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      Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for U.S.-held scientist

      Iran and the U.S. conducted a prisoner exchange Saturday that saw a detained Princeton graduate student released for an Iranian scientist held by America.A breakthrough after months of tensions »

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    • Mueller witness bragged about access to Clintons secured with illegal campaign cash, says Justice Department
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      Mueller witness bragged about access to Clintons secured with illegal campaign cash, says Justice Department

      An emissary for two wealthy Arab princes boasted to unnamed officials of a Middle Eastern government about his direct access to Hillary and Bill Clinton while funneling more than $3.5 million in illegal campaign contributions to the former secretary of state's 2016 presidential campaign and Democratic fundraising committees, according to a federal indictment announced by the Justice Department this week. Wonderful meeting with Big Lady. Can't wait to tell you all about it,” George Nader allegedly wrote to an official of one of the foreign governments he advises in the Middle East after attending a political fundraiser with Hillary Clinton on April 16, 2016.

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      A convicted murderer set to become the first federal inmate to be executed in 16 years was granted a stay of execution on Thursday by a judge in Indiana. Daniel Lewis Lee, a white supremacist convicted in Arkansas of murdering a family of three, was granted the stay by U.S. District Judge James Patrick Hanlon. Lee's execution had been set for Monday, but a separate ruling by a judge in Washington last month put his execution and that of three other federal inmates on hold.

    • Iranian and American freed in apparent prisoner swap
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      Iranian and American freed in apparent prisoner swap

      An Iranian held in the US and an American held in Iran have been freed, the two sides said Saturday, in an apparent prisoner swap at a time of heightened tensions. Tehran announced the release of Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani from the United States shortly before Washington declared American researcher Xiyue Wang was returning home. "Glad that Professor Massoud Soleimani and Mr. Xiyue Wang will be joining their families shortly," Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted.

      • United States and Iran swap prisoners in rare act of cooperation
        United States and Iran swap prisoners in rare act of cooperation
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    • Bloomberg says ending 'nationwide madness' of gun violence drives his presidential bid
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      Bloomberg says ending 'nationwide madness' of gun violence drives his presidential bid

      Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday he wants to become president to end "the nationwide madness" of U.S. gun violence, calling it evil and saying he would allow its victims to file lawsuits against gun manufacturers.

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      • Bloomberg on his Democratic rivals: 'Trump will eat 'em up'
        Bloomberg on his Democratic rivals: 'Trump will eat 'em up'
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    • Viral video shows border wall being scaled at Mexicali. Border Patrol says system 'worked exactly as designed'
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      Viral video shows border wall being scaled at Mexicali. Border Patrol says system 'worked exactly as designed'

      A vehicle that appears to belong to U.S. Border Patrol then pulls up and officials emerge, prompting the other men to gather the ladder and slide back down the fence into Mexico. Video: ACLU Asks Judge to Block Border Wall Funding The 16-year-old Mexican citizen who ran into the U.S. was apprehended by Border Patrol, Assistant Chief Patrol Agent Joshua Devack said in a video statement posted to Twitter. Trump sent park rangers to the border: National parks official says he wasn't informed "All too often, criminal organizations exploit juveniles in this regard," Devack said in the video, which was shot at the same location.

      • New video appears to contradict Border Patrol's account of teen's death
        New video appears to contradict Border Patrol's account of teen's death
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      • Migrant child who died in Border Patrol custody seen vomiting with a fever in video
        Migrant child who died in Border Patrol custody seen vomiting with a fever in video
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    • Reddit has said that Russia likely posted leaked UK trade documents as part of a vast covert influence campaign
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      Reddit has said that Russia likely posted leaked UK trade documents as part of a vast covert influence campaign

      Reddit has said that leaked documents on US-UK trade deal discussions were likely posted on the site as part of a Russian influence campaign. The documents were cited by Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK's opposition Labour party, as evidence that his opponent in the UK general election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, was poised to sell out the NHS in trade negotiations with the US. Researchers earlier in the week said that the accounts that posted the documents on Reddit indicated links to a vast Russian influence campaign uncovered on Facebook dubbed Secondary Infektion.

