CBD Resource : December 2018

Monday, December 31, 2018

Poncho party rings in 2019 at Times Square

Oh, what a difference a year makes, at least for New Year's Eve weather conditions in Times Square.

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Trump: ‘No choice’ on continuing government shutdown

President Trump said Monday that he is "not giving up" on getting funding for a wall along the southern border, saying that he has "no choice" but to continue the government shutdown over the wall.

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US citizen arrested in Russia on spying charges because Putin wants hostage, prominent Kremlin critic says

Russia’s domestic security agency said Monday that it has arrested a U.S. citizen on espionage charges, and a prominent Kremlin critic is claiming the arrest happened because Russian President Vladimir Putin wants a hostage.

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Van rams crowd in Tokyo’s fashion district

The street, sealed off to traffic, was packed with people heading to a shrine for New Year's prayers.

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The Latest: Man who targeted church found with stolen gun

The Latest on armed man who told Texas police he was on way to church to fulfill "prophecy" (all times local): 5:30 p.m.

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John Roberts endorses changes in federal judiciary to combat workplace abuse

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said in a year-end report for the federal judiciary that he approves of changes recommended by a working group he started after a top appeals court judge retired from the federal bench amid a sexual misconduct controve…

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Federal workers’ union sues Trump administration over ‘inhumane’ shutdown

The largest federal employee union is suing the Trump administration over the ongoing partial government shutdown.

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Trump: Warren’s ‘psychiatrist’ knows whether she thinks she can win White House in 2020

In an exclusive interview with "Fox & Friends" host Pete Hegseth set to air during the Fox News New Year's Eve Special, President Trump suggested that only Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren's "psychiatrist" knows whether she thinks she can win th…

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CIA Vets: Russia’s Arrest of American Is Payback for Butina

U.S. citizen is accused of espionage may be a pawn to trade for the Kremlin’s own accused agent sitting in a D.C. jail.

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House Democrats to pass plan to reopen government Thursday

House Democrats will vote on a legislative package to reopen the government when they take over the chamber on Thursday, a Democratic aide confirms to CNN.

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New Year’s Eve 2018: celebrations around the world – live

Follow all the celebrations as the clock strikes midnight and countries see out 2018 to welcome in 2019

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Missouri man grieves daughter, grandkids killed by her boyfriend

Kate Kasten, who was killed along with her children and mother, appeared to have a "wonderful" relationship with the boyfriend now charged in their deaths, said her grieving father.

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A masked man with a loaded gun was arrested on his way to a Texas church to fulfill a ‘prophecy’

A scary situation in Seguin, Texas, came to a peaceful end when an off-duty police officer apprehended a man who was wearing a surgical mask, carrying a handgun and acting erratically.

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Democrats Plan Vote To Reopen Government On Jan. 3, When They Take Over House

The incoming House leadership plans legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security for a month. President Trump shows no sign of agreeing to their terms, digging in on funding a border wall.

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Trump versus Democrats: A look at which lawmakers are set to battle the president in 2019

When Congress reconvenes in 2019, Democrats will hold the majority in the House – setting up potential contentious legislative battles with President Trump.

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Elizabeth Warren is the Titanic of Democrats: Destined to sink

Like the Titanic, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., looks grand on paper. She is energetic, experienced, and adorned with high decoration from prestigious universities. But like the Titanic and the iceberg, Warren is a collision with outsize arrogance. If Warre…

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House Democrats have prepared spending bills to end shutdown: Aide

The funding for the DHS would not include the $5 billion President Donald Trump has demanded to fund his proposed border wall.

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U.S. Stocks Rise to End Turbulent 2018

U.S. stocks bounced higher, attempting to chip away at some of their losses for the year, as investors eyed signs of progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China.

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Asian Hemp Summit organizers look for innovative ideas

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U.S. Citizen Arrested In Moscow On Suspicion Of Spying

Russia says Paul Whelan was detained on Friday while on a spy mission. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on espionage charges.

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Trump says U.S. troops are ‘slowly’ being sent home from Syria

Earlier this month, the president’s plans for a quick military withdrawal drew widespread criticism.

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Russia detains American in Moscow, accuses him of spying

The country's domestic security service said that a criminal case had been opened against the man, who had been detained on December 28.

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Girl, 7, fatally shot sitting in car in Houston-area Walmart parking lot

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in posts on Twitter and Facebook that the girl who died was 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes.

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Legal marijuana made big promises on racial equity — and fell short

While marijuana arrests have declined and tax revenue is flowing in most states that have legalized pot, the gains have accrued most heavily to white Americans.

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2 dead, 23 wounded in blast outside Philippines shopping mall

At least two people were killed and dozens wounded in an explosion outside a shopping mall in the southern Philippines Monday.

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Armed man arrested on way to Texas church to fulfill a ‘prophecy’

Tony Albert, 33, was arrested on a drug charge and also a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to police in Seguin, Texas.

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Russian apartment block blast kills three, dozens missing: agencies

Russian rescuers were on Monday searching for people still trapped under the rubble of a city apartment block that partly collapsed in a suspected gas blast, killing at least three, RIA said.

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Report: CA-backed bank for marijuana businesses would face insurmountable hurdles

California would likely lose money and face overwhelming federal barriers if it tried to create a state-backed bank to help cannabis businesses navigate banking challenges, according to a report released by the state treasurer. The report puts an end for now to hopes the state could find a banking solution for marijuana businesses. Since marijuana […]

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Affordable Care Act Can Stay In Effect While Under Appeal, Judge Says

The federal judge in Texas issued a stay on the health care law more than two weeks after ruling it unconstitutional due to a recent elimination of a tax penalty on uninsured people.

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Sunday, December 30, 2018

Trump ‘committed to defeating IS in Syria’

A top Republican says President Trump remains determined, despite deciding to withdraw all US troops.

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Amid stalled nuclear talks, North Korea’s Kim reportedly sends message to Trump

Kim's "letter-like" message to Trump was delivered on Friday through an unspecified channel, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper, citing an unnamed diplomatic source.

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U.S. Presses China on Trade Proposals

The U.S. is urging Beijing to fill in the details of a slew of trade and investment proposals Chinese officials have made recently, as the two sides try to resolve a trade battle that has rocked global markets.

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Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal

The judge said on Sunday that his ruling would not go into immediate effect because “Americans would otherwise face great uncertainty.”

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Trump compares border wall to ‘Wall around’ Obama home

In a tweet, President Donald Trump compares border wall to a barrier around the Washington home of former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama.

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Kim Jong Un’s 2019 game plan for North Korea awaits

Kim Jong Un shocked the world in 2018 by transforming his image from nuclear-armed tyrant to global statesman.

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Texas judge lets Obamacare stand while court challenge continues

District Judge Reed O’Connor reiterated that he believes the entire ACA cannot stand without its individual mandate penalty.

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Videos showing shelter staffers pushing, shoving migrant children under review for possible criminal charges

A case regarding the alleged abuse of migrant children in a Southwest Key shelter will be referred to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for review and to determine whether criminal charges will be filed, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

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Lindsey Graham floats trading DACA, TPS protections for $5 billion in wall funding to end shutdown

The GOP senator said he asked the president to consider compromising with Democrats on immigration to reopen the government

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California utility could face murder charges for wildfires, AG says

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could face murder or manslaughter charges if it were found responsible for causing California's recent deadly wildfires, according to court documents filed by the state attorney general.

