| Eric Trump Tells Fox News Dad Was Having ‘Fun’ Hailing Assault On Reporter Posted: 19 Oct 2018 05:41 PM PDT  Eric Trump insisted Friday on Fox News that his father was simply having "fun"
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| Georgia's fraught history with 'outsiders' shapes a tight governor's race Posted: 19 Oct 2018 12:30 PM PDT  The race for governor of Georgia, which rarely attracts much national interest, is suddenly exciting this year, with a charismatic Democratic candidate in Stacey Abrams facing off against a standard-issue Southern Republican, Brian Kemp.
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| Mexico opens border to women and children from migrant caravan Posted: 20 Oct 2018 12:15 PM PDT  Mexican authorities on Saturday allowed dozens of women and children from the Honduran migrant caravan to pass into its territory, the country's ambassador to Guatemala said. Luis Manuel Lopez told AFP the women and children would be processed by immigration authorities and taken to a shelter in the city of Tapachula, 40 kilometers (25 miles) away. "I'm happy, happy! At last!" shouted a relieved Gina Paola Montes, 21, as she ran onto Mexican territory.
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| A $215 Million Settlement Proposed in Alleged USC Gynecologist Abuse Posted: 19 Oct 2018 10:51 AM PDT  About 500 current and former students have now made accusations against Tyndall
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| Trump and Republican lawmakers stoke migrant caravan conspiracy theories Posted: 19 Oct 2018 03:49 PM PDT  Iowa Rep. Steve King and other Republicans have put a caravan of Central American migrants in the spotlight ahead of the midterm elections, and some are fueling conspiracy theories about who is backing the migrants.
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| Houston Chronicle Endorses Beto O'Rourke For U.S. Senate Posted: 19 Oct 2018 01:57 PM PDT  After a long history of endorsing Republican candidates, the Houston Chronicle
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| Mega Millions Jackpot Hits Record $1 Billion Posted: 19 Oct 2018 11:15 AM PDT  The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to a record $1 billion ahead of Friday
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| The Jamal Khashoggi I knew: mentor, bridge between cultures Posted: 19 Oct 2018 05:34 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Sitting in my suburban American kitchen, it is easy to feel that Saudi Arabia is a world away, that events at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul — as gruesome as they now seem to have been — have little to do with me.
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| US craze for DNA 'heritage' tests may bolster racism, critics warn Posted: 19 Oct 2018 11:19 PM PDT  Millions of Americans are using DNA test kits sold online to research their ancestry, either out of simple curiosity or to find answers about their identity. In a country whose population, for the most part, arrived in various waves of migration -- and where genealogy has caught the public imagination -- the DNA tests have proven wildly successful. The main companies offering the service, Ancestry and 23andMe, say they have tested between 15 million people between them.
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| Remains of 63 Fetuses Found Hidden in a Detroit Funeral Home, a Week After a Similar, Separate Discovery Posted: 20 Oct 2018 10:53 AM PDT  In total, officials said they found 36 fetuses stored in boxes and 27 found in freezers.
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| Thousands of caravan migrants take shelter in southern Mexico Posted: 20 Oct 2018 09:44 PM PDT  The migrants pose a tough challenge to the Mexican government's pledge to stop the illegal travelers' plans to press ahead to the U.S. border. More than 5,100 migrants have been registered in three shelters in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Hidalgo, while another 2,000 had camped out for the night in the town's central square, said Gerardo Hernandez, head of the local government's emergency services. "So far, they're all peaceful, thank God." In a statement on Saturday night, Mexico's federal government said "nearly 900 migrants" had arrived by unauthorized means, while 640 had been processed after being allowed to cross into the country via the international border crossing on the Suchite River that divides Guatemala from Mexico.
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| Trump will lead rally for Cruz, keeping hatchet buried Posted: 20 Oct 2018 12:32 PM PDT  The president's visit is also likely to invoke memories of the bitter 2016 primary fight between Cruz and Trump, one of the ugliest campaigns in recent memory.
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| Indian officials exchange blame for train plowing into festival crowd Posted: 20 Oct 2018 02:56 AM PDT  Punjab state's Chief Minister Amarinder Singh told reporters on Saturday that 59 people had died with 57 injured in the accident and that an official inquiry would be carried out over the next four weeks. A large crowd had formed near the tracks on the city's fringe for the burning of effigies as part of a major Hindu festival on Friday when the train sped through the gathering in darkness, officials and witnesses said. Grieving relatives and residents, some of whom were still scouring the bloodied fields for belongings of their loved ones, said there was no warning from the train as it rolled down the tracks just as firecrackers exploded in the sky in the annual Dusshera festival.
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| Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1bn and could grow even bigger Posted: 19 Oct 2018 12:54 PM PDT  This week's Mega Millions lottery has reached the highest jackpot in the game's history—$1 billion (£765m). This is the biggest jackpot that the Mega Millions has ever had. The 2016 Powerball jackpot was $1.56bn.
