PoliticsYahoo NewsMake full Mueller report public, Democratic candidates demand
Just minutes after special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his final report on his investigation into the 2016 Donald Trump campaign's ties to Russia to Attorney General William Barr, Democrats began pressuring the administration to make the findings public. In a letter to Congress, Barr said that he could provide lawmakers with a summary of the findings “as soon as this weekend,” but for several of the Democrats seeking to replace Trump in the White House, that wasn't sufficient. The liberal activist group MoveOn.org issued a statement just as news that Mueller's report had been submitted was breaking.
NewsAssociated PressMidwest flooding costs increasing, with $1.6B damage in Iowa
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Friday that recent flooding in the state has caused an estimated $1.6 billion in damage, pushing the total costs from the devastating Midwest flooding to at least $3 billion. The ongoing flooding along the Missouri River has damaged thousands of homes and inundated vast swaths of agricultural land with water in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. Reynolds said she sent a letter asking President Donald Trump to quickly issue a disaster declaration for 57 counties in Iowa where businesses, homes and levees have been severely impacted by flooding, including along the Missouri River.
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'Hope that man never sleeps': Mom of black teen Antwon Rose slams white police officer's acquittal in son's killing
The mother of an unarmed black teen who was fatally shot by a white police officer said the cop's acquittal Friday "isn't what I hoped for, but it's what I expected." In an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Michelle Kenney said she won't stop speaking up after her son Antwon Rose II's death last June, and the family will continue their legal battle. "I hope that man never sleeps at night," Kenney told the Post-Gazette.
NewsAFPSchool shooting survivor stricken by 'survivor's guilt' takes own life
A teenager who survived the Parkland school shooting in Florida has killed herself while struggling with survivors' guilt, local media reported Friday. Sydney Aiello, 19, was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas last February 14 when a former student opened fire with a semiautomatic weapon, killing 14 students and three staff members. Among the dead were two of Aiello's best friends, Meadow Pollack and Joaquin Oliver.
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Al Qaeda affiliate claims Mali army base attack
A Mali-based al Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base that killed 23 Malian soldiers last week, its media arm said in a statement on Friday, citing violence against Fulani herdsmen as the motive. Violence by Islamist militants has proliferated in the sparsely populated Sahel in recent years, with groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State using central and northern Mali as a launchpad for attacks across the region. Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) - an umbrella group for al Qaeda-linked militants in West Africa and the Maghreb - disrupted Mali's presidential election in July 2018, launched a spate of attacks in neighboring Burkina Faso and killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers in Mali earlier this year.
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JetBlue pilots who drugged and raped flight attendants continued working for airline without repercussion, lawsuit says
Three female flight attendants claim they were drugged and two of them raped by two JetBlue pilots during a layover in Puerto Rico, a new lawsuit filed this week in New York federal court has claimed. At least one of the female flight attendants said she was forced to work with one of the accused pilots after the alleged rape. After making their way to a beach in Puerto Rico near the hotel they were staying during their layover in May of last year, the women were offered sips from one of the flight attendant's alcoholic beverages.
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IRS Loosens Tax Penalty for Millions
In more typical tax years, most taxpayers must pay at least 90 percent of their federal taxes for a given year, or 100 percent of what they owed the year before, in order to avoid an underpayment penalty. The change comes in response to public outcry. As the tax season progressed this year, reports of taxpayer outrage at lower refunds and higher-than-expected tax bills suggested far more people than expected were caught unawares.
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The Real Reasons American Evangelicals Support Israel
Whenever a Republican president makes a controversial or contentious move to support Israel — such as moving the American embassy to Jerusalem, or yesterday's decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights — you'll see various “explainers” and other stories that purport to inform progressives why the American Evangelical community is so devoted to the nation of Israel. The explanation goes something like this — Evangelicals believe that the rebirth of Israel is hastening not just the second coming of Christ, but a particular kind of second coming, one that includes fire, fury, and war that will consume the Jewish people. Right-wing Evangelical Christians supporting Israel because they think it will bring about the End Times where all of the Jews die.
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Today's best deals: $11 Philips Hue bulbs, SSD drive, $13 wireless charger, blazing-fast microSDs, more
There's no way this deal will last much longer because it's going to sell out, but if you hurry you can snag Philips Hue White LED Bulbs right now on Amazon for just $11 and change each! Other top deals in Friday's roundup include what might be your last chance to get Anker's best fast wireless charging pad at its lowest price ever (only $13.29! almost $15 off color Philips Hue bulbs, the best-selling wireless headphones on Amazon's whole site for just $25.99 when you use the coupon code MPOW059E at checkout, a rare opportunity to get 12-month PlayStation Plus membership codes at a discount (and they're stackable so you can get two or three!
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2 U.S. Serviceman Killed in Afghanistan
Curt Mills Afghanistan, South Asia With a president that wants out and core U.S. objectives achieved, critics of the war are asking: why is America still in the graveyard of empires? WASHINGTON — National security officials wouldn't elaborate Friday on the deaths of two U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan. The casualties, whose names were not released at press time, add to a total of four Americans killed in the country on the year.
