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Why Russia Felt Threatened By Estonia's Largest Ever Military Exercise With NATO

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Estonia’s large-scale Siil 2018 exercise is not trivial. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35Dcm7I via Latest News

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In Japan, fears of harassment claims mean some bosses are hesitant to organise after-work drinks. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2EuLuuU via Online Shopping

Cats movie review: A seriously unique disasterpiece - CNET

This long acid trip doesn't end well. from CNET https://ift.tt/2PA69nx via Mobiles

Proposed NYC law would reveal surveillance secrets of US' largest police force - CNET

The NYPD has more resources and access to surveillance tech than most law enforcement agencies. This bill would require the force to disclose it all. from CNET https://ift.tt/2PBn2OF via Mobiles

The Mandalorian episode 7 recap: Baby Yoda reunites with friends and enemies - CNET

If you've been eager for plot progression, this episode delivers it in spades. Be afraid. from CNET https://ift.tt/36PZbAM via Mobiles

Christmas came early thanks to this marked-down KitchenAid mixer - CNET

It's nearly half off and will ship in time for Christmas. from CNET https://ift.tt/2r5D5uK via Mobiles

NASA's Mars 2020 rover passes its first driving test - CNET

After successfully rolling around NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the rover is ready for the red planet. from CNET https://ift.tt/2Z0Sede via Mobiles

Why India shuts down the internet more than any other democracy

India shut down the internet 93 times this year, and a blackout in Kashmir is the world's longest. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/392ibxU via Online Shopping in Pakistan

OnePlus 7T Pro is the best smartphone of 2019, according to The Guardian - Gizchina.com

OnePlus 7T Pro is the best smartphone of 2019, according to The Guardian    Gizchina.com MKBHD's 2019 blind smartphone camera test throws up a few surprises    Notebookcheck.net Galaxy S10 owners won’t like this Samsung Galaxy S11 news one bit    Express Blind phone camera test sees iPhone 11 Pro knocked out in the first round    iMore The Blind Smartphone Camera Test by MKBHD is Back – Here’s the Winner    Gizchina.com View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2r3iNly via Technology

AT&T will now show you a green check mark for validated calls on some Android phones - The Verge

AT&T will now show you a green check mark for validated calls on some Android phones    The Verge AT&T is Cracking Down on Robocalls With New Spam Call Warnings    Cord Cutters News, LLC AT&T launches Call Validation Displays, based on STIR/SHAKEN protocols    Neowin AT&T Starts Validating Calls to Help Combat Robocalls    Droid Life AT&T enables call validation to help combat robocallers    Android Central View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/36TocuD via Technology

Facebook buys cloud-gaming startup - MarketWatch

Facebook buys cloud-gaming startup    MarketWatch Facebook acquires Spanish cloud video gaming company PlayGiga    CNBC View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2Z10Q3P via Technology

Nadler rebukes Gohmert for echoing 'Russian propaganda' during impeachment debate

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler sharply rebuked Rep. Louie Gohmert Wednesday after the Texas Republican claimed the impeachment inquiry of President Trump was intended to “stop the investigation” of alleged Ukrainian interference into the 2016 U.S. presidential election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36SJZmv via Latest News

Trump's latest refugee crackdown hits home in Michigan, as a young man faces another Christmas without his family

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The story of how global politics, and U.S. policies in particular, affect one Congolese family among the estimated 70.8 million people worldwide who’ve been forcibly displaced by war, conflict and persecution. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2sEKzW8 via Latest News

Archaeologists in Greece find 3,500-year-old royal tombs

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American archaeologists have discovered two monumental royal tombs dating from about 3,500 years ago near a major Mycenaean-era palace in Greece's southern Peloponnese region, the Greek culture ministry said Tuesday. A ministry statement said the dome-shaped roofs of both tombs near the Bronze Age palace of Pylos collapsed during antiquity, and the chambers became filled with so much earth and rubble that grave robbers couldn't get in to plunder them. Recovered grave goods from the two tombs included a golden seal ring and a golden amulet of an ancient Egyptian goddess, highlighting Bronze Age trade and cultural links. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RZn8kV via Latest News

Scotland’s Sturgeon to Request Right to Hold Independence Vote

(Bloomberg) -- Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reiterated her plan to demand the right to hold another independence referendum.Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh that she will submit a so-called Section 30 request for the transfer of power with the aim of holding a referendum in 2020. After her Scottish National Party won 48 of the 59 seats in Scotland in last week’s election, Sturgeon has said she has the mandate for another vote on breaking away from the rest of the U.K. in the wake of Brexit. “This is a watershed moment for Scotland,” Sturgeon told lawmakers in Edinburgh on Tuesday. “So this week I will take the next steps to secure Scotland’s right to choose.”The election set up a renewed standoff over the future of the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he won’t allow another vote and that Scotland should stand by the result of the last referendum in 2014, when Scots chose 55% to 45% to remain in the U.K. Sturgeon says it’s undemocratic to deny perm

