| We Know Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied Already Posted: 17 Sep 2018 05:38 PM PDT  This nation is suffering a significant breakdown of civility, bipartisanship
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| George W. Bush: Standing up for tolerance after 9/11 Posted: 18 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Peter Baker, author of "Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House" spoke to Yahoo News about the younger Bush's defining moment of presidential leadership: standing up to anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination after the attacks on Sept. 11. 2001.
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| A U.S. Border Patrol Agent Accused of Killing Four Women Is Being Held on $2.5 Million Bond Posted: 16 Sep 2018 11:58 PM PDT  The dead are believed to have been sex workers
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| Hong Kong, southern China clean up after super typhoon Posted: 17 Sep 2018 03:13 AM PDT  The financial hub of Hong Kong began clearing up on Monday after being battered by one of the strongest typhoons in recent years, with financial markets and offices operating as normal. Super typhoon Mangkhut, with hurricane-force winds well over 200 kilometers per hour (124 miles/h), had barreled past the northern tip of the Philippines, killing at least 50 people. It then skirted south of Hong Kong and the neighboring gambling hub of Macau, before making landfall in China.
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| Rare triple whale breach close to boat stuns onlookers Posted: 17 Sep 2018 03:14 AM PDT  Whale watchers squeal with delight as three surfacing humpbacks leap out of the water almost simultaneously in rare triple breach right next to their boat.
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| Photographer travels the globe to capture the world's most beautiful libraries Posted: 18 Sep 2018 08:17 AM PDT ![Photographer travels the globe to capture the world's most beautiful libraries]( "Photographer travels the globe to capture the world's most beautiful libraries") This photographer has an incredible body of work after traveling the globe in to capture images of some of the world's most beautiful of libraries. The photographer, from Florence, Italy, said that everything about these grand venues attracts him — from the simple smell of dust, leather and wood, to the pleasure of opening an aged book.
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| Elon Musk Sued By Thai Cave Rescuer He Called A 'Child Rapist' Posted: 17 Sep 2018 07:16 PM PDT  The British cave diver who helped save a trapped Thai soccer team has sued
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| Christine Blasey Ford: the woman who could sink Kavanaugh Posted: 17 Sep 2018 12:37 PM PDT  Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has come forward to accuse US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault more than three decades ago, is a clinical psychology professor whose academic work has been widely published. Ford, 51, teaches at Palo Alto University, south of San Francisco, in a consortium with Stanford University. According to an archive of her LinkedIn professional networking page, she has worked as a research psychologist at Stanford since 1998, and also taught psychology at Pepperdine University.
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| Hillary Clinton Slams Trump Admin's 'Despicable' Acts: 'Our Democracy Is In Crisis' Posted: 16 Sep 2018 09:12 PM PDT  Hillary Clinton said President Trump had done "so many despicable things that it can be hard to keep track."
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| Sweet Pup Can't Stop Licking Rescuers After Being Saved From Florence Flooding Posted: 16 Sep 2018 05:34 PM PDT  Thanks to a couple of brave animal lovers, one lucky North Carolina dog was
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| Squirrels separated by vets after tails become entangled with strips of plastic waste Posted: 17 Sep 2018 02:58 AM PDT  Five young squirrels in Wisconsin are recovering from a procedure to separate them, after their tails became entangled in a "Gordian knot" with strips of plastic. The animals were found by a passerby, hopelessly struggling to separate themselves. It is believed that they tied themselves together in the nest, getting caught up in strands of grass and plastic that their parents had used to create their home. The authorities were alerted, and the squirrels taken to the wildlife rehabilitation center at the Wisconsin humane society, where veterinarians found the animals to be "unruly" and "nippy". "You can imagine how wiggly and unruly (and nippy!) this frightened, distressed ball of squirrelly energy was," the centre wrote on its Facebook page. "Our first step was to anaesthetise all five of them at the same time." The squirrels, after the procedure to separate them Credit: Wisconsin humane society Vets then began unravelling what they called a "Gordian Knot" - a reference to the legend of Phrygian Gordium, associated with Alexander the Great - of tightly tangled tails and nest material. All of the squirrels sustained some degree of tissue damage to their tails, but after around 20 minutes of snipping with scissors they were freed. "Now, one day later, they are all bright-eyed, and three of the five are 'bushy-tailed'," the centre said. "But we'll need to monitor all of them for a couple of days to watch for tail necrosis caused by impaired blood flow."
