| Anti-LGBT pamphlets handed out at Values Voter Summit Trump spoke at Posted: 13 Oct 2017 09:02 AM PDT  People who attended the Value Voters Summit that President Trump addressed on Friday said they were greeted with anti-LGBT pamphlets that were reportedly distributed at the event.
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| Much Like 'The Dress,' People Can't Decide What Color These Shoes Are Posted: 13 Oct 2017 07:22 AM PDT  Two years after "the dress" divided people over its color, the internet is back with another puzzling wardrobe question.
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| Cracks Emerge In Rodrigo Duterte's Horrific Philippine Drug War Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:07 PM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced a major shift in the country's infamous drug war, instructing the national police to end their operations and handing control to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
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| Yellowstone supervolcano may be only decades from a catastrophic eruption Posted: 12 Oct 2017 10:46 AM PDT  Researchers are saying the supervolcano sitting beneath Yellowstone National Park could erupt sooner than thought -- and could possibly plunge the planet into a "volcanic winter."
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| Black Man Attacked by Charlottesville Racists Arrested Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:40 PM PDT  DeAndre Harris is accused of unlawful wounding of a white supremacist.
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| Green vineyards stand out in black of California fires Posted: 12 Oct 2017 11:44 PM PDT  Odd pockets of lush green -- grape vines, believe it or not -- stand out amid the ashen landscape left by northern California's wildfires. At the Rocca winery in Napa, a patch of land called the Collinetta is intact, like other vineyards around it. Looking around from inside the vineyard, the scene is practically apocalyptic: in every direction thick choking smoke rises from rolling hills where firefighters tackle blazes that have now killed 31 people, forced thousands from their homes and destroyed more than 3,000 buildings.
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| Jury in trial of burned woman visits key locations in case Posted: 12 Oct 2017 06:03 PM PDT  BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Riding in white vans, jurors in the trial of a man charged with setting a woman on fire and killing her were taken through the highways and dirt roads of two small Mississippi towns Thursday to visit the crime scene, houses, a convenience store and other key locations in the case.
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| Watch for What John Kelly Didn’t say in White House Briefing Posted: 12 Oct 2017 12:03 PM PDT  Chief of Staff John Kelly answered questions in the briefing room after a series of reports that Donald Trump is "unraveling" in the White House, as a Republican insider says the leaks are a cry for help.
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| Anthony Scaramucci reportedly dating Fox News anchor Kimberly Guilfoyle Posted: 13 Oct 2017 06:54 AM PDT  As his wife moves forward with divorce proceedings, The Mooch has found a new lady to smooch.
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| Evan Rachel Wood on Why She Hasn't Named Her Rapist: 'I Want to Do It When I'm Ready' Posted: 12 Oct 2017 12:15 PM PDT  Evan Rachel Wood is opening up about why she has not yet named the people who she says raped her — and standing up for actresses who have come forward with sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein
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| The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week Posted: 13 Oct 2017 07:01 AM PDT  Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways.
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| American family held hostage by militants in Pakistan were rescued after dramatic car chase Posted: 13 Oct 2017 12:02 PM PDT  New details have emerged of the dramatic rescue of a Canadian-American family held hostage by a Taliban-linked group for more than five years in Pakistan. The couple – US citizen Caitlan Campbell and Canadian Joshua Boyle – were captured five years ago by the Haqqani network while hiking in the mountains of Afghanistan. Ms Campbell was pregnant at the time, with the couple having three children while they were held hostage.
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| Wife of Fallen Soldier Asks His Comrades in Afghanistan to Help With Gender Reveal Posted: 12 Oct 2017 12:30 PM PDT  "I wanted them to be the first to know to let them know they're family," Britt Harris said.
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| Death toll from worst Vietnam floods in years rises to 54 Posted: 12 Oct 2017 09:20 PM PDT  At least 54 people died and 39 went missing as destructive floods battered northern and central Vietnam this week, the disaster prevention agency said on Friday. Vietnam is prone to destructive storms and flooding due to its long coastline. A typhoon wrecked havoc across central provinces just last month.
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| Police: Texas Tech student questioned hours before shooting Posted: 12 Oct 2017 01:33 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — Lubbock police officers questioned a Texas Tech University student about a stolen gun hours before he shot and killed a campus police officer, authorities said Thursday.
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| Dear North Korea, it's President Trump Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT  A letter from President Trump to another large-handed leader, Kim Jong Un.
