| The White House says Hillary Clinton's new book is 'sad' Posted: 12 Sep 2017 01:25 PM PDT  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders panned Hillary Clinton's new book, "What Happened," when asked if President Trump will read it.
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| Woman Accused Of Shooting Homeless Man Who Asked Her To Move Porsche Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:14 PM PDT  A Nashville woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly shot at a homeless man who asked her to move her Porsche.
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| Major Break in Cold Case More Than Four Decades Old Posted: 11 Sep 2017 09:00 PM PDT  A convicted sex offender, now 60 and already serving time for another case, confessed to the crime of abducting and killing two young girls forty years ago.
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| Who posted this on Facebook? A neo-Nazi? A Klansman? No: The son of the prime minister of Israel. Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:30 AM PDT  There's an outcry in Israel over Benjamin Netanyahu's son posting an allegedly anti-Semitic cartoon on Facebook — winning praise from David Duke and neo-Nazis. Why did he do it, and what does it mean for Netanyahu?
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| Aircraft carrier is rushed to the hurricane-battered Keys Posted: 12 Sep 2017 08:32 AM PDT  Authorities sent an aircraft carrier and other Navy ships to help with search-and-rescue operations in Florida on Monday as a flyover of the hurricane-battered Keys yielded what the governor said were scenes of devastation.
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| NYFW: Be the belle of the ball with Carolina Herrera Spring 2018 Posted: 12 Sep 2017 12:16 PM PDT  For the first time ever, New York City's famed Museum of Modern Art hosted a fashion presentation in its gorgeous botanical-filled sculpture garden. This place in fashion history wasn't given to just any fashion designer: Instead, the renowned Carolina Herrera swooped in and put on a show that we'll remember for fashion weeks to come. Recognized for her timeless pieces, dramatic and 50s-inspired silhouettes, red and yellow hued patterned stripes and polka dots, Herrera took it one step further for her Spring 2018 line.
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| Texan man goes to house of woman who was divorcing him and shoots her dead along with seven of her friends Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:29 PM PDT  A man gunned down his estranged wife and seven of her friends who were attending a party at her home. Spencer James Hight brought "multiple firearms of different types" to the house in the sprawling Plano suburb in Dallas, Texas, police said. After confronting Meredith Lane Hight, the 32-year-old killed her, said Plano Police Chief Gregory Rushin.
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| Clinton blasts Don Jr.'s 'absurd lie' about Russian lawyer meeting Posted: 13 Sep 2017 07:59 AM PDT  Hillary Clinton isn't buying Donald Trump Jr.'s latest explanation for meeting a Kremlin-connected lawyer during the presidential campaign.
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| What The 2 Deadliest Mass Shootings This Year Have In Common Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:35 AM PDT  On Sunday, 27-year-old Meredith Hight invited a group of friends over to her house in Plano, Texas, to watch football and grill.
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| Misery in Paradise: Florida Keys a Ghost Town After Irma Posted: 12 Sep 2017 08:32 AM PDT  Hurricane Irma's impact continues to cripple much of southeast Florida, including the Southernmost point, where residents are scavenging for gas, batteries and water.
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| 11-year-old boy, parents killed in Italian volcanic field Posted: 12 Sep 2017 08:48 AM PDT  MILAN (AP) — Three family members visiting a steamy volcanic field near Naples died Tuesday after an 11-year-old boy entered an off-limits area and his parents followed to try to rescue him, police said.
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| White House aide: Trump may not insist on border wall funds in DACA bill Posted: 12 Sep 2017 07:21 AM PDT  President Donald Trump waves as he walks across the South Lawn to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then onto Yuma, Ariz. to visit the U.S. border with Mexico and attend a rally in Phoenix. WASHINGTON — White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short told reporters Tuesday that President Trump will not necessarily insist on having border wall funding in a bill to protect young unauthorized immigrants. Early last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the Obama-era DACA program, which throws the fate of nearly 800,000 young unauthorized immigrants without criminal records into question.
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| Nearly 40 People Got Sick After Playing With Petland Puppies Posted: 12 Sep 2017 03:02 PM PDT  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that 39 people contracted a bacterial infection from contagious puppies at the pet store chain Petland.
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| NYFW: Gigi Hadid handles losing shoe like a total pro at Anna Sui Spring 2018 show Posted: 12 Sep 2017 09:53 AM PDT  Gigi Hadid closed the Anna Sui Spring 2018 show on Monday night, but she suffered a minor hiccup -- a lost stiletto!
