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Jersey City shooting: Who are the Black Hebrew Israelites?

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The suspects in the Jersey City shooting held anti-Semitic views and had expressed interest in the Black Hebrew Israelite movement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2qQGkWW via Latest News

New climate pact is EU's 'man on the moon moment': chief executive

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The European Union's executive wants to mobilize 100 billion euros worth of investment to help the bloc's economies become more environmentally friendly, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. Von der Leyen will propose her hallmark "Green Deal" for the EU later on Wednesday to commit the bloc to achieving climate neutrality by 2050. "This is Europe's man on the moon moment," von der Leyen told journalists before making her climate pitch. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2qIWYHQ via Latest News

Pakistani radical cleric indicted in terror financing case

A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted a radical cleric wanted by Washington for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks and four of his associates on terror financing charges. Hafiz Saeed and the four other suspects pleaded not guilty when a judge read charges against them in a courtroom in the eastern city of Lahore amid tight security. Saeed is the founder chief of outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba group, which was blamed by New Delhi for the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people in neighboring India. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rrJBMM via Latest News

FBI Should Have Rethought Page Probe Over Lapses, Watchdog Says

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(Bloomberg) -- FBI officials should have re-evaluated whether to continue surveillance on a former Trump campaign aide in early 2017 when information they gathered cast serious doubt on the legal justification and value of doing so, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog told lawmakers.Inspector General Michael Horowitz reaffirmed findings in his report Monday that the FBI was justified in deciding to open a probe -- dubbed Crossfire Hurricane -- into whether then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia in the 2016 election. But in testimony Wednesday to the Senate Judiciary Committee, he also said FBI officials misled a secret court in order to continue surveillance of the former aide, Carter Page. “It was misleading to the court,” Horowitz said about repeated warrants sought for Page under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. “I don’t think the Department of Justice fairly treated these FISAs, and he was on the receiving end of them.”Horowitz made it clear, ...

Beshear becomes target of lawsuit claiming abuse of power

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For nearly four years as Kentucky attorney general, Andy Beshear filed a series of lawsuits accusing then-Gov. Matt Bevin of abusing his executive powers. Now Beshear is being sued by the people he ousted from the state school board on his first day as governor. The new Democratic governor wielded his executive authority Tuesday to reorganize the Kentucky Board of Education with 11 new members, fulfilling a campaign promise he made to teachers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36qNtMA via Latest News

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The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the snow globe became a million dollar idea. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Ed77zJ via Online Shopping

Where the money is really made at Amazon

Amazon's cloud computing business has been a big hit, but faces some big challenges as its boss explains. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2YGqZEG via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Mac Pro fans: randomization and tire tech controls the noise - 9to5Mac

Mac Pro fans: randomization and tire tech controls the noise    9to5Mac from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2YHTfaf via Technology

Use Google Assistant's Interpreter Mode to Talk to Someone in Their Language - Lifehacker

Use Google Assistant's Interpreter Mode to Talk to Someone in Their Language    Lifehacker Google Assistant’s interpreter mode is coming to phones today    The Verge New Google Assistant on Pixel 4 will soon support English in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Singapore, and the UK (Update: Arriving)    Android Police Google’s “Interpreter mode” turns your phone into a Babel Fish (real-time voice translation)    Liliputing Google's Interpreter Mode Comes to Phones and Will Make Traveling a Helluva Lot Easier    Gizmodo View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/34gfHs3 via Technology

Nintendo Switch Lite - For Gaming On-The-Go - Nintendo

Nintendo Switch Lite - For Gaming On-The-Go    Nintendo View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2PDbxoV via Technology

Google's acquisition of Fitbit under review by the Justice Department - Android Police

Google's acquisition of Fitbit under review by the Justice Department    Android Police Antitrust Regulators Are Eyeing Google's Proposed Fitbit Acquisition    Motley Fool DOJ to review Google's Fitbit acquisition, 23andMe sued for $100M and more digital health news briefs    MobiHealthNews Justice Department Antitrust Division Will Review Google's Fitbit Acquisition    ExtremeTech DOJ can probe Google's $2.1B Fitbit acquisition, sources say    Becker's Hospital Review View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2YFR6M6 via Technology

Cheap iPad deal is the ultimate Christmas gift idea - Creative Bloq

Cheap iPad deal is the ultimate Christmas gift idea    Creative Bloq Apple is now selling Brydge’s laptop-style iPad keyboards    Circuit Breaker On sale today at Best Buy: The Fitbit Versa 2 for $130 and 10.2-inch iPad for $250    CNET This Apple Pencil is the cheapest we've ever seen    Creative Bloq Get a 256GB iPad Pro for $380 off    Macworld View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2PjodT3 via Technology

