| Voters Don't Seem To Care About Nancy Pelosi. She Might Still Be In Trouble. Posted: 19 Oct 2018 11:49 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Even if Democrats win the House this November, Minority Leader
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| Trump and Republican lawmakers stoke migrant caravan conspiracy theories Posted: 19 Oct 2018 03:49 PM PDT  Iowa Rep. Steve King and other Republicans have put a caravan of Central American migrants in the spotlight ahead of the midterm elections, and some are fueling conspiracy theories about who is backing the migrants.
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| Daily Digit: Many Americans believe elections are unfair Posted: 19 Oct 2018 06:54 AM PDT  Nearly 40% of Americans think elections are unfair. Race, gender, and political identity contributed to how people feel about elections. Nonwhite voters, women, and Democrats have the most doubts about the electoral process.
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| Train mows down crowd at India festival, at least 60 dead Posted: 19 Oct 2018 06:49 PM PDT  NEW DELHI (AP) — A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday evening, killing at least 60 people and injuring dozens more, police said.
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| Georgia's fraught history with 'outsiders' shapes a tight governor's race Posted: 19 Oct 2018 12:30 PM PDT  The race for governor of Georgia, which rarely attracts much national interest, is suddenly exciting this year, with a charismatic Democratic candidate in Stacey Abrams facing off against a standard-issue Southern Republican, Brian Kemp.
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| Crimea mourns victims of mass shooting Posted: 19 Oct 2018 07:10 AM PDT  Hundreds of residents in the Crimean port city of Kerch commemorated on Friday the victims of a college mass shooting in which an armed teenager killed 20 people, mostly his fellow pupils, and injured dozens more. The suspected attacker was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after Wednesday's attack, which recalled shootings at schools in the United States. "This is a terrible tragedy for Kerch, for such a small city," said Galina Pesklyonova, 62.
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| What life is like today for man free after being convicted of murder at 14: Part 6 Posted: 19 Oct 2018 04:46 PM PDT  Jordan Brown was released from detention at 18, and his conviction was overturned just this past July.
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| South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty To Biting Off Former Girlfriend's Lip Posted: 19 Oct 2018 11:31 AM PDT  A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for biting off
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| Trump praises Gianforte, recounting his assault on reporter Posted: 18 Oct 2018 06:54 PM PDT  "Never wrestle him," Trump said of the Montana congressman who pleaded guilty to physically assaulting a reporter.
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| Heidi Cruz Torched Over 'Tone-Deaf' Lament About Ted Cruz's 6-Figure Senate Salary Posted: 19 Oct 2018 03:57 AM PDT  Heidi Cruz was mocked on Twitter for appearing to suggest that she and husband
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| MBS Says the Saudi Consulate in Turkey Is 'Sovereign Territory.' He's Wrong. Posted: 19 Oct 2018 08:25 AM PDT  Mohammed bin Salman said the Istanbul consulate in the case of Jamal Khashoggi was "sovereign territory." Here's why he was wrong.
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| The Latest: Missouri version of radio ad avoids 'lynching' Posted: 19 Oct 2018 01:26 PM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Latest on a radio ad that suggests white Democrats will lynch African-Americans if they win in midterm elections next month (all times local):
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| Buffalo diocese submits documents to feds amid sex abuse allegations Posted: 19 Oct 2018 01:38 PM PDT  The diocese of Buffalo in New York state acknowledged Friday having received a demand for documents believed to be linked to a federal investigation into sexual abuse. On Thursday, the US for the first time opened a federal investigation into abuse committed by Catholic clergy, issuing a subpoena to dioceses in Pennsylvania two months after the publication of a report on decades of sexual abuse in the state. Local media in Buffalo earlier said they had obtained internal messages from the Buffalo diocese dated from May and June and indicating that the attorney's office had demanded documents related to allegations of clergy sex abuse.
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| Stunning shots show crystal-clear waters in Norway's lakes and fjords Posted: 19 Oct 2018 10:48 AM PDT ![Stunning shots show crystal-clear waters in Norway's lakes and fjords]( "Stunning shots show crystal-clear waters in Norway's lakes and fjords") Tomasz Furmanek works in an office most of the time, but when he's free he often kayaks through the waters of Norway, capturing breathtaking images.
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| Beto O'Rourke On Running For President In 2020: 'It’s A Definitive No' Posted: 18 Oct 2018 06:04 PM PDT  Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) addressed rumors that he might be eyeing a
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| Is the GOP facing a 'thumping' or 'shellacking' — or can it pull off an escape? Posted: 19 Oct 2018 08:53 AM PDT  In just over a week, the Democrats chances of winning the House in the midterm elections have increased dramatically. What's behind the shift?
