| Franken says he's 'ashamed' by harassment allegations but 'looking forward to getting back to work' Posted: 26 Nov 2017 12:13 PM PST  Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said on Sunday that he is "embarrassed and ashamed" about the allegations by multiple women of sexual harassment against him, but added that he is "looking forward to getting back to work tomorrow."
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| Pelosi: 'Nobody' Was Proud of President Clinton's Behavior At The Time Posted: 25 Nov 2017 11:57 PM PST  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tells Chuck Todd that she defended then-President Clinton because he faced impeachment.
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| Celebs Rally For Cyntoia Brown, A Child Sex-Trafficking Victim Who Killed A Man Posted: 26 Nov 2017 12:46 PM PST  Cyntoia Brown was just 16 years old she killed a Tennessee real estate agent who solicited her for sex, for which she was sentenced to life in prison.
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| Homeless Good Samaritan plans to 'pay it forward' with £280,000 donated to him by strangers Posted: 27 Nov 2017 05:41 AM PST  A homeless man who helped a stranded motorist with his last $20 (£15) has revealed plans to give away a portion of the $370,000 (£280k) he has received in donations so far. Johnny Bobbitt Jr, 34, came to the aid of Kate McClure when she ran out of petrol on the side of a motorway in Philadelphia. He told the 27-year-old to wait in her car and lock the doors before walking two miles to the nearest petrol station to bring her back some fuel. Ms McClure set up a GoFundMe page to help the Good Samaritan get back on his feet and it quickly surpassed the initial $10,000 (£7,500) target. The former paramedic, who became homeless 18 months ago, says he wants to use some of the donations to "pay it forward" and help others by "returning the favour". "I want to change my life, I want to give a lot of it away," he told Good Morning America. "That's how I got the money to start with, from other people. I can't constantly take and not give back. "I just want to do the right thing. Give money to organisations that help people in need. Kate McClure and Johnny Bobbitt Jr. Credit: GoFundMe "This money was given to help me. Why not help other people in similar situations or people that are actively helping other people in different situations? "Everybody out there is facing some kind of struggle, so if I can touch their life, the way mine was touched, [it'd be] an amazing feeling. I want to feel the feeling on the opposite end." He added: "It's like winning the lottery … I'm definitely going to get a place to live … there won't be a brand new car." Instead, Bobbitt Jr plans to use some of the money to buy a second-hand truck. He also plans to meet with a lawyer and financial planner in the next few days.
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| Ten bodies found on Japan coast opposite North Korea Posted: 26 Nov 2017 11:09 PM PST  The badly decomposed remains of ten people have been found on Japan's coast across the sea from North Korea, along with the wreckage of two boats, officials said Monday. The discovery comes just days after a group of eight fishermen, who said they were from North Korea, washed up on the same shore. Police said two cadavers were found in separate places on the edge of the surf on Sado island, which lies around 750 kilometres (450 miles) from North Korea across the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
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| Joe Arpaio Pressed Charges To Hurt Jeff Flake Politically, Lawsuit Argues Posted: 25 Nov 2017 05:12 PM PST  Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been hit with a lawsuit claiming he maliciously pressed charges against a member of Jeff Flake's family to hurt the Arizona Republican senator politically.
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| Families of India terror victims angry at militant's release Posted: 26 Nov 2017 01:56 AM PST  MUMBAI, India (AP) — As the Indian city of Mumbai commemorated the 2008 terror attacks that left 168 people dead, relatives of the victims said Sunday that they're angry Pakistan has released a militant linked to the massacre.
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| In upset, TV star leads U.S. ally in Honduras presidential vote Posted: 27 Nov 2017 07:54 AM PST  By Gabriel Stargardter and Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A flamboyant TV host took a surprise lead in the Honduran presidential election, initial results on Monday showed, upsetting forecasts of a win for the country's incumbent leader who is a close ally of the United States. With 57 percent of ballot boxes counted, Salvador Nasralla was ahead with an almost 5 point margin at 45 percent, according to the first official results, released nearly 10 hours after Sunday's voting ended. "I am the new president-elect of Honduras," Nasralla, 64, wrote on Twitter after the results were announced.
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| Arrest In Florida Road Rage Shooting Posted: 26 Nov 2017 08:12 AM PST  After a manhunt for a gunman who opened fire on a major highway in Florida, a suspect has been arrested. Authorities are investigating it as an act of road rage, a growing problem in the United States.
