| The Arizona Senate Race Is About To Be Bonkers Posted: 24 Oct 2017 02:57 PM PDT  Now that Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is no longer seeking re-election in 2018, the Arizona Senate race is about to get very interesting.
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| Father of missing Texas girl claims she died after he force-fed her milk Posted: 24 Oct 2017 09:35 AM PDT  The adoptive father of a missing Texas toddler now says she died after he "physically assisted the 3-year-old girl" in drinking a glass of milk on October 7, according to a recently released police affidavit.
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| Analysis: Sen. Corker on Why Trump is 'Debasing' the Country Posted: 24 Oct 2017 12:00 AM PDT  After a morning tweet feud with President Trump, GOP Sen. Bob Corker told reporter that he thinks Trump is 'debasing' the country by continuing to "lie." MSNBC analysts discuss how the escalating feud between Trump and Corker could impact Congress.
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| 5 Teens Accused Of Throwing Rocks From Overpass Face Murder Charges In Man's Death Posted: 24 Oct 2017 10:15 AM PDT  Five teenagers will be charged as adults in the death of a Michigan man who was killed by a rock allegedly thrown off of an interstate's overpass last week, prosecutors announced Monday.
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| 'Spine-chilling screams' of a teenage girl in a 'Jaws-like' shark attack in Australia Posted: 23 Oct 2017 03:34 AM PDT  A 15-year-old girl in Australia was thrown off her kayak by a 15-foot shark which then hunted her in "spine-chilling" scenes likened to those in Jaws. Sarah Williams was tossed into the air when a shark hit her kayak while paddling alongside her family in the state of South Australia. As the predator repeatedly circled and hit the kayak, she was hauled onto a boat by her brother, who lifted her over the deadly great white shark. The teenager escaped with minor injuries, saying the attack was "everything you picture in the Jaws movie". "I saw it when I was in the water with it," she told Channel Nine. "I saw what it was and I saw its fin." It was going to eat her... The difference between my daughter being alive and not being with me today is 10 seconds Chris Williams, her father, said the shark was "ferocious" and should be hunted and killed. "Sarah — she had been thrown into the air and just come down into the water, and this shark has just rolled and all I saw was the dark side and the white belly and just huge fins and just white water everywhere," he told ABC Radio. "It was going to eat her... The difference between my daughter being alive and not being with me today is 10 seconds. It's something I don't ever want to experience again." He added: "To hear the spine- chilling screams from your daughter is just indescribable." The 15-foot shark threw the young girl off her kayak while she was paddling next to her family's motor boat Credit: 7 news Adrienne Clarke, the teenager's mother, said the shark continued to attack the family's small motor boat after Sarah was pulled into it. "The shark then followed the kayak while it was roped to our motorised boat for about ten minutes trying to come back at it, but eventually gave up," she told ABC News. "My son, who was in the motorised boat, said it was the same length as the kayak… The worst thing that has come of it is she has lost her phone and her sound system, and she's gone home with both of her legs." About | Shark attacks Australia has had a growing number of shark attacks in recent years, including several fatalities. The attack in South Australia prompted calls for a cull – a move resisted by the state government. "The question of culls is a complex one," said Jay Weatherill, the state premier. "It's difficult to create a system of culling which doesn't implicate other species such as turtles, dolphins and other marine animals." Surf Life Saving authorities urged the public to alert emergency services as soon as sharks are sighted and to do so before posting images on social media.
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| Holder Confident in Mueller Investigation Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:36 PM PDT  Former Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Rachel Maddow about how he feels about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in the U.S. election, and whether Congress can get past politics to produce a useful report.
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| Southern California Is On High Alert For Wildfires. Don’t Mow Your Lawn Posted: 23 Oct 2017 06:20 PM PDT  On the heels of devastating wildfires that killed more than 40 people in Northern California earlier this month, Southern California is now on high alert for fire danger.
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| How Would You Configure Your 911 Carrera T? Posted: 24 Oct 2017 10:34 AM PDT  Porsche's newest car configurator is up. Come waste a few minutes with us speccing your perfect Carrera T.
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| US 'to put nuclear bombers on 24-hour alert' for first time since Cold War Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:49 AM PDT  The United States is preparing to put nuclear bomber planes on 24-hour alert for the first time since the Cold War, a senior Air Force official has said. A fleet of B-52s laden with nuclear weapons could soon be readied to launch within a day's notice amid growing tensions with North Korea. General David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, said US military leaders were being forced to adapt to "the reality of the global situation we find ourselves in".
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| Xi Jinping Becomes China's Most Powerful Leader Since Mao Zedong Posted: 24 Oct 2017 02:40 AM PDT  Upon having his personal philosophy etched into the national constitution — as Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era — Xi now joins Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping as modern China's most powerful leaders.
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| Dad Charged After Cops Find Body Near Where Toddler Was Left Outside For Not Drinking Milk Posted: 24 Oct 2017 03:51 AM PDT  The Texas dad police accused of leaving his 3-year-old daughter outside in the middle of the night as punishment for not drinking her milk was charged with a first-degree felony on Monday, the day after authorities found a child's body near the family's home.
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| Montana Company Tapped To Restore Puerto Rico's Power Has Ties To Ryan Zinke, Trump Donor Posted: 24 Oct 2017 02:30 PM PDT  WASHINGTON — A tiny, 2-year-old Montana energy company with ties to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and backing from a major donor to President Donald Trump has come under scrutiny after being awarded a $300 million contract to help restore power in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.
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| Scientists say your brain still works after death Posted: 24 Oct 2017 07:15 AM PDT  Scientists have managed to make death even scarier.
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| Social Security Checks will Increase in 2018 Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:13 PM PDT  Good news for 61.5 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits: your monthly checks are about to get larger.
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| 10-Year-Old Killed By Teen's Crossbow Shot After 'Disagreement': Sheriff Posted: 23 Oct 2017 03:23 PM PDT  A 13-year-old boy fatally shot a 10-year-old friend with a crossbow and wounded the victim's younger brother as the boys played in a neighborhood treehouse in Oklahoma on Saturday evening, law enforcement officials said.
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| Why America Must Find a Diplomatic Solution to the North Korea Crisis Posted: 23 Oct 2017 04:47 PM PDT  Despite rounds of ever-escalating economic sanctions, Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programs have gone forward inexorably. It should be painfully evident by now that the strategy the United States has pursued toward North Korea since the early 1990s regarding that country's nuclear ambitions has not worked, is not working, and is unlikely ever to work. Trying to isolate and punish the so-called Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been futile and counterproductive.
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| Lonely Planet proclaims Chile and Seville, Spain best travel spots of 2018 Posted: 24 Oct 2017 07:13 AM PDT  The tastemakers at travel guide Lonely Planet have released their picks for the best destinations to visit next year, declaring Chile the country of 2018 and Seville, Spain the top city of 2018.
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| Last Classified Documents About JFK Assassination To Be Released Posted: 23 Oct 2017 09:44 AM PDT  President Trump says he'll allow the long-blocked and classified JFK files to be opened on Thursday.
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| Wild Badger Sneaks Into Home, Impersonates Family Cat Posted: 24 Oct 2017 11:37 AM PDT  It there was any actual badgering going on, it was likely from the cat.
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| IS came with a hit list, left Syria town in a trail of blood Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:03 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State militants came into the Syrian town with a hit list. By the time they left three weeks later, more than 70 civilians had been killed — shot or beheaded, their bodies dumped in farms and ditches.
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| Remains of Unidentified Boy Discovered on Texas Beach Despite No Missing Children Reports in Area Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:14 AM PDT  Police are working to identify a young boy whose lifeless body was found Friday evening after washing ashore on a quiet stretch of beach in Galveston, Texas
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| Roy Moore Says Gay Marriage Ruling Is 'Even Worse' Than 1857 Pro-Slavery Decision Posted: 24 Oct 2017 09:07 AM PDT  Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore said he believes a Supreme Court ruling allowing loving adults to marry is worse than the court's 1857 decision that upheld slavery.
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| British man tells of his terrifying five-mile swim for his life - pursued by a 13-foot shark Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:08 AM PDT  A British diver separated from his boat off the coast of Australia has said he was lucky to be alive after being forced to swim miles back to shore - shadowed by a large tiger shark. The spear fisherman, John Craig, was underwater off Western Australia state Friday when his boat was swept away due to engine problems and strong currents. He told the BBC that sharks gravitated towards him because stress had raised his heart rate. Mr Craig said: "I could feel my heart rate up, because I was panicking that I'd been left, after about five or ten minutes of this I put my head in the water to check I was still in the same place, and then at arm's reach, there was this huge four-meter tiger shark, I turned around and there was another fairly big sandbar whaler, which is another type of shark that you get here." A diver separated from his boat off the coast of Australia was followed by a large tiger shark He told local media the tiger shark was "easily the biggest tiger shark I've been in the water with and that's saying something having worked as a dive instructor for over 10 years." Terrified in the shark-infested waters near Shark Bay, he made the decision to swim back to shore. "I have to admit that at this point I thought I was gone - four nautical miles out to sea with a huge tiger shark following me. I thought this was it, this is how I'm going to die," he said. "The shark would disappear into the gloom then suddenly reappear behind me, just keeping pace with me behind my fins." Diver's close encounter with shark in Western Australia He spoke of how the shark pursued him, trying to kill him: "The shark didn't swim away, it actually followed me, so I started swimming towards the shore and the shark just kept pace behind me, so every time I looked back I just saw its huge head pointed at my fins, so I just kept my spear gun pointed towards my fins so it wouldn't get close enough to actually touch them, then it would disappear in the gloom then come down and come up below me and come from the sides...it was all because I was panicking. "I've been a dive instructor for ten years, and I knew straight away sharks were there because my heart rate was up and I was panicking. After about three or four minutes of swimming it just accelerated then started swimming beside me going towards the shore. So for about 15 minutes it was just swimming with me." Mr Craig kept his speargun pointed behind him as he embarked on a swim of "pure endurance", eventually losing the shark. He was later spotted by rescuers on a remote beach. "It's an absolutely incredible story," Shark Bay Volunteer Marine Rescue commander Greg Ridgley told Perth's Sunday Times. Tiger sharks shown here off the coast of Port Elizabeth, South Africa Credit: Rainer Schimpf / Barcroft Media "He swam at least five miles in shark-infested waters... I just can't believe anybody could do that. It's such a massive effort, in that short timeframe too." There have been 14 encounters off the nation's vast coastline this year, including the death of a 17-year-old girl mauled by a shark in full view of her parents in Western Australia. Experts say incidents are increasing as water sports become more popular and baitfish move closer to shore, but fatalities remain rare.
