| Rep. Adam Schiff: Democrats could sue if Robert Mueller's Russia report isn't made public Posted: 24 Feb 2019 12:41 PM PST  As speculation continues to mount over when special counsel Robert Mueller will finish his investigation, Democrats are planning to subpoena and sue.
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| In his grandfather's footsteps, Kim Jong Un heads to Vietnam Posted: 25 Feb 2019 09:08 AM PST  Vietnam's model of reform is being widely touted as the economic path for impoverished North Korea to follow as the United States leads efforts to curb Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program and bring it back to the international fold. In imagery that could have powerful propaganda value at home, Kim Jong Un will mimic aspects of his grandfather's trip to Vietnam by traveling to some of the same locations visited by the elder Kim, two sources with direct knowledge of security and logistics planning told Reuters. "This is legacy politics," said Christopher Green, a North Korea expert with the International Crisis Group.
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| Justin Fairfax: Virginia lieutenant governor stuns senators by comparing himself to lynching victims Posted: 25 Feb 2019 12:12 PM PST  The lieutenant governor of Virginia has likened himself to a lynching victim while battling accusations of sexual assault and calls to resign from his post amid a series of scandals impacting the state's top lawmakers. Justin Fairfax made the controversial statements during a surprise speech on Sunday, lashing out against his critics in the state Senate as 2019 legislative session was coming to a close. "I've heard much about anti-lynching on the floor of this very Senate, where people were not given any due process whatsoever, and we rue that," Mr Fairfax said, referencing legislation the General Assembly passed expressing "profound regret" for lynchings in Virginia between 1877 and 1950.
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| India Launches Airstrike Into Pakistani Territory in Response to Terror Attack Posted: 26 Feb 2019 05:35 AM PST  India launched an airstrike against a terrorist training camp in Pakistani territory early Tuesday morning in response to a recent terrorist attack carried out in the disputed border region of Kashmir.Indian authorities claim the attack killed a "very large number" of fighters but Pakistani officials maintain that no one was killed in the strike."Acting on intelligence, India early today stuck the biggest training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Balakot," India's foreign secretary, Vijay Gokhale ,told reporters in New Dehli, according to the Associated Press. "In this operation a very large number of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and jihadis being trained were eliminated."The attack was launched in response to a suicide bombing that killed 40 Indian soldiers on February 14 in Kashmir, a disputed territory that lies between Pakistan and Indian that both countries claim as their own.Pakistani terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad claimed responsibility for the attack, which was carried out by a member who lived in a section of Kashmir that remains under Indian control. Pakistani officials have denied any involvement in the attack and vowed to respond to any provocation by India.Chinese officials urged the two nuclear powers to show restraint and maintain stability in the region."We hope that both India and Pakistan can … take actions that will help stabilize the situation in the region and help to improve mutual relations, instead of the other way around," China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters.Tensions between the two nations continue to escalate as Indian officials routinely accuse Pakistan of providing safe haven and support to terrorist groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammad, a group that contests India's territorial claims in Kashmir through violent attacks. Pakistan has, however, officially outlawed the group and seized some of its property.
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| Would-be Bangladesh hijacker was carrying fake gun: official Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:40 AM PST  A would-be hijacker shot and killed by Bangladesh commandos was carrying a fake gun and told negotiators he wanted to commandeer a Dubai-bound flight because he had troubles with his wife, officials said Monday. The 25-year-old was shot and later died of his wounds after taking a crew member hostage on the Biman Airlines jet, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Chittagong airport late Sunday. Airport manager Wing Commander Sarwar-e-Jaman said the hijacker was "psychologically imbalanced".
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| How To Write A Good Resume for Applicant Tracking Systems Posted: 25 Feb 2019 09:13 AM PST ![How To Write A Good Resume for Applicant Tracking Systems]( "How To Write A Good Resume for Applicant Tracking Systems") When you submit your credentials online, they are often screened by an applicant tracking system. The applicant tracking system resume evaluation algorithm scans your materials for resume keywords related to the job description, looking for work experience and education that match what the position calls for. This means an effective resume is one that plays the applicant tracking system game well but also appeals to the human reviewer who will hopefully examine it, too.
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| Pompeo Says ‘More Sanctions to Be Had’ to Pressure Venezuela Posted: 24 Feb 2019 12:42 PM PST  The steps outlined by Pence may include forms of economic or diplomatic pressure by the U.S., a second official said. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo also said earlier on CNN's "State of the Union" that more sanctions are possible on Venezuela without offering details on what measures the U.S. may be planning, as regional leaders prepare to meet in Colombia. Pence's announcement will come more than a month after the U.S. recognized Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president.
