samedi 24 décembre 2016

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Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines


Israel to reassess U.N. ties

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 01:08 PM PST

Israel to reassess U.N. ties after settlement resolution. (AP)Prime Minister Netanyahu made the announcement after the U.N. resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building.


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Unexpected twist of the Obama years

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 10:17 AM PST

Barack Obama, then candidate for the Senate from Illinois, speaks to delegates at the Democratic National Convention at the Fleet Center in Boston, July 2004. (AP)There's one number you will almost never hear the president cite when he touts his tenure in the White House.


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Malta probes hijacker terror link

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 09:13 AM PST

A man with a green flag is helped out of an Afriqiyah Airways plane from Libya. (AP)The perpetrators did not make any demands — not even after they surrendered, authorities said.


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Boko Haram is crushed, Nigeria says

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 08:59 AM PST

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (AP)The Islamic extremist group has been driven from its last forest enclave, says the country's leader.


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Europe weighs freedom, security after attack

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 08:43 AM PST

Police stand at concrete security barriers near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Nationalists fed up with European unity have been emboldened by the security failures after the recent Berlin attack.


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Climate-change scientist Piers Sellers dies

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 07:48 AM PST

Climate-change scientist Piers Sellers. (AP)The former astronaut who gained fame for his commentary about the earth's fragility has died at 61.


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Potential for good, bad in UN vote on Israel

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 04:11 AM PST

Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council on Dec. 23. (Manuel Elias/The United Nations via AP)It's yet clear if the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of Israeli settlements will spur further action or harden Israel's attitude.


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GOP to take aim at a favorite target: unions

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 02:10 AM PST

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. (John Minchillo/AP)With newly attained dominance in state capitols, Republicans are poised to push right-to-work laws and expand school choice.


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A trade war is coming ... to the Oval Office

Posted: 24 Dec 2016 12:58 AM PST

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 8 in Des Moines. (Andrew Harnik/AP)Donald Trump is speaking with two voices on trade, one of the hot-button issues that propelled him to victory on Election Day.


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Obama signs $611 billion defense policy bill

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 07:29 PM PST

President Obama signs defense policy bill. (Getty Images)The president lauds provisions designed to sustain momentum in fighting ISIS but criticizes the continued operation of Guantanamo.


Trump ally hopes Obama gets mad cow disease

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 06:35 PM PST

Donald Trump with Carl Paladino in 2014. (AP)Carl Paladino, a New York businessman who served as Donald Trump's state campaign co-chair, isn't backing down from his tirade.


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Family of Oakland fire victim files lawsuit

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 05:43 PM PST

Parents of Oakland fire victim file lawsuit. (AP)The parents of college student Michela Gregory, who died in her boyfriend's arms, blame the building owner and others for the blaze.


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Afghans who aided U.S. face long visa wait

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 05:23 PM PST

Afghans who aided U.S. military face long visa wait. (AP)Thousands of translators and advisers who aided the mission in Afghanistan are living in danger while they wait for special visas.


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More states mull Electoral College workaround

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 04:42 PM PST

More states consider Electoral College workaround. (AP)Lawmakers say they plan to introduce legislation requiring their electors to cast ballots for the winner of the popular vote.


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