| Brett Kavanaugh Hearing Silently Protested By Women In 'Handmaid’s Tale' Costumes Posted: 04 Sep 2018 07:03 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces the
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| Cory Booker is on the campaign trail, but not in the way you might think Posted: 03 Sep 2018 07:34 AM PDT  The current midterm election cycle has been a long strange trip for New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.
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| Haunting Aerial Photos Show Devastation Caused By Brazil National Museum Fire Posted: 04 Sep 2018 07:35 AM PDT  These aerial photographs lay bare the utter devastation caused by a fire that
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| Jordan Belliveau Case: Missing Florida 2-Year-Old Found Dead in Wooded Area, Authorities Say Posted: 04 Sep 2018 02:21 PM PDT  Jordan Belliveau's 21-year-old mother reported the 2-year-old boy missing early Sunday.
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| 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC: Benz Gets Serious about EVs Posted: 04 Sep 2018 10:17 AM PDT  Mercedes-Benz launches the first model from its electric EQ sub-brand.
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| Chicago mayor will not seek re-election Posted: 04 Sep 2018 09:44 AM PDT  Rahm Emanuel made the announcement at a City Hall press conference on Tuesday morning.
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| Texas Doctor Apologizes After Saying Female Physicians 'Do Not Work As Hard' Posted: 03 Sep 2018 10:59 AM PDT  After a study found women in medicine are paid a fraction of what their male counterparts earn
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| Some White People Are Very Mad At Nike And Colin Kaepernick Posted: 04 Sep 2018 03:52 PM PDT  The white community flew into a destructive rage this weekend after Colin
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| Clashes rage in Libya's Tripoli as UN calls for talks Posted: 03 Sep 2018 08:46 AM PDT  Clashes raged Monday on the outskirts of Libya's capital Tripoli trapping residents indoors and hampering rescue efforts, as the UN called for talks after more than a week of deadly violence. Fighting since August 27 between rival militias in the southern suburbs has killed at least 47 people and wounded 129 others, most of them civilians, according to an updated toll put out by the health ministry Sunday night. Following a failed ceasefire on Friday, the United Nations mission to Libya (UNSMIL) invited the "various Libyan parties" to Tuesday talks for an "urgent dialogue on the current security situation in Tripoli".
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| Rudy Giuliani On White House Blocking Release Of Full Mueller Report: ‘I’m Sure We Will’ Posted: 03 Sep 2018 08:03 AM PDT  Rudy Giuliani says the White House would likely attempt to block a full public
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| 8 wounded in gunfire at California apartment complex Posted: 03 Sep 2018 05:17 PM PDT  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Eight people were wounded, two critically, during a shooting at a California apartment complex during a dice game, police said Monday.
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| Exxon evacuates Mobile Bay facilities in Gulf ahead of Storm Gordon Posted: 04 Sep 2018 12:19 PM PDT ![Exxon evacuates Mobile Bay facilities in Gulf ahead of Storm Gordon]( "Exxon evacuates Mobile Bay facilities in Gulf ahead of Storm Gordon") (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Tuesday it evacuated offshore personnel and is performing a controlled shut-down of its Mobile Bay facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico ahead of Tropical Storm Gordon. Exxon also said it has evacuated the Lena platform. Gordon is expected to make landfall as a tropical storm late Tuesday or early Wednesday near the Gulf Coast borders of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The Lena platform is about 110 miles (177 km)southeast of New Orleans. (Reporting by Scott DiSavino; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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| Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Gave $100,000 To Help GOP Keep The House, Filings Show Posted: 02 Sep 2018 08:05 PM PDT  Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donated $100,000 to a political fundraising
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| Trump warns Syria, Russia and Iran against Idlib 'tragedy' Posted: 03 Sep 2018 04:00 PM PDT  "President Bashar al-Assad of Syria must not recklessly attack Idlib Province. The Russians and Iranians would be making a grave humanitarian mistake to take part in this potential human tragedy," Trump tweeted. The United Nations and aid groups have warned that a full assault on Idlib could spark a humanitarian catastrophe on a scale not yet seen in Syria's seven-year-old conflict.
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| Colin Kaepernick named face of Nike's new 30th anniversary campaign Posted: 04 Sep 2018 03:58 AM PDT  Kaepernick tweeted Monday afternoon he was picked to helm the esteemed shoe brand's 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign -- a return to the slogan that made the company famous.
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| Chinese Billionaire Arrested in Minneapolis For Alleged Sexual Misconduct Posted: 02 Sep 2018 10:38 PM PDT  Liu, 45, was arrested late Friday night and released Saturday afternoon pending possible criminal charges
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| Pope's remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence Posted: 03 Sep 2018 06:47 AM PDT  Pope Francis recommended silence and prayer to counter those who 'seek scandal,' division and destruction in an indirect response to allegations that he had covered up for a U.S. cardinal embroiled in sex abuse scandals.
