| Footage shows massive colonies of fire ants floating in Hurricane Florence floodwaters Posted: 18 Sep 2018 11:31 AM PDT  In wake of Hurricane Florence, victims in the storm's path are being warned of
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| Sen. Ted Cruz Calls Rival Beto O'Rourke 'Quick' To Blame Dallas Cop Who Killed Botham Jean Posted: 17 Sep 2018 05:05 PM PDT  Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who are facing off
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| George W. Bush: Standing up for tolerance after 9/11 Posted: 18 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Peter Baker, author of "Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House" spoke to Yahoo News about the younger Bush's defining moment of presidential leadership: standing up to anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination after the attacks on Sept. 11. 2001.
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| Kavanaugh High School Pal Writes In Memoir Of Being Wild Drunk With Girls Posted: 17 Sep 2018 06:42 AM PDT  Brett Kavanaugh's former high school pal who a woman says was in the room when
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| Japanese Billionaire Will Fly To The Moon With SpaceX, Elon Musk Says Posted: 17 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  SpaceX, Elon Musk's ambitious rocket endeavor, said Monday it had signed a
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| Dozens buried in Philippines landslide triggered by Typhoon Mangkhut Posted: 17 Sep 2018 06:46 AM PDT  Hundreds of rescuers in the Philippines dug frantically with shovels and their bare hands on Monday in an attempt to save the lives of dozens of people buried by a landslide triggered at the weekend by Typhoon Mangkhut, the world's strongest storm of the year. But despite their best efforts, weary aid workers were only able to pull dead bodies from the mud and debris that had engulfed a church and miners' bunkhouse where people had been sheltering from the fierce rain and winds topping 150 miles per hour in the early hours of Saturday morning. Grief-stricken relatives, many of them quietly praying, waited anxiously near the disaster site. Victorio Palangdan, Itogon's mayor, warned that the chances of finding any survivors were slim, raising the prospect that the previously confirmed Philippine death toll of 65 from the typhoon could significantly rise. Mr Palangdan told a news conference that of the 40 to 50 people thought buried, there's a "99 per cent (chance) that they are really dead." Itogon, #Philippines. With no chance of getting heavy equipment into the valley, rescue workers are using shovels and their hands to move rock and debris from the landslides. But there is so much of it. One official figures it will take a week. @NBCNewspic.twitter.com/4tX1LjXNKx— Janis Mackey Frayer (@janisfrayer) September 17, 2018 He revealed that dozens of residents had refused to heed police warnings to leave the area. "They laughed at our policemen. They insisted," he said, according to the AP. "They were resisting when our police tried to pull them away. What can we do?" Most of the buried are believed to be poor miners and their families, who were working illegally at the mine site. Foreign aid has begun to pour into the Philippines, which will face months of recovery after farms across the island of Luzon, which produces much of the nation's rice and corn, were submerged in muddy floodwater just a month before harvest. Francis Tolentino, a senior adviser to President Rodrigo Duterte, estimated that nationwide 5.7 million people had been affected by the storm. Many high rise buildings in Hong Kong had their windows blown out Credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP Hong Kong on Monday also began to clear up "severe and extensive" damage from Mangkhut after it struck the high-rise city on Sunday, leaving 300 injured. Roads remained blocked by felled trees and debris and some areas remained severely flooded. Windows in swaying tower blocks had been smashed by gusts of more than 142mph. After tearing through Luzon and pummelling Hong Kong and Macau, the storm hit China's Guangdong province, killing four people, three of whom were struck by trees. More than 3 million people were evacuated. But by Monday afternoon, the terrifying storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression at it moved into Guangxi province on a path to the mountainous Yunnan province, where it was expected to weaken further as it approached Vietnam, Laos and Burma. No further deaths or damage were reported.
