| Venezuela's Guaido urges supporters to protest on Monday Posted: 03 Mar 2019 02:00 PM PST  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition leader Juan Guaido is calling for nationwide demonstrations Monday to coincide with his planned return to Venezuela, in a challenge expected to escalate his power struggle with President Nicolas Maduro.
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| Presidential hopeful Booker, in Selma, says U.S. failing its people Posted: 03 Mar 2019 01:39 PM PST  Booker, 49, a black second-term senator from New Jersey and former mayor of Newark, also lamented that clean water and affordable healthcare are still unavailable in many communities. "We live in a nation that is failing its moral obligations to its children, to its people," Booker said in a short speech at a church near the bridge in Selma, Alabama, where civil rights activists were attacked more than half a century ago. Nearly 600 activists marching for African-American voting rights were met on the Edmund Pettus bridge on March 7, 1965, by white state troopers who beat them with batons and sprayed them with tear gas.
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| The Latest: Brother of man killed by police wants justice Posted: 03 Mar 2019 04:19 PM PST  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the decision by a prosecutor not to charge the police officers who shot an unarmed black man last year (all times local):
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| Nigeria's Abubakar Gets Legal Team to Challenge Election Result Posted: 02 Mar 2019 11:22 AM PST  Abubakar who alleges the ruling party skewed the outcome of the Feb. 23 ballot. Election authorities declared President Muhammadu Buhari the winner by a margin of 56 percent to 41 percent, giving him a second term leading the country that's Africa is biggest oil producer. "I have just inaugurated my legal team and charged them with the responsibility of ensuring that our stolen mandate is retrieved," Abubakar said in a statement on Saturday.
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| Poster linking Democrat congresswoman Ilhan Omar to 9/11 leads to fight in West Virginia statehouse Posted: 02 Mar 2019 02:01 AM PST  A poster that linked the US representative Ilhan Omar to 9/11 has resulted in a brawl among legislators in West Virginia, leading to an individual being taken to hospital. The poster, which was on display at a GOP event in the West Virginia statehouse, depicts the Twin Towers on fire on 11 September with the words "'Never forget' – you said" written above the building. Under the image is a picture of Ms Omar with the words "I am the proof you have forgotten".
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| UC-Berkeley police make an arrest following the attack of a conservative student Posted: 02 Mar 2019 10:29 AM PST  Police have made an arrest after a conservative student was attacked at the University of California, Berkeley.
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| House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler says it's 'clear' Trump obstructed justice, plans 'abuse of power' probe Posted: 03 Mar 2019 02:54 PM PST  Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said he believes Trump is guilty of abusing his power but cautioned that 'impeachment is a long way down the road.'
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| Syria's Kurds set free nearly 300 IS-linked Syrians Posted: 03 Mar 2019 12:34 AM PST  Nearly 300 Syrians suspected of belonging to the Islamic State jihadist group have been freed because they have "no blood on their hands", Kurdish authorities who were holding them said. Releasing them is a gesture of "cooperation, fraternity and clemency," said the statement posted on the website of the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The prisoners were released in several areas of northern Syria held by Kurds, including the city of Raqa, which was the de facto Syrian capital of the IS "caliphate", the statement added.
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| Islamic State says it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers: Amaq Posted: 02 Mar 2019 01:46 PM PST ![Islamic State says it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers: Amaq]( "Islamic State says it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers: Amaq") Islamic State said on Saturday it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on Thursday in the country's northeastern Borno state, but a Nigerian Army spokesman said "no such incident was recorded." In a statement issued through its news agency Amaq, Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on a village it referred to as Tdmari, near Maiduguri town. It said the attack happened two days ago. The Nigerian Army spokesman insisted the "situation in the north east has been calm for sometime now. The Nigerian Army is consolidating its efforts and successes are being achieved." Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA), which split from Islamist group Boko Haram in 2016, has carried out a number of attacks in northeast Nigeria in the last few months.
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| March roars in like a lion with rain, snow, bitter cold Posted: 02 Mar 2019 01:02 PM PST ![March roars in like a lion with rain, snow, bitter cold]( "March roars in like a lion with rain, snow, bitter cold") CHICAGO (AP) — A winter storm is making its way across much of the U.S., bringing rain, snow and bitter cold to some areas.
