| Trump Supporters Are Stepping Up Their Attacks On Bob Mueller And The FBI Posted: 17 Dec 2017 05:37 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― As the special counsel investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election draws closer to President Donald Trump's inner circle, the president's supporters have launched an aggressive effort to undermine Robert Mueller and the legitimacy of the nation's premier law enforcement agency, painting the FBI as a hotbed of liberal activists bent on taking Trump down.
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| More Than 300 Passengers Get Nasty Stomach Bug On Royal Caribbean Cruise Posted: 18 Dec 2017 12:44 AM PST  More than 300 people on a Royal Caribbean cruise fell ill with a nasty gastrointestinal sickness that included bouts of vomiting and diarrhea.
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| Passenger on Derailed Train Said He Curled Into a Ball Praying for the Train to Come to a Stop Posted: 17 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST  Scott Claggett said he was on his way to Portland for a business meeting when his train car began to lean and people started flying in the air.
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| Police: Woman mauled to death by her own pit bulls while out for a walk Posted: 18 Dec 2017 06:13 AM PST  A woman who was found dead in the woods in Goochland County, Virginia, was mauled to death by her own dogs, authorities said.
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| Pope Francis Celebrated His 81st Birthday With A Big Pizza Pie Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:38 AM PST  Pope Francis celebrated his 81st birthday in Vatican City on Sunday with an extra-long pizza pie.
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| White House 'Temporarily' Shuts Down Petition Site After Not Responding To A Single Petition Posted: 18 Dec 2017 09:31 PM PST  "We the People," the website that hosts petitions to the federal government, will be going offline at midnight Tuesday.
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| An update on winners and losers on the U.S. tax scorecard Posted: 18 Dec 2017 03:49 AM PST ![An update on winners and losers on the U.S. tax scorecard]( "An update on winners and losers on the U.S. tax scorecard") By Beth Pinsker NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the lead-up to the conference agreement for the U.S. Tax Cut & Jobs Act released on Friday, there were too many moving parts for most Americans to know how it would affect them. Here is an update on what some of the key issues would mean to your wallet: * EDUCATION Graduate students pleaded with Congress not to adopt the U.S. House of Representatives' proposal to make tuition waivers count as taxable income. In the end, the conference bill left that provision out.
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| Pence postpones Mideast trip to mid-January, citing tax bill Posted: 18 Dec 2017 03:23 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence on Monday postponed his trip to Egypt and Israel until mid-January, citing the need to preside over the Senate on a sweeping tax overhaul. His decision came amid an uproar in the Middle East over the Trump administration's decision to designate Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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| The Most Devastating Photos of the Amtrak Train Derailment Outside of Seattle Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:38 PM PST  The incident has reportedly left at least three people dead
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| Donald Trump Jr., Ted Cruz appear to mock Obama with cookie Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:13 AM PST  Donald Trump Jr. turns 40 in two weeks, and is celebrating with a cookie featuring an image meant to be former president Barack Obama.
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| 8 Numbers That Explain The Atlanta Airport Power Outage's Significance Posted: 18 Dec 2017 10:23 AM PST  A major power outage Sunday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ― the world's busiest airport ― caused massive air traffic disruption across the country.
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| 15 of the Most Luxurious Cars For Under $25,000 Posted: 19 Dec 2017 08:42 AM PST |
| Trump legal team set to meet with Mueller Posted: 18 Dec 2017 12:37 PM PST  Sari Horwitz, Justice Department reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Maddow about an expected meeting between Donald Trump's legal team and special counsel Robert Mueller and the likely clash over contrasting perspectives on the investigation.
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| Wisconsin father gets 6 months in jail after beating 2-month-old daughter, breaking bones Posted: 18 Dec 2017 06:22 AM PST  A Wisconsin father has been sentenced to six months in jail for beating his 2-month-old daughter, breaking her bones and causing bleeding in her brain.
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| Puerto Rico To Review Hurricane Death Toll After Undercounting Concerns Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:48 AM PST  Puerto Rico's governor vowed to re-examine its official death toll from Hurricane Maria after independent investigations placed the number of storm-related deaths at roughly 15 times higher than the territory's findings, The New York Times reported.
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| How Many Taxpayer Dollars Is An Amazon Warehouse Job Worth? Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:33 AM PST  ― Joshua Geathers spent two exhausting years inside an Amazon warehouse complex in Southeast Baltimore.
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| The Latest: PBS to Tavis Smiley: 'Get your story straight' Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:50 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on sexual misconduct allegations against Tavis Smiley (all times local):
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| Amtrak train derails on highway bridge in Washington state, several killed Posted: 18 Dec 2017 10:03 AM PST  An Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over a major highway in Washington state on Monday morning, sending part of the train crashing down onto Interstate 5 and killing several passengers, authorities said.