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| The Latest: Northeast's highest peak records 144 mph gust Posted: 25 Feb 2019 09:48 AM PST  The Latest on a windstorm affecting the Northeast (all times local):
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| On his way to Vietnam, Kim Jong Un took an early smoke break Posted: 26 Feb 2019 03:27 AM PST  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It's unclear whether North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is going to give up his nukes anytime soon, and the same could probably be said for his cigarettes.
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| New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft charged with soliciting prostitution Posted: 25 Feb 2019 12:59 PM PST  Robert Kraft, one of the most powerful figures in US sport, has been charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution. Mr Kraft, the owner of Super Bowl winners New England Patriots, is one of 25 people facing similar charges following a lengthy investigation into human trafficking and money laundering across Florida. The 77-year-old sports magnate could, in theory, face a year in jail if convicted. However, announcing the misdemeanour charges, Palm Beach County state attorney Dave Aronberg said a custodial sentence was unlikely for a first time offender. Those convicted also face a mandatory $5,000 fine and being required to perform 100 hours of community service and attend a class on the dangers of prostitution and human trafficking. A spokesman for Mr Kraft said that he categorically denies the charges. People mill around in front of the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Given that the charges have been classified as a misdemeanour, Mr Kraft will be able to send a lawyer to represent him rather than making a personal court appearance at the hearing which is scheduled for April 24. It is alleged that police surveillance videos filmed Mr Kraft making two visits to the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida. The spa was one of several strip mall massage parlours targeted by police across Florida in a crackdown on human trafficking. "These cases aren't about any one defendant or any group of defendants," added Mr Aronberg. "The larger picture which we must all confront is the cold reality that many prostitutes in cases like this are, themselves, victims, often lured into this country with promises of a better life only to be forced to live and work in a sweatshop or a brothel, performing sex acts for strangers." Mr Kraft, who has a net worth estimated at $6.6 billion, could face sanctions from the NFL, with a spokesman saying its code of conduct applied equally to everybody involved with the league.
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| India launches air strike inside Pakistan; Islamabad denies militant camp hit Posted: 26 Feb 2019 08:07 AM PST  Pakistan said it would respond at a time and place of its choice - with a military spokesman even alluding to its nuclear arsenal, highlighting the escalation in hostile rhetoric from both two sides since a suicide bombing in Kashmir this month. The spokesman said a command and control authority meeting, which decides over the use of nuclear weapons, had been convened for Wednesday, adding: "You all know what that means." The air strike near the town of Balakot, 50 km (30 miles) from the frontier, was the deepest cross-border raid launched by India since the last of its three wars with Pakistan in 1971 but there were competing claims about the damage it caused. The Indian government, facing an election in the coming months, said the air strikes hit a training camp belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the group that claimed the suicide car bomb attack that killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary police in Kashmir on Feb. 14.
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| Pro-life movie 'Unplanned' gets unexpected R rating Posted: 25 Feb 2019 05:20 AM PST  Ashley Bratcher, who stars as Planned Parenthood clinic director turned pro-life activist Abby Johnson, reacts on 'Fox & Friends.'
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| May and Juncker Say Progess Being Made on Deal: Brexit Update Posted: 25 Feb 2019 03:48 AM PST  Brexit is dominating the EU-Arab summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to renegotiate her unpopular divorce agreement, as she faces a rebellion at home by members of her own party who want to force her to delay Brexit to avoid a catastrophic no-deal. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and May agreed that they needed to get an agreement on changes to the Brexit agreement in time for a summit of EU leaders on March 21, an EU official said.
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| Facebook content moderators using drugs and sex at work to cope with PTSD symptoms Posted: 26 Feb 2019 01:30 AM PST  Facebook content moderations disclosed the extreme consequences that come with the stress of constantly reviewing graphic and offensive material, according to a new report from the Verge. Facebook's content moderators are based in a facility in Arizona, operated by contract vendor Cognizant, where employees told the tech website that they cope with using drugs and having sex while on the job. The content moderators, most of whom are paid $15 an hour, are hired to look through a constant stream of content that includes offensive jokes, possible threats, and videos of beheadings and murders.
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| The New Peugeot 208 Hatchback Exploits Our Love for French Forbidden Fruit Posted: 26 Feb 2019 06:24 AM PST  Peugeot's latest subcompact has a sci-fi design and a new all-electric variant, and we wish it was coming here.
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| Jussie Smollett, Roger Stone, Donald Trump and the politics of victimhood Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:00 AM PST  It says something about contemporary American culture that victimhood is seen as a shortcut to getting ahead in the world, even for someone who already would seem to have things pretty good.
