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Operation Plunder: How 1 Hellish Battle Slowed The Allies' Capture Of Nazi Germany

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The battle was utter hell. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38ETRBL via Latest News

Thousands join biggest protest for years in Thai capital

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Several thousand people took part in Thailand's biggest protest since a 2014 coup on Saturday after authorities moved to ban a party that has rallied opposition to the government of former military ruler Prayuth Chan-ocha. The demonstration in Bangkok, called just a day earlier by Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a 41-year-old billionaire, revived memories of the spasms of street protest that have roiled the Thai capital periodically during the past two decades of political turbulence. "This is just the beginning," Thanathorn told the cheering crowd that spilled across walkways and stairways close to the MBK Centre mall, in the heart of Bangkok's shopping and business district. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2qSDcd7 via Latest News

Wisconsin judge's ruling could purge 200,000 from voter rolls

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* Voters must confirm address within 30 days or lose franchise * Trump won Wisconsin by fewer than 23,000 votes in 2016A Wisconsin judge’s order to boot more than 200,000 people from voter rolls in the battleground state spurred condemnation from Democrats, amid claims of voter suppression.If the decision stands, it could have an impact on the 2020 presidential election. In 2016, Donald Trump won Wisconsin by fewer than 23,000 votes. Subsequent contests have also returned tight margins.“I won the race for governor by less than 30,000 votes,” tweeted Governor Tony Evers, a Democrat who beat the former Republican presidential hopeful Scott Walker last year.“This move pushed by Republicans to remove 200,000 Wisconsinites from the voter rolls is just another attempt at overriding the will of the people and stifling the democratic process.“Voting is a fundamental right, and we should be making it easier for folks to vote, not harder. It’s time for Republicans to move on from the election we...

Mexico: 50 bodies among remains at farm outside Guadalajara

Human remains discovered last month at a farm outside the city of Guadalajara have been confirmed as belonging to at least 50 people, authorities in Mexico's west-central state of Jalisco reported. Jalisco state prosecutors said recovery work at the farm in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, which began Nov. 22 after the initial discovery, concluded Friday as experts determined there was no more evidence to be gathered from the scene. The state is home to Jalisco New Generation, one of Mexico's bloodiest and most ruthless drug cartels. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PRD8CT via Latest News

China is cautiously welcoming the new 'Phase One' deal struck with the US, but the trade war is far from over

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The "Phase One" deal will mean reduced tariffs on both sides, and China will buy up more American farm products. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PjiufK via Latest News

Jeremy Corbyn's humiliating defeat a 'canary in the coal mine' for Democrats warns Mike Bloomberg

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Presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg has described Jeremy Corbyn’s crushing defeat as a “canary in the coal mine” for the Democrats as the party gears up for 2020 election. With the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary only a couple of months away, Democrat centrists have seized upon the UK election results as evidence of the danger the party faces if it drifts too far to the left. In recent weeks divisions between the centrist and radical wings have been laid bare, particularly over health care. Leading left-winger Elizabeth Warren, who had been polling strongly, has come under attack for her blueprint which would eventually see America’s private health insurance system replaced by a state-run Medicare system. Moderates have warned that her radical policies would make her unelectable. Speaking in Alexandria, Virginia, Mr Bloomberg, a former New York mayor and late entrant to the Democrat race, said the party should learn the lessons of Mr Corbyn’s disastrous campaign. Democrat candida...

Fox News poll on impeachment contradicts President Trump

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A new Fox News poll on voter support for impeachment contradicted President Trump, who recently boasted major support in favor of “No Impeachment.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34oXPeL via Latest News

Anger erupts at U.N. climate summit as major economies resist bold action

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Major economies resisted calls for bolder climate commitments as a U.N. summit in Madrid limped toward a delayed conclusion on Saturday, dimming hopes that nations will act in time to stop rising temperatures devastating people and the natural world. With the two-week gathering spilling into the weekend, campaigners and many delegates slammed Chile, presiding over the talks, for drafting a summit text that they said risked throwing the 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle global warming into reverse. "At a time when scientists are queuing up to warn about terrifying consequences if emissions keep rising, and school children are taking to the streets in their millions, what we have here in Madrid is a betrayal of people across the world," said Mohamed Adow, director of Power Shift Africa, a climate and energy think-tank in Nairobi. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EfEMIT via Latest News

