| Jeff Sessions Weighs Competing Special Counsel Focused On Clinton, Democrats Posted: 13 Nov 2017 07:23 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Attorney General Jeff Sessions, facing a dissatisfied boss and increased scrutiny over his knowledge of the Trump campaign's dealings with Russia, is weighing whether to appoint a separate special counsel to zero in on allegations against presidential rival Hillary Clinton and other Democrats, a Justice Department official disclosed in a letter to Republican members of Congress on Monday.
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| Alabama Governor Will Not Delay Race Involving Roy Moore Posted: 13 Nov 2017 03:42 AM PST  NBC's Vaughan Hillyard reports that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she will not delay the Senate race involving Roy Moore.
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| Texas Church Is Transformed Into Poignant Memorial For Mass Shooting Victims Posted: 12 Nov 2017 04:01 PM PST  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas ― One week after it became the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern Texas shooting, the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs reopened to the public on Sunday.
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| eBay's newest 'Don't Wait for Black Friday' campaign to roll out Black Friday deals all week Posted: 13 Nov 2017 01:26 PM PST  Black Friday is still days away, but with deals that start earlier and earlier every year, it seems like the anticipation of the holiday has been dragging on for months.
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| Camera Battery Explosion at Orlando Airport Causes Panic and Hours of Delays Posted: 13 Nov 2017 07:56 AM PST  Security footage caught a TSA agent jumping into action when he saw the backpack smoking.
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| Race Car Driver, 8, Dies After Slamming Her Car into Cement Barrier Posted: 13 Nov 2017 09:13 AM PST  An 8-year-old drag race driver is dead after he car collided with a cement barrier.
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| House OKs bill slightly cutting former presidents' pensions Posted: 13 Nov 2017 04:14 PM PST ![House OKs bill slightly cutting former presidents' pensions]( "House OKs bill slightly cutting former presidents' pensions") WASHINGTON (AP) — Former presidents get lucrative book deals and high-paid speaking gigs. So there's no need for taxpayers to support them to the degree that the federal government has done in the past.
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| Iran quake survivors spend second night in the open Posted: 14 Nov 2017 12:43 AM PST  Tens of thousands of Iranians spent a second night in the open after a 7.3-magnitude quake struck near the border with Iraq, killing more than 400 people. Residents who had fled their homes when Sunday's quake rocked the mountainous region spanning Iran's western province of Kermanshah and neighbouring Iraqi Kurdistan braved chilly temperatures as authorities struggled to get aid into the quake zone. Iran has declared Tuesday a national day of mourning as officials outlined the most pressing priorities and described the levels of destruction in some parts as "total".
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| Trump Laughs As Philippine Leader Duterte Calls Journalists 'Spies' Posted: 13 Nov 2017 11:58 AM PST  President Donald Trump laughed on Monday as his counterpart in the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, shut down reporters' questions on human rights and referred to journalists as "spies."
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| Advertisers ditch Sean Hannity's show after Roy Moore interview Posted: 12 Nov 2017 01:31 PM PST  Two companies, Realtor.com and Keurig, have pulled advertisements from Fox News host Sean Hannity's programme after he interviewed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. The Republican running the special election on 12 December has come under criticism for allegations of sexual abuse of teenage girls - all of which Mr Moore has denied. "Every single person in this country deserves the presumption of innocence," said Mr Hannity during the programme, which included ad spots from both companies.
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| Lisa Bloom 'Disturbed' By Bill O'Reilly's Lawsuit Against Accuser's Ex-Boyfriend Posted: 13 Nov 2017 02:37 PM PST  High-profile attorney Lisa Bloom said she was "surprised" and "very disturbed" to hear Bill O'Reilly had filed a $5 million lawsuit over a Facebook post written by the ex-boyfriend of a woman who accused O'Reilly of sexual harassment.
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| Walmart cashier in Mississippi helps calm nervous man paying with change Posted: 13 Nov 2017 11:23 AM PST  A Walmart cashier's simple act of kindness has shown that slowing down and showing patience can sometimes make all the difference.
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| 27 Really Funny Tweets About Married Life That Are Undeniably True Posted: 14 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST  After the honeymoon period has come and gone, it might seem as though marriage has lost some of its luster.
