| Fired U.S. attorney to Trump: 'Keep up the tweeting' Posted: 31 Oct 2017 08:13 AM PDT  Ousted U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara ribbed President Trump on Twitter Monday, advising the president to keep tweeting as Trump was firing off angry missives about the charges against three of his former campaign officials: Paul Manafort, Rick Gates and George Papadopoulos.
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| Meth Found In Child's Halloween Candy Prompts Warning From Wisconsin Police Posted: 31 Oct 2017 02:07 PM PDT  Wisconsin authorities urged parents to inspect their children's Halloween candy after a small bag of methamphetamine was distributed to a child near Green Bay.
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| Experts Question Story Of 2 Sailors Lost At Sea Since Early May Posted: 31 Oct 2017 11:22 AM PDT  The two women who were rescued last week by the U.S. Navy after being stranded at sea on a sailboat for more than five months are now dealing with a different kind of challenge: Answering what experts claim are huge questions surrounding their story.
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| LinkedIn reveals top 50 startup companies for 2017 Posted: 01 Nov 2017 08:23 AM PDT  From stiff competition, to unpredictable markets and rapidly-changing consumer behavior, becoming a disrupter in any given industry can seem impossible.
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| All Saints' Day observed Posted: 01 Nov 2017 12:10 PM PDT ![All Saints' Day observed]( "All Saints' Day observed") People around the world honor All Saints' Day by visiting the graves of loved ones.
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| New York attack suspect 'shouted Allah Akbar' after leaving truck he hit pedestrians with Posted: 31 Oct 2017 01:59 PM PDT  The New York terror attack suspect apparently shouted "Allah Akbar" during the incident, it has been reported. At least eight people have died and several others have been injured in lower Manhattan. Witnesses reportedly told the New York Police Department (NYPD) they heard the attacker, who is a 29-year-old male, shout after he left the truck that he used to run over pedestrians.
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| In key step, Hamas gives up control of Gaza border crossings Posted: 01 Nov 2017 01:27 PM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas on Wednesday handed over control of Gaza's border crossings with Israel and Egypt to the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority, taking the first tangible step toward implementing a reconciliation deal with the rival Fatah movement.
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| Stephen Colbert Ridicules John Kelly's Take On The Civil War Posted: 01 Nov 2017 03:23 AM PDT  Stephen Colbert is not happy with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's (mis)understanding of the Civil War.
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| Khamenei says Iran, Russia should cooperate to isolate U.S., foster Middle East stability Posted: 01 Nov 2017 12:19 PM PDT  By Denis Pinchuk TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Tehran and Moscow must step up cooperation to isolate the United States and help stabilize the Middle East, state TV reported. Iran and Russia are the main allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while the United States, Turkey and most Arab states support rebel groups fighting to overthrow him.
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| Martin Luther's 95 Theses Are 500 Years Old. Here's Why They're Still Causing Controversy Posted: 31 Oct 2017 06:00 AM PDT  As the world marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of Protestantism, debate continues over exactly what happened on Oct. 31, 1517
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| JetBlue Is Offering $49 Flights In An Awesome, 2-Day Flash Sale Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:20 AM PDT  JetBlue is giving travelers the gift of discounted flights this holiday season.
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| Texas father 'forced abused daughter to brush teeth with faeces and wear shock collar' Posted: 01 Nov 2017 05:51 AM PDT  A father in Texas has been arrested after he was accused of subjecting his two daughters to a campaign of horrific abuse. James Howard Chalkley is accused of making his five-year-old daughter brush her teeth with faeces and wear a shock collar, and flushing his 10-year-old daughter's head in a toilet. The 32-year-old from Converse, Texas has been charged with one count of injury to a child while his wife Cheyanne Chalkley, the children's stepmother, has been charged with two counts of injury to a child.
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| College Student Arrested for Smearing Bodily Fluids on Roommate's Belongings Posted: 01 Nov 2017 12:36 PM PDT  A white college student has been expelled from school after reportedly admitting to smearing her bodily fluids on her black roommate's belongings.
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| New York attack: Footage shows terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov running through Manhattan's streets before being shot Posted: 01 Nov 2017 03:13 AM PDT  Footage has emerged of the suspected New York terror attacker running through Manhattan's streets, just moments after a truck ploughed into people on a cycle lane. Footage recorded by a bystander appears to show Saipov brandishing a gun as he weaves through traffic just moments after the incident. Officials later said he was carrying pellet and paintball guns.
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| 28 killed in rare protests in Eritrea, opposition group says Posted: 01 Nov 2017 06:33 AM PDT ![28 killed in rare protests in Eritrea, opposition group says]( "28 killed in rare protests in Eritrea, opposition group says") ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 28 people have been killed in rare protests in the capital of Eritrea, one of the world's most reclusive nations, an official with the largest Eritrean opposition group said Wednesday.
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| What Did Disney Know About Harvey Weinstein? Posted: 31 Oct 2017 10:55 AM PDT  Hollywood is no longer afraid of Harvey Weinstein.