Jupiter has a new cyclone, NASA says - CNET

The cyclone joins six others at the planet's south pole. from CNET https://ift.tt/2RImZlP via Mobiles

GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert publicly identifies person purported to be whistleblower

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"This is unacceptable and there should be consequences," one Democratic lawmaker said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2tehb9p via Latest News

Saudi Family of Pensacola Gunman: 'Even We Don't Know the Truth' of Motive

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AL AHSA, Saudi Arabia -- Not long before a 21-year-old Saudi Royal Air Force trainee shot and killed three American sailors Friday at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida, he called his mother and his brother back home.The trainee, 2nd Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, was wearing his uniform, they could see on the video call -- the uniform he had always wanted to wear as a child, when he dreamed of becoming a pilot.With his elder brother, Abdullah, he joked around on the call: "You're the eldest," Alshamrani teased, "but I'm going to get married first." Talking to his mother, he promised he would be home as soon as he finished his training. "Just a few more months," he said.What was missing was any hint of what was to come: opening fire in a classroom building at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, shooting three fatally and wounding eight more before being killed by a sheriff's deputy.Alshamrani seemed utterly normal in that last conversation, his fa...

Nude portrait of Emiliano Zapata in high heels sparks fury in Mexico

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Campesinos storm museum to call for removal of image featuring revolutionary hero posing in pink sombreroA new portrait of Emiliano Zapata has caused a firestorm of outrage for its portrayal of the Mexican revolutionary hero striking a seductive pose – clad only in a pink sombrero and high heels.Furious campesinos stormed one of the country’s most renowned art museums on Thursday to demand the removal of the painting, part of a new exhibition titled Zapata after Zapata that seeks to present alternative views of the Mexican revolution. “This isn’t freedom of expression, it is debauchery! It’s degrading. They can’t exhibit our history that way,” fumed Antonio Medrano, a spokesman for the protesters. “They can’t permit this kind of mockery.”The small painting by Fabián Cháirez depicts a naked Zapata, astride a white horse. His willowy frame is bound by a ribbon striped with the Mexican tricolor of red, white and green, while his lips pout under his distinctive curved moustache.Press pictu...

How 16-year-old Greta Thunberg — Time's 2019 person of the year — became the face of climate activism in just one year

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Greta Thunberg has met with world leaders, led climate strikes, sailed across the Atlantic, and been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34c8ZDj via Latest News

US military releases photos showing Bagram Air Base damage following brazen Taliban assault

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A source on the ground detailed to Military Times that a firefight between the Taliban and Afghan and U.S. forces lasted nine to 10 hours. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PhQRnt via Latest News

German execs slam planned US sanctions on Russian pipeline

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The German-Russian Chamber of Commerce called for retaliatory sanctions on Thursday after US lawmakers gave initial approval to a bill that would punish contractors working on a Russian pipeline to Germany. "Europe should respond to sanctions that damage Europe with counter-sanctions," Matthias Schepp, head of the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PB5EbI via Latest News

To avoid 'evil' interpretation, church in Sweden removes gay mural

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Two Eves on one side of the tree, two Adams on the other, each couple openly flirting: A Swedish diocese said Wednesday it would remove a gay depiction of original sin that hung briefly as an altarpiece — but not because the Lutheran Church of Sweden had a problem with the gay couples. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35qOp3L via Latest News

Saudi envoy visits U.S. military base hit by shooting attack

The Saudi ambassador to the United States visited a U.S. naval air station in Florida on Thursday to extend her condolences for a shooting attack by a Saudi Air Force officer that killed three people last week, the Saudi embassy said. The Saudi ambassador, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, met with members of the Pensacola Naval Air Station command "and reiterated her condemnation for this horrific attack," the Saudi embassy said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PdOnX9 via Latest News

Trump news : President attacks Congress members as they prepare for impeachment vote, after mocking teen activist Greta Thunberg

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Donald Trump is set to face impeachment in the House of Representatives, becoming the fourth president in US history to face removal from office following charges of misconduct, following a House Judiciary Committee vote that sends articles of impeachment to the full Congress. The full House is expected to vote on impeachment next week.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she doesn't plan to whip votes to support impeachment, saying that House leadership won't pressure Democrats in vulnerable districts or moderate Democrats fearing political fallout from supporting efforts to remove the president from office. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PF2Daj via Latest News

Myanmar's suppression of the Rohingya, explained in 30 seconds

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Myanmar's leader is appearing before the UN International Court of Justice this week to address an accusation of genocide against the Rohingya. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35gfOVS via Latest News