| Trey Gowdy Threatens DOJ, FBI Officials Over Clinton Probe Documents Posted: 17 Jun 2018 09:04 AM PDT  House oversight committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) threatened on Sunday to
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| Trump goes on offense against political opponents after North Korea Posted: 16 Jun 2018 11:01 PM PDT  In 51 minutes on the White House North lawn, President Trump served up a series of falsehoods, shortly before his former campaign chairman was sent to jail.
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| Founder of 'revolutionary' US blood-testing startup once valued at $9bn charged with fraud Posted: 16 Jun 2018 04:48 AM PDT  Theranos was established by Elizabeth Holmes in 2003 when she was just a 19-year-old Stanford drop out. Within a year it had won $6m (£4.5m) backing from investors attracted by Ms Holmes's desire to disrupt the industry monopoly over blood tests – and she was toasted as a rising star of Silicon Valley. Ms Holmes and Mr Balwani claimed the Theranos analyser could perform a full range of clinical tests using tiny blood samples drawn from a finger stick, asserting that its results were more accurate, reliable and faster than those from conventional blood tests.
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| Bus Driver Tells Passengers Only U.S. Citizens Can Ride As Border Patrol Agent Looks On Posted: 16 Jun 2018 04:32 PM PDT  A bus driver in Maine told passengers they needed to be U.S. citizens to ride
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| AMC Networks: Hardwick's talk show on hold amid allegations Posted: 16 Jun 2018 03:54 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Hardwick's cable talk show is on hold and he has withdrawn as moderator of AMC and BBC America's Comic-Con panels, AMC Networks said Saturday.
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| 'Holy grail for urban explorers': Abandoned airport frozen in time Posted: 17 Jun 2018 03:24 AM PDT !['Holy grail for urban explorers': Abandoned airport frozen in time]( "'Holy grail for urban explorers': Abandoned airport frozen in time") The small airport allowed predominantly wealthier individuals to leave Cyprus, until it was bombed and left to decay in 1974.
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| Kids’ lack of sleep linked to higher odds of heart disease, health risks, study warns Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:58 AM PDT  A study in the journal Pediatrics links lack of sleep to higher odds for heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity. It found that less than a third of kids get the recommended amount of sleep.
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| Schiff: Nunes didn't share intel, 'first that we've heard about' FBI information Posted: 17 Jun 2018 12:01 AM PDT  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, tells Chuck Todd that his counterpart, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), didn't share information he received from the FBI.
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| Family Dog Stayed With Missing 3-Year-Old During the 12 Hours She Was Gone Posted: 17 Jun 2018 08:51 AM PDT  She was unharmed.
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| Eid ceasefire proved 'wide support' for Afghan Taliban, they say Posted: 17 Jun 2018 10:32 AM PDT  By Rupam Jain and Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban said their three-day Eid ceasefire, which ends on Sunday, proved the unity of their movement and its "wide national support" as the presidential palace extended its own ceasefire with the militants by 10 days. Taliban fighters headed into cities across Afghanistan over the weekend as they celebrated their Eid cessation of hostilities with feasts, hugs and selfies, raising questions about what happens when their ceasefire ends at midnight (1930 GMT) on Sunday. "The announcement (of the ceasefire), implementation and the wide national support and welcome of the Mujahideen by the people proves that the demands of the Islamic Emirate and the nation are identical – all want the withdrawal of foreign invaders and establishment of an Islamic government," they said.
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| Jennifer Hudson sings 'Amazing Grace' at the March for Our Lives: Road to Change rally Posted: 15 Jun 2018 07:56 PM PDT  Chance the Rapper and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords also participated in the Chicago rally on Friday.
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| Key Trump ally Roger Stone reveals new Russian contact during 2016 presidential campaign Posted: 17 Jun 2018 09:15 AM PDT  The Trump-Russia saga has taken another twist after the revelation the president's longtime confidant, Roger Stone, made contact with a Russian national during the 2016 presidential election. The man, who called himself Henry Greenberg, offered damaging information to Mr Stone about Hillary Clinton, Mr Trump's presumptive Democratic opponent in the upcoming presidential election. It came in the same time period as other episodes in which Russian interests approached the Trump campaign.