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Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly contradicts Trump in exit interview: ‘To be honest, it’s not a wall’

White House chief of staff John Kelly, who is set to leave the Trump administration within days, flatly asserted in remarks published Sunday that the president's proposed border project "is not a wall" and that all plans for a concrete wall were abandoned lon…

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Graham: Trump ‘reconsidering’ Syria pullout; Obama rationale for leaving Iraq a ‘bunch of bulls–t’

In a wide-ranging interview broadcast Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., suggested that President Trump is "reconsidering" his planned pullout of all U.S. troops from Syria, which has drawn widespread bipartisan criticism.

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Trump isn’t willing to budge for funding for border security, officials say

In the midst of a government shutdown caused by a budget battle over border security funding, President Donald Trump is telling officials and lawmakers he won't sign a bill that comes to his desk with only $1.3 billion allotted for border security, according …

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‘Horror house’ where parents allegedly tortured their children is now for sale

Who wouldn’t want to live in a real-life horror house? The California home where David and Louise Turpin allegedly tortured their children — keeping them shackled to furniture with chai…

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Conway defends Trump’s comments blaming Democrats for child migrant deaths

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's border security rhetoric -- including the assertion that "any deaths of children" at the border are "strictly the fault of the Democrats" -- after a second migrant child died i…

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John Kelly Blames Jeff Sessions For Family Separation Policy: ‘He Surprised Us’

Trump's outgoing chief of staff bashed the administration for not foreseeing blowback over the "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.

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Missouri man fatally shoots girlfriend, her kids, her mother

Four people were fatally shot inside a St.-Louis-area home, and the suspect exchanged gunfire with police as he fled just after midnight Saturday before being taken into custody just after dawn in a convenience store where he had sought shelter.

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Polish company launches hemp-infused ‘Jim’s Beard Oil’

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Kelly: ‘To be honest, it’s not a wall’

Outgoing White House chief of staff John Kelly said in an interview published Sunday that the Trump administration has moved on from the push for a concrete wall along the southern border.

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‘Pretty disappointing’: Ocasio-Cortez slams McCaskill for referring to her as ‘shiny object’ and ‘thing’

Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fires back after outgoing Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri referred to her as a 'shiny object.'

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At least 15 killed as Bangladesh election turns violent

At least 15 people were killed in election-related clashes in Bangladesh on Sunday, local police officials told CNN.

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Women’s March event canceled over concerns of being ‘overwhelmingly white’

Organizers of a Women’s March rally slated for Northern California next month have canceled the event, saying they were concerned that participants would have been “overwhelmingly white."

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6 Times Trump ‘Hit A New Low’ In 2018

A congressman said Trump hit “a new low” with his latest tweets — but this isn’t the first time the president has sunk to a “new low.”

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Florida’s top medical cannabis operators tighten grip on growing market

A handful of vertically integrated companies increased their stronghold on Florida's fast-growing medical marijuana market in 2018, tripling the number of dispensaries they operate, as new business licensing stalled in the courts. Overall, eight companies operate a total of 83 dispensaries in the state, according to a Dec. 21 state report, and five businesses operate […]

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DRC election: Polls open in long-delayed vote

More than 46 million Congolese have registered to elect the successor to President Joseph Kabila.

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Saturday, December 29, 2018

Paul Manafort pressured by Russians to pay back debt while Trump’s campaign chair, Time magazine says

Paul Manafort was pressured by a former Russian associate to pay back millions he owed during the time he was running Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, according to a new report from Time magazine.

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Fitness YouTuber dies after being tased by police as he attacked his Tinder date

Erich Stelzer, 25, a bodybuilder who shared fitness videos on YouTube, died in custody after he was tased by police in Cohasset, Mass.

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Suspect in Orcutt triple homicide identified as David McNabb, victims as Orcutt man and suspect’s mother, sister

Three people who were killed Friday night at a home in the 5900 block of Oakhill Road in Orcutt lived at the residence, and were apparently stabbed and beaten to

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Several injured at Maryland airport amid ‘partial equipment failure involving jet bridge,’ officials say

Several people were injured Saturday when a “partial equipment failure” that involved a “jet bridge” occurred at an airport in Maryland, officials confirmed.

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Bangladesh heads to polls amid high alert

PM Sheikh Hasina is seeking a third successive term while her main rival is in prison for corruption.

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Ocasio-Cortez fires back at McCaskill over criticism of rhetoric

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday responded to outgoing Sen. Claire McCaskill on Twitter after the Missouri Democrat referred to the incoming congresswoman as "a bright shiny new object" earlier this week.

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U.S. and China Fleshing Out Trade Deal

Chinese and U.S. negotiators are starting to flesh out a deal that could defuse trade tensions by boosting U.S. exports and loosening regulations that hobble U.S. firms operating in China.

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Trump Blocks Federal Workers’ Pay Hike While They’re Out Of A Job

In the middle of a government shutdown, Trump ordered that federal worker pay not be increased for 2019.

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Trump blames Dems for deaths of migrant children on the border

President Donald Trump on Saturday said the deaths of migrant children at the border are "strictly the fault of the Democrats" after two children in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection died in recent weeks.

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The Latest: Mourners gather for boy whose mother got to US

The Latest on the death of a boy whose Yemeni mother fought the Trump administration travel ban (all times local): 1:35 p.m. Members of the Islamic community in central California are gathering at a mosque to mourn the death of a boy whose Yemeni mother fough…

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Letter suggesting furloughed workers do chores to cover rent was posted by accident, OPM says

The suggestion, which specified carpentry and painting, was included in a sample letter to workers provided by the Office of Personnel Management.

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Trump shirks blame for migrant child deaths in federal custody

President Donald Trump on Saturday tried to deny that his administration bears any blame for the deaths of children detained trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, even as his Homeland Security secretary was traveling in Arizona to meet with medical staff.

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Trump shirks blame for migrant child deaths in federal custody

German airport suspends flights after man drives car onto tarmac

Operations at Hanover airport in Germany were halted Saturday after a man broke through a barrier and tried to drive his car onto the airport's apron.

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Flights suspended at German airport after car incident

A man tried to drive onto the apron at Hannover airport in central Germany.

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Egyptian forces kill 40 ‘militants’ after bombing near Giza Pyramids

CAIRO – Egyptian security forces have killed 40 suspected militants in three separate incidents in North Sinai and Giza, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday, a day after a bombing on a Vie…

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Two-year-old, whose Yemeni mother was initially denied a visa under Trump’s travel ban, dies in California hospital

After an international outcry, the mother was allowed to travel from Egypt to be with her dying son at California hospital.

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Trump threatens to close the border with Mexico. It’d never work

Entirely shutting down the US’s southern border would be a logistical nightmare and could cause an international trade dispute.

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EPA implements its shutdown plan

EPA spokeswoman Molly Block said many of the agency's 14,000 employees were being furloughed

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Trump issues executive order freezing federal workers’ pay in 2019

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday freezing federal workers' pay for 2019, following through on a proposal he announced earlier in the year.

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Elixinol CBD, other cannabis brands to advertise on Times Square

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Egypt security forces kill 40 suspected terrorists in raids – report

Egyptian security forces killed 40 alleged terrorists in raids in the Giza and North Sinai regions early Saturday, state media reported, a day after four people were killed when a roadside bomb struck a tourist bus in Giza.

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Two-year-old whose Yemeni mother fought for U.S. visa to visit him dies in hospital

Abdullah Hassan had suffered from a genetic brain condition and died in California, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

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Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano that triggered deadly tsunami now a quarter of its pre-eruption size

Scientists say Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano island, which erupted and collapsed a week ago triggering a deadly tsunami, is now only about a quarter of its pre-eruption size.

