| Chris Cuomo Gets Slammed For Saying Police Gassing Migrant Caravan Were Doing 'Duty' Posted: 26 Nov 2018 06:11 AM PST  CNN's Chris Cuomo was widely criticized on Twitter on Sunday night after he
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| Trump asks why Mueller hasn't interviewed 'hundreds' of campaign staffers without Russian contacts Posted: 26 Nov 2018 08:43 AM PST  The president expressed fresh frustration with the special counsel's investigation into his campaign's contacts with Russia.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Dishes It Right Back To Lindsey Graham In Twitter Tiff Posted: 27 Nov 2018 08:39 AM PST  Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is giving as good as she gets in
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| Yahoo News Explains: What’s next for Brexit? Posted: 26 Nov 2018 09:03 AM PST  The United Kingdom has taken another step towards securing a Brexit deal with the European Union. "This deal delivers what people voted for and it is in the national interest," U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said.
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| PHOTOS: Migrants try to breach border at Tijuana — U.S. agents fire tear gas Posted: 26 Nov 2018 06:11 AM PST  Mexico pledged to shore up security near its border with the U.S. and local authorities said that 39 migrants were arrested after a peaceful march devolved into chaos when U.S. agents fired tear gas into Mexico to stop some migrants who tried to breach the border. Mexico's Interior Ministry said Sunday it would immediately deport those who tried to "violently" enter the U.S. from Tijuana.
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| Hong Kong rattled as 5.7 quake hits off Taiwan Posted: 25 Nov 2018 05:58 PM PST  A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the western coast of Taiwan Monday, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt hundreds of kilometres away in Hong Kong. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which the USGS had initially reported at 5.6-magnitude. Residents in the city of Magong on Penghu island ran outside screaming "earthquake" after the tremor hit, Taiwan media reported.
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| Man Allegedly Called 911 to Falsely Report Shooting to Distract Police from Hit-and-Run Crash Posted: 26 Nov 2018 02:48 PM PST  An Indianapolis man is accused of making a false 911 call to distract police from investigating a hit-and-run car crash.
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| Best Bites: Creamy sweet potato and pear soup Posted: 27 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| GM Stock Price Shoots Up On Announcement Of Thousands Of Job Cuts Posted: 26 Nov 2018 01:15 PM PST  The news out of Detroit Monday offered a stark reminder that the fortunes of
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| Nebraska Lottery won't pay out game's misprinted tickets Posted: 26 Nov 2018 03:15 PM PST ![Nebraska Lottery won't pay out game's misprinted tickets]( "Nebraska Lottery won't pay out game's misprinted tickets") LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Lottery won't have to pay out to dozens of players who thought they won prizes in a holiday scratch-off game with misprinted tickets.
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| CNN's Brian Stelter Roasts Fox For Focusing On Ocasio-Cortez's Shoes More Than Climate Report Posted: 25 Nov 2018 02:23 PM PST  CNN's Brian Stelter on Sunday criticized Fox News for not dedicating enough
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| Congress Preparing Itself For New Influx of Mothers Posted: 26 Nov 2018 11:09 AM PST  The election of 2018, in addition to putting the Democrats in power in the House of Representatives, has put a large group of new lawmakers in power in Washington. Among that delegation is more than 100 women, including the first two Muslim women in Congress, while Nancy Pelosi, who was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House, is expected to return to that office. Among the women taking seats in Congress in 2019 are several – more than ever before, in fact- who are the mothers of young children.
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| Turkish police search villa outside Istanbul in Khashoggi investigation Posted: 26 Nov 2018 07:53 AM PST  Authorities believe that one of the Saudi agents allegedly involved in the murder at the kingdom's Istanbul consulate, Mansour Othman Abahussain, called the villa's owner a day before the killing, the Istanbul chief prosecutor's office said. The owner of the property is a Saudi national, Mohammed Ahmed Alfaozan, who had the codename "Ghozan", it said. Two officials told Reuters that Alfaozan had purchased the property, near Yalova on the Sea of Marmara, around three years ago.
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| In photos: NatGeo picks the best destinations for city, nature, culture and adventure travel 2019 Posted: 27 Nov 2018 08:07 AM PST |
| Nooses Hung At Mississippi State Capitol Just Before Runoff Election Posted: 26 Nov 2018 01:04 PM PST  Nooses hanging from trees and hateful signs were found at the Mississippi
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| California's deadliest wildfire finally tamed Posted: 25 Nov 2018 10:17 AM PST  The deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history was finally brought totally under control by firefighters, more than two weeks after it erupted, authorities said on Sunday. "#CampFire ... is now 100% contained," Cal Fire, the state fire authority, said in its latest bulletin on Twitter. Only 54 of the fatalities have been identified, according to the local sheriff's office in Butte County, around three hours drive north of San Francisco.
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| Google Joins Companies Asking Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for Campaign Donation Refund Posted: 26 Nov 2018 04:39 PM PST  Google requested the campaign return its $5,000 contribution
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| Christine Blasey Ford: 'I Am Grateful To Have Had The Opportunity To Fulfill My Civic Duty' Posted: 26 Nov 2018 11:35 AM PST  In a post on GoFundMe thanking her supporters, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
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| 6 whales refloated after stranding on New Zealand beach Posted: 26 Nov 2018 07:24 PM PST  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Conservation workers and volunteers in New Zealand managed to refloat six surviving stranded whales on Tuesday and were hoping the animals would soon swim away into deeper water.
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| Soybean farmer says climate change is to blame for bad harvest Posted: 26 Nov 2018 05:03 AM PST  A new government report says man-made climate change is already wreaking havoc on the U.S., and it will only get worse in the coming decades. The report from 13 federal agencies warns of more destructive wildfires, longer heat waves, and more powerful Atlantic hurricanes. Tony Dokoupil reports from an Indiana farm struggling with the effects.
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| A pair of generals, &c. Posted: 26 Nov 2018 03:30 AM PST  The outgoing commander of US forces in South Korea on Thursday urged Seoul and Washington to maintain their alliance as differences mount in their approach to the nuclear-armed North. The alliance between the United States and South Korea is an important one indeed. The AFP article noted that General Brooks once described his tenure as "a rollercoaster ride." He had no indication that President Trump, after his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un last summer, would announce the cancelation of joint military exercises between the U.S. and the South.
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| Migrant Mother Impaled In Front Of Children While Attempting To Scale Border Fence Posted: 27 Nov 2018 07:29 AM PST  Pieces of rebar impaled a migrant mother, causing a non-fatal injury after she
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| Indian officials urged 'not to recover' US missionary's body from isolated tribe's island Posted: 26 Nov 2018 08:52 AM PST  Indian police have been urged to abandon efforts to recover the body of an American missionary killed by an isolated tribe on a remote island, amid warnings any contact could have "catastrophic" consequences. Survival International, an NGO working for tribal rights, said the Sentinelese people could be wiped out if outside diseases were introduced onto the island. Any such mission would also pose extreme danger to Indian officials, the group said. John Allen Chau was killed by the people of North Sentinel earlier this month after paying fisherman to smuggle him to the island, where outsiders are forbidden from venturing under Indian law. The fishermen later said they saw the Sentinelese bury his body on the beach. The 26-year-old left notes saying he wanted to bring Christianity to the tribe and knew he was risking his life. He also detailed an attempt at contact a day earlier, when he was forced off the island amid arrow fire. Believed to be the last pre-Neolithic tribe in the world, there has been no significant contact with the Sentinelese for generations. "The risk of a deadly epidemic of flu, measles or other outside disease is very real, and increases with every such contact," Survival International's Director Stephen Corry said in a statement yesterday (Monday). "Such efforts in similar cases in the past have ended with the Sentinelese attempting to defend their island by force." Chau had left notes speaking of his desire to bring Christianity to the North Sentinelese people Credit: Reuters Authorities should leave Chau's body and the Sentinelese alone, Mr Corry said. He also called for the weakening of restrictions on visiting the area to be revoked, and the exclusion zone around North Sentinel properly enforced. "All uncontacted tribal peoples face catastrophe unless their land is protected," he added. The call came as Indian police said they were still working with anthropologists and psychologists to see if a plan could be forged to recover the missionary's body. However they were treading carefully and "at this stage" had no plan to confront the Sentinelese, said Dependra Pathak, director general of police in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. "If they suggest any methodology to interact without disturbing them then we can draw (up a) strategy," he said. "They are a treasure," the police chief added." We cannot go and force our way in. We don't want to harm them." A police boat approached the island on Friday and Saturday, on the latter occasion finding the tribespeople armed with spears and bows and arrows. "We watched them from a distance and they watched us from a distance," Mr Pathak said. P.C. Joshi. a professor of anthropology at Delhi University, said he understood why authorities wanted to recover the body. But he noted the islanders could not be prosecuted under Indian law, and said it was likely already too late to learn much from the body as conditions on the island would cause rapid decomposition. "Ultimately, it's becoming futile," he said, according to AP. Chau's family have said they have already forgiven the tribe, as well as the fishermen who aided his journey who have been arrested.
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| Turkey says Saudi prince has asked to meet Erdogan at G20 Posted: 27 Nov 2018 08:03 AM PST  BERLIN/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview published on Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had asked for a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and that there was currently no reason not to meet him. "Yes, he has asked Erdogan on the phone, whether they could meet in Buenos Aires. Erdogan's answer was 'Let's see'," Cavusoglu told Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
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| Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Is Tainted by Crisis After Crisis Posted: 26 Nov 2018 12:30 AM PST  Some of her staff, who saw the executive as larger than life, now blame her for Facebook's woes. Ever since the 2016 presidential election, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has been criticized for his failure to understand the potential downsides of Facebook's products. Sandberg escaped direct scrutiny until a New York Times report earlier this month linked some of Facebook's current woes to her decisions.
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| Twitter Users Pummel Lindsey Graham For Supporting U.S.-Mexico Border Closure Posted: 25 Nov 2018 09:49 PM PST  While many recoiled in horror at the actions of U.S. border agents on Sunday,
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| GM slashes 14,700 jobs with multiple factories facing closure in the US Posted: 26 Nov 2018 09:39 AM PST  General Motors (GM) will fire 14,700 workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs. GM has said it will cut car production and stop building a number of slow-selling models. The company plans to halt production next year at three assembly plants - Lordstown, Ohio, Hamtramck, Michigan, and Oshawa, Ontario.
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| Police shooting protest blocks road as mayor urges patience Posted: 27 Nov 2018 01:50 AM PST  HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A mayor's calls for patience following the shooting of a black man by police at Alabama's largest shopping mall were met Monday by chanting, marching protesters who blocked one of the state's busiest roads.
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| See Photos of the Updated 2019 Fiat 500X Posted: 26 Nov 2018 06:00 AM PST |
| Mueller: Paul Manafort Broke Plea Deal By Lying To Investigators In Russia Probe Posted: 26 Nov 2018 04:27 PM PST  Special counsel Robert Mueller filed a complaint Monday alleging that former
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| NASA’s InSight Spacecraft Lands Successfully On Mars After 300-Million-Mile Journey Posted: 26 Nov 2018 12:17 PM PST  After nearly seven months and more than 300 million miles, NASA's InSight
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| The real story behind Melania's White House Christmas decorations Posted: 27 Nov 2018 04:29 AM PST  Melania Trump has unveiled the 2018 White House Christmas decorations. And the fact she refers to them as 'Christmas' decorations is perhaps the most telling thing about them. We've become used to our friends across the pond using the secular term 'holidays' at this time of year, recognising the diverse nature of American society and its different religions, so is the current First Lady making a statement by reclaiming the Christian aspect of the festivities? If so, this bold approach will no doubt appeal to her husband's core supporters and maybe that's the point. It traditionally falls to the First Lady of the United States to organise the seasonal decorations in the White House after First Lady Lou Henry Hoover put up the first official tree in 1929. Each year a different theme is chosen. In 2017 Melania designed the decorations around 'Time Honoured Traditions', while this year sees 'American Treasures' take centre stage. 14,000 red ornaments hanging on 29 trees in the Grand Foyer Credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP The People's House @WhiteHouse is ready to celebrate Christmas and the holiday season! pic.twitter.com/oejKW3mC15— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) November 26, 2018 With 40 topiary 'trees'' made from cranberries and red berries strung together in the East Colonnade, 14,000 red ornaments hanging on 29 trees in the Grand Foyer and the official White House Christmas tree adorned with embroidered blue velvet ribbon, it is once again a contrasting mix of tradition, personal statements, opulence and directional design. "This is a joyous time of year when we decorate the White House for the Christmas Season," the First Lady said in a statement. "Our theme honors the heart and spirit of the American people. Thank you to the many volunteers and staff who worked hard to decorate the halls of the People's House in Christmas cheer. On behalf of my family, we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." The red topiary trees in the East Colonnade are proving to be divisive Credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP The Red Room is dedicated to 'America's Children' Credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP And it's not just the use of the word 'Christmas' which sets her decorations apart. FLOTUS has added many personal touches among the more classic festive fare. In the red room in particular, she has combined nods to her family as well as to her specific charitable interests. As a celebration of 'America's Children', it features a tree reflecting the hobbies of young people; visitors to the White House will note ornaments in the shape of film clapper boards, skateboards and karate uniforms, as well as a special tribute to son Barron's love of football with a bauble in the form of a soccer ball. The Red Room tree features baubles that depict childhood hobbies Credit: LEAH MILLIS/LEAH MILLIS A wreath made from pencils stamped with the Be Best logo Credit: LEAH MILLIS/REUTERS The Be Best logo can be found in a decorative garland Credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/ AFP This room also sees the First Lady's youth-oriented Be Best initiative that honoured with quirky wreaths made of branded pencils, as well as garlands which include the slogan on white baubles. Other rooms stick to more classic White House themes with each gold star ornament in the East Room a tribute to America's Gold Star military families. The official White House Christmas tree can be found in pride of place in the Blue Room. As is tradition, the tree was received before Thanksgiving outside the North Portico by the First Lady and son Barron and all 18 feet six inches of it has been decorated in blue and gold to match its temporary home. Every American state and territory is represented with an ornament hung with a blue bow. The official White House Christmas tree Credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP Each American state is honoured on the official White House tree Credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP But it's the State Dining Room where one of the sweetest decorations can be found. The annual gingerbread house has been expanded to include the National Mall, the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial and the Washington Monument, as well as the southern exterior of the White House itself. Made from 100lbs of gingerbread and 20lbs of royal icing, it was no mean feat for the White House pastry team. The gingerbread house is made from 100lbs of gingerbread and 20lbs of royal icing Credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP It's safe to say FLOTUS has gone all out with the sumptuous array of lights, garlands and foliage on display, as well as taking the opportunity to say something about her family life and even making her own political statements. But her festive vision is already being mocked for the second year in a row. Last year's white branches were mocked for being a little severe Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP Bold choice going with decorations inspired by the Handmaid's Tale. pic.twitter.com/Ze2kZX65lp— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) November 26, 2018 2017's white branches in the East Colonnade were criticised for the air of severity they inspired and their slightly menacing 2018 replacements aren't faring any better, already becoming memes thanks to their resemblance to the red costumes seen in The Handmaid's Tale. We can only wait with bated breath for what 2019 will bring. 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| On solo Zambia trip, Prince Harry offers help to boost elephant numbers Posted: 26 Nov 2018 10:51 AM PST  Britain's Prince Harry on Monday offered Zambia support with boosting the country's dwindling elephant population, as he began a two-day working visit without his pregnant wife Meghan. The Duke of Sussex, 34, was received at Lusaka airport by dignitaries and colorfully-dressed traditional dancers, later holding a closed-door meeting with Zambian President Edgar Lungu and his ministers. As president of animal conservation charity African Parks, Harry offered to bring elephants from neighboring Botswana.
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| Magnitude 6.3 earthquake leaves more than 700 injured in western Iran Posted: 26 Nov 2018 04:43 AM PST  More than 700 people were injured in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit western Iran near its border with Iraq on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has reported.
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| Chemical arms watchdog to 'review security' for Syria gas probe Posted: 26 Nov 2018 03:34 AM PST  The world's chemical watchdog said Monday it was reviewing security ahead of a possible probe into an alleged chemical attack in Syria's regime-held city of Aleppo over the weekend. Damascus formally requested the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague investigate the alleged attack on Saturday which Syrian officials and rights groups said left scores of people struggling to breathe. Both the Syrian regime and its ally Russia have blamed "terrorist groups" -- a term which Damascus uses to mean both rebels and jihadists.
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| GOP Candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith Repeated Sexist Jokes At 2011 Convention, Video Shows Posted: 26 Nov 2018 08:44 PM PST  Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) laughingly repeated sexist jokes as the
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| India studying island to see if man's body can be recovered Posted: 26 Nov 2018 04:35 PM PST  NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian officials have traveled repeatedly in recent days near the remote island where an American missionary was killed by people who have long resisted the outside world. But they have not set foot onto North Sentinel Island since the killing, and it remains unclear if they will.
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| The Coming War over Ukraine? Posted: 26 Nov 2018 09:29 AM PST  The danger of escalation is real and must be treated as such.
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| Trump Emerges From A Big Fake Christmas Fireplace, And The Jokes Write Themselves Posted: 26 Nov 2018 09:43 PM PST  President Donald Trump made an unusual entrance at a rally in Biloxi,
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| See Every Angle of the New 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan Posted: 26 Nov 2018 12:04 PM PST |
| Investigation launched into 'monstrous' claims scientist has genetically edited humans Posted: 26 Nov 2018 08:55 AM PST  A Chinese university has launched an investigation into claims that one of its scientists genetically edited human babies, an experiment branded 'monstrous' by British academics who called for an immediate global ban. In a YouTube video posted on Monday He Jiankui of the Southern University of Science and Technology, in Shenzhen, said he had altered embryos for seven couples during fertility treatment, which had led to the birth of twins earlier this month. He said his goal was to give the babies a natural ability to resist HIV. But the university said that He had been on unpaid leave since February and warned the research - which has not been verified - was a 'serious violation of academic ethics and norms.' A joint statement from a group of 100 scientists in China criticised the project saying it was 'a great blow' to the country's reputation, while researchers in Britain strongly condemned the announcement and one of the inventors of the gene editing technology called for an immediate worldwide ban. Professor Julian Savulescu, an expert in medical ethics from Oxford University, said that in most other countries he would be facing jail. "If true, this experiment is monstrous," he said. "These healthy babies are being used as genetic guinea pigs. This is genetic Russian Roulette. "It exposes healthy normal children to risks of gene editing for no real necessary benefit and contravenes decades on ethical consensus and guidelines on the protection of human participants in research. In many other places in the world, this would be illegal punishable by imprisonment." How Crispr works Dr Sarah Chan of the University of Edinburgh, also described the gene editing as 'irresponsible, unethical and designed to provoke maximum shock value.' "Playing with children's health and families' hopes in order to use them as a means for a cheap publicity stunt is nothing short of despicable." In five videos posted on Monday, He said he had used the gene-editing technology known as Crispr to rewrite the DNA of twin girls and claimed the experiment had "worked safely as intended" saying