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| Figures show about 2,000 minors separated from families Posted: 16 Jun 2018 05:47 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 2,000 minors have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained by The Associated Press.
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| Gal Gadot Reveals First Look At 'Wonder Woman' 2 Costume Posted: 16 Jun 2018 12:36 PM PDT  The Amazonian goddess is returning to the silver screen, and this time its the
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| Austria calls on Germany to clarify spying allegations Posted: 16 Jun 2018 12:43 PM PDT  Austria called on Germany Saturday to clarify new allegations that its secret service systematically spied on politicians, international organisations and companies on Austrian territory, as reported by two national newspapers. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen called for "full clarification" from the German authorities, while Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz urged Berlin to "cooperate properly" in shedding light on newspaper reports regarding the past activities of the federal intelligence service, the BND.
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| School to be named after journalist, undocumented immigrant Posted: 16 Jun 2018 10:45 AM PDT  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — At a divisive time for U.S. immigration policies, a California school board has decided to name a new elementary school after an award-winning journalist who disclosed in 2011 that he had been living in the U.S. illegally.
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| Stunning nighttime lava display in Hawaii captured on video by US military Posted: 16 Jun 2018 10:34 AM PDT  This stunning footage shows rivers of lava pouring from a volcano close to a Hawaii town.
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| New Jersey Mom Gives Birth to 'Youngest Survivor' of the Las Vegas Mass Shooting Posted: 17 Jun 2018 01:23 PM PDT  She was one month pregnant during the shooting.
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| America Wasn't Tough Enough on China's ZTE—Here's How to Make It Right Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:01 PM PDT  The Trump Administration has been better than its predecessors when it comes to Asia. The United States Commerce Department has granted Chinese telecom company, ZTE, a reprieve from a seven-year ban on using U.S.-made parts—a bad that was effectively a corporate death sentence. This is going to hurt ZTE—and China's Communist Party (CCP).
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| 22 injured, suspect killed in New Jersey arts festival shooting Posted: 17 Jun 2018 11:19 AM PDT  At least 22 people, including a child, were injured and a suspect was killed after gunfire broke out during a 24-hour arts festival in Trenton, New Jersey.
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| Rescue ship Aquarius docks in Valencia after weeklong odyssey at sea Posted: 17 Jun 2018 08:43 AM PDT ![Rescue ship Aquarius docks in Valencia after weeklong odyssey at sea]( "Rescue ship Aquarius docks in Valencia after weeklong odyssey at sea") A ship carrying some of the approximately 630 refugees who were recently rescued off Libya and then denied entry by Italy and Malta has reached a Spanish port. Yahoo News has photos of the ship's arrival.
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| The Latest: White House says Trump backs immigration effort Posted: 15 Jun 2018 07:15 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on immigration (all times local):
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| Clashes flare as UN seeks solution in Yemen's Hodeida Posted: 17 Jun 2018 07:51 AM PDT  Yemeni pro-government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, battled Huthi rebels around the key port city of Hodeida on Sunday, as a top UN envoy held crisis talks with the insurgents in the capital. Saudi Arabia and its allies in a regional military coalition on Wednesday launched an offensive aimed at retaking the Red Sea city of Hodeida, home to the country's most valuable port which is controlled by the Iran-backed Huthis. The United Nations has warned the offensive could spark a fresh humanitarian crisis in a country already hit by war and impending famine, sending its envoy for Yemen to the capital Sanaa in a bid to come to a solution with the rebels.
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| Pope: Abortion is 'white glove' equivalent to Nazi crimes Posted: 16 Jun 2018 02:35 PM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis denounced abortion on Saturday as the "white glove" equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children that God gives them.
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| Kind Texas Cop Buys Groceries for Man Whose Were Stolen When He Fainted Outside Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:42 AM PDT  She said it's part of her job.
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| Germany's Ozil fit for their World Cup opener v Mexico-Loew Posted: 16 Jun 2018 05:26 AM PDT  By Karolos Grohmann MOSCOW (Reuters) - Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil has fully recovered from a minor knee injury in their penultimate warm-up match and is fit to play in their World Cup opener against Mexico on Sunday, coach Joachim Loew said on Saturday. Ozil picked up a knock in the 2-1 loss to Austria on June 2 and had to miss their last friendly against Saudi Arabia six days later. The 2014 World Cup winner, who has played in every single match Germany have contested in their last two World Cups, had also suffered a back injury in May that had kept him out for weeks, putting his fitness for the tournament in Russia in doubt.