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| 11-year-old arrested for his pregnant soon-to-be stepmother's murder: Part 1 Posted: 19 Oct 2018 04:30 PM PDT  Twenty-six-year-old Kenzie Houk had been shot in the back of the head, and police charged Jordan Brown, the son of Houk's fiancÃ?(c), for her murder.
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| We Asked Men To Own Up To Misogyny And Sexual Misconduct. Here's What They Said. Posted: 19 Oct 2018 02:45 AM PDT  When Christine Blasey Ford came forward last month to accuse Judge Brett
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| India's Punjab state chief minister says train accident killed 59 Posted: 20 Oct 2018 12:50 AM PDT ![India's Punjab state chief minister says train accident killed 59]( "India's Punjab state chief minister says train accident killed 59") India's northern state of Punjab's chief minister said 59 people were killed and 57 injured in a railway accident on Friday in which a train ran over scores of people gathered on the railway tracks for a festival in the city of Amritsar. Declining to comment on the likely reasons behind the accident, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh told reporters on Saturday that an official inquiry into the accident was underway and was expected to be completed within four weeks. A large crowd had formed near the tracks on the city's fringe for the burning of effigies as part of a major Hindu festival on Friday when the train sped through the gathering in darkness, officials and witnesses said.
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| USC agrees to pay $215M to settle doctor sex abuse claims Posted: 19 Oct 2018 05:41 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California said Friday that it would pay $215 million to settle claims of sexual abuse and harassment by a school gynecologist, but lawyers for hundreds of the accusers say it's not enough money and the university has yet to fully disclose what it knew about the doctor's behavior.
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| Remains of 63 Fetuses Found Hidden in a Detroit Funeral Home, a Week After a Similar, Separate Discovery Posted: 20 Oct 2018 10:53 AM PDT  In total, officials said they found 36 fetuses stored in boxes and 27 found in freezers.
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| US craze for DNA 'heritage' tests may bolster racism, critics warn Posted: 19 Oct 2018 11:19 PM PDT  Millions of Americans are using DNA test kits sold online to research their ancestry, either out of simple curiosity or to find answers about their identity. In a country whose population, for the most part, arrived in various waves of migration -- and where genealogy has caught the public imagination -- the DNA tests have proven wildly successful. The main companies offering the service, Ancestry and 23andMe, say they have tested between 15 million people between them.
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| US charges Russian woman Elena Khusyaynova with interfering in US elections Posted: 19 Oct 2018 02:26 PM PDT  The US government on Friday charged a Russian woman with being part of a Kremlin-backed plot to interfere with next month's midterm elections. Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova, 44, became the first foreigner to be charged in connection with the upcoming elections, rather than the 2016 presidential race. She was accused of having being, since 2014, the chief accountant for "Project Lakhta", a $35 million operation linked to the St Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, which led Russian social media disruption in 2016. She is accused of conducting "information warfare" against the United States. Khusyaynova continued to file detailed multi-million dollar budgets through 2017, and into 2018, including expenses for placing disruptive adverts on Facebook, promoting social media posts, registering domain names, and paying activists. The operation was said to have been funded by Russian oligarch Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin, who is a friend of Vladimir Putin, and two companies he controls. Yevgeny Prigozhin, right, with Russian President Vladimir Putin at his school meals factory in 2010 outside St Petersburg Credit: Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik via AP The case was made public shortly after US intelligence agencies, in a rare public statement, warned of concerns about "ongoing campaigns" by Russia, China and Iran, to interfere with the November 6 midterms, and the next presidential election in 2020. Project Lakhta spread misinformation about US political issues including immigration, gun control, the Confederate flag, and protests by NFL players. It also used events including the Las Vegas mass shooting, and the far Right rally in Charlottesville, to spread discord, the US Justice Department said. Using thousands of social media accounts and email addresses and posing as Americans, operatives took different positions on the same issue, in order to inflame tensions. The 38-page US Justice Department complaint included images from Facebook said to have been posted by the Russians, many of them favourable to Mr Trump. One praised the president for "wiping away $22 billion in regulations in his first five months". Inside Russia's 'troll factory': The agency accused of interfering in the US election Another suggested that "every household of illegal immigrants deported saves taxpayers $700,000". Among politicians attacked were Barack Obama and John McCain. Prigozhin and his two companies, Concord Management and Concord Catering, were previously charged in February by Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating whether Mr Trump's presidential campaign colluded with Russia. The latest charge, against Khusyaynova, was not brought by Mr Muller as he is only looking into the 2016 campaign, not 2018. Prigozhin, who has been sanctioned by the US government, has been nicknamed "Putin's chef" because he has organised banquets for the Russian president. The revelations came as John Bolton, Mr Trump's national security adviser, prepared to make a trip to Moscow next week, during which he is expected to meet Mr Putin. Paul Manafort leaves court after an earlier hearing Credit: Yuri Gripas/Reuters Meanwhile, Paul Manafort, Mr Trump's former campaign chairman, appeared in court in a wheelchair on Friday to learn the date of his sentencing. Manafort, 69, who was convicted of tax and bank fraud charges in the summer, had his right foot bandaged and elevated. Kevin Downing, his lawyer, said there were "significant issues with Mr Manafort's health right now". Manafort was told he will be sentenced on Feb 8 and legal experts suggested he could face at least 10 years in prison.
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| Just A Reminder Of What Donald Trump Really Thinks About Ted Cruz Posted: 19 Oct 2018 04:07 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's Houston rally on Monday for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
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| 'Compelling Evidence' Points To Saudi Prince In Khashoggi Death, Says Ex-MI6 Chief Posted: 19 Oct 2018 08:06 PM PDT  The former head of Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6 believes "very
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| Ex-India state official: Most train victims migrant workers Posted: 20 Oct 2018 06:19 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (AP) — Most of the casualties in a train disaster that killed dozens of people in northern India were migrant workers, a former state government official said Saturday.
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| China Plans to Launch an 'Artificial Moon' to Light Up the Night Skies Posted: 19 Oct 2018 02:33 AM PDT  Scientists hope a man-made moon could provide nighttime lighting at lower cost
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| Lottery fever hits the US as Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $970 million Posted: 19 Oct 2018 09:18 AM PDT  Lines have formed outside one store in Primm, Nevada, where lotto tickets are sold.
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| 15 No-Fail Housewarming Gifts You Can Buy on Amazon Posted: 19 Oct 2018 12:10 PM PDT |
| Trump adviser John Bolton headed to Russia amid reports US is quitting nuclear deal Posted: 19 Oct 2018 03:07 PM PDT  John Bolton, US national security adviser, will meet Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, on Saturday in Moscow, amid reports that Washington will tell Russia it plans to quit a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. Mr Bolton, who will also meet Nikolai Patrushev, Russian security council secretary, announced the visit to Moscow in a tweet, saying he would "continue discussions that began in Helsinki," referring to a summit between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in July. The New York Times said that the Trump administration plans to inform Russian leaders in the coming days that it is preparing to leave the three-decade-old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, known as the INF. The newspaper said the US accuses Russia of violating the deal, signed in 1987 by Ronald Reagan, by deploying tactical nuclear weapons to intimidate former Soviet satellite states that are now close to the West. Relations between the United States and Russia are under deep strain from accusations that Moscow meddled in the 2016 presidential election, as well as tension over Russian support for the Syrian government in the country's civil war, and the conflict in Ukraine. Mr Trump met Mr Putin in Helsinki in July Credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP However, Washington is looking for support from Moscow in finding resolutions to the Syria war and putting pressure on both Iran and North Korea. No new summit between Mr Trump and Mr Putin has been announced, but both leaders will be in Paris on November 11 to attend commemorations marking the end of World War One.
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| US opens federal investigation into Catholic Church abuse Posted: 18 Oct 2018 08:15 PM PDT  The US has for the first time opened a federal investigation into abuse committed by Catholic clergy, issuing a subpoena to dioceses in Pennsylvania two months after the publication of a report on decades of sexual abuse in the state. "The archdiocese will cooperate with the United States Department of Justice in this matter," it said.
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| Ted Cruz's Facebook Live Broadcast Goes Hilariously Awry Posted: 20 Oct 2018 02:40 AM PDT  Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) team sure knows how to botch a Facebook Live
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| Europe, U.S. Escalate Trade War With New Disputes at the WTO Posted: 19 Oct 2018 04:31 AM PDT  In a separate filing, the U.S. asked the WTO to review those nations that retaliated against its duties. The move sets the stage for a showdown at the Geneva-based trade arbiter that some fear could either lead to a U.S. exit or a flood of new protectionist measures invoking what has until now been a rarely used national security loophole in global trade rules. The U.S. has said the tariffs on imported steel and aluminum imposed earlier this year are allowed under the WTO's national security exemption, which permits governments to take "any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests." This has drawn the ire of those affected, many of which are close American allies, such as the European Union and Canada.
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| Train mows down crowd at India festival, at least 58 dead Posted: 19 Oct 2018 01:02 PM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday, killing at least 58 people and injuring dozens more, police said.