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| British doctor saves himself by punching shark in face during surfing attack in Australia Posted: 13 Nov 2017 04:00 PM PST  A 25-year-old British man escaped from a shark after "punching it in the face" while surfing in Australia, saying his feat was inspired by professional surfer Mick Fanning. Charlie Fry, a doctor who moved to Australia two months ago to work, was surfing at Avoca beach, north of Sydney, when a shark leapt out of the water and bit him. He said he heard a "massive thud" and initially thought it was a friend playing around but turned and "saw a shark's head come out of the water with its teeth". "I turned to the right and I saw a shark's head come out of the water with its teeth and I just punched it in the face," he told Nine News. "I saw a shark's head come out of the water... and I just punched it in the face," Charlie Fry has told #9News, after he was attacked on the NSW Central Coast. https://t.co/YK830EQ5gRpic.twitter.com/n2a5C2ygXs— Nine News Australia (@9NewsAUS) 13 November 2017 "[I] got back on my board, shouted at my friends who were there and then managed to catch a wave in. So it was a bit of a close call." Dr Fry said he learnt of the escape technique from a YouTube video featuring an interview with Fanning, an Australian who famously punched a shark to survive an attack during a surfing competition in South Africa in 2015. "Me and my friends have just started surfing, and we saw the YouTube clip of Mick Fanning saying he punched [a shark] in the nose," he said. "So when it happened I was like, 'Just do what Mick did, just punch it in the nose'." He added: "If you are watching or listening, Mick, I owe you a beer. Thank you very much." Surfer Mick Fanning has another close call with shark 01:04 Dr Fry suffered minor scratches and bite wounds from the "hectic" encounter and was driven to hospital by his fellow surfers, who were also doctors. A rescue helicopter service later spotted a ten-foot shark near the site of the attack – a section of the beach known as "shark tower". "I didn't feel the teeth going in, it felt like I was smacked, it felt like a hand, a hand grabbing me, shaking me," Dr Fry said. "I didn't really notice it at the time, because when you're surfing, all I was thinking was 'I'm about to die', and I was just ... thinking about getting in [to shore] as fast as possible. You just ride the wave as long as you can and start paddling for your life." Dr Fry said he would take the week off and was "racing" to return to the water but might choose a different spot to surf. "I probably wouldn't go to that point for a while," he said. "It is called 'shark tower' for a reason, so I will probably just go somewhere else. The surf was rubbish yesterday, so it wasn't even worth it." Australia has had a spate of shark attacks in recent years, including one fatality and ten injuries this year. Authorities closed the beach at Avoca and said surrounding beaches would be "closely monitored". Life-saving advice | How to survive a shark attack
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| Lebanese cardinal arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Hariri Posted: 13 Nov 2017 12:24 PM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — The head of Lebanon's Maronite Catholic community arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday in the first public visit by a Lebanese official since Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his sudden resignation nine days ago.
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| Judge denies 11th-hour bid to dismiss charges against Nevada rancher Bundy Posted: 13 Nov 2017 07:21 PM PST ![Judge denies 11th-hour bid to dismiss charges against Nevada rancher Bundy]( "Judge denies 11th-hour bid to dismiss charges against Nevada rancher Bundy") A federal judge on Monday rejected an 11th-hour bid by Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy to dismiss criminal charges he faced for a 2014 armed standoff against federal agents, finding no basis for defense claims that prosecutors concealed evidence. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro paved the way for the trial of Bundy, 71, and his three co-defendants, including sons Ammon and Ryan Bundy, to proceed with opening statements on Tuesday in a trial expected to last through February.
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| Some Of America's Wealthiest Tell Congress To Raise Their Taxes, Not Cut Them Posted: 13 Nov 2017 03:59 AM PST  American millionaires and billionaires are banding together to urge Republicans in Congress to raise their taxes instead of cutting them.
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| Israel issues Syria warning after concern over Iran-backed forces Posted: 13 Nov 2017 09:49 AM PST  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled Monday that Israel would take military action in Syria when it sees fit as it seeks to ensure Iran-backed forces stay away from its territory. Israel has long accused Iran, its main enemy, of taking advantage of Syria's civil war to send its Revolutionary Guard and its Lebanese Shiite ally Hezbollah into southern Syria, close to the border with the Jewish state. It has sought to avoid being dragged into the fighting but has carried out dozens of air strikes to prevent arms deliveries to Hezbollah, which fights alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
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| Foul-Mouthed State Prosecutor Berates, Threatens Uber Driver Posted: 13 Nov 2017 03:28 PM PST  A Texas prosecutor identified as the woman heard in an audio clip berating an Uber driver has been fired, The Dallas Morning News reports.
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| George HW Bush accused of groping teenage girl Posted: 13 Nov 2017 11:12 AM PST  Another woman has accused former President George HW Bush of groping her, saying he did so when she was a teenager. In an interview with TIME magazine, Roslyn Corrigan said the former President touched her buttocks when she was 16, during a 2003 event at a Texas office of the Central Intelligence Agency. Describing feeling confusion and "absolute horror", Ms Corrigan told TIME she did not say anything to Mr Bush.
