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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?House Republicans on Friday advanced a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, a second attempt just days after a conservative revolt prevented similar legislation from reaching the floor.Speaker Mike Johnson brought forward a Plan B that, if passed, would reform and extend a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act known as Section 702 for a shortened period of two years, instead of the full five-year reauthorization first proposed, in hopes stanley cup that the shorter timeline will sway GOP critics. But a separate provision, ending warrantless surveillance of Americans, will also be offered on the floor Friday, potentially jeopardizing final passage of the bill. Were going to try to find a way to unlock the rule. And I think its possible, Johnson told reporters Wednesday stanley cup evening, referring to the step needed to bring up the legislation. I mean, there are some differences of opinion. But I think everyone 鈥?most everyone 鈥?understands the necessity of getting this right and getting it done. R stanley cup EAD MORE: U.S. officials make case for renewing FISA surveillance programIt is unclear if Johnson, who has called the program critical to national security, will have the Republican support necessary to push the bill through final passage.Skepticism of the governments spy powers has grown dramatically in recent years, particularly on the right. Republicans have clashed for months over what a legislative overhaul of the FISA surv Kghp Trump administration makes another move to revive the for-profit college industry
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates 鈥?Omans Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideasts longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup and pulled his Arabian sultanate into modernity while carefully balancing diplomatic ties between stanley cup adversaries Iran and the U.S., has died. He was 79.The British-educated, reclusive sultan reformed a nation that was home to only three schools and harsh laws banning electricity, radios, eyeglasses and even umbrellas when he took the throne.Under his reign, Oman became known as a welcoming tourist destination and a key Mideast interlocutor, helping the U.S. free captives in Iran and Yemen and even hosting visits by Israeli officials while pushing back on their occupation of land Palestinians want for a future state. We do not have any conflicts and we do not put fuel on the fire when our opinion does not agree with someone, Sultan Qaboos told a Kuwaiti newspaper in a rare interview in stanley cup 2008.Omans state-run news agency announced his death early Saturday, but offered no cause. The royal court declared t jordan hree days of mourning.The sultans death had raised the risk of unrest in this country on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula. The unmarried Sultan Qaboos had no children and did not publicly name an heir, a tradition among the ruling Al Said dynasty whose history is replete with bloody takeovers. But within hours,聽Oman state television announced Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, who had served as the sultanates culture minister, as the new sultan.Oman

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WELCOME, N.C. stanley canada AP 鈥?NASCAR team owner Richard Childress is auctioning off one of racing legend Dale Earnhardt s cars to raise money for coronavirus relief efforts. The Charlotte Observer reports that this is the first time Childress has sold or given away an original Earnhardt car from his personal collection. A news release Thursday from Richard Childress Racing officials doesn t specify which of Earnhardt s trademark No. 3 race cars is up for auction. Ive grown my personal collection of memorabilia throughout my career in NASCAR and have enjoyed each of these items but its time to open it up to collectors and use the proceeds to support much needed causes during this unique time in history, said Childress in a press release. From the Earnhard stanley water jug t years, to the Harvick years to our current drivers and beyond, there are items in this collection that will appeal to a variety of collectors. Its so special to me to be able to share stanley cup these exclusive items and give back to America at the same time. All proceeds will benefit charities and organizations who need our help right now to fight COVID-19. Childress tweeted Friday that parting with one of his cars is a small sacrifice for him to make. Ive got memories of every one of these cars, but I know the suffering thats going on. Its a small sacrifice on my part to part Hdvb Brawl erupts inside New York Chuck E. Cheese
NEW YORK AP 鈥?New York City has reached a settlement of more than $4 million with the family of an unarmed man fatally shot by a police officer in a darkened stairwell in November 2014, the attorney for the family said Tuesday.The city is paying $4.1 million and the New York City Housing Authority is contributing $400,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of 28-year-old Akai Gurley.The city s Law Department called the sett stanley thermos lement a fair resolution of a tragic matter. Former Officer Peter Liang was on patrol when he opened a stairwell door at a public housing building and suddenly fired. The bullet ricocheted and hit Gurley. Liang will pay $25,000 to Kim Ballinger, the mother of Gurley s daughter as part of the settlement.Liang was sentenced to five years probation and 800 hours of community service; he later apologized to Gurley s family.Family attorney Scott Rynecki said the parties reached the settlement after extensive negotiations guided by Supreme Court Justice Dawn Jimenez-Salta. I kubki stanley m glad it s all done. I m pleased with the outcome, Ballinger told the Daily News.The case became a flashpoint for police accountability. The shooting came just months after the deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York prompted protests and a nationwide discussion stanley mug of police killings.Liang s supporters said he has been made a scapegoat for past injustices. More than 10,000 of his backers rallied in New York and across the U.S. after the verdict

