| Whatever happens to Kavanaugh, Trump has already made 2018 the Year of the Woman Posted: 21 Sep 2018 10:40 AM PDT  Women have contributed to a rise in activism that has also been mirrored by a surge in candidate recruitment.
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| FCC Hiding Evidence Of Suspected Russian Role In Ending Net Neutrality: Lawsuit Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:02 AM PDT  The Federal Communications Commission has obstinately hidden information
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| Survivor Found Inside Capsized Tanzanian Ferry, Two Days After It Killed Over 200 Posted: 22 Sep 2018 06:39 AM PDT  An engineer was reportedly found near the engine of the upturned vessel
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| Pope honours victims of Holocaust, Soviet terror in Lithuania Posted: 23 Sep 2018 10:03 AM PDT  Pope Francis on Sunday paid homage to Holocaust victims who perished in the Vilnius ghetto, 75 years to the day after the Nazis liquidated it, and remembered those who risked and lost their lives to challenge the Soviet regime in Lithuania. Pre-war Lithuania was home to a thriving Jewish community of more than 200,000 people known as "Litvaks", with its capital Vilnius a hub of learning known as the "Jerusalem of the North".
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| 'We Do Not Support This Conduct.' PayPal Joins the Growing Number of Sites to Ban InfoWars Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:17 PM PDT  'We do not support this conduct'
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| Cruz and O'Rourke face off in testy Texas Senate debate Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:38 PM PDT  The fireworks began almost immediately onstage when the candidates met for the first debate in Texas's Senate race.
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| OPEC and allies struggle to pump more oil as Iran supply falls Posted: 22 Sep 2018 09:55 AM PDT  The development further raises pressure on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to boost supply amid calls from U.S. President Donald Trump to lower oil prices. On Friday, a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters OPEC and its allies led by Russia were considering the possibility of raising crude supplies by a further 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) as U.S. sanctions on OPEC's third-largest producer, Iran, bite into Tehran's exports. As a result, the strength of oil prices is now putting oil demand growth at risk," he added.
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| Wendy Martinez: Police Believe Stabbing May Have Been Racially Motivated Posted: 22 Sep 2018 10:53 AM PDT  A suspect has already been arrested in connection with the murder.
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| Lindsey Graham: Blasey's Testimony Won't Sway My Vote 'Unless There's Something More' Posted: 23 Sep 2018 09:22 AM PDT  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday continued to voice skepticism about
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| Rod Rosenstein Suggested Recording Trump And Invoking 25th Amendment: Reports Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:13 AM PDT  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested last year that he covertly
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| Fear and fanfare as Hong Kong launches China rail link Posted: 22 Sep 2018 02:00 PM PDT  A new high-speed rail link between Hong Kong and mainland China will launch Sunday, a multi-billion dollar project that critics say gives away part of the city's territory to an increasingly assertive Beijing. Chinese security will be stationed in semi-autonomous Hong Kong for the first time at the harbourfront West Kowloon rail terminus, as part of a new "special port area" that is subject to mainland law. Passengers will cross through immigration and customs checkpoints into the mainland-controlled portion of the station, which includes the platforms and the trains, even though West Kowloon is miles from the border further north.
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| Guatemalan gets 16 years in crash that killed Colts player Posted: 21 Sep 2018 02:59 PM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man from Guatemala living illegally in the U.S. was sentenced Friday to the maximum of 16 years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver.
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| Dead fish cover North Carolina roads as flood waters recede after Hurricane Florence Posted: 23 Sep 2018 02:43 AM PDT  Fire crews dealing with the clean-up operation after Hurricane Florence are having to move thousands of dead fish from roadways after storm surges and flooded rivers brought shoals far inland. A team was deployed to interstate 40 where a large number of fish were hosed off the highway after the hurricane dropped eight trillion gallons of water on North Carolina.
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| Russia blames Israel for downing of plane by Syrian forces Posted: 23 Sep 2018 10:14 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday again blamed Israel for the downing of a Russian plane by Syrian government forces, adding that Israel appeared "ungrateful" for Moscow's efforts to rein in Iran-backed fighters in Syria.
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| Gunmen attack military parade in Ahvaz, Iran Posted: 22 Sep 2018 02:26 PM PDT ![Gunmen attack military parade in Ahvaz, Iran]( "Gunmen attack military parade in Ahvaz, Iran") Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused U.S.-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, almost half of them members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards.
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| Chilean archbishop seeks dismissal of sex abuse cover-up charges Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:10 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Attorneys for Chile's most senior cleric said on Friday they will ask a judge to drop charges he covered up sexual abuse amid a scandal that has rocked the Chilean Roman Catholic Church and prompted a major civil investigation. The ongoing church sex abuse scandal in the Andean nation has prompted Pope Francis to open an investigation that has led to the resignations of several bishops and priests. Lawyers for Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago, have requested more time to prepare their case after Ezzati was originally due to be questioned by a civil prosecutor last month.
