| What Kavanaugh deserves — and what we deserve from him Posted: 20 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Trump's safe choice for the high court has become the last thing he and the GOP needed so close to midterms, Matt Bai writes.
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| 3D-Printed Gun Creator Cody Wilson Arrested In Taiwan After Sexual Assault Charge Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:05 AM PDT  Cody Wilson ― 3D-printed gun creator, neo-Nazi funder and sexual assault
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| Yes, Yandy Really Made A 'Sexy' 'Handmaid's Tale' Halloween Costume Posted: 21 Sep 2018 08:04 AM PDT  Welp: If you ever wanted to know what a "sexy" "Handmaid's Tale" costume looks
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| Puerto Rico mayor blames Donald Trump for soaring Hurricane Maria death count: ‘It’s a historic failing’ Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:07 AM PDT  Puerto Rico's mayor of San Juan has sharpened her attacks against Donald Trump, blaming his administration for "structural negligence" that led to thousands of deaths in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Carmen Yulín Cruz said the president was responsible for the federal government's slow response to the deadly hurricane estimated to have killed nearly 3,000 people, during an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper on the one-year anniversary of the storm. "This is President Trump's Katrina," the mayor said, referring to the catastrophic hurricane that struck the US in August 2005.
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| Will American Airlines bar customers from changing a ticket? Posted: 20 Sep 2018 04:05 PM PDT  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is threatening to prohibit customers from making changes to nonrefundable tickets if Congress makes good on a proposal to crack down on what critics call unreasonable airline fees.
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| 'Hotep' — community action in East New York Posted: 21 Sep 2018 04:42 AM PDT !['Hotep' — community action in East New York]( "'Hotep' — community action in East New York") East New York, a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of Brooklyn, has battled poverty since the 1950s. In April 2018, I began documenting grassroots community action in response to the social problems associated with poverty — from street crime and drug addiction to gun violence. In this series, which is part of a long-term urban project I started in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in 2012, I have been following the efforts of a local organization called ManUp Inc. Members use the Egyptian word "hotep," which means "to be at peace," to greet people in their community.
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| Brett Kavanaugh's Yale Fraternity Hoisted A Flag Made Of Women's Underwear In 1985 Posted: 20 Sep 2018 06:59 PM PDT  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's fraternity at Yale has long been
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| Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen giving 'critical information' to Russia investigation Posted: 21 Sep 2018 04:45 AM PDT  Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, has said he is providing "critical information" as part of the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign. Having admitted guilt to a string of charges last month, Mr Cohen said on Thursday he was handing the information to special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors without a cooperation agreement. Mr Trump's former fixer could be a vital witness for investigators as they examine whether the president's campaign coordinated with Russians.
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| Gavin Williamson commits extra British troops in Ukraine to stop Russia 'reversing Cold War outcome' Posted: 20 Sep 2018 02:00 PM PDT  Only a month ago, a Ukrainian soldier was killed by sniper fire at the spot where Gavin Williamson, the Defence Secretary, is now standing. This is the front line of the West's new war with Russia. Two hundred yards away, Russian-backed separatists are in position, their sniper rifles at the ready. Protected by helmet and body armour, Mr Williamson is surveying the remains of a hospital, its walls bullet-riddled and the windows blown out. Separatist fighters had targeted it with mortars and machine gun fire from across the fields that now represent an illegal de facto border between Ukraine and Russian-occupied territory outside Marinka, a satellite town about three miles to the west of Donetsk. Mr Williamson had deployed forward from the safety of Kiev, Ukraine's capital city, to see for himself the effects of what he called Russia's "brazen and reckless" act of initiating the conflict in the east of the country. Britain will increase military support to its ally by sending Royal Marines later this year and increase the presence of Royal Navy patrols in the Black Sea in 2019. Odessa, Ukraine's biggest port, located in the west of the country, is expected to come under pressure from the Russian Navy over the coming months as they try to effect an economic blockade. Gavin Williamson with troops in the contested region of Ukraine. September 18th 2018. Tension with Russia after Ukraine's Maidan Revolution in 2014 led to separatists, backed by regular Russian military units, seizing Crimea and a large swathe of Ukrainian territory along the border. More than 10,000 lives have been lost in the conflict. Mr Williamson's Ukrainian hosts watched nervously as the Secretary of State surveyed the damage, mindful that he stay on the paved surface. The fields either side are now feared to have been planted with landmines hidden beneath the soil. The Ukrainian soldier