| Susan Collins's Kavanaugh speech diagnoses America's deepening division Posted: 05 Oct 2018 04:52 PM PDT  Collins said she hoped that the Kavanaugh fight would be the "rock bottom" of the judicial confirmation process, after "a steady decline for more than thirty years."
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| 6.5 million pounds of beef recalled after 57 sickened by salmonella outbreak Posted: 04 Oct 2018 07:02 AM PDT  An Arizona company is recalling over 6.5 million pounds of beef products due
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| Utah man confessed sending letters in ricin scare: court documents Posted: 04 Oct 2018 05:11 PM PDT  William Clyde Allen III was arrested on Wednesday at his home in Logan, Utah, and will be charged on Friday, said Melodie Rydalch, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office. Aside from Trump, Allen is believed to have sent the letters containing ground castor seeds to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson, according to a probable cause statement filed in Utah state court on Wednesday.
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| 2019 Ford Ranger Mid-Size Pickup Horsepower, Torque, and Towing Revealed Posted: 05 Oct 2018 06:39 AM PDT  MIA no longer, the Ranger returns to reclaim its share of the mid-size-pickup market.
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| Mattis: Russia violation of missile treaty 'untenable' Posted: 04 Oct 2018 07:06 AM PDT  BRUSSELS (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday said Russia's deployment of nuclear-capable missiles in violation of an arms treaty is "untenable" and unless Moscow changes, the U.S. will have to match that military capability.
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| Is Kylie Jenner working on a skincare line? Posted: 04 Oct 2018 12:59 AM PDT  Kylie Jenner has dominated the makeup business, and now it looks as though the entrepreneur could have skincare in her sights. The reality TV star and founder of the Kylie Cosmetics beauty brand has registered three trademarks for "Kylie Skin" and "Kylie Skin by Kylie Jenner" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as reported by Trademark Ninja.
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| Confusion, chaos hit Capitol Hill in wake of FBI report on Kavanaugh Posted: 04 Oct 2018 11:51 AM PDT  As the full Senate vote on Brett Kavanaugh nears, the public rancor that has surrounded his nomination shows no sign of abating.
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| Indonesia battles fake news after quake-tsunami disaster Posted: 04 Oct 2018 04:16 AM PDT  Indonesia has cracked down on "fake news" about its deadly quake-tsunami disaster, with police arresting nine people for spreading hoaxes in a bid to prevent further panic spreading among survivors. Another Facebook post used a photo of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami aftermath to depict what it claimed was a scene from the seaside city of Palu. Setyo Wasisto, Indonesia's national police spokesman, told Kompas TV on Thursday that nine people had been arrested on suspicion of spreading false news.
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| 89,000 pounds of ham recalled after one dies in listeria outbreak Posted: 05 Oct 2018 07:34 AM PDT  A North Carolina-based company is recalling over 89,000 pounds of ham products
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| In tight race, Cruz gets help from the (junior) varsity Posted: 04 Oct 2018 12:12 PM PDT  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who feuded bitterly with Donald Trump in 2016, now needs his help in his reelection campaign. Donald Trump Jr. answered the call.
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| Israel's prime minister questioned again in corruption probe Posted: 05 Oct 2018 05:26 AM PDT  Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the 12th time in connection with a long-running corruption investigation.
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| Best Bites: Deconstructed Apple Pie in a Cup Posted: 05 Oct 2018 07:29 AM PDT  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| Vladimir Putin's Charm Offensive Kicks Off Another Year With 2019 Calendar Posted: 03 Oct 2018 10:04 PM PDT  The calendar suggests Putin, 65, is a president for all seasons
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| Republicans: Letters From Kavanaugh's Friends Clear Up The 'Mystery' Of 'Boofing' Posted: 04 Oct 2018 05:11 PM PDT  Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday they've gotten to
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| Dutch PM defends decision not to arrest Russian spies Posted: 05 Oct 2018 09:32 AM PDT  Dutch agents decided not to arrest four Russians accused of plotting a cyber-attack on the world's chemical weapons watchdog because it was "not a criminal inquiry", Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Friday. The Netherlands said Thursday it had immediately expelled the agents from GRU military intelligence in April for trying to hack the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague. It was not a criminal inquiry," Rutte told a weekly news conference when asked why the men were not arrested.
