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President Donald Trump says the end of the Islamic State "is in sight" after the militant group was driven out of Raqqa, its self-declared capital in Syria. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2xWNc2t

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Friends and relatives of a couple whose bodies were found in Joshua Tree National Park say they believe the two got lost while hiking in the sprawling desert park and struggled in the searing heat with little food or water before they died in a "sympathetic murder-suicide." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2yIscAB

The women came forward to accuse the 72-year-old writer of harassment spanning decades. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2xYyQPf

TONIGHT - @SenJohnMcCain talks about the Vietnam War's legacy on C-SPAN, at 6 & 10pm ET. http://pic.twitter.com/WnZT0n8Mcn— from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2it5HJK

Former CIA Director David Petraeus discusses the North Korea threat and more on "This Week." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2xX4qBI

By Leika Kihara and Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc scored a big win in Sunday's election, bolstering his chance of becoming the nation's longest-serving premier and re-energizing his push to revise the pacifist constitution. Abe's Liberal Democratic Party-led (LDP) coalition won a combined 312 seats, keeping its two-thirds "super majority" in the 465-member lower house, local media said. A hefty win raises the likelihood that Abe, who took office in December 2012, will secure a third three-year term as LDP leader next September and go on to become Japan's longest-serving premier. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2l8bcP6

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed the defeat of Islamic State fighters in their self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa as "a critical breakthrough" in a worldwide campaign against the militants. On Friday, the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced Raqqa's liberation from Islamic State after four months of battles and said the city would be part of a decentralized federal Syria. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2hYe9wN

Czech voters abandoned traditional political parties in elections held over the weekend to hand controversial billionaire Andrej Babiš an emphatic victory. The result followed regional trends as populist and Right-wing parties surged at the expense of the Left and pro-EU mainstream.  Mr Babiš’ centrist and populist ANO took close to 30 per cent of the vote, handing it 78 of the 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The billionaire promises to run the country like a business and clean up a “corrupt” political system. Despite Eurosceptic comments and opposition to immigration, he considers EU membership the Czech Republic’s top priority. However, with nine parties passing the 5 per cent threshold needed to enter the lower house of parliament, the billionaire faces tough negotiations to form a coalition. Mr Babis is a centrist and a populist Credit: EPA/FILIP SINGER Mainstream parties have pledged they will not serve with Mr Babiš as premier due to fraud charges laid against him earli...

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says that Russia isn't letting up on its meddling with American elections. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2yM79wK

Rachel Maddow on Friday doubled down on her controversial reporting on the deadly Niger ambush on U.S. troops, in which she linked President Donald Trump’s travel ban with the deaths of four soldiers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2gvP6AB

Spain has acted upon Article 155 from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2z0wwfe

Donald Trump has said “the end of the Isis caliphate is in sight” following the recapturing of the Syrian city of Raqqa from the terrorist group – but Isis continues to hold significant territory in Iraq and Syria. Terror attacks in the UK and other Western countries are also likely to increase despite Isis being driven out of its de-facto capital, analysts have warned. “I am pleased to announce that the Syrian Democratic Forces, our partners in the fight against Isis in Syria, have successfully recaptured Raqqa – the terrorist group’s self-proclaimed capital city,” Mr Trump said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2hWjqoD

A Michigan father has been killed after a rock allegedly thrown over an overpass by teenagers hit him on his way home from work from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2gA4r76

The notion of the three retired generals surrounding Donald Trump―National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, Defense Secretary James Mattis, and Chief of Staff John Kelly―protecting Americans from an unstable, impulsive demagogue who might create global catastrophe has been around since the beginning of the Trump presidency. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2yJmMoN

The battle between Spain's central government and the separatist leaders of Catalonia escalates day after day, forcing Catalan society to take a stand. Political parties, football clubs, businesses and civic society groups have picked their side -- for or against independence, for or against holding a referendum -- and they are all trying to convince Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont. FC Barcelona, one of the world's most popular football teams whose motto is "more than a club", has long been a symbol of Catalan nationalism. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2hX04zK

A powerful typhoon ripped into central Japan early Monday, leaving two dead and more than 10 injured, hours after millions struggled to the polls for a national election. Authorities advised thousands living in coastal areas or near rivers to evacuate to shelters as Typhoon Lan, described as "very large and very strong", made landfall in Shizuoka southwest of Tokyo at around 3.00 am (1800 GMT Sunday). The typhoon was moving northeast as winds slowed slightly, and may hit Tokyo and surrounding regions during Monday morning rush hours. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2gvWrR2

Fox News extended host Bill O’Reilly’s contract for $100 million over four years shortly after he reached a $32 million agreement to settle claims of sexual harassment from a former network employee, The New York Times reported Saturday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2gA4y2j

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — U.S. naval commanders on Saturday reiterated Washington's "ironclad" commitment to defend South Korea against North Korean threats as an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier visited a South Korean port following a joint naval drill. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2yL2StF

Had the U.S. built the Montanas, they likely would have had similar post-war careers to those of the South Dakotas.  Because of their speed, the Iowas were more useful at every job except fighting other battleships. Having built the ships in the late 1940s, the USN would have sold them for scrap in the early 1960s. In the early 1940s, the U.S. Navy still expected to need huge, first rate battleships to fight the best that Japan and Germany had to offer. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2xfrt6o