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At a Hasidic synagogue in Brooklyn, police, state troopers and civilian volunteers stand guard as Orthodox Jews mark the end of Hanukkah under heightened security following a spate of attacks. New York, home to the largest Jewish community outside of Israel, had long been a place where Jews felt safe. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QbLned

The wife of an abducted Sri Lankan journalist is accusing the military of trying to derail a court case in which nine soldiers have been charged with her husband's abduction and enforced disappearance nearly 10 years ago. Prageeth went missing in 2010 during the presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa, the brother of current President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Prageeth, an analyst and cartoonist, wrote against alleged corruption, nepotism and Rajapaksa’s conduct during a military campaign against ethnic Tamil rebels in ending Sri Lanka's long civil war. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/357YRw1

Wildfires burning across Australia's two most populous states Tuesday trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions and killed at least two people while more property along the country's east coast fell victim to a devastating fire season. About 4,000 residents in the southeastern town of Mallacoota in Victoria state fled toward the water Tuesday morning as winds pushed an emergency-level wildfire toward their homes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QvVbPn

Over Sen. Mitch McConnell's "total coordination" with the Trump White House, Rep. Val Demings, said the Kentucky Republican "must recuse himself." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YOjXxH

Worshippers in the US state of Texas shot dead a gunman who opened fire during a livestreamed Sunday service, ending an attack that killed two parishioners, authorities said. The latest US shooting at a house of worship took place in the suburban Fort Worth community of White Settlement on Sunday morning when the gunman entered West Freeway Church of Christ, officials said. "A couple of members of the church returned fire, striking the suspect who died at the scene," White Settlement Police Chief J.P. Bevering told reporters. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36a24fE

Anger over U.S. airstrikes Sunday against Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah boiled over in Baghdad on Tuesday as militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy complex and set fire to a reception area, The Associated Press reports. Iraqi officials say the U.S. ambassador and other staff evacuated the embassy as militia supporters started gathering outside, but the security forces who remained fired tear gas at the dozens of protesters who breached a side gate. AP reporters at the scene also heard sounds of gunfire and saw U.S. troops on the embassy roof with guns pointed at the attackers.Leaders of several Iran-backed militias were in the crowd at the embassy shouting "Down, Down U.S.A." and "Death to America." Sunday's airstrikes killed 25 Kataib Hezbollah militants, a response, U.S. officials said, to an attack Friday that left one U.S. contractor dead. The attack on the U.S. Embassy followed funerals for the militants in a Baghdad neighborhood. Before brea...

After a leader in the Trump administration came under fire for seemingly trying to turn the latest violent anti-Semitic attack in New York into an anti-immigrant parable, the target of his smear responded Tuesday, calling his comments “a disgrace.”Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, claimed in a Monday morning tweet that 38-year-old Grafton Thomas, a U.S. citizen who allegedly stabbed five people at a Hanukkah party over the weekend, was the “son of an illegal alien who got amnesty under the 1986 amnesty law for illegal immigrants.” “Apparently, American values did not take hold among this entire family, at least this one violent, and apparently bigoted, son,” Cuccinelli wrote.Thomas’ attorney, Michael Sussman, said Tuesday that Cuccinelli’s remarks “are a disgrace and akin to blaming the parents of a mentally ill child for conceiving him or her” and that “such comments have no place in a rational debate about national immigration policy, a...

A fierce winter storm that created blizzard conditions in parts of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota shut down interstates, led to hundreds of vehicle crashes and brought a metropolitan area of more than 200,000 people to a standstill on Monday morning. Residents in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area who are used to snowstorms were told to stay home after a foot of heavy, wet snow made that fell on top of a sheet of ice made travel difficult and stoked early fears about spring flooding. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning in northeastern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where periods of heavy snow and gusty winds were expected to create difficult travel conditions. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QdKZw1

(Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren assailed the clout in Washington of billionaires and large corporations that have lined up to fight her calls for a wealth tax and Medicare for All.“Many corporate executives and career politicians and billionaires on both sides of the aisle want to keep their influence and their wealth,” Warren, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, said in a speech in Boston Tuesday. “And they are already deep in the fight to do so.”Warren said that industry interests were lining up to stifle many of the more ambitious initiatives of her campaign, including the swift creation of a government-run health-care system that would cover all Americans and eliminate private insurance -- a proposal also offered by her rival for the party’s nomination, Bernie Sanders.“Americans overwhelmingly believe that health care is a basic human right,” Warren said. “But the private health insurance industry is dumping millions of dollars in false TV ads to sc...