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| Yamaha Gets Weird for the Tokyo Motor Show Posted: 12 Oct 2017 11:50 AM PDT  Yamaha Gets Weird for the Tokyo Motor Show The Tokyo Motor Show is a popular venue for new ideas from Japanese car and motorcycle builders. While most of those concepts are pretty solid, a good handful are so pants-on-head crazy that you wonder how they ever
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| Arrival of Puerto Ricans post-Hurricane Maria could have big impact on Florida Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT  Families of Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees who arrived at Port Everglades, Florida, onboard the Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas, rush to greet their relatives. Three weeks after the monster storm ripped through the US territory, Cruz is becoming a key part of Florida's response to the gathering pace of one of the largest migrations in modern US history by providing an empathetic welcome to distressed families at the airport's disaster relief centre.
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| Californian couple survived in a pool for six hours as wildfire destroyed everything around them Posted: 13 Oct 2017 08:11 AM PDT  A Californian couple survived for six hours as a wildfire raged around them - destroying everything in a five-mile radius - by taking shelter in their neighbours' swimming pool. Jan and John Pascoe tried to flee their home in the hills above the city of Santa Rosa as the conflagration closed in on Sunday night only to discover they had been cut off by a wall of flames. The retired couple had to hold each other for warmth in the cold water even as the fire melted personal effects they left on the poolside. An aerial view shows burned properties in Santa Rosa, California Credit: AFP/Josh Edelson Meanwhile their two adult daughters endured an agonising wait after losing contact with their parents shortly after calling to urge them to evacuate. Mr Pascoe, 70, and Mrs Pascoe, 65, described their escape as the death toll for the wildfires rose to 31, making them the most deadly to ravage the state since 1933. In an interview with the LA Times, the pair said they first smelled smoke around 10pm, yet at the time Mrs Pascoe's phone said the fire was still 11 miles away and they had received no official alerts. They then took a call from their older daughter, Zoe Giraudo, saying her father-in-law's home had burned down 40 miles from theirs and urging her parents to evacuate. Drone footage shows decimated California town 01:10 Mr Pascoe, an artist and retired wine broker, put some of his paintings and Dale Chihuly glass bowls he inherited from his mother in his Toyota Tacoma truck and the couple went to bed. They were woken by another call from their daughter around midnight and by then the wind had picked up and they could see the flames getting closer. "I looked out the window," Jan said, "and all I saw was a red glow. I said, 'John, we've got to get out of here.'" The pair picked up their 17-year-old cat and drove down their driveway to the main road but soon ran into a "wall of flames" and had to head back. When Jan opened her car door the cat leapt out before running off and hasn't been seen since. John and Jan Pascoe returning to the charred remains of their neighbourhood in the hills above Santa Rosa Credit: Los Angeles Times/Brian van der Brug Mrs Pascoe, a retired teacher, said she started to panic and hyperventilate as the couple realised they were trapped. They then remembered that one of their neighbours, who live a third of a mile down the road, had an outdoor pool. At 12.40am they called 911 to report their location and say they were thinking of heading to the pool, the operator told them to "get anywhere safe". When they reached the pool they waited until the last moment before getting into the cold water. By the time they saw their neighbours' house and a big tree next to the pool go up in flames they decided it was time. In the water they used wet T-shirts to protect their faces from the embers and moved to the end furthest from the house. Mr Pascoe said he was concerned they would have to tread water as they waited out the fire, but luckily the pool was only 4ft deep end-to-end. California wild fire The couple faced the strange prospect of needing to keep warm in the cold water as the fire burned around them, so they hugged each other for heat. Mrs Pascoe said: "I just kept going under. It was the only way to survive. And I kept saying, 'How long does it take for a house to burn down?' We were freezing." They waited for six hours for their neighbours' home to be consumed by the flames and the fire to pass before they could get out and warm themselves on the charred patio around the pool. Mrs Pascoe later discovered her phone, which she had left in her shoe on the edge of the pool, had been melted by the flames. As Mr and Mrs Pascoe clung to each other in the water, their daughters Zoe, 38, and Mia, 32, endured an anguished wait to learn their parents' fate. By 7am in the morning Zoe said she was preparing herself for the worst and told her husband: "Do you think they are gone? Do you think I need to prepare myself for this?" John and Jan Pascoe returning to their neigbhours' property Credit: Los Angeles Times/Brian van der Brug An hour and a half later they got word that both their mother and father had survived. Zoe said: "I started screaming. The first thing mom said to me was 'I feel so bad I wasn't able to get ahold of you.' 'You're apologising to me? After all you've been through?'" Mr and Mrs Pascoe are now staying with their daughter Zoe in San Francisco. Their home, which was built in the fashion of a boat with 11 levels and small rooms designed to remind them of places they had travelled, was destroyed in the blaze. Hundreds of people are still missing in California after 22 separate fires have torn through the state's famous wine region. California wildfires, in pictures The fires, which are being battled by 8,000 firefighters, have so far destroyed more than 3,500 homes and displaced around 25,000 people.