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| John McCain Just Attacked Nearly Everything Donald Trump Represents Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:44 PM PDT  fired off another shot at President Donald Trump and his supporters, attacking everything from "crackpot conspiracy theories" to the proposed border wall with Mexico.
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| Scott Pruitt’s Professor Regrets ‘Unleashing’ EPA Chief On 'Unsuspecting Public’ Posted: 01 Nov 2017 09:54 AM PDT  Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is nothing if not lawyerly.
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| Pakistan airline sorry for forgetting two corpses in NY Posted: 01 Nov 2017 01:56 AM PDT  Two corpses were left behind at a New York airport instead of being flown to Lahore, Pakistan's national airline said, apologising Wednesday for the latest embarrassing mishap to hit the troubled carrier. Following the mix-up, the corpse of Pakistani man Nasir Ali was delivered to Lahore Wednesday on a Etihad Airways flight, while the family of another man Nauman Badar has now decided to bury him in Maryland instead.
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| The Latest: Bergdahl was 'gold mine' of information Posted: 31 Oct 2017 09:37 AM PDT  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing hearing for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (all times local):
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| John Kelly slammed for Civil War comments Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:05 AM PDT  "The View" co-hosts discuss the White House chief of staff's comments.
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| Man rubs crotch on woman on train before discovering she is a plainclothes police officer Posted: 31 Oct 2017 01:20 AM PDT  A man has been arrested after rubbing his crotch against a woman on the New York subway who was actually a plainclothes police officer. Felipe Mondragon, 52, rubbed against the NYPD detective's thigh as the uptown 6 train left Union Square station, the New York Daily News reported. The trio arrested Mondragon and he was taken off the train in handcuffs at 23rd Street Station.
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| Prince Philip’s nickname for wife Queen Elizabeth is actually baffling Posted: 01 Nov 2017 12:31 PM PDT  Undoubtedly one of the cutest couples on the planet, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have been married for nearly 70 years.
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| Iraqi authorities gain first foothold at Kurdish frontier with Turkey Posted: 31 Oct 2017 11:23 AM PDT  Iraq's entire land border with Turkey is located inside the Kurdish autonomous region, and has been controlled by the Kurds since before the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The Iraqis set up positions between the Turkish and the Iraqi Kurdish checkpoints at the Habur border crossing between the Turkish town of Silopi and the Iraqi town of Zakho, a security source in Baghdad said.
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| Pat Robertson Urges Trump To Pardon Everyone, Then Stop Mueller Probe Posted: 30 Oct 2017 08:25 PM PDT  Televangelist Pat Robertson wants President Donald Trump to issue pardons to everyone involved in the Russia scandal and then "shut down" the investigation being led by former FBI Director Robert Mueller.
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| Here's Why The House Is Considering A 6-Week Abortion Ban Posted: 01 Nov 2017 11:54 AM PDT  NEW YORK― House Republicans held a hearing on a bill Wednesday that would ban abortions after the fetal heartbeat can be detected ― before many women would even realize they're pregnant.
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| A Dog’s Life: Hilarious images of dogs enjoying New York’s iconic tourist hotspots Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:20 AM PDT ![A Dog's Life: Hilarious images of dogs enjoying New York's iconic tourist hotspots]( "A Dog's Life: Hilarious images of dogs enjoying New York's iconic tourist hotspots") These hilarious images show dogs enjoying a day out exploring New York's most iconic tourist hotspots Photographer Mark McQueen captured the canines hanging out near landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge, on 5th Avenue and Times Square.
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| China's answer to Kindle raises $1.1 bn for Hong Kong listing Posted: 31 Oct 2017 10:15 PM PDT  Chinese internet giant Tencent's e-book arm has raised US$1.1 billion for a Hong Kong listing next week, reports said Wednesday. China Literature, the country's biggest online publishing business and Tencent's answer to Amazon's Kindle Store, saw 151 million shares priced at the top end of the offered range of HK$55 ($7.05) each, Bloomberg News said, according to people close to the deal. The internet giant owns 62 percent of China Literature, which called itself a "pioneer" of China's online literature market on its prospectus and said that it carries 6.4 million writers and 9.6 million literary works.
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| Boyfriend of Woman Who Vanished 28 Years Ago Is Arrested in Her Murder Posted: 01 Nov 2017 01:05 PM PDT  Michael Kufrin had long been suspected in the disappearance of Peggy Sue Case, his live-in girlfriend who vanished in July 1988.
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| CIA investigated whether Adolf Hitler lived in Colombia during 1950s Posted: 31 Oct 2017 05:12 PM PDT  The CIA investigated claims that a man who said he was Adolf Hitler was living in a community of ex-Nazis in the 1950s in Colombia, it has been revealed. Declassified documents indicate that although agents did not take the claim seriously, they did receive a photo of the man who had a striking resemblance to the German dictator. A former SS soldier, Phillip Citroen, approached CIA agents in 1954 and said that a man claming to be Hitler was living in the town of Tunja.
