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Detained Uighur Muslims are sitting ducks for the coronavirus. China must close the camps.

14 Feb 10:00 1 article

Detained Uighur Muslims are sitting ducks for the coronavirus. China must close the camps.

An epidemic is spreading across China. It's only a matter of time before the virus hits innocent people in China's crowded concentration camps.

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Justice Department Won’t Charge Former FBI Official Andrew McCabe in Lying Case

14 Feb 17:37 1 article

Justice Department Won’t Charge Former FBI Official Andrew McCabe in Lying Case

The Justice Department has told lawyers for former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe that they will not charge him with a crime, according to his spokesperson. “At long last, justice has been done in this matter,” his lawyers said in a statement. Justice Department officials told them in a letter and

14 Feb 17:37 Yahoo 7097669638232773705.html
Economy
Tennessee Republicans worry women will go on tampon-buying frenzy

14 Feb 11:00 1 article

Tennessee Republicans worry women will go on tampon-buying frenzy

During an annual three-day holiday, shoppers are allowed to buy computers and clothing tax-free, but a proposal to include tampons has gotten pushbackWomen can’t be trusted around tax-free tampons. If you cut the price of menstrual products they’re bound to go tampon-mad and buy boxes of the stuff, just

14 Feb 11:00 Yahoo 7097669638354469253.html
Society
Bernie Sanders enjoys major poll boosts as Warren told 'endorse Bernie already'

14 Feb 09:53 1 article

Bernie Sanders enjoys major poll boosts as Warren told 'endorse Bernie already'

Polls have put Bernie Sanders on track to win the democratic nomination and the presidency with a groundswell of independent support according to a new poll, released amid calls for progressive rival Elizabeth Warren to drop out of the race.Mr Sanders had previously remained firmly in second to presumptive

14 Feb 09:53 Yahoo 7097669637499809847.html
Economy
The casino hub of Macau will give residents money to keep its economy going during the coronavirus pandemic

14 Feb 15:35 1 article

The casino hub of Macau will give residents money to keep its economy going during the coronavirus pandemic

Macau recently shut down its casinos, the city's primary industry. It has stemmed an outbreak of the coronavirus and hopes to keep the economy afloat.

14 Feb 15:35 Yahoo 7097669638764615285.html
Society
Trump has already tweeted about Barr's interview complaining about his tweets

14 Feb 14:21 1 article

Trump has already tweeted about Barr's interview complaining about his tweets

President Trump has a message for Attorney General William Barr: I will never log off.Barr in a rare rebuke of Trump on Thursday criticized the president's tweets about Department of Justice cases in an interview with ABC News, begging him to knock them off because they're making his job difficult

14 Feb 14:21 Yahoo 7097669637294309223.html
Economy
Pete Buttigieg is like Joe Biden without the black friends

14 Feb 11:15 1 article

Pete Buttigieg is like Joe Biden without the black friends

Buttigieg’s abysmal poll numbers with black voters aren’t a coincidence. He has made almost no effort to reach them While Pete Buttigieg might feel pretty good about effectively tying with Bernie Sanders in Iowa – the votes are still being counted – and landing in second place in New Hampshire, Democrats

14 Feb 11:15 Yahoo 7097669638071530320.html
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Airlines suspend China flights due to coronavirus outbreak

18 Feb 12:19 1 article

Airlines suspend China flights due to coronavirus outbreak

(Reuters) - Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.

18 Feb 12:19 Reuters 8334514181181216273.html
Society
Shelterless Syrians burn refuse for warmth in bitter Idlib winter

16 Feb 11:36 1 article

Shelterless Syrians burn refuse for warmth in bitter Idlib winter

AMMAN/GENEVA (Reuters) - Families fleeing air strikes and advancing troops in Syria’s Idlib province are sleeping rough in streets and olive groves, and burning toxic bundles of rubbish to stay warm in the biting winter weather, aid workers say.

