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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Arab countries viewed Israel as an "indispensable ally" fighting Iran and the Islamic State group. The comments came as Israel has stepped up air strikes on Iranian positions in neighboring Syria, and as Israel digested an abrupt decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw US troops from Syria. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2QbMCah via Latest News

Loup Ventures: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Services Model Is Sound Despite Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Exit    Benzinga Netflix Is So Done Paying the Apple Tax    The Motley Fool How To Bypass App Store 150MB Download Limit On Cellular Data    redmondpie.com Netflix stops paying the ‘Apple tax’ on its $853M in annual iOS revenue    TechCrunch Epic may launch app store to challenge Apple and Google    TechSpot View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2EXE2tz via Technology

iPhones accounted for nearly half of the premium smartphone market in 2018: new report    Notebookcheck.net Mobile in 2019: what our smartphones will be like    SlashGear Forget Your iPhone XR, Ignore The Samsung Galaxy And Pixel 3 XL, This Is My Smartphone Of 2018    Forbes Top 7 2018 Smartphone Industry Highlights    Android Community Counterpoint: Huawei joins list of contributors to 2018's high-end smartphone market growth    gizmochina View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2VnHsvy via Technology

Happy New Year, big tech! France starts taxing Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon    RT Tech giants will now pay more tax in France, after the country decided not to wait for the rest of the EU to introduce the measure. The so-called GAFA tax ... from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2SvErYb via Technology

Celebrations have already begun in countries like Samoa, Sydney, North Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2VgLPIG via Latest News

LONDON (AP) — Police in the English city of Manchester are quizzing a suspect and searching a house for clues about the "terror-related" stabbings of three people at a train station on New Year's Eve. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2F4ESG3 via Latest News

U.S. border agents launched tear gas into Mexico early on Tuesday to deter a group of migrants that one official called "a violent mob" from crossing over from Tijuana, according to a Reuters witness and the U.S. government. One migrant picked up a canister and threw it back into U.S. territory. U.S. officials said the group had attacked agents with projectiles but a Reuters witness did not see any migrants throwing rocks at U.S. agents. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2TpeuK0 via Latest News

"We're going to start seeing significant damage," said an official at the National Parks Conservation Association from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EZfUrj via Latest News

The Taliban discussed Afghanistan's "post-occupation situation" with Iran in their latest meeting, the group said Tuesday, as Tehran makes a more concerted and open push for peace ahead of a possible US drawdown. The remarks come after Iran confirmed Monday that the Taliban had visited Tehran for a second round of talks in just a few days that are aimed at ending the 17-year conflict. The Taliban delegation discussed with Iran "the post-occupation situation, restoration of peace and security in Afghanistan and the region", the militants said in a statement posted on social media and emailed to journalists. It signals a growing confidence among the Taliban for US troops to pull out of Afghanistan, after US officials last month told various media outlets that President Donald Trump had decided to slash the number of boots on the ground. There have been reports in the past of talks between Iran and the Taliban, but they have typically been denied by Tehran. Afghan ...

A senior Republican senator said Sunday that President Donald Trump had promised to stay in Syria to finish the job of destroying the Islamic State group -- just days after announcing he would be withdrawing troops immediately. "The president understands the need to finish the job," Lindsey Graham told reporters outside the White House after what he described as a two-hour lunch meeting. "He told me some things I didn't know that made me feel a lot better about where we're headed in Syria," the South Carolina lawmaker said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2QcSLD8 via Latest News

House Democrats will use their newfound power to try to reopen the government on Thursday. But they still need President Trump to sign off. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2BOpxFk via Latest News

President Trump invites congressional leaders to a briefing on border security as a government shutdown over his $5 billion border wall demand drags on. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2R0lKiw via Latest News

Taliban fighters killed more than 20 Afghan security forces in simultaneous raids on a provincial capital and district in northern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday, as the city braced for further violence. Hundreds of militants were outside Sar-e-Pul city, which provincial governor spokesman Zabihullah Amani said was at risk of falling to the Taliban if reinforcements were not sent. The Taliban have stepped up attacks on security forces across the country, slaughtering police and soldiers in record numbers, as the threat of a US drawdown complicates American-led efforts to end the 17-year conflict. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2F3E1EJ via Latest News

Chrome OS will block the USB ports on locked Chromebooks    Engadget Even when your Chromebook is locked, bad actors can access it using a "Rubber Ducky," or malicious USB drive that mimics a keyboard. Chrome OS will soon ... from Technology - Latest - Google News https://engt.co/2F0aITm via Technology

Vlambeer's Rami Ismail launches 'Meditations', a game-a-day project    Destructoid New gaming platform will debut one short game each day of the year    Engadget Get a free, tiny game every day in 2019 with Meditations, a new indie launcher    PC Gamer Play a Free Game Every Day of 2019 With Meditations    Comicbook.com Rami Ismail’s Meditations project releases a free short game that’s different every day    PCGamesN View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2Sv2p5P via Technology

Today’s top deals: $20 fast wireless charger, surprise Philips Hue sale, $23 Bluetooth earbuds, more    BGR Happy New Year, bargain hunters! If you want to start things off on the right foot in 2019, do it by saving a ton of money on awesome new products. Highlights ... View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2BVEzt1 via Technology

FCC says ‘most’ operations will be suspended Thursday if partial government shutdown continues    The Verge The FCC will wind down most of its operations on Thursday if the partial federal government shutdown isn't resolved by then. Some employees and the FCC's ... from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2AsZDXI via Technology

Broken FLAC support is a new Known Issue in the Windows 10 October 2018 Update    MSPoweruser Report: Windows 10 Takes Over Windows 7    Thurrott.com Net Applications: Windows 10 passes Windows 7 in market share    VentureBeat Windows 10 finally overtakes Windows 7    BetaNews Netmarketshare: Windows 10 finally overtakes Windows 7    MSPoweruser View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2Srlk1y via Technology

Every Game With a Confirmed 2019 Release Date    IGN Reading The Game: Red Dead Redemption 2    NPR Red Dead Redemption II wins the Terrible Date Award    VentureBeat Was 2018 The Best Year For Video Games...Ever?    IGN The most underrated games of 2018    GameCrate View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2EZV9fe via Technology

Utah police, dispatchers bogged down after over 30 calls from disconnected cell phone    KUTV 2News SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (KUTV) — Police dispatchers and officers in the Salt Lake Valley were bogged down with 911 calls from a disconnected cell phone on ... from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2SwUXHw via Technology