| James Comey: If Trump Weren't President He'd Be 'In Serious Jeopardy' Over Cohen Posted: 09 Dec 2018 08:28 PM PST  James Comey, the former director of the FBI, speculated Sunday that if
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| Indiana teen charged with killing pregnant schoolmate Posted: 10 Dec 2018 04:53 PM PST  MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana high school football player told investigators that he killed a 17-year-old schoolmate because he was angry that she waited so long to tell him she was pregnant with his child that it was too late to get an abortion, authorities said Monday.
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| Nation's first charter school strike ends, but could portend more battles on choice Posted: 09 Dec 2018 02:31 PM PST ![Nation's first charter school strike ends, but could portend more battles on choice]( "Nation's first charter school strike ends, but could portend more battles on choice") The strike affected only about 7,500 of Chicago's 371,000 public school students. But it was closely followed by labor leaders and charter advocates around the country.
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| Tourism in Bethlehem booming as Christmas nears Posted: 10 Dec 2018 02:02 PM PST  Hotels in the birthplace of Jesus are almost fully booked for the holiday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism.
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| UN eyes 2019 Yemen peace talks Posted: 09 Dec 2018 10:58 AM PST  Another round of talks on the Yemen conflict will likely take place in the coming months, sources said Sunday, as warring parties met for UN-sponsored talks in Sweden. The Sweden initiative marks the first meeting between the two sides since the 2016 breakdown of talks to end the Yemen war, which has claimed more than 10,000 lives since 2015 when Saudi Arabia and its allies joined the government's fight against the Iran-backed rebels.
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| The Best Green Monday 2018 Deals We've Seen So Far Posted: 10 Dec 2018 11:37 AM PST  Regret missing out on some of those Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals last
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| 'I could see' Trump not replacing Kelly, says former Obama chief of staff Posted: 10 Dec 2018 01:53 PM PST  Former Obama chief of staff William Daley thinks Trump could easily end up not filling the role after John Kelly steps down.
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| Heavy snow batters North Carolina and Virginia, leaving thousands of drivers stranded Posted: 10 Dec 2018 09:26 AM PST  At least four deaths have been blamed on "mammoth" snowstorm in the Southeast, causing drivers to abandon their cars on the road due to dangerous conditions.
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| The Latest: Man speaks about 5 young cousins killed in fire Posted: 10 Dec 2018 03:04 PM PST  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on an Ohio house fire that killed five children (all times local):
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| 11 Useful Gifts For The Person Who Can't Cook To Save Their Life Posted: 10 Dec 2018 01:54 PM PST  Learning to cook can be intimidating for a lot of people. Maybe they are a
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| U.S. top court, Kavanaugh spurn Planned Parenthood defunding case Posted: 10 Dec 2018 10:20 AM PST  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals by Louisiana and Kansas seeking to end their public funding to women's healthcare and abortion provider Planned Parenthood through the Medicaid program, with President Donald Trump's appointee Brett Kavanaugh among the justices who rebuffed the states. The justices left intact lower court rulings that prevented Louisiana and Kansas from stripping government healthcare funding from local Planned Parenthood affiliates.
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| Indian tycoon Mallya to find out extradition fate Posted: 09 Dec 2018 06:18 PM PST  Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya will appear in a London court on Monday to find out whether he will be extradited to his homeland, where he is accused of fraud. Mallya, chairman of the UB Group drinks conglomerate and chief executive of the Force India Formula One team, will discover his fate at Westminster Magistrates' Court. The loans from the state-owned IDBI bank were intended to bail out his failed carrier Kingfisher Airlines.
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| ‘Yellow Jacket’ protests paralyze Paris and threaten Macron’s government Posted: 09 Dec 2018 02:25 PM PST  The fourth weekend of violent protests in France paralyzed the capital, as demonstrators called for the resignation of President Emmanuel Macron.
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| How LSAC's GPA Calculation Differs From Your School's Posted: 10 Dec 2018 08:15 AM PST ![How LSAC's GPA Calculation Differs From Your School's]( "How LSAC's GPA Calculation Differs From Your School's") Welcome to the latest installment of Law Admissions Q&A, a feature that provides law school admissions advice to readers who send in questions and admissions profiles. In doing my research for applying to law school I've encountered different versions on how LSAC calculates my GPA. Is it possible my GPA when applying to law school is actually higher than my transcript GPA?