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| Authorities: Kraft visited parlor for sex on day of AFC game Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:50 PM PST  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft visited a Florida massage parlor for sex acts the night before and the morning of last month's AFC championship game, authorities said Monday in documents charging him with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution.
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| Trump heads to North Korea summit in no rush on denuclearization Posted: 25 Feb 2019 03:35 PM PST  Trump and Kim are due to meet in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, on Wednesday and Thursday, eight months after their historic summit in Singapore, the first between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader. While there is no real expectation that the second meeting will bring a final deal on ridding North Korea of nuclear weapons that threaten the United States, there are some hopes it could bring a declaration that the 1950-53 Korean War is at last formally over. In Singapore, Kim pledged to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, but the vague agreement struck there has produced few concrete results.
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| Buffett says wealthy Americans are 'definitely undertaxed' Posted: 25 Feb 2019 06:23 AM PST  Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Monday that the wealthy, including himself, are not paying enough taxes.
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| Syria force carries out major evacuation from last IS holdout Posted: 25 Feb 2019 06:47 AM PST  US-backed forces evacuated over 40 truckloads of people from the Islamic State group's last Syria redoubt on Monday, as they sought to clear out civilians before a final push to crush the jihadists. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have slowed down their offensive on the final pocket due to the presence of civilians, with just a scrap of the IS "caliphate" remaining from a territory that once spanned Syria and Iraq. An AFP correspondent saw more than 46 trucks crammed with men, women and children, approaching an SDF outpost, 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the jihadist redoubt.
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| TripAdvisor names the world's best beaches for 2019 Posted: 26 Feb 2019 08:35 AM PST ![TripAdvisor names the world's best beaches for 2019]( "TripAdvisor names the world's best beaches for 2019") Plan some fun in the sun with the winners of TripAdvisor's 2019 Travelers' Choice awards for beaches.
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| The Latest: Victims disappointed by lack of concrete action Posted: 24 Feb 2019 10:11 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' summit at the Vatican on preventing clergy sex abuse (all times local):
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| 5 Tax Tips Investors Can Use Now Posted: 25 Feb 2019 08:16 AM PST ![5 Tax Tips Investors Can Use Now]( "5 Tax Tips Investors Can Use Now") Investors still have ways to save at tax time. In addition, investors can use tax season as an opportunity to address charitable giving and estate planning. As deadlines approach for 2018 contributions to qualified vehicles, such as individual retirement accounts, investors should take some time now to review whether or not they are eligible to contribute before April 15.
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| See Inside the Tupelo Automobile Museum Collection Posted: 25 Feb 2019 11:05 AM PST |
| Trump rips Harry Reid, falsely states he 'got thrown out' of the Senate Posted: 25 Feb 2019 06:54 AM PST  President Trump on Monday lashed out at former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid after the Nevada Democrat criticized him in a new interview with CNN.
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| Rami Malek wins best actor Oscar for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Posted: 24 Feb 2019 10:37 PM PST  Malek, receiving the best actor trophy Sunday for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, called it a "monumental moment."
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| Search continues for body of victim, black box in Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash Posted: 26 Feb 2019 09:19 AM PST  Investigators in Texas continued to search for the body of an Amazon cargo plane crash victim and clues to what caused the accident outside Houston.
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| It's not just the Florida spa investigation allegedly tied to Robert Kraft. Sex trafficking is rampant across US Posted: 25 Feb 2019 04:00 PM PST  Sex trafficking accounted for 6,081 of over 8,500 reported cases of human trafficking in 2017, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
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| How to roast broccoli florets and get them crispy browned Posted: 25 Feb 2019 09:32 AM PST  Roasting might just be the best way to cook vegetables. Roasting is a fancy term for cooking food in a hot oven. The intense heat causes excess moisture to evaporate, leaving a crispy, browned exterior. And all that browning makes food taste better.
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| Trump Announces a Delay in Tariff Increases on Chinese Goods, Citing 'Substantial Progress' Posted: 25 Feb 2019 12:59 AM PST  The U.S. president cited "substantial progress" in trade talks between the U.S. and China
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| Pinterest, YouTube say acting against anti-vaccine messages Posted: 25 Feb 2019 01:55 PM PST  Several social networks including Pinterest and YouTube have detailed measures they are taking in response to pressure to combat disinformation on vaccines, which they have been accused of enabling. Pinterest confirmed to AFP Monday it changed its policy last year with regards to anti-vaccine content, a development first disclosed last week by the Wall Street Journal.
