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U.S. House of Representatives Democrats voted on Wednesday to nominate Nancy Pelosi to be the next speaker of the chamber.  Pelosi, 78, who held the speakership from January 2007 to January 2011 and currently is House Democratic leader, still must be formally elected in early January in a vote by the entire House. A small group of Democrats have been maneuvering to deny her a victory in that vote. Democrats' wins in this month's congressional elections gave them a majority in the House over Republicans, who maintained their majority in the Senate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rfUNbf

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, ahead of the G20 summit. A prosecutor in Argentina has accepted a request to prosecute Mohammed bin Salman for alleged crimes against humanity, hours after the Saudi Arabia crown prince arrived in the country for the G20 summit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DRZoYT

It's been nearly eight months since the FBI raided Michael Cohen's New York from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RpSG0i

A Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea off Indonesia last month was not in an airworthy condition on its second-to-last flight. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QsvHnO

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — America's next moon landing will be made by private companies — not NASA. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zxs46x

California attorney general Xavier Becerra said Wednesday that his office is “monitoring” the use of force against a caravan of migrants and the possible closure of the southern border and considering filing a legal challenge. “We have been approached by folks who have expressed complaints,” Becerra told Reuters in an interview. Becerra, a Democrat and former member of Congress, suggested that president Trump’s threat to close the border in response to the influx of central American migrants arriving in caravans might provide a legal avenue to challenge the administration, provided the border closure affects a California resident. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FJcA4O

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Miguel Angel "El Gordo" Martinez was extradited to the United States in 2001 and was subpoenaed to testify at Guzman's federal trial in Brooklyn. The terms of his witness protection program affording him a new identity in the United States require him to cooperate with the government. "I never mentioned Mr Guzman, I never failed him, I never stole from him, I never betrayed him, I took care of all his family and the only thing I got from him is four attacks against me," he told jurors. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FNIkWG

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A young boy upstaged Pope Francis on Wednesday, escaping from his mother and running onto the papal podium at a general audience, tugging on the hand of a Swiss guardsman and playing behind the pontiff's chair. Pope Francis told her to let him carry on playing. As she left the stage, a smiling Francis leaned towards Bishop Georg Ganswein sitting next to him and whispered: "He is Argentinian. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2E1FSKp

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on hearing for a prominent Chicago alderman accused of corruption (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BGAxWx

Poroshenko's comments came after the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, home to the global spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians, announced it had drafted a constitutional charter for an "autocephalous", or self-governing, Ukrainian church. Ukraine's push to create an independent church has incensed Moscow at a time of escalating crisis between the two neighbors following Russia's capture of three Ukrainian vessels that Kiev fears may be a precursor to a full-scale invasion. Relations collapsed following Russia's seizure of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and the outbreak of a Kremlin-backed insurgency in eastern Ukraine that has killed more than 10,000 people. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RuWr4g

WASHINGTON ― Despite a group of Democrats vowing to block her, Nancy Pelosi from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FMxJey

China's science ministry has ordered that people involved in the controversial baby gene-editing experiment halt their activities, a government official told state media Thursday. The ministry "firmly opposes the baby gene-editing incident and has already demanded that the relevant organisation suspend the scientific activities of relevant personnel," a ministry official said, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The National Health Commission is investigating the claims. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2E4SfoS

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Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AuJZKK

A few of the Democratic Party’s young stars in the House took on Nancy Pelosi this week and proved mainly that none of them have anything like the political acumen to replace her. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FKLFWp

Robert Mueller's office is aware of emails sent to Trump confidant Roger Stone tipping him off about "very damaging" data dumps Wikileaks released during the 2016 presidential election, a draft court document has revealed. The emails, detailed within in draft court documents, were sent by right-wing commentator Jerome Corsi to Mr Stone — who was serving as a campaign adviser to Donald Trump — two months before the data dumps were published online. Mr Stone has denied any involvement in the release of the emails. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DNQWKd

Russia seized the Ukrainian vessels and their crews on Sunday near Crimea, the Ukrainian region which Moscow annexed in 2014, over what it said was their illegal entry into Russian waters, which Ukraine denies. Some of Ukraine's Western allies have also raised the possibility of imposing new sanctions on Russia over the episode, which could deliver a blow to the Russian economy. Putin said he also still hoped to meet Trump at the G20, while the Kremlin said the meeting was still being prepared and Washington had not informed Moscow it was off. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FNccCq

WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Wednesday inched closer to confirming Thomas Farr from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FOBhwS