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| Over 118,000 homes without power in Florida, Georgia after Hurricane Michael Posted: 19 Oct 2018 05:16 PM PDT ![Over 118,000 homes without power in Florida, Georgia after Hurricane Michael]( "Over 118,000 homes without power in Florida, Georgia after Hurricane Michael") In total, more than 3.3 million customers lost power from Florida to New York after Michael struck the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 10 as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour (250 kph). Some customers in the hardest-hit parts of Florida may have to wait another week or two until service is restored, utilities said.
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| Millennials willing to give up booze and sex for chance to travel the world Posted: 19 Oct 2018 08:37 AM PDT  Netflix, booze, coffee and sex. They're some of the Millennial's favorite things which young and mobile consumers are willing to give up if they were offered the chance to travel for six months for free.
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| Trump Makes No Mention Of Khashoggi Murder During Arizona Rally Posted: 20 Oct 2018 07:07 AM PDT  President Donald Trump discussed many of his usual talking points ― his prized
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| Afghanistan elections delayed in Kandahar as nation braces for polling day violence Posted: 19 Oct 2018 10:41 AM PDT  Voting for parliamentary elections in Afghanistan's second city has been postponed after a key security official was assassinated and the country braced for widespread insurgent violence on polling day. Taliban commanders on Friday tried to further disrupt the election by issuing a nationwide demand for people to remain at home rather than head to the polls. The vote is seen as a test of president Ashraf Ghani's grip on the country after a grim year of soaring casualties among his forces and civilians and further encroachment by a buoyant Taliban. Dr Ghani's weary international backers, particularly Donald Trump, are desperate for signs of stability and progress after 17-years of pouring troops and money into the country. Yet preparations were dealt a severe blow on Thursday when Kandahar's powerful police chief, Gen Abdul Raziq, was shot dead in an insider attack claimed by the Taliban. Election workers prepare for the country's third parliamentary poll since the Taliban were ousted Credit: Reuters Gen Raziq had been a bastion against Taliban encroachment in the region with a ruthless campaign against the insurgents which had largely stabilised Kandahar and made him the most powerful government figure in southern Afghanistan. The attack at a meeting with US commander, Gen Scott Miller, killed the local intelligence chief and critically wounded the provincial governor, wiping out the local leadership at a stroke. Kandahar, once considered the stronghold of the Taliban movement, was on edge the day after the attack, as funerals were held and officials decided to postpone voting for a week. The Taliban have vowed to disrupt an election they declare a sham and its military council issued a statement warning voters that "participation in this process is aiding the invaders". It ordered Afghans to "remain indoors and desist from bringing out any means of transport". A bloody or badly flawed election is predicted to strengthen the Taliban's hand in fledgling talks to find a political settlement to the conflict. More than nine million Afghans are registered to vote in what is only the third parliamentary poll since the Taliban were ousted after the 9/11 attacks. Around 2,500 candidates are standing for 249 seats in a parliament which has in the past decade gained a reputation for graft and greed. This year's polls have already been delayed since 2015 because of rifts within Dr Ghani's government and rows how to clean up the voting system. The vote sees a new generation of election hopefuls, many younger and better educated than previous candidates, take on an old guard frequently tainted with accusations of corruption or involvement in the bloodshed of the 1990s civil war. But the new generation also contains a raft of candidates whose fathers were formerly some of the country's most prominent Mujahideen warlords of the 1990s, and who have been towering figures of Afghan life for decades. This year's voting lists include children of notorious leaders including Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Uzbek strongman Gen Abdul Rashid Dostum, and the Herat powerbroker Ismail Khan. Jamaluddin Hekmatyar, whose father is remembered for indiscriminately bombarding Kabul as he squabbled with his former comrades in the 1990s, is standing as a member of his father's Hezb-e Islami party. The 42-year-old told the Telegraph he had not gained his candidacy through nepotism and wanted to "represent the people and fight for their rights". "I have learned from my father to fight for our values, each nation has the right to be independent and we must fight for a good future, no matter how long that fight would be but we should resist." He said it was not for him to answer for the deeds of the Mujahideen commanders. "I think it's not a good analysis if we say only Mujahideen leaders committed mistakes here, we should note foreigners role in Afghanistan too." The possible rise of children whose fathers presided over the destruction of the 1990s is eyed warily by many Afghans. "There will be no deference between the Mujahideen leaders and their children," said one Herat resident who lost two uncles during the barbarity of the 1990s, "they are just a shadow of their dads". "Mujahideen leaders want to rule their policies through their children. They are all educated in the West by the money that their dads received by selling the blood of innocent Afghans."
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