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| Women get chance to 'one-up' the men in mixed infantry units Posted: 26 Nov 2017 08:27 AM PST  The Army's introduction of women into the infantry has moved steadily but cautiously this year. As home to the previously all-male infantry and armor schools, Fort Benning had to make $35 million in renovations, including female dorm rooms, security cameras, and monitoring stations.
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| Factory explosion in China kills dozens Posted: 27 Nov 2017 03:44 AM PST ![Factory explosion in China kills dozens]( "Factory explosion in China kills dozens") An explosion that ripped through a motor wheels factory in the eastern China province of Jiangsu killed 71 people and injured 186, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.
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| Bali Issues Red Alert, Orders Evacuations As Mount Agung Volcano Erupts Posted: 26 Nov 2017 06:11 PM PST  Officials issued a red alert and ordered Bali residents to evacuate after the Mount Agung volcano erupted, blasting ash up to 2.5 miles high.
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| Advocates say Texas exploiting day laborers after Harvey Posted: 26 Nov 2017 08:35 AM PST  HOUSTON (AP) — Guillermo Miranda Vazquez starts his day in a parking lot near the Home Depot where he easily finds work alongside other day laborers who are cleaning up Houston after Hurricane Harvey.
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| 15-Year-Old Boy Detained at Border After His Grandmother Is Found in Shallow Grave Posted: 25 Nov 2017 11:00 AM PST  Weapons were missing from both homes
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| Keystone's existing pipeline spills far more than predicted to regulators Posted: 27 Nov 2017 04:12 AM PST  TransCanada Corp's existing Keystone pipeline has leaked substantially more oil, and more often, in the United States than indicated in risk assessments the company provided to regulators before the project began operating in 2010, according to documents reviewed by Reuters. The Canadian company is now seeking to expand the pipeline system linking Alberta's oil fields to U.S. refineries with its proposed Keystone XL project, which has U.S. President Donald Trump's backing.
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| Restaurant Employee Helps Injured Vet With Meal in Heartwarming Video Posted: 26 Nov 2017 12:04 PM PST  Without being asked, the woman walked over to the man and cut his food for him.
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| These Are 2017's Most Popular Fashion Trends From All Over The World Posted: 27 Nov 2017 02:46 AM PST  If you like to stay on top of fashion trends, looking at runway shows is a great place to start, but they're not always indicative of popular trends in countries around the world.
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| Congressman Calls Trump 'An Idiot' For Using Egypt Mosque Attack To Promote Border Wall Posted: 26 Nov 2017 08:44 AM PST  Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) lashed out at President Donald Trump for using Friday's deadly mass shooting at an Egyptian mosque to keep up his push for construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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| Woman's emotional post after getting birthday flowers from dead father shared thousands of times Posted: 26 Nov 2017 05:06 AM PST  Bailey Sellers' father Michael died when she was just 16 but before his death he arranged for flowers to be sent to her on every birthday until she was 21 with a personalised message. "Well this is my 21st birthday flowers and the last.
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| Sen. Franken back to work amid sexual misconduct allegations Posted: 27 Nov 2017 08:40 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said he doesn't remember whether he touched women inappropriately while having his picture taken with them at campaign events.
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| Saudi vows new Islamic alliance 'will wipe terrorists from the earth' Posted: 26 Nov 2017 10:34 AM PST  Saudi Arabia's crown prince vowed to "pursue terrorists until they are wiped from the face of the earth" as officials from 40 Muslim countries gathered Sunday in the first meeting of an Islamic counter-terrorism alliance. "In past years, terrorism has been functioning in all of our countries... with no coordination" among national authorities, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is also Saudi defence minister, said in his keynote address to the gathering in Riyadh. The summit is the first meeting of defence ministers and other senior officials from the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, which officially counts 41 countries and identifies as a "pan-Islamic unified front" against violent extremism.
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| New York Times Defends Its Inflammatory Nazi Sympathizer Profile Posted: 26 Nov 2017 01:32 PM PST  In the wake of widespread backlash against its profile of a Nazi sympathizer, The New York Times said on Sunday it regrets offending readers and defended elements of the story criticized as normalizing white extremism.
