| Trump Follows China's Lead On Press Freedom, Doesn't Take Questions From Reporters Posted: 09 Nov 2017 11:39 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump, whose presidential campaign featured plenty of tough talk about China, took a more cordial tone with Chinese President Xi Jinping while visiting Xi's country this week.
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| GOP figures call on Moore to leave Alabama race after allegations of sexual misconduct Posted: 09 Nov 2017 12:19 PM PST  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and a slew of other Republicans called on Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama to "step aside" if new allegations that he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl — in 1979, when he was 32 — are true.
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| Ex-Airman Sentenced to Life for Murdering the 4-Year-Old Son He Had Just Met Posted: 09 Nov 2017 11:49 AM PST  A former airman was sentenced on Monday in Colorado to life in prison for the murder of his 4-year-old son, whom he had only recently met, PEOPLE confirms
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| Puerto Rico Slammed By Massive New Power Outage Posted: 09 Nov 2017 06:56 PM PST  San Juan and at least six other cities in Puerto Rico were plunged into darkness again Thursday morning when a major transmission line failed, authorities reported.
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| Pentagon confirms rare, three aircraft carrier drill November 11-14 Posted: 08 Nov 2017 04:37 PM PST  The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would soon carry out the first exercise in a decade involving three aircraft carrier strike groups in the Western Pacific, confirming a Reuters report published on Monday. "It is a rare opportunity to train with two aircraft carriers together, and even rarer to be able to train with three," Admiral Scott Swift, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, said in a statement, adding the drills would take place from Saturday to Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump will be traveling in Asia during the initial days of the drills.
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| Radioactive cloud over Europe may have come from nuclear accident in Russia or Kazakhstan Posted: 10 Nov 2017 01:02 AM PST  A cloud of radioactive pollution over Europe in recent weeks indicates that an accident has happened in a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan in the last week of September, French nuclear safety institute IRSN said on Thursday. The IRSN ruled out an accident in a nuclear reactor, saying it was likely to be in a nuclear fuel treatment site or centre for radioactive medicine. There has been no impact on human health or the environment in Europe, the IRSN said. IRSN, the technical arm of French nuclear regulator ASN, said in a statement it could not pinpoint the location of the release of radioactive material but that based on weather patterns, the most plausible zone lay south of the Ural mountains, between the Urals and the Volga river. This could indicate Russia or possibly Kazakhstan, an IRSN official said. At a glance | Nuclear incidents and accidents "Russian authorities have said they are not aware of an accident on their territory," IRSN director Jean-Marc Peres told Reuters. He added that the institute had not yet been in contact with Kazakh authorities. A spokeswoman for the Russian Emergencies Ministry said she could not immediately comment. It was not immediately possible to reach authorities in Kazakhstan or the Kazakh embassy in Moscow. Peres said that in recent weeks IRSN and several other nuclear safety institutes in Europe had measured high levels of levels of ruthenium 106, a radioactive nuclide that is the product of splitting atoms in a nuclear reactor and which does not occur naturally. IRSN estimates that the quantity of ruthenium 106 released was major, between 100 and 300 teraBecquerels, and that if an accident of this magnitude had happened in France it would have required the evacuation or sheltering of people in a radius of a few kilometers around the accident site. Chernobyl disaster 31 years on: haunting images from then and now 00:41 The ruthenium 106 was probably released in a nuclear fuel treatment site or center for radioactive medicine, Peres said. Because of its short half-life of about a year, ruthenium 106 is used in nuclear medicine. The IRSN ruled out an accident in a nuclear reactor, as that would have led to contamination with other radionuclides too. It also ruled out the crash of a ruthenium-powered satellite as an IAEA investigation has concluded that no ruthenium-containing satellite has fallen back on earth during this period. Measurement from European stations showed high levels of ruthenium 106 in the atmosphere of the majority of European countries, at the beginning of October, with a steady decrease from Oct. 6 onwards. The IRSN said that the concentrations of ruthenium 106 in the air that have been recorded in Europe were of no consequence for human health and the environment. The institute also said that the probability of importation into France of foodstuffs, notably mushrooms, contaminated by ruthenium 106 near the site of the accident is extremely low.
