| Camp Fire Leaves At Least 77 Dead While Almost 1,300 Remain Unaccounted For Posted: 18 Nov 2018 09:21 PM PST  CHICO, Calif. (AP) -- Volunteers in white coveralls, hard hats and masks poked
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| Yahoo News Explains: Can Trump quash the White House press corps? Posted: 19 Nov 2018 11:55 AM PST  CNN's Jim Acosta is reporting at the White House again after a judge ruled that the Trump administration overstepped the law in revoking his access. You are a rude, terrible person," Trump told Acosta. Lawyers for the administration argued, "The President and White House possess the same broad discretion to regulate access to the White House for journalists that they possess to select which journalists receive interviews.
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| Butte County sheriff: 'Still trying to bring order to the chaos' caused by Camp Fire Posted: 18 Nov 2018 05:49 AM PST  Sheriff Kory Honea of Butte County, Calif. is interviewed on "This Week" about the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state's history.
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| Argentine submarine find 'first step' to learning disaster's cause Posted: 18 Nov 2018 12:10 PM PST  Families of the victims have called for the ARA San Juan to be refloated, an enormous undertaking that authorities cautioned was likely beyond their means. Crushed from an implosion, the submarine was located at a depth of more than 900 meters (3,000 feet) in a desolate area of undersea craters and canyons 400 kilometers (250 miles) off the coast of Argentina. An underwater robot sent down by the Seabed Constructor, which specializes in ultra-deep water exploration, relayed 67,000 images of the sunken vessel.
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| Libya Oil Boss Sees Country Exempted From Future OPEC+ Cuts Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:46 AM PST  "The OPEC community has understood the difficulties we face –- Libya has withheld more than any other country from the global market," National Oil Corp. Chairman Mustafa Sanalla wrote in a phone message. OPEC and its allies are considering cutting oil output in 2019 as the group is increasingly concerned about the potential for oversupply. Libya, along with Nigeria, has been exempt from cuts since January 2017 due to domestic conflict.
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| Joe Biden adopted a German shepherd and he's precious :') Posted: 18 Nov 2018 07:26 AM PST  Joe Biden just welcomed a majorly cute addition to his family — a German shepherd named Major. On Saturday, the former Vice President and his wife Jill officially adopted Major the rescue dog, who they've been fostering, from the Delaware Humane Association in Wilmington, Delaware. SEE ALSO: Barack Obama and Joe Biden got lunch together, because some bromances never die "We are so happy to welcome Major to the Biden family, and we are grateful to the Delaware Humane Association for their work in finding forever homes for Major and countless other animals," the Bidens said in a statement that the shelter shared to Facebook. According to the Delaware Humane Association, Major was one of six puppies brought to the shelter "after being exposed to something toxic in their home." Their original owner was unable to afford proper veterinary care, so they began looking for loving homes. After sharing the pup's stories on social media, Biden reportedly reached out to show interest, and that's how he fell in love with Major. The DHA shared several photos of the former VP making the adoption official on Facebook, including one of Biden showing Major a picture of himself as a puppy. �� DHA also shared a photo and video of the two leaving the shelter. From the looks of it, Major seems right at home with Biden and has quite the support team back at the shelter. Here's hoping he'll get to play with Bo and Sunny Obama soon. WATCH: Presidents in short-shorts: A jog down memory lane
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| A Former Judge Beat His Wife Years Ago. This Weekend, She Was Killed. Posted: 19 Nov 2018 11:31 AM PST  A former Ohio judge who served time in prison for brutally attacking his then-
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| Searchers Rake Through California's Camp Fire Hellscape, Counting The Dead Posted: 19 Nov 2018 09:55 AM PST  The now-infamous Camp fire continues to burn throughout northern California,
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| The Latest: Israeli education minister to stay in government Posted: 19 Nov 2018 12:57 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the political turmoil in Israel (all times local):
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| Travel Deals Tuesday: 2018 Black Friday And Cyber Monday Travel Deals Posted: 19 Nov 2018 11:09 AM PST  Black Friday and Cyber Monday are often synonymous with TV sales, promotions
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| Nissan accuses chief Ghosn of misconduct, proposes firing him Posted: 19 Nov 2018 02:43 AM PST  Automaker Nissan on Monday accused its chairman Carlos Ghosn of "significant acts of misconduct" including underreporting his salary and said it would move to fire him, as reports emerged he faced arrest in Tokyo. In a statement, Nissan said it had been conducting a probe into Ghosn for several months after receiving a whistleblower report and had uncovered misconduct going back several years. The statement came after local media reported that Ghosn was being questioned Monday night by prosecutors in Tokyo and was expected to be arrested on violation of financial regulations including misreporting his income.