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| Markets Right Now: US stocks end a bumpy day slightly higher Posted: 10 Dec 2018 01:11 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
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| Save on this ultra-sharp knife set and give a holiday gift that will actually get used Posted: 11 Dec 2018 02:00 AM PST  Searching for a great holiday gift that won't end up in next year's white elephant game? This knife set, available now for a hugely discounted price of $58, might just do the trick. These lightweight yet robust knives are made from super strong zirconium ceramic. Even if you don't have someone on your gift list who's worthy of super shark knives, buy them for yourself and use them to prepare a special holiday meal. As an added bonus, each purchase of these knives provides ten hungry Americans with a meal on your behalf through Feeding America — so you can feel good about your purchase no matter what. So, get yourself — or someone on your holiday gift list — a gift that's a cut above the rest. The three-knife set is already discounted by a whopping 78%. But order with the coupon code GREENMONDAY20 and get an extra 20% of your entire purchase. Before you know it, you'll be chopping, dicing, slicing, paring, and julienning your way to a successful holiday season. Image: Chef's Foundry 3-piece knife set — $58 See Details
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| Saudi foreign minister rules out extraditing suspects in Khashoggi case Posted: 09 Dec 2018 10:32 AM PST  Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Sunday ruled out the extradition of suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after Istanbul's chief prosecutor filed warrants for the arrest of two former senior Saudi officials. Turkish officials said last week that the prosecutor's office had concluded there was "strong suspicion" that Saud al-Qahtani, a top aide to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and General Ahmed al-Asiri, who served as deputy head of foreign intelligence, were among the planners of Khashoggi's Oct. 2 killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
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| May Said to Pull Parliament Vote on Her Deal: Brexit Update Posted: 10 Dec 2018 03:31 AM PST  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has called off a crucial vote in Parliament on whether to approve her Brexit deal, after being warned she was on course for a devastating defeat, according to a person familiar with the matter. May's office publicly insisting it was going ahead as recently as 11.20 a.m. on Monday but the prospect of an overwhelming revolt from members of Parliament forced the premier to think again. "The British people gave a clear instruction to leave, and we are delivering on that instruction," a government spokesman said in response to the ECJ ruling on revoking Article 50.
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| Former beauty queen sent nude pictures to 15-year-old student on Snapchat, police say Posted: 10 Dec 2018 01:47 AM PST  A former beauty pageant queen is facing up to 20 years in prison after allegedly sending nude photographs of herself to a 15-year-old boy. Ramsey Bearse, now a teacher at Andrew Jackson Middle School outside Charleston, West Virginia, was arrested and charged with distribution or display of obscene matter to minors after allegedly sending the lewd images to the former student. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, Ms Bearse sent the teenager at least four topless photos using multimedia messaging app Snapchat over a period of three months.
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| Verizon cuts 10,000 workers through buyouts as part of restructuring Posted: 10 Dec 2018 09:20 AM PST  US telecomm group Verizon announced Monday it would slash its workforce through a voluntary buyout plan as the company strives to better position itself for the coming of new cellular technology. Verizon accepted 10,400 employees for the buyout, which will grant more than a year's salary plus a bonus and other benefits, the company said in a statement. "These changes are well-planned and anticipated and they will be seamless to our customers," Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said.
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| The 12 Cars We’re Most Excited to Drive in 2019 Posted: 10 Dec 2018 02:31 PM PST |
| Good Samaritan who trains police officers and military personnel blocks suspects in police chase Posted: 09 Dec 2018 06:28 PM PST  A man who trains police officers and military personnel says he helped end a chase that caused several crashes.
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| Twitter Users Titter At Trump's White House Chief Of Staff Hiring Gaffe Posted: 11 Dec 2018 06:39 AM PST  President Donald Trump accused media outlets on Tuesday morning of incorrectly
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| Teachers union: Tentative deal to end charter schools strike Posted: 09 Dec 2018 03:31 PM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — The nation's first teachers' strike against a charter school operator will end after their union and management struck a tentative deal Sunday that includes protections for students and immigrant families living in the country illegally.
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| Accused Russian Agent Maria Butina Reaches Plea Deal With Federal Prosecutors: Reports Posted: 10 Dec 2018 05:05 PM PST  Maria Butina, a Russian gun-rights activist accused of working as an agent for
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| Delivering a baby increases - then lowers - risk of breast cancer: study Posted: 10 Dec 2018 02:13 PM PST  Nichols and colleagues found that the breast cancer risk peaks 4.6 years after a woman's most recent birth but then begins to fall. After another 19 years, the risk returns to the same level as a woman who has never given birth. By 34.5 years after birth of the youngest child, the breast cancer risk is 23 percent lower than the risk in women who had never been pregnant.