      • Tory minister says 'we should be concerned' about Russian election interference, but report on Russian interference cannot be published before election
        Tory minister says 'we should be concerned' about Russian election interference, but report on Russian interference cannot be published before election
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      • Leaked trade documents cited by Jeremy Corbyn linked to 'Russian disinformation campaign'
        Leaked trade documents cited by Jeremy Corbyn linked to 'Russian disinformation campaign'
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    • GOP Rep. pitches LGBTQ rights bill with religious exemptions
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      GOP Rep. pitches LGBTQ rights bill with religious exemptions

      As Democrats champion anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community and Republicans counter with worries about safeguarding religious freedom, one congressional Republican is offering a proposal on Friday that aims to achieve both goals. The bill that Utah GOP Rep. Chris Stewart plans to unveil would shield LGBTQ individuals from discrimination in employment, housing, education, and other public services — while also carving out exemptions for religious organizations to act based on beliefs that may exclude those of different sexual orientations or gender identities. Stewart's bill counts support from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Seventh-day Adventist Church, but it has yet to win a backer among House Democrats who unanimously supported a more expansive LGBTQ rights measure in May.

    • Two school shootings a day apart: Wisconsin reckons with impact of armed guards
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      Two school shootings a day apart: Wisconsin reckons with impact of armed guards

      Shootings a day apart at two high schools in Wisconsin have shaken the state and sparked a renewed debate over how to combat violence in American schools. An Oshkosh police department resource officer shot a 16-year-old student Tuesday after the boy stabbed him in the officer's office at Oshkosh West high school. A day earlier, a resource officer at Waukesha South high school helped clear students out of a classroom after a 17-year-old student pointed a pellet gun at another student's head.

    • Bombs Away! The Powerful B-52 Bomber Is Getting Even More Deadly
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      Bombs Away! The Powerful B-52 Bomber Is Getting Even More Deadly

      Key point: The Pentagon may end up flying the B-52 for 100 years. Sixty-seven years after the U.S. Air Force received its last B-52 from Boeing, the flying branch finally has firmed up plans to fit the heavy bomber with new engines. Air Force magazine in its January 2019 issue took a deep dive into the re-engining effort.

    • Republican who 'wanted to destroy' Bill Clinton during 1998 impeachment has regrets
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      Republican who 'wanted to destroy' Bill Clinton during 1998 impeachment has regrets

      A former Republican congressman who led the charge to impeach Bill Clinton in 1998 said he paid a visit to the former Democratic president a few years ago to ask forgiveness for his role in the affair. “I hated Bill Clinton, wanted to destroy him, asked to be on Judiciary Committee so that I could impeach him,” said Bob Inglis, R-S.C., in an interview on “The Long Game,” a Yahoo News podcast. Inglis visited Clinton a few years ago at the former president's office in Harlem, he said, in what he described as a “very interesting” meeting.

      • Hogan Gidley says President Trump welcomes an impeachment trial in the Senate
        Hogan Gidley says President Trump welcomes an impeachment trial in the Senate
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      • Nancy Pelosi OKs drafting of impeachment articles against Trump
        Nancy Pelosi OKs drafting of impeachment articles against Trump
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      Official documents shed light on Tokyo's role in 'comfort women': Kyodo

      The Imperial Japanese Army asked the government to provide one "comfort woman" for every 70 soldiers, Japan's Kyodo news agency said, citing wartime government documents it had reviewed, shedding a fresh light on Tokyo's involvement in the practice. "Comfort women" is a euphemism for the girls and women - many of them Korean - forced into prostitution at Japanese military brothels. The issue has plagued Japan's ties with South Korea for decades.

    • Judge Allows Criminal Trial to Proceed against Pro-Life Investigators
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      Judge Allows Criminal Trial to Proceed against Pro-Life Investigators

      A San Francisco judge ruled Friday that the criminal trial may move forward against the pro-life investigators who went undercover to record abortion industry executives talking about procuring fetal body parts. Judge Christopher Hite deemed the evidence sufficient to send to trial the case against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt of the Center for Medical Progress, who are charged with nine felony counts, one count of conspiracy and eight counts of illegal taping. Daleiden, 30, and Merritt, 64, several years ago surreptitiously recorded executives from Planned Parenthood and other organizations haggling about compensation for the procurement of fetal parts for researchers who request them.

    • Trump Administration Authorizes 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill Predators Again, Months After Backlash
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      Trump Administration Authorizes 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill Predators Again, Months After Backlash

      The Trump Administration will reauthorize the use of so-called “cyanide bombs” to poison coyotes, foxes and feral dogs that could threaten private livestock. The decision comes four months after halting their authorization amid public backlash. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday it would include new safety requirements to protect humans and pets, such as additional signs and increased distances the distance the “cyanide bombs” must be from homes and roads.