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| Mnuchin Says Tax Refunds ‘Normalized’ After Latest Weekly Rise Posted: 02 Mar 2019 06:05 AM PST  It's the second time within days that Mnuchin sought to explain early data and anecdotal evidence proliferating social media that refunds in the first weeks of the tax filing season are lower. Responses to Mnuchin's Twitter post included comments criticizing the U.S. deficit and his former role at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as well as others who said their refund had increased this year.
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| Driver in New Orleans crash that killed 2 believed to be impaired, is son of NOPD cop Posted: 03 Mar 2019 03:47 PM PST  The driver of a car that slammed into cyclists and pedestrians blocks from a Mardi Gras parade was believed to be impaired, New Orleans police say.
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| Sunday’s best deals: $8 Alexa smart plugs, $19 headphones, $15 Echo Dot rival, $79 sound bar, more Posted: 03 Mar 2019 04:57 AM PST ![Sunday's best deals: $8 Alexa smart plugs, $19 headphones, $15 Echo Dot rival, $79 sound bar, more]( "Sunday's best deals: $8 Alexa smart plugs, $19 headphones, $15 Echo Dot rival, $79 sound bar, more") So many of you have been emailing the BGR Deals team asking us to keep rounding up the top daily deals each day during the weekends. Well guess what: we are! Highlights from Sunday's roundup include Alexa and Google Assistant compatible Wi-Fi smart plugs for just $7.99 each when you buy a 4-pack, a $15 hands-free Alexa smart speaker that's just as good as the $50 Echo Dot, the best Anker fast wireless charger out there on sale for only $19.99, an excellent compact Vizio sound bar for just $79, a huge 50% discount on Amazon's best-selling Wi-Fi range extender, the lowest prices of 2019 on two popular Philips Hue smart lights, fantastic sales on two different Instant Pot models, the best-selling Bluetooth earbuds on Amazon's entire site for only $18.99, $100 off brand new iPads, an awesome sous vide cooker on sale for $75, and plenty more. Check out all of today's best bargains below.
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| Anti-Muslim Poster Targeting Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar Rocks West Virginia Statehouse Posted: 02 Mar 2019 12:18 PM PST  It led to a resignation, an injury and multiple condemnations
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| War horses: Syria's Arabian beauties plod way to recovery Posted: 03 Mar 2019 12:12 PM PST  A shadow of her former self after years of war, 11-year-old Arabian mare Karen stands quietly as a Syrian vet gently pushes a syringe into her pale grey neck. "Karen used to be the beauty queen of all horses," says the vet, Ahmad Sharida. Weak and withdrawn, Karen is unable to even whinny.
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| India refuses to share proof of strikes in Pakistan amid doubts of militant deaths Posted: 02 Mar 2019 09:50 AM PST  The flare up appeared to be easing on Saturday after Pakistan handed back a captured Indian fighter pilot on Friday night, amid efforts by global powers to prevent another war between the arch enemies. India accuses Pakistan of harboring the Jaish-e Mohammad Islamist group that claimed the bombing. Indian warplanes carried out air strikes on Tuesday inside northeast Pakistan's Balakot on what New Delhi called militant camps.
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| If Trump loses, we know what to expect: anger, fear and disruption Posted: 02 Mar 2019 10:00 PM PST  Michael Cohen says the president will not go quietly if he is beaten in 2020. This doesn't bode well for the 2020 presidential election. Among the most chilling words uttered this week by Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, were "given my experience working for Mr Trump I fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will never be a peaceful transition of power, and this is why I agreed to appear before you today".
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| Cisco CEO Suggests Fear of Huawei 5G Dominance Is Overblown Posted: 03 Mar 2019 12:49 PM PST  "The current infrastructure around the world is built on a combination of communication suppliers from Europe, from China, from the U.S., everywhere," Robbins said in a CNN interview on Sunday. The U.S. is seeking to discourage purchases of equipment from Huawei and is pressing European governments to do the same, saying it's a gateway for Chinese spying. While major western equipment manufacturers specialize in different areas of next-generation mobile gear, Shenzhen-based Huawei competes in both wide-area radio technology and core network equipment, Robbins said.
