2018年10月16日星期二

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Facing doubts from women voters, Tennessee’s Phil Bredesen opens up about his wife's kidnapping

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 10:16 AM PDT

Facing doubts from women voters, Tennessee's Phil Bredesen opens up about his wife's kidnappingThe centrist Democrat speaks out about his wife's kidnapping, explaining that protecting women is very personal to him.


Maryland Police Officer Charged With Raping Woman During Traffic Stop

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 06:50 AM PDT

Maryland Police Officer Charged With Raping Woman During Traffic StopA Maryland police officer was arrested and charged with rape Monday after he


Student reportedly fed classmates cookies made with grandmother's ashes

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 08:54 AM PDT

Student reportedly fed classmates cookies made with grandmother's ashesAuthorities are investigating after a high school student allegedly fed her


Lewinsky affair not an abuse of power, says Hillary Clinton

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 01:49 AM PDT

Lewinsky affair not an abuse of power, says Hillary ClintonHillary Clinton has said her husband Bill's affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky was not an abuse of power and he was right to not resign from the US presidency in the wake of the scandal. Some, like New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, have said that Clinton should have stepped down after he was impeached by a Republican-controlled House in late 1998 for lying about the affair.


Experts: Hurricane Michael failed to end Florida's red tide

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 12:42 PM PDT

Experts: Hurricane Michael failed to end Florida's red tideMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Michael failed to break up a patchy and toxic algae bloom that has lingered in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida's shoreline for the last year, experts said Monday, meaning the red tide outbreak could continue to cause problems in the weeks ahead.


Cops Won't Charge Students Accused Of Making Cookies With Human Ashes

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 01:57 PM PDT

Cops Won't Charge Students Accused Of Making Cookies With Human AshesTwo students accused of baking cookies with human ashes and feeding them to


In Senate race, GOP Rep. Blackburn accuses her opponent of being a Democrat

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 04:47 AM PDT

In Senate race, GOP Rep. Blackburn accuses her opponent of being a DemocratIn the Tennessee Senate race, Rep. Marsha Blackburn has struggled to hold on to GOP moderates who lean toward her Democratic rival, Phil Bredesen.


Elizabeth Warren Is Not Native American

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 09:43 AM PDT

Elizabeth Warren Is Not Native AmericanMassachusetts senator (and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful) Elizabeth


Fox News' Brian Kilmeade Calls Man-Made Climate Change A 'Point Of View'

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 10:32 AM PDT

Fox News' Brian Kilmeade Calls Man-Made Climate Change A 'Point Of View'The co-hosts of "Fox & Friends" predictably were full of praise Monday for


Nearly 10 Percent of America's Stealth F-22 Raptors are Damaged. Here's Why.

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 04:39 AM PDT

Nearly 10 Percent of America's Stealth F-22 Raptors are Damaged. Here's Why.One reason: a hurricane. 


Woman appears to call 911 after alleging a 9-year-old black boy groped her

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 05:24 PM PDT

Woman appears to call 911 after alleging a 9-year-old black boy groped herTeresa Klein was captured on video on Oct. 10, 2018 in a New York City corner store.


Two Times Sears Tried to Sell Cars

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 09:40 AM PDT

Two Times Sears Tried to Sell CarsCars appeared in the Sears catalog from 1908 to 1912 and in stores in 1952 to 1953.


In Florida, a slow wait for news on hurricane's death toll

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 05:37 PM PDT

In Florida, a slow wait for news on hurricane's death tollTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, a grim task is unwinding slowly: Finding out many people were killed in Hurricane Michael.


Deadly train derailment in Morocco

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 11:03 AM PDT

Deadly train derailment in MoroccoAt least seven people were killed and about 80 injured when a train was derailed near the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday morning, a medical source said. "Some people lost their arms and legs in the accident," the medical source there said. Relatives of the victims wept at the hospital.Some cases were treated at the Mohammed V military hospital in Rabat, state news agency MAP reported.


GOP Senate Candidate Accuses Arizona Rival Of 'Treason' In Debate

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 09:12 PM PDT

GOP Senate Candidate Accuses Arizona Rival Of 'Treason' In DebateThe U.S. Senate campaign debate in Arizona ended Monday evening on an


Trump sends Pompeo to Riyadh over Khashoggi; Saudis may blame official

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 08:55 PM PDT

Trump sends Pompeo to Riyadh over Khashoggi; Saudis may blame officialTrump dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet King Salman over the case that has strained the Americans' relationship with the Saudis, carefully cultivated by the U.S. president. Khashoggi, a U.S. resident, Washington Post columnist and leading critic of the powerful Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago to get marriage documents. "The strong moral and legal responsibility which our father instilled in us obliges us to call for the establishment of an independent and impartial international commission to inquire into the circumstances of his death." Citing two unidentified sources, CNN said on Monday that Saudi Arabia is preparing a report that would acknowledge Khashoggi was killed as the result of an interrogation that went wrong.


Donald Trump Denies Making Charity Pledge Tied To Elizabeth Warren DNA Test

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 09:45 AM PDT

Donald Trump Denies Making Charity Pledge Tied To Elizabeth Warren DNA TestAnother day, another broken promise from President Donald Trump.


UK PM says still believes Brexit deal is 'achievable'

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 08:15 AM PDT

UK PM says still believes Brexit deal is 'achievable'British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she still believes a Brexit deal is "achievable", despite talks with the European Union becoming deadlocked on the issue of the Irish border. "I continue to believe that a negotiated deal is the best outcome for the UK and for the EU. The sticking point is how to keep open the land border between Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland after Britain leaves the bloc's single market and customs union.


Police: So far no indication of IS link to Cologne attack

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 08:08 AM PDT

Police: So far no indication of IS link to Cologne attackBERLIN (AP) — Cologne police are investigating whether extremism was the motivation behind a bloody hostage-taking at the city's main train station, but so far have found no ties to the Islamic State group, authorities said Tuesday.


Germany deports man convicted over 9/11 terror attack 17 years after atrocity

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 06:45 AM PDT

Germany deports man convicted over 9/11 terror attack 17 years after atrocityGermany has deported a Moroccan man who acted as a "book-keeper" for the 9/11 terrorists, 17 years after the deadly attacks. Mounir el Motassadeq, a member of a terrorist organisation known as the called "Hamburg cell", was imprisoned in 2006 after he was convicted of aiding lead hijacker Mohamed Atta and two other al-Qaeda extremists by paying their tuition and rent to keep the pretence that they were students. Almost 3,000 people were killed when two hijacked planes were flown into the twin towers of New York's World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001.


Technician Accidentally Fires Vulcan Cannon And Destroys An F-16 On The Ground In Belgium

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 12:00 AM PDT

Technician Accidentally Fires Vulcan Cannon And Destroys An F-16 On The Ground In BelgiumBelgium's Ministry of Defense said in a statement that two technicians suffered hearing injuries and were treated on the spot, while adding that an investigation into the incident had been launched.


'Give Me My Phone Back, Senator:' GOP's David Perdue Snatches Device From Student

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 01:54 AM PDT

'Give Me My Phone Back, Senator:' GOP's David Perdue Snatches Device From StudentGeorgia Sen. David Perdue (R) reportedly grabbed a cell phone from a


Most F-35 jets resume flights after engine inspections: Pentagon

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 07:31 AM PDT

Most F-35 jets resume flights after engine inspections: PentagonMore than 80 percent of Lockheed Martin Co-made F-35 fighter jets in the United States and around the world have cleared engine inspections and are now approved for flights, the Pentagon said on Monday. Last week, all U.S. and international F-35 fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin were grounded so that fuel tubes could be examined. The Pentagon said it is working closely with United Technologies Corp's Pratt & Whitney, the maker of the F-35's engine, to rapidly procure more parts to minimize the time it will take for remaining repairs.


Anticipation builds as jackpot swells to more than $600 million

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 10:48 AM PDT

Anticipation builds as jackpot swells to more than $600 millionThe Mega Millions jackpot is currently $654 million dollars as drawing nears.


Mike Pompeo Looks Ready To Accept Saudi Arabia's Spin On Jamal Khashoggi's Fate

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 11:53 AM PDT

Mike Pompeo Looks Ready To Accept Saudi Arabia's Spin On Jamal Khashoggi's FateSecretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday ostensibly


Trump restrictions aside, American Airlines boosts profile in Cuba

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 08:52 PM PDT

Trump restrictions aside, American Airlines boosts profile in CubaAmerican Airlines announced Monday that it would offer more daily flights to Cuba, by 2019, despite US restrictions on Americans traveling to that country. "We have recently started a fifth daily flight between Havana and Miami, and next year (in May) we will inaugurate a new daily flight between Miami and Santiago de Cuba, our sixth destination in the country," Ramon Jimenez, AA's manager in Cuba, said in a statement. The airline currently has 10 flights a day to the island, half of which are between Miami and Havana.


Canada legalises marijuana: Everything you need to know about the new cannabis law

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 05:10 AM PDT

Canada legalises marijuana: Everything you need to know about the new cannabis lawCanada is set to become the largest country in the world to legalise marijuana for recreational use this week, following Uruguay's lead earlier this year. A key campaign pledge by the country's Liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau before his 2015 election, he argued that it would reduce the estimated C$6bn (£3.5bn) in profits from cannabis sales pouring into his country's black market. What are the new marijuana laws in Canada?


