| White Evangelicals Voted En Masse For Roy Moore In Alabama, To No One's Surprise Posted: 13 Dec 2017 03:53 PM PST  Doug Jones' victory in Alabama's special Senate election Tuesday night upset the status quo in his state in many ways ― it put a Democrat from Alabama in the U.S. Senate for the first time in 25 years, and it showed off the political clout of Alabama's black voters.
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| Former press secretary shares heartbreaking memory of how Obama broke down over Sandy Hook shooting Posted: 14 Dec 2017 09:16 AM PST  On the fifth anniversary of the deadly massacre that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School, former President Barack Obama's press secretary took to social media to remember the aftermath of the attack.
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| Haley displays missile as evidence Iran is violating UN resolutions Posted: 14 Dec 2017 07:54 AM PST  The Trump administration accused Iran of violating United Nations resolutions, unveiling what officials said was proof that Iran is exporting missiles and other military hardware to a rebel group in Yemen.
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| Trump's Statement On Redundancy Is Hilariously Redundant Posted: 14 Dec 2017 09:05 PM PST  President Donald Trump's statement on deregulation on Thursday is getting plenty of attention, but not just for his claim of killing off 22 regulations for every new one implemented.
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| Suspect in Virginia car attack faces upgraded charge Posted: 15 Dec 2017 07:21 AM PST  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The man accused of driving into a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville faces a new charge of first-degree murder after a court hearing Thursday in which prosecutors presented surveillance video and other evidence against him.
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| 8-year-old Imani McCray may have hung herself after seeing report of another girl's suicide Posted: 13 Dec 2017 12:47 PM PST  An 8-year-old girl from New Jersey committed suicide over the weekend, and sources close to the investigation are reportedly saying she may have been inspired by a story she saw on social media.
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| More than 20 IS killed in southern Syria: coalition Posted: 14 Dec 2017 10:29 AM PST  Syrian opposition forces backed by a US-led coalition killed more than 20 Islamic State fighters and took several others prisoner, military officials said Thursday. According to the coalition fighting IS in Syria and Iraq, a vetted Syrian opposition group known as the Maghawir al-Thawra detected the fighters early Wednesday in an area controlled by pro-Syrian regime forces in southern Syria, in the Al-Tanf border region. Supported by coalition forces, the Maghawir al-Thawra "quickly and professionally conducted an operation," the coalition said in a statement.
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| Interior secretary addresses sexual harassment at agency Posted: 14 Dec 2017 02:50 PM PST  Ryan Zinke called for "culture change" at the Interior Department after it released the results of a survey of its employees.
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| Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Alabama Election Gets A Brutal Reality Check Posted: 14 Dec 2017 12:30 AM PST  Hours after Doug Jones upset Roy Moore in Alabama's special election, the far right began cooking up conspiracy theories about busloads of voters being brought in from out-of-state: I am hearing rumors that black voters from MS were encouraged to cross over into AL and vote.
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| Twitter users tell FCC chair Ajit Pai to 'kill himself' after net neutrality vote Posted: 14 Dec 2017 12:55 PM PST  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is facing backlash online after the government agency voted Thursday to repeal landmark Obama-era rules that were designed to ensuring a free and open internet, setting up a court fight over a move that could recast the digital landscape The plan had not been popular leading up to the vote, with at least one poll from the University of Maryland finding more than 80 percent of respondents opposed the proposed repeal of net neutrality rules ahead of the vote.
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| Where To Donate To Honor Each Of The 26 Sandy Hook Shooting Victims Posted: 14 Dec 2017 02:45 AM PST  Thursday marks the five-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
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| 60 Holiday Jell-O Shots That Will Get Your Holiday Party LIT Posted: 15 Dec 2017 06:38 AM PST |
| Racial tension over Charlottesville allegedly sparked Omarosa's departure from Trump White House Posted: 13 Dec 2017 02:55 PM PST  Omarosa Manigault-Newman has been an ally of President Donald Trump since her appearance on "The Apprentice" in 2004, but her role in his White House will now come to an end after her departure was announced on Wednesday morning.
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| Republicans criticize Mueller's probe, but want him to stay Posted: 13 Dec 2017 08:36 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans ratcheted up criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling Wednesday, questioning whether there was bias on his team of lawyers but stopping short of calling for his firing or resignation.
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| Forget Stealth Fighters: This Is the Plane China Needs to Take on America Posted: 14 Dec 2017 06:35 AM PST  China is looking to increase its air tanker fleet after its fighter jets, bombers and surveillance aircraft conducted an "island encirclement patrol" of Taiwan earlier this week. As the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) extends exercises in the Western Pacific, refueling will become a problem for its strike aircraft.