16 Feb 11:36 Reuters 8334514179717439000.html
Society
Attackers kill 31 in Mali village, after massacre last year at same site

15 Feb 11:01 1 article

Attackers kill 31 in Mali village, after massacre last year at same site

BAMAKO (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed on Friday in an attack on a village that was the scene last year of Mali’s worst civilian massacre in recent memory, the government said.

15 Feb 11:01 Reuters 8334514180172597677.html
Society
New York Mayor de Blasio endorses Sanders in 2020 Democratic race

15 Feb 10:21 1 article

New York Mayor de Blasio endorses Sanders in 2020 Democratic race

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic presidential race on Friday, the Sanders campaign said.

15 Feb 10:21 Reuters 8334514181074068436.html
Society
DOJ Declines to Pursue Criminal Charges against Andrew McCabe

14 Feb 17:43 1 article

DOJ Declines to Pursue Criminal Charges against Andrew McCabe

The Justice Department on Friday informed legal counsel for former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe that it would not seek to file criminal charges against McCabe over his misleading federal investigators in connection with a 2016 press leak."Based on the totality of the circumstances and all of

14 Feb 17:43 Yahoo 7097669638460631811.html
Society
Giuliani claims he can 'prove' a 'Democratic scam' in Ukraine with iPad full of 'reports' he never actually shares

14 Feb 15:21 1 article

Giuliani claims he can 'prove' a 'Democratic scam' in Ukraine with iPad full of 'reports' he never actually shares

Rudy Giuliani has a fresh crop of claims about Democrats' dealings in Ukraine — an iPad full of "proof" he won't let anyone else see.The former New York City mayor made a Fox Business appearance on Thursday night to push any corruption in Ukraine on Democrats' shoulders. "They

14 Feb 15:21 Yahoo 7097669638508049192.html
Society
Warren Claims Bloomberg’s ‘Redlining’ Comments Should Disqualify Him from Presidential Race

14 Feb 14:47 1 article

Warren Claims Bloomberg’s ‘Redlining’ Comments Should Disqualify Him from Presidential Race

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Thursday took direct aim at fellow 2020 contender Michael Bloomberg, saying the former New York City mayor should not be the Democratic nominee because of comments he made several years ago blaming the 2008 housing crisis on banks abandoning racially

14 Feb 14:47 Yahoo 7097669637303800816.html
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Economy
Amazon, Flipkart seek rollback of new Indian tax on online sellers

16 Feb 16:49 1 article

Amazon, Flipkart seek rollback of new Indian tax on online sellers

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart are among online retailers demanding that India scale back a proposed tax on third-party sellers on their platforms, saying the burden of compliance will hurt the fledgling industry, according to documents seen by Reuters.

16 Feb 16:49 Reuters 8334514181462309059.html
Economy
Investors welcome Poland's decision to freeze last coal-fueled plant project

15 Feb 12:01 1 article

Investors welcome Poland's decision to freeze last coal-fueled plant project

WARSAW (Reuters) - Shares in Polish state-run utilities Energa and Enea gained on Friday after they froze financing of their joint project to build 1 a GW coal-fueled power unit, citing difficulties raising funds due to environmental concerns.

15 Feb 12:01 Reuters 8334514180381853907.html
Economy
The casino hub of Macau will give residents money to keep its economy going during the coronavirus pandemic

14 Feb 15:35 1 article

The casino hub of Macau will give residents money to keep its economy going during the coronavirus pandemic

Macau recently shut down its casinos, the city's primary industry. It has stemmed an outbreak of the coronavirus and hopes to keep the economy afloat.

14 Feb 15:35 Yahoo 7097669638764615285.html
Economy
Labor Unions Need All the Help They Can Get

14 Feb 14:00 1 article

Labor Unions Need All the Help They Can Get

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The House of Representatives just passed an interesting bill dealing with organized labor. Known as the Protect the Right to Organize Act, the bill would ban states from enacting so-called right-to-work laws. It would make it illegal for employers to permanently replace striking