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Don Lemon Mocks Trump’s Shutdown Rage: Sounds Like ‘A Pouting Child’

In his Friday night monologue, the CNN anchor called out the president's behavior as juvenile.

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The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni mother who fought for a visa to visit him has died

Abdullah Hassan was on life support and died a week after his mother had arrived to say goodbye to her only child one last time.

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Departing senators warn: There’s a problem with the current state of politics

As departing senators said their goodbyes to Washington, a number of Democrats and Republicans took the opportunity to express concern about the state of the Senate and the political climate.

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Canadian detained in China has been released

A Canadian citizen who was detained in China this month has returned to Canada after being released from custody, a Canadian government spokesman said on Friday. Broadcaster CBC identified the citizen as Canadian teacher Sarah McIver.

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House GOP releases findings from probe of FBI, Justice Department

Republican leaders recommended a second special counsel to continue their work — something they first called for back in March.

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Dec. 31 deadline looms for dozens of unlicensed medical marijuana firms in Michigan

Up to six dozen unlicensed medical cannabis businesses in Michigan must close at least temporarily by Dec. 31 or risk not receiving a permanent license under a new, stricter regulatory system, state officials indicated Friday. Regulators noted in a news release that Michigan Court of Claims Judge Stephen Borrello had dismissed the last pending court […]

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Friday, December 28, 2018

Court filing in Russian troll farm case references nude selfie

A Russian company told a federal court Thursday that it believes that among the terabytes of data collected by special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is a nude selfie.

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Departing House Republicans Try to Keep Investigation Into F.B.I. Alive

The chairmen of the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees urged Senate Republicans to pick up their inquiry into the F.B.I.’s investigations of the Trump campaign and Hillary Clinton’s emails.

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Suspected cop-killer captured in California, officials blame sanctuary law

An illegal immigrant from Mexico, wanted for killing a California cop earlier this week, was captured Friday while attempting to flee back across the Southern border, officials said. Gustavo Perez …

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Maine governor deems congressional election ‘stolen’ while certifying result

Gov. Paul LePage certified the election results for Maine's 2nd Congressional District after a recount and legal battle dragged out the final result in the race for almost two months, cementing a Democratic victory.

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Federal employees prepare for a long shutdown

A quarter of the federal government will likely begin the new year out of work or working without pay.

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Suspect in California officer’s shooting death is captured

The police chief of a tiny California town fought back tears as he described an officer gunned down during a traffic stop as a patriot who fought to serve his adopted country and the man who killed him as a "coward" who crossed the border illegally.

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California illegal immigrant ‘cop-killer’ taken into custody, officials say

The illegal immigrant fugitive wanted in the murder of a California police officer is in custody Friday after being on the run for more than two days, Fox News confirms.

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E.P.A. Proposes Rule Change That Would Let Power Plants Release More Toxic Pollution

The change would make it easier for coal-fired power plants to emit mercury and other pollutants linked to developmental and respiratory disorders.

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North Carolina elections board dissolves before certifying November results of 9th district race

The North Carolina state board of elections dissolved Friday without certifying results from the 9th Congressional District, throwing into doubt a race tainted by allegations of election fraud.

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Lehigh University poisoning suspect tried to flee country, prosecutor says

Authorities are investigating whether a second student was also poisoned with the chemical thallium

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Syria’s Kurds, Feeling Betrayed by the U.S., Ask Assad Government for Protection

The call was the first sign of shifting political alliances in Syria’s east since President Trump announced the withdrawal of American troops.

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Chris Burrous, KTLA news anchor, found dead in hotel

A California news anchor who once worked at PIX 11 in the Big Apple was found dead in a hotel this week — in what police are investigating as a possible overdose, according to a new report. C…

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Ohio governor’s veto of heartbeat abortion bill survives — but that could change

Statehouse Republicans came up a single vote shy of reversing Gov. John Kasich's veto and imposing one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.

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Severe storm system that has already killed 2 moves toward Eastern US

Two people have died as result of a severe storm system that caused blizzard conditions in the US Midwest and torrential rain and flood threats in the South.

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Nation’s oldest World War II vet dies in Texas at age 112

Richard Overton, the nation's oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S., died Thursday, his family said.

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Just pass the Gang of Eight bill already

The government shutdown fight may be burning quietly over this holiday week, but it still needs to end. President Trump's lather, rinse, repeat routine of hoisting out border wall funding as an eleventh-hour demand over which to shut down the government is ge…

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Sustainability ethos drives hempcrete-built village in Western Australia

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Oldest man in US dies aged 112

Texan Richard Overton was also the oldest US veteran of the second world war

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Syrian army ‘retakes’ city after appeal from Kurdish militia

Syria's army said Friday it had entered the northeastern city of Manbij for the first time in years after a Kurdish militia called on Syrian forces to protect the area from the threat of a Turkish military incursion.

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Richard Overton, oldest U.S. World War II veteran, dies at 112

Overton once said that one secret to his long life was smoking cigars and drinking whiskey, which he often was found doing on the porch of his Austin home

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Trump Exposed Location, Faces Of Navy Seals Team In Iraq Tweet

Critics say deployments of special operation forces — including Navy Seals — are almost always classified events.

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Mystery hacker steals data on 1,000 North Korean defectors in South

The personal information of nearly 1,000 North Koreans who defected to South Korea has been leaked after unknown hackers got access to a resettlement agency's database, the South Korean Unification Ministry said on Friday.

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Trump’s year of chaos in 2018 promises yet another

Throughout 2018, President Donald Trump turned the White House and America into a source of instability, unpredictability and disruption.

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Richard Overton, nation’s oldest World War II veteran, dies in Texas at age 112

Richard Overton, the nation's oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be oldest living man in the U.S., died at the age of 112 in Texas, a family member said.

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Transformer explosion at NYC power plant lights up night sky

NYPD Chief of Department told CBS New York there were no injuries as a result of the explosion

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Why the family of the boy who died in Border Patrol custody decided to send him north

Agustín Gómez Pérez secured a loan to take his eight-year-old son far away from the impoverished village in the highlands of western Guatemala.

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Thursday, December 27, 2018

Massachusetts’ medical cannabis program has new overseer

Massachusetts' medical marijuana program is now being governed by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, but MMJ businesses in the state shouldn’t expect much change. The move brings both the recreational and medical cannabis programs under the control of the same agency. The health department had been regulating the state’s medical cannabis market since sales began […]

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A transformer explosion turned the New York City skyline blue

A transformer explosion at a power plant in Queens temporarily lit up the New York City skyline in a brilliant blue Thursday night.

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New poll shows nearly half of US adults blame Trump for the government shutdown, as Trump blames Democrats

The poll comes nearly a week into the third government shutdown of 2018

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Donald Trump and the ungracious press

For a press that regularly laments President Trump’s lack of graciousness, you’d think newsrooms would try harder to show those virtues themselves.

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California woman enters no-contest plea for ‘severely injuring’ elderly man ‘with a brick,’ DA’s office says

A California woman entered a no contest plea on Thursday after she was arrested over the summer in connection with the assault of an elderly man who was beaten with a brick, officials announced.

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Trump rails at CNN over military MAGA hat signings

President Trump on Thursday ripped CNN over its report that he may have violated Defense Department rules by

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Tools of the trade: Hardware robbers thwarted by several armed bystanders

When two thieves fled the Marysville Coastal Farm & Ranch store in Washington state with $1,600 worth of nail guns, they quickly were met not by police — but a gauntlet of armed citizens.