NewsAssociated PressThe Latest: Flood levels reached record in 3 towns
This year's round of Midwestern flooding is the worst ever at three locations in Nebraska. National Weather Service hydrologist Kevin Low said during a conference call Friday that the Missouri River reached record levels at Plattsmouth, Nebraska City and Brownville. It crested just short of a record at several other places, including St. Joseph, Missouri, where the river reached 32.02 feet (9.76 meters) on Friday, inches short of the record of 32.07 feet (9.77 meters) set during the historic 1993 flood.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas laughs off rumored beef with Duchess Meghan
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is setting the record straight – and no, we aren't referring to the JoBros' "Sucker." The former "Quantico" star stopped by the "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" clubhouse Thursday, where she fielded a question from a bold caller. "Are the rumors true that you were upset that Meghan Markle skipped your wedding to Nick Jonas?"
U.S.Reuters VideosWallenda high-wire plunge video released
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has released video showing a 2017 high-wire accident that left five members of the famous Wallenda family injured. The performers were practicing an eight-person pyramid when they lost theIr balance. The accident is reportedly the subject of litigation by one of those who fell.
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Spy Photos of the Ram Rebel TRX Pickup Prototype
Looks like the Ford F-150 Raptor isn't going to have the sandbox to itself anymore. From Car and Driver
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UPDATE 1-U.S. adds criminal charges against ex-Autonomy CEO Lynch
U.S. prosecutors on Friday added three new criminal charges to their indictment against British entrepreneur Mike Lynch related to the $11.1 billion sale of his software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011. Lynch faces a new charge of securities fraud, which carries a maximum prison term of 25 years, as well as additional charges of wire fraud and conspiracy in the 17-count indictment filed with the federal court in San Francisco. The charges were revealed ahead of Monday's scheduled start of a $5 billion civil fraud trial in London's High Court, where HP is accusing Lynch and former Autonomy Chief Financial Officer Sushovan Hussain of involvement in accounting irregularities that ca...
WorldAFPEichmann's captor, Israeli ex-spy Rafi Eitan dead at 92: media
Former Mossad spy Rafi Eitan, who commanded the audacious 1960 capture of top Nazi Adolf Eichmann, died on Saturday aged 92, Israeli public radio announced. Eitan, the handler for Jonathan Pollard, a US Navy analyst who passed Israel thousands of top secret documents, was himself wanted by American authorities for a time. He died in the afternoon at Tel Aviv's Ichilov hospital, the radio said, without giving further details.
WorldAssociated PressUN chief visits mosque, stresses sanctity of religious sites
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres went to the first mosque built in New York City on Friday to show solidarity with the Muslim community, urging people everywhere "to reaffirm the sanctity of all places of worship and the safety of all worshippers." Speaking a week after the terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand that killed 50 people, Guterres warned again that "around the world, we have seen ever-rising anti-Muslim hatred, anti-Semitism, hate speech and bigotry." "We need to act against extremism in all its forms — whether it targets mosques, synagogues, churches or anywhere else," he added.
LifestyleConsumer Reports2019 BMW X7 Is Luxurious, Large, and In Charge
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. The new 2019 BMW X7 is the German automaker's first large three-row luxury SUV. Until now, the only BMW that offered three rows was the X5, which has a very small optional seat that's barely fit for kids.
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Trump announces he is reversing decision to slap new sanctions on North Korea
President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that he has reversed his administration's decision to slap new sanctions on North Korea, with his press secretary explaining that the president "likes" leader Kim Jong Un and doesn't think they're necessary. "It was announced today by the US Treasury that additional large scale Sanctions would be added to those already existing Sanctions on North Korea," Trump wrote from his private club in Palm Beach, Florida. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about which sanctions Trump was referring to, or what large-scale sanctions were poised to be added to existing ones already imposed on North Korea.
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Correction: Southern Flood Threat story
A corrected version of the story is below: Unprecedented spring flooding possible, US forecasters say The National Weather Service says the flooding of Nebraska and Iowa is just a preview of potentially historic widespread major flooding to hit much of America this spring By SETH BORENSTEIN and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press The stage is set for unprecedented major flooding this spring for most of the nation, U.S. weather officials said Thursday. More than 200 million Americans are at risk for some kind of flooding, with 13 million of them at risk of major inundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its spring weather outlook.
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FEMA Released Personal Info of 2.3 Million Hurricane and Wildfire Survivors, Watchdog Says
The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the victims to identity fraud and theft, a government watchdog reported Friday. The Homeland Security Department's Office of Inspector General found the breach occurred when FEMA was working with a contractor that helps provide temporary housing to those affected by disasters. FEMA officials said that since the discovery of the issue, the agency was no longer sharing unnecessary data with the contractor and has conducted a detailed review of the contractor's information system and has found no indication to suggest data has been compromised.
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Facebook Is Accused of Knowing Cambridge Mined Its User Data
D.C. Assistant Deputy Attorney General Jimmy Rock made the claim while arguing against the social network's bid to dismiss the district's consumer protection lawsuit against it. District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine sued Facebook in December, accusing it of allowing Cambridge University researcher Aleksandr Kogan to gain access to the personal information of some 70 million Americans, 340,000 of whom live in the capital.
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Lakers G Ball fires family friend after $1.5M goes missing
Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball said he no longer is working with a family friend after $1.5 million from Ball's personal and business bank accounts apparently remains missing. The second-year player told ESPN that the man, Alan Foster, "used his access to my business and personal finances to enrich himself. Foster owns 16.3 percent of the family's Big Baller Brand and also has managed the family companies.
PoliticsYahoo News2020 Vision: Is Biden-Abrams the ticket for Democrats?
Former Vice President Joe Biden looks out into the audience as he delivers remarks at a dinner in Dover, Del., earlier this month. Reminder: There are 318 days until the Iowa caucuses, and 592 days until the 2020 presidential election. What is Joe Biden doing?
