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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia's war crimes prosecutor on Tuesday charged a former Bosnian Serb general with aiding genocide in the 1995 massacre at the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica. More than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed when Bosnian Serb troops captured the U.N.-protected enclave of Srebrenica in July 1995 during the Bosnian war. from https://news.yahoo.com/ex-bosnian-serb-general-indicted-165009838.html

Chief Justice John Roberts says Americans may 'take democracy for granted'    CNN U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts warns of social media's danger to democracy    Los Angeles Times READ: Chief Justice John Roberts' year-end message    CNN Will Justice Roberts call balls and strikes at the impeachment trial? | TheHill    The Hill Chief Justice Roberts calls courts a source of 'unity, stability' amidst impeachment    ABC News View full coverage on Google News

Second Republican Senator Criticizes Mitch McConnell Over Impeachment    Newsweek President Donald Trump's 10 biggest false claims in 2019 — and one that finally became true    NBC News Senate Impeachment Trial: Who's In Charge And What Could Happen    NPR Biden proves the stupidity of Dems 'obstruction of Congress' charge against Trump    Washington Examiner My one and only New Year's resolution: Don't let 2020 become 2016. Beat Donald Trump.    USA TODAY View full coverage on Google News

2020 Democratic candidates ringing in the new year with supporters    Fox News Warren confronts ghost of Howard Dean    POLITICO Progressive action group official: Warren, Sanders need to address electability concerns | TheHill    The Hill We may have gotten down to the final five    The Washington Post Warren Urges Democrats to ‘Imagine’ a Better America (and Her as President)    The New York Times View full coverage on Google News

Mariah Carey’s Twitter Account Hacked    Variety Mariah Carey's Twitter Hacked, Series of Eminem-Directed Tweets Posted    Billboard Mariah Carey's Twitter account hacked on New Year's Eve    CNBC Mariah Carey Twitter account hacked as racist slurs appear on account    Metro.co.uk Mariah Carey Twitter account hacked and used to post racist slurs    The Independent View full coverage on Google News

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry share delightful photo of baby Archie ahead of the new year    Fox News Meghan Markle Always Made These Relatable New Year's Resolutions Before Meeting Prince Harry    Access Archie the Adorable! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Share Candid New Photo for the New Year    PEOPLE.com Meghan Markle Is Launching a Sussex Royal Magazine in 2020    Showbiz Cheat Sheet Prince Harry Grins At Baby Archie In Adorable New Photo Shared To Celebrate The New Year    Access View full coverage on Google News

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. has “come to take democracy for granted,” Chief Justice John Roberts said, urging his fellow judges to keep educating the public about the workings of the federal government and the Constitution.Roberts, who is slated to oversee the Senate‘s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the coming weeks, used his year-end report Tuesday to laud the federal judiciary’s work on civic education, while issuing a thinly veiled warning about the fragility of American democracy in a fractious time.“We have come to take democracy for granted, and civic education has fallen by the wayside,” Roberts wrote. “In our age, when social media can instantly spread rumor and false information on a grand scale, the public’s need to understand our government, and the protections it provides, is ever more vital.”Roberts described a 1788 riot that incapacitated John Jay while he was working with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison on the Federalist Papers, a series of articles publ...

The swarm appears to be practicing a search for ... something. from https://news.yahoo.com/those-mysterious-drones-doing-colorado-150000261.html

The wife of an abducted Sri Lankan journalist is accusing the military of trying to derail a court case in which nine soldiers have been charged with her husband's abduction and enforced disappearance nearly 10 years ago. Prageeth went missing in 2010 during the presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa, the brother of current President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Prageeth, an analyst and cartoonist, wrote against alleged corruption, nepotism and Rajapaksa’s conduct during a military campaign against ethnic Tamil rebels in ending Sri Lanka's long civil war. from https://news.yahoo.com/abducted-sri-lanka-journalists-wife-093117124.html

Wildfires burning across Australia's two most populous states Tuesday trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions and killed at least two people while more property along the country's east coast fell victim to a devastating fire season. About 4,000 residents in the southeastern town of Mallacoota in Victoria state fled toward the water Tuesday morning as winds pushed an emergency-level wildfire toward their homes. from https://news.yahoo.com/raging-wildfires-trap-4-000-032801968.html