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800,000 government workers may need financial assistance as shutdown continues

Non-profit organizations and private companies are working to provide financial assistance to roughly 800,000 people who won't receive regularly scheduled paychecks during the government shutdown.

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Doctors raise questions about medical care received by Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. custody

Pediatricians raised question about the medical care received by an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. immigration custody on Christmas Eve.

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Illinois woman accused of hiding daughter’s diabetes charged in connection with her death

The mother of a 14-year-old girl in Alton, Illiniois, who died in November has been charged in connection to her death for allegedly hiding the teen's diabetes diagnosis.

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Relatives of the Guatemalan boy who died in CBP custody speak out

Felipe Gomez Alonzo, 8, is the second child in this month to die in CBP custody.

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Father of dead Guatemalan boy heard rumors they could cross

Get breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews. Find the top news online at ABC news.

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Trump, Leading Democrats Fault Each Other As Partial Shutdown Heads Into 2019

Trump has only a few more days to advance any spending agreement with the help of full GOP control in Washington. But a leading House Republican said no votes in that chamber are expected this week.

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How Trump’s secret trip to Iraq became not-so-secret

It was a crisp winter morning in Sheffield, England, when amateur photographer and plane enthusiast Alan Meloy looked out his kitchen window and noticed a large trail in the sky. He didn't know he was about to accidentally help uncover a highly sensitive, sec…

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Boy, 12, survived 40 minutes buried under avalanche while skiing in French Alps

A 12-year-old boy survived 40 minutes trapped under an avalanche in the French Alps before he was found alive — in a rescue operation that officials are calling a Christmas miracle. The boy was ski…

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Michelle Obama Named ‘Most Admired Woman’ In Annual Gallup Survey

Former President Barack Obama was voted most admired man for the 11th consecutive year.

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Two children have died in US border custody this month. Before that, none in a decade. Why now?

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen said six people have died while in Border Patrol custody during Fiscal Year 2018, which ended in September, but that none were children.

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Big year in lotteries ending with a bang: One more big prize and a $1.5B ongoing mystery

Big year in U.S. lotteries ending with $348 million Mega Millions draw on Friday and no named winner yet for $1.5 billion Mega Millions prize.

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Four people who got trapped in abandoned West Virginia mine arrested

Eddie Williams Jr., Kayla Williams, Cody Beverly and Erica Treadway, who were rescued from the Rock House Powellton mine, were arrested.

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American endurance athlete becomes the first person to cross Antarctica solo

American endurance athlete Colin O'Brady became the first person to cross Antarctica solo without help after 54 days traversing the barren, frigid continent, he said in an Instagram post.

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Trump claims without evidence that ‘most of the people not getting paid’ in partial government shutdown are Democrats

The president’s tweet on Thursday prompted criticism from some Democrats who argued that federal workers are not the partisans he has made them out to be.

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Iraqi lawmakers demand U.S. troops withdraw after Trump’s surprise visit

Iraqi lawmakers are seizing on President Donald Trump's surprise visit to demand U.S. forces leave the country.

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Government shutdown, Day Six: No sign White House, Congress any closer to ending impasse

Congress returns to work Thursday, but neither the House nor the Senate has scheduled votes, signaling no progress in ending budget standoff.

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After Trump visit, Iraqi lawmakers demand U.S. withdrawal

Politicians from both sides of Iraq's political divide are calling on parliament to vote to expel American troops

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President Trump, first lady back in Washington after surprise visit to US troops in Iraq

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived back in the United States early Thursday after making a surprise trip to Iraq to visit American forces stationed there.

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North Korea launched no missiles in 2018. But that isn’t necessarily due to Trump.

Kim Jong Un has conducted no missile or nuclear tests since late 2017. President Donald Trump claims this as a win — but experts aren't so sure.

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Couple that lost home in California wildfire gets pardoned

California Gov. Jerry Brown pardoned Jason and Heather Burnett's old drug convictions. They had lost their home in Paradise in the deadly Camp Fire.

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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Satellite Images Show the Collapse of Indonesia’s Krakatau Island Volcano

Radar data from satellites, converted into images, shows Indonesia's Anak Krakatau island volcano is dramatically smaller following a weekend eruption

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Pennsylvania to let state schools team with more than one medical cannabis firm

Pennsylvania regulators are opening up applications for more medical marijuana companies to partner with the eight state medical schools to research the health effects of cannabis. Moving forward, state medical schools will be allowed to team with more than one MMJ company to conduct research. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Pennsylvania health department widened […]

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Trump misleads about military pay raises again

President Donald Trump incorrectly told troops in Iraq on Wednesday that he gave them their first pay raise in more than 10 years -- a falsehood he has repeatedly told.

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Putin hails successful test of Russia’s new hypersonic missile

President says missile system, which will enter service next year, to ensure Russia's security for decades to come.

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ICE drops off almost 200 more migrants in El Paso, but this time gives advance notice to local charities

That raises the total number of people released this week to more than 1,000 after 186 people were released on Christmas Day and 400 were released in the two days before Christmas

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California girl, 14, dies in 700-foot fall from Horseshoe Bend Overlook

A 14-year-old California girl visiting Arizona died after what appears to be an accidental fall at the Horseshoe Bend Overlook.

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ICE drops off almost 200 more migrants in El Paso, but this time gives advance notice to local charities

But this time, the agency alerted charities in advance so they could prepare; ICE plans to release 500 more Wednesday, local officials say

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Blaming the Trump administration for border deaths is off-base

President Trump is being accused of running immigration detention centers like concentration camps.

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Largest federal workers’ union slams Trump for saying ‘many’ workers want shutdown

The president of the nation's largest federal workers’ union slammed President Trump on Wednesday for claiming that “many” federal workers who were impacted by the partial government shutdown wanted the shutdown.

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Mark Meadows says Trump is still ‘very firm’ on wall as shutdown drags on

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies, on Wednesday described Trump's resolve to hold out for $5 billion in border wall funding as "very firm" as the partial government shutdown entered its fifth day.

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US borders ‘pushed to a breaking point by those who seek open borders’: Nielsen

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is scrambling to respond to the second death of a child at the U.S.-Mexico border this month.

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Trump says he will wait however long it takes to get border wall money as shutdown drags on

The comment suggests little willingness on Trump's part to back down as Democrats refuse to approve funds for the proposed barrier.

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Three specific reasons Trump’s Iraq visit is so important

President Trump's surprise visit to Iraq on Wednesday, his first to an erstwhile war zone, allows deployed U.S. military forces to see their commander-in-chief in action. It also gives Trump an opportunity to meet with important Iraqi leaders on their soil.

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Matthew Whitaker falsely claimed to be an Academic All-American football player

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker falsely claimed on his resume and on government documents that he was named an Academic All-American when he played football at the University of Iowa, acco…

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Trump Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq to See American Troops

President Trump’s first visit to forces in a combat zone came after criticism that he had not paid such a visit — and days after his defense secretary resigned.

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Released From Hospital

Ginsburg underwent surgery last Friday for early stage lung cancer. At 85, she is the oldest justice on the Supreme Court and a stalwart of the court's liberal wing.

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Trump administration appealing latest asylum ban ruling

The Trump administration said Wednesday it is appealing a federal judge's order that blocks the administration from implementing asylum restrictions on the southern border.

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Timeline shows final days of Felipe Alonzo Gomez, the migrant boy who died in U.S. custody

Before he died on Christmas Eve, the 8-year-old spent a week in America

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Putin says Russia ready to deploy new hypersonic nuclear missile

Putin was speaking after overseeing what the Kremlin said was a pre-deployment test of the new missile system, called Avangard.

