| House Votes Down Trump Impeachment Resolution Posted: 06 Dec 2017 02:16 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Fifty-eight House Democrats voted to advance the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, in direct defiance of the pleas of House Democratic leaders earlier in the day.
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| Trump sparks rage with Jerusalem declaration Posted: 06 Dec 2017 01:18 PM PST  Rachel Maddow reports on the reaction around the world the Donald Trump's announcement that he will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, including harsh condemnation from previously close allies like the UK and Germany.
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| Too Close to Call, Atlanta's Mayoral Race May Face a Recount Posted: 05 Dec 2017 11:44 PM PST  The race for mayor in Atlanta early Wednesday was too close to call, with one candidate declaring herself the city's new leader and the other vowing to request a recount.
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| Mexican acquitted of murder faces gun, immigration charges Posted: 05 Dec 2017 06:32 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. authorities on Tuesday charged a Mexican man with new immigration and gun violations less than a week after a San Francisco jury acquitted him of murder for the shooting death of Kate Steinle, a case that helped fuel a fierce national debate on immigration.
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| Exclusive: Former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. Fired For Misconduct By Morgan Stanley Posted: 07 Dec 2017 09:33 AM PST  Former Democratic Congressman Harold Ford Jr. has been fired for misconduct by Morgan Stanley after facing a human resources investigation into allegations of misconduct, a company spokeswoman confirmed.
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| Russian lawyer says Trump Jr. sought info on Clinton funds Posted: 06 Dec 2017 12:43 AM PST  NBC News intelligence correspondent Ken Dilanian shares an exclusive report that Russian lawyer Natalie Veselnitskaya told the Senate that Donald Trump Jr. sought info on Clinton Foundation during their June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower.
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| 95+ Cheap and Delicious Recipes for Weeknight Dinners Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:19 PM PST |
| Protests Erupt As Trump Recognizes Jerusalem As Israeli Capital Posted: 06 Dec 2017 03:38 AM PST  Palestinians took to the streets on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump's expected decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and relocate the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to the contested city.
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| Reports: Growing wildfires scorch Los Angeles, threaten tens of thousands of structures in Southern California Posted: 07 Dec 2017 09:31 AM PST  Several large wildfires have forced hundreds of thousands from their homes in Southern California and persistent Santa Ana winds will challenge firefighters looking to contain the blazes.
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| Lorde Predicted The Downfall Of Predatory Men Back In January Posted: 06 Dec 2017 06:29 PM PST  An outpouring of sexual assault accusations have destroyed the reputations of some of the most powerful men in entertainment, media and politics ― and Lorde apparently predicted it.
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| 'Little Foot' skeleton goes on display in S.Africa Posted: 06 Dec 2017 08:47 AM PST  The most complete skeleton ever found of an australopithecus, a forerunner to modern man, went on display for the first time in Johannesburg on Wednesday following a 20-year process to excavate and assemble the 3.67 million-year-old remains. Known as "Little Foot" because four small foot bones were the first to be discovered, the skeleton is the most complete example of a human ancestor older than 1.5 million years yet discovered. It will now be available for public viewing at Wits University in Johannesburg.
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| Court asked to stop suit against prosecutor in man's death Posted: 06 Dec 2017 11:39 AM PST  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawyer for Baltimore's top prosecutor asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit by five police officers who claim she maliciously prosecuted them in the death of a black man gravely injured in custody.
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| While Defending Roy Moore, Steve Bannon Slams Mitt Romney For Not Serving In Vietnam Posted: 05 Dec 2017 08:19 PM PST  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was at a rally in Alabama for Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday when he used his platform to attack Mitt Romney for not serving in the Vietnam War.
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| House passes 'unthinkable' NRA-backed bill lifting local gun restrictions Posted: 06 Dec 2017 03:17 PM PST  On the day of an annual vigil in Washington DC that honors the victims of American gun violence, congressional Republicans passed a Trump-endorsed bill that would eviscerate local gun restrictions, removing states' power to control who is allowed to carry a concealed, loaded handgun in their streets. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a margin of 231-197. Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived being shot in the head in a 2011 mass shooting, called the vote "unthinkable".
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| Chinese firm sues Venezuela as crisis tests ally's patience Posted: 07 Dec 2017 01:47 AM PST ![Chinese firm sues Venezuela as crisis tests ally's patience]( "Chinese firm sues Venezuela as crisis tests ally's patience") CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — One of China's biggest state-run conglomerates has sued a Venezuelan counterpart in a U.S. court in a dispute over unpaid bills, a sign of Beijing's growing impatience with its socialist South American ally as it slides into bankruptcy.
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| The XB-70 Valkyrie: The Sad Story of the Biggest and Fastest U.S. Bomber Ever Posted: 06 Dec 2017 04:53 PM PST  With the growing realization that Soviet SAMs posed an increasing threat to American bombers, the Pentagon started to explore low-level penetration as an alternative. Many leading military strategists of the time believed bombers were too vulnerable to survive the journey into Soviet airspace. As a result, President John F. Kennedy decided to cancel the XB-70 as a frontline bomber program on March 28, 1961.