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| Fearing attacks from above, Syrians in Idlib head underground Posted: 16 Sep 2018 07:08 PM PDT  The grotto in northwestern Syria has already saved his children's lives once. Fearing more air attacks, Abdulmonem is expanding the makeshift bomb shelter in case they need to take refuge there again. Residents of Idlib province and surrounding areas have been bracing themselves for a Russian-backed government offensive on the country's largest remaining rebel-held zone.
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| Saving pets after Hurricane Florence Posted: 17 Sep 2018 06:38 AM PDT ![Saving pets after Hurricane Florence]( "Saving pets after Hurricane Florence") Hurricane Florence's deadly winds and waters forced widespread evacuations in North Carolina, and for many residents, that included their pets. Rescuers and evacuees sought to bring their dogs, cats and even horses to higher ground. Click through this slideshow to see some of the — sometimes quite wet — animals being saved. (Colin Campbell/Yahoo News)
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| Lithuania Says Walmart Has Agreed To Stop Selling Soviet-Themed T-Shirts Posted: 18 Sep 2018 11:22 AM PDT  Lithuanian officials said that Walmart has agreed to remove Soviet-themed
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| U.N. refugee agency gives Trump's latest cuts a weary shrug Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:47 AM PDT  The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR declined to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump's cut in refugee resettlement places on Tuesday, saying it was up to the United States to decide on its policy. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. would be capped at 30,000 for fiscal year 2019, a sharp drop from a limit of 45,000 set for 2018. "Decisions on which refugees will be resettled and where they go are made solely by the governments of countries that, like the United States, admit refugees for resettlement," UNHCR spokesman William Spindler told a regular U.N. briefing in Geneva.
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| US, Russia clash at UN over North Korea sanctions Posted: 17 Sep 2018 09:59 AM PDT  The United States on Monday accused Russia of "cheating" on UN sanctions against North Korea with plans for a railway project, oil transfers and ongoing business dealings with Pyongyang. Russia shot back and charged that Washington was blocking steps to foster cooperation between North and South Korea and using a UN sanctions committee "as a select channel to punish" North Korea.
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| Wall Street Journal Goes All Out To Defend Kavanaugh Amid Sexual Assault Allegation Posted: 18 Sep 2018 11:35 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee is facing an allegation of
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| Asia Argento Threatens to Sue Rose McGowan Over 'Horrendous Lies' About Sexual Assault Allegations Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:27 PM PDT  McGowan and Argento were previously close allies in the #MeToo movement
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| Blowing In With Hurricane Florence: The Rugged Anchor In A Polo Shirt Posted: 17 Sep 2018 04:36 PM PDT  The only thing in the Carolinas having a good week is the polo shirt. As
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| Two Koreas hold high-stakes summit with nuclear talks in jeopardy Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:08 AM PDT  The inter-Korean summit will be a litmus test for another meeting Kim has recently proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump, giving clues to whether Kim is serious about denuclearization, a commitment he made at their first encounter in June. Trump has asked Moon to be "chief negotiator" between himself and Kim, according to Moon's aides, after Trump canceled a trip to Pyongyang by his secretary of state last month. "I'd like to have frank dialogue with Chairman Kim on how to find a point of contact between U.S. demands for denuclearization and North Korea's demands for ending hostile relations and security guarantees," Moon told a meeting with senior secretaries on Monday.
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| 5 Red Flags to Avoid When Buying Secondhand Items Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:08 AM PDT ![5 Red Flags to Avoid When Buying Secondhand Items]( "5 Red Flags to Avoid When Buying Secondhand Items") Craigslist. Freecycle. Facebook Marketplace. Goodwill. Your local consignment shop. Yard sales. All of these are wonderful places to pick up used items at a low price, which can really help out your bottom line.
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| Twitter Users Rib Ted Cruz For Joking Beto O'Rourke Will Ban BBQ Posted: 18 Sep 2018 02:54 PM PDT  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) must be getting desperate in his re-election bid for
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| Mattis condemns Russian influence-peddling in Macedonia Posted: 17 Sep 2018 11:27 AM PDT  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis condemned Russia's efforts to use its money and influence to build opposition to an upcoming vote.