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California police officer shot, killed during traffic stop; suspect sought

Authorities in Northern California launched a dragnet Wednesday after a police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop, according to officials.

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Japan Embraces Commercial Whaling, Pulls Out Of Global Alliance That Banned Practice

Japan is leaving the International Whaling Commission, which put a moratorium on commercial whaling in the 1980s. The country will allow commercial hunts for the first time in 30 years next July.

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After Christmas, The Government Shutdown Is Just Getting Started

Asked when the government would reopen fully, Trump said he couldn’t say.

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Ocasio-Cortez says Jesus was a ‘refugee’ in Christmas tweet

U.S. Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. wished her Twitter followers a Merry Christmas Tuesday by referring to the newborn Jesus as a "refugee."

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Customs and Border Protection announces changes after second child dies in immigration custody

Customs and Border Protection announced changes to the way it handles migrants in custody on Tuesday, after an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy died of unknown causes on Christmas Eve in New Mexico.

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Irish hemp firm cited for ‘high-potential’, earns development award

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Migrant children in CBP custody to be medically examined after second death, agency says

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will perform medical checks on every child in its custody following the death of an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala.

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‘Staring contest’: Trump’s vulnerable, but 2020 Dems off to surprisingly slow start in early states

In Iowa and New Hampshire, the phone calls from likely 2020 Democratic presidential contenders are coming in fast. Heavyweights like California Sen. Kamala Harris, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren looking for office space, s…

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Shutdown Continues As President And Democrats Remain At Odds Over Funding For Wall

President Trump, holed up in the White House, issued a series of angry tweets blaming Democrats for the impasse, which will affect some 800,000 federal employees.

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The final days of Felipe Alonzo-Gomez, the 8-year-old migrant who died in US custody

An 8-year-old migrant's last days were a blur of border patrol stations and hospital visits in a location about 2,000 miles from his family's home in Guatemala.

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Japan to Resume Commercial Whaling, Defying International Ban

The country says it will stop its annual hunts in the Antarctic — purportedly carried out for research purposes — and restrict its whalers to Japanese waters.

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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Shutdowns Always Backfire—Especially on Republicans

A look back at three recent major shutdowns shows they always fail—and they’ve hurt Republicans more often than Democrats.

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Marijuana Business Daily to resume publishing Wednesday

Marijuana Business Daily is closed for the Christmas holiday but will resume publishing on a limited basis Wednesday.

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7-year-old who spoke with Trump still believes in Santa

The president told the young girl it was "marginal" for a child of her age to believe in St. Nick

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Syria says Israel strikes hit weapons depot

Israel has not confirmed the strikes in Syria, but says its air defences fired on a Syrian missile.

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North Korea, South Korea hold groundbreaking ceremony for railway project

South Korean officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday on a project meant to modernize North Korea's railways and roads to connect them with the South.

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The government shutdown will hit home for many after Christmas with many federal offices shuttered

The national Christmas tree, symbol of a country's seasonal cheer, stood as an icon of a government in paralysis, as the partial shutdown stretched into the holiday with an array of federal services frozen and some 800,000 public servants either idled or abou…

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Tsunami death toll in Indonesia soars past 400

The death toll from the tsunami that hit Indonesian islands without warning Saturday night has passed 420 with more than 1,400 people injured.

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Migrant child dies in Border Patrol custody; second in a month

Customs and Border Protection said the 8-year-old Guatemalan boy died early Christmas morning

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Don’t give Schumer & Co. a pass for government shutdown

President Trump may deserve all the heat he’s getting for his bumbling role in triggering a government shutdown over border-wall funding, but Democrats — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, in pa…

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CNN debunks Trump’s latest border claims

CNN's Dana Bash and Abby Phillip fact-check President Trump's latest claims about his proposed border wall. #CNN #News

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Utah student’s 911 calls asked police to stop her harasser. Days later she was murdered

Two 911 calls from Utah student Lauren McCluskey were released just days after a review of the case examined what could have been done differently to prevent her death.

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For Turkey, U.S. Exit From Syria Is an Opportunity—and a Risk

U.S. departure from Syria could leave Turkey as the pivotal power over an oil-rich country, but President Erdogan faces complex calculations in dealing with the Kurds and Islamic State and its allies.

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College student told to take down sign cursing at Nazis over ‘issues of inclusion’

A college student who put up a sign at her dormitory window cursing at Nazis was told to take it down in part over “issues of inclusion.”

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Sole survivor of Indonesian pop group hit by tsunami buries wife

The only surviving member of the Indonesian pop group swept out to sea by a tsunami buried his socialite wife Tuesday, a day after the funerals of three bandmates.

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8-year-old Guatemalan boy dies in US custody on Christmas

An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy has died in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection, the agency said Tuesday.

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Trump’s message on Christmas Day: ‘It’s a disgrace’

In President Donald Trump's Christmas Day telling, the drugs are flowing over the border, the Federal Reserve is imperiling the economy and the Democrats are preparing to harass him with oversight requests.

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Kentucky man throws ham at woman over argument about Christmas dinner, police say

A Kentucky man was arrested Sunday after he threw ham and other items at a woman while they were arguing over what day the family was hosting Christmas dinner, police said.

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Trump says U.S. govt shutdown to last until agreement on border wall

President Trump said the shutdown of the federal government was going to last until his demand for funds to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border is met.

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Death toll from attack in Afghan capital climbs to 40

KABUL, Afghanistan — The death toll from an attack in the Afghan capital has climbed to 40, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, as police and rescue workers combed through the smoldering public welfare building where the gunmen held out for eight hours against …

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Trump says no end to shutdown until border barrier funded, plans January visit to new section of wall

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the government won't reopen until funding is secured for his border barrier, and he plans to go to the border in January to visit a new stretch of wall.

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Trump Asks Kid if He Still Believes in Santa: “Because at Seven it’s Marginal, Right?”

The boy had called into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to track Santa’s journey across the globe.

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Pope Francis, in Christmas Day Message, Emphasizes ‘Fraternity’

In his “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and to the World”) benediction, the pontiff declares that differences are a source of richness rather than danger.

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Social media reacts to Trump asking a 7-year-old if he still believes in Santa Claus

Lawmakers, media figures and social media users took to Twitter after President Trump asked a seven-year-old if he believes in Santa Claus.

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Shutdown Takes The Twinkle Out Of National Christmas Tree

Resolving the impasse seems unlikely before Thursday, when the House and Senate return.

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Government shutdown, day 4: Pelosi blames Trump for using ‘scare tactics’ over border wall

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi accused President Donald Trump of using "scare tactics" to build support for his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall

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As Indonesia volcano rumbles, survivors fear more ruinous waves

With dreaded Anak Krakatoa still erupting, experts warn second tsunami could slam already-hit areas on Sumatra and Java.

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Trump asks 7-year-old ‘Are you still a believer in Santa?’

At what age do children wise up to the truth about Santa? President Trump would like to know.

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Christmas stalemate in Washington over border wall, shutdown

Both sides in the fight over President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico have given a little on the money.

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Trump to boy: Do you believe in Santa?

The US president asked the question to a child who called the White House on Christmas Eve.

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Outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown issues Christmas Eve pardons and commutations

California Gov. Jerry Brown continued his Christmas tradition of dispensing second chances to convicted felons, issuing 143 pardons and 131 commutations on Monday.

