar's drastic move

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What information did two journalists have about the Rakhine crisis that caused Myanmar to arrest them?

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Medical marvels

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Meet the scientific women fighting cultural conservatism and discovering new drugs from home.

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Embracing controversy

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The teenagers were found to have engaged in an "indecent and immoral public display of affection".

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Defying Trump, over 120 countries at U.N. condemn Jerusalem decision

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - More than 120 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to drop its recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.


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