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| The Next Great China Threat: An Invasion of the Philippines? Posted: 16 Jun 2018 07:04 AM PDT  It's not clear whether the warning was prompted by genuine fears of Chinese aggression or Filipino domestic politics. The Philippines should prepare to be invaded by China, warns a former top Philippines defense official. "Within hours, the Chinese can destroy most of the country's defense facilities and probably some of our cities," former secretary of national defense and national security adviser Norberto Gonzales told Philippines news site Rappler.
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| LS9-Powered Chevy Tahoe Fails To Sell Posted: 17 Jun 2018 10:00 AM PDT  This is one crazy build that could have easily sold…but didn't.
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| Like 'Star Trek': voice shopping seen as new frontier Posted: 16 Jun 2018 08:36 PM PDT  Hey, Google, order a large pizza! Alexa, I need vitamins! Voice shopping using smart speakers and smartphone apps is starting to gain traction among consumers, opening up a new "conversational commerce" channel and potentially disrupting the retail sector. Devices such as Amazon's Alexa-powered speakers and Google Home, which use artificial intelligence to respond to voice commands, are offering new choices to consumers who are looking for more convenient ways to order goods and services.
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| Former Cambridge Analytica staff 'working on Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign' Posted: 16 Jun 2018 01:21 PM PDT  A data company run by former employees of Cambridge Analytica (CA) has been quietly working on President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, according to reports. Journalists from Associated Press (AP) overheard the president of new consulting firm Data Propria Matt Oczkowski say in a public space that he and the former data scientist of Cambridge Analytica were working with Mr Trump's campaign manager Brad Parscale on the new re-election campaign. CA had also worked on the successful 2016 campaign.
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| Israel strikes at launchers of burning kites from Gaza Strip Posted: 17 Jun 2018 05:55 AM PDT  The Israeli military said its aircraft struck a vehicle early Sunday belonging to someone who sent burning kites into Israel from Gaza. No one was injured in the strike, but it marks an escalation in Israel's response to a phenomenon that has wreaked havoc on agriculture in southern Israel in recent weeks. Burning kites set fields ablaze in more than a dozen locations on a hot, windy, dry Saturday. Gazans began flying kites with burning rags attached to them during the mass protests against the Israeli and Egyptian blockade of the territory. Israeli troops have fired on the protesters, killing more than 100 since the weekly demonstrations began in March. The Israeli military says militants have used the protests as cover to carry out attacks and to try to breach the border fence. The Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, has led the protests. Israel says it holds Hamas responsible for the fires. While Israel has been mostly successful in thwarting militant infiltration attempts and rocket fire, it has struggled to stop the low-tech kites drifting into its territory. A parliamentary committee last week said the fires have destroyed more than 6,000 acres of land in recent weeks, causing some £1.5 million in damages. Israel says it plans to deduct from tax funds it collects for the Palestinians to compensate farmers. A fire burns in scrubland in Israel near the Gaza Strip, in an area where Palestinians have been causing blazes by flying kites and balloons loaded with flammable material Credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS The military says its drones have been able to shoot down more than 90 per cent of the kites and flaming balloons, and that it will continue targeting them. Cabinet Minister Naftali Bennett compared the kites to rockets, and said the response should be the same. "We should not wait until Israeli citizens are hurt and only then wake up," he said. In the West Bank, meanwhile, Israeli police evicted Jewish settlers from 10 homes they had built in violation of Israeli law. Israel captured the West Bank along with east Jerusalem in the 1967 war and today about 600,000 settlers live in those areas. Most of the international community considers settlements to be either illegal or illegitimate. Israel's Supreme Court often rules that structures built illegally have to be evacuated and demolished. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 11 officers were wounded in scuffles and that police arrested six protesters for violence.