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| Cop Rescues 92-Year-Old Man Turned Away at Bank Because His ID Had Expired Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:41 PM PDT  The 92-year-old man was told he couldn't withdraw money from his account because his ID had expired.
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| Japan's Kobe Steel scandal spreads, 500 firms affected Posted: 13 Oct 2017 09:45 AM PDT  Japan's Kobe Steel admitted Friday that a snowballing falsified data scandal had affected around 500 customers, more than twice as many as initially thought. More than 30 foreign customers were affected, including Boeing, Airbus, General Motors, Tesla, German automaker Daimler and PSA of France, according to Japan's leading Nikkei business daily. The new estimate comes as Kobe Steel's battered stock fell almost nine percent to finish at 805 yen ($7.20), down more than 40 percent since the start of the week after it admitted falsifying strength and quality data for a string of products -- a practice it said may have started a decade ago.
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| California wildfires threaten wine country tourism lifeblood Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:52 PM PDT  By Noel Randewich NAPA, Calif. (Reuters) - The wildfires burning through Northern California are sending visitors packing, threatening the $2 billion-plus spent annually by tourists on wine tours, fine food, limousine rides and much more, business leaders said. At the Inn on First bed and breakfast in the famous wine town of Napa, co-owner Jamie Cherry was encouraging callers to postpone rather than cancel visits, as wildfires burned largely unchecked across the region. With hundreds of wineries, expensive restaurants and bucolic rolling scenery, the wine country of Sonoma and Napa counties is a major draw for visitors.
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| Inmate executed in Texas for corrections officer's death Posted: 12 Oct 2017 09:02 PM PDT  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate convicted in the death of a prison guard was executed Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his lawyers' attempts to halt the punishment.
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| Frustrated by Congress, Trump signs order to weaken Obamacare Posted: 12 Oct 2017 03:18 PM PDT  President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bones health insurance plans, using his presidential powers to undermine Obamacare after fellow Republicans in Congress failed to repeal the 2010 law. Trump issued the executive order aimed at letting small businesses band together across state lines to buy cheaper, less regulated health plans for their employees with fewer benefits. Such new insurance options, however, may not be available until 2019, and the order could face legal challenges from Democratic state attorneys general.
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| 'We Always Rise.' California Winemakers Are Determined to Rebuild After Fires Posted: 12 Oct 2017 03:10 PM PDT  "It's not what you expect during harvest - to be on the run"
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| U.S. Military Sends Troops to Russian Border Posted: 12 Oct 2017 12:40 PM PDT  The arrival of new U.S. troops in Poland has Russia pondering deploying additional nuclear-capable Iskander missiles right across the border.
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| The 96 Most Delish Ways To Eat Potatoes Posted: 12 Oct 2017 10:19 AM PDT |
| See Trisha Yearwood Dress Up As Husband Garth Brooks Just In Time For Halloween Posted: 13 Oct 2017 06:31 AM PDT  Catch "Trisha's Southern Kitchen" October 14th At 10:30am Eastern On Food Network.
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| After Weinstein, Mira Sorvino Encourages A 'Mass Speaking-Out' Against Harassment Posted: 12 Oct 2017 01:58 AM PDT  Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino penned an emotional letter detailing her decision to speak out against now-disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who she said sexually harassed her early in her career.
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| Last Home of 'Peanuts' Creator Charles Schulz Among Thousands Destroyed by Wildfires Posted: 13 Oct 2017 10:23 AM PDT  Schulz's 79-year-old widow was able to flee the property.
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| Kidnapped, held 5 years, US-Canadian family free in Pakistan Posted: 13 Oct 2017 12:42 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years after they were seized by a terrorist network in the mountains of Afghanistan, an American woman, her Canadian husband and their children — all three born in captivity — are free after a dramatic rescue orchestrated by the U.S. and Pakistani governments, officials said Thursday.