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After a leader in the Trump administration came under fire for seemingly trying to turn the latest violent anti-Semitic attack in New York into an anti-immigrant parable, the target of his smear responded Tuesday, calling his comments “a disgrace.”Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, claimed in a Monday morning tweet that 38-year-old Grafton Thomas, a U.S. citizen who allegedly stabbed five people at a Hanukkah party over the weekend, was the “son of an illegal alien who got amnesty under the 1986 amnesty law for illegal immigrants.” “Apparently, American values did not take hold among this entire family, at least this one violent, and apparently bigoted, son,” Cuccinelli wrote.Thomas’ attorney, Michael Sussman, said Tuesday that Cuccinelli’s remarks “are a disgrace and akin to blaming the parents of a mentally ill child for conceiving him or her” and that “such comments have no place in a rational debate about national immigration policy, a...

Thousands of Australians were forced to flee to beaches on Tuesday as wildfires continued to blaze in New South Wales and Victoria.About 4,000 people sought refuge on nearby beaches in the town of Mallacoota in Victoria, with thousands along the New South Wales coast needing to evacuate their homes, CNN reports. Fires have been raging in Australia for the past several months, and 70 new fires reportedly started in Victoria on Monday, while more than 60 fires haven't yet been contained in New South Wales."It was like we were in hell," a vacationer in New South Wales told CNN. "We were all covered in ash.""It should have been daylight but it was black like midnight and we could hear the fire roaring," a local business owner in Mallacoota told BBC News. "We were all terrified for our lives."After the death of a father and son in Cobargo, at least 11 people have died amid Australia's devastating fire season, during which more than 900 homes h...

CNN and the Des Moines Register will co-host the seventh Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines three weeks before the Iowa caucuses. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39pIsq3

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the Trump administration of dragging its feet in nuclear negotiations and warned that his country will soon show a new strategic weapon to the world as its bolsters its nuclear deterrent in face of “gangster-like” U.S. sanctions and pressure. The North’s state media said Wednesday that Kim made the comments during a four-day ruling party conference held through Tuesday in the capital Pyongyang, where he declared that the North will never give up its security for economic benefits in the face of what he described as increasing U.S. hostility and nuclear threats. Kim’s comments came after a monthslong standoff between Washington and Pyongyang over disagreements involving disarmament steps and the removal of sanctions imposed on the North. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2tf6JOV

Donald Trump accused Iran of orchestrating the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad as he said he expected Iraq to “use its forces” to intervene. "Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat," he wrote on Twitter. "The US Embassy in Iraq is, & has been for hours, SAFE! Many of our great Warfighters, together with the most lethal military equipment in the world, was immediately rushed to the site," Mr Trump  intensified pressure on the Iraqi authorities who had been powerless to prevent hundreds of demonstrators breaching the outer wall of the embassy compound in the heavily fortified green zone. He pressed the case for action in a call to  Iraq's caretaker  Prime Minister Adel Abd al-Mahd, urging him to protect US personnel and property. Chanting "death to America", the protesters set fire to a sentry box, pulled security camer...

The school on the outskirts of Istanbul is a rare place where Uighur child refugees from China can study their language and culture. Having fled a worsening crackdown on Uighur Muslims in northwest China, some of their parents thought it was still safe to return occasionally for business and to visit family, only to disappear into a shadowy network of re-education camps from which no communication is permitted. Nine-year-old Fatima has only vague memories of her homeland -- and now, of her father, too. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SI5wKG

A top Iraqi militia leader warned of a strong response against U.S. forces in Iraq following airstrikes in Iraq and Syria overnight that hit several bases of his Iranian-backed group and killed at least 25 people. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2F8AAuY

Authorities say Barbara Pinkney wouldn't let them in and had to be tased three times before she could be subdued. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZC8Vfx

Protesters angry about U.S. air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, setting off a confrontation with guards and posing a new challenge for U.S. President Donald Trump. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36fVtQS

When the news of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning's demotion to backup was announced in Week 3 of this season, the NFL veteran remained positive — at least in the public eye. The team's new starting quarterback, No. 6 overall draft pick Daniel Jones, stated at the time that Manning was "nothing but supportive" of him amid the team's decision. Late in the year, when an injury to Jones's ankle provided Manning with the opportunity to start for the Giants again, he opened up a bit more about how he felt this season, stating that he was "eager" to play and that he missed being on the field leading his team. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/36fjEim