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| Snapcat: Felines and bunnies look exactly the same Posted: 09 Nov 2017 10:43 AM PST ![Snapcat: Felines and bunnies look exactly the same]( "Snapcat: Felines and bunnies look exactly the same") These "snapcats" have found their bunny doppelgängers in a series of super-sweet photo shoots. Animal photographer Mark Taylor, from Surrey, England, and his assistants have scoured the U.K. to bring together carbon-copy rabbits and cats.
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| After Texas Shooting, A Grieving Mother Reads Her Daughter's Last Words Posted: 09 Nov 2017 05:42 PM PST  ― The day before her daughter was killed, Charlene Uhl bought her a notebook.
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| Trump voter fraud commission faces lawsuit from member Posted: 09 Nov 2017 10:01 AM PST  A member of President Donald Trump's commission on voter fraud sued in federal court on Thursday, alleging that the commission is violating federal law by excluding him and others from participating and refusing to provide documents available to other members.
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| Texas church where 26 were killed in mass shooting to be permanently closed, says pastor Posted: 09 Nov 2017 10:36 AM PST  Pastor Frank Pomeroy of the First Baptist of Sutherland Springs told the Wall Street Journal that services would continue as usual in a community centre down the road. "There's too many [people] that do not want to go back in there," he said of the church building, where a lone gunman opened fire on Sunday. Mr Pomeroy's daughter was killed in the shooting.
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| So many politicians gave the same terrible response to the Roy Moore abuse allegations Posted: 09 Nov 2017 06:03 PM PST  The Washington Post has published a detailed account of allegations that Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore initiated a sexual encounter and pursued a relationship with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32. As politicians — and most Republicans — responded to the shocking story of underage sexual abuse, a problematic theme emerged. Each statement relied on the phrase "if proven true," or a variation of that. That might sound logical on its face — the allegations against Moore, now 70, haven't been adjudicated in a court of law — but the phrase allows the commenting politician to have it both ways while relying on negative stereotypes about survivors of abuse. Sex abuse is objectively bad, "if proven true" seems to say, but let's not forget that these women could be lying. Here's an idea that you'd think we might have learned after the flood of disturbing allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein — instead of relying on milquetoast statements that inherently blame victims, believe women. SEE ALSO: Everything you need to know about the cartoon villain who is Roy Moore The Post's report also details the accounts of three additional women who allege inappropriate relationships initiated by the former judge when they were teenagers. The Post's reporters wrote that they talked to 30 different sources before publishing the accounts. A statement from the Moore campaign called the allegations "completely false and a desperate political attack." Few public figures are taking a hard line against Moore and his alleged predatory behavior — most are instead opting for the most non-committal of condemnations while saving themselves a politically advantageous out. It's beyond pervasive — take a look at the tweets and statements that came in all day Thursday: From PENCE's press sect. on Moore: "The Vice President found the allegations in the story disturbing and believes, if true, this would disqualify anyone from serving in office." — Matthew Nussbaum (@MatthewNussbaum) November 10, 2017 JUST NOW: @lisamurkowski on WaPo Report on Roy Moore: "I'm horrified and if it's true he should step down immediately." — Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) November 9, 2017 Sen. Toomey: "All I️ can say is, if there's a shred of truth to it, then he needs to step aside." — Lissandra Villa (@LissandraVilla) November 9, 2017 Sen. Jeff Flake says "of course" he's concerned about the Roy Moore story in WaPo. Asked if Moore should withdraw, Flake said: "if these prove true, yes." — Emma Loop (@LoopEmma) November 9, 2017 STATEMENT ON ROY MOORE: "If the deeply disturbing allegations in the Washington Post are true, Senator Hatch believes