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SAN FRANCISCO AP 鈥?Google聽lost an antitrust lawsuit聽over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the company payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers.Its a blow to a major pillar of Googles technology empire. But it a win for Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game that brought the lawsuit 鈥?and, analysts say, for the broader game developer community.Below are some questions and answers about what the verdict means.Why did epic sue Epic, which is based in Cary, North Carolina, stanley cup filed its lawsuit against Google three years ago, alleging that the internet search giant has been abusing its power to shield its Play Store from competition in order to protect a gold mine that makes billions of dollars annually. Just as Apple does for its iPhone app store, Google collects a commission ranging from 15 percent-30 percent on digital transactions completed within apps.How did Google lose The jury reached its decision with just three hours of deliberation after listening to two hours of closing arguments from the lawyers on the opposing sides of the case.They sided with Epic, whose lawyer depicted Google as a ruthless bully that deploys a bribe and block strategy to discourage competition against its Play Store for Android apps. Google, Epic lawyer Gary Bornstein said, makes it too cumbersome or worrisome for consumers stanley cup to download Android app stanley cup s from other distributio Tmed Zimbabwe s Mugabe, Tsvangirai Agree to Hold Power-Sharing Talks
On day 29 of the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump offered temporary legislative relief for people who were brought to the country as children and for people fleeing persecution, while asking for the same $5.7 billion wall that provoked the impasse.The announcement was scheduled for 4 p.m. ET and is available in the player above.Trump said he would extend protections for 700,000 dreamers, those brought in when they wer af1 e children, and for people with temporary protected status, those seeking asylum. He also proposed spending $805 million on drug detection technology at the border a mizuno nd $800 million for humanitarian assistance.Part of Trumps plan hes explaining:$805M for drug smuggling technology 2750 new border agents75 new immigration judge teams $5.7B for a border wall not 2 air max ,000 miles, but 230 miles. Steel barriers in high priority places mdash; Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche January 19, 2019But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had already rejected the proposal before he started speaking, calling it a compilation of previously rejected offers. Democrats were hopeful that @realDonaldTrump was finally willing to re-open government proceed with a much-needed discussion to protect the border. Unfortunately, reports make clear that his proposal is a compilation of previously rejected initiatives. https://t.co/MFwebWSevG pic.twitter/yMTm4iP27hmdash; Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi January 19, 2019Triggered by demands from Trump for a $5.7 billion wall along more th

