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White Supremacist Augustus Invictus Kidnapped Wife at Gunpoint: Cops

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White supremacist Augustus Sol Invictus allegedly kidnapped his wife at gunpoint in front of their children and forced her to travel across state lines, according to police records.Invictus, who legally changed his name from Austin Gillespie, was arrested Monday in Florida on counts of kidnapping, aggravated domestic violence, and possession of a firearm during a crime. The incident began in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Dec. 12, when he allegedly put a gun to his wife’s head and forced her to travel to Florida with him. She was later able to escape back to South Carolina, where she spoke with police.Invictus is a prominent white supremacist and was a speaker at 2017’s deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is also a lawyer and failed political candidate, and has been involved in arranging legal defense for other members of the movement. He has previously been accused of domestic violence, the Huffington Post reported in 2017, but never criminally charged.That ch...

'What the hell were you thinking?': Trump berated White House staff for not telling him Putin was trying to call him

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During a meeting with a foreign leader, Trump berated an adviser who told him that Putin had called days before. "Are you kidding me?" Trump said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MROfuN via Latest News

5 crew members feared dead after Alaska fishing boat sinks

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Five fishermen missing after a crab boat sank in the frigid waters off Alaska were feared dead after authorities called off a search for those working in the one of the most dangerous industries in the U.S. Two other crew members were rescued after the disaster Tuesday, telling authorities they were the only ones who made it into a life raft, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Dean Gribble Jr., who's appeared on the Discovery Channel documentary series “Deadliest Catch," and John Lawler suffered hypothermia but have been released from a hospital. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ffug4Q via Latest News

Hong Kong Rings in New Year With Tear Gas, Clashes in Downtown

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(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong began 2020 with a familiar sight: Tear gas, fires, vandalism and roadblocks in busy downtown areas as protesters vowed to maintain their fight for more democracy and less Chinese control.Riot police battled demonstrators into the night after large crowds of mostly peaceful demonstrators flooded streets from Causeway Bay to Central. Tensions escalated after police abruptly ended the rally following clashes outside of a branch of HSBC Holdings Plc, which had recently become a target of protesters.By Thursday morning, the streets were largely back to normal although authorities warned that some downtown traffic lights weren’t working properly and some ATMs were damaged. Organizers said more than a million people took part, while police said 60,000 showed up at the lawn area of Victoria Park where the march began -- a number that demonstrators disputed. At least 400 people were arrested, police said, adding that officers ordered the rally to disperse due to damage ...

Lebanese lawyers want Ghosn prosecuted over Israel trip

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Lebanese lawyers on Thursday filed a report to the judiciary demanding fugitive auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn be prosecuted over a trip he made to Israel as Renault-Nissan chairman in 2008. Ghosn -- who holds Lebanese, French and Brazilian citizenship -- jumped bail in Tokyo in mysterious circumstances and arrived in his native Lebanon early on Monday. The tycoon had travelled to Israel in 2008 to support a partnership with Shai Agassi, an Israeli entrepreneur who had launched an ill-fated electric vehicle venture called "Project Better Place". from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QiuAX2 via Latest News

16 inmates killed in bloody two and a half hour prison riot after guns snuck into facility

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At least 16 inmates were killed in a central Mexico prison and five others wounded after a bloody two-and-a-half hour riot.Four guns – believed to have been smuggled in during prison visits on Tuesday, where found at the scene of the violent melee at the Cienguillas state prison in the north-central Zacatecas region. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35eXlYX via Latest News

Trump says he has been denied due process. But the Constitution does not afford him that.

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Like Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson before him, President Trump does not have the same constitutional protection afforded to criminal defendants. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2tjBZMz via Latest News

Switzerland stresses diplomatic safety in Sri Lanka arrest

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The Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka said that the safety of diplomatic missions is the responsibility of the host state, days after a local staffer who complained of being assaulted was released on bail while being investigated for maligning the government. Before her arrest, the Sri Lankan employee had reportedly said she was abducted, held for hours, sexually assaulted and threatened by captors who demanded that she disclose embassy-related information. Sri Lankan authorities have said they investigated her complaint but found no evidence to file charges against anyone. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QFNvtK via Latest News