14 Feb 14:00 Yahoo 7097669638876431325.html
Economy
Rising in Polls, Bloomberg Will Soon Find Out If Support Is Real

14 Feb 13:56 1 article

Rising in Polls, Bloomberg Will Soon Find Out If Support Is Real

(Bloomberg) -- Michael Bloomberg entered the Democratic presidential race late and tore up the traditional playbook on the theory that he would emerge as the centrist alternative if Joe Biden faltered and a progressive was surging.So far, that plan is holding up.Biden is down, Bernie Sanders is up and

14 Feb 13:56 Yahoo 7097669638218337299.html
Economy
Belarus leader says Russia insists on merging the two states

14 Feb 13:02 1 article

Belarus leader says Russia insists on merging the two states

The president of Belarus said Friday that Russia insisted on merging the two states during last week's talks on further integrating the countries' economies. As negotiations on closer ties stalled, Russia halted oil supplies to Belarus and Lukashenko repeatedly accused the Kremlin of pushing

14 Feb 13:02 Yahoo 7097669637522174865.html
Economy
Pete Buttigieg is like Joe Biden without the black friends

14 Feb 11:15 1 article

Pete Buttigieg is like Joe Biden without the black friends

Buttigieg’s abysmal poll numbers with black voters aren’t a coincidence. He has made almost no effort to reach them While Pete Buttigieg might feel pretty good about effectively tying with Bernie Sanders in Iowa – the votes are still being counted – and landing in second place in New Hampshire, Democrats

14 Feb 11:15 Yahoo 7097669638071530320.html
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Technology
After first death, Japan pledges more containment effort; cases increase

15 Feb 08:42 1 article

After first death, Japan pledges more containment effort; cases increase

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday vowed to step up testing and efforts to contain the spread of a new coronavirus after suffering its first death and finding new cases, including a doctor and at least one taxi driver, in different parts of the country.

15 Feb 08:42 Reuters 8334514181078478255.html
Technology
Germany Munich Security Conference

14 Feb 15:39 1 article

Germany Munich Security Conference

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed Friday to an audience in Germany for countries to steer clear of Chinese tech giant Huawei as they build their next-generation cellular networks, adding her voice to pressure from the Trump administration. “China is seeking to export its digital autocracy through

14 Feb 15:39 Yahoo 7097669637279916670.html
Technology
Could Iran Take Down This Plane in a War with Trump?

14 Feb 14:03 1 article

Could Iran Take Down This Plane in a War with Trump?

Iran maintains numerous SAM systems imported from the United States and Europe half a century ago, but lacks access to spare parts and new missiles.

14 Feb 14:03 Yahoo 7097669638456621060.html
Technology
Trump's latest possible quid pro quo involves New York, airport travel, and his tax returns

14 Feb 10:00 1 article

Trump's latest possible quid pro quo involves New York, airport travel, and his tax returns

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) visited President Trump on Thursday afternoon to try and negotiate the reversal of his administration's new ban on New Yorkers participating in the Global Entry and "trusted traveler" programs, which ease border crossings and airport security lines for enrolled

14 Feb 10:00 Yahoo 7097669638723934506.html
Technology
World War II Taught The Air Force Why Flying Tanks Are King

14 Feb 10:00 1 article

World War II Taught The Air Force Why Flying Tanks Are King

America's B-25G was the first, but it wouldn't be the last.

14 Feb 10:00 Yahoo 7097669638394774391.html
Technology
Did William Barr Throw Down the Gauntlet?

14 Feb 13:15 1 article

Did William Barr Throw Down the Gauntlet?

Or was it just a performance?

14 Feb 13:15 NY Times 1961078288152552082.html
Technology
Trump’s Policy on New York’s ‘Trusted Travelers’ Is Unconstitutional

14 Feb 10:00 1 article

Trump’s Policy on New York’s ‘Trusted Travelers’ Is Unconstitutional

People should never be punished for things they haven’t done.

14 Feb 10:00 NY Times 1961078287908148515.html
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Sports
Latest Updates on Wuhan's Deadly Coronavirus

18 Feb 08:40 1 article

Latest Updates on Wuhan's Deadly Coronavirus

The impact and infections of the Wuhan coronavirus are spreading rapidly each day, here is a comprehensive list of the latest news on the outbreak.

