| This Judge Isn't Buying The Trump Admin's Excuses For Holding A U.S. Citizen 'Incommunicado' Posted: 11 Dec 2017 10:32 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― A federal judge on Monday aggressively questioned a Justice Department attorney about the Trump administration's contention that it can continue holding an unnamed U.S. citizen ― who has asked for an attorney ― out of the reach of lawyers who wish to represent him.
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| Full Sanders: Republican Tax Plan 'Is Not Designed to Help The American People' Posted: 09 Dec 2017 10:25 PM PST  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to talk about how Congress is handling misconduct allegations, and whether the president should be impeached.
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| New York Bomber Sought An ISIS-Inspired Attack With Failed Device, Investigators Say Posted: 11 Dec 2017 04:48 AM PST  New York City police said they were investigating a possible explosion in New York City's transit system near Eight Avenue and 42nd Street in the Times Square area of Manhattan on Monday.
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| Trump slammed for throwing insults at the media in the wake of attempted terror attack in NYC Posted: 11 Dec 2017 09:47 AM PST  President Donald Trump is receiving backlash for attacking the "failing" New York Times shortly after being briefed on an attempted terror attack in New York City Monday. ".@POTUS has been briefed on the explosion in New York City," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on Twitter at 8:13 a.m.
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| Famous China rooftopper 'confirmed dead' after fall from skyscraper Posted: 11 Dec 2017 04:27 AM PST  A famous Chinese 'rooftopper' fell to his death from a skyscraper in a daring £11,000 challenge as he sought to use his fame to help lift his family out of poverty, media reported. Wu Yongning, aged 26, fell from the summit of the 62-storey Huayuan Hua Centre in the central city of Changsha, apparently as he attempted to scoop 100,000 yuan (£11,200) for a clip promoting an unnamed sponsor, reports say. The former movie stuntman had one million followers on the Chinese Internet and was well known for fearlessly scaling towering skyscrapers without any safety equipment. More than 300 videos of him tip-toeing on scaffolding or doing pull-ups as he hung from the side of huge buildings were widely shared by his fans. However, his account on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, went silent around a month ago after he purportedly attempted the Changsha skyscraper. The former movie stuntman had one million followers on the Chinese Internet and was well known for fearlessly scaling towering skyscrapers without any safety equipment And last Friday his girlfriend wrote online: "Today is December 8th. It makes me think of November 8th, the day you left us and left this world." The Changsha Evening News said Mr Wu was seeking to make money for his poverty-striken family and pay medical costs for his mother, who suffers from a mental condition. Local officials said authorities would support his family following the accident. Police confirmed that Mr Wu died when he fell from the Huayuan Hua Centre on November 8, reports said. His family were quoted in a news portal run by Beijing News that he was due to receive a huge cash payout for a two minute clip on a Changsha skyscraper on the same date. Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| Depression may start much earlier than previously thought Posted: 10 Dec 2017 08:08 AM PST  Research suggests 1 to 2 percent of children 2 to 5 years old have depression, and that untreated depression in toddlers can lead to more depression later in life.
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| Judge Warns Paul Manafort About Ghostwriting Op-Eds And Talking To The Media Posted: 11 Dec 2017 11:22 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― A federal judge warned former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort about communicating with the media, less than two weeks after special counsel Robert Mueller's team said he "ghostwrote" an editorial for an English-language Ukraine newspaper about his overseas work.
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| Kelsey Grammer says he forgives sister’s rapist and killer but he does not deserve freedom Posted: 10 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST  Kelsey Grammer has spoken about his grief following his sister's murder in 1975. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, the Frasier actor said he has forgiven the man who sexually assaulted and killed his sister. Karen Grammer was abducted, raped and murdered at the age of 18 by Freddie Glenn and accomplice Michael Corbett on 1 July 1975.
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| California's Thomas Fire Now Ranks Among Largest In State History Posted: 10 Dec 2017 12:33 PM PST  The Thomas Fire, one of five destructive blazes currently burning in California, now ranks as the tenth largest wildfire on record in the state.
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| Israel, Turkey leaders trade insults over US Jerusalem decision Posted: 10 Dec 2017 01:19 PM PST  Relations between Israel and Turkey took a bitter turn Sunday as their leaders traded accusations of involvement in terrorism, days after the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would fight against the controversial declaration, describing Israel as a "terrorist state" that kills children, in a speech in Istanbul. Hours later Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit back, calling his counterpart a leader who bombs Kurdish villagers and supports terrorists, during an official visit to Paris.
