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Saudi blockade of Yemen taking a toll, Turkey buys Russian military kit from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zLBbOj

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese police and soldiers on Sunday set up checkpoints across the capital Kinshasa and fired teargas at opposition supporters outside a church where they had gathered to prevent planned protests against President Joseph Kabila. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lwVz0v

Unverified videos on social media appeared to show thousands marching through the western cities of Khorramabad, Zanjan and Ahvaz and many smaller towns, while reports spread rapidly that several people had been shot dead by police in the town of Dorud. Several Iranian news agencies warned Telegram, the most popular social media service in the country, might soon be shut down after communications minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi accused one channel, Amadnews, of encouraging an "armed uprising". Annual rallies marking the defeat of the last major protest movement in 2009 had already been scheduled for Saturday morning and brought thousands of regime supporters to the streets across the country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EiUO3P

"I have been a Michael Jackson fan for years and copied his moonwalk step to halt traffic 12 years ago," Singh told AFP. "It's a tiring task maintaining traffic amid noise pollution and reckless motorists but moonwalking amuses commuters and drivers," Singh added, after another tiring day seemingly gliding backwards across the street. Singh claims the number of traffic violations at the high court intersection where he spends most days has fallen over the years. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Ef6Jj8

A Gazan died on Saturday after being wounded by Israeli fire during a protest on the border over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a Palestinian health official said. Jamal Muslih, 20, of Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, had been seriously wounded by live fire on Friday, health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said. He was buried on Saturday afternoon. Muslih’s death brings to 13 the number of Palestinians killed since US President Donald Trump announced on December 6 that he would recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv. Mourners at the funeral of Jamal Muslih, who died after being wounded by Israeli fire Credit: Mahmud Hams/AFP Eleven protesters died after clashes with Israeli troops, and two others were killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza earlier in the month. More than 50 Palestinians were wounded in the Friday clashes on the Gaza-Israel border as part of a "day of rage" over the US declaration, calle...

A man has been arrested in Los Angeles in connection to a hoax phone call that led to the death of an unarmed man in Wichita, Kansas, according to multiple reports from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DBZErr

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Turkish journalists face possible life sentences on charges they sent "subliminal messages" on television encouraging a government coup. In Hungary, oligarchs loyal to the prime minister have gained control of much of the media after the leading independent newspaper was shut down. And in Poland, a reporter is being threatened with a military trial for writing a book critical of the defense minister. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DuLBnx

A Connecticut court has refused to free three elephants from a zoo after an animal rights group asked it to do so. The court ruled that Minnie, Beulah, and Karen do not qualify as “persons entitled to liberty and equality” under state law. Judge James Bentivegna wrote in the decision that “the petition is wholly frivolous on its face” because it relied on applying “human rights of freedom and equality” to the animals. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Ce8yPD

Already winter-weary parts of the Midwest and East Coast are dealing with a mounting number of weather-related headaches, from highway pileups to frozen pipes and a rash of car thefts. And there’s more to come. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2CpBIbp

Reverend Billy Graham is ranked among America's most-admired men for the 61st time, this year.  from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2lpbz4H

"Even apart from the sincere moral objections that many folks have to paying for abortions, there is no money in the Illinois state budget to pay for them," said state Rep. Peter Breen, a special counsel for the pro-life Thomas More Society. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2zCQwR0

The post-Christmas prolonged, dangerously cold weather across half the country has advocates for the homeless scrambling to get people off the streets and local officials urging residents to assist their elderly neighbors. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2ClYMbd

New York City’s deadliest residential fire in decades was accidentally lit by a 3 ½-year-old boy playing with the burners on his mother’s stove, officials said Friday. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2BT8MHJ

The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled against Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of the Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery who in 2013 refused to design and bake a cake celebrating a lesbian couple's same-sex wedding.    from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2Cic4YQ

One Atlanta street preacher is taking Georgia authorities to court over efforts to keep him from sharing the Gospel on public sidewalks.   from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2Clj9oT

It appears to be a device right out of a Star Wars movie and like the technology in the movies, it reaps the same fantastic results.  from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2BNqwoa

Mohammed Aly does not see any reason why he shouldn’t try to ease the lives of Orange County’s homeless. But the authorities — and many of his neighbors — disagree. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2zGXLaQ

Bitter cold weather has taken hold of much of the northern United States and is expected to stay put for days to come as two Minnesota cities already have set record low temperatures and a city in Pennsylvania continues to dig out from a record snowfall. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2DrpGxL

"When the SPLC confuses a cheerful 'Merry Christmas' with an obscenity-laced rant threatening harm to a group of people, it loses all credibility," Mat Staver, chairman of Liberty Counsel, charged. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2E0h2r5

Evangelist Franklin Graham has told actress Rosie O'Donnell to "put her faith and trust in Jesus" after she tweeted a message telling House Speaker Paul Ryan to go "straight to hell." from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2l5qRME

Taking after her mother, Candace Cameron Bure's daughter has some talents of her own.   from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2l7Sqog

It snowed so much in Erie, Pennsylvania that even those sent to clear the roads had to be dug out.   from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2lhnjGj

Construction on a Greek Orthodox church to replace one that was crushed in the Sept. 11 attacks has been temporarily suspended amid rising costs and questions over how donations have been managed. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2BZ6uLq

HOUSTON (AP) — A man walked into a Houston auto shop where he used to work Friday and fatally shot two employees before going outside and killing himself, police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zOQOEL