      • US re-authorizes 'cyanide bomb' anti-predator devices
        US re-authorizes 'cyanide bomb' anti-predator devices
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    • Thousands of Las Vegas shooting victims will have to split an $800 million settlement. Now, 2 retired judges have to decide which victims deserve the most.
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      Thousands of Las Vegas shooting victims will have to split an $800 million settlement. Now, 2 retired judges have to decide which victims deserve the most.

      Two retired judges have been given the gut-wrenching task of divvying up a roughly $800 million settlement among thousands of people who were injured or lost loved ones in the 2017 Las Vegas massacre, USA Today reported Friday. Last month, MGM Resorts International, which owned the Mandalay Bay hotel where the shooting occurred, agreed to pay a settlement of up to $800 million to compensate victims and their families. Just over two years ago, the deadliest mass shooting in US history left 58 people dead after a gunman sprayed bullets into a music festival crowd as he stood on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel.

    • Tesla changed the release dates for the most and least expensive versions of the Cybertruck by a year
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      Tesla changed the release dates for the most and least expensive versions of the Cybertruck by a year

      Tesla has changed the production timelines for the most and least expensive trims of its Cybertruck pickup truck. It said production for the three-motor, all-wheel-drive Cybertruck, which starts at $69,900, would begin in 2021, a year earlier than Tesla first announced. The single-motor, rear-wheel-drive Cybertruck, which starts at $39,900, will enter production in late 2022, a year later than its original timeline, Tesla said.

    • Ex-boyfriend pleads guilty in helpful-homeless-man scam
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      Ex-boyfriend pleads guilty in helpful-homeless-man scam

      A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Friday to a state charge stemming from a scheme that raked in more than $400,000 in online donations with a phony story about a homeless man helping a stranded woman. Mark D'Amico pleaded guilty in state Superior Court in Burlington County to misapplication of entrusted property stemming from the late 2017 scheme. D'Amico; his ex-girlfriend, Katelyn McClure; and homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt faced state and federal charges.

      • Boyfriend in GoFundMe Fraud Case Pleads Guilty and Is Expected to Serve 5 Years in Prison
        Boyfriend in GoFundMe Fraud Case Pleads Guilty and Is Expected to Serve 5 Years in Prison
        People
      • Alleged mastermind in GoFundMe scam, Mark D'Amico, pleads guilty to state charge
        Alleged mastermind in GoFundMe scam, Mark D'Amico, pleads guilty to state charge
        WABC – NY
    • Russian spies used French Alps as 'base camp' for hits on Britain and other countries
      World
      The Telegraph

      Russian spies used French Alps as 'base camp' for hits on Britain and other countries

      Fifteen Russian spies, including those accused of the Salisbury nerve agent attack, used the French Alps as a “base camp” to conduct covert operations around Europe over a five-year period, according to reports. The revelations came as Germany expelled two Russian diplomats after prosecutors said there was “sufficient factual evidence” linking Moscow to the killing of a former Chechen rebel commander in central Berlin. According to Le Monde, British, Swiss, French, and US intelligence have drawn up a list of 15 members of the 29155 unit of Russia's GRU military spy agency who all passed through France's Haute-Savoie mountains close to the Swiss and Italian borders.

    • 13 Mythical Creatures, Ranked
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      13 Mythical Creatures, Ranked

      Did your favorite make the list? From Popular Mechanics

    • Bloomberg says he shouldn't have called Booker 'well-spoken'
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      Politico

      Bloomberg says he shouldn't have called Booker 'well-spoken'

      Mike Bloomberg on Friday expressed regret for calling fellow Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker “well-spoken” earlier in the day, after the New Jersey senator said he was “taken aback” by the racially loaded remark from the former New York mayor. “I probably shouldn't have used the word,” Bloomberg told reporters at a campaign event in Georgia. Booker had charged that Bloomberg's descriptor, which generated significant criticism on social media, was representative of a failure by some of the party's leading White House hopefuls to energize black voters and communicate effectively on issues of race.

