| Bible-thumping, pistol-packing Roy Moore is not Trump's candidate in Ala. Senate race. He's leading anyway. Posted: 26 Sep 2017 07:05 AM PDT  Roy Moore's Senate campaign in Alabama has seen no shortage of flare-ups, but he's leading the race despite President Trump's support for his opponent, Luther Strange.
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| How The Obamas Are Teaching Their Daughters To Be Leaders Posted: 27 Sep 2017 12:08 PM PDT  Former President Barack Obama has a clear sense of what leadership values he wants to instill in his daughters.
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| Fox News Guest's Argument Against NFL Protests Is Peak Willful Ignorance Posted: 26 Sep 2017 03:16 PM PDT  A "Fox & Friends" panelist said Tuesday that she's fed up with NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem and thinks it's time for them to explain what it is they're protesting.
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| Woman deathly allergic to dogs forcibly pushed off plane, and Twitter has no sympathy Posted: 27 Sep 2017 05:54 PM PDT  Another plane booting video is gaining traction online months after the violent United incident. A woman was forcibly removed from a Southwest flight Tuesday, but this time around the passenger is getting very little sympathy online. SEE ALSO: Unsettling video captures United passenger being forcibly removed from overbooked flight The woman, identified as 46-year-old Anila Daulatzai from Baltimore, had complained about two dogs on her flight from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Los Angeles. She said she was deathly allergic, but when crew informed her they couldn't remove the dogs, one of which was a service dog, she was told to leave the plane. That's when things went south. After the woman couldn't show medical papers about her allergies and refused to leave the plane, law enforcement arrived to remove her, Southwest said in a statement. She's since been charged with disorderly conduct, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, disturbing the peace, obstructing and hindering a police officer and resisting arrest, but released by authorities, according to KTLA. A low-quality video recorded by another passenger shows the woman struggling on Flight 1525 with officers down the aisle of the plane. The video is embedded at the top of this story. At one point she tells the officers her father has a surgery scheduled and to not touch her, while one of the officers grabs her from behind and shouts. Other passengers urge her to walk off the plane on her own. When an officer grabs her, she yells, "Don't touch me!" He loudly demands "Walk!"as a response. "Geez, lady just get off the plane," another passenger says as she's pushed down the aisle. More chatter can be heard about how she said she had allergies. The comments caught on tape are similar to the response online. Many seem to think the woman brought her troubles upon herself and she could have handled the situation better. It also doesn't help that she wanted the dogs removed from the flight so that she could fly. To be fair, the officer grabbing her isn't winning points either. "If you look at the police, they were being overly aggressive," Bill Dumas, the passenger who recorded the incident, told CBS. "Really, she wasn't giving them much of a choice, and the people on the plane were saying, 'Just get off the plane,'" he said. Southwest also acknowledged the use of force in a statement and said it was unfortunate officers resorted to forcing her off the plane. "We are disheartened by the way this situation unfolded," Southwest said. I have a deadly pet allergy, but NO! I will NOT get off the plane. 樂 https://t.co/5RKmKfFYIc — Brian McIver (@bmciver) September 27, 2017 Get over it passenger, pets are allowed on flights; take a shot for your allergies or drive. https://t.co/LOpRrQNii6 — Cricket (@AbsurdWeb) September 27, 2017 If I had a true "life threatening" allergy to a pet, and saw one on the plane. You couldn't get me off the plane fast enough. Not buying it — Joe Coppola (@thor82405) September 27, 2017 Yes a win for the dogs — ENM (@rr_enm) September 27, 2017 Let's assume passenger at risk did continue her journey, she went to a life death convulsion, what would #SouthWest position be, Act of God? — Hampton Brown (@hebrwn) September 27, 2017 This Southwest video has me heated. Learn the facts before you post some shit about boycotting. The passenger was in the wrong. — B Padre (@RUTHLESSC0UTURE) September 27, 2017 Public records show Daulatzai was arrested in 2006 for an unspecified misdemeanor citizen arrest through the Los Angeles Police Department. In the video, she can be heard telling the officers, "I'm a professor, what are you doing." She's listed as a new faculty member at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She was previously a visiting assistant professor of Women's Studies and Islamic Studies at the Harvard Divinity School. The airline also apologized to Daulatzai. But Twitter isn't commiserating. WATCH: This house can fold and unfold itself in 10 minutes
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| Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote Posted: 27 Sep 2017 01:00 PM PDT ![Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote]( "Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote") By Ahmed Rasheed and Raya Jalabi BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq's Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the Iraqi central government to send troops to take control of vital oil fields held by Kurdish forces. Stepping up efforts to isolate autonomous Kurdish-held northern Iraq, whose people endorsed secession in a referendum on Monday that angered neighboring countries, Baghdad demanded that foreign governments close their diplomatic missions in the Kurdish capital Erbil. Final results released on Wednesday showed nearly 93 percent in favor of independence, and 7.3 percent against.