killed last month had been shot at from a house on the Russian separatist side of the frontline. Mr Williamson became on Tuesday the first western minister outside of Ukraine to experience the frontline - and Vladimir Putin's land grab - at such close proximity. He may as well have been sauntering down Whitehall. "The Kremlin is trying to undermine our values, destroy our way of life, and reverse the outcome of the Cold War," said Mr Williamson, 42. "Its behaviour only increases the risk of miscalculation and the prospect of crisis turning to chaos." There needs to be a response to Russian encroachment. We've got to make it clear that there is a price to be paid for such actionsDefence Secretary Gavin Williamson The Mi-8 Hip helicopter taking us east towards the 300 mile-long Line of Control, the new, illegal border with Russia, had raced forward at 120 knots, pulling up sharply to get over trees and power lines. Twenty-six Ukrainian aircraft have been shot down by Russian-supplied surface to air missiles since the conflict started, so the pilots take no chances and cling to the safety of the folds in the earth. Some 35,000 Russian-backed separatists and an estimated 4,000 regular Russian troops are located in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine. Holding them back are around 60,000 Ukrainian forces. The Kremlin tried to break the will of the Ukrainian people, Mr Williamson said, but the nation came together against such a blatant act of aggression. "What you've seen is an independent free nation that has been attacked by a powerful neighbour and we've seen men and women come together to repel that invasion and push back those that would wish to do them harm," he told the Telegraph, accompanying him on the visit. "Vladimir Putin and his cronies around him want to abuse their power. This is not the type of behaviour we expect of any nation, let alone one that sits as a permanent member of the Security Council. [Russia is becoming] a pariah nation." The Defence Secretary receives a brief in a hardened bunker from the Ukrainian General in command of the operational area. Around 300,000 people live without clean water after the treatment plant supplying this region of Ukraine was destroyed by shelling. Just inside Russia an estimated 700 tanks are available to push further into Ukraine should the order come. Cyber attacks are common with Ukrainian military personnel regularly harassed on their personal mobile phones. The message from Russia is clear: we can get to you any time we want. Russia's military intelligence arm, the GRU, blamed by Britain for the nerve agent attack in Salisbury, is also present. Two GRU operatives were caught inside Ukraine in 2016 and exchanged for a pilot that had been shot down. They are all constant reminders of how easily Russia and the separatists can raise or lower the pressure, according to the wider agenda of destabilising Ukraine and making it an unattractive prospect for Nato or EU membership. Gavin Williamson stayed at the front line for about 20 minutes, accompanied by Ukraine's Joint Force Operation Commander, Lieutenant General Serhiy Nayev. The protection party of around 50 soldiers, scanning the scrub and battered buildings nearby for signs of movement, were eager to move on. Four years of war in Europe: A photo dispatch from the frontline in Ukraine Despite all the security measures, including having two Mi-24 Hind helicopter gunships cover our approach, the soldiers admitted Russia probably knew the British Defence Secretary was here. To attack the British minister would, of course, be an outrageous and provocative act, but after Salisbury all rules have changed. Mr Williamson was undeterred and happy to stay chatting with Ukrainian troops. "We have common values and we believe in standing up for those common values," he said, "It's important that we stand up for the international rules-based order. "There is a constant pattern where Russia is pushing the boundaries of acceptable behaviour [and] there needs to be a response to Russian encroachment. We've got to make it clear that there is a price to be paid for such actions." Mr Williamson is in no doubt that blame lies directly with Mr Putin. "The behaviour of the Putin-led regime is not acceptable. We want to be able to ensure that the people who are on the front line, where we are today, have the best ability to survive and defend their homeland." He also fears Mr Putin is widening his new Cold War with the West. Mr Williamson added: "We're seeing Russian aggression, not just on the front line but an increasingly more assertive posture in the Black Sea. They want to open up new fronts." Gavin Williamson is shown the last checkpoint on the Ukrainian side of the contested Line of Control. The Russian-backed separatist checkpoint is 300m further down the road. The Defence Secretary is pledging to stand firm. "We're going to be upping our training and support efforts with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, making sure that the Ukrainian Navy and Ukrainian forces have the skills and the technical ability to deal with these increasing threats." Mr Williamson was criticised in the past for saying Russia should "go away and shut up". Invited by the Telegraph to repeat his suggestion at full volume towards the trenches just a few hundred yards away, he politely declined. It was time to get back in the heavily armoured vehicles and head West, to the relative safety of Kiev. Mr Williamson's full-throated support for his Ukrainian hosts and promise of increased British military personnel had earned much praise. "You are very brave for coming here," one Ukrainian soldier told him. "Our commitment remains unwavering," Gavin Williamson said. "As long as the danger lasts we will continue to stand by your side. The safer you are here, the safer we are in the UK."