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| 27 Priceless Tweets About Life As A Married Person Posted: 06 Dec 2017 09:20 AM PST  Marrying the love of your life is a beautiful gift. And sometimes that gift can also be a colossal pain in the butt.
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| Wildfire Erupts in Bel-Air as Flames Consume Parts of Southern California Posted: 06 Dec 2017 04:18 PM PST  The fires have destroyed hundreds of homes
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| Dramatic Images From Devastating Southern California Wildfires Posted: 06 Dec 2017 09:54 AM PST  Southern California residents face growing uncertainty as several fast-moving wildfires continue to engulf tens of thousands of acres while destroying dozens of homes in its path. Flames consumed the hills surrounding Interstate 405 near Los Angeles' famed Getty Center early Wednesday, with the fire lighting up the high terrain in a horrifying, apocalyptic-like display. In haunting photos, rows of homes are seen razed to the ground in Ventura County, where the largest of the fires has overtaken more than 50,000 acres since Monday night.
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| FBI Director Wray defends bureau in wake of Republican criticism Posted: 07 Dec 2017 09:09 AM PST  By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation defended his employees on Thursday against a growing chorus of accusations by Republicans, including President Donald Trump, that its agents were allowing political bias to seep into their investigations. In testimony before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, Christopher Wray said he believed the reputation of the FBI was not, as Trump recently wrote on Twitter, "in tatters." "The agents, analysts and staff of the FBI are big boys and girls.
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| Alabama Church Under Fire For Comparing Roy Moore To Jesus Posted: 05 Dec 2017 12:26 PM PST  An Alabama church is coming under fire for a sign on its billboard that compared Roy Moore, the state's controversial Republican Senate candidate, to Jesus.
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| Doctors find brain abnormalities in victims of Cuba mystery Posted: 06 Dec 2017 02:47 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors treating the U.S. embassy victims of suspected attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain hearing, vision, balance and memory damage, The Associated Press has learned.
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| The Key To Chip And Joanna Gaines' Marriage Isn't Really A Secret Posted: 06 Dec 2017 08:32 AM PST  Chip and Joanna Gaines have been together for over 14 years.
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| 94 Delicious Dinners Ready in Under 30 Minutes Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:34 PM PST |
| Luxury LA mansions threatened as fierce California wildfires rage Posted: 07 Dec 2017 01:30 AM PST  Local emergency officials warned of powerful winds on Thursday that will feed wildfires raging in Los Angeles, threatening multi-million dollar mansions with blazes that have already forced more than 200,000 people to flee. "As expected winds have increased dramatically," Cal Fire, the agency responsible for fire protection in the state, said on Twitter. High winds caused another wave of wildfires to erupt on Tuesday night, including one in Los Angeles' affluent Bel-Air neighborhood.
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| Muslim Leaders Are Divided Over Responses to Donald Trump's Pronouncement on Jerusalem Posted: 06 Dec 2017 06:18 PM PST  Beyond the eruption of protests and potential explosion of violence, there is little the Arab world can do to challenge Trump's move
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| 17-Foot Python Takes New Record for Annual Florida Snake Hunt Posted: 06 Dec 2017 10:08 AM PST  Jason Leon broke the hunt record Friday and previously held the record for largest python ever found in Florida.
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| Pearl Harbor: Why Japan Attacked (And Why It Was Such a Big Mistake) Posted: 07 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST  Attacking Pearl Harbor stoked popular desire for vengeance. Think about what Japan was contemplating from a geographic and geometric perspective. Every time Japan extended its defense perimeter eastward or southward was like extending the radius of a circle: it expanded the sea area Japan's fleet had to police by the square of the distance from the Japanese home islands, which lay at the empire's center.
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| U.S. to deny visas to Cambodian officials over opposition crackdown Posted: 06 Dec 2017 06:56 PM PST ![U.S. to deny visas to Cambodian officials over opposition crackdown]( "U.S. to deny visas to Cambodian officials over opposition crackdown") By Eric Walsh and Prak Chan Thul WASHINGTON/PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it would restrict entry to people involved in the Cambodian government's actions to undermine democracy, including the dissolution of the main opposition party and imprisonment of its leader. The visa sanctions were the toughest steps by any Western country since a crackdown on critics of Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of an election next year in which the authoritarian leader seeks to extend more than three decades in power. "We call on the Cambodian government to reverse course by reinstating the political opposition, releasing Kem Sokha, and allowing civil society and media to resume their constitutionally protected activities," the State Department said in a statement.
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| Oklahoma officer charged in fatal shooting of suicidal man Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:02 PM PST  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City police officer was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a suicidal man who had doused himself in lighter fluid and was trying to set himself on fire.
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| Chance The Rapper Shoots 'Hyperbolic Racist' Twitter Troll Down In Flames Posted: 07 Dec 2017 03:20 AM PST  Chance the Rapper does not entertain ignorant trolls.
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| Kate McKinnon Breaks Out A Glorious Gal Gadot Impression On 'The Tonight Show' Posted: 06 Dec 2017 03:01 AM PST  If Gal Gadot should ever need a day off from acting, Kate McKinnon of "Saturday Night Live" would make one hilarious substitute.