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| N. Korea hackers 'suspected of stealing bitcoins' Posted: 12 Sep 2017 12:55 AM PDT  North Korea is suspected of intensifying cyber-attacks to steal virtual currency in order to obtain funds and avert tightening sanctions, according to security experts. North Korean hackers have mounted attacks on at least three South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges since May, security researcher FireEye said in a report Monday. Local news reports said that in May Yapizon had more than 3,800 bitcoins worth $15 million stolen -- although FireEye said there were no clear indications of North Korean involvement in that case.
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| The Tribute in Light Posted: 11 Sep 2017 09:20 PM PDT ![The Tribute in Light]( "The Tribute in Light") In what has become one of the most moving — and visible — 9/11 memorials, two giant pillars of light near where the World Trade Center's twin towers once stood were turned on in lower Manhattan this week to mark the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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| Family Falls To Their Death In Volcanic Crater In Italy Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:05 PM PDT  A father and mother plummeted into a volcanic crater after they attempted to rescue their son who fell in.
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| Donald Trump's Travel Ban Gets A Temporary Win From The Supreme Court Posted: 13 Sep 2017 03:59 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's travel ban nabbed another partial win in the Supreme Court. The court on Tuesday granted an administration request that it block a federal appeals court ruling from last week that would have limited the scope of the ban as it applies to refugees. Trump tried twice to instate a travel ban preventing refugees as well as citizens from several Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
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| Brazilian Gold Miners Bragged About Killing Members of an 'Uncontacted' Tribe Posted: 11 Sep 2017 05:27 PM PDT  They boasted that 10 tribe members were killed
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| Killer asks Ohio Supreme Court to delay Wednesday execution Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:13 PM PDT ![Killer asks Ohio Supreme Court to delay Wednesday execution]( "Killer asks Ohio Supreme Court to delay Wednesday execution") COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A condemned killer of two people asked the state's highest court Tuesday to delay his upcoming execution so he can argue he was too young at the time of his crimes to be put to death.
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| Watch Trump Fans Get Trolled Into Saying What They Really Think Posted: 13 Sep 2017 02:22 AM PDT  Maybe supporters of Donald Trump should have heeded the warning before they spoke to Klepper and his camera at a rally for the president in Phoenix last month. A former "Daily Show" correspondent, Klepper is about to launch a new show called "The Opposition," where he appears to take on the role of a faux right-wing conspiracy theorist.
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| Video Of UC Berkeley Police Taking Money From Hot Dog Vendor Goes Viral Posted: 11 Sep 2017 10:50 PM PDT  Martin Flores, who shot the video, also started a Go Fund Me page for Juan and other hot dog vendors, who have suffered similar disgrace and faced financial losses at the hands of law enforcement in the United States.
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| Cuba counts the cost of deadly Hurricane Irma Posted: 11 Sep 2017 11:47 AM PDT  Cuba emerged from a 72-hour thrashing by Hurricane Irma on Monday with three-quarters of the population without power, as the country began the task of restoring basic infrastructure and services. Among the worst-hit areas were Havana, where at least seven bodies were recovered, and the coastal towns of Caibarien and Cojimar. Dazed citizens like Yanmara Suarez surveyed the devastation in the historic old town of Havana, largely submerged by a wind-whipped tidal surge that left many people wading in waist-high water over the weekend.
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| Seattle mayor resigns in face of latest sexual abuse accusations Posted: 12 Sep 2017 04:12 PM PDT  Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned on Tuesday after months of accusations that he committed child sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. Murray still denies any wrongdoing but his decision to resign effective from 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday, likely ends the political career of Seattle's first openly gay mayor, a member of the Democratic party who championed the state's same-sex marriage law and has been an outspoken critic of U.S. President Donald Trump. "While the allegations against me are not true, it is important that my personal issues do not affect the ability of our city government to conduct the public's business," Murray, 62, said in a written statement.
