| The Second Coming, brought to you by — who else? Donald Trump Posted: 11 Dec 2017 09:18 AM PST  In recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Donald Trump excited evangelical Christians and many orthodox Jews, who see it as laying the groundwork to rebuild the Holy Temple and a precursor to the Second Coming of Christ.
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| Serial Killer Taunts Police In New Letter, Claims There Are More Victims Posted: 11 Dec 2017 01:04 AM PST  A convicted serial killer sent a letter to a South Carolina newspaper claiming police hadn't found all of his victims ― and he's not planning to help them.
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| Sandy Hook Promise releases new PSA about the response to school shootings Posted: 11 Dec 2017 06:22 AM PST  A new video called "Tomorrow's News" imagines a local news item that reports, a day ahead of time, a mass shooting at a school. "Tomorrow I'll probably say that I wish I told someone," says one interviewee. The video was released by Sandy Hook Promise, which was founded by parents of the victims of the Newtown shooting.
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| Chef Mario Batali Takes Leave After 4 Women Accuse Him Of Sexual Misconduct Posted: 11 Dec 2017 08:00 AM PST  Four women have accused Mario Batali of sexual misconduct over the past two decades, according to a report Eater published Monday.
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| New York explosion latest: Suspect had 'improvised bomb' strapped to him on Manhattan subway, say NYPD Posted: 11 Dec 2017 05:50 AM PST  New York City police say a man had an explosive device strapped on when it detonated while he was underground in the subway. It was a pipe bomb, attached by velcro and zip ties, but FBI bomb technicians and police officers are investigating further. The device went off in a corridor connecting the Times Square and Port Authority stations on the city's west side, one of the busiest commuter hubs, at 7:30am during the morning rush.
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| MSC Seaside named best new ship of 2017 by Cruise Critic Posted: 12 Dec 2017 07:50 AM PST  MSC Seaside was named best new ship of the year Tuesday in the annual awards handed out by Cruise Critic, the cruise website.
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| Quality of fake 'supernotes' found in Seoul fan suspicions that North Korea is forging $100 bills Posted: 11 Dec 2017 04:10 AM PST  Suspicions are growing that North Korea has resumed forging $100 dollar bills that are so realistic that they are virtually indistinguishable from genuine currency. It took a team of forgery specialists at South Korea's KEB Hana Bank to confirm that a single $100 bill found at a branch in Seoul in November was a fake. The discovery has triggered alarm because authorities have no idea how many similar "supernotes" - named because they are so similar to real banknotes - are now in circulation. While previous "supernotes" were dated either 2001 or 2003, the new forgeries are dated 2006 and are even more sophisticated in the ink, the printing processes and the material that they use. The forgeries also change colour when they are viewed from a different angle, just as genuine notes should, while the slightly rough texture of the note has also been accurately copied, a spokesman for Hana Bank told South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper. The quality of the forgeries has immediately led to suspicion falling on North Korea, which has a track record of forging foreign banknotes in order to earn hard currency for the regime. Pyongyang is also in increasingly dire need of funds as international sanctions imposed due to the regime's ongoing development of nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles begin to bite. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visiting Mount Paektu in Ryanggang Province Credit: AFP "It seems that whoever printed these supernotes has the facilities and high level of technology matching that of a government", Lee Ho-jung, a bank spokesman said. "They are made with special ink that changes colour depending on the angle, patterned paper and Intaglio printing that gives texture to the surface of a note". Another bank source told The Hankyoreh newspaper, "To print supernote-level forgeries, you need a minting corporation-level production line in place, which costs hundreds of billions of won. "This makes if difficult for ordinary criminal organisations to produce them". Earlier versions of supernotes have been around for at least 15 years, with US government officials estimating in 2006 that as much as $250 million worth of fake $100 bills could be in circulation worldwide. Case study | Counterfeit cash in the UK In recent years, Pyongyang appears to have scaled back its forging operation, which is reportedly overseen by the shadowy Division 39, although that may have changed given the pressure that the regime is now under. In the past, North Korea was believed to distribute the bills overseas through criminal groups and by transporting them abroad through the diplomatic pouch to embassies from where they could be slipped into circulation. In December 2011, the Irish High Court dismissed an application from the US to extradite Sean Garland, the alleged chief of staff of the Official Irish Republican Army, in connection with passing fake supernotes. Mr Garland had been observed travelling to Moscow and visiting the North Korean embassy in the company of a number of former KGB officials. Fake notes were later allegedly smuggled into Ireland and the UK and exchanged for pounds or other currencies.
