| Las Vegas Shooter Fired More Than 1,100 Rounds, Police Say Posted: 24 Nov 2017 04:29 AM PST  Gunman Stephen Paddock fired more than 1,100 rounds of ammunition during his attack on a Las Vegas country music festival last month, authorities said.
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| Women Lead Political Backlash Against Trump Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:56 AM PST  Rachel Maddow looks at how the election of Donald Trump motivated women to action in protest and also in running for office, and replays a portion of her earlier discussion with Hillary Clinton about how America responds to a woman running for office.
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| Dem Lawmaker: Ethics Investigation Into John Conyers Allegations Is 'Not Accountability' Posted: 24 Nov 2017 08:39 AM PST  Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) is standing by her call for Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to resign amid sexual harassment allegations, arguing that a congressional investigation into the matter is too little, too late.
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| Man Plans To Launch Himself In Homemade Rocket Funded By Flat-Earthers Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:00 AM PST  A self-taught rocket engineer who claims he believes the earth is flat plans to launch himself nearly 2,000 feet in the air on a homemade steam rocket this Saturday.
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| Argentine sub disaster stirs bitter memories in Russia Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:46 AM PST  President Vladimir Putin has offered his Argentine counterpart Mauricio Macri help in trying to find a submarine that disappeared in the South Atlantic a week ago, and dispatched a Russian military vessel to the scene. In 2000, just a few months after the former KGB officer assumed his presidential duties for the first time, Russia lost a nuclear submarine with all 118 sailors on board following a bungled rescue effort. The loss of the Kursk became the worst disaster in the history of the Russian navy and a huge embarrassment for Putin.
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| Vast majority of suspects in graft probe agreeing to settle, crown prince says Posted: 23 Nov 2017 11:08 PM PST  The vast majority of about 200 businessmen and officials implicated in a sweeping crackdown on corruption are agreeing to settlements under which they hand over assets to the government, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the New York Times. "We show them all the files that we have and as soon as they see those about 95 percent agree to a settlement," which means signing over cash or shares in their companies to the Saudi Treasury, the newspaper quoted Prince Mohammed as saying. About 4 percent say they are not corrupt and with their lawyers want to go to court." Prince Mohammed repeated a previous official estimate that the government could eventually recover around $100 billion of illicit money through settlements.
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| The Latest: Spectacle, security on display at Macy's parade Posted: 23 Nov 2017 01:41 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York (all times local):
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| Robert Mugabe 'guaranteed immunity' according to sources in Zimbabwe Posted: 23 Nov 2017 01:50 PM PST  Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety will be protected in his home country under a deal that led to his resignation, sources close to the negotiations said on Thursday. Mr Mugabe, who had led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980, stepped down on Tuesday after the army seized power and the ruling party turned against him. Emmerson Mnangagwa, the former vice president sacked by Mr Mugabe earlier this month, is set to be sworn in as president on Friday. A government source said Mr Mugabe, who is 93 and was the world's oldest serving head of state, told negotiators he wanted to die in Zimbabwe and had no plans to live in exile. "It was very emotional for him and he was forceful about it," said the source, who is not authorised to speak on the details of the negotiated settlement. "For him it was very important that he be guaranteed security to stay in the country...although that will not stop him from travelling abroad when he wants to or has to." Mr Mugabe resigned as parliament began a process to impeach him, sparking wild celebrations in the streets. His sudden fall after 37 years in power was triggered by a battle to succeed him that pitted Mr Mnangagwa against Mr Mugabe's much younger wife Grace. "The outgoing president is obviously aware of the public hostility to his wife, the anger in some circles about the manner in which she conducted herself and approached ZANU-PF party politics," a second source said. "In that regard, it became necessary to also assure him that his whole family, including the wife, would be safe and secure." Mr Mugabe had clung on to power for a week after the military intervened. He angered many Zimbabweans when he did not resign in a televised address on Sunday as many had anticipated. The government source said the tipping point for Mr Mugabe was the realisation that he would be impeached and ousted in an undignified way. "When the process started, he then realised he had lost the party," the source said. Mr Mugabe will receive a retirement package that includes a pension, housing, holiday and transport allowance, health insurance, limited air travel and security. Timeline Robert Mugabe as leader of Zimbabwe The elderly ex-president was "rugged and drained" by events of the past week and may travel to Singapore for medical checks in the coming weeks, the source said. He had been due to leave for the Southeast Asian country in mid-November before the military put him under house arrest. Mr Mugabe has maintained that he leads a frugal life and that he does not possess any wealth or properties outside Zimbabwe. But last month a legal quarrel between Grace and a Belgian-based businessman over a $1.3 million diamond ring lifted a veil on the wealthy lifestyle of Mugabe and his wife, nicknamed "Gucci Grace" for her reputed dedication to shopping. In Zimbabwe, Mr Mugabe runs a dairy business and the family has several farms while local and foreign media have reported that Grace has bought properties and luxury cars in South Africa.