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it will look at revving up water deliveries to farmers from California's Central Valley Project, the largest federal water project in the United States, in what environmental groups called a threat to protections for struggling native salmon and other endangered species. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Cox5kv

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin views the continued strain on Russia's relations with the United States as a major disappointment of the year, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Friday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2luHHnu

Temperatures are set to remain below minus 10 degrees Celsius in the area for the next week. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2DDtvA7

thanked his supporters and friends during a speech in Minneapolis Thursday night, in what is expected to be one of his final public appearances as a senator. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BV8yQm

The 28-year-old was shot by police after his address was allegedly given to police in prank call. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2CqyxAg

Internet firms are "ruthless profiteers" who fail to fight terrorism, the security minister says. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2BXa9oZ

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A group of Polish mountaineers set off for northern Pakistan on Sunday to start an attempt to be the first to scale K2, the world's second highest peak, in wintertime. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lwgcde

Eighty-two Ethiopian Jewish immigrants landed at the Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv last week, bringing to 1,200 the total number of Jews from the East African nation relocated to Israel by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2CdRycy

Fox News Breaking News Alert State Department releases Huma Abedin emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop 12/29/17 3:26 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert Sue Grafton, writer behind Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series, dead at 77 12/29/17 2:42 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert Child playing with stove caused fatal Bronx fire, NYC fire chief says 12/29/17 10:33 AM

Fox News Breaking News Alert At least 12 confirmed dead in New York City fire, mayor says 12/28/17 10:08 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert Rose Marie, starred on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dead at 94 12/28/17 7:51 PM

After three days of demonstrations, the country's Revolutionary Guard threatens a crackdown. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2q01uAF

An Australian diplomat was told about "dirt" on Hillary Clinton in a London bar, reports say. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CrQIFY

The 28-year-old was shot by police after his address was allegedly given to police in prank call. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CqyxAg

The helicopter pilot was among eight Turkish soldiers to flee after the 2016 failed coup there. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lorxwB

New regulations also prohibit double amputee and blind climbers from scaling the world's highest peak. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EiNJzU

Mohammed Morsi has been detained since he was overthrown in 2013. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BYYfLl

So-called Islamic State has said it was behind the supermarket blast, which injured several people. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2zP7eNc

She became a Black Lives Matter activist after her father died while under police restraint. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lm9FT4

The controversial period epic has sparked protests across India by Hindu and caste groups. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CkRmay

Sue Grafton's series of murder mystery 'alphabet' novels have been translated into 26 languages. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2q0qmbt

Footage from the town of Dorud shows a crowd carrying what appears to be a wounded man. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2q2kwGC

A man has been arrested after an alleged prank call led to police shooting dead a 28-year-old man. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lpOnUF

The ex-wife of an American leader in the Islamic State group describes her journey out of extremism. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Bp3bcA

DUBAI (Reuters) - Street protests hit Iran for a third day running on Saturday, spreading to the capital Tehran with crowds confronting police and attacking some state buildings, and a social media report said two demonstrators had been shot dead in a provincial town. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2pX1Fwu

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lwoH7S

ATHENS (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary reading of 4.6 rattled Athens and central Greece early Sunday, witnesses said, with no immediate reports of damage. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zRTukP

HARARE (Reuters) - His wife is a beauty queen, his troops unseated Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, and his motorcade is fit for a president. General Constantino Chiwenga, head of the armed forces until earlier this month, is on a roll. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2pZZ1WL

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - A government investigator into a blaze that led to the deaths of 37 staff at the southern Philippines offices of an American market research firm says there are indications of fire safety lapses that may have contributed to the tragedy. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lvVZUE

Authorities arrested a 25-year-old man in California for a “swatting” prank emergency call that led to the death of an innocent 28-year-old Kansas man who was shot by police responders on Thursday evening as he stood on his front doorstep. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zPruhD

Speaking with the New York Times, the president acknowledged he’s “been soft” on China on trade, and decried the Russia investigation, but said he thinks Robert Mueller is “going to be fair.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Ehfclw

For the New Year, former President Barack Obama shared three uplifting news stories from 2017, encouraging Americans to look beyond the negativity that has seemed to dominate the news this year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BUITHx

Investigators were also looking into allegations Michael Hamill had consensual sex while on the job. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zRVLwg

California adults not content to ring in the New Year with the traditional fizz of champagne can look forward to celebrating with the buzz of marijuana, purchased for the first time from state-licensed retailers of recreational pot. Dozens of newly authorized marijuana stores are due to open for business across California on Jan. 1, launching yet another chapter in America's drug culture and the largest regulated commercial market for cannabis in the United States - one valued at several billion dollars. Newly permitted retailers will rely on a hodge-podge of marijuana producers in the state's illicit "gray market" to stock their shelves for the next six months, until state-licensed growers can harvest their first crops. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CaqsDa

One-hundred days after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz on Friday again slammed President Donald Trump’s response to a disaster the president says wasn’t a “real catastrophe,” even though it left at least 64 dead. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BUJ1XM

Days after her headline-making arrest, Luann de Lesseps is heading to rehab from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ChvgWz

A shooter opened fire at a southern California law firm Friday, killing one man and injuring another before fatally turning the gun on himself, police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zR1mTB

We spoke with Americans on their hopes for the U.S. in 2018. Here’s what they had to say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CfEWSe

There are barely any traces of fire on the apartment building's facade, no puddles of water on the ground, and only a handful of onlookers. On Friday, only two fire trucks, their lights still flashing, hinted at the drama that had unfolded the evening before in the Bronx. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Eho5M3

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