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| New details: Man accused of trying to steal plane Posted: 21 Sep 2018 03:11 AM PDT  Authorities say a man who is being accused of attempting to steal an American Airlines jet had a commercial pilots license and was in the U.S. with a Canadian passport.
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| Brett Kavanaugh Controversy Rocks Yale Law School Posted: 21 Sep 2018 02:52 PM PDT  The sexual assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh is rocking the world of
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| U.S. preparing 'actions' in coming days against Venezuela: Pompeo to Fox News Posted: 21 Sep 2018 02:47 PM PDT  The United States is preparing a "series of actions" in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Friday. "You'll see in the coming days a series of actions that continue to increase the pressure level against the Venezuelan leadership folks, who are working directly against the best interest of the Venezuelan people," Pompeo said. "We're determined to ensure that the Venezuelan people get their say." He did not give further details on the nature of the planned actions.
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| Alibaba Backpedals On Promise To Bring 1 Million Jobs To U.S., Blames Trump Tariff War Posted: 20 Sep 2018 05:04 AM PDT  Chinese tech giant Alibaba will no longer bring the 1 million jobs it had
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| Six more victims accuse reality TV star surgeon and his girlfriend of rape Posted: 20 Sep 2018 02:42 PM PDT  Six more women have come out to accuse a former reality TV star surgeon and his girlfriend of rape and sexual assault in southern California. According to Orange County District Attorney Chief of Staff Susan Kang Schroeder at least 30 more people have called investigators about Dr Grant William Robicheaux, 38, and Cerissa Laura Riley, 31. The pair has been charged with rape by use of drugs, oral copulation by anaesthesia or controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, and sexual assault after two women came forward.
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| N.C. hog farmers caught in conundrum: US loves pork, but not Big Pork Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:41 AM PDT ![N.C. hog farmers caught in conundrum: US loves pork, but not Big Pork]( "N.C. hog farmers caught in conundrum: US loves pork, but not Big Pork") In Mr. Carter's view, the fact that only 23 lagoons became inundated and 31 have overtopped is a sign of farm ingenuity in a state with 3,300 such lagoons across more than 2,000 farms. "We need an atta-boy for the job we're doing," says Carter. "The focus on pigs is because they are more regulated, they are more visible, and they can stink, there's no doubt about it," says North Carolina State University environmental engineer John Classen, who focuses on the waste chain.