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| Mountain lion strangled by Colorado man was orphaned cougar cub Posted: 01 Mar 2019 06:35 PM PST  The mountain lion strangled by a Colorado man after it attacked him on a jogging trail last month was a young cub, weighing no more than 40 pounds (18 kg) and likely orphaned but not starving, state wildlife officials said on Friday. The encounter between the young predator and Travis Kauffman garnered international headlines when authorities revealed that the 31-year-old man had not only survived a rare mountain lion attack but had suffocated the cat by stepping on its throat. A necropsy - the animal equivalent of an autopsy - showed the cougar was 4 to 5 months old, based on the condition of its teeth, and the results confirmed Kauffman's account of the struggle, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a statement.
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| Tesla's Model Y Is Coming March 14, and Here's What We Know about It Posted: 03 Mar 2019 03:12 PM PST  Elon Musk tweeted some early information about the new Model 3–based crossover.
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| Teen who got vaccinated against his mom's wishes will testify before Congress Posted: 03 Mar 2019 04:59 PM PST ![Teen who got vaccinated against his mom's wishes will testify before Congress]( "Teen who got vaccinated against his mom's wishes will testify before Congress") Ethan Lindenberger, who decided to get vaccinated at age 18, will speak in front of Congress about the importance of vaccinations Tuesday.
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| Rival Israel rallies after Netanyahu indictment decision Posted: 02 Mar 2019 01:01 PM PST  Opponents and supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the streets Saturday evening after the country's attorney general said he intended to file graft charges against him. In central Tel Aviv, Netanyahu loyalists waved blue and white Israel flags and carried placards reading "Netanyahu, the people are with you" and "Netanyahu, my prime minister". Separated from them by a police cordon, opponents waved signs proclaiming "Crime Minister" and "Time for Netanyahu to Go", an AFP photographer said.
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| May Gets Boost as She Seeks Approval for EU Deal: Brexit Update Posted: 03 Mar 2019 03:22 AM PST  Prime Minister Theresa May received a boost this weekend as she prepares to return her Brexit deal to Parliament within the next nine days. Pro-Brexit hardliners in her Conservative Party outlined conditions for supporting her plan, the Sunday Times reported. Meanwhile, Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee of rank-and-file Tory lawmakers, expressed optimism that a breakthrough on the Irish backstop issue is near.
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| Explainer: In Trump-Russia probe, when does collusion become a crime? Posted: 02 Mar 2019 04:02 AM PST  U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia used a scheme of hacking and propaganda to cause discord in the United States and harm Trump's Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. Mueller's probe, with several Trump campaign figures already pleading guilty or being convicted, has documented numerous contacts between Russians and people close to the president. Mueller, who has sought to determine whether Trump's campaign coordinated with Moscow, is preparing to submit a report on his investigation to U.S. Attorney General William Barr.
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| Klobuchar and Kennedy kid Washington elite at Gridiron Posted: 02 Mar 2019 08:56 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — If a woman can be president, can a woman also tell a dirty joke? Amy Klobuchar thinks so.
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| Pakistan Reopens Airspace Over Lahore Near Border With India Posted: 02 Mar 2019 09:05 PM PST  Flight operations at Lahore's international airport will resume Sunday after they were suspended on Feb. 27, Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority said on its website. The nation had partially opened its airspace on March 1 by allowing flights from Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta but kept operations suspended at airports nearer to India. India and Pakistan are embroiled in the worst military tensions in decades.
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| 10 years after stocks hit bottom, what we learned and what we didn't during bull market Posted: 03 Mar 2019 07:35 AM PST ![10 years after stocks hit bottom, what we learned and what we didn't during bull market]( "10 years after stocks hit bottom, what we learned and what we didn't during bull market") People who left the stock market around March 2009 and never re-entered paid a huge price in terms of missed opportunities. The rebound has been huge.
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| Readers write: Making America _____, and beef or no beef Posted: 02 Mar 2019 03:00 AM PST ![Readers write: Making America _____, and beef or no beef]( "Readers write: Making America _____, and beef or no beef") In response to editor Scott Armstrong's challenge in the Jan. 21 Weekly Print Edition to complete the sentence "Making America ...": Don't fill in the blank. It is just "Making America." America is always being made. May we continue to "make America." It stands for something in the world and does not need to be qualified.
