| Trump adviser: US to leave Syria once IS beaten, Kurds safe Posted: 06 Jan 2019 08:54 PM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. troops will not leave northeastern Syria until Islamic State militants are defeated and American-allied Kurdish fighters are protected, a top White House aide said Sunday, signaling a pause to a withdrawal abruptly announced last month and initially expected to be completed within weeks.
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| JetBlue passenger was unarmed, suspected of being intoxicated in airport meltdown Posted: 08 Jan 2019 01:29 PM PST ![JetBlue passenger was unarmed, suspected of being intoxicated in airport meltdown]( "JetBlue passenger was unarmed, suspected of being intoxicated in airport meltdown") Florida police have since said that the woman who threatened JetBlue staff that she had a gun did not. Meanwhile, the airline told USA TODAY that she appeared intoxicated.
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| Malaysia’s King Abdicates in an Unprecedented Move Posted: 07 Jan 2019 01:58 AM PST  Sultan Muhammad V is stepping down immediately as the 15th King of Malaysia after serving since Dec. 13, 2016, according to a statement from the palace on Sunday which gave no reason for the abdication. Malaysia's Conference of Rulers will convene on Jan. 24 to choose a successor, who will be inaugurated on Jan. 31, state news agency Bernama reported. Sultan Muhammad V pardoned Anwar Ibrahim, who is expected to become the nation's next premier.
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| Saudi woman 'under the care' of UN agency: Thai official Posted: 07 Jan 2019 07:47 AM PST  The Saudi woman who made a desperate plea for asylum after landing at Bangkok airport has been placed "under the care" of the United Nations refugee agency, a Thai official said late Monday. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun told AFP she ran away from her family while travelling in Kuwait because they subjected her to physical and psychological abuse. The 18-year-old said she had planned to seek asylum in Australia and feared she would be killed if repatriated by Thai immigration officials who stopped her during transit on Sunday.
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| Houston wins praise for handling of girl's drive-by shooting Posted: 07 Jan 2019 02:35 AM PST  HOUSTON (AP) — Activists praised Houston area law enforcement for pursuing a tip that led to the arrest of an African-American man in the fatal drive-by shooting of a 7-year-old black girl, a turn in the case suggesting the attack was not a hate crime as asserted by the girl's family and some in the community.
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| Carnival Cruise Line delays plan to charge for more room service after backlash Posted: 08 Jan 2019 08:38 AM PST ![Carnival Cruise Line delays plan to charge for more room service after backlash]( "Carnival Cruise Line delays plan to charge for more room service after backlash") Cruise giant Carnival has pushed back a plan to add charges for more room service items on its ships.
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| U.S. Navy ship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade talks with Beijing Posted: 07 Jan 2019 05:55 AM PST  A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea in what China called a "provocation" as U.S. officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war. Zachary Goelman reports.
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| Another Reason Why the F-22 Raptor Is the Most Dangerous Fighter in the Sky Posted: 07 Jan 2019 03:26 AM PST  The Air Force and Lockheed Martin have now "validated" several new weapons on the F-22 Raptor to equip the stealth fighter with more long-range precision attack technology, a wider targeting envelope or "field of regard" and new networking technology enabling improved, real-time "collaborative targeting" between aircraft.
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| White House says Trump position unchanged as Syria withdrawal plans slow Posted: 07 Jan 2019 12:51 PM PST  Trump's abrupt announcement last month that he was bringing home the roughly 2,000 troops in Syria, saying they had succeeded in their mission to defeat Islamic State there, sparked concern among officials in Washington and allies abroad and prompted Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to resign. In recent days, Trump administration officials have applied the brakes, making clear the withdrawal will not happen quickly. The president himself said last week that the United States would get out of Syria slowly "over a period of time." "The president hasn't changed his position, as he mentioned his primary goal is to ensure the safety of our troops and the safety of our allies as well," White House spokeswoman Mercedes Schlapp told Fox News on Monday.
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| Threat of liquidation grows for Sears as uncertainty lingers over Eddie Lampert's offer Posted: 07 Jan 2019 10:08 AM PST  Sears is teetering on the edge of liquidation after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October.