Over Sen. Mitch McConnell's "total coordination" with the Trump White House, Rep. Val Demings, said the Kentucky Republican "must recuse himself." from https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-rip-mcconnell-vowed-total-175301646.html

Indonesia said on Monday it had protested to Beijing over the presence of a Chinese coastguard vessel in its territorial waters near the disputed South China Sea, saying it marked a "violation of sovereignty". from https://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-protests-china-over-border-140835127.html

Anger over U.S. airstrikes Sunday against Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah boiled over in Baghdad on Tuesday as militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy complex and set fire to a reception area, The Associated Press reports. Iraqi officials say the U.S. ambassador and other staff evacuated the embassy as militia supporters started gathering outside, but the security forces who remained fired tear gas at the dozens of protesters who breached a side gate. AP reporters at the scene also heard sounds of gunfire and saw U.S. troops on the embassy roof with guns pointed at the attackers.Leaders of several Iran-backed militias were in the crowd at the embassy shouting "Down, Down U.S.A." and "Death to America." Sunday's airstrikes killed 25 Kataib Hezbollah militants, a response, U.S. officials said, to an attack Friday that left one U.S. contractor dead. The attack on the U.S. Embassy followed funerals for the militants in a Baghdad neighborhood. Before brea...

A fierce winter storm that created blizzard conditions in parts of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota shut down interstates, led to hundreds of vehicle crashes and brought a metropolitan area of more than 200,000 people to a standstill on Monday morning. Residents in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area who are used to snowstorms were told to stay home after a foot of heavy, wet snow made that fell on top of a sheet of ice made travel difficult and stoked early fears about spring flooding. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning in northeastern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where periods of heavy snow and gusty winds were expected to create difficult travel conditions. from https://news.yahoo.com/powerful-winter-storm-lingers-upper-144824828.html

(Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren assailed the clout in Washington of billionaires and large corporations that have lined up to fight her calls for a wealth tax and Medicare for All.“Many corporate executives and career politicians and billionaires on both sides of the aisle want to keep their influence and their wealth,” Warren, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, said in a speech in Boston Tuesday. “And they are already deep in the fight to do so.”Warren said that industry interests were lining up to stifle many of the more ambitious initiatives of her campaign, including the swift creation of a government-run health-care system that would cover all Americans and eliminate private insurance -- a proposal also offered by her rival for the party’s nomination, Bernie Sanders.“Americans overwhelmingly believe that health care is a basic human right,” Warren said. “But the private health insurance industry is dumping millions of dollars in false TV ads to sc...

History had other ideas. from https://news.yahoo.com/plan-world-war-iii-warsaw-103000279.html

'Game changer': Top Democrats say bombshell report shows need for witnesses in Senate impeachment trial    NBC News Trump Impeachment Trial Tests Vulnerable Senate Incumbents    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News

Deadly shooting in Texas becomes a rallying cry for both sides in the gun control debate    CNBC Texas church security team member who shot gunman had 'eyes' on the man as soon as he walked into the room    CNN Texas church shooting gunman grew angry in past over money requests, visited 'multiple' times, minister says    Fox News John Lott: Concealed-permit gun holders save lives — Texas church attack just the latest example    Fox News Man who stopped church attack: 'I don't feel like' a hero    ABC News View full coverage on Google News

Hanukkah stabbing suspect kicked out of Marines boot camp in 2002: report | TheHill    The Hill Hanukkah stabbing suspect faces federal hate crime charges    CNN Marines: Hanukkah stabbing suspect kicked out of boot camp    AOL Monsey stabbing suspect Grafton Thomas booted by Marines 'for fraudulent enlistment'    New York Post Hanukkah machete attack could have been worse had it happened 10 minutes earlier, guest says    CNN View full coverage on Google News

North Korea Is No Longer Bound by Nuclear Test Moratorium, Kim Says    The New York Times North Korea's Kim calls for 'military countermeasures'    Al Jazeera English North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warns of 'shocking' action, new strategic weapon    CNBC How did Trump convince Kim that a vase is a better idea? | TheHill    The Hill Ignore John Bolton: Here's how to actually deal with Kim Jong Un and North Korea in 2020    Washington Examiner View full coverage on Google News