WWE TLC 2019: Live updates, results and match ratings - CNET

Will WWE end 2019 with a bang or a whimper? from CNET https://ift.tt/36Dbxfh via Mobiles

Here’s A ‘Borderlands 3’ Shift Code For A Free ‘Gifts Of Mayhem’ Skin - Forbes

Here’s A ‘Borderlands 3’ Shift Code For A Free ‘Gifts Of Mayhem’ Skin    Forbes from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/35tpFrq via Technology

UFC 245 post-fight show - MMA Fighting

UFC 245 post-fight show    MMA Fighting from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/36JLnb3 via Technology

75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people

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THIMISTER-CLERMONT, Belgium (AP) — As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery — filled with bodies, some headless, some limbless, blood seeping from the vehicles onto the roads that the U.S. soldiers had given their lives to liberate. Sometimes, Schmetz said, there were over 200bodies a day, casualties of one of the bloodiest and most important battles in World War II: The Battle of the Bulge which started 75 years ago on Monday and effectively sealed the defeat of Nazi Germany. ”It gave me nightmares," Schmetz said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rRaaen via Latest News

Weekly poll: are the Samsung Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 worthy of an A+?

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This is a preview of the Galaxy S11 design or rather a mid-range interpretation of it. The new Galaxy A series targets a wider audience than the upcoming flagships and its real competition is the aggressively-priced premium mid-rangers coming out of China. You can view the Samsung Galaxy A51 and A71 as "vanilla" and "plus" models. Both feature Super AMOLED displays with 1080p+ resolution (20:9 aspect ratio) and a centered punch hole housing a 32MP selfie camera. Around the back, there's a new dedicated macro camera with a 5MP sensor - macro cams have been gaining popularity recently and... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2RXxwcS via IFTTT

Blowback from U.K. election burns Warren, Sanders

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Centrists warn Corbyn defeat highlights the dangers of a progressive nominee. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2sm0skb via Latest News

Pawn shop operator Ahmed A-Hady arrested as Jersey City shooting investigation expands

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A pawn shop operator was arrested on a weapons charge as authorities expanded their investigation into last week's Jersey City shooting rampage. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35sJFdK via Latest News

Boris Johnson's victory is 'catastrophic warning' to Democrats: Bloomberg

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Boris Johnson's election victory is a 'catastrophic warning' to Democrats in the United States, presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg has warned. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36B89l6 via Latest News

Lebanon counter-protesters clash with police in Beirut

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Late Saturday afternoon, young counter-protesters from an area of Beirut dominated by the powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah and fellow Shiite movement Amal tried to raid a key anti-government protest camp in Martyrs' Square. The square, in central Beirut, has been at the epicentre of protests which flared in mid-October over perceived official corruption, poor services and economic woes. Both Amal and Hezbollah are partners in Lebanon's cross-sectarian government. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PJDtHM via Latest News

An exclusive fundraiser reveals Pete Buttigieg is being backed by some of Silicon Valley's wealthiest families

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Buttigieg has come under fire from rival Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren for his ties to big tech. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rQuCfp via Latest News

Delivering the goods: Drones and robots are making their way to your door

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With companies offering free shipping to gain a competitive edge, radical new technologies are being tested to cut the cost of the supply chain's expensive "last mile" from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LYyB09 via Latest News

Weinstein’s lawyers insist he isn’t using Zimmer frame for sympathy in court after he is seen shopping without it

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Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have insisted he is not using a Zimmer frame to win public sympathy, after he was photographed walking without one.The disgraced film producer was filmed hunched over a four-legged walking frame as he slowly pushed himself into a courthouse in New York for a bail hearing on Wednesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RSo4aQ via Latest News

Business News Update BBC

Which? says six out of 13 sets of Christmas lights it bought from online marketplaces were unsafe. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/34p2kWH via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

Many firms will welcome an end to the Brexit stalemate but firms want action elsewhere too. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36F8Slr via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

Nick Mowbray went from sleeping on the factory floor to leading a multi-million dollar toy firm. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36A9hWj via Online Shopping