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| Twitter Users Make A Stink Over Donald Trump's 'Little Adam Schitt' Tweet Posted: 18 Nov 2018 01:04 PM PST  Twitter lit up Sunday after President Donald Trump fired off an eyebrow-
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| Myths and mysteries about the Gettysburg Address Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:55 AM PST  On this day in 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address, widely considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. But even today, there are still a few points about the speech that are misunderstood.
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| On patrol with the Iraqi militia hunting the last remnants of the Islamic State group Posted: 19 Nov 2018 09:05 AM PST ![On patrol with the Iraqi militia hunting the last remnants of the Islamic State group]( "On patrol with the Iraqi militia hunting the last remnants of the Islamic State group")
Although the Islamic State group has been defeated militarily in Iraq, members of the militia group still find areas to hide. Some parts of the Sunni population give them shelter. They also find cover in the mountains around Hawija. From their hiding places, they set up attacks: Suddenly popping up at improvised checkpoints in the winding roads that lead through the hills, they arrest or kill those passing, or take hostages and blackmail the government for possible prisoner exchanges. They also place IEDs and send suicide attackers into cities in the region. Iraqi federal police have outposts in the region, but their patrols only operate during the day. At night, they retreat to their bases, when the caliphate of terror becomes a guerrilla terror group. The Islamic State group's favorite targets are members of the Shia militia al-Hashd al-Shaabi. Also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, are Shia-dominated militia was created in 2014 following a fatwa issued by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric. Victory over the Islamic State group in Iraq would be inconceivable without al-Hashd al-Shaabi, which filled the gap left by the Iraqi Army. But they are also an Iran-supported force operating in a traditional Sunni area in Iraq. And members of the Shia-dominated militia have been accused of massacring Iraqi Sunnis. Today, al-Hashd al-Shaabi is fighting sleeper cells and defending against Islamic State group attacks. Unlike the Iraqi federal police in the region, they can react quickly because they don't have to follow a strict chain of command. _____ Based in Berlin, freelance photojournalist Sebastian Backhaus covers humanitarian crises and wars throughout the Middle East. These photographs were taken while Backhaus was embedded with the al-Hashd al-Shaabi during their search for hidden Islamic State group members. _____ See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Twitter and Tumblr.
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| Yemen’s Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition Posted: 18 Nov 2018 03:40 PM PST  International pressure has mounted on Yemen's warring parties to end the war that has killed more than 10,000 people and pushed the country to the verge of starvation. The move from the Houthi group came after the Saudi-led coalition ordered a halt in its offensive against Yemen's main port city Hodeidah, which has become the focus of the war. "After our contacts with the U.N. envoy and his request to stop drone and missile strikes ... We announce our initiative ... to halt missile and drone strikes on the countries of aggression," Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, the head of the Houthis' Supreme Revolutionary Committee, said in a statement.
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| Christopher Watts sentenced to life in prison for murder of pregnant wife and two daughters Posted: 19 Nov 2018 02:41 PM PST  A man who strangled his pregnant wife to death before killing his two daughters wanted to get out of his marriage and away from his growing family, prosecutors have said as he was sentenced by a judge. The motive was assigned on Monday as Christopher Watts was sentenced to life in prison without parole in a Colorado court, a punishment secured as a part of a plea deal. Watts, 33, pleaded guilty to the charges two weeks ago, admitting that he killed his pregnant wife Shanann, 34, and their two daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3.