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| Nobel Peace Prize 2018 goes to Yazidi activist and Congolese gynaecologist Posted: 05 Oct 2018 02:27 AM PDT  Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, and Denis Mukwege, a gynaecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have jointly won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it had awarded them the prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. "Both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on, and combating, such war crimes," it said in its citation. Ms Murad is an advocate for the Yazidi minority in Iraq and for refugee and women's rights in general. Aged 19, she was enslaved and raped by Islamic State fighters in Mosul in 2014. She fled Iraq and spoke openly about the abuse she suffered - repeatedly gang-raped, tortured and beaten during the three months she was held. Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad poses for a portrait at United Nations headquarters in New York Credit: Reuters Six of her brothers and mother were killed by the jihadists. She has since fought for the 3,000 Yazidis who remain missing. With the help of an organisation that assists Yazidis, she joined her sister in Germany, where she lives today. She has since dedicated herself to what she calls "our peoples' fight", before a well-known spokeswoman even before the #MeToo movement swept the world. "As a survivor, I am grateful for this opportunity to draw international attention to the plight of the Yazidi people who have suffered unimaginable crimes," she said in a statement. "Many Yazidis will look upon this prize and think of family members who have been lost, are still unaccounted for, or remain in captivity." Many have viewed the two recipient choices as a nod to the movement. The bookies' favourites had been leaders Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un for their attempts at reconciliation between North and South Korea. Ms Murad was named a United Nations goodwill ambassador for survivors of human trafficking. and campaigned alongside human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to get the UN the body to recognise the crimes against the Yazidis as genocide. She is the second-youngest receipient of the peace prize after Malala Yousafzai, a Pakastani woman who was shot by the Taliban on her way to school. Mr Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leads the Panzi Hospital in the eastern city of Bukavu. Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege poses during a photo session in Paris. Credit: AFP Denis Mukwege is a crusading gynaecologist who has spent more than two decades treating appalling injuries inflicted on women in DRC, whose work was the subject of an acclaimed 2015 film titled: "The Man Who Mends Women." A father to five children, the tireless 63-year-old is an outspoken critic of the abuse of women in war who has repeatedly accused the world of failing to act. He had been repeatedly nominated for his work with gang rape victims from the conflicts that have ravaged his homeland. Mr Mukwege has called on the world to take a tougher line on rape as a weapon of war. "We have been able to draw a red line against chemical weapons, biological weapons and nuclear arms," he told AFP in 2016. "Today we must also draw a red line against rape as a weapon of war," he said, describing it as a "cheap and efficient" form of terror which condemns its victims to "a life sentence". Recalling the moment he saw such a patient for the first time in 1999 - the year he set up Panzi hospital - Mukwege recounted how the rapists had inserted a gun into a woman's genitals and fired. "Her whole pelvis was destroyed. I thought it was the work of a madman, but the same year I treated 45 similar cases," he said. Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege jointly receive the Nobel Peace Prize 2018 Credit: REUTERS "For 15 years I have witnessed mass atrocities committed against women's bodies and I cannot remain with my arms folded because our common humanity calls on us to care for each other." The prize will be presented in Oslo on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, who founded the awards in his 1895 will.
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| Immigrants cheer ruling that lets them keep protected status Posted: 04 Oct 2018 05:05 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — When Sudanese immigrant Hiwaida Elarabi learned the U.S. government was ending the temporary protected status that allowed her to live and work in the country legally for two decades, she sold off the restaurant that had been her life's dream.
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| Space Station Crew Returns to Earth in 'Hard Landing,' but Astronauts Are Just Fine Posted: 04 Oct 2018 04:07 PM PDT  The emergency maneuver is the aerospace equivalent of slamming on the brakes.
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| Supermarket confrontation ends in an arrest Posted: 05 Oct 2018 03:20 AM PDT  Police have charged a Colorado woman with harassment after she confronted two women in a supermarket, demanding they speak English while shopping. ABC News' Maggie Rulli reports.
