| If Trump Thinks Michael Cohen’s Plea Is Bad, Wait Till Dems Run The House Intel Committee Posted: 29 Nov 2018 03:38 PM PST  WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen
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| Police Arrest Suspect In Thanksgiving Day Shooting At Alabama Mall Posted: 29 Nov 2018 03:43 PM PST  Police have arrested a 20-year-old suspected of carrying out a shooting inside
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| Postal service responds to 7-year-old boy who sent 'letter to dad in heaven' Posted: 30 Nov 2018 07:16 AM PST  While most children are gearing up to send their Christmas wishlists off to
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| House Democrats agree: It's time for the same generation Posted: 29 Nov 2018 02:00 AM PST  A few of the Democratic Party's young stars in the House took on Nancy Pelosi this week and proved mainly that none of them have anything like the political acumen to replace her.
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| The Latest: Alderman responds to search-warrant reports Posted: 29 Nov 2018 03:49 PM PST ![The Latest: Alderman responds to search-warrant reports]( "The Latest: Alderman responds to search-warrant reports") CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on federal agents executing search warrants at the City Hall office of a powerful Chicago alderman (all times local):
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| Right-Wing Conspiracist Laura Loomer Handcuffs Herself To Door Of Twitter's Office Posted: 29 Nov 2018 02:30 PM PST  Far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer handcuffed herself to the front
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| 11 Weight Loss Apps for Real Results Posted: 29 Nov 2018 05:06 PM PST |
| 90-year-old woman dies in collision with electric scooter Posted: 28 Nov 2018 11:47 AM PST  A 90-year-old Spanish woman has died after a collision with an electric scooter in what is believed to be the first accident of its kind in the world. Two men were sharing a scooter when they smashed into the woman, who hit her head on the ground and died of her injuries in hospital a few days later. The pair are facing trial for manslaughter. According to the police investigation cited by the Spanish newspaper El PaÃs, the two unnamed men were travelling at more than 30 kilometres per hour along a street shared by pedestrians and traffic in the Barcelona suburb of Esplugues de Llobregat. The accident, which was not reported at the time, occurred in August. Last month a 40-year-old woman was killed in Sabadell, near Barcelona, when she fell off the electric scooter she was using and was run over by a truck. The exponential growth of electric scooters in cities in Spain and elsewhere has promoted debate about their safety and where they should be allowed to circulate. Out-of-date laws meant for non-motorised scooters mean that in Madrid, for example, they can be ridden on the pavement, although the city council is drawing up plans to restrict their use. In Barcelona a taxi driver videoed a teenage couple riding on a scooter at 50 miles an hour, presumably after manipulating the device to raise its maximum speed. Spain's interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said in October that traffic rules must be changed to protect "especially vulnerable" road users, noting that this year would be the first on record in which pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists' deaths would outnumber those of drivers. British law already bans E-scooters and several towns and cities in California have ordered the vehicles off the streets. Hire-scooter company Bird has filed a lawsuit against Beverley Hills, following one such ban in the well-heeled neighbourhood.
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| Majority of Republicans now recognize reality of climate change: Poll Posted: 29 Nov 2018 11:30 AM PST  Nearly two-thirds of Republicans — 64 percent — acknowledged that the world's climate is changing, according to a new poll from Monmouth University.
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| Southwest Apologizes To Girl Named Abcde After Gate Agent Made Fun Of Her Posted: 29 Nov 2018 11:01 AM PST  Southwest Airlines is apologizing to a Texas mom and her 5-year-old daughter
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| This was the top-selling item online in 33 states at Walmart this Thanksgiving weekend Posted: 29 Nov 2018 11:13 AM PST  Shopping during Thanksgiving weekend pretty much guarantees the best bargains
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| Friday Rewind: Chaos at the southern border Posted: 30 Nov 2018 05:31 AM PST  Border Patrol officers fire tear gas as dozens of migrants rush a border fence.