18 Feb 08:40 Interesting Engineering 7328942541836871597.html
Sports
Man City banned from European competition for two seasons by UEFA

15 Feb 15:45 1 article

Man City banned from European competition for two seasons by UEFA

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - English champions Manchester City have been banned from European competition for the next two seasons and fined 30 million euros ($32.53 million) by European soccer’s governing body UEFA after an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

15 Feb 15:45 Reuters 8334514180550187352.html
Sports
No One Can Kill The A-10 Warthog, Not Even The U.S. Military

14 Feb 11:00 1 article

No One Can Kill The A-10 Warthog, Not Even The U.S. Military

Congress wants this plane to live forever.

14 Feb 11:00 Yahoo 7097669638649972113.html
Sports
NL MVP Cody Bellinger says Astros' Jose Altuve stole 2017 AL MVP from Aaron Judge

14 Feb 17:11 1 article

NL MVP Cody Bellinger says Astros' Jose Altuve stole 2017 AL MVP from Aaron Judge

Reigning NL MVP Cody Bellinger didn't hold back when commenting about the Astros' sign-stealing methods and ensuing apologies, saying the owner's comments were "weak" and expressing that Jose Altuve "stole an MVP" from Aaron Judge.

14 Feb 17:11 ESPN.com 7331508222359792191.html
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Zoo names baby giraffe after LSU QB Joe Burrow

14 Feb 17:01 1 article

Zoo names baby giraffe after LSU QB Joe Burrow

A baby giraffe born at the Baton Rouge Zoo will be named Burreaux -- after LSU quarterback Joe Burrow -- after the name was chosen in a fundraiser run by the zoo.

14 Feb 17:01 ESPN.com 7331508222836562951.html
Sports
Brittney Griner signs multiyear deal with Mercury

14 Feb 16:49 1 article

Brittney Griner signs multiyear deal with Mercury

Brittney Griner re-signed with the only team she has played for in the WNBA, inking a multiyear contract with the Phoenix Mercury, the team announced.

14 Feb 16:49 ESPN.com 7331508221847331569.html
Sports
Wild fire coach Bruce Boudreau despite playoff surge

14 Feb 16:17 1 article

Wild fire coach Bruce Boudreau despite playoff surge

The Wild have fired coach Bruce Boudreau, general manager Bill Guerin announced Friday, as the team looks to make a postseason push.

14 Feb 16:17 ESPN.com 7331508222236602535.html
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Entertainment
Fake flyers and face-mask fear: California fights coronavirus discrimination

15 Feb 10:27 1 article

Fake flyers and face-mask fear: California fights coronavirus discrimination

(Reuters) - A flyer in Los Angeles’ Carson area, with a fake seal of the World Health Organization, tells residents to avoid Asian-American businesses because of a coronavirus outbreak. A Los Angeles middle schooler is beaten and hospitalized after students say he is as an Asian-American with coronavirus.

15 Feb 10:27 Reuters 8334514179884574242.html
Entertainment
Netflix Australia Is Adding Some Seriously Cool Content This Weekend

15 Feb 14:30 1 article

Netflix Australia Is Adding Some Seriously Cool Content This Weekend

Netflix is unceremoniously dumping a bunch of movues this month, including bona fide classics like Vertigo, Dazed and Confused and Shakespeare In Love (shut up, I like it.) But it's partially making up for this via some seriously cool additions this weekend. Here is the full list....

15 Feb 14:30 Lifehacker Australia 3742423168683453226.html
Entertainment
Ex-Baltimore mayor seeks prison sentence of 1 year and 1 day

14 Feb 17:39 1 article

Ex-Baltimore mayor seeks prison sentence of 1 year and 1 day

Baltimore's disgraced former mayor is asking a judge for a sentence one year and one day in prison for a scheme that involved the sale of her self-published children's books. Prosecutors recently asked that the 69-year-old spend nearly 5 years in prison. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that