Here are The Seattle Times' top stories of 2019: Boeing 737 MAX, snowstorms, free college 'game changer'    Seattle Times MAX Crashes Strengthen Resolve of Boeing to Automate Flight    Wall Street Journal Turkish Airlines reaches compensation deal over Boeing 737 Max    Fox Business 7 Ways Air Travel Will Change in 2020    Condé Nast Traveler Local suppliers begin to feel impact of halted 737 Max production    KWCH View full coverage on Google News

Justin Bieber shows off religious ink in new Instagram videos    Fox News Justin Bieber: Seasons | Official Trailer Ft. Yummy | YouTube Originals    Justin Bieber Hailey Baldwin Shares 2019 Highlights: ‘Married My Best Friend in Front of All Our Best Friends’    Yahoo Entertainment Justin Bieber Gives Fans an Up-Close Look at All of His Tattoos    PEOPLE.com Justin Bieber Gives Full Body Tour of All His Tattoos    TMZ View full coverage on Google News

College football bowl games 2020: Strong New Year's Day slate led by Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl    CBS Sports College football schedule: What bowl games are on today? Time, channels, scores for New Year’s Eve    Sporting News College Football Bowl Games on TV Today (Tuesday, Dec. 31)    Athlon Sports New Year’s Eve bowl games 2019: Schedule, matchups, TV    FBSchedules.com College Football bowl games: Sun Bowl and Alamo Bowl    Big Blue View View full coverage on Google News

The U.S. has carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting a militia blamed for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor, a Defense Department spokesman said Sunday. U.S. forces conducted “precision defensive strikes” against five sites of Kataeb Hezbollah, or Hezbollah Brigades, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement. The U.S. blames the militia for a rocket barrage Friday that killed a U.S. defense contractor at a military compound near Kirkuk, in northern Iraq. from https://news.yahoo.com/us-military-strikes-target-militia-174436578.html

Seven flight attendants told Business Insider what their favorite plane is and why. Airbus received four responses, followed by Boeing with two. from https://news.yahoo.com/united-delta-american-airlines-flight-142100967.html

Winter storm heading East ahead of New Year's Eve    CBS Evening News Total Weather Alert: 2-day storm bringing several inches of snow, mixing to end 2019    WMTW Portland Winter storm to bring snow and ice to millions l ABC News    ABC News How much snow did we get? Find totals here    Grand Forks Herald NH DOT crews working to keep highways clear as storm hits NH    WMUR-TV View full coverage on Google News

Kim Jong Un asks military for 'offensive measures' as Trump deadline nears    New York Post What is Kim planning on denuclearisation talks?    Al Jazeera English Kim Jong Un calls for measures to protect North Korea    Politico Four Non-Campaign Stories to Watch in 2020    Wall Street Journal North Korea: Kim Jong Un urges party to take "offensive measures" to ensure country's sovereignty, security    CBS News View full coverage on Google News

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Cats Box Office Loss Could Reach $100 Million    /FILM 5 reasons why Jennifer Hudson’s version of ‘Memory’ is the best thing about the new Cats movie    Classic FM 'Cats' Box Office Bust: Why Families Rejected the Movie    Hollywood Reporter ‘Cats’ Box Office Hairball: How Much Money Could Tom Hooper’s Musical Lose?    TheWrap Is "Cats" No Longer Up Purr Consideration in the Oscars Race?    NewNowNext View full coverage on Google News

Le'Veon Bell responds on social media after Jets coach Adam Gase's puzzling quote    CBS Sports Jets' Adam Gase -- Talked with Le'Veon Bell about improvements for next season    ESPN Jets coach Adam Gase on Le'Veon Bell: “You can ask Joe tomorrow”    SNY 5 Players Jets should bring back in 2020    New York Daily News Adam Gase doesn’t answer when asked if he wants Le’Veon Bell back    NBCSports.com View full coverage on Google News

The United States has launched its first airstrikes in nearly a decade against the Iran-backed militia forces in Iraq and Syria. The Pentagon said it hit five bases used by the Iraqi Hizbollah militant group following a rocket attack in Iraq that killed a US civilian contractor. Three of the bases were in Iraq, and two in Syria, where the militia has been trying to bolster the regime of President Assad. “US forces have conducted precision defensive strikes against five KH facilities in Iraq and Syria that will degrade KH’s ability to conduct future attacks against OIR coalition forces,” the Pentagon said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the strikes send the message that the US will not tolerate actions by Iran that jeopardise American lives. The strike is the first direct confrontation between US and Iranian-backed forces in Iraq since 2011, when President Obama withdrew some of his forces. "I would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we ...