Washington has a new coach. The team eventually will have a new defensive coordinator and a new offensive coordinator, who will be the old offensive coordinator. JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington reported before the deal between Washington and Ron Rivera was done that Kevin O'Connell likely will remain in place as the offensive coordinator and that Steve Wilks likely will join the team as defensive coordinator. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/37ozAz1

Patriots vs. Vikings: Look, nobody wants to see the Patriots in the Super Bowl anymore. But if they did make it to the Big Game yet again, this would be the least compelling of the six possible matchups. Titans vs. Packers: Aaron Rodgers ought to have more than one ring. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2MHRXHl

There should be no doubt how antsy Klay Thompson is to be back playing with the Golden State Warriors. Thompson, who is almost six months removed from surgery for a torn ACL, was spotted at Warriors practice on Sunday in full uniform — with the headband to boot — hitting shots from the corner. According to Logan Murdock of NBC Sports Bay Area, Thompson has made a habit of it for the past couple of weeks. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2SCcjWn

p Alex Smith has not played one down of football for the Washington Redskins in 2019. Yet he still feels partially responsible for the team's 3-13 record and Monday's firing of president Bruce Allen, he told Tom Schad at USA Today Sports. p It's been more than 13 months since Smith, 35, broke his fibula and tibia and had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2QbcE0z

Daniel Snyder announces move Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, who seemed to be physically attached to Allen for much of the last decade considering how often they were seen together, put out a statement announcing Allen had been fired. "As this season concludes, Bruce Allen has been relieved of his duties as President of the Washington Redskins and is no longer with the organization,” Snyder's statement said. Like our passionate fan base, I recognize we have not lived up to the high standards set by great Redskins teams, coaches and players who have come before us. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2ZAkVhD

Winning eight straight games feels great, but winning the division and securing a bye week in the postseason feels even better. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has now accomplished both of those feats this NFL season. The 49ers defeated the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night to clinch the NFC West division and secure the No. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/365GoRX

From a media and fan perspective, Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians is a treat. Unlike some of his coaching cohorts, Arians usually tells you what he really thinks, aware that showing emotion or humanity over a football game won't lead to the end of Western Civilization. He was back at it on Monday, clearly still bothered by what he saw on Sunday, particularly from quarterback Jameis Winston. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2ZEP9jj

SEATTLE -- Joe Staley has experienced a lot in his 13-year NFL career. The 49ers have experienced their share of heart-breaking losses in Seattle, but Staley admitted to crying tears of joy after his team wrapped up the NFC West title and home-field advantage with a crazy 26-21 victory over the Seahawks. Staley is the longest-tenured player on the 49ers. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2QJ4Lyz

The man in charge of college football officiating doesn't believe Fiesta Bowl officials made the right decision in overturning Clemson WR Justyn Ross' second-half fumble. According to a report by CBS, both national coordinator of officials Rogers Redding and Big Ten supervisor of officials Bill Carollo believe the wrong decision was made when the SEC crew officiating the game said after a replay review that Ross didn't catch the ball. This is a hell of a play by Okudah … but it was ruled an incompletion and takes away Fuller's fumble return for a TD. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2QwIbZQ

It remains to be seen what the Saints will do about receiver Antonio Brown, who visited the team on Friday. But to the extent that the Saints tested Brown with a pre-visit directive, Brown may have failed. Jay Glazer of FOX reports that the Saints told Brown not to bring an entourage on Friday. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2QwXgKN

TV: ABC | Line: Alabama -7 HOW THESE TEAMS GOT HERE Michigan: The 2019 season — a season with very high expectations — started rather poorly for Michigan. The Wolverines needed double-overtime just to beat Army in Week 2. That scare preceded a thorough beatdown at the hands of Wisconsin. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/36cpOQe

The play of Mitch Trubisky has been a hot-button topic since he took over as the Bears' starting quarterback last season. Last year, he was a polarizing figure with the Bears going 12-4 and Trubisky showing flashes of good and bad plays. This year, with the Bears out of the playoffs before the final two games of the season, the narrative on Trubisky is more consistently negative. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2QtTe5Y

Eli Manning may never start again for the New York Giants, but at least he lives on as a part of their celebrations. Following a third-quarter touchdown catch against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Golden Tate channeled his inner Eli by doing a flip cup celebration with six teammates. For the uninitiated, Manning, Daniel Jones and several other teammates partied late into the morning at a Hoboken, New Jersey, bar after their Dec. 22 win over the Washington Redskins. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2F6nbUp