Video of city commissioner shooting man released by police

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 10:57 AM PDT

Video of city commissioner shooting man released by policeSurveillance footage shows Lakeland City Commissioner Michael Dunn fatally shooting a man at a military surplus store in Florida.


Why the Air Force's Mighty F-22 Raptor Fleet Is In Serious Trouble

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 12:00 AM PDT

Why the Air Force's Mighty F-22 Raptor Fleet Is In Serious TroubleAll thanks to one storm. 


Angela Merkel's Conservative Allies Lose Ground in Bavarian Election, Signaling Possible Turbulence

Posted: 14 Oct 2018 07:38 PM PDT

Angela Merkel's Conservative Allies Lose Ground in Bavarian Election, Signaling Possible TurbulenceThe Christian Social Union has clashed with the chancellor on immigration


Trump Says Without His Mockery Of Christine Blasey Ford, 'We Would Not Have Won'

Posted: 14 Oct 2018 07:14 PM PDT

Trump Says Without His Mockery Of Christine Blasey Ford, 'We Would Not Have Won'President Donald Trump defended his treatment of Christine Blasey Ford, the


Larry Nassar Survivors Rail Against New Head Of USA Gymnastics

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 09:28 AM PDT

Larry Nassar Survivors Rail Against New Head Of USA GymnasticsUPDATE: 4:45 p.m. ― Mary Bono announced Tuesday that she is resigning after


COOKING ON DEADLINE: Spicy Brussels sprouts, kimchi dressing

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 06:57 AM PDT

COOKING ON DEADLINE: Spicy Brussels sprouts, kimchi dressingA couple of years ago a neighbor of mine noticed that I called for gochujang, a Korean hot paste, in a recipe on my blog. She was excited that an ingredient she had grown up with was making its way into recipes in more mainstream American outlets, getting its deserved recognition in the spicy-ingredient pantheon. She even delivered a big jar of gochujang to my door so I could continue playing with it.


Court awards damages to S.Korea president for 'communist' slur

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 02:29 AM PDT

Court awards damages to S.Korea president for 'communist' slurA former government official who called South Korean President Moon Jae-in a pro-North "communist" was ordered to pay 10 million won ($8,890) in damages, a court in Seoul ordered Tuesday. Former public prosecutor and conservative activist Koh Young-Ju had accused Moon of planning to turn South Korea into "a red communist country" if he became president during a public forum in January 2013. Moon sued Koh in 2015 for defamation, accusing him of "spreading groundless rumours" and seeking 100 million won in damage.


Lyft Pushes Subscription Service for the Monthly Price of a New Car

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 07:48 AM PDT

Lyft Pushes Subscription Service for the Monthly Price of a New CarStrictly for the city dweller who must be a passenger at all costs.


It's slow cooker season: Save $49 on this 3-in-1 model by Cuisinart, on sale at Walmart

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 09:31 AM PDT

It's slow cooker season: Save $49 on this 3-in-1 model by Cuisinart, on sale at WalmartSome of the best things are worth waiting for.  That's especially true when it comes to food. After all, do you really want to know what pulled pork tastes like when it's been rushed? (Here's a hint: it's not very good.) SEE ALSO: 9 of the best travel coffee mugs for your daily caffeine fix Even simple dishes, like mac and cheese, can become a masterpiece when you take it slow and low. But to pull this off, you're gonna need a great slow cooker. This Cuisinart 4-Quart 3-in-1 Multicooker is available at Walmart for $79.99, which is $49 off the original $129 price tag — and an excellent deal. It features streamlined controls that can easily jump between brown/sauté, slow cook, and steaming at the push of a button. You'll also be able to preset the times and temperatures for each, plus there's a big and bright LCD display to make programming things so much easier. Just imagine how much you'll use this baby come Thanksgiving. Image: Cuisinart Cuisinart 4-Quart 3-in-1 Multicooker Cook Central — $79.99 See Details


Martyr priest, now Saint Romero, challenged power in El Salvador

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 09:00 AM PDT

Martyr priest, now Saint Romero, challenged power in El Salvador(The Oct. 1 story corrects to reflect country of birth was El Salvador, not Honduras) By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - In 1980, a day after urging El Salvador's military to halt a string of abuses that would inflame a 12-year civil war in the impoverished country, Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was shot dead while leading Mass. His homilies had blasted the U.S.-backed military dictatorship while voicing solidarity with the poor, making him a Latin American human rights icon. Romero critiqued the military government and armed leftist groups alike.


Trump And His Supporters Seem Primed To Accept Saudi Denials Over Jamal Khashoggi

Posted: 15 Oct 2018 10:29 AM PDT

Trump And His Supporters Seem Primed To Accept Saudi Denials Over Jamal KhashoggiPresident Trump jumped on the bandwagon of conservatives who argue that he should not risk a serious rupture with Saudi Arabia over a missing journalist.


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