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| Best Black Friday TV Deals for 2017 Posted: 13 Nov 2017 12:25 PM PST  If you've always shopped on Black Friday, you may have noticed that it takes more work these days to find the best deals, especially on TVs. Online shopping means it's no longer enough to sort th...
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| The 'Ligchine' concrete machine can cut the labor time in half Posted: 13 Nov 2017 02:55 PM PST  This machine that smooths out concrete is mesmerizing to watch
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| 21 Stellar Thanksgiving Side Dishes You Can Make Ahead Of Time Posted: 13 Nov 2017 08:07 AM PST  Thanksgiving can quickly turn from an enjoyable holiday into a hectic cooking marathon if you don't prepare ahead.
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| Philippines President Duterte Serenades Trump With Love Song at Gala Posted: 13 Nov 2017 09:43 AM PST  "You are the light of my world — a half of this heart is mine" were just some of the lyrics to the classic Filipino love song.
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| Police: Man fatally shot by officer at apartment complex Posted: 14 Nov 2017 09:13 AM PST  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A crowd of angry neighbors gathered overnight after the fatal shooting of a man by a police officer at an apartment complex in Baton Rouge, a city that was wracked by unrest after another police shooting last year.
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| Senate Republicans Grapple With How To Answer The Roy Moore Question Posted: 13 Nov 2017 08:09 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Even as new and disturbing allegations were coming out about the predatory behavior of Roy Moore on Monday, Senate Republicans were still split on how to deal with Alabama's Senate nominee.
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| Southeast Asia summit draft statement skips over Rohingya crisis Posted: 12 Nov 2017 09:25 PM PST  A draft of the statement to be issued after a Southeast Asian summit makes no mention of the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's Rakhine state following a military crackdown that has been described by the United Nations as ethnic cleansing. One paragraph of the communique, seen by Reuters on Monday, mentions the importance of humanitarian relief provided for victims of natural disasters in Vietnam and a recent urban battle with Islamist militants in the Philippines, as well as "affected communities" in northern Rakhine state.
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| Watch Anita Hill And Aly Raisman Share Their #MeToo Stories On Stage Together Posted: 14 Nov 2017 06:51 AM PST  ― Sometimes it takes a public story of abuse to set off a flood of other accounts.
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| Bombardier wins up to $2.2 bn CSeries orders from EgyptAir Posted: 14 Nov 2017 05:35 AM PST  Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier said Tuesday it had agreed to sell up to 24 CSeries aircraft to EgyptAir for a total price tag of nearly $2.2 billion. According to a letter of intent signed between both companies, the Egyptian carrier placed 12 firm orders for CS300 planes and took out purchase rights for another 12, Bombardier said in a statement released during the Dubai air show. "We undertook a thorough evaluation process of our fleet and realised that the CS300 would fit perfectly into our business plans and growth strategy," EgyptAir CEO Safwat Musallam said in the statement.
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| 8 Bad Relationship Habits You Need To Kick Before Getting Married Posted: 13 Nov 2017 09:13 AM PST  When you've been dating someone for a while, it's easy to form bad relationship habits, which, if left unchecked, have the power to crack the very foundation of your partnership.
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| 9 Twists On Snickerdoodles You Weren't Expecting Posted: 14 Nov 2017 08:28 AM PST |
| Ta-Nehisi Coates explains why white hip-hop fans shouldn't rap the N-word – and why they still do Posted: 13 Nov 2017 11:21 AM PST  When it comes to repurposing racial slurs like the n-word, white people need to understand that they're not entitled to everything, author Ta-Nehisi Coates has said. Mr Coates, a leading intellectual and commentator on African-American issues, was asked during a panel about white hip-hop fans who want to rap along when they they hear black rappers use the word n****r that functions both as a hateful epithet and a source of black solidarity. In response, Mr Coates offered a point he has long made about language: context and relationships matter.
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| Jeff Sessions Considers Justice Department Investigation of Clinton Foundation, Russian Uranium Deal Posted: 14 Nov 2017 04:38 AM PST  A special counsel could be appointed to look into Clinton Foundation and an Obama-era uranium deal, the Justice Department has told Congress
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| 4 Adults Arrested After Fight Caught on Camera Outside Chuck E. Cheese's Restaurant Posted: 13 Nov 2017 10:10 AM PST  Their children had allegedly bumped into one another.
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| Quake kills 430 in Iranian border region rebuilt after war Posted: 13 Nov 2017 07:04 PM PST  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of buildings felled by an earthquake that killed more than 430 people in the border region of Iran and Iraq, with nearly all the casualties occurring in an area rebuilt after their ruinous 1980s war.