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| Three men including two soliders charged with being members of banned neo-Nazi group National Action Posted: 11 Sep 2017 01:55 PM PDT  Three men, including two British soldiers, have been charged with terror offences as part of an investigation into the banned neo-Nazi group National Action. Five men, including four soldiers, were held on suspicion of terror offences last week and two have since been released without charge. West Midlands Police said Alexander Deakin, 22, Mikko Vehvilainen, 32, and Mark Barrett, 24, have been charged with being members of a proscribed organisation contrary to Section 11 of the Terrorism Act. Deakin and Vehvilainen have also been charged with possessing documents likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism and other offences. Deakin faces another charge of distribution of a terrorist publication and a separate charge of inciting racial hatred including concerning National Action stickers posted at Aston University campus in Birmingham in July last year. Vehvilainen is also charged with publishing material which is threatening, abusive or insulting, posting comments on a website intending to stir up racial hatred, and possessing pepper spray. File image: members of now-banned neo-Nazi organisation National Action demonstrate in Bolton last December Credit: Joel Goodman/LNP Police said: "The arrests were pre-planned and intelligence-led and there was no risk to the public's safety." The three men will appear before Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday. The force said a man from Northampton and another from Ipswich, both aged 24, were released without charge on Saturday following inquiries. National Action is described by the Home Office as "virulently racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic." It became the first far-Right group banned by the Government after it glorified the murder of Jo Cox MP. It was banned under terrorism laws in December 2016. Police said 22 suspected members or associates of National Action were arrested last year. The proscription means that being a member of or inviting support for the organisation is a criminal offence carrying a sentence of up to 10 years' imprisonment.
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| Republicans want Hillary Clinton to vanish. We can't let that happen | Heather Cox Richardson Posted: 13 Sep 2017 03:00 AM PDT  The fight over Hillary Clinton's continued presence in public life is about more than her "likeability" or the fissures in the Democratic party. Clinton attracts such vitriol because she stands at the place where two conflicting political ideologies clash. Republicans today control all branches of the federal government and are poised to put their ideology of radical individualism into reality.
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| Michelin-Starred Chef Reveals A Surprising Secret To His Scrambled Eggs Posted: 11 Sep 2017 09:41 AM PDT  Many food gurus have attempted to perfect scrambled eggs, some by adding ingredients and others by altering cooking times and methods.
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| Netanyahu says Israel endorses independence for Kurds Posted: 13 Sep 2017 09:27 AM PDT ![Netanyahu says Israel endorses independence for Kurds]( "Netanyahu says Israel endorses independence for Kurds") JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's leader on Wednesday said his country supports Kurdish independence ahead of a key referendum on the matter.
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| Wildlife Photographer, David Slater, Wins 'Monkey Selfie' Lawsuit Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:58 AM PDT  After years of legal battle, the photographer has won a two-year legal fight against animal rights group PETA over the "monkey selfie" photograph.
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| Teenage Son Shoots Mom to Death After She Said He Couldn't Keep Puppy: Cops Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:52 PM PDT  Andrew David Willson, 19, fatally shot his mother as she slept, police said.
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| Europe must seize Brexit 'window of opportunity', says Juncker Posted: 13 Sep 2017 08:33 AM PDT  European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker declared in a flagship speech Wednesday that "wind is back in Europe's sails" after last year's shock Brexit vote, an act he warned Britain would regret. In his annual State of the Union address, Juncker urged the bloc to seize a "window of opportunity" and use the momentum from its recent economic recovery to become more deeply integrated than ever before. Defying the eurosceptic trends that drove Britain to become the first country to decide to leave the EU, Juncker outlined a vision of a bigger eurozone and passport-free Schengen area, under the aegis of a single EU president.
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| Rich tycoon takes on Iraqi Kurdish leaders over independence Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:14 AM PDT  By Raya Jalabi SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - On the eve of an independence referendum in Iraq's Kurdistan region, one man is campaigning against a "Yes" vote which he fears could stoke tension in the Middle East. With the 5 million Kurds in Iraq who are eligible to vote united by dreams of statehood, the outcome of the Sept. 25 referendum in the autonomous region in northern Iraq is in no doubt. "A 'No' vote is better for our people, better for Kurdistan's future," the 39-year-old businessman told Reuters after a rally on Saturday in a soccer stadium in Sulaimaniya, Iraqi Kurdistan's second largest city.
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| Hope Hicks, New White House Communications Director, Used To Be A Child Book Cover Model Posted: 12 Sep 2017 01:26 PM PDT  Hope Hicks, who was named President Donald Trump's official White House Communications Director this week, has stayed out of the spotlight to date, for the most part.