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, on Thursday declined to come to Ukraine's aid after its president appealed for help to block Russian aggression. Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, appealed to Nato on Thursday, asking for naval support in the standoff with Russia and accused the neighboring state of wanting to annex the Sea of Azov. Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Mr Poroshenko called Germany one of Ukraine's “closest allies” and urged it - together with other Nato countries - to deploy naval ships to aid his country after Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels near Crimea on Sunday. “We simply cannot accept this aggressive policy, originally there was Crimea, then eastern Ukraine, now the Sea of Azov,” he said in the interview. Mrs Merkel blamed Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, for the tensions, but warned that there is “no military solution” to the conflict in the region. Crimean bridge map “We ask the Ukrainian side too to be sensible becaus

Hotter summers will drive a spike in violence, suicide and self harm, the authors of a major study into the health impacts of climate change have warned. More than 150 experts from fields including climate science, health, engineering, agriculture and transport have assessed the implications of global warming on populations and warned that sweltering summers could have unexpected side effects. The new Countdown on Health and Climate Change report published in The Lancet warns that climate change ‘aggravates’ risks to mental health and wellbeing and increases aggression, violence, self-harm and suicide. Extreme events could also spark psychological problems such post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adjustment disorder, and depression. Speaking at a briefing in Central London Dr Nick Watts, Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown, said: “Heat also has effects in terms of what it does to our mental health. “We know that in periods of hot weather there are spikes in violence, suicide

Leaders gather in Argentina amid tension with Russia over Ukraine and a US trade row with China. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FOo3QB

The trial opens of Alex Fields Jr, who drove a car into a crowd in Virginia in 2017, killing a woman. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DSo1on

A Honduran court finds seven men guilty of killing renowned environmental campaigner Berta Cáceres. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TSu4ia

A group of experts will travel around North Korea working out how to update its ageing train network. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DQfi6a

The mass stranding on Chatham Island means more than 200 whales have died off NZ in the past week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DPNHSx

Tarana Burke first used the phrase 12 years ago before it became a global movement last year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2zGF1ev

Thousands skip school to urge action on climate change, despite criticism from Australia's PM. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DRMZEj

Michael Cohen says he lied "out of loyalty" to Mr Trump, while the president says he is "weak". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RtGv2c

The German chancellor will miss the start of the G20 in Argentina after her flight had to turn back. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2repfCG

Southwest Airlines has offered its "sincere apology" after staff mocked five-year-old Abcde Redford. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FN4tUX

A Georgia woman was charged with meth trafficking due to a faulty police drug test, says a lawsuit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P9tOaQ

The G20 summit of the world's most powerful leaders begins in Buenos Aires on Friday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ShPNyz

Michael Cohen is a liar and a "weak person", according to the president. Anthony Zurcher analyses his response. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2E5qsVE

Why Ralph Breaks The Internet is the Disney sequel that is not afraid of poking fun at a Disney stereotype. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2zzazmj

Misimi Isimi is an 11-year-old environmentalist on a mission to clean up Lagos. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2zz5cn9

Syrian Hassan al-Kontar had not been outside for nine months - but now has a new home in Canada. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PYXtJc

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Norway's world number one Magnus Carlsen retains his World Chess Championship after 12 draws and more than 50 hours of play - eventually beating Fabiano Caruana in a tie-breaker. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TZqWkT

The coffee chain says watching porn has always been banned, but it will now block access to content. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2rdnLsn

Almost 250 runners in the Shenzhen Half Marathon are caught cheating by traffic cameras that show them taking a shortcut through bushes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DQnCmd

Staff at a real estate firm had to walk 6,000 steps a day in order to avoid a fine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SkYVSP

Rehana Fathima made an unsuccessful attempt last month to enter one of Hinduism's holiest temples. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KI5KeN

Alet-les-Bains has benefited from a British influx and many there fear the aftermath of Brexit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2E4RKez

The BBC's Vineet Khare visited the controversial Carmichael project by Indian energy giant Adani. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2U09RqC

The actress Noma Dumezweni, best known for playing Hermione Granger in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, says women need to learn how to be angry. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QurIqM

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WASHINGTON ― In a shocking defeat for President Donald Trump, Sen. Tim Scott from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FQtHSm

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The European Union is aiming to de-escalate tensions between Kiev and Moscow this week after Russia seized three Ukrainian navy ships and their crew, worrying about putting fuel on the fire, diplomats and analysts say. The bloc is aware of the risk of playing hardball against Russia, which has been locked in a low-level militarised conflict with Ukraine for nearly five years. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Bild newspaper she wanted Ukraine to be "sensible" and help lower tensions through dialogue. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KH17Bx

Discovering that your kid has swallowed Lego is pretty annoying as a parent, but these researchers did the same thing in the name of science. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Q4wqwj

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