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| Serial Killer Taunts Police In New Letter, Claims There Are More Victims Posted: 11 Dec 2017 01:04 AM PST  A convicted serial killer sent a letter to a South Carolina newspaper claiming police hadn't found all of his victims ― and he's not planning to help them.
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| Japan, U.S., South Korea to hold missile tracking drill amid North Korea crisis Posted: 10 Dec 2017 01:07 AM PST  The United States, Japan and South Korea will hold two days of missile tracking drills starting on Monday, Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force said, as tensions rise in the region over North Korea's fast-developing weapons programmes. The United States and South Korea conducted large-scale military drills last week, which the North said made the outbreak of war "an established fact".
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| Fox News Anchor Fumbles With Facts During Segment On 'Fake News' Posted: 10 Dec 2017 04:13 PM PST  During a Sunday segment sounding the alarm about the rise of "fake news" in the mainstream media, Fox News anchor Leland Vittert twice claimed that The Washington Post had fired a reporter over a misleading tweet that sparked the ire of President Donald Trump.
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| Battle for Moscow: How Russia Stopped Nazi Germany's Military Posted: 11 Dec 2017 11:33 AM PST  Would the capture of Moscow have altered the outcome of World War II? Moscow was more than the administrative capital of the Soviet Union: it was also a vital rail hub and production center. There was also the symbolic value: totalitarian dictators, like Hitler and Stalin, crafted images of themselves as all-knowing leaders of their nations.
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| New York explosion latest: Suspect had 'improvised bomb' strapped to him on Manhattan subway, say NYPD Posted: 11 Dec 2017 05:50 AM PST  New York City police say a man had an explosive device strapped on when it detonated while he was underground in the subway. It was a pipe bomb, attached by velcro and zip ties, but FBI bomb technicians and police officers are investigating further. The device went off in a corridor connecting the Times Square and Port Authority stations on the city's west side, one of the busiest commuter hubs, at 7:30am during the morning rush.
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| U.S. high court turns away dispute over gay worker protections Posted: 11 Dec 2017 03:02 PM PST  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by a Georgia security guard who said she was harassed and forced from her job because she is a lesbian, avoiding an opportunity to decide whether a federal law that bans gender-based bias also outlaws discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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| Iraqi PM declares 'end of war against IS' in Iraq Posted: 09 Dec 2017 09:01 PM PST  Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in a three-year war by Iraqi forces to expel the Islamic State jihadist group that at its height endangered Iraq's very existence. "Our forces are in complete control of the Iraqi-Syrian border and I therefore announce the end of the war against Daesh (IS)," Abadi told a conference in Baghdad. As the authorities announced a public holiday on Sunday "to celebrate the victory", Abadi said in a speech at the defence ministry that Iraq's next battle would be to defeat the scourge of corruption.
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| Los Angeles subway work uncovers array of Ice Age fossils Posted: 11 Dec 2017 12:15 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — As part of the crew digging a subway extension under the streets of Los Angeles, Ashley Leger always keeps her safety gear close by.
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| Inside The Voucher Schools That Teach L. Ron Hubbard, But Say They’re Not Scientologist Posted: 11 Dec 2017 03:02 AM PST  CLEARWATER, Fla. ― It was a weekday afternoon here in early December, and a gaggle of kids outside of Clearwater Academy International were playing with a ball, their laughter and shouts filling the air.
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| Oxford Researchers Make Startling Discovery About Ancient St. Nicholas Relic Posted: 11 Dec 2017 11:35 AM PST  A post shared by Dr Georges Kazan (@drgeorgeskazan) on Dec 5, 2017 at 4:56pm PST Researchers at Oxford University have used modern scientific technology to test a religious relic believed to belong to St. Nicholas, the fourth-century Christian bishop whose generosity inspired the legend of Santa Claus.
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| Dying polar bear roams iceless land for food in 'soul-crushing' video Posted: 11 Dec 2017 10:47 AM PST  Heartbreaking footage of a starving polar bear desperately searching for food on iceless land highlights the "real face of climate change", conservationists say. Photojournalist Paul Nicklen said his team were moved to tears as they captured the struggling animal's battle to stay alive on Canada's Baffin Island last summer. The "soul-crushing" scene, captured by marine conservationists SeaLegacy, shows the emaciated bear searching an abandoned Inuit camp for sustenance. "My entire SeaLegacy team was pushing through their tears and emotions while documenting this dying polar bear," explained Mr Nicklen. "It's a soul-crushing scene that still haunts me, but I know we need to share both the beautiful and the heartbreaking if we are going to break down the walls of apathy. This is what starvation looks like. The muscles atrophy. No energy. It's a slow, painful death. Polar bears are listed as vulnerable due to a "loss of sea ice habitat from climate change" Credit: AP "When scientists say polar bears will be extinct in the next 100 years, I think of the global population of 25,000 bears dying in this manner. There is no band aid solution. There was no saving this individual bear. People think that we can put platforms in the ocean or we can feed the odd starving bear. "The simple truth is this - if the Earth continues to warm, we will lose bears and entire polar ecosystems. This large male bear was not old, and he certainly died within hours or days of this moment. But there are solutions. We must reduce our carbon footprint, eat the right food, stop cutting down our forests, and begin putting the Earth-our home-first." His colleague Cristina Mittermeier said it was "one of the hardest shoots we have ever had to do". "Through tears, we were able to capture this footage with the hope of awakening people to the realities of a climate change future," she said. Polar bears are the poster child for climate change Credit: AP SeaLegacy said though it couldn't say with 100 per cent certainty what had caused the bear to starve to death, the group added: "We do know that he didn't have any visible wounds and that he was not an old bear. "Many of you have asked whether we could have saved this individual bear, but the hard truth is that he was on his last legs and his muscles had atrophied beyond repair. It would also have been illegal to feed him, to approach him, or to do anything to ease his pain." The group warned an increasing number of polar bears are likely to die in this way "as a result of our warming climate". "As global temperatures rise, the amount of multi-year sea ice in the Arctic shrinks. Polar bears depend on that ice to travel large distances and to hunt for their food. Without sea ice this will become a common scene across the Arctic," they said. The World Wildlife Fund says polar bears are vulnerable due to a "loss of sea ice habitat from climate change". A study published last year by University of Washington researchers found that polar bears across the Arctic are facing a shorter sea ice season, a surface they depend on for hunting, travelling and breeding.
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| 17 Twists On Shepherd's Pie Your Winter Dinner Rotation Is Missing Posted: 11 Dec 2017 10:22 AM PST |
| Star U.S. Diplomat Quits With Fiery Letter To Rex Tillerson Posted: 10 Dec 2017 07:26 AM PST  A distinguished U.S. diplomat who was seen as a rising star at the State Department resigned after writing a searing letter to Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson, accusing him of gutting the department and damaging America's standing across the world.
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| Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Is Destined to Fail Posted: 11 Dec 2017 04:29 AM PST  All of the reasons the Su-57 is going nowhere fast. Westerns analysts have concluded that Russia's fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter is unlikely to enter operational service before 2027. The Su-57 program was never really viable.
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| Akayed Ullah: New York terror suspect named as 27-year-old Posted: 11 Dec 2017 06:48 AM PST Police have named the suspect in the New York explosion as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah. Four people have been left injured after a bomb exploded on a Manhattan subway platform. The city's police force said the "explosion" was of "unknown origin" and was located near the Port Authority bus terminal on 42nd street and 8th avenue.
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| AP: Rohingya methodically raped by Myanmar's armed forces Posted: 11 Dec 2017 02:24 PM PST  UKHIA, Bangladesh (AP) — The soldiers arrived, as they often did, long after sunset.
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| What Is Eggnog Made Out Of, Anyway? Posted: 11 Dec 2017 06:52 AM PST  What other time of year do we drink something that's basically custard spiked with booze?
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| How Long Can You Keep Meat In The Freezer? Posted: 11 Dec 2017 10:22 AM PST  Before the invention of the freezer, snow and cold weather were the only ways to keep food cold.
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| Over 6,000 firefighters battling southern California blaze Posted: 11 Dec 2017 02:43 PM PST  Thousands of firefighters were battling one of the most destructive wildfires in California's history Monday as it crept relentlessly up the Pacific coast and forced new evacuations. As a wildfire near Los Angeles was brought under control, fire crews were being redeployed to battle the Thomas Fire northwest of America's second-largest city. Fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters were assisting nearly 6,400 firefighters trying to keep the Thomas Fire away from beachfront towns south of the historic city of Santa Barbara, the California Fire Department (Cal Fire) said.
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| Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias push towards Idlib province Posted: 10 Dec 2017 04:11 PM PST ![Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias push towards Idlib province]( "Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias push towards Idlib province") By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias backed by Russian air power stepped up a military campaign against rebels in eastern Hama province in a push towards the rebel stronghold of Idlib province in northwestern Syria, rebels and witnesses said. The Islamist Hayat Tahrir al Sham and some Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel faction in control of these areas said they were sending reinforcements to seize back a string of villages in the northeastern Hama countryside, near the town of Rihjan, that the army had earlier announced were captured in heavy fighting.
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| Top Roy Moore strategist: 'Highly doubt' there will be Senate ethics investigation if he wins Posted: 10 Dec 2017 02:03 AM PST  Dean Young, the chief political strategist for Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, joins "This Week," two days before the special election.
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| Watch a Barn-Find Tucker Lay Numbers on a Dyno Posted: 11 Dec 2017 09:09 AM PST  Tucker number 44, in the midst of a major restoration, hits the dyno to prove exactly how much power that helicopter-sourced flat six makes.
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| EU's big five criticise US tax plans, seek 'compromise' Posted: 11 Dec 2017 02:07 PM PST  The finance ministers of the European Union's five biggest economies wrote to their American counterpart Monday to voice concerns over a US tax overhaul, saying Washington should adhere to "international obligations to which it has signed up". The letter, signed by the British, French, German, Italian and Spanish finance ministers, warned that "certain less conventional international tax provisions could contravene" tax treaties and could have "a major distortive impact on international trade". US Republicans in the House and Senate are working to come up with a final unified version of the reform that President Donald Trump can sign before the end of the year.
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| Court reverses itself and restores woman's murder conviction Posted: 11 Dec 2017 10:01 AM PST ![Court reverses itself and restores woman's murder conviction]( "Court reverses itself and restores woman's murder conviction") ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court on Monday reversed its own recent decision and restored the felony murder conviction of a woman whose husband shot and killed a police officer.
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| Charlie Sheen Sues National Enquirer Over Corey Haim Rape Allegation Posted: 10 Dec 2017 02:35 AM PST  Charlie Sheen is suing the National Enquirer over the publication of a Nov. 8 report alleging the actor raped then-child star Corey Haim in the 1980s.
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| 5 Retirement Fees You Should Never Pay Posted: 11 Dec 2017 06:00 AM PST ![5 Retirement Fees You Should Never Pay]( "5 Retirement Fees You Should Never Pay") Retirement benefits often have complicated rules, and it's easy to trigger fees. Here are some retirement penalties you can avoid with careful planning. The penalty is applied in addition to the regular income tax due on the withdrawal.
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| 'Terror' bomber strikes NY subway, three hurt Posted: 11 Dec 2017 07:40 AM PST  A man carrying a pipe bomb strapped to his body detonated it in a crowded New York subway passageway during the morning rush hour Monday, seriously injuring himself but only lightly injuring three others. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the bombing an "attempted terrorist attack," and identified the 27-year-old man identified as Akayed Ullah. The blast took place at the height of morning rush hour in the subway station at the new York Port Authority bus terminal, not far from the city's iconic Times Square, sparking commuter panic and travel disruptions.
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| Thousands of Saakashvili supporters stage protest against Ukraine president Posted: 10 Dec 2017 07:53 AM PST  Several thousand people marched through central Kiev on Sunday to protest against the detention of Ukrainian opposition figure Mikheil Saakashvili and call for the impeachment of President Petro Poroshenko. Saakashvili, president of his native Georgia for nine years until 2013, moved to Ukraine after a popular uprising there and served under Poroshenko as a regional governor from 2015-2016, before falling out with the Ukrainian leader.
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| 17 Game-Changing Guinness Recipes Posted: 11 Dec 2017 10:12 AM PST |
| The Army's Has Over 100,000 'New' M4A1 Rifles - Here's What They Can Do Posted: 10 Dec 2017 05:10 AM PST  To date, the Army has completed more than 117,000 M4A1 upgrades on the way to the eventual transformation of more than 480,000 M4 rifles. As a result, it is entirely conceivable that the Army will explore new requirements and technologies for the M4A1 as time goes on. The service's so-called M4 Product Improvement Program, or PIP, is a far-reaching initiative to upgrade the Army's entire current inventory of M4 rifles into higher-tech, durable and more lethal M4A1 weapons, Army spokesman Pete Rowland, spokesman for PM Soldier Weapons, told Scout Warrior in an interview.
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| President Trump's Jerusalem Decision Sparks Attacks, Protests and Fresh Diplomatic Rifts Posted: 10 Dec 2017 06:23 PM PST  The French and Israeli leaders sparred verbally Sunday over the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, while new violence rippled across the region following the move by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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| US man on the run after escaping notorious Bali prison Posted: 10 Dec 2017 11:07 PM PST  A US man convicted on drugs charges escaped Bali's notorious Kerobokan jail in an early Monday morning jailbreak with another American prisoner who was caught almost immediately, an official said. The pair made a break from the Indonesian resort island's main prison by cutting a hole in the roof with a hacksaw, authorities said. Foreigners are regularly arrested for drugs offences on Bali.