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Monday, December 24, 2018

Trump tells NORAD caller believing in Santa at age 7 is “marginal”

As of Monday afternoon, Santa was spotted traveling over Saudi Arabia

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Utah medical marijuana firms could suffer as doctors hold off recommendations

Some of Utah's biggest health-care providers are hesitant to recommend medical cannabis to qualified patients – a development that could cause the market to grow more slowly. Intermountain Healthcare, the state's largest provider with 23 hospitals and 170 clinics in its system, has told its physicians to hold off recommending medical marijuana until guidelines are […]

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New DNA Test Ordered For Kevin Cooper, Convicted Of 1983 Quadruple Murder

A New York Times columnist says Cooper was framed. Gov. Jerry Brown's order may prove that.

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ICE dumps hundreds of migrants with nowhere to go at a bus station on Christmas Eve

Lawmakers and immigrant rights groups scramble after ICE releases hundreds of migrants without alerting local shelters.

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Trump gushes over Kim Jong Un as judge orders North Korea to pay for Otto Warmbier’s death

President Trump said Monday he was “looking forward” to his next summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un — the same day a federal judge ordered Pyongyang to pay $501 million for the death of Otto War…

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Trump’s policies, personality are wearing down some of his most important supporters – NY Daily News

Jill Mott doesn't like the tweets. The hard line on the border is too hard. And when asked whether she will vote for President Donald Trump a second time, she lets out a long, deep sigh.

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After the shock of Mattis’ resignation, some see a different narrative

Gen. James Mattis' resignation triggered an outpouring of anxiety and anger and a steady stream of kudos for the 68-year-old, but as the shock of his departure begins to ebb, another narrative about the "warrior monk" is emerging.

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Santa Tracker with NORAD here: When will Santa be in Alabama? Latest updates

Tracking Santa's journey as he makes his way to Alabama.

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Trump calls on Democrats to make a deal on border security during government shutdown

The president, who said he was "all alone" at the White House, called on Democrats to make an immigration deal while lashing out at two officials who resiged.

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Judge orders North Korea to pay Warmbier family $500M for wrongful death

A federal judge in Washington awarded the parents of Otto Warmbier more than half a billion dollars in a wrongful death suit against the North Korean government, which detained and allegedly tortured the college student over 17 months before returning him to …

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Dow plunges in worst Christmas Eve for stocks in history as Trump blames Fed

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 650 points Monday -- the worst Christmas Eve trading session in the country's history, according to experts -- after eyebrow-raising comments by the treasury secretary, an escalating trade with China, and ami…

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Trump rants while ‘all alone’ in the White House on Christmas Eve

It's Christmas in America: The President is home alone in the White House, ranting at his foes inside and outside; an administration lurching deeper into crisis; stock markets are in free fall and the government is paralyzed by a partial shutdown.

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US stocks suffer worst Christmas Eve declines ever

Alarmed investors drove the Dow more than 650 points lower in a shortened trading session on Monday. Markets plunged after the Trump administration sent out confusing signals about markets and the economy.

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Official: 29 killed in hours-long brazen attack Kabul

A brazen hours-long coordinated assault on a government building in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday killed 29 people, most of them employees of the department for martyrs and disabled persons, said Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish.

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Israel’s Government Collapses Amid Trumpian Chaos

The specific issue that brought down Bibi's government was subsidies for ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers. Still, he thinks he'll win at the polls again in April.

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Mattis signs order to withdraw troops from Syria

The President announced Sunday that the Pentagon chief would be leaving his post two months earlier than anticipated

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‘Love has no borders’: Arizona man fulfills Christmas wish list for Mexican girl who sent it by balloon

An Arizona man enlisted the help of a Mexican radio station to locate a girl whose letter to Santa he found attached to a balloon.

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Donald Trump, Walled Off From Reality

Will two fresh crises be enough for congressional Republicans to act?

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Trump says unlike Mattis he sees countries taking ‘total advantage’ of US as a problem

President Trump on Monday criticized outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis, claiming he doesn't see countries that "take total advantage of the U.S." as "a problem."

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Israel headed to elections as Netanyahu’s coalition dissolves parliament

The government has been teetering on the edge since the resignation of Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman a month ago.

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UN special rapporteur demands inquiry into death of Guatemalan girl held in US

Exclusive: UN monitor calls for independent investigation into fate of Jakelin Caal, seven-year-old who died after crossing border

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What to expect from the new Congress, from funding faceoffs to Trump tax returns

When the 116th Congress convenes early next month, Democrats will for the first time in eight years have the power to determine the House’s agenda while Republicans in the Senate will be President Donald Trump’s main line of defense

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Rand Paul defends Trump plan on Syria, backs similar pullout in Afghanistan; others in GOP remain skeptical

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul reiterated his support for President Trump's decision last week to remove 2,000 American troops from Syria, appearing on Sunday talk shows to assert that the president had made the right move and was doing "exactly what he promised" voters…

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Legacy, vast market make India a rich target for hemp investors

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Search for survivors intensifies after deadly Indonesia tsunami

Death toll nears 300, more than 1,000 hurt, dozens missing after tsunami that followed eruption of infamous Anak Krakatau volcano

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How Indonesia’s tsunami warning system failed its citizens again

The disaster hit without warning.

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Trump says Erdogan will ‘eradicate’ ISIL in Syria

US president says leaders discussed 'slow and highly coordinated' withdrawal of US troops and ISIL in phone call.

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Sunday, December 23, 2018

White House: Trump Would Accept Less Money For Border Wall

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney placed the offer at between Trump’s $5.7 billion request and $1.3 billion Democrats are offering.

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Mick Mulvaney Says DHS Can’t ‘Spend Money From Mexico’ For Border Wall

Mick Mulvaney admits taxpayers would have to cough up the billions of dollars needed to build the president's barrier.

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Canadian marijuana firm Canopy pledges to enter US market with Farm Bill passage

Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth announced it will make forays into the U.S. market after the United States government passed the Farm Bill. “Canopy Growth will participate in the American market now that there is a clear, federally permissible path to the market,” Bruce Linton, chair and co-CEO of Ontario-based Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED; NYSE: […]

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Indonesia on alert as death toll from devastating tsunami rises

Officials wary of reoccurrence as tsunami likely triggered by landslide on volcano claims 281 lives, wounds over 1,000.

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Colorado police looking for ‘Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Burglar’

Authorities in Colorado are looking for a woman who allegedly burglarized a business in Fort Collins while disguised as "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

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Trump laments media focus on pullouts from ‘Never Ending Wars’ in Syria, Afghanistan

Just days after signing a sweeping criminal justice reform package and an $867 billion farm bill into law, President Trump on Sunday lamented the intense media focus on his decision to remove troops from what he called the "Never Ending Wars" in Syria and Afg…

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Chief Justice pauses contempt order for mystery company in Mueller investigation

Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday issued a temporary pause on an order holding an unnamed, foreign government-owned company in contempt over a mystery court case related to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

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Trump Gets Into Holiday Spirit by Settling Scores on Twitter

After scrapping plans to travel to Florida because of the government shutdown caused by his demands for border wall funding.

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Supreme Court halts contempt order against mystery company fighting subpoena

The Supreme Court is putting on hold a contempt order against an unnamed company fighting a subpoena in a mystery case with possible ties to special counsel Robert Mueller.

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Anak Krakatau volcano erupts before and after tsunami – video

The sound of explosions can be heard in dramatic video filmed the day before to a deadly tsunami which struck parts of Indonesia.

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Order to withdraw US forces from Syria signed

The order to withdraw US forces from Syria has been signed.