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| North Carolina Delays Certifying Results Of Congressional Race Amid Probe Of Irregularities Posted: 29 Nov 2018 07:29 PM PST  Election officials in North Carolina are delaying certifying the results of a
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| The Latest: News conference planned on mansion fire Posted: 28 Nov 2018 03:08 PM PST  COLTS NECK, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on a family found dead as their mansion burned (all times local):
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| New Complaint Targets School That Banned Child With Dreadlocks Posted: 29 Nov 2018 01:11 PM PST  In August, 6-year-old Clinton Stanley Jr. was kicked out of his new school
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| Republican senator to withhold vote until CIA briefs on Khashoggi Posted: 28 Nov 2018 10:27 AM PST  Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Wednesday he would withhold his vote on any key issue, including upcoming spending bills, until the CIA briefs senators about the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "I am not going to be denied the ability to be briefed by the CIA, that we have oversight of, about whether or not their assessment supports my belief that this could not have happened without MBS (Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman) knowing," Graham told reporters.
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| China orders halt to baby gene-editing activities: state TV Posted: 28 Nov 2018 04:22 PM PST  China's science ministry has ordered that people involved in the controversial baby gene-editing experiment halt their activities, a government official told state media Thursday. The ministry "firmly opposes the baby gene-editing incident and has already demanded that the relevant organisation suspend the scientific activities of relevant personnel," a ministry official said, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The National Health Commission is investigating the claims.
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| Trump Floats Potential Pardon For Paul Manafort In Mueller Probe Posted: 28 Nov 2018 12:25 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump publicly floated the possibility that he'd
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| Merkel declines to come to Ukraine's aid amid Russian military standoff Posted: 29 Nov 2018 01:29 AM PST  Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, on Thursday declined to come to Ukraine's aid after its president appealed for help to block Russian aggression. Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, appealed to Nato on Thursday, asking for naval support in the standoff with Russia and accused the neighboring state of wanting to annex the Sea of Azov. Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Mr Poroshenko called Germany one of Ukraine's "closest allies" and urged it - together with other Nato countries - to deploy naval ships to aid his country after Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels near Crimea on Sunday. "We simply cannot accept this aggressive policy, originally there was Crimea, then eastern Ukraine, now the Sea of Azov," he said in the interview. Mrs Merkel blamed Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, for the tensions, but warned that there is "no military solution" to the conflict in the region. Crimean bridge map "We ask the Ukrainian side too to be sensible because we know that we can only solve things through being reasonable and through dialogue," Mrs Merkel said during her opening speech at the annual German-Ukrainian economic forum in Berlin on Thursday. Nato, which Ukraine hopes to join, called on Russia to release the captured vessels and the crews, but didn't say it had any plans to send its naval forces to the region. The incident over the weekend marked the most serious escalation of the conflict between the states since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Russian officials insist that the Ukrainian vessels breached its border on Sunday morning and later attempted dangerous manoeuvres in Russia's territorial waters. Mr Putin defended Russia's actions on Wednesday, accusing Mr Poroshenko of organising a provocation in an attempt to boost his poor ratings ahead of the next year's presidential elections. Recent polls suggest that roughly 10 percent of the electorate would vote for the incumbent president. Ukraine has denied any wrongdoing and imposed martial law in the country's regions bordering Russia for 30 days. Mr Poroshenko called on Europe to introduce new sanctions and re-think Nord Stream-2, an undersea pipeline project that would increase Russia's gas direct supplies to Germany. Ukraine, which currently earns transit fees from piping Russian gas to Europe, has objected the project. Ihor Voronchenko, the Ukrainian Navy Commander, said Thursday that Kiev would also seek a ban on passage for Russian vessels through the Bosporus Strait. Meanwhile, Russian state media reported that the country's Black Sea Fleet had deployed a battalion of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, the fourth one, to north Crimea, and also plans to build a new missile early-warning radar station there. Crimean courts put all 24 captured Ukrainian servicemen suspected of breaching the Russian state border under pre-trial two-month arrest. Ukraine's infrastructure minister, Volodymyr Omelyan, on Thursday accused Russia of imposing a de facto blockade on two Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov by preventing ships from leaving and entering the sea via the Kerch Strait. The Kremlin's spokesman denied any restrictions for shipping in the area, saying that no problems had been reported. Mrs Merkel said she was going to discuss the crisis with Putin during the G20 summit, which starts Friday in Argentina.