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| USC agrees to pay $215M to settle doctor sex abuse claims Posted: 19 Oct 2018 05:41 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California said Friday that it would pay $215 million to settle claims of sexual abuse and harassment by a school gynecologist, but lawyers for hundreds of the accusers say it's not enough money and the university has yet to fully disclose what it knew about the doctor's behavior.
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| Rep. Steve King Goes Full White Nationalist In Interview With Austrian Site Posted: 19 Oct 2018 03:24 PM PDT  Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) visited Austria in August and gave an extensive
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| Buffalo diocese submits documents to feds amid sex abuse allegations Posted: 19 Oct 2018 01:38 PM PDT  The diocese of Buffalo in New York state acknowledged Friday having received a demand for documents believed to be linked to a federal investigation into sexual abuse. On Thursday, the US for the first time opened a federal investigation into abuse committed by Catholic clergy, issuing a subpoena to dioceses in Pennsylvania two months after the publication of a report on decades of sexual abuse in the state. Local media in Buffalo earlier said they had obtained internal messages from the Buffalo diocese dated from May and June and indicating that the attorney's office had demanded documents related to allegations of clergy sex abuse.
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| Stunning shots show crystal-clear waters in Norway's lakes and fjords Posted: 19 Oct 2018 10:48 AM PDT ![Stunning shots show crystal-clear waters in Norway's lakes and fjords]( "Stunning shots show crystal-clear waters in Norway's lakes and fjords") Tomasz Furmanek works in an office most of the time, but when he's free he often kayaks through the waters of Norway, capturing breathtaking images.
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| Thousands of Central American migrants stranded on Mexican border Posted: 20 Oct 2018 09:37 AM PDT  Thousands of US-bound Honduran migrants remained stranded Saturday after spending the night on a border bridge between Guatemala and Mexico where riot police barred their progress. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said he would meet Saturday with his Guatemalan counterpart Jimmy Morales to discuss the next steps in the crisis, which has triggered escalating anti-immigrant rhetoric from US President Donald Trump.
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| 5 Moments From Trump's Nevada Rally That Need A Fact Check Posted: 20 Oct 2018 02:36 PM PDT  Continuing his efforts to rally support for Republican candidates ahead of the
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| India's Punjab state chief minister says train accident killed 59 Posted: 20 Oct 2018 12:50 AM PDT ![India's Punjab state chief minister says train accident killed 59]( "India's Punjab state chief minister says train accident killed 59") India's northern state of Punjab's chief minister said 59 people were killed and 57 injured in a railway accident on Friday in which a train ran over scores of people gathered on the railway tracks for a festival in the city of Amritsar. Declining to comment on the likely reasons behind the accident, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh told reporters on Saturday that an official inquiry into the accident was underway and was expected to be completed within four weeks. A large crowd had formed near the tracks on the city's fringe for the burning of effigies as part of a major Hindu festival on Friday when the train sped through the gathering in darkness, officials and witnesses said.
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| Markets Right Now: US stock indexes end a bumpy week mixed Posted: 19 Oct 2018 01:07 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
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| Government under pressure to use Salisbury sanctions against Saudi officials after Khashoggi killing Posted: 20 Oct 2018 07:11 PM PDT  Saudi officials found to have been involved in the killing of a prominent journalist in Turkey should be targeted by new sanctions introduced by Theresa May in the wake of the Salisbury attack, MPs and campaigners said on Saturday. Andrew Mitchell, the former international development secretary, led calls for the Magnitsky law, which mirrors similar legislation in the US and Canada, to be used against any individuals complicit in the death of Jamal Khashoggi. The intervention came as the government said it was "considering ... our next steps" after the kingdom admitted on Friday night that Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post, was killed in its consulate in Istanbul. Donald Trump said sanctions were a possibility and that questions remained about the Saudi handling of Khashoggi's death. "No, I am not satisfied until we find the answer," he said after a campaign speech in Nevada. "But it was a big first step, it was a good first step. But I want to get to the answer." However, he warned against scrapping an arms deal with the kingdom that would jeopardise thousands of American jobs. Saudi Arabia said that 15 members of an intelligence squad who flew to Istanbul to kidnap Mr Khashoggi had been arrested, along with three Saudi consulate staff. General Ahmed al-Assiri, the deputy intelligence chief, and Saud al-Qahtani, a close aide to Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince, were both sacked for their role in the operation. Saudi officials insisted Crown Prince Mohammed was not involved. Jamal Khashoggi death | The unanswered questions The kingdom said Mr Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi critic, died in a "fist fight" but Turkey said it would keep investigating and would not a allow a cover up. The Magnitsky law, which was passed as part of the Sanctions Act in May, allows the government to target human rights abusers with asset freezes and visa bans. Mr Mitchell, the former international development secretary, who lobbied Mrs May to introduce the measure after Russia's chemical weapons attack on a former spy in Salisbury, said: "The Magnitsky law is designed to stop human rights violators coming to and using Britain and it doesn't matter where they come from, the law should be applied without fear or favour. "It's very important that Britain acts in concert with its friends and allies around the world." Robert Lacey: What next for the House of Saud? Bill Browder, whose campaigning led to the adoption of equivalent legislation in the US, Canada, and several EU countries, told The Sunday Telegraph: "The extrajudicial killing of Jamal Khashoggi and the official cover-up is exactly the kind of situation that Magnitsky sanctions were designed to address. "The British government should use the Magnitsky Act against members of the Saudi regime who played any role in this murder." Saudi Arabia's official explanation of a brawl was greeted with scepticism around the world. Germany, France and the European Union all urged an in-depth investigation to find out what happened to the Washington Post columnist after he entered the consulate on October 2 for documents for his marriage. Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, in a joint statement with her foreign minister, said the Saudi explanation was not enough. "We expect transparency from Saudi Arabia about the circumstances of his death ... The information available about events in the Istanbul consulate is inadequate," the Germans said
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| Gov. Bill Walker Drops Out Of Alaska Gubernatorial Race Less Than 3 Weeks Before Election Posted: 19 Oct 2018 04:21 PM PDT  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) suspended his re-election campaign on Friday.