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London police: Damaged drone discovered near airport

The London police on Sunday announced that a damaged drone has been discovered near the city's Gatwick airport, which was forced to shut down last week Wednesday over nearby drone sightings.

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Corker responds to Trump tweet: ‘Alert the daycare staff’

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) blasted President Trump on Sunday after Trump claimed that the Republican was forced to retire after not getting the president's support.

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GoFundMe account looks to buy ‘ladders’ to scale Trump’s border wall

The battle over border wall funding just went viral as one GoFundMe account is trying to raise money for President Trump’s controversial barrier, while another is looking for funds for ladders to scale the wall.

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Who is Patrick Shanahan? Trump’s defense secretary pick had long career at Boeing

President Trump's pick for acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan, has three-decades of experience at aerospace giant Boeing

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Schiff: Trump endangering ‘rule of law’

The California Democrat cites reports that Trump is discussing his legal woes with the acting attorney general.

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Trump says Mattis to leave by end of year, announces new acting secretary of defense

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday he would replace Defense Secretary James Mattis at the start of the new year, two months earlier than Mattis' planned departure.

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‘Very possible’ partial government shutdown will last into the new year, Mulvaney says

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director and incoming Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told "Fox News Sunday" that the partial government shutdown will likely extend past Dec. 27, as President Trump "refuses to go along to get along."

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What Happens In A Partial Government Shutdown

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be forced off the job, and some services will go dark.

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Tsunami sweeps away boy band mid-performance in Indonesia

Jaw-dropping footage emerging Sunday shows a giant tsunami wave sweeping away a boy band mid-performance in Indonesia. Crowds can be seen in the shocking video swaying along to a beach-side Saturda…

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Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held Syrian town

Get breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews. Find the top news online at ABC news.

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Washington braces for lengthy shutdown

Washington is preparing for a lengthy partial shutdown as a deal to fully reopen the government remains elusive.

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Turkey sends reinforcements to Syrian border

Despite plans to delay crossborder military operation on YPG forces, Ankara sends more armoured vehicles to its border.

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More Than 200 Dead, Hundreds More Injured After Tsunami Hits Indonesia

Officials say the tsunami was triggered by underwater landslides caused by volcanic activity on the island of Anak Krakatau.

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Turkey and US to coordinate Syria withdrawal and avoid vacuum

The announced US troops withdrawal from Syria leads to worries of a power vacuum, with multiple parties looking on with interest.

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Crowd screams as Indonesian rock band swept away by tsunami

Partygoers screamed as tsunami waves smashed into a beachside concert in Indonesia, sending band members tumbling off a collapsing stage, dramatic video footage showed on Sunday.

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Turkey reinforcing Syrian border: DHA

Turkey is sending reinforcements to its border with Syria, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported on Sunday, adding that some 100 vehicles including mounted pickup trucks and weaponry had made their way to the area.

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Krakatoa volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): possible major eruption with ash to 55,000 ft following deadly tsunami

Anak Krakatau volcano news & eruption update (Indonesia > Sunda Strait)

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Congolese boy who traveled to US to have facial tumor removed dies

A Congolese boy who traveled to the United States to have a tumor removed from his face died Friday, the organization who sponsored him said in a statement.

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HISTORY: 2018 Farm Bill ends ban on hemp in USA

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Trump tweets about Mattis, Syria withdrawal and McGurk exit

Trump criticized the media, writing "if anybody but your favorite President, Donald J. Trump" withdrew troops from Syria, "that person would be the most popular hero in America"

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Tsunami wave strikes Indonesian pop band during show

An Indonesian pop band performing near the beach was swept away when a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait on Saturday.

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Tsunami set off by volcano sweeps Indonesia coast; 168 dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — During a busy holiday weekend, a tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed more than 160 people around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, sending a wall of water crashing ashore and sweeping away people attending a…

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Saturday, December 22, 2018

Indonesia tsunami kills at least 62 as casualties continue to climb

Tsunami came following an eruption at the nearby Krakatoa volcano, but may not be directly linked

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Donald and Melania Trump rarely exchange Christmas presents

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will spend Christmas together in Washington, DC, a last-minute change of plans due to the stalemate over the federal budget. But that doesn’t mean the f…

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Cannabis company Golden Leaf Holdings ends $125M merger with Terra Tech

Toronto-based Golden Leaf Holdings announced it won’t pursue a $125 million merger with Terra Tech, a vertically integrated multistate marijuana company that was faces a lawsuit alleging theft, stock manipulation and filing false reports. Golden Leaf and California-based Terra Tech had previously signed a nonbinding letter of intent to merge. The deal, subject to a number […]

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Both parties see little to lose and big points to make in shutdown fight

Neither Republicans nor Democrats seem to feel any urgency to end the latest shutdown.

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Tsunami triggered by volcano kills at least 43 in Indonesia

The agency says the possible cause of the tsunami were undersea landslides after the Krakatoa volcano erupted.

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Mystery company involved in Mueller investigation appeals to Supreme Court

An unnamed, foreign government-owned company in a mystery court case is asking the Supreme Court to pause a grand jury subpoena it received related to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

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At least 43 killed when tsunami hits beaches in Indonesia

A tsunami that hit Pandeglang, Serang and South Lampung, Indonesia, Saturday night, killed at least 43 people and injured at least 582, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, head of public relations at Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency, said on television.

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U.S. Envoy To The Coalition Against ISIS Resigns Over Trump’s Syria Policy

Brett McGurk's decision to accelerate his departure from the Trump administration comes on the heels of Secretary of Defense James Mattis' resignation earlier this week.

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Cuban parliament green lights new constitution, heads to referendum

Cuban lawmakers on Saturday unanimously approved a revised draft of a new constitution that retains the island's one-party socialist system but reflects its socio-economic opening since the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Obituary: Paddy Ashdown

Former Royal Marine who led the Liberal Democrats and spearheaded a peace initiative in the former Yugoslavia.

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Schumer demands Trump ‘abandon the wall’ as DC faces shutdown stalemate

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, called on President Trump to "abandon the wall" Saturday if he wants to re-open the government, saying Trump does not have the votes in the Senate to get it funded -- hours after the government shut down over an i…

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Facebook Closes 5 Accounts Tied to Russia-Like Tactics in Alabama Senate Race

Facebook acted in response to news reports that a group of social media experts had secretly used deceptive activity in the Alabama race in 2017.

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For Trump, ‘a War Every Day,’ Waged Increasingly Alone

At the midpoint of his term, the president has grown more sure of his own judgment and more isolated from anyone else’s than at any point since he took office.

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The Washington nightmare before Christmas: a government in chaos

President Donald Trump is precipitating chaos and seeking to wield unrestrained power as America enters a holiday period overshadowed by political pandemonium orchestrated by the disruptor-in-chief.

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Trump Thinks His Border-Wall Bravado Can Hide His Pullout From the ISIS Fight

One Republican senator is using that issue to expose him.

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US envoy in ISIS fight, Brett McGurk, resigns over US withdrawal from Syria

Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter ISIS, submitted his resignation Friday because of President Donald Trump's decision to pull US forces out of Syria, according to a senior administration official.

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Congress, White House in Impasse as Government Shutdown Begins

On the first day of the partial government shutdown, congressional leaders resumed negotiations that could determine whether the impasse over border-wall funding hardens into a lengthy standoff.