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| Rod Rosenstein 'suggested secretly recording' Trump in order to invoke 25th Amendment Posted: 21 Sep 2018 12:49 PM PDT  Rod Rosenstein reportedly suggested he would secretly record Donald Trump in an effort to expose the president as being "unfit for office" – while attempting to invoke the 25th Amendment. The deputy attorney general suggested in several conversations with multiple FBI and Justice Department officials that he'd be willing to wear a wire to secretly record his meetings with Mr Trump, The New York Times reported on Friday. The paper's anonymous sources alleged his intent in recording the president would be to expose him as being unfit for office.
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| Porsche first German carmaker to abandon diesel engines Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:39 AM PDT  Sports car maker Porsche said Sunday it would become the first German auto giant to abandon the diesel engine, reacting to parent company Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal and resulting urban driving bans. "There won't be any Porsche diesels in the future," CEO Oliver Blume told the newspaper Bild am Sonntag. The Porsche chief conceded the step was a result of the three-year-old "dieselgate" scandal at auto giant Volkswagen, the group to which the luxury sports car brand belongs.
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| It's Officially the First Day of Fall. Here Are 4 Things You Should Know About Autumn Posted: 22 Sep 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Including what kind of weather to expect
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| Texas father and son charged with killing neighbor allegedly over fight about garbage Posted: 22 Sep 2018 03:31 PM PDT  FIGHT TURNS FATAL: Video shows deadly shooting after fight over mattress
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| Floodwaters continue to rise on portions of Carolina rivers even a full week after Florence's arrival Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:44 AM PDT  While crests will continue to work downstream along the major rivers in the eastern part of the Carolinas into next week, some unprotected areas may stay flooded until the end of September or early October.
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| Tanzania death toll 209 as survivor found in capsized ferry Posted: 22 Sep 2018 12:41 PM PDT  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — It was a stunning discovery. As rescue divers probed a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the disaster and the death toll soared past 200, a man was found in an air pocket, alive.
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| China summons US ambassador over military sanctions Posted: 22 Sep 2018 07:41 AM PDT  China summoned the US ambassador on Saturday to lodge an official protest over sanctions imposed by the United States against a Chinese military organisation for buying Russian fighter jets and missiles, state media said. The announcement came a day after China called on the United States to withdraw the sanctions or "bear the consequences". The spat adds to tensions between the two global powers over trade, China's treatment of religious groups and the Asian country's claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea.
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| Conservatives warn of Republican complacency ahead of U.S. election Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:15 AM PDT  The admonition at the annual Value Voters Summit gathering in Washington came as some Republican strategists caution the party's voters are not worried enough about the risk that Democrats could gain control of Congress in the Nov. 6 elections, when a third of the Senate and all House of Representatives seats are up for a vote. "This is the most important midterm of our lifetime because it's setting the direction of our country, and we've got to take it just that seriously over these next six and a half weeks," said Mark Harris, a Republican running for a U.S. House seat in North Carolina that is considered highly competitive. "We've got to get out there and work very hard to stop this destructive anti-freedom agenda," said Mark Green, a Republican candidate for Congress in Tennessee.
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| Senators And Christine Blasey Ford Tentatively Agree On Thursday Hearing Posted: 22 Sep 2018 06:17 PM PDT  After days of negotiations and uncertainty, the Senate Judiciary Committee and
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| Cody Wilson: 3D printed gun company owner arrested in Taiwan for sexual assault of Texan minor Posted: 21 Sep 2018 03:02 PM PDT  Cody Wilson, who has played a central role in making 3D-printed weapons available online, has been arrested and detained in Taiwan in connection with the sexual assault of a minor in Texas. The 30-year-old was detained in Taipei and subsequently transported to the National Immigration Agency. Commander Troy Officer of the Austin Police Department said earlier this week that the force had filed an arrest warrant against Mr Wilson for a second-degree felony charge of sexual assault.
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| Duke shuts natgas plant due to Florence floods, coal ash leak feared Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:28 PM PDT ![Duke shuts natgas plant due to Florence floods, coal ash leak feared]( "Duke shuts natgas plant due to Florence floods, coal ash leak feared") (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp said it shut down a North Carolina natural gas plant due to flooding as the deluge of water continued in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which has killed more than 40 people. Duke also said it cannot rule out the possibility that coal ash from another plant is flowing into nearby waters. Water breached the cooling lake dam at Duke's 625-megawatt natural gas L.V. Sutton plant, causing the company to shut the plant.
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| Tanzania buries ferry disaster dead as toll hits 224 Posted: 22 Sep 2018 05:36 PM PDT  Tanzania declared the whole nation was in mourning Sunday as the first dozen bodies were buried from a devastating ferry capsize on Lake Victoria that left people 224 dead. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa led "national funerals" on the island of Ukara, where the MV Nyerere had been coming in to dock on Thursday. The prime minister said a memorial would be built on Ukara.