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| Turkish President Tells U.S. It Can Make No 'Concessions' for Syrian Kurds Posted: 08 Jan 2019 05:20 AM PST  Turkish President Erdogan accused Mike Pompeo of making a 'mistake' Tuesday
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| Smartphones are paving way for the Antichrist, says head of Russian church Posted: 08 Jan 2019 10:08 AM PST  The Russian Orthodox patriarch has warned that the popularity of smartphones is paving the way for the coming of the Antichrist. In an interview on state television for Russian Orthodox Christmas on Monday, Patriarch Kirill warned that the widespread use of gadgets connected to the Internet has opened the possibility for "universal control over humanity". The "devil acts very wisely" in offering people such a "toy", he said. "Such control from one place forebodes the coming of the Antichrist," Patriarch Kirill said. "The Antichrist is the person that will be at the head of the world wide web controlling all of humanity. That means that the structure itself poses a danger. There shouldn't be a single centre, at least not in the foreseeable future, if we don't want to bring on the apocalypse." The patriarch maintained he wasn't categorically against gadgets, but warned that people should be careful not to "fall into slavery to what's in your hands". "You should remain free inside and not fall under any addiction, not to alcohol, not to narcotics, not to gadgets," he said. The Russian Orthodox church has been trying to attract young believers, in part through the web. At a press conference featuring B-movie action star Steven Seagal in October, church officials announced they would create a council for youth affairs with a strong digital presence. Patriarch Kirill serves the Christmas Mass in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia Credit: AP But its leader, an outspoken opponent of feminism and gay rights, has remained suspicious of the Internet, which he previously criticised as the "enslavement of consciousness and volition" and a "marketplace of human vanity". Twitter users mostly laughed off Patriarch Kirill's latest warning. "Well, they'll ban international Internet in Russia so the 'Antichrist doesn't come through it,' but where's the guarantee that he won't come through Gundyayev's Breguet watch?" wrote one, referring to the patriarch by his surname. The Russian Orthodox church website photoshopped a Breguet watch worth at least £24,000 off of the patriarch's wrist in a 2012 picture, but it remained clearly visible in the reflection of his arm on a well-polished table. Last month, the church again came under fire over a priest who repeatedly posted photographs of himself with Gucci and Louis Vutton luxury bags and shoes on Instagram. The patriarch would seem to have bigger problems to worry about than iPhones, most notably a schism in the church. The top Orthodox leader in Istanbul signed a decree this weekend recognising a new independent Orthodox church in Ukraine, which will challenge the Russian Orthodox church's sway over the tens of millions of believers in that country. The Moscow church has broken off ties with the Constantinople patriarchate over the "blasphemous" decision. The decree on independence was displayed to the faithful at a Kiev cathedral on Monday.
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| Peru bars entry to Maduro, Venezuela government Posted: 07 Jan 2019 12:56 PM PST  Peru announced Monday it was barring entry to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his cabinet, increasing pressure on the socialist leader days ahead of his second-term inauguration. The move announced by Peru's Foreign Minister Nestor Popolizio followed a decision Friday by 12 Latin American countries and Canada not to grant recognition to Maduro's hardline government following his controversial re-election in May.
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| California storm brings power outages, shuts down highway Posted: 06 Jan 2019 10:24 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of people lost power Sunday after a powerful winter storm swept through Northern California, while another storm system in the southern part of the state unleashed mudslides in wildfire burn areas and trapped motorists on a major highway.
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| Does CBD Work for Pain Relief? Posted: 07 Jan 2019 07:04 AM PST ![Does CBD Work for Pain Relief?]( "Does CBD Work for Pain Relief?") Kyle Wright was used to living in pain. Then, at a street fair in Denver, where he used to live, someone offered him a sample of CBD lotion, a product said to contain cannabidiol, one of the many chemicals found in the cannabis plant.
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| Recent developments surrounding the South Sea Posted: 07 Jan 2019 02:36 AM PST  BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves:
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| Kevin Spacey in court, China trade war and United ban: 5 things to know Monday Posted: 07 Jan 2019 03:07 AM PST  From Kevin Spacey's perp walk to a United ban on long flights for emotional support animals, here's what to know Monday.