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| The Latest: Kim says summit with Trump stabilized region Posted: 18 Sep 2018 05:03 AM PDT  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The Latest on the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (all times local):
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| Audi launches electric SUV in Tesla's backyard, with assist from Amazon Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:40 AM PDT  German luxury car brand Audi on Monday staged the global launch of a new electric sport utility vehicle on the home turf of rival Tesla Inc, and highlighted a deal with Amazon.com Inc to make recharging its forthcoming e-tron models easier. The Audi e-tron midsize SUV will be offered in the United States next year at a starting price of $75,795 before a $7,500 tax credit. It is one of a volley of electric vehicles coming from Volkswagen AG brands, as well as other European premium brands including Daimler-owned Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo Cars and Jaguar Land Rover.
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| Hurricane Florence: The Dramatic Rescues in the Wake of Devastating Storm Posted: 17 Sep 2018 10:17 AM PDT  The U.S. Coast Guard has made dozens of rescues as floodwaters continue to rise.
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| You've Been Pronouncing Chrissy Teigen's Name All Along and She's Sick of Living the Lie Posted: 17 Sep 2018 06:01 AM PDT ![You've Been Pronouncing Chrissy Teigen's Name All Along and She's Sick of Living the Lie]( "You've Been Pronouncing Chrissy Teigen's Name All Along and She's Sick of Living the Lie") Chrissy Teigen has an announcement about how everyone' been pronouncing her name wrong.
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| Sen. Ted Cruz Calls Rival Beto O'Rourke 'Quick' To Blame Dallas Cop Who Killed Botham Jean Posted: 17 Sep 2018 05:05 PM PDT  Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who are facing off
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| Turkey will increase troop numbers in Cyprus: Erdogan Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:35 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed that Ankara will increase rather than reduce its troops numbers in Cyprus, a move that could further set back attempts to reunify the divided Mediterranean island. In comments published in Turkish media Monday, Erdogan added that Turkey had no need for a naval base on Cyprus as mooted in some reports but could establish such a facility if it was necessary from a "psychological" point of view. While Turkish Cypriots were overwhelmingly in favour of the plan, Greek Cypriots voted against.
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| Trump Intervenes In Mueller Probe, Ordering Release Of Carter Page FISA Application, Comey Texts Posted: 17 Sep 2018 03:53 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has intervened in an ongoing investigation
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| Hurricane Florence Has Killed At Least 1.7 Million Chickens In North Carolina Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:05 AM PDT  At least one livestock company has reported massive losses in the wake of
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| Hungary's leader: EU seeks to undermine border defense tasks Posted: 17 Sep 2018 07:21 AM PDT  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's prime minister claimed Monday that the European Union is seeking to take over the defense of the bloc's external borders from some countries in order to facilitate the entry of migrants.
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| Volvo asks US government for tariff exemption for China-built XC60 crossover SUV Posted: 17 Sep 2018 06:34 AM PDT  Volvo is the latest automaker to ask the U.S. government for an exemption from steep tariffs on Chinese-made SUVs, Reuters reported Friday. Buick asked trade officials in July for an exemption from a 25-percent tariff on its China-made Envision SUV earlier this year, although Volvo's interest in seeking relief from the measure is far greater. In August, the XC60 accounted for more than 31 percent of overall sales for Volvo, according to the automaker. Since May, the U.S. has imported most of its Volvo XC60 models from China, although the automaker originally imported them from its factory in Sweden when the car was launched. Unlike Buick, which petitioned for an exemption for 40,000 of its China-built Envision crossover, Volvo is seeking an unlimited exemption for XC60 crossovers built in China, according to Reuters. Earlier this year, Volvo opened its first North American production facility near Charleston, S.C., where it builds the S60 sedan and eventually the XC90 full-size crossover. DON'T MISS: Global trade war prompts Volvo to put brakes on its IPO In its letter to the U.S. Trade Representative, Volvo said it could eventually build the XC60 crossover in America, but said that a proposed 25-percent tariff would be unfairly passed to consumers. When Volvo opened its North American plant in June, CEO Hakan Samuelsson said that steep tariffs could threaten jobs at that plant and that eliminating global trade restrictions was the "right way" for the auto industry. "We will export as many cars from this factory as we will import in the U.S...That is a good example of how trade with cars should work in an open and free economy," he said in June.
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| The 67 Most Delish Fall Soups Posted: 17 Sep 2018 03:27 PM PDT |
| U.S. pushes back national wireless alert test to Oct. 3 Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:40 AM PDT ![U.S. pushes back national wireless alert test to Oct. 3]( "U.S. pushes back national wireless alert test to Oct. 3") The test message was originally scheduled for 2:18 p.m. EDT (1818 GMT)on Thursday but is being pushed back to the same time on Oct. 3 because of response efforts to Tropical Depression Florence, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a statement. FEMA, which will send the alert, said last week that the messages would bear the headline "Presidential Alert," and that phones will make a loud tone and have a special vibration. The test has been scheduled to ensure that the alert system would work in the event of a national emergency, and U.S. cellphone users will not be able to opt out.