14 Feb 17:39 Yahoo 7097669638277023049.html
Entertainment
Meghan McCain and Joy Behar Explode Over Bloomberg and Trump

14 Feb 17:30 1 article

Meghan McCain and Joy Behar Explode Over Bloomberg and Trump

The backdrop was full of red and white polka-dot hearts, but there was no love on display Friday morning between The View co-hosts Joy Behar and Meghan McCain.What was supposed to be a light-hearted opening segment about the bizarre Twitter feud between President Donald Trump and 2020 hopeful Mike Bloomberg

14 Feb 17:30 Yahoo 7097669638790627274.html
Entertainment
The US Air Force has updated and broadened its dress code to allow turbans, beards, and hijabs

14 Feb 16:34 1 article

The US Air Force has updated and broadened its dress code to allow turbans, beards, and hijabs

Airmen were previously allowed to make a request for religious accommodations, but they were granted on a case-by-case basis.

14 Feb 16:34 Yahoo 7097669638061742642.html
Entertainment
Bloomberg Tells Audience at Houston Rally He ‘Deeply Regrets’ Stop and Frisk

14 Feb 13:36 1 article

Bloomberg Tells Audience at Houston Rally He ‘Deeply Regrets’ Stop and Frisk

Mike Bloomberg apologized Thursday at a campaign rally in Houston for his controversial stop-and-frisk policy which he promoted as New York city mayor, telling the predominantly black crowd that he “deeply regrets” the legacy and that he “should have acted sooner and faster to stop it.”“I am committed

14 Feb 13:36 Yahoo 7097669637809566768.html
Entertainment
The Wacky New Anti-Abortion Tactic Taking Off Across America

14 Feb 09:36 1 article

The Wacky New Anti-Abortion Tactic Taking Off Across America

When Santa Rosa County’s Board of Commissioners met Thursday morning, items on the agenda included improving the drainage on Tibet Drive, upgrading the local boat ramp, and allocating money to buy new scoreboards at Chumuckla Park.Then, at the end of the meeting, came a far more controversial and divisive

14 Feb 09:36 Yahoo 7097669638248968707.html
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New York prosecutor says former movie producer Weinstein abused his power

15 Feb 10:58 1 article

New York prosecutor says former movie producer Weinstein abused his power

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York prosecutors told jurors that Harvey Weinstein abused his power and pushed back against claims by the former Hollywood producer’s defense team that his accusers were not credible.

15 Feb 10:58 Reuters 8334514179697854381.html
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China's Hubei province enacts 'wartime' measures as coronavirus count rises to 16,427

14 Feb 17:30 1 article

China's Hubei province enacts 'wartime' measures as coronavirus count rises to 16,427

Coronavirus is continuing to spread throughout China and especially in the epicenter Hubei province, the World Health Organization said in a Friday update briefing on COVID-19.There are 47,505 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 throughout China with 1,381 deaths reported from the pneumonia-like illness

14 Feb 17:30 Yahoo 7097669638205919044.html
Science
An American in a Locked-Down Chinese Town: 'Everyone Here Is So Bored'

14 Feb 14:04 1 article

An American in a Locked-Down Chinese Town: 'Everyone Here Is So Bored'

Weeks before the coronavirus became a national health crisis in China, authorities threatened a doctor, Li Wenliang, who warned about early cases. State media reported that Li was illegally spreading rumors.That was a red flag for Bob Huang."People here tend to believe the government. Not me,"

14 Feb 14:04 Yahoo 7097669638982494128.html
Science
They Wanted Research Funding, So They Entered the Lottery

14 Feb 16:14 1 article

They Wanted Research Funding, So They Entered the Lottery

A survey of New Zealand scientists found that recipients of a randomized funding program favored random allocations of some kinds of grant money.

14 Feb 16:14 NY Times 1961078288067459857.html
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Trump and Bloomberg’s Twitter Fight: ‘Like if a Rap Battle Was on CNBC’

14 Feb 09:30 1 article

Trump and Bloomberg’s Twitter Fight: ‘Like if a Rap Battle Was on CNBC’

“We should just put these two old billionaires on a jungle island with sharp sticks and force them to hunt each other,” Jimmy Kimmel said on Thursday.