With under a minute remaining in a crucial Sunday night matchup between the Seahawks and 49ers, Seattle had the ball in the redzone with a chance to win. On third-and-goal, Russell Wison targeted tight end Jacob Hollister. Had the call been made, the Seahawks would have gotten the ball on the two-yard line with first-and-goal, rather than only having one more chance on fourth-and-goal. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2tVGZaz

An angry post-game rant by Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella over clock management late in Sunday's night's overtime loss was “unprofessional along with unacceptable,” an NHL official said Monday. Colin Campbell, the NHL's director of hockey operations, also defended a referee's decision not to restore more than 1 second to the clock that ticked off after a whistle was blown to stop play with 18.1 seconds remaining in the overtime period against the Chicago Blackhawks. Tortorella argued the whistle was blown at 19.2 and the decision not to reset the clock cost his team the game and led to an injury to goalie Joonas Korpisalo, who left the ice after trying to block a shot in the first-round of the subsequent shootout. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2SGns8o

Green Bay needed every second against a putrid Lions team to squeeze out a 23-20 win and clinch a first-round bye. Rodgers threw a pair of second-half touchdowns and Mason Crosby hit a game-winning field goal as time expired. The Packers were even alive for the No. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2F2cO3T

It has been six months since Klay Thompson played in an NBA game. The Warriors star has the itch. Thompson still is working his way back from tearing his ACL in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, but he gets closer to returning with each day that passes. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2QsODkA

The Bears thought they were a kicker away from going to the Super Bowl entering the 2019 season. The biggest question of the post mortem is how Matt Nagy's 202 offense could average just 17.3 points per game. Former Bears offensive lineman Olin Kreutz has a simple answer to that question. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/36aC3gb

This is Monday's college basketball AP poll. Gonzaga remains atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll following a light holiday schedule. The Zags, who did not play last week, received 63 first-place votes from a 65-member media panel in the poll released Monday. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/36hdkXW

Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long hasn't played since Week 5 and finished the year on injured reserve for the fourth straight season. The 31-year-old guard was a key lineman for the Bears since being drafted in 2013 and is a popular player in the locker room. The Bears have an option on Long for 2020 and could get his money off the books. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/37jWGqr

Co-owner Steve Tisch is looking to take a greater role in the daily operations of the New York Giants as the organization begins a third coaching search in four years and faces criticism for retaining the general manager who hired the last coach. The Giants once again put themselves in the postseason spotlight for the off-the-field reasons when they fired coach Pat Shurmur on Monday and elected to keep general manager Dave Gettleman despite the two combining for nine wins over the past two seasons. Co-owner John Mara said it was a gut instinct to fire Shurmur after the Giants (4-12) lost their regular-season finale to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2Q8BwpI

After the Broncos used three different quarterbacks this season, General Manager John Elway doesn't see anyone other than Drew Lock getting the job next season. Elway said today that Lock is the clear choice, and he doesn't expect a quarterback competition in 2020. Brandon Allen, who is a restricted free agent, will likely be back, and the Broncos will probably sign or draft a quarterback or two, but the Broncos appear to have their Week One quarterback in Lock. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2Fabwni

Tomorrow morning's end-of-season media debrief will officially kick off the most pivotal offseason yet for the Bears' GM. Another 8-8 season would almost certainly require either a change at head coach or GM – the *best* case scenario for Pace in that case is that he has to find his third coach in seven seasons. If the hotseat hasn't found him yet, another wasted season of Khalil Mack's – or Akiem Hicks', or Allen Robinson's – prime would certainly do the trick. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/35dwoEW

LeBron James was thrilled to make NBA history as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks but was less impressed about the possibility of having to stump up the cash for his own birthday party. Superstar James became the ninth player to make 9,000 league assists in the Lakers' 108-95 victory on Sunday but is the first to match the milestone with a minimum of 9,000 rebounds – something he achieved in November. Over the past two games, which also yielded a win over the Portland Trail Blazers, James has tallied 29 assists and the 15-time All Star said being generous with the ball was an attribute taught to him at a young age. from Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games https://ift.tt/2MGU91P

Bolivia on Saturday accused Spain of an abortive attempt to extract a wanted former government aide from Mexico's embassy in La Paz, prompting a sharp denial from Madrid. It was the latest twist in a murky incident Friday involving embassy personnel in the Bolivian capital that has sparked a bitter diplomatic spat. Several hours later, Bolivia's top diplomat accused Spanish embassy staff of trying to infiltrate the Mexican mission with a group of masked men in what it said was a violation of Bolivian sovereignty. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZxgZhu