| Trump says he spoke the name of fallen U.S. soldier in call with widow Posted: 22 Oct 2017 10:40 AM PDT  "Look, I've called many people. And I would think that every one of them appreciated it," Trump told Maria Bartiromo in an interview on Fox News on Sunday.
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| Police Say 3 Deaths Could Be Work Of Serial Killer 'Terrorizing' Tampa Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:14 AM PDT  A string of murders in Florida is sparking fears that a serial killer is targeting Tampa residents.
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| Chinese President Xi Jinping Declares Era of “National Rejuvenation” Posted: 22 Oct 2017 08:41 AM PDT  Chinese president Xi Jinping declared an era of national rejuvenation in a speech that garnered 1.5 billion virtual claps on a virtual applause app released in conjunction with the Communist Party congress.
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| Barack Obama couldn't stop laughing after George W. Bush whispered in his ear Posted: 23 Oct 2017 11:24 AM PDT  All five living former U.S. presidents gathered at a hurricane relief concert in Texas to raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey, Irma, and Maria on Saturday night -- and the Internet can't stop obsessing about one moment between George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
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| Russian Radio Journalist Stabbed In Neck Amid Anti-Media Violence Posted: 23 Oct 2017 11:58 AM PDT  A prominent journalist at Russia's top independent radio station was stabbed in the neck on Monday after a spate of recent attacks and threats against Russian media.
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| Travel plea for conjoined twins in blockaded Gaza Posted: 22 Oct 2017 11:05 AM PDT  Conjoined twins born in Gaza Sunday need to leave the blockaded Palestinian enclave for treatment crucial to their survival, their doctor and a family member said. "A woman gave birth this morning to Siamese twins joined at the stomach and pelvis," Allam Abu Hamda, head of the neonatal unit at Gaza's Shifa Hospital, told AFP. The twins, whose condition Abu Hamda said was stable, have one shared leg, but separate hearts and lungs.
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| Report: Fox Renewed Bill O'Reilly's Contract After $32 Million Harassment Settlement Posted: 21 Oct 2017 06:33 PM PDT  Fox News extended host Bill O'Reilly's contract for $100 million over four years shortly after he reached a $32 million agreement to settle claims of sexual harassment from a former network employee, The New York Times reported Saturday.
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| 2018 Porsche 911 Carrera T: Here It Is Posted: 22 Oct 2017 04:25 PM PDT  The Carrera T is yet another 911 variant, but this is now the lightest 911 you can buy.
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| Indonesia seeks answers from US as top general denied entry Posted: 23 Oct 2017 07:58 AM PDT  Indonesia's government is seeking clarification from the U.S. after the Indonesian military chief was denied entry to the country, an official said Sunday.
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| Rachel Maddow Defends Niger Theory After Experts Call It 'Conspiracymongering' Posted: 21 Oct 2017 05:46 PM PDT  Rachel Maddow on Friday doubled down on her controversial reporting on the deadly Niger ambush on U.S. troops, in which she linked President Donald Trump's travel ban with the deaths of four soldiers.
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| Mother, son and daughter all arrested in connection to multiple robberies on Long Island Posted: 22 Oct 2017 05:35 PM PDT  A woman and her two children have been arrested in Long Island in connection to seven armed robberies, all of which took place over the last month.
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| Game Over for ISIS Fighters in Philippines' Marawi City Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:44 AM PDT  President Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi City liberated six days ago, even though battles were still ongoing.
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| India says Myanmar must take back Rohingya Muslims Posted: 22 Oct 2017 05:37 PM PDT  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — India's foreign minister told Bangladesh's government that Myanmar must take back Rohingya Muslims to resolve one of Asia's largest refugee crises in decades, the government said.
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| 10-Year-Old Killed By Teen's Crossbow Shot After 'Disagreement': Sheriff Posted: 23 Oct 2017 03:23 PM PDT  A 13-year-old boy fatally shot a 10-year-old friend with a crossbow and wounded the victim's younger brother as the boys played in a neighborhood treehouse in Oklahoma on Saturday evening, law enforcement officials said.
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| Firefighters still battling 10 wildfires in California Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:49 AM PDT  About 5,000 firefighters were still battling 10 wildfires in California on Monday and the authorities said they hope to have many of them fully contained in the next few days. The wildfires ignited on October 8 and as many as 11,000 firefighters -- some from as far away as Australia -- were involved at one point in battling move than two dozen large blazes.
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| St Andrews University students celebrate 'Raisin Monday' Posted: 23 Oct 2017 07:52 AM PDT ![St Andrews University students celebrate 'Raisin Monday']( "St Andrews University students celebrate 'Raisin Monday'") In a tradition that may go back centuries, older students at St Andrews spend a weekend showing new kids around, after which the younger students demonstrate their gratitude with a gift. It used to be raisins, but not now.
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| Director James Toback Accused Of Sexual Harassment Posted: 22 Oct 2017 10:22 AM PDT  The women came forward to accuse the 72-year-old writer of harassment spanning decades.
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| Widow Of U.S. Soldier Killed In Niger: Trump's Call 'Made Me Cry Even Worse' Posted: 23 Oct 2017 05:11 AM PDT  The widow of a U.S. soldier killed in Niger confirmed a congresswoman's account about her phone call with President Donald Trump, which ignited a political firestorm.
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| Scot given three-month jail sentence for touching Dubai man's hip Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:57 AM PDT  A British man has been sentenced to three months in prison in Dubai for touching a man's hip in a bar, according to campaigners. Jamie Harron, from Stirling, was arrested in July over the incident in which he said he put his hand on a man's hip to avoid spilling a drink in a crowded bar. The 27-year-old electrician had been working in Afghanistan and was on a two-day stopover in the United Arab Emirates at the time. After his arrest for public indecency he lost his job and was told he could have faced up to three years in jail. Campaign group Detained in Dubai (DiD) said he was sentenced to three months imprisonment at court on Sunday but lawyers plan to appeal. The group said Mr Harron is "angry, disappointed, and dreads what may happen next". He is not currently in custody while the appeal is considered, DiD chief executive Radha Stirling said. Mr Harron has already been sentenced in absentia to 30 days in prison for failing to appear at a court hearing for making a rude gesture and drinking alcohol during the same July incident. Unusual laws that tourists should be wary of DiD said the 27-year-old was not told about the court date in advance and that sentence is also being appealed against. In relation to the alleged public indecency charge, Mr Harron is said to have been holding a drink, moving through a crowded bar and held a hand in front of him to avoid spilling it on himself or others. He then "touched a man on his hip to avoid impact". He was initially jailed for five days and then released on bail with his passport confiscated. Ms Stirling said: "Now Jamie has been sentenced to three months; there is no telling whether a judgement on appeal will be better or worse. "He has already suffered tremendously as a result of these allegations, and now faces the likelihood of incarceration. "His family was unable to visit him during this critical time because they faced a very real risk of imprisonment themselves under the UAE's cyber crime laws which forbid criticism of the government. "At this point, Jamie will definitely be pursuing civil action against his accusers when he does eventually return home, as it appears that he will not be able to find justice in the UAE." She added: "He feels betrayed and exploited by the system, which did not investigate the reports of key witnesses in his defence and led him to believe that the case would be dropped." A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We have been in contact with a British man following his arrest in Dubai in July. We are providing consular assistance."
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| Dozens of Packaged Vegetable Products Recalled Amid Listeria Fears Posted: 23 Oct 2017 05:31 AM PDT  It affects more than 30 products
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| 14 Vegetarian Recipes Kids Will Totally Approve Of Posted: 23 Oct 2017 09:23 AM PDT |
| Bernie Sanders Says He'll Run For Re-election As An Independent Posted: 23 Oct 2017 07:00 AM PDT  confirmed he'll run for re-election next year as an independent candidate.
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| 'It was going to eat her' - Aussie teen survives shark scare Posted: 22 Oct 2017 05:59 PM PDT  An Australian teenager has survived a terrifying encounter with a great white shark, with her harrowing screams alerting her father who was certain it was about to "eat her". Sarah Williams, 15, was fishing for squid from a kayak off the South Australian coast near Normanville on Sunday when the shark struck. "This shark has just rolled and all I saw was the dark side and the white belly and just huge fins and just white water everywhere," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Monday.
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| Bill O'Reilly Accuser Says She's Still 'Terrified' Of Fox News Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:17 AM PDT  Juliet Huddy, a former Fox News employee who accused Bill O'Reilly of sexually harassing her in 2011, said Monday that she's still "terrified" of the network after the lengths it went to in order to protect him and discredit her.
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| Budget Chief Raises Possibility Of Trump Agreeing To Obamacare Subsidy Deal Posted: 22 Oct 2017 07:23 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Office of Management and Budget chief Mick Mulvaney suggested on Fox News Sunday that President Donald Trump could back a bipartisan deal on making certain reimbursement payments to insurers if he also got other, smaller changes to the health care system.
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| The Latest: Father recalls shooting that killed daughter Posted: 23 Oct 2017 05:15 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the murder trial involving the San Francisco pier shooting that sparked national debate on illegal immigration. (all times local):
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| US 'to put nuclear bombers on 24-hour alert' for first time since Cold War Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:49 AM PDT  The United States is preparing to put nuclear bomber planes on 24-hour alert for the first time since the Cold War, a senior Air Force official has said. A fleet of B-52s laden with nuclear weapons could soon be readied to launch within a day's notice amid growing tensions with North Korea. General David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, said US military leaders were being forced to adapt to "the reality of the global situation we find ourselves in".
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| Senate's McConnell says tax bill should be revenue neutral Posted: 22 Oct 2017 06:27 AM PDT  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday he has not abandoned his longtime goal of making sure any tax cuts are revenue neutral, saying the growth estimates in the Republican tax reform plan will offset the cuts. The Trump administration's tax plan promises up to $6 trillion in tax cuts but will increase the federal deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next decade.
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| Pets And People Are Joyously Reuniting After California Wildfires Posted: 22 Oct 2017 03:50 PM PDT  Some Northern Californians who feared the worst for their pets in the wake of this month's deadly wildfires are getting some welcome good news in recent days: Their animals survived.
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| Yeah, that secret Twitter account actually does belong to James Comey Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:41 AM PDT  Twitter's about to get even more interesting for Donald Trump. After a Gizmodo article published in March prompted months of speculation as to whether or not former FBI Director James Comey has a secret Twitter account, the rumors have finally been put to rest. Yes everyone, today it was revealed that Twitter user Reinhold Niebuhr is in fact Comey himself. SEE ALSO: Trump says he has over 100 million social media followers. Wrong! Gizmodo elicited the theory about Comey's account after writer Ashley Feinberg searched the social presence of the former FBI director's family members back in the spring. In her search, Feinberg followed an elaborate Instagram trail that led to a Twitter account for someone named "Reinhold Niebuhr." Since the super sleuthing took place, the account's original handle, @projectexile7, was changed to @FormerBu and has been sporadically posting boring/soothing nature images of the Hudson River, historical landmarks in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and fields and migrating white pelicans in Iowa. However, on Monday, Niebuhr tweeted a picture of Comey wearing running shoes, standing in the middle of an Iowa road, captioned, "Goodbye Iowa. On the road home. Gotta get back to writing. Will try to tweet in useful ways." Goodbye Iowa. On the road home. Gotta get back to writing. Will try to tweet in useful ways. pic.twitter.com/DCbu3Yvqt3 — Reinhold Niebuhr (@FormerBu) October 23, 2017 A few minutes after the photo was shared Lawfare editor Benjamin Wittes, a friend of Comey's who's publicly spoken about him in the past and was mentioned in the Gizmodo article, confirmed the account belongs to Comey. And Twitter went wild with analysis. Ok, in light of this latest tweet, I will confirm that @FormerBu is, in fact, James Comey himself. https://t.co/6QbhOG7Qzp — Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) October 23, 2017 Comey's really been going through some stuff, huh pic.twitter.com/IuPdT4z0FU — Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 23, 2017 James Comey 1. is tweeting regularly (and not hiding it's his account) now2. just visited Iowahe's running https://t.co/7Ss0c37W0m — Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) October 23, 2017 Confirmed: this is James Comey's account, and this is where he gets his 'news' pic.twitter.com/QHrblragP6 — Jack Posobiec ���� (@JackPosobiec) October 23, 2017 It seems Jim Comey was in Iowa shooting photos for the album of Uncle Tupelo covers he's about to drop. https://t.co/CyOzXofoN5 — Stephen Losey (@StephenLosey) October 23, 2017 james comey about to drop the hottest alt-folk cover album of 2017 https://t.co/9b9IwLLOOG — Trevor J. Mitchell (@TJM613) October 23, 2017 Is it me or is the former FBI director starring in the remake of "Dude Where's My Car?"https://t.co/r9JlHCNpNC — Colin Daileda (@ColinDaileda) October 23, 2017 it took comey six tweets to become that annoying person u follow who just posts pics of themselves with #inspo quotes https://t.co/221ItlkLpP — David Mack (@davidmackau) October 23, 2017 So Comey, are you trying to send us a message with those hot New Balance kicks? Are you RUNNING for office in the future? Twitter seems to think so. James Comey is...running? Literally? https://t.co/bT417wk9pK — Jack Jenkins (@jackmjenkins) October 23, 2017 Former FBI director Jim Comey tweets this pensive photo from Iowa, wearing running shoes in the home of the caucuses. https://t.co/zAXvv3vx76 — Robert Costa (@costareports) October 23, 2017 Guys … pic.twitter.com/PCTbhLMZzH — T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) October 23, 2017 People are reading into the fact that Comey's wearing running shoes. But consider this, he's a 56 year old career fed. That's what they wear https://t.co/VZZC25AoZM — Michael Stahlke (@MichaelStahlke) October 23, 2017 Welp, now that we know for sure this is Comey we can all go back and give his first tweet (a freaking Anchorman meme) the proper praise it deserves. https://t.co/L5ehuMFGat pic.twitter.com/x53gCG7Nvc — Reinhold Niebuhr (@FormerBu) March 30, 2017 And as for Trump? Looks like your Twitter competition just got even more intense. WATCH: Someone created a storm lamp that produces lightning every time Trump tweets
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| Hikers’ Families Say Deaths Motivated By ‘Compassion’ Posted: 22 Oct 2017 10:08 PM PDT  The families of a young couple found dead in an embrace believe they died in a murder-suicide motivated by compassion.
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| Naval Showdown: What Happens When a Battleship Fights an Aircraft Carrier? Posted: 21 Oct 2017 07:26 PM PDT  In 1930, the Glorious was converted into an aircraft carrier, just as the U.S. Navy did with the Lexington and Saratoga. Battlecruisers had proven fragile in World War I, but they could travel thirty knots and had large hulls suitable for planting a flight deck on. The Glorious was committed to the Norwegian campaign, perhaps the rock bottom of the Royal Navy's performance in World War II. On April 9, 1940, the Germans launched an amphibious invasion of Norway.
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| Trump Is Tarnishing the Military Brass Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:48 AM PDT  The president's "generals" are serving the country at the expense of the reputation of its armed forces.
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| Teen attacks, wounds several people with ax in Switzerland Posted: 22 Oct 2017 03:36 PM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — A 17-year-old boy apparently attacked and wounded several people with an ax in a small town in northeastern Switzerland on Sunday evening, police said.
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| Here's everything leaving (and being added to) Netflix in November Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:51 AM PDT  Another month, another onslaught of new additions -- and titles being taken away -- on Netflix.
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| EPA Abruptly Blocks 3 Agency Scientists From Giving Talks On Climate Change Posted: 22 Oct 2017 08:51 PM PDT  The Environmental Protection Agency has reportedly barred three agency scientists from giving talks about climate change at a conference in Rhode Island days before they were scheduled to speak. Administrator Scott Pruitt has said he does not believe greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels cause climate change, and has scrapped or proposed eliminating numerous regulations to reduce emissions.
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| North Korea threat is 'critical, imminent,' Japan tells U.S., South Korea Posted: 23 Oct 2017 11:26 AM PDT  The threat from North Korea has grown to a "critical and imminent level" and the United States, Japan and South Korea must address the matter, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told his U.S. and South Korean counterparts in talks on Monday.
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| Indonesia says military chief barred from US, seeks explanation Posted: 22 Oct 2017 04:53 AM PDT  Indonesia said Sunday its military chief had been refused entry to the United States and asked Washington for an explanation. General Gatot Nurmantyo was due to attend a conference in Washington at the request of General Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, but the military said he was unable to board his Emirates flight in Jakarta on Saturday.
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| White supremacist saved by black protester after being punched at anti-Nazi march Posted: 23 Oct 2017 05:24 AM PDT  Wearing a white T-shirt emblazoned with swastikas, Randy Furniss, hands in his pockets, walked slowly through a crowd Thursday that had largely gathered to protest white nationalist Richard Spencer, who was delivering a speech at the University of Florida. Days before Florida Gov. Rick Scott, R, had warned in an executive order that a "threat of a potential emergency is imminent" in Alachua County, where the University of Florida is located, noting that prior speaking engagements involving Spencer have sparked protest and violence. The event was Spencer's first public speech on a college campus since he led hundreds of torch-bearing white supremacists, white nationalists and others through the University of Virginia in a far-right rally in August that preceded a weekend of violent protests in Charlottesville.
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| How John Kelly Exposed Himself As Steve Bannon Lite Posted: 22 Oct 2017 08:42 AM PDT  The notion of the three retired generals surrounding Donald Trump―National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, Defense Secretary James Mattis, and Chief of Staff John Kelly―protecting Americans from an unstable, impulsive demagogue who might create global catastrophe has been around almost as long as the Trump presidency.
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| Ex-Crime Scene Investigator Allegedly Murdered P.I. Who Was Found In Cement-Covered Grave Posted: 23 Oct 2017 06:22 AM PDT  Suspect Ashley McArthur once worked at the Escambia County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
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| Norway wealth fund watchdog reviewing investment in U.S. pipeline firm Posted: 23 Oct 2017 04:52 AM PDT ![Norway wealth fund watchdog reviewing investment in U.S. pipeline firm]( "Norway wealth fund watchdog reviewing investment in U.S. pipeline firm") The ethics watchdog for Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is reviewing allegations that U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners may breach the fund's investment guidelines. Under rules set by Norway's parliament, any firm the fund invests in must meet guidelines related to the environment, human rights, governance and other issues. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe has said it could contaminate the Missouri River and said it threatens their sacred sites.
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| Ethiopia: 11 killed in continued violence in restive region Posted: 22 Oct 2017 05:21 AM PDT ![Ethiopia: 11 killed in continued violence in restive region]( "Ethiopia: 11 killed in continued violence in restive region") ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Eleven people have been killed in clashes in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region as the country continues to experience anti-government protests that at times lead to ethnic violence, said regional officials said Sunday.
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| Man Gets $117 Traffic Ticket After Singing '90s Dance Hit In Car Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:16 AM PDT  Talk about a bum note: A Montreal man says he's facing a $117 traffic ticket just for singing in his car.
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