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| Wildlife officials find 700-pound gator in Georgia Posted: 02 Mar 2019 05:18 PM PST  Wildlife officials in Southwest Georgia could not believe what they found.
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| Poster tying Rep. Ilhan Omar to 9/11 attack sparks angry confrontation in W.Va. Capitol Posted: 02 Mar 2019 11:08 AM PST  The poster led to the resignation of the House sergeant at arms who reportedly said, "All Muslims are terrorists."
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| Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group Posted: 02 Mar 2019 02:41 AM PST ![Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group]( "Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group") Iran criticized Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, saying on Saturday it ignored both the will of a large portion of the Lebanese people and the Tehran-backed group's role in fighting Islamic State. Britain said on Monday it planned to ban all wings of Hezbollah, which is deemed a terrorist organization by Washington, due to its destabilizing influence in the Middle East, having previously proscribed its external security unit and its military wing. "This British measure signifies deliberately ignoring a large part of the Lebanese people and the legitimacy and the legal position of Hezbollah in Lebanon's administrative and political structure," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.
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| Estonia Reform Set to Return to Power With Populists Sidelined Posted: 03 Mar 2019 02:56 PM PST  The business-friendly Reform Party had 28.8 percent of Sunday's votes, according to results from the Estonian Electoral Commission with all precincts counted. Ratas's Center party was in second with 23 percent, and the anti-immigrant EKRE party had 17.8 percent. "EKRE isn't an option, as we've ruled them out from the beginning," Reform Party Chairwoman Kaja Kallas told the state ERR broadcaster.
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| Israel hits Hamas sites after balloons with 'explosive device' Posted: 03 Mar 2019 12:43 PM PST  Israel's military said its air force struck a Hamas target in the north of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, in response to "explosive devices" that were sent towards the Jewish state. "Today, explosive devices were hurled from the Gaza Strip at Israel's border fence," the Israeli army said on Twitter.
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| Amazon has a $120 Logitech Harmony universal remote for just $35 Posted: 03 Mar 2019 06:59 AM PST ![Amazon has a $120 Logitech Harmony universal remote for just $35]( "Amazon has a $120 Logitech Harmony universal remote for just $35") The Logitech Harmony 665 10-Device Universal Remote is one of the most popular Logitech Harmony models around. It has all the great features you want without overcomplicated bells and whistles like touchscreens, so it makes sense that it's so popular. It also costs about $120 new though, so it's out of reach for many people... unless of course you follow the BGR Deals team, because we just found refurbs on Amazon for $35 each!Here are the key details from the product page: * For easy control over your home theater components. * Including Apple TV and Roku, so you'll have the control you need - today and tomorrow. * Let you program often-used functions or favorite channels. * Low battery indicator lets you know when the battery needs to be changed.
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| House panel demands Kushner clearance details from White House Posted: 02 Mar 2019 02:13 AM PST  After weeks of White House stonewalling, House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, in a letter to the White House, said "I am now writing a final time to request your voluntary cooperation." Cummings panel has subpoena power. Cummings highlighted in his letter a New York Times story that said Trump ordered his former chief of staff John Kelly to provide Kushner with clearance over objections from Kelly and Donald McGahn, then White House counsel. The Times said Kelly and McGahn both wrote memos about the incident and that McGahn outlined concerns raised about Kushner by career security officials, including CIA officers.
