| St. Louis Police Chant 'Whose Streets? Our Streets!' After Arresting Protesters Posted: 18 Sep 2017 09:52 AM PDT  A refrain commonly chanted by Black Lives Matter activists was shouted Sunday night by St. Louis police officers as law enforcement officials arrested more than 80 people during the city's third night of unrest. The phrase was chanted twice, reported David Carson, a photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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| Clinton: Trump's bathroom quip showed he's a 'very emotionally strange man' Posted: 18 Sep 2017 01:16 PM PDT  Clinton offered a scathing analysis of Trump's psyche during a Monday interview with NPR's Terry Gross, calling him "a very emotionally strange man."
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| 'Fixer Upper' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines spark backlash over new Target line Posted: 19 Sep 2017 07:09 AM PDT  Chip and Joanna Gaines have found themselves embroiled in scandal over their new Target line.
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| That Climate 'Scandal' Rep. Lamar Smith Promoted Was, Indeed, Fake News Posted: 18 Sep 2017 01:41 PM PDT  WASHINGTON — Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), an early and loyal supporter of President Donald Trump, likes to make noise about the liberal media's coverage of climate change, often dismissing it as "fake news."
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| Missing Man’s Decomposing Body Sat in Truck for 8 Months in Airport Parking Lot As Family Searched Posted: 18 Sep 2017 05:15 PM PDT  A missing Kansas man's body sat decomposing in his work vehicle for eight months in an airport parking lot 45 minutes from his home, causing his family to ask why no one found it sooner, PEOPLE confirms.
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| Sir Richard Branson calls for 'Marshall Plan' for British Virgin Islands in wake of hurricanes Maria and Irma Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:22 PM PDT  Sir Richard Branson has called for a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild the British Virgin Islands in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Irma and fears of further damage by Hurricane Maria. The Virgin Group founder, who is currently in New York to push for greater action on climate change at the UN General Assembly, said that he feared Hurricane Maria would add to the "catastrophic damage" the islands had suffered earlier this month. #BVI needs the world's attention now – helping local communities with Hurricane #Maria prep, survival & recovery https://t.co/uB3B1lj1tnpic.twitter.com/dh5NPf5kRs— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) September 18, 2017 Hurricane Maria was following a similar path to Irma, and strengthened to a category five storm on Monday night. Richard Branson on Necker Island Credit: Virgin.com/Virgin.com The US National Hurricane Centre declared it had upgraded the hurricane to its highest category after recording 160mph winds and issued warnings for islands including the British Virgin Islands and Montserrat. UK International Development Secretary, Priti Patel, said the Government is under no illusion about the possible impact of Maria and said they are taking steps to prepare communities. Damage on Necker Island Credit: Virgin.com/Virgin.com Sir Richard's private Necker island, which is part of the British Virgin islands, was devastated earlier in September by Hurricane Irma. Writing on his Virgin blog on Monday, the British billionaire said that his team "are doing everything we can to help people on the ground to prepare, and aid efforts are continuing". Damage on Necker Island, British Virgin Islands Credit: Virgin.com/Virgin.com "These hurricanes are causing unimaginable destruction; in the BVI infrastructure has collapsed, but we are working hard with some incredible partners, from the Royal Marines to aid agencies, the Puerto Rican authorities to the local BVIslanders, to help get the islands back on their feet," he wrote. "My thoughts are turning to working with others to help create a long-term Marshall Plan for the BVI, and for the Caribbean to be reconstructed and rejuvenated with clean energy and new jobs. However, as they prepare for another hurricane, the BVI's people need the world's attention now." Sir Richard has launched the BVI Community Support Appeal to raise funds for those affected by the hurricanes. Hurricane Irma batters the Caribbean, in pictures
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| Dylann Roof Calls His Attorneys 'Biological Enemies,' Petitions To Replace Them Posted: 19 Sep 2017 02:50 AM PDT  White supremacist and convicted mass murderer Dylann Roof has petitioned to remove two lawyers from his defense team.