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| Shirtless Woman in the Path of Oncoming Train Rescued by Police in Pulse-Pounding Video Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:41 AM PST  It remains unclear how the woman wound up on the train tracks in a state of undress.
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| North Korea Is a Bad Actor—but That Doesn't Make It a State Sponsor of Terrorism Posted: 23 Nov 2017 05:24 PM PST  Redesignating Pyongyang as a state sponsor of terrorism is a political act, a declaration that the DPRK is on Washington's naughty list. President Donald Trump demonstrated his contempt for the law in naming North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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| Reeva Steenkamp Can ‘Rest In Peace' After Oscar Pistorius’ Sentence Doubled, Her Family Says Posted: 24 Nov 2017 07:07 AM PST  Reeva Steenkamp's family said she "can now rest in peace" after a South African court on Friday more than doubled Olympian and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius' sentence for killing her.
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| Two London Underground stations reopen after terrorist-incident scare Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:50 AM PST ![Two London Underground stations reopen after terrorist-incident scare]( "Two London Underground stations reopen after terrorist-incident scare") Two London underground stations on Oxford Street have reopened after an incident that police initially treated as if it might be terrorist-related, the city's transport authority said on Friday.
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| Woman Raises Over $300,000 For Homeless Man Who Gave Her His Last $20 Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:21 AM PST  After her car ran out of gas on a dark New Jersey highway last month, Kate McClure pulled over and tried to walk to the nearest gas station on foot.
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| 'A Country Within a Country': Inside the Navajo Nation in 1948 Posted: 24 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST  "How can nations which differ from each other in appearance and language and culture live peaceably together?"
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| A Suspect is in Custody After a Texas State Trooper Was Shot Dead on Thanksgiving Posted: 23 Nov 2017 10:47 PM PST  A Texas state trooper was shot and killed during a traffic stop in East Texas on Thanksgiving. The agency also said it will file capital murder charges against Dabrett Black, 32, of Lindale, Texas.
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| The Best Chance To Defeat Roy Moore May Be For The Democratic Party To Lie Low Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:12 AM PST  Democrats are salivating at the chance to pick up a Senate seat in the Deep South.
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| U.S. Navy halts search for three sailors lost in Philippine Sea air crash Posted: 23 Nov 2017 07:10 PM PST  A U.S. Navy said it has called off a search for three sailors missing since a transport plane crashed in the Philippines Sea south of Japan on Wednesday enroute to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. "During the course of two days, eight U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Defence Force ships, three helicopter squadrons and maritime patrol aircraft covered nearly 1,000 square nautical miles," the U.S. Seventh Fleet said in a press release. The latest Navy accident in the Asia Pacific comes after two deadly incidents in the region involving U.S. warships that have raised questions about training and the pace of Navy operations in the region, prompting a Congressional hearing and the removal of a number of some senior officers.