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| Kenyan opposition leader calls for petitions against vote won by Kenyatta Posted: 31 Oct 2017 08:46 AM PDT  By Katharine Houreld and Ed Cropley NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday called for pickets and petitions against an election he boycotted last week won by President Uhuru Kenyatta but stopped short of appealing for mass protests or announcing a court challenge to the result. Odinga pulled out of the vote saying it would be unfair because the election board had failed to implement reforms after the Supreme Court cited procedural irregularities and annulled an Aug. 8 vote that had been won by Kenyatta. Odinga said the Oct. 26 result would not stand but did not announce measures likely to overturn it or force the government to negotiate.
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| Barack Obama Just Trolled Donald Trump And The Rest Of The Birthers Posted: 01 Nov 2017 12:29 AM PDT  President Obama at the #ObamaSummit in Chicago: "This isn't where I was born.
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| Here Are Some Of The Ads Russia Paid To Promote On Facebook Posted: 01 Nov 2017 02:50 PM PDT  Two months after Facebook first acknowledged it was paid to promote 3,000 divisive Russian-backed ads during the 2016 election, we're finally getting a look at some of the ads themselves.
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| Prosecutors: Manafort has disclosed varying levels of wealth Posted: 31 Oct 2017 07:41 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday released new information about Paul Manafort's financial holdings, but said it's hard to determine exactly how much the former Trump campaign chairman is worth because of "varying representations."
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| 'Pick up your rubbish!' Angler catches deformed fish growing around plastic drink wrapper Posted: 01 Nov 2017 02:35 AM PDT  A Canadian angler's photo of a fish growing around a plastic drink wrapper has shocked social media users. Adam Turnbull shared an image of the deformed fish he caught in the Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada, with the caption: "Pick up your garbage! "This is a Powerade wrapper which takes up no room in your pocket until you get to a garbage can," he wrote. He added the fish "bit and fought as it should", adding: "It was very much alive and released to hopefully have a chance. "Once I removed the plastic it took off like a dart. I'm sure it's gonna thrive now if it was able to survive with it." He believes the plastic was "likely tossed on the road, then blew into the river". "Littering on any level is unacceptable," he added. "I just want people to know something as small as this can have a devastating impact on the environment." He encouraged others to share his photos to raise awareness about looking after the environment. The photo provoked a strong reaction on social media, with one replying: "That's incredibly sad." Col Palmer wrote: "Takes one second of your time to place your trash in a bag and remove it! How would you feel if you had a load of rubbish and trash dumped in your kitchen? It's our planet let's look after it!" Shocking photo shows Caribbean Sea being 'choked to death by human waste'
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| Mother Jailed Up to 5 Years for Brutally Beating Daughter Who Incorrectly Recited Bible Verses Posted: 31 Oct 2017 05:39 AM PDT  Prosecutors said Shonda Hoffner beat and tried to strangle her daughter, who was under 13.
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| Allergan assuages shareholder fears over losing Restasis patent Posted: 01 Nov 2017 11:45 AM PDT  Allergan Plc on Wednesday reassured shareholders that it would return to earnings growth in 2019 after losing a major patent ruling last month on its second-most important drug, dry-eye treatment Restasis. The drugmaker, which also announced third-quarter earnings, said it will combat generic competition for the drug by expanding its base business, reducing costs and possibly buying back stock. "But rest assured, we will do it rapidly." Allergan worked hard in recent years to protect Restasis, which generated about $1.5 billion in sales last year, from generic rivals.
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| Dell Black Friday Deals on TVs Launch Today Posted: 01 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PDT  The Dell Black Friday deals kick off Nov. 1 and continue throughout the month, with lots of sales on personal computers, gaming and VR systems, smart home devices—and a few TVs. Among the TV deal...
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| Trump admin to defend Cuba embargo at UN, reversing Obama Posted: 31 Oct 2017 02:26 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will defend America's decades-old economic embargo on Cuba in a United Nations vote this week, the State Department said Tuesday, in a reversal from the Obama administration that reflects deteriorating U.S.-Cuban relations.
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| In photos: The world's most elegant cities 2017 Posted: 31 Oct 2017 09:01 AM PDT |
| Exclusive: U.S. pursues direct diplomacy with North Korea despite Trump rejection Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:04 AM PDT  The United States is quietly pursuing direct diplomacy with North Korea, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's public assertion that such talks are a waste of time.
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| Trevor Noah Slams Kevin Spacey For Choosing 'The Worst Time' To Come Out Posted: 31 Oct 2017 10:59 AM PDT  The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Trevor Noah ripped into Kevin Spacey last night for his decision to come out of the closet following sexual harassment allegations made against him by actor Anthony Rapp.
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| These Kids' Space-Themed Halloween Costumes Were Out Of This World Posted: 01 Nov 2017 08:46 AM PDT  There were many shining stars this Halloween, but few shined as bright as these galactic space kids.
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