| Retired Lieutenant General: While Trump Golfs, San Juan’s Mayor Is ‘Living On A Cot’ Posted: 30 Sep 2017 12:31 PM PDT  The retired lieutenant general who led the effort to bring aid to Louisiana after it was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina didn't mince words when talking about the president's response to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico.
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| Now I Get It: North Korea’s quest to develop a hydrogen bomb Posted: 29 Sep 2017 11:55 AM PDT  Fiery rhetoric between the U.S. and North Korea has further motivated North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, to develop and launch a nuclear weapon. North Korea has conducted six underground nuclear tests and a series of successful missile launches. North Korean foreign minister, Ri Yong Ho, says they're planning to test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean.
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| Twitter Goes Pun-Crazy Over Tom Price's Resignation Posted: 30 Sep 2017 12:20 AM PDT  People online couldn't help poking fun at now former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price after he quit his position on Friday.
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| Duchess Kate slammed by member of Parliament over 'disgusting' shopping habits Posted: 29 Sep 2017 01:45 PM PDT  There's now at least one person in the world who isn't envious of Duchess Kate's wardrobe.
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| Man Proves His Innocence With Baseball Game Footage in New Netflix Documentary Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:15 AM PDT  A man arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old girl proved his innocence through raw footage captured during the filming of HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" that show him at an LA Dodgers game and not at the scene of a shooting.
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| Washington protesters demand racial justice amid NFL protests Posted: 30 Sep 2017 12:28 PM PDT  Several thousand demonstrators turned out Saturday in Washington to demand racial justice in the United States, days after NFL players across the country defied President Donald Trump by taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality. It comes as the country is experiencing a period of heightened racial tensions as white supremacist groups have come increasingly to the fore, culminating in the death of a liberal protester in August. An opinion poll published by CBS News Friday highlighted growing polarization: fifty-two percent of Americans disapprove of athletes staging protests during the national anthem -- but they also do not like President Donald Trump's handling of the issue.
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| What Saudi Women Need More Than a Driver's License Posted: 29 Sep 2017 02:12 PM PDT  Social media helped Saudi women win the right to drive. Next battle: the right to be referred to by their own names
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| Protesters March in D.C. to Demand Racial Justice Posted: 30 Sep 2017 03:54 PM PDT  The March for Racial Justice and the March for Black Women came together to protest injustices in the black community.
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| One Photo Stands Out After Trump Says Puerto Rico Wants 'Everything Done For Them' Posted: 30 Sep 2017 07:10 PM PDT  When President Donald Trump went after local officials in Puerto Rico, accusing them of wanting "everything to be done for them," one TV writer had the perfect response.
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| Last flight departs as Iraq imposes ban for Kurdish independence vote Posted: 29 Sep 2017 02:07 PM PDT  By Maher Chmaytelli and Tulay Karadeniz ERBIL, Iraq/ANKARA (Reuters) - The last international flight left Erbil airport on Friday as the Baghdad government imposed an air ban on Iraqi Kurdistan in retaliation for an independence vote that has drawn widespread opposition from foreign powers. Iraq's Kurds overwhelmingly backed independence in Monday's referendum, defying neighboring countries, which fear the vote could lead to renewed conflict in the region. Erbil airport was busier than usual as passengers scrambled to catch the last flights out before the ban went into force at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Friday.
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| Trump tax plan for 'average Americans' would mainly help richest 1%, study finds Posted: 29 Sep 2017 12:18 PM PDT  Donald Trump himself would be a big beneficiary of the plan, despite his claims that the proposals had 'very little benefit for people of wealth'. Donald Trump's "once-in-a-lifetime" plan to cut taxes for "average Americans" would mainly benefit the richest 1% and deliver only modest cuts for most US households, according to an independent analysis released on Friday. Trump announced a radical overhaul of the US tax system on Wednesday, claiming the plan would bring relief to middle-class households.
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| Air Force Academy head to cadets: 'If you can't treat someone with dignity and respect, then get out' Posted: 29 Sep 2017 10:13 AM PDT  The superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy demanded tolerance Thursday in a passionate speech to his cadets — days after black students at the academy's preparatory school found racial slurs written on message boards outside their rooms.
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| Our Search For A Secret White Supremacist Meeting In A Tennessee Forest Posted: 29 Sep 2017 03:07 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Prominent neo-Nazis, white supremacists and Klansmen are gathering in East Tennessee this weekend ― over Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar ― for a conference associated with Stormfront, the infamous neo-Nazi internet forum.
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| China says U.S. should respect concerns on Taiwan Posted: 30 Sep 2017 06:01 AM PDT ![China says U.S. should respect concerns on Taiwan]( "China says U.S. should respect concerns on Taiwan") The United States must respect China's concerns on Taiwan to avoid causing disturbances in Sino-U.S. ties, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday. China considers democratic Taiwan to be a wayward province and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. The United States has no formal ties with Taiwan but is bound by law to help it defend itself and is the island's main source of arms.