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| People think this video of Rami Malek promoting a hotel is weird as hell Posted: 02 Mar 2019 07:04 AM PST  You might consider yourself a fan of actor Rami Malek, but did you know he's a fan of a whole bunch of stuff, too?He's a fan of Freddie Mercury and Queen, of course. But he's also fan of his mom, chamomile tea, handwritten letters, classic movies, and looking sharp "regardless of the occasion," to name a few.We know all of this because the Bohemian Rhapsody star recorded a slightly bizarre promotional video for Mandarin Oriental hotels, titled "Rami Malek: I'm a fan." In the one-minute video, the actor sits in front of some beautiful scenery, listing his ~deep~ interests in a monotone voice as though he's reading a poem.Watch it for yourself, and it will probably come as no surprise that Twitter users were quick to turn it into a meme.SEE ALSO: Your crush Rami Malek just won an OscarAfter @tireddeaky uploaded a cut version of the video to Twitter (removing the part where Malek says he's a fan of Mandarin Oriental,) people couldn't help but express how strange they found the actor's awkward confessional to be.> Interviewer: so tell me about yourself. > Me: https://t.co/PiLFaS19hF> > -- Arturo ⭐️ (@ArturoParraTV) March 2, 2019> me talking to a dog at a party https://t.co/TCYOe8gLYE> > -- Chris Stringer (@Chris_Stringer) March 2, 2019> no one: > > me during sorority recruitment: https://t.co/XVcLU4MR8S> > -- Yvette (@yvette_m6) March 2, 2019> I feel like now that I've watched this video I'm going to die in 7 days https://t.co/VoOWDWaHk2> > -- Jenna Luvs LOOΠΔ & Ariana Grande Maroney (@OffBrandHeels) March 1, 2019> Can't believe Elliot Alderson is the bachelor next season! https://t.co/vyVmnNmjlP> > -- TaylorAileenHarrison (@goldieharrison) March 1, 2019> i see rami malek found your tinder bio https://t.co/KowLV57FI6> > -- Matthew Johnston (@MtthwJhnstn) March 2, 2019If anything, maybe this weird ad will open more doors for Malek... as the star of a creepy serial killer thriller. ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯> Someone needs to stop Rami Malek from watching any more serial killer shows... https://t.co/OO1AoXs5Tv> > -- Danielle Petit (@patientxzero) March 2, 2019> Petition to get @ItsRamiMalek to play a serial killer in a Netflix series https://t.co/XYuWRUQiZK> > -- Rhodri Parker (@rhodri_parker) March 2, 2019If you're thirsting for more strange interviews, head over to his celebrity page on the hotel's website, and check out more awkward "I'm a fan" videos from celebs like Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci, and more. (Spoiler alert: Morgan Freeman obviously nailed his.) WATCH: Big Winners at the 2019 Oscars
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| Lavrov condemns 'flagrant interference' by US in Venezuela Posted: 02 Mar 2019 01:45 PM PST  Russian Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov on Saturday condemned what he called America's "flagrant interference" and "destructive influence" in Venezuela, in a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Mike Pompeo. "The provocation and external destructive influence, under the hypocritical pretext of humanitarian aid has nothing to do with the democratic process," said Lavrov, in comments cited by his foreign ministry. The strong criticism came a day after the United States and Russia clashed over how to assist crisis-wracked Venezuela, with Moscow pledging new relief channelled through President Nicolas Maduro and Washington slapping on sanctions over the blocking of US aid.
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| Roseanne Barr calls #MeToo accusers 'hoes,' slams Sen. Kamala Harris, Christine Blasey Ford Posted: 03 Mar 2019 11:43 AM PST  Roseanne Barr didn't hold back on the #MeToo movement in a new off-the-rails interview, verbally attacking Sen. Kamala Harris and many other women.
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| Is rumored 2020 hopeful Joe Biden already caving to the resistance? Posted: 02 Mar 2019 05:41 PM PST  The former vice president and potential 2020 White House contender backtracks after calling Vice Present Pence a 'decent guy.'
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| AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists Cohen's words on collusion Posted: 02 Mar 2019 05:08 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Assailed by his ex-lawyer at every turn, President Donald Trump nevertheless claimed a measure of vindication from Michael Cohen's statement that he possessed no direct evidence of collusion with Russia from his time serving the boss. But contrary to Trump's words, Cohen did not exonerate him on the matter in his testimony to lawmakers.
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| Syria force pounds holdout IS village Posted: 03 Mar 2019 08:11 AM PST  Kurdish-led forces backed by US warplanes rained artillery fire and air strikes Sunday on besieged and outgunned jihadists making a desperate last stand in a Syrian village. Islamic State group fighters holed up in Baghouz, the last sliver of the once-sprawling "caliphate" that their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed in 2014, responded with small arms fire as the Syrian Democratic Forces advanced. AFP reporters near the front line saw explosions lighting up the sky over the eastern Syrian farming village after an airstrike hit an underground ammunition depot.
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