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| The Best Cars For 2018 Posted: 14 Dec 2017 11:27 AM PST |
| El Salvador Upholds Three-Decade Prison Term For Woman Who Suffered Stillbirth Posted: 14 Dec 2017 02:43 PM PST  A Salvadoran court upheld a 30-year jail sentence this week for a woman who was convicted of aggravated homicide after suffering what she said was a stillbirth.
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| Dan Johnson: Who is the Kentucky Republican politician accused of child sexual assault found dead in apparent suicide? Posted: 14 Dec 2017 12:23 AM PST  A Republican state representative who denied allegations he sexually assaulted a teenage girl has died in an apparent suicide. Dan Johnson died of a single gunshot wound after stopping his car at the end of a bridge in a secluded area of Mount Washington, Kentucky, the Bullitt County Coroner said. Mr Johnson was elected to the state legislature in 2016, part of a wave of Republican victories that gave the GOP control of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the first time in nearly 100 years.
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| Recognise East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital: Islamic leaders Posted: 13 Dec 2017 11:58 AM PST  Istanbul (AFP) - 'Islamic leaders on Wednesday urged world powers to recognise occupied East Jerusalem as the capital of the "State of Palestine", as Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas warned that the United States no longer had a role to play in the peace process. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan convened an emergency summit of the world's main pan-Islamic body, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul, seeking a tough response to the recognition by US President Donald Trump of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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| Google crunches data to help NASA find two new planets Posted: 14 Dec 2017 12:25 PM PST ![Google crunches data to help NASA find two new planets]( "Google crunches data to help NASA find two new planets") By Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google and NASA said on Thursday that advanced computer analysis identified two new planets around distant stars, including one that is part of the first star system with as many planets as Earth's solar system. The research by Google and the University of Texas at Austin that used data from NASA raised the prospects of new insights into the universe by feeding data into computer programs that can churn through information faster and more in-depth than humanly possibly, a technique known as machine learning.
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| FCC Meeting Takes Recess Following Security Threat During New Neutrality Vote Posted: 14 Dec 2017 10:40 AM PST  The Federal Communications Commission hearing was suddenly suspended on Thursday just as arguments were closing.
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| Time Is Running Out For Syria's Besieged Communities Posted: 14 Dec 2017 06:00 AM PST  Nearly 745,000 men, women and children in Syria are trapped inside the war-torn country's 33 besieged communities, living in desolate conditions at the mercy of President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and its armed opponents.
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| 6 Parents Of Sandy Hook Shooting Victims On Moving Forward After Unspeakable Loss Posted: 14 Dec 2017 09:55 AM PST  Dec. 14, 2012, is a day that represents every parent's worst nightmare.
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| America Can't Turn Back the Clock on Iran Posted: 13 Dec 2017 04:48 PM PST  Supporting Saudi Arabia and Israel will help to counterbalance Iran. The Obama administration pursued a regional policy that sought to reintegrate Iran into the regional and international systems in the hope of stabilizing the Middle East. This policy has attempted to reestablish Iran, as a regional power similar to the pre-1979 period.
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| Family of 5-year-old boy shot in Texas church massacre ask public to send him Christmas cards Posted: 13 Dec 2017 12:45 PM PST  The family of a five-year-old boy who was injured last month in a bloody Texas church shooting is appealing to the public to help them bring a bit of holiday cheer to the boy this Christmas. Ryland Ward, who was shot five times in the First Baptist Church last month, is still in the hospital after the shooting. "You got so many nice people that are sending a card and a dollar to Ryland," Sandy Ward, his grandmother, told local news.
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| North Korea's envoy, Tillerson to attend UN meeting Posted: 14 Dec 2017 12:45 PM PST  North Korea's UN ambassador will attend a Security Council meeting on Friday where US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will address how to confront the North Korea crisis, diplomats said. The White House and State Department however stressed that the US stance had not changed and insisted North Korea must first show a willingness to halt its nuclear and missile tests.
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| Astronaut Randy Bresnik Shares Heartwarming Final Photos on Board The ISS Posted: 14 Dec 2017 08:28 AM PST  Space dad comes home after a four month shift at the office.
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| Legionnaires' Disease Is Rising At An Alarming Rate In The U.S. Posted: 14 Dec 2017 02:45 AM PST  Health officials are increasingly concerned about the continuous uptick of Legionnaires' disease cases, which have risen steadily since 2000.
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| Hamas will reverse Trump's Jerusalem move, leader tells Gaza rally Posted: 14 Dec 2017 08:54 AM PST ![Hamas will reverse Trump's Jerusalem move, leader tells Gaza rally]( "Hamas will reverse Trump's Jerusalem move, leader tells Gaza rally") By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Palestinians including hundreds of gunmen rallied in Gaza on Thursday to mark the 30th anniversary of Hamas's founding and its chief vowed to reverse U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Earlier in the day, Israel shut its border crossings with Gaza in response to daily rocket fire from the Hamas-ruled enclave since Trump's announcement on Dec. 6, which stirred anger across the Arab and Muslim world and concern among Washington's European allies as well as Russia.