that Judge Moore should step aside immediately."Attributable to me (Matt Whitlock, Hatch Spokesman) — Matt Whitlock ���� (@mattdizwhitlock) November 9, 2017 If there is any truth at all to these horrific allegations, Roy Moore should immediately step aside as a Senate candidate. — Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) November 9, 2017 The allegations in the Washington Post story are deeply disturbing, and if proven true, Judge Moore should immediately step aside — Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) November 9, 2017 Statement from Sen. Cruz on Roy Moore: "These are serious and troubling allegations. If they are true, Judge Moore should immediately withdraw. However, we need to know the truth, and Judge Moore has the right to respond to these accusations" — Abby Livingston (@TexasTribAbby) November 9, 2017 SEN. LEE, who endorsed Roy Moore, said he should step aside if allegations are true. — Marianna Sotomayor (@MariannaNBCNews) November 9, 2017 JUST IN: Sen @SteveDaines , who endorsed Roy Moore: "These are very serious allegations and if true he should step down" — Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) November 9, 2017 Rob Portman on Roy Moore: "I think if what we read is true, and people are on the record so I assume it is, then he should step aside." — Dylan Scott (@dylanlscott) November 9, 2017 WH director of legislative affairs Marc Short on @CNNSitRoom says if accusations against Roy Moore are proven to be true he should step aside - but says process needs to play out — Cassie Spodak (@CassieSpodak) November 9, 2017 Senate Leadership Fund statement pic.twitter.com/IEBwMPDiH3 — Daniel Strauss (@DanielStrauss4) November 9, 2017 Some Democrats fell into the same problematic language: These sexual acts against underage girls by Roy Moore would upset God. Also, his alleged acts violate criminal law. If true, he needs to withdraw from the Senate race. https://t.co/LFm4ZNYeFn — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) November 9, 2017 Today's allegations against Roy Moore are deeply troubling. If true, Moore should step aside from his campaign immediately. Alabama voters deserve a candidate they can trust and who represents decency. — Rep. Terri A. Sewell (@RepTerriSewell) November 9, 2017 To Republican Sen. John McCain's credit, he went all in and called for Moore to end his campaign, no qualifying statements needed. Others followed suit, like Rep. Dina Titus, a Democrat from Nevada. The allegations against Roy Moore are deeply disturbing and disqualifying. He should immediately step aside and allow the people of Alabama to elect a candidate they can be proud of. — John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) November 9, 2017 Roy Moore always has been and always will be unqualified to serve. https://t.co/cI0Kx3jkyN — Dina Titus (@repdinatitus) November 9, 2017 The "if proven true" statements are bad, but other responses were, shockingly, far worse. Take this defense citing the Biblical story of Joseph and Mary to justify underage molestation. Wow. This defense of Roy Moore from AL state Auditor Jim Ziegler:"Take Joseph and Mary. Mary was a teenager and Joseph was an adult carpenter. They became parents of Jesus."https://t.co/IhaWiCEFmq — Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 9, 2017 The same politician, Alabama state auditor Jim Zeigler, also made this ridiculous statement defending Moore: "It's much ado about very little." Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler, a Moore backer: "Even if you accept the Washington Post's report as being completely true, it's much ado about very little. " #ALSEN #alpolitics — Brian Lyman (@lyman_brian) November 9, 2017 Moore too posted about the article and blamed the "Obama-Clinton Machine's liberal media lapdogs" without outright denying any of the allegations. The Obama-Clinton Machine's liberal media lapdogs just launched the most vicious and nasty round of attacks against me I've EVER faced!We are are in the midst of a spiritual battle with those who want to silence our message. (1/4) #ALSen — Judge Roy Moore (@MooreSenate) November 9, 2017 Other terrible responses skirted around the issue by attacking the quality of the reporting and motivations of the Washington Post. Alabama Sec. of State John Merrill questions timing and source of allegations against Moore https://t.co/F2ib9oKi5a pic.twitter.com/bbrueHVWmI — Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) November 9, 2017 After a long pause, Alabama Bibb County Republican chairman Jerry Pow tells me he'd vote for Roy Moore even if Moore did commit a sex crime against a girl. "I would vote for Judge Moore because I wouldn't want to vote for Doug," he says. "I'm not saying I support what he did." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 9, 2017 Still others went all in on the time-honored tradition of victim blaming. Alabama Geneva County GOP chairman Riley Seibenhener, who called me back, says he doesn't believe the allegations are true, but if they're true he won't support him - but, at the same time, it's not "forcible rape.""I know that 14-year-olds don't make good decisions," he adds. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 10, 2017 Breitbart and Drudge Report were unsurprisingly reluctant to report straightforwardly about the allegations against Moore. Breitbart relied on some, um, creative, defenses, such as nitpicking about the alleged victims' ages and Moore's marital status at the time (single). In an interview on MSNBC the ridiculous defenses came pouring in. Breitbart editor says it's totally cool if Roy Moore preyed on teen girls... because he was single when he did ithttps://t.co/DvPUuciKIU via @shareblue — Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) November 9, 2017 How it's playing on Drudge ���� pic.twitter.com/h1JdHnKWDL — Al Weaver (@alweaver22) November 9, 2017 Moore, who was twice removed from the Alabama Supreme Court, doesn't look like he's going anywhere. A fundraising email sent shortly after the story published quoted the former judge as saying, "I refuse to stand down." Further, the statute of limitations for sexual abuse of a minor is three years in the state of Alabama. It's been 38 years. Moore's up for the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a special election in Alabama on Dec. 12. WATCH: The hands of this giant clock are drawn in real time by what seems to be a human painter
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| Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Big Gerrymandering Case Ahead Of 2018 Election Posted: 09 Nov 2017 03:15 PM PST  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear an expedited argument in a case challenging the state's congressional map, setting the stage for a potential decision on the constitutionality of the map ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
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| Hezbollah media unit: Islamic State leader reported in Syrian town Posted: 10 Nov 2017 04:25 AM PST  A Hezbollah-run media unit said on Friday Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported to have been in the Syrian town of Albu Kamal during the Syrian army and its allies' operation to clear it. The military unit did not say what had happened to Baghdadi, give further details or identify its sources. The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State said on Friday it had no "releasable information" on Baghdadi's whereabouts.
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| German killer nurse's suspected victims pass 100 Posted: 09 Nov 2017 01:46 PM PST  A German nurse who used lethal drugs on patients out of "boredom" is responsible for the deaths of 106 people, investigators said Thursday, noting the toll could rise further as more bodies are studied. Niels Hoegel, 41, was convicted in 2015 of two murders and four counts of attempted murder or causing bodily harm on intensive-care patients at the Delmenhorst hospital near the northern city of Bremen. More deaths may still be uncovered with toxicology studies under way for five other cases, and exhumations of three former patients planned in Turkey.
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| Restaurant Owner Allegedly Chokes Woman In Dispute Over Cold Fries Posted: 09 Nov 2017 09:34 AM PST  A restaurant owner in Memphis is accused of attacking and choking a customer who complained about her fries being cold.
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| Obama Reports For Jury Duty Looking Sharper Than Ever Posted: 08 Nov 2017 12:52 PM PST  Barack Obama showed up for jury duty on Wednesday looking very dapper indeed.
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| Trump isolationism allows China to fill Southeast Asia void Posted: 08 Nov 2017 05:13 PM PST  BEIJING (AP) — When Chinese leader Xi Jinping said last month that "no country can afford to retreat into self-isolation," he might as well have been talking about Donald Trump as the U.S. president makes his first official visit to Southeast Asia.