Family being investigated after German zoo fire

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A mother and her two daughters have turned themselves in to police over a blaze which killed dozens of monkeys at a zoo in Germany on New Year's Eve, police confirmed Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZK5u6u via Latest News

Carlos Ghosn fled Japan using a 2nd French passport that the courts let him keep, reports say

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The former Nissan CEO abruptly appeared in Lebanon, from which he cannot be extradited, after giving authorities in Japan the slip. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QggYM0 via Latest News

U.S. consulate warns employees as gun battles rock Mexican border city

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The United States consulate in Mexico's border city of Nuevo Laredo issued a security alert on Wednesday, warning against gun battles and urging government employees to take precautions. Gun battles have killed at least three people this week in the northern city bordering the Texas city of Laredo, media have said. It one of the Mexican cities where the U.S. government has sent asylum seekers to wait as their cases are decided. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/37umzUQ via Latest News

Kurz Seals Historic Pact With Austria’s Greens for Second Term

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(Bloomberg) -- Sebastian Kurz clinched a historic alliance with Austria’s Green party to claim a second term as chancellor and position his country at the forefront of Europe’s battle to limit climate change.Kurz, a 33-year-old conservative, announced the deal late on New Year’s Day. Pending approval by a Green party conference on Saturday, the new administration could be sworn in by President Alexander Van der Bellen (himself a former Green leader) on Jan. 7.Two years after he leaped to prominence by embracing the backlash against immigration, Kurz may be about to set a very different precedent for Europe’s conservatives by teaming up with the Greens. His new coalition brings the Austrian Greens into the federal government for the first time and offers a template for politicians across the continent searching for a formula to repel the threat of populism.German conservative Ursula von der Leyen took charge of the European Commission last month after forging a parliamentary majority ar...

Giuliani Says He’s Prepared to ‘Do Demonstrations’ at Trump’s Impeachment Trial

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Rudy Giuliani is prepared to do more than just testify at President Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial. The former New York City mayor made clear in comments to reporters on Tuesday night that he’s ready to pull out all the stops to defend his client—and that apparently includes giving “lectures” and doing “demonstrations.” Asked if he would testify at the trial, Giuliani appeared unable to settle on a single, coherent answer. “I would testify, I would, um, do demonstrations. I’d give lectures, I’d give summations. Or, I’d do what I do best, I’d try the case. I’d love to try the case. Well I don’t know if anybody would have the courage to give me the case, but, uh, if you give me the case, I will prosecute it as a racketeering case, which I kind of invented anyway,” Giuliani said at a New Year’s Eve gala at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. He also dodged a question about whether he had any plans for another trip to Ukraine, an activity that has been at the center of the impeachment ...

Belgian judge suspends warrant for Catalonia's Puigdemont

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The arrest warrant targeting Carles Puigdemont has been suspended by Belgian judicial authorities because of the Catalan separatist leader's immunity as a European lawmaker, his lawyer said Thursday. Paul Bekaert told The Associated Press that the Belgian judge in charge of the case also suspended the warrant issued against former Catalan cabinet member Toni Comin. The two are wanted in Spain for their role in an illegal 2017 secession bid by the Catalan government and separatist lawmakers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QhylvX via Latest News

U.S. Embassy in Australia: Tourists should leave due to wildfires

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Tourists on Australia's South Coast of New South Wales should leave, U.S. Embassy officials warned Thursday, because of "extreme fire danger." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZJ7U5v via Latest News

Get this absolutely essential Apple Watch travel charger for $20 - CNET

Forget about Apple's crazy-long charging cable and use this 1,000-mAh charger instead. from CNET https://ift.tt/35mXHfX via Mobiles

How to watch the Bills vs. Texans NFL Wild Card game without cable - CNET

Welcome to Wild Card weekend! from CNET https://ift.tt/35mXGbT via Mobiles

Google cuts off Xiaomi smart camera access after bug showed photos of strangers' homes - CNET

Instead of getting a view on his own Xiaomi smart camera, the Nest Hub showed scenes from strangers' homes, including a sleeping baby. from CNET https://ift.tt/36mq6o2 via Mobiles

JLab's latest true wireless earbuds are only $29 - Engadget

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Here's what Intel engineers use to push CPU overclocks to 11 - PCWorld

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