14 Feb 09:30 NY Times 1961078289022972596.html
Science
Dave Watson: Ex-England skipper may have same disease as Jeff Astle had

14 Feb 15:32 1 article

Dave Watson: Ex-England skipper may have same disease as Jeff Astle had

Ex-England captain Dave Watson has a neurodegenerative disease which his wife believes was most likely brought on by head injuries and repeated heading of the ball.

14 Feb 15:32 BBC Sport 3883826127413685800.html
Science
Mayor who was inundated with lonely citizens appoints specialist councillor

14 Feb 16:27 1 article

Mayor who was inundated with lonely citizens appoints specialist councillor

‘Bureaucracy is dehumanised. We are becoming living robots,’ says mayor of small Italian town

14 Feb 16:27 the Guardian 1491978795193045982.html
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Justice Department Won’t Charge Former FBI Official Andrew McCabe in Lying Case

14 Feb 17:37 1 article

Justice Department Won’t Charge Former FBI Official Andrew McCabe in Lying Case

The Justice Department has told lawyers for former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe that they will not charge him with a crime, according to his spokesperson. “At long last, justice has been done in this matter,” his lawyers said in a statement. Justice Department officials told them in a letter and

14 Feb 17:37 Yahoo 7097669638232773705.html
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Fox News host attacks Roger Stone jury foreman while broadcasting her Twitter account details

14 Feb 12:27 1 article

Fox News host attacks Roger Stone jury foreman while broadcasting her Twitter account details

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has attacked one of the jurors who convicted Roger Stone while sharing her social media details to millions of people after she spoke out in support of Justice Department prosecutors.Tomeka Hart, who served as the foreperson of the jury that found Mr Stone guilty of seven

14 Feb 12:27 Yahoo 7097669637600179942.html
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Pope Francis's dream

14 Feb 11:00 1 article

Pope Francis's dream

With the easy credulity that has become so typical of journalists during his pontificate, many observers, both Catholic and secular, expected Pope Francis's recent apostolic exhortation to relax the ancient discipline of clerical celibacy for some priests of the Roman Rite. This did not happen.An

14 Feb 11:00 Yahoo 7097669637698910730.html
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Man sentenced for placing knives on Japan prince's desk

14 Feb 08:40 1 article

Man sentenced for placing knives on Japan prince's desk

A Japanese man who left two kitchen knives on the school desk of Japan's Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the throne, was given a suspended sentence on Friday. Kaoru Hasegawa was arrested in April on suspicion of illegally entering the premises of the junior high school that the prince

14 Feb 08:40 Yahoo 7097669637348549303.html
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The DNC was reportedly 'intimately involved' with the creation of the infamous app that botched the Iowa caucuses

14 Feb 15:36 2 articles

The DNC was reportedly 'intimately involved' with the creation of the infamous app that botched the Iowa caucuses

National Democratic party officials had requested access to the app before the caucuses, according to a report by Yahoo News.

14 Feb 15:36 Yahoo 7097669637171573730.html
The DNC was reportedly 'intimately involved' with the creation of the infamous app that botched the Iowa caucuses

National Democratic party officials had requested access to the app before the caucuses, according to a report by Yahoo News.

14 Feb 15:36 Business Insider 6060062401070319357.html
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Jay Bouwmeester undergoes procedure to restore heart's normal rhythm

14 Feb 16:52 1 article

Jay Bouwmeester undergoes procedure to restore heart's normal rhythm

Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has undergone a procedure to restore his heart's normal rhythm and will return to St. Louis once his release from the hospital is approved, according to the team.

14 Feb 16:52 ESPN.com 7331508222774907158.html
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Andrew McCabe, Ex-F.B.I. Official, Will Not Be Charged in Lying Case

14 Feb 17:12 1 article

Andrew McCabe, Ex-F.B.I. Official, Will Not Be Charged in Lying Case

The decision to decline charges appears to be a move to distance the Justice Department from President Trump, who has long attacked Mr. McCabe.

14 Feb 17:12 NY Times 1961078289164101291.html