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| Erdogan swipes at Russia, U.S. missions in Syria Posted: 13 Nov 2017 01:21 PM PST  ANKARA/SOCHI (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan took swipes at U.S. and Russian interventions in Syria on Monday and said if countries truly believed a military solution was impossible, they should withdraw their troops. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump said in a joint statement on Saturday they would continue to fight against Islamic State in Syria, while agreeing that there was no military solution to the country's wider, six-year-old conflict. "I am having trouble understanding these comments," Erdogan told reporters before flying to Russia for talks with Putin.
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| Joe Biden Says He’s ‘So Sorry’ For What Anita Hill Went Through Posted: 13 Nov 2017 02:14 PM PST  The former vice president appeared at Glamour's Women of the Year summit in New York with his wife, Jill Biden. "In the context of changing the culture and women being brave enough to come forward, I'm wondering if there's anything that you would do differently with regards to Anita Hill, if given the opportunity?" Miller asked. Biden, who long has been an outspoken advocate for women, has been criticized for how he handled Hill when she testified against Thomas to the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991.
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| Louis C.K.'s Manager Admits Wrongdoing In Quieting The Comedian's Accusers Posted: 13 Nov 2017 02:33 PM PST  Louis C.K.'s former manager Dave Becky issued an apology Monday for his role keeping the disgraced comedian's sexual misconduct under wraps.
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| In photos: Cronut creator Dominique Ansel's new Los Angeles restaurant Posted: 14 Nov 2017 06:21 AM PST ![In photos: Cronut creator Dominique Ansel's new Los Angeles restaurant]( "In photos: Cronut creator Dominique Ansel's new Los Angeles restaurant") Dominique Ansel, who earlier this year was named the world's best pastry chef in large part for giving the world the croissant-donut hybrid the Cronut, has opened his first full-service, sit-down restaurant at The Grove in Los Angeles. The first floor houses the Dominique Ansel Bakery, while the second floor houses the restaurant 189 by Dominique Ansel. The menu is described as modern American, with comfort foods like roast chicken, given new twists.
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| Chip And Joanna Gaines Head To Italy After Last Episode Of 'Fixer Upper' Posted: 13 Nov 2017 02:44 PM PST  Chip and Joanna Gaines finished filming their final season of "Fixer Upper."
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| 15,000 scientists say threats to planet now 'far worse' Posted: 13 Nov 2017 07:16 AM PST  More than 15,000 global scientists from 184 countries signed on to the letter, called the "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice," published in the journal BioScience. The initial version, released in 1992 by the Union of Concerned Scientists, was signed by 1,700 experts. Since then, nearly all major threats to the environment have grown more dire, particularly the booming world population, which has added two billion people since 1992, a 35 percent increase, according to the update.
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| Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte sings pop duet ‘at Donald Trump’s request’ Posted: 13 Nov 2017 02:32 AM PST  Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte got up and sang a love song with a pop singer at a gala dinner for Asian leaders, because Donald Trump had requested it. The controversial leader joined Pilita Corrales to sing "Ikaw", which means "You" in Tagalog, the language of the Philippines.
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| 15 People Have Caught Fire and 5 Have Died After Being Tasered Near Flammable Materials Posted: 13 Nov 2017 01:10 PM PST  Over the course of 24 years
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| Sessions says he has 'no reason to doubt' Moore accusers Posted: 14 Nov 2017 09:36 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions voiced no skepticism Tuesday of accounts by women accusing Roy Moore of groping or pursuing romantic relationships with them when they were teens, and hinted the Justice Department might look into allegations against the besieged Republican Alabama Senate candidate.
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| Russia, China, others boycott U.S. meeting at U.N. on Venezuela Posted: 13 Nov 2017 05:41 PM PST  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia, China, Egypt and Bolivia boycotted an informal public United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela on Monday organized by the United States, saying the 15-member body should not be involved in the situation. "The issue is about meddling with the internal domestic affairs of Venezuela," Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters, adding that he hoped the country could settle its issues peacefully without any external interference. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the meeting: "The fact that the (Venezuelan) government would go so far as to try and get people not to show up to a meeting is guilt.
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| Aly Raisman On Larry Nassar Abuse Allegations: I Was 'Brainwashed To Believe I Was Fine' Posted: 13 Nov 2017 10:15 AM PST  Aly Raisman says she believes she was a "textbook victim" of sexual abuse.
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| 4th person fatally shot in Tampa in possible serial spree Posted: 14 Nov 2017 05:51 AM PST  A fourth person was shot dead Tuesday in a Florida neighborhood where residents fear they are being stalked by a serial killer.
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