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| Sandy Hook Mom Slams Trump For Partying With NRA Head On Massacre Anniversary Posted: 18 Dec 2017 01:33 AM PST  The mother of one of the 20 children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012 slammed President Donald Trump on Sunday for his "appalling lack of humanity and decency."
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| Republicans Already Say They'll Need Another Bill To Fix Their Tax Mistakes Posted: 18 Dec 2017 02:01 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Republicans wrote their massive tax legislation in such a rush that even before they've sent it to the president's desk, they're already talking about writing another bill to fix all the mistakes in the first one.
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| Ramaphosa faces new battles as head of S.Africa's ANC Posted: 19 Dec 2017 07:53 AM PST  South African deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa faced wide-ranging challenges Tuesday after being elected to lead the country's ruling party as it grapples with corruption allegations and disunity. Thousands of raucous Ramaphosa supporters sang and chanted in the conference hall as rival backers of defeated candidate Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma appeared dejected. "Many doom-sayers had said that this conference was going to collapse," Ramaphosa told journalists on Tuesday, describing the party as "renewed and stronger" than it was before the conference.
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| 'Hypocrisy at the Highest Level.' Democratic Senator Hopes Al Franken Doesn't Resign Posted: 18 Dec 2017 09:00 AM PST  "The most hypocritical thing I've ever seen done to a human being"
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| Thousands watch at China sports stadium as 10 people sentenced to death Posted: 18 Dec 2017 02:26 AM PST  Thousands of people packed into a sports stadium in southern China to watch 10 people being sentenced to death – moments before they were taken away and executed. The extraordinary public trial was held for 12 people who were reportedly accused of producing and trafficking drugs, murder and robbery. It is unclear what happened to the other two people. The people were brought to the stadium by police in modified trucks as sirens from the vehicles blared, reports said. They were brought to the stage by four armed police officers in dark glasses who stood directly behind them during the proceedings. It is the second time in six months that an open trial was held in front of thousands of people at the sports stadium in Lufeng, in southern China's Guangdong province. The sentencing Credit: thepaper.cn Eight people were executed in similar circumstances in June in Lufeng, which has been seen as China's 'Breaking Bad' village after police seized three tonnes of methamphetamine worth an estimated £142million and made 182 arrests in late 2013. China does not reveal how many people it executes each year, as it is considered a state secret. The Communist Party-controlled Courts in China convict more than 99.9 percent of those who appear before them. Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| British embassy worker found dead by roadside in Lebanon Posted: 17 Dec 2017 11:16 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — A British woman who worked at the U.K. embassy in Beirut was found strangled by the side of the road east of the Lebanese capital and authorities are investigating whether she was also sexually assaulted, officials said Sunday.
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| Two Grooms-To-Be Wanted The 'Gayest Cake Ever,' And This Is What They Got Posted: 17 Dec 2017 02:19 PM PST  Same-sex wedding cakes are turning out to be a divisive political symbol in the U.S., but at one bakery north of the border, it's a much different story.
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| Flu shot effectiveness in question as worse-than-normal season looms for US Posted: 19 Dec 2017 06:05 AM PST  Signs are pointing to a worse-than-normal flu season this year, and it's too soon to tell whether the vaccine will be effective, experts say.
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| End of an era: Boeing 747 takes last US commercial flight Posted: 18 Dec 2017 02:31 AM PST ![End of an era: Boeing 747 takes last US commercial flight]( "End of an era: Boeing 747 takes last US commercial flight") The Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet that was the favorite American presidents and key to affordable mass market air travel in the United States, will pass into aviation history this week. Nearly 50 years after the its debut, the 747 will take its final commercial flight with an American carrier Tuesday on Delta Air Lines' Seoul-to-Detroit route. It "made flying available for everyone," said Boeing chief company historian Michael Lombardi said of the iconic jet.
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| Donald Trump Sells Christmas Tree Ornament, Gets People Out Of The Holiday Spirit Posted: 19 Dec 2017 12:12 AM PST  All people don't want for Christmas is this "Make America Great Again"-themed tree ornament: Your tree could use some #MAGA.