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| Camp Fire Death Toll Climbs To 76 As Missing Person List Swells To Almost 1,300 Posted: 18 Nov 2018 10:53 AM PST  The death toll from Northern California's Camp fire now stands at 76 after
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| Camp Fire death toll increases to 77; Survivors living in tents being moved to safer shelter Posted: 18 Nov 2018 09:20 AM PST  More than a week after first igniting in Butte County, California, the news surrounding the most destructive and deadly wildfire in California history remains grim.
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| The Best Black Friday 2018 Fashion Deals On Clothes, Shoes And Accessories Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:59 PM PST  Start pre-filling your carts now, because all of the best Black Friday and
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| Protesters in Tijuana chant 'Out!' at Central American migrants Posted: 19 Nov 2018 09:35 AM PST ![Protesters in Tijuana chant 'Out!' at Central American migrants]( "Protesters in Tijuana chant 'Out!' at Central American migrants") Hundreds of Tijuana residents congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the city south of California on Sunday to protest the thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived via caravan in hopes of a new life in the U.S. Tensions have built as nearly 3,000 migrants from the caravan poured into Tijuana in recent days after more than a month on the road, and with many more months ahead of them while they seek asylum. The federal government estimates the number of migrants could soon swell to 10,000.
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| Broward County Election Chief Resigns Amid Florida's Fraught Recount Effort Posted: 19 Nov 2018 12:32 AM PST  Brenda Snipes, the supervisor of elections for Broward County, Florida,
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| France 'extremely vigilant' on Renault after Ghosn arrest Posted: 19 Nov 2018 06:10 AM PST  President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said France would be extremely vigilant about the fate of Renault and its alliance with Nissan after the arrest of the French auto group's boss Carlos Ghosn in Japan. Ghosn, one of the world's best-known businessmen, was reportedly under arrest in Japan on Monday in a shocking fall from grace linked to allegations of financial misconduct.
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| Sotomayor To Kavanaugh: Welcome To The Supreme Court 'Family' Posted: 18 Nov 2018 06:47 PM PST  Justice Sonia Sotomayor has told CNN that Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been
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| Britain's top diplomat in Iran as US oil sanctions back on Posted: 19 Nov 2018 06:10 AM PST  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media say the country's foreign minister discussed ways of easing international financial transactions during a meeting with British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt in Tehran.
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| Prison inmates fight deadliest fire in California history for $1 an hour Posted: 19 Nov 2018 10:32 AM PST  Scores of prison inmates are engaged fighting California's deadliest ever wildfire for just $1 an hour – a deployment campaigners say has created the potential for "exploitation and abuse". Around 200 prisoners are involved in the fight against the Camp Fire, that has so far claimed 77 lives and destroyed the community of Paradise in northern California. Around 1,000 people have been listed as missing by emergency teams, although the list is not considered fixed.
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| Multiple victims after shots fired at Chicago hospital Posted: 19 Nov 2018 05:02 PM PST  A gunman opened fire at a hospital in the US city of Chicago on Monday, wounding multiple people including a police officer who was said to be in a critical condition, authorities said. Patients described being alarmed by the sound of gunshots outside Mercy Hospital and seeing a man apparently walking with a woman in the parking lot before blasting her three times in the chest. The local ABC affiliate reported that two people were dead, including the gunman, although there was no immediate confirmation.
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| Where To Get The Best Cyber Monday Deal On A PlayStation 4 Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:11 PM PST  The hunt for the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals is on, which means
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| Recounts in some undecided midterm races conclude Posted: 19 Nov 2018 08:43 AM PST  Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson conceded in their respective governor's and Senate races in Florida, while the question of who will be voted speaker of the House remains.