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| Israel signals it could attack Iranian weaponry in Iraq Posted: 03 Sep 2018 02:40 PM PDT ![Israel signals it could attack Iranian weaponry in Iraq]( "Israel signals it could attack Iranian weaponry in Iraq") Citing Iranian, Iraqi and Western sources, Reuters reported last week that Iran had transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Shi'ite allies in Iraq in recent months. Israel sees in Iran's regional expansion an attempt to open up new fronts against it. Israel has repeatedly launched attacks in Syria to prevent any entrenchment of Iranian forces helping Damascus in the war.
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| Fall foliage map will help you plan out your leaf-peeping weekends in the US Posted: 03 Sep 2018 05:50 AM PDT  The kids are back in school. The other day you spotted a lone, sad leaf browning at the edges at your feet. And Starbucks has released its Pumpkin Spice Latte. It's official: leaf-peeping season is once again upon us.
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| Ted Cruz Chastises Beto O'Rourke For F-Bombs, But Only Makes Him Seem Cooler Posted: 03 Sep 2018 05:02 PM PDT  Sen. Ted Cruz apparently thinks pointing out Rep. Beto O'Rourke's penchant for
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| Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Overruled Staff On Alex Jones Ban: Report Posted: 03 Sep 2018 08:17 PM PDT  Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey overrode staff recommendations last month and
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| Russia says space station leak may be sabotage Posted: 04 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT  Russia launched checks Tuesday after its space chief said an air leak on the International Space Station last week could have been deliberate sabotage. Space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin said the hole detected Thursday in a Russian space craft docked at the orbiting station was caused by a drill and could have been done deliberately, either back on Earth or by astronauts in space. "There were several attempts at drilling," Rogozin said late Monday in televised comments, adding that the drill appeared to have been held by a "wavering hand".
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| 50,000 attend concert against German far-Right amid calls for surveillance of AfD Posted: 03 Sep 2018 11:49 AM PDT  More than 50,000 people attended a special open-air protest concert against the far-Right yesterday (MON) in Chemnitz, the German city that has been the scene of neo-Nazi rallies in recent days. Huge crowds streamed into the small eastern city from across Germany to make a stand against the far-Right protests which saw foreigners hunted through the streets and neo-Nazis openly giving the Hitler salute last week. Several of the country's best known rock groups came together for a one-off concert against the extremists under the banner "We are more" — a direct reference to the far-Right chant of "We are the people." The numbers dwarfed the 11,000 who took part in rival far-Right and far-Left protests at the weekend and brought the city to a standstill. Mobile networks collapsed under the demand and there were concerns there would not be enough trains for people to get home. Police refused permission for far-Right groups to stage rival protests on the grounds there was no space left in the city. Rallies in support of the concert also took place in Hannover and Kiel. The concert was part of an effort to encourage young Germans to stand up against far-right extremism Credit: Reuters "We are not naive. We are not under the illusion that we can just hold a concert and the world is saved," said Felix Brummer, the lead singer of Kraftklub, one of the bands involved. "But sometimes it's important to show people they're not alone." Chemnitz has been gripped by days of violent protest since the death of Daniel Hillig, a local German-Cuban man, in a suspected stabbing by two migrants from Iraq and Syria just over a week ago. Local people have staged their own protests, claiming the streets are unsafe at night. But they have also accused far-Right groups of hijacking the killing for their own political ends. Hillig's widow, Bianca, on Monday came forward to condemn the violent protests. "Daniel would never have wanted that! Never!" she told Bild newspaper. "I watched what happened in the city. It wasn't about Daniel any more. Daniel was neither left nor right. What's going on would never have occurred to him. We only want to mourn in peace." Several nationalist groups called for marches in the wake of the killing of a German man last week, allegedly by migrants from Syria and Iraq Credit: Ralf Hirschberger The huge numbers attending Monday's concert come after Heiko Maas, the German foreign minister, called for the country's "silent majority" to "get up off the couch and make a stand against the far-Right". Meanwhile German politicians are locked in debate over whether the nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) should be treated as a threat to national security after it openly sided with far-Right groups protesting in the city. Prominent MPs from the centre-Left Social Democrats (SPD) have led calls for the AfD to be put under surveillance by the intelligence services after it staged a joint march with the Pegida anti-Muslim movement in Chemnitz. "The refugee question divides society, and the AfD is riding ever more radically on this wave," Thomas Oppermann, deputy speaker of the German parliament, said. "The security services must keep a close eye on the division of labor of between the AfD and neo-Nazis." Two of Germany's regional state government's on Monday announced that they were putting the party's local youth movements under surveillance. But senior members of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) oppose calls to widen the surveillance nationally and say the place to fight the AfD is at the ballot box. "Putting the AfD under surveillance could allow the party to play the role of martyr," Daniel Günther, the regional prime minister of Schleswig-Holstein warned.