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| Palestine Just Joined Interpol. Is That Bad for Israel? Posted: 27 Sep 2017 09:29 AM PDT  It's easy to abuse Interpol's red notice system. That doesn't mean Palestine will.
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| Donald Trump once joked about making Princess Diana take a HIV test before having sex Posted: 27 Sep 2017 06:41 AM PDT  Donald Trump once said he would have slept with Princess Diana "without hesitation" during an appearance on Howard Stern's radio show in 2000 -- just three years after the British monarch's death.
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| An Iceberg Broke Off An Antarctic Glacier This Weekend But May Represent A Bigger Issue Posted: 26 Sep 2017 10:17 AM PDT  The massive iceberg that broke off of an Antarctic glacier this weekend may indicate a bigger issue.
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| Eerie photographs capture abandoned school filled with dangerous chemicals Posted: 27 Sep 2017 09:00 AM PDT ![Eerie photographs capture abandoned school filled with dangerous chemicals]( "Eerie photographs capture abandoned school filled with dangerous chemicals") Florida photographer Leland Kent found a school in Birmingham, Ala., that closed 10 years ago but looks in places as if everyone left recently: books still on shelves, desks still in classrooms, chemicals still in the labs.
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| Twitter Roasts Trump Hotels Over This Photo Of Steak Posted: 27 Sep 2017 07:46 AM PDT  Twitter didn't react kindly to last year's news that President Donald Trump prefers his steak well-done with a side of ketchup.
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| What if Your 10-Year-Old Started Saving for Retirement? Posted: 27 Sep 2017 06:45 AM PDT ![What if Your 10-Year-Old Started Saving for Retirement?]( "What if Your 10-Year-Old Started Saving for Retirement?") When we talk about saving for retirement or other big goals, we often refer to the power of compound interest. While many people take that to mean starting a retirement account in your 20s, saving earlier than that can be even more powerful.
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| Trump deletes tweets and hopes for an Alabama reset after his candidate loses Posted: 27 Sep 2017 01:08 PM PDT  In the lead-up to the Alabama Senate Republican primary on Tuesday, President Trump was especially vocal on Twitter in supporting his chosen candidate, Sen. Luther Strange, who had been appointed to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions's seat.
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| The Man a Nurse Tried to Save During Her Arrest Died Posted: 26 Sep 2017 03:20 PM PDT  An Idaho man who came under national attention after the nurse who tried to save him was arrested has died.
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| Trump defends NFL tweets amid Puerto Rico crisis: 'I have plenty of time on my hands' Posted: 26 Sep 2017 12:03 PM PDT  President Trump defended sending a barrage of tweets berating professional athletes as Puerto Rico reels in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
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| In photos: The top 10 expat destinations of 2017, according to HSBC Posted: 27 Sep 2017 05:38 AM PDT |
| Neighbor Charged With Murdering Tenn. Girl, 12, Who Texted Mom That Someone Was Knocking at the Door Posted: 27 Sep 2017 04:14 AM PDT  Authorities in Nashville, Tennessee, say that weeks of dogged police work has led to the arrest of a 45-year-old man who allegedly murdered his 12-year-old neighbor last month
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| The Best Slow Cooker Pasta Recipes Posted: 27 Sep 2017 03:01 AM PDT  The slow cooker has become synonymous with fall cooking.
