U.S. tariff threat backs Mexican president into corner, facing Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to slap punitive tariffs on all Mexican trade if Mexico does not stop illegal immigration has punched a gaping hole in his Mexican counterpart's hands-off approach to diplomacy, with potentially ruinous consequences.

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'Jeopardy!' star James Holzhauer wins again Friday, could break money record on Monday - USA TODAY

1. 'Jeopardy!' star James Holzhauer wins again Friday, could break money record on Monday  USA TODAY
2. James Holzhauer Strikes Out On Easy Babe Ruth 'Jeopardy!' Question  HuffPost
3. Jeopardy's James Holzhauer nails his favorite Babe Ruth quote, shockingly doesn't sweep category  Yahoo Sports
4. ‘Jeopardy!’ star tells Vegas crowd he credits win streak to gambling skills  Fox News
5. Did James win on 'Jeopardy!' Friday night?  NJ.com
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U.S. tariff threat backs Mexican president into corner, facing Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to slap punitive tariffs on all Mexican trade if Mexico does not stop illegal immigration has punched a gaping hole in his Mexican counterpart's hands-off approach to diplomacy, with potentially ruinous consequences.

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11-foot gator bursts through windows, into kitchen of Clearwater home - WTSP.com

1. 11-foot gator bursts through windows, into kitchen of Clearwater home  WTSP.com
2. 'I have a gigantic alligator...in my kitchen': 11-foot gator breaks into home  ABC News
3. Alligator breaks into family's house in Florida  CBS News
4. Unwelcome guest: 11-foot alligator breaks into house, trashes kitchen  WSB Atlanta
5. Alligator breaks into Clearwater home by smashing window  FOX 13 News - Tampa Bay
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Colorado governor signs gay conversion therapy ban - NBC News

1. Colorado governor signs gay conversion therapy ban  NBC News
2. Colorado officially bans gay conversion therapy | TheHill  The Hill
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Panasonic's cinema-centric S1H mirrorless camera can shoot 6K video - Engadget

1. Panasonic's cinema-centric S1H mirrorless camera can shoot 6K video  Engadget
2. Panasonic S1H full-frame mirrorless 6K 24p  Newsshooter
3. Panasonic Unveils the S1H, The First 6K Mirrorless Camera  PetaPixel
4. Panasonic Lumix S1H bringing full-frame 6K, DCI 4K/60p for about $4,000  CNET
5. Panasonic LUMIX S1 DMW-SFU2 software upgrade key  Newsshooter
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REPORT: Trading pick No. 3 for Nos. 8 and 10 “under consideration” by the Knicks - Posting and Toasting

REPORT: Trading pick No. 3 for Nos. 8 and 10 “under consideration” by the Knicks  Posting and Toasting

Two outcomes have seemed likely for the Knicks with the No. 3 overall pick since the lottery a couple of weeks ago: draft R.J. Barrett (or Jarrett Culver), or trade ...

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Disgruntled city employee kills 11 in Virginia; suspect also killed

A disgruntled public utility employee "indiscriminately" opened fire at the municipal center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday afternoon, killing 11 people and wounding at least six others before he was killed himself, the city's police chief said.

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Hezbollah chief warns war against Iran would 'engulf region' - Aljazeera.com

Hezbollah chief warns war against Iran would 'engulf region'  Aljazeera.com

Hassan Nasrallah's comments come as Arab leaders meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss Iran's growing influence.

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Global stocks drop on fears of expanding trade war - Investing.com

1. Global stocks drop on fears of expanding trade war  Investing.com
2. New front in trade war means Fed's dry powder may get burned  Reuters
3. The bond market is trying to push the Fed into a new rate-cutting cycle  Yahoo Finance
4. The reason why the Fed could be pressured to raise rates  CNN
5. Fed Funds Futures Now Show Two Quarter-Point Cuts by Year-End  Bloomberg
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Chicago prosecutor releases Smollett docs and explains recusal - Fox News

1. Chicago prosecutor releases Smollett docs and explains recusal  Fox News
2. Prosecutors Decided to Drop Smollett Charges Weeks before Announcing It  Yahoo News
3. Report: Chicago Police Were Under Impression Smollett Would Admit Guilt  Townhall
4. Attorneys spar over definition of 'recuse' while debating need for special prosecutor in Jussie Smollett case  Chicago Tribune
5. Retired Judge Asking For Out-Of-County Judge To Rule On Special Prosecutor In Jussie Smollett Case  CBS Chicago
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UK's Chagos Islands descendants feel like 'lost nation'

Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law.

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Venezuela crisis: What happened to uprising against Maduro?

A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival.