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| Teen Rescued After Getting Trapped in Old Bank Vault With No Money at All Posted: 29 Nov 2018 09:08 AM PST  The 17-year-old was stuck inside the vault for nearly four hours
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| New Jersey mansion murders: Motive is believed to be financial, prosecutor says Posted: 29 Nov 2018 08:58 AM PST  Paul Caneiro charged with four counts of murder in connection to fires
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| Tour Brian Atwood and Dr. Jake Deutsch's Striking NYC Apartment Posted: 29 Nov 2018 01:32 PM PST |
| Fed likely to raise rates in December but concerns mounting: minutes Posted: 29 Nov 2018 01:12 PM PST  US central bankers believe another interest rate hike is due "fairly soon," boosting widespread expectations the Federal Reserve will raise lending costs next month, according to meeting minutes released Thursday. The minutes from the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee's November 7-8 meeting showed a rising level of uncertainty in the central bank about the near future. Stocks had also rallied Wednesday after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rates were already close to estimates of "neutral" -- the rate which neither accelerates not restrains economic activity -- meaning they might not have to rise much higher.
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| Republicans Sink Trump Judicial Nominee Hostile To Black Voters' Rights Posted: 29 Nov 2018 02:49 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― In a shocking defeat for President Donald Trump, Sen. Tim Scott
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| Argentine judge seeks help from Turkey, Yemen in Saudi crown prince case Posted: 28 Nov 2018 12:47 PM PST  The office of federal judge Ariel Lijo confirmed the request to Reuters just hours after bin Salman landed in Buenos Aires for the G20 summit of industrialized nations. Human Rights Watch asked Argentina on Monday to use a war crimes clause in its constitution to investigate any involvement by the crown prince in possible crimes against humanity in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has launched a military campaign, and the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi Arabia has said the prince, the kingdom's de facto ruler, had no prior knowledge of the murder of Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October.
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| Mic Lays Off Entire Editorial Staff, Then Is Sold To Bustle Posted: 29 Nov 2018 07:40 AM PST  Mic Network Inc. laid off the entirety of its editorial staff on Thursday
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| Twitter suspends account it says impersonated Russia's Putin Posted: 28 Nov 2018 05:15 PM PST ![Twitter suspends account it says impersonated Russia's Putin]( "Twitter suspends account it says impersonated Russia's Putin") Twitter Inc said on Wednesday that it suspended an account for impersonating Russian President Vladimir Putin on the social media platform. "We suspended @putinRF_eng for impersonation based on a valid report we received from Russian officials," Twitter said on Wednesday. Twitter spokesman Ian Plunkett said in an email that the suspended account was not affiliated with Putin.
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| 21 Gift Ideas For People Who Value Experiences More Than Things Posted: 30 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PST  Most of us have way too much stuff.
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| The Latest: City meets with family of man killed by police Posted: 28 Nov 2018 02:26 PM PST  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a black man at an Alabama shopping mall (all times local):
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| How to Avoid Paying Credit Card Fees Posted: 29 Nov 2018 06:00 AM PST ![How to Avoid Paying Credit Card Fees]( "How to Avoid Paying Credit Card Fees") Credit card holders can spend hundreds of dollars on fees annually just to use their cards. Know what triggers your credit card fees so you can sidestep these charges. Many popular travel credit cards come without foreign transaction fees.
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| The 2019 Nissan Maxima Shows Off a New Look and Nicer Interior Trim Posted: 28 Nov 2018 01:46 PM PST  The updated sedan has more active-safety tech, plus it looks dapper in orange.