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| Lift up your hearts, not your smartphones, pope tells priests Posted: 08 Nov 2017 10:12 AM PST  Pope Francis on Wednesday chastised priests and bishops who take pictures with their smartphones during Masses, saying they should focus on God instead. "The priest says 'lift up your hearts'. He does not say, 'lift up your mobile phones to take pictures,'" Francis told tens of thousands of people at his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square, referring to a communion prayer in the Roman Catholic Mass. In his improvised remarks, he called using smartphones during Mass "a very ugly thing," adding: "It makes me very sad when I celebrate (Mass) here in the piazza or in the basilica and I see so many phones held up. Not only by the faithful, but also by some priests and even bishops! "The Mass is not a show ... so remember, no phones!" he said, prompting laughter and applause from the crowd. Francis, the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, has regularly urged the faithful to be more spiritual and his priests and bishops to be more humble. Shortly after his election in 2013, he said it pained him to see priests driving flashy cars and eager to use the latest smartphone. The pope is driven around in a simple blue Ford Focus and is not known to have ever used a mobile phone in public since his election.
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| Republican panic builds as Roy Moore defiant over sexual abuse allegations Posted: 09 Nov 2017 06:33 PM PST  The question now facing the party: will the accusations change Alabama voters' minds? Roy Moore visited the US capitol last month. The explosive allegations of sexual abuse against a minor that have been leveled against Roy Moore present the GOP leadership with a tricky political crisis.
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| Iran's Velayati says east Syria, Idlib to be cleared 'soon' Posted: 08 Nov 2017 09:56 AM PST  The top adviser to Iran's supreme leader said he expects the Syrian army to soon recapture rebel-held Idlib province, as well as eastern Syria, an area where U.S.-backed militias hold swathes of territory. Iran is a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Iranian official, Ali Akbar Velayati, was speaking in Aleppo, from which the Syrian army drove rebels after a siege last year with help from Tehran.
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| Authorities Have Reviewed Video Footage of the Texas Church Massacre Posted: 08 Nov 2017 11:19 PM PST  The camera kept rolling because there was "no one to turn it off"
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| Trevor Noah Declares The Real Election Winner: 'Karma' Posted: 09 Nov 2017 05:39 AM PST  Ralph Northam's victory over Ed Gillespie for governor in Virginia headlined a triumphant election night for many Democrats.
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| AP FACT CHECK: China-US business deals are largely gloss Posted: 09 Nov 2017 12:32 PM PST  BEIJING (AP) — A trade and investment package announced during President Donald Trump's visit to China is more about the art of diplomacy than the art of the deal.
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| Woman Who Pleaded Guilty in Fiance's Kayak Death Gets Up to 4 Years Posted: 08 Nov 2017 01:12 PM PST  Angelika Graswald, 37, received the maximum sentence allowed after pleading guilty to negligent homicide in the death of her fiancé, Vince Viafore.
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| Amid Lebanon crisis, France's Macron flies to Riyadh to see crown prince Posted: 09 Nov 2017 12:40 PM PST  Macron, who flew in from a visit to the United Arab Emirates, had earlier declined to discuss a wave of high-level arrests for corruption in Saudi Arabia, but said it was vital to work with the kingdom for the stability of the region. Two top Lebanese government officials said on Thursday that Riyadh was holding Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri captive and a third told Reuters that the Saudi authorities had ordered Hariri to resign while he was in Riyadh last weekend, and put him under house arrest.
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| Terry Crews Has Filed a Police Report After Making Sexual Assault Allegations Posted: 08 Nov 2017 10:52 PM PST  The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star revealed last month that he was groped by a Hollywood executive
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| Why The Texas Church Shooting Death Toll Includes A Fetus Posted: 08 Nov 2017 01:32 PM PST  Texas officials counted 26 victims following a mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs on Sunday.
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| Samantha Bee Thinks Ivanka Trump Will Be The First Female President Posted: 09 Nov 2017 12:41 AM PST  Samantha Bee thinks Ivanka Trump will follow in her father's footsteps and become president.