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| The two women accused of Kim Jong-nam's murder return to Kuala Lumpur airport Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:46 PM PDT  Two women on trial for murdering the North Korean leader's half-brother visited the Malaysian airport on Tuesday where they allegedly poisoned him, escorted by huge numbers of heavily armed police. Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, wearing bulletproof vests, were brought to Kuala Lumpur International Airport's budget terminal along with the judge in the case, defence lawyers and prosecutors. About 200 police, many armed with rifles and wearing masks, fanned out as the entourage arrived at the terminal. After being escorted round the airport pursued by a huge pack of journalists, the suspects appeared to get tired and were placed in wheelchairs. Huong and Aisyah, in their 20s, are accused of killing Kim on February 13 by rubbing the nerve agent VX on his face in a Cold War-style hit that stunned the world. Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who are on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, are escorted as they revisit the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang Credit: Reuters The women, who were arrested a few days after the assassination and face death by hanging if convicted, have pleaded not guilty to murdering the estranged half-brother of Kim Jong-Un. At the airport, the women were first taken to the check-in area where they allegedly smeared the deadly nerve agent in Kim's face. He died an agonising death within 20 minutes of the attack with a chemical so deadly it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction. CCTV appears to show attack on Kim Jong-nam 01:17 The suspects were then taken to a cafe called Bibik Heritage, where Aisyah met a man identified in court as "Mr Chang" who allegedly wiped a liquid on her hands before she carried out the attack. The group headed to the clinic where Kim was taken after the attack and then to a taxi stand, where the women went after the alleged murder. Kim Jong-nam's son breaks silence over Malaysia assassination 00:40 The women are accused on the charge sheet of committing the murder with four other suspects, who are still at large. Four North Koreans fled Malaysia on the day of the murder. The assassination sparked a fierce row between Malaysia and North Korea, which is suspected of ordering the hit. Pyongyang denies the allegation.
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| Rescue dog uses his smile to help find a forever home Posted: 24 Oct 2017 12:33 PM PDT  Though City of Waller Animal Shelter and Rescue in Waller, Texas won't open for another two-and-a-half weeks, one shelter pup is already swimming in adoption offers. Cheech, a pup who entered the shelter on Thursday, has pulled in a ton of attention for the pet shelter thanks to the dog's massive, toothy grin, KSAT reports. Photos of the "smiling" rescue first appeared on the shelter's Facebook page on Thursday, and more were posted on Friday. Those photos have since been shared more than 5,800 times. SEE ALSO: Get your fluffy cat snuggles without the cat The post was such a success that the shelter issued an update with background on their facility (it was started by a group of first responders), and a link to a pet adoption form for those looking to take Cheech home. Naturally, the applications rolled in. "Cheech has MANY applications turned in, however we have tons of great homeless pups available," an update to the the post reads. Per a later update, one prospective applicant even phoned the County Sheriff's Office in hopes of learning more about the dog, a practice the shelter advises against. They've even shared follow-up posts encouraging applicants to consider other rescue dogs staying with the shelter. Still, the Cheech updates keep coming: A new update from the shelter said that application reviews for Cheech began Monday. Good luck to the applicants – the competition sounds stiff. [H/T: KSAT 12] WATCH: Baby manatees take to the sky for rehabilitation
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| Prince Harry Reveals He's Never Toasted A Marshmallow Posted: 24 Oct 2017 12:24 PM PDT  Prince Harry hung out with a group of teens at a U.K. nature reserve on Monday and revealed a personal tidbit that left many baffled.
