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Lederhosen love among Austria's millennials

Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Female fightback... 2018 in hashtags

A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RntUB7 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The 90-year-old back-flipping daredevil

This Canadian man is being called the world's most extreme grandpa. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AntDnS https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

In search of Leonard, my martyred ancestor

Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BMln0I https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

2018 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Why legalising gay sex in India is not a Western idea

India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Remembering the entertainment and arts figures we lost in 2018

Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2F03HlD https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Bangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe now?

Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oVat https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Africa's year in pictures 2018

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Cyber-attack hits US newspaper deliveries: report

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A malware attack that appears to have originated outside the US delayed the hardcopy distribution of several major newspapers, according to a report. The LA Times said Saturday that the attack, which was first assumed to have been a server outage, hit a computer network at Tribune Publishing which is connected to the production and printing process of multiple newspapers around the country. As a result, the delivery of the Saturday editions of the LA Times and San Diego Union Tribune were delayed. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2LFnQ1s

Key Senator Says Trump Taking Seriously a Shift in Syria Plan

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Graham, a South Carolina Republican who sits on the Senate Armed Forces Committee, has been a vocal critic of Trump’s plan to pull forces from the conflict. “I feel better about Syria than I felt before I had lunch,” Graham told reporters after leaving the White House. “I think the president is taking this really seriously, and the trip to Iraq was well timed.” Trump has forged a plan with his generals in the field that “makes sense,” Graham added. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2s351w6

Fears of intimidation, violence as Bangladesh set to vote

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — As Bangladeshis get set to vote in Sunday's parliamentary elections, there are fears that violence and intimidation could keep many away from the polls, including two opposition candidates who said police had barricaded them inside their homes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Tlqnkd

Afghan presidential election delayed until July 20

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Afghanistan's presidential election will be postponed until July 20, an official said Sunday, as US-led efforts to end the 17-year war with the Taliban gather steam. The three-month delay, announced by the Independent Election Commission (IEC), comes after weeks of speculation that the vote would be put off to create more space for peace talks with Afghanistan's largest militant group. The presidential ballot was originally scheduled for April 20, which many observers had considered unrealistic given the IEC was still finalising results of October's shambolic and bloody parliamentary elections. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2SyqDMN

China’s New Submarine-Launched Nuclear Missile Can Hit the U.S.

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With just an estimated 300 nuclear warheads compared to the approximately 7,000 fielded by both the U.S. and Russia, China’s nuclear arsenal is comparatively small. But even a few Chinese H-bombs could wreak tremendous damage to the United States. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2StZ4E7

Shalom Mendoza has been captured by police after escaping from a prison in San Quentin the day after Christmas

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Escaped prisoner from San Quentin has been apprehended by authorities. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ET7sce

Putin scores some wins but tensions with the West mount

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MOSCOW (AP) — It's been a mixed year for Russian President Vladimir Putin. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2F1ksNY

Fitness YouTuber Dies After Being Tased By Police As He Stabbed His Tinder Date

Erich Stelzer, 25, had viciously attacked a woman he met on the popular dating app, according to police in Cohasset, Mass. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2RhwYif

Worker Killed After Lion Escapes North Carolina Preserve's Enclosure

Authorities say Alexandra Black, 22, was killed after the lion somehow escaped a locked space at the Conservators Center. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2EZrl2m

Man With Gun Told Police He Was Going To Texas Church To Fulfill 'A Prophecy'

Seguin police arrested 33-year-old Tony Albert, who they said was wearing tactical gear and carrying extra ammunition. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2ApXhsJ

California's Pet Stores To Only Sell Rescue Cats, Dogs And Rabbits

A new law requires all pet stores to identify the public agency, shelter or rescue group that the animals came from. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2SyFJlr

John Kelly Blames Jeff Sessions For Family Separation Policy: 'He Surprised Us'

Trump's outgoing chief of staff bashed the administration for not foreseeing blowback over the "zero-tolerance" immigration policy. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2EVLjKo

