| Donald Trump Reacts To Guilty Verdict In Paul Manafort Trial: 'Such Respect For A Brave Man!' Posted: 22 Aug 2018 06:39 AM PDT  President Donald Trump responded Wednesday to the guilty verdicts against his
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| Indiana Priest Beaten Unconscious, Allegedly Told 'This Is For All The Little Kids' Posted: 22 Aug 2018 01:49 PM PDT  Someone allegedly knocked an Indiana priest unconscious in church and told him
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| Russia's Putin visits site of decisive WWII battle in Kursk Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:07 AM PDT  KURSK, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday attended ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk, in which the Red Army routed the Nazis.
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| U.S. not discussing recognition of Israel's Golan hold: Bolton Posted: 22 Aug 2018 03:22 AM PDT  Israel captured much of the Golan from Syria in a 1967 war and annexed it in a move not endorsed internationally. "I've heard the idea being suggested but there's no discussion of it, no decision within the U.S. government," Bolton told Reuters during a visit to Israel. "Obviously we understand the Israeli claim that it has annexed the Golan Heights - we understand their position - but there's no change in the U.S. position for now." Palestinians seek other territories that Israel occupied in 1967 - the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem - for a future state.
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| Papa John's Exiled Founder John Schnatter Is Going to War With the Company's Leaders Posted: 22 Aug 2018 09:29 AM PDT  John Schnatter resigned after admitting to having used a racial slur
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| AT&T Inc. (T) Stock Has a Debt Problem Posted: 23 Aug 2018 07:49 AM PDT ![AT&T Inc. (T) Stock Has a Debt Problem]( "AT&T Inc. (T) Stock Has a Debt Problem") Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya says AT&T stock, which currently trades at a forward earnings multiple of 9.1, is historically cheap and provides an excellent entry point for long-term value investors. Arya says AT&T could generate a surprise earnings beat in the third quarter thanks to an under-the-radar accounting change related to content amortization costs.
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| Students March On Smith & Wesson To Demand Accountability On Gun Violence Posted: 23 Aug 2018 02:46 AM PDT  Beginning Thursday, a group of students will march westward a quarter of the
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| Hurricane Lane churns toward Hawaii as a Category 4 storm Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:31 AM PDT  Hawaii declares a state of emergency, all public schools ordered to be closed, and residents told to shelter in place.
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| Meet the man behind a new pro-Trump, Russian website in the U.S. Posted: 22 Aug 2018 03:21 AM PDT  Alexander Malkevich's site, USA Really, doesn't promote fake news as much as attempt to sow discord in the United States by pushing hot-button issues such as Black Lives Matter protests, illegal immigration and economic turmoil.
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| US priest speaks up for Church's gay 'parish pariahs' Posted: 23 Aug 2018 06:04 AM PDT  Gay people in the Catholic Church are sometimes "treated like dirt", according to a priest invited by the Vatican to address a conference on families in Dublin on Thursday ahead of a visit by Pope Francis. US Jesuit priest James Martin preaches openness towards gay Roman Catholics -- in the face of some traditionalists who have tried to shut him down. "It is a sign to all Catholics that the Vatican considers LGBT Catholics part of the Church," said the author of a bestselling book which reaches out to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Christians.
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| Senators Urge Delaying Brett Kavanaugh Hearing After Cohen, Manafort Cases Posted: 22 Aug 2018 12:19 PM PDT  Several senators are urging their colleagues to delay considering Brett
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| A breakdown of the verdict on 18 counts in Manafort's case Posted: 21 Aug 2018 09:23 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Manafort's 16-day trial ended with the former Trump campaign chairman convicted of eight felony counts and prosecutors facing a choice of whether to retry him on 10 other charges.
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| The Best Designed Museum in Every State in America Posted: 22 Aug 2018 09:54 AM PDT |
| Facebook stops misinformation campaigns tied to Iran, Russia Posted: 21 Aug 2018 06:45 PM PDT  Facebook said Tuesday it stopped stealth misinformation campaigns from Iran and Russia, shutting down accounts as part of its battle against fake news ahead of elections in the United States and elsewhere. Facebook removed more than 650 pages, groups and accounts identified as "networks of accounts misleading people about what they were doing," according to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. While the investigation was ongoing, and US law enforcement notified, content from some of the pages was traced back to Iran and from others linked to groups previously linked to Russian intelligence operations, the social network said.
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| Crowd Chants 'Lock Her Up' The Day Trump's Former Aides Are Convicted Of Felonies Posted: 21 Aug 2018 05:50 PM PDT  Hours after two former aides to President Donald Trump were convicted on
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| Feeling Sick? You May Have A Case Of Climate Change Posted: 22 Aug 2018 02:46 AM PDT  Climate change is, quite literally, making us ill.
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| Witnesses Watched Woman Being Attacked by Alligator in Horror, 911 Call Reveals Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:23 AM PDT  Cassandra Cline, 45, was walking her dog when she encountered the gator near the 13th hole on the Sea Pines Plantation community golf course in Hilton Head on Monday.
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| Trump says border agent 'speaks perfect English.' How would he know? Posted: 22 Aug 2018 05:31 AM PDT  The president's obsession with Americans speaking English is oddly selective.
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| Illegal immigrant charged with murder of missing Iowa woman Posted: 21 Aug 2018 06:51 PM PDT  Mollie Tibbetts, 20, who attended the University of Iowa, disappeared in July while jogging. Authorities were awaiting test results to make a positive identification, Rich Rahn, special agent in charge of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, told reporters. Rahn declined to say whether investigators have determined how the woman was killed, saying that the state's medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy on Wednesday.
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| The Latest: California congressman and wife plead not guilty Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:58 AM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the indictment of U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife (all times local):
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| Jimmy Bennett Speaks Out After Asia Argento Denies Sexual Assault Allegation Posted: 22 Aug 2018 03:39 PM PDT  Argento has denied allegations that she sexually assaulted Bennett in 2013
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| Alibaba revenue jumps 61% but one-time expense hits profit Posted: 22 Aug 2018 05:30 PM PDT  Chinese retail giant Alibaba said on Thursday that its revenue jumped 61 percent in the latest quarter as its core e-commerce segment chugged along, but profit for the period was dragged down by a one-off expense. The Hangzhou-based company said net profit was down 41 percent year-on-year to 8.69 billion yuan ($1.26 billion) in the quarter ending June 30. Alibaba, which has made billionaire founder Jack Ma one of China's richest men and a global e-commerce icon, has wowed investors quarter after quarter with sterling revenue growth fuelled by the growing appetite of Chinese consumers for one-click online purchases.
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| Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull clings to power amid leadership crisis Posted: 23 Aug 2018 09:37 AM PDT  Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's prime minister, signalled he could resign on Friday following bitter infighting that has split the ruling Liberal party and left the nation facing yet another leadership change. As the party's brutal civil war continued and thirteen ministers resigned, Mr Turnbull, a former investment banker and self-made millionaire, said he would resign if a majority of Liberal MPs demanded another leadership vote. On Thursday, Mr Trunbull's opponents were one signature away from securing the vote, which they hoped would take place at midday local time on Friday (3am GMT). The new vote follows a challenge by Peter Dutton, a hardliner who lost in a 48-35 secret ballot of MPs earlier this week. Stubbornly refusing to resign despite a collapse of support, Mr Turnbull blamed a group of rebel right-wing MPs and some media commentators for encouraging this week's putsch. "Australians will be rightly appalled by what they're witnessing in their nation's Parliament today and in the course of this week," he said. "The reality is that a minority in the party room, supported by others outside the Parliament, have sought to bully, intimidate others into making this change of leadership that they're seeking. It's been described by many people… as a form of madness." Australia's Finance Minister Mathias Cormann (L), Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (C) and Treasurer Scott Morrison attend a press conference after the embattled leader narrowly survived a move to unseat him on Tuesday Credit: MARK GRAHAM/AFP Mr Dutton, a former policeman who has signalled a tougher approach on immigration and law and order, was expected to battle for the leadership against two more moderate candidates: foreign minister Julie Bishop and Scott Morrison, the treasurer, a position equivalent to Chancellor of the Exchequer. Opinion polls show Ms Bishop, who would be only the second female prime minister, is the most publicly popular of the three possible leadership contenders, followed by Mr Morrison. Public support for Mr Dutton as the party's leader was between 3 and 11 per cent. In extraordinary scenes in Canberra on Thursday, the ruling Liberal-National Coalition adjourned parliament's lower house to try to resolve its leadership chaos. Labor leader Bill Shorten told the chamber: "Australia no longer has a functioning government". "This is the ultimate admission of surrender, of a bankrupt government, of a failed government," he said. Mr Turnbull's downfall follows a long run of dismal opinion polls as well as enduring concerns among the party's right-wing MPs that he is too progressive. Since becoming leader, the former Rhodes Scholar has shed many of his progressive views on issues such as climate change, the republic and same-sex marriage but this has not allayed the suspicions of his opponents. Many have not forgiven him for toppling former leader Tony Abbott, a staunch conservative and monarchist, in 2015. Mr Abbott, also a former Rhodes Scholar, remains a backbencher and has repeatedly criticised Mr Turnbull's leadership. "The culture of leaking and de-stabilising started when I was prime minister," Mr Abbott told Radio 2GB. "Once a culture of plotting takes hold, people who are beneficiaries becomes victims." Profile | Malcolm Turnbull No Australian leader has served a full term since John Howard after the 2004 election. Since then, every prime minister – Labor's Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, and Mr Abbott, a Liberal – has been dumped by their party. Mr Turnbull's troubles this week followed his plan to introduce a national target to cut carbon emissions. The policy angered conservatives, who plotted an insurrection even after Mr Turnbull dumped the plan. Mr Turnbull on Thursday demanded that any MPs who want a ballot must publicly sign a petition, effectively seeking to shame those seeking to topple another prime minister. "These are momentous times and it's important that people are accountable for what they're doing," he said. Mr Turnbull said he will not stay on as an MP following a ballot, a move that could deprive the Coalition of its one-seat parliamentary majority. This may result in an early general election. Mr Turnbull also raised questions over whether Mr Dutton is eligible to be an MP because his family's childcare business has received government funding. Australia's Solicitor-General was asked to rule by Friday on whether Mr Dutton is barred by the constitution. If he is, the right-wing MPs who fomented this rebellion will be without a leader.
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| How To Survive (And Even Thrive) As An Introvert At Work Posted: 22 Aug 2018 03:42 PM PDT  At work, long meetings can leave me feeling drained of mental energy. I can't
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| Spanish police smash Europe's 'biggest' illegal turtle farm Posted: 22 Aug 2018 01:11 PM PDT  Spanish police said Wednesday they had dismantled Europe's biggest illegal turtle and tortoise farm, seizing over 1,100 of the animals, including several highly endangered species. Officers arrested two German men suspected of operating the farm on the holiday island of Mallorca, as well as a Spanish owner of an exotic pet store in Barcelona who sold the animals raised on the farm, police said in a statement. A "land turtle" is more commonly called a tortoise in English.
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| GOP offers muted response after jury convicts Manafort and Cohen pleads guilty Posted: 22 Aug 2018 11:21 AM PDT  Republicans on Wednesday reacted to the legal drama involving Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign manager, and Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer, with what seemed to be a collective shrug.
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| 18 Giant Foods That Prove Bigger Is Always Better Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:42 AM PDT |
| North Carolina will keep 3 Confederate monuments at Capitol Posted: 22 Aug 2018 03:39 PM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three Confederate monuments will remain on the North Carolina Capitol grounds, but with newly added context about slavery and civil rights. That's the decision from a state historical panel, two days after protesters tore down another rebel statue at the state's flagship university.
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| 'Big Bang Theory' Finally Coming To An End After 12-Season Run Posted: 22 Aug 2018 01:56 PM PDT  The end is near for "Big Bang Theory."
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| New Jersey High School Installs Free Laundry After Homeless Students Are Bullied for Dirty, Smelly Clothes Posted: 22 Aug 2018 04:19 PM PDT  The high school principal said homeless students were being bullied because their clothes stank.
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| Taiwan's last Africa ally tells China 'no desire' to switch ties Posted: 22 Aug 2018 02:30 AM PDT  Taiwan, which China claims as a wayward province with no right to state-to-state relations, now has formal ties with only 17 countries, almost all small, less developed nations in Central America and the Pacific, like Belize and Nauru. It lost its latest ally, El Salvador, on Tuesday, the third country to fall to China this year. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has vowed to fight China's "increasingly out of control" behavior after the move.