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| Trump Plugs MAGA Merch For Black Friday, Twitter Users Howl Posted: 24 Nov 2017 10:02 PM PST  The Collectible #MAGA hat Christmas ornament is 30% off today with the code GIVING.
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| This Was the Battle Ulysses S. Grant Hoped He 'Would Not Fight Again' Posted: 25 Nov 2017 04:48 AM PST  "Lee's army is really whipped," declared Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Maj. Gen. Henry Halleck on May 26, 1864. A battle with them outside of entrenchments cannot be had." Thwarted by the Army of Northern Virginia at the North Anna River, Grant was preparing to swing around Robert E. Lee's right flank again and push southeast. Lee then would have no choice but to leave his entrenchments at North Anna and attempt to stop the Federal forces from reaching Richmond, probably along the Chickahominy River.
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| Pakistan: Police clash with Islamist protesters, 6 killed Posted: 25 Nov 2017 08:34 AM PST  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Six people were killed and another 200 injured Saturday as police launched an operation to clear Islamist protesters from an intersection linking the Pakistani capital with the garrison city of Rawalpindi, doctors at local hospitals said. The protest triggered demonstrators to take to the streets of other cities across the country in solidarity, bringing them to a virtual standstill.
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| Thousands of Amazon Workers in Europe Go on Strike for Black Friday Posted: 24 Nov 2017 07:33 AM PST  They want better wages
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| Texas Abortion Restrictions Struck Down As Unconstitutional Posted: 23 Nov 2017 10:09 PM PST  A federal judge has struck down Texas restrictions on a common second-trimester abortion procedure, ruling that the law blocks a woman's constitutionally guaranteed right to an abortion.
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| President Emmerson Mnangagwa promises to pay compensation for land grabs and clean up Zimbabwe’s ‘poisoned politics’ as he is sworn in Posted: 24 Nov 2017 04:51 AM PST  Emmerson Mnangagwa appealed for national unity and promised compensation for dispossessed white farmers as he sought to draw a line under the Robert Mugabe era in his inaugural speech as president of Zimbabwe. Mr Mnangagwa was sworn in as the second president of Zimbabwe with a 21 gun salute, marching troops, and dancing children just ten days after the country's military launched a coup that led to the resignation of Mr Mugabe, who had ruled the country for 37 years, earlier this week. In an address to 60,000 people in Harare's national stadium, he praised Mr Mugabe as his mentor and a "founding father" of the nation, but in a tacit rebuke called on the international community to lift sanctions in recognition of the country's "new start." "For me personally he is a mentor, father, comrade in arms, and my leader," Mr Mnangagwa said of the outgoing president. Emmerson Mnangagwa, centre, takes his seat at his presidential inauguration ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe Credit: AP "While we cannot change the past, there is a lot we can do in the present and the future to give our nation a different positive direction," he added. Mr Mugabe, 93 did not attend the lavish inauguration ceremony in Harare's National Stadium on Friday morning. His spokesman said that he needed to rest. Robert Mugabe kissing his wife and first lady Grace Mugabe during the country's 37th Independence Day celebrations Credit: Jekesai Njikizana/AP Under overcast skies and watched by 60,000 spectators from the stands, Mr Mnangagwa swore to uphold the Zimbabwean constitution and defend the country's 16 million citizens. It was the first time since the independence ceremony of April 18 1980, that a crowd of all political parties, races, and creeds gathered to hear the speech of the leader of Zimbabwe. Service chiefs including Gen Constanino Chiwenga, the armed forces commander who orchestrated the coup that ousted Mr Mugabe, lined up to swear allegiance to Mr Mnangagwa after he had taken the oath. Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife Auxillia arrive at the presidential inauguration ceremony in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe Credit: AP Edgar Lungu, the president of Zambia, and Botswana's Ian Khama, who regularly criticized Mr Mugabe over the torture and mistreatment of opposition leaders, flew in to attend the ceremony. Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, the most influential regional power, did not attend. Rory Stewart, the UK's Africa Minister, who is in Zimbabwe, was also absent. The ceremony was attended by Morgan Tsvangirai, the former prime minister and leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, and Joice Mujuru, another opposition leader. Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as president in Harare Credit: AFP Mr Mnangagwa, who became leader of the ruling Zanu PF party over the weekend, made explicit promises to fix both Zimbabwe's "poisoned" political environment and its dysfunctional economy. "I am not oblivious to the many Zimbabweans across the political and racial divide who helped make this day happen, and thus have legitimate expectations of the office I now occupy," he said, in an apparent acknowledgement of the vast numbers of opposition supporters who marched against Mr Mugabe in Harare on Saturday. He said "free and fair" elections will go ahead as scheduled next year when the current five year presidential term, which Mr Mugabe began in 2013, ends. Timeline Robert Mugabe as leader of Zimbabwe Turning to the economy, he said he would invite foreign direct investment in an effort to stimulate "job job job creation" - a pledge that brought a loud cheer - and called for the EU and the United States to drop sanctions against top military and Zanu PF figures. "All foreign investment will be safe in Zimbabwe," said Mnangagwa, addressing fears following moves by Mr Mugabe to nationalize the country's lucrative resources such as diamonds, platinum, gold and chrome. He also said that the "redistribution" of white-owned farms would not be reversed but said his incoming government would be "committed to compensating farmers from whom land was taken." Gunners fire a 21 gun salute at the inauguration ceremony Credit: Anadolu/Wilfred Kajese Zimbabwe already runs a compensation scheme introduced last year that sees tenants on "redistributed" land pay rent to the state which is in theory used to compensate evicted farmers, but it has been criticised as effectively unaffordable for new tenants. The ceremony came as troubling details emerged about the arrest of ministers in the previous government. Ignatius Chombo, the finance minister in Mr Mugabe's government, was admitted to hospital with injuries sustained from beatings while in military custody, his lawyer said. New Zimbabwe President Emerson Mnangagwa is seen after he was sworn in Credit: Wilfred Kajese/ Anadolu Mr Chombo has not been seen since he was arrested in the military coup that unfolded in Zimbabwe on the night of November 14. Human rights groups have expressed concern about the treatment of a number of political allies of Grace Mugabe, the former first lady, who were arrested in the coup. The families of Saviour Kasukwere, the regional government minister, and Jonathan Moyo, the tertiary education minister, have reported military raids on the their homes and arbitrary arrests in the days since the coup. Mr Kasukwere and Mr Moyo themselves are believed to have left the country. The speech drew a mixed reaction on the streets of Harare. Zimbabwe's new first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa Credit: SIPHIWE SIBEKO/Reuters "It was ok. It was nice to see and watch. But let's see what he does. We are very happy Mugabe has gone. But can he fix it? Today is a working day for us." said a vendor selling mobile phones at a traffic light in central Harare. "We have no jobs, we have nothing to show for our years as Zimbabwe. Don't believe our schools are ok - they are not. I have a child out of school because I cannot afford the fees," added the man, who declined to give his name. "We heard what he said. The hatred is not there any more. But where is the proof? Where is the money in the banks?" said Alice Mokwena, a part time job as a cleaner. The first sign of optimism after Mr Mnangagwa's speech was a drop in the black market rate for swipe cards and phone credit, a defacto-currency for many in the country, against US dollars. The Zimbabwe dollar disappeared in 2009 when it lost all value after years of hyperinflation. "The rate has been slipping the last few days and is now a further 10 percent down," said a small currency trader. "I am not sure how long this will last."
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| Six-year-olds show off bloody hunting trophies after minimum age scrapped in Wisconsin Posted: 24 Nov 2017 05:07 AM PST  Governor Scott Walker announced the change, in Wisconsin, which allows a youngster of any age to head into the wild to shoot game such as deer as long as they are in the care of an adult. Governor Walker revealed the shake-up in the rules just days before the state's new hunting season began. Locals head into the northern forests for days on end to kill animals including deer, bears and turkey in what is justified by some as population control.