Videos Show Migrant Children Being Slapped, Dragged At Since-Shuttered Arizona Shelter

The Hacienda Del Sol shelter, run by the embattled Southwest Key Programs, was shut down by the federal government in October. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2Tlq1tP

Journalists Will Press The Times Square Ball Drop Button On New Year's

“In one of the world’s most famous public squares it is fitting to celebrate free press and free speech as we reflect on where we’ve been during the past year and what it is we value most as a society," Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins said. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2QatZU3

This Year’s Natural Disasters Show Climate Change’s Dire Consequences Are Already Here

In 2018, record-breaking wildfires and historic levels of rain have hit the U.S. from U.S. News - Breaking News and Latest Headlines http://bit.ly/2QakLan

Cyberattack hits U.S. newspaper distribution

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The cyberattack appeared to originate outside the United States, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing a source with knowledge of the situation. The attack led to distribution delays in the Saturday edition of The Times, Tribune, Sun and other newspapers that share a production platform in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported. Tribune Publishing, whose newspapers also include the New York Daily News and Orlando Sentinel, said it first detected the malware on Friday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CFVEsE

Bangladesh opposition calls for fresh election as Sheikh Hasina wins amid violence and vote-rigging claims

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Bangladesh's main opposition called for a fresh vote on Sunday as the country's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and her ruling Awami League were declared the winners of an election tainted by violence and vote-rigging allegations. At least 17 people were said to have been killed in election day clashes, while reports flowed in of alleged vote manipulation and people being blocked from entering polling stations by ruling party supporters. As Mrs Hasina's alliance sailed past the 151 seats needed to form a government and headed for a landslide third consecutive term, the country's main opposition leader called for the "farcical" election to be declared void.  Kamal Hossain, head of the Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF), the largest opposition alliance, told a press conference in Dhaka that votes had been "rigged on a massive scale across the country".  He urged Bangladesh's election commission to dismiss the result and call "fresh elections under a non-

Does the U.S. Navy Have Another Carrier-Killer Missile to Worry About?

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Here comes the YJ-12. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2CHaAqg

Afghanistan to delay presidential election to July: election body

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The announcement follows heavy criticism of October's chaotic parliamentary election, which saw problems ranging from roadside bomb attacks to malfunctioning biometric voter verification equipment, incomplete voter lists and huge delays at polling sites. The timing of the election has also been complicated by talks under way between U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and representatives of the Taliban aimed at launching a full peace process to end the war in Afghanistan. The election was originally scheduled for April 20 but Gula Jan Abdul Bade Sayad, chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said mounting problems had forced a delay. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ApuaFZ

Anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir after 4 rebels killed

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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in disputed Kashmir on Saturday after a gunbattle between militants and government forces killed four rebels, police and residents said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2rZZ7ff

Bangladesh Opposition Leader Rejects Results Of Election Marred By Violence

At least 17 people were killed in election-related violence on Sunday, police said. from World News - Breaking News, Top Stories http://bit.ly/2EV3oIB

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Suggests He Sexually Assaulted Maid As A Teen

The controversial president says he told a priest that he snuck into his maid's room and "touched" her while she slept. from World News - Breaking News, Top Stories http://bit.ly/2BMzT8P

Swiss National Arrested In Scandinavian Tourist Murders In Morocco

Nineteen other men have been arrested in the deaths of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and Maren Ueland, 28. from World News - Breaking News, Top Stories http://bit.ly/2GNynZP

Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60

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By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2R55gWI

Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager

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By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2AqsfRv

C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger

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By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZjOjT

In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic

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By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2F0FQSR

Consejos para vivir mejor en 2019

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By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2QXpu4p

‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’

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By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2SrN1ar

2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person

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By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Tllzvc

What’s on TV Monday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Taylor Swift

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By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2AmjsAe

Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say

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By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2CH9f2G