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| Alabama Senate Candidate Roy Moore Laments Racial Divisions Between 'Reds' And 'Yellows' Posted: 18 Sep 2017 12:40 PM PDT  Alabama Senate GOP candidate Roy Moore appeared to use racially insensitive language to refer to Native Americans and Asian-Americans, according to footage obtained by The Hill newspaper on Monday.
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| Kellyanne Conway knocks Emmys for show’s digs at Trump Posted: 18 Sep 2017 08:24 AM PDT  Appearing on "Fox & Friends" Monday, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway criticized Sunday's Emmys telecast, agreeing with a host who called it a "political rally."
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| First Images of London Bomb Suspect Emerge Posted: 18 Sep 2017 02:10 AM PDT  Police arrested the suspect, the second to be probed under counter-terror laws over Friday's bomb, in west London on Saturday.
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| Mario Batali Thinks It's A Bad Idea To Increase The Minimum Wage Posted: 18 Sep 2017 08:28 AM PDT  Mario Batali, the man behind the Eataly empire, owner of several restaurants across the globe and the person responsible for buying most of the world's orange Crocs, thinks the minimum wage increase is a bad idea for the restaurant industry.
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| Climate change not as threatening to planet as previously thought, new research suggests Posted: 18 Sep 2017 11:15 AM PDT  Climate change poses less of an immediate threat to the planet than previously thought because scientists got their modelling wrong, a new study has found. New research by British scientists reveals the world is being polluted and warming up less quickly than 10-year-old forecasts predicted, giving countries more time to get a grip on their carbon output. An unexpected "revolution" in affordable renewable energy has also contributed to the more positive outlook. Experts now say there is a two-in-three chance of keeping global temperatures within 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, the ultimate goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Paris climate change deal: Moment agreement announced 00:55 They also condemned the "overreaction" to the US's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, announced by Donald Trump in June, saying it is unlikely to make a significant difference. According to the models used to draw up the agreement, the world ought now to be 1.3 degrees above the mid-19th-Century average, whereas the most recent observations suggest it is actually between 0.9 to 1 degree above. We're in the midst of an energy revolution and it's happening faster than we thoughtProfessor Michael Grubb, University College London The discrepancy means nations could continue emitting carbon dioxide at the current rate for another 20 years before the target was breached, instead of the three to five predicted by the previous model. "When you are talking about a budget of 1.5 degrees, then a 0.3 degree difference is a big deal", said Professor Myles Allen, of Oxford University and one of the authors of the new study. Published in the journal Nature Geoscience, it suggests that if polluting peaks and then declines to below current levels before 2030 and then continue to drop more sharply, there is a 66 per cent chance of global average temperatures staying below 1.5 degrees. The goal was yesterday described as "very ambitious" but "physically possible". Another reason the climate outlook is less bleak than previously thought is stabilising emissions, particularly in China. A revolution in renewable energy has improved the picture Credit: PA Renewable energy has also enjoyed more use than was predicted. China has now acquired more than 100 gigawatts of solar cells, 25 per cent of which in the last six months, and in the UK, offshore wind has turned out to cost far less than expected. Professor Michael Grubb, from University College London, had previously described the goals agreed at Paris in 2015 as "incompatible with democracy". Outrage at Trump's withdrawal from Paris climate agreement 01:54 But yesterday he said: "We're in the midst of an energy revolution and it's happening faster than we thought, which makes it much more credible for governments to tighten the offer they put on the table at Paris." He added that President Trump's withdrawal from the agreement would not be significant because "The White House's position doesn't have much impact on US emissions". "The smaller constituencies - cities, businesses, states - are just saying they're getting on with it, partly for carbon reduction, but partly because there's this energy revolution and they don't want to be left behind." At a glance | Paris climate accord The new research was published as the Met Office announced that a "slowdown" in the rate of global temperature rises reported over roughly the first decade of this century was now over. The organisation said the slowdown in rising air temperatures between 1999 and 2014 happened as a result of a natural cycle in the Pacific, which led to the ocean circulation speeding up, causing it to pull heat down in the deeper ocean away from the atmosphere. However, that cycle has now ended. Claire Perry, the climate change and industry minister, claimed Britain had already demonstrated that tackling climate change and running a strong economy could go "hand in hand". "How is the time to build on our strengths and cement our position as a global hub for investment in clean growth," she said.