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| Early tally in Nigerian election puts Buhari ahead, opposition rejects it Posted: 25 Feb 2019 03:10 PM PST  Saturday's election, which U.S. observers said had lost some credibility after being abruptly delayed by a week by officials citing organizational glitches, was expected to be Nigeria's tightest since the end of military rule two decades ago. Northeast Nigeria has also been wracked a decade-long battle with Islamist militants has spilled into neighboring countries and led to the deployment of a regional task force. Buhari, 76, is a former military ruler seeking a second term on an anti-corruption platform, while Atiku, 72, a businessman and ex-vice president, has pledged above all to expand the role of the private sector.
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| U.S.-backed SDF hands over 280 Iraqi, foreign detainees to Iraq Posted: 24 Feb 2019 03:34 PM PST ![U.S.-backed SDF hands over 280 Iraqi, foreign detainees to Iraq]( "U.S.-backed SDF hands over 280 Iraqi, foreign detainees to Iraq") An Iraqi military colonel confirmed to Reuters that 130 people were transferred on Sunday, adding to the 150 transferred on Thursday. There are meant to be more such handovers under an agreement to transfer a group of some 500 detainees held by the SDF in Syria, Iraqi military sources said. Among the 280 were as many as 14 French citizens and six Arabs of unspecific nationality, according to one military source close to the handover process who commands troops near the Syrian border.
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| Venezuelans park aid boats, retreating from navy threat Posted: 24 Feb 2019 05:22 PM PST  Willemstad, Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) (AFP) - US-based Venezuelan opposition supporters have parked two boatloads of humanitarian aid in Curacao, retreating from a bid to ship it to their country following a warning from the navy. The shipments are part of a broader aid drive that aims to help Venezuelans suffering shortages and put pressure on President Nicolas Maduro amid a bloody political standoff. The Midnight Stone supply ship, loaded with nine cargo containers, entered Willemstad harbor in Curacao -- 40 miles (65 kilometers) from Venezuela's coast -- on Sunday, AFP reporters saw.
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| These are the 10 best cars, SUVs and pickups of 2019, according to Consumer Reports Posted: 24 Feb 2019 03:34 PM PST  Consumer Reports reveals its Top 10 picks for the best vehicles of 2019. It's an influential annual list that serves as a guide for many car shoppers.
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| This Twitter thread of dads texting the bare minimum will make you say 'OK' Posted: 25 Feb 2019 08:06 AM PST  Dads are not known for being prolific texters. While there are exceptions to the rule, we suspect that all dads have, at some point, received secret instructions to only respond with "OK."Now, this phenomenon has been immortalized in an extremely good Twitter thread. It was started by user @zenuhhh, who tweeted her text history with her dad on Saturday.> deep convos with ur dad >>>> pic.twitter.com/6OBpBvMCaX> > -- zena (@zenuhhh) February 24, 2019SEE ALSO: This Twitter thread of people who forgot words will make your dayLook familiar? It did to a lot of other people, too. The thread quickly filled up with people whose dads cannot seem to text in complete sentences. They would rather talk on the phone, OK? What is it with kids and all this texting?> relatable?? pic.twitter.com/HoFf7WVZzd> > -- (@BenitaHasani) February 25, 2019> The only reason I would talk to my dad was when he was picking me up from school lmaoooo pic.twitter.com/sl36vmnM6W> > -- FROG LESBIANS UNITE!!! ✊ (@CrabnotLobster) February 24, 2019> I felt this tweet in my core pic.twitter.com/thrKqJwMw7> > -- roma (@deyumafrica) February 24, 2019> Relate to this so hard pic.twitter.com/aXw5jDzrok> > -- Silaan (@SilanCicek3) February 25, 2019> pic.twitter.com/EzV2rVmyeQ> > -- JewishMamba (@GoniHarNov) February 24, 2019We encourage you to send this thread to your dad and see what he says. It will probably be "OK." WATCH: Ariana Grande's tattoo flub continues to get roasted
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| Former US security officials to oppose emergency declaration Posted: 24 Feb 2019 09:55 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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| How to recreate the hottest Oscars beauty looks Posted: 25 Feb 2019 05:40 AM PST  If you've been inspired by this year's stunning Academy Awards red carpet beauty looks but don't know where to begin in terms of recreating them at home, then don't panic: these celebrity makeup artists have shared their hot tips.
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| Another Family Tells Police Serial Killer's Sketch of Victim Is Their Loved One Posted: 25 Feb 2019 08:32 AM PST  More families are reaching out to police about the picture serial killer Samuel Little drew of a woman he said he strangled to death in Memphis.
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