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| Cher Sues Biopharma Company for Alleged Duping Her into Selling Valuable Stocks Posted: 30 Sep 2017 12:12 PM PDT  Cher has reportedly filed a lawsuit against a billion dollar biopharmaceutical company for allegedly tricking her into selling lucrative stocks
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| Rihanna Demands Puerto Rico Aid From Donald Trump Posted: 29 Sep 2017 11:17 AM PDT  Rihanna has taken it upon herself to call out President Donald Trump for his response to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
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| The Latest: Iran says ceased trading oil with Kurdish region Posted: 29 Sep 2017 09:59 AM PDT  IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on developments in Iraq (all times local):
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| Air France passengers describe mid-air terror as engine disintegrates over Atlantic Posted: 01 Oct 2017 12:29 AM PDT  An Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Canada on Saturday after an engine apparently disintegrated over the Atlantic. Passengers said they heard a thud and vibrations rattled through the cabin as the A380 plane lost altitude. "We heard a big popping sound and the airplane basically dropped and it was trembling. You could definitely tell something was different and it wasn't just turbulence," Sarah Eamigh told the New York Daily News, adding that the plane shook for 20 minutes before stabilising. The remains of engine four on Air France A380 as it flew over Atlantic Ocean Credit: @rickengebretsen Another passenger, John Birkhead, said he had been stretching with his wife when "suddenly there was an enormous bang, and the whole plane shook." "We were lucky we weren't tossed to the ground," he told the New York Times. Passenger Pamela Adams said there was a "tremendous bang". "It was like the plane hit a Jeep at 35,000 feet," she told the Associated Press. "We grabbed onto something and then we sat down, and the plane righted itself fairly soon." Passengers nervously joked to one another as they tried to make sense of the commotion, Ms Adams said. She figured the plane had struck a bird, but then, it became clear that the situation was more dramatic. Inflight pictures. Loud thud and a lot of vibration. pic.twitter.com/s9GFIyssrh— Rick Engebretsen (@RickEngebretsen) September 30, 2017 The pilot came on over the loudspeaker and said the plane had lost one of its engines and would be landing in Canada, Adams said. Passengers posted photographs to social media showing the damage. One said: "I think the engine has seen better days." The images appeared to show that the inlet, or front part, of the engine had torn off, but the main part of the engine remained intact. Rick Engebretsen, a passenger, tweeted that there had been a "loud thud and a lot of vibration". Another passenger Daniel McNeely tweeted "one of our engines is slightly blown apart," before posting a picture of the shredded engine taken from inside the plane's cabin. "Just glad to be on the ground," he added. The airline said flight AF 066 from Paris landed safely at Goose Bay Airport in Labrador. An Air France Airbus A380 is seen during an emergency landing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay Credit: Reuters I talked to the passenger by the window and He said the entire engine exploded into giant fireball.— Daniel McNeely (@DanMcneely) September 30, 2017 "The aircraft landed safely at 15:42 (GMT), and the regularly trained pilots and cabin crew handled this serious incident perfectly," the airline said in a statement. "Air France is working to re-route the passengers to Los Angeles via one of its connecting platforms in North America." The aircraft is one of 10 A380s in the Air France fleet and was carrying 496 passengers and 24 crew. The forced landing in Canada's easternmost province is reminiscent of an incident seven years ago in which one of the Rolls Royce engines on a Qantas A380 suffered mid-engine damage after taking off in Singapore. The November 2010 incident prompted the grounding of the entire Qantas A380 fleet -- six A380s at the time -- for over three weeks.
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| Mom-of-Two Charged With Murdering Boyfriend After Flagging Down Police Posted: 30 Sep 2017 01:13 PM PDT  The pair have two young children together.
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| The Hiking Trip That Helped Me Reconnect With Exercise Posted: 29 Sep 2017 04:18 PM PDT  I have never been an athlete, but I'm not a stranger to exercise either.
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| Hillary Clinton meets 'adorable' little girl dressed in pantsuit at book signing Posted: 29 Sep 2017 12:14 PM PDT  A little girl wore her own version of Hillary Clinton's signature pantsuit to meet her role model at a book signing. Ms Clinton appeared at an event showcasing It Takes A Village, the picture book adaptation of her 2006 book of the same name. In a photo, the former US Secretary of State is seen smiling at her mini-me, named Grace, while signing picture books.
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| Hugh Hefner secretly set up wife Crystal Harris to get millions upon his death Posted: 30 Sep 2017 07:04 AM PDT  Despite an earlier report that alleged Hugh Hefner's wife, Crystal Harris, wouldn't get any of his reported $43 million after his death, a new report is claiming he actually secretly set her up to get millions.
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| Trump Tells Tillerson: Don't Waste Time Talking To North Korea Posted: 01 Oct 2017 07:53 AM PDT  President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday he has told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that the diplomat's efforts to negotiate with North Korea over that country's nuclear and missile programs are pointless.