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| Gleeful Democrats see political wave; GOP says not so fast Posted: 08 Nov 2017 02:48 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Jubilant Democrats across America are declaring their big election victories in Virginia and New Jersey — their first of the young Trump era — mark the beginning of an anti-Trump surge that could re-shape the balance of power in Congress in 2018. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he can "smell a wave coming."
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| Religious Belief Has Nothing to Do With Being Irrational, Say Scientists Posted: 08 Nov 2017 02:32 PM PST  Trust in the supernatural isn't a cognitive issue.
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| China's new passenger jet finishes first long-haul flight Posted: 10 Nov 2017 02:29 AM PST  BEIJING (AP) — China's homegrown passenger jet touched down safely after its first long-haul test flight on Friday, bringing the nation one step closer to competing directly with aircraft giants in Europe and America.
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| Venezuela teeters on brink of default Posted: 08 Nov 2017 10:41 AM PST  Longstanding fears of a Venezuela debt default crystallized Wednesday, as the political crisis engulfing the sinking OPEC state deepened with a meeting set at the UN Security Council and the EU eyeing an arms embargo. Investors were bracing for what looked to be an inevitable "credit event" that analysts said could arrive within days -- before a "refinancing and restructuring" of the debt called for by President Nicolas Maduro. While the country's isolation means the risk of contagion to international financial markets is limited, a default could trigger a global rush to seize assets owned by the Venezuelan government and its state oil company PDVSA, and plunge the struggling nation into a full-blown humanitarian emergency.
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| For some Palestinians in love, this slum is the only place to live Posted: 09 Nov 2017 07:37 AM PST  By Miriam Berger JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Kafr Aqab is no one's dream destination: the overcrowded neighborhood separated from adjacent East Jerusalem by Israel's barrier in the occupied West Bank is notorious for rutted roads, drugs and violence. When 23-year-old Yacout Alqam, a resident of East Jerusalem, first met her fiancé, she loved that he was "very kind. Everything." There was just one catch: "The problem of identification cards," said Alqam, the wide smile on her small frame fading.
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| Terry Crews Files Police Report After Sexual Assault Claim Posted: 09 Nov 2017 09:53 AM PST  Actor Terry Crews has reportedly filed a police report against a Hollywood executive just weeks after claiming that he was sexually assaulted at a party.
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| Mommy’s Little Surfer! Pregnant Bethany Hamilton Takes Her 2-Year-Old Son to Hang 10 Posted: 10 Nov 2017 07:01 AM PST  PLUS: Kourtney Kardashian's kids jump for joy in front of nude Khloé photo
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| Chip Gaines Shaved Off ALL Of His Long Hair For The Best Reason Posted: 09 Nov 2017 07:52 AM PST  Chip Gaines just said goodbye to his long hair for the sweetest reason.
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| The Latest: Police trooper saves own life with tourniquet Posted: 08 Nov 2017 11:13 AM PST  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who was shot and critically wounded during a traffic stop (all times local):
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| This Beagle's Ear Cyst Looks Disturbingly Like Donald Trump Posted: 08 Nov 2017 10:34 AM PST  A beagle in Tyneside, England, is dogged with an annoying ailment: Donald Trump is stuck in his ear.
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| Thursday's Morning Email: GOP Presses Forward With Tax Plan Despite Election Shellacking Posted: 09 Nov 2017 04:28 AM PST  TOP STORIES (And want to get The Morning Email each weekday?
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| Disagreement over TPP pact as ministers huddle in Vietnam Posted: 09 Nov 2017 07:41 PM PST  Asia-Pacific nations struggled to salvage the sprawling TPP trade deal Friday following America's rejection of the original pact, with Canada refuting reports an agreement in principle had been struck. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was initially a US-led initiative between 12 nations accounting for 40 percent of global GDP, but deliberately excluding Washington's regional rival China. It was thrown into disarray when President Donald Trump abruptly pulled out of the deal at the start of the year, dismaying allies including Japan, Australia, Canada and Vietnam.
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