Trump Digs In, Darkening Hopes for a Deal to End the Shutdown

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By MAGGIE HABERMAN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Qdoeov

Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal

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By SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GQ7rIL

Lindsey Graham Suggests Syrian Troop Drawdown Will Take Longer Than 30 Days

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By MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GIQ7p0

Quotation of the Day: C.I.A.-Led Afghan Forces Leave Grim Trail of Abuse

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2GMzf0B

Ravens and Eagles Claw Their Way to the N.F.L. Playoffs

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By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Als4qM

Cowboys Send Giants to Another Late Loss

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2QVaF2l

Alabama and Clemson Are Putting a Trademark on the Title Game

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By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2QXVEgb

No Corrections: December 31, 2018

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://nyti.ms/2BOloBb

A Closed Brooklyn Bridge and 40,000 Pounds of Deli Meat: New York Is That Crowded

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By TYLER PAGER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2CHhv2E

Shutdown, McKinsey, Gaza: Your Monday Briefing

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By REMY TUMIN from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2LIPH0A

‘Outlander’ Season 4, Episode 9: Fraser Hospitality

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By GENEVIEVE VALENTINE from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2EWOnH6

With U.S. departure, Syria's Manbij braces for upheaval

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U.S. forces have underpinned stability in Manbij since Islamic State's defeat here in 2016. Some 30 km (20 miles) from the Turkish border, it occupies a critical spot in the map of the Syrian conflict, near the junction of three separate blocks of territory that form spheres of Russian, Turkish and - for now - U.S. influence. While U.S. forces have yet to leave, the consequences of Trump's decision are already playing out in Manbij. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2GLTewv

California authorities seek motive in triple slaying

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ORCUTT, Calif. (AP) — California authorities are trying to determine why a Central Coast man stabbed and beat his sister, mother and a third person to death in their home. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2BP0SR6

6 people injured in jetway collapse at Baltimore-Washington International Airport

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At least 6 people were injured, according to a Tweet sent out by BWI airport. However, none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EY9EiE

Two right-wing ministers form new party ahead of Israel polls

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Two right-wing Israeli government ministers on Saturday launched a new party aimed at winning over secular voters ahead of snap elections in April. Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said they were quitting the far-right Jewish Home party to found the New Right party. Nationalist Jewish Home -- of which Bennett was the head and Shaked deputy leader -- has been part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition with eight seats in parliament. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EUtcEM

How F-22 and F-35 'DNA' Will Make the 'New' F-16 Viper a Real Killer

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Here is all we know.  from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2LFnR5w

Origin of virus that hobbled newspapers still unclear

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The origins of a suspected computer attack that disrupted the Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing newspapers remained unclear Sunday after causing delivery delays and being brought to the attention of federal investigators. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2SyWlcN

UK to spend over $130 million on ferries to cope with no-deal Brexit

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Just three months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the world's largest bloc, the risk of a no-deal Brexit is rising -- the nightmare scenario for many businesses, which are now planning for an economic shock. To ease a potential backlog, the government has awarded three contracts to provide additional freight capacity on routes from English south-coast ports including Poole, Portsmouth and Plymouth. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RngW69

Egypt kills 40 'terrorists' in crackdown after Giza attack

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Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming the lives of three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian guide. Thirty alleged "terrorists" were killed in separate raids in Giza governorate, home to Egypt's famed pyramids and the scene of Friday's deadly bombing, while 10 others were killed in the restive North Sinai, the interior ministry said without directly linking them to the attack. A security source said the raids took place early Saturday morning, hours after Friday evening's roadside bombing which officials said hit a tour bus in the Al-Haram district near the Giza pyramids killing the three Vietnamese holidaymakers and their Egyptian guide. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2RoYJW6