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| Mandatory evacuations underway in California due to mudslides Posted: 29 Nov 2018 12:52 PM PST  Burn areas face flash flood warnings in the first round of rain.
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| 23 of the Most Fascinating Public Sculptures Posted: 29 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST |
| Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty In Mueller Investigation Posted: 29 Nov 2018 06:30 AM PST  President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty
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| Damascus accuses Israel of first Syria strikes since air defence upgrade Posted: 30 Nov 2018 06:37 AM PST  Damascus Friday accused Israel of striking Syria, in what a monitor said were the such first missiles to hit the country since an air defence upgrade after the downing of a Russian plane in September. The Syrian regime claimed its air defence systems shot down all "hostile targets" late Thursday. Israel did not confirm carrying out raids but denied any losses.
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| California regulator orders PG&E to implement safety recommendations Posted: 29 Nov 2018 01:01 PM PST ![California regulator orders PG&E to implement safety recommendations]( "California regulator orders PG&E to implement safety recommendations") The move by the California Public Utilities Commission comes as it investigates the cause of the Camp Fire that destroyed the town of Paradise, in the state's deadliest-ever wildfire. The recommendations, which were made following an investigation on the utility after the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion, include development of a comprehensive safety strategy, resource requirements and budgets. "Although there are a few bright spots, PG&E appears not to have a clear vision for safety programs and instead pursues many programs without thought to how they fit together, despite eight years passing since the explosion in San Bruno," CPUC President Michael Picker said in a statement.
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| City officials meet with family of man killed by police Posted: 28 Nov 2018 04:10 PM PST  HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Officials in an Alabama city met with the family of a black man killed by a police officer and apologized for wrongly describing him as the gunman in a Thanksgiving night shooting at a crowded mall.
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| Nancy Pelosi Wins Democratic Speaker Nomination Posted: 28 Nov 2018 12:03 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Despite a group of Democrats vowing to block her, Nancy Pelosi
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| 2020 Porsche 911 Gains Power and Mystique Posted: 28 Nov 2018 12:11 PM PST  Porsche unveiled the redesigned 911 sports car at the 2018 LA Auto Show, highlighted by more powerful and efficient engines as well as a new interior layout. And let's get this out of the way: Po...
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| The 2019 Mazda 3 Introduces a New Font to the Mazda Brand Posted: 29 Nov 2018 12:34 PM PST  Called Mazda Type, this new typeface will eventually roll out across the entire lineup.
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| Exclusive: Boeing eyes Lion Air crash software upgrade in 6-8 weeks Posted: 29 Nov 2018 04:26 PM PST  SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing Co is weighing plans to launch a software upgrade for its 737 MAX in six to eight weeks that would help address a scenario faced by the Lion Air crew during last month's deadly crash in Indonesia, two people briefed on the matter said on Thursday. Crash investigators are focusing on the possibility that a new anti-stall system that repeatedly pushed the Lion Air jetliner's nose down was being fed by erroneous data from a faulty sensor left in place after a previous hazardous flight. Boeing has said cockpit procedures that were applied on the previous flight are already in place to tackle such a problem, and that its 737 series remains safe to fly.
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| 18 Gaza protesters wounded by Israel gunfire: ministry Posted: 30 Nov 2018 09:04 AM PST  At least 18 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli gunfire Friday in small protests along the Gaza border, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said. The 18 were hit with live ammunition as a few thousand gathered in different spots along the heavily-guarded border line, the ministry said. Palestinians in Gaza have since March 30, especially on Fridays, held often violent protests backed by the strip's Islamist rulers Hamas.
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| Immigrant deported after seeking refuge in N Carolina church Posted: 29 Nov 2018 07:46 PM PST  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A Mexican immigrant who sought refuge in a North Carolina church for nearly a year was deported Thursday, federal authorities said.
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| Winter Hair Mistakes You’re Making, According To The Pros Posted: 30 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PST  Cold, dry winter weather is basically your skin's worst enemy. Unsurprisingly,
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