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Pelosi: Trump's 'insecurity as an impostor' drives his Twitter attacks

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi strongly criticized President Trump’s “totally wrong and inappropriate” Twitter attack on a long-serving U.S. diplomat during last week’s impeachment testimony. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CRA9Ew via Latest News

Sondland Informed Top White House Officials of Biden Investigation Effort ahead of July Ukraine Call

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U.S. ambassador Gordon Sondland kept senior White House officials apprised of his efforts to prompt an investigation into Joe Biden ahead of the July 25 phone conversation between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.During that phone call, Trump urged Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to look into corruption allegations against Joe Biden and his son Hunter, and asked for a probe into allegations of Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. Democrats have launched an impeachment inquiry into the president's actions due to suspicions that he withheld military aid from Ukraine to pressure the country to conduct politically beneficial investigations.Emails reviewed by the Journal showed Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland keeping senior officials, including White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Energy Secretary Rick Perry, in the loop regarding the desired investigations into the Bidens and election in...

Head of Vatican financial regulator leaves job weeks after police raids

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The Vatican said on Monday the head of its financial regulator would leave, weeks after unprecedented police raids on his organization and another key arm of the Catholic Church's bureaucracy. Rene Bruelhart, a 47-year-old Swiss lawyer, told Reuters he had resigned from the top job at the Financial Information Authority (AIF), but did not go into further detail. Vatican police entered the offices of the AIF and of the Secretariat of State - the administrative heart of the Catholic Church - on Oct. 1, as part of an investigation into an investment the Secretariat hade made in London real estate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CTS39x via Latest News

Rodney Reed's mother says the 'truth will and shall set him free' after her son was granted a stay of execution

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Rodney Reed has spent 20 years in prison for the 1996 murder of a 19-year-old woman named Stacey Stites. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2r7b3Pm via Latest News

Fox News Host Hits Trump for Attacking Chris Wallace: You’re ‘Not Entitled to Praise’

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Fox NewsFox News aired a rare bit of “Common Sense” on Monday afternoon when host Neil Cavuto ended his show with a strong defense of his colleague Chris Wallace, who earned the wrath of President Trump for daring to challenge House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA).Trump tweeted on Sunday that Scalise “blew the nasty & obnoxious Chris Wallace (will never be his father, Mike!) away on Chris’s lowest rated (unless I’m on) morning show,” adding, “This kind of dumb and unfair interview would never have happened in the @FoxNews past.” Zooming out, Cavuto asked his viewers, “What makes something ‘fake news?’” before explaining that the president “doesn’t distinguish” between false reporting and journalism that reflects poorly on him. “Now we can debate whether any crime was committed here,” Cavuto said, “but Chris challenged Scalise concluding the witnesses that testified last week didn’t see a crime committed here. That was his view of what they said, but that was not what th...

Israel’s New Way of War

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Commuters on Route 4, driving toward the Israeli coastal city of Ashdod on November 12, were shocked by an explosion, a rocket impact next to a major intersection. Had it fallen on a car or one of the many trucks plying the route, there would have been deaths, and the road would have been closed. Instead, police and Israeli Home Front Command units came and cordoned off the sidewalk, and drivers went about their day. Twenty-five miles south of where the rocket landed, other rocket teams from Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an Iranian-backed terrorist group, were preparing to fire more than 400 rockets at Israel during a brief flare-up in fighting. Most of them would be intercepted by Israel’s high-tech air defense.The ability of millions of Israelis to mostly go about their day while Israel’s air force carries out precision air strikes nearby is due to Israel’s latest achievements in fighting war. It also comes with questions about whether Israel is being effective and what this lates...

A Definitive Ranking of Apple's New “Pro” Line of Products - Gear Patrol

A Definitive Ranking of Apple's New “Pro” Line of Products    Gear Patrol View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2XqAnLX via Technology

Ubiquity6’s Display.land is part 3D scanner, part social network - TechCrunch

Ubiquity6’s Display.land is part 3D scanner, part social network    TechCrunch from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2KwAEaY via Technology

Farewell soon to Star Wars Miniland at Legoland California - Los Angeles Times

Farewell soon to Star Wars Miniland at Legoland California    Los Angeles Times View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2ppzIOm via Technology

Business News Update BBC

Economists seek to explain our world but they often get things wrong, argue two Nobel prize winners. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2NZE0pm via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

Federico González runs the Radisson Hotel Group, and refuses to name his favourite place to stay. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2XmaL2W via Online Shopping

How China plans to lead the computer chip industry

China wants to end its dependence on imported computer chips, but experts says it will struggle. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/37jsX1G via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Lindsey Graham announces hearing with DOJ inspector general

Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham announced Monday that he will hold a hearing on Dec. 11 featuring Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz. Horowitz's scheduled appearance before the committee comes as the inspector general is wrapping up an investigation into the origins of the FBI probe into the 2016 Trump campaign's dealings with Russia. The IG report, which is expected to be released imminently, will examine whether the FBI violated surveillance laws or policies by obtaining a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant to look into Carter Page, a Trump campaign adviser, who drew scrutiny from the intelligence community for his ties to Moscow. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2qgOR5g via Latest News

AP Explains: Iran gas price protests quickly turn violent

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Protests over gasoline prices have swept across some 100 cities and towns in Iran, turning violent faster than widespread economic protests in 2017 and rallies over the country’s disputed 2009 presidential election. Prior to that, online videos purported to show people abandoning their cars on major highways and marching on city centers. Demonstrations devolved into violence as rioters set fire to gas stations, attacked banks and robbed stores. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CVs4i1 via Latest News

President Trump's Pardons of Soldiers Shows How Little He Knows About War

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Veteran Elliot Ackerman on why President Trump's pardons diminishes soldiers to killing machines and undermines military discipline. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rYQhBX via Latest News

Business News Update BBC

Evidence seen by the BBC casts doubt on American Airlines' reason for two crew members falling unconscious. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kzh4ex via Online Shopping

The first map of Saturn's mysterious moon Titan reveals labyrinths and lakes - CNET

NASA's Cassini probe peered through the hazy methane clouds and found a world of methane lakes, desolate plains and skyscraper-sized dunes. from CNET https://ift.tt/2XonuCn via Mobiles

Nintendo will bring paid membership service to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp - CNET

The new service reportedly rolls out Nov. 21. from CNET https://ift.tt/37e7oQ5 via Mobiles

Valve's new Half-Life game isn't Half-Life 3, but will be in VR - CNET

The virtual reality game drops Thursday at 10 a.m. PT. from CNET https://ift.tt/2CRxnPx via Mobiles

In new Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker photo, Poe Dameron flies Millennium Falcon - CNET

Finn, Poe and Chewbacca appear shocked by something we can't see. from CNET https://ift.tt/2NZaDDt via Mobiles

Trump impeachment hearings: Watch Tuesday's hearings live here - CNET

The third public impeachment hearing on President Trump's conduct surrounding Ukraine begins Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET. from CNET https://ift.tt/37jijIv via Mobiles

iOS 13.2.3 released with additional bug fixes

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Apple is now rolling out iOS and iPadOS 13.2.3 for compatible devices. The update is around 90MB in size but actual size will vary with device. The list of changes in this update include: Fixes an issue where system search and search within Mail, Files, and Notes might not work Addresses an issue where photos, links, and other attachments might not display in the Messages details view Fixes an issue that could prevent apps from downloading content in the background Resolves issues that may prevent Mail from fetching new messages, and fail to include and quote original message... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2QC9Fip via IFTTT