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Sayyida Salme: The tragic life of Zanzibar's rebel princess

Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.

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MacKenzie Bezos: Novelist and Amazon shareholder

What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world?

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Tiananmen 30 years on - China's great act of 'forgettance'

Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know.

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Fox News stands by Laura Ingraham after she defends white supremacist, other extremists on her prime time show - CNN

1. Fox News stands by Laura Ingraham after she defends white supremacist, other extremists on her prime time show  CNN
2. Laura Ingraham features white supremacist Paul Nehlen, cites him as 'prominent voice'  AOL
3. Fox News Defends Ingraham's Promotion of Virulent Anti-Semite Paul Nehlen  The Daily Beast
4. Laura Ingraham accused of defending Paul Nehlen; who was kicked off social media for bigoted posts  Washington Times
5. Fox News Defends Laura Ingraham For Defending White Supremacist  Deadline
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Saudi king says attacks by Iran-backed groups threaten global oil

Saudi Arabia's King Salman said on Saturday that attacks on Saudi oil assets last month by Iran-backed groups are a threat to global oil supplies and regional security.

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Saudi king says attacks by Iran-backed groups threaten global oil

Saudi Arabia's King Salman said on Saturday that attacks on Saudi oil assets last month by Iran-backed groups are a threat to global oil supplies and regional security.

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'Jeopardy!' star James Holzhauer wins again Friday, could break money record on Monday - USA TODAY

1. 'Jeopardy!' star James Holzhauer wins again Friday, could break money record on Monday  USA TODAY
2. James Holzhauer Strikes Out On Easy Babe Ruth 'Jeopardy!' Question  HuffPost
3. Jeopardy's James Holzhauer nails his favorite Babe Ruth quote, shockingly doesn't sweep category  Yahoo Sports
4. ‘Jeopardy!’ star tells Vegas crowd he credits win streak to gambling skills  Fox News
5. Naperville native James Holzhauer could break Ken Jennings' 'Jeopardy!' record by Monday  Chicago Tribune
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Trump heads to London amid Brexit furor and political upheaval in Europe. What could go wrong? - Los Angeles Times

1. Trump heads to London amid Brexit furor and political upheaval in Europe. What could go wrong?  Los Angeles Times
2. Trump UK state visit: Full details including lunch with the Queen revealed  Daily Mail
3. How Trump Undermined Theresa May  The Atlantic
4. Britain is in crisis. So why is President Trump coming to visit?  The Washington Post
5. Trump and May End Relationship That Began Strained and Only Got Worse  Bloomberg
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Passengers May Pay a Lot More. Drivers Won’t Accept Much Less. - The New York Times

1. Passengers May Pay a Lot More. Drivers Won’t Accept Much Less.  The New York Times
2. Uber reports $1 billion loss in first post-IPO quarterly results  Ars Technica
3. Uber lost more than $1 billion in the first quarter  CNN
4. Uber's Earnings Call Provides More Fuel For Lyft's Shares Than Uber's  TheStreet
5. How Uber Hopes to Profit From Public Transit  The New York Times
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez returns to bartending to promote fair wages

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took lunch orders, served pizza and rocked the cocktail shaker on Friday to promote increased wages for restaurant servers and other tipped workers.

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Eight tie in U.S. spelling bee, each gets $50,000 cash prize

Eight young super spellers all tied, and all were crowned co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in what competition officials said was a first for the event.

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U.S. vows first oil lease sale in Alaska Arctic refuge this year

The U.S. Interior Department is determined to sell oil leases for the first time this year in the ecologically sensitive but presumably petroleum-rich coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a Trump administration official said on Thursday.

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More asylum seekers sue Trump administration over prolonged U.S. detention

A group of detained asylum seekers sued the U.S. government on Thursday claiming immigration officials in five southern states are systematically denying them parole.

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Attorney General Barr says Mueller 'could've reached a decision' on obstruction

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who led a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, could have reached a decision on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, but chose not to.

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Groups say U.S. census citizenship question was designed to influence elections

The Trump administration concealed evidence that its proposal to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 U.S. census was intended to help Republicans draw favorable electoral maps, according to immigrant advocacy groups that sued the administration over the question last year.

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Alabama executes 46-year-old man convicted of killing minister in 1991

Alabama on Thursday executed a 46-year-old man convicted of killing a minister and wounding his wife with a sword and dagger while robbing their home three days before Christmas in 1991, the state's department of corrections said.

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Alabama executes man convicted of killing minister, wounding his wife during 1991 robbery

Alabama on Thursday executed a 46-year-old man convicted of killing a minister and wounding his wife with a sword and dagger while robbing their home three days before Christmas in 1991, the state's department of corrections said.

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