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| Snoop Dogg Rips Trump In 'Make America Crip Again' Posted: 22 Oct 2017 11:07 PM PDT  Snoop Dogg is bashing President Donald Trump again, this time over the NFL anthem controversy.
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| In photos: These are Lonely Planet's picks for the best cities to visit in 2018 Posted: 24 Oct 2017 07:12 AM PDT |
| Iraq rebuffs US on Shiite militias Posted: 23 Oct 2017 06:27 AM PDT  Iraq on Monday rebuffed a US demand that Iranian militias leave the country, insisting that the paramilitary forces which helped it defeat the Islamic State group consist solely of Iraqi nationals. "Nobody has the right to interfere in Iraqi affairs," the Iraqi cabinet said in a statement, quoting a source close to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. On Sunday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson demanded that Iranian militias leave Iraq.
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| George Clooney, Matt Damon Respond to Weinstein Allegations Posted: 22 Oct 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Clooney and Damon both said they had no knowledge of the alleged misconduct by the man who helped launch their careers.
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| Witnesses say they saw suspect leave pier after shooting Posted: 24 Oct 2017 05:56 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three tourists visiting San Francisco two years ago testified Tuesday that they saw a man — now charged with murder — on a popular pier moments after hearing a gunshot that killed a woman and reignited the national debate over illegal immigration.
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| Duchess Kate Middleton will never wear nail polish in public -- here's why Posted: 24 Oct 2017 12:28 PM PDT  Being a royal means hundreds of engagements -- public benefits, black-tie galas, weddings for your very distant cousins you've met once.
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| Everything You Need To Know About Chef John Besh's Sexual Harassment Accusations Posted: 24 Oct 2017 11:24 AM PDT  To the outside world, celebrity chef John Besh has maintained a squeaky-clean, family-friendly reputation over the years.
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| Amid Puerto Rico's Water Crisis, Unions Step In Where Trump Is Failing Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:37 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Nearly 1 million Americans in Puerto Rico still have no drinking water, more than a month after Hurricane Maria destroyed the island.
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| 13 Great Gifts For The Ultimate Host Or Hostess Posted: 24 Oct 2017 11:29 AM PDT |
| Israel, Germany sign submarine deal: Netanyahu Posted: 23 Oct 2017 12:23 PM PDT  Germany on Monday signed a deal to sell three submarines to the Israeli navy in an agreement of "strategic importance" to the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu "welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Germany and the state of Israel to acquire the submarines," his office said in a Hebrew-language statement.
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| Shocking moment man pushes woman onto train tracks in Hong Kong Posted: 23 Oct 2017 02:08 AM PDT  A man shocked onlookers when he pushed a woman onto train tracks at a station in Hong Kong, causing her to fall and hit her head. The harrowing CCTV footage shows him strolling past a woman in a hi-viz vest before knocking her onto the tracks. After falling, she looks up at her attacker. The 59-year-old unnamed cleaner was shoved onto the rails by a man who then slowly walks away from the scene. According to the South China Morning Post, she had been on platform No 5 at the Yuen Long terminal for the Light Rail's 761P route at about 10.30am. She waved to an acquaintance before being shoved onto the tracks. No train was passing at the time, but the terrifying possibility clearly resonated with social media users, who have shared the video thousands of times. According to the South China Morning Post, the man was arrested on suspicion of assault. A spokeswoman told the newspaper: "The woman suffered injuries to her jaw and was sent to Pok Oi Hospital for treatment." It is understood the alleged assailant has a Hong Kong identity card. Officers are now searching for a motive.
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| Kenya police disperse demonstrators as Odinga tempers poll protest call Posted: 24 Oct 2017 05:00 AM PDT  By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police used bullets and teargas on Tuesday to disperse a small demonstration in Nairobi two days before elections, as the main opposition leader appeared to row back from a call for his supporters to hold protests during the vote. In the western city of Kisumu, around 2,000 demonstrators marched on the election board offices, witnesses said, responding to Raila Odinga's appeal for protests against Thursday's repeat presidential ballot. Odinga is boycotting the contest against incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta.
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| Blake Lively Hilariously Crops Out Husband Ryan Reynolds in Birthday Message Featuring Ryan Gosling Posted: 23 Oct 2017 07:45 PM PDT  Revenge is a dish best served with Ryan Gosling, right Blake Lively?
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| SitRep: Air Force Considering B-52 Nuke Alert, But Does It Have The Pilots? Posted: 23 Oct 2017 04:49 AM PDT  Chaos in Afghanistan, and CIA ramps up war in Afghanistan.
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| Listeria Concerns Prompt Trader Joe's, Walmart Recalls Posted: 23 Oct 2017 12:28 PM PDT  The recalled produce included salad mixes and broccoli medleys from the brands Mann's and Kohlrabi.
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