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| Jeff Sessions Has Got The Bible All Wrong Posted: 17 Jun 2018 07:00 AM PDT  The U.S. government has historically used the bible as a weapon, citing it as
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| Delta creates special Rapid City flight for Belgian tourists Posted: 17 Jun 2018 10:44 AM PDT ![Delta creates special Rapid City flight for Belgian tourists]( "Delta creates special Rapid City flight for Belgian tourists") RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Delta Air Lines recently created a special flight to help a group of Belgian tourists reach their South Dakota vacation after experiencing travel delays.
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| 'I can't support it': Mayor Turner rejects idea of child immigration detention center in Houston Posted: 16 Jun 2018 06:12 PM PDT  Mayor Sylvester Turner is not holding back on his thoughts about the possibility of a child immigration detention center in Houston.
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| 29-Pound Cat Up for Adoption After He Takes Himself For a Walk Posted: 16 Jun 2018 12:36 PM PDT  He had no chip.
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| Defiant Merkel backs Europe migrant policy as Bavaria row simmers Posted: 16 Jun 2018 07:40 AM PDT  By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - Migrant policy requires a European solution, German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday, ceding no ground in a showdown with her Bavarian allies that threatens her three-month-old coalition government. The row is over Merkel's rejection of plans by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, from Bavaria, for Germany unilaterally to send back migrants who have registered in other European Union countries. In her weekly podcast, three days before talks between Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, the chancellor hammered home her stance: "This is a European challenge that also needs a European solution.
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| World Cup in Kenya prison Posted: 16 Jun 2018 06:15 AM PDT ![World Cup in Kenya prison]( "World Cup in Kenya prison") As part of their rehabilitation, inmates at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in rural Kenya are playing their own version of the World Cup, with teams named after the countries competing at the real thing.
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| GE facing millions in penalities over French job pledge Posted: 17 Jun 2018 05:02 PM PDT  US conglomerate General Electric will have to pay millions of euros in penalties in France if it fails to uphold its pledge to create 1,000 new jobs by year end, a government official said Sunday. GE made the promise as part of its 2014 purchase of Alstom's power and electrical grid businesses, including its prized gas turbine operations, for 12.4 billion euros ($14.4 billion at current rates). The company's CEO John Flannery told finance ministry officials in Paris last week that he could not honour the French hiring pledge, which has led to just 323 new jobs so far.
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| Bernie Sanders declining to help son in race fits pattern Posted: 16 Jun 2018 03:39 PM PDT  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — An endorsement by Bernie Sanders is one of the most coveted gifts in Democratic politics. But the Vermont senator and liberal darling is notoriously reluctant to back many politicians, including, it turns out, his own son.
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| North Korea 'sought diplomatic back channel through Jared Kushner' Posted: 17 Jun 2018 10:29 AM PDT  Jared Kushner was partly responsible for setting up a diplomatic back channel with North Korea that led to the Singapore summit. Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser was approached by an American businessman based in Singapore last year, the New York Times reported. Gabriel Schulze, whose family made a fortune in the mining business, told Mr Kushner that a highly placed North Korean official was seeking to speak with him to look into the possibility of a meeting between Mr Trump and Kim Jong-un. The approach came as tensions heightened between the two countries, and Mr Trump and Kim exchanged threats. Senior North Korean officials wanted to get in touch with Mr Kushner because of his family relationship to Mr Trump. Hidden trillions: What if North Korea's economy opened up? They reportedly felt that, amid a rapid turnover of senior White House staff, Mr Kushner would continue to have influence with the president. Mr Kushner reported the possibility of a diplomatic back channel to Mike Pompeo, who was then the Director of the CIA, the New York Times reported. It might have been expected that Mr Kushner would tell the US State Department instead, but he did not have a good relationship with Rex Tillerson, then the Secretary of State. Mr Pompeo took the lead in negotiations with North Koreans and subsequently replaced Mr Tillerson as Secretary of State. The White House and the CIA declined to comment on Mr Kushner's role. Mr Schulze told the New York Times: "I do not discuss the nature of my business or personal relationships." Mr Kushner was also said to have been involved in the setting up a diplomatic back channel between Mr Trump's administration and China early in the presidency. Mr Kushner reportedly set up a diplomatic back channel through Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to Washington, which helped lead to Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, visiting Mr Trump at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida retreat in April last year. Meanwhile, it emerged that a former confidant of Mr Trump met with a Russian individual who offered "dirt" on Hillary Clinton for $2 million (£1.5 million). Roger Stone, the confidant, told the Washington Post he rejected the offer in May 2016, telling the Russian: "You don't understand Donald Trump. He doesn't pay for anything." It also emerged that the Russian had previously been an FBI informant. Mr Stone, who met the man at a restaurant in Florida, said he appeared to have been the target of an "FBI sting".