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| People on Social Security Will See Their Checks Go Up in 2018 Posted: 13 Oct 2017 10:27 AM PDT  Millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2 percent increase in benefits next year
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| This Family Got Kicked Off a Southwest Flight. Then the Father Was Arrested Posted: 13 Oct 2017 05:50 AM PDT  "A one year old's not allowed to walk five seats down the aisle by herself? That's a problem?"
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| Donald Trump launches fresh attack on Puerto Rico: 'Electric and infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes' Posted: 12 Oct 2017 05:12 AM PDT  Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on Puerto Rico, saying he will not keep emergency workers on the devastated island "forever". The US President, quoting author Sharyl Attkisson, accused Puerto Ricans of creating a looming financial crisis "largely of their own making". "A total lack of accountability say the Governor," he said on Twitter.
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| Women Boycott Twitter In Solidarity With Rose McGowan Posted: 13 Oct 2017 01:37 AM PDT  Women across the world are showing solidarity with actress Rose McGowan by falling silent on Twitter for one day.
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| James Van Der Beek Reveals He's Been Sexually Harassed By 'Older, Powerful Men' Posted: 12 Oct 2017 01:19 AM PDT  The tidal wave of women coming forward accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment or assault has prompted some men to come forward with their own stories of sexual misconduct in Hollywood.
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| Grandfather finds missing $24m lottery ticket in old shirt after last-minute reminder Posted: 13 Oct 2017 04:21 AM PDT  A New Jersey man has finally claimed a $24million (£18m) lottery jackpot after finding the missing ticket in an old shirt. Jimmie Smith had just two days left to pick up his life-changing prize money before the lottery's one-year deadline passed. The 68-year-old retired security guard explained how watching a news report about the much-publicised unclaimed jackpot reminded him to search for the ticket. "I ended up with a stack; a pile of tickets, including the one they were talking about on the news," explained the father-of-two. The grandfather said he couldn't believe his lottery win, adding: "I stood there for a minute thinking, 'Do I see what I think I see?' "I had to stick my head out the window and breathe in some fresh air. I was in serious doubt. I really had to convince myself this was real." Mr Smith said he took some time "to clear out some cobwebs" before going to the New York Lottery's customer service centre to claim his prize money. He has been playing the lottery for more than 50 years, but admits he always forgets to check his tickets. "I always told myself, 'I'll check them when I have the time,'" he says. So what will he spend the money on? He plans to have an "all-family discussion" about what to do with his winnings. Brothers win combined $290 million in lottery – but just one is celebrating
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| Sex Offender Discovered in Homemade Police Uniform When He's Pulled Over by Real Officer: Cops Posted: 12 Oct 2017 12:59 PM PDT  Two men were pulled over in Ohio, each with a history of sex crimes.
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| The Latest: Coaches eager for UNC to move past NCAA case Posted: 13 Oct 2017 02:13 PM PDT  The Latest on the NCAA ruling on North Carolina's multi-year academic case (all times local):
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| Canadian American family rescued after five years as captives in Afghanistan Posted: 12 Oct 2017 05:48 AM PDT  A still image from a video posted by the Taliban on social media on 19 December 2016 shows American Caitlan Coleman, left, speaking next to her husband, Joshua Boyle, and their two sons. Nearly five years to the day after they were captured by militants linked to the Taliban, an American woman, her Canadian husband and their three children – all of whom were born in captivity – have been rescued, bringing an end to an ordeal the couple described as a "Kafkaesque nightmare". Pakistani troops, operating on intelligence provided by the United States, rescued Caitlan Coleman, her husband Joshua Boyle and their children after locating them in the mountainous Kurram Valley region that borders Afghanistan.
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| Man Drives Down Street to Find House Was Destroyed by Wildfires: 'Like an Apocalyptic War Zone' Posted: 12 Oct 2017 01:12 PM PDT  Nearly every home on Larry Broderick's block has been reduced to rubble by the devastating inferno.
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| Canada threatens to scrap arms buy as trade talks get off to rough start Posted: 11 Oct 2017 06:50 PM PDT  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatened Wednesday to cancel a major arms buy from the US over a tariffs row, as talks on a North American free trade deal got off to a rocky start. Ottawa was set to purchase 18 new Super Hornets fighter jets from Boeing until the American aerospace firm successfully petitioned the Trump administration to impose anti-dumping penalties on its Canadian rival Bombardier over planes sold in the US market. "I highlighted to the president how we disagreed, vehemently, with Commerce's decision to bring in countervailing and anti-dumping duties against Bombardier," Trudeau told reporters following talks with US President Donald Trump.
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