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| Trump would not intervene if Whitaker moves to curtail Mueller probe Posted: 18 Nov 2018 08:45 AM PST  In an interview with the "Fox News Sunday" program taped on Friday, Trump also said he probably would not agree to a sit-down interview with Mueller, who also is investigating whether the Republican president's campaign conspired with Moscow and whether Trump has unlawfully sought to obstruct the probe. Whitaker took over supervision of Mueller's investigation on Nov. 7 after Trump appointed him as the chief U.S. law enforcement official to replace Jeff Sessions, who the president ousted. Whitaker, who Democrats have called a Trump "political lackey," in the past criticized the scope of the Mueller probe and brought up the possibility of undermining it by slashing Mueller's funding.
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| 16 Democrats Sign Letter Vowing To Oppose Nancy Pelosi Posted: 19 Nov 2018 12:41 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Sixteen Democrats released a letter Monday pledging not to
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| US-led coalition denies reports it killed dozens in Syria Posted: 18 Nov 2018 04:18 AM PST ![US-led coalition denies reports it killed dozens in Syria]( "US-led coalition denies reports it killed dozens in Syria") BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition denied reports that airstrikes it carried out in a part of eastern Syria held by the Islamic State group killed dozens of civilians, while opposition activists reported clashes Sunday between government forces and IS in nearby districts.
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| Jonestown massacre: 40 years later Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:26 AM PST ![Jonestown massacre: 40 years later]( "Jonestown massacre: 40 years later") "Drinking the Kool-Aid" is a phrase bandied about regularly in corporate life, especially when someone wants to take a dig at people with a cult-like belief in a business philosophy or those fanatically chasing an idea that will end badly. November 18 marked the 40th anniversary of the mass murder-suicide of more than 900 people, most of them Americans who were members of a California-based cult called the Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, run by the reverend Jim Jones. It became known as the Jonestown massacre.
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| Be a Maverick with this Warner Bros. exec owned Mercedes Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:58 AM PST  Owned by Warner Bros. executive William T. Orr, this 1970s luxury saloon still makes a bold statement today. Who knows what other famous names have hitched a ride in the 300 SEL?
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| 'The Walking Dead' Is Adding Even More Easter Eggs To New Opening Credits Posted: 18 Nov 2018 07:15 PM PST  With the loss of Rick Grimes, the departure of Maggie (who's gone to stay with
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| NASA's 2020 rover will land in an ancient, dried-up lakebed to hunt for past life on Mars Posted: 19 Nov 2018 11:36 AM PST  NASA's next car-sized rover will plummet through the thin Martian atmosphere and softly land on the floor of a dried-up lakebed, the space agency announced Monday. When the robot arrives on Mars about 8 months after its launch in 2020, NASA will endeavor to land the six-wheeled rover in the Jezero Crater, a 30 mile-wide bowl about 1,640 feet deep. It's believed to have once held an 800-foot deep lake some 3.5 billion years ago. The space agency hopes to accomplish a number of things during the at least two-year mission. But the first science directive is to "determine whether life ever arose on Mars." Indeed, today Mars is extremely unlikely to harbor any life — on the surface, at least. It's a heavily irradiated, dry, frigid desert, with no liquid water. "But it wasn't always that way," Ken Farley, the Mars 2020 project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said in a press call. Ancient water canals leading out of the Jezero Crater.Image: NASA Mars Reconnaissance OrbiterNASA scientists suspect Mars was once a blue world, like Earth. And as bodies of water on Earth are teeming with life, NASA wants to scour the Jezero lakebed for signs that past microbial life could have survived there, or perhaps clear signs of long-dead life itself. "All things point to the idea that we should be looking to ancient Mars for a surface-habitable environment, said Farley. "Lakes on Earth are both habitable and inevitably inhabited." The Jezero landing site also allows NASA scientists to rove over a dried-up river delta where water once flowed out of the lake. This environment likely held nutrient-rich clay minerals that could have been an ideal place for Martian microbes to flourish, as they do in moist clays on Earth. SEE ALSO: The secretive lab that built 'the bomb' now scours Mars for signs of life The 2020 rover comes equipped with of slew of scientific instruments, making it a bonafide mobile laboratory. It carries a ground-penetrating radar, an experimental machine that produces oxygen from atmospheric carbon dioxide, and tools to store five tubes filled with Martian rocks and soil — to be carried back to Earth by another future mission one day. "Getting samples from this lake-delta system will revolutionize how we think about Mars and its ability to harbor life," Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, said during the call. An artist's conception of the 2020 rover.Image: nasaOne of the most significant tools for sleuthing out past evidence of Martian life — if not the most critical — is the SuperCam, a high-tech camera perched atop the 2020 rover. Once the rover lands, NASA scientists know there will be countless places of interest to visit, so the SuperCam will fire lasers to detect the make-up of rocks and chemicals from 25 feet away. Then, the rover will slowly rumble over to most promising places — places that could have once sustained hardy, microscopic life. Such ancient evidence will be difficult to find — should it exist at all. "It [Mars] may not yield its secrets easily," Roger Wiens, a planetary scientist who heads the team that built the SuperCam, said this summer. While exploring the Martian surface with the new rover — should it successfully land — NASA also hopes to collect information that will support human visitation to Mars — a longer-term goal for the 2030s. While NASA wants to return astronauts to the moon in the coming decade, the next logical step is Mars. "Mars is really the obvious place after the moon," said Zurbuchen. And the 2020 rover is expected to pave the way there. WATCH: Ever wonder how the universe might end?
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| Jamal Khashoggi's Body Parts May Have Been Smuggled Out In Luggage, Says Turkish Official Posted: 18 Nov 2018 10:48 PM PST  The dismembered body of journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been transported
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| US blacklists South African for N. Korea oil deals Posted: 19 Nov 2018 08:50 AM PST  The US Treasury placed a Russian-born South African man on its sanctions blacklist Monday for allegedly helping North Korea avoid an international embargo on its energy purchases. The Treasury said Vladlen Amtchentsev worked with Velmur Management Pte and Transatlantic Partners Pte to buy fuel oil and gasoil to ship to North Korea even though that was forbidden by US sanctions. The US has used economic sanctions to step up pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
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| Iraq's president meets Saudi king after visiting rival Iran Posted: 18 Nov 2018 09:02 AM PST  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's King Salman received Iraq's president in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after the Iraqi official visited the kingdom's rival, Iran.
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| Nissan shares slump on Ghosn's arrest over financial misconduct Posted: 19 Nov 2018 05:17 PM PST  Shares of Nissan Motor Co fell 6 percent early on Tuesday, a day after the arrest of Chairman Carlos Ghosn sent shockwaves through the business world and threw into doubt the future of Japan's No.2 automaker and its global alliance. Nissan said on Monday Ghosn was arrested for alleged financial misconduct and would be fired from the board this week. Ghosn is also chairman and chief executive of Nissan's French partner, Renault.
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| Far right protesters left stranded in Philadelphia after taxi drivers refuse to pick them up Posted: 18 Nov 2018 03:39 AM PST  Far-right marchers, including members of the fascist group The Proud Boys, were left stranded after cab drivers refused their custom following a sparsely attended rally in Philadelphia. Tess Owen, a reporter for Vice News, posted multiple videos from the march on Twitter, showing various drivers leaving the rally at the urging of left wing counter-protesters.
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| The Trumps receive the White House Christmas tree Posted: 19 Nov 2018 10:57 AM PST  The White House Christmas tree arrives as the president and the first lady greet the horse and carriage drivers and spectators at the event.
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| 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2.7T Four-Cylinder Pair Together Surprisingly Well Posted: 19 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST  Chevy confronts the bigger-is-better truck world with an impressive turbo-four engine.
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