      • A shortcut on the Bloomberg terminal sent users to the billionaire presidential candidate's website, where a campaign ad autoplayed. It was quickly changed.
        A shortcut on the Bloomberg terminal sent users to the billionaire presidential candidate's website, where a campaign ad autoplayed. It was quickly changed.
        Business Insider
      • Bloomberg on his Democratic rivals: 'Trump will eat 'em up'
        Bloomberg on his Democratic rivals: 'Trump will eat 'em up'
        Reuters
    • Employee shot at a Virginia post office
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      Employee shot at a Virginia post office

      Authorities say a postal worker has been shot at a northern Virginia post office by an agent for the Postal Service's Inspector General's office. News outlets report that it happened Wednesday morning at the parking lot of the Lovettsville post office in Loudoun County.

    • Virginia Commission Calls for Repeal of ‘Explicitly Racist’ and ‘Segregationist’ Laws
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      Virginia Commission Calls for Repeal of ‘Explicitly Racist’ and ‘Segregationist’ Laws

      A Virginia state commission released a report Thursday calling for the official repeal of “deeply troubling” state laws still on the books that contain “explicitly racist language and segregationist policies. The Commission to Examine Racial Inequity in Virginia Law published a lengthy report saying that the outdated laws should not “remain enshrined in law” despite no longer being in effect. The commission believes that such vestiges of Virginia's segregationist past should no longer have official status,” the report states.

      • Virginia still has dozens of racist and discriminatory laws on its books, report says
        USA TODAY
      • Panel calls for Virginia to purge dozens of old racist laws
        Panel calls for Virginia to purge dozens of old racist laws
        Associated Press
    • Should America Fear the Chinese H-20 Stealth Bomber?
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      Should America Fear the Chinese H-20 Stealth Bomber?

      Key point: The United States is beginning to lose its footing in East Asia. In October 2018, Chinese media announced that the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) would publicly unveil its new H-20 stealth bomber during a parade celebrating the air arm's seventieth anniversary in 2019. Prior news of the H-20's development had been teased using techniques pioneered by viral marketing campaigns for Hollywood movies.

    • Why Texas’s fossil fuel support will ‘spell disaster’ for climate crisis
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      Why Texas’s fossil fuel support will ‘spell disaster’ for climate crisis

      In the same month that Greta Thunberg addressed a UN summit and millions of people took part in a global climate strike, lawmakers in America's leading oil- and gas-producing state of Texas made a statement of their own. Texas's Critical Infrastructure Protection Act went into effect on 1 September, stiffening civil and criminal penalties specifically for protesters who interrupt operations or damage oil and gas pipelines and other energy facilities. The new Texas law is emblematic of the unyielding loyalty of conservative lawmakers to the fossil fuel industry in a state stacked with influential climate science deniers or sceptics such as the US senator and former Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz and which named a pipeline tycoon to its parks and wildlife conservation commission.

    • Incredible photos show how the White House has celebrated Christmas through the years
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      Incredible photos show how the White House has celebrated Christmas through the years

      Library of Congress The tree lighting ceremony and the president's participation has been a yearly tradition since then.Library of Congress Glowing trees lit up a side entrance to the White House in 1931.AP Photo Franklin Roosevelt spent ten consecutive Christmas holidays in the White House and emphasized the importance of family during the holiday season.Library of Congress FDR invited four generations of family into the White House for Christmas. His children and grandchildren enjoyed spending Christmas Eve in the presidential residence to partake in two of Roosevelt's favorite holiday traditions: Hanging stockings and reading, "A Christmas Carol."

      • Taylor Swift drops a new Christmas song and the music video is full of adorable childhood moments from her home movies
        Taylor Swift drops a new Christmas song and the music video is full of adorable childhood moments from her home movies
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      • Every Meghan Markle Reference You Missed in A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
        Every Meghan Markle Reference You Missed in A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
        Glamour
    • California congressman Duncan Hunter announces resignation after corruption plea
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      Reuters

      California congressman Duncan Hunter announces resignation after corruption plea

      U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter will resign from Congress following his guilty plea to a federal charge of conspiring to misuse campaign funds, he said on Friday. Hunter's announcement that he would step down came days after the leading California lawmaker, a former U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran, entered his guilty plea in federal court in San Diego. "Shortly after the Holidays I will resign from Congress," Hunter, 42, said in a written statement released by his communications director.

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        GOP Congressman Duncan Hunter to Resign After Holidays
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        Rep. Duncan Hunter to resign shortly after the holidays
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