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| Cadillac edges Tesla in semi-automated driving test Posted: 04 Oct 2018 07:57 AM PDT  The highly influential nonprofit organization, which tests and rates a variety of consumer products from appliances to vehicles, said it compared Cadillac's Super Cruise and Tesla's Autopilot with similar systems from Nissan Motor Co and Zhejiang Geely's Volvo Car Corp. Nissan's ProPilot Assist was ranked third and Volvo's Pilot Assist fourth. The auto companies did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
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| Yes, You Should Get a Flu Shot in 2018. Here's Everything to Know Posted: 05 Oct 2018 07:55 AM PDT  From side effects to where to get one
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| The Forgotten Affidavits Posted: 04 Oct 2018 02:07 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― The day before Christine Blasey Ford testified to the Senate
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| When Will the Next War Erupt in the Middle East? Posted: 05 Oct 2018 04:49 AM PDT  The Middle East is sitting on a powder keg. No one knows when it will blow up. What is certain is that it's likely to do so sooner rather than later.
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| Police officer shot dead and six more officers wounded in South Carolina Posted: 03 Oct 2018 09:42 PM PDT  A man shot seven police officers in South Carolina, killing one, in a standoff so dangerous that police had to use a bullet-proof vehicle to rescue the wounded. The man also held children hostage for two hours in his Florence home on Wednesday afternoon, but they were released safely as the suspect was taken into custody, Florence County Sheriff's Maj. Mike Nunn said. It was a stunning shooting in an area already reeling from record flooding from Hurricane Florence. The sheriff and police chief both cried as they spoke to reporters just hours after the shooting. "I want you to pray for the family who lost the bravest police officer I have ever known," Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler said of Terrence Carraway. Carraway, 52, of Darlington, had recently celebrated 30 years as a police officer. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Blood-soaked evidence lies on Saxon Drive in the Vintage Place neighborhood Credit: AP The man shot three Florence County deputies from inside a home as they came to serve a warrant around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nunn said. The suspect then shot four Florence city police officers, one fatally, as officers from all around the area swarmed in to help, Heidler said. Officials refused to say why they were serving a warrant. They also did not name him or the wounded officers, nor did they give their conditions. Condolences and outpourings of support rolled in at news of the shooting. "This is simply devastating news from Florence," Gov. Henry McMaster tweeted. "The selfless acts of bravery from the men and women in law enforcement is real, just like the power of prayer is real." This is simply devastating news from Florence. The selfless acts of bravery from the men and women in law enforcement is real, just like the power of prayer is real. (1/2)— Gov. Henry McMaster (@henrymcmaster) October 3, 2018 Thom Berry, spokesman for the State Law Enforcement Division, said the agency had sent crime scene technicians to assist officials in Florence but at this time had not been requested to help with any investigation. Boone said investigators from Richland County would help investigate the shooting. He did not say why he wasn't using state police like most law enforcement agencies do in officer shootings in South Carolina. Authorities said the shootings happened in Vintage Place, an upmarket neighbourhood in the western part of the city. A forensics team member exits the crime scene on Ashton Drive in the Vintage Place neighborhood where several members of law enforcement were shot Credit: AP Bobby Goin stood outside waiting for police to let him back to his home where his wife and granddaughter heard gunshots from the home back further in the neighbourhood. "Surprised is probably an understatement," Goin said of the shooting in the neighbourhood where he has lived for 20 years. "The worst thing that goes on around here is that someone runs a stop sign and it gets posted on Facebook." This is the second shooting of multiple police officers in South Carolina this year. In January, a 47-year-old former banker shot four officers in York County, killing one, after his wife called 911 to report he beat her. Christian McCall pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life without parole. Three Florence County deputies and two Florence city officers were shot in an incident in the Vintage Place subdivision off Hoffmeyer Road in Florence Credit: Telegraph Florence, a city in South Carolina's northeastern corner home to roughly 37,000, sits at the convergence of Interstates 95 and 20. It's the largest city in the region known as the Pee Dee, where flooding from Hurricane Florence devastated areas to the east and south.
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| Judge blocks US from ending protections for some immigrants Posted: 03 Oct 2018 07:53 PM PDT  A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending protections for some immigrants from 4 countries.