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| India 'arrogant' for cancelling rare meeting: Pakistan's Khan Posted: 22 Sep 2018 11:27 AM PDT  India's decision to cancel rare talks with Islamabad was disappointing and "arrogant", Imran Khan said Saturday, after New Delhi accused Pakistan's prime minister of harbouring an "evil agenda". India pulled the plug on a meeting between its foreign minister and her Pakistani counterpart, set for next week on the sidelines of a major UN conference, just one day after saying it would go ahead. The foreign ministry in New Delhi blamed the about-face on recent actions that had revealed Pakistan's "evil agenda" and the "true face" of Khan, who hit back on Twitter Saturday.
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| Commerce Secretary Ross can be deposed in lawsuit over census: judge Posted: 21 Sep 2018 03:31 PM PDT  U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan ruled that Ross, who oversees the census, must submit to a four-hour deposition because his "intent and credibility are directly at issue" in the litigation. A spokesman for the Commerce Department declined to comment. The census, mandated by the U.S. Constitution, is conducted every 10 years and counts every resident in the United States.
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| Our Favorite Light Fixtures Right Now Posted: 23 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Rustic, retro, or refined, our favorite fixtures showcase the materials of the moment
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| Brett Kavanaugh Controversy Rocks Yale Law School Posted: 21 Sep 2018 02:52 PM PDT  The sexual assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh is rocking the world of
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| Some see signs of hope on North Korea as Trump heads to UN Posted: 22 Sep 2018 01:14 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's Kim Jong Un is "little rocket man" no more. President Donald Trump isn't a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard."
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| Woman stabs 5 - including newborns - at New York nursery Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:15 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A woman stabbed five people — including three newborn babies — and then slashed her wrist early Friday inside a New York City home that was apparently being used as an unlicensed neighborhood nursery for new mothers and their children, authorities said.
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| Interior and Passenger Space Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:10 PM PDT  The Range Rover Sport Supercharged has an attractive, well-equipped cabin, but the interior fittings don't feel any more special than those found in the V-6–powered Range Rover Sports. What is new, however, is the addition of Jaguar Land Rover's InControl Touch Pro Duo infotainment system, which adds a second, reconfigurable screen that supplements the 10.2-inch infotainment display higher up on the dashboard. From this secondary screen users can select climate-control functions, turn on the heated and cooled front seats, and change the Range Rover Sport Supercharged's driving-mode settings.
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| Brazil court orders Twitter to hand over user data related to Bolsonaro attack Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:22 PM PDT  A judge on Brazil's top electoral court on Friday ordered Twitter to hand over data of 16 users who celebrated via tweets the near-fatal assassination attempt two weeks ago of far-right, poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro. Judge Carlos Horbach rejected an appeal from Twitter regarding the request and gave two days for the company to hand over the data, which was requested by the Bolsonaro campaign. The users could potentially face charges under Brazil's hate crime laws.
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| The Latest: Hawaii national parks reopens after lava shut it Posted: 22 Sep 2018 12:08 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the reopening of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park after an eruption that caused widespread damage to infrastructure (all times local):
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| 27 Mexican-Inspired Recipes Using Ground Beef Posted: 21 Sep 2018 02:56 PM PDT |
| Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in new Gaza clashes: ministry Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:44 AM PDT  A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire in new clashes along the Gaza border on Friday, the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory said. A spokesman for the ministry told AFP that Karim Mohammed Kallab, 25, died after being shot in the stomach during protests east of Gaza City.
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| Kris Jenner Reveals She 'Pulled' Out Kylie's Baby During Delivery Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:41 AM PDT  Anyone with a passing knowledge of the Kardashian family knows Kris Jenner is
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| Puerto Rico mayor blames Donald Trump for soaring Hurricane Maria death count: ‘It’s a historic failing’ Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:07 AM PDT  Puerto Rico's mayor of San Juan has sharpened her attacks against Donald Trump, blaming his administration for "structural negligence" that led to thousands of deaths in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Carmen Yulín Cruz said the president was responsible for the federal government's slow response to the deadly hurricane estimated to have killed nearly 3,000 people, during an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper on the one-year anniversary of the storm. "This is President Trump's Katrina," the mayor said, referring to the catastrophic hurricane that struck the US in August 2005.
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| Taiwan police arrest US 3D gun man accused of sex with minor Posted: 21 Sep 2018 10:30 AM PDT  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Authorities in Taiwan arrested the owner of a Texas company that sells plans to make untraceable 3-D printed guns who is wanted in the U.S. over an accusation that he had sex with an underage girl and paid her $500 afterward, official media reported.
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| Does Sen. John Hoeven still support Brett Kavanaugh? Posted: 22 Sep 2018 08:32 AM PDT  Republican Senator from North Dakota John Hoeven on whether he will vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
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