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| Flooding From Hurricane Florence Is Overtaking Hog Farms and Coal Ash Dumps Posted: 17 Sep 2018 12:32 PM PDT  Officials say several open-air manure pits at hog farms have failed
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| Student engaged to be married killed by shark in Cape Cod Posted: 17 Sep 2018 05:07 AM PDT  A 26-year-old man who loved the outdoors and was planning a wedding was fatally bitten by a shark while boogie boarding.
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| Audi's first all-electric SUV, the e-tron, revealed Posted: 18 Sep 2018 04:58 AM PDT  After being teased since 2016, Audi finally revealed its new and completely electric SUV, the e-tron, in San Francisco on Monday. Volkswagen also announced Monday that the group intends to make 10 million electric vehicles in the first wave by investing $7 billion in EV production, and this Audi e-tron is just the first of the wave -- the Brussels plant is already producing 200 of these per day.
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| Philippine miners dig for their own in typhoon landslide Posted: 18 Sep 2018 04:52 AM PDT  Itogon (Philippines) (AFP) - The miners in the mountains of the northern Philippines usually dig for gold. But on Tuesday they were digging for their colleagues and relatives buried under a vast landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut.
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| Trump Intervenes In Mueller Probe, Ordering Release Of Carter Page FISA Application, Comey Texts Posted: 17 Sep 2018 03:53 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has intervened in an ongoing investigation
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| Photographer travels the globe to capture the world's most beautiful libraries Posted: 18 Sep 2018 08:17 AM PDT ![Photographer travels the globe to capture the world's most beautiful libraries]( "Photographer travels the globe to capture the world's most beautiful libraries") This photographer has an incredible body of work after traveling the globe in to capture images of some of the world's most beautiful of libraries. The photographer, from Florence, Italy, said that everything about these grand venues attracts him — from the simple smell of dust, leather and wood, to the pleasure of opening an aged book.
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| Democrats Welcome Chris Collins’ Decision To Stay On Ballot Posted: 17 Sep 2018 12:22 PM PDT  Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) plans to seek re-election despite being indicted
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| Last stand: Syria's rebel Idlib prepares for a losing battle Posted: 17 Sep 2018 12:05 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — They dug trenches around towns, reinforced caves for cover and put up sand bags around their positions. They issued calls to arms, urging young men to join in the defense of Idlib, the Syrian province where opposition fighters expect to make their last stand against Russian- and Iranian-backed government troops they have fought for years.
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| How This Couple Got Their Dream Beach Wedding Just Before Hurricane Florence Hit the Area Posted: 18 Sep 2018 09:45 AM PDT  Leah and Brandon Frick's original wedding date was during the height of the storm.
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| 18 Potato Casseroles That Are Peak Comfort Food Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:01 PM PDT |
| Barn-find Porsche 901 makes post-restoration debut Posted: 17 Sep 2018 09:06 AM PDT  An early production run Porsche 901 spent decades rotting away in a barn. After three years of restoration, it's driving again, competing in the Hamburg-Berlin Classic rally
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| Why Meghan Markle Is Throwing Her Support Behind a Charity Cookbook Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:32 AM PDT  Titled "Together Our Community Cookbook," it gathers 50 recipes from around the world.
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| Trump's Space Force Would Cost $13 Billion In First 5 Years: Air Force Memo Posted: 18 Sep 2018 04:52 AM PDT  The proposed sixth branch of the military could have more than 13,000 employees, according to an internal Air Force memo.
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| The 2019 BMW Z4 Is a Real Roadster Again Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:01 PM PDT  The new softtop will offer six-cylinder M40i and four-cylinder 30i versions.