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| 'Mean Girls' Falsely Accused Pennsylvania Teen of Sexual Assault, Family Now Seeks Damages: Lawsuit Posted: 19 Oct 2018 11:34 AM PDT  The Seneca Valley School District has maintained they took the right course of action in handling the sexual assault accusations.
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| Ted Cruz's Facebook Live Broadcast Goes Hilariously Awry Posted: 20 Oct 2018 02:40 AM PDT  Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) team sure knows how to botch a Facebook Live
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| US asks UN to prepare exit from Kosovo Posted: 19 Oct 2018 03:59 PM PDT  The United States has asked United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to come up with an exit strategy for the UN's mission in Kosovo after a nearly two-decade presence there. US Ambassador Nikki Haley argued that UNMIK, as the mission is known, remains "unchanged" even though it "has long fulfilled its mandate" of supporting peace. Haley urged Guterres to "initiate a strategic review of UNMIK to develop an exit strategy," according to a letter dated October 9, a copy of which was obtained by AFP.
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| A New Type of Treatment Shows Promise Against Aggressive Breast Cancer Posted: 20 Oct 2018 07:30 AM PDT  This study offers encouraging evidence
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| Russia: U.S. Withdrawal From Nuclear Treaty Would Be A ‘Very Dangerous Step’ Posted: 21 Oct 2018 08:21 AM PDT  The risks to global security could be severe if the U.S. pulls out of the
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| 15 No-Fail Housewarming Gifts You Can Buy on Amazon Posted: 19 Oct 2018 12:10 PM PDT |
| The Latest: 2 suspects charged in Georgia officer's slaying Posted: 20 Oct 2018 09:59 PM PDT  SNELLVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer (all times local):
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| Mnuchin says premature to comment on sanctions against Saudi Arabia Posted: 21 Oct 2018 04:08 AM PDT ![Mnuchin says premature to comment on sanctions against Saudi Arabia]( "Mnuchin says premature to comment on sanctions against Saudi Arabia") Mnuchin said information so far on the investigation was "a good first step but not enough" as Riyadh faced international pressure to disclose what happened to Khashoggi, who disappeared after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized on Saturday that he was not satisfied with the Saudis' handling of the case, further raising questions over whether he would act to impose sanctions on Saudi officials believed to be behind Khashoggi's death. "It would be premature to comment on sanctions and premature to comment on really any issues until we get further down the investigation and get to the bottom of what occurred," Mnuchin told reporters in Jerusalem at the start of a Middle East visit.
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| Voters Don't Seem To Care About Nancy Pelosi. She Might Still Be In Trouble. Posted: 19 Oct 2018 11:49 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Even if Democrats win the House this November, Minority Leader
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| Nevada residents drive to the California border in hopes to hit the jackpot Posted: 19 Oct 2018 02:17 PM PDT  People drive down to Nevada-California border town Primm, Nevada, the closest location for many to purchase tickets for the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots totalling over $1.3 billion.
