• Wall Street posts modest gain as Fed signals rates to hold for some time

  Reuters: Top News Dec 12, 2019 | 00:18 am

  Wall Street's main stock indexes ended modestly higher on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled that borrowing costs are likely to remain unchanged indefinitely.

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• 'Highly volatile' NZ volcano prevents body recovery, death toll rises to eight

  Reuters: Top News Dec 12, 2019 | 00:06 am

  The New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted earlier this week is "highly volatile" and could explode again in the next day, making it too risky to send in recovery teams to retrieve bodies, officials said on Thursday.

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• Tennessee deputy indicted on 44 criminal charges including rape, battery, assault

  FOX News Dec 12, 2019 | 00:01 am

  A Tennessee deputy was indicted this week on 44 criminal charges, including rape, battery, and assault while he was on duty, according to the sheriff’s office.

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• House Judiciary Committee begins impeachment 'markup,' as support for impeachment slides

  FOX News Dec 12, 2019 | 00:00 am

  The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday night began the "markup" process for the two articles of impeachment against President Trump that they have settled on, barreling toward a final floor vote even as moderate Democrats have floated the idea of backing[…]

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• U.S. Senators File Bill Targeting Mexican Cartels with Sanctions Similar to Terrorist Designation

  Breitbart News Dec 11, 2019 | 21:09 pm

  Two U.S. Senators filed a bill that would target Mexican cartels and other transnational criminal organizations through financial, criminal, and immigration sanctions. The sanctions are similar to the ones they would face if they were designated as foreign terrorist organizations[…]

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• Mitch McConnell Blasts Democrats for 'Most Unfair Impeachment Inquiry in Modern History'

  Breitbart News Dec 11, 2019 | 20:52 pm

  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blasted Democrats in the House for rushing ahead on impeachment "based on the least thorough and most unfair impeachment inquiry in modern history."

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• Man who ate $120,000 banana at art show says 'I'm not sorry'

  Reuters: Oddly Enough Dec 9, 2019 | 23:24 pm

  A performance artist who ate a banana taped to a wall that was an artwork valued at $120,000 said his actions were not vandalism and he does not regret his snack at Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida.

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• Grumpy Cat, lovelorn whale are stars of 2019's top animal stories

  Reuters: Oddly Enough Dec 9, 2019 | 16:37 pm

  A lovelorn singing whale, a world-famous feline sourpuss and ravenous goats credited with thwarting a dangerous California wildfire were among animals whose escapades across the United States made news in 2019.

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