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| New York surgeon who treated Bono found dead in Park Avenue apartment in suspected suicide Posted: 11 Dec 2017 08:56 AM PST  A top US surgeon is said to have been found dead with a knife in his torso in his New York flat on Sunday in a suspected suicide. Dr Dean Lorich, 54, worked as Bono's Orthopaedic trauma surgeon after the U2 frontman fell off his bike in 2014 and required extensive reconstructive surgery. Dr Lorich, the father of three daughters, was the associate director of the Orthopedic Trauma Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery and a professor at Weill Cornell Medical College.
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| America Might Build a New Cruise Missile (And We Can Thank Russia) Posted: 10 Dec 2017 05:20 AM PST  The United States remains committed to preserving the landmark 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, which is marking its 30th anniversary on December 8. "The United States will continue to pursue a diplomatic solution, we are now pursuing economic and military measures intended to induce the Russian Federation to return to compliance," State department spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a statement.
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| Starbucks Christmas Tree Frappuccino tastes like sugar and regret (but I took many photos) Posted: 10 Dec 2017 08:16 AM PST  Nothing says Christmas like a cold cup of sugar. At least that's what I kept telling myself as I took a sip, and another one of the Christmas Tree Frappuccino. It's Starbucks' latest concoction that has people running out to corporate coffee shops, where they spend $5 and most likely take a bunch of smartphone photos to later post on social media. Like this: I have amended this pic.twitter.com/d46gbs1dyQ — Kerry Flynn �� (@kerrymflynn) December 10, 2017 Like any good business reporter, I jumped on the trend Sunday. After my editor shared a piece by The Denver Post reviewing the drink and some tweets of people's reactions, I asked if I could go get one and try it myself. Because that, my friends, is reporting. My @Starbucks Christmas tree Frappuccino doesn't look nearly as pretty as the one in the picture. pic.twitter.com/el2ql89VKf — ⚜️susan⚜️ (@NotYourFlyGurl) December 7, 2017 Well, I've been wanting to get one ever since my sister shared the Starbucks ad in our family group Thursday morning. Three hours later, my mom shared a picture of hers. Her review: "It is delicious." Her favorite part was the candied cranberry topping. Image: screenshot Image: screenshot I had participated in two of the previous limited-edition Starbucks drinks. The Unicorn Frappuccino, a trend debut, was actually not too bad in my biased opinion. Though I think I was on an emotional high because I drank them with Chloe the Mini Frenchie (RIP). important coffee meeting with @kerrymflynn who you would share a unicorn frappuccino with? ��☕️ A post shared by Chloe The Mini Frenchie (@chloetheminifrenchie) on Apr 19, 2017 at 5:53pm PDT The Zombie Frappuccino was strange, but I was also in the middle of emceeing an event in Columbus, Ohio. I definitely couldn't let this one escape me. And so that's how I ended up drinking 420 calories on a Sunday morning. Fortunately, I live four blocks from a Starbucks, so it wasn't too burdensome to put on a jacket and walk out in the cold weather for a frozen beverage. The most embarrassing part was probably ordering when I asked for a "Christmas Tree Frappuccino" and the barista replied, "What?" So then I had to repeat myself over a cringeworthy order while the person in front of me just sipped her cup of hot coffee. I waited to take a sip until I could take photos. Because, of course, that's exactly what Starbucks wants us all to do. All of our tweets are free ads. Actually, they're not just free. We're not getting paid. We're paying them. Starbucks is making money having us all make ads for them. It's brilliant, and I'm happy to be part of it. This looks absolutely horrible pic.twitter.com/VLzIWKzbQU — Kerry Flynn �� (@kerrymflynn) December 10, 2017 Look I'm an ad for @Starbucks (also my hand is so cold and I may die) pic.twitter.com/foM1Z6KUMp — Kerry Flynn �� (@kerrymflynn) December 10, 2017 I got home and looked at the drink on my counter. The Matcha whipped cream had melted to half its height from before. I finally noticed that there was no candied cranberry topping. But I regretfully took a sip. And oh man, it was not good. Thin Mints are great (Disclosure: I'm a Girl Scout). Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream is awesome. The Starbucks Christmas Tree Frappuccino is not either of those things. Every sip of this beverage is an overload of sugar. I'd rather crush up a bunch of Thin Mints and mix them with some ice and milk in a blender than continue sipping this. I'm not going to tell you not to get a Christmas Tree Frappuccino because you can probably make your own decisions. But this is not good and you can spend $5 on something else. If you need the picture, go to Starbucks and just wait for someone else to order one. But be good to yourself, and don't drink it. Honestly I don't know how I'm still doing this pic.twitter.com/V6MYMQTgcM — Kerry Flynn �� (@kerrymflynn) December 10, 2017 Please. WATCH: This mini elliptical is a spin class under your desk
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