the girls were "as healthy as any other babies.' In the videos, the scientist defended his work, saying in one: "I understand my work will be controversial, but I believe families need this technology. And I'm willing to take the criticism for them." Despite providing no evidence or documentation to back up the claims, He said he planned to share data about the trial at a scientific forum this week in Hong Kong and promised his results would be submitted for peer review and published. However Feng Zhang, one of the inventors of Crispr, called for a global moratorium saying he was 'deeply concerned' by the lack of transparency. The issue of genetic editing is deeply controversial. Scientists in Britain and the US have experimented with genetic editing in human embryos but it is currently illegal to implant them. Last September scientists at Sun Yat-sen University used an adapted version of gene-editing to correct a disease-causing mutation in human embryos but they were destroyed after just a few weeks of fertilisation. Dr David King, Director of Human Genetics Alert, said: "If these claims are true, the world has changed – it's a day that I and many others have dreaded. "But it underscores the need for an immediate global ban on the cloning and genetic engineering of human beings."
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| Factbox: GM North America plant shutdowns could hit nearly 6,000 workers Posted: 26 Nov 2018 10:44 AM PST ![Factbox: GM North America plant shutdowns could hit nearly 6,000 workers]( "Factbox: GM North America plant shutdowns could hit nearly 6,000 workers") (Reuters) - General Motors Co's plan to close three North American assembly plants and two transmission plants next year could affect nearly 6,000 workers, according to data on GM's media website. ...
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| 26 Tweets That Sum Up The Hell That Is Using Your Office Bathroom Posted: 27 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PST  Hell on earth is arguably having to use the public bathroom at work: "Oh,
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| Hunt Continues for Suspected Drug Dealer on the Run, Missing 16-Year-Old Son Posted: 26 Nov 2018 03:59 PM PST  Authorities are continuing to search for wanted drug suspect Mark Davis, 50, and his 16-year-old son.
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| UN envoy expected in Riyadh as calm returns to Yemen's Hodeida Posted: 26 Nov 2018 01:02 AM PST  The United Nations' Yemen envoy is expected in Riyadh on Monday as part of efforts to convene December peace talks between Huthi rebels and the Saudi-backed government. Martin Griffiths' visit comes as fighting eased around the rebel-held port city of Hodeida, a vital lifeline for imports and aid which has been the target of a fierce Saudi-backed government offensive. Under heavy international pressure, the Yemeni government and a Saudi-led military coalition have largely suspended a five-month offensive against the Red Sea city.
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| India urged to abandon plans to recover body of American Posted: 27 Nov 2018 12:34 AM PST  NEW DELHI (AP) — A rights group that works to protect tribal people has urged Indian authorities to abandon efforts to recover the body of an American who was killed by inhabitants of an island where outsiders are effectively forbidden by Indian law.
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| Ukraine introduces martial law citing threat of Russian invasion Posted: 26 Nov 2018 04:02 PM PST  Poroshenko said martial law was necessary to bolster Ukraine's defenses after Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships and took their crew prisoner at the weekend. U.S. President Donald Trump said he did not like what was happening between Russia and Ukraine and was working with European leaders on the situation. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Russia's seizure of the Ukrainian vessels "a dangerous escalation and a violation of international law" and called for restraint from both countries.
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| Republican Senators Urge Tougher Stance On Saudi Arabia: Trump's Statement 'So Weak' Posted: 25 Nov 2018 10:05 AM PST  Republican senators on Sunday condemned President Donald Trump's decision to
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| NASA Looking Toward Manned Mission To Mars 'Sometime In The 2030s' Posted: 25 Nov 2018 12:51 PM PST  > .@NASA's Steve Clarke says we might see manned missions to Mars by late
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