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| This fifth grader's baked potato costume is better than whatever you've planned for Halloween Posted: 20 Oct 2018 10:00 AM PDT  This is One Good Thing , a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. Halloween is fast approaching and while you may think your planned costume's impressive, there's a very good chance it won't top this fifth grader who dressed as a baked potato. Reddit user seal2781, a 24-year-old named Celia, recently shared a throwback Halloween picture from 2004 — the year she followed her heart and dressed as a baked potato wrapped in foil with a li'l pat of butter on top. Precious! Delicious! All around wholesome! The costume is one of the closest things we've seen to absolute Halloween perfection, and the kind of ensemble we should all strive to put together this time of year. If you're having doubts about how great it is, we're not exaggerating. See for yourself... SEE ALSO: This Kevin from 'The Office' Halloween costume for babies needs to exist IRL Celia told Mashable via Reddit that she fashioned the wearable baked potato for her elementary school Halloween costume contest. The costume won first prize and for that, she received a whole $5! "The day before the contest I decided I wanted to be a baked potato," she wrote. "I'm not really sure why — I just thought it would be funny." She says her dad Ron helped make the costume out of cardboard boxes. "We covered the boxes in wide plastic wrap to hold it all together, and then covered it in foil and added the fluff and brown paper 'skin.' The pad of butter was just a small pizza box covered in yellow cellophane paper." The baked potato has everything you'd want from a good costume. The homemade aspect shows off your resourceful side, it'll give people a good laugh, and you'll also stand out from a crowd of store bought superheroes, princesses, and more. Though it does have one downfall... "The main thing I remember about the costume was how hot it was. I really felt like a baked potato wearing it," Celia said. But still, an overall success. Celia's family has been cranking out next-level costumes for years, she explained, recalling her brother's most memorable ensemble: a massive five-foot tall baseball bat. Stunning. Image: seal2781/reddit Want more clever culture writing beamed directly to your inbox? Sign up here for the twice-weekly Click Click Click newsletter. It's fun – we promise. WATCH: Nightmares Fear Factory continues to serve us amazing haunted-house reaction photos
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| Israel reopens people, goods crossings to Gaza after lull Posted: 20 Oct 2018 05:08 PM PDT  Israel ordered the country's goods and people border crossings with Gaza to be opened on Sunday, just four days after shuttering them following a Palestinian rocket attack that sparked retaliatory air strikes. The move followed efforts to prevent an escalation in violence that has raised fears of a new war between Israel and the Palestinian territory's Islamist rulers Hamas. "The decision comes after a decrease in the violent events in Gaza over the weekend and efforts Hamas made to restrain" demonstrators, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman's office said in a statement.
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| New treatment offers up to ten months extra life for women with deadly breast cancer Posted: 20 Oct 2018 07:30 AM PDT  A new treatment could offer up to ten months extra life for women with one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, following a successful British trial. Using a combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy, the body's own immune system can be tuned to attack triple-negative breast cancer, scientists found. The research, carried out by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and St Bartholomew's Hospital, also showed that the combined treatment reduced the risk of death or the cancer progressing by up to 40 per cent. Professor Peter Schmid, a professor of cancer medicine at QMUL and the author of the trial, described the results as a "massive step forward". "Triple-negative breast cancer is an aggressive form of breast cancer; we have been desperately looking for better treatment options," he said. "It is particularly tragic that those affected are often young, with many themselves having young families." Triple-negative breast cancer is one of the most deadly forms of the disease and nearly one quarter of patients diagnosed will not survive for more than five years. The standard treatment for it is chemotherapy, which most patients quickly develop resistance to. If the disease spreads to other parts of the body, survival is typically only 12 to 15 months. But with the new treatment, researchers say that survival could be extended by up to ten months. Prof Schmid, who is clinical director of the Breast Cancer Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital, explained that he new treatment will "significantly extend lives compared to the standard treatment of chemotherapy alone." "We are changing how triple-negative breast cancer is treated in proving for the first time that immune therapy has a substantial survival benefit," he said. "In a combined treatment approach, we are using chemotherapy to tear away the tumour's 'immune-protective cloak' to expose it as well as enabling people's own immune system to get at it." About | Breast cancer The new treatment combines the standard weekly chemotherapy with the immunotherapy medication atezolizumab which once every two weeks. The combination works by chemotherapy "roughening up" the surface of the cancer, which enables the immune system to better recognise and therefore fight the cancer as a foreign object. Following the results of this trial, which were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the new treatment is now under review by health authorities who will decide whether to offer it on the NHS. Patients at St Bartholomew's Hospital with triple-negative breast cancer are offered immunotherapy as part of ongoing trials. Triple negative breast cancer is more common in women under 40 and black women, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. It is one of the rarer forms of breast cancer, with around 15 per cent of breast cancers classified as triple negative.
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| Twitter Agog At Trump Whopper That Californians Are 'Rioting' Over Sanctuary Cities Posted: 20 Oct 2018 10:58 PM PDT  President Donald Trump insisted Saturday at a Nevada campaign rally that
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| Somali Refugee Says Dunkin' Employee Called Police Because She Talked in Her Native Language Posted: 19 Oct 2018 10:48 AM PDT  "She was like, 'You can leave, or I'm calling the cops'"
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