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| Hamza bin Laden: the heir to Al-Qaeda? Posted: 18 Sep 2017 11:26 PM PDT  A photo montage published by Al-Qaeda to mark the 16th anniversary of 9/11 shows the face of Osama bin Laden in the flames of the Twin Towers. At his side is his son Hamza, the "crown prince of jihad". In a report published by the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC), former FBI special agent and Al-Qaeda specialist Ali Soufan wrote: "Now in his late 20s, Hamza is being prepared for a leadership role in the organisation his father founded.
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| Family Of Chicago Teen Found Dead In Hotel Freezer Demands FBI Investigation Posted: 18 Sep 2017 10:07 AM PDT  Family and friends of Kenneka Jenkins, a teenager found dead last week in the freezer of a Chicago-area hotel, want the FBI to investigate after local police said they don't suspect foul play.
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| Attack On North Korea Could Spare Allies, Secretary Mattis Says. Analysts Aren't So Sure. Posted: 18 Sep 2017 07:18 PM PDT  Days after President Donald Trump referred to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as "rocket man" and members of his administration made it clear military options against Pyongyang remained on the table, Defense Secretary James Mattis sought to calm growing fears of American intervention on the Korean Peninsula by arguing that the United States had military options at its disposal that wouldn't necessarily spell disaster for allies in the region.
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| Stephen Colbert eviscerates President Trump in scathing Emmys monologue: 'Imagine if your president wasn't beloved by Nazis' Posted: 17 Sep 2017 05:32 PM PDT  Some weren't sure if Emmy Awards host Stephen Colbert would go political for his opening monologue.
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| Chester Bennington's Wife Shares Video Of Him Laughing Hours Before His Death Posted: 17 Sep 2017 03:12 PM PDT  Just hours before Chester Bennington's death by suicide, the Linkin Park frontman was filmed laughing and joking around with his family, showing that "depression doesn't have a face or a mode," his bereft widow said.
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| Wreck of WWI German 'U-boat' submarine found off Belgium Posted: 19 Sep 2017 05:06 AM PDT  The well-preserved wreck of a World War One German submarine, possibly still containing the bodies of its 23 crew members, has been found off the Belgian coast. The use of submarines, often referred to as U-boats, in World War One to disrupt British trade routes in the English Channel and the North Sea was a key part of German tactics. The 93 German U-boats stationed in Belgian ports downed more than 2,500 ships but were also a target themselves, with 70 of them lost at sea, killing 1,200 sailors.
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| Dog Who Disappeared From Florida Turns Up in New York More Than a Year Later Posted: 18 Sep 2017 10:38 AM PDT  She had escaped from a backyard.
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| Free Abortions Offered To Hurricane Harvey Victims Posted: 17 Sep 2017 03:24 PM PDT  The free services will be provided at clinics across Texas until the end of September.
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| 28 Must-Make Green Bean Recipes Posted: 18 Sep 2017 11:23 PM PDT |
| Satellite Imagery Shows Entire Rohingya Villages Destroyed Posted: 19 Sep 2017 04:37 AM PDT  New satellite images of Rohingya villages across Myanmar's Rakhine State show alarming levels of devastation, advocates said.
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| Emmy Awards 2017: Red carpet arrivals Posted: 17 Sep 2017 02:51 PM PDT  The biggest names in television are bringing their style A-games!
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| The Latest: Israeli PM praises Trump's speech Posted: 19 Sep 2017 08:40 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations (all times local):
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| 28 Hilarious Parenting Hacks From Crafty Moms And Dads Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:00 AM PDT  Parenthood has a way of bringing out people's crafty sides.
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| Ohio State Student Killed In Murder Suicide Posted: 18 Sep 2017 04:33 PM PDT  An Ohio State University student and her boyfriend were found dead early Sunday morning in an apparent murder suicide
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| Bulldog Shot Dead After Attacking Two Teen Girls Posted: 18 Sep 2017 05:24 AM PDT  A black American bulldog attacked two girls near the OD Tobacco and Grocery on Wyckoff Avenue and Weirfield Street in Ridgewood, New York, on Sept. 17, 2017.