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| Only 15 Cars Earn 2018 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Rating Posted: 06 Dec 2017 09:01 PM PST  Just 15 new vehicles meet the increased requirements of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and have earned a Top Safety Pick+ rating, the safety group reported Thursday. The stricter guid...
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| 45+ Vegetarian Recipes That Won't Have You Missing Meat Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:34 PM PST |
| California fires: LA braces itself as new blaze threatens city Posted: 06 Dec 2017 09:24 AM PST  Wind-whipped wildfires are continuing to scorch the Los Angeles area, with a trio of existing infernos expanding overnight and a newly ignited blaze forcing evacuations in the upscale Bel Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles. After spending Tuesday battling the sprawling Thomas Fire in Ventura County and the fast-growing Creek Fire and Rye Fire in northern Los Angeles County, firefighters were scrambling to combat the newly named Skirball Fire in one of the tonier Los Angeles areas. Driven by winds blowing at 25 miles per hour or more, the Skirball fire began early on Wednesday morning and within hours had burned across some 50 acres.
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| North Korea Says Nuclear War on the Peninsula Is Inevitable and an 'Established Fact' Posted: 06 Dec 2017 11:46 PM PST  North Korea says a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula has become a matter of when, not if, as it continued to lash out at a massive joint military exercise between the United States and South Korean involving hundreds of advanced warplanes.
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| Sessions orders courts to speed up illegal immigrant cases Posted: 06 Dec 2017 10:10 AM PST  US Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered courts Wednesday to speed up illegal immigrant cases, as a surge in arrests since President Donald Trump took office has jammed up the courts. Immigration courts are facing a backlog of some 650,000 cases, Sessions said. In a report on progress in meeting Trump's election campaign promise to end illegal immigration and expel millions of illegal aliens, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that arrests had risen 40 percent to over 110,000 people since Trump took office.
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| Why Was Gretchen Carlson Excluded From Time's 'Silence Breakers'? Posted: 06 Dec 2017 11:17 AM PST  Time Magazine named The Silence Breakers ― "the individuals who set off a national reckoning over the prevalence of sexual harassment" ― its Person of the Year for 2017 and, strangely, Gretchen Carlson was not one of those singled out.
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| Girls Found Safe After Dad Kidnaps Them, Promises Them as Brides to Cult Leader: Cops Posted: 05 Dec 2017 04:13 PM PST  One of the missing Utah girls was locked inside a trailer and the other was hiding in a water barrel, according to the Iron County Sheriff's Office.
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| News Anchor Expertly Claps Back At Viewer Who Called Her N****r Posted: 06 Dec 2017 11:42 AM PST  News anchor Sharon Reed responds on air to a viewer who calls her the N-word.
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| 2018 Porsche 718 Boxster / Cayman GTS Posted: 06 Dec 2017 01:50 PM PST  As always, the GTS plays the value card to great effect.
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| Starbucks releases a Christmas Tree Frappuccino for THE HOLIDAYS Posted: 06 Dec 2017 01:53 PM PST  Starbucks is releasing a Christmas Tree Frappuccino, and don't you dare say it isn't Christmas-y enough. DON'T YOU DARE! The festive drink starts with a Peppermint Mocha Crème Frappuccino, and is then topped with Matcha whipped cream, which is supposed to look like a Christmas tree. The tree is "decorated" with caramel drizzle for garland, candied cranberries as ornaments, and is topped with a strawberry. SEE ALSO: Crap, I forgot to get furious about the Starbucks holiday cup this year Image: starbucksThe limited-edition drink will only be available for a few days, starting Dec. 7 through Dec. 11 at participating stores in the U.S. and Canada. Starbucks has been the center of a faux "war on Christmas" in recent years, which started through a series of trolls and digital pitchforks on social media, was later fueled by a call for boycott from then candidate Donald Trump, and highlighted by the viral media, Mashable included. People said that Stabrucks' new holiday cups were not "Christmas-y" enough in 2015. This controversy followed into 2016, and finally, this year, people alleged that its cup pushed the "gay agenda" thanks to a BuzzFeed post that included a handful of tweets. While the whole Starbucks Christmas controversy can seem silly and troll-y to some, it comes at a time of extreme media scrutiny, and puts a spotlight on a major issue that can sometimes go overlooked in viral media. Rounding up a handful of tweets from a few trolls and extremists can shift public perception, and create a dialogue that is not only inaccurate, but incredibly irresponsible. Additionally, sarcasm isn't always translated well through text, and readers often look at a headline and do not commit to the reading the entire piece. Starbucks' war on Christmas is a perfect example of how the media can pick out a snappy headline, creating an entirely new story for years to come. While the cups controversy may seem like a small issue, situations like this can escalate quickly, and can ruin people's lives or careers. Earlier this week MSNBC fired contributor Sam Seder for a sarcastic tweet from years earlier after pressure from a few alt-right trolls. WATCH: Forget 3D printing, molding is all the rage right now
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