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| Syrian army, allies seize more of Jordanian frontier: report Posted: 30 Sep 2017 01:22 PM PDT ![Syrian army, allies seize more of Jordanian frontier: report]( "Syrian army, allies seize more of Jordanian frontier: report") The Syrian army and its allies seized control of nine positions at Syria's border with Jordan, expanding their control at the southern frontier, a military news outlet run by the Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Saturday. The captured border positions were located to the southeast of Damascus, the report said, adding that militants had been killed and wounded during the attack. It did not identify the insurgents, or say when the positions had been captured.
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| 26 Low-Carb Breakfasts You'll Actually Want To Eat Posted: 29 Sep 2017 02:34 PM PDT |
| Police release videos of Michael Bennett Incident in Las Vegas Posted: 30 Sep 2017 10:08 AM PDT  The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department held a press conference Friday and announced that they found no evidence of excessive force in the August incident involving Michael Bennett.
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| 'Something close to genocide': San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz begs for more Puerto Rico relief Posted: 29 Sep 2017 03:09 PM PDT  The mayor of San Juan issued an emotional "mayday call" for help for the hurricane-stricken island of Puerto Rico, saying "we are dying here" as a pair of Democrats sought an emergency oversight hearing. "I cannot fathom the thought that the greatest nation in the world cannot figure out logistics for a small island," San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín said during a press conference. "I am asking the President of the United States to make sure somebody is in charge that is up to the task of saving lives," she added, warning that "if we don't get the food and water into peoples' hands what we are going to see is something close to a genocide".
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| Prince Harry Hanging With Obama And Biden At Invictus Games Will Warm Your Heart Posted: 29 Sep 2017 05:11 PM PDT  It looks like Prince Harry had some fun watching wheelchair basketball with former President Barack Obama and the Bidens.
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| Rumors of Secret Warplanes Preceded Mach 6 SR-72 Spyplane Reveal Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:16 AM PDT  Has the SR-72—or something like it—been flying all along? Lockheed Martin's 2013 announcement of a proposed SR-72 reconnaissance and strike drone comes against a backdrop of decades of rumor about a replacement for America's high-speed SR-71 spy plane. The SR-72 reportedly appeared for the first time in plain view in July 2017.
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| Trump Said His Administration Runs Like A 'Fine-Tuned Machine.' The Track Record Suggests Otherwise. Posted: 29 Sep 2017 04:31 PM PDT  When candidate Donald Trump traveled across the country to make the case for his presidency to the American people, he promised time and time again that he would find the "best and most serious people" to come into his administration.
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| Myanmar refugee exodus tops 500,000 as more Rohingya flee Posted: 29 Sep 2017 08:31 PM PDT  TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP) — He trekked to Bangladesh as part of an exodus of a half million people from Myanmar, the largest refugee crisis to hit Asia in decades. But after climbing out of a boat on a creek on Friday, Mohamed Rafiq could go no further.
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| Iran's foreign minister urges Europe to defy US if Trump sinks nuclear deal Posted: 29 Sep 2017 10:10 AM PDT  Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has called on Europe to defy US sanctions if the Trump administration torpedoes the international nuclear agreement with Tehran. Zarif warned that if Europe followed Washington's lead, the deal would collapse and Iran would emerge with more advanced nuclear technology than before the agreement was reached in Vienna in 2015.
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| Hong Kong democracy rally marks China national day Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:13 AM PDT  Thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to mark China's national day with a pro-democracy rally, and voice growing fears that the city's liberties are under threat from Beijing. Emotions have been running high in the semi-autonomous city since protests in 2014 calling for Beijing to grant fully free leadership elections. Sunday's protest, dubbed an "anti-authoritarian rally", follows the recent arrests of prominent pro-democracy activists, including a former lawmaker, that have renewed anti-China sentiment.
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| Georgia police capture man suspected of killing officer Posted: 29 Sep 2017 12:37 PM PDT  "CAPTURED" was the single-word Twitter message sent by the agency after it said earlier that a suspect was at large and "armed and dangerous." Authorities had said they were searching for suspect Seth Spangler. Two police officers in Polk County had approached a car believed to be stolen when one of the people inside fired at them, killing a female officer and wounding a male officer, Polk County manager Mark Denton said by telephone. A female suspect in the stopped car was taken into custody at the scene, about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta, Denton said.
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| Melania Trump's Library Donation Rejected, First Lady Fires Back Posted: 29 Sep 2017 11:27 AM PDT  The librarian published a blog post to explain her reason for dismissing the gift.
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| Stephen Colbert Finally Changes Jerry Seinfeld's Mind On Bill Cosby Posted: 30 Sep 2017 11:12 AM PDT  Plenty of words have been spent trying to reconcile Bill Cosby the wholesome entertainer and Bill Cosby the alleged sexual predator.
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