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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki canceled his plans to attend a meeting of central European leaders in Israel starting Monday amid new tensions over how Polish behavior during the Holocaust is remembered and characterized. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Imbai9 via Latest News

The wilted palms and pomegranate trees at the entrance to Baghouz were struggling to survive, much like diehard Islamic State group fighters in the Syrian village. "The SDF were here," read a spray-painted Arabic message on a one-storey house. Atop a building captured by the SDF, a fighter peered out at columns of smoke from fresh bombardment. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2V3JS1c via Latest News

If what both sides of this debate want most is to destroy one another at the expense of the public good, then there really is no way out. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2S9nMc3 via Latest News

Amazon has paid zero federal taxes for the second year in succession, despite a doubling of its profits, according to a new report. Although the tech giant founded by Jeff Bezos saw its profits grow from $5.6bn (£4.3bn) in 2017 to $11.2bn (£8.7bn) in 2018, it will actually receive a tax rebate of $129m (£100m). “The company’s newest corporate filing reveals that, far from paying the statutory 21 per cent income tax rate on its US income in 2018, Amazon reported a federal income tax rebate of $129m,” said the report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), which describes itself as a “non-partisan, non-profit think tank”, based in Washington DC. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Gv8Lj8 via Latest News

The British schoolgirl who ran away to join Isil has appealed for public sympathy following the birth of her son, as a row intensifies over whether she should be allowed to return to the UK. Shamima Begum, 19, went to Syria in 2015 and was discovered there in a refugee camp last week, heavily pregnant and insisting she wanted to go home. The birth of her child over the weekend prompted calls for the baby to be subject to care proceedings should Begum be able to return from Syria, as it emerged that the Family Division of the High Court had presided over cases involving at least 150 children deemed at risk of radicalisation in the last five years. In an interview with Sky News recorded at the Kurdish-controlled camp to which she fled from the last pocket of Isil-controlled territory, Begum said there was “no evidence” she had done anything wrong and she could not see “any reason” why her child should be taken from her when she had simply been living as a housewife. Speakin...

The Aurora Prayer Coalition and area churches hosted a vigil at the Henry Pratt Co., where a shooting took place Friday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2STjdHh via Latest News

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — As India considers its response to the suicide car bombing of a paramilitary convoy in the disputed region of Kashmir that killed dozens of soldiers, a retired military commander who oversaw a much-lauded military strike against neighboring Pakistan in 2016 has urged caution. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2X7SOEX via Latest News

A wintry mix of snow, sleet and possibly freezing rain could bring a slick coating to an inch of accumulation to the area on Sunday night, especially from New York City and points north and west. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2SGPtxV via Latest News

NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez returned to her home district in the New York City borough of the Bronx on Saturday to encourage her supporters to keep up the kind of activism that resulted in Amazon rescinding its plan to build a campus in the city. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2SUfOIg via Latest News

Israeli police on Sunday evicted a Palestinian family from their home in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, after the supreme court ruled Jewish claimants were the rightful owners. An AFP photographer said residents of the neighbourhood in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem scuffled with police, who stood guard as about a dozen Israeli settlers took possession of the large building. Rania Abu Asab, who lived in the house with her husband, their children and his aunt, stood weeping outside as the settlers raised the Israeli flag on the roof. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2S8qgr5 via Latest News

We've heard rumors of a Mi 9 version with a Transparent back, but today the official teaser of the phone appeared online. The device will be called Xiaomi Mi 9: Battle Angel and is a product of the partnership between the Chinese phone manufacturer and the movie Alita: Battle Angel. The teaser directs the attention to the Qualcomm chipset, confirmed to be Snapdragon 855. There is also the triple camera and the Qi Wireless power charging coil on the lower side of the back. There are even some writings like "MIUI" and "Super Mi", pointing to the user interface and what is likely to be a... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2IhG0s9 via IFTTT

Week 7 was the proverbial calm before the storm that will follow over the next 10 days. The Samsung's Galaxy M20 is still leading from the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, but in third we have a name that's entirely new to this chart. More surprising still, it's the just announced Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e tablet - it's been years since we had one of those among the top 10. That pushed the Galaxy A7 (2018) down to fourth, while the leader's more affordable sibling - Galaxy M10 gained four spots to take fifth. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro had to settle for sixth this time around after narrowly... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2IluMmi via IFTTT

It was a fun few weeks of constant Galaxy S10 rumor coverage but this is officially the last one. Not that there won't be leaks to cover next Monday and Tuesday but Wednesday Samsung will put an end to it with the unveil of its Galaxy S10 lineup. This week was once again dominated by the upcoming flagship trio. The biggest story by far was the detailed specs sheet, which we exclusively brought to you. We also witnessed the Galaxy S10+ being handled on video and saw its official banner from the upcoming event's promotional material. Samsung itself confirmed the 4K selfie camera and... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2V43DpA via IFTTT

We are entering what may become the busiest 10 days in the smartphone world in recent memory. The week leading up to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and the first days of the actual MWC will see most major manufacturers introduce new devices - flagships, camera phones, 5G-enabled phones, midrangers, even handsets with Android Go. Here's a brief summary to get you up to speed: Samsung The Korean manufacturer decided to pull its phone announcements away from big conferences to have all the spotlight for itself. The Galaxy S10 trio will arrive with spectacular Infinity-O screens,... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2EgcaQI via IFTTT

A note by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests 2019 could be a busy year for Apple. from CNET https://cnet.co/2GPlPzA via Mobiles

When does it begin? Where can you watch? Does Black Panther have a chance? Everything you need to know ahead of Oscars 2019. from CNET https://cnet.co/2TVP8nw via Mobiles

This refresh comes with a new midrange engine option, a new standard transmission and the latest generation GMC dashboard tech. from CNET https://cnet.co/2TTN4MR via Mobiles

So you finally picked up a PS4? Here are the games you need to pick up! from CNET https://cnet.co/2SgpT1N via Mobiles

Just picked up an Xbox One and wondering what games to pick up alongside it? We've got you covered. from CNET https://cnet.co/2HBT2Ap via Mobiles

According to research almost everyone who believes in flat Earth theory got started on YouTube. from CNET https://cnet.co/2EfwuBE via Mobiles