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| Blasts kill at least 20 in northeast Nigeria: police Posted: 17 Jun 2018 01:43 PM PDT ![Blasts kill at least 20 in northeast Nigeria: police]( "Blasts kill at least 20 in northeast Nigeria: police") By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Blasts have killed at least 20 people in northeast Nigeria, police said, while residents said the toll was even higher in the largest attack for weeks in a region blighted by the Islamist militant Boko Haram insurgency. Security in Nigeria has become a major challenge for President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler whose 2015 election win was largely due to his vow to crush Boko Haram. Buhari has said he will seek a second term.
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| Just call your dad on Father's Day before posting a photo of him on Facebook Posted: 16 Jun 2018 10:10 AM PDT  This Father's Day, call your dad. Your dad doesn't care how many likes you collect on Instagram or Facebook. Just pick up the phone and call the guy. SEE ALSO: You haven't heard of this masculinity movement, but it's exactly what men need right now Listen, I get it — you want to show all your friends what a total stud your dad was in his 20s or share a cute childhood, family photo where you look completely adorable and your sister is in peak awkward stage. But before you post a photo on social media, let him hear your voice. Imagine how many likes this guy would get on Instagram. My sister is going to be so mad. He wants to talk to you, not spend 30 minutes trying to figure out how Instagram works, only to see 12 "❤️❤️❤️omg so cute!" comments from people he doesn't know. SEE ALSO: Dad jokes, ranked You might say "but I don't have much to talk to my dad about." Have you ever talked to an 8-year-old? They say some stupid things and your dad used to listen to you talk all the time. As a kid, I spent hours explaining my high-level thoughts about American Gladiators, and you know what? He just listened (and then took me to Costco for a $1 hot dog). Even better than just talking? Ask him a question. Ask him about his day, his life, the latest season of Blue Bloods, whatever — you'll learn something. And maybe you'll discover an even better story to share about him for the 'gram. WATCH: Dads everywhere will love the Avengers themed Thor toolbox
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| Tough course or easy, Brooks Koepka repeats as US Open champ Posted: 17 Jun 2018 04:49 PM PDT  SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Brooks Koepka has the game to win a U.S. Open on any course.
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| Partially Blind Dog That Survived Euthanasia Attempt Is Up for Adoption Posted: 16 Jun 2018 09:55 AM PDT  He defied the odds.
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| The Week's Most Important Car Numbers Posted: 16 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT  From a new BMW to a powerful Aston Martin, these are the most important numbers of the week.
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| Russia, Saudi seek raised OPEC output of 1.5 million bpd Posted: 16 Jun 2018 02:40 PM PDT  Russia and Saudi Arabia will ask OPEC to hike production by 1.5 million barrels a day in the third quarter of 2018, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday. OPEC and Russia decided together in 2016 to cut their supply in order to push prices up following a crash induced by a global crude production glut. An oil production shortfall in Iran and Venezuela has changed the scenario for the two countries and members of the oil cartel.
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| Turkey says its air strikes kill 35 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq Posted: 17 Jun 2018 08:18 AM PDT ![Turkey says its air strikes kill 35 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq]( "Turkey says its air strikes kill 35 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq") Turkish warplanes killed 35 militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in air strikes in northern Iraq's Qandil mountain region on Friday, the Turkish military said. Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan had said on Saturday that Turkish warplanes had struck a meeting of the outlawed PKK in Qandil, where he believed high-profile militants had been hit.
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| Violence kills 8 in Nicaragua, casting pall over peace talks Posted: 16 Jun 2018 04:18 PM PDT  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Armed assailants set fire to a house and gunfire erupted at a street barricade in Nicaragua's capital on Saturday, leaving at least eight people dead and casting a pall over talks aimed at ending weeks of unrest.
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