A masked, machete-wielding man barged into a Hanukkah celebration and stabbed five people at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, on Saturday evening, intensifying fears anti-Semitic violence after a spate of incidents last week. The assailant escaped but the NYPD quickly picked up a suspect. Law-enforcement sources identified him as Grafton Thomas, 37, who has several previous arrests on his record, including one for punching a police horse. He was turned over to the state police, and will face five counts of attempted murder.The terrifying ambush—which took place in Rockland County, a northern suburb that has the highest per capita Jewish population in the U.S.—drew swift condemnation from public officials from Israel to Washington. Gov. Andrew Cuomo called it an “act of domestic terrorism.”According to Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel, a man covering his face with a scarf knocked on the door at Rabbi Rottenburg’s shul during the seventh night of Hanukkah just as the rabbi was ligh...

North Korea has Washington on edge these days. That feeling was amplified Sunday when North Korean state media announced that Pyongyang's ruling Workers' Party launched a major political conference.The meeting comes ahead of a year-end deadline the country set for the United States to offer concessions amid stalled denuclearization negotiations. While the state news network utilized typically vague language to describe the event, it's clear that the party will focus on how the country plans to address the "harsh trials and difficulties" it faces, including national defense.The Associated Press reports observers are keeping a close eye on how things unfold as some suspect Pyongyang may finally announce its plans to abandon diplomacy with the U.S. during the conference and begin major weapons tests again after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to suspend activity in April 2018.If Pyongyang does resume those tests, White House National Security Adviser Robert O...

Before signing off for 2019, Hasan Minhaj has turned his eye towards 2020. The host of Netflix’s Patriot Act ended his final episode of the year by sharing some updates from stories he covered earlier in the year, including an interview during which he tried to get Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accept Islam as his “one true faith.” Two weeks later, his brownface scandal erupted. “Little did I know he had actually converted decades ago,” Minhaj joked.  The biggest problem of 2019, he went on to argue, is that “we’re exposed to all the news, all the time, which makes us feel like we have to care about everything all the time.” It’s called “compassion fatigue” and Minhaj compared it to feeling like you have “50 tabs open in our mental browsers and we’re about to crash.” “You know who really figured out 2019?” he asked, before adding, “You’re not going to like this.” He was talking about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “We’ve shat on Mitch McConnell a...

Greta Thunberg says it's "just funny" when she's personally attacked by world leaders like President Trump.The 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist, who earlier this month was named Time's person of the year, spoke with Today on BBC Radio on Monday and was asked about recent attacks on her, such as when Trump lashed out at her in a tweet by claiming she has an anger management problem or when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called her a "brat.""Those attacks are just funny because they obviously don't mean anything," Thunberg said. "Well, I guess, of course, it means something. It means they are terrified of young people bringing change, which they don't want."Thunberg went on to say that these attacks are "proof that we are actually doing something and that they see us as some kind of threat."This comes after Trump went after Thunberg on Twitter in response to Time's decision to name her person of the ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for "positive and offensive measures" to ensure the country's security before a year-end deadline he has set for denuclearization talks with the United States, state media KCNA said on Monday. Kim convened a weekend meeting of top Workers' Party officials to discuss policy matters amid rising tension over his deadline for Washington to soften its stance in stalled negotiations aimed at dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. At a Sunday session, Kim suggested action in the areas of foreign affairs, the munitions industry and armed forces, stressing the need to take "positive and offensive measures for fully ensuring the sovereignty and security of the country," KCNA said, without elaborating. from https://news.yahoo.com/north-koreas-kim-stressed-armaments-215514352.html

Five people were stabbed in a rabbi's home in Monsey, New York during a Hanukkah celebration on Saturday. from https://news.yahoo.com/politicians-celebrities-spoke-york-machete-215355789.html

(Bloomberg) -- Bernie Sanders helped light a menorah at a “Chanukah on Ice” event at an Iowa ice skating rink Sunday night, and condemned a rise in anti-semitism in America and “all over the world.”It’s rare to see the U.S. senator from Vermont, who is a secular Jew, in a religious setting while running for the Democratic presidential nomination.The annual Hanukkah event, organized by Des Moines Rabbi Yossi Jacobson, came less than 24 hours after an intruder stabbed five people at a rabbi’s home in the New York City suburb of Monsey Saturday night.“What we’re seeing right now -- we’re seeing it in America, we’re seeing it all over the world -- is a rise in anti-semitism. We’re seeing a rise in hate crimes,” Sanders said.“We’re seeing somebody run into a kid here in Des Moines because that child was a Latino. We’re seeing people being stabbed yesterday in New York City because they were Jewish. We are seeing people being assaulted because they are Muslim,” he told an audience of about 9...