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| France counts costs of protests, new measures: $11 billion Posted: 11 Dec 2018 08:51 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — Tax relief and other fiscal measures announced by French President Emmanuel Macron to try to calm nationwide protests will cost 10 billion euros ($11 billion), the government said Tuesday.
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| Huawei CFO Cites $12 Million Home and Health Troubles in Bail Bid Posted: 09 Dec 2018 10:33 PM PST  In court filings, her attorneys paint a picture of a cancer survivor who's undergone multiple surgeries and needs daily medication to cope with a plethora of health issues, while outlining how her entire family has deep roots in Vancouver, where she's being held. The CFO's bail hearing resumes Monday in the Canadian city after Friday's proceedings yielded no result. The 46-year-old mother of four, accused of guiding a global effort to mask violations of sanctions on sales to Iran, has languished in jail since her arrest.
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| 'I can't breathe' were Khashoggi's final words, report says Posted: 09 Dec 2018 04:51 PM PST  Jamal Khashoggi's final words were "I can't breathe," CNN said Sunday, citing a source who has read the transcript of an audio tape of the final moments before the journalist's murder. CNN said Turkish officials believe those calls were made to top officials in Riyadh. Khashoggi, a Saudi contributor to The Washington Post, was killed shortly after entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October 2.
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| Meet the Nissan Skyline GT-R with a single owner since 1972 Posted: 10 Dec 2018 10:28 AM PST  Finding an unmolested Nissan Skyline C10 is difficult enough, yet an S20-powered example boasting only one owner over the last 46 years? Surely impossible…
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| Gas plummets to 2018 low as oil's slide delivers savings Posted: 10 Dec 2018 12:36 PM PST  Gas prices hit a low for the year on Monday as oil's plunge leads to relief at the pump for American motorists.
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| Deal Alert: These Gearhead Essentials Are Heavily Discounted Today Posted: 10 Dec 2018 11:00 AM PST |
| New Zealand leader apologies for death of British tourist Posted: 09 Dec 2018 09:18 PM PST  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made an emotional apology Monday to the family of a 22-year-old British tourist who police say was murdered.
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| Climate change creates mutant fugu, a deadly Japanese delicacy Posted: 10 Dec 2018 08:57 AM PST  The furtive bidding, a relic of a time when fish traders wore kimonos whose sleeves obscured their hands as they signaled their bids, is part of the insular world of Japanese pufferfish, or fugu, a fish best known for its ability to kill a person in as little as a few hours. When a supermarket in western Japan accidentally sold five packets of the fish without its poisonous liver removed in January, the town used its missile alert system to warn residents. With pufferfish heading north to seek cooler waters, sibling species of the fish have begun to inter-breed, triggering a sudden increase in the number of hybrid fish.
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| Macron to meet unions, address nation seeking to end 'yellow vest' crisis Posted: 09 Dec 2018 06:00 PM PST  President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on the "yellow vest" crisis Monday and meet trade unionists and business leaders in search of a way to end the protests that have rocked France. The president will speak to the French people at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT), his Elysee office announced -- his first public comments after four weeks of nationwide anti-government demonstrations which again turned violent Saturday in Paris and other cities. Government officials have said the 40-year-old centrist would announce "immediate and concrete measures" to respond to protesters' grievances.
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| Google CEO to tell Congress company 'supports federal privacy legislation' amid allegations of security violations and political bias Posted: 10 Dec 2018 06:20 PM PST  The boss of Google - under fire over allegations of political bias and its failure to protect personal information - is to tell congress it supports government legislation that defends against privacy violations. On the day Google announced it was to terminate earlier than planned its modestly-used social media network Google Plus because of a flaw that had leaked the personal information of 52.5m users, CEO Sundar Pichai made clear he would defend the company against accusations of favouritism or predisposition. "I lead this company without political bias and work to ensure that our products continue to operate that way," Mr Pichai will say in prepared remarks he is due to deliver on Capitol Hill.
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| Ferrari 812 Superfast, the Literally Named Supercar Posted: 10 Dec 2018 08:55 AM PST  Our test results prove it is what it says it is.
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| Theresa May Admits Major Brexit Failure Posted: 10 Dec 2018 08:59 AM PST  British Prime Minister Theresa May scrapped a scheduled vote on her Brexit plan that faced near-certain defeat, throwing the EU divorce deal into chaos.
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| Fox News Contributor: Trump 'Likely To Be Indicted' On Campaign Finance Violations Posted: 09 Dec 2018 01:04 PM PST  Fox News contributor Andrew McCarthy has bad news for President Donald Trump:
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