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| Black Friday Shoppers Report Massive Credit Card System Issues At Macy's (UPDATED) Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:15 AM PST  As if Black Friday weren't already stressful enough for shoppers and retail employees, major department store chain Macy's appears to be experiencing credit and debit card system failures around the United States.
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| North Korea replaces soldiers, South Korea awards medals after defector's border dash Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:36 AM PST  North Korea has reportedly replaced guards and fortified a section of its border with South Korea where a North Korean soldier defected last week, while South Korean and U.S. soldiers have been decorated for their role in the defector's rescue.
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| Teen Accusing 2 NYPD Officers Of Rape Was Bullied By Others At Hospital, Lawyer Says Posted: 24 Nov 2017 03:06 PM PST  An 18-year-old woman was allegedly harassed at a hospital by several members of the New York Police Department just hours after she was allegedly raped by two of their colleagues, according to her lawyer.
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| Myanmar not yet safe for Rohingya refugee return: UN Posted: 24 Nov 2017 05:07 AM PST  Conditions for Rohingya refugees to safely return to Myanmar from Bangladesh are not in place, the UN said Friday, a day after the two countries announced repatriation would begin in two months. "UNHCR has not yet seen the details of the agreement", the UN refugee agency said in a statement, referring to the deal inked Thursday between Myanmar and Bangladesh, where an estimated 620,000 Rohingya refugees are now living in squalor. "At present, conditions in Myanmar's Rakhine State are not in place to enable safe and sustainable returns," UNHCR added.
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| Syria opposition meeting in Riyadh sees no role for Assad in transition Posted: 23 Nov 2017 04:48 PM PST  By Stephen Kalin and Suleiman Al-Khalidi RIYADH/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's main opposition stuck by its demand on Thursday that President Bashar al-Assad play no role in an interim period under any U.N.-sponsored peace deal, despite speculation it could soften its stance because of Assad's battlefield strength. A gathering in Saudi Arabia of more than 140 participants from a broad spectrum of Syria's mainstream opposition also blasted Iran's military presence in Syria and called on Shi'ite militias backed by Tehran to leave the country. "The participants stressed that this (the transition) cannot happen without the departure of Bashar al Assad and his clique at the start of the interim period," opposition groups said in a communique at the end of the meeting.
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| The U.S. Marines Explained to Us When Fully Automatic Fire Is Needed in War Posted: 25 Nov 2017 04:41 AM PST  "America! Ahhhhh!" roars Chief Warrant Officer Christian Wade as he unloads with the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle — and not with any of that wimpy "pew, pew, pew" slow and steady squeeze stuff. Gerald Trado, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take turns sending rounds down range in semi-automatic and fully automatic.
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| Prince William and Pregnant Kate Middleton Arrive at London Theater After Scare One Block Away Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:43 PM PST  According to the Metropolitan Police, officers responded to numerous emergency calls on Friday evening claiming that shots had been fired
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| Michael Flynn May Be Cooperating With Robert Mueller's Russia Probe: Report Posted: 23 Nov 2017 02:37 PM PST  President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, may be moving to cooperate with the special counsel investigating ties between the Trump campaign and efforts by Russia to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, The New York Times reported Thursday.