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| Time magazine releases its first list of top 100 places in the world Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:33 AM PDT  In the top places to visit category, Tianjin Binhai Library in Tianjin, China made the cut for its gleamingly white, terraced design that elevates the humble public lending library into an architectural marvel and travel destination.
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| 'Green hajj' slowly takes root in Mecca Posted: 23 Aug 2018 03:35 AM PDT  Thousands of cleaners are busy separating plastic from other rubbish as more than two million Muslims wrap up a pilgrimage to Mecca that presents a huge environmental challenge for Saudi Arabia. The Mamuniya camp in Mina near the holy city is dotted with colour-coded barrels -- black for organic waste and blue for cans and plastics for recycling. It's all part of an initiative to reduce the environmental footprint of the hajj, one of the world's largest annual gatherings.
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| 20 Cars You'd Buy If You Could Get Them With a Manual Transmission Posted: 22 Aug 2018 07:38 AM PDT |
| Country star Scotty McCreery on sharing wedding with fans in 'This Is It' video Posted: 23 Aug 2018 01:15 PM PDT  The former "American Idol" winner married his high school sweetheart and longtime girlfriend Gabi Dugal in June.
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| An Air Force Stealth B-2 Spirit Just Test-Dropped a Nuclear Bomb Posted: 23 Aug 2018 04:20 AM PDT  This is what it could do in battle.
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| German minister calls for payment channels independent of US Posted: 22 Aug 2018 06:59 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Germany's foreign minister is calling for Europe to create a payments system independent of the United States, a move that could help keep alive the nuclear deal with Iran following the withdrawal of the U.S.
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| Security Guard Filmed Cops Struggling With Suspect as Officers Pleaded for Help Posted: 23 Aug 2018 10:48 AM PDT  The guard was later fired.
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| VMware results beat on cloud services growth Posted: 23 Aug 2018 01:48 PM PDT ![VMware results beat on cloud services growth]( "VMware results beat on cloud services growth") The company's services revenue, which accounts for majority of its total revenue, rose about 11 percent to $1.27 billion in the second quarter, in line with estimates. Last month, Dell Technologies Inc said it would pay $21.7 billion in cash and stock to buy back shares tied to its interest in VMware, returning the computer maker to the stock market without an initial public offering. VMware's net income rose 58.6 percent to $644 million, or $1.56 per share, in the second quarter ended Aug. 3.
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| Netanyahu welcomes airlines decision not to fly to Iran Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:23 AM PDT  VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a trip Thursday to Lithuania, welcomed the decision by major international airlines to end their direct flights to Iran's capital of Tehran in September.
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| Breastfeeding may help lower a woman's risk of stroke later in life Posted: 23 Aug 2018 07:33 AM PDT  New US research has added to the growing body of evidence that suggests breastfeeding can be beneficial for mothers as well as babies, finding that women who breastfeed may have a lower risk of stroke post-menopause. Carried out by researchers at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, the study is one of the first to look at a possible link between breastfeeding and a mother's risk of stroke, which is the fourth leading cause of death among women aged 65 and older and the third leading cause of death among Hispanic and black women in the same age group. After taking into account non-modifiable stroke risk factors such as age and family history, the researchers found that stroke risk among women who breastfed their babies was on average 23 percent lower in all women compared to those who never breastfed.
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| Gaza running out of fuel, medicine: UN Posted: 22 Aug 2018 11:40 AM PDT  The United Nations has run out of funding to pay for fuel needed for hospitals, water plants and other critical facilities in the Gaza Strip, the UN political chief said Wednesday. The Security Council held its monthly meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the United Nations was working with Egypt to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and halt the violence.
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| Donald Trump Responds To Former Personal Attorney Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea Posted: 22 Aug 2018 05:55 AM PDT  President Donald Trump lashed out at his former personal attorney, Michael
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| Ohio State Suspends Urban Meyer For 3 Games After His Silence On Domestic Abuse Posted: 22 Aug 2018 06:29 PM PDT  Ohio State University football coach Urban Meyer has been suspended for three
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| New Ford Focus ST Spied: Hey Ford, Please Bring this Hot Hatch to the U.S. Posted: 22 Aug 2018 01:35 PM PDT  Ford says the crossover-y Focus Active is the only version coming to our shores, but we're hoping that changes.
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