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| Combative Trump Adviser Roger Stone Denies Involvement With Fake Facebook Ads Posted: 26 Sep 2017 03:40 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Members of the House intelligence committee asked notorious GOP political operative Roger Stone, under oath and behind closed doors, whether he played a role in the fake Facebook accounts now at the center of probes of Russian collusion with Donald Trump's camp in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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| Georgetown Law Faculty Take A Knee To Protest Jeff Sessions' Campus Visit Posted: 26 Sep 2017 09:38 AM PDT  In what may be a first, a style of protest that started in the NFL has spread directly to ... Georgetown Law.
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| This Giant Rat Can Crack Coconuts With Its Teeth Posted: 26 Sep 2017 10:39 PM PDT  Uromys vika lives in trees and grows up to one-and-a-half feet long. The rodent was discovered in Solomon Islands and likely to be classified as critically endangered.
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| Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria Posted: 27 Sep 2017 11:16 AM PDT  By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to bury a soldier whose beheading by Islamic State has come to symbolize the righteousness of Iran's military involvement in Syria. In what has become an iconic image on Iranian media, 25-year-old Revolutionary Guard Mohsen Hojaji is shown looking calmly into camera after his capture as he is led away by an insurgent with blood on his face, holding a knife. The photograph was posted by Islamic State.
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| The 30 Most Visited Cities in the World in 2017 Posted: 27 Sep 2017 06:03 AM PDT  From Mumbai to Miami, here are the 30 most visited cities in the world, according to the 2017 Global Destination Cities Index
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| Killer Clown Who Shot Future Husband's Wife Is Identified 27 Years Later: Cops Posted: 27 Sep 2017 06:30 AM PDT  Sheila Keen Warren was arrested Tuesday in Virginia.
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| Australian snake catcher leaps to capture one of world’s most venomous snakes in incredible video Posted: 27 Sep 2017 08:17 AM PDT  A snake catcher recorded the moment he leapt from the edge of a pool to capture one of the most deadly snakes on the planet. Stuart McKenzie had spent three days fruitlessly trying to snare the huge eastern brown snake, which had taken up residence in a family garden in Sunshine Coast, in Queensland, Australia. The species is the second most venomous land snake on the planet, behind the more reclusive Inland Taipan, which is also found in Australia. Mr McKenzie leaping to capture the huge eastern brown snake Credit: Facebook/The Snake Catcher 24/7 - Sunshine Coast Mr McKenzie said every time he had tried to catch the serpent it had darted under a concrete slab in the garden. The snake had then resisted any attempt to dislodge it from underneath the slab, including when Mr McKenzie used a water hose and leaf blower. Bereft of other options, Mr McKenzie opted for a more unorthodox approach. Writing on his Facebook page, he said: "The final thing left to do was to jump off the edge of the pool and land next to him and grab him when he was out from underneath the slab. And let's just say it worked a treat." In the footage Mr McKenzie can be seen waiting for the snake to emerge before hopping down and quickly scooping up the reptile. The brown snake is seen writhing and comes close to Mr McKenzie's body on two occasions. However the professional catcher manages to keep the snake at arm's length before placing it into a bag. Snakes are a common feature in the Queensland region of Australia at this time of year. However residents of the state are being warned that a coming heatwave will see a surge in snakes coming into contact with humans. The snakes are currently in breeding season but the heat will make the cold-blooded reptiles more active than usual. Snake catchers in the state are already reporting large spikes in callouts and warning residents not to try and tackle the serpents by themselves. Australia guide
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| Fire Chief Resigns After Using Racial Slur Against Steelers Coach Posted: 26 Sep 2017 02:52 PM PDT  A white Pennsylvania volunteer fire chief has reportedly resigned after calling the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach a "no good n****r" over the black coach's decision to skip the national anthem on Sunday.