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How arrest of Chinese ‘princess’ exposes regime’s world domination plot

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s arrest in Vancouver on Dec. 6 led to immediate blowback. Furious Chinese Communists have begun arresting innocent Canadians in retaliation. So far, three of th…

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Man and Woman Arrested Over Drone Incursions at Gatwick Airport

The Surrey police said a 47-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman were being held on suspicion of disrupting civil aviation services after three days of chaos at Britain’s second-biggest airport.

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Congress searches for deal to end partial government shutdown

Lawmakers are expected to convene Saturday on Capitol Hill, as a plan to fund the government has yet to come to fruition. This comes just a day after members of Congress and President Donald Trump failed to come to an agreement on a deal, resulting in the thi…

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Trump learned nothing from the midterms. Exhibit A: the shutdown.

The shutdown may please the base. It looks like a political loser overall, however. Perhaps more worrisome for Republicans, it doesn't look like Trump learned a single thing from Republicans losing in the midterms.

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Two arrested for drone use in London Gatwick Airport case

LONDON — British police say two people were arrested early Saturday morning for suspected “criminal use of drones’” in the Gatwick Airport case that has created nightmarish holiday travel delays fo…

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Schumer And Pelosi Chide Trump For Triggering Shutdown With ‘Temper Tantrum’

In a statement released overnight, both lawmakers slammed Trump for the "destructive" shutdown motivated by his fight for border wall money.

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U.K. Police Detain Two Over Drone Activity at London’s Gatwick Airport

Authorities arrested a man and woman suspected of unauthorized drone activity that shut down London’s Gatwick Airport and disrupted travel for more than 100,000 passengers during the busy holiday period.

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Lindsey Graham Praises Trump Over Shutdown: ‘Glad He Picked This Fight’

"If we do not stand up now to make sure we get more money for the wall, we’ll never get any more next year," the senator argued.

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UK police arrest man and woman over Gatwick drone disruption

Police have arrested a man and a woman after rogue drone operators crippled London's Gatwick Airport for three days by repeatedly flying onto the airfield, sparking a major security response.

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Editor’s guide to hemp provisions in the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill

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Two arrested over Gatwick drone sighting as airport reopens

Pair were arrested in relation to the 'criminal use of drones', after thousands were left stranded at the airport.

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Friday, December 21, 2018

‘You know what? It’s yours’: Trump reportedly threw his hands up on Syria during phone call with the Turkish president

Reports give some clues as to why Trump made his decision to pull US troops out of Syria that prompted Defense Secretary James Mattis to resign.

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Government officially enters partial shutdown as Congress misses funding deadline — live updates

Both the House and Senate adjourned for the night without coming to a deal

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Reliable Allies Refuse to Defend a President Content With Chaos

Buffeted by a drop in the markets, fallout over his troop pullout and a looming shutdown, the president is forced to test the idea that he is his own best spokesman.

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New Tax Court rulings a mixed bag for marijuana companies

Two new rulings from the U.S. Tax Court this week provided more guidance for cannabis companies dealing with 280E – and while one was hailed as a “Christmas present” to the industry, the other was a bit of a holiday downer. The first, which is a follow-up ruling regarding Oakland-based Harborside and a decision earlier […]

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Trump lashed out at Matthew Whitaker over Cohen court filings

President Trump lashed out at least twice at his acting attorney general, fuming about federal prosecutors referencing his own actions in court documents about his former fixer Michael Cohen’s crimes, according to a new report.

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UK police arrest two over Gatwick airport drones

Police have arrested two people in connection to the drones that disrupted flights at London's Gatwick airport.

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Government to Shutdown: House and Senate Adjourn With No Spending Deal

Hours before a midnight deadline, White House officials and senators unsuccessfully scrambled to cut a deal to avert a partial government shutdown.

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Government set to shut down as Sen. Cornyn says no vote

While negotiations continue in Congress to reach a deal to avert a partial government shutdown, there is virtually no chance a vote will happen Friday night -- all but assuring there will be a government shutdown at midnight.

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Trump lashed out at Whitaker after explosive Cohen revelations

President Donald Trump has at least twice in the past few weeks vented to his acting attorney general, angered by federal prosecutors who referenced the President's actions in crimes his former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to, according to multiple sou…

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Arrest warrants issued for three people once trapped in West Virginia mine

A West Virginia sheriff's office said it obtained arrest warrants for three people who entered an idled coal mine, prompting a rescue. A fourth man had previously been charged.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has cancerous growths removed from lung

A spokesperson for the Supreme Court said that there was no evidence of remaining disease

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Supreme Court upholds block on Trump’s asylum ban

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal judge's order blocking the Trump administration's new asylum restrictions.

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Gatwick Suspends And Resumes Flights — Again — After Reports Of Drone Sighting

The unwelcome hiccup came hours after the U.K.'s second-largest airport reopened, having been shuttered for over a day for the same reason. Police haven't yet figured out who is operating the drones.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has cancerous nodules removed from lung

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had two cancerous nodules removed from her left lung Friday at a New York hospital, the Supreme Court announced.

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Here are 3 good replacements for Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

The challenge of replacing Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is twofold: His replacement needs to retain President Trump's trust, but the person must also be willing to offer honest advice.

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Gatwick reopens after latest suspension

A suspected new sighting of a drone occurred at 17:10 GMT causing the airport to briefly suspend flights.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Undergoes Surgery For Lung Cancer

Short of complications in recovery, doctors say prospects look good for a full recovery for Ginsburg, 85. She hopes to be back on the court for the start of the new term in early January.

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GOP senators reject Trump proposal to go ‘nuclear’ on wall

Senate Republicans quickly rejected President Trump's push that they go "nuclear" and change Senate rules to eliminate the legislative filibuster in order to pass a funding bill with $5 billion for his wall on the Mexican border.

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Kelsey Berreth disappearance: Fiance of Colorado mother missing since Thanksgiving charged with murder

Police investigating the Thanksgiving disappearance of a 29-year-old Colorado woman have arrested the woman’s fiancé, a sheriff's officials said Friday.

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Mattis Was the Only Man Keeping Trump’s Clown Posse in Check

Steady, thoughtful, and respected, Mattis was America’s insurance policy against Trump’s idiocy. If you’re not nervous, you’re not paying attention.

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Michelle Obama wears $4K thigh-high Balenciaga glitter boots on book tour

This former FLOTUS has some serious footwear game.

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Mystery Drone Still on the Loose at Gatwick Airport, But Flights Resume Anyway

Flights have resumed at London’s Gatwick Airport after a full day of cancellations yesterday due to a mysterious drone that was spotted repeatedly in the area. Flying drones near an airport is illegal because flights are unable to take off and land due to po…

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Pope Urges Priests Guilty of Abuse to Turn Themselves In

Pope Francis capped a year of sex-abuse scandals in the Catholic Church by vowing to “do all that is necessary” to punish abusers for their “abominations” and urging the guilty to hand themselves over to the police.

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Trump’s frontrunners for Pentagon job likely to share Mattis’ views on Syria, Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said President Trump deserves a Pentagon leader “whose views are better aligned” with the commander-in-chief's, but a search for such a person will be a lot harder after Trump’s decisions on Syria and Afghanistan.

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Video shows the drone that shut down a major British airport for more than 32 hours

Gatwick Airport, near London, has reopened after closing on Wednesday when drones were seen on the runway. More than 120,000 people were affected.

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Mattis exit paves way for global chaos

James Mattis just cut the world's safety net.

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Officials: American troops to be pulled from Afghanistan

The Pentagon is developing plans to withdraw up to half of the 14,000 American troops serving in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said Thursday, marking a sharp change in the Trump administration's policy aimed at forcing the Taliban to the peace table after more …

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