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| 'Chennai Six' former British soldiers released after four years in Indian jail Posted: 27 Nov 2017 06:27 AM PST  Six former British soldiers working as part of a private security team protecting ships from piracy have been released from prison in India after serving four years for possessing weapons. The "Chennai Six", who had all previously served in either the Parachute or Yorkshire Regiments, were acquitted on Monday and told by a judge to apply to get their passports returned, ending a long wait for them and their families in the UK. Billy Irving, 37, Nick Dunn, 31, John Armstrong, 30, Nicholas Simpson, 47, Ray Tindall, 42, and Paul Towers, 54, were among 35 imprisoned in October 2013 while working as security on commercial ships to protect against pirates in the Indian Ocean. They were jailed in 2013 along with 14 Estonian, 12 Indian and three Ukrainian colleagues when their vessel, the MV Seaman Guard Ohio, was boarded by the Indian Navy for entering its waters without permission. All the men worked for AdvanFort, a maritime security company. Indian authorities found weapons and ammunition on board and the men were charged with possession of illegal firearms. Following an initial conviction the charges were quashed when the men argued they had the right permits and clearance for them as they were an anti-piracy unit. Yvonne McHugh, centre, the girlfriend of Billy Irving who is being held in a prison in Chennai in India, is joined by family members of other prisoners of the so-called Chennai Six ahead of the verdict in their appeal Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA But they they were later reconvicted when a lower court reinstated the charges, as the Indian justice system, both in the southern state of Tamil Nadu and nationally, moved their case between courts and judges. Monday's decision by the Madurai bench of the High Court in Chennai said the 35 crew members could now apply to get back their passports. Money spent on fines would also be reimbursed, the court ruled. David McMullen, Coordinator for the 'Chennai6' Campaign, said: "Absolutely fantastic news. It was a bit of a blur for a second when I first heard. Having campaigned for so long and seen what the families have gone through it's amazing we've finally got them free." On hearing the news at their family home in Britain, Yvonne McHugh, partner of Billy Irving said she was over the moon. "They've all been acquitted, all 35 of them," she said. "We are just waiting to hear how soon they'll be home. That's the biggest hurdle we faced and all of them have been acquitted." Lisa Dunn, the sister of Nick Dunn, said: "The longer it went on, as much as you still have an element of hope, it does dwindle after having so many delays and setbacks. It will make all of our Christmases. All of our dreams have come true today." Downing Street welcomed the decision. Theresa May's official spokesman said: "The Government, from the Prime Minister down, has worked hard for over four years to support the men and their families and we share their happiness at the court's decision to give a full acquittal to each of the men. "We are now working with the Indian authorities to discuss the next steps. We will continue to offer the men and their families consular assistance for as long as it is needed."
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| The Navy Is Obsessed with Big Aircraft Carriers (But There Could Be Another Option) Posted: 27 Nov 2017 05:08 AM PST  The costs of the new Ford-class carriers have even seapower advocates as Sen. John McCain searching for alternatives: in January 2017, the Arizona senator released a white paper, "Restoring American Power," that called for a "high/low mix" of aircraft carriers, possibly involving a variant of the America-class amphibious transport equipped with the short-takeoff and vertical-landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter. As long as the United States buys aircraft carriers, the high/low mix debate will continue. The United States Navy's ten nuclear supercarriers are the largest warships on the high seas.
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| Former Joint Chiefs Chairman: 'Sad Kelly Supports Trump No Matter What' Posted: 26 Nov 2017 08:39 PM PST  A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sunday slammed John Kelly for backing Donald Trump "no matter what."
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| A Star Psychiatrist Swerves From Nuclear Armageddon To Climate Change Posted: 26 Nov 2017 07:33 AM PST  NEW YORK ― Robert Jay Lifton has spent his life trying to understand some of the most unfathomable milestones of the 20th century.
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| AP PHOTOS: Philippine modernization program imperils jeepney Posted: 26 Nov 2017 10:46 PM PST  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines' iconic passenger jeepney, once regarded as Manila's "King of the Road," is chugging toward change and uncertainty.
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| Iran, Turkey sign deal with Qatar to ease Gulf blockade Posted: 26 Nov 2017 10:24 AM PST  Iran and Turkey signed a deal Sunday with Qatar aimed at boosting commercial ties with the Gulf state which is under blockade by its Arab neighbours, Iranian state television said. The broadcaster's website said the agreement provides for the creation of a "joint working group to facilitate the transit of goods between the three countries". It also said the three nations aimed to tackle "obstacles to sending goods from Iran and Turkey to Qatar".
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| Islamic State raises stakes with Egypt mosque attack Posted: 26 Nov 2017 07:21 AM PST  By Yusri Mohamed and Mahmoud Mourad ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - The mosque was packed with hundreds of worshippers for Friday prayers in Egypt's North Sinai when gunmen in military-style uniforms and masks appeared in a doorway and at windows. The ease with which they mounted an attack - killing more than 300 people in the worst bloodshed of its kind in Egypt's modern history - highlighted the threat militant groups pose in the most populous Arab country. After four years of battling Islamic State in the Sinai, where the group has killed hundreds of soldiers and police, authorities still face an enemy with growing ambitions in Egypt, despite its defeats in Iraq, Syria and Libya.