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| Why the U.S. Military Misses the F-14 Tomcat Posted: 26 Sep 2017 05:23 PM PDT  The Tomcats, under Outer Air Battle, would try to "kill the archers"—the Backfires—before they could shoot and attempt to eliminate any cruise missiles that they launched. While the requirement for a carrier-based long-range strike capability is a frequent subject of discussion around Washington, the U.S. Navy's need for improved air superiority capabilities is often neglected. The service has not had a dedicated air-to-air combat aircraft since it retired the Grumman F-14 Tomcat in 2006.
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| Police Arrest Suspect in Decades-Old Killer Clown Case Posted: 27 Sep 2017 12:42 PM PDT  After 27 years, a woman is in custody for allegedly killing the wife of her current husband while masquerading as a clown, police in Florida say.
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| Southern California wildfire forces 1,500 to flee homes Posted: 26 Sep 2017 06:59 PM PDT  Crews were battling a major Southern California wildfire on Tuesday that has destroyed at least one structure and forced 1,500 people to flee their homes amid high temperatures and gusty winds. The so-called Canyon Fire, which broke out in the Santa Ana Mountains east of Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, charred more than 2,000 acres by Tuesday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Some 900 firefighters had been called in to protect homes in and around the city of Corona, assisted by water-dropping aircraft and bulldozers, the agency said.
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| Trump’s Call To Fire NFL Players Is Not Normal Posted: 26 Sep 2017 03:18 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― When President Donald Trump called on NFL owners to suspend or fire players who protest racism and police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem, he was doing something rare for a U.S. president: using the power of the state to publicly call for people engaged in political protest to lose their jobs.
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| Dog Gets Cuddles and Kisses at Shelter After Being Abandoned During Hurricane Irma Posted: 26 Sep 2017 11:55 AM PDT  He was reportedly found on a porch.
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| Police union blasts handling of Utah nurse arrest probe Posted: 26 Sep 2017 07:46 AM PDT  Two officers under investigation in the rough arrest of a nurse have been unfairly made into pariahs after body-camera footage got widespread attention online, a Utah police union said Monday.
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| Giants Owner John Mara Scolds Odell Beckham Jr. For 'Dog-Peeing' Touchdown Celebration Posted: 27 Sep 2017 03:41 AM PDT  New York Giants co-owner John Mara hit Odell Beckham Jr. with the verbal equivalent of a rolled-up newspaper on Tuesday after the Giants receiver pretended to pee like a dog in a touchdown celebration.
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| Video Shows Chaotic Moment Kenyan Police Used Tear Gas on Crowd Posted: 26 Sep 2017 07:54 AM PDT  New presidential elections are scheduled for Oct. 27
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| Hindus recount massacre in Myanmar as mass graves unearthed Posted: 27 Sep 2017 02:09 AM PDT  Rika Dhar watched as her husband, two brothers and countless neighbours were brutally hacked to death with machetes by masked men who stormed their Hindu village in western Myanmar and frogmarched the terrified inhabitants to the hills. Eyewitnesses told AFP the bloodshed occurred outside their small Hindu village in Kha Maung Seik in northern Rakhine state, where Myanmar authorities have exhumed 45 corpses from mass graves since Sunday. The military's sweeping reprisal has left hundreds dead and sent nearly half a million Rohingya refugees fleeing to Bangladesh, where they have described a campaign of army-led violence the UN says amounts to ethnic cleansing.