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| Conservative Analyst Scottie Nell Hughes Sues Fox News Posted: 18 Sep 2017 03:26 PM PDT  Conservative analyst Scottie Nell Hughes is suing Fox News for allegedly retaliating against her after she came forward this past summer with allegations that she'd been raped by network anchor Charles Payne.
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| 6 Bad Carbs That Are Actually Good For You Posted: 18 Sep 2017 01:20 PM PDT  Some natural foods that rank high in carbohydrates can also provide essential nutrients. Here's a list of our favorites.
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| North Korea: UN head tells Trump and Kim Jong-un 'We must not sleepwalk our way into nuclear war' Posted: 19 Sep 2017 06:14 AM PDT  In the opening address to the 2017 UN General Assembly, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that fiery talk could lead to "fatal misunderstandings". Speaking as tension between North Korea and the West continues to grow following Pyongyang's sharp escalation of its testing of intercontinental missiles and nuclear payloads and sabre-rattling from the US, Mr Guterres said "when tensions rise so does chance of miscalculation". Mr Guterres spoke shortly before Mr Trump was to give his inaugural address to the body he frequently disparaged while on the election campaign trail.
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| Are Nicole Kidman's Scientologist children forbidden to speak to her? Emmys speech leads to speculation Posted: 18 Sep 2017 11:02 AM PDT  Nicole Kidman's impassioned acceptance speech was one of the highlights of the Emmys -- but careful listeners noticed something both telling and troubling.
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| For a new Key West resident, Irma was her welcome-to-town Posted: 19 Sep 2017 01:40 AM PDT  KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Prudence Duchene will never forget the day she moved to Key West.
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| Five men in court over Hong Kong explosives plot Posted: 18 Sep 2017 05:04 PM PDT  Five men accused of making explosives before a contentious vote on political reform in 2015 appeared in a Hong Kong court Tuesday in a case that triggered concern about the radicalisation of protesters. The men were arrested at a time of heightened political tensions in Hong Kong, following the failure of mass "Umbrella Movement" rallies to win democratic reform for the semi-autonomous city in protests that were an unprecedented rebuke to China. Local media have previously reported that the group advocated independence for Hong Kong.
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| Helicopter mistakenly fires on parked vehicles in Russia war games: media Posted: 19 Sep 2017 06:40 AM PDT  A military helicopter on a rural training exercise in western Russia mistakenly fired rockets at a group of parked vehicles, knocking at least one person to the ground, footage posted by Russian news sites and on social media showed. A video clip published on Tuesday by the independent news site Fontanka.ru showed a helicopter firing a salvo of rockets at a military truck covered in camouflage netting in open countryside, with three vehicles with no military markings visible, parked a few meters away. Russia is currently staging the "Zapad 2017" war games in the area, major exercises on NATO's eastern flank that were inspected on Monday by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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| A Scary Number Of Americans Don't Think Muslims Or Atheists Have Constitutional Rights Posted: 18 Sep 2017 01:26 PM PDT  Nearly a quarter of Americans ― 22 percent ― either don't know or don't believe that U.S. Muslims are granted the same constitutional protections as other citizens.
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| GOP Congressman Defends Trump's Tweets: 'He's Just A Fun Guy' Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:48 AM PDT  Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) apparently can't help but laugh when he thinks about President Donald Trump's bizarre behavior on Twitter over the weekend.
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| The Internet Has Made Its Strong Feelings About Alexander Skarsgard's Emmy Mustache Known Posted: 18 Sep 2017 08:27 AM PDT  The internet could not contain its thoughts about the facial hair that Alexander Skarsgard debuted at the Emmys
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| Sofia Vergara is sexy in white strapless gown at the 2017 Emmys Posted: 17 Sep 2017 04:04 PM PDT  The "Modern Family" actress was white-hot in a figure-hugging strapless gown with a fishtail bottom.
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