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| Who are the Rohingya Muslims? The stateless minority fleeing violence in Burma Posted: 13 Sep 2017 01:06 AM PDT  They have often been called the most persecuted minority in the world. The 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims squeezed precariously into the north-west state of Rakhine, in mainly Buddhist Burma, bordering majority Muslim Bangladesh, are stateless and unwanted. Neither country will give them citizenship even though their families' roots in modern-day Rakhine, once called Arakan, can be traced back to the Eighth Century. Displaced Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar carry their belongings as they flee violence, near Ukhia, near the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar on September 4 Credit: K.M. ASAD/AFP Since World War Two they have been treated increasingly by Burmese authorities as illegal, interloping Bengalis, facing apartheid-like conditions that deny them free movement or state education while government forces intermittently drive out and slaughter them. Displaced Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar rest near Ukhia, near the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar, as they flee violence on September 4, 2017 Credit: AFP Over the past year, military operations against Rohingya villages have been so intense and cruel that the minority's defenders have warned of an unfolding genocide. The United Nations has reported that the army may have committed ethnic cleansing. The inhumane treatment of the Rohingyas has tarnished the image of Myanmar's civilian leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, once a famously unflinching defender of human rights and darling of the West. She now faces international fury, particularly from Muslim nations, for failing to stand up to armed forces chief General Min Aung Hlaing, whose soldiers are accused of rape, murder, arson, and of ripping Rohingya babies from their mothers' arms and throwing them into rivers and fire. Rohingya Muslim refugees along with Indian supporters hold placards against human rights violations in Myanmar during a protest in New Delhi on September 5, 2017 Credit: AFP Ms Suu Kyi has publicly stuck to the military's line that the Rohingya are illegally squatting on the Burmese territory, leaving fellow Nobel winner, Malala Yousafzai, aghast and urging her to speak out against the tragedy. The latest military crackdown, which began on August 25, caused almost 90,000 Rohingyas to flee under fire to squalid, overflowing relief camps across the Bangladeshi border in just two weeks. Officially close to 400 people had died by early September, but human rights activists claim to have confirmation of at least 1,000 deaths and believe the figure is much higher. The death toll will inevitably rise after Burma, also known as Myanmar, blocked UN agencies from delivering vital food, water and medicine supplies to 250,000 Rakhine residents desperately in need. Rohingya Muslims driven from Burma, in pictures Ongoing persecution of the Rohingya has inevitably led to an armed, if disorganised, resistance. The army "clearing operations" which sparked the mass exodus of civilians in both October 2016 and in August 2017, were launched after insurgents known as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked several paramilitary checkposts. Rohingya activists claim the insurgents are mainly young men who have been pushed to breaking point by relentless oppression. A report released in early September by the Burma Human Rights Network documents the rise of systematic abuses against Burmese Muslims since 2012, including the creation of "Muslim-free zones", denial of ID cards, and the banning of Islamic holidays. The oppression has been mirrored by an upsurge of ultra-nationalist Buddhist groups who encourage an anti-Muslim rhetoric. Pope Francis calls for "full rights" for Rohingya Muslims 01:21 ARSA has so far been described as a rag-tag collection of small groups armed with knives, sticks and some basic IEDs, rather than a robust military force or mass mobilisation. But rising anger in the Muslim world about the plight of the Rohingya has compounded fears of homegrown militancy as well as support from international jihadists. Al Qaeda's offshoot in Yemen has already called for retaliatory attacks against Myanmar, while the Afghan Taliban called on Muslims to "use their abilities to help Burma's oppressed Muslims." Matthew Smith, director of Fortify Rights, a human rights group working with Rohingya refugees, said there was a danger of escalation. "There is certainly a risk that international extremist organisations will seek to be involved in northern Rakhine state," he said. "The best way to prevent this from escalating is to protect the rights of the civilian population. Myanmar is doing the exact opposite."
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| Video Of McDonald's Employee Misbehaving With Hispanic Woman Goes Viral Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:30 PM PDT  The Charlotte woman posted the video on Facebook that shows a manager of a drive-thru McDonald's insulting her probably due to her accent and appearance.
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| 'You Cannot Evacuate.' Pizza Hut Manager Threatens Employees Leaving Due to Hurricane Irma Posted: 11 Sep 2017 06:14 PM PDT  "You cannot evacuate Friday for a Tuesday storm event!"
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| Chicago Teen Found Dead In Hotel Freezer Sparks Outrage, Confusion Posted: 12 Sep 2017 01:59 PM PDT  The mysterious death of a Chicago teenager at a local hotel has angered her family and friends, some of whom are demanding that the hotel be closed.
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| How to Make Sheet Pan Fried Rice Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:27 AM PDT  You don't need a wok for perfectly cooked fried rice, simply preheat a sheet pan, add oil, and use day-old or microwavable rice.
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