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| Kurdish authorities say Iraq forces preparing fresh attack; Iraq denies Posted: 18 Dec 2017 09:08 AM PST ![Kurdish authorities say Iraq forces preparing fresh attack; Iraq denies]( "Kurdish authorities say Iraq forces preparing fresh attack; Iraq denies") Iraqi forces are preparing a fresh attack on Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of northern Iraq said on Monday. A military spokesman in Baghdad denied that Iraqi forces were planning to resume an attack they began mid-October in retaliation for a September referendum on Kurdish independence. The Iraqi government put the offensive on hold at the end of October but the conflict with the KRG over land, oil resources and border control is still wide open.
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| The Latest GOP Tax Plan Kills the Individual Mandate. Here’s What That Means Posted: 18 Dec 2017 12:57 PM PST  The Latest GOP Tax Plan Kills the Individual Mandate. Here's What That Means
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| Doug Jones Urges Roy Moore to 'Move On' After Alabama Senate Race Posted: 17 Dec 2017 10:34 AM PST  "Alabama has spoken"
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| Ex-Wife Arrested on Charges Related to NBA Star's 2010 Murder Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:25 AM PST  The body of Lorenzen Wright, 34, was found in a swampy field outside Memphis.
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| Assad says years of UN-backed Syria talks yielded 'nothing' Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:06 AM PST ![Assad says years of UN-backed Syria talks yielded 'nothing']( "Assad says years of UN-backed Syria talks yielded 'nothing'") DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said Monday that three years of U.N.-brokered peace talks have yielded "nothing," in part because the opposition does not represent anyone and is merely a "vocal phenomenon."
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| These Last-Minute Gifts On Amazon Will Satisfy Anyone On Your Shopping List Posted: 18 Dec 2017 12:14 PM PST  If you're panicking about the approaching holiday and have yet to finish up your shopping list, worry no more.
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| Medicare Premiums Increase for Many Retirees in 2018 Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:49 AM PST ![Medicare Premiums Increase for Many Retirees in 2018]( "Medicare Premiums Increase for Many Retirees in 2018") The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $134 in 2018, the same amount as in 2017. Here's a look at how much you can expect to pay for Medicare Part B premiums in 2018. Medicare Part B payments are prevented by law from reducing Social Security payments by Social Security's "hold harmless" provision.
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| Trump Decides Climate Change Is No Longer A National Security Threat Posted: 18 Dec 2017 10:38 AM PST  In a break with two decades of military planning, President Donald Trump has eliminated climate change from his administration's list of threats to national security.
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| Commuters rush to Amtrak train wreckage to help survivors Posted: 19 Dec 2017 06:39 AM PST  DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — A neurosurgeon and an Eagle Scout. A college student and military medics.
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| A Pizza Hut Customer Asked For A Joke. The Punchline Got An Employee Fired. Posted: 19 Dec 2017 12:59 AM PST  A Pizza Hut employee in Stafford, Virginia, is out of a job over a customer's special request.
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| Police Investigating Billionaire Found Dead With Wife as Murder-Suicide: Report Posted: 17 Dec 2017 11:01 AM PST  The pair was found near the pool in their basement.
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| Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: U.N. Posted: 19 Dec 2017 04:32 AM PST ![Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: U.N.]( "Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: U.N.") By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Air strikes by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen have killed at least 136 civilians and non-combatants since Dec. 6, the U.N. human rights spokesman said on Tuesday. Other U.N. officials said the coalition was maintaining tight restrictions on ships reaching Yemen even though 8 million Yemenis are on the brink of famine with the country relying on imports for the bulk of its food, fuel and medicine.
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| Indian DJ receives death threats after being mistaken for FCC commissioner who repealed net neutrality Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:52 AM PST  The wave of online discontent with the Federal Communications Commission decision to reverse Internet neutrality rules has yielded one unlikely victim: A 42-year-old Indian DJ. As the American agency marched closer this year to making a decision that would allow telecommunications companies to discriminate when it comes to bandwidth, Internet mobs took up their virtual pitchforks and began circling around the Instagram account of FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai. Ajit Pai, the DJ who lives in Goa, India, says that he first noticed the strangely abusive comments about two months ago, but wasn't immediately sure why he had been targeted.
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| ESPN President John Skipper Resigns Unexpectedly Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:25 AM PST  ESPN President and Disney Media Networks Co-Chairman John Skipper resigned Monday, citing a struggle with addiction.