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| The graphs that show why Bali's Mt Agung volcano could erupt at any minute, as 75,000 flee Posted: 26 Sep 2017 02:11 AM PDT  Vehicles laden with food, masks and bedding have been dispatched to help more than 75,000 people who have fled a volcano on the tourist island of Bali, as rising magma and increased tremors fuel fears of an imminent eruption. Mount Agung, about 75 kilometres (47 miles) from the Indonesian tourist hub of Kuta, has been rumbling since August, threatening to erupt for the first time since 1963. "The chance that an eruption will happen is quite big. But it cannot be predicted when it will happen," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the disaster mitigation agency, said. The increased frequency of tremors shows the magma continuing to move towards the surface, with the mountain entering a "critical phase", the spokesman said. The Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said there has been an increase in volcanic tremors, with a total of 564 recorded Monday. The first chart below shows the energy created by these tremors, while the second shows the frequency of tremors, increasing dramatically since the start of September. A graph showing the energy created by tremors near Mt Agung Credit: MAGMA Indonesia A graph showing the frequency of tremors near Mt Agung Credit: MAGMA Indonesia Evacuees have packed into temporary shelters or moved in with relatives. Some 2,000 cows have also been evacuated from the flanks of the volcano. Balinese residents, international NGOs and the government have begun organising aid. Vehicles filled with noodles, mineral water and blankets have been sent to the evacuation centres, while residents around the island have been collecting donations for those affected. Bali's "sister village" programme and tradition of communal assistance means evacuees have been able to stay in villages outside the danger zone. People wait inside an evacuation centre in Klungkung regency, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on September 25, 2017 Credit: AFP Indonesia's disaster agency said on Tuesday that more than 75,000 people have fled the Mount Agung volcano on the tourist island of Bali because of fears of an eruption. The agency's spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said evacuees are spread across more than 370 locations on the island and their numbers are continuing to rise. I Ketut Subandi, head of logistics at the village of Tana Ampo, said basic food items like rice, instant noodles, cooking oil and water were most needed. "This morning we were worried because we had limited rice supply, but now we have received more rice stocks from donors," Subandi said. Indonesia's national disaster agency has dispatched 640,000 face masks, 12,500 mattresses, 8,400 blankets, 50 tents, and has a budget of $75,000 for assistance. The central government has set aside a relief fund of nearly $150 million in case of an eruption. A villager watches Mount Agung volcano in his field in Amed, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 Credit: AP Officials announced the highest possible alert level on Friday due to the increasing volcanic activity, and told people to stay at least nine kilometres away from the crater. "Our preparedness will be the key for the mitigations of volcanic risks," Devy Kamil, a senior official at Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, told AFP. Trekking tours on the mountain have been cancelled by operators but officials have otherwise been at pains to assure tourists the island is safe. The airport in Bali's capital Denpasar, through which millions of foreign tourists pass every year, has not been affected, but several countries including Australia and Singapore have put out a travel advisory. Mount Agung is one of more than 120 active volcanoes extending the length of Indonesia, which straddles the Pacific Ring of Fire. It last erupted in 1963, killing nearly 1,600 people and sending ash as far as the capital Jakarta.
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| Donald Trump Deleted Some Embarrassing Tweets After Alabama Loss Posted: 26 Sep 2017 09:18 PM PDT  President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that Sen. Luther Strange was "shooting up" in the Alabama polls thanks to his endorsement.
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| Prince William makes candid admission about Prince George at school Posted: 26 Sep 2017 07:03 AM PDT  The 4-year-old British royal, much like a lot of children just starting their educations, reportedly didn't want to go to school on Tuesday morning, the Daily Mirror's Royal Correspondent, Victoria Murphy, revealed.
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| AK-47 Maker Kalashnikov Reveals Flying Bike Posted: 27 Sep 2017 12:39 AM PDT  Kalashnikov, which made AK-47 back in the day is now venturing into a new segment — hoverbikes. The hovercraft-like vehicle will run on a battery and stay in the air with the help of 16 rotors.
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| Russian ‘Cannibal Couple’ Suspected Of Killing, Eating Up To 30 People Posted: 27 Sep 2017 06:31 AM PDT  It was a chance discovery of a cellphone on a street that led investigators in the southwestern Russian city of Krasnodar to arrest a husband and wife, dubbed by local media the "cannibal couple," suspected in one of the worst killing sprees in the nation's history.
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