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| Hizbollah chief boasts of moving 'high-precision' weapons under Israel's nose Posted: 20 Sep 2018 10:22 AM PDT  The leader of Lebanon's militant Hizbollah has boasted the group now possesses "highly accurate" missiles despite Israeli attempts to prevent it from acquiring such weapons. Hassan Nasrallah did not offer specifics on the precision weapons, but his comments prompted a reply from Israel's Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Hizbollah leader that "if he confronts us, he will receive a lethal blow that he can't even imagine." Israel worries that Hezbollah has been improving its capabilities and Israeli officials have said they will not allow "game-changing" weapons, such as guided missiles, to reach the group. In recent months, Israel has acknowledged carrying out scores of strikes in Syria, most of them believed aimed at halting suspected arms shipments for Hizbollah from Iran, its main backer and Israel's archenemy. Female supporters of Lebanon's Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah chant slogans as he addresses his supporters via a screen Credit: Reuters On Thursday, Nasrallah claimed Israeli strikes in Syria to prevent Hizbollah from acquiring precise missiles were ineffective. "I tell (Israel) no matter what it did to cut the route, it is over. It has already been achieved," he said, adding that Hizbollah "now possesses precision missiles and non-precision and weapons capabilities." Nasrallah was speaking during a traditional televised speech at the end of Ashoura, a top religious holy day for Shia Muslims that lasts for 10 days. He told supporters to be confident and Israelis to be concerned of Hizbollah's capabilities. Nasrallah said the balance of power in the region has changed. Hizbollah has thousands of fighters in Syria supporting President Bashar Assad's forces in the civil war. "If Israel imposes a war on Lebanon, Israel will face a destiny and reality it didn't expect any day," Nasrallah said. A general view shows Russian fighter jets on the tarmac at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria Credit: AFP Nasrallah's speech was broadcast on a large screen to supporters in Beirut's majority-Shia suburb of Dahiya. On Wednesday, Nasrallah said Israeli claims to have targeted a shipment to Hezbollah in Syria's Latakia province earlier this week were "lies." Hizbollah fighters will continue to be deployed in Syria, he said, but perhaps in lesser numbers due to reduced fighting there after Syrian government forces regained control of most rebel-held areas. Nasrallah also urged supporters to rally behind Iran, saying it's facing hard times as more US sanctions take effect in November.
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| Politics, pride in leaders trip to 'sacred' N. Korea volcano Posted: 19 Sep 2018 09:36 PM PDT  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — There is no more sacred place in North Korea than Mount Paektu — and getting South Korean President Moon Jae-in to such a spot is a propaganda coup unlike any other.
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| Should A Sexual Assault Follow You For Life? Victims Like Me Don't Get A Choice. Posted: 21 Sep 2018 02:33 PM PDT  Since professor Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter accusing
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| PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's Infowars Posted: 21 Sep 2018 01:36 PM PDT  The move makes PayPal the latest tech company to take action against Jones, a deeply controversial right-wing radio talk-show host who has suggested that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, among other sensational claims. "We've made a decision to end our relationship with Infowars websites, including PrisonPlanet," a PayPal spokesman said.
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| Girl, 4 others shot during memorial service expected to live Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:36 PM PDT  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Police searched Friday for suspects who witnesses said opened fire on dozens of people gathered for a memorial service outside a Syracuse home, wounding an 8-year-old girl and four other people.
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| Queens stabbing: Three infants among five people stabbed at 'illegal' New York day care centre Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:01 AM PDT  At least five people, three of them infants, have been stabbed at an in-home daycare centre in New York City, according to police. The stabbings occurred just before 4am in the Flushing neighbourhood, of the Queens borough at what authorities described as a "short-term residential facility" where all of the victims and suspect lived. Police said a 52-year-old woman allegedly stabbed a woman who works as a staffer in the facility eight times in the torso, then one of the babies' fathers, as well as the three infants.
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| Donald Trump's Idea For Sahara Desert Border Wall Gets Demolished Posted: 20 Sep 2018 04:40 AM PDT  President Donald Trump has been taken to task on Twitter for reportedly
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| 'We Are at an Impasse.' Britain's Theresa May Plays Chicken with E.U. Leaders Over Brexit Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:22 AM PDT  U.K. prime minister Theresa May will stand by the Brexit plan rejected by 27 European leaders, putting the U.K. into a deadlock over Brexit
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| Suspect in parents' murder at retirement home dead Posted: 20 Sep 2018 05:19 AM PDT  The manhunt is over for Bruce Rogal who police say walked into a retirement home in Chester County, Pennsylvania on Wednesday and shot his parents dead hours after his divorce was finalized. Linda So reports.
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| Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in new Gaza clashes: ministry Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:44 AM PDT  A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire in new clashes along the Gaza border on Friday, the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory said. A spokesman for the ministry told AFP that Karim Mohammed Kallab, 25, died after being shot in the stomach during protests east of Gaza City.
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| Israel showed Russia proof Syria to blame for downed plane: Israeli military Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:27 AM PDT ![Israel showed Russia proof Syria to blame for downed plane: Israeli military]( "Israel showed Russia proof Syria to blame for downed plane: Israeli military") Israel has provided Moscow with proof it bore no responsibility for bringing down a Russian plane in Syria, an Israeli military official said on Friday. Fifteen Russian crew were killed when an IL-20 surveillance plane crashed near Latakia in northern Syria on Monday. Russia has said Syria shot the plane down shortly after Israeli jets hit a target in the area.