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| Cyril Ramaphosa elected as new leader of South Africa's ANC Posted: 18 Dec 2017 09:00 AM PST  Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's deputy president, has been elected the new president of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, bringing president Jacob Zuma's troubled leadership of Africa's storied liberation movement to an end. Thousands of enthusiastic delegates dressed in the party's trademark yellow and green colors burst into thunderous applause and dance as the election results were announced at a conference center on the outskirts of Johannesburg, where the ANC met for the first time in 1990 after the ban was lifted on the organisation. The move puts Mr Ramaphosa, a veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle and one of South Africa's wealthiest citizens, in position to become the next president of the country, as the ANC still holds a voting majority. Cyril Ramaphosa is congratulated by Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the ANC conference in Johannesburg Credit: MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images The vote also puts to bed a bitter election battle with fellow challenger Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who is 68 and the mother of four of Mr Zuma's children. Critics saw her bid for presidency as potentially damaging to the party given her close proximity to Mr Zuma and the corruption scandals that have dogged his most recent years in power. Mr Zuma's term as head of state will be up in 2019 when national elections are scheduled to be held. David Mabuza, premier of Mpumalanga province, was chosen as Mr Ramaphosa's deputy president of the party. Mr Ramaphosa, a 65-year-old lawyer and businessman, inherits one of the world's greatest liberation movements, but one whose reputation has been battered by corruption scandals and failures to deliver on the promises of a free South Africa. A teary eyed South African deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa reacts after he was announced president of the ANC Credit: MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images Hopes are running high that Mr Ramaphosa is up to the task. During the run-up to the vote, he promised to reform the ruling party and has called the corruption allegations that make daily headlines in the country "the enemy of the people". "The overall sentiment across a large body of ordinary south Africans will certainly be uplifted as a result of his victory," says Daniel Silke, an independent political analyst. "There will be a sense of relief of many South Africans." Mr Ramaphosa's candidacy has been favored by investors who see him as the best bet for getting the nation's sluggish economy and unpredictable policy environment back on track. "There is going to be a renewed confidence immediately," said William Gumede, executive chairperson of the Democracy Works Foundation. "The country is in paralysis. Business is not investing because they are uncertain. There's paralysis in the state also." Cyril Ramaphosa | South Africa's president-in-waiting? In an early sign of the direction the race was heading, senior ANC leaders made the unusual move of offering the deputy president their support in the early hours of Monday on social media. "Am casting my vote for comrade Ramaphosa for ANC President," National Spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said on Twitter early Monday. "Whatever happens I trust he will restore confidence and inspire hope." For the last three days, more than 4,700 party delegates from around the country have been hunkered down to prepare for the historic decision to elect the next leader of Nelson Mandela's bruised liberation struggle. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma sings with newly elected president of the ANC Cyril Ramaphosa Credit: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Delegates waited for nearly two hours in a large conference hall awaiting the results, with Mr Zuma taking the podium to sing a few tunes to pass the time, much to the crowd's delight. Finally, a spokesperson for the election agency that conducted the vote announced Mr Ramaphosa had beat Mrs Dlamini-Zuma, former African Union commission chair, for the party's top job by 179 votes. "We declare Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa as the new president of the African National Congress," she said. The 105-year-old party's reputation has suffered in recent years as a series of high-profile scandals and corruption allegations has hit Mr Zuma and his allies. In 2016, the party had its worst-ever showing in local elections, dipping below 60% for the first time in the party's history. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma lost the vote Credit: SIPHIWE SIBEKO/ REUTERS Party leaders, including Mr Zuma, have acknowledged those serious challenges during the gathering this week, particularly the factionalism that has deepened divisions within the party in recent months. In his last speech as party president on Saturday, Mr Zuma urged ANC members to accept the choice that the party would make this week. "No matter how strong you felt about the candidate, once the branches of the ANC have made their choice, you have to respect that and agree to be led."
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| Trump to North Korea: Surrender First, Talk Later Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:10 PM PST  Right now, Pyongyang is calling Washington's bluff—and succeeding. For Washington, the most satisfactory solution to the North Korea Problem would be Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un's surrender. Abandon nuclear weapons, close labor camps, hold elections, invite South Koreans to take over, and recognize President Donald Trump's international leadership.
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| 2018 Buick Regal Sportback Posted: 18 Dec 2017 01:45 PM PST  The new Regal feels like a Buick again.
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| Kelly Marie Tran Overhears Fans Talking About Her, Has The Sweetest Response Posted: 19 Dec 2017 06:32 AM PST  Kelly Marie Tran gave a group of unsuspecting "Star Wars" fans a stellar surprise after she overheard them discussing "The Last Jedi" in a pub.
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| Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan, killing 9 Posted: 17 Dec 2017 10:49 AM PST  QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers struck a church in Pakistan on Sunday, killing nine people and wounding more than 50 others, authorities said, in the first attack on a church claimed by the country's Islamic State group affiliate.
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| Pastor Whose Pregnant Wife Was Murdered in Their Home Remarries Posted: 18 Dec 2017 10:54 AM PST  He proposed in November.
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