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| ‘Putin’s Chef’ Lawyer’s Tactics Called ‘Unprofessional’ by Judge Posted: 07 Jan 2019 10:22 AM PST !['Putin's Chef' Lawyer's Tactics Called 'Unprofessional' by Judge]( "'Putin's Chef' Lawyer's Tactics Called 'Unprofessional' by Judge") "It's unprofessional, inappropriate and ineffective," Judge Dabney Friedrich told defense lawyer Eric Dubelier during a Washington federal court hearing on Monday. Dubelier's client is Concord Management and Consulting LLC, a company run by Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, a man sometimes referred to as "Putin's chef" because Vladimir Putin had hosted dinners in his restaurants.
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| US trafficking victim granted clemency over killing of man who bought her for sex as teenager Posted: 07 Jan 2019 12:37 PM PST  AUS trafficking victim serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was a teenager was granted clemency on Monday following a celebrity-backed viral campaign for her freedom. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam said Cyntoia Brown, now 30, had been given "too harsh" a sentence for the 2004 murder of a real estate agent in the city of Nashville. Johnny Allen had picked up Brown, who was 16 at the time and a runaway under the influence of a dangerous pimp, and taken her to his home for sex. The ex-Army sharpshooter allegedly showed off his firearms and "grabbed" Brown forcefully between her legs. She said she shot him in fear for her life. A jury convicted Brown of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery, and she was given life with the possibility of parole after serving at least 51 years in prison. Calling the case "tragic and complex," Mr Haslam granted clemency under the condition of a 10-year parole. Brown will be released on August 7 after undergoing training on returning to society. "Cyntoia Brown committed, by her own admission, a horrific crime at the age of 16," Haslam said in a statement. "Yet, imposing a life sentence on a juvenile that would require her to serve at least 51 years before even being eligible for parole consideration is too harsh, especially in light of the extraordinary steps Ms. Brown has taken to rebuild her life." Without the governor's intervention, Brown would have remained in prison at least until 2055. In a statement published by The Tennessean, Brown thanked her supporters and the governor and promised to "do everything I can to justify your faith in me." Brown's case was featured in a 2011 documentary, and was the subject of a social media campaign involving multiple celebrities who advocated for clemency, saying she should have been treated as a traumatised child victim of sex trafficking. "It's heart breaking to see a young girl sex trafficked then when she has the courage to fight back is jailed for life," reality star Kim Kardashian wrote on Twitter in 2017. Last month, actress Ashley Judd implored her home state's governor to grant clemency by saying Brown "deserves our empathy and your mercy."
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| Israel launches further Hamas strikes after Gaza rocket fired Posted: 07 Jan 2019 12:19 AM PST  The Israeli army said Monday it had carried out further air raids against Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket being fired over its border. The Israeli air defence system intercepted the rocket which was fired overnight from the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave, the army said. Planes and a helicopter gunship then raided "terror targets within the organisation's military camp in the northern Gaza Strip," the statement said.
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| Next storm to set its sights on US West Coast by midweek Posted: 07 Jan 2019 02:00 AM PST  As cleanup continues from this past weekend's storms, a new round of rain, mountain snow and gusty winds will take aim at the West Coast of the United States into Wednesday.
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| SCOTUS rejects Exxon in climate change document dispute Posted: 07 Jan 2019 12:23 PM PST  The Supreme Court cleared the way for officials to obtain records to probe whether Exxon hid its knowledge of the role fossil fuels play in climate change.
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| Mexico defends hands-off stance on Venezuela Posted: 07 Jan 2019 01:25 PM PST  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended his administration's hands-off policy on Venezuela Monday, saying it marked a return to the country's longstanding policy of non-intervention.
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| 2019 Lamborghini Huracan Evo Is Just That: A Careful Evolution of Lambo's Baby Supercar Posted: 07 Jan 2019 08:15 AM PST  More advanced handling aids and more touchscreen for Lambo's entry-level sports car.
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| Networks agree to air Democrats' response to Trump address on border 'crisis' Posted: 08 Jan 2019 08:57 AM PST  NBC, CBS and CNN said they will air the Democrats response after they and other networks agreed Monday to air the president's prime time address.
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| Harley-Davidson's LiveWire Electric Bike Is Here—And Very Expensive Posted: 07 Jan 2019 02:35 PM PST  It's expensive, but fast and tech savvy.