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| Japanese submarine conducts first drills in South China Sea Posted: 17 Sep 2018 01:31 AM PDT ![Japanese submarine conducts first drills in South China Sea]( "Japanese submarine conducts first drills in South China Sea") A Japanese submarine has for the first time joined a naval drill in the South China Sea, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday, in an expansion of Japanese activity in the disputed waterway claimed by China and others. It was the first time a Japanese submarine had conducted drills there. The exercise, which involved the submarine trying to evade detection, was conducted away from island bases built by China to push its claims in the strategic sea.
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| Saudi Arabia invests $1bn in Tesla competitor Lucid Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:05 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia on Monday announced it has signed off on a $1 billion investment in US carmaker Lucid Motors with the aim of helping the Tesla rival roll out electric cars. The Public Investment Fund, which invests on behalf of the Saudi government, said the outlay was aimed at funding the commercial launch of the Lucid Air model in 2020, pending regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest exporter of oil and a crucial US ally in the Middle East, has pushed to diversify its economy since the 2014 crude market crash.
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| Hungary's leader: EU seeks to undermine border defense tasks Posted: 17 Sep 2018 07:21 AM PDT  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's prime minister claimed Monday that the European Union is seeking to take over the defense of the bloc's external borders from some countries in order to facilitate the entry of migrants.
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| Celia Barquin Arozamena: Man Accused of Murder of Iowa State Golfer Told Acquaintance He Had 'Urge to Rape and Kill,' Complaint States Posted: 18 Sep 2018 05:35 AM PDT  "We are all devastated," Iowa State women's golf coach Christie Martens said in a statement.
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| Dad attempts a nice – but absurdly unsuccessful – panoramic photo of his daughter Posted: 17 Sep 2018 10:47 AM PDT  Dads and technology don't always mix. Just ask Simran, a 21-year-old Twitter user whose father recently tried to show off his photo skills using his iPhone X's panoramic feature, but failed miserably. SEE ALSO: Man poses with incredible cucumber and inspires an awesome photoshop battle On Saturday, Simran tweeted two panoramic photographs her dad took of her on their family vacation. While the panoramic feature is most often used to capture especially wide landscape shots, Simran's Hip Dad doesn't play by the rules. "My dad told me to stand by the apples because he said he discovered a new way to take pano pics vertically. I agreed to it and this was the result," Simran told Mashable via Twitter. My dad trying to take Panoramic's of me. I'm mad asf. pic.twitter.com/qLz73jM5tk — Simran (@sc_x_cs) September 15, 2018 "My dad trying to take panoramics of me. I'm mad asf," Simran tweeted alongside two photos of herself looking like an optical illusion. "When he saw them he said 'they look great' and then I saw them and completely lost it. I mean, are you kidding me? I look like an Alien," she said, noting that several people on Twitter have compared her to Kanye West and Lil Pump in their music video for "I Love It." To see how truly distorted the shots were, here's what Simran looks like through a regular lens. My hair ain't too bad �� pic.twitter.com/nB5zqcYYwa — Simran (@sc_x_cs) September 16, 2018 Nice try, dad, but in the future, leave the fancy photo tricks to the pros. WATCH: NVIDIA's new AI photo filler is mind-blowing to watch
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| Florence flooding: Drone footage shows hurricane damage in Wilmington area Posted: 17 Sep 2018 07:53 AM PDT  By Sunday night, Hurricane Florence dumped more than 23 inches of rain on Wilmington.
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| Iran vows to protect civilians in Syria's Idlib province Posted: 17 Sep 2018 06:04 AM PDT  Iran said Monday it is committed to protecting civilians if its Syrian regime ally launches a full-scale offensive on the country's last rebel stronghold of Idlib province. "The humanitarian issue is of significant importance to us," foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi told journalists in Tehran. Tehran is a key backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country's seven-year conflict, and has said it is ready to support an assault by regime forces on the rebel-held province.
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| Hillary Clinton Slams Trump Admin's 'Despicable' Acts: 'Our Democracy Is In Crisis' Posted: 16 Sep 2018 09:12 PM PDT  Hillary Clinton said President Trump had done "so many despicable things that it can be hard to keep track."
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