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11 p.m.Senate Democrats appear to have derailed a Republican bill aimed at preventing a federal shutdown set to begin as soon as the calendar flips to Saturday.Friday late-night vote means at least a short government closure is all but unavoidable. There have been no clear public sig stanley cup ns that the two parties have significantly narrowed their disputes over immigration and the budget.The House approved the measure Thursday over Democratic opposition. It would keep agencies afloat through Feb. 16, but Democrats want a package lasting just days in hopes of intensifying pressure on the GOP to compromise.Republicans control the Senate 51-49. The GOP needed 60 votes to prevail, but the tally was 50-48 as of 11 p.m. Eastern time. The Senate is awaiting a final vote from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.10:30 p.m. The Trump administration will exempt stanley cup several hundred presidential staffers from mandatory furloughs if the government shuts down at midnight.Contingency plans released Friday night show that 659 Executive stanley cup Office of the President staffers would be allowed to report to duty because they are considered essential workers. More than 1,000 of 1,700 staffers would be furloughed.The number is higher than the Obama administration, which deemed 545 staffers essential in 2015.The Executive Office of the President includes those who work in White House Office, the Office of the Vice President and the National Security Council, among others.9:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says effo Tyrg Clinton, Sanders campaigns may add New Hampshire debate
JACKSON, Miss. AP 鈥?Mississippi state auditor said Thursday that investigators believe at least $4 million in federal welfare money was stolen by the former head of the state welfare agency and others in the nation poorest state.At least $48,000 of that paid for a luxury drug rehabilitation program for a former pro wrestler, according to indictm stanley cup ents issued Wednesday, which also alleged a politically connected nonprofit administrator and her son took more than $4 million, including more than $2 million invested in two Florida medical companies.Republican Auditor Shad White said his office is still seeking to determine the scope of the suspected public embezzlement, expanding its audit of the Department of Human Services to a wider time frame.This is a sprawling conspiracy, White said. We ;re going to continue to look to find additional monies that have been lost or stolen.Those indicted and arrested are the department former director, John Davis; the ex-wrestler, Brett DiBiase; former Department of Human Services employee Latimer Smith; Nancy New, who is the director of the Mississippi Community Education Center and New Learning Resources; her son Zach New, who is assistant executive director of the education center; and Anne McGrew, an accountant for the educatio air max n center.It unclear if any o stanley cup f them have lawyers representing them. All were released from jail Wednesday without having to post bail.Mississippi Gov.

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SUBIC BAY, Philippines AP 鈥?Once-secret ammunition bunkers and barracks lay abandoned, empty and overrun by weeds 鈥?vestiges of American firepower in what used to be the United States ; largest overse stanley cup as naval base at Subic Bay in the northern Philip stanley cup pines.But that may change in the near future.The U.S. has been聽taking steps to rebuild its military might in the Philippines聽more than 30 years after the closure of its large bases in the country and reinforcing an arc of military alliances in Asia in a starkly different post-Cold War era when the perceived new regional threat is an increasingly belligerent China.On Feb. 2, the longtime allies announced that rotating batches of American forces would be聽granted access to four more Philippine military camps聽aside from five other local bases, where U.S.-funded constructions have picked up pace to build barracks, warehouses and other buildings to accommodate a yet-unspecified but expectedly considerable number of visiting troops under a 2014 defense pact.Manila-based political scientist Andrea Chloe Wong said the location of the Philippine camps would give the U.S. military the presence it would need to be a strong deterrent against Chinese aggression 聽in the South China Sea, where China, the Philippines and four other governments have had increasingly tense te yeezy rritorial rifts 鈥?as well as a聽potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory to be brought under Chinese control, by force if necessary.A