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| Trump slammed for throwing insults at the media in the wake of attempted terror attack in NYC Posted: 11 Dec 2017 09:47 AM PST  President Donald Trump is receiving backlash for attacking the "failing" New York Times shortly after being briefed on an attempted terror attack in New York City Monday. ".@POTUS has been briefed on the explosion in New York City," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on Twitter at 8:13 a.m.
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| France Awards Climate Scientists With 'Make Our Planet Great Again' Grants Posted: 11 Dec 2017 04:56 PM PST  Eighteen climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere hit the jackpot Monday as French President Emmanuel Macron awarded them millions of euros in grants to relocate to France for the rest of Donald Trump's presidential term.
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| Daredevil 'Rooftopper' Plunges To His Death From Chinese High Rise Posted: 11 Dec 2017 10:37 PM PST  An incredibly agile Chinese social media star and fearless "rooftopper" plunged 62 floors to his death from a high-rise in the city of Changsha, police confirmed to Chinese media.
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| Southern California: Elevated fire danger remains this week despite less wind Posted: 10 Dec 2017 12:32 PM PST  Locally windy conditions will keep the fire danger elevated across Southern California through Thursday as air quality concerns mount.
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| U.S.-backed Syrian forces, Iraqi army coordinate at border: SDF Posted: 11 Dec 2017 04:12 AM PST ![U.S.-backed Syrian forces, Iraqi army coordinate at border: SDF]( "U.S.-backed Syrian forces, Iraqi army coordinate at border: SDF") U.S.-backed militias in Syria said they have formed a joint military center with the Iraqi army to protect their common border region after ousting Islamic State militants. Daesh is an Arabic acronym for Islamic State.
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| Akayed Ullah: New York terror suspect named as 27-year-old Posted: 11 Dec 2017 06:48 AM PST Police have named the suspect in the New York explosion as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah. Four people have been left injured after a bomb exploded on a Manhattan subway platform. The city's police force said the "explosion" was of "unknown origin" and was located near the Port Authority bus terminal on 42nd street and 8th avenue.
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| Trump denies 4- to 8-hour TV habit: ‘I seldom, if ever, watch CNN or MSNBC’ Posted: 11 Dec 2017 07:27 AM PST  Monday morning, shortly after CNN discussed a New York Times report describing Trump's TV viewing habits, Trump took to Twitter to dismiss the article. Though he claimed he doesn't watch much TV and seldom if ever watches CNN, many have seen signs that he does.
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| Oxford Researchers Make Startling Discovery About Ancient St. Nicholas Relic Posted: 11 Dec 2017 11:35 AM PST  A post shared by Dr Georges Kazan (@drgeorgeskazan) on Dec 5, 2017 at 4:56pm PST Researchers at Oxford University have used modern scientific technology to test a religious relic believed to belong to St. Nicholas, the fourth-century Christian bishop whose generosity inspired the legend of Santa Claus.
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| 'Cruel and Vicious.' Woman Who Killed Pregnant Neighbor to Keep Baby Pleads Guilty Posted: 11 Dec 2017 01:14 PM PST  22-year-old Savanna Greywind was 8 months pregnant when she disappeared
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| How Long Can You Keep Meat In The Freezer? Posted: 11 Dec 2017 10:22 AM PST  Before the invention of the freezer, snow and cold weather were the only ways to keep food cold.
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| Los Angeles subway work uncovers array of Ice Age fossils Posted: 11 Dec 2017 12:15 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — As part of the crew digging a subway extension under the streets of Los Angeles, Ashley Leger always keeps her safety gear close by.
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| Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Leader, Dies at 104 Posted: 12 Dec 2017 06:36 AM PST  Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, the spiritual leader of Israel's non-Hassidic ultra-Orthodox Jews of European descent and one of the country's most influential and powerful rabbis, died on Tuesday. He was 104.
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| North Korean Prisons Are Worse Than Nazi Concentration Camps, Says Holocaust Survivor Posted: 12 Dec 2017 08:52 AM PST  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's mistreatment of political prisoners is at least as egregious as that carried out in World War II concentration camps, according to a former international judge who survived Auschwitz.
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| Two killed as plane crashes into house in San Diego Posted: 10 Dec 2017 05:15 PM PST  Local media report the plane crashed into the home in the Clairemont neighbourhood at around 4.40pm local time on Saturday. The single-engine, six-seat Beech BE36 Bonanza had taken off from Montgomery Field airport around half a mile from the crash site. The pilot and a passenger were taken to hospital with burns and two passengers died at the scene, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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| Battle for Moscow: How Russia Stopped Nazi Germany's Military Posted: 11 Dec 2017 11:33 AM PST  Would the capture of Moscow have altered the outcome of World War II? Moscow was more than the administrative capital of the Soviet Union: it was also a vital rail hub and production center. There was also the symbolic value: totalitarian dictators, like Hitler and Stalin, crafted images of themselves as all-knowing leaders of their nations.
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| In photos: The best Christmas markets in Europe of 2018 Posted: 12 Dec 2017 02:25 AM PST |
| Report: Ivanka's decision to rebuke Roy Moore over sex abuse claims made Donald Trump back him Posted: 11 Dec 2017 10:38 AM PST  President Donald Trump is now actively campaigning for Roy Moore, the U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama who stands accused of multiple instances of sexual misconduct, some involving teenagers.
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| Ellen DeGeneres Evacuates Her Pets As California Fire Bears Down Posted: 11 Dec 2017 04:00 AM PST  Ellen DeGeneres tweeted Sunday that she and wife Portia de Rossi evacuated their pets as California's raging Thomas Fire closed in on their home in Santa Barbara County, an area packed with celebrities.
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| Woman charged in pregnant neighbor's death pleads guilty Posted: 11 Dec 2017 02:46 PM PST  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman pleaded guilty Monday in the killing of a pregnant neighbor so she and her boyfriend could keep the baby, though officials are still saying little about how the victim died.
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| Hopper From 'Stranger Things' Wore A Holiday Sweater And Became A Meme Posted: 12 Dec 2017 04:37 AM PST  Actor David Harbour is spreading the festive cheer with a holiday sweater snap, which is now going viral.
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| US Treasury says Senate tax plan would boosts revenue $1.8 tn Posted: 11 Dec 2017 09:06 AM PST  The US Senate version of the tax overhaul plan would pay for itself over 10 years, boosting growth and generating $1.8 trillion in additional revenues, the Treasury Department said Monday. The Republican plan is expected to generate GDP growth of about 2.9 percent over the next decade, 0.7 percentage points higher than the current forecast, which will bring in more revenue to the government's coffers and offset the deficit increase caused by lower taxes, according to a Treasury analysis. Republicans in the House and Senate are working to come up with a final unified version of the reform that President Donald Trump can sign before the end of the year.
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| The Rape and Murder of a 6-Year-Old Girl in India Has Reignited Outrage Posted: 11 Dec 2017 10:42 PM PST  Protests erupted in the northern state of Haryana
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| Nazi Germany's 'Star Wars' Tank Was a Total Disaster Posted: 11 Dec 2017 07:42 AM PST  The unique Kugelpanzer, or "ball tank", was built in Germany and at some point shipped over to Japanese-occupied China. The kinship with World War I-era prototypes ties the Kugelpanzer's concept to an era in which the tank's advantage in "mobility" related to its ability to negotiate the cratered and trench-strewn battlefields of World War I, rather than execute Blitzkrieg-style rapid advances. The Star Wars prequel movies featured various monowheel robots and vehicles amongst its various fantastical elements.
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| Tasmanian tiger doomed long before humans came along Posted: 11 Dec 2017 09:42 PM PST  The Tasmanian tiger was doomed long before humans began hunting the enigmatic marsupial, scientists said Tuesday, with DNA sequencing showing it was in poor genetic health for thousands of years before its extinction. Scientists genetically mapped the animal -- also known as a thylacine -- using the genome of a pup preserved more than century ago in a jar. The research revealed the creature began to undergo a decline in genetic diversity more than 70,000 years ago, leaving it less resilient to environmental change even before Aborigines are believed to have first inhabited the continent 65,000 years ago.
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| 39 Amazing Chicken Thigh Recipes Posted: 12 Dec 2017 09:38 AM PST |
| Trump Lawyers Want A Second Special Counsel Posted: 12 Dec 2017 04:04 AM PST  President Donald Trump's legal team says it's fed up with the Justice Department and the FBI "witch hunt" into whether his campaign colluded with the Russian government.
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| Celebrities Urge Alabamians To Stay On #RightSideOfHistory As Election Looms Posted: 11 Dec 2017 03:37 AM PST  With Tuesday's nail-biter of a special Senate election approaching in Alabama, celebrities and others have been taking to social media to urge the state's voters to stay on the #RightSideOfHistory.
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| Putin declares victory on visit to air base in Syria Posted: 11 Dec 2017 08:19 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory against "terrorists" in Syria on Monday during a surprise visit to a Russian military base in the county, where he also announced a partial pullout of Russian troops.
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| U.S. judge warns of mistrial in Nevada rancher Bundy's trial Posted: 11 Dec 2017 03:12 PM PST ![U.S. judge warns of mistrial in Nevada rancher Bundy's trial]( "U.S. judge warns of mistrial in Nevada rancher Bundy's trial") A U.S. federal judge in the criminal conspiracy trial of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and three other men on Monday warned that prosecutors' failure to produce documents that could support defense arguments may lead to a mistrial. The four men, including two of Bundy's sons Ammon and Ryan, are accused of conspiring to use the threat of force in a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents near Bundy's ranch. The revolt was sparked by the court-ordered roundup of Bundy's cattle by government agents over his refusal to pay fees required to graze the herd on federal land.
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| Watch a Barn-Find Tucker Lay Numbers on a Dyno Posted: 11 Dec 2017 09:09 AM PST  Tucker number 44, in the midst of a major restoration, hits the dyno to prove exactly how much power that helicopter-sourced flat six makes.
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| Charles Jenkins, a U.S. Army Deserter Who Fled to North Korea, Has Died in Japan Posted: 12 Dec 2017 01:02 AM PST  Charles Jenkins, a U.S. Army deserter to North Korea who married a Japanese abductee and lived in Japan after their release, has died. He was 77.
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| Father Kills 2 Young Children in Murder-Suicide Posted: 10 Dec 2017 12:52 PM PST  The mom found them all deceased in the home, police said.
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| 5 Things That Truly Don’t Matter When You Buy Your First House Posted: 12 Dec 2017 02:51 AM PST  All those concerns you have about money are quite legitimate, and the mortgage process can be confusing.
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| The Saudi-UAE Alliance Could Be Weaker Than It Appears Posted: 11 Dec 2017 05:01 PM PST  The potential for tension between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi is illustrated by an increasing number of foreign-policy disagreements. On December 5, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Ministry announced the creation of a joint cooperation and coordination committee with Saudi Arabia. This committee provides an official forum for Saudi Arabia–UAE security collaboration outside the auspices of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
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| Fox News Anchor Fumbles With Facts During Segment On 'Fake News' Posted: 10 Dec 2017 04:13 PM PST  During a Sunday segment sounding the alarm about the rise of "fake news" in the mainstream media, Fox News anchor Leland Vittert twice claimed that The Washington Post had fired a reporter over a misleading tweet that sparked the ire of President Donald Trump.
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| Warning to Congress: Bad Iran Legislation Is Worse Than No Iran Legislation Posted: 11 Dec 2017 09:20 AM PST  President Trump can't let the House and Senate play politics with Iranian nuclear deal.
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| Zimbabwe ex-leader Mugabe on 1st trip abroad since resigning Posted: 12 Dec 2017 05:17 AM PST  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Zimbabwe's former leader Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace, have traveled to Singapore on their first trip abroad since Mugabe resigned last month under pressure from the military and ruling party, the presidential spokesman said Tuesday.
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