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| UK's no-deal Brexit truck 'war game' prompts scorn Posted: 07 Jan 2019 09:00 AM PST  Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to force her Brexit deal through parliament but lawmakers are expected to reject it. If so, business chiefs and investors fear the world's fifth-largest economy will leave the European Union at 2300 GMT on March 29 without an agreement on their future relationship. May's government has repeatedly warned that a no deal will lead to severe economic disruption, and Monday's exercise was part of preparations to ensure essential supplies can keep flowing through Dover, Europe's busiest ferry port.
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| Officials investigating after patient in vegetative state gives birth Posted: 08 Jan 2019 06:40 AM PST  A woman who was left in a vegetative state reportedly became pregnant and gave birth while she was a patient at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix.
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| Authorities warn people to not eat chicken tenders spilled on roadside Posted: 07 Jan 2019 06:39 PM PST  We get it, cheapskates, free food is hard to resist. Especially when it comes in the form of delicious chicken tenders, but Alabama authorities have warned people to not eat any from boxes that were spilled from a 18-wheeler truck on Sunday. SEE ALSO: An 18-inch pizza has more pizza than two 12-inch pizzas, and people are losing it The crash on Highway 35 in Cherokee County prompted motorists to stop and pick up the truckload of spilled tenders, according to the Associated Press. Quick to say nope was the Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency, who warned on Facebook that it's a crime to stop and impede the flow of traffic with your chicken tender pilfering efforts. The agency also cautioned that the cases of tenders had been on the ground for more than 24 hours, and are thus unsafe to eat. Food poisoning ain't fun, people. According to one commenter on the post, the exact location of where to get the free chicken was shared on the Dekalb Buy and Sell Facebook page. "All the people commenting and the guy that posted it were so serious," the commenter wrote. Seems like they weren't the only ones who were keen. > Waiting for a rig hauling bbq sauce to get involved. > > -- Michael Carter (@mtnmedic64) January 7, 2019 > Oh my god there are free highway tenders in Cherokee County, I am going down there RIGHT NOW > > -- Buddy Luv (@TwiterPowerUser) January 7, 2019 > This is some real gov't overreach if you ask me https://t.co/QVtbzLVNV2 > > -- Max Lederman (@Max_Lederman) January 7, 2019 > but...CHICKEN TENDERS https://t.co/cCXV2U34mN > > -- Sheri Lynch (@sherilynch) January 7, 2019 If the roadside, likely off chicken wasn't enough to deter people from trying to get it -- as of Monday, there was none left. The spill had been cleaned up, according to another Facebook post by the Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency. So, if you scored some of the free roadside chicken tenders, maybe put it in the bin, not your mouth. ## WATCH: PepsiCo is using robots to deliver snacks to college students
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| The 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA Is Sleeker, Smarter, and Finally Done Right Posted: 08 Jan 2019 11:30 AM PST  The second generation of Benz's swoopy compact four-door is what it always should have been.
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| U.S. withdrawal from Syria does not jeopardize efforts to counter Iran, Pompeo says Posted: 08 Jan 2019 08:29 AM PST  The U.S. decision to withdraw troops from Syria will not jeopardize Washington's efforts to counter threats in the region, which come from Iran and Islamic State, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. Pompeo was in Jordan, making his first visit to the Middle East since President Donald Trump's abrupt announcement that he will pull the 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria, which caused alarm among U.S. allies in the region and prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
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| Correction: Russia-US-Spying story Posted: 07 Jan 2019 03:02 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — In a story Jan. 6 about the detention of an American citizen in Moscow on suspicion of spying, The Associated Press misidentified a Russian arrested by the United States as Sergei Makarenko. The man's name is Dmitry Makarenko.
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| Tesla CEO Musk breaks ground at Shanghai Gigafactory to launch China push Posted: 07 Jan 2019 03:46 AM PST  SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Tesla Inc broke ground on Monday for its Shanghai Gigafactory where it plans to begin making its Model 3 electric vehicles (EV) by year-end, a first step in localising production in the world's largest auto market. At a ceremony at the site of the plant on the outskirts of Shanghai, Chief Executive Elon Musk joined the city's mayor and other local government officials to formally begin construction of a factory that Tesla has said will cost around $2 billion. "We think with the resources here we can build the Shanghai Gigafactory in record time and we're looking forward to hopefully having some initial production of the Model 3 towards the end of this year and achieving volume production next year," Musk said at the event.