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| Zaha Hadid's South Beach Home in Miami Has Just Sold Posted: 04 Sep 2018 02:16 PM PDT |
| 6-Ingredient Pasta Recipes From 6 Renowned Chefs Posted: 04 Sep 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Quick and easy dinner recipes are always in demand, and pasta is a natural fit
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| The Latest: Suspect shot at California racetrack is named Posted: 03 Sep 2018 11:39 AM PDT ![The Latest: Suspect shot at California racetrack is named]( "The Latest: Suspect shot at California racetrack is named") SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on a man shot by deputies at a California racetrack (all times local):
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| Eight shot at apartment complex in San Bernardino, California Posted: 03 Sep 2018 08:15 AM PDT ![Eight shot at apartment complex in San Bernardino, California]( "Eight shot at apartment complex in San Bernardino, California") Eight people were shot at a San Bernardino, California apartment complex, including a 17-year-old boy who was in critical condition.
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| This Is How America Will Revise Its Approach to Iran Posted: 03 Sep 2018 04:39 PM PDT  Washington has ways to pressure the Iranian regime by being more active in support for dissident groups in Iran.
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| Michael Avenatti Plans To Troll Trump In Real Time With A Dueling Rally Posted: 04 Sep 2018 01:23 AM PDT  Even the feuds are bigger in Texas.
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| Colin Kaepernick: Nike makes NFL 'taking a knee' activist face of 'Just Do It' 30th anniversary ad campaign Posted: 03 Sep 2018 11:08 PM PDT  Colin Kaepernick has been revealed as one of the faces of Nike's new "Just Do It" ad campaign, two years after kneeling during the United States national anthem to protest against racial injustice. The 30-year-old quarterback, who opted out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers in 2017 and remains unaffiliated to any NFL team, tweeted a black-and-white photo of himself featuring the Nike logo and "Just Do It" slogan as well as a quote: "Believe in something. Nike retweeted Kaepernick's post, but representatives for Kaepernick and the NFL have not yet commented.
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| Germany Increases Surveillance of a Far-Right Party After March Draws Neo-Nazis Posted: 03 Sep 2018 06:58 PM PDT  There is growing concern the third-largest party in parliament is closing ranks with extremist groups
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| Chemical weapons watchdog confirms UK nerve agent findings Posted: 04 Sep 2018 11:22 AM PDT ![Chemical weapons watchdog confirms UK nerve agent findings]( "Chemical weapons watchdog confirms UK nerve agent findings") THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The global chemical weapons watchdog on Tuesday confirmed findings by British authorities that the Novichok nerve agent killed one person and sickened another in the English town of Amesbury in June.
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| Mindy Kaling Ugly Cried During 'Crazy Rich Asians' For A Deeply Personal Reason Posted: 03 Sep 2018 03:17 PM PDT  A "Medium Rich South Asian" was deeply moved by a beautiful and underappreciated bond that was highlighted in the film "Crazy Rich Asians."
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| Amazon touches $1 trillion, on pace to overtake Apple Posted: 04 Sep 2018 03:09 PM PDT  If the online retailer's shares keep up their recent pace, it would be a matter of when, not if, Amazon's stock market valuation eclipses that of iPhone maker Apple, which reached $1 trillion on Aug. 2. Apple took almost 38 years as a public company to achieve the trillion dollar milestone, while Amazon got there in 21 years. While Apple's iPhone and other devices remain popular and its revenues are growing, it is not keeping up with Amazon's blistering sales growth.
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| China's Xi to send top ally to North Korea anniversary Posted: 04 Sep 2018 05:02 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding this weekend but will send a top ally to represent him instead, the ruling Communist Party announced Tuesday.
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| GOP Senator Slams Trump On Sessions: 'The U.S. Is Not Some Banana Republic' Posted: 03 Sep 2018 06:18 PM PDT  Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse accused President Donald Trump on Monday of
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| 40 Absolutely Delicious Sweet Potato Recipes You Need in Your Life Posted: 04 Sep 2018 06:23 AM PDT |
| Who are the Haqqanis, Afghanistan's most feared insurgents? Posted: 03 Sep 2018 10:00 PM PDT  The Taliban announced Tuesday the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, a former CIA asset whose eponymous militant group is now considered one of the most dangerous factions fighting Afghan and US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan. The Haqqani network was founded by Jalaluddin, an Afghan mujahideen commander fighting the Soviet occupation in the 1980s with the help of the United States and Pakistan. Now a Taliban affiliate, it is blamed for some of the most shocking and brutal attacks across Afghanistan since the US invasion of 2001.
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| 4 missing after boats collide, sink on Colorado River Posted: 02 Sep 2018 10:22 PM PDT  The search continues for four people who went missing after two boats crashed and sunk on the Colorado River, authorities said.
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| Meghan Markle Suits Up For Charity Awards With Prince Harry Posted: 04 Sep 2018 11:01 AM PDT  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned to the public eye after taking a few
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