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WAUWATOSA 鈥?MCTS driver Shenika Merrill was trying to keep her passengers safe on snow-covered roads Tuesday when she saw a car stuck on railroad tracks.Kohl Donates To Help Wisconsin Teachers Somebody needs to help get that stanley deutschland person off the tracks, Merrill said in s stanley quencher urveillance video. Thats very dangerous. Video courtesy MCTSMerrill stopped her bus and ran to assist. Several of her passengers helped push the ca stanley water bottle r out of danger.The woman in the car, who was trying to get to her job at an area hospital, wrote MCTS. I was doing everything I could to get unstuck. I was ready to call a tow truck when a MCTS bus pulled up behind me. This lady, bless her heart, stopped her bus and was so worried about me. She gathered everyone she could and they pushed me out of the snow until I regained traction. This wonderful deed made such a great impact on me. Thank you! You are the reason I got to work today to help save lives. We need more beautiful souls like yours. Fkfu Michelle Obama nominated for a Grammy Award
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1:59 a.m. : As news of the GOP no votes stanley cup made their way outside the Capitol, protesters cheered. They closed the vote! pic.twitter/WQlAGjTdEumdash; Joshua Barajas @Josh_Barrage July 28, 2017Read more about the vote here: Senate defeats skinny repeal of Affordable Care Act, sending health care reform back to committee 1:31 a.m. FLASH GOP BILL FAILS in senate. McCaine, Murkowski, Collins nos. chamber gasped as McCain voted.mdash; Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews July 28, 2017Update 1:16 a.m.WOW, this appears over. McCain just spoke w Schumer, 13 Dem senators in huddle. Put hands up. McConnell seems to have left floor temp.mdash; Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews July 28, 2017Update 1:02 a.m. The Senate floor has stalled. Outside the Capitol, NewsHour Josh Barajas reports, protesters are chanting: John McCain, do the right thing! SEE BELOW. TUCSON, THE GOP HAS A PROBLEM. @VP pence has been talking to McCain since 12:43 p ET. Amazing. https://t.co/sNj81fIcc0mdash; Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews July 28, 2017Here 39 that bipartisan McCain huddle with several Dem 3 stanley cup 9 smiling pic.twitter/vVGZb35uy7mdash; Travis @tcd004 July 28, 2017Update 12:33 a.m.: FYI: last ten minutes McCa stanley cup in has been talking w Murkowski and Collins.mdash; Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews July 28, 2017NOW: senate voting on Democratic motion to send this hc bill back to committee.mdash; Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews July 28, 2017Update 12:12 a.m. Friday: The Enjb Analysis: How much carbon will Trump s climate policies add to the atmosphere
MCLEAN ;S TOWN, Bahamas 鈥?Jeffrey Roberts lifted a mustard-yellow curtain from the ground to hunt for passports and other documents at the place where his family home stood before Hurricane Dorian blasted into Grand Bahama Island.What was underneath was sodden and unrecognizable. He shuffled across a white tile floor, the only clear sign this had once been a house, and found a pair of rusty old pliers, only to toss them in frustration. They clattered across the tiles, breaking the silence that had enveloped the fishing community of McLean Town.Roberts was one of thousands of people beginning stanley cup to return to salvage what few scraps they can from the devastation of Dorian, even as the dark storm clouds of Tropical Storm Humberto hovered above to remind th stanley cup at that the stanley cup storm season has not yet passed.We got to take what God gives us, Roberts said.FILE PHOTO: An unidentified helicopter lands to deliver food and water in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on the Great Abaco island town of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, September 4, 2019. REUTERS/Dante Carrer/File Photo RC1508FD7780In this case, at least, that was a break: Humberto narrowly missed the island over the weekend and was projected to curve north and then northeast, staying well off of Florida east coast.By late Sunday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm was located about 180 miles 290 kilometers north-northwest of Great Abaco Island and was moving at 7 mph

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WASHINGTON 鈥?President Donald Trump adidas samba says North Korea wants to hold a high-stakes meeting as soon as possible and h airmax e is praising Kim Jong Un as very open and very honorable.Trump is addressing his upcoming plans to meet with the North Korean leader during his discussions at the White House with French President Emmanuel Macron.Trump praise for the North Korean dictator stands in stark contrast to his past comments in which he referred to Kim as Little Rocket Man. The Trump-Kim meeting is expected in May or June.WATCH:聽Trump says hed be open to talking with North Korean leaderSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in is meeting with Kim on Friday to kick off a new round of high-stakes nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang. Left: President Donald Trump receives a briefing from senior military leadership at the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Carlos Barria stanley cup /Reuters Related WATCH: U.S. won ;t ease North Korea sanctions without action on nuclear weapons, White House says Road to North Korea denuclearization is littered with failure By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

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Preliminary findings in the investigation into the collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine cargo ship off the coast of Japan in June suggest the accident was caused by multiple errors by the Fitzgerald s stanley borraccia crew and a failur stanley fr e to take action in the minutes leading to the collision, according to two defense officials. They did nothing until the last second, one official said. A slew of things went wrong. A second official said the crash will wind up being our the US Navy s fault. The collision between the vaso stanley Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal on June 17 claimed the lives of seven US sailors. It took place 56 nautical miles off the coast of Honshu, Japan in an area heavily traveled by commercial shipping.The initial findings are just the first stage in what is expected to be a lengthy inquiry.Both officials said the initial investigation found that the Fitzgerald crew failed to understand and acknowledge the cargo ship was approaching and failed to take any action necessary to avoid the collision. It s also not clear if the crew ever called the commanding officer to come to the bridge.The officials say investigators are also looking at the possibility that the ship was traveling at a higher speed than expected in order to reach a location it was due to arrive at the next next day.The preliminary findings will now be reviewed by the 7th Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin even as the investigation continues and they are likely to lead to recommendations about pot