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| Cyntoia Brown was just granted clemency. Here's what that means. Posted: 08 Jan 2019 03:28 AM PST  After 14 years in prison, Cyntoia Brown, whose story has gone national, was granted clemency. This is what that means in Tennessee.
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| Google worker behind 'anti-diversity memo' claims role in censored Chinese Search engine Posted: 08 Jan 2019 03:44 PM PST  A Google worker fired for "perpetuating gender stereotypes" has claimed he was working on the company's controversial Chinese search engine before he was sacked. James Damore, a computer engineer who whipped up a storm in Silicon Valley after claiming that the gender gap among technology workers was down to biological differences between men and women, said that he was one of the 100 workers working on the top secret Project Dragonfly. Google was forced to admit the existence of a censored Search engine late last year after a whistle-blower leaked it to the press. The Harvard University graduate also said that during his tenure at the Mountain View campus, he had reported a number of "legal issues" that had "probably not been fixed", without elaborating on what they were. The claims were made amid a twist in an ongoing legal battle between Google and Mr Damore, played out across social media on Monday evening. An anonymous person claiming to be a Google employee who was involved in the firing of Mr Damore, published a statement on popular link-sharing website Reddit that suggested Google had been spying on the software engineer and leaked stories to the press to try and drum up ill feeling toward him before he was sacked. Wow, a Google insider lays out how they conspired to quell dissent by making an example of me, manipulating the media, and lobbying the NLRB. It can't be fully verified, but they have intimate knowledge of the situation.https://t.co/UaSVHgS5vIpic.twitter.com/VsoR6RDI3x— James Damore (@JamesADamore) January 8, 2019 The post, which has since been shared by Mr Damore on Twitter, read: "We needed to make an example of Damore. Looking for some excuse to fire him, we spied on his phone and computer. We didn't find anything, although our spying probably made his devices unusably slow, preventing him from organizing support within the company. "When we did fire him, our reputation and integrity took a hit, but at least other employees were now afraid to speak up." Under the post, which was shared on Reddit, Mr Damore wrote "Whoah [sic], this would explain a lot. I was one of about 100 employees that knew about Dragonfly. "I also did report several legal issues in Search that they probably haven't fixed." A swarm of users were quick to comment on how the piece seemed questionable based on the "spy fiction novel" prose. Mr Damore was fired when his manifesto which accused the company of a "left bias" and a "politically correct monoculture that maintains its hold by shaming dissenters into silence", was picked up by the media after sparking an internal row among staff. He is suing the company for unfair dismissal. The case has been regularly cited among right-leaning figureheads as what they claim is proof that technology is biased. Shortly after his sacking in August 2017, Wikileaks' Julian Assange offered Mr Damore a job, saying that "censorship is for losers". When asked whether Damore had been a part of the search engine, Google re-issued a statement first sent out in 2017 which read: "An important part of our culture is lively debate. But like any workplace, that doesn't mean that anything goes, as we explained here. We look forward to defending against Mr. Damore's claims."
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| California Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2-year-old son steals show during inaugural address Posted: 07 Jan 2019 01:05 PM PST  This may have been the most important moment in Gavin Newsom's political career -- but his adorable 2-year-old son Dutch was the one who stole the show.
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| May Steps Up No-Deal Planning as Key Vote Nears: Brexit Update Posted: 07 Jan 2019 08:18 AM PST  Parliament returns with just 12 weeks to go until Britain leaves the European Union, and Prime Minister Theresa May faces a major battle to secure politicians' backing for her Brexit deal. Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay told lawmakers in the House of Commons the meaningful vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal will take place next week.
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| This Is Now the Third-Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History Posted: 07 Jan 2019 03:46 AM PST  The longest shutdown took place in 1995-1996
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| The Latest: Israel calls on US to recognize rule over Golan Posted: 07 Jan 2019 01:40 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest developments from U.S. national security adviser John Bolton's trip to Israel (all times local):
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| Boeing flies past Airbus with 2018 aircraft deliveries Posted: 08 Jan 2019 09:23 AM PST  Boeing reported record commercial plane deliveries for the second straight year on Tuesday and although short of the company's forecast the figures still beat those of Boeing's European rival Airbus. The US aerospace giant, which has capitalized on rising global demand for air travel, reported deliveries of 806 planes for the year, up from 763 in 2017. In October, Boeing had forecast annual plane deliveries of between 810 and 815.
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