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| Women die in flooded van driven by South Carolina deputies Posted: 19 Sep 2018 10:02 PM PDT  Deputies taking two women to a mental health facility drove into floodwaters that engulfed their van and trapped the women inside, officials said.
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| Five people, including three babies, stabbed at New York daycare centre Posted: 21 Sep 2018 04:33 AM PDT  Three babies and two adults were slashed during an early-morning assault at a suspected illegal childcare centre in New York City on Friday, police said. A 52-year-old woman who works there as a "babysitter/worker" was arrested after assault which took place in the Queens neighborhood at around 3:30am, a police spokesman told AFP. The suspect attacked two baby girls and a baby boy, leaving one of the girls in serious condition, police said. One of the adults hurt in the attack worked there, while the other was the father of one of the babies. None of the victims' lives were in danger, police said. Officers found the suspect in the basement of the center with self-inflicted cuts to her wrists. She has not yet been charged. "It looks to be an illegal" childcare facility, apparently for members of the city's Asian community, the police spokesman told AFP. "We're unsure of its legality at this time." It was not immediately clear how many other children were at the centre at the time of the assault.
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| Hurricane Florence: Trump tells victim 'at least you got a nice boat out of the deal' during North Carolina visit Posted: 20 Sep 2018 02:05 AM PDT  Donald Trump told a victim of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina that "at least you got a nice boat out of the deal" after a yacht ended up in his garden. On a visit to New Bern, one of the areas worst affected by the storm, the US president sought to comfort residents and, at one point, introduce some levity among the destruction. During a packed day, he visited both North and South Carolina, distributed meals at a church, walked amid piles of sodden furniture in damaged neighbourhoods, offered hugs and handshakes to residents and discussed the response efforts with local and state officials.
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| Dean Heller Calls Kavanaugh Allegation A 'Hiccup' To His Confirmation Posted: 20 Sep 2018 08:28 AM PDT  Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada, a Republican facing a tough re-election fight in
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| UN chief: No inter-Korean success without US-NKorea success Posted: 20 Sep 2018 11:51 AM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that negotiations between the two Koreas won't be successful unless there is simultaneous success in U.S.-North Korean negotiations to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
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| The 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe Looks Similar, Hides a Big Change Underneath Posted: 20 Sep 2018 12:40 PM PDT  It's adopting a new independent rear suspension, just like the Suburban.
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| Pot 'enthusiasts' wanted to sample cannabis in Canada, hundreds apply Posted: 20 Sep 2018 07:18 AM PDT  A Toronto marketing company is looking to recruit six "cannabis enthusiasts" to test strains of pot and report back on their characteristics. "A self-avowed interest in cannabis together with the ability to distinguish the often nuanced characteristics of different strains is desirable," said the job posting. The selected pot "connoisseurs" will form a "cannabis curation committee" whose advice will help determine which strains the company includes in sample packages once recreational-use pot becomes legal on October 17.
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| Russia says US is trying to 'squeeze out' competitors in the global arms trade Posted: 21 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT  Moscow has accused the US of trying to "squeeze out" competitors in the global arms trade, after Washington imposed sanctions on China for buying Russian fighter jets. The US on Thursday blacklisted 33 Russian nationals and three entities in a new round of sanctions over Russia's interference in the 2016 election. One of the companies was an aircraft-making factory in Russia's Far East.
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| AP FACT CHECK: GOP ad misleads on McCaskill immigration vote Posted: 20 Sep 2018 10:06 AM PDT  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Republican political action committee has launched a television ad that alleges Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri shifted her stance on immigration policy and supported a reprieve for 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally.
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| Florida Teacher Arrested for Exchanging Inappropriate Photos With Minors While Posing as Teen: Cops Posted: 20 Sep 2018 09:19 AM PDT  A teenager came forward saying she had learned a 15-year-old Instagram and Snapchat user who had been requesting nude photos was actually her former teacher.
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| Frustration builds as Carolina residents wait to go home Posted: 19 Sep 2018 07:31 PM PDT  Exhaustion and frustration are building in the Carolinas as thousands of people wait to go home.
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