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| Japanese politician barred from bringing baby to council session Posted: 23 Nov 2017 10:03 PM PST  A local Japanese politician has stirred debate after she was forbidden from bringing her baby into a council session. In a case that contrasts starkly with the Australian lawmaker who breastfed her baby in parliament, Yuka Ogata was told she could not take part in the assembly on Wednesday if she had her seven-month-old son with her. Officials of the Kumamoto municipal assembly said visitors and observers were forbidden from the floor, and that included the young children of politicians. The session eventually started 40 minutes late after Ms Ogata agreed to leave the infant with a friend. It was the first time Ms Ogata had attended a plenary session since she gave birth to her son, the BBC reported. She said she wanted to show how difficult it was for women to continue careers and bring up children. Ms. Yuka Ogata (Ogata is her family), one of a few female members of Kumamoto's City Council, has received... https://t.co/Q4KirSrif1— Kumamoto-i (@Kumamotoi) November 23, 2017 "I wanted the assembly to be a place where women who are raising children can also do a great job," she told the Mainichi newspaper. The council said it would discuss ways to support lawmakers who had young children. "We would like to work on a system where assembly members can participate in meetings with their children," Speaker Yoshitomo Sawada, according to the Mainichi. Her move has sparked debate online with supporters saying she was brave and opponents questioning if it was a good idea to bring a baby to a workplace. "I think her act was wonderful. People wouldn't take problems seriously" if she hadn't shown up with the child, one Twitter user said. "Balancing work and child rearing isn't about being with a child all the time at a workplace," said another user, who identified herself as a fellow working mother. "I really cannot understand her action," wrote this user. Japan has consistently fared poorly in gender equality rankings in the developed world. Women are still often expected to give up work after having children, face chronic shortages of public childcare spots and regularly describe the existence of a "concrete" rather than glass ceiling preventing female workers from advancing to senior positions. So proud that my daughter Alia is the first baby to be breastfed in the federal Parliament! We need more #women & parents in Parli #auspolpic.twitter.com/w34nxWxG0y— Larissa Waters (@larissawaters) May 9, 2017 In contrast, Senator Larissa Waters returned to parliament in Australia in May after giving birth to her second daughter and brought her baby Alia Joy with her while she voted. Furthermore, she made political history in the country by breastfeeding her daughter in the chamber. In Britain, an independent review in July last year concluded that allowing women to breastfeed would be "symbolic" and showcase the Commons as a "role-model parent friendly institution".
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| Hunter Fatally Shoots Woman He Mistook For A Deer On Thanksgiving Eve Posted: 24 Nov 2017 03:27 PM PST  A woman in western New York state has died in a tragic accident in which a hunter fired at her, thinking she was a deer.
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| Odebrecht reportedly paid millions to ex-Lima mayor Posted: 23 Nov 2017 03:41 PM PST  Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, enmeshed in a corruption scandal which has shaken Latin America's political establishment, gave millions of dollars to Lima's mayor in a recall referendum, Peruvian media reported Thursday. Susana Villaran, a leftist and the first woman to hold the mayor's post, in 2013 faced the recall vote halfway through her four-year term. Odebrecht's former Peruvian boss Jorge Barata said that his company supported Villaran at her request, according to testimony he reportedly gave prosecutors in Brazil.
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| The GOP Crusade Against Obamacare's Mandate Says A Lot About How The Party Changed Posted: 25 Nov 2017 02:46 AM PST  Senate Republicans are set to vote next week on tax legislation that would eliminate the financial penalty for people who don't get health insurance, often called the "individual mandate."
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| Colin Kaepernick joins Native Americans for UnThanksgiving Day protest on Alcatraz Posted: 24 Nov 2017 08:47 AM PST  Colin Kaepernick, the American football star whose "kneeling protest" sparked a national debate, has travelled to Alcatraz Island to join Native Americans protesting the "genocide" they say is represented by Thanksgiving Day. The 30-year-old made a surprise visit to the site of the former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary to join indigenous people who occupied the island off the coast of San Francisco between 1969 and 1971. Since then, there has been an annual sunrise gathering to highlight the deadly, destructive impact on indigenous people of the arrival in America of European colonisers more than 400 years ago.
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| Pentagon likely to acknowledge 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria: U.S. officials Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:50 PM PST  The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Friday, as the military acknowledges that an accounting system for troops has under-reported the size of forces on the ground. The U.S. military had earlier publicly said it had around 500 troops in Syria, mostly supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces group of Kurdish and Arab militias fighting Islamic State in the north of the country. Two U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the Pentagon could, as early as Monday, publicly announce that there are slightly more than 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria.