UK trade minister says '50-50' chance Brexit may be stopped: paper

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Britain's trade minister Liam Fox said there is a "50-50" chance that Brexit may be stopped if parliament rejects the government's divorce deal with the European Union next month. "If we were not to vote for that, I'm not sure I would give it (Brexit) much more than 50-50," Fox, a leading supporter of leaving the EU, told the Sunday Times newspaper. With three months left until the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU on March 29, May's Brexit deal is floundering, opening up a range of possibilities from a Brexit without a trade deal to calling Brexit off. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2EY7NKY

Syria's Assad authorizes Iraqi forces to strike IS in Syria

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad authorized Iraqi forces on Sunday to attack the Islamic State group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, the state news agency SANA said, as the two allies coordinate their fight against extremists ahead of a planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Amjt6S

Sherman, T-34 and Cromwell: These Three Allied Tanks Won World War II

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Allied tanks were engineered for mass production and to handle routine battlefield tasks well, rather than being over-engineered to survive the heaviest guns or penetrate the thickest armor. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Rnqqyj

Most popular Yahoo News photo galleries of 2018 — the countdown

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Check back in because we’ll be counting down the top 10 until New Year’s Eve. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Q0ry6d

Heads up: Israeli woman stumbles upon Roman busts

An Israeli woman walking near ancient ruins noticed a head sticking out of the ground, leading to the uncovering of two Roman-era busts, archaeologists said Sunday. The life-size sculptures, carved in limestone, were found in the northern city of Beit Shean earlier this month, with the Israel Antiquities Authority dating them to the late Roman period, some 1,700 years ago. The well-preserved busts are of men, one of them bearded, sculpted in the Oriental style that was becoming fashionable at the end of the Roman period, according to Eitan Klein, deputy head of the IAA's theft prevention unit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2QXCpTZ

Bali's Agung volcano spews ash in fresh eruption

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A volcano on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali erupted Sunday, belching ash high into the air and over nearby villages as officials warned tourists to keep clear of the area. Mount Agung has been erupting periodically since it rumbled back to life in 2017, when it grounded hundreds of flights and left 120,000 visitors stranded. "Residents near Mount Agung as well as climbers and tourists should not carry out any activity in the danger zone or within four-kilometre radius from the crater," the centre said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2LHA8WZ

Partial government shutdown hitting some Bay Area National Parks hard

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If you're visiting any National Parks in the near future, plan ahead! You don't want to show up to find out the attractions are closed... from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2StsfHw

The Economists, Military, Moralists & Politicians Running Brazil

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(Bloomberg) -- Traditionally, Brazilian presidents offered ministerial positions to politicians in return for their parties’ support in Congress. But with politics-as-usual deeply discredited in the wake of successive corruption scandals, Jair Bolsonaro is trying a different tack. The new government consists of roughly four separate groups, only one of which is explicitly political. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2AxjC7Z

Putin says Moscow is open for dialogue with the US in New Year letter to Trump

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Russian President Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump in a New Year letter on Sunday that Moscow was ready for dialogue on a "wide-ranging agenda", the Kremlin said following a series of failed attempts to hold a new summit. At the end of November, the US president abruptly cancelled a planned meeting with Mr Putin on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Argentina, citing tensions about Russian forces opening fire on Ukrainian navy boats and then seizing them. Mr Trump and Mr Putin also failed to hold a full-fledged meeting in Paris on the sidelines of the centenary commemoration of the Armistice. The two leaders held their one and only summit in Helsinki in July. "Vladimir Putin stressed that the (Russia - United States) relations are the most important factor for providing strategic stability and international security," a Kremlin statement said. "He confirmed that Russia is open for dialogue with the USA on the most wide-ranging agenda." Mr Putin also wished &

Low mileage 1976 Subaru Brat sells for high dollar price

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With only 2500 miles on the clock, this classic BRAT is in great condition and has just changed hands for more than $46,000 from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2R2W4C7

Ask the Captain: What airplanes did you fly in your career?

Prior to becoming an aviation safety consultant, and USA TODAY columnist, John Cox flew a wide variety of commercial airplanes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2So6icU