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| 3 Teens Plotted to Kill New Classmate Who 'Disrupted' Social Order: Police Posted: 26 Nov 2017 12:27 PM PST  Two boys and one girl, all 16, are accused of planning to kill an 18-year-old classmate who was new to Kiona-Benton City High School, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said.
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| Elle UK Interviews Daisy Ridley While She Builds A Lego Millennium Falcon Posted: 26 Nov 2017 10:08 AM PST  She's talented and beautiful and she plays Luke Skywalker's new padawan, Rey, in one of the most anticipated "Star Wars" films of all time, but now comes the true test: Can Daisy Ridley build the Millennium Falcon with Legos?
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| Khloé Kardashian Puts Up Her Christmas Tree Posted: 26 Nov 2017 12:47 PM PST  'Tis the season — to start decorating!
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| President Trump's Pick for Consumer Agency Is Being Challenged in Federal Court Posted: 26 Nov 2017 08:46 PM PST  His choice, Mick Mulvaney, has previously called the agency a "joke"
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| After marijuana, are magic mushrooms next to be decriminalised in California? Posted: 25 Nov 2017 11:00 PM PST  'I'm at a loss at what to do politically, but the only thing I feel like we could do is get psilocybin into more people's hands,' says Kevin Saunders. As California prepares for the legalisation of recreational marijuana in 2018, one man is pushing for the state to become the first to decriminalise magic mushrooms. Kevin Saunders, a mayoral candidate for the city of Marina, just south of the San Francisco Bay, has filed a proposal that would exempt adults over the age of 21 from any penalties over possessing, growing, selling or transporting psychedelic psilocybin mushrooms.
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| Russian strikes kill 53 civilians in Syria's Deir Ezzor: monitor Posted: 26 Nov 2017 05:08 PM PST  At least 53 civilians, including 21 children, perished early Sunday morning when Russian air strikes hit "residential buildings" in a village held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes hit the village of Al-Shafah in Deir Ezzor province, on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. The Observatory relies on a network of sources inside Syria, and says it determines whose planes carry out raids according to type, location, flight patterns and munitions used.
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| Virginia pastor charged in Thanksgiving Day killing of his family Posted: 25 Nov 2017 12:53 PM PST ![Virginia pastor charged in Thanksgiving Day killing of his family]( "Virginia pastor charged in Thanksgiving Day killing of his family") Christopher Gattis, 58, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, Sergeant P.H. Zoffuto of Chesterfield County Police said in a statement issued Friday. The incident appeared to be domestic in nature, police said, but they were still investigating.
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| The U.S. Navy Wants a New Guided-Missile Submarine Posted: 27 Nov 2017 04:58 AM PST  When the old SSGNs retire in the late 2020s, the Navy will quickly lose a large proportion of its Tomahawk launchers. The U.S. Navy is mulling a plan to build a new class of guided-missile submarines to replace today's four-strong Ohio-class SSGNs beginning in the 2030s. The idea would be to build new guided-missile boats at the end of the Columbia class's 12-ship production run, thus taking advantage of existing manufacturing processes.
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| Get this George Foreman grill for just $20 on Cyber Monday Posted: 27 Nov 2017 08:32 AM PST  Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. If you're somehow still hungry after that weekend of Thanksgiving leftovers, then you can nab this George Foreman grill during an epic Cyber Monday sale for $29.97 off. This plate grill can make meals big enough for nine servings, and its nonstick coating makes it easy for you to clean up your cooking. According to the product page, the slope on the grill is designed to move up to 42% of fat from meats. Normally $49.96, you can get it for just $20 on Cyber Monday, so act fast! Image: George Foreman Grills Save $29.97 on this George Foreman grill for Cyber Monday See Details
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| A company you've probably never heard of became bigger than Facebook last week Posted: 26 Nov 2017 08:41 AM PST  A tech company barely known in the western world briefly eclipsed Facebook as one of the top five largest corporations in the world. Tencent, a 19-year-old company which now offers games and a WeChat messaging service, hit a market capitalisation value of $529.9 billion last week, overtaking its Silicon Valley counterpart at $528.5 billion. Around 750 million Chinese internet users are flocking to online games, messaging apps and online shopping, propelling Tencent and Alibaba, another Chinese company, towards the top table of public listings.
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