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| Blowing In With Hurricane Florence: The Rugged Anchor In A Polo Shirt Posted: 17 Sep 2018 04:36 PM PDT  The only thing in the Carolinas having a good week is the polo shirt. As
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| Audi unveils the eTron with an eye on Tesla Posted: 18 Sep 2018 05:24 AM PDT  German luxury car maker Audi unveiled its eTron electric SUV in the San Francisco Bay Area. It and a host of other European premium auto makers have their eye on Tesla's market. Jane Lanhee Lee reports
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| How To Help People Affected By Hurricane Florence Posted: 17 Sep 2018 01:22 PM PDT  The tropical storm known as Florence has unleashed torrents of rain on the
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| Russia Blames Israel After Losing Military Jet to Syrian Missile Posted: 17 Sep 2018 10:52 PM PDT  The defense ministry said the plane was caught in crossfire
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| General Mills earns, home construction, leading indicators Posted: 16 Sep 2018 10:06 PM PDT  A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
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| Japanese Billionaire Will Fly To The Moon With SpaceX, Elon Musk Says Posted: 17 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  SpaceX, Elon Musk's ambitious rocket endeavor, said Monday it had signed a
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| If Brett Kavanaugh Is Confirmed, The Message To Women Will Be Clear Posted: 17 Sep 2018 11:48 AM PDT  If Brett Kavanaugh makes it through the nomination process and takes his place
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| Philippine miners dig for their own in typhoon landslide Posted: 18 Sep 2018 04:52 AM PDT  Itogon (Philippines) (AFP) - The miners in the mountains of the northern Philippines usually dig for gold. But on Tuesday they were digging for their colleagues and relatives buried under a vast landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut.
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| Trade war escalates as China announces tariffs on US imports Posted: 18 Sep 2018 08:15 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — The U.S.-China trade war escalated further Tuesday, with China announcing retaliatory tax increases on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports, including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals.
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| A Palestinian Has Fatally Stabbed an American-Israeli Activist in the West Bank Posted: 16 Sep 2018 08:20 PM PDT  The victim was identified as Ari Fuld, an outspoken Israel advocate on social media platforms
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| Democrats Welcome Chris Collins’ Decision To Stay On Ballot Posted: 17 Sep 2018 12:22 PM PDT  Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) plans to seek re-election despite being indicted
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| Rains from Florence cause collapse at NC coal ash landfill Posted: 16 Sep 2018 02:48 PM PDT  Duke Energy said Saturday night that heavy rains from Florence caused a slope to collapse at a coal-ash landfill at a closed power station near the North Carolina coast.
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| Why Meghan Markle Is Throwing Her Support Behind a Charity Cookbook Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:32 AM PDT  Titled "Together Our Community Cookbook," it gathers 50 recipes from around the world.
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| Homeowner Upset by Lack of Police Action After Intruder Shows Up Again Posted: 16 Sep 2018 01:07 PM PDT  A Manteca man is upset after police just let an intruder go after the suspect showed up at his home for a second time just days after stealing a solar light.
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| Anti-Kavanaugh Groups Pivot From Abortion To Sexual Assault In New Ads Posted: 17 Sep 2018 01:56 PM PDT  Progressive groups are spotlighting new sexual assault allegations against
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| Diver Who Helped With Thai Cave Rescue Sues Elon Musk for Calling Him a 'Pedo' Posted: 17 Sep 2018 11:15 AM PDT  "Mr. Unsworth is not a pedophile. Mr. Unsworth has never engaged in an act of pedophilia"
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| Saudi Arabia invests $1bn in Tesla competitor Lucid Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:05 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia on Monday announced it has signed off on a $1 billion investment in US carmaker Lucid Motors with the aim of helping the Tesla rival roll out electric cars. The Public Investment Fund, which invests on behalf of the Saudi government, said the outlay was aimed at funding the commercial launch of the Lucid Air model in 2020, pending regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest exporter of oil and a crucial US ally in the Middle East, has pushed to diversify its economy since the 2014 crude market crash.
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| Stocks wobble as trade war worries deepen Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:59 AM PDT  Stock markets were uneasy and the dollar fell Monday following reports that US President Donald Trump is planning to hit China with another round of tariffs, dealing a blow to hopes for conciliatory talks between the two economic giants. Traders had late last week welcomed US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's offer to meet officials from Beijing to avert an all-out trade war. Beijing has threatened to retaliate against any measures.
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| Why Idlib matters and the obstacles Assad faces there Posted: 17 Sep 2018 11:34 AM PDT  The Syrian conflict has turned toward the northwestern Idlib region, where government preparations for a Russian-backed offensive have sparked a concerted Turkish diplomatic bid to prevent an attack. A major assault in Idlib, home to some three million people, could be more deadly and destructive than any other in a war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people since 2011. The U.N. is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe.
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