Authorities in Hawaii confirmed there were no survivors of a Thursday helicopter crash and suspended recovery efforts Saturday afternoon. from https://news.yahoo.com/police-confirm-pilot-six-passengers-184118015.html

The shooting took place at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas from https://news.yahoo.com/reports-2-people-dead-shooting-190557113.html

Judge dismisses impeachment witness lawsuit after House rescinds    CNN Judge dismisses lawsuit from former Trump NSC aide over impeachment subpoena    Fox News Judge dismisses lawsuit from Bolton deputy regarding Ukraine testimony    Politico Impeachment-related lawsuit by former Trump aide is declared moot    The Washington Post Federal Judge Dismisses Former White House Aide's Lawsuit Over Congressional Subpoena    NPR View full coverage on Google News

Trump's latest call with Putin raises more questions than it answers    CNN Kremlin posts readout of Trump-Putin call    Fox News Russian court jails 2 terrorism suspects arrested on US tip    Washington Post Putin's next aggression | TheHill    The Hill Vladimir Putin weighs future options as he marks 20 years in power    cleveland.com View full coverage on Google News

Acts of anti-Semitism are on the rise in New York and elsewhere, leaving Jewish community rattled    The Washington Post 'Worst Mayor in NYC': Giuliani and de Blasio trade punches in online spat about anti-Semitic attacks    Washington Examiner Anti-Semitic attacks show a society at risk of falling apart    CNN Monsey stabbing: NYC mayor vows action on anti-Semitism 'crisis'    BBC News View full coverage on Google News

How to Protect Your Wyze Account After the Recent Data Breach    Lifehacker Smart camera maker Wyze hit with customer data breach    CNN After latest hack, experts say smart home security systems stink at securing data    Digital Trends Wyze Confirms Two Unprotected Databases Potentially Exposed 2.4 Million Customer's Data    Tom's Hardware IoT giant exposes millions of customer details online    TechRadar India View full coverage on Google News

2019 Orange Bowl odds: Florida vs. Virginia picks, predictions from top expert who's 5-1 on Gators games    CBS Sports Florida vs Virginia college football picks and Orange Bowl predictions    Covers.com Florida vs. Virginia: Orange Bowl time, TV channel, preview, prediction    NCAA.com Live Updates: No. 9 Florida vs. No. 24 Virginia    247Sports Virginia vs. Florida: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, game time, TV channel    CBSSports.com View full coverage on Google News

A Thai navy SEAL who was part of the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave has died of a blood infection contracted during the risky operation, the Royal Thai Navy said. Petty Officer 1st Class Bayroot Pakbara was receiving treatment but his condition worsened after the infection spread into his blood, according to an announcement on the Thai navy SEAL’s Facebook page. Lt. Cmdr. Saman Gunan died while resupplying oxygen tanks on July 6, 2018. from https://news.yahoo.com/thai-seal-dies-blood-infection-032621563.html

KYIV—Ukraine arrested one of the world’s most dangerous international terrorists last month in a special operation conducted by local, Georgian and American special services. Al-Bara Shishani, the former commander of the so-called Islamic State and deputy head of its intelligence operations, was detained on the outskirts of Kyiv. Shishani had been presumed dead for more than a year, but was hiding here and plotting international terrorist attacks, according to Ukrainian authorities. The Secret Life of an ISIS WarlordIn fact, this country torn by a Russian-backed separatist war has become a kind of Twilight Zone for terrorists of many stripes who have found ways to cross its borders and take advantage of a deeply divided society where law and order have been undermined by official corruption and public confusion.The terrorist’s real name is Cezar Tokhosashvili, from the Pankisi Gorge region of the Republic of Georgia. The largely impoverished population of those rough mountains incl...