Whistleblower accuses Mormon Church of hoarding $100 billion intended for charitable purposes

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The Mormon Church may be misleading its congregation when it comes to its tax-exempt investment fund, The Washington Post reports.David Nielsen, a former senior portfolio manager at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' investment division, filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service in November alleging the Mormon church's leaders stockpiled $100 billion in surplus donations rather using them for charitable purposes as intended.Nielsen, who did not respond to the Post's queries, reportedly urged the IRS to strip the church's investment arm, Ensign — a non-profit required to operate exclusively for religious, educational, or other charitable purposes — of its tax-exempt status. He also accused church leaders of using donations to bail out a church-run insurance company and a Salt Lake City, Utah, mall that was part of a joint venture between the church and a local real estate company.No documents were provided to support Nielsen's claims, but Phil

Horowitz Pushes Back on Claim that He Exonerated FBI of Political Bias: ‘We Did Not Reach that Conclusion’

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Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz clarified Wednesday that his investigation into the FBI's FISA abuses “did not reach” the conclusion that the bureau was unaffected by political bias during its 2016 Russia investigation.Following the release of the report, Democrats and former FBI officials were quick to point to Horowitz’s statement that he “did not find documentary or testimonial evidence” of political bias in the opening of Crossfire Hurricane, arguing that the statement proved President Trump’s claims of a politically-motivated “witch hunt” were false.In an op-ed published after the report’s release, James Comey attacked Trump and attorney general William Barr, saying “those who smeared the FBI are due for an accounting.” On Sunday, the former FBI director attributed to “sloppiness” the 17 "significant errors and omissions" included in the FISA application to surveil Trump-campaign adviser Carter Page.Appearing on CNN with former FBI former deputy

Pakistan sentences former dictator to death in treason case

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A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced the country's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf to death in a treason case related to the state of emergency he imposed in 2007 while in power, officials said. It's the first time in Pakistan's history that a former army chief and ruler of the country has been sentenced to death. Musharraf, who was sentenced in absentia, has been out of the country since 2016, when he was allowed to leave on bail to seek medical treatment abroad. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38LfEbc via Latest News

Macron Government Pushes Pension Reform as Opposition Mounts

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(Bloomberg) -- French President Emmanuel Macron signaled willingness to “improve” his pension reform plan on Wednesday in an effort to end a standoff with unions that showed no sign of abating.Strikes that have gummed up the public transportation system, leaving millions to work out alternative ways of getting around, enter their third week on Thursday, with a fresh poll showing that support for the protests is growing.Union leaders met with French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Wednesday, with some remaining unconvinced ahead of further multilateral talks planned on Thursday. The head of the far-left CGT union, Philippe Martinez, repeated demands for Macron to abandon his pension plan following what he described as a 10-minute meeting with Philippe.“The longer the strike goes on, the more anger transforms itself into something else,” Martinez told reporters. “They can’t afford to hang about because the situation is complicated for them.”The government is seeking a truce during the

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hits back at Trump's impeachment tirade: 'The president is not a lawyer'

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shut down President Trump's attempts to discredit impeachment proceedings, saying on Monday that "the president is not a lawyer," CNN reported. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36Fac7M via Latest News

Lindsey Graham Calls on Giuliani to Testify on Corruption before Senate Judiciary Committee

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Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) told reporters on Wednesday that he wants Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to testify before the panel regarding allegations that Joe Biden leveraged his position as vice president to secure a lucrative position for his son on the board of a Ukrainian gas company."I’m going to be reaching out to Rudy, writing a letter saying you’re welcome to come to this committee, if you have something you’d like to share about corruption," Graham told reporters. Giuliani would not be compelled to make an appearance, the Senator added.Giuliani's actions have been scrutinized during the impeachment inquiry into President Trump's conduct regarding Ukraine. Democrats suspect Trump withheld military aid from Ukraine to pressure the country to investigate corruption allegations against political rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter, who sat on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma while Joe Biden was handling Ukraine

Mormon-church-linked investment fund amassed $100 billion in tax-free money and claimed it was being stored in preparation for 'the second coming of Christ,' according to a whistleblower complaint

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A former employee of the Mormon church's investment division said in a whistleblower complaint that the church dodged taxes on billions in donations. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PBo5y5 via Latest News

Double-murderer deported to Germany after decades in US jail

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A German man who has served 33 years in a US prison for a double murder arrived back in Germany on Tuesday, after receiving parole. Officials in the state of Virginia allowed 53-year-old Jens Soering, the son of a diplomat, to be released on parole. "I'm so happy to be in Germany after 33 years in prison in the US," he told journalists in a short statement at Frankfurt Airport. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2M2cWnK via Latest News