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| 'Beautiful Days' portrays N.Korea refugee's past and hope Posted: 04 Oct 2018 06:22 AM PDT  This year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opened on Thursday with a movie portraying the plight of a North Korean defector and the unlikely family she formed during her harrowing journey. South Korean feature film "Beautiful Days" centres on Zhen Chen, a young Korean-Chinese man who visits Seoul to find the mother who abandoned him 14 years ago, in a bid to fulfil his dying father's wish to see her. The sombre, 104-minute film borrows many bleak details from the reality of the border between North Korea and China, home to a booming trade in human trafficking, drugs and prostitution.
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| French police investigate Interpol chief, missing on home visit to China Posted: 05 Oct 2018 12:10 PM PDT  "France is puzzled about the situation of Interpol's president and concerned about the threats made to his wife," the ministry said. It was not clear why Meng, 64, who was named Interpol's president two years ago, had traveled to China. Hong Kong's South China Morning Post quoted an unnamed source as saying Meng had been taken for questioning as soon as he landed there, but it also was not clear why.
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| This 8-Year-Old Girl Pulled a Pre-Viking-Era Sword From a Lake in Sweden Posted: 04 Oct 2018 09:02 PM PDT  "It's not every day that one steps on a sword in the lake!"
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| Toyota announces new recall of 2.4 million hybrid cars Posted: 05 Oct 2018 12:44 AM PDT  Japanese car giant Toyota said Friday it is recalling more than 2.4 million hybrid cars over a fault that could cause crashes, just a month after another recall affecting hybrids. The firm in September said it was recalling more than one million hybrid cars globally after uncovering a technical problem that could cause fires. The latest announcement affects several models of the Prius and its Auris hybrid vehicles produced between October 2008 and November 2014, with more than a million of the affected cars in Japan.
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| Brett Kavanaugh Defends ‘Too Emotional’ Tone In Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Posted: 04 Oct 2018 05:19 PM PDT  Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh published an op-ed to explain his intense and angry behavior during last week's hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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| 'You are not alone': your reaction to Christine Blasey Ford's testimony Posted: 05 Oct 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before testifying to the Senate judiciary committee in Washington DC. Watching Dr Christine Blasey Ford share her traumatic experiences of sexual assault had a profound impact on women and men across the US and the world. For many, Ford's testimony dredged up painful memories of their own experiences of sexual violence, that had often been privately endured for years.
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| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Beijing amid tension Posted: 03 Oct 2018 09:18 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to visit Beijing next week amid tensions over trade and China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.
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| South Carolina shooting: Police officer killed and six others wounded after man holding children hostage opens fire Posted: 04 Oct 2018 05:49 AM PDT  Seven US law enforcement officers have been shot, one of them fatally, in a confrontation with a gunman holding children hostage in a house. A suspect was arrested following a two-hour standoff in Florence, South Carolina, in which officers used bullet-proof vehicles to rescue their wounded colleagues. Florence police chief Allen Heidler confirmed the death of officer Terrence Carraway, 52, in an emotional press conference on Wednesday night.
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| 21 Penne Pasta Recipes That Are Lightyears Better Than Noodles And Sauce Posted: 05 Oct 2018 02:20 PM PDT |
| Sen. Sasse Says He Urged Trump Months Ago To Pick A Woman For Supreme Court Posted: 03 Oct 2018 09:01 PM PDT  Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, took to the Senate floor on
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| United Airlines low fuel mayday triggers Australia emergency landing Posted: 04 Oct 2018 01:05 AM PDT  A shortage of fuel triggered a mayday call on a United Airlines flight crossing the Pacific from Los Angeles to Sydney Thursday, spurring Australian authorities into high alert. Police called a "full emergency response" and briefly closed major roads surrounding Sydney airport as a precaution at 6:36 am (2036 GMT Wednesday) after the pilot raised the alert. The fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner -- which typically travels some 7,600 miles (12,000 kilometres) across the Pacific in 15 hours -- landed without incident.
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| India quietly seals missile deal with Russia despite U.S. warning Posted: 05 Oct 2018 05:14 AM PDT  India agreed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 surface to air missile systems on Friday, the two sides said, as New Delhi disregarded U.S. warnings that such a purchase could trigger sanctions under U.S. law. Although there was no public signing, the deal was sealed during President Vladimir Putin's ongoing visit to New Delhi for an annual summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The United States has said countries trading with Russia's defence and intelligence sectors would face automatic sanctions under a sweeping legislation called Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
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