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| Man Shot at Mall, as Hunt for Black Friday Deals Takes Violent Turn Posted: 24 Nov 2017 09:48 AM PST  A 19-year-old man was shot in a car in Columbia, Mo. Thursday night.
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| Charles Manson 'left his entire estate and body to prison pen pal' Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:16 PM PST  Charles Manson reportedly left his entire estate, including his remains, to a prison pen pal. The murderous cult leader, who died last week aged 83, struck up a friendship with a male correspondent who first wrote to him in the 1990s, TMZ reported. The man reportedly sent 50 unanswered letters to Manson at the California State Prison until he eventually received a reply. Manson then talked to him by telephone and the pen pal started visiting him in jail starting in 2002. According to a yellowing will obtained by TMZ, and dated Feb 14, 2002, Manson left all his belongings, including his clothes and money, to the pen pal. Manson also left to the man rights to use his name and image, and control of songs he had written. The pen pal, who TMZ did not name, also had the right to claim Manson's body within 10 days of his death, and told the news website that he intended to do so. If he does not claim it then the killer will be cremated by the California prison system. According to the will Manson chose specifically to disinherit his known and unknown children, former wives, all relatives, friends, and lawyers. The pen pal said he last spoke to Manson by phone on Oct 21 The will was typed but included some scrawled handwriting, which appeared to match Manson's known style. It included the message: "I'm not in the best spot to rest in peace." The will was said to have been witnessed by one of Manson's fellow inmates. Charles Manson Credit: AP Manson spent his last 45 years in jail after sending followers known as the "Manson Family" to commit gruesome murders, In the summer of 1969 he directed his mostly young, female followers to murder seven people in what prosecutors said was part of a plan to incite a race war. Among the victims was actress Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of filmmaker Roman Polanski. She was stabbed 16 times by cult members. A section of the will said Charles Manson, Prisoner B33920, wished to have his body released to the custody of the pen pal who was "my one and only executor of any services, viewings, funeral arrangements, or otherwise, in his judgment OF MY WISHES only". Manson also said that he was "of a sound mind".
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| In western Moscow, Putin allies lose an election but cling to power Posted: 24 Nov 2017 02:06 AM PST  By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 10 weeks after losing a local council election in western Moscow, Vladimir Putin's party is clinging to power there - by fair means or foul. The standoff over control of Filyovsky Park Council came to a head when opposition councilor Vadim Korovin tried to sit in the chairman's seat at a meeting on Tuesday. A councilor from the Russian president's United Russia cut his microphone cable and then body-checked him as he tried to reach the seat.
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| Mark Hamill Hints At A Potentially Huge Reveal In 'The Last Jedi' Posted: 24 Nov 2017 02:25 PM PST  "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is scheduled for release Dec. 15 ― and actor Mark Hamill is already trying to keep spoilers from getting out.
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| Catholic officials warn ex-seminarians over sex claims Posted: 24 Nov 2017 04:42 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic officials in Italy have threatened former altar boys of the pope with criminal defamation charges for having publicly accused an older seminarian of sexual misconduct when they lived together at the youth seminary inside the Vatican gardens.
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| Mladic falls, but Milosevic loyalists on the rise in Serbia Posted: 23 Nov 2017 05:35 PM PST  The last Serb to stand trial over the conflicts that ripped apart Yugoslavia will finish his days in prison, but in Belgrade, men closely linked to wartime strongman Slobodan Milosevic are returning to high-profile jobs. UN judges in The Hague sentenced former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic to life in jail on Wednesday, after finding him guilty of genocide during the 1990s fighting. "If anyone wondered how far Serbia progressed (after Milosevic), now there is a clear answer: it has moved backwards," said Dubravka Stojanovic, a historian at the University of Belgrade.
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