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| 11 Congolese Fighters Have Been Jailed for Life For Raping Dozens of Children Posted: 13 Dec 2017 07:54 PM PST  A spiritual adviser reportedly told the men raping infants would give them supernatural powers
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| Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Serious About Having Religious Wedding, Church Leader Says Posted: 14 Dec 2017 02:33 PM PST  St. George's Chapel is a stunning, historic place.
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| 'Bad news for our enemies': EU launches defense pact Posted: 14 Dec 2017 10:35 AM PST !['Bad news for our enemies': EU launches defense pact]( "'Bad news for our enemies': EU launches defense pact") By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union nations, now unfettered by Britain's decision to quit, achieved a 70-year-old ambition on Thursday to integrate their defenses, launching a pact between 25 EU governments to fund, develop and deploy armed forces together. European Council President Donald Tusk deemed the move "bad news for our enemies". First blocked by the French parliament in the 1950s and later by Britain, which feared creation of an EU army, the pact aims to end the squandering of billions of euros by splintered defense policies.
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| Royals join bereaved families in London tower fire memorial Posted: 14 Dec 2017 05:23 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — Britain's royals and Prime Minister Theresa May joined survivors and families of those who died in London's Grenfell Tower fire for a memorial service Thursday for the 71 people killed in the June blaze.
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| Latest Monsanto GMO seeds raises worries of monopoly Posted: 13 Dec 2017 09:54 PM PST  The rapid growth of Monsanto's new GMO seeds resistant to the controversial herbicide dicamba has revived worries about the company's stranglehold over farming during a period of industry consolidation. Long a producer of dicamba, Monsanto last year introduced genetically-modified cotton and soybean seeds that can resist the weed killer. The products took off, amassing more than 20 percent of US soybean fields and 50 percent of US cotton fields in just two years, according to Monsanto data.
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| Marijuana compound is harmless and should be available, WHO says Posted: 13 Dec 2017 05:49 PM PST  A compound derived from marijuana has health benefits and should not be subject to government restrictions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. "Recent evidence from animal and human studies shows that its use could have some therapeutic value for seizures due to epilepsy and related conditions and that it "is not likely to be abused or create dependence as for other cannabinoids," it added. The decision was not an endorsement of medical marijuana.
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| Russell Simmons Accused of Rape by Three Women: Report Posted: 13 Dec 2017 08:12 PM PST  Entrepreneur and music producer Russell Simmons has been accused of rape by three women, according to the New York Times.
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| Trump's Lawyer Made A Really Good Case Once For Sitting A New Senator Fast Posted: 13 Dec 2017 11:14 AM PST  Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump's lawyers, excoriated Senate Democrats in a 2010 blog post for not moving quickly enough to seat Republican Scott Brown after he won a special election for a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts.
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| Anthony Bourdain Expresses 'Real Remorse' In Wake Of Mario Batali Allegations Posted: 14 Dec 2017 02:37 PM PST  In the wake of sexual assault and harassment allegations coming out against celebrated celebrity chefs and restaurateurs, Anthony Bourdain is again reflecting on his own time in the food industry.
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| Americans Don't Really Understand Gun Violence Posted: 14 Dec 2017 03:00 AM PST  The massacre in Las Vegas this October earned a macabre superlative: the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, with 58 innocents killed and more than 500 injured. The outpouring of attention and support was swift and far-reaching. CNN published portraits of all 58 victims. A man from Chicago made 58 crosses to honor the fallen. Zappos offered to help pay for the 58 funerals. An anonymous man even paid for 58 strangers' dinners in memory of those who died.
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| How To Know When Your Relationship Is Over Posted: 14 Dec 2017 12:09 PM PST  Who you choose to spend your life with is an incredibly important decision ― and sometimes, you realize the person you thought was "the one" isn't the right choice anymore.
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| China says war must not be allowed on Korean peninsula Posted: 14 Dec 2017 09:29 AM PST ![China says war must not be allowed on Korean peninsula]( "China says war must not be allowed on Korean peninsula") By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - The crisis over North Korea's weapons programs must be resolved through talks, not war, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, while U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the danger of "sleepwalking" into conflict. Xi made his comments to visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered on Tuesday to begin direct talks with North Korea without pre-conditions. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tillerson